Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

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This was me last night! A friend and I finished off 3 bottles of wine....eek. I was doing so good on my "Water challenge" as well (trying to drink 3 litres of water for 28 days) IF I was allowed to include ALL liquids such as wine, coffee, diet soda...I'd have this in the bag all ready lol
oh well, today is a new day, and tomorrow is weigh in, fingers crossed my "enthusiastic" wine drinking did not derail me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everybody!

@kasey39 I like Zumba and I particularly like the Zumba Country dvd I bought. I just can only do it for about 15mins. I do get discouraged that I can't do it very long; so good job at going 45mins! That's a feat!

@bluepoppies777 I really want to see Beauty and the Beast! I loved Cinderella so I'm pretty sure I'll like this too. I'm a huge Disney Princess fanatic. I have an ever growing collection of all things Princess. I hope you enjoyed it!

Oh this week...where to begin...Nathan's dad and stepmom came into town for a couple of days. They hadn't had a chance to meet me yet and wanted to do so before we got married soon. Overall, it was fun. We had some good food, played putt putt golf, and played some archade games. But, his stepmom caught the flu while down here and then I got it. I'm still recovering. I'm worried I've given it to Nathan cause he's feeling bad. So, nothing to report on the health front other than maybe the decreased appetite will help my body get used to less food intake. Lol.

Just getting started so feel I have to go cold turkey to jump start and break the negative cycle. No carbonated drinks, fast food, sweets, chocolate or crisps. Have planned holiday for summer and want to succeed!

Would welcome some friends

Hi everyone! I had a really horrible weekend mood wise. There was a fire right after I left work on Thursday, so we dealt with that on Friday, which put me behind at work, didn't sleep well and had some personal problems, plus I think I over did the exercise on Thursday. Friday I was having pain in my stomach. So I took it easy, but my food was crazy! I haven't had a day like that in a long time. Saturday, there were issues with my money and the bank. Needless to say I spent an hour on hold just to be told they are having system issues, and there is nothing wrong with my account, but I will just have to wait until they can get it fixed. So the shopping I had done, was a big waste of time.

Both my younger kids decided to be brats, my son decided to tell his little sister she didn't need to ask me to play in the water in my bathroom. He then later decided, that throwing all the dead branched in our back yard into the neighbors was a better way to clean them up. Then last night he decided to throw all his vegetables under the table so he didn't have to eat them. Youngest daughter decided she wanted to lie to me about doing something. Sad part is had she just said she did it, it wouldn't have been a big deal. So both are now grounded over spring break, and we didn't go roller skating.

I got no exercise this weekend. Ugh, I let my emotions over ride my goals, and felt sorry for myself most of the weekend. I really need to figure out how to control this. On the plus side, I can now do pelvic exercises. I can start doing yoga now among other things.

Hope today is a fantastic day!

@kasey39 Glad the birthday party went well! I cannot imagine skating and texting! They must have way better balance than I do. I always think it's a shame when I see people at an amazing location spending more time on their phones than enjoying the event. I hope your daughter had a good time!

@Evamutt That sounds like a great birthday lunch! For the bean recipe, since you blend them are they similar in texture to refried beans?

@JenHul Sounds like a fun girls night! I bet the water challenged helped with the hangover

Welcome @sarahbelle5150 @Whatelseisthere2lose and @DLH63 !

@Emma_ExpatinItaly I can completely relate on emotional eating. I only moved one state away during graduate school and I often found myself diving head first into food because I was so lonely without my friends and family. I can only imagine moving half way around the world! The gym sounds like a great place to go to start to build some local community and to get you away from the food, keep us posted on how it's going!

@bluepoppies777 How was the weekend? Did you get your hiking in? Any new recipes to share?

@CallaLilyNess Love your fur babies, they are adorable! Sorry to hear about the flu, that is brutal! When is your upcoming wedding?

@jdelaroy What a frustrating weekend! Those little stinkers It's a shame they got in the way of your roller skating date. Glad you're able to do pelvic floor exercises again. I love yoga and hope you will too!

This weekend was wonderfully lazy. The problem with lazy weekends though is that I end up eating way more than normal so today I just feel bloated. My head is just not in the game with either weight loss or exercise lately. I had to force myself to walk the dog both days and get a measly 22 minute workout DVD in. I don't know what's going on with my lately. I'm lethargic and apathetic about most everything. I've stopped being excited about roller derby or my at home workouts and none of the alternatives sound good either. I'm blaming the cloudy, rainy weather so I hope this is just a temporary malaise.

@rachel0778 I loved yoga when I took it in the past. I wish my gym had more reasonable class times. Their only classes for yoga are when I am in work. I usually just do a video, when I can get motivated to do it. Have to do it in the living room, so the mom is there. You have been going so hard for a long time, I am sure the lack of enthusiasm is a combination of weather and your body forcing you to rest. As to derby, hard to be excited when you are thinking it is ending soon.

Jen - so sorry to hear about your horrible weekend - sounds like everyone and everything was against you. How old are your younger kids? I dread the days when Alistair is old enough for all that stuff and I have to figure out the right way to deal with everything. Hope yesterday treated you better

Rachel - as Jen says, you have been going a long time, perhaps it's just a hint to ease off for a few days - you could eat at maintenance for a week and just recharge your batteries. When will you find out if derby is going to continue or not?

@dlh63 and @Whatelseisthere2lose - come back here and post as often as you can, we are a good bunch!!

@kasey39 - I'm not sure I could skate safely without any distractions, let alone whilst texting! It does scare me how attached so many people are to their phones these days - me included. I am consciously trying to scale my use back - I don't want my little boy growing up thinking that it is normal to be glued to a mobile and it's not as if I'm doing anything important when I'm fiddling with it. Well done for not eating too much of the pizza

@CallaLilyNess - lovely cats Hope you are feeling better after the flu!

Not much to report here. Got home yesterday and husband was in a grump - never did really find out why. But the result was that by about 9pm I was in a grump to so a fairly average end to the day! Got to do better today - sun is shining and I've got a container for the garden with a load of plants to put in it so will finish work a little early and sort that out I think. Hope you all have a lovely Tuesday!

@jdelaroy Glad you were able to have a fun night with the BF! Agreed that most of that is likely water weight. Moderation is key in all things, even moderation Thank you for the pep talk, you're right, I was pushing myself pretty hard last month so easing off for a weekend isn't a bad thing

@janetay01 I probably won't find out until after July (when our trainer is moving). I'm going to keep going with it until it's dead, but it's hard to motivate myself sometimes when I think it's slowly disintegrating. Sorry your husband was in a grumpy mood. My SO's mood has been closely tracking with mine so I totally relate to how a grump can bring down a whole household

So I'm feeling a lot better today. Instead of forcing myself to go to derby, I instead took my dog on a 5.5 mile walk since the sun was out (finally!) and I fully enjoyed my lunchtime yoga class. I was able to pack for my night away tonight (going up to the state capital for lobby day!) and get to bed early which I definitely needed.

This morning I woke up refreshed and got a 35 minute BeachBody strength workout in so my muscles are good and sore! A lower impact day was exactly what I needed yesterday to refresh my tank. I probably won't have time to post tomorrow, but I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday to catch up!

I'm in the same boat! I'm finishing up my 2nd month...so tired, getting hungrier, and I don't feel like I have much to show for it! Thyroid may be part of my issue but I did wonder if my body's going through an adjustment period.

Hello everyone. I've been sick since last Friday. sore throat & extra tired so have been eating a little more, just to maintenance. I just needed an extra meal after dinner. the hardest for me is not feeling up to being very active. Staying home too much always makes me feel depressed too. I do take my dogs out no matter what. This morning I took all 6 of them (I leave the 2 little ones at home on cold days). It was a beautiful day, weather wise , very relaxing today, no drama & not too many dogs which was so good for April, our latest little 8 lb to get used to it. So today I do feel better & getting back on track. hallowe, for me, before mfp, my stomach was so used to feeling full. It was hard to get used to it feeling a little empty so I started having snacks in between which helped. Now a days, when I feel run down, the first thing I crave is to feel full. Drinking hot cups of tea helps me & my go to snack is low fat waffle, 1/2 tbl each of P butter & jam with the hot tea also keeping busy in the afternoon.

@rachel0778 Glad the break is helping you feel better. I also saw your post on the main feed. PCOS is a *kitten*. I have suffered with it for a long time. So, if you need someone to talk to about it let me know. Enjoy Lobby Day.

@hallowe I am sure allergies can play a huge part in motivation. No one feels great when their body isn’t working right. Plus if you are not getting the right nutrients for the work you are doing your body will let you know.

@kasey39 I have read a few posts on MFP about diet fatigue. A couple of posts suggest taking a break for about a week every 6-8 weeks to give your body a chance to relax. I know there are people who do it for physical and or mental breaks. I say if you decide to do this, just stay at maintenance for a week, and just do light exercise, unless you want to do more.

@evamutt sorry you have been sick. I comfort eat as well. Glad you are looking for healthier options, and other ways to prevent yourself from going overboard.

@shycush6 Great job resisting the second round of ice cream. Sometimes we all need ice cream and donuts in our life. Lexi got her job? Congrats! Sounds like she is growing up on you. Makes you want to hold on tight, and proud all at the same time.

@corn_fed_farm_girl Welcome to the group. There is no adding, just jump in and post as often as you like. We try to keep it positive, non-judgmental and as supportive as possible on this thread. There are some great and helpful threads under each topic, at the top of the page. They are closed but have great information. I also recommend checking out the success stories section. There are some great stories and inspiration over there.


I am not doing great this week with my food or exercise for that matter. I just want to eat everything in sight, and I mean everything. Add into that, I haven’t found the motivation to work. We have no heat at work, been crazy busy, the weather is cold and rainy so no wanting to walk at lunch. Kids are on spring break so no school walk. Get home and all I want to do is nothing. I was supposed to go for a long walk hike last weekend, and ended up not going because of the weather. Was supposed to go to the gym last night, BF was exhausted, and I can’t seem to make myself go on my own. We were also supposed to have a hooky day this week, but doesn’t look like we can pull it off and the weather is not going to be good either way. I think this is part of the reason I am losing motivation. Deep breath, it is a new day. Today I am going to stay under my calories, and I am going to go to the gym.

Not sure if I mentioned it or not but the gym I belong to, is going to do a weight loss competition. The winner gets $1500.00. I want to participate. They are doing it by %, I can do this. They are doing the info meeting tonight so I have to go.
Happy Hump Day everyone!

I haven't checked in for a while. I'm back to exercising this week. I have 3 days in so far. Yahoo!!!

I feel almost 100% from being sick! Had good morning at dog park then met a few ladies from dog park for lunch. I had a chicken fried steak, red mashed potatoes, gravy & buttermilk biscuit. I ordered off the senior menu, so you get a smaller portion. I looked up a variety of steaks similar & logged the one with more calories. Had to guess, came out to 650 cal. hope that was right. After I got home I really felt like riding my bike. I usually only ride my bike to take Grizzly, my big guy(dog) out so I felt a little guilty but since he was going for a walk after I went ahead. I loved riding it by myself! planing to do that more often. Tomorrow, our dtr, Heather is coming in the morning with her 3 little dogs. We're going to a Newsboys concert tomorrow night. Her hubby & 2 kids are coming friday. One of her little dogs, Junibee is going to get spayed on 4/3 & will be rehomed with my friend down the street who I usually walk with. Junibee was a stray about a year ago that she took home & my friends home seems like the right one for her. My dtrs
kids make Junibee nervous & my friend is a widow with one little dog. Keep your fingers crossed they will like each other & will settle in without too much stress. Also on 4/3 MY hubby has proceedure at hospital early in the morning, so my friend is picking up Junibee from my house to drop her off at vets. I'm uneasy about that because I don't know if the rest of my 6 dogs remember her & she has to come inside with no one here to get her.

Hiya
I guess I should jump in and recap my 2017..
Started at 18st, hit the gym and mfp again on 7th jan, missing the new years resolution blues in an attempt to counter the usual failure.
Working so far... down 2 stone. I started at 1280cals per day, but the more i research ive upped it t0 14- 1600 as im burning over 1000 cals mon-fri in gym. Diet is now awesome, except for the odd weekend of mayhem and mischief with ma girlies or hubs, although I dont worry about it too much as way of letting my body know its not being starved 100%.
My only issue is the last 2 weeks Ive weighed in at 16.1, and after having a coil removed Ive now gone back to having periods- great- not! after 3 years without them. Thought Id gone through the menopause but apparently not yet... so I now have to look forward to an inaccurate weigh in every 4 weeks... grrr
Still, as long as it catches up Im not gonna worry... got till xmas o hit my goal;)