A New Me - Let's get started!

stormieweather

Name: Stormie

A little bit about me: I'm an old fart...err..accountant, work two jobs, and have three beautiful children. The youngest just turned 4, and I had her in my 40's, so I'm really struggling with this baby weight. I tried unsuccessfully until I joined MFP to lose these 30 lbs, but by raising my calories out of starvation levels and lifting weights along with cardio, it's coming off! :bigsmile:

Current Weight: 164
Starting Weight: 172
Goal: 130
Program: Lifestyle change-no program.

Short Term Goal and Reward: I bought two pairs of dress pants yesterday, 2 sizes smaller than when I started here. No more clothes until I reach goal weight/size, however. My goal is to keep progressing, not regressing and my reward is looking and feeling better every day.

LisaC1026

Stormie - welcome and congrats on losing 8 pounds and being smoke free for 90 days! That's awesome! We're glad to have you here, jump right on in! :flowerforyou:

Christine - good luck with cleaning the bathrooms. That's definitely not a fun task! :ohwell:

ittybittybadonkadonk

GOOD DAY EVERYONE !!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK & KNOW WE CAN ALL DO THIS

ittybittybadonkadonk

I want to quit smoking but I afraid that if I try to quit now while losing weight that I will start eating bad stuff .....any suggestions ????

stormieweather

Actually Megan, I had decided to quit smoking no matter what. I put it off for many, many years with the excuse that I didn't want to put on the weight that often comes with it. Finally, I decided I was going to quit anyway and while I was at it, start eating healthy and working out. Beat a bunch of things at once...so to speak! It's working great too, I must say.

ittybittybadonkadonk

Stormie: did you quit cold turkey or have some aide to help you quit???

Silver_Dream

I have a digital scale myself, it tells body fat percentages, too. I don't weigh myself naked in the morning. I weigh myself in clothing. Amazingly enough I weighed in at 185 this morning. I was so psyched.

ittybittybadonkadonk

CONGRATS SILVER.... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Silver_Dream

Thank you, Megan!!!

ittybittybadonkadonk

your very welcome silver

stormieweather

Stormie: did you quit cold turkey or have some aide to help you quit???

I am not a fan of pain :noway: , so I had every possible crutch ready to use, if I needed it. Patches, gum, hard candy, tic tacs, and fake cigarettes. I scheduled my quit day around a vacation/long weekend so I get all foggy, discombobulated and cranky by myself. The first 3 days were the roughest. I went through a container or two of tic tacs, ate some hard candy, and carried a fake cigarette with me at all times. I never did chew the gum or use the patch though. A couple of weeks later, I took my savings money and joined a gym and MFP and have never looked back .

Mamakatspokane

:happy: Good job Stormie!!! That's awesome. I had easy, I got pregnant and stopped cold turkey. Nothing like a baby to make you quit.

rtmama

Congrats Stormie!!

@Lisa, I feel your party pain! I had my parents over last weekend for my dad's bday, and I tried my best, but I still faltered.

I had chicken w/ skin, and an oversized piece of cake....but all is well. I just went back to my normal ways and tried to just put it behind me.

We are on vacation again next week, and I know I will reward myself with some sweets and treats, but I will still try to make good choices.

everything in moderation! Do the best you can, and if you mess up, it's nothing that can't be fixed with just going back on the wagon!

LisaC1026

That's great Silver!

Stormie - I think it's great that you decided to take charge of your life and live healthier and happier! I quit smoking back in March right before I had to have an emergency surgery. I never went back and now the smell of a cigarette is disgusting to me.

I just got back from a 1/2 hour walk with a co-worker. She and I went for a walk yesterday too. We never take breaks and we eat at our desks while we work, so why the heck not get out and do something good for ourselves?! I'm kicking butt with all this exercise right now! :bigsmile:

LisaC1026

You are so right Debbie. I'm going to go into the party with a plan and if I can't stick to it then I'm going to move on. Such is life!

velvetkist

It's such a great motivation to see everyone's successes! It's almost a shame that we don't live closer so we could buddy up and train together. At least we can keep each other updated. :flowerforyou:

Lisa....I'm pulling for you that you can fight the urge to splurge, but if you do don't beat yourself up for it. Sometimes denying yourself a little indulgence could lead to a binge. Just add a little extra exercise to make up for the calories and just remember that this is all a lifestyle change and gonna take time to become habit.

Stormie...WTG girl!


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ittybittybadonkadonk

Stormie: i quit cold turkey for 3 months and then was going thru an ugly divorce went back to smoking and havent stopped yet but i really want too ......i smoke 1/2 a cig put it out and then go back an hour or so later and smoke the other 1/2.... i am not smoking as much but want to kick the habit ...

LisaC1026

I am so excited that we are all chatting so much! I think that this is going to be great for us to "bond" and help each other through the rough times ahead, because I'm sure it's coming.

I'm going to have to find a new "method" during RIU tonight. Last night it was screaming at the tv - "screw you Debbie, you're an animal"; "how many more f'in more (fill in the blank) do you want us to do?!" "AGHH - can't we stop..." :laugh:

Can't talk like that tonight with a 6 year old running around "working out" herself.

ittybittybadonkadonk

Lisa i agree about the "bonding" thing ... and no screaming at the TV tonight :laugh:

LisaC1026

Dang it - you're not supposed to be taking my fun away Megan :laugh: If you think I'm bad, you should hear the sounds coming out of hubby! :noway:

ittybittybadonkadonk

Hehehehe Lisa ..... and not sure I want to hear your hubby LOL LOL

LisaC1026

lol...probably not - it's on the verge of scary. :grumble: ...lol

MyKids04

Name: Judie
A little bit about me: I am 32 years old mother of 4 and 2 step children, I am married to a very supportive husband the only down side he is the best cook in the world. Other than my husband not to many people support me when it comes to my wanting to loose weight so I am so happy I found MFP.

Current Weight: 235
Starting Weight: 242
Goal: 140

Program: Jillian Michaels work outs I know I have to mix it up but my time is so limited and I can do this at home.

Short Term Goal and Reward: My Short term goal is to hit 230 by Aug 28th and I might be there but I have been trying to stay off the scale.

Good luck to all

Mamakatspokane

Hi Judie!
I admire your determination to stay off the scale...I personally am addicted and have been for years!
I'm glad your husband is supportive! We are here for you!
Hugs to you!
Kat

MissKim

I'm always looking for new ways to stay motivated!

Name: Kim
A little bit about me: Well, I'm 25 years old, 5'3", 192 pounds, I live in North Alabama, no kids, I have a boyfriend, my fairytale , I met him on vacation two years ago. He recently moved to Alabama from Houston to be with me. However, we will be moving back to Houston next year to go back to school. I work in an office all day every day. I work alot of hours. My weight has yo-yo alot over the last 7 years.
Current Weight: 192
Starting Weight: 202
Goal: 145
Program: I'm doing the Body for Life Eating Lifestyle along with the exercise program all while staying under my 1200 calories.
Short Term Goal and Reward: I'm hoping to lose 30 pounds in 90 days, after the 90 days I'm taking a trip somewhere!

Saken

Daniel - how are you doing today?

i am fine thank you ,how about you? :flowerforyou:

ittybittybadonkadonk

MMMMM i had a very yummy lunch turkey, lauging cow swiss cheese, guac., spinach on a whole wheat tortilla..... cucumbers and carrots, 1/2 avacoda with cottage cheese and kiwi fruit...and lots of water

LisaC1026

Welcome Judie and Kim and thank you for joining in with us. Feel free to jump on in and get to know everyone!

Awesome lunch Megan! Keep up the healthy choices!

Daniel - I am doing great. I've been in a fabulous mood and it's been amazing to be feeling so great! I am loving the new me!

How do you guys feel about a weekly weigh in? I think it's a great idea to keep us all on point and to make us accountable for what we are doing for the week. :noway:

I am going to start a post with everyone's current weight that got posted yesterday. Each week - how about 1 week from yesterday when we started, making our "weigh in" day each Wednesday we can report our stats. Let me know what you guys think and if anything needs to be corrected off my list....I'll post it as fast as I can type it! If you do not want to participate either remove yourself or send me an e-mail and I will delete you from the list.

By the way, I am stoked about the size of our group. We are up to 18 supporters! I'm so excited that we are all willing to encourage each other along.

LisaC1026

Beginning Weigh In - Wednesday, August 19th

Lisa - 162.4
Kathy - 163.5
Alanna - 182.1
Olivia - 175
Bri - 160
Debbie - 195
Christine - 200
Daniel - 135.5 kgs
Silver - 188
Emily - 210
Sabrina - 162-163
Pam - 210
Kitty - 180
Megan - 217
Katie - 150.6
Stormie - 164
Judie - 235
Kim - 192

Each week on Wednesday we can copy and paste the list (deleting the previous weeks weight and adding any newbie's) and each update our own weight. Let me know if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions for change!

Our first weigh-in will be August 26th! Good luck everyone! We can do it!

ittybittybadonkadonk

Lisa sounds great about the weekly weigh in ... I weigh myself every wednesday......