Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

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  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    @zenjen13 hope your feeling better soon. Love your profile pic :smiley:
  • bluepoppies777
    bluepoppies777 Posts: 438 Member
    Well, what is everyone doing today for exercise? I am not sure what I will do... Could do Jillian 30 day shred or ride my exercise bike tonight. Will decide when I get home! Tomorrow I will be up at 5:30am to start at gym at 5:45am! This week I beat my record on the moving stairs machine, completed 20 minutes! That thing is crazy hard!
    Have a good day everyone! Keep sweating!
  • 1102angeela
    1102angeela Posts: 3 Member
    ShyCush6 wrote: »
    Hi! I've been a member here for a while, I dropped out for a bit and now am motivated to get back into the action. Recently joined a gym and I'm working at this. My best success was a group of people who shared almost daily and motivated and pushed each other. We shared struggles, success and just overall frustration and joy! I'm looking to find those core people again. Create friendship and get to a healthy lifestyle! I plan on checking in daily, I'm bad on the weekends, but I will try harder. Please share in this group if you are looking for a core group to help you get to where you want to be. I don't care if you have 20 or 100 lbs to lose, I promise to be a good cheerleader! =)

  • 1102angeela
    1102angeela Posts: 3 Member
    Hi I can't really get into this.dnt have much motivation.I got at least 2 stones to lose. I cud do with others cheering each other on.add me to this group plz
  • samchez0
    samchez0 Posts: 364 Member
    Jumping in here. Hope that is ok. I just started really watching what I ate and exercising the beginning of January. I haven't been very active this week because I had a minor surgery yesterday but I managed a walk this afternoon.
  • CariTJR
    CariTJR Posts: 343 Member
    @tazzy & @jen - hope you guys get better soon. See, there's another reason to dislike winter, all the bugs going around!
    @1102angeela - Hi there, there's no 'adding' just bookmark the page and join in! Don't be disheartened, we've all got our hills to climb, you're in the right place if you want to be motivated by a lovely bunch of people.
    @samchez0. - Welcome also, sorry to hear you've had to have surgery, I hope you mend real soon.
    @bluepoppies777 - Well done on beating your record, I hate those machines, they are super hard work!

    My exercise today has just been walking, I went for an hours walk at lunchtime, my legs are still feeling the effect of Monday night! Lol. Ouch!
  • Rachel0778
    Rachel0778 Posts: 1,701 Member
    Welcome @1102angeela and @samchez0!

    @bluepoppies777 I did a zumba video since I was too snowed in to go to the gym. Doing zumba at home reminds me of why I never do it in public. I am an uncoordinated mess!

    @zenjen13 I hope you feel better soon!

    @ShyCush6 the cookies get me every time too, they are dangerous!

    @tazzy2911 I hope you feel better soon as well, illness is really going around

    @CariTJR sounds like a great rest activity, you earned it!

    I survived the drive home in the snowstorm. It was great getting to spend some extra time with my SO and the puppy since we were all snowed in. Definitely did not love staying home and doing an exercise DVD instead of hitting up the gym this morning but #wycwyc
  • bluepoppies777
    bluepoppies777 Posts: 438 Member
    Haha, Rachel! That made me laugh, I have only done one Zumba class at my gym and I didn't know what the heck I was doing! It was crazy, I was turning the wrong way and laughing in the back. I had no idea what Zumba was, but obviously it takes a lot of practice!!

    Welcome to all noobs!! Just post in the group and keep trying daily to exercise and eat healthy.
  • ShyCush6
    ShyCush6 Posts: 951 Member
    You could do a "what I think I look like" and "what I look like" comparison when I am doing zumba and it would be hilarious!! But it's fun and active so I still try! =)
  • CariTJR
    CariTJR Posts: 343 Member
    You guys are making me chuckle with your 'zumba disaster' stories, I've never tried it, maybe I should for the laugh.
    Just to let you guys know (who aren't on my feed), I tried a new 'pizza' last night, using a tortilla wrap as the base, I put chicken, peppers, mushrooms and cheese on it (low fat stuff, not quite as nice, but far less calories) and it was only 540 cals for the entire thing. Was really yummy and filling. Will be trying them again with different toppings soon.
    I'm off out for lunch with a friend today, I have checked out the restaurant menu already and chosen a dish that is under 500 cals and worked it into my goal for the day - i'm slowly getting better at this, and not letting eating out become an issue. :smile:
  • Fereshteh65
    Fereshteh65 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi. I just started today and was looking for a motivational group to kick my start. I am 29 and live in Belgium. I have 35 kg to lose. I have never been this heavy! So hope that I can get along with this journey and lose some weight!

    When I was reading the comments, I felt that it's the right support group and cheerleader for me. Please add me.
  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    @Fereshteh65
    welcome to the group. just book mark this thread and post often.good luck with your weight loss :)

    @CariTJR
    your pizza sounds yummy. Enjoy your lunch. it sounds like you've got this :smiley:


    Iv'e woke up this morning full of head cold so i don't think i will get much exercise or steps in today :( i might just have a duvet day :wink: the only problem is i really want comfort food :( so im just looking around on here to keep me occupied :blush:

    hope you all have a great day :smiley:
  • ChangeIsADecision
    ChangeIsADecision Posts: 709 Member
    Good Morning MFPeeps!!! #dailycheckin time - I had to take a mini social media sabbatical. @ShyCush6 - you were right about getting caught up in too many things and my brain felt like it was on a hamster wheel. But things are good now. Just needed a break to refocus and simplify. From now on... it's MFP and Insta - anything else wil come as it can.

    You girls are cracking me up with the Zumba talk! I LOVE Zumba. We have a class at a local gym near me and this girl will KILL YOU with the cardio workout she does with Zumba. It's exhausting and fun all at the same time. I need to get back into that, her class is a serious calorie burn!! Thanks for the reminder ladies!

    Hope everyone has a great day! It's "Friday" for me today. Hubby and I are going with another couple of Louisville for the day tomorrow and then were seeing AARON LEWIS in concert tomorrow night!! <3 *swoon* <3 Love to hear that man sing!! Fun Fun!!
  • blackdiamond143jp
    blackdiamond143jp Posts: 2 Member
    Hello, I'm trying to drop 45 pounds by June..... I know it maybe hard and seem impossible , but that's what I want. I need determination and dedication tho.... I need my push to continue when the people around me don't.

  • CariTJR
    CariTJR Posts: 343 Member
    GillianSmith2 wrote: »
    @CariTJR your pizza sounds yummy. Enjoy your lunch. it sounds like you've got this :smiley:

    I thought i'd mention it here as it might be an idea for others who like their pizza (like me!), just trying to pass along the low calorie alternatives people have shared with me. :smile:
  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    CariTJR wrote: »
    GillianSmith2 wrote: »
    @CariTJR your pizza sounds yummy. Enjoy your lunch. it sounds like you've got this :smiley:

    I thought i'd mention it here as it might be an idea for others who like their pizza (like me!), just trying to pass along the low calorie alternatives people have shared with me. :smile:

    what a great idea :smiley:
  • Rachel0778
    Rachel0778 Posts: 1,701 Member
    @ShyCush6 lol I would totally be the meme on the internet! It's such a great workout though and my dog only slightly judges me for bouncing around like a madwoman

    @CariTJR great NSV on eating out! I definitely recommend trying Zumba, it really is a lot of fun

    @Fereshteh65 and @blackdiamond Welcome!

    @GillianSmith2 I hope you find plenty of healthy comfort food substitutes to get you through the day. Chicken soup, banana and vanilla protein powder smoothies, homemade mac and cheese with cauliflower and whole grain noodles, etc. I hope you feel better soon!

    @ChangeIsADecision sounds like you have a fun weekend ahead! You'll have to tell us all about the concert!

    I'm getting antsy this week for my birthday weekend! I can't wait to go out dancing with the girls and spend the day with my Mom. We always hit up her 90 minute cycling class before shopping so it's going to be a very active weekend! I love it that my family and friends are always trying to be healthy and active too, I feel so fortunate to have such an amazing support network (and MFP as an outlet too!)

  • danan01
    danan01 Posts: 136 Member
    Good morning! Well, I haven't gotten to 15,000 steps yet this week but I have been hitting at least 10,000. I'm still sore from the Skyrobics class at the trampoline park. That was fun, but it killed me! My back and my knees are not meant for this. But-I am going to keep going I think. Next week is closed because of Mardi Gras, so I am glad I have two weeks to heal my body before I go back. I have heard that the back pain goes away the more you do it because of the different muscles you are using that you don't normally use. I am hoping that is true! I convinced my 18 year old son to come with me, and he was the only guy in there. But I think he liked it, because he wants to know when we have to go back. LOL... He has gotten himself into working out and lifting weights lately, so I am trying to learn a few things from him. Well, the weekend it coming again. I know I will be having a few drinks, but I am going to convince myself that if I want to drink, then I need to get a workout in to earn some extra calories to work with. I will push for my 15,000 steps this weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can get a walk in outside. It seems to take a whole lot longer getting the same amount of steps in standing in front of my TV. I had to laugh at the zumba stories! I think its fun, but I don't think I would be caught dead in public trying to do it. I don't even want my family to see me try! I can't keep up with them, and my moves probably don't look anything like what it is supposed to! Welcome to everyone who has just joined in with this group. Hope everyone has a great day!
  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    @Rachel0778 thank you and some of those suggestions sound so scrummy, especially the mac and cheese but unfortunately i have found that pasta is my biggest enemy :( so im going to improvise and have cod steak with an homemade cheese sauce with new potatoes and peas :smiley:
    it sounds like youve got a great birthday weekend planned, its my birthday in a few weeks and i have a girls night out planned so i need to save some extra calories so i can indulge :wink:

    @danan01 you are doing great on hitting 10000 steps. keep up the great work. Its great when the family get together to keep active. My son is at college studying to be a sports coach so i keep asking for his advise. he thinks it is great that I appreciate his input :smiley:
  • tazzy2911
    tazzy2911 Posts: 323 Member
    CariTJR wrote: »
    GillianSmith2 wrote: »
    @CariTJR your pizza sounds yummy. Enjoy your lunch. it sounds like you've got this :smiley:

    I thought i'd mention it here as it might be an idea for others who like their pizza (like me!), just trying to pass along the low calorie alternatives people have shared with me. :smile:

    I use weight watcher pitta breads for my pizza, I cut it in half and top with tomato sauce, low fat cheese, basil and whatever else I'm in the mood for! They're nice and filling!

    I love Zumba!! I go to a class once a week, it's great fun!!! And it's made me a way more confident dancer when I'm out, give me a couple of vodkas and I think I'm a pro!!!! :D

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