Fit & Fun Sized Group!

Hello! I am about 5'4 I would say and I weigh about 137 and would like to be between 120-125 and I am awful with motivation and keeping up with working out and eating healthy...i always end up giving up when i dont see the results that I want to see. I am hoping that this time will be different and this group will be great motivation!!

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I'm 5'3'' and have lost 70 pounds since January 2009. I lost most of the weight using Isagenix. I'm still using the products and I love them.......great nutrition, lots of water, and regular exercise seemed to have worked for me.......When I still had 20 pounds to lose, people started telling me not to lose any more weight...I ignored them and continued toward my goal...I consider myself the best judge of what is the best weight.

:flowerforyou: Exercise is as important to me now as it was when I was losing weight......it's good for your heart and your bones and probably a lot of other things.

My exercise is primarily dance, walking, and riding my exercise bike.....I have some great yoga DVDs and I keep promising myself that I'll use them regularly but the willingness evades me.:laugh:

Good Morning Fit & Fun Girls!

Today the workout will have to wait until the deep house cleaning is done. I think I scrub a little harding knowing that my chores are burning calories too!

I have my menu planned and the kids are looking forward to homemade - hot out of the oven - banana bread when they get home. I don't always eat what I fix - but I still really enjoy cooking! And I'm finding some great tricks to making the things they love healthier!

My Dad had a cardiac cath done yesterday. It was ordered after a follow up visit to the Dr. - post hospital stay from a couple weeks ago. His existing stints were clear but they did find an 85% blockage on the right side of his heart. I'm so thankful the Dr. found it! Dad is feeling really good! He hopes to be feeling peppy again soon, he said he misses his morning walks. :happy: Even at 83 years old he's still in great shape - and what better motivation could I ask for?

:flowerforyou: Here's to hoping you all find that extra nudge of motivation you need to keep going!


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:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: 45 minute walk in the sunshine, two hour line dance class, three 25 minute rides on the stationery bike, and 30 minute walk at the dog park

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now I'm watching the Olympics and feeling lazy by comparison to the kind of workouts the Olympic athletes do:laugh: :laugh:

Good morning ladies and HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Today is week 3 day 5 of the P90X series and the "Legs & Back" dvd is complete. I haven't been doing ab ripper consistently b/c the few times I attempted some of the moves my lower back (where I suffer from arthritis) was really bothering me so I couldn't do the entire routine. Perhaps I'll give it another go once I'm through w/the recovery week b/c I want to continue to lose a couple inches off my waist. I guess losing another 2 inches off my waist (currently 27.5 in) could be my goal to work on for the month of March. Anyhoo, the workout is complete and the weekend can begin.

Hope everyone's day got off to a great start!

Well my blood work was apparently all "normal"... but I'm on day 2 of a stomach bug (and it's the 2nd time I've had it now) :sick:

I feel like Wendy Whiner. :laugh:

Welcome to everyone new! Set some sort of goals for yourselves and put them in your ticker and/or post them here. No one here really keeps track of them, but it's been said many times that writing them down helps you stick with them. Seeing them in your ticker helps remind you of them.

Serendipity32 – Hang in there with the running. You’ve made a lot of progress already. As soon as the snow here melts and the mud dries up, I will start running too and we can challenge each other to keep going. My goal is to run a 5k with my kids (2 teenagers) next summer. I can run about 1.5 miles right now.

Imagymrat – I type my replies in Word then cut and paste. I can’t spell either.

Ashleigh – I love DQ! I’m sure it was worth every calorie. Think of it this way, you got your calcium and Vitamin D in.

Caroline523 – You should be eating your BMR ( you can find this under tools) and there should not be a big gap between your calorie intake and your daily goal. There are so many things that can trigger starvation mode which will keep you from loosing anything. Yes, I do think it is harder if you’re shorter. Hang in there and the weight will come off. We’ve all learned a lot from each other in this and other posts. Welcome to MFP.

I'm having a good week. No weekend warrior plans for me this weekend. I am still recovering from running too much without stretching first. (I've already been scolded about it too) It's suppose to snow again this week and I'm hoping the skiing will be good next weekend and hope to go.

We are going to a Chinese New Year's party tonight and I know I will be over my calories, but I don't think I can resist home made Chinese food and treats. I just hope they have fireworks. My 15 year old daughter told me that some times I act more like a kid than she does and I told her she needs to come down to my level and lighten up. lol

Here's KICK to all who need one and a :bigsmile: to all who want one! Have a great Saturday.

JAM

Good evening ladies! Since it was a beautiful day in Georgia I was able to pull myself out the bed despite the horrible cramps and go for a walk around the local park and 35 minutes later the workout is complete. I still don't feel well but I have to get it together b/c I'm reporting to the office tomorrow, so, it's going to be an early night.

Morning all... finally feeling "human" again... weighed myself yesterday and was down 6lbs due to the stomach bug (granted I know most of that will come back on as I start to actually EAT again :laugh: ).

So today I start small with "actual" eating and exercise, have to get back in the game but don't want to blow it on day 1. :bigsmile:

Thanks. I must admit that I have been indulging and my scale reflects it, but am ready to get back on track. I am going to try to stick to my calorie goals and do yoga and zumba for exercise.

Good morning all! I don't have a lot of time since my work day has begun but I wanted to check in w/my ladies before the day got away from me. I got up at 5 am this morning and rocked out the Cardio X dvd of the P90X series. This is week 4 day 2 of the P90X series and since it's considered the recovery week I'm changing up my routine a bit.

Jzbaby: Congrats on rockin out those 2 workouts in one day. You'll be at your goal before you know it.

This is funny. My sister just bought me a shirt that says "I'm not short, I'm fun size!" I'm 5'0", I don't really have a lot of weight to lose, I just use MFP as a way to log my calories and exercise for the day to keep me on track. I agree that weight gain is more noticeable in petite gals and it can take forever just to lose one pound. We have to pay more attention to inches lost and percent lbs lost and percent inches lost. Since starting MFP I haven't lost a lot of weight, but I've consistently lost inches every week. I've already lost 2" alone in my waist! Being petite means a whole different set of expectations in weight loss and overall health. Good luck to everyone!