Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

@ShyCush6 - love hte sound of your craft room. I'm not sure I've every really 'got' Pinterest - I was messing around last night and I've created some boards. Must investigate further! Love the thought of you dancing while making cookies with your little one - sounds like such fun. We made muffins at the weekend and Alistair was very insistent that he had to help stir the mix in the bowl!

@tazzy - that booty class sounds good if a little brutal! I know when I've done stuff like that through the Jillian Michaels DVD's just how much it gets to my legs - working from home today so may try and do one of her sessions over my lunch break.

@ngolden3320 - 5 push ups is great. They are my real weakness - I'm not good at them and I start to hurt so soon after starting that I'd be delighted to get to 5. Not sure if my technique is wrong or whether I just don't like them!

@FitEqualsSmile - what is pickleball??? hope your arm is recovering and is just feeling a bit overworked rather than actually injured.

@erod95695 - I'm impressed. When I was pregnant, my workouts quickly went down to lots of walking and not much more. It could be argued that's not really changed in the nearly 16 months since he was born It sounds like you have a great plan - be gentle on yourself though

@danan01 - wow, driving permits - scary times. Sounds like he did good though. You are right they do grow up so fast (mine still has an awful lot of growing to do!) but the time just seems to fly by. And well done on all the work on the rental - that will be a real sense of achievement when you are finally able to put it on the market.

@bluepoppies777 - yep that's a lot of bags. I'm suffering from a bit of 'clutter overload' in the house as well. I tend to hang onto stuff - magazine cuttings and the like - that I'll 'get round to' one day and I rarely do. Perhaps it's time for a proper spring clean! I'm not on premium MFP - I've wondered about it a few times but I'm not keen to take on extra costs at the moment so for now I probably won't bother. I think I"m happy tracking the things that come with the basic membership so they'd need to offer me something truly exciting/amazing!

@Rachel0778 - it's good to realise that you are part of a 'core' group and that other people recognise you for it.

@GillianSmith2 - glad you managed to get into the garden. The weather is finally improving with us (based in Sussex) and I've just got an order delivered of 48 bedding plants for the back garden (and all for no more than the cost of postage through a Gardeners World offer!) so I'll be venturing out into the garden at lunchtime today to get them bedded in.

@rhonda_stout2002 - it sounds to me like you need to review if you are trying to change too much at once. As @ShyCush6 said, start with a couple of little things and build from there. And if you are a rider, think about how you tackled that - you likely fell off a few times early on but you stuck with it. So yes, you may fall off and have a bad day but you can still pick yourself up and start again the next morning. Stick with this thread - I've only been here a few days but it's a great place with good people to keep you going.

Wow, so I miss one day and look at all the catching up - I think I'm there now. Working from home today so going to be able to focus on eating as I should rather than having to avoid the tray of pastries that someone 'helpfully' left next to my desk yesterday . Pleased to say that I was able to resist them! It's damp and miserable here - as above, I've got some plants to put into the garden but I was hoping that it would be a bit drier. Hope Wednesday treats you all well

Hi everyone, I would love to join your group I have trouble staying motivated. I'm back on MFP after a while and want to start getting fit and losing my 'winter weight' as I like to call it! Add me as a friend if you want
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Joy @bluepoppies777 and Nichole @ngolden3320 You both made my day I'm glad I'm a part of this core group too, you guys are all so amazing and inspirational!

Jane @janetay01 and Nichole @ngolden 3320 You should definitely give pintrest another go! I use that site anytime I get in the recipe doldrums because there are so many healthy unique easy ideas out there that I can sample from.

Gill @GillianSmith2 Any luck finding stuff to fill the rainy day? Happy Hump Day!

@TonieLeigh Welcome, keep posting!

@JenHul You get the dedication award of the day, holy kittens! Talk about turning a bad morning into a good one!

I woke up this morning stiff as a board with a long deep bruise running along my left side ribs. I guess stomach pads can only go so far in protecting you from body kicks! I'm taking it easy today to heal up so I can be ready to hit it hard again tomorrow. Definitely looking forward to curling up on the couch with the dog after work with a heat pack, the dog, and Netflix!

Jen-I'm sorry you're having a tough day! That can be a hard decision to make. But if you find the right medication for her just think of the relief you and she will get! We had to put our son (my step-son) on meds at around 5 years old for ADHD. It took a bit to find the right one-pay attention to the side affects. Some of them made him into a person he was not. He would cry for no reason, or be withdrawn when that was not normal for him. Once we found the right medication-what a relief! He is going to be 19 next week and around 16 years old he decided he wanted to get off of the medication. He started slowly weaning himself and he no longer takes anything. But it did help calm him down and control his temper while he was on it! I don't think it is for everyone! I know people like to pop pills for everything and it is definitely overused. But it does have its purpose. Just remember you are trying to help your daughter be the best she can be! You can get through it! We are here for you any time you need to just get all out!

@jkhoffe - that's really tough. Not something I have any experience of but I feel for you, I would hate to have to make a call like that for my little boy. But as @danan01 says if you find the right medication, it should make such a postive difference to her and to you all around her. Hope it works out quickly for you and feel free to vent at us whenever you need to.

Way to go Shy! The cycling under the desk and the purging. Keep it up! The first blog I ever read about minimalism was "Becoming Minimalist", he is SO good. I'm not in fb, but he's in there too. If you go to his site and look up popular posts, they are quite inspiring!

Last Night while American Idol was on I got my butt off the couch and got my heart rate pumpen while i was jumpen to git the last 2500 steps off my vivo fit band and i could make goal. Yea! dont matter if it gits done at 2pm at the park or at the last minute 9:30 pm In front of the couch. Goal is to git up and burn em!!!!

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Thanks My name is Erin I only been apart of this for a week . I am happy that im finally gitting active. Wed. I will be 4 mo. pregnant. My goal is to eat healthy, have fit legs, arms, and back. So far so good, this weekend crushed progress but not to bad. So today I wrapped my thighs lower belly/back, butt with surrand wrap then walked 8 laps at park, goal to sweat cellulite out, have smoother results when in my shorts. Ive added a 3 pnd weight to walk with for my arms last week. Ive yet to start squats , planks and lunges. One thing at a time, building momentum.

Erin, wow and wow. When I was pregnant I think I walked and maybe walked. You go girl.

Thanks, Im not sure how to respond like you did trying still to make since of this reply thing. if this is the wrong way we'll see after i hit post. well i gained a miserable 100 pnds with first baby, so now im educated and smart.

@jkhoffe I'm not a big medication believer, but some people do better with some help. Your daughter may grow out of needing it, but it's good there's help available.