NEED TO LOSE 100 LBS OR MORE !
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Friday fitness- bummer. I'm being forced to take it easy for a bit. My dog tore the back of my knee open pretty good and it hurts to bend my leg- much less walk so I'm gonna have to find something other than what I've been doing to keep the calorie burn up.
Problem is, the things I can do... I can't do for nearly as long as I can dance. 0 -
Sorry to hear that, Raven.
Friday fitness: keep being active. I've noticed the more active I am, the more active I want to be, and that things don't hurt where they used to. Hopefully, I can get intervals in tomorrow before the weekend kicks off with visiting friends.0 -
Thursday truth: I don't like my job... :sad: I used to love it (been here over 5 years) but they started piling the work of several people onto me, and there is harassment and bullying going on here that makes it difficult to push through. I wish I could just go to school. I love school. Here's to school! :drinker:
I am so incredibly happy before I get to work and after I get home... the in between stinks!
On a brighter note- I LOVE my life. I feel terrific physically and spiritually! :happy: My kiddo is happier too!
I was in a similar situation: the 8 hours a day that I spent at my previous job were the worst 8 hours of my day. There are a lot of details that go into those horrid 8 hours, but I'll spare you that. I'd nearly quit one day because I just couldn't take it anymore. And I didn't get paid a whole lot which made all the horrible things about that job that much more horrible. But, since I'm it for household income (and it for household), I couldn't afford to up and quit. So, I job hunted and posted my resume and within 6 months I was recruited to a new job, in a new city, in a new state making twice as much money. If you're able to job search, I recommend doing it. You never know what opportunities may present themselves
Good luck to you!
Friday Fitness: 5k is next week (Saturday) and I have a professional certification exam tomorrow. So, I'm planning on studying all day today and going for a run tonight (goal is 30 minute-run...maybe I'll push it to 35 minutes...I'll see how I feel). I really like cardio; all the sweat that collects in the neck of my t-shirt motivates me and makes me feel like an athlete. But I need to incorporate strentgh training. It's getting darker earlier here (I run outside at a nature trail), so I think I'll start a Y membership here pretty soon (in the next month).
Happy Friday!! Let's have a great, don't-beat-ourselves-up, stay focused weekend!!
Annie
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My fitness routine consisted mostly of walking at first. Then I plateaued and lost nothing for two months....so I added weights to the mix, nothing fancy, just 10 pound dumbbells, 30 reps every other day. My fitness level has increased enough for me to use my treadmill on the fatburn program, and my tread climber for about 30 minutes or so. So even though change is coming slowly, it IS coming.
The hard part for me are the days when I just dont feel like moving. Thats when I draw encouragement from others going through the same thing as me. I cant thank you all enough for simply sharing. You'd be surprised at how much knowing I'm not in this boat alone helps get me moving.0 -
Happy Weekend to All.....
Since I think I beat the topic of fitness to death yesterday, I'l just say steady as she goes. :blushing:
As far as preparing for eating this weekend, I have no special plans. I'll just keep on with what I'm doing. I'm content.
Lin :drinker: :drinker:0 -
Friday: I'm stuck at work in an office all day but luckily I have a standing desk so I am ditching the barstool I have at it. Going to stand/walk around all day.
For food options this weekend, I'm going to make healthy grilled shrimp kabobs with a small side of rice and a salad for dinner tonight.0 -
Wed Wish: For produce to be cheaper and easier to keep fresh. Having just 1 person to shop/cook for makes it hard to get a weeks worth of produce.
This is why I went to get a to go salad at a salad bar and only got the extra veggies, so I could have a variety to do what I want with, that are already partially usable and not too much. My produce always ruined before I could use it up. I get the mixed spring mix at the store and then add stuff for salads or use it to cook with to add to omelets, etc.
Rebecca
that is a great idea. Sadly the groceries stores in my area don't do that
Whole Foods has a great healthy salad bar, but it is 45 minutes way out of the way from where I live and work. I miss having a Hy-Vee to shop at! Who would have thought I would say that!
Just my 2 cents, though I do want change back. My mudder lives in an area where fresh produce is 25 miles away. There is, however, a decent restaurant that has a salad bar. She will go to the restaurant and fill up a container with a few days worth of fruits and vegetables for about 7 dollars. If you're not trying to fill a 5 gallon bucket with salad bar fixins I can't imagine any restaurant manager complaining.
As far as single shopping, it takes some work to keep fresh produce in the house - there are 2 of us but it's the same idea. I shop twice a week, but the biggest thing is planning. I plan meals and snacks based on what produce I find cheap. Right now plums, strawberries, blueberries, corn, tomatoes, peppers, and peaches are in season but none of them will keep for more than a couple days (there are other things in season but those are the cheapest ones right now). I don't buy more of these items than we can eat in a few days. If I buy peaches then I won't buy strawberries until the peaches are gone. Peppers and tomatoes go well together in a thousand different ways, but I don't buy asparagus, peppers, and tomatoes all at once. Also, there are cheap fruits and vegetables that keep longer too. In my house there are almost always lemons, limes, apples, cauliflower, carrots, radishes, onions, potatoes, and celery.
Friday fitness - I still going to the gym, so I win Friday fitness.
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Have not had the chance to check in for the past two weeks. I was either at work or at the church all of last week and earlier this week, I was too sick to do anything or eat much to be honest. I had some kind of stomach bug but I heard they don't come with high fevers.
Not sure what that was all about.0 -
Happy Friday everyone!
Friday Fitness:
So it's my last weekend before school starts and I have it packed with fun! Today I'm going to the festival in the neighborhood of Chicago where I grew up. Am visiting my parents (who still live there), meeting an old friend for an early dinner, then meeting up with lots of friends. Will be having a couple of cocktails, but will also be walking around a lot and dancing so it will probably cancel out the calories.
Tomorrow, I'm heading up to Milwaukee for Irishfest. More drinking, more walking, more dancing.
I plan to hit the gym today. I'm a little worried I will break my running streak tomorrow, but will try really hard not to let that happen==I'm gonna try to get in a quick run before heading to WI.
I would do personals, but I need to hit the grocery before the gym and if I spend any more time on MFP, I won't make it.0 -
Friday fitness:
I haven't posted all week because i have had a 30 page paper due so I've been working on that. However I am on day 10 of this journey and I have lost 8 lbs. I am pretty excited about that which makes me just want to go to the gym more. I weigh myself just about everyday it helps me to see where I am and reminds me of what I'm doing.
So for today I am going to the gym. I have started strength trainin with my cardio and boy am I sore, a good sore but sore non the less. I am going to add some minutes to my cardio and a new machine. This weekend I am going to continue with my water. (i can't believe I have been drinking all my water daily, that is ALWAYS my downfall) I would like to get exercise in at least one day this weekend. Weekend exercise is never my strong suit, but that is my goal.
Everyone is doing a GREAT JOB. Keep up the good work and keep moving this weekend!!!!!0 -
Today is Friday and the beginning of what for me is always hard. It seems that the weekends are my downfall. why? I have no idea. I get bored and I catch myself eating things that I know I shouldnt, so that means I am going to have to come on line a little more starting today to keep from slipping backwards. Lets see what happens0
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Friday fitness... I'm most likely going to my boyfriends this weekend so I will either go to the beach or the pool for some swimming and I will be walking the seawall. If I don't I'll be on my treadmill and exercise bike. I really can not wait til our cabinets are done. So close but not quite there yet. My uncle came in this weekend to help but he is so gung ho about it that in his hurry to stain the cabinets he didn't fine sand them first which means that the doors and frames will look different.0
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Friday Fitness - I've been averaging about 6500 steps a day. I want to bump that up to 10,000. Also want to start back up my pilates but keep putting it off cause I'm so tired.
Today will be easy to hit 10,000 because it's a big shopping day for a special occasion I'm coordinating.0 -
Friday fitness - I just went grocery shopping and stuck to healthy foods. The only junk foods I bought were individual bags of (baked) chips for my kids lunches. i am stocked up on fresh fruits and veggies, so there is no excuse. My exercise goal for the weekend is to build up to 100 steps on the mountain climber (stepper with arms).
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It is already the weekend and I didn't take the time to give everyone a weekend pep talk. DARN!
Well you are all responsible for you own judgement how the weekend goes - you can blow it badly or you can continue to monitor your calories and your activities and treat the weekend as if it is NOT an excuse to go off your diet. Remember who is in control!
There are always more temptations around - we see more of families and friends - we enjoy special activities - movies - time with children - sports events - shopping - calories lurk at all these events.
Try to sacrifice a few hundred calories from a lunch meal to save for the expenditure at these events and have a happy and healthy weekend! 0 -
Happy TGIF! Of course to one who doesn't work, its not quite the same as the days just kind of flow together. I am excited that I have actually completed 1 whole week of walking Belle twice a day every day. My next goal is to make it to the mail box 5 days next week (mail box is about 3 blocks from my apartment) besides walking Belle. I'm going to get on Craig's list today to see if I can find a used Fitbit. I get my social security next week and would like to get 1 when I have the money.
Augie your advise was well worth the 2 cents so you don't get any change back.
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend of course I'll probably be back on before the end of the day so this really isn't good-bye.
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I have a quick question about our closed group. Does that mean that everyone else on MFP can't access it at all? Can't read our posts or that they can't post on here? How is it set up so only our group can see/contribute?0
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Happy Friday! With all the hours I've been logging in at work, I might actually be able to leave early today and hit the pool. I haven't been swimming since we got back from vacation in June.0
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Hello Everyone
Just starting Today!!! Yeah just got married with him for 9 yrs and our honeymoon is in PDC Cancun....Needless to say it is time to become happy with my self. I have a long journey ahead of me 300+ pounds and want to be in the 200's by my honeymoon. You are all an inspirations and i can't wait to start seeing some results. "How do you Quote?"
I have been reading all the messages and the support system is amazing!! You GUYS ROCK
Congrads to you. to quote, just click on the quote on the bottom of each message. 0 -
I promise this will be the last time today I get on here, but I have a Thursday truth and that is I ate 3 small pieces of pizza instead of the 1 piece I had. Didn't eat all the crust and still came in under calories, but disappointed in my lack of discipline.:sad:
Christine
To me this is a great accomplishment, you are very aware of your eating habits! Sad is not what you should be, you are changing and learning! This is exciting.
Thurs truth: I have changed but seem to have stalled in my weight lost, I have stop gaining which I have done slowly for the last 25 years so time to regroup and continue on the path. Thanks for all being there with me and keep up the good work.0 -
Congrads for making it through another week. It is so wonderful to find out what the problem is. It feels like having the world lifted off the shoulders.
Friday fitness- to workout on the weekends as well. This is something I haven't done much of. I leave the workouts for the weekdays and take a break on the weekends. Not a good thing to do. Well time to get moving and go for a walk.0 -
Fitness Friday- I'm working out more to get fitter! I got my kinect hooked up to play your shape fitness, even though I'm in a tiny apartment I'm making the most of it. I also bought a tennis racket for me and my boyfriend bought one for him. We're planning to hit the high school tennis court and try that for a weekend date rather than going out to eat somewhere we shouldn't.0
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Friday Fitness: Already did my workout at the gym at 6:00 a.m. before work. I was a little sore, but still did 60 minutes. I'm trying to build my cardio up a bit before meeting with a trainer. Next week will be my 3rd week of consistent work outs. I'm going to set up my initial meeting with the trainer (oh boy).
Weekend plans will be pretty quiet (thank goodness). I'll probably hit Costco to load up on fruit/veggies. Whole Foods for some natural chocolate peanut butter. Definitely spend most of it with my son playing board games, swimming, walking the dog, etc. . . Saturday AM is our small group for church at the park then church that night. Sunday will be quiet. Life is good.0 -
It is already the weekend and I didn't take the time to give everyone a weekend pep talk. DARN!
Well you are all responsible for you own judgement how the weekend goes - you can blow it badly or you can continue to monitor your calories and your activities and treat the weekend as if it is NOT an excuse to go off your diet. Remember who is in control!
There are always more temptations around - we see more of families and friends - we enjoy special activities - movies - time with children - sports events - shopping - calories lurk at all these events.
Try to sacrifice a few hundred calories from a lunch meal to save for the expenditure at these events and have a happy and healthy weekend!
Well said, Robin! You are a rock star! :drinker:
I read somewhere, "Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change". I find this to be very true. We don't always have a choice in what happens "to" us, but we do have the choice in how we respond. I'm not sure who said this either... “If you do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.” Personally, I want something new and better, every single day!
Friday fitness- My hip is still keeping me down, but it is starting to feel better. Tomorrow, we are going to see my husband's aunt. We will walk Alki beach, which should be some good exercise after a few days of very little walking, and then we will have lunch. Hopefully, it is not all fish & chips or burgers. AND I am counting on my hip being on it's best behavior.
On a said note: In 7 weeks, I have lost 16 pounds... about 2.29 lbs a week is the average, if I don't count that I gained and lost 6 of those pounds somewhere in the middle. I know "why" I'm losing weight, but I am worried that it may be too fast. Any thoughts on that?
Everybody keep up the great work! Stay strong and make healthy choices! YOU CAN DO IT! :drinker:0 -
:flowerforyou: Hi Ya'll... Been busy, busy, this week...and still have lots to do..have to take my son shopping ( daughter already done) I can't believe he is starting HS....time really does fly! I also seem to be "lacking" on the weekends, as RobinsEgg said, I think it is the "I'm off" mentality that we carry from school/work... So I will be logging all weekend as well...since my running log has been "so & so has logged in for 5 Days" really...? Been on here since August of last year.....:noway:
Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Blessed
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I have a quick question about our closed group. Does that mean that everyone else on MFP can't access it at all? Can't read our posts or that they can't post on here? How is it set up so only our group can see/contribute?
MyMowmow - good question. Let me explain. Everyone else on MFP can access the Forum and can read our posts and darn it , CAN slip a post on here. The only means to stop people from posting is the Message on Page One that says this is a closed group. Also I am trying to catch the brand new people who slip on and post anyway and I P.M. them and ask them to please read the Message on Page One, and I include a message that I am so sorry the Forum is closed and etc etc etc. I try to be gentle, but I am firm in steering them to a different Forum than this one.0 -
and it's so much nicer to not miss one day and come back to seven pages passed. :laugh:
friday fitness, i am still working on moving and i'm amping up how many boxes and stuff i move because i need to make it my only work out. i HAVE to pack and as of right now i HAVE to get this requested full done for an agent (read:i need to finish a book in the next three weeks or i'm shooting myself in the career foot) and that takes about all the time i've got so i have to multitask and make the stuff i've GOT to do work for me.0 -
@ Robin - Thank you for clearing that up for me. I understand now.
Fitness Friday - To be honest, I haven't worked out all week and frankly I just want to get through this week in one piece. Thank GOODNESS it's Friday and I have two whole days without worrying about work on top of the rest of my stress. Bring on the weekend and the LONG naps! :drinker:0 -
karen- I understand completely about not wanting to go back to school next week. I am also in the same boat. Usually by this time I am ready to go back but not this year. I am going zip lining this weekend so that should be exciting and fun. Sounds like you have a great weekend planned. I am also worried about staying motivated once school starts again.
Robin- I must admit your comment about my food selection making you laugh made me laugh as well. I do like to put some crazy things together. Thanks for the laugh.
Fitness- nothing new to report- will rock climb tonight so that should be fun. Workout with my trainer tomorrow so that should be good. Then zip lining on Sunday that will involve some climbing as well.0 -
:flowerforyou: Hi Ya'll... Been busy, busy, this week...and still have lots to do..have to take my son shopping ( daughter already done) I can't believe he is starting HS....time really does fly! I also seem to be "lacking" on the weekends, as RobinsEgg said, I think it is the "I'm off" mentality that we carry from school/work... So I will be logging all weekend as well...since my running log has been "so & so has logged in for 5 Days" really...? Been on here since August of last year.....:noway:
Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be Blessed
patty
@patty-- My son is starting high school in a couple weeks also! I took him yesterday for the football meeting at the school, and almost cried. They grow up so fast, don't they? :sad:0
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