Accountability-Daily Support/motivation group
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Hi All,
Can I join? I'm new here but could use the daily push for motivation and accountability! I'm turned 30 this year and need to make a change to my health. Since I got married in 2012, I gained about 30 lbs and stayed there for the past 6 years! Well I figured it's a new year, I have a new job, and new priorities! I also recently started exercising again, so that should help (crossfit).
Cw: 215 (approx- will weigh In tomorrow morning)
Gw: 175
Thanks all
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Hi! I want to join 😊1
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@Bliss_330 Welcome, you are beautiful and you can do this. It is so funny how we end up gaining weight with good or bad changes . Crossfit is pretty intense that is awesome. Check in with your changes and goals.
@CandiceMcC1 welcome to the group. Share a little about yourself, encourage each other with our goals. Right now we have a water challenge this week. Then weekly we check in with how we all did on workouts, eating anything. Share anything you want.0 -
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My name is Bianka, I am 25 years old and I am from Montreal, Qc ( yes, I speak French )
I have let myself go back to almost my highest weight ever (I was 14 years old back then) in about 10 years.
CW: 185.6 lbs
GW1: 150 lbs
GW2: 120 -135 lbs (the weight that will allow me to lead a satisfying life without controlling everything forever)
I had lost a 100 lbs and I had kept most of it off for the first few years, then 10 pounds more each year recently, I lost 10 pounds here and there, but I haven't been able to really commit to it like before and I ended up getting my weight even higher then before each time which really didn't help motivate me.
Because I know that it's going to be a long journey again this time, it feels like my brain is just remembering all the bad sides of the journey. The suffering from that past experience. I can't "feel" the good even though I was mostly happy on my first weight journey. It was filled with a 100% success, not a single weak did I not achieved my goals. But I forced myself eating basically everything, because I liked pretty much nothing healthy back then and I probably wasn't eating enough without noticing because I was starving, often. That was a 1200 calories a day, which is what is recommended for my height, but I know I can't eat that little anymore.
The irony is that it should be easier now, because I don't have to force myself, I like healthy food. I really do. A lot. But it's no longer a straight line, there is a lot of entanglement.
I am so scared the results won't come fast enough for my level of motivation (and amount of faith and hope left), it feels like I've been sabotaging myself for a while. Particularly by retaking some unhealthy eating habits that were long gone for many years.
Another significant issue that wasn't there as a teen is definitely the ties between food and my social life. As an adult in a city, most of the time, people want to go out to eat or drink. Second best is inviting you home to eat or drink… Same with my family. I have been trying with mitigated success to invite people to do alternate activities, but with too many of my friends and family, it gets complicated much faster in that case and I end up not being able to see my friends as much as I want, as much as I need.
The social life aspect of it mixed with emotional eating are my two biggest problems this time. I'll have to tackle it, but there is no straight line for it.
Sure, I have a lot of control over the emotional eating with enough motivation, but for the social life, it is not only on me. You can't just find new friends to do new things with. It's possible, but it's not as easily controllable as not eating popcorn in the evening!
Thus, I am hoping to find internet friends here, to be able to at least share some of the struggles. So, add me 😊
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42 minutes at the gym this morning! Awesome way to start the year! 17ox of water so far today 🏋️♀️5
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Got in my first workout of the year today! I’m kicking off the new year with Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred and I remember to actually take some before pictures:
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Day 1: So far so good! Cutting out my biggest vices (chocolate and pop)! So far I've found myself wanting them, but chose other things pretty easily. We can do this! Starting back to Crossfit tomorrow morning so I can get some exercise in.
CW: 211
GW: 175
Jim
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@LisianneBoisvert welcome to the group. Thanks for sharing your story, it is brave to be up front about it all. It sure can be a struggle. Let's do this one step at a time. Check in daily and chat with the others for friendship and encouragement. Bianka, I am not French but I was born and raised in Edmonton, AB.
Let's kick some *kitten*.❤
@samsherwin91 , girl you are already kicking some *kitten*. Good job🤩1 -
Hahah. I guess some words are not permitted. Pretty funny😂0
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So far today I went out to see the horses and ride one for the first time since my injury. It was frustrating for me. It felt the whole experience kicked my #$%. My back is killing me so I want to eat carbs. So far I have been a good girl. Working on my water. Will attempt to do some ab workouts at least tonight. ❤3
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Hey everyone.
I'm 23 and I dont have any kids but have an amazing husband. My mother in law(echoroyal) invited me to this app and to join this page thing I guess. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. My goal is to lose 106lbs.
I struggle with eating healthy and working out. I have a home gym in my basement but it is hard to find the motivation to use it.
Cw256
Gw 1504 -
I started my period this morning and then my mother was rushed to the hospital via EMS and ive stress eaten like garbage today and i'm pretty disappointed in myself... not a productive day3
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@Running2Fit. That is totally inspiring to put pictures for all to see. It is also a good judge of any changes.
How do you like the Jillian workouts?
@Bliss515 oh man, chocolate can be hard at times. How do you do during that time of the month? What other options do you use instead of pop? Have fun at crossfit tomorrow ❤0 -
@baileygarrett12 Welcome girl. Let's get this going. Cool you have a gym in the basement.
@riley2eat I'm sorry to hear about your day. Hope your mom is doing better. The sucks you had your period the same time. Total bummer. Tomorrow is a new day...keep going forward ❤0 -
For all you strong women❤4 -
Hello everyone! Is it too late to join this group? I just started looking around the MFP community and saw that this thread is full of friendly people! 🤗
My name is Ashley. I’m 29 and I have two kids, almost 4 and almost 2. I have always hated the way I look ever since I was a teenager. We recently took Christmas photos, and I realized that I could either cry about them and eat more or actually do something about it. So, I started this app. Hoping to meet some friends and do this with other people besides my husband, haha! 🤣
CW: 187 lbs
GW: 160 lbs3 -
Hi! I am so glad to find a group to join. My name is Mindy, I'm 41, married and we have 4 kids. I work full time and work out about 4 to 5 times a week. I've come a long way and would be very happy to shed 10 more pounds this year. Please send me friend requests and we can try to keep each other stay accountable
SW 321
CW 182
GW 1723 -
I like the fact that the app tells me when I complete my day where I would be in 5 weeks if I did and ate the same thing every day. I hope I can try to replicate today because it says I would be down 30 lbs!1
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Hi All!
My name is Carol. I started this journey on November 13, 2018. To date, I've lost 19 pounds! I am already reaping the benefits of the keto lifestyle other than weight loss - clearer head, more energy, improved complexion. Yay. To keep me accountable, here are my stats:
SW 11/13/18 246 lbs
CW 227 lbs
GW 130 lbs
We can do it!4 -
Just went to the gym and worked out for about 40 minutes! And thank the merciful fitness gods I somehow lost another pound despite my laps in healthy eating yesterday! Trying to get my water for the day in.4
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Got my workout for the day in! I upped my weights from yesterday as I felt like I could push myself a little bit harder so I’m feeling good and tired now.
2019 is off to a pretty great start!4 -
No workouts are happening here today. Husband is working on house, we both have work tonight, BUT I ate my first 500 calorie meal this afternoon, and I am NOT starving!!! 😁 I am finally getting used to this whole small portions thing. ✌️4
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@hunterashleyk5426 @whit4kids @jumpingjenkins. Welcome, it is not to late to join in. All of you are getting the hang of this. Nice to see a great group here1
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Today felt like a damn Monday. Also kept thinking it was Monday.
Got to catch up on water....not doing so good on that today. Hope to get on the elliptical in a little bit2 -
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Still working on my water.
30 minutes on elliptical
How is everyone doing tonight?1 -
Just finished day 1 of 30 day yoga journey via Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. Completed this journey last year and LOVED it. My trusty tubby sidekick, Kung Pow Kitty by my side.
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echoroyal79 wrote: »Today felt like a damn Monday. Also kept thinking it was Monday.
Got to catch up on water....not doing so good on that today. Hope to get on the elliptical in a little bit
today TOTALLY felt like a Monday!1 -
JuliBiGoolee wrote: »Just finished day 1 of 30 day yoga journey via Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. Completed this journey last year and LOVED it. My trusty tubby sidekick, Kung Pow Kitty by my side.
I have been wanting to try yoga at home on my non gym days. Would you recommend this yoga YouTube show for a beginner???
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