Starting for the 88th time.

ginnytez

I do a pretty good job with water--but spend a lot of time in bathroom! Yes, I have developed old lady bladder!

KCJen

I worked on my budget all day today and forgot to drink my water. Oops. I will try again tomorrow : ) Must develop this habit again!

@ginnytez I think I might have the same bladder!
@AbandondedKSCharger I will post away!! I am trying to be more active. And I need to post, might help with my water intake!

ginnytez

Well @KCJen -at least you remembered you forgot! Some days that is real progress for me!

sunnysky09

Hi all! New here. Loving all the encouragement and support!

karenesg

KCJen wrote: »

I worked on my budget all day today and forgot to drink my water. Oops. I will try again tomorrow : ) Must develop this habit again!

@ginnytez I think I might have the same bladder!
@AbandondedKSCharger I will post away!! I am trying to be more active. And I need to post, might help with my water intake!

Me too KCJen! But reading your post prompted me to fill up my glass, drink it and refill. Thanks for the reminder!!

AbandondedKSCharger

@sunnysky09 Welcome!! Please hang around a while and get to know us Hope you're doing well!

teresaa1860

Anybody looking for accountability/motivation friends feel free to add me! I'm back after a short break looking to lose my last 15 pounds

Longing4Maui

Happy Saturday everyone. Keep on tracking as it DOES WORK, but you have to do it and be honest with yourself. Planning is the key for me, and logging my day out as much as I can as I then know if I have any ‘extra’ calories for treats. Oh and yes, I do plan some yummy snacks as this helps keep me going. I have a sweet tooth, and working on finding yummy alternative recipes and options that satisfy but are lower calorie. Looking forward to a family get together later today, and some yummy fat free, low carb cheesecake from a weight watcher recipe my daughter gave me. So yummy, and satisfying too.

mmereth

I always leave Sunday as my “cheat” day. I let myself have almost whatever I want in the way of treats. Makes it easier to ignore that salty/crunchy craving on Wednesday when I know Sunday is coming.
Logging is definitely the key for me, too. I log as I go so I can adjust if I need to. Amazing how many calories are in some things and others I thought would be loaded with calories aren’t so bad.
Happy Saturday!!

ginnytez

Beautiful day here. Taking brief break from cleaning out window wells and weeding. Better hurry--they just issued severe thunderstorm watch--break time over!

KCJen

Hi everyone, sorry that I was MIA, I got a summer cold - which I haven't had in years! Finally on mend.

Sunday is my official weigh-in day and start of the new week. I hope everyone has a great upcoming week, and we meet our weekly goals!

May we get our water drank this week!!

ksinzhill

Hi everyone! New here, just starting for the 40th time! Since I just turned 40 and it feels like 88! Going to get involved in the community on MFP to see if that will help me stick it out this time! I’ve learned a lot about the yo-yo dieting in the last 4 years, but I have promised myself the I will feel better in my 40’s than I did in my 30’s. That is a goal that is difficult to quantify, except through how often I visit the chiropractor. So, here’s to less chiropractic visits, more exercise, and feeling great!

ginnytez

Glad you're feeling better @KCJen - colds are just miserable. For as bad as you feel, it seems like it should be something more than "common."

@ksinzhill- getting it done now is a good plan! Will make the next 40 better!

KCJen

Good Morning Everyone,

Today is already showing it is going to be a crazy day. However, I have this week's goals to reach of losing 2 pounds and getting my daily water drank (and treadmill, but that is not happening today). I will keep on keeping on!

mlzak

Hey new to the group and love the positivity! Back to doing this and need to get weight back off. Love the encouragement and need the support.

ginnytez

Glad you are here @mizak-the support on this site does seem to be helpful. And we might as well be positive--being negative doesn't get us anywhere!

You can get that treadmill @kcjen-it is really your friend!

SammyD242

I’m in the same boat. Just started again on saturday at my biggest weight ever. As im getting older it’s harder snd harder to stay committed.

Friend me if you want some daily support.

ginnytez

Welcome to the group. I am 64 and find that when I stay disciplined and log accurately, the weight does come off. You can do this!

AbandondedKSCharger

Whewwww………...what a week/weekend......I will try to keep this brief. It was a total freak out for me Friday night because my son and grandkids got caught in a tornado warning while driving to visit us. They could see it above them. Needless to say they were terrified. But THANKFUL they made it to our house safely...…...this momma/ Memaw was soooo relieved. Then, our town has been involved in the flooding for the past week. That same Friday night I found some water trickling in our basement. That was manageable with our shopvac. Put the kids to be, started playing cards and then my son see's flashing lights out our window. Yep, my neighborhood was being evacuated. There is a big creek that runs past our neighborhood, luckily we are on the opposite side of the street and were spared, but we still had to leave. Again, reason's to be thankful. So many reasons. Emergency workers, friends, etc. So my weekend was one that I didn't track anything. I didn't do bad though. I did take my granddaughter to the rec center to play Saturday morning. I needed to get out! Monday we took the dogs for a walk, so I got some exercise, but not like I need to. Weekends are hard for me to get that in. I need to work on that.
I am once again, vowing to get all my food tracked and even stay within my calories this week.
Tonight I am going to a Yoga class for the first time. I hope it will help with these aging aching bones.
This week my weigh in was not a loss, but I am satisfied with a small .04 gain. Wrong way, but I will conqueror it this week! I weighed in at 194.4.

For the newbies, I am 57 years old and well now you know my weight lol. My goal is to loose 3 pounds a month. I'm not quit on schedule, but I am making progress. I have been on weight watchers, jenny craig, SparkPeople so many things...…...but my biggest problem is ME. I need to make the changes. I have been here since mid January and I don't intend on going any where. I need this support and group and YOU

@Longing4Maui great advise for planning things out and finding recipes to satisfy that sweet tooth.

@KCJen So glad to hear your feeling better. Hope you avoided any damage from last nights storms!

@ksinzhill and @mlzak and @SammyD242 WELCOME "Starting for the 88th time" We all know about the yo-yo dieting. We are here because we want this to be the LAST TIME. Stick around and we can help each other get to our goals.

Longing4Maui

Good to catch up on comments on this thread, @AbandondedKSCharger SO very thankful to God that you and your family are ok, the storms this spring have been so bad, and so much flooding. Weekends are hardest for me too, but if we stay on track with exercise M-F taking the weekend off is ok. I’d like to try Yoga again, did it several years ago and really made me feel great. Just started doing small amount of weights twice a week, that feels good too. Welcome to newbies, add me as friend if you would like. I try to check the ‘my favorite’ two community sites weekly, but having the daily comments from some great friends is awesome. I reached my ‘first’ goal to be under 200 pounds. It feels awesome and I never want my weight to start with a 2 again; but know I have to work on this the rest of my life. It’s a life change more than a ‘diet’, just watching portions and eating the right foods, and getting some activity fit in.