Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

I'm sorry gymprincess, I know how frustrated I get when I can't do things I enjoy, especially for a longer time & I get overly sensitive in my feelings when I get sick too. prayers for speedy recovery

My sweet girl, Shirley, she'll be 12 in January, we had her since she was 5 weeks old. We love her so much

Today I was curious to see how much calories I can eat to maintain my current wt, which is 152 & it gives me 1730/day, that's a lot so even tho I still want to lose 8 more lbs & eat at calorie deficit, I'm going to keep it there for a while,some days I've been eating close to 1500-1600/day which I can live with & still have been losing slowly

@evamutt what a cute dog. The animal place is so lucky to have you volunteer. You can tell you clearly love it there. 8 pounds to goal is awesome! Great job.

@rachel0778 Great job getting back on track. I am still trying to get there.


This last weekend was a total bust. I was about 1400 calories over for my weekend total. I might have even underestimated. Yesterday, I was barely in the green. This morning 300 calories are gone, and I haven't even eaten breakfast. Going to be a rough day. Plus feeling kind of grumpy.

My oldest turns 18 on Friday. I am not ready to have an 18 year old. This is crazy and I don't know why, but right now I just want to curl up in a ball, in bed under all my blankets and cry. Instead I am at work. Ho hum.

Well everyone have a fabulous day!

It's been a while since I've been on here but I haven't been keeping up. I'm in the same boat with @Rachel0778 I've been on vacation for the last week and will be until Friday and it has totally thrown me off my game. I haven't dont a single lick of exercise, with the exception on a really heavy workout on Wednesday of last week where I ended up hurting my arms, and have been eating like total crap. I've just been grazing on everything and not watching my portions at all. I know that once I have a full work week again next week things will get better because I'll have more structure in my life again. I've found that when I dont have a structure in my life things just start to go totally backward. I've gained back 3lbs. Not a whole lot I guess but those 3lbs were hard to get off! I'm in an unofficial challenge with another group to lose 5lbs by January 1. I know I can do at least that and probably exceed it without much of a problem, I just need to get my head back in the game! I have started a bullet journal and am having a lot of fun designing it and everything but I haven't really been doing the things on my list. So it's time that I actually start to hit my goals! So this today I am refocusing and keeping my head in the game! Lol.

I hope everyone is having a great day!

@jdelaroy How did yesterday turn out?

@gymprincess1234 I don't know if they have them in Europe, but a great place to find used scales are church rummage sales. I'm glad to hear you're feeling better

@HGSmith0920 Welcome back from vacation! Keep us posted on how the bullet journal goes

I went to Crossfit last night and my callous tore off during the workout, OUCH! Today I'm going to take it easier and workout from home. I'm feeling better with two days on plan under my belt, but I'm still waking up in the middle of the night with anxiety over buying this house. The 2008 financial crash really messed up my mentality with home ownership and I am freaking out to say the least. I'm going through with it and not letting fear hold me back...but holy crap is this terrifying!

I need advice, motivation, reasoning. I know i should not be focused on the scale, but what should I be expecting... Two days ago I weighed myself, I have been eating more fruits the last two days but otherwise have not changed the lower caloric diet I have been on. Today I weighed myself, same clothes, same scale and am 3.5 pounds heavier. Is my body hitting a plateau?

cayladebra, wt fluctuates all day. Do you weigh first thing in morning? during the day I can "gain" up to 5 lbs, also It's good idea to take down your weekly weigh in, not daily. Welcome back HGSmith. Way to go jdelaroy.
Well I went to the Dr yesterday. she listened to all aspects of my heart. she explained that the heart will do the work we demand of it but under protest sometimes & a lot of exercise changes the way your heart beats, that is slower & speeds up metabolism so when I'm quietly sitting i may feel my heart beating. I was also feeling like my head wanted to explode with loud ear ringing, which has all settled down so at the end she agreed that I probably shouldn't be doing the hiit exercise class 3 days/week plus I do cardio/weights in between so I'm going to quit the classes & just do my own thing, I am 63yrs old after all. I also found a good website thru here called fitness blender & it's free. I did one of them the other day & burned 150cal. I mourned giving up the classes for a week but accepted it, it's too much for me. I'm thankful I'm in good health & can do other things. So today I went to lunch with some ladies from the dog park, we try to have lunch once a month. I love the chef salad I had with cheese toast. I brought my own salad dressing. Mfp doesn't have their menu nutrients on here so I chose another. I chose the 300 cal. I don't know if it's less than that but better to estimate higher than lower. I'm planing to do another video exercise tonight, doing it every other day

@cayladebra - I've moved to weighing once a week otherwise I get a bit obsessed with how it changes day to day. Don't forget that it is also about measurements - that is something that I still have to learn as inches off my waist or chest would be just as much, if not more of a result right now than the number on the scale.

@evamutt - sounds like you've been working yourself pretty hard - maybe best to just take it a little easier given that you are already so active.

@jdelaroy - good luck for day three in the green. I'm aiming for day two in the green - finally managed to log a full day yesterday and stay under goal. I've also exercised two days in a row - doesn't sound like much but right now for me it's a big win!!

@rachel0778 - ouch, that sounds painful!! I think anxiety over buying a house is fairly normal. I spent weeks stressing over what could go wrong with it until we had actually signed paperwork - just remember that you are buying your own home and how good it will feel when you get the keys and let yourself in through the front door for the first time. When we did this, it was the end of January and dark - and the power had been turned off at the mains. But it never felt so good to stand in the hall in a pitch black house and know that it was ours

@HGSmith0920 - I know the feeling. I've been doing a bullet journal for a week now and it's noticeable that even in that short time, I'm feeling more positive and productive - good luck finding your focus with it! I never thought that I could get so excited about a journal and some new fancy pens

@gymprincess1234 - glad to hear things are improving for you.

Not much to report here - just battling through a day at work! At least it's nearly Friday

@cayladebra You can do this. Janetay is right about the measurements too. 1x a month measure yourself and see how you are improving. Also, if you are doing any kind of strength training, your body will change, but your weight might stay the same.

@evamutt I am glad nothing is seriously wrong, and it is just a matter of adjusting your routines.

@janetay01 Hey don't down play your victories. I have gone months without being able to be in the green. so 2-3 days is a great thing for me. Just like it should be for you. I really don't like when people say I've only done xxx, I've only lost xxx. You have done xxx more than you had before, you weigh xxx less than you did. All these small steps are making us healthier.

When I am running, which I am still not sure if I like it or not, and I want to give up. I just keep thinking for each minute I run that is one more day that I will have with my children. I know none of us really know when we will die, but I like to think that I am making positive strides to give me more time with my loved ones. It helps me get through those runs.

@rachel0778 I am glad he can calm your anxiety. It is so nice having an active life. It is funny, I am walking and running more. It is now hard for me to sit and watch tv for hours with the BF. I just feel antsy the whole time.

Yesterday was weird. I had a really good day. Was super careful with my calories, and ran a whole 60 minutes at lunch. So burned some good calories. Probably a good thing. Last night I was home without the BF, and decided I needed to munch on everything. Really weird though. Even though I ate a lot of different things, I didn't eat a whole lot of any one thing. So managed to stay in the green for another day. That is 3 in a row. Wow!

@mmull3062 Great Job!

I just read through some of this thread. I love the encouragement and positivity in here. I am looking for that kind of support.

I have been on my journey for a little over 60 days. Down 26lbs. Some days I find it frustrating and others I feel like I am on top of the world.

@kmshover Welcome, this is a great thread. I love the people who post. It helps so much to have someone to vent to and encourage.

@cayladebra Depending on the equipment you want, you can get a lot of stuff at Wal-mart/Target, a used sports equipment store, garage sales, thrift stores, Craig's list. Or you can even use stuff at home to start out with. Like can's or milk jugs.

@cayladebra - my local Wal-Mart has a really nice sport equipment section and I have gotten a lot of stuff from there. They always have a lot of clearance stuff too. My mom got hand weights for me from a local yard sale. I had a really nice stand for them until my husband stepped on it...

@jdelaroy - Thanks!!!! I look forward to reading and posting!!!!

@jdelaroy Glad you were able to meet your goals yesterday (and run for 60 minutes-holy cow!)

@mmull3062 and @kmshover Welcome and congrats!

@janetay01 Sorry to hear he's sick. I hope you don't get it too!

@cayladebra I second checking at big box stores, thrift stores, and garage sales. You can also order a lot of equipment cheap off of Amazon. And tape measures are super cheap and worth having so you can track physical changes if the scale isn't moving.

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! This has felt like a long week and I am really REALLY glad it's over. Tonight I'm going over for a game night at my coworker's house, tomorrow I'm going to a local concert night with a friend, and Sunday I'm going to clean the crap out of my house since it desperately needs it. Hopefully somewhere in there I'll fit in a run too since my 10K is coming up FAST!