Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!
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Soccerdawg71 wrote: »I have officially lost 26 pounds (since Thanksgiving)! (Still have a long way to go.) I haven't been able to exercise at all for the last 3 weeks because of an awful arthritis flare up, but I've still managed stay under my calorie goal. Apparently, MFP isn't starting where I am, so it says I've lost 17. Whatever, MFP. I'll celebrate my victories. Can't wait to pull out my skinny clothes!
Awesome job! You can change your starting weight to reflect what you want it too! Under where you enter your weight there is a starting weight... I updated mine when I started over!
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FitEqualsSmile wrote: »Jimminy Crickets this board was active this morning. Crazy day so far. My birthday is tomorrow and I know it is not going to be calorie friendly so I did 30 minutes in the tower after 45 with my trainer. Tonight is an hour of Yoga followed by pickle ball with the hubby. This is sandwiching an afternoon filled with errands. I am working on making sure my diet is excellent today and the rest of the week (after tomorrow) so the week still show a loss. Keep your fingers crossed
Nice! Way to be prepared for the birthday!! 0 -
Wowzers! Busy day. Well done to everyone who's had a loss, got off their behinds and done exercise, and those who've managed to stay within their calories. There are all sorts of 'wins' going on.
Well, I didn't make it to RC tonight, and not through choice, but because I am a prized numpty and managed to lock myself out! To cut a long story short, after my OH gets home and lets me in I find the keys amongst the shopping i'd bought, but by this time RC is starting! I race upstairs and get changed in super speedy time, and head out of the door in the hope that I can catch them up....but it was not to be. I ran to our usual route and started off in the hope that i'd find them along the way, but they were nowhere to be seen. So I decided to just run anyway rather than waste the evening altogether. As disappointed as I was to miss Club, I was very pleased that I did 2.2 miles and pretty much ran all of it. I'm getting there, I am seeing improvement each time I run. I'm definitely no Mo Farah, but considering last summer I could barely run for 30 seconds without feeling like I was going to die, I am way ahead of where I was.
Nice! You did it yourself! That's a win! Way to be motivated not to skip it entirely!!0 -
I joined the women's gym today!!! 3 months with gym access plus 3 classes per week! Have my first boxercise class tomorrow and fitness assessment on Thursday...that should be interesting!!!
I'm also booked in for a circuit class and a bums tums and thighs class this week! I predict pain!!! But I'm off to a 5 star hotel with my mum, aunt & sisters on Saturday so the jacuzzi should help ease the muscles!!! Looking forward to and dreading the gym at the same time!!!
Nice Sinead!! You are ready to rock that bridesmaid dress!! Keep it up lady!! Enjoy the get away!!0 -
GillianSmith2 wrote: »wow, I have just finished reading all the posts from today. it looks like everyone is doing great. Well done to everyone.
Its been a fab weekend and I am pleased to say I have my motivation back and that I am once again totally focused on what I want and where I am going
Welcome to all the new people, you have definitely found the best place for motivation, encouragement and support.
Way to get back on track Gill! You are so inspiring!! You are headed in great directions! Keep it up!0 -
bluepoppies777 wrote: »I feel like I need to get a bit more strict with my food... Since I've lost 30 lbs I kind of started slacking. Maybe I just needed a bit of a break for a bit, but I still have 30 to lose, so I need to get back at it! Glad I'm still motivated to work out though. But we all know, you can't out exercise a bad diet, so I don't want to spin my wheels for too long! So glad to have all you guys here cheering and motivating!
It's a blessing to me knowing 30 lbs is doable! I am starting where you did... 60 to go! But loving Happy scale and the prediction that I will be where I want to be by my birthday!!!
You have already won seeing what you need to improve on and knowing you can do it!! The next 30 will be much easier! 0 -
Welcome to all the newbies
@ tazzy2911 I do kickboxercise 3 times a week and absolutely love it
@ngolden3320 i just have a little of what i fancy when its TOM but try to keep within my calories.
I have had a good day. I have had a small weight loss .5lb but its in the right direction
I hope you are all having a fab Tuesday
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ngolden3320 wrote: »I went to the gym last night. I learned a big lesson. Don't hike in the woods up and down the hills the day before and then go to gym the next night and work on legs and then ride the bike. OMG I'm pretty sure my legs will fall off at some point today. WooHoo I've lost weight in my fingers, my rings are no longer tight. Just where I was hoping to lose it.
My dad called me to tell me my girl scout cookies are in. WTH. I wasn't trying to get healthy when I ordered the D#$m things. Thin mints my favorites. Maybe I could trade them in for one of the yucky kinds. Oh yeah there isn't really a yucky kind of cookie. ugh. Maybe the kids will eat them before I do. 
Happy Tuesday everyone.
That is one place I wanted to lose too! My wedding ring was getting a little tight! NSV! Girl Scout cookies are evil! Thin Mints are my fav too.. So hard to resist!! You can do it! 0 -
@ngolden - Chocolate covered pretzels! My fave. Yummy yummy. Or popcorn maybe? You can get different flavours, and i'm sure in the States you have a zillion different ones as you guys have all the good stuff.
I love the dark chocolate thin pretzels! Those are the best!! Addicting though!!0 -
Rachel0778 wrote: »Phew! Now that I'm all caught up...
I hit day 100 today!!!! And I got to my goal of 10 pounds in 100 days! Since those 100 days included all the holidays and my birthday I'm feeling really good about what the next 100 days will bring.
Last night I had a weird experience. I went to Walmart to buy bread and came home with $15 worth of junk food! Previous me would have proceeded to eat it all. New me put the items in the treat cupboard so that I can enjoy them over the next few weeks. We also got a surprise delivery of Girl Scout cookies last night to enjoy. I still can't believe I have this much junk food in the house and no desire to binge it....where did this new person come from?!
Awesome NSV!!! You are resisting the urge! Kudos to you!!! And way to go on the 10 lbs in 100 days!!! That is inspiring to all of us!!0 -
dschoenbein wrote: »Great day today! I love it when I leave the gym and my tshirt is dripping. It is a great feeling to work that hard. While I have a long way to go still, I finally feel like I am actually getting somewhere and moving toward my fitness goal! I can see the progress! YEA!!
Nice workout!!! Keep it up!!0 -
bluepoppies777 wrote: »
LOVE IT!!! Plusit helps me look slimmer.... RIGHT?! Is that possible! LOL!0 -
What a great idea!!! That'll stop you from reaching for that entire sleeve of thin mints!!bluepoppies777 wrote: »One of my friends on MFP just recommended a book yesterday called Beck Diet Solution, and she said it suggested listing the reasons you are on a diet, and the advantages of losing weight on a cue card in order of importance. Then re-reading it twice a day, and any time you need to for motivation or to stop yourself from eating too much.
Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!
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Hello everyone. My name is Kathy. I am a 55 year old woman looking to lose 55 lbs and find friends of encouragement along the way. The journey is difficult that's for sure and to have friends patting your back, shouting words of cheer and offering a hand of care and understanding when you fall are all keys to success. So please add me and perhaps we can get through this together
Welcome Kathy! Hope we can help you on your journey!!0 -
That class sounds cool! Way to step out there and try something new!! Keep it up girl!Oh my god it was tough!!! 45 minute class, but it flew by! My legs were like jelly after it! Lots of squats and lunges, jumping jacks, planking (I couldn't plank at all!! Absolutely no core!!!) we were paired up so took turns with gloves and pads. I think I'll be sore tomorrow!!
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GillianSmith2 wrote: »Welcome to all the newbies
@ tazzy2911 I do kickboxercise 3 times a week and absolutely love it
@ngolden3320 i just have a little of what i fancy when its TOM but try to keep within my calories.
I have had a good day. I have had a small weight loss .5lb but its in the right direction
I hope you are all having a fab Tuesday
Way to go!!! .5 lb is great!! You are doing amazing!!0 -
So yesterday was a good day! Lots of steps... Working toward that goal again today! I was searching for a sweet treat... TOM... around 9:30 pm last night.. Ended up taking a bite of a brownie and that was that! So I can live with that! Done pretty good today with it too! We'll see how tonight goes.
I had a little gain over the weekend but I am back to where I was Friday so now I need a little more of a loss to get me where I want to be! Loving Happy Scale App! Very fun to see!
Saving up for the weekend as it is girls weekend and we are packing pjs and movies! Our friend had surgery recently so we are going down to her house and taking care of her! So lots of food and booze! I have to be good this week so I can live it up!! We are also having a craft night! I'll let you know how that one goes too!
Hope you are all having a good day!!0 -
Third day with the Happy Scale App. Not liking it very much. I was only weighing in once a week on Saturdays. This is the third day in a row I have weighed myself. Has gone up every day. I know it is because it is pre TOM bloat and water in my head but my eyeballs seeing it is kind of freaking me out. I am making progress though. I'm listening to the good voice in my head and not the bad one.
Last night I was at the gym and I set a goal to go 35 min. on the bike (have been stuck on 31 min). My legs were already tired from hike in woods on Sunday and legs workout on Monday. Well anyways at the 18 minute mark my jello legs said a big screw u I'm done. The good voice in my head pushed me to go the 35 minutes didn't make 8 miles but did go 7.9 miles. So I am taking that as a win. So I am giving thanks to the good voice in my head and great 80's music that pushed me to get it done.0 -
I have such a love hate relationship with that app for sure. I am pounding the water today to help get rid of the gains from yesterday. I know I did not eat well on my birthday splurge but no way did I gain two and a half pounds, hehe. Back to the gyn this AM; 30 minutes with the trainer then 30 on the rower followed by grocery and getting the hair done. Hoping to get a nice long walk in with the dogs before dinner tonight. It is going to be almost 70 degrees here today again. Can not wait. Hope everyone has a great day.
@ShyCush6 - great job on just the small brownie.
Everyone is talking about Girl Scout Cookies, I know mine are coming. I donated most of our boxes to the troops to keep them out of the house but we have 6 coming. I am dreading it.0 -
I swear you were reading my mind today, Shy! (P.S. I'm adding you as a friend). I'll be 35 in 6 months. I'm looking to lose about 65 pounds. I rejoined MFP on 2/8/16. I've worked out 32 times since starting. I moved up to the 21 day fix extreme this week as my workouts as well as a 30 day ab challenge with my friends and walking my pup. I've had more good food days than bad, however, I have gained weight the last two weeks. This past week has been a bad food week. And yes, I've heard that I may be gaining muscle, but I went clothes shopping for my trip in 23 days (not that I'm counting). I was able to find one pair of capris in my current size that I MAY wear. I feel like they're too tight on my thighs, so I'm undecided if I'll wear them. Plus, I'm extremely self-conscious about my fat feet/ankles. As soon as I eat something salty, my ankles swell. I'm thinking I'll wear long dresses the entire time I'm in sunny Playa. I'm going to an all inclusive resort so..........yeah.....I may not make the best food decisions, but I'm definitely going to use the gym and the pool. Like @Fitequals, I need to pound water and focus more on fresh food rather than processed food. I'm going to increase my daily workouts with attempting to run with the couch to 5k app. I would love to find friends who likes to motivate each other and help when we have bad days. Thank you for letting my rant. I feel a bit better. Good luck everyone!!!0
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So Hubby managed to ruin the plans to get the gym last night AND we had a comfort food dinner of Pasta Bake so I ended up over my calories, oops! Bought my coat to work today with the aim to go out for a walk on lunch and I did half an hour outside in the cold and the wet but I feel better for it and hope that might balance yesterday a little bit. I will go to the gym on my own tonight if Hubby ruins plans again (Not keen on being there on my own) I downloaded Happy Scales the other day after seeing it mentioned here and input my weights since beginning of Jan. I've just started daily tracking so this is helpful. Only 0.3Kg off my first goal. Now for lunch I'm cold and my feet are slightly wet but its worth it when I saw this on my fitbit (Even if it did only track 20mins of a 30mins walk):
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Hi all... I've been back and forth with this site. I need to be back for the long haul...need supporters. Please feel free to add me!0
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@tazzy2911 that class sounds fantastic! You're going to be so sore today!
@ShyCush6 Sounds like you have a fun girls weekend planned! Great NSV on one bite, I don't know if I would have had the same self control, especially during TOM!
@ngolden3320 You are rocking the workouts lately! And I'd go crazy weighing every day too. Why did you decide to switch from once a week?
@Samgrim91 It sounds like you are doing a great job of still incorporating activity even when life throws you curveballs. Don't let your husband derail you just because he doesn't want to go, do it for you!
@FitEqualsSmile I feel your pain, I had 4 more come in the mail yesterday. I've been pre-tracking a serving a day so that way I know I always have more tomorrow. The birthday bloat will go away in no time.
Welcome newcomers, keep posting!
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I decided I'm going to use my belated birthday present to get all the boxing/Muay Thai equipment (pads, shin guards, gloves, mouth guard, etc). I'm officially really glad I held out for a present I really wanted. My partners went really light on me yesterday and lent me some stuff but I think it's time to invest to hopefully prevent against facial bruising!0
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Welcome to all the newcomers
@Rachel0778 its great to see how much you are enjoying martial arts don't forget the chest guard, that's my most important piece of equipment.
@ShyCush6 you rock girl. how on earth did you manage one bite. i would have had the whole thing
I would love to know what Girl scout cookies taste like, i hear so much about them and ive not even seen one.
I did my kickboxercise this morning, it was hard going but i made it through the whole hour working on core and strength today. I just need to get my daily steps going a bit better.0 -
Being a teacher is great...really I love it, but on days like today and tomorrow (parent teacher conferences) we have weird schedules and lots of stress. I committed to myself to find a time to still work out and eat clean. It is days like this in the past that I rationalize why I cant do it (work out) or why I CAN eat that bad, bad food (even though it taste so good). Not this time..I am stronger than my strongest excuse and I will make my goals happen! I am sharing this because I am so happy..I had a break in the middle of the day and went to the gym. 0
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dschoenbein wrote: »Being a teacher is great...really I love it, but on days like today and tomorrow (parent teacher conferences) we have weird schedules and lots of stress. I committed to myself to find a time to still work out and eat clean. It is days like this in the past that I rationalize why I cant do it (work out) or why I CAN eat that bad, bad food (even though it taste so good). Not this time..I am stronger than my strongest excuse and I will make my goals happen! I am sharing this because I am so happy..I had a break in the middle of the day and went to the gym.
Awesome work staying strong and positive 0 -
I feeling happy and motivated after read all messages. I hope you can do well you plan @dschoenbein0
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Rachel0778 wrote: »I decided I'm going to use my belated birthday present to get all the boxing/Muay Thai equipment (pads, shin guards, gloves, mouth guard, etc). I'm officially really glad I held out for a present I really wanted. My partners went really light on me yesterday and lent me some stuff but I think it's time to invest to hopefully prevent against facial bruising!
Facial bruising never a good thing. Glad your getting a present you really want. I don't know what made me change to everyday. But if things don't change soon, everyday is gone.0
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