Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Sitting out on my back deck with my laptop and a beer. It's a little warm but there's a nice breeze, I'm in the shade and the beer is cold. Lol. It's an awesome afternoon so far!

@gymprincess1234 Glad you had a fabulous weekend and a great loss! Renovating a home is tough work so that definitely counts as activity.

@HGSmith0920 beautiful view! Sounds wonderful and relaxing

Welcome @starkedwards00!

Welcome @Tweaking_Time! Finding new goals is always tough. I'm currently doing a healthy habits challenge with my SO. We get stars every day we stay on track and at the end the winner gets a prize! Last time we played (we make it last 10 weeks) I got an e-reader. It's an easy, fun way to stay on point in between bigger goals

@velocity60 Have you tried workout classes in your area? That's usually where I meet my fit friends.

This weekend was fabulous but went by way too quickly. Friday I met up with coworkers for a quick happy hour (and I stuck with my planned salad and 1 glass of wine). Saturday was my day flying solo. I got so much work around the house done, a 90 minute walk with my dog, and 1/2 a book read. It was great! Sunday I met up with my Mom for some activity and shopping. And then I went over to a friend's house for Game of Thrones night. Does anyone else watch? They did a chips and dip bar so I brought sliced veggies to sub in for chips and it worked well. I did have one homemade mango jalepeno margarita though so I went over my calorie goal, but totally worth it. I hope you all had great weekends as well!

@Evamutt I think the cleaning you're talking about is legitimate exercise because it's movement above and beyond what you normally do in your day to day life. When people just track cleaning their home, it's double counting movement since that movement is already accounted for in their calculated Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) number.

Hi everybody. Sorry I haven't been very active on here. School's been a little nuts, and then over the weekend I found out that one of my former co-workers passed away. We knew it was coming, but it still hit me pretty hard. All of us, really. So there have been chocolates and cupcakes and banana pudding at school in addition to the hugs. I didn't go to the gym yesterday - just came home and vegged in front of the TV. Hopefully I'll get there tomorrow.

@Rachel0778 Is there a place on MFP that shows you about TDEE? My old activity tracker used to track calories burned while active as well as inactive. Is there a way to track that here on MFP?

Morning, ladies!
I've been really good calorie and activities wise the past week. There's also a lot to do since I'm moving countries, the little anxiety is almost begging for working out to calm it down. It's been PMS week, but I haven't gained a gram! So proud of myself! That means once the bloat is gone, I shall see some numbers go down more hopefully
Have a healthy day everyone!

My question - do you eat all/none/some of your workout calories?

@janetay01 I can't even imagine how hard it is to stay on track with small children and messed up sleep schedules! I'm glad you're back, we missed you!

@gymprincess1234 I'm impressed you made it through PMS week without overdoing it! I don't specifically eat my workout calories, but I eat a high amount of calories every day that factors in my movement. When I average 2100 per day I lose 1/2lb a week

Welcome @itisneeded, glad to have you in the group! I'm also working on vanity pounds so you'll fit right in!

@clicketykeys So sorry to hear about your coworker. How's the first week of classes going?

@velocity60 I'm just a part of a local rec league so nowhere near good enough to be professional but it's a lot of fun! I love that you have their flyer as a bookmark! Way to go on setting up a local page within your new group, I hope it brings you local people to work out with! Once your yearly Planet Fitness membership is up do you have a gym in the area that does group fitness classes that you could switch to?

@HGSmith0920 I usually just do the online calculators to find my TDEE. Here's an example of one: https://tdeecalculator.net/

So glad to see everyone back on the boards, it's been quiet without you! Work has also been crazy here with the first week of school but we're powering through. I've been staying on plan really well this week, but this weekend we're going to the Renaissance Festival with a big group of friends so it's going to be a challenge. I think I'll volunteer to be DD to try to limit my Mead intake (they have so many fun flavors!). At least I'm not going to the State Fair this year, that is one calorie bomb I don't need in my life!

Work was great today! My drawer got audited(a monthly requirement) and everything was perfect. It was a nice simple day. I work at my not favorite branch tomorrow. But after 5 pm tomorrow I am off until Tuesday morning! I had a great NSV the other day! I properly fit into my favorite pair of comfy jeans. They are super soft denim and I love them so much and they actually fit the way they're supposed to! It's been about two years since they fit the right way! Also! I worked with the manager that just recently lost her son. It was the first time we had seen each other in 3 months and she almost immediately noticed that my clothes were looser and asked me if I had lost weight! She and another coworker are the only ones who have audibly said anything about my weight loss. It was just so nice for someone to notice the hard work I have been putting in!

Welcome back @janetay01 I've missed you! I was wondering how you were doing! I'm so sorry about his terrible sleep pattern. It must be so hard on you! As much as I am looking forward to being a Mommy, those are some of the things that I am not looking forward to. Lol.

The last few nights before bedtime I have been thinking about hopping on the scale in the morning to see my weight but either I totally forget because I'm running out the door for work, or I just forget because I'm forgetful. Lol, But when I do step on, I am delighted to see that I have gone down a few ounces every time!

@Rachel0778 I used to have a jawbone(a fitness tracker) which would show me how many calories I burned in a day while I was not doing anything. What my body would burn just doing its daily functions. The fitness tracker app was connected to MFP so much calorie intake would show up in the app and then it would show me how many calories I burned per step/workout so it gave me a really nice breakdown of what my actual calorie deficit was! Too bad the tracker broke and I've been too poor to buy a new one! Lol.

Trying something crazy. My grandmother is visiting the states in October, and most likely her last visit here due to her age. I want to look healthier like I was during her last visit, so my goal is to get down to 350 by October. I know this sounds like a lot, but I have been able to do it before without sacrificing my food intake. I started this week this week at 402lbs, and already down to 396lbs without exercises.

My calorie goal will stay around 2200/day
My exercises will be 60min./day (6 days a week minimum)

Going back to my all/mostly national foods diet. (keeping highly processed foods out (breads, pastas, anything that comes in a box)
Sticking with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, eggs, etc.

Let's see what happens, I'll posts daily.

Also, happy meme Friday!!!!