Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Rachel0778

@kasey39 That's quite the loss! 6lbs in 3 months is nothing to feel bad about, it may be slow but the number is going down and that's the important part. I'd have a hard time blaming the exercise for the slow loss and instead look closer at your intake (or maybe medications?) for the culprit

@Evamutt Are you weighing all of your food? Sorry to hear about the car accident. Jogging a block is a huge accomplishment and you should feel proud!

@jdelaroy Sorry to hear you're in the eat everything mood TOM coming up? That's when my urge to eat hits

Thursday has arrived! I am surviving this week...barely. Work has been insane since we had a big retirement in the office and the replacement isn't starting for a few more weeks. Pole class last night was amazing and just what I needed. My body is not used to my exercise classes after two weeks away though so I'm definitely feeling it! Tonight is derby again and I'm so excited (even though I'll definitely need Friday as a day off!).

I'm now 4 days into the competition and still rocking it. My SO has only hit his goals for 2 of the last 4 days (he got seriously derailed yesterday, but then again if someone showed up to my office with gourmet monster cookie dough cupcakes I probably would have too!). I'm excited for the shopping spree, but even more excited to see the changes in my body after these 10 weeks. It's fun having the new dieter excitement back, this challenge was definitely a good idea for my mental health.

lallybc

Very odd
Don't see my post from yesterday grrrrr
So I'm 5 days posting and getting back in the groove here. Working out details in the app etc.
saw dr this week and need my thyroid meds tweaked also -- and an ultrasound for possible swelling there. Cholesterol going down but still room to improve it. I know I can do that when I alter diet -- want to succeed so I know support is where it's at

janetay01

@lallybc - Welcome! Support is always available on this thread . Sounds like you are getting a few things sorted out - take it step by step and you will make progress.

Rachel - surviving the week is about the extent of it here as well! You are doing really well on the competition - bet the SO doesn't know what has hit him. You've got a great shopping spree coming up if you keep this going!

Jen - sorry you have had a rough few days. I sympathise with the eat everything approach - I've got a stinking cold and am eating as though it is going out of fashion. Hope the end of the week is an improvement.

@evamutt - a block of jogging is definitely a big deal, more jogging than I think I could do!

So I'm still here - but as mentioned above, full of cold and coughing so feeling rather sorry for myself. Just trying to pull myself through work to the long weekend that we have here in the UK - I could sleep for a week but that isn't particularly practical! Happy Thursday everyone.

Evamutt

Yes I weigh ALL my food & haven't changed the type of food I eat much from when I was losing before, just eating a few more ounces of protein per meal (meat,pork or chicken) I have actually cut out snacking(all planed & weighed) except for peanut butter in the afternoon & added my snack calories I used to eat to my 2 main meals instead. This makes me think if it's better for me to eat smaller meals & bring the snacks back in so I eat something every 2-3 hrs instead of 2 meals a day like I used to eat before I lost weight? This morning I walked the dogs for an hour so I can make it to my zumba class at 10:30 but I was already tired by then from the last 2 days of exercise so I skipped class today &took them all to the dog park instead. Today I"m going to help a friend clean & my dtr is coming in the morning by herself (with her 2 dogs) She's very pregnant & her baby shower is Saturday. Her husband & 2 kids will join her on Saturday . She has a hard time being pregnant so I'm going to drive her around to get some things she needs. Busy weekend.

Rachel0778

@lallybc Sorry to hear your post didn't post! Great job on the 5 day streak! I hope your doctor is able to find the right meds balance for you

@Evamutt That is frustrating (sorry I always have to ask on the food weighing just in case-my scale was a sharp dose of reality when I started weighing peanut butter!). I bet your fur babies had a blast at the dog park, my pup is jealous!

@janetay01 Having a cold is the worst! I hope you get a long nap to catch up on sleep

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

I'm really sad how quiet this board has gotten, I miss everyone

Today I'm headed to my friend's house and we are going to carpool to her show tonight. It will definitely be a challenge with food/booze since I'm sure we'll be up until 2am. Luckily she scheduled us back to back workout classes tomorrow morning to hopefully mitigate the damage. I might not get my healthy habits star today. I did pre-track the entire day including a booze estimate to try to help...but who knows? I just don't want to undo all the work I did this week. It was rough getting back into a regular calorie range!

Rachel0778

Me at my standing desk...I regularly do quad stretches lol

Rachel0778

How I feel about today

PhedraJD

@rachel0778 Great job getting back on the healthy habit wagon. My BF will do challenges with me, but they aren't much of a challenge. He doesn't really try. I think I am going to have to do a sticker chart are something. So many stars and I get a reward. Have fun on your girls weekend. I know you can keep yourself accountable and do moderation. PS I miss everyone too. Hope they come back soon.

@lallybc 5 day streak is awesome. Hope the DR gets your meds figured out soon.

@evamutt Hopefully, you are seeing improvements in other parts of your body. Inches, fitness level and what not. If you decide to make a change in your eating pattern, they recommend you give any changes 6 weeks to show if it works or not.

I had a great day yesterday. Made all my goals and despite the chocolate stayed under calories. I didn't even have to count my exercise ones. I did to roller skating sessions for a total of 3.5 hours on the rink and 36000 steps yesterday. I am set for another good day hitting my goals. I think next week I need to set some weekly goals to help keep me motivated. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.

janetay01

Still here, still coughing!! Jen - good for you having such a positive day - and wow, that's a lot of steps. Rachel - pre-logging is such a good idea and one that I need to get back to.

janetay01

So glad it's Friday - we have a bank holiday in the U.K. so it's a 3 day weekend. Going to focus on getting healthy and hit things hard again next week. Hope all have lovely weekends

PhedraJD

@janetay01 Feel better soon and give yourself a rest.

Evamutt

My dtr is on her way for the week end, they moved 2 yrs ago but are about 3hrs away. Tomorrow is her baby shower. I'm planing to indulge. Her husband is a manager of Whole Foods & is catering it! I bought some PB2 peanut butter. I like it & am switching from regular pb. Hope ya'll have a great week end

lallybc

Eva that sounds like a worthwhile splurge - have fun. I have some of that PB2 that I haven't tried yet. Nothing exciting today but I did stay in calorie range and walked 3 miles -- weather is hot already here - you have to learn to love it

clicketykeys

I'm having end-of-school-year nightmares already. My high school students are in open rebellion, refuse to do their work, hang out and talk loudly with their friends, leave the room without permission, and apparently we are also being visited by elementary-school-age munchkins who run around minus shirt or shoes.

The nice thing about that is that when I wake up and it's time for exercise, I'm now relieved instead of annoyed

Evamutt

I took the dogs out for walk this morning ( I don't go to dog park on week ends) also walked my 2 grand dogs. Did some jogging too. was out for 1 1/2 hrs so that should make up for some of the yummy food I'm having at the baby shower today

HGSmith0920

Good afternoon everyone! I've been on and off the site for a while but have never really been on the message board side of it. But I quit smoking a little over a year ago and that was made mostly possible because of a website that was kind of like this that I literally CLUNG to! The motivation and support with just life's ups and downs was amazing and I really feel like this might be the place for me! So here we go!

I'm Hannah. I'm 28. Married to a wonderful man and mother to great cat named Panda. I was a little over weight when we quit smoking last spring and in the beginning of the quit journey I ate pretty much nothing but sugar and carbs. I mean entire boxes of donuts in one sitting. I think the main problem was that I worked at a Wawa(a convenience store on the East Coast) doing overnights and before we quit I would buy cigarettes for myself and my husband as I was leaving. That was always my down fall, so instead of buy smokes, I bought sweets. The first month, I would walk out of the store with 4 candy bars and two 20oz bottles of coke and chug a bottle and eat 3 of the bars before I got home. The second month was snack cakes and the six months after that were coffee rolls as big as my head. It's no wonder that I went from 135lb to 183lb. That is my current weight but I've found some good resources about clean eating and I've been walking more and found some very doable workouts that I think I can master(if I can get my interval timer app on my phone to work! Lol)

But I'm actually really excited to be here!

So far today I've gone over my sugar limit and it's only 4pm but I'm still under my calorie count. I'll have to be more careful about my sugar. But It's beautiful out today so I took a four(and a bit) mile walk after I got home from work. That was nice but I think I burnt the back of my neck. Lol

Sorry about the super long post!

I just wanted to let everyone know who I am and such!

PhedraJD

@janetay01 Are you feeling better? Hope you are enjoying your holiday.

@evamutt How was the baby shower? Great job with the walking to counter balance those extra calories.

@lallybc a 3 mile walk is awesome.  We had 6 inches of snow on Saturday. Most of it melted Sunday.

@cliketykeys. That is a crazy nightmare. At least it is helping motivate you for the workout.

@hgsmith0920 Welcome back to MFP. Quitting smoking is no joke. Great job! I am sure your body is very happy with this change. Looks like you already have a great start to your better health journey.

Well, I had a pretty good weekend. Friday, met all my goals. Didn’t make goals for the weekend. I managed to stay under calories, limit my sugar intake, roller skated 2 days and hit the gym all 3 days. I did some thinking about my snacking down fall. I know that I eat when I am bored, so I am going to try and stay busy. I am also giving up sugary stuff for the week. Maybe kick the sugar craving. I did it before but kind of fell back into it. Plus had a talk with the BF about the gym. He really doesn’t mind if I go without him. So I am going to try and go at least 4 times this week. And in case I am not crazy enough, I added in a squat challenge for the month. I am hoping this will help make my knees stronger. I also want to start working on improving my core muscles. I want to be able to skate really well, and to do that I need stronger knees and a better balance.

Have a rocking Monday guys. We can do this.

Rachel0778

@jdelaroy Sounds like you did a great job this weekend! Squats are going to help tons with your roller skating!

@HGSmith0920 Welcome! Good for you for quitting smoking, that is a tough habit to kick! Glad to have you in the group!

@Evamutt How did the baby shower go? Great job staying active!

@clicketykeys I cannot imaging dealing with high school kids around this time of year, I'd be excited to exercise instead of manage that too!

@lallybc I'm jealous of the hot weather, it was 40 degrees and raining all weekend. PB2 is pretty decent. I like the chocolate stuff. I personally think it works better in cooking/baking than it does as a spread

@janetay01 How was the three day weekend? Are you feeling better?

I am so excited, I made my goal for the entire weekend!!!! I didn't go over a single day this week! And that included Friday night going to my friend's performance at a bar and staying out until 3am and on Saturday functioning on 4 hours of sleep and going out to eat to brunch. I can't wait to weigh in and see if it showed on the scale. I'm definitely feeling less bloated at the very least.

This week will be challenging. I've got two days in the office, but then I'm driving to a three day conference (all meals included). I'm packing fruit, 100 calorie packs of almonds, and protein bars for snacks to avoid the cookies/brownies. My SO will probably win the challenge this week, but I'm going to try to give it my all!

I'm also packing my tablet so I can do workout videos in the morning/at night before and after the conference. I'm hoping it will be nice out so I can explore the resort with lots of walks too.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

PhedraJD

@rachel0778 Awesome job! I knew you could do it. You can do it this week as well. I love that you are pre-planning for it. Also, check out where you are staying, they might have a gym you can use.

HGSmith0920

Thanks @Rachel0778 I'm actually really excited but I've only been serious about it for the last couple of days so I'm gonna wait until Wednesday to step on the scale. Lol

janetay01

Rachel - what a brilliant job you've done over the weekend! You will be fine at the conference - all your pre-planning will pay off and put you in a really great place.

Jen - sounds like you are rocking things as well. Squat challenge - I think that's a great idea. I want to do something more serious to my upper body - arm strength and all that. I've had the 30 day fitness app on my phone for months - time to dust it off and actually use the thing!

@HGSmith0920 - welcome! I've never smoked but people who have and have given up tell me that the eating everything in sight part of it is the hardest bit. So good for you for tackling it. Good to have you on the post - come back and talk to us often.

@evamutt - hope the baby shower was good!

@clicketykeys - end of term students - yikes! My best friend teaches 16-17 year olds and he is starting to notice the same thing - never mind that they've all got end of year exams coming up!

Feeling better apart from the cough. During the day is ok (occasional choking fit notwithstanding) but it's driving me nuts at night and I've not had an uninterrupted night for over a week now. However, not going to moan about it - we've had a lovely long weekend and the sun is shining so it's not all bad. Went to see Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on Saturday night - very odd film! Not bad and some laugh out loud moments - just a bit odd! Lots of lovely time spent with Alistair over the three days and now only 3 weeks left till we go on holiday. But back to work today - and sadly rather a lot of it!! Hope Tuesday is treating everyone well

Wolfger

success: having a blowout party weekend and only gaining 1.2 pounds between the Friday morning and Monday morning weigh-ins.

FRUSTRATION: gaining another 1.6 pounds by the Tuesday morning weigh-in after being 300 calories under target on the Monday after the blowout weekend.

PhedraJD

@janetay01 I am glad you are starting to feel better. When I get really bad colds, sometimes I have to sleep in a reclining position. I pile up a whole bunch of blankets and my pillow, then lay back against that. For some reason it seems to help me.

@wolfger I wouldn't worry too much about the weight gain. Some of it is probably water gain. Keep on keeping on and you will make a difference.

I had a great day yesterday. I met all my goals, and did an extra 20 squats. Plus managed day 1 of no sugar stuff. That was hard. 2 of my kids offered me some candy, the BF was eating gummy bears and worms while we were watching a movie, oh and I had pastries for the kids. I managed to say no to all of it. I also really really wanted a chi tea from Starbucks yesterday and I said no.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Rachel0778

@jdelaroy Talk about avoiding temptation today, way to go! The place I'll be staying at does have a gym but I'm trying to avoid my fellow conference go-ers so I'm sticking to the outdoors and my room lol

@wolfger I agree with @jdelaroy, wait a week and weigh again after you keep up with your healthy habits this week. That way the water weight won't be a factor

@HGSmith0920 Good idea on waiting on the scale. I weigh myself infrequently too so as to not get caught up with minute fluctuations

@janetay01 Exciting that you've got a holiday coming up! What are you planning to do for your vacation?

Today is my last day in the office before I head to the conference so I'm trying to get motivated to get everything done before I leave. I'm excited for derby tonight, but my body is feeling pretty sore for some unknown reason so that should be interesting. I hopped on the scale this morning and I'm down 1.5lbs since last week which is a huge win! I'm still disappointed in myself that I put on 6.5 lbs since October, but I'm serious about taking it off, and now I've got it down to a 5lb gain which seems more manageable. I think it will help to motivate me to stay on track for the next few days at the conference. Once I'm back we have a board of directors fundraiser too, so that will be an additional challenge this week, but fun! I'm just going to be flexible, enjoy the events, and do the best that I can!

PhedraJD

clicketykeys

Congratulations @Rachel0778 on meeting your goals!

@janetay01 hope you're feeling better

Annual evaluation today. It should go well but I can't help feeling nervous.

HGSmith0920

Good morning everyone! Made dinner for my parents and my husband and myself and it was a hit! I made Tuscan chicken and was able to eat a double serving and still stay under my goals! It was delicious! I have a thing about waking up in the middle of the night because my cat is mean and I used to have a major sweet tooth whenever I wake up and would immediately go for some kind of chocolate or something. Recently I've been eating fruit, which is still full of sugar, but I think next time I go shopping in I'm going to buy a big thing of raw almonds and see if that works. I want to stop eating at night all together but I figure small steps, like the almonds will help me get there.
Tomorrow is my weigh day! Kind of nervous! But excited none the less! So keep your fingers crossed for me! Lol

HGSmith0920

Boy was yesterday afternoon tough! I spent six and a half hours in the ER with my DH. He's been having tummy trouble the last few weeks and it finally came to a head last night. He's feel much better but the only reason I was able to stay under my goals for the day was because I didnt really eat much and the dinner I did eat was at 10pm. It was a convenience store salad with a low fat dressing. I did record it though! And I spent all of this morning on the phone with various doctors offices. It was really annoying but at least DH was appreciative about it.

But the awesome part about today was that I finally stepped on the scale and saw that I'm down 5lbs! Holy Crow! And it wasnt even from anything drastic! It was just healthier eating and a 4.33 mile walk roughly every other day. It's a great feeling. Totally motivating! I can definitely keep doing this!!

Have a great day!

HGSmith0920

Had a minor breakdown this evening. DH has missed a decent amount of work over the last 3 weeks and it has reeked Hel! with our budget. Plus I recently started a new job that pays bi-weekly(previous I worked at a job that paid weekly) and I havent had a normal paycheck yet so I dont even really know how to account for that either. I ended up staring at the numbers and trying to make them work for about two hours and eventually got a migraine. DH wasnt home, so it was just me and the cat and I was stressed out and lonely. My parents live right up the road from us and I can see their driveway from my front window and for a while neither of them were home either! So I was really down and just feeling all sorts of yucky.

About a half an hour later, I looked out my front window again and saw that my Daddy was home, so I went and talked(complained really) to him and got a nice dose of prospective from him that made me feel much better. The budget isnt done yet but I think what I have for now will work okay. So we'll see. Lol

But I think the most amazing thing about the past two days with all the stresses is that I havent really eaten anything terrible. I've just stuck to eating right. Made a super healthy dinner. I even had to servings of it and was still in my goals. I went to my local Wawa(convenience store chain on the East Coast) and bought a fat free frozen chunky strawberry fruit bar. It was really tasty and not all that bad for you. That was my treat for the past two days and the half way point of my walk. Lol.

DH will be home in about an hour, but he has a doctor appointment early tomorrow morning so I think I'm going to go to bed soon. Got to be up early. Gonna take two cars because I have to go right to work after the appointment. Thank goodness work is only about five miles away. Lol

Have a great night everyone! I'm going to try to!

janetay01

@HGSmith0920 - I so sympathise with you on the issue of budget. It is awful how even a few changes can wreak such chaos on a carefully planned budget and it is one of the things that has the capacity to scare me and stress me out badly if I give it the chance. Good for you for grabbing your Dad - sometimes we just need to talk to someone else about it, air our concerns and as you say, gain some perspective. And well done for not eating away the stress - that is such a positive for you. Well done on the loss and I hope that you get some answers for your husband - sounds like you've got a lot on your plate right now.

@clicketykeys - hope the evaluation went well. I always feel the same - I have a good manager who would not save up bad news for the end of year review but I always go into such meetings wondering if I've done enough.

Rachel - hope the conference and fundraiser have gone well. Well done on the loss - that's great reward for all your efforts.

Jen - well done meeting your goals and avoiding all the sweet treats. Have you tacked the water only day with the Hogwarts challenge yet? I'm a little scared to do so - I've tried going without tea before and it never ends well!

So, mixed day here. On the plus side, I've cleared over 8,000 steps already today and it's not even lunchtime - walking to a training venue to set up an event and all the inevitable running around with that is great for showing progress on a fitbit. But I took a phone call from my dad (technically stepdad but the only father figure I have!) whilst I was setting up the course - where he has basically just unloaded a whole emotional horror show of a situation that he is in at the moment (or thinks he is in). He needs my help, doesn't want me to discuss with mum or husband - and whilst I really want to help him sort his life out, I just don't know where to turn and it has unloaded a phenomenal heap of stress of me. And I don't know how much is real and how much is in his head (long story!) - which doesn't help. We have an employee advice line at work and I'm waiting for them to call me back - so that might yield something.

Sorry, bit of a vent but am feeling a bit lost about this until I know what I am going to do.

And finally, where is everybody??? Hope Thursday is treating us all well.