Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

I tried spinning for the first time today...not for me at all!! I found it really tough but not at all enjoyable! Whereas last week the boxercise and circuits were tough but I enjoyed them (in a weird way!!)
Had a great weekend but as usual ate and drank way too much of the wrong stuff!! And it's st Patrick's day this week so it's going to be a long weekend of partying!! Great fun but not good for weight loss!!! Oh well!!

Jen (@ChangeisaDecision) thanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely check her out!

Shy (@ShyCush6) sounds like you had an amazing weekend! I love that saying you posted, I'll have to make sure to check myself out in the mirror more lol

Sinead (@tazzy2911) I agree completely. I love boxing but spinning doesn't do it for me. And they couldn't make those seats more uncomfortable if they tried!

@Dana (danan01) You are so close to onederland!!! What a fantastic accomplishment!

Jill (@JillPoverud) What you don't see with people who lose weight on 1200 calories a day is that the number may be going down but since they are eating below their BMR they are also losing muscle mass. Unless the arbirtrary number on the scale is your sole objective, you really don't want to do that to yourself!

Hi lovely ladies!! Sounds like everyone had a great weekend and we are off to a good start on a Monday. We all know the weekends are more of a struggle, with no work routine, more socializing and drinks, etc. But I see the determination is there in all of us to get back to it right away on Mondays. And that in itself is a win! I have to look at it like this healthy lifestyle is just that, my new lifestyle - that I will be sticking with through the mini ups and downs of diet/exercise.
My husband's truck transmission blew on the weekend, yikes! So we are down to one car until that gets fixed. It's going to be expensive, but looking at the positive - it's spring now, and one of us can bike to work, so I get some built in exercise on those days! I probably wouldn't have started biking to work this early (it was only 5 degrees C this morning when I left), but hey, it sure puts me in a good mood on the days that I bike!
Have a great day everyone! Keep up the good work!

That's amazing cari! Well done you!!!

Hi everyone. I have 100 lbs to lose. It's been over a ten year span that I gained all this weight, hope it doesn't take that long to get it back off! I'm a single parent of 2 teenagers and work 50+ hours a week, so sometimes I just don't have time. There is an app 7 minute workout that I try to do at work if nothing else. I can't promise I will always be on here to chat ans swap stories, but I will try.

kendralfawcett wrote: »

Hi everyone. I have 100 lbs to lose. It's been over a ten year span that I gained all this weight, hope it doesn't take that long to get it back off! I'm a single parent of 2 teenagers and work 50+ hours a week, so sometimes I just don't have time. There is an app 7 minute workout that I try to do at work if nothing else. I can't promise I will always be on here to chat ans swap stories, but I will try.

hello and welcome. Post has often as you can. We have a great bunch of people on here who will help you along the way

Gibbsy21 wrote: »

I have maybe 70+ lbs to lose, and sometimes, I just wish I could do one thing and have the weight all gone. I keep trying to convince myself that it is easy. That all I have to do is eat less than I normally do and excerise more. But its hard to stay motivated, so maybe this can help me because I think I could use a little push.

I've felt this way for many years, but lately I'm reading more and more about how we should make small adjustments to our eating habits and try to lose slowly. I guess it depends upon how much one wants to lose, but I'm happy with small amounts over a long time. It took me a long time to pack on the weight, so I'm thinking it'll take a long time to lose it. Whenever I have a high calorie day, I try not to get down about it and make it worse. It sounds like you've got a great attitude toward this journey.

Good Morning Girls

Hope everyone had a good Monday. Mine wasn't bad even with losing a hour of sleep.

Cari, Great job with run club. Way to nail it.

I beat my distance on the bike last night. Last time in 35 minutes I went 7.9 miles, last night I went 8.09 miles in the same 35 minutes, and I didn't have to bust my butt like I did last time.

Hope everyone has great Tuesday. Keep up the good work.

Welcome all newbies!

Ok, a proper post rather than me just running in (get it? RUNNING, ha!) and then out again –

Gill – How’s it going with the calorie adjustment? I guess it’s still a bit early to tell really. I was just wondering as I’m now considered ‘active’ according to Fitbit, but set as sedentary on MFP, I’d be interested to see what results you get from changing the settings.

Nichole – You and me both with the bad weekend. I went to watch my football team play on Sunday, or should I say ‘not play’ as we lost and got knocked out of the cup. First thing I did? Head straight to the local chip shop and then to the pub – oh dear! But how amazing that you added an extra mile to your bike distance in the same amount of time, that’s a lot!

Samgrim – Did I miss your real name? Apologies. Sorry you had to go to work poorly, nothing worse than having to drag yourself into the office when you feel naff. Hope you feel better soon.

Karen (@fitequalssmile) – That’s an amazing positive that your headaches have all but gone. There’s definitely a lot to be said for eating healthily, it’s not just about weight loss, so many other things are affected.

Rachel – Sounds like you had the most amazing weekend, but who are POS?

Dana – Losing over a weekend? Now that is a massive achievement. Big. Huge in fact. With so many of us struggling so badly from Fri-Sun that is amazing, well done you!

Jill – You do what you need to. I stick pretty much to 1200 during the week, but let’s face it, my weekends tend to be rubbish, so in all honesty all those extra calories I bank during the week are like my buffer zone. No point in dropping to 1200 if you can’t stick with it, you’d only end up going over anyway and that defeats the object. I find eating at 1200 pretty easy during the week, what I need to work on is the fact that my self-discipline appears to take a hike when work finishes at 5pm on a Friday, and doesn’t reappear until Monday morning…

Shy – A weekend of drinking, eating and shopping with good friends? Sounds perfect.

Jen – I’ll check those podcasts out too, I’ve only just started getting into these but there are some really great ones
Rachel has directed me to.

My OH told me last night that MY healthy eating has resulted in HIM losing half a stone... I think this will now just be an excuse for him to drink more beer lol.

I'm still on a bit of high after last night, I think this is going to be a good week! Hope everyone else has a good one too.