Sunday Successes

Jax67

Hi FabulousFifty!

Please do join in, the numbers have dwindled in here over the months so any new faces are very welcome :happy:

Jax x

constancemwj

Hi ladies,,,,
hope you all haven't forgotten me:ohwell: I know I've been MIA for the last 2 months,,, and too have put back on a few lbs over the holidays....but am back on the wagon again..and need to get my self in gear. I've started walking with a friend 5 day/week.. so that'll help keep me going this time.... hope you all had a great last couple of months,,, and it feel good to be back:drinker:
Connie

Jax67

Hi Connie!

Welcome back, and good job on getting back on track, i know it's hard but it's soooo worth it :happy:

Jax x

FabulousFifty

Hi All:

Connie, welcome back! I am new since 1/30. But I am a lifelong dieter. Now it's different. It's about a new lifestyle for me. Healthy eating habits for good! I wish you well and look forward to encouraging you in this forum. Keep at it. Wow, walking 5X a week is commendable. Good for you! Can you tell you feel better?

Jax, your weightloss is inspiring! What are some tips? I am finding consistancy over time is importance. I no longer beat myself up over an evening out with friends and a little splurge. I am going for 90% good. I can see it works! Keep doing what you are doing and know you are inspiring us all.

Hello to the rest on Sunday Successes. I look forward to getting to know you and celebrating our success together.

Today's weigh-in shows a 1 lb loss for a total of 8 lbs since 1/30. I am satisfied with that and look forward to creeping my way to my goal! At my age, half of a century, slow it goes. BUT, it is for good! How did the rest of you do today?? :flowerforyou:

FabulousFifty

OOPS....8 lbs since 12/30.....1 lb loss today. :blushing:

Jax67

8 lb in less than a month, that's a nice steady weight loss.... the best kind to have :happy:

Thank you for your kind words, they made me smile

It's been a long haul for me, i've been on this journey since valentines day '09. I've found that watching my calories (i'm currently on 1600 a day), exercising and then eating my exercise calories is what works for me.

Oh and logging every single thing that passes my lips into my food diary... even when it's not a good day, it holds me accountable.

One piece of advice that struck home with me is.... 'it took years to get to this weight and it will most probably take a few years to get it off again - slow and steady wins the race!'

Good luck in your journey

Jax x

FabulousFifty

Thanks for your tips Jax. You are soooo right...we didn't get here overnight. We must be patient with this process. Can you explain to me why we eat our exercise cals? I never heard of this concept before MFP. I do see it over and over again on this site. I will do it if it won't slow my process. I am already a turtle!

skywalker

Hi all! Checking in. I feel I should explain myself a bit. My ticker is showing 24 lbs to go, but since the holidays it's more like 30 to go. I refuse to change it :laugh: I'm working to catch back up to that and eventually make my goal. So, for now I'm going to be reporting no change until I catch up to my ticker. Is that bad? Am I in denial? Haha!!! :laugh:

Good luck everyone! Have a great week!! :drinker:

sallypal

I see your ticker

FabulousFifty

:flowerforyou: Hi Skywalker: Hey, we are OK with that. You still have accountability because you fessed up. We are going to be checking on you! You can do it. Drink alot of water this week and up that workout time a bit. And remember, fiber fiber fiber! Have a wonderful week and that ticker will be movin in no time!

constancemwj

hi all,,
Skywalker I like your thinking...and no thats not bad,,, I think it makes you work harder to get back to where you where ...I all ready reset mine.. I was down to 146 before the holidays....and at the first of this month I was up to 154. "outch" but It could of been worse.. so I'm not beating myself up... but Its going to be harder then I though to get back down...
I'm also one of those who belives that slow is good.... I started last March on this long journey and it took me all year to lose just 25lbs (8 of which I gained back these last 2 months) but I've desided if I just keep at it eventully I'll get there... The end of this year is my 50th birthday.. my goal is to reach my goal weigh by then.. thats about another 20/25 lbs,,, I keep telling myself I can do this... I may be no biggest loser :laugh: but I'll get there, and your right Fabulous,, is about the eating right... I work with a bunch of ladies... and they are always talking about this diet and that and now with the new year just like last they are eating thier what I call rabbit food and avoiding all kinds of others... I know it wont last for them and have to laugh at them as I eat my good wholesum lunch( they don't believe me when I tell them its all about the calories and exercise) but they want the quick results... :laugh:
anyway moving on to weigh-in

was down to 146 at one time
last week 153.4
CW 152.2 down one yyyyyaaaahhhh!!!!
goel W 130

have a great week and keep moving everyone:happy:

skywalker

Thanks for the support, everyone! I'm down a total of 40 lbs and that took me over 2 years to do. The way I look at it... the slower the weight comes off, the more likely it is to stay off. I'd be thrilled to reach my goal by the end of this year and I truly beleive I can and will. This site has been a real inspiration for me. :bigsmile:

Good luck to everyone this week! I hope to be reporting a loss in a few weeks :drinker:

Jax67

Hi Fabulous,

I'm not very good at explaining things but this is a link to a thread about eating your exercise calories and it's got some really good advice there :happy:


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/76887-eating-back-exercise-calories

Jax x

SimplyChaotic

Hello everyone!
I was wondering if I could Join this group!
I like weighing in on Sundays. I am new to this site
and Sundays mark the beginning of the week.

Thanks in advance!
Meiya

skywalker

Absolutely!!! Welcome!!! :drinker:

Jax67

Hello Meiya, welcome to the group and good luck with your journey :flowerforyou:

constancemwj

just checking in,, and saying Hi,, and welcome Meiy,, too...
keep moving today and lets work hard and make tomorrow a great weigh-in:bigsmile:

FabulousFifty

Welcome Meiya! Good luck....see you on Sunday! Have a skinny Saturday all...drink lots of H2O. Hopefully we will be sharing good news on Sunday.

Jax67

LW - 217lbs
CW - 215lbs
GW - 180lbs

Woohoo! 2lbs off this week - i am so happy :happy:

One thing i have noticed since getting back on the wagon is the lightness of my mood, i am contented and have belief in myself. Possibly just a little bit proud of myself for sticking with it and ecstatic with the results of my labours, the only thing i have to master is not to let it affect me or my day so much when i don't see the results i want and am expecting on the scale. Hopefully that won't happen any time soon if i carry on the way i am going.

Good luck to you all this weigh in :flowerforyou:

Jax x

SimplyChaotic

SW: 252
CW: 251!!!!!!!!
GW: 150

lbs lost since 01/27 = 1!!!!

congrats everyone!!!!!!

drvvork

:flowerforyou: I lost another pound per this mornings weigh-in!!! :happy:

Congrats to everyone on their achievements!!!!!! :drinker:

FabulousFifty

Meiya and Betty - Congratulations! That loss is motivation to carry you through the week!
I am down 1/2 pound. You know what, after 2 days of overdoing it, I am happy with it. I have been shooting for 90% good, because I know myself. If I shoot for perfection, I will go on a binge if I fail one day. So, I am being kind to myself and it is working! Meiya, you are off to a great start!
Tip-I found some great free workouts on You Tube. Check them out you guys!

Stay warm and be kind to yourself!:flowerforyou:

skywalker

Hi everyone! Well, I haven't caught up to my ticker, but I am 2 lbs closer!!! :bigsmile: If I keep this up, I'll be there in no time. Congrats to everyone who lost this week and if there is anyone who hasn't, just keep at it. We all hit plateaus.

FabulousFifity, I agree with you on the 90%. I'm the same way. If I try to deny myself, I'm much more likely to fall off the wagon. Also, a few years ago I would have gotten completely discouraged by my holiday weight gain. Now I just look at it as a bump in the road and I'll get over it. This site has been a huge help. Thanks for the inspiration, everyone!! Keep up the great work!!

:drinker: :drinker:

constancemwj

Hi everyone,,, It looks like we had a great week this week, we all lost something yyyaaaahhhoooo!!!!!
I was down almost 2 lbs...

last week 152.2
CW 150.4

4 more to go before I'm back to my pre-holiday weight,,,It seems to come off easer this time thought.. the first time it seemed I had to really fight for every lb but I have also been trying to stay more active and setting myself weekly challanges.. I think its working.
I got challanged to run a half marathon this summer I not sure if I really will do it,,,,, but the trainning for it is a good motavator....I started running again... cant't go very far yet... but It'll come the more I do......
Lets make this a great week again.... and just keep movin:bigsmile:

skywalker

I got challanged to run a half marathon this summer I not sure if I really will do it,,,,, but the trainning for it is a good motavator....I started running again... cant't go very far yet... but It'll come the more I do......
Lets make this a great week again.... and just keep movin:bigsmile:

That's a great idea and you have plenty of time to train. Back on 2003, I made up my mind to do a full marathon. I had never run more than a mile at that point in my life and I followed a beginner, 16 week training plan and I completed the marathon. I didn't break any land speed records, but I crossed the finish line :laugh:
It really is a huge motivator to sign up for an event like that. I say, do it!!! :drinker:

Jax67

LW - 215lbs
CW - 214lbs
GW - 180lbs

1lb off for me this week :happy:

Good luck to the rest of you x

FabulousFifty

Wow, congrats Jax! :flowerforyou:

I am celebrating 1 more pound down!:happy:

Someone told me yesterday that it is motivation that helps you begin this journey - and it is habits that helps you complete this journey. I thought that ws powerful! Here's to good habits! :drinker:

Have a great week all!

skywalker

I'm stuck!!! I'm doing everything right and I'm still the same. I'll keep at it though. I know my hard work will start to catch up with me. :laugh: I think I need a change in my workout. I've been cycling like crazy and I think I need to shake things up. I went for a run this week for the first time in years and I'm thinking of starting the Insanity Workout series. A friend of mine at work is getting great results with it and lent me one to try. It lives up to its name!! :laugh:

Anyway, good luck ladies and congrats to those who've lost this week! :drinker:

Jax67

Skywalker, keep at it hun you know it'll happen eventually, those lbs will be beaten into submission by all your hard work! lol

Good job on keeping on with such focus :flowerforyou:

constancemwj

Hi all,:happy:

still another one down for me too...yah. and I was shocked exspecialy after yesterday,,, alls I wanted to do was eat eat eat and eat and went way over my calories,,:grumble: ......But I also worked out hard all week too....
last week 150.4
CW 148. 8

Hang in there Skywalker,,, It'll come... last fall I went a whole month without losing anything,,,it was frustrating... but I stuck with it and got past the platu.. I hate them... and I've heard that a change in exercise and maybe adding strightn trainning can also help get past one... good luck and don't give up...
and great job everyone ales...... lets have a great week..