JUNE STARTERS ~ hump day

kandyjo

Ok, gals (and one dude if you are still around and we haven't scared you off) :laugh: :
This is Wednesday. The middle of the week. I just wanted to send a little shout out to all of you to say STAY WITH IT this week and SEE IT THROUGH!!!
Sometimes, during the first of the week we can really be totally focused and do so awesome! But by the end of the week we have really slacked off of ourselves. So, here is to recommitting on Wednesday :drinker: that we will see this week through with the same intensity that we started with.
Anyone have any words of encouragement in this area? What works for you keeping a steady pace throughout the whole week?
Stay with it ladies!!! WE WILL BE SUCCESS STORIES!!! :happy:

thirtyby40

I don't know about this being encouraging, but something I thought I would share.

My husband and I went to the movies last night, he ordered a larger popcorn :noway: I was so proud of myself, I didn't have any, not one kernel. I did have 9 fuzzy peaches, which he ordered as well, but only because I read the nutritional facts and knew I had more than enough everything left for the day to allow myself that treat. In the end my husband was mortified that he ate almost the whole bag, and proud of me for resisting.

Just a word about my husband. He is a junk-food-aholic, with no weight problem at all. He is doing his best to be supportive, but EVERY night brings snacks to bed. We lay there reading while he munches on chips or crackers. If I can deal with that everyday, you can resist temptation as well.

My husband seems to think my goals are set too high. I intend to prove him wrong. That is my motivation. He is a sweetheart and I love him so much, but this makes me want to prove him wrong.

Happy Wednesday. We can do this, no matter what our motivation is!!

Daisy_May

I need motivation today, I'm feeling pretty grumpy:mad: It's almost my TOM I gained a pound and it's sooooooo hot out here I don't think I'll be able to take my dog for our usual long walk tonight.
I was so proud of myself last night, all I wanted was a nice galss of wine but I resisted!! and was rewarded by gaining a pound:sad:

Melroxsox

AWWW! Don't worry, just know that the TOM retention will go away fast, the wine weight will not:ohwell:

s_sanchez

I'd like to join the group...I started in June too :happy:

gemiwing

So I joined the ab challenge yesterday- OY VEY! My tummy feels like I've been punched. It's great! :laugh:

I am now no longer Morbidly Obese!!! I'm down to a plain old obese. Wooohooo!

We can do this- remember the Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer claymation show? The snow monster song? You put one foot in front of the otherrrr, and soon you'll be walkin' out that door!

kandyjo

I'd like to join the group...I started in June too :happy:

Absolutely!!! :happy: Welcome to June Starters!!

kandyjo

So I joined the ab challenge yesterday- OY VEY! My tummy feels like I've been punched. It's great! :laugh:

I am now no longer Morbidly Obese!!! I'm down to a plain old obese. Wooohooo!

We can do this- remember the Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer claymation show? The snow monster song? You put one foot in front of the otherrrr, and soon you'll be walkin' out that door!

OK>...AB CHALLENGE? details .... :happy:

You crack me up!! I totally remember the song ROCK ON!!!

thirtyby40

I need motivation today, I'm feeling pretty grumpy:mad: It's almost my TOM I gained a pound and it's sooooooo hot out here I don't think I'll be able to take my dog for our usual long walk tonight.
I was so proud of myself last night, all I wanted was a nice galss of wine but I resisted!! and was rewarded by gaining a pound:sad:

The beautiful thing about TOM weight gain is it leaves as easily as it comes. Don't stress or you will fall off the wagon. You could actually be down weight next week TOM weight plus any you work off this week. It often takes a week to show up. It is my TOM too, I had a gain, but now that it is a couple of days in I weigh in this morning 0.8 lbs lighter than I was before the onset.

Chin up. Don't worry. If you need a glass of wine have it, just make sure you count it for the day!!

thirtyby40

We can do this- remember the Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer claymation show? The snow monster song? You put one foot in front of the otherrrr, and soon you'll be walkin' out that door!
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Now that will be stuck in my head all day. Hmm new theme song for June starters maybe? :laugh:

lettuceb

I did the first day of the second week of coach to 5K program yesterday and it really felt great! I have never been a runner but this program is easy to get into and it gave me a little bit of "me" time away from my 4 boys!! Keep it up everyone!:happy:

lettuceb

oops! I meant couch not coach...duh!

thirtyby40

Fantastic! I am planning to try the couch to 5k in the future, but I want to get some more weight off first. I don't want extra stress on my feet or knees. Keep it up!

Adele

Hope you don't mind that I am joining toward's the end of the month! I've been using MFP for quite some time, fell off the wagon, but am officially back on!

kandyjo

Hope you don't mind that I am joining toward's the end of the month! I've been using MFP for quite some time, fell off the wagon, but am officially back on!

Join right in, Adele!!! Glad to have you :happy:

buffjess

Can I join??? Please please please!:happy: lol..What do i post in this group and what kind of challenges do yall have??

overit

Well, I am just starting my week today so hopefully the intensity will last through the weekend ... but biggest trouble time.

Good luck group!

Mamakatspokane

I did the first day of the second week of coach to 5K program yesterday and it really felt great! I have never been a runner but this program is easy to get into and it gave me a little bit of "me" time away from my 4 boys!! Keep it up everyone!:happy:

I'd love to find out more about couch to 5k. I used to jog and I miss it! I am just now starting to get out of the house without the kids and without feeling guilty.

PS..I love the June starters club! Thanks for starting it :0)

rkwestfall

Hey Groupie,

I just want to start off by saying I have been feeling great since i started on the 15th. I used to feel bloated and gassy...pleasent i know, but when I am not eating high fat foods...its gone!

I am trying to just weigh myself on Monday mornings, but every morning I am tempted to weigh in... and I do... I just dont record it everyday, I only record every Mon instead cuz my weight would prolly be up and down all the time!

Thanx for all the support!

Quote :happy:

You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be. -David Viscott

kandyjo

rkwestfall, I have the same issue with wanting to weigh everyday. I am still trying to overcome that :laugh:
I am loving JUNE STARTERS, too. I think we have some amazing women!!

LindaCinne62

Hi everyone, I'd like to join the group. Tomorrow is my birthday- I'll be 47!!!! And this is as great a time as ever to do something really wonderful for myself. My goal is to lose 65 lbs by my next birthday. I know I can do this and I'm gonna need some help. This site is really great and I applaud all of you for your accomplishments and willingness to support each other. I'll be checking back- and oh yeah, I'm not even thinking about cake!!! )

busymom74

I really need a kick in the butt today. All I want is a bag of dorito's. Maybe I'll weigh myself and use that for motivation. ? *Sigh...

I will not get dorito's, I will have some pretzels and work out. Just keep repeating that...

jeanns

Hi everyone, I'd like to join the group. Tomorrow is my birthday- I'll be 47!!!! And this is as great a time as ever to do something really wonderful for myself. My goal is to lose 65 lbs by my next birthday. I know I can do this and I'm gonna need some help. This site is really great and I applaud all of you for your accomplishments and willingness to support each other. I'll be checking back- and oh yeah, I'm not even thinking about cake!!! )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Linda! And don't worry about ONE piece of cake! It's not one piece of cake, one day...it's multiple slices, every day! lol! that's what'll do ya in!

I think I'm going to be weighing in on Wednesdays..I seem to have better luck :laugh: this morning I had lost a pound! but even better...I've lost 1.5 inches from my waist since the last time I checked about three weeks ago! WOOT WOOT! I LOVE june starters! We rock and we can do this!

A little "encouragement": Whenever I feel frustrated I try to tell myself, I didn't get OUT of shape in two weeks, so I'm certainly not going to get IN shape in two weeks, either! I was slackin' for years before trying to get my butt in gear! So I know it's going to take time, but WE CAN DO IT! And the healthy way so it's off for good! yay!

ican♥and♥iwill

rkwestfall, I have the same issue with wanting to weigh everyday. I am still trying to overcome that :laugh:
I am loving JUNE STARTERS, too. I think we have some amazing women!!

I actually read an article the other day (on MSN I think) that said people who weigh theirself daily are more apt to lose weight. Not nessicarily because you're stressing over it, but because it helps you to realize that your body DOES fluctuate which is completely normal. I'm a daily weigher too, and I don't think it's a bad thing.

thirtyby40

I actually read an article the other day (on MSN I think) that said people who weigh theirself daily are more apt to lose weight. Not nessicarily because you're stressing over it, but because it helps you to realize that your body DOES fluctuate which is completely normal. I'm a daily weigher too, and I don't think it's a bad thing.
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I read something similar. I am a daily weigher as well. I used to weight myself everyday and be very fit. When I started gaining weight I stopped weighing. Denial. Since I have been heavy I rarely weigh in, so I am actually making myself weigh in daily again. Before I get on the scale I try and guess whether it will be up or down based on what i ate the day before. I only will be recording weekly weights, but I use daily to motivate myself to get my butt on the cross trainer.

Jennplus2

I do great during the week, because I can plan meals for just me while I am at work. I work out about 3 times a week and try to walk 3-5 times a week as well. My big issue right now is my lack of support at home! Weekends are so hard! I don't drink water as much and I eat worse, plus can't work out cuz I have my kids with me the whole time. Daddy eats chips, has ice cream in the house, all the bad crap I want that I shouldn't have!
This weekend it was all my falt though...
Sunday was fathers day and my daughter wanted to make Daddy brownies. My boyfriend works Sundays so I thought we could make them, bring them to his work, & the boys could eat them and I wouldn't have any in the house. WRONG! I locked the keys in the trunk (long story) and waited for AAA for 4 1/2 hours! So by the time I was back in the car ready to bring the brownies to Dad he called saying he felt sick and was coming home early. So I still had brownies and he didn't eat anything for a few days, which gave me lots of time to eat the whole thing by myself (with a little help from the kids, not much tho they are still young) :explode:
I lose a pound or two during the week then gain it all back on the weekend! AAARRRRGGGGG

gemiwing

My big issue right now is my lack of support at home! Weekends are so hard! I don't drink water as much and I eat worse, plus can't work out cuz I have my kids with me the whole time. Daddy eats chips, has ice cream in the house, all the bad crap I want that I shouldn't have!

How old are the kids? You could go to the park with them and walk around. Make a scavenger hunt of nature things they can find while you walk- pinecones, leaves etc. If they're young toddlers then you get tons of exercise just chasing them around! lol

Weekends are hard for me too. Hubby is very supportive- but I get lax on my eating and don't eat enough. *sigh*

ilike2moveit

I don't know about this being encouraging, but something I thought I would share.

My husband and I went to the movies last night, he ordered a larger popcorn :noway: I was so proud of myself, I didn't have any, not one kernel. I did have 9 fuzzy peaches, which he ordered as well, but only because I read the nutritional facts and knew I had more than enough everything left for the day to allow myself that treat. In the end my husband was mortified that he ate almost the whole bag, and proud of me for resisting.

Just a word about my husband. He is a junk-food-aholic, with no weight problem at all. He is doing his best to be supportive, but EVERY night brings snacks to bed. We lay there reading while he munches on chips or crackers. If I can deal with that everyday, you can resist temptation as well.

My husband seems to think my goals are set too high. I intend to prove him wrong. That is my motivation. He is a sweetheart and I love him so much, but this makes me want to prove him wrong.
Happy Wednesday. We can do this, no matter what our motivation is!!

Bless your heart! You are one tough momma! In my house the saying is "When mom diets- we all diet" It's actually a lifestyle change now and the whole family has adapted to eating healthier. We don't have junk food in the house and I let the kids pick an individual treat when we are at the store and then I'm not tempted by it and they aren't feeling deprived. I don't know how you do it.

overit

Jenn, I feel for you. I usually end up doing the same thing with losing during the week and then put it all back on over the weekend, then the first part of the next week is just taking off the weekend weight *ugh* it is such an exhausting and disappointing cycle.

I've come to realize one of my biggest weekend downfalls is eating out, we tend to go out to eat 2 or 3 times over the weekend. So I am going to try to limit our dining out.

ilike2moveit

rkwestfall, I have the same issue with wanting to weigh everyday. I am still trying to overcome that :laugh:
I am loving JUNE STARTERS, too. I think we have some amazing women!!

I actually read an article the other day (on MSN I think) that said people who weigh theirself daily are more apt to lose weight. Not nessicarily because you're stressing over it, but because it helps you to realize that your body DOES fluctuate which is completely normal. I'm a daily weigher too, and I don't think it's a bad thing.

I weigh myself everyday too. It keeps me motivated and focused. My scale broke and it took me two months to replace it and when I finally weighed myself I had gained 10 pounds-for me it's the accountability. I also realize that it will fluctuate and I take that into consideration too.

Meags23

Can I join??? Please please please!:happy: lol..What do i post in this group and what kind of challenges do yall have??

Of course! Everyone is welcome to join. I am keeping track of Monday weigh ins on an Excel chart that I will post soon (it's not working today! :grumble: ) so on Mondays just make sure and remember to weigh in. Other than that, I think challenges would be a great idea!! Anyone have any suggestions as to what to start with?