Let me start with I've been having the worst couple of days ever!! Feeling way low mood wise. I'm not going to let it get in the way of my goals. I did eat a couple cookies and some chinese food (my comfort food). But letting myself be comforted with food ends now. For dinner I have to stop somewhere, but I'm ordering steamed veggies. I have a concert tonight and I'm going to dance and burn calories . (no drinks). When I get home I am going to try and fit in an exercise. That's my plan to change this bad mood around!

Wow Brenda.. in your profile pic you look late 20's if that even.

I'm 29 with 40 to lose - I've lost about 10 by working out all the time and eating a lot of protein in my diet and working w my trainer
My problem is I'm not sure i eat enough- I get to about 1200 calories in and I work out and burn about 800- do I eat those back? I usually drink a whey shake right after like my trainer tells me but its only about 100 calories so I'm always under my goal and it says I can go into starvation mode- is this true? Do I need to eat back those calories?????

I'm 29 with 40 to lose - I've lost about 10 by working out all the time and eating a lot of protein in my diet and working w my trainer
My problem is I'm not sure i eat enough- I get to about 1200 calories in and I work out and burn about 800- do I eat those back? I usually drink a whey shake right after like my trainer tells me but its only about 100 calories so I'm always under my goal and it says I can go into starvation mode- is this true? Do I need to eat back those calories?????

Hey! Congrats on losing the 10lbs so far! There are mixed opinions about eating your calories back - some say do and some say don't. I eat 1200 calories a day but on days that I workout hard I eat 1350-1500 (depending on how hard I worked - i.e. if I do weight training and cardio then I eat closer to 1500, if I just do cardio or just do weights I eat 1350). My trainer told me that when you workout you need to eat more calories then when you don't but you can't eat back all of the calories you burned or you won't lose any weight because you need to burn calories to burn fat. Which makes sense to me. I've followed this method for the last year and lost over 40lbs so I'm sticking with it

hi im joanne, im 38 mother of 4 teenagers ages 16 17 18 (my girls) and my son is 14, im also a grandma recently. my 16 yr old has been disabled since birth and unfortunately my old back wore out on me 3 yr ago from all the lifting etc. and i piled on the weight.. im basically unable to exercise because of the damage to my spinal cord and compression from my prolapsed discs. i cant have an op to fix it untill im under 12 stone again. i have no life ha so i started a fundraising page on fb to raise cash for disability aids for kids, but i want to do the fundraisers organised and cant right now, so kicked me into touch to lose the weight NOW!
Ive been on a 1200 cal diet for 3 months and lost 2 stone but its creeping back on.. upped my calories to 1380 this week to see if it helps me lose again.

Feel free to kick my *kitten* when needed peeps

Hey everyone! My name is Amber and I live in Dublin, GA. I am 36 years old, married and have four kids. They are 16,14,14, and 10. I began my weight loss journey 1 year ago and have lost a total of 51lbs. My ticker says 34lbs because that is what I have lost since joining MFP. I love to workout, but time is always an issue for me. With four kids, there is always something going on. What I am currently doing is a low carb diet and I walk during my breaks and lunch, at work. I'm getting about an hour of cardio doing that, so its something. I am planning on starting some strength training next week, in hopes that it will help. My goal is to lose 40lbs by 2014.

The good: I love my job, my family, and tattoos
The bad: I love carbs
The ugly: Me in spandex

Wow Brenda.. in your profile pic you look late 20's if that even.

I agree!

Wow Brenda.. in your profile pic you look late 20's if that even.

THIS!!! ^^^^^ Exactly what she said!! You look very young and fabulous!! Howeaaah, you're not alone! Many of us worry about the weight loss in the face. lol! I know I do! :-)~

Hey Ya'll! I'm Kim, 40-something-7, Mother to (3) 22, 21, and my daughter is turning 18 going on 25 on Sept 15th! God help me! lol!

I live in the burbs of Houston, TX where the heat index is 110 on a good day.

Alrighty then... I've been see-sawing with the same 15lbs since April. Was doing rather well until I was hospitalized in mid March. I couldn't work out for over a month! Not good! With that, I have Hypothyroidism and take Synthroid daily... so I have to double my workout to see any results whatsoever! Very frustrating! I hate my thyroid! Pffffft! :-/

I love, love Zumba and go 2-3 times a week and just included walking into my schedule as well. Love working in the yard and around the house. Mexican food, margaritas, pastas and Vino are my weaknesses....

I would absolutely LOVE to lose 40lbs by 01/01/2014!

JUST DO IT!! (Swooosh)

Yo!
I'm Anna and a long time MFP vet. I fell of the perverbial wagon HARD last year and packed on 50 of the 120lbs I'd previously lost.
I had 3 pretty serious injuries in a row and when my dreams of the 2012 Toughmudder were dashed I sunk into a DEEP depression (it wasn't just the toughmudder but I believe it was the straw that broke the camel's back) and used all my energy to just get out of bed and pretend I was "normal" for 8 hours a day. I'm in counseling now and I'm slowly climbing out of the pit. That means I'm also taking more time to focus on what makes me happy. Like killing it at the gym. I'm lifting again (made huge gains in the last 4 months) and I'm almost back up to where I was when I got hurt last year. I decided it was was time to get my diet in check again too.

I started the Whole30 17 days ago and I'm feeling AMAZING. I dropped 8lbs in the first 2 weeks and my clothes fit better every day. This will be a nice safe place to post pics for you all when I'm over the first 30. I plan on keeping up with the eating plan as best I can through the holidays with the hopes that since this was how I was eating when I got shredded the first time it will work again.

I suppose, long story short is I'm a rehabing athlete who just wants to be comfortable in my skin again. The sooner the better.

Hi I'm Shari from Kansas! My daughter is getting married in December and I desperately want to lose weight before the wedding!!! I have a 16, 12 and 9 year old still living at home. I am 42. The good, I ADORE my family! The bad, health issues. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had it removed December 27 2012. Since than we have been playing with the Synthroid to get it right. My TSH levels are still too high and I have no energy, I swell, have brain fog...calcium, D and potassium are way too low but take meds for that. Pretty much all the symptoms of hypothyroidism!! Just had an ultrasound today to see if the remaining thyroid tissues are gone or have grown since December. I have gained 40 lbs since my surgery, counting calories and trying to exercise when I can (which is not very often). So I need to quit whining and get this show on the road, get active and lose some weight!! So glad to join this group and "meet" all of you!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/16551-fitness-in-body-and-mind


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