Need to lose 100 lbs. or more? Lets start a group!
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I like the idea of rewarding myself. It's a good incentive.....although mabe you should go for something kinda frivolous instead of practical. That's always fun. Main thing is you're taking care of you. Just keep reaching those goal...you go girl.0
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Don't know much about the auto immune stuff but I live with chronic back pain. As I get older aches & pains in knees......bad shoulders from 32 years as a pet groomer. Sooooo I would suggest very low or no impact exercises. Walk if you can and swimming would be great...it takes all the pressure off your joints. And makes you fell light as a bubble in the water.0
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Good morning! Omg it has been crazy. This is my last week of school and then I amk done officially on Monday! Five and one-half years and I cannot believe I am really going to be done!! But it was all worth it. Now to find a job in my field, ugh. With the end of my school here and my son starting back next week, it has been insane. I thought all I needed to finish getting his things was to get him pants, but nooooo, found out he needs new shoes! Are you kidding me?!?!?! I just bought him new shoes in June-July!! But he is already wearing the sole off and it is starting to peel back. Ugh!This boy goes through more shoes than I can keep up. It seems like every 2-3 months I am having to buy him new shoes again!
As far as rewarding myself when I hit a mini-goal, I love the idea. I usually go and buy something for myself: shoes (I looooooove shoes), hair dye, a new shirt, get my nails done, etc. I like to do something that is going to make me feel good about myself
I have also been known to go buy myself some flowers because I love fresh cut flowers in a vase on my table, it looks so pretty. 0 -
Just wanting to say hi to everyone. I hope everyone is having a great day. :happy:
Renee'
Today I choose to eat right and exercise. 0 -
Good morning! Omg it has been crazy. This is my last week of school and then I amk done officially on Monday! Five and one-half years and I cannot believe I am really going to be done!! But it was all worth it. Now to find a job in my field, ugh. With the end of my school here and my son starting back next week, it has been insane. I thought all I needed to finish getting his things was to get him pants, but nooooo, found out he needs new shoes! Are you kidding me?!?!?! I just bought him new shoes in June-July!! But he is already wearing the sole off and it is starting to peel back. Ugh!This boy goes through more shoes than I can keep up. It seems like every 2-3 months I am having to buy him new shoes again!
Have you tried Skechers? I have four kids and my boys are especially hard on shoes. I always bought shoes at Wal-Mart or Payless. They would always ruin the shoes before outgrowing them. I have wasted so much money on cheap shoes. My sister told me about Skechers. I love them!!! I buy them for all my kids and me, too. They are excellent shoes! They outgrow them before they are worn out. Skechers has a great website. If you sign up (free) you get free standard shipping. You can also buy Skechers at many retailers. JC Penney's is always having some kind of sale on shoes and they have those coupons they put in their ads, too. (I never pay full price for anything there. Always sale sale sale and clearance!! Yeah! I saved a TON on their back to school clothes!) Ok, I will take a breath now.
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Oh Wow, You all are my motivation. I am so proud of all of you who have been losing as it's just so dang hard to lose! Thanks you sharing your success! It motivates me even more. I have 100+ pounds to lose.0
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I would like to join your group, hope it's not too late. I joined MFP 3 weeks ago today, I have lost 15 pounds. I don't weigh-in for the week until tomorrow morning. Total I would like to lose 165 lb., but right now I'm happy with any lose.0
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:happy: I also need to lose over 100lbs. So i am in.....................0
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Buccinator....I have fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroid. I know all about pain , it sure does make exercising hard. I started out walking and swimming just a little bit whatever I could do and I just keep trying to do more and more as I go along I have also added the wii fit plus and bikecycling .
If you feel overwhelmed by how much you have to loose it helps to make smaller goals and just concentrate on that. I am concentrating on 20lbs at a time. It is easier then looking at 100+ . I hope this helps
I lost another 1.4lbs this week YEAH.. So I have 27 more lbs to go by christmas. We can do this0 -
Good morning! Omg it has been crazy. This is my last week of school and then I amk done officially on Monday! Five and one-half years and I cannot believe I am really going to be done!! But it was all worth it. Now to find a job in my field, ugh. With the end of my school here and my son starting back next week, it has been insane. I thought all I needed to finish getting his things was to get him pants, but nooooo, found out he needs new shoes! Are you kidding me?!?!?! I just bought him new shoes in June-July!! But he is already wearing the sole off and it is starting to peel back. Ugh!This boy goes through more shoes than I can keep up. It seems like every 2-3 months I am having to buy him new shoes again!
Have you tried Skechers? I have four kids and my boys are especially hard on shoes. I always bought shoes at Wal-Mart or Payless. They would always ruin the shoes before outgrowing them. I have wasted so much money on cheap shoes. My sister told me about Skechers. I love them!!! I buy them for all my kids and me, too. They are excellent shoes! They outgrow them before they are worn out. Skechers has a great website. If you sign up (free) you get free standard shipping. You can also buy Skechers at many retailers. JC Penney's is always having some kind of sale on shoes and they have those coupons they put in their ads, too. (I never pay full price for anything there. Always sale sale sale and clearance!! Yeah! I saved a TON on their back to school clothes!) Ok, I will take a breath now.
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I have bought him sketchers once and it was difficult because he has wide feet and is very picky about his shoes. He has sensory issues and if there is one small thing bothering him it can ruin his day. If the shoe fits snug he cannot wear them. We did find some shoes at wal mart for $12. He is in that transitioning size of 6 1/2 that almost noone carries, so he got a size 7. But I have a feeling that by Christmas he will need new shoes again
I think I am going to buy him some skater shoes for Christmas because they have very thick soles on them. 0 -
water aerobics is fab for the joints. no impact and you can do things in the water you would never be able to do on land... also... doing them in the water trains the muscles and joints to do the movements... so that eventuall you will be able to do them out of the water... increases flexibilty and strength.... best wishesI'm joining too. I'd like to lose about 190. I've always been overweight, but for the past three years I've suffered from TWO undiagnosed (until two weeks ago) autoimmune diseases. So I have two diseases that cause my immune system to attack my joints, cause fevers, exhaustion, joint pain/stiffness. It led to a lot of weight gain. A few weeks ago I went to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and they diagnosed me and also said that losing weight and exercising would not only help with my joint pain, but also help my natural immunity, since the drugs to treat such problems are immune suppressors. It's only day 2 of my diet and week 2/day 2 of exercising. So far I'm doing really well with the diet, but not so hot with the exercising. I'm exercising, but I don't enjoy it. Does anyone have any exercise recommendations for a girl with sore joints?0 -
hello to everyone. I hope everyone is having a great and healthy 3-day weekend. I went to the gym and did 80 minutes. Now I am just going to relax the rest of the day. I think tomorrow I shall go swimming.
Renee'
Today I choose to eat right and move.0 -
Is it too late to join? Probably not, but I thought I'd ask. I totally have 100 lbs to lose, and need the support of an awesome group to help me! I'm already reading through the posts and it looks like everyone is doing fantastic; I'm looking froward to joining you guys.
I will start by taking it day by day. To help me do that, I will (try!) to post one goal per day. Short term ones, of course. Feel free to join me in achieving my day to day goals!
Today's goal....
No more sugar! (my one downfall ) 0 -
To the ladies suffering from joint pain-- my ex used to have a lot of joint pain. He lifted weights a lot and was finally diagnosed with degenerative disk disease... but doc couldn't offer much help. He finally did get quite a bit of relief with a supplement of glucosamine-chondroitan and omega-3 fats (fish oil) -- Natrol brand. (No ad, just sharing info here.)0
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I would love to join you guys in this mission!! I am ling time dieter with little motivation and yo yo results since I have joined mfp this is the first time ever I think I might succeed and maybe even make it to the onederlands! I would love to have friends that are in the same place as me, with alot to lose. I feel like even though the scale goes down I don't feel any skinnier and it's all really depressing, my boyfriend isn't supportive at all he will eat a large pizza right in front of me!! Ahhhh
that's enough about me, I think it would be great if we set a goal for the month or had some kind of challenge!
anyone looking for a friend feel free to add me!!!0 -
:flowerforyou: HI NEWBIES !!!
It is NEVER too late to join this group. WE will NEVER put a limit on how many can join. It seems I am the unvoted upon Leader since I was the one to start this group, but THERE ARE NO RULES!!!! For those of you who want to set a challenge of losing x about of weight by a certain date or HOLIDAY I'm all for that.
I suggest that those interested in the challenge write to the the person who posts a challenge. Then you can have your mini-group within this forum and support each other thru mails. TO DO THAT, Click on the face or the name of the person who posts a challenge or date-by loss goal, and you'll get their "message to" box.
I really support this idea even though I'm one to walk backwards away from any goal challenge - thats just me
So to the lady who posted above - I hope you do get a group of like-minded persons interested in a challenge.
Perhaps write another post and ask that those interested write you.0 -
HI Guys...joint pain..... there is a great therapy called SCENAR.... it is an anacronym and great for chronic and acute pain... you can look it up online.... I believe they also sell home versions.. good stuff.
Most importantly just take care of you.... if it hurts... that means you need to be careful and ease it into what you are trying to do... After my car wreck I couldn't do anything in am... I got up took pain meds and slept on couch in sitting position until the pain meds took effect so I could move.... Well Got sick of that and what I found was.... the more mobile the less pain and stiffness. So I weaned myself off the pain pills(narcotics) and took ibuprofen(nurofen).... got more active did my rehab.... then I weaned myself off of the Ibuprofen and continued to be active....The car accident was in 1999 and by 2002 I was off routine ibuprofen and only took it occasionally for severe discomfort.... and today... I only took it recently for a intense headache..
SO... increase activity works... change your mindset... change how you think You are the boss......
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Ok so is anyone interested in starting 30 day shred with me? If so send me a message or add me because there is no way I can motivate myself alone!! 0
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(climbing on soapbox)
OK - here's another suggestion - when you find a blog post you really enjoy, please VOTE for it. Blogs with several positive votes get special note for others to read under the heading "INTERESTING BLOGS" or something like that....:flowerforyou: so if you think a blog might help more people, be sure to vote.
FYI- I just posted a blog on Depression - who out there doesn't feel depressed on this journey?0 -
Ok, so today I am doing a no-no. It's my special day, my birthday, and I am going to have a small piece of cake in celebration that it is my birthday and tomorrow I will be completely finished with school. I have been going for 5 1/2 years and will finally be done! It is unlikely that I will go back to get a doctorate degree so this is it for me. I feel the need to celebrate this accomplishment and my bday. We haven't gone to pick out a cake yet, but part of me is thinking I really want strawberry shortcake and part is really wanting cheesecake. Hmmmmm decisions decisions....
Have a great day!0 -
You got a lot of company! Sorry I'm late to join, but I'm in!0
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Ok, so today I am doing a no-no. It's my special day, my birthday, and I am going to have a small piece of cake in celebration that it is my birthday and tomorrow I will be completely finished with school. I have been going for 5 1/2 years and will finally be done! It is unlikely that I will go back to get a doctorate degree so this is it for me. I feel the need to celebrate this accomplishment and my bday. We haven't gone to pick out a cake yet, but part of me is thinking I really want strawberry shortcake and part is really wanting cheesecake. Hmmmmm decisions decisions....
Have a great day!
Happy Birthday :flowerforyou: and Happy Graduation day :drinker:
You deserve that cake and don't for a minute feel quilty about it !!! Even if you go over your calories it DOES NOT MATTER in the long run, you are still here, you are still dieting and You, M'Lady, are a WINNER !0 -
Ok, so today I am doing a no-no. It's my special day, my birthday, and I am going to have a small piece of cake in celebration that it is my birthday and tomorrow I will be completely finished with school. I have been going for 5 1/2 years and will finally be done! It is unlikely that I will go back to get a doctorate degree so this is it for me. I feel the need to celebrate this accomplishment and my bday. We haven't gone to pick out a cake yet, but part of me is thinking I really want strawberry shortcake and part is really wanting cheesecake. Hmmmmm decisions decisions....
Have a great day!
Happy Birthday :flowerforyou: and Happy Graduation day :drinker:
You deserve that cake and don't for a minute feel quilty about it !!! Even if you go over your calories it DOES NOT MATTER in the long run, you are still here, you are still dieting and You, M'Lady, are a WINNER !
Thank you! Well my son and I were at the store, and we looked at the cakes. I decided against buying a whole cake and opted for the individual slices instead. So we each got one slice. And then they had my weakness: pumpkin cheesecake. So, we got one to split. Oh and Dutch Bros gives free coffee on your birthday, another weakness. And it is after 10 and that means I am going to be wired and will be working my butt off later. Last time I had coffee after 10 I ended up working out to my Wii active for 30 minutes- running, lunges, squats- then worked out to my wii biggest loser which was challenge day- football running for 10-15 minutes-- then cleaned house on top of it and finally fell asleep about 2 am lol Should be an interesting day!!!0 -
Well, I am going to step out and join my first group and no longer be a lurker!0
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Well, I am going to step out and join my first group and no longer be a lurker!
WELCOME !!!!
Glad to hear you've joined and speak up with anything on your mind, tell us how your day is going, whatever. Each note is a piece of motivation to the next person who feels they need a boost.0 -
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Well time to be honest. I've had my fourth weigh in and haven't lost anything since the one stinking pound I lost the first week. But I'm not crying or asking for pity. I just want to be "out there" and honest for my fellow sisters and brothers who are not seeing the scales move.
Rather than being disappointed, I'm feeling a little proud of myself that at the VERY least, I have NOT gained that pound back, and I've been faithful to my food diary, (the honesty is brutal!) I feel good about myself that I have not had a really horrible day or eating way, way over my calorie limits. :glasses:
I am instead going to look at this month as my training period. I've learned a lot this month: how to have a healthy snack, how to count the hidden calories (2 cal. in 8 oz. black coffee), calories in the artificial sweetener, etc. and how to plan ahead so that I have sufficient calories for the evening snack I so desperately want before bed.
I've discovered I LOVE broccolli and other foods. and I've discovered, best of all, that I have about 90 new friends who care and share and support me and each other DAILY. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
I know by watching other posts that I had better get going and exercise more when I see someone talk about their exercise program and what a boost it gives their day.
I know I will succeed and get that second, third, fourth and fifth pounds lost and see my ticker move. And it will keep moving in a positive direction.
The responsibility is mine; but I am standing on the shoulders of everyone here.
Thank you all so very very much.
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Robinsegg, sometimes we don't see the scale move, but your so right eating right and being healthy is the most important part!! Way to keep your head up if you keep up your optimism and self control you will see the numbers drop and the inches! Yay! I wish I could learn better self control, but I guess I can't dwell on it I have to look at tomorrow as a new day !!! 0
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Stephanie, HAPPY BIRTHDAY and congratulations on the huge accomplishment of finishing school!
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EXERCISE FOR REALLY HEAVY AND INACTIVE PEOPLE:
I found this article online and excerpted this portion. I found it very logical and VERY HELPFUL:
You know that old saying: If you don’t use it, you lose it? Well, it’s only partly true, says Sarah Clachar, a New England–based health educator, fitness expert and the cofounder of Fit Family Together. “The opposite is true as well. When you start to use your muscles, you can regain them—at any age. So even if you've never worked out or had muscles to show off, you can certainly acquire them through a good fitness strategy.”
Where to start? Avoid an intense jog or hike, and think weights first. “If you haven't been active for years, your muscles aren't up for the activity,” she says. To avoid injury, focus on strength-training first. “Start by building up your muscles so you have the capacity to do exercise,” she recommends. Also, consider short bursts of intense exercise known as interval training. “Not only is research showing that this has more impact on your health with less wear and tear, but it works faster and it's easier [to do].” Here’s how: “Whatever you start to do, do it in shorter, intensive spurts,” says Clachar. “Walk briskly for 1 minute, then stop and rest. Walk briskly again for 1 minute and repeat. Or bike hard for 4 minutes and then rest.” With this method, you can pack 30 minutes of regular exercise into just 15 minutes, with less injury risk.0 -
Hey Steph, Congrats again! It's ok to splurge once in awhile......you deserve a celebration. One suggestion....order a smallish cake so as not to totally sabotage your program. That way you won't have a lot leftover. I just know if I have yummy leftovers at my house, I'll eat them. Once the partying is over......start fresh back on track tomorrow. Have fun!0
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