Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

@rachel0778 I think a lot of people felt that way yesterday. (((()))) Hope the yoga helped.

@gemwolf110 Definitely take yoga, there are so many benefits from yoga. Kick Boxing would be fun too.

@ShyCush6 Positivity is always a good thing. That is one thing I don't like about my Fitbit, it dies way too soon. It says on the package 3-5 days. I am lucky if I get 3 in. Sigh. I must look at it too much. LOL

@wishfuljune Your book sounds fantastic! I would love to read it when you are done.

I didn't reach all my goals for yesterday, my knee was kind of achy so I had a hard time moving around. I am really irritated with work, and would like to just quit. I can't though, although I think the BF would support me if I did. (maybe that is a plus side) I am going to get through this, and try to stay positive.

I am bound and determined to reach my goal of onederland by the end of the year! The last 3 days, I have worked really hard on doing just that.

So for my positive vibes, and NSV's
I have been under calories for the last 3 days, and I have gotten in at least 40 minutes of exercise the last 3 days. I lost that stupid Halloween/being sick pound I gained over the weekend.

Today, I put on a warmer shirt that my mom bought me last year for my birthday. It was clingy on me over the winter last year, It fit fairly well. This morning, it is flowing all over my body and when I stand up, all it clings to is my chest. You can't see my belly or my muffin top in it. It is now almost too big to wear.

Have a wonderful day you beautiful (inside and out) people!

Hi ladies! I didn't really get in exercise last night, I had a wild day at work - by 3:00pm I still hadn't done the stuff I was going to do at 8:30am! So I was just too tired to get my butt to the gym. But I did walk around Costco for quite a while, and I didn't snack so I took that as an ok night. Definitely got some puppy snuggles on the couch after! Anyone watch Last Man on Earth? It's so funny, I just needed something funny and light after my day.

This morning I was up bright and early at 5:30 and went to the gym and sweated like crazy to make up for it. I'm feeling more positive today, and tracking everything I'm eating. I'm practicing saying positive things in my head... still need more practice on that but it is a start!

We have a long weekend in Canada for Remembrance Day, so tomorrow is a day off. My gym is closed for the holiday so I will have to get out there with the dog and walk or hike. I want to focus on healthy eating and tracking everything this weekend! No going backwards!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I hope to check in, but if I don't get a chance, let's try to stick to our goals!

@gemwolf110 I know what you are going through, my knee likes to give me issues off and on too. Stupid knee. You can get to onederland by the end of the year!

@Rachel0778 Not wanting to eat your feelings is a great huge hippopotamus win! I haven't quite got this one down, but I am working on it. Crashing into things does sound fun! I hope you had a blast.

@bluepoppies777 Great job not snacking, and Costco shopping can be a mental and physical challenge.. No I really don't need that 20 pound box of chocolates for just ten dollars. LOL It is Veteran's day here, but only the government and banks get it off. Great job making it to the gym.

@janetay01 Glad to see you here! Time sure does fly! Your party this weekend sounds like chaos and fun. December is always a crazy month for me as well. I did make it through the day yesterday, I didn't quit, and I didn't bite anyone's head off. It turned out a lot better than I had expected. I didn't get hardly anything to do on my list, but I got a lot of other stuff taken care of. I have a feeling I will be working for a couple of hours tomorrow.

Yesterday, I did well on my main goals, but didn't get anything done that I wanted to get done. Oh well. There is tonight. Not like I have any plans. I can't wait for the BF to get home on Sunday! Tomorrow night we will be celebrating my Dad's birthday by watching the UFC fights. Not sure what the plan is for dinner that evening, so I am going to try and eat light during the day, so I have a couple of extra calories. I did a weigh in this morning for the 100 day challenge I am doing and I am down 2.6 pounds from last weeks Halloween/sick gain. Now to keep it off and keep moving forward. I have lost 7 pounds since the beginning of October! I am super proud of that! Plus I lost inches off my body. I didn't have my measurements handy last night when I did new ones, but I know from they are down, I just can't remember the exact amounts.

This is kind of weird, but I am sure most of you will understand. While doing my measurements, I was looking at the way my body parts looked. I was losing fat in the weirdest spots. Like on my legs, I am losing fat around my lower thigh and knee area. Now I have this roll of fat on my upper thighs like little babies get when they are learning to walk. It amazed me at how funny it looked. Good thing I have a sense of humor and can wear pants!

If I don't check in this weekend, I hope everyone has a weekend full of fun, love and positive things!

New to the group and I'd just like to say good luck everyone! I have 50lbs to lose and this will be my 4th go at losing weight. All of my previous weight loss journeys were successful But I put the weight back on ugh im po at myself for doing that but here we go again and I need lots of motivation.

I am so far behind, so I will read everyone's posts. I'm here! I've just been obscenely busy with life, and not eating well, but I didn't gain any weight this week, so that's a plus. TIme to get back into gear.

Good vibes to everyone here!

Nicole - welcome back! Sorry to hear you've had such a rough time - hope that is it for you now and well done for not letting the gym kill you!!

Shy - sounds like a lovely weekend and I'm sure all the hiking will have helped offset the soda and beer a bit

@wishfuljune - good to see you back - life does get in the way sometimes. I saw your 7lbs in 7 weeks comment on my newsfeed - it may be ambitious for me but willing to give it a go.

Rachel - hope you are feeling better. I hate that when ill health strikes, I reach for all the unhealthy stuff and I know that it doesn't do me any good in the long run. I don't envy you with Thanksgiving in this respect - I find just getting through Christmas hard enough. Although we have our own extra challenges in December now with birthdays and anniversaries and stuff - all opportunities to eat too much!

@gemwolf110 - those turkey meatballs sound good. I've got a good meatball recipe at home but haven't made them for ages - this may be something for the weekend.

@mariharris1 - welcome!

So, I'm feeling good about the week at the moment - after far too long standing still, I finally logged a 1.4lb loss at the end of the weekend - whoop! Now to continue the good work and keep up with my better eating and more mindful approach. Mind you, I'm really struggling with breakfast at the moment - not sure why but I'm just failing to get to it at the moment. We had a mad Sunday with the toddler birthday party - nice birthday cake and a glass of champagne which was lovely. Alistair ate lots of cake, played with all the other kids and their toys and then collapsed in an exhausted heap that evening. As did we a couple of hours later! Currently trying to arrange a 'child sitting swap' with friends so that we can go to the cinema to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - they babysit Alistair (nearly 2 years old) then in return we 'supervise' their 13 year old girl for the evening. Not sure who gets the harder deal with this one!

Anyway, enjoy the day all - going to get a cup of tea then back to work

Rachel. Glad to hear you are feel by better also. Derby sounds like so much fun. I don't think they have that around here.