Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Welcome @DiaKid Thanks for joining us! We are a splendid group here! You'll see that we really motivate and encourage each other and share parts of our lives with each other!

@jdelaroy Good for you ignoring the cake! I had a moment like that last night too!

@Rachel0778 I'm glad your day got better! And it was the DH that got me into playing the game again!

@gymprincess1234 Yay! 7 months! That's awesome!

@clicketykeys I hope you had fun at the pool! I'm a lion for my first term!

@janetay01 The weather broke for us finally. It was gorgeous yesterday and today. I love that I was able to get out in it!


I had some good insight last night when I went to go pick up ice cream for the DH. I only grabbed $10 out of my wallet and left the wallet in the car when I ran into the store. I went to go pick out a pint of ice cream for the DH and went to go grab one for myself when I realized I didnt have enough for two so I grabbed my 1.49 frozen fruit bar. I did grab a small candy bar thing but that was definitely better than a whole pint of sugar and calorie loaded ice cream! And I stayed in my calorie range!

Had a great morning today! Got a nice hour walk around the town. It was gorgeous out and just a really good time! Some much needed alone time.

@gymprincess1234 that is a huge accomplishment! Way to go!

@Evamutt its good you found a class that works for you. My gym has glasses but they are mostly centered on the SAHM during the day my work schedule doesn't really allow for them. They are intimidating for me anyway. Happy birthday to your hubby.

@janetay01 it is really warm here as well highs around 100 degrees.

@clicketykeys I hope you enjoyed the pool. We have access to three pools but I never go I should try one of these days lol.

Today I walked 3 miles but my gps tracker was way off because I was on a track I think It said I walked almost 6 so I adjusted my calories to what I typically burn on my 3 mile walks. I also bought a blender to make smoothies with because the thought of paying 5.00 every time I go to the gym is to much. Does anyone have any favorite recipes that do not include bananas or coconut they would be willing to share? I'm also meal prepping for the week today and over cooked my black beans so I'm thinking of turning them into a black bean puree soup of something I found a couple low calorie recipes online. I am also trying to weigh everyday like I read on here hopefully I won't obsess to much.

@gymprincess1234 - that sounds like a good plan. I am very guilty of thinking that I have all those exercise calories to spare and eating just to use them up rather than because I need them. Must do better on that - and actually, your comment has really made me think about something that I have been frustrated about earlier - which I will vent about later!

Hannah - I like your insight that helped you to not buy the second tub of ice cream. I had a very similar insight a couple of weeks ago - although for different reasons. We've got a lot on financially at the moment and I try to cut costs by taking leftovers into the office to heat up for lunch. However, I was still tending to go out at lunchtime and end up buying extras to go with my lunch. It suddenly hit me (and it's so simple!) - just go for the walk but don't take money with you, that way you don't spend extra cash at London prices on generally unhealthy additions to lunch!

@Evamutt - hope you enjoyed your husbands birthday outing. Glad that you had a better experience at the gym - it can be so daunting and off-putting otherwise.

@diakid - welcome!

Friday - yay! Working from home and my husband took Alistair to nursery as they were doing a 'Fathers Day Breakfast' thing there. So I jumped on the cross trainer and got a 45 minute workout in. And was ready to rant - my fitbit has only given me 92 extra calories for the workout - I guess because it only counts steps, not heartrate and effort. My heart rate monitor would have given me 300+. But I'm not going to rant any further - thanks @gymprincess1234 for making me look at this differently! I would have felt compelled to eat those 300+ calories so as to not have my numbers too low - now I won't be tempted to do that. And if I'm a little bit over for the day then it's not a stress because I know that I've probably got a bit of leeway. But it's fascinating how your psychology changes depending on the numbers in front of you. Going for my now standard lunchtime walk in about an hour which will set me up nicely for the afternoon.

We've got a quiet weekend in prospect - going swimming with Alistair tomorrow and taking him clothes shopping on Sunday. Sunday is Fathers Day here in the UK so I'm going to be making waffles with greek yoghurt and fruit for him for breakfast. And in other big news, we will probably be taking the side off the cot tomorrow so that Alistair will effectively be in a big boy bed! I'm gearing myself up for a series of nights where we are constantly putting him back in! Can't believe how fast he is growing up

Anyway, have a good Friday all and hope you have awesome weekends!

Happy Meme Friday!!!

@HGSmith0920 I will see how it goes, cause my first 4 months I was so not interested in food, not counting kcal worked perfectly, now with logging I think about it more. Will see

DiaKid,

I never do only weights, I do circuits (exercises using my own body weight, weights, ropes, etc. with a time limit - 45sec on each 'station' and 15sec break between). Depending how intense is your weight training, maybe you can track it as a circuit workout?

@dflash33 that sounds like a reasonable option, I think I might do that too

Okay I feel like I need advice. Not sure where to even start. Went to the doctor two weeks ago and I've sneakily blossomed up to 211lbs on my 5'3 frame. =( I really LITERALLY have no motivation or drive to push me through. As of the last few years depression has really taken a toll on my life and I feel like I just don't care anymore. Like the fight is gone in me. I know I need to lose weight, this is the heaviest I've ever been. I feel like a constant yo-yo with my food choices between trying to battle my craving for constant carbs and my absence of exercise. I asked my dr. if she could maybe provide me with information on eating better so she pointed me this way. I've had myfitnesspal for a long time but I have never really stuck to tracking progress or joining the community.

leroux2008 so glad you're here. what gemwolf said is great advice. I would just add to find things & focus on what you already like about yourself. All the positive, not necessarily the physical things but all your attributes & on the ppl in your life who love you. To me that's more important than the physical & it really helps get you motivated when you feel good about yourself . If you have a friend who may want to join you, that is good too

Hey everybody! Sorry I haven't posted much. It's going to be pretty busy for the next few weeks. I've agreed to help out with the school musical on my days off, which may mean pretty much no time off :P but I'm nothing if not stubborn and I do my best to keep my word, sooo there you have it.

Yesterday was a really good day at the park. A little bit hectic, because several people on our team had asked to leave early today due to conflicts, and then after they'd headed out a couple of others had various emergencies. Hopefully everyone is okay, and we were able to hold down the fort, but yeah, a little frazzled. I got in about 18k steps on an 11-hr shift. Today will be 13 hrs. Wish me luck! ;D