-
Vices
While summer is great for losing weight (lots of fun activities!) along with it comes great temptations! Here are my top 10 at the moment, I urge you all to share yours as well, and any tips or ideas on how to overcome them! 1. Sunday morning breakfast with my husband at our favourite restaurant. It’s not on the menu so…
-
Those last damn 9-10
I just can't get rid of them...I know I have a lot going on but come on....They need to leave and NOW!!!!!!:angry:
-
Back finally...
Hey, sorry I have been MIA for a while. Trying to spend as much time with my other half as possible before he deploys. :heart: Sadly that means I have totally neglected my diet and exercise. :grumble: Starting up again tomorrow though. Wish me luck. B-
-
dress fitting
I went today for my wedding dress fitting; I picked out my dress last summer and have gained over 15pounds sense then. I had to exchange it for a bigger size (thank god they had the bigger size in the store) but anyways it really motivated me today. I very sad about it but at the same time as i looked at my self in the…
-
Day Five of Sobriety
TGIF!!!!!! At least in the sense of it FINALLY being the end of the work week. Goodness, what a week! What I'm afraid of now is the weekend. Weekends are whenI'm usually at my worst in the way of drinking. Going out to lunch and having a glass of wine....Having a few Cap'n and Cokes...... *flexes muscels* I can deew eet!!!…
-
Opening day goal...
I am an avid hunter and look forward to just being out doors and this year by the opening day of duck season(wabbit season hahahahahaha) I want to be at my goal wt that is 17 lbs away and I am gonna do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
got to get serious!!
We have really been off track for two days with all the company but still hav e walked 3 miles a day. Will start strong and serious in the am. I feel like such a weakling crumbling under the temptations but i'll get back on.:sad:
-
Fighting the pounds off
Litterally fighting them-- I believe that its true that your body gets comfortable with a certain weight-- I have been trying to shed these last 15-20lbs off hardcore since about Febuary watching my calories and working out 5-6 days a week-- yes my body has transformed mainly because of muscle gain and fat moving to around…
-
Back in the swing of things...
So I am just getting back to trying to lose weight and be healthy again. It has been a while! Three summers ago I did great and lost over 35 pounds... college plays a big role, and unfortunately I have gained it all back! I am ready to lose at least 20 pounds! I need some serious support! It is always hard for me to get…
-
4th of July Challenge!
Ok! The 4th of July is in 11 weeks! I CHALLENGE anyone who wants to do this with me to meet their goal, or make progress toward their goal, by the 4th of July. Who knows, maybe then I'll be able to go swimming on the 4th and be happy to be in a swimming suit :tongue: My original weight: 210 Current weight: 202 Goal for…
-
help
My legs are huge. Is there a way of targeting part of the body when exercising other than just for toning? My self confidence right now is non-existent. Arrrrr any advice would be much appreciated.
-
Eating help
I work for a doctors office and there is ALWAYS something sweet. This week we had cake two days, warm dougnuts, homemade banana bread and Hardee's biscuits. I am a sugerholic but I am trying hard. Unfortunately, I don't have the will power to not eat these things and then I am working out harder to burn them off. I try to…
-
The Wedding Blues!
Hello! I'm new to Fitness Pal and it seems pretty awesome. I've always been active, but could never seem to get slim-slim. Then, after a pretty wretched experience, I went on all sorts of anti-depressant and anxiety medications and gained 50 pounds in 6 months!!! Needless to say, that about put me off the deep end more…
-
Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Coffeeeeeeee
I have been keeping for few days. But am fighting myself not to go to pantry to get me a warm, aromatic cup of coffee. HELP! Green tea doesn't seem to satisfy me any longer.
-
Need some inspiration to make it through.
I have started my workout regimen as of this week. Monday I went swimming. Tuesday I did ½ hour cardio and then finished it off with a whole lot of weight training. Wednesday I did Pilates. Today I will be hitting the cardio and weights again. I am proud of myself for maintaining my desire to workout. But the issue I have…
-
Ugh..NOT a good day
Hi I have such the urge to binge and have already eaten way toooo many cals to stay on target today We have plans tomorrow and Saturday...so I anticipated maybe going off a little for those 2 days..so why am I screwing up so badly today... Plus I can see when I am stressed/emotional wanting to binge but DH is off today He…
-
Day 5! (Quitting Smoking)
Ok...so I've gained about a pound...grrr and I would love to sit out on the deck and smoke a butt, BUT I'm not gonna!!! lol I find that when I think about it, I almost want to just cave in. Then I force it out of my mind (sometimes by snacking..ick) and then I'm all better! lol Thanks everyone for your support! :love:
-
Have you lost more than 80lbs and kept it off?
Anyone out there that has lost 80lbs or more and has kept it off? Please tell me how you kept yourself motivated? What was the defining moment of truth, that made you want to lose the weight?
-
ups and downs...
Well, folks, this journey really is a rollercoaster! One day I feel like I can TOTALLY do this and everything is on the right track, and the next (today, as it seems) I feel like something's off and worry that I'm messing up without knowing it. Most days I end up with 100-200 calories left over. Yesterday I went over by…
-
I am losing weight!!!
This is really really working. I am amazed. First of all because this is the longest I've ever been able to stick to any kind of eating modification. Thank you, Mike, for this site, and thank you Banks for your inspirational posts like "expectations." I have lost 12 pounds so far. May not seem like much, but to me it's a…
-
JULY GOAL CHALLENGE (JUNE 29 - JULY 4)
Hello there fellow JCG friends. I thought I would do the post today... hope you don't mind... I saw some results and got a bit excited! :bigsmile: When this challenge started it was for those of us who wanted to lose 30 lbs or more by July. I had originally wanted to lose 32 lbs. Unfortunately I did not reach that goal but…
-
UHG!!! HELP ME!!!!!
Ok when i first started dieting in january sometime i started off so good and i lost 20 pounds before late march, but then one day sometime in april or may i decided to have a day where i wouldn't eat right and eat whatever i wanted but then the next day i did the same, and "JUNK" day turned into week which turned into…
-
Changing Ticker Weights for Encouragement...
I started losing weight with a handwritten food journal and a membership to a gym in 2007. I joined MFP a week ago to recommitt to the food journal and weight loss. :smile: My ticker reflected my weight last week versus this week.... and I've only dropped one pound, and not even sure about that one pound, really. I could…
-
you guys, gave me a great tip!
I was entering everything I ate as soon as I was done eating it. I thought ,I was doing pretty good. But I've noticed, that I was going over my calories almost every day (400-900 cals EXTRA) Today, on one of the other MFP people topic, some of you suggested to enter meals BEFORE you eat them or to enter them for the day…
-
I gave into Candy Kitchen
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my kids were driving me crazy to go into Candy Kitchen (we're on vacation), so finally after our jam packed day, we ended with candy! Well, I couldn't help myself! I ate 1/4 lb. of chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:ohwell: :ohwell: I got a bag for me and decided to eat it all at once! Now I'm…
-
If you need some motivation
Workout to a Rocky Movie I love Rocky Everytime I watch a movie I just get this burst of energy I have already did my workout on the elliptical and did my strength training all while working out to Rocky its gives me some motivation--
-
I can't stop EATING!!!
I can't seem to stop eating. I go WAY over my calories everyday. I'm not even hungry when I eat, I just like the taste of things, so I decide to eat them. Any suggestions?
-
Need extreme motivation here!!
Well, shall I say the past two weeks have been not the best! Very busy and eating whatever, whenever. Well, when you do that there is always a price to pay. My price is a grand total of 6 pounds :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: Today at work started our own Biggest Loser, I went to go and weigh in I HAD GAINED 6 POUNDS :noway: , my…
-
Labor Day Challenge
Labor Day is 16 weeks away. If anyone wants to do this with me please join!!:smile: Current Weight: 208 Goal Weight Loss Per Week: 1.5lbs (or more:happy: :wink: ) Goal by July 4th: 190 LABOR DAY GOAL: 175 I decided to put the July 4th goal in there as a sort of mid way point. Wish me luck and good luck to all that decide…
-
Weigh in tomorrow
I weigh in tomorrow.... I am nervous! I hope something is different...preferably in the negatives.... Wish me luck!!!!:bigsmile: