Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Hello gals..I'm Becky! I need to drop 25 lbs...I have been battling this forever!!!

@jenhul you can do this. Sometimes we just need a break, just don't go crazy and when it is time, hop back on.

@ngolden3320 You have had a crazy couple of weeks. You can get back on the wagon, even if you have to take baby steps to get back on. Glad that was a small fire.

@rachel0778 Yeah, it is hard for them... It is my exes mom and grandma, grandma is in her 80's and his mom is on disability. My ex is in jail, and his sister was recently murdered. The rest of their family lives at least 2-3 hours away. I try to help with what I can.

Sounds like the concert was fun, and the Ren fair is always a blast.

@wishfuljune Sounds like you are doing great. What a fantastic improvement. You should be so proud of yourself. All your hard work is really paying off.

@countrygrace77 Welcome to MFP and this thread. I don't think there is anyone on this thread that is using the Ketogenic diet as part of their lifestyle. However, there are a few threads out there (Try the general diet nutrition one for help with that, also look for references to LCHF or HFLC I forget which, low carb, high fat is what it stands for). Most people will tell you that making such extreme restrictions on what you can and can't eat will lead to resentment and will have you falling off this way of eating. Sounds like you might be experiencing it now. I am not telling you that this is wrong, as each of us has to find our own path and way to reach a healthier us. As to exercising being necessary to losing weight, it isn't. You can lose weight in the simplest terms by eating less calories than your body burns. This causes a deficit that requires your body to use its fat stores to function. However, exercise provides many other benefits. It will help you limit muscle loss while losing weight, help your heart become healthier, stronger, helps manage and eliminate stress, and can aid in weight loss. Just remember this is a journey, it will take a long time, you will have some not so great days, just see what you can do better the next time and keep going forward. Make small sustainable changes and you will be a success!

Weigh in was today...

SW 250.8
LW 227 (up 2 pounds)
CW 225 Back down those 2 pounds....
GW for end of September 220.

Went to a concert last night, it was in the beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheater. This requires a long walk up a steep hill, tons of stairs. It provides some of the best acoustics, a beautiful view of the metro Denver area, a back drop of the mountains, and Rain! I ate like crap, managed to stay under calories if I count my exercise calories. Had one of the most wonderful times. I didn't even mind getting rained on for the whole thing.

My NSV, I made it up all those freaking stairs with only a couple of quick rest breaks, my shirt I wore was way too big, and the BF has convinced me I need to go buy some new bras.

@health_guard I love CO as well. I can't imagine living anywhere else. When you come, definitely check out Red Rocks. It is open to the public for free when there isn't an event going on. Last month we parked in Morrison (small town at the base of the mountains) walked from there up to the amphitheater. It was a blast, and very beautiful. We took the trail instead of the road.

Good Morning All,

Shy great job on squeezing 15 minutes in at the gym. Every little bit helps.

Joy I am right there with you. If I didn't have you guys I'm sure I would have quit for the millionth time by now. I have been maintaining, but I need to start losing again.

@jdelaroy great job making it up the steps for you concert. We are all getting stronger and more fit even if we don't always see it. It sounds like it was amazing.

Rachel enjoy you Renaissance Festival this weekend sounds cool.

So Monday I didn't make it to the gym as I had to see lawyer form my dads lack of estate. I will sure be glad in December when this is over. I probably could have went when I was done as that was the plan, but my head hurt so bad I probably would have dropped a weight on it. Did make it yesterday and it felt good. Since I restarted in February I have really come to like the gym and miss it when I don't go. So after having 2 days off Cassidy is back to school after the fire. They blocked off the section with temporary walls so the students can get back to class and the workers don't have to rush. win win for everyone except Cassidy. She stated last night she was going to drop out and mooch off of us the rest of her life.

happy hump day.

@ShyCush6 Fantastic job on the gym. I changed my schedule at work, and now it seems like I am always tired, and I can't seem to be able to squeeze any exercise in.

@bluepoppies777 I hate when work goes from one extreme to another. Just hang in there, you can get back on the path. One step at a time.

@ngolden3320 Sometimes we just need to take a break. I can't work out when my head hurts either. Glad your daughter is back at class. I like that she thinks she gets too mooch off you. My mom always told us if we weren't in school we had to pay rent, food and utilities.

@janetay01 He would take me for other clothes too. Right now, most of my clothes look okay. I have plenty of different sizes so I just move along to different ones as my body changes. As to the biting thing, it sounds like you did a good job addressing it, and giving him different tools to help with his frustration/stress. My youngest liked to bite me when she was mad at me. I finally gave up trying to talk to her about it, time out. I bit her back.. just hard enough to hurt. That worked. To this day I remember my grandma biting me because I bit some kid. I was 5, and it hurt like heck. Never did it again though. The daycare providers should be able to give you a couple of ideas on how to handle it, or even his doctor. Biting is normal for little kids. Good luck.

So my BF is trying to lose weight with me, but for some reason in the evening he goes snack crazy.. (he is slowly gaining weight) It is driving me crazy, I am having a hard time ignoring the snacks in the evening with him eating them all the time and in front of me. I gave into a bowl of ice cream, and 2 fig newton calories...Grr I didn;t give in to the cheese (numerous times), the chips, more fig newtons, or the second bowl of ice cream. I also need to find time for exercise. Come on energy!

@jdelaroy - my snacking problems come in the middle of the day, usually between 2-4pm. I just want to eat everything because I'm bored at work. I've started drinking more water between that time, and I've spaced out my snacks that I bring to work so that I eat it right in the middle of my snack time, rather than with lunch. Also, I brush my teeth as soon as I've finished my dinner so that I'm not tempted to snack. That helps at night too!

Ugh all this talk about snacking I'm wanting a snack right now. Good thing there r no ice cream. Cookies pie nothing on the house so what do I do in place of snacking. I'm watching chopped. All about food. Cassidy survived her first day back after fire. Then went straight to volleyball practice and then cheer practice. I guess she is going back tomorrow cause she ate dinner and was going to bed due to exhaustion. So mooching off mom and dad will have to wait. Lol. Did the 30 minute circuit today at the gym and some abs. I thought I would try to trick my body w something other then the arc trainer for cardio. I'll let u know next week if it worked when I weigh in.

Jane if feel ur pain kids. Gotta love them. When mine were little my niece used to pull Jenna's hair all the time. One day my son marched right over and gave hers a hard yank and she never pulled Jenna's hair again. If it makes u feel better. Like Joy said. Once u concur that issue there will b 100 more. But they r totally worth it. Especially when they r sleeping. Just kidding (not really). Lol

Shy. Cassidy has a volleyball game tomorrow so not sure where the gym will fit in but I'm gonna try my best. They changed my hours at work from 4-noon to 6-2:30. Love going in later but that working to 2:30 suck royally. Messes with my gym time and kids schedule.

@bluepoppies777 Usually, I leave some calories for an evening snack. The other night it was just none stop, I was getting frustrated with him as well as myself. Last night was better.

@ngolden my work hours were just changed too. I am still adjusting and it has almost been 3 weeks. I do like the new shift though.

@ShyCush6 I agree, working out in the afternoon/evenings always feels harder to me too. Sadly that's when all my classes are scheduled so I don't have much of a choice, but I miss waking up early and getting it done with while I was fresh

@janetay01 I'd be frustrated too, you earned those steps! Glad there hasn't been a repeat

@ngolden3320 Wow you've got an early schedule. It must have been nice getting off at noon. Hopefully you're able to work things around so you can still make it to the gym

@bluepoppies777 I don't think I could have resisted fresh rhubarb crisp either. Great job getting to the gym right away in the AM though!

@jdelaroy I think having 2 bites and stopping is a bigger accomplishment than not starting at all, way to go!

I was kinda grumpy about coming in to work today. I downloaded a bunch of new podcasts so I'm thinking I'm just going to hole up in my office and do some mindless processing to keep my grumpiness to myself. Found out that I get to have a Leadership Development day tomorrow, part of which is going to be playing around on the ropes course so I'm super excited for that. Please let today fly by quickly!

Hi, my name is Eva (Shirley's one of my dogs) i want to lose 50lbs & have already lost 15. I would love to be in a core group. Not sure how to find this group, advise? but i do read the posts every day

@lorimccarvel and @shirleymut - welcome!

Jen - you may not make it quite to goal but you've made awesome progress in my opinion - where are you going on vacation?

Shy - Eating back my exercise calories is something of a problem for me as well - I know all the things about people saying you shouldn't eat back more than about half of them but I seem to see them outstanding on my diary and think 'I must eat you all'!! Working from home today so going to get back on the cross trainer at some point - either over lunch or between finishing work and picking Alistair up - it will help counter the fact that I move so little when I'm not in the office.

@wishfuljune - sounds like you have a great exercise plan in place. Hope the surprise party goes well - I know what you mean about the family stuff - you are never quite sure what might happen when you put them all together in a confined space!

Rachel - hope you survived yesterday. Have fun on the ropes course for your Leadership Development day - sounds like a good way to end the week

I am so glad it's Friday - it's been a long and odd week! The power went out in my husbands office on Monday lunchtime and they've not restored it yet so he's been working from home all week. With his old job, our work from home days quite often fell on the same day and we learned how to work around each other quite well. Now he's in the office all the time, I'm not used to it and we both keep finding we need the phone at the same time and desperately trying to fit around each other again! Winter clothes shopping for Alistair this weekend - temperature has dropped 10 degrees over night and I don't want him getting cold! Pouring with rain this morning so packed him off to nursery bundled up in his raincoat - he's discovered the joy of splashing in puddles!

Anyway, back to work - have a good Friday all!

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@janetay01 - Aww, that's too bad to hear about your husband's office losing power! I'm sure you guys will figure out a schedule soon, or his office will regain power again soon.

@health_guard - Congrats on the elliptical workout! Sounds like you were really powering through to get to the 3.4 miles!

@ngolden3320 - Sounds like a crazy busy day/weekend for you. Good luck with everything your kids are doing, and I think it's awesome you're still finding time to squeeze in a trip to the gym!

Last night I did shoulders (overhead press, barbell upright row, dumbbell side lateral raise, bent over rear delt raise) and 20 minutes of agility ladder drills. Old me would have cared about doing something like ladder drills in front of everyone in the gym, but I didn't care what I looked like trying to weave my feet through the squares of the ladder this time around. And hey, it was a good workout. Then I had my yoga class, so yesterday was like a 2+ hour gym trip for me. Legs today (yay squats!), arms and cardio tomorrow, and then a rest day on Sunday... which is perfect for football.

I weighed myself this morning and have lost 3.4lb since last week. I'm ecstatic! This is actually the lowest I have been since Memorial Day! I think counting my macros and going to the gym often is doing the trick so far, but we'll see what I say next week about it.

SW (in January 2016): 205lb
CW: 178.8lb
GW: 150lb

I'm just over halfway now!