Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!
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@GillianSmith2 - Good luck with the class! Weather isn't much better here but I've taken today off work to have a day to myself for the first time in god knows how long so won't be venturing out!0
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GillianSmith2 wrote: »Good morning everyone,
Yet again the Great British weather is not so great
Its grey, wet, cold and just plain miserable. i can cope with the cold, the wind, the grey skies but the drizzle that soaks you through is just nasty and when I really feel the need to get out and do something, its so frustrating. Its going to be a long day but at least I've got my class later to look forwards to. I hope everyone is having a good day and you are having better weather than we are 
I just need to keep my head out the cupboards and i will be fine 
That is pretty much Ohio weather today except it is 54. OMG I pretty sure the universe is out to get me this week. Not only do I have Pre-TOM water weight and bloat, now I think I am getting a UTI. So add a boat load of pee to that also. WTH. All that and I haven't even started yet. COME ON ALREADY!
And that freaking Happy Scale. Not so much. Gained .1 again over night. I know it all has to do with all of this crap. But it is making my eyes hurt. Sorry for the whining.
Well on a happier note. My daughter told me my husband was telling my 2 girls how proud of me he was. And before long I would look like I did when we got married 20 years ago. ( I don't know about that, but I'll take it). My oldest daughter also told me she did a essay in class about their silent hero and she wrote about me. I am really feeling the family love this week. Today is my sons 23 birthday, and of course he picked Reese Ice Cream cake (my favorite). Maybe I will not eat any this evening and then eat 1200 calories worth of ice cream cake tomorrow. Scale keeps going up anyways.
I won't but I can dream can't I? 
I hope everyone is having a great almost Friday! Work Hard!
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GillianSmith2 wrote: »Good morning everyone,
Yet again the Great British weather is not so great Its grey, wet, cold and just plain miserable. i can cope with the cold, the wind, the grey skies but the drizzle that soaks you through is just nasty and when I really feel the need to get out and do something, its so frustrating. Its going to be a long day but at least I've got my class later to look forwards to. I hope everyone is having a good day and you are having better weather than we are I just need to keep my head out the cupboards and i will be fine
I hear ya! So many nights lately i've wanted to go for a run, but I can't due to the weather. It's that horrible rain that seems really light, but it soaks you through in about 2 seconds flat, so fed up with it. I'm not a total wimp, but I don't get sick pay at my job, so I have to be a bit careful about not getting ill, nothing worse than having to drag yourself into work when you feel like you're dying.
I've joined a running challenge here on MFP, and i've put myself down to run 30 miles this month (goal was 20 miles last month and I smashed it!), but i'm so behind now. I'm even thinking about buying a dreadmill just so I can run indoors. I literally can't wait until the weather turns.0 -
@Samgrim91 its my day of freedom as well and i was hoping to get out I ended up doing housework instead oh the joys
@ngolden3320 keep going with the scale. The longer you do it the better results you will see. it is definitely worth it in the long run as you will know when to expect the scales to move up or down. you've got this. you CAN do it. loving the family support. It helps so much when you have got their support. My family are the same.
@CariTJR what an Awesome goal to have. I only run for the bus if i really have to you are rocking it 
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@GillianSmith2 do houseworks burn calories ☺ "Cleaning, light, moderate effort" 60 min 173 calories! You did well0
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I'm so sorry for all you UK people who don't have girlscout cookies! They are a fun treat every year
@ngolden3320 Don't let the scale be the boss of you! You've got this without it lording over you every morning
@ShyCush6 WOW! 2 mini pb cubs in the face of ice cream? You're like my idol. And you have nothing to apologize for, you are fantastic and supportive
@bluepoppies777 You are rocking all of these workouts. Barre sounds like some serious leg/core work!
@danan01 I'm going to have to steal that idea for fried rice, yum!
@ChangeIsADecision Stupid Universe! Great job showing it who's boss by hopping on the elliptical instead of giving up
@Samgrim91 Great job going for a walk when you couldn't make it to the gym. All activity is great activity
@CariTJR Serial is soooo good! Once your done you should also check out The Moth podcast, I'm completely addicted
@FitEqualsSmile You've got great self control to save gift cards that long, I'm envious! You're going to look great on vacation0 -
So my introvert side is screaming a bit. I've got Muay Thai tonight, friends coming over both Friday and Saturday nights, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Saturday and Sunday, and a concert Sunday night. I'm so grateful I've got such great friends and an awesome social calendar but I'm overwhelmed and it hasn't even started.
I've just got to take it one day at a time and one event at a time and find my alone time in between. *deep breaths!*0 -
This shirt made me smile...
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It's ok, one less thing to resist is a good thing!Rachel0778 wrote: »I'm so sorry for all you UK people who don't have girlscout cookies! They are a fun treat every year.
Thank you! I'm engrossed in Serial right now, and I was wondering what else I could listen to once it's finished. If you have any other suggestions just throw them out there.Rachel0778 wrote: »@CariTJR Serial is soooo good! Once your done you should also check out The Moth podcast, I'm completely addicted
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One more day until FRIDAY!!! Let's get in those work outs - no one is going to do the work for us! I love the quote, never give up.....Even if Happy Scale isn't cooperating - lol! Have a good one, everyone. Sweat and smile today!! 0
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@jkhoffe wow what kind of a job do you do that needs drugs tests?0
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Thanks for the support.. I managed to keep to my goal..eating clean, and fitting in workouts on both crazy stressful days. I felt so great getting in the pool for a swim. It is really warm here and swimming laps is a great workout! AND I am excited to have had over 10K steps every day this week.
And I love Girl Scout cookies..but haven't had them in 10 years ---because I have been living abroad from the US. I am not sure if I was there if i would have the power to resist them..0 -
Hey girls!! Looks like we have *kitten* gloom and doom in the UK... (poor girls with no girl scout cookies on top of that!) Let's give a rally for some sunshine and warmth! Sorry you guys are having bad weather. I hate the Feb. & March blues... so irritating. We have lucked out and it's been pretty nice this week.
Lexi and I went for another run last night... I did much better but damn if I did succumb to that damn brownie last night! =( But I did get over 15k steps so I don't feel too bad and the scale had a loss this morning, so I feel pretty good!
Love the quote @bluepoppies777 ...
I'm thinking it's time to share our names and maybe how much we have to lose again.. We have quite a few newcomers! Thanks to all the ones that have stuck it out with me for so long!! Love it!! Also love the new contributors that are great at checking in!!
I do better when I have names to go with cheering, so share if you'd like!
I'm Shy <---that's my name... (most people think I am really shy, which I am not) short for Shyanne... and my goal is about 45 lbs. give or take. This is my second go at MFP and I found core groups of motivators really helps me! I lost 35 lbs last time and lost my mojo and here I am again! =( No other excuse besides the fact that I let it all go for some idiotic reason... slowly gained it back and didn't stop it until I was at the "WTH just happened faze" I am addicted to sweets that is my main problem... finally over the soda crap so I beat that now. I'm 40 with a 14 (going on 20) daughter who inspires me everyday to get fit! So here we go!
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It's ok, one less thing to resist is a good thing!Rachel0778 wrote: »I'm so sorry for all you UK people who don't have girlscout cookies! They are a fun treat every year.
Thank you! I'm engrossed in Serial right now, and I was wondering what else I could listen to once it's finished. If you have any other suggestions just throw them out there.Rachel0778 wrote: »@CariTJR Serial is soooo good! Once your done you should also check out The Moth podcast, I'm completely addicted
Some other favorites are Freakonomics, TED Radio Hour, Stuff you Missed in History Class, StarTalk Radio, Love+Radio, Girl on Guy with Aisha Tyler, Half Size Me, Call Your Girlfriend, and Savage Lovecast.
I used to work at a really dull processing job so I'd listen to endless podcasts day in and day out. If anyone else has suggestions I'm always looking for new podcasts too!0 -
Great idea Shy! @ShyCush6
Hi I'm Rachel. I was overweight all through high school and college and was not successful in losing weight until graduate school when I started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. However, the stress of graduate school/the post-grad school job hunt started me on a restrict, binge, repeat cycle that was extremely toxic. I took a year off of dieting, gained weight back, and am now committed to slowly but surely achieving a lighter, healthier body. My current goal is tentative, but overall I'm looking to lose about 25 pounds. I've so far lost 10 pounds in 100 days, which is faster than expected since most days I eat close to 2000 calories. I credit taking a year off as to why I'm now able to moderate sweets and have a healthy relationship with food/intake.0 -
Well, Shy... I don't think anyone here on this board thinks you are shy! Haha! I'm not shy either, and the more I get to know you, the more I think I'm sure we are twins! Lol. My name is Joy, and I live in Canada, married with two boys. I did weight watchers a few times, most recently in 2012 and lost almost 40 lbs. Basically lost my mojo too, gave up and gained it all back plus more. Talk about depressing! So like I said a few days ago in the thread, I told myself that's it, I'm tired of being fat! Joined the gym in October and started MFP at the same time. Somehow found out I could add friends on this crazy app, and stumbled into this thread... I've got 65 lbs to lose to get to my goal, and I've lost 30 since joining the gym. Feels good to be down, but I just want to be comfortable in my body again, not self conscious! I love to bake, and obviously eat it, so I'm trying to manage the sweet tooth by giving away lots of my baking! I'm so glad to have my MFPeeps here for support, it's made a huge difference in my journey! So thanks to all you regulars, you know who you are! xo0
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bluepoppies777 wrote: »Well, Shy... I don't think anyone here on this board thinks you are shy! Haha! I'm not shy either, and the more I get to know you, the more I think I'm sure we are twins! Lol. My name is Joy, and I live in Canada, married with two boys. I did weight watchers a few times, most recently in 2012 and lost almost 40 lbs. Basically lost my mojo too, gave up and gained it all back plus more. Talk about depressing! So like I said a few days ago in the thread, I told myself that's it, I'm tired of being fat! Joined the gym in October and started MFP at the same time. Somehow found out I could add friends on this crazy app, and stumbled into this thread... I've got 65 lbs to lose to get to my goal, and I've lost 30 since joining the gym. Feels good to be down, but I just want to be comfortable in my body again, not self conscious! I love to bake, and obviously eat it, so I'm trying to manage the sweet tooth by giving away lots of my baking! I'm so glad to have my MFPeeps here for support, it's made a huge difference in my journey! So thanks to all you regulars, you know who you are! xo
I know... we are totally twins!! I love it!! Thanks Joy & Rachel... I love having a name to refer to instead of some weird name/number... I have became close friends to a few of my weight loss buddies and I see that coming with some of you as well! You just form a bond as we are in this together and fighting for the same thing. Feels good to know you're not alone!! 0 -
Hi, My name is Gillian but i prefer Gill. I am 44 years old, married and have 2 teenage boys 17 and 14 and live in the UK. I have been a yoyo dieter most of my life. I get to a healthy weight and then stop dieting, never managing to get to maintenance. I thinks thats why i had a wobble a few days ago as i have been here for 139 days and lost 22lbs with only 8lbs left to go its quite scary knowing where to go next. But with all your great support its got me over the wobble and back to being positive Onwards with the journey 0
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Good day today - only left the house to go for a 25min walk this evening with the hubby. Was under my calories but didn't quite hit my steps. No gym tomorrow night will be running round doing all the bits we planned on doing on Saturday (Food shopping etc) our towns football and rugby clubs are both playing home matches on Saturday and some idiot thought it would be a good idea to put their stadiums on the same side of town! We live walking distance to the football grounds so will not be leaving the house on Saturday. It normally brings the town to a standstill when they both have matches! Small Achievement of the day: I had to tighten my Fitbit! The usual hole I use on the wristband was too big now!
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Oh my god ladies, I thought boxercise was tough on Tuesday night...went to circuits tonight...so tough!! And scary to see how unfit I really am!!! Could only do about 5 or 6 push ups in a minute!! Thought my core was my biggest issue, turns out I've no upper body strength either!!!! I'm going to be so sore tomorrow!! I was signed up for another class tomorrow (bums tums and thighs) but I cancelled it, I know I'll be too sore! I'm still going to go to the gym though and try walk it off on the treadmill!!
Little bit about me...I'm Sinead, 32 from Ireland (so getting the same crappy weather as the girls in the uk!!) I lost 50 lbs with ww a couple of years ago and have managed to keep most of it off, but still have about 25 lbs to go so back on the wagon now! I'm married, no kids but have 2 dogs (they're my babies!!)
Thanks shy again for starting this thread and to everyone for being so active on it! It really is inspiring! Love logging on and getting notification with loads of new comments!!
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#dailycheckin.... I'm jealous of all you Happy Scalers! I have an Android .... No Happy Scale! Any other Android users .... do you have an alternative?
It looks like everyone is doing well - I fudge today at lunch. BUT I logged it - I guess, how do you log when you go out and have no idea what how to log what you ate? I completely guessed. Better than nothing. I found a spreadsheet with a graph b/c I feel like if I see it over a period of a few weeks I'll stay motivated. Today's lunch disappointed me a little. I totally gave into the sour cream but I did eat a lot of salad, I just didn't make the best decisions.
I saw this on Insta this AM.... Had to share!
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I have created a Challenge group! http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/112780-100-days-until-summer0
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I'm thinking it's time to share our names and maybe how much we have to lose again.. We have quite a few newcomers! Thanks to all the ones that have stuck it out with me for so long!! Love it!! Also love the new contributors that are great at checking in!!
I do better when I have names to go with cheering, so share if you'd like!
I'm Shy <---that's my name... (most people think I am really shy, which I am not) short for Shyanne... and my goal is about 45 lbs. give or take. This is my second go at MFP and I found core groups of motivators really helps me! I lost 35 lbs last time and lost my mojo and here I am again! =( No other excuse besides the fact that I let it all go for some idiotic reason... slowly gained it back and didn't stop it until I was at the "WTH just happened faze" I am addicted to sweets that is my main problem... finally over the soda crap so I beat that now. I'm 40 with a 14 (going on 20) daughter who inspires me everyday to get fit! So here we go!
Great idea Shy. My name is Dawn. I am a teacher from the US but I live abroad. I have for 10 years in 3 different countries. Right now I am in Saudi Arabia...so I often wish for the weather in the UK...but it will never happen here. I have lost 30 pounds since October and have about 70 more to go. I am really grateful to the support everyone gives one another here! IT really makes a difference when things get tough. 0 -
Oh my god ladies, I thought boxercise was tough on Tuesday night...went to circuits tonight...so tough!! And scary to see how unfit I really am!!! Could only do about 5 or 6 push ups in a minute!! Thought my core was my biggest issue, turns out I've no upper body strength either!!!! I'm going to be so sore tomorrow!! I was signed up for another class tomorrow (bums tums and thighs) but I cancelled it, I know I'll be too sore! I'm still going to go to the gym though and try walk it off on the treadmill!!
Little bit about me...I'm Sinead, 32 from Ireland (so getting the same crappy weather as the girls in the uk!!) I lost 50 lbs with ww a couple of years ago and have managed to keep most of it off, but still have about 25 lbs to go so back on the wagon now! I'm married, no kids but have 2 dogs (they're my babies!!)
Thanks shy again for starting this thread and to everyone for being so active on it! It really is inspiring! Love logging on and getting notification with loads of new comments!!
Sinead..I know how you feel. You are right...walk off the soreness and get that lactic acid out of your muscles!! It is so tempting to just sit around when you are sore, but the walking is great to help.0 -
ChangeIsADecision wrote: »#dailycheckin.... I'm jealous of all you Happy Scalers! I have an Android .... No Happy Scale! Any other Android users .... do you have an alternative?
I have an android and I did have a quick look the other day, there do seem to be a few alternatives to Happy Scale in the Play Store, but I didn't download any of them. I might have a proper look over the weekend though and see what I can find. I'll let you know.ChangeIsADecision wrote: »It looks like everyone is doing well - I fudge today at lunch. BUT I logged it - I guess, how do you log when you go out and have no idea what how to log what you ate? I completely guessed. Better than nothing.
I have this problem sometimes too, this is one of my main 'issues' about eating out, i'm fine if the menu has calories (obviously) but when it doesn't it REALLY throws me. I just tend to look up the nearest thing in the MFP datatbase and then take the entry with the highest calorie count to err on the side of caution. Or if i'm feeling really naughty, I just don't bother logging it at all haha. Bad Cari!
Ok, so following on from the other posts - I'm Cari which is pronounced 'Carrie' (think Sex In The City), I live just north of London (born a Londoner!) with my partner who is a mountain bike fanatic. We're not married and we don't have any kids, mainly because my OH is like a kid and still thinks he's 15 lol. I'm 40 in May and have yo-yo'd with my weight through the last 15 years or so, but decided that I can't face turning 40 AND being fat, so here I am. I did a stint on MFP a couple of years ago and lost 30lb, but became lazy and complacent and it all crept back on, this time I am determined not to do the same again. I've lost 21lb so far and I have another 30 or so to go, i'm not concrete about his though, and I'll decide when I get nearer my goal how I feel. In the meant time I have started trying to run again after many years, and I'm working hard to build it up, but it's a slow process (although I am seeing progress). I also walk a fair bit, and I really need to get back to my yoga class, because I enjoy it, and because my instructor is also a friend and she keeps telling me off. I stumbled across this thread and am so happy I did, because everyone has been super welcoming, inspiring, motivational and so helpful about so many things. Plus everyone listens to my moaning and never tells me to shut up! 0 -
Hi I'm Nichole I'm 47 and I live in Ohio with my hubby and 3 kids. I was always fit when I was younger. Played softball and volleyball, then I got married had kids switched to a job where I don't walk around to much. Have tried numerous times to lose weight but I guess I was ready to commit. I have lost 10 #'s so far and have 30 more to go. I know this is my time. I am finally in the right frame of mind or something. I actually enjoy going to the gym now (all except for the treadmill, that thing is just torture for me. I don't know why but I really hate that thing). I really thing MFP and all of my friends here are what is helping me to stick wit it this time. So a Big thanks to all of you.
Happy Friday to all of you It finally got here. 0
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