Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

jkhoffe wrote: »

So this is an interesting website - http://modelmydiet.com/eywomen

It simulates what you look like at current weight, then what you would look like at goal weight. If this thing is accurate - I am going to need to lose more weight than I thought

Interesting site! I think it works well for standard body types but I wish their was an athletic version to give me a better picture. When I got down to 135 I looked way way leaner than their simulation so I wouldn't worry too much about adjusting your goal yet Jen.

Got some gardening done, yea!!

Shy - glad you are feeling better. Hopefully the pounds will stay off, lol.

@health_guard - great choice!!

Good loss Shy although as you say, not the best reason to lose it! Hope you are feeling better now.

Nichole - sorry to hear about your dad, keeping everything crossed that he pulls through.

@health_guard - well done with the meal planning.

I'm stuck at my current weight - it will go up day to day but it stubbornly won't go down! I know that I'm not helping the situation - I'm not eating well, not getting enough exercise and my motivation is through the floor! I keep saying 'back to it' but somehow I'm not managing it. Euuughhh - it's just one of those times - sorry for the grumbling!

Good Morning everyone! I hope all of yall have a fantastic day!

After another food filled weekend I am so excited to be back in my routine with my regular foods. Does anyone else miss their own cooking when they've been out to a lot of events?

@ngolden3320 - glad to hear that your dad is improving a bit. Thoughts are with you.

@Rachel0778 - Glad your Mom enjoyed MOA. I like going there on occasion-but yeah, the crowds are overwhelming sometimes!

@FitEqualsSmile - Sounds like a busy but productive day yesterday! Way to get the exercise in!

@ShyCush6 - Yay for the 4 lbs, but hope you are feeling better!

@health_guard - great job on the food prep and planning! That is something I struggle with. And I find even when I do plan and think everything is all lined up, that is when something comes up and throws it all off. So sometime I think why even bother? I will make it work as it comes along. (planning usually works better)

@drabbits2 - Sounds like you have a lot on your plate. But like the others have said, you have to make time to take care of yourself. One day at a time!

@bluepoppies777 - Yep, groundhog day happens pretty much every Monday. Back on track!

@janetay01 - Im in the same boat. I have been stuck for about a month now. But I am not doing anything to try and get out of it either. I keep saying I will, but I just haven't pushed myself. At least I am maintaining and not going in the wrong direction! But we need to give ourselves a push! We can do it!

Well, I don't know what is going on with my fitbit. It was giving me all kinds of problems over the weekend. I would charge it over night, then in the morning it would show it was fully charged and by 10:00 in the morning it would show low battery again and would stop counting steps. Then it would completely go dead. I tried resetting it last night, so I am going to see if that works. So far so good today, but we will see. I hope that works, because I don't really want to spend the money on a new one right now, but I want to have one! I had good intentions yesterday of going to the track after work. Then my son texted and said he was staying after school and needed me to come pick him up. Then as I was waiting for him, my daughter texted and said she needed me to take her to the doctor. She has strep throat. So-I didn't make it to the track. More errands to run tonight. Hope everyone has a great day today!

Welcome @Jillianinwonderland I sent you a friend request. We don't mind at all, join in the convo any time you like! Keep coming back.

Dana, that was my day yesterday too. Had a plan for the gym but everything went to pot after work with driving here and there, my sons tennis lessons, etc etc! I got home after 8:30 and then had to do the usual clean up in the kitchen, dyed my hair and flopped into bed. No gym!!

Still trying to get back into a routine, finding it very hard though, my brain just isn't with it right now.

I did however go back to RC on Monday night, and bugger me it was hard, we did intervals for 4 miles, with the running parts being quite fast (for me anyway), we had to sprint up a big hill at the finish and quite frankly I thought I was going to pass out, my legs went wobbly, my head was spinning, and I was thinking "why the hell am I doing this to myself?". But it was all good in the end, I felt much better for having done it.

I've also signed up for a 'Pretty Muddy 5k' in September, my friend and I will be doing the 5k muddy obstacle course to raise money for a cancer charity in memory of my Dad who died from cancer. I'm quite looking forward to getting messy!

Keep up the good work everyone, you guys are all doing awesome. I'll gradually get back to being around properly again soon.

@kgslim17 I find the best times for checking in for me is when I'm struggling because then I'm way more likely to get back to it. I hope you keep posting!

@danan01 I agree completely and I'm in the same maintenance boat. I try to remind myself of how far I've come and where I'd be if I wasn't tracking

@Jillianinwonderland Welcome! When I had a long commute I used to do the same thing to avoid rush hour traffic. Getting that gym bag packed is a small thing you can do tonight to set you up for a big success tomorrow

@CariTJR You are doing great! The mud run sounds like the perfect challenge to train hard for. Get ready for some seriously muddy hills!

@ngolden3320 I'm so glad to hear your Dad is back to his regular grumpy self! lol. And I wish we could fast forward this week too. Today sucks and nothing has even happened yet!

I've been feeling really bloated again this week, but luckily I can link it to my sodium intake. Holy cow the soup I made ended up being ridiculously high in it! Next week I am going to keep a much closer eye on it to see if that helps how I feel. One of these weeks I'll finally feel brave enough to hit the scale again, just not this week.

Been a pretty decent week so far! Motivation to go to the gym is increasing and I'm glad for that. I usually don't go till around 8pm so the traffic in there dies down a little. I put on my workout clothes as soon as I get home so I won't have the "I just wanna lay here in my sweats" excuse when the time comes to leave. Hope everyone is having a great week!