Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

@jdelaroy thank you for taking the time to say all of that. I won't give up. I've been at it for over a year now consistently. It's just hard right now because I've lost progress that I made due to a couple of short lived pregnancies and so emotionally, it's taxing and then I just feel like I felt when I started, which is crazy obsessive over it all. I'll feel better when I get back down to where I was and I don't know if it's helping the state of mind that I have the pressure of this diet bet. Instead of it feeling motivating, it feels stressful right now.

@ShyCush6 I love the dog sliding!! I assume Bentley is not venturing out for a skate!!?!!

Hi my name is Sherri, from Peterborough, Ontario Canada, 50 years old and have many pounds to lose. Just getting started. Any motivation you want to send my way, please do

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My diy pitta pizza and homemade oven chips. It was yum! And that was just half the pizza! All for about 500 calories.

I've made Pita Pizzas before too they are so good and easy!!

@bluepopppies777 Yeah I have read a lot that the calories for exercise are way off. I try not to eat back my calories, and only log them about half the time. I like entering them in for 1 calorie. It cracks me up when I go to the gym. The treadmill will give me a really low calorie count, my Fitbit will give me a much higher calorie count, and then MFP is somewhere in the middle of the two. So, I never know which one to believe.

@shycush6 Thank you. I am proud as punch. That is great that your daughter motivates you to work harder at the gym. Glad you got her a membership. What part of CO are you going to visit? It would be a blast to meet up sometime while you are here. Don’t worry if you can’t, I completely understand. Send me a Fitbit challenge any time and I will try and kick your butt.

@kristinak48 Welcome back. Getting healthier is a journey and there will be times that your scale isn’t showing progress, that is when you need to focus on the other changes your body is showing. Take measurements of your body, write down how healthy you are feeling, what kind of physical things you can accomplish. Then when you hit a plateau you can compare where you are now, to where you started. The changes you see might be enough to keep you going. Also check out the success stories thread, and the motivation thread. Plus we are always here too.

@sherilynca Hi Sherri welcome and good luck. Read what I wrote to Kristinak48 above.

@dulsysayor welcome and what a great job. My MIL uses a walker, and I can’t hardly get her to get up and move. Then she complains we don’t take her anywhere and that she is bored all the time. We keep telling her if she wants to go places, she needs to start getting strong enough to walk further than the kitchen to the living room. I finally convinced her Doctor to get her some physical therapy. She listens more to her therapist than to me and her son.

@gemwolf110 Hang in there girl you can make it to the weekend. 8 days of no work, sounds wonderful! I am counting the days, as the BF and I are going away for the weekend. :P

@janetay01 Bread and pudding sounds yummy delicious and you are right, no need to feel bad. We all need to indulge occasionally. Since I started losing weight I cook so much more. I have fallen in love with my slow cooker (Crock pot), and my electrical skillet. I love with the slow cooker, I throw things in and forget about it. Come home from work, and it is ready to go, just have to throw some sides together. The electric skillet allows me to cook more at one time, and seems to cook faster. I cook dinner for 6 people 4-5 night a week.

I have been working on my endurance for running, I hit 20 minutes of not stopping. Today my legs are killing me. I am so proud of my soreness. I know I am weird. Last night the BF was going to BBQ ribs, however he wasn’t going to get home until 6, which means dinner wouldn’t have been ready until 7, kids go to bed at 8, plus we were supposed to take his mom shopping. This would have been a long evening. So I suggested he pick up fast food. He decided on Wendy’s and I had been craving a cheeseburger. He ordered me a bacon cheeseburger. This would have been fine, but they made them double instead. Normally not a big deal. I figured I would eat half and be done. Before I knew it I had eaten the whole thing, half of the French fries and drank half a lemonade. I logged the calories, and was blown away I went over by 500 calories. Had I only eaten half the burger, and didn’t drink the lemonade I would have been fine. We all have a bad night, I am not horribly upset about that, but once I saw that I decided to say “kitten” it and ate some GS cookies. Darn it. That is the first time in a long time that I have gone over maintenance calories. I guess I have to work harder today. I am not mad about it, but my stomach sure is hating me today. It has been so long since I have had a cheeseburger from a fast food place, my stomach didn’t like it at all. In other news I am counting down the hours until I leave for Winter Park. I plan on taking it easy, not logging, and not really checking in.

@pudgy1977 Winter Park is a ski town in the CO mountains. I just turned 40 myself. I told everyone in my family I got myself a 40lb weight loss for my birthday. I lost about 42 pounds over the last year. I am at 45 now, aiming for 50 now.

@jdelaroy Thank you for your incredibly kind words! I'm sorry yesterday ended up being a rough day for you. I don't think I would have had the willpower to cut a burger in half either! I tend to do the same thing where once I go over, willpower is out the window. So frustrating! Great job on your endurance training though, that's awesome!

@kaavery120188 Thank you! We'll have to compare ideas for staying on track over the weekends lol.

@missjasminenicole The scale is always going to fluctuate day to day. I'd recommend moving to weighing once a week to even once a month. That way you won't get bogged down in water weight, lactic acid, etc.

@bluepoppies777 I don't trust the exercise calories at all. I typically set a daily calorie goal and stick to it so that my exercise does not necessarily influence my daily intake, just my weekly. Keep us posted on how the summer challenge goes!

@pudgy1977 Happy last day in your 30s! Any exciting plans?

@janetay01 Thank you! I agree, I have a heck of a time trying to cook at night when I'm already hungry. I tend to prep everything over the weekend so it only needs a quick re-heat during the week.

@gemwolf110 Congrats on the upcoming week off! You definitely earned it!

Welcome @kristinak48, @sherilynca , and @dulsysaylor ! Glad to have you in the group!

@ShyCush6 LOL I love the dog meme! That's how I feel in MN too. So glad your daughter was able to stay home and rest!

@tazzy2911 That looks delicious!

@shkycush6 – that’s so interesting! I’ve never heard of that. LOL. Sounds like you had a blast at the Dells. I am going to great wolf lodge with my niece next weekend. Should be fun.
@tazzy2911 – that looks yummy!
@kristinak48 – welcome! I am also a Midwesterner  Grew up in Indiana and now live in Chicago.
@sherilynca – welcome! This group is great for motivation! Lots of positive people that are willing to give you a pep talk when you are struggling. And it’s just fun 
@gemwolf110 – I love the Biggest Loser Boot Camp DVD. It has three levels. I’ve done levels one and two before, but starting off at level 1 for now. But trust me level 1 is no joke! I like it because it’s a mix of weight lifting and cardio. I need to do some Zumba soon! I used to go to Zumba classes when I was in college with some friends.
@janetay01 – yes, Game of Thrones is wonderful. You should definitely watch it. That’s awesome that you’re making a blanket for Alistair. Both of my grandmothers made quilts and I still have a ton of them to this day. I agree with you on the bread thing. I refuse to cut it out. I’m not going to go my entire life without ever eating bread again so I might as well figure out how to work it into my diet now.
@jdelaroy – GREAT job on 20 minutes without stopping! That’s impressive! Hope you have a nice, relaxing time at Winter Park.
@Rachel0778 – Work it girl!

Hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Thanks for posting. I am looking for the exact same thing as finding motivational friends and "checking in" with others has always helped me stay focused as I am being held accountable. I ultimately have 83 more pounds to lose to hit my final goal but for now I have about thirty to get to my first major goal.

@ShyCush6 way to go on turning down the pizza!!! That's serious will power!!

Shy, I don't think I've ever said no to pizza in my life. Not even once! LOL! So good for you! Going on the cruise in August!!!!! I told myself this morning to not think about the 35+ lbs I want to lose... just think of ONE POUND. Then think of the next. Don't want to get overwhelmed, throw in the towel and eat the world (and all pizzas), and then be mad at myself. I can do one pound at a time!!!