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help me get my mojo
well its been 13 days since i stopped smoking and i am very proud of my self but im on the edge of saying forget it ! i would rather loss weight and kill my lungs ! yea i no it wont help because i wont be able to do anything couse i wont be able to breath . but i went to a friends wedding yesterday and when i downloaded…
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980cals over, sob. how to overcome it?
I'm ok really, it's just I felt a bit sad, I had to vent. That is a BIG blowout :cry: how do you overcome those cravings for sweet and/or salty?? I really felt like sweets, but i thought, no. I'll have some herbal tea and an apple. So I did. But still craved. Waited a while, had some bread in case I was simply really…
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100 lb challenge June 15th
Happy Father's Day to any dads out there! Well, how is everyone doing? Has anyone set some mini goals for the next couple of weeks? Only two weeks left for June. I was thinking we should all try to weigh in once a week to share how we are doing. Just a thought, I will weigh in tomorrow morning and post, if you want to…
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Please Share!!!
:sad: I am feeling really discouraged. I have hit a "platue" but need to know how long it's going to last or if anyone out there give some advice. I've been eating my calories and riding the bike for an hour a day as well as strength training 2 - 3 days a week. I haven't lost any more weight or inches in over 6 weeks and…
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help
I did good eating wise today, but I broke. I just can not believe I let myself get this fat! Im crying so hard over it bc I hate doing anything with my kids including taking them for walks. Im embarressed to go walk in public, Im embaressed at the gym, tho I do go and do both, but I cant stop crying. I just went to the gym…
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Fighting The Urge to Binge... Day 1
I know I suggested having a thread for "binge support" the other day, so..... How did everyone's day go yesterday? I did not binge at all! I was pretty proud of myself - especially when i got home from waitressing around 10:30 and was STARVING! but, I ate slow, waited about 20 minutes after I ate and i was still a little…
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Emotional Eating advice
Hello. This is my first post. I am getting married next summer and of course want to look good for that but I also just want to stop feeling and looking like crap. My problem is that I know I have a food addiction and that I am an emotional eater. Everytime I eat something that I know I shouldn't I know it is bad but I do…
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swimming
Okay so I looove swimming, but I'm really scared of being in a bathing suit in public. I know I look a lot better than I used to, but I still have really low self confidence. Oh and I'm really white too and I don't know anything about tanning. Any suggestions/techniques for not feeling so self-conscious in a bathing suit?
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Oh my gosh i keep messing up
Ok i try to lose weight i even bought some taebo tapes and this week i only had one day off and i havent worked out at all this week only oncewhich was on Sunday. Last week i worked everyday for six days straight and like im trying to lose 20 pounds. I keep messing up cause everytime i wanna lose wieght something always…
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100 lb challenge June 13th
Noticed that people are dropping off so I figured we could make a daily or weekly check in. It is 2 weeks in and I am holding steady at 222.2, time to break the plateau and shock my body into conforming! Let's get moving and meet our goals for June, only 17 days left in the month! :happy:
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Stupid Stupid Stupid
I just went over my alotted calories by 860 thanks to my extreme lunch. Instead of a salad or even just a little sandwhich, I decide that it is wise to eat a Tamale Platter. With two Sopapillas. What the heck was I thinking?!?!?!?!?!?!? :grumble: If I can't get my act together, this time is going to be like every other…
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Someone trying to be nice blew me out of the water today!
I'm just venting so bear with me. One of my student's mothers made me scones today as a thank you for driving her back and forth to school today(I'm the busdriver/mommy.). That was sooo nice of her and I broke down and ate 2 and then inputted my whole day and the calories for the day which blew me out of the water and I…
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JULY GOAL CHALLENGE (June 2-9)
Hi everybody! I didn't see a post started so I thought I would get things going. How was everybody's week? I had a fantastic birthday weekend, and it doesn't seem to have set me back too far (though I still weigh more than I did 2 weeks ago). AND, I did walk and run in that 5K on Thursday. It was crazy - there were 11,000…
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How do you stay motivated?
I am really having a few bad days lately. The food just looks so good. I try to eat less and make better choices but......... I've been excersing but I know soon (from past experience) that this will dwindle too. I'm trying to stay motivated but it is so hard. I think about what I would look like thinner, how I would feel,…
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Gained 1/2 pound
Couldn't help it, I HAD to go on the scale. Original plan was to wait 2 weeks. gained half a pound.:mad: :mad: :mad: Well at least thanks to MFP I know I did not eat wrong or too much. So it has to be muscle. (3 x bike and 2x gym) Sigh. Well, I keep going. Something HAS to happen!
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So Frustrated...
As some of you already know I left over 30 days ago to assist in the relief effort for Myanmar. Well prior to leaving I was on an amazing track and had lost 8lbs. Well the past weeke I started noticing I've been feeling rather uncomfortable again in my own skin. I finally found a place to weigh myself and i've gained 5 of…
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No good, very bad, day
Disclaimer: I believe talking about things gets rid of emotions So today... I'm sore from three days of butt kicking at the gym (excuse) The school I taught at for two years has "bumped" my position meaning I had to leave my babies and take a position at a new school (these students are literally my world) I'm butt over…
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I am suppose to lose 2 lbs a week.....But why is it showing?
I have right from the beginning set at losing 2 lbs a week, and for two or three weeks been at a stand still. I entered to see if everyday is like today you will lose......it came to 5.5 lbs in 5 weeks which in my math comes to 1 lb a week. So how did this get changed? And how do I get back to the calories, ect for losing…
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Feeling very down
Ok all since we are all like a big happy family, I am asking for a little cheerin up. I know I have NO REASON whatsoever to feel so down cause I have gotten my wt down as much as I should. I just cant help it. I think cause its summer and blazing hot and I tried my darndest(i slipped a couple times tho) to work off the…
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I didn't get the Job....
:frown: I applied for a great warehouse job not far from where my husband works (he's the one that told me about it). They offered me the job and then retracted the offer stating that they had to get funding for the position. They said they would get back to me. That's fine, I can be patient......my husband can't.....He…
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Making my comeback!...but i need some help
In October of last year i decided that enough was enough, and i needed to make a change in lifestyle. I had hit over 200 pounds for the first time in my life, and i was scared to death of gaining even more. So at the end of October when i hit my highest point, 227 pounds, i joined a gym and started trying to make better…
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Evil people where I work.
Someone is evil around this office. :devil: Earlier this week, someone brought in a cream cheese filled cake. I didn't touch it though. In fact I made the sign of the cross at it with my fingers. I resisted the temptation to eat a piece for three days. This morning I got to work and someone had brought in a box of donuts.…
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I KEEP GAINING!!
I weight in this morning and gained yet ANOTHER 2 pounds!!! I dont understand i have been eating my calories and exercising intensly! I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS! i am know 10 pounds from my goal!!! :ohwell: :ohwell: :ohwell: I just wanna know if anyone else is going through this??? CAn yu pleae give me any words of support it…
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Attn Parents:7 tips for avoiding childhood obesity
Forget the old chestnut that "Big Bobby just needs to grow into his frame.” Overweight kids are four times as likely as their normal-weight peers to grow into overweight adults, according to a study published in the medical journal Pediatrics. And whether kids or grown-ups, overweight people are more prone to diabetes,…
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Wah, no food today!!
So I have to have a minor surgical procedure today and I don't get to eat or drink water....:sad: :sad: It must be minor if I'm only worried about the lack of sustenance :laugh:
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Biggest Loser at Work
Just an idea for some of you looking for motivation ... I started a "Biggest Loser" Challenge at work. Everyone who wanted to participate put $10 in the pot. We ended up having 12 people, so we nominated three captains, and then the captains drew names out of a hat to get their team of four. Each team then picked a name.…
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25 TO LIFE MONTH 3
(I know it sounds like a jail sentence) But that's what I've felt like. Like I have been trapped under this 25+ pounds and am ready to GET OUT! And then there's the other meaning... 25 to LIFE! Getting my life back! If you feel the same way, welcome aboard! chit chat, post your feelings, problems, victories, weights,…
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Went over my limit
:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: We went grilling, great afternoon, wonderful company, weak me. Sigh. I know that will happen every once in a while. I'll get back to my routine and I'll think about how I could avoid that next time.
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I need a boost!
So hubby's been in Italy since last Thursday, weathers been in the 40's and my air conditioner broke down. I've come down with a sinus infection that has gone to my lungs. I have no appetite and I've been drinking alot of gingerale. i feel like hech!!!! I'm still losing but I haven't been to the gym in a week. I have done…
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upsetting
we had a party this weekend for my hubby, im so disgusted, one i had my hair cut , thought it would be easier(not) and then m,y daughter took losts opf pics one with my hair cut and me being over weight ummmm upsetting ,,back to the drawing board again :noway: :noway: :noway: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: ] [/url]