Women in their 30s trying to get back on track!

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  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    safisana wrote: »
    Hi ladies! I'm a mom to a 6 year old and a 16 month old. Once I stopped nursing the little one, I gained about 7 lbs back, on top of the extra pounds I had already been carrying around. I don't have a lot of self-control, but I'm starting to feel unhealthy enough that I'm gaining motivation.

    Just feeling unhealthy tipped me over the edge into working on it too. I just didn't feel good, and I knew I could feel better because I have been in much better health before.
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
    I’ve lost the weight before – then had surgery that took away a lot of use of my leg for a long time. I’ve been trying so hard to just do exactly what I did before that, but couldn’t seem to figure out what I have been doing wrong since…and I just realized that I have been missing a key component since trying and failing over and over again these past few years – SLEEP!! I had lost the more than 40 pounds after baby with diet, exercise and SLEEP. Now it seems so obvious and yet I had stopped focusing on sleep. So my big goal is to really start trying to be mindful of the amount and quality of sleep I am getting. It really does make a massive difference in everything else I do – the energy I have to workout effectively, the motivation to cook nourishing foods, etc. So – the goal by end of this month is to be getting between 7-9 hours of quality sleep again each night.

    How do you all seem effected by sleep?
  • Doaa1
    Doaa1 Posts: 4 Member
    Doing exercises 4 times a week eating small portions 4-5 a day doing a yoga 🧘‍♀️ ones a week & living the good life.
    keep up the good fight!! 👏🏼
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
    Doaa1 wrote: »
    Doing exercises 4 times a week eating small portions 4-5 a day doing a yoga 🧘‍♀️ ones a week & living the good life.
    keep up the good fight!! 👏🏼

    Nice!
  • MichelleMcKeeRN
    MichelleMcKeeRN Posts: 450 Member
    I am 31 with another birthday in June. I am motivated to work hard to lose 10-15 pounds, by June. I am working on meal prep to help keep me on track. Feel free to add me.
  • fonsecat
    fonsecat Posts: 5 Member
    I’m in! How does this group work? What info do we share daily to keep the motivation going?
  • Laura48593
    Laura48593 Posts: 31 Member
    I’m 30 and looking for support. I spent 2018 on the couch with an injury and Dec 2018-Feb 2019 on the couch recovering from a surgery from said injury (took forever for insurance to approve my operation). I was 128 and a size 2, now I’m afraid to weigh myself and I’m a size 10. Just started eating better again, I justified not eating healthy since I couldn’t do much working out anyway. Looking for some friends to keep me accountable with healthy eating first and then exercising in a couple of months (when I’m able) to please friend me!! <3
  • 23MJ88DBFan
    23MJ88DBFan Posts: 51 Member
    holly00722 wrote: »
    Went out to dinner last night with my son. I wanted to eat everything that was bad for me. I did good though. I had grilled chicken, steamed broccoli and a baked potato. When going out to eat what are some healthy choice everyone makes?

    Last night at Red Robin, I chose black beans for the side which were only 90 calories as opposed to the over 300 for fries (that was so hard, I love fries) and I asked for a lettuce wrap instead of the bun. You made great choices too! Hey, I can't cut potatoes out completely either, making potato salad tomorrow for a get together for ex and best believe I will eat some. Lol
  • therealklane
    therealklane Posts: 2,172 Member
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!
  • Timkoetta
    Timkoetta Posts: 70 Member
    beccadoll448 wrote: »
    Hey y’all. Thirties have been rough. Just had a baby a few months ago and still trying to lose the weight. Going through Tax Season is stressful and I just want to eat brownies all day. Summer is coming. Need some motivation to keep me on track. Add me as a friend so we can help each other out!

    I can relate! I am going through tax season as well and trying to get healthy. It is so hard this time of year!
  • Shanel0916
    Shanel0916 Posts: 586 Member
    therealklane wrote: »
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!

    Congrats I'm getting married February 2020, I really want to be in great shape for my day.
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
    fonsecat wrote: »
    I’m in! How does this group work? What info do we share daily to keep the motivation going?

    I think it's just a free-thought no-real-rules forum for women of the same age with similar goals to just talk about whatever comes to mine - success, frustration, etc!
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    I'm saving up for a Nintendo Switch and it's inadvertently helping my eating. I'm pre-planning better instead of grabbing a frozen meal that sounds appealing at Target during lunch, which was getting expensive compared to prepping and bringing a lunch.
  • Lindsayr33d
    Lindsayr33d Posts: 1 Member
    I’m so upset I let myself get this big. I’ve started eating better and exercising regularly but the number on scale just keeps going up. I want to give up!
  • ponomarenkoruslan
    ponomarenkoruslan Posts: 8 Member
    Hi there, I am 37 and not considering my self as old for the change)) feel free to add me as a friend so we can do those changes together;) keep moving and results will come.
  • mzbarrientes83
    mzbarrientes83 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi, I'm 35 and I have 4 kids that keep me very busy. I am new to my fitness pal and would love to have support and accountability friends on here. I have struggled with my weight for too long now. I have lost weight in the past but it has been so much harder as I get older. It doesn't help that I am an emotional eater and have a bf who doesn't care about what or how much he eats. I am focusing on trying to eat healthier and get into a routine of being more active.
  • allie4785
    allie4785 Posts: 4 Member
    Almost 34 and completely fallen off the wagon. I recently started a 2nd job and now my gym time has been taken over by those hours. I am working hard this week (and going forward) to log my food just to hold myself accountable for calories again and see if I can drop some of the weight. The struggle is real! I had lost 60lbs a couple years ago, and I've gained it all back, plus some. Hoping something will "click" and keep me focused on eating better & holding myself accountable. Add me :smiley:
  • therealklane
    therealklane Posts: 2,172 Member
    Shanel0916 wrote: »
    therealklane wrote: »
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!

    Congrats I'm getting married February 2020, I really want to be in great shape for my day.

    Congrats girl! I feel you. I am not trying to be this size in my wedding dress.
    My fiance is a string bean who can eat whatever he wants, and then there's me. Lol.
  • chunky_pinup
    chunky_pinup Posts: 758 Member
    therealklane wrote: »
    Shanel0916 wrote: »
    therealklane wrote: »
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!

    Congrats I'm getting married February 2020, I really want to be in great shape for my day.

    Congrats girl! I feel you. I am not trying to be this size in my wedding dress.
    My fiance is a string bean who can eat whatever he wants, and then there's me. Lol.

    Husbands like that are the worst lmao! Kidding but not really. My husband has been trying to GAIN weight for years. He eats about triple what I do in a day and when I'm hormonal or really craving food this makes me hella pissy hahahaha
  • therealklane
    therealklane Posts: 2,172 Member
    chunky_pinup wrote: »
    therealklane wrote: »
    Shanel0916 wrote: »
    therealklane wrote: »
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!

    Congrats I'm getting married February 2020, I really want to be in great shape for my day.

    Congrats girl! I feel you. I am not trying to be this size in my wedding dress.
    My fiance is a string bean who can eat whatever he wants, and then there's me. Lol.

    Husbands like that are the worst lmao! Kidding but not really. My husband has been trying to GAIN weight for years. He eats about triple what I do in a day and when I'm hormonal or really craving food this makes me hella pissy hahahaha

    GIRL. Let me tell you. He got on the scale one day and said, "OMG I am 167 lbs. This is the heaviest I have EVER been."

    Boy, if you don't.. even after I lost 145lbs the first time, I wasn't even down to 167 lbs. I would give my left arm to be 167 lbs :lol:
  • Doaa1
    Doaa1 Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 2019
    therealklane wrote: »
    I will be 30 this year. Can I get in on the action? :D Lost 145 lbs previously. Gained it all back. I've lost 13 lbs since January 2nd. I am getting married March 2020. Add me y'all!

    YAY!! Congrats!! 🎊🎉🍾 and i hope you get what ever your hart wishes for
  • Doaa1
    Doaa1 Posts: 4 Member
    ashleyncline1 wrote: »
    Feel free to add me. Tomorrow is my birthday I’ll be 34 😬 and decided this is my year. I’m going to lose the weight and be a better me.

    Happy birthday !! 🎁🎂🎉
  • salleymo
    salleymo Posts: 50 Member
    Totally me!
  • abonnell16
    abonnell16 Posts: 3 Member
    I am 31 years old and getting married in July. Need help with motivation and keeping me accountable. Reading all of your above posts, sounds like we have a lot in common. Please add if you're interested in helping each other
  • robertaward872
    robertaward872 Posts: 2 Member
    033Samantha033 wrote: »
    Add me!!! Still haven't figured out how to add
    holly00722 wrote: »
    I need all the motivation I can get. Its so hard for me to lose weight now that I'm older. Anybody going through this too?

    Add me!!! Still haven't figured out how to add

    I'm new here too. My first day. If you figure it out, please let me know.
  • hlr1987
    hlr1987 Posts: 151 Member
    Hi, I'm 31 with two small kids and trying to lose all the baby weight properly. Just started back at work and I'm making breakfast and lunch ahead, and mostly trying to eat to my macros and get something sort of veg in every meal. Currently battling an unhelpful husband who starts moaning when I food prep that he doesn't understand why I just don't eat cereal. The weight is going down its just bloody hard work ignoring the pressure from my husband who likes an easy life.
  • 10lizzyrose
    10lizzyrose Posts: 7 Member
    Slightly older than the majority here, just turned 38. I have found such a shift in my body and being able to change it. It is so hard now. But I am persisting and getting there slowly but would love some extra support.
    Feel free to add me ☺️
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