~*Highs & Lows*~ Anything Goes!

MindOverMatter

Hey!

I was hoping to create a group that was all encompassing. I started a group a few months ago that has then since faded. I would like to talk with other members that are committed to themselves, the group, and being accountable. I am not saying that this should be your only group but I want "buddies" that are committed to being there good or bad. We should all be on the same page and lean on each other as an outlet to share "Highs & Lows". What I was planning on was that we could share our good moments and bad moments of each day. I need a place where I know someone is always going to be there...I do have friends and family but they are not on the same journey, so talking to them is unfortunately not helping at all.

Let me tell you a little bit about me! I am a 31 yr old single mother of one. We keep hearing about the economy and people losing their jobs, well I was one of those people. I probably spent about 8 hours being upset and then I changed my mind and decided it was a blessing in disguise. I was juggling full-time work with being a full-time student and being a full-time parent. With the lay off, I am fortunate to continue school full-time and really focus on that and since I was left with some space in my day I thought it would be best to work on me! I began getting healthly last Feb, after taking a nutrition class that was jaw-dropping to say the least, that is where my journey began. The fist few months I could not get it right and the bottom line is I didn't lose very much weight. In July I found my rhythm and lost about 13 lbs...then took about 2 months off. In late October I found MFP and that is when I really got serious about this. I have lost 15 lbs here so far which brings me to 211, total lose of 28 (oops I have been saying 30) but have been at a stand still for the past few weeks. I know why I am not losing no guess work there, but I want to continue and not fall off the wagon so to speak.

If you are interested in a place of commitment and support please tell me about you, lets get aquainted and do this together...Lets share every emotion and keep going even when it hurts. I am hurting now...but I am hoping I can find a group that can be supportive and work through it all together. The group I created before I think might have made people feel that if it was not a positive day it could not be shared (even though I encouraged it)...we were in a 10lbs a months challenge and people mainly posted postive things. I think that is what happened at least but I want people to feel comforted in sharing ANY and EVERYTHING here...

Hope to be meeting some new buddies...:happy:

cc_campbell81

MindOverMatter,

I am in! I could use something like this right now. Thanks for starting this group. I love your pic, what website did you use?

About me:

I am a married mother of a beautiful 18 month old. I work 45 hours a week and go to school part time. I've been thin most of my life until I got pregnant. I gained about 40lbs during pregnancy but of course it was all worth it. Over the summer I was in a car accident and broke my hand and hurt my back. Before that accident I'd be trying off and on to lose the weight. After the accident I decided enough was enough. I wasn't happy with myself and it was hurting my marriage. Fortunately I have a wonderful supportive husband. So now I've been eating better and exercising. I still struggle but I've lost 15 lbs since around July. I try to run a couple of days a week. I've built up to 5.5 miles at once and hope to do 10 in the spring.

Goals:
weigh 140 by Jan 1st
weigh 130 by Mar 1st

Today's Highs:
Being alive, having a great family, getting to work on time, eating a healthy balanced breakfast.

Todays Lows:
Being up from 1:30 am to 3:30 am with my sick baby :<
Realizing I ate about 2200 calories yesterday!


Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter

MindOverMatter

cc_campbell81,

I'm glad your here! Good to meet you! I am so happy that someone liked this idea, I noticed alot of views and no responses until you! YAY! Isn't it crazy how much weight affects all areas of our lives? I find it so interesting that it becomes a way in which we begin to define ourselves and our relationships.

I actually googled my pic, I think I seached weightloss images and when I found it I was excited because it shows exactly what I want!

cc_campbell81

cc_campbell81,

Isn't it crazy how much weight affects all areas of our lives? I find it so interesting that it becomes a way in which we begin to define ourselves and our relationships.

It does really affect you. I have always been a generally happy outgoing person but this whole weight thing affected that. But the good news is since I've started eating better and losing weight I've noticed a huge change in my overall happiness. I am glad to have this site and people like you to connect with on this journey.

MindOverMatter

This site is absolutely wonderful for accountability! I do love it.

My happiness has also increased since the weight has been coming off and tmy confidence is up too. I have just run into some obstacles regarding a very close family member that is struggling with his health. I thought I could just change my mind and be positive but unfortunately that is not working...so now I am seek alternatives to emotionally eating/ not eating at all, to cope with the pain that I am feeling. It is always tough to see someone else in pain...especially when you love them. I have to be strong but at the same time I have to find a way to effectively relieve this stress with out hurting myself in the process...so I am kind of blah today. I am usually not such a downer just feelin blue the past few weeks...and I am fighting to overcome it!

Highs: Having Life, Being thankful for my blessings
Lows: Facing things that are hard.

cc_campbell81

Some thing I found that helps is doing something good for others, doesn't have to be big just something nice. I like to write my husband love notes or do a volunteer activity like gift wrapping presents for underprivleged children. I also found that cleaning my house helps improve my mood. I think it makes me feel more in control and relaxed having a just cleaned house. Taking my daughter to the park or for a walk usually improves my mood too.

MindOverMatter

I agree volunterring and doing nice things for people is smething I love to do! It is so rewarding!

It is snowing here today...winter has arrived!! lol! I do love a white christmas!

How are you today?

cc_campbell81

Sorry to post so late it's been a busy day. My daughter is sick and not sleeping well. So I am sleep deprived, guess that's one of my lows. I stayed home from work with her and didn't get a chance to go to the gym today. Highs: My wonderful family, setting up our Christmas tree today, getting some push ups and situps in at the house, knowing that while this may be a rough week I am still headed in the right direction. I am a little jealouis that you are seeing snow today. I am living in Texas but originally from Illinois so I miss it sometimes. Hope you had a good day.

cc_campbell81

Good morning,

Doing good today.

Highs:
-Life
-Family
-Love
- getting some of my to do list done

Lows:
-still sleep deprived
-not getting in much exercise
-a really long to do list at home and work

lcmartin

Do you have room for one more!? I could use the help and support - big time!

I'm 39. The mother of 2 teenage boys (19 & 17). I recently married the man of my dreams. Which makes me the happiest woman in the world...except, back in September I also lost my dream job and have been unemployed since. So that makes me depressed most of the time. I have ups and downs. Seems like more downs than ups lately. Which makes losing weight that much harder, but I've been doing very well for the past week and a half since I started back up. I could just really use the support of others right now.

cc_campbell81

Welcome lcmartin!

Sorry to hear about your job. You are definately welcome to join. Mindovermatter started it and it's only been the two of us so it will be nice to hear from others too.

donna56

Hey!

I was hoping to create a group that was all encompassing. I started a group a few months ago that has then since faded. I would like to talk with other members that are committed to themselves, the group, and being accountable. I am not saying that this should be your only group but I want "buddies" that are committed to being there good or bad. We should all be on the same page and lean on each other as an outlet to share "Highs & Lows". What I was planning on was that we could share our good moments and bad moments of each day. I need a place where I know someone is always going to be there...I do have friends and family but they are not on the same journey, so talking to them is unfortunately not helping at all.

Let me tell you a little bit about me! I am a 31 yr old single mother of one. We keep hearing about the economy and people losing their jobs, well I was one of those people. I probably spent about 8 hours being upset and then I changed my mind and decided it was a blessing in disguise. I was juggling full-time work with being a full-time student and being a full-time parent. With the lay off, I am fortunate to continue school full-time and really focus on that and since I was left with some space in my day I thought it would be best to work on me! I began getting healthly last Feb, after taking a nutrition class that was jaw-dropping to say the least, that is where my journey began. The fist few months I could not get it right and the bottom line is I didn't lose very much weight. In July I found my rhythm and lost about 13 lbs...then took about 2 months off. In late October I found MFP and that is when I really got serious about this. I have lost 15 lbs here so far which brings me to 211, total lose of 28 (oops I have been saying 30) but have been at a stand still for the past few weeks. I know why I am not losing no guess work there, but I want to continue and not fall off the wagon so to speak.

If you are interested in a place of commitment and support please tell me about you, lets get aquainted and do this together...Lets share every emotion and keep going even when it hurts. I am hurting now...but I am hoping I can find a group that can be supportive and work through it all together. The group I created before I think might have made people feel that if it was not a positive day it could not be shared (even though I encouraged it)...we were in a 10lbs a months challenge and people mainly posted postive things. I think that is what happened at least but I want people to feel comforted in sharing ANY and EVERYTHING here...

Hope to be meeting some new buddies...:happy:

I sent you a message

MindOverMatter

Today I had an ok day very busy though...I feel like I have been going all day...lol

Highs: Speaking with an old friend
Lows: Feeling like I didn't really get anything accomplished.

MindOverMatter

Sorry to post so late it's been a busy day. My daughter is sick and not sleeping well. So I am sleep deprived, guess that's one of my lows. I stayed home from work with her and didn't get a chance to go to the gym today. Highs: My wonderful family, setting up our Christmas tree today, getting some push ups and situps in at the house, knowing that while this may be a rough week I am still headed in the right direction. I am a little jealouis that you are seeing snow today. I am living in Texas but originally from Illinois so I miss it sometimes. Hope you had a good day.

Sorry to hear the girl is sick is everything ok?? Is it a cold or flu?

MindOverMatter

Do you have room for one more!? I could use the help and support - big time!

I'm 39. The mother of 2 teenage boys (19 & 17). I recently married the man of my dreams. Which makes me the happiest woman in the world...except, back in September I also lost my dream job and have been unemployed since. So that makes me depressed most of the time. I have ups and downs. Seems like more downs than ups lately. Which makes losing weight that much harder, but I've been doing very well for the past week and a half since I started back up. I could just really use the support of others right now.

Welcome! Welcome!

We all need support so lets just lean on each other.

pinbotchick

Are you still looking for others to join your group? I hope so. I am 41, have no children and live in the middle of no-where. Most of the time, I am very up beat with a glass is 1/2 full attitude. I have my lows just like everyone else. I loved your thread name.

My father died from heart trouble 3.5 years ago and I found myself on a downward spiral of depression and gaining tons of weight. 11 weeks ago, I had my all time low when the scale tipped 237. After a good cry, I decided to do something about it. Thank goodness The Biggest Loser was on that night and in the trainer tip Jillian said people that log their food are 10 times more likely to lose weight. I found MFP on google search and haven't looked back. I got off my derriere and started exercising. My energy and outlook have really improved.

Highs today - finished week 3 of C25K training and actually did two 14 min miles (run/walk combo) and I joined a new group :bigsmile:

Lows today - 2 patients canceled so I should have been able to get more done around the house. Somehow time slipped away (too much time on MFP :blushing: ) The boxes from Christmas decorating are still all over the living room and the gifts didn't get wrapped.

pinbotchick

Okay today is starting out with lots of lows - winter storm advisory ALL day and I have to drive all over for work, that TOM started with bad cramps and I woke up with the worst kink in my back :grumble: I gave up trying to clean the kitchen when my back went into spasms from lifting the crock pot. Work is really going to suck today. At least I will come home to a clean house - today is the cleaning lady's day and she is really going to know what slobs we are :blushing: I normally pre-clean (pick up my junk and get the dishes put away before she comes) so that she can do the deep cleaning. The day can only really get better.

cc_campbell81

Sorry to post so late it's been a busy day. My daughter is sick and not sleeping well. So I am sleep deprived, guess that's one of my lows. I stayed home from work with her and didn't get a chance to go to the gym today. Highs: My wonderful family, setting up our Christmas tree today, getting some push ups and situps in at the house, knowing that while this may be a rough week I am still headed in the right direction. I am a little jealouis that you are seeing snow today. I am living in Texas but originally from Illinois so I miss it sometimes. Hope you had a good day.

Sorry to hear the girl is sick is everything ok?? Is it a cold or flu?

I am not sure which it is. I haven't taken her to the doctor because they can't do much besides give her tylenol or motrin since she is so young. She is doing okay. She's just a little miserable because she can't breathe too well. She has chest and nasal congestion and she's too little to blow her nose. Last night I bought a humidifier and made the bathroom all steamy to help loosen the congestion. It seemed to help a little.

mpogo

Got room for another?!?!
I really like your idea of sharing good AND bad moments. Emotions really play a factor in my eating habits. When I'm happy, I eat, when I'm sad, I eat more.

A little bit about me~
I'm 22 years old, single, live alone.... a crazy cat lady in training basically. I work full time and will be going back to school part time next semester (that's a high!) I've struggled with my weight for the majority of my life since I wasn't taught the best eating habits when I was younger. I was diagnosed with clincal depression when I was 7 and just more recently bipolar (not sure if I believe the dr. though.) So with having depression comes with a cabinet full of anti-depressants that wreak havoc on my waistline paired with not great eating habits. My family has always been a great help with getting me over my bumps with depression, but we all have a weight problem. Recently my sister (who is my best friend) joined Weight Watchers and it has really helped her. She's very motivated but sometimes I feel like she's really pushy to me. :grumble: I know it's done out of love, so I try to shake it off. My mom was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes earlier this year and she was doing really great with eating right and excercising, but now not so much. My dad is a really great supporter. He's always there to cheer me on. He lost a lot of weight after he quit drinking and starting riding his bike everywhere, but gained some back due to back problems. We found out it's his hip that is the problem and will be having hip replacement surgery in January. :frown:
I've had a huge problem with being motivated to work out. I work night shift so my day time is spent sleeping.

Just typing that made me feel a little bit better. I didn't do too bad as far as eating goes today. I do have to knock of the candy bars from the vending machine at work though! :embarassed:

Have a great day!!:happy:

cc_campbell81

Are you still looking for others to join your group? I hope so. I am 41, have no children and live in the middle of no-where. Most of the time, I am very up beat with a glass is 1/2 full attitude. I have my lows just like everyone else. I loved your thread name.
My father died from heart trouble 3.5 years ago and I found myself on a downward spiral of depression and gaining tons of weight. 11 weeks ago, I had my all time low when the scale tipped 237. After a good cry, I decided to do something about it. Thank goodness The Biggest Loser was on that night and in the trainer tip Jillian said people that log their food are 10 times more likely to lose weight. I found MFP on google search and haven't looked back. I got off my derriere and started exercising. My energy and outlook have really improved.

Welcome pinbotchick! Now we are in two threads together (THE Team and this one). I enjoy The Biggest Loser also, Jillian is very motivating. I’ve noticed my energy and outlook improving also.

cc_campbell81

Welcome mpogo!

I was diagnosed with clincal depression when I was 7 and just more recently bipolar (not sure if I believe the dr. though.)

Don’t be afraid to get a 2nd opinion. Doctors aren’t always right and sometimes you know yourself better. It’s good you have such a supportive family.

Just typing that made me feel a little bit better. I didn't do too bad as far as eating goes today. I do have to knock of the candy bars from the vending machine at work though! :embarassed:

Sometimes I find it easier to share on here than with my family. I guess I don’t want to stress them. Sometimes I just need to vent and I know they will feel like they have to fix things when really I just wanted to let it all out. Don’t feel embarrassed about the candy bars. We have a snack area that I have to walk past to get to the printer and it definitely tempts me!

cc_campbell81

Good morning. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I stepped on the scale. It hasn't been a good week. I was expecting a gain but I'd lost a pound. My mini goal is to weigh 140 by Jan 1st. Almost there!

SW 149, GW 130, CW 142 -7 lbs lost since 22 Oct








Highs:
Having a great family & life
losing a 1lb this week
getting a little more sleep

Lows:
Still sleep deprived
Having a mile long to do list

pinbotchick

cc_campbell81 - that's cool that you are on the other thread too. There hasn't been much action on THE thread lately except for weigh-in days. Congrats on the weight loss.

My day is turning out much better than expected. My highs for the day so far have been the scale liking me and being down a pound and that a client canceled so I have this free hour to be home and have lunch/check the internet :bigsmile: I haven't decided if it's good or bad but the cleaning lady had to cancel due to bad roads - at least she won't find out what slobs we are. So I guess I better run and do some cleaning. I have taken aspirin twice this morning and my back is down to "2" for pain. It should be gone by this evening. It is not normal for me to have back pain :grumble:

mpogo - My husband already calls me the crazy cat lady. We have 5 and they are spoiled rotten. That's what happens when you don't have kids. How many cats do you have?

MindOverMatter

My father died from heart trouble 3.5 years ago and I found myself on a downward spiral of depression and gaining tons of weight. 11 weeks ago, I had my all time low when the scale tipped 237. After a good cry, I decided to do something about it. Thank goodness The Biggest Loser was on that night and in the trainer tip Jillian said people that log their food are 10 times more likely to lose weight. I found MFP on google search and haven't looked back. I got off my derriere and started exercising. My energy and outlook have really improved.

Hey There!

I know exactly how you feel about your starting weight!! I started this journey at 239 an all time high for me...I gained all of the weight after leaving a domestically violent relationship that change my life. I used food emotionally and the weight was protection from othe men that may come into my life. I cried my heart out when I saw the number! I never bought bigger clothes which was part of my denial...I was stretchy clothes to make myself feel ok! I took before pictures and I can't even begin to tell you what I felt when I saw that picture the first time. Anyway...welcome aboard and please know that we are here to support you on this journey. Everything is not picture perfect an I truly believe in order to succeed we really need to waht got us here in the first place, address it and move forward!

MindOverMatter

Welcome Mopo!!

I understand how hard it is to maintain weight when you have grown up with poor eating habits! My mother meant well but unfortunately her relationship with food is awful! I didn't really learn how to really eat right until Feburary of this year...I took a nutrition class and it was life changing and eye opening!

MindOverMatter

Hello All,

I want to apologize for my absence yesterday! I had a very intense day and I couldn't get it together to get on here. I have finals coming up, papers due, a xmas gathering today and alot of other stressors...lol!

Yesterday my highs were: Living, good conversation in class, and time spent with my daughter!

Lows: finding out my friend is getting abused, a loved ones progress with chemo, and the stress of trying to plan this xmas gathering while I believe I am PMSing....that always affects things!

TODAY:

Highs: seeing friends, relaxing and enjoying my time

Lows: My need to over compensate, too many things to do that I decided to do, not knowing why some people are inconsiderate.

mpogo

Good Morning!!
I got off work this morning to see the sun rise which was beautiful, until I had to bare the cold to scrap the frost off my car. Every Saturday morning I have breakfast with some of my regulars I had at a bakery I used to work at but has since closed. This has been an ongoing tradition for a couple years now. I'm the only female and the youngest by at least 20 years, but I love it. That is my high for today, to see my guys and listen to their stories. All of them have served in at least one branch of the military, two are Vietnam vets and one a Korean war vet but they don't tell me gruesome stories because "a lady shouldn't hear such things." My low for the day is hearing about the health problems that some of them are suffering. One was just diagnosed with throat cancer and it's undetermined if it originated somewhere else, and anothers severe COPD. I'm trying to be postive and cherish the time I do have with them. As far as food and weight, I'm down two pounds!!!! Yay, little victories!
Have a good day!

Pinbotchick: I have two male cats a little over a year old, brothers. They can be a handle, annoying and messy (they've broken 3 of my glasses!) but they the right time when I just need love and cuddle time.

pinbotchick

Good evening everyone... I have been having a great day just doing stuff around the house. High for the day was completing a modified challenge thrown down by my "health group" (friends that e-mail as group on exercise, nutrition and health)... So I had to jog 1/2 mile, do 50 pull-ups (I am so weak I had to modify to just upper body moving - but my biceps burned), 100 push-ups (I got 30 knee push-ups when I hurt so bad, I had to change the rest to standing wall push-ups), then 50 squats, and ending with another 1/2 mile jog (but my legs were like jello so I could only walk at 3.0 mph on treadmill.) WOW what a workout. Low for the day is feeling like an idiot since I can't get my HRM to work... Tomorrow is another day and hopefully I can get it log calories for my whole workout. So I guess that I can add as a high that I actually did 2 workouts today - my mother (at 62 years old) came over after she finished work to workout with me:bigsmile: We did 40 min of a Leslie Sansone walking video. I just love my mom's attitude.

mpogo - cats do just love to cuddle. My story of the day - the cats love the Christmas tree and some how they keep taking the "bird" ornaments off - I keep finding them on the floor around the house... My husband thinks they are hunting inside since we have 2 ft of snow on the ground outside. I just had to stop a cat from tearing wrapping paper apart - at least it was on the roll and not a wrapped present.

cc_campbell81

Pinbotchick, sounds like you got in a good workout! Congrats! Don't feel bad about the HRM I have trouble with mine too. I have one I really like but it started acting up lately. It's almost like it needs to warm up before it starts working.


Today's Highs:
-Having a great life and family
-My daughter is feeling better today, she was very sweet and cuddly this morning.
-I weighed 141.5 today! -2 since last week and only 1.5 to my goal of 140 by New Year's.
-My husband kept my daughter busy so I could take a really long nap.

Today's Lows:
-My aunt is in the hospital on life support and may not make it
-Didn't get much done today

mpogo

Hello!
Not too much to report at the moment, there's still much of the day ahead of me. Work was pretty slow so I was able to get some things done. I'm in a pretty good mood which is nice and there wasn't any dish fatalities from my curious counter hopping kitties. My future sister-in-law sent me a cute Christmas card so it was nice to get some non-junk or bill mail.
High:
-Having some days off of work
-Mom's test came back clear of cancer after a lump was found during a routine mamogram
Low:
-Cleaning the house for company
-Still not much energy to go work out

pinbotchick~ That is an awesome work out!! GO YOU! That's awesome that your mom is joining in on being active, it's always nice to have some close to home support. My two cats are quite the characters, very investigative about anything that comes through the front door. They rather play with their food across the kitchen floor and any of my headphone cords then the catnip filled toys that were bought for them!

cc_campbell~ I'm glad you finally got some sleep!! But sorry to hear about your aunt

pinbotchick

Good morning everyone... I woke up this morning to what I hope will be my low... My wonderful cats have knocked the Christmas tree over. Boy do I have a mess to clean up :grumble: On the high note, I am planning to go snow shoeing this afternoon and to complete week 4, day 1 of C25K training.

cc - sorry to hear about your aunt but am glad your daughter is feeling better.

mpogo - it is nice to get snail mail. I love Christmas cards - its nice to catch up on what everyone is doing. You've motivated me to send some out later today.

mindovermatter - good luck with school.