Any More Chubby Twenties?

I just booked our airplane tickets to Hawaii!!!!!! We are going in May... how is that for my motivation????!!!!!!!!!!

Hey! I'd like to join to if it's possible. I'm 25 and I've been overweight most of my 25 years, thanks to my momma's (and now mine) home cooking and never learning to exercise as a part of life. I started MFP a couple months ago and lost 6 pounds so far. I'm 5'5" and 247 as of this week. I work for the government in Human Resources and sit at my desk most of the day. My goals are 30 day-243, 60 days-239, 90 days-235. My big goal is to 225 lbs by the 4th of July when my husband comes home from overseas. Ultimately I would like to get down to 160 lbs by Sep 2011.

Keri-hang in there!!! You poor thing!!!!! I am a maniac about my house too! I am a clean freak, everyone thinks my house is clean when i apologize for the mess. I actually start getting little anxiety attacks when the house is messy and I feel like I don't have time to get it all done... my hubby thinks I'm crazy! The other night in all seriousness I told him I felt like my life was out of control. He just looked at me and said, 'because you think the house is dirty' then i realized what a Monica (from FRIENDS) I was being!!!!!!!!
I hope you get your workout time today!! I have to work this morning.... mandatory overtime
Oh, and I managed to get the stain out of the carpet... we have this great pet stain remover called Natures Miracle. It has an enzyme in it that get it all up magically!!!!!
Have a great weekend everyone! My goal for the next two days is to stay in my calorie range just like I do on weekdays, weekends are killer!!!

Hi everybody. Nice to see so many new faces on here. Seems there are more Chubby Twenties than we thought.

Everybody has been so busy this week. Carrie, You are crazy with the JM and exercise in general. I was a little intimidated by your eating habits at first, you seem to eat so clean. But I just remember how HARD you said it was to squeeze in the cardio. Look how far you've come!!! You're a double threat for all of us trying to keep up with you now. I guess I'm a baby when it comes to cardio, too like pattitricia said. But with good reason. When I joined a gym 2 yrs ago with a gym buddy, I pushed myself through so many classes, getting asthma attacks all the time the first mo or so. Then when I thought I'd gotten pretty well-adjusted, I ended up in the hospital with a mini-stroke on my 24th bday. Turned out I had bp probs and was letting my hr get too high. I got scared of exercise and then again when I hurt myself after having baby#2 and my ob yelled at me for exercising. So when I picked back up on it in Aug, I was scared, and very out of shape. Couldn't do step aerobics for 5 min. I am now doing an hour or more of cardio everyday! But never as intense as what you descibe on the JM workouts. I just keep it my own pace and know I may not be burning as many cals, or pushing myself as hard, but I am MOVING! It feels so good. Keep it up, I can't wait to see how your body changes with all of your effort.

Pattitricia-I'm glad you got the carpets cleaned after the puppy situation. You are right when you say as mom's we've prob seen worse! My son during potty training went through MANY days that sound just like that. And when he recently had food poisoning, well, let's just say you don't want to know. 5 loads of laundry or more from that 3 day fiasco. And HAWAII!!! I'm so jealous. That's awesome. Can't wait to see tanned pics of you laughing it up on the beach.

Kayt-Great job on the yoga training cert. That is a good way to bring in some $ and what better job than one you enjoy doing AND takes care of your exercise for the day. I feel so antsy, I don't have the patience to do it hours on end like you do. I was so proud of myself this week I successfully did the tree pose for about 5 min. (2.5 on ea leg). Yoga is so awesome- it helps with posture, relaxes sore muscles, acts as strength and cardio, helps with total body wellness circulation, breathing, stress reliever. Hmm, maybe I should try to fit it in a little more often. I've been trying to squeeze it in some and I think it may be helping a little with depression.Keep us updated on how it goes.

J_B-Great job on the kickboxing. Just out of curiousity, how's the back now? I've been doing my stationary bike and it's hurting/straining my lower back, so I'm thinking I may need to try something else. I get bored so easily, that I need some variety in my cardio. Let me know if the kickboxing is a good idea.

Keri-oh I hear you only so well on the house issues. I'd like to offer some unsolicited advice. I didn't realize any of this when I had one child, but now that I have two it's second nature. I'd heard this phrase so many times, but thought it was just lazy ppl who didn't want to clean their house, but believe me it is so true. "What is more important, a clean house or time with your family? A dirty house is a sign of a loving mother" or something like that. I say it's going to take a lot of work, but let the house slide and get some quality time in with your little one and husband. And you really should see about getting hubs and daughter to step up on the chores too. Put a chore chart on the fridge-for yourself limit yourself to less of the chores and delegate more to your husband. The little one can do things like clearing the table, dusting (if you put the Pledge on the rag for her), poss putting away her own laundry, and picking up her own room (I drew pics like toys going into a box, laundry going into the hamper, books on the shelf). You'll still be doing the bulk of the work, and if you're particular like it sounds, you'll still be cleaning up after them, but it will help make things so much more manageable. I still have days where I go "ugh, I hope no one comes over my house is DISGUSTING" but then I just close myself in the room with the kids and play, and try to forget about it until another day. I hope that you find a balance, bc you're right you'll be in the hospital if you keep going like that.

Well, I guess ya'll can tell I feel much better. I had my therapy session Thurs. and he chewed hubby out, then really talked me through so much of my pain. I'm still pretty depressed, but getting used to my meds. My therapist says I can't kick hubby out right now, and I was a little upset, but then I realize he's been seeing me for 6 mo. now so he must think that it's better for me to stay with husband, that that's what I must want ,or he wouldn't say that. IDK, I'm just not forcing things either way, not really "with" him or separated. I'm sleeping better at night and less during the day. I'm sticking with my exercise bc it forces me to get up and get moving. I got my appetite back finally, so now it's back to monitoring those cals. I really overate yest and today. I worked out to make up for it, but took 2 hours to do so! Have my meals planned out for the week, so as long as I stick with them everything should be good. Alright, got to get kiddos off to bed.

Hello everyone!! I hope everyones weekend is going as planned.

pattitricia- I use that same stuff!! I do love it. I am so glad it came out. When my daughter was potty training, she wore a nightgown at night, and in the morning, she had gone #2 in her dipey, and she didn't like it. She couldn' reach the trash, so she set it next to it and went about her business. My husband came into the kitchen to find little poopy footprints all the way to the playroom and when he asked Eris what had happened, she lifted her nightgown!! He was so flustered, he called me at work and I couldn't stop laughing!! And then the time she coated her room in vaseline when she was 3.. why you ask? Because it made everything look shiny!! There are so many strange and gross things that come with life huh?

jbsweet- Thanks. I really do have to sometimes tell myself that it's me, not them, and ask what things I NEED to do and what things I want to do. Glad to hear the kickboxing is going well!! I bet you're all kinds of trim!! How many inches have you lost?

jrbowers- What would I do without you!! I feel like a jerk for getting pset cause my tv is dusty when you have so much going on and still take time out to support me. Thanks for being so strong and setting the example. It sounds like you are doing so much better too!! How are your little ones taking everything? I'm glad you got to let your husband have it. You are one awesome chick and taking you for granted is not a good choice on his part!


Overall I have to say, I am doing much better. Today was rough, but I think I got the point across to my husband that I was feeling overwhelmed. It may sound odd, but I really have to think about things before I discuss them. I have to see things logically and look at them from a third party pont of view. I don't yell (waste of energy) and I don't like to risk saying something that I don't mean.

The day started rough. I got up at 5am and got Eris ready for school, but I didn't have o leave for work until 9 so I finished up the rest of my cleaning and made my lunch and had a nice wuiet cup of coffee. We were crazy busy at work and I kept getting the most ridiculous calls from vendors, at the most inopportune times of course. No time for lunch, so I had a protein shake while I was sending an email and 2nd quarter projections to my boss, then back on the floor and as I'm running around, I feel a little crampy which is weird, but lo and behold- mother nature came early. How lovely. On the way home around 7:30, I stopped at the grocery store to pick up more fruit and veggies, I finally get home 8:45 and my husband has not done the elliptical yet (even though he's been home all day) and my daughter jumped on me with my arms full of groceries. My husband yelled at her ( i had 3 surgeries on each of my feet for various issues and he worries) so she starts to cray and I felt like I walked in to chaos. I had really been looking forward to spending time with them and relaxing. It was a bit too much. I comforted my baby and when she went downstairs to start the movie, I couldn't help it, I started to cry. (yeay emotional goofiness) Jason ( hubby) found me and asked if I was ready to talk. I told him I felt like I was missing out on the fun things like hanging out with them because he couldn't help as much with the house and I am so proud of him for wanting to get healthy, but when he waits until I get home to do the elliptical, I either get too involved with housework or cooking or whatever and then when he's finally done, it's too late for me to workout if I want to sleep and 4 hours just wasn't cutting it. He admitted he procrastinated and felt bad that it made me behind and promised we'd work something out. I am only allowed to do 1 hour of housework a day. On my days off I can do 3 but other than that, Eris can do her room and she helped daddy with the dishes, and cleaned her room and playroom while I did my time on the ellptical. I need to remember what I deserve nad not just try to do everyhting cause I want my family to have lots of time for themselves. Day by day right? I really felt better after my workout. I needed it big time. I work until 2am tomorrow so I will talk to you all on Monday!!

I'm with you too! I've never known what it's like to be tiny, and if i don't find out now, I may never know!

My goal is to loose 10 pounds by March 6th, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. Or should I?

I'm also wondering if you're accepting newbies. I just turned 26 last month and I'm SICK of weighing over 200 lbs. Something has to change!

I forgot I was a part of this little group. I made a resolution for the first time in my life. I want to be 135-130 pounds by my 2 year anni w/ my bf. Thats June 29th. I havent weighed myself since the last time I was at a doctor appt and that was probably 4 months ago. I gave up for awhile after that and the holidays killed me so Im sure the scale hasnt moved much...but I was at about 157. So...that gives me just over 5 months to lose 20-30 pounds.

Is this goal realistic? I'm really slow with weight loss no matter how hard Im trying so Im not sure.

I think if you're dedicated, you could achieve a 20lb loss in 5 months...in terms of goal setting, I have tried not to be overly ambitious so that, if anything, my surprises are pleasant and not discouraging. I was talking to my moms about it and she cautioned against trying for more than a 5lb loss per month, simply because it's --hard--

Whatever goals you set for yourself, though, you definitely have support from us here! Good luck!

Ok, this may sound really stupid, but is there a way to actually "join" this group, or do you guys just keep checking the same thread?

If so I really want to join! I'm chubby and in my 20's and want to lose weight! I think it's great to have a support group like this.

Happy Friday everyone!!

rinren84 and greeneyedgirl829- Welcome to our fabulous little group!! These ladies are crazy though, all of the exercising they do, makes me have to work harder, so trust me, they'll keep you going!!

pattitricia89- OMG!!! I laughed so freakin hard. We have a new house too (freshly built) and I am fanatical about my cream carpet in the living room!! I'll bet you and the rug doctor are very good friends. He's one of my faves!!

Carrie- Are you trying to make us all look bad!! Holy cow woman!! You are out of control. But I am crazy cheering for you. :flowerforyou: Like I said, you make me work harder that's for sure.

A little craziness going on. I am back to work after vacation and I love it but dang. I am so busy and with a family to take care of and a home that refuses to clean itself no matter how many stars I wish on, I am getting frustrated today. My hubby is finally on track with getting healthy too!! Upside: No more junk in the house. Downside: I have to share the elliptical and he's not as good at time management as me and the house was looking a little rough (won't lie, most people would think my house was clean if they walked in, but I have issues if I don't sweep mop and vaccuum at least 4x a week) I hate more than a load of laundry in the hamper and dishes make me crazy. So, I got up at 5am, got my daughter to school went to work, had to work late so I didn't get home until 8pm and my husband was just starting his 1 hour on the elliptical and I had to take down the Christmas tree tonight (since I asked him to do it 2 nights ago but he was too tired after his workout) and there was over a load of dishes so I had to hand wash the rest, and sweep and mop and counters and my glasstop stove looked terrible and my daughters room was a mess and 2 loads of laundry later it's 10pm and I haven't sat down since 5am, or eaten since 1:30. I even ate standing up today since I was on my laptop in my office and I have a high counter on one side and a regular desk on the other but my boss was occupying it. On top of all of this, I still need to dust and clean the bathrooms since they haven't been cleaned since monday!! Anyone with a 5 year old that has her own bathroom understands the hell that awaits there, or a husband with his own sink space on the other side of the bathroom. Since he doesn't have to share, he's less worried about cleaning it off regularly. :ohwell: :grumble: :explode:

Okay, so I've called it a night though and I am sitting in my (nice clean and now christmas tree free) living room and having a glass of wine. I keep telling myself, that it's okay, cause when he gets a routine, he'll be able to manage his time better.....And if I say this over and over and over again, he'll be safe........... right? At least he'll be healthy, so when I am hospitalized for exhaustion, it'll be his turn LOL!!!!

Oh and on top of it all, he looked at me at 10:10 and asks "Aren't you going to work out at all today?"
:mad: :explode: :grumble: :noway: :ohwell: :huh:

I guess I'll just have to get up at 3:30 am tomorrow and get it done before work. When I'm super skinny and super strong, I'll make him arm wrestle me for the chores LOL!!!!

Wow girl! You sound like me minus the super clean part. You are one busy mama! I hear you on the cleaning thing although I'm not as dedicated as you. I have a 6 year old, 3 year old, and 8 month old- work full time as a preschool teacher and the only things that tend to get done are the musts like dishes and laundry once a week if I'm lucky. It's frustrating to clean up the house so it looks nice and then have the kids mess it up in less than 5 minutes. We've had like 3 snow days in a row last week and I thought for sure something would get done, AT LEAST a little exercise, but no- not until the hubby came home. However I will say I did complete at least 4 days of workouts last week which is seriously a first. I'm so excited to join this "group" though. I need some motivation and friends to share my accomplishments with. Y'all seem like you know each other so well. It's what I need!! Congrats to those of you who have been working your tails off. Kudos! Have a good night everyone!!

Happy Monday!! Lots of new joiners over the weekend! Welcome everyone!
This is the 'support group' i have ever joined on this site and i have been here almost two years, but i love coming on this thread to see how all of you are doing, and just hearing about your day to day! I always talk about my 'weight loss' friends to my hubby
jrbowers-sounds like you are doing lots better! Glad to hear it! and you still come on here and encourage us! Just shows what an amazing lady you are!
Keri- Sounds like your talk w/ your hubby went really good! Hopefully this week will be less overwhelming!!
Carrie- I am w/ you on exercising w/ other people! I have girlfriends who just can't hang!! I like to run 3-4 miles and most of my friends cant even do a mile. So I usually end up walking w/ them. And then when i am w/ my friends I feel like chatting and catching up, and you just can't do that when you are doing good cardio. The only person i like working out with is my little sis, we chat through our warm up then get serious for the rest of the workout, and she pushes me to do that last 5 minutes! But she is in Thailand and won't be home for a few months. She lives out of the country about 6 months out of the year.

Well this weekend wasn't perfect, but I did soooo much better than usual. Saturday night we went to Mexican. I only had a few chips (really just a few! normally i could eat a whole basket before my meal comes) and i was sooo hungry. I ordered the chicken fagitas w/ corn tortillas. I took over half home for leftovers! I probably went over my calories, but that was so much better than i usually do. my hubby and i usually go out to dinner about once a week, so it totally fell into that 'lifestyle change' category. I can still go out to dinner, but make a decent choice...and most importantly not over eat!!!!

I hope you all have a great week! oh, and my first goal is feb 6 to fit into a pair of jeans i bought a few months ago but accidentally bought too small (online). Well i tried them on this weekend to see how i was coming along. They are still a little tight, but soooo much better. I could totally wear the, now if i wanted but I might have a little muffin top!!!! ~

Hey everyone- Happy monday!! (?)

jbsweet- I hear you on the time hortons. I swear my car pulls itself in there. What? I can have a donut and a coffee for less than 2 bucks?! Why yes! I would like one! And then my butt and thighs remind me about why that was a bad idea. lol Have fun at kickboxing.

All of our new folks!! Welcome!! The more the merrier and though we really don't have challenges ar anything, we have tons of support and the best ladies out there. They all do so much, I can't help but challenge myself just to keep up!!

Pattitricia- Good job on being "food conscious" when you went out. It is so tempting to eat and drink so much, you did great!

mandijo- A preschool teacher and 3 kids!! Wow, I think you are busier than I am!! You're little ones are so adorable though. My daughter wants a baby brother, but I'm not thinking so. I hated being pregnant and my husband hated diapers so it wouldn't be a great idea. She has a lot of cousins though. Good luck on your first weigh in!! Let me know how it goes.

carrie- Sorry about your keyboard. My husband is a network engineer, so I come with my own tech support. I can't tell you how many times that has come in handy!! You know we'll be here whenever your all set!!

kaytbognar- Way to go on the working out. yoga is so tough for me. keep it up

thats a tough one....prizes for teams are never easy especially when it cant be like a gift card to a buffet or something lol
what about the losing teams makes a healthy pot luck lunch for both them and the winning team?
seems like a good way to save money, too. iunno.

btw i like that this group is so casual...i have an addictive personality and dont want to set a schedule for myself with something that could later become a problem

Thanks Guys, no more Timbits for me!!! I'm usually so good, we buy our reps Timbits all the time and I never give in, yesterday I was weak! This week will be better :bigsmile:
I don't know about prizes, you're on the right track though. What about water bottles (Metal), or key chains and little stuff like that?
I will have fun at Kickboxing, thanks guys! I'm not hurting anymore so I can give it my all!
Carrie I hear ya about the weight, and you are right...your muscles will hold more water in the beginning, and it takes time for your body to adjust to the workouts. I'm waiting to weigh in too, don't let it get you down! I think Sundays will be my day, haven't decided yet.
Talk to you later :bigsmile: