Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!
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Good Morning Everyone, I have been using the MFP app for almost two years. I do good for a hot succeed and then I fall off. I looked into the mirror a couple of weeks ago and wonder who the hell was staring back at me. I didn't like it at all. So this time it's personal. I'm trying to stick with it through my frustrations and irritations. I mean seriously, don't they make sports bra meant for ladies with a cup size bigger than a B. I'm truly looking for a core group of people that will help me through my struggles and encouragement when I have a crappy day. Also to remind me that once I charge my fitbit, it works best if I put it back on.0
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Yay-less than a full week since vacation and I made it back down to my Pre-Christmas weight! Now if I can just get through the weekend without gaining again. Happy Friday! Update-after adding a couple of you to my fitbit friends yesterday I got closer to my 10,000 step goal. I will get there!
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Shy- I love your idea of the introductions and weekly accountability!
I'm Rachel, 25. In grad school I dropped 30 pounds and was at a healthy weight for the first time since I was 14. However, I did it the unhealthy way through a large caloric deficit and bingeing, rinse and repeat.
I finally said enough was enough after I started crying every week about not being able to control my intake. I took a year off from the scale and food/body judgment. This time around I'm going about it in a much slower and healthier way. My current goal is losing weight in a slow sustainable manner, even if it takes me years. I don't want to be a part of the statistic that 90+% of people gain back their weight after 5 years. Instead I'm going to lose weight slowly because I am in this for the long haul, not the quick fix.
Love all the new fitbit people, I hope you rock your step goals today! 10,000/day is the marathon of life
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Sweet!! 17,185 steps Thursday!!! I was doing great and then my daughter encouraged me to go for a jog at 8pm last night. I was no where near motivated to go but she really wanted to so I did... so glad I have her to push me when I wouldn't!
Hope you all had great days yesterday and we are ready for another good one today!!0 -
Hi everyone! I'm super new to the site and I though this would be of great use to me. I'm a telecommunications operator for my local police department which means I sit in one spot all day. Then when I get home, I sit some more. I'm having a really hard time getting motivated to get up and exercise. I've started parking my car a few blocks over and walking to work but its getting so cold, I don't know how much longer I can keep that going. I'm looking to lose 70lbs by the summer or at least the fall. I've tried so many different things so hopefully some added support will help me get started before its too late!0
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Yes... Happy dance!GillianSmith2 wrote: »Great work Shy.
I love getting to the 10k mark it feels like such an achievement
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good morning all! Went back up to 4 days a week working this week so today is my non working day and the one week day that I get with my little boy - woohoo! He's having a morning nap at the moment (or lying in his cot plotting world domination perhaps!) then we are off to see the grandparents and this afternoon we have a play date with one of his antenatal buddies. I've just put my name down to sign up to a 14 day fitness challenge on another group here for mums and dads who struggle to find the time to work out. So let's see how that goes.
Somewhere in the house I have a fitbit - bought it years ago and never really understood the point of it. But I am nothing if not competitive and seeing you all logging your steps has inspired me to find it. It may take me a day or two.....
Awesome!! We would love to add yo to the challenge! Hope the 14 day challenge gets you moving!!0 -
Today starts our Biggest Loser Competition at work!! GAME ON!! #dailycheckin
Hope everyone is having a good week...0 -
and please feel free to add me0
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Sweet!! 17,185 steps Thursday!!! I was doing great and then my daughter encouraged me to go for a jog at 8pm last night. I was no where near motivated to go but she really wanted to so I did... so glad I have her to push me when I wouldn't!
Hope you all had great days yesterday and we are ready for another good one today!!
great work. you are awesome
I have had a great exercise day today and more to come tomorrow
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indygirl217 wrote: »and please feel free to add me
welcome to the group. We have a great bunch of motivators on here, hope you enjoy it 0 -
indygirl217 wrote: »Good Morning Everyone, I have been using the MFP app for almost two years. I do good for a hot succeed and then I fall off. I looked into the mirror a couple of weeks ago and wonder who the hell was staring back at me. I didn't like it at all. So this time it's personal. I'm trying to stick with it through my frustrations and irritations. I mean seriously, don't they make sports bra meant for ladies with a cup size bigger than a B. I'm truly looking for a core group of people that will help me through my struggles and encouragement when I have a crappy day. Also to remind me that once I charge my fitbit, it works best if I put it back on.
Awesome! Welcome! Let's get you motivated in the right direction!! Would love for you to join our fitbit challenge too! And boy do I agree about the sports bra thing!! Ugh! My poor daughter has the same issue!0 -
Yay-less than a full week since vacation and I made it back down to my Pre-Christmas weight! Now if I can just get through the weekend without gaining again. Happy Friday! Update-after adding a couple of you to my fitbit friends yesterday I got closer to my 10,000 step goal. I will get there!
That's great Dana!! And way to go on the steps!!0 -
chrissyd_21 wrote: »Hi everyone! I'm super new to the site and I though this would be of great use to me. I'm a telecommunications operator for my local police department which means I sit in one spot all day. Then when I get home, I sit some more. I'm having a really hard time getting motivated to get up and exercise. I've started parking my car a few blocks over and walking to work but its getting so cold, I don't know how much longer I can keep that going. I'm looking to lose 70lbs by the summer or at least the fall. I've tried so many different things so hopefully some added support will help me get started before its too late!
Welcome Chrissy!! Try walking around a little more every time you go to the bathroom or refill your water... maybe invest in an under desk mini bike... that is what I have! I love it! Got it for Christmas!!! Workout before work and then it will motivate you all day as you will feel good about what you already accomplished! You'll think twice about that unhealthy snack as you won't want to undo hat you worked hard in the morning for... just some thoughts! Check in with us often! I am a weekday daily logger... I'm bad on the weekends.0 -
ChangeIsADecision wrote: »Today starts our Biggest Loser Competition at work!! GAME ON!! #dailycheckin
Hope everyone is having a good week...
Woot! Woot! You go girl! Show 'em how it is done!!0 -
Thank you for motivating me! I probably would have never got that many steps yesterday without you girls!GillianSmith2 wrote: »
great work. you are awesome
I have had a great exercise day today and more to come tomorrow
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Having one of them days today. I could eat everything. I think i need to go to bed before i do. I am already over on my calories for today.
I really do need to stop eating pasta as it seems to be my trigger food for all things bad
Its a good job i've got plenty of exercise calories left from this week.0 -
So I had a rough weekend... Friday night, we went out for Mexican... Saturday I was home alone crafting... and the damn fudge that is left over from Christmas was haunting me in the fridge, then we went out to Outback for my in-laws 55th anniversary... followed by a couple cocktails. And Sunday I was pretty good until the Packer game and had to have a few cocktails as well... But today is a new day, I am ignoring soda all week!! Started with my fizz stick this morning and I am good to go! Really motivated to get my steps in and damn if I am not motivated to look good... was thinking of skipping a 40th birthday party next weekend cuz I am not happy with the way I look and I will see friends from back in the day, so that right there tells me I really need to step it up!! Frustrating yet a wake up call to really buckle down!!
Me this weekend:
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Hello everyone .... #dailycheckin - So I didn't great over the weekend but I didn't do horrible! Went to our local YMCA for their mini mania (you can sample any of there exercise classes for free - it's a shorten version of them) so my friend and I did the yoga and tabata - I thought I was going to throw up during the tabata!! But I didn't...I survived! Went to a friend's Friday night for our monthly "Let's try a drink I found on Pinterest" get together - had probably one too many. Sat night hubby and I went to another friend's to brew and watch the Steelers football game. I didn't eat very good (we had a chili dog competition) but I did limit the number of beers that I had!! So I was good and bad! Ha! Hope everyone is doing well...0
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Sounds like you took the good with the bad and enjoyed your weekend! I say it's a win!ChangeIsADecision wrote: »Hello everyone .... #dailycheckin - So I didn't great over the weekend but I didn't do horrible! Went to our local YMCA for their mini mania (you can sample any of there exercise classes for free - it's a shorten version of them) so my friend and I did the yoga and tabata - I thought I was going to throw up during the tabata!! But I didn't...I survived! Went to a friend's Friday night for our monthly "Let's try a drink I found on Pinterest" get together - had probably one too many. Sat night hubby and I went to another friend's to brew and watch the Steelers football game. I didn't eat very good (we had a chili dog competition) but I did limit the number of beers that I had!! So I was good and bad! Ha! Hope everyone is doing well...
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Hello all May I jump in here? I love the thought of a place to post daily! I'm hoping to lose 37...but based on when I was only 11 pounds away from there before... I have a feeling I may need to get lower to be happy. Either that or get into heavy lifting once I can get to a gym in a couple months, in order to blast fat and really see changes.
I've been on track for about a week now, and it's helped so much to be active on the forums, and journaling each day through instagram. This would be a lovely addition!0 -
bsbprincess wrote: »Hello all May I jump in here? I love the thought of a place to post daily! I'm hoping to lose 37...but based on when I was only 11 pounds away from there before... I have a feeling I may need to get lower to be happy. Either that or get into heavy lifting once I can get to a gym in a couple months, in order to blast fat and really see changes.
I've been on track for about a week now, and it's helped so much to be active on the forums, and journaling each day through instagram. This would be a lovely addition!
Awesome! Hope this helps! I know it helps me!! 0 -
ShyCush6 ChangeIsADecision It sounds like we all had a rough weekend, but that's life and its got to be worth living it
We know we can do this with the support of this great group of supporters.
Back on it today and re-focused.
We've got this. because we are awesome 0 -
Holy Shy! You and I really are twins!! Haha! I literally was thinking of that very thing yesterday and thought I'm going to post it in the group and see if anyone can relate. It is feeling uncomfortable with how you look when you see people from the past!! I was at work yesterday and saw a guy I used to know in high school, and immediately thought oh great, here I am 25 years later, a blob!! As it turns out, it wasn't even that guy! So I was beating myself up about being overweight, and was embarrassed and didn't even want to say hi, and meanwhile I'm an idiot because it wasn't even someone I knew!! And also why do we care so much about gaining weight after 25 years and kids and all the rest of it. Have we looked at all the guys and how they have changed? They weigh way more now and are bald or grey. Anyway, it's just frustrating to feel unhappy with how you look, like not wanting to go to that 40th bday party. I totally feel you and have felt exactly that!!!0
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GillianSmith2 wrote: »ShyCush6 ChangeIsADecision It sounds like we all had a rough weekend, but that's life and its got to be worth living it
We know we can do this with the support of this great group of supporters.
Back on it today and re-focused.
We've got this. because we are awesome
@GillianSmith2 - Back on track today and you're right - WE ARE AWESOME!! LoL! Nothing like being your own cheerleader! Let's Make Tuesday AWESOME too! Came into to work with snow flying - but I kind of liked it. 1 -
Good morning. I am in the same boat with having a bad weekend, and because of it I was feeling kind of blah yesterday and questioning myself. But-I am not giving up! I kind of got a second wind before bed last night and got my steps up over 6,000 (which I was only at about 2,500 before that). Today I am back at it and I plan on walking after work today. I better hit my 10,000 steps today! You all help keep me motivated! Hope everyone has a great week! 0
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Hello everyone, i'd really like to join in here, I started on MFP some time ago now, lost a fair amount and just became a bit too relaxed about it all, so here I am back again having gained all the weight back, but this time with my lovely new Fitbit to help!
I have about 50lb to lose in total to reach my goal, i've lost 6lb so far, and i've just started back on the C25K app and plan to get back to my yoga class very soon - any motivational help is much appreciated.0 -
Hello all Well I'm taking today off exercise. My back was bothering me during my workout yesterday (Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Level 2) but I pushed through. I paid the price all last night. It's been really bothering me so I need a rest. Eating as well as I can today. I just lost .5 lbs last week, so I really want a bigger number this coming Monday. 0
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