Hello all, I'm fairly new here. I have recently quit smoking (5 weeks) and after a 60# weight gain I'm needing to take it back off...I am a nurse and work 12 hour shifts and am looking for some motivation to stay active after those long shifts. Anyway that's me add me if you want

I return to work tomorrow morning. I have been biking a lot the past two weeks (hatching lots of pokemon eggs) and I am now cleared for strength training so I am slowly adding that back into my routine. I have lots of exciting things coming up. My girlfriend and I will be celebrating our 5 year anniversary in a week by going to see Halestorm, in a few weeks we will be going to Tennessee for a few days (lots of exploring to be done), and a week after that we will be flying to Florida to visit our families and go to a reptile expo.

I would like to shed a few pounds before going to Florida. I haven't seen my family in almost a year. We usually visit around my birthday and all go swimming at some local springs. Now that I have had top surgery, I would like to be able to swim shirtless without being self conscious about my chub.

shiftynj wrote: »

Just put a weekend on the AT on my calendar for later this summer, looking forward to it.

Looks like I too will be hiking a very small part of the AT! Not as much as I'd like, but some is better than none. I am super excited! Maybe at some point in my life, I can set out to do a large chunk of it! #goals

decidingjewel wrote: »

Hello all, I'm fairly new here.

Hi! And, welcome!

I'm sorry you don't have anyone to

Byronic_Ryu wrote: »

Hello. I have been dealing with gender dsyphoria. Even though I live in the Bay Area, I don't really have someone who I can just call and talk about it. My silver lining is knowing my animal companion loves no matter what and that I matter to him.

Byronic_Ryu wrote: »

Hello. I have been dealing with gender dsyphoria. Even though I live in the Bay Area, I don't really have someone who I can just call and talk about it. My silver lining is knowing my animal companion loves no matter what and that I matter to him.

I'm sorry you don't have anyone to talk to. That must be isolating. I haven't experienced gender dysphoria but remember what it was like when I first realized I was gay and didn't have anyone to reach out to. Sending you hugs!

I got a great run in today. I ran 4.5 miles before work. I didn't get as much sleep as I would have liked, but I picked up the pace and had a pretty good run.

I've been cooking with the pressure cooker and meals are ready quicker. I'm training for the Louisiana Marathon. I've gotta get through August without melting in the heat.

Hi, I'm new to the site and was looking for a group to check into daily (or semi-daily) and talk a bit about how the day went. I seem to have found that here :-)

I can't believe summer's almost gone My favorite time of year. Didn't really achieve my fitness goals due to jacking up my elbow but I am definitely leaner than I was on labor day! How did you do?

Haven't checked in for a while but im still hanging in there!

A few weeks ago my girlfriend finally told her parents that I am transgender. After several years of keeping it hidden, so much weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I am now officially out to everyone who needs to know! And it is a plus that they are supportive

I am trying something a little different with my calorie intake and will report on how it works out as I see progress. I am so close to hitting my total miles goal for 2016 and I am so excited for fall weather so I can get out more without dying in the heat. Taking control of my life one day at a time!

Indeed, really happy for you. Just getting rid of that sort of pressure is a huge relief to anyone, and with stress gone or reduced everything else just gets so much easier.

notsosecretlytrans wrote: »

Haven't checked in for a while but im still hanging in there!

A few weeks ago my girlfriend finally told her parents that I am transgender. After several years of keeping it hidden, so much weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I am now officially out to everyone who needs to know! And it is a plus that they are supportive

I am trying something a little different with my calorie intake and will report on how it works out as I see progress. I am so close to hitting my total miles goal for 2016 and I am so excited for fall weather so I can get out more without dying in the heat. Taking control of my life one day at a time!

What awesome news! Being supported by the people in your life can be so immensely relieving.

Hey All, I'm back on here after a few months off. I had a lot going on this summer...went through a break up with my girlfriend who i was with for 4 years. I definitely gained some weight (all my progress i made and then some). I am so determined this time around, it's time to take care of myself. It's going to be a long and difficult road, but i have no excuses anymore. (not that i did before either...) Looking forward to this journey!

I will definitely need the support i have a long ways to go!

Hello everyone!! I've been on MFP for a couple weeks now and I'm really liking it here! I'm 28 and trying once again to take control of my life, but this time I'm determined to make it last. So if anyone would like to add me for mutual support and motivation, I'd love to get to know some new people! Thanks and good luck to you all

Hey everyone. I am knew to the group but definitely not to the site. Just thought I would introduce myself since here seemed to be as good a place as any to do it.
My name is Mandy, I'm 30, bisexual and and I am just getting out of a marriage of 11 years. Little bit heart broken some day, little bit bitter other days, and a little bit excited on occasion lol if that makes any since at all. Its just been an extreme emotional rollercoaster ride. One I'll be happy to finally be off of in the near future.
But the stress and depression has done me no favors on the scale and I started to gain back some of the weight I had worked hard to lose and keep off for a long time.
So I'm trying to build a good support system for myself I guess to help me be accountable. I need to take better care of myself especially for my kids. And not to sound kind of self centered but I also kind of want to be more attractive lol starting to date again at 30 for some reason just terrifies me

Today is my "Friday" at work so im just trudging through the day to get to school tonight, feeling okay

It's been a long time since I've been here. Everything has changed since I last checked in. Today is the first day.. again. It went well. Tried to go on a run with my dog, half a mile in, we got chased by two Chihuahuas, a sheltie, a great dane, and a four wheeler. We ended up walking home and I did the first day of insanity instead.

Today wasn't a bad day. I had acl reconstruction a little over a month ago. My cardio is practically non-existant due to post op, but I did manage to lose 2 lbs more in the last week or so. I went to the gym today and worked on upper body stuff. I can't wait to get back to running.