calling all non-moms!

angsmith79

Count me in too! I got all this lusciousness, on my own! Im moving down on the scale, but would love to have a little extra motivation!

platoon

I take a pill everyday to NOT be a mom! Please count me in! :-)

monkeyfood

I love this idea

beethedreamer

Count me in too! All this fat (and even stretch marks) are from my own bad eating habits. I have no one to blame but myself. Current weight at 166.4 pounds. Started at 220 a year ago, but 175 on MFP. Goal weight is 150

AngelDog1

Me too please! I have 6 fur babies, but I hardly think they were the cause of any of my soft and squishyness.

payton58

Well I am a mom of three grown daughters and I weigh a lot more than I ever did when I was pregnant. I am sure that stress and now reaching the age of change has not helped me in the weight department. Besides the fact that I have become very comfortable with my couch for support. I am in if you will have me and would like to hear some useful and supportive tips.

x_sotonguetied

this sounds like a great group! count me in :]

sandra80

well i lost all my baby weight and am smaller than i was in high school so this is my pre-mom weight lol...do i get to technically join. i'm kidding, your post just made me giggle and i felt like sharing. good luck to you all.

angel79202

I wanna join!!

Blezlie

I'm in! For me, Wednesday is Weigh Day

It's my 3rd week on this site, but I also gained weight my first week - 3 lbs!!
Then I read this post by David

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

and felt much better!

I lost 2 lbs on my second week and week 3 Weigh Day is coming up - AND I'm excited about it because my pants are REALLY baggy = happy me :happy:

SugarDiva

oohh ohh count me in!

amstein18

in

SabrinaM85

Ohh Yay! Count me in too!!! I am not a mom, I did this all by myself.



http://gray-moments.blogspot.com


I am always in need of extra motivation, support and challenges so whatever we come up with on here is a bonus!! :bigsmile:

melodyjwolf

I am in!!!!!!!!!! Go non-moms!!!!!!

sbusch21

I'm in! I did this all on my own.

perpetualpeccadillo

I'm in. Will we have an actual group page to keep track a bit more easily?

anumaly

i'm in =D

Jessifer123

I'm in too, I got to where I am all by myself...no one else to blame.

chanstriste13

1) how do you like bosu? I tried it once and do NOT have the balance for it!! lol
2) you mus live by me! lol i have a moe's and a coldstone right next to eachother nearby, sooo tasty
3) I agree about the super skinny, I have no desire to be a size 2, however if I could fit back in my size 8's I would be in heaven!!!

i have a love/hate relationship with bosu! but tomorrow will be my 4th or 5th attempt, and i have to say, it's getting a lot easier. i might have called it quits after the very first day, but in just that small amount of time, i noticed an improvement in my ankles, which are very weak and prone to collapsing - usually with extremely inconvenient and embarassing timing! but the bosu balls pretty much improved that by 50% with one class, so that's enough to keep me going!

i do recommend it - it's weird, definitely, but good. when you are stepping onto the bosu, just know that it is actively pushing against you, so you have to step firmly. don't stomp! you will go flying through the air! of course, i don't know that through personal experience or anything... :blushing: also, keep your legs actively engaged, almost like you are retaining a squat stance through the entire motion. but i would totally give it another whirl! there are still times when i do a ton of the workout on the floor and do the bosu when i can. and if you go back to it, have fun!

chanstriste13

I'm in. Will we have an actual group page to keep track a bit more easily?

what's that? how do we make that happen? it sounds good!

cuddlegrl

You can count me in! I've put on so much weight after years of fertility treatment etc only to never become pregnant and have it last. xxx

Same here!!! I'm in!

stuartme123

I'm in : )

naguilar210

DEFINITELY! Count me in!!!

MCH7912

I am really excited about getting involved with this group!
Long Term - Lose 40 lbs by this time next year
Short term - Get back to regular exercise! Average 3-5 lbs a month off (Might me a little bit lofty)

I completely fell off the wagon around March of 2010 because I plateaued. I have a pretty hectic schedule because I work full time as an engineer and am back in school part time. In addition to that, I play on a tennis team pretty much all year round. So for me, not taking my "days off" to do nothing is SUPER tempting! I really want to get on a regular routine! I lost 25 lbs from October 2009-March 2010 which was great, but really want to make the big push to really get the next 25-40 lbs off!

qpray01

I'm in. I am also a non-mommy who gained weight all by myself and I am ready to shed the lbs. I joined MFP a while ago but I have just recently started a new about two weeks ago. This would probably be really helpful for me.

Nikiki

I have a love/hate relationship with bosu! but tomorrow will be my 4th or 5th attempt, and i have to say, it's getting a lot easier. i might have called it quits after the very first day, but in just that small amount of time, i noticed an improvement in my ankles, which are very weak and prone to collapsing - usually with extremely inconvenient and embarassing timing! but the bosu balls pretty much improved that by 50% with one class, so that's enough to keep me going!

i do recommend it - it's weird, definitely, but good. when you are stepping onto the bosu, just know that it is actively pushing against you, so you have to step firmly. don't stomp! you will go flying through the air! of course, i don't know that through personal experience or anything... :blushing: also, keep your legs actively engaged, almost like you are retaining a squat stance through the entire motion. but i would totally give it another whirl! there are still times when i do a ton of the workout on the floor and do the bosu when i can. and if you go back to it, have fun!

ok so it improved your ankle strength? maybe I should try it again... my new gym has bosu balls but no classes, maybe I'll just incorporate a few moves into my regular workout and see if that helps (and if not I'm so yelling at you when I come back tomorrow with bruises all over because I went flying off for stomping on the ball!! Lol)

lilRicki

:blushing: GAWD! So yesterday was weight and measure day! Here it is

Neck = 14 in
Chest = 41 in
Waist = 41 in
Hips = 45 in
Thights = 26 in

Weight = 210

So i haven't moved in two months...and i just started...i don't give a crap that muscle weighs more than fat and all the other good feeling statements i'm bound to get...i haven't lost a thing! the 5lbs i've gained was due to menstruation, nothing more...so it's gone, and i'm at the beginning again...no inches and no lbs lost in 2 months...i'm under my calorie intake (no i'm not starving myself) because i don't eat my workout back...it's 9:30 at night when i get home, of course i'm not going to stuff my face with 500 calories! so i'm feeling a little discouraged today...to the point where i had a SMALL piece of cherry pie for breakfast :blushing: I'll be fine...i go back to the gym tonight and bust my @ss for another 1.5 hours

chanstriste13

i definitely need to start taking measurements too! perhaps i will...i am a scale hopper. i'm on it all the time...i want to see how many ounces i just peed out, or how much that burrito in my stomach really weighs...it's pretty pathetic. but really, it's primarily just because i'm curious. i understand that my weight fluctuates, so i don't get discouraged and take it to heart when it moves up...i actually think it's kind of cool. but my official weigh in day is wednesday, and i record that weekly. would ya'll suggest measuring weekly or monthly?

chanstriste13

no inches and no lbs lost in 2 months...i'm under my calorie intake (no i'm not starving myself) because i don't eat my workout back...it's 9:30 at night when i get home, of course i'm not going to stuff my face with 500 calories!

i'm sure you are not starving yourself, but all the same, you might want to consider eating some of your workout calories. someone described metabolism to me once as a fire, and in order for it to burn, it needs fuel. i earn between 550 and 650 workout calories on most days, and i eat at least half of them...sometimes more! and it's not because i'm starving, that's for sure! but my body seems to respond to weight loss better if i eat those calories. it sounds backwards, i know, but in my case, it's proven to be true. play around with it and see if it changes it up.

also, make sure you are drinking lots of water! :drinker: it'll happen! stay the course!

armesser

If you love Moe's (like me) they have great nutrition stuff on their website. You can look at anything on the menu, then add and subtract toppings as you like. It helps you put in perspective what you REALLY want. For instance, I really like sour cream, but I don't miss the rice or cheese if it isn't there ---180 cal off of a regular. (A little FYI that I noticed the other day---the chicken has more calories than the steak! I am chronically anemic, so this was great news for me!) I just kinda play with it and figure what I'm putting in me. If I want more quanitity, I cut back on the fattier ingredients, but as I am learning to eat MORE SLOWLY, I have realized that I can eat the Moo Moo Mr. Cow for <300 cal WITH sour cream and be perfectly satisfied (an added bonus, with the cookie they put in the meal, I'm still <500 if I lay off the chips!) My moe's will let you upsize your drink from kids to regular, and my meal is under $5. Shrinking my waist and fattening my wallet. Panera has their nutrition site set up the same way. It is fun to play with.

Also, I have finally figured out the trick for me. I put myself on a diet AND a budget at the same time. It helps to have the extra motivator, and eating out excessively is how I got in this situation in the first place. I put $100 aside each month for eating out. Once that is gone, I'm done (although I OCCASIONALLY make an exception for special occasions). I've lost 21 lbs this way so far!