Motivation, Support and Accountability Thread, March 9th - 15th
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20 minutes on the elliptical??? Holy smokes, that's awesome. I can only do, like, 2 minutes. Then I fall off.
So, yesterday I finished cleaning my dining table, even put a tablecloth and decorative objects on it; I avoided stress eating although that issue kept stressing me all day; I walked the dog twice (after having to give her a bath because she ROLLED IN THE MUD); and consequently got over 11,000 steps in. Yay!
Today? I'm going to do my strength training, get 10,000+ steps in, do jumping jacks for one minute (challenge in another group), not stress, walk the dog, and make good decisions when I go out to eat with my kids and my parents.
Le sigh. But first I think I might go back to bed for an hour. (Yay, spring break)0 -
Well guys I have been doing what I really need to be doing, tracking my food, eating healthier things and exerting and in a weeks time has paid off. I dropped 3 lbs. I know what needs to be done, because I did it last year. so now I'm back in it and I feel amazing. but I really need to thank you all here for helping me and being active and giving me ideas to keep moving. thank you all
today I meet with my trainer which we do all weights, I count this as another body pump class because its all weights and she really pushes me. I love it. I also want to get some walking in for the day. I'm going to try and get my husband to take a walk with me this evening and get the mini goal in of being out in the sun.0 -
Skittles - going western Caribbean, cozumel, jamaica, grand caymans.
Had a good day yesterday mostly, had a slip up with late night snack, but moving on. I have done all of my workouts for the week but plan on 2 more as I try to establish my new routine.
Joco - well done on the 8 months keep it up! I was just listening to a podcast about binge eating yesterday and I, being ignorant on the subject, kept saying "holy crap that sounds like me!" I just call them black hole days where there is no end to what I can consume. It's a subject I'm looking to learn more about.0 -
You are doing awesome, Skittles, keep up the great work!
Mat and Joco, I think many of us need to get addicted to binge-exercising instead of binge-eating.
It's so hard to stop at normal proportions, when stuff tastes so good. Or the mindless "I'm sitting in front of the computer" eating which isn't even about the flavor. Or the stress eating. That's what I am fighting right now. 0 -
Joco - congrats on eight months, that is a HUGE feat! I am also blown away that you went almost three months with no outside food at all! I honestly do not think I could do that....I do not eat out too often, but there are also times, like yesterday, when I was out running errands and did not get a chance to eat before I left the house, so if I didn't grab a bagel while I was out, I wouldn't have gotten to eat at all.....did you never run into a problem like that? Have you had your legs checked out? Do you have any idea at all what is causing that pain?
That makes me think, how often does everyone here eat out? I would say, that I eat in a restaurant 1-2 times per month (actual food, not fast food), I order in to my home about once per month, and I grab something on the go, because I did not get time to eat before leaving the house, 1-2 times per week (but that is almost always like sandwiches or yogurts, things like that).
Rdmoore - I agree, 20 minutes on the elliptical is pretty amazing, I can only do five minutes, and I spend that entire five minutes convincing myself I can last the five minutes lol
Craft - Stress eating is one of my biggest problems. Maybe even my BIGGEST! Kudos to you for not giving in, that is showing amazing strength.
Skittles - Way to go, that is awesome! You have officially broken out of your slump! Congrats!
Matt - sounds awesome, have fun! When do you go?
I am going alright, hanging in there. Last night I got a few chores done around my house, so that is helping me feel a bit better....but it is still pretty bad! I work late shift tonight, so I just woke up an hour ago, but will go to bed as soon as I can after getting home from work around 1am. I am looking forward to cleaning up and getting a lot of errands and chores done over the weekend. Then I will feel much better. My daughter should make an appearance this weekend to go to her aunt's wedding on Monday, and now that we know where her sister is, she can go too. I am also really looking forward to getting on a better sleeping and eating schedule, and getting more working out in. The weather is getting nicer, so I am really looking forward to getting some sunlight! On the plus side, I did not gain any weight during this past stressful week, so I will take that as a win!0 -
Today wasn't the best day for me. Really poor food choices on my part. Partly gave into stress while making my choices. Luckily my next few days at work will be easier than the last 4. It's been a long 14 hours working so I'm going to run and try to get a little exercise in before I crash. Got to atleast burn 400 calories so I can loss today.0
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Wow miss a few days and miss a lot! Sounds like a really positive week, even through everyone's stress!
I have been out of town with my son and my friend and her son, I'm not making good choices eating, but we have done a fair bit of walking and swimming!
I met with a diabetic nurse earlier this week and we made some plans and a goal to help manage my blood sugar and to help me loose some weight! I am looking forward to implementing it at home starting Sunday! They include stop eating the crappy food at work and no complex carb at supper because I like to snack! This will be an interesting week!
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I do not want to weigh myself tomorrow. I will. And I will even post it honestly, but I am dreading it.
The good: more than 10,000 steps; strength training; jumping jacks for challenge; walked both dogs, including a little running for the 85 lb lab that I walk too slow for.
The bad: Indian food for dinner - not a buffet, and I tried to monitor my portions. I did only eat 2 pieces of naan, which is unheard of. Frozen yogurt for dessert (though I opted for 1/2 c. of the 45 calorie for 4oz. variety). But still. Tikka masala. Saag paneer. Biryani. NAAN!! Oh, sweet jebus I love Indian food.
The UGLY - buffet for lunch. Filipino food. So. Good. So not full of vegetables. I did not overeat, because I did not leave feeling stuffed or even full. But I know that what I ate was not low calorie.
Le sigh. We'll see if working my muscles and racing my heart was enough to overcome my stupid mouth.0 -
My mouth is watering thinking of phillipino and Indian food. Good for you for your portion control because I would have been getting "turnt up" at that buffet.0
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Stupid mouth won. Gained 3 pounds.0
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Well guys yesterday was a hard day for me after the gym because of stupid people. but I didn't go running to food like I use to. instead I vented it out here on MFP and talked with some friends and they really helped me. I'm not going to let some stupid guy get me down when I am trying to get healthy. as for today I went back to the gym for a walk and zumba, now I'm going to finish the day off strong with eating healthy food choices.
@craft don't let that get you down. just learn from it and keep going. we all have days/ weeks/ and as for me months. but I didn't stop coming back here.0 -
well today I gave my self a cheat day because I been doing a lot of work. it was nice but tomorrow back to normal way of tracking.
How was everyones day ?0 -
Where is everyone?0
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Sorry, hon. Had an early start this morning.
Yesterday:- 13,489 steps
- walked the dog
- celebrated Pi Day by eating one quarter of an Amy's Apple Pie (only 115 calories)
- got on my bike and rode around the cul de sac!! First time in over a decade. Now I just need to find my helmet . . .
Today, I plan on getting my 10,000 steps in and not blow it food-wise, and get some other type of exercise in. I'm off to a good start, I selected breakfast from the "light" menu, so it was only 385 calories. YAY! And then my family went to a trampoline park to play for an hour. SO. MUCH. FUN. I totally did not expect that it would hurt my back so much, though,I was expecting my knees to kill me. Knees are fine, back is dead and plotting revenge.
But I'm totally going back. And I recommend it a bunch if you have one near you.
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Hey, hello everyone!
I had a bit of an insane weekend.....I got my income tax refund, so usually I try and make one or two larger purchases because that is the only time of year I can afford to lol
Yesterday went back and forth to Wal-Mart THREE times before finally coming home with a TV. Then was up until 3am with a friend watching a movie on it. (It was a three hour movie we started super late after finally buying and setting up the TV).
Then today, I slept in until around noon, and then finally headed out around 2pm to the other side of the city, by bus, to buy a tablet that was $299.99 on Thursday and was told it would stay that price for a while. When I got there today, it was $379.99. I was not impressed. Long story short, it is apparently going back to the first price on Wednesday. I do not understand it, but I am obviously going back then. So, I ran to the other side of the plaza to get a few things, and then on the bus ride home, realized my fitbit was missing. I start freaking out inside. My driver calls the other bus, it is not there. I call all three stores I was in, nothing has been turned in. I ride around an extra loop on the bus to check the stops I was at. Nothing. THEN it dawns on me that I was in a rush this morning, and was not sure I put it back on after my shower. I felt stupid, relieved, but stupid. So at this point I have to ride the bus back to where I started, to finally go grocery shopping at 6pm. In total, I spent three hours of my day riding a bus and it was totally wasted time as I accomplished nothing. Plus I lots a few thousand steps counted from my fitbit.
So, now I am playing catch up with my other Sunday chores. Thankfully it is March Break so at least I didn't have to do any baking or anything today....and with that, I am off to fold laundry and have some dinner.....
Have a good night everyone! I will be back before bed to start next weeks thread!0 -
Well well what a week. Did ok on my eating this week. Went overboard a few times, but trying to stay positive. I did go to a Cajun food festival this weekend. Oh wow was that good. Lots of walking, and eating great gumbo. I avoided the funnel cakes and fries oreos so I'm calling that a win! Went out with the wife sat night for some dancing and a few adult type beverages(not too many) and then a day of working with the horses on sunday. We did set ourselves up good by doing some lunch cooking for the week to reduce trips out for lunch.
See yall next week.0 -
Passing up funnel cake is most defiantly a win, I do not think I could be THAT strong!!0
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craftscout wrote: »Sorry, hon. Had an early start this morning.
[*] got on my bike and rode around the cul de sac!! First time in over a decade. Now I just need to find my helmet . . .
Yay bike riding!!0
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