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I really wanted to excersize yesterday too, but when I got home from work at 7:30pm my new landlady was there and she wanted to have a chat... for 2hrs!!!! By 9:30pm it was pissing rain and dark out so I stayed in and painted my nails hot pink instead
I think I am losing some extra water weight, I was down 1.4lbs this morning since yesterday morning, so now 129lbs. I don't want to count this as part of my 8lb june goal because really I am just back to where I was before all the moving drama I went through this past week in which I think the stress was causing me to retain water and feel bloated :S
Today is the first day I've seen a patch of blue sky in almost two weeks, so hopefully the weather stays dry and I can get outside for some fresh air and a run this evening!0 -
ps: for any runners, wanna be runners, or people who hate running but wish they didnt - this article was posted in another thread, and I it was so motivating for me I just thought I should share it with more people;
"Running changes you. Running is changing me. It knocks points off my blood pressure, returns the color to my face, takes the bags from beneath my eyes. Running makes the brownie taste better. I have no idea why--I eat the brownie and drink the milk and don't ask questions. But the biggest change I've felt a# er four months of running is something I can't see or precisely measure or fully describe, yet it's the change I feel most acutely: I've gone from a person who sits still to one who moves--from a body and a mind at rest, to a body and mind in motion. If you'll excuse the amateur Zen moment.
The only thing running hasn't changed is running itself. I would have guessed that by now it would be easier for me to do. It isn't. People say the run gets easier, but people say aliens abduct you in the desert, too. I've stopped looking for signs of an easier run in exchange for signs of an easier life. Those signs I've seen. Running is still as grueling as ever, but life outside of running is getting easier, better. In the vein of the classic huckster's call, it truly is the One Authentic Tonic for Whatever Ails You! The Only Certified Elixir of Beauty and Health! The A-1 Tincture to Boost Vitality and Strength! If only someone could hand it to me in a small brown bottle. Just my luck that the ultimate supertonic is carried on the wind. I can't see it, but it's there, floating outside the window right now. All I have to do to get a dose is put on my shiny pair of gold and silver Asics and run for it. "0 -
Hello! I so excited I released another 2 pounds!!! I feel so good!!! If we keep pushing each other I know we Will do this!!!! LET'S GO!!!
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Since we are telling a little bit about ourselves I'll go next. My name is Janean and I will be 32 in a few weeks. I'm a single parent of two boys. My oldest is severely autistic. I work long hours on top of shift work. Both of which are reasons as to why I have not been able to lose the weight I have gained. I was in a pretty good spot weight wise when I went through my divorce. I didn't gain the weight because of it as many would think. I gained it when I met the most wonderful man! So there was someone to cook for and eat with again....and slowly but surely the weight packed right back on! He doesn't care, he still believes (thank god) that it doesn't get any better then me :blushing: But I know I'm better then this, I went to two military schools and although I've never been a "skinny minnie" I've always been in much better shape. It's embarrassing to tell people where I went to school, and then explain the weight gain was much later in life! Plus, for work, I need to be in the best shape possible! I've been with MFP for several weeks, but have not found the motivation to keep up with it. So I'm hoping joining this group will help! Feel free to add me as a friend for support!!
You are an inspiration to us all. My friend also has a son who is autistic, and I know how difficult it can be.
My husband also doesnt think it gets any better than me too, EVEN at 60lbs heavier a few years ago. We are so lucky. :bigsmile:0 -
I’ll go next with “a little about us”…My name is Natascha and I’m 35 years old. I have three teenage children (17,15, and 13). My husband has been in the Army for the last 16 years and I am now a full time college student( raised the babies, it's my turn now!) I have never been thin but remained at what I considered a comfortable weight between 130-150 lbs. I did shoot up to 200 lbs in the early to mid 90’s but I had 3 children in 3 ½ years. In 2004 I woke up one morning and quite simply could not move my legs…I could feel them just couldn’t move them. After hospitalization and what seemed like medieval torture I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. A hefty dose of steroids gave me back the use of my legs but also gave me a 38 lb weight gain in less than a month. After feeling sorry for myself for a few years I decided to take my body back. Every specialist told me the same things…lose weight and exercise or the disease will win so for me this journey is about avoiding the dreaded cane or wheel chair. At my last doctor’s appointment I was told if I can keep going the way I have been and continue with the medications I’m on ( a lovely 13 pills a day and 3 shots a week) I stand a good chance of avoiding any progression of the MS. So….while I will never be considered healthy, I will do everything I can to keep the body I was given as healthy as possible.
Man oh man, whenever I hear stories like yours, it just puts everthing into perspective. Everyone should really thank their lucky stars if they are healthy and stop complaining (me) about the small sh&t. Man, 38lbs in 1 month? Thats some kinda drug hey. Good luck on your journey, you can do this.0 -
Weighed in this morning; sadly I am a little heavier than I originally thought, 130.4lbs. That makes my goal weight for July 1st 122.4lbs.
My daily goal is to make it to the indoor climbing gym, complete an abs workout, and run home (about hilly 4km).
A little about me;
I'm 23 and just broke up with my boyfriend of two years. I live in a town that is 50% extreme sports athletes and 50% transient partyers. I moved into a new place yesterday with new housemates. I am hoping this means being able to use the kitchen + buy groceries (my old housemates never cleaned up after themselves and ate all my food) and getting 8 hrs of sleep per night (my old housemate would come home from the bar at 2am almost everynight and have dance parties in the living room).
This is a new start for me and hopefully the difference I need to finally acheive my weightloss and fitness goals. This is about finally doing for myself what I need to look good on the outside and also to feel energized and healthy on the inside. I've finally put my foot down and rid myself of all excuses, including the bad influences in my life; my junk food eating (skinny) boyfriend, his non-stop party friends, the unhealthy living environment. I feel like I can finally focus, and I am so excited to see how this month plays out.
I want to check in every day with my excersize goals and mini-weight loss successes, I feel the daily check-in and patting myself on the back for small accomplishments will help me see this through to the bigger goals. I find if I don't, if I just check-in weekly, I have moments where I am like "I feel thinner, bet its okay then if I eat a chocolate bar... and maybe some icecream... and maybe some lollies..." gotta kick that habit!
Anyways good luck everyone! Looking forward to reading all your posts and getting inspired by everyones successes!
Too bad about the teeny gain, maybe just water, (hopefully). And you CAN do this, I also feel like I need to check in EVERY day as well. And small accomplishments are STILL accomplishments and deserve that pat on the back too.
Good luck on your journey and yay to single life...this could be fun0 -
well, looks like a lot of people are writing little blurbs about themselves, so i decided to write one as well!
so i guess to start, i'm a 19 year old student trying to lose weight and get in shape. my image has always been an issue of mine, ever since about 8th grade i've been uncomfortable with my weight, even though i wasn't overweight at all lol. my junior year was when i first working and was working a lot, and i guess i decided to turn to food to deal with the extra stress and whatnot that i had, and gained about 15-20 pounds. so senior year rolls around and i say enough! and over the course of that year i manage to lose 15 pounds, was feeling great, looking good. and then summer comes along and something just snapped in me and i stopped caring. so very, VERY quickly i packed back on those 15 pounds PLUS an extra 12, bringing me to my heaviest weight to date. it wasn't until about the end of this april that i had any real motivation to work towards weight loss again, so i started eating a lot cleaner, and a lot healthier than i ever have in my life, and lost 5 pounds in about 3 weeks. i thought, great! well. then all my friends came home from school and i was done with classes, so going out increased and boredom eating became more and more frequent, and cheat days became cheat weeks. i was still eating my healthy foods, just with milkshakes, fries, and pie on top of it.
SO, that brings me to here and now, june and this wonderful thread of people. i want to make up for the time i lost in may by really trying hard this month, so i can get a nice confidence boost before i go away for school in the fall (which, i am really nervous in relation to this. i have no idea how easy/hard it will be to keep up my good eating habits when i won't have my own kitchen!).
to reach my goal my plan is to up my strength training and really try and stick with it, since that is what i always get super lazy with, so i'll be doing some strength training 3 days a week, and the rest of the days will be various forms of cardio. i am ready to do this, and i know we can all reach our goals :]
Good that you are taking control again. When you get to school in the fall, you will just have to take it one day at a time, and hopefully you will be able to stay on track. Will you be sharing a kitchen, or just no kitchen AT ALL? Because that would REALLY suck.
You CAN reach your goals...perseverance is the key. Good luck to you0 -
Whooooooooooohooooooooooooo hi everyone, well I lose 2lbs this week ha ha, only 12lbs more for me to go..............welcome to all the newcomers :-) Hey I even got Slimmer of the Week at my local club :laugh: Total of 9lbs in 5 weeks for me, and I am well chuffed.
Updated List
JoJo_69 - to lose 14lbs - lost 2lbs = 12lbs remaining
crking - to lose 5lbs
Purenel - to lose 10lbs
Alexandrea888 - to lose 10lbs
Caramel827 - to lose 10lbs
Janeabt - to lose 10lbs
Annasid78 - to lose 6lbs
Justahorsen - to lose 10lbs
Sotonguetied - to lose 5lbs
Marvey1214 - to lose 10lbs
aimeeclaire - to lose 4lbs
pavenneh - to lose 10lbs
Wildechikk - to lose 5lbs - lost 1.6lbs = 3.4lbs remaining
Flwyland - to lose 6lbs
Roadchic18 - to lose 5lbs
nadine2unfit2bqueen - to lose 8lbs
MFPfriend - to lose 8lbs
Angel79202 - to lose 13lbs
sweetgal2301 - to lose 7lbs
tiarapants - to lose 10lbs
Mamahutson - to lose 10lbs
vaughn2005 - to lose 10lbs
Spikess - to lose 8lbs
wendytobin - to lose 7lbs - lost 1.2lbs = 5.8lbs remaining
lisaosumarie - to lose 5lbs
EboniA - to lose 7lbs
Cina409 - any loss - lost 2lbs = endless
DeathIsMyGift - to lose 10lbs
Nikkielivey - to lose 8lbs
OSUWrestler - to lose 15lbs
Corndog05 - to lose 12lbs
RMX982 - to lose 15lbs
Healthy1Gina - to lose 15lbs
ifychudy - to lose 10lbs
crystalfordham - to lose 10lbs
CONGRATS on your loss! WOOT WOOT!0 -
I did it! I did 20 mins on my elliptical this morning and 20 mins after I had dinner! I'm going to keep pushing myself I'm going to push it to 22 min. tomrrow and work my way up to 30 mins. 2x a day.... I'm so excited!!!!
Good for you, twice a day hey, how motivating.0 -
Hey, glad to see this group is coming together, so much inspiration and support. I thought this was going to be the usual group of people just wanting a weight loss this month, however I notice people are bonding, chatting, sharing stories, motivation and guidance and that is fantastic :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
I am so happy I set up this Topic and so glad of the people who joined, you are motivation, hopefully whilst I note this is a June weight loss topic hope it can carry on month after month.
Being in the UK I think I am asleap whilst the bulk of you guys are on, but I love settling down, and reading your posts since my last one, I always like to come on and find someone new has joined us all.
Congratulations to those who have already weighed in on the losses, and good luck to those of you who havent weighed in yet..............remember losses dont have to be reported weekly, if you weigh in twice a week, update twice a week, every day then update every day
Keep up the good work everyone this is going to be a great month for weight loss I know it is, I can feel it in my water
JoJo_69 - to lose 14lbs - lost 2lbs = 12lbs remaining
crking - to lose 5lbs
Purenel - to lose 10lbs
Alexandrea888 - to lose 10lbs
Caramel827 - to lose 10lbs
Janeabt - to lose 10lbs
Annasid78 - to lose 6lbs
Justahorsen - to lose 10lbs
Sotonguetied - to lose 5lbs
Marvey1214 - to lose 10lbs
aimeeclaire - to lose 4lbs
pavenneh - to lose 10lbs
Wildechikk - to lose 5lbs - lost 1.6lbs = 3.4lbs remaining
Flwyland - to lose 6lbs
Roadchic18 - to lose 5lbs
nadine2unfit2bqueen - to lose 8lbs
MFPfriend - to lose 8lbs
Angel79202 - to lose 13lbs
sweetgal2301 - to lose 7lbs
tiarapants - to lose 10lbs
Mamahutson - to lose 10lbs
vaughn2005 - to lose 10lbs
Spikess - to lose 8lbs
wendytobin - to lose 7lbs - lost 1.2lbs = 5.8lbs remaining
lisaosumarie - to lose 5lbs
EboniA - to lose 7lbs
Cina409 - any loss - 2lbs loss = endless
DeathIsMyGift - to lose 10lbs
Nikkielivey - to lose 8lbs
OSUWrestler - to lose 15lbs
Corndog05 - to lose 12lbs
RMX982 - to lose 15lbs
Healthy1Gina - to lose 15lbs
ifychudy - to lose 10lbs
crystalfordham - to lose 10lbs
365healthchallenge - to lose 8lbs0 -
Hi! Hope it's not too late to join, I would love to do this!
My name is Sara, I'm 27 and I'm finishing up recovering from an L4-L5/S1 spinal fusion that I had done in March. That was my second spinal surgery in less than a year. I used to be very active before I started having issues with my back, and when you're back pain is so bad you can't even bend to touch your toes the weight goes on pretty fast. I am also insulin resistant and have PCOS so I am watching my carb and sugar intake. While the fusion sets my ability to work out is limited to walking, swimming and basic stretching (and core strengthening...my physical therapy workouts) so I'm having a hard time burning more than 400-500 calories a day from exercise. But I'm sticking to my diet and drinking plenty of water so I would like to lose, we'll say 8lbs this month, an average of 2lbs per week. If I lose more than that yay! But I'm happy with a 1-2lb loss per week.
I typically weigh in on Wednesdays, but I may be switching to Mondays.
Good luck everybody
Welcome..
I HATE back problems, I have NOTHING like your problems, but I do get spasms for the last couple of years, and they are painful, I can only imagine what you go through.
I was in a car accident in April, and so I have not done ONE stitch of exercise since then, but I am still losing weight. I think if you just stick with the tracking of the food and stay within your alloted calories, you will see losses. Good luck to you0 -
I am so mad... I'm not sure if it's more at myself or my husband. I really wanted to workout last night but he came home early and took over the tv. I wanted to tell him to turn it off so I could do my video but I didn't. AND somehow I gained a pound this week. :explode:
I have been beating myself up about this all morning so when I went to check in, I figured I would measure myself. I lost 3 inches from my waist and 1 inch from my neck, nothing from my hips (oh well). I think I ate too much fast food even though I staying in my calorie range all week. I probably need to workout MORE!!
YAY for inches lost...its not always about a "scale victory" Congrats.0 -
Man that was ALOT of responses for me.....sorry, Im new to this and I see some other people responding to several different people at one time in one post (not sure how to do that)?? Help is much a appreciated.
Having kind of a lazy day today, my neck and back are really sore. Must have slept funny. But with all your inspirational stories of what you all go through on a day to day basis, my piddly little car accident and soreness (that WILL eventually go away) is nothing in comparisin.
Hope you all have a great day, the sun has peaked is head out today. yippy, but still pretty cold. GIVE ME SOME HEAT please!0 -
Don't be mad at yourself or your hubby! That's called life and we have to push on. Don't make excusses about getting our workouts in. If you can't use that TV use another one in the house or workout before he gets home. Go into another room turn on the music and dance for 30 mins. that a great workout. I'm so glad you lost inches it still counts. I have learned don't wait until later or tomorrow because I'll just find another excuss not to do it then also. I want you to push yourself and push me too, thats why we are here. So today GET IT DONE GIRL!!!!I am so mad... I'm not sure if it's more at myself or my husband. I really wanted to workout last night but he came home early and took over the tv. I wanted to tell him to turn it off so I could do my video but I didn't. AND somehow I gained a pound this week. :explode:
I have been beating myself up about this all morning so when I went to check in, I figured I would measure myself. I lost 3 inches from my waist and 1 inch from my neck, nothing from my hips (oh well). I think I ate too much fast food even though I staying in my calorie range all week. I probably need to workout MORE!!0 -
Hi! Hope it's not too late to join, I would love to do this!
My name is Sara, I'm 27 and I'm finishing up recovering from an L4-L5/S1 spinal fusion that I had done in March. That was my second spinal surgery in less than a year. I used to be very active before I started having issues with my back, and when you're back pain is so bad you can't even bend to touch your toes the weight goes on pretty fast. I am also insulin resistant and have PCOS so I am watching my carb and sugar intake. While the fusion sets my ability to work out is limited to walking, swimming and basic stretching (and core strengthening...my physical therapy workouts) so I'm having a hard time burning more than 400-500 calories a day from exercise. But I'm sticking to my diet and drinking plenty of water so I would like to lose, we'll say 8lbs this month, an average of 2lbs per week. If I lose more than that yay! But I'm happy with a 1-2lb loss per week.
I typically weigh in on Wednesdays, but I may be switching to Mondays.
Good luck everybody
Welcome..
I HATE back problems, I have NOTHING like your problems, but I do get spasms for the last couple of years, and they are painful, I can only imagine what you go through.
I was in a car accident in April, and so I have not done ONE stitch of exercise since then, but I am still losing weight. I think if you just stick with the tracking of the food and stay within your alloted calories, you will see losses. Good luck to you
Thanks so much
Yeah back problems are awful, but I feel so much better now (after surgery) I think I might just be unstoppable once my bone graft sets and I'm cleared for regular workouts
I'm sorry to hear about your accident, that must have been so scary! I'm glad that you've still been able to eat healthy and lose weight regardless, its very motivating for me.
Congrats on all the losses for everyone who weighed in (pounds and inches too) we can all do this! 0 -
well, looks like a lot of people are writing little blurbs about themselves, so i decided to write one as well!
so i guess to start, i'm a 19 year old student trying to lose weight and get in shape. my image has always been an issue of mine, ever since about 8th grade i've been uncomfortable with my weight, even though i wasn't overweight at all lol. my junior year was when i first working and was working a lot, and i guess i decided to turn to food to deal with the extra stress and whatnot that i had, and gained about 15-20 pounds. so senior year rolls around and i say enough! and over the course of that year i manage to lose 15 pounds, was feeling great, looking good. and then summer comes along and something just snapped in me and i stopped caring. so very, VERY quickly i packed back on those 15 pounds PLUS an extra 12, bringing me to my heaviest weight to date. it wasn't until about the end of this april that i had any real motivation to work towards weight loss again, so i started eating a lot cleaner, and a lot healthier than i ever have in my life, and lost 5 pounds in about 3 weeks. i thought, great! well. then all my friends came home from school and i was done with classes, so going out increased and boredom eating became more and more frequent, and cheat days became cheat weeks. i was still eating my healthy foods, just with milkshakes, fries, and pie on top of it.
SO, that brings me to here and now, june and this wonderful thread of people. i want to make up for the time i lost in may by really trying hard this month, so i can get a nice confidence boost before i go away for school in the fall (which, i am really nervous in relation to this. i have no idea how easy/hard it will be to keep up my good eating habits when i won't have my own kitchen!).
to reach my goal my plan is to up my strength training and really try and stick with it, since that is what i always get super lazy with, so i'll be doing some strength training 3 days a week, and the rest of the days will be various forms of cardio. i am ready to do this, and i know we can all reach our goals :]
Good that you are taking control again. When you get to school in the fall, you will just have to take it one day at a time, and hopefully you will be able to stay on track. Will you be sharing a kitchen, or just no kitchen AT ALL? Because that would REALLY suck.
You CAN reach your goals...perseverance is the key. Good luck to you
thank you! and there is a kitchen, but it's just like a community kitchen, not one to store food in and such. and i'll just be living in a dorm so i won't really be able to keep too much food in the room either (only so much will fit!). but i was searching, and on the school's website, they have nutrition information on everything they serve in their cafeterias, so that is definitely helpful! i can at least see what's best and avoid what is really bad :]0 -
Uggh, I just realized (as I was actually crying over spilled milk) that it's my TOM! I am totally exhausted, bloated, and not at all motivated. My back hurts, my stomach hurts, and I have a headache. :grumble: What a way to start the weekend. I just hope I can hang on over the next few days so I can still have a good weigh-in on Tuesday. I start Insanity on Monday which means I have to take my before pics this weekend, really? I hope the rest of you have a good weekend. I will be here trying to hang in. Maybe I just need a good sweaty run outside even though all I really want is a pizza and a couch!
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Friday Weigh In---
Down 2lbs
SW - 211
CW - 181
8lbs to go for my June goal0 -
hi all...
Just checking in, I don't weigh in till Monday but so far so good! It's been a really long and stressful week but everyones posts are keeping me motivated!
Roadchic1- I'm in the same boat...Gotta love that TOM lol
Congrats to everyone who has lost so far!!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:0 -
:bigsmile: At least the sun came out.
Deathismygift: Congrats on your loss!0
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