Winter 2019 - Please Introduce Yourself
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reader1995 wrote: »Hello! I'm restarting my weightloss journey. Last year I managed to lose 20 pounds but gained 10 back. Unfortunately, I still have 210 pounds to lose. I plan on trying to eat as healthy as I can, with lots of veggies! My husband is going through the journey as well since he has 180 pounds to lose.
Hi! It is so nice you have your husband on this same journey. Good luck to you both!0 -
Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?0 -
poeciliareticulata wrote: »Hi all
I’ve spent the last 18 months losing the weight I gained during treatment for an illness and while recovering from surgery in 2016-17. With the help of this group a nice round 2 stone (28lbs) has melted off (the treatment weight plus a bit extra), and just before Christmas I just hit my lightest ever adult weight again (130lb). It’s taken a long time because it’s been a bumpy road mostly because I refuse to hold back on holiday (vacation) when there is excellent food to be eaten!
I’m back again with two main goals: to lose the Christmas podge, and to work on my fitness. By the end of this session I want to be back at 130 and able to ‘happily’ run 5k without a walk break (I managed 4.5k once in December).
I am in the UK, 42, with one small person (10). I will officially weigh in on Monday for my start weight!
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Hello! I’m 52, just outside Chicago, mom of two teenage daughters. I like the accountability of weighing in. Right now, I’m up about 5-6 pounds from holiday binging. Currently doing Dry January—3rd year in a row, hard but worth it! I’m a yogi who just started—wait for it—JAZZERCISE! It’s great! Going on a couples beach vacay to Punta Cana in February and want to rock my bikini!
You already look fab in a bikini but next month you’ll look FAB!!!! I know Jazzercise is awesome. Keep up the great work.0 -
1stplace4health wrote: »Hello Ladies, I'm 41, fat and lazy. I went from 160 to 219 in 6 years. Buying bigger clothes should not happen every year. I'm done!!
No laziness allowed here, LOL! We won't let that go down. Fat is a relative term. No more negative talk! I’m hoping you hit the ground running.1 -
Good evening!
My name is Patty. I have just joined this group. I am 34 years old and I'm a 155 - 160ish lbs. I am Married and unable to have children due to PCOS. I'm currently living in Texas. I work full-time testing software applications & a part-time college student. I use to have a fitbit but my work no longer allow any bluetooth devices. Oh well
I actually enjoy working-out, but my work & school schedule made me feel too tired to squeeze a workout routine which took a heavy toll on my physical & mental health. I wish to be more disciplined and take care of myself so I can have the endurance for this heavy schedule. I hate going to school. It really is a sacrifice to me. I felt it stole my time away from my husband and family members including my alone recharge time. But I have to continue going to school to get my BS degree. Hence why I think I stopped working-out. The reason why I enjoyed working-out is because it helped me vent out my frustrations and relax my mind. Plus working-out leads to healthy body and increase self-confidence!
This past year for not having a routine, cause me to be stuck in a endless cycle of depress by how much weight I have gained which lead to feeling too tired/non-motivated to eating ice cream cause I'm depressed then back to depressed how much weight I have gain. *sigh*
I'm still going to school, but I have to workout to stay healthy. I have learned for my body that I lose weight but maintain muscle mass by only doing about 30 minutes of cardio and every otherday add 15 minutes a weight lifting training with two day's rest. In my early silly 20's, I used to do about 2 hours each day of cardio workout except on Sundays and starve myself. Totally abusing my body and drove myself and others insane. Lol cranky..very cranky.
My plan is:
On Mondays, do only stretching/yoga for about 30 minutes.
On Tuesday, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weights lifting.
On Wednesdays, do cardio for 30 minutes.
On Thursdays, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weights lifting.
On Fridays, do cardio for 30 minutes
On Saturdays, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weight lifting.
On Sundays, rest day.
I have been following this fitness guru for years on his website "AWorkoutRoutine". His help is free, informative, and no-nonsense articles are Super refreshing to me.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take part in this group and meet everyone. Wish me luck in this new chapter.
Hi Patty! A couple of things. 1) don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have children because you have PCOS. Anything is possible. Look into diet changes if you already haven’t. If you want children and it’s meant they will come. 2) school is a means to an end and while it’s not fun everyday it can be an overall enjoyable experience. You need your degree to pair it with your work experience to get your next gig.
Good luck! Your plan looks great. Since you are super busy don’t hold yourself to a time frame. If you can only without for 10 minutes do it.1 -
Hello! I’m relatively new to MFP, but have been counting calories consistently since 2012. I was a member of the site calorie count. At my heaviest I was 181 pounds. Currently I weigh 155. (I’m 5’4”) btw. I’m happy with my current weight but would love to lose an additional 10 pounds. Im always looking for fun ways to keep myself motivated so thanks for including me in the group.
Whoa! You’ve counted calories for 6 years straight. IMPRESSIVE! How? You meal prep every week? You can lose those last 10! You already are focused.0 -
gridirongrrl wrote: »Hi all! I joined the group a couple of days ago and then couldn’t figure out how to find it again on the ap
But I’m back in time to say hi! Yay!
So I’m 41 with a 7 yo little guy. I’m 5’9” and weighed in at 230” to start. That’s about where I’ve been hovering the last few years and it’s about 10lbs shy of my heaviest adult weight. I had some great success on MFP a few years ago. Was on track with a great group and had gotten down to about 206 when I found out I was pregnant. So I drifted away from MFP but was still trying to stay healthy and just keep weight gain minimum. A month later I lost the pregnancy and pretty much just ate myself back to where I am now. Now that my husband and I have made the permanent decision to not have anymore children I’m ready to get back on the wagon!
Like most of us, I’ve done the yo yo thing. My typical MO is to set up a crazy workout routine and stick with it well for 3-4 weeks when I get sick (probably from lack of sleep) and then fall off the wagon and the plan.
This time around I am trying to go in with a totally different mindset. My motivations are different. At this point in my life, in addition to losing weight to feel better about myself I want to make sure that I’m healthy for as long as I can be healthy for my son’s sake and so that I can set a good example for him. There are several other reasons I feel good about it this time. The first is that my husband is in this with me. For the first time I can ever remember he is actively trying to lose weight as well and therefore isn’t doing crazy things like eating pizza and drinking beer in front of me. I can already tell it’s gonna be a huge help! Also? I’ve decided to keep it simple this time around. I’m counting calories but not getting too crazy about what I’m eating when and workout wise so I’m focusing on increasing my step count versus devising some complicated plan that I won’t be able to realistically stick with. I work with the elderly for a living so I know that adults who walk at least 20 minutes a day have a statistically significant decrease in risk for development of dementia as well as a variety of other nasty things!
Anyway, I’ve rambled enough and I’m happy to be here! I won’t weighing in on mondays however. Because I am anal I started on 1/1 so I’ll be weighing in on Tuesday’s.
Lol! I’m trying to get past your anal comment. I only weighin in the 1st of the month. The weekly weigh ins are just for the group’s sake. So, I’m very sorry for your loss but I am glad that you and your husband made a decision and you seem to be moving forward, together, in old spirits. Good luck. Oh and I struggle with realistic workouts. HELP! I still think I’m back in my apartment, single and I work 9-5 Monday-Friday and I can do endless exercising. Ill learn. Ha!0 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?
We're going to an all inclusive in Grenada. Last year was our first vacation of this kind. My sister and her husband convinced us to go. That time was to Antigua. Loved it so much we booked for the next year before we left.1 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?
We're going to an all inclusive in Grenada. Last year was our first vacation of this kind. My sister and her husband convinced us to go. That time was to Antigua. Loved it so much we booked for the next year before we left.
I'm so jealous! I'm stuck at home until after April 15 (tax day)!0 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?
We're going to an all inclusive in Grenada. Last year was our first vacation of this kind. My sister and her husband convinced us to go. That time was to Antigua. Loved it so much we booked for the next year before we left.
I'm so jealous! I'm stuck at home until after April 15 (tax day)!
I’m even more jealous because I’ll never go there....until my children are grown and gone but I’ll be an old little lady.0 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?
We're going to an all inclusive in Grenada. Last year was our first vacation of this kind. My sister and her husband convinced us to go. That time was to Antigua. Loved it so much we booked for the next year before we left.
I'm so jealous! I'm stuck at home until after April 15 (tax day)!
I’m even more jealous because I’ll never go there....until my children are grown and gone but I’ll be an old little lady.
It goes by faster than you can possibly imagine1 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Hi all!
I'm a mom of three grown children and a grandma to an 8 month old grandson. In case you guys aren't as old as me - just know that having grandchildren is the best. I just told my co-workers today you have to get through the child rearing to get to the really good stuff. JK - raising my kids was pretty fun too.
Anyway, I'm glad to have found this group. This is my first real attempt to lose the 30+ lbs. I gained over the years. I really am hoping to be successful in leaving the "overweight" category after these 12 weeks. And I hope I don't lose much ground when I go on vacation at the beginning of March. I think my main downfall is not realizing how many calories are in the foods you get when you go out to dinner. And of course the drink that I like to have with it.
Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.
LOL! There’s probably some truth in there and I have a LONG way to go.
Where are you vacationing in March?
We're going to an all inclusive in Grenada. Last year was our first vacation of this kind. My sister and her husband convinced us to go. That time was to Antigua. Loved it so much we booked for the next year before we left.
I'm so jealous! I'm stuck at home until after April 15 (tax day)!
I’m even more jealous because I’ll never go there....until my children are grown and gone but I’ll be an old little lady.
It goes by faster than you can possibly imagine
I'll second that. Seems like yesterday they were little and I was home with them. But now I've been working for ~16 years and my oldest is 30, married and has her own little one.1 -
SmithsonianEmpress wrote: »Good evening!
My name is Patty. I have just joined this group. I am 34 years old and I'm a 155 - 160ish lbs. I am Married and unable to have children due to PCOS. I'm currently living in Texas. I work full-time testing software applications & a part-time college student. I use to have a fitbit but my work no longer allow any bluetooth devices. Oh well
I actually enjoy working-out, but my work & school schedule made me feel too tired to squeeze a workout routine which took a heavy toll on my physical & mental health. I wish to be more disciplined and take care of myself so I can have the endurance for this heavy schedule. I hate going to school. It really is a sacrifice to me. I felt it stole my time away from my husband and family members including my alone recharge time. But I have to continue going to school to get my BS degree. Hence why I think I stopped working-out. The reason why I enjoyed working-out is because it helped me vent out my frustrations and relax my mind. Plus working-out leads to healthy body and increase self-confidence! This past year for not having a routine, cause me to be stuck in a endless cycle of depress by how much weight I have gained which lead to feeling too tired/non-motivated to eating ice cream cause I'm depressed then back to depressed how much weight I have gain. *sigh*
I'm still going to school, but I have to workout to stay healthy. I have learned for my body that I lose weight but maintain muscle mass by only doing about 30 minutes of cardio and every otherday add 15 minutes a weight lifting training with two day's rest. In my early silly 20's, I used to do about 2 hours each day of cardio workout except on Sundays and starve myself. Totally abusing my body and drove myself and others insane. Lol cranky..very cranky.
My plan is:
On Mondays, do only stretching/yoga for about 30 minutes.
On Tuesday, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weights lifting.
On Wednesdays, do cardio for 30 minutes.
On Thursdays, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weights lifting.
On Fridays, do cardio for 30 minutes
On Saturdays, do cardio for 30 minutes & add 15 minutes of weight lifting.
On Sundays, rest day.
I have been following this fitness guru for years on his website "AWorkoutRoutine". His help is free, informative, and no-nonsense articles are Super refreshing to me.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take part in this group and meet everyone. Wish me luck in this new chapter.
Hi Patty! A couple of things. 1) don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have children because you have PCOS. Anything is possible. Look into diet changes if you already haven’t. If you want children and it’s meant they will come. 2) school is a means to an end and while it’s not fun everyday it can be an overall enjoyable experience. You need your degree to pair it with your work experience to get your next gig.
Good luck! Your plan looks great. Since you are super busy don’t hold yourself to a time frame. If you can only without for 10 minutes do it.
Hey there SmithsonianEmpress,
Thank you for the encouragement. You are very right, I won't beat myself up on the workouts. I just want to make sure I at least tried. 1 -
I’m jealous too! We have decided to forgo a big vacation this year because we’re saving up to take my son to Disney spring 2020.
@SmithsonianEmpress Workouts are where in the past I get bogged down and set myself up for failure I think. I start some crazy plan that is completely exhausting and wears me out and end up injured or sick, then quit. This time I’ve just been doing a moderately brisk walk on the treadmill 2-3 miles daily and that is all. It has really taken the stress out!1 -
I'm back after having a baby and gaining all my weight I'd previously lost plus some during the pregnancy. I'm currently aiming to lose 1kg per week until near target where I'll aim for 0.5kg per week. I'm at 79kg, end of pregnancy I was 93.4kg, lost about 13kg in baby weight in first couple weeks. My goal weight is 57kg so I can fight competitively again. I should be there by November if all goes to plan. Won't be back fighting until next year.1
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meganpettigrew86 wrote: »I'm back after having a baby and gaining all my weight I'd previously lost plus some during the pregnancy. I'm currently aiming to lose 1kg per week until near target where I'll aim for 0.5kg per week. I'm at 79kg, end of pregnancy I was 93.4kg, lost about 13kg in baby weight in first couple weeks. My goal weight is 57kg so I can fight competitively again. I should be there by November if all goes to plan. Won't be back fighting until next year.
Welcome to the group0 -
Hi I just joined mfp almost 2 weeks ago. I was successful using another app a couple of years ago but had to quit when my tablet stopped supporting it, losing 50 lbs but gained back 25. I tried to be careful but suffered a few injuries. I kept up exercising and did anything I can.
I felt it’s time to try again. I lost 4 pounds in my first week on here.
I’m a full time caregiver to my disabled husband and daughter. My 18 year old (the youngest) will be graduating from homeschool in June.
Thanks for having me! 🙂🙂🙂0 -
ChrisCatMama wrote: »Hi I just joined mfp almost 2 weeks ago. I was successful using another app a couple of years ago but had to quit when my tablet stopped supporting it, losing 50 lbs but gained back 25. I tried to be careful but suffered a few injuries. I kept up exercising and did anything I can.
I felt it’s time to try again. I lost 4 pounds in my first week on here.
I’m a full time caregiver to my disabled husband and daughter. My 18 year old (the youngest) will be graduating from homeschool in June.
Thanks for having me! 🙂🙂🙂
Hi, and welcome aboard! Congrats on the 4 lbs!0
