June Starters - February 22
thirtyby40
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Hey June Starters! Hope everyone had a great week/weekend.
I am not expecting much from my Wednesday weigh in since my effort was minimal this past week. I am starting to feel like a broken record. This is a new week and I plan to conquer whatever it is that has me stuck. I think perhaps I am suffering from SAD, I have been pounding my vitamin D but it doesn't help with the fact that I have mostly been hibernating since December. I think my husband and I are going to try to start getting out in the evenings for walks with the kids, not for exercise just to get out of the house. I think that will help.
Happy this week!
I am not expecting much from my Wednesday weigh in since my effort was minimal this past week. I am starting to feel like a broken record. This is a new week and I plan to conquer whatever it is that has me stuck. I think perhaps I am suffering from SAD, I have been pounding my vitamin D but it doesn't help with the fact that I have mostly been hibernating since December. I think my husband and I are going to try to start getting out in the evenings for walks with the kids, not for exercise just to get out of the house. I think that will help.
Happy this week!
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Mom2 ~ I feel the same way when I have been cooped up in the house for long periods of time....
I hope everyone had a great weekend!! Mine was busy... I hope this coming weekend will be a lazy one... I'm tired of traveling to weddings over the weekends...:ohwell:
Looking for a great week weigh-in with the June Starters!!!0 -
SW 182.4
LW 139.4
CW 138.0 (-1.4!!)
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Let's finish the month out strong girls! :flowerforyou:0 -
I had the busiest weekend. Had our neices/nephew over Friday night, went out to the bar Sat night for a 50th b-day party. (Drank too much) and had girls over for a hair day yest. I'm ready to relax now. lol
It snowed like crazy and we have to go grocery shopping today. blah0 -
Momto4 - Yes walking will help tons with SAD. I've also had friends who had really great luck with fish oil...I just started last week but I had a friend who tried 6 different anti-depressants and fish oil has done as much if not more with no side effects....just a thought.
Schlieffen - Great job!
Good Morning Kandy & BusyMom:drinker:0 -
Thanks Mamakat I will try the fish oil for sure. I am also on the countdown to spring, although I mean actual non muddy spring. The kids and I practically live outside in the spring, summer and fall, I am thinking perhaps that is why I find winter so trying, one extreme to the next. Seriously I need to win a lottery so I can move somewhere warm and sunny from December to April. In the meantime I will go buy some fish oil (maybe more realistic).
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I feel the same way mom2, I can't seem to get out of this depression. It's been really bad the past week or so. I'm going to try to do well this week but we'll see.0
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Hey guys! I totally agree about the SAD. It was sunny and 60 here yesterday and it was such a Godsend. I just stood on my patio with myself draped over the grill with the warm sun beaming down on me. I even took my pitiful house plants outside so they could get some nutrients. Take heart, everyone, spring is on its way! It will only be bad a few more weeks, then it will start to get warmer and some green will come around. I even saw some fuzzy buds on a group of trees today and got all excited.
I'm going to grow a mini garden this year, although we will see how well the veggies do in big pots. Hopefully will save me some money! Yay spring!
Schliffen- awesome job on the 1.4! You are sooo close to goal!0 -
Wow ... you know I have been so in the dumps lately that I thought about not coming back on here for a while ... you know ... try and pull myself together first so I wouldn't bring people down with me. But look at this ... I'M NOT ALONE!!! SAD hits so many people at this time of year eh? I think I'll try the fish oil thing. My friend tried the "flat belly diet" and lost a ton of weight on it so she passed the book on to me. I've been trying it for almost a week now and the scale is climbing it's way up ... I guess we're all different. I'm going to quit this silly "fad" diet thing and get back to basics I think. I hope we all feel better soon ... spring is coming. Thank goodness for that ... I'll have to chant it because it's pretty snowy here right now ... spring is coming ... spring is coming.0
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Amen!!! I'm SOOOOOOO ready for Spring!!!
I felt like POOP yesterday!!! I'm hoping for a much better today, though!!!
I think my weight flucuates more than any other person in ther world!!! It is soooo frustrating!!! I've never seen anything like it!!! It makes no sense for me whatsoever!!! I can weight 202 one day and 208 the next!! WHAT?!!! SEriously!! I don't get it!!!
I'm hoping by tomorrow, I can be somewhat "straightened out"....whatever that means!! :laugh: I suppose as long as I continue getting a lower number ever once in a while, I'm going down....and that is good!
I did have a great revelation though.... My size 16 jeans are getting too big!! I tried on my 14's and I got them up and buttoned AND zipped, but they were still a little tight... So, yay!! :drinker:0 -
ug ug ug I couldn't control myself yesterday. I had the worst munchies and I gave in. Today is a new day. Going to the gym today and I'm going to try and leave a deficit to make up for yesterday but we'll see.
I totally agree with SAD. I can't WAIT for spring. We just got a ton more snow. :grumble:0 -
ug ug ug I couldn't control myself yesterday. I had the worst munchies and I gave in. Today is a new day. Going to the gym today and I'm going to try and leave a deficit to make up for yesterday but we'll see.
I totally agree with SAD. I can't WAIT for spring. We just got a ton more snow. :grumble:
It's snowing here again, too :sad: What happened to the Texas I used to know?
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Though I also get a little blue in the winter like most people, I was actually really happy with the snow this morning! We haven't had snow here (more than flurries) in almost three months!! I think that's the depressing part about this winter for me! I grew up with 12-15ft high snow banks and always having fresh snow. This winter we've been getting nothing! We're supposed to get about 2 inches every day for the next few days, its not much but I'll take it! I was so happy walking in the pretty snow this morning!
But of course, I'm also excited for spring! I bought new pretty spring clothes the other day and want to wear them! :laugh:0 -
Awesome Kandy for getting into the smaller jeans!! That is such a great feeling. What's even better is going to the store to get new ones
I FINALLY got back to the gym today after a week and a half hiatus. I just had too much going on, and with the exam over yesterday, I have some time to breathe. It felt good to run again! I'm pretty excited because I signed up for this "spring break challenge" at my gym and if I work out so many times I get a free t-shirt. I
free shirts!!
It's raining here today...ugh. Yet another dreary day...and I will spend it huddled over a pile of pathology notes...yippee :noway:0 -
Awesome Kandy for getting into the smaller jeans!! That is such a great feeling. What's even better is going to the store to get new ones
I FINALLY got back to the gym today after a week and a half hiatus. I just had too much going on, and with the exam over yesterday, I have some time to breathe. It felt good to run again! I'm pretty excited because I signed up for this "spring break challenge" at my gym and if I work out so many times I get a free t-shirt. I free shirts!!
It's raining here today...ugh. Yet another dreary day...and I will spend it huddled over a pile of pathology notes...yippee :noway:
OOOOOOOOooooooo.... I'm all about a FREE T-shirt as well... back when I was in college, I had quite the collection LOL...0 -
I want a free shirt!!! My gym should totally do this!! Is it bad if one of the biggest reasons I picked the gym we have is because they gave us free t-shirts and water bottles and towels and bracelets??? lol!!0
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I LOVE FREE STUFF
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Okay so I'm back... >.>
I've been completely off the wagon for a while now (I'm huffing and puffing to catch up!). So I weighed in today (a day late) at a whopping 276 pounds!!!!!!
That's a 7 pound weight gain from a few weeks ago. I'm absolutely furious with myself. That puts me back into the "Morbidly Obese" category, back to not having lost 10% of my starting weight, back behind my 30 pound goal.
I'm really REALLY mad and the weak part of me is spouting off excuse after excuse complaining about the tons of work I have to do.
Which mind you, is true. I'm taking 2 Literature classes this semester and the work load between them might as well be enough for 4 classes. And I have 2 classes on top of those. And I have my Dungeon's and Dragons group which takes up my time as well, sitting in front of my computer and drawing out maps and then the five hour evening meetings when we actually play.
But at the same time, those ARE all excuses. There is no reason beyond my own laziness that I can't squeeze in a workout at the gym. Making my lunches instead of scarfing down fast food or a ridiculous amount of high calorie foods in the house (the family I work for have incredible metabolisms, small appetites, and are all VERY active. They don't do low cal.)
I'm behind with my school work too, and looking back, most of that is because of my laziness and wanting to either a.) catch up on T.V. shows, or b.) read a non-school-related novel.
So my shows are staying in the DVR, and my novels are going to gather dust on my bookshelves. I haven't even been measuring food lately, it's no wonder I've gained 7 pounds. Hopefully I can get my school work schedule back on track and after my aunt comes back from her cruise (I'm catsitting and the fat one will eat the skinny one's food if I don't stay at her house and keep an eye on them when I feed them), I should have the time in the mornings to get back in the gym.
Oh, and I'm breaking down and purchasing a scale for my house. The "I won't weigh in everyday" was a good idea, except when I started thinking, "I'm too hungry to not eat yet and the office isn't open. I'll weigh in tomorrow." or "I don't want to drive all the way to the office... I won't weigh in this week."
Both excuses were because I knew that I didn't want to see that number, the truth of my habits from the past two weeks settling nicely on my gut. -_-
I'm looking forward to spring myself... not for the weather (I live in FL), but for this semester to be over!0 -
Who doesn't love free stuff? Certainly not I! :laugh:0
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Glad to see you back Amanda, I have been wondering where you got to. Sounds like you are willing to take responsibility for the weight and being behind in everything, thats fantastic! You can't move forward if you can't admit your role in the problem.
As an almost daily weigher I think the scale helps. i do avoid weighing myself if I have been overly indulgent, so I try and force myself to think about what I am consuming by thinking about how I will feel in the morning when I step on the scale. We are here for you too, so drop in when you are feeling overwhelmed for a little pep talk.0 -
Wow ... you know I have been so in the dumps lately that I thought about not coming back on here for a while ... you know ... try and pull myself together first so I wouldn't bring people down with me. But look at this ... I'M NOT ALONE!!! SAD hits so many people at this time of year eh? I think I'll try the fish oil thing. My friend tried the "flat belly diet" and lost a ton of weight on it so she passed the book on to me. I've been trying it for almost a week now and the scale is climbing it's way up ... I guess we're all different. I'm going to quit this silly "fad" diet thing and get back to basics I think. I hope we all feel better soon ... spring is coming. Thank goodness for that ... I'll have to chant it because it's pretty snowy here right now ... spring is coming ... spring is coming.
I am glad you are sticking to it Maggs. Don't lose heart things will turn around. Look at how much weight you lost last summer and fall, I know you have gained some back but it will come off again don't worry. I remember how much you enjoyed hiking and outdoor activities, I imagine once you are back out doing those activities again your pounds will start melting away. Why not try to make it a goal to maintain until you can start getting back out again, then set another to get as close to your goal as you can by fall. Just a suggestion.
You are definitely not alone!
BTW I don't know about that diet you were trying, but in my humble opinion "diets" don't work. I have certainly tried my fair share!!0 -
Amanda - Daily weigh-ins have there plus's & minus's. If you can weigh-in daily without beating yourself up then they are a great way to stay on track. I know my body well enough to know when it's "real weight" vs water weight. I fell off last week..and seriously bad...were talking eating Pizza Rolls in bed and no workout bad! I was up 3.5lbs but it wasn't all "real weight" So just get back at it for a week and drink that water and you'll know what the real "damage" was and go from there. I found that my problem seems to be that I was in this race to lose. Well I ran out of steam and my "race" was over...so I stopped making mini goals and dropped out of all weightloss competitions and started fresh, with a new attitude of doing this for me and who cares if I enjoy myself one week as long as I'm back at it the next. Or if life gets stressful and I can't plan as well as I'd like I say "ok, I'll do what I can" and I don't beat myself up and realize that as long as I come back the weight will come off, maybe not as fast as I'd like but nothing in life ever works exactly how I want...... so just keep on keeping on:laugh:
Best of luck in finding what works for you! And most important, welcome back!0 -
I want a free shirt!!! My gym should totally do this!! Is it bad if one of the biggest reasons I picked the gym we have is because they gave us free t-shirts and water bottles and towels and bracelets??? lol!!
DANG!!!! I FEEL JIPPED!!!! I didn't get anything!!! I'm going to mention this tonight!!! You betcha!0 -
I second that, Amanda! So glad you are back....
And Maggs!!! The June Starters wouldn't be the June Starters without you!!! I would be terribly sad if you never came back...0 -
And Maggs!!! The June Starters wouldn't be the June Starters without you!!! I would be terribly sad if you never came back...
Agreed!!! No one else knows how to post the cute pictures you do!:laugh: :laugh:0 -
Well I am up 0.4 pounds. I knew I wasn't going to end up down the 2 I needed for the 40 lb loss, I thought maybe if I put it out there I would work towards it, but no. C'est la vie!!
LW 148
TW 148.4
GW 1350 -
I second that, Amanda! So glad you are back....
And Maggs!!! The June Starters wouldn't be the June Starters without you!!! I would be terribly sad if you never came back...
Ditto and Ditto, We've all come too far together for anyone to quit now! I know I've wanted to quit a million times already but I can't let the JS'ers down!!
Speaking of letting people down- I had a wild weekend with wild food and alcohol. :sick: BAD!
LW- 158.1
CW- 157.1
0.2 :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:
I know, a loss is a loss. . . But it's discouraging....0 -
SW 230
LW 203.8
TW 206
GW 135'ish....
Yes, I'm pissed!! But I don't know what I could have done differently... My body is jacked up or something!! Drives me crazy!!!
BUT, a good MFP friend turned me on to this article... It helps a little....
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/christinacherelle/view/why-the-scale-lies-154430 -
I second that, Amanda! So glad you are back....
And Maggs!!! The June Starters wouldn't be the June Starters without you!!! I would be terribly sad if you never came back...
Ditto and Ditto, We've all come too far together for anyone to quit now! I know I've wanted to quit a million times already but I can't let the JS'ers down!!
Speaking of letting people down- I had a wild weekend with wild food and alcohol. :sick: BAD!
LW- 158.1
CW- 157.1
0.2 :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:
I know, a loss is a loss. . . But it's discouraging....
According to my math ... that's a whole 1lb. difference.0 -
lol Sorry Maggs, It's only supposed to say CW- 157.90
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Good Morning Ladies - Sorry for the bad week....I guess I had mine last week:indifferent:
Well I'm back down and below what I was the week before my horrid gain!
SW 176.5
LW 142.2 (I was down for the next two days so that's not a "real" number)
CW 137.2 0
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