Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

@rachelbachel32 - hope you feel better today. Sounds like you are doing a great job on the house - all that work must be a good gym substitute!

@Rachel0778 - hope the Crossfit testing and the house move go well!

@Momofthree224 - getting out of bed for anything at 5.30 isn't easy in my view! Hope today is good to you.

@jdelaroy - hope your mother in law is ok.

Having a very uninspired week here. On the plus side, I closed out my diary yesterday in the green - challenge is to be able to do it again today. We are suddenly in the middle of potty training with Alistair - very unexpected and he's doing really well. But he has realised that it's a great excuse to be able to get out of bed in the evening - it's making an already challenging bedtime routine exhausting. My husband was putting him to bed last night and normally has the patience of a saint with him - but there was one too many bathroom trips last night and I got summoned to take over. I somehow then got lucky and had him asleep in about 5 minutes. All of this put husband in a foul mood for the rest of the night and I couldn't drag him out of it so it ended up being a fairly grumpy household all round by the time we gave up and went to bed!!

Hope you all have a good day

Walked the dogs two days in a row! My daughter is trying to make her high school swim team so we've been to the pool to swim laps a couple times this week. When I'm comfy on the couch, it's hard to remember how good it feels to be moving. I went to Chili's for lunch with a friend yesterday and had half a meal with none of the high calorie fixin's. My husband enjoyed the leftovers and I was able to finish the day in the green. I seem to have pretty good control over the weekday menu & schedule but the weekends are a big challenge. I am so excited for Halloween and all the activities we've got coming up but I could do without all the treats!

@kmshover Have a great time at the Halloween festival!

@janetay01 I feel for ya! Potty training my son was such a challenge! Hang in there!

@Momofthree224 It sounds like you're on a roll, keep up the great work!

@kmshover Halloween parties are hard since there is always so much good food and candy! I hope you have a great time at the festival

@janetay01 He was grumpy that you got the kid to bed right away? I'd be worshipping the ground you walk on!

@rachelbachel32 You're doing an amazing job reaching your goals! It sounds like you were plenty active over the weekend, even without exercise

I'm completely exhausted. I had a breakdown last night about the house and am super stressed out about moving in 2 days. It's actually been easier to stay on plan since I feel guilty every time I spend a dollar so I'm only eating my stocked up freezer food in the house since I need to work to rebuild my savings account after the house down deposit. I just feel like I'm in a constant state of panic. I can barely focus on work or anything!

On a happier note, Crossfit testing is going great. I tried bench pressing for the first time in ages and did 100lbs so I felt pretty accomplished! I also got a free Bod Pod analysis through my work so I'm interested to see how my lean muscle mass changes after a year or two of doing Crossfit.

Wish me luck on surviving the rest of this week in one piece!

@rachel0778 - hang in there, you are so close and it will be great once you are moved in. Hubby was pleased that I had got him to sleep but was feeling a little bit of a 'useless dad' (his words not mine) because he had 'failed to get him to sleep'!

@Momofthree224 - well done on getting those dogs out! It is definitely hard to remember how good it feels to move sometimes - there are days when I have to kick myself to do something but I always feel good after it. Had a slightly better bedtime with Alistair last night - he is doing really well with the whole experience but it has turned him into a complete monkey at bedtime!!

So glad it's Friday! Going swimming with Alistair both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Have bought him a decent pair of swimming goggles in the hope that it will keep the water out of his eyes - if we can do this, I think swimming will be a far better experience for him. Then we have my aunt and uncle coming over on Sunday afternoon to babysit in the evening whilst we get out for a meal together - really looking forward to it. Hope the weekend treats everyone well

Hi. I would love to join your motivation group as it is the one think I am so lacking in. That and will power. As a type1 diabetic on an Insulin pump you would think that I could loose the weight but thoes dam carbs call to me! That and every other complication that comes with diabetes I seem to have it. Need friends to kick my add! In a nice way

Hey, fitness pals! I've been tracking for the past week or so and most days sticking to the deficit. Went for 3 hikes this week, feeling healthy, getting my 8h sleep, drinking a lot of water. However, had a binge and been going out, which adds the alcohol calories and snacks, eh.. Need to make a plan for nights out, cause I do like the student lifestyle and my rose, especially living in France, but it sets me back, which is not good.

Overall, life is busy, but I'm sloooowly getting back in the routine. My body looks the same as at the end of the summer when I was at my lowest, got that 1cm off, so now need to shift the rest. Only one major problem, been craving a lot of salty things, so I'm constantly bloated, really need a salt detox
Have a good weekend everybody!

so sorry to hear all that jdelaroy, one of my sons has had a sinus infection for 2 weeks now. So glad you're MIL is getting better & I do know how hard it is to keep a young/high energy dog calm. I'm doing ok, so far it's been very difficult to keep my weight stable at 150, some days it goes to 151 or 152 but it always took a while for whatever loss to be consistant. I'm not really complaining as I started out at 198. It's just been too hard to eat at that much of a deficit to lose 10 more lbs. I do eat at least a 250+ deficit most days. Also I had an uncomfortable feeling of feeling my heart beating a while back. After labs & Dr visit, she said I was fine & should probable stop doing the HIIT class at gym so I did but on Oct 11, I talked to my trainer & went to the class but really modified it & went more easy. Well the symtoms came back & it took a whole week for it to disapear. Yesterday, I exercised at home & went longer than usual & I have mild symtoms so i don't know if I should persue this or just don't work out as hard. I had a treadmill/echo last dec & Dr said I'm good. It sure was great working out hard for 3 months before it all started, but I'm not a youngun anymore either. I'll have to think it thru

I am happily moved in and unpacked. I ate like complete garbage and feel like complete garbage but at least the move is over! I packed a big salad for lunch and am planning on hitting up Crossfit after work so I can re-establish my regular routine again.

This move really highlighted the differences between me and my SO. I was 100% packed, ready to go, and organized. I am also almost 100% unpacked and I know where everything is. He still has crap at the old place he needs to bring over, has barely started unpacking, and has no idea where anything is. He's a major procrastinator. Thank goodness we have a man cave in the new house I threw all of his boxed into so I don't have to look at it while he sorts through things. If he wants to live out of boxes for the next year that is his problem, he's just not allowed to move those boxes into common areas with the promise that he'll "sort through them later". I already put a hard veto on that! It felt so nice this morning to get ready in my already unpacked closet and make coffee in my organized kitchen and eat breakfast on my box free dining room set. I'm so glad I got it all done over the weekend and don't have to worry about it!

@kmshover Glad the Halloween festival went well! I absolutely love haunted houses. So sorry to hear about your flare up. I hope you don't need to be hospitalized!

@Evamutt It might be worth following up with a cardiologist again, that sounds VERY concerning!

@sgtx81 Congrats on the loss!

@gymprincess1234 I always find that when I eat higher sodium foods its hard to go right back to lower sodium options so I tend to wean myself off of it, but I know the feeling!

@jdelaroy Holy cow do you have your hands full! I'm so glad your daughter has been able to help out.

Welcome @Tormaj1 !

@janetay01 How was the weekend of swimming and date night?

@Rachel0778 Congrats on being moved in and unpacked! Must be a huge relief! Perhaps all men are the same? 11 years in our current house and my husband STILL has two boxes in the basement that are not unpacked from our move. Once every year or two, he sifts through them when he's looking for something. I've offered to drop them off at Good Will or Green Drop, but he insists that he needs whatever is in them.

From 630am to 130pm was spent in the ER today. I was hoping to just get some meds and be able to go in to work later...... They ended up giving me pain meds which helped but knocked me out. I told them what antibiotics I normally take for this... They gave me something totally different. So I still went to my pcp which I should have done in the first place. Have an official appointment with him tomorrow and he called in the right meds for me. I am exhausted.... And do calories still count if you throw up everything you ate??? Haven't kept much of anything down.

@kmshover I'm so sorry - hope you're feeling better today

@Evamutt - My old girl has been having some anxiety issues lately and the last foster pups we had really put her out of sorts. I hope I have time to volunteer soon! The gym that our family belongs to has recently cut down their more intense classes by 15 minutes or more. Not sure if there is a physiological reason for it or if was only for scheduling purposes. I'm glad you found something that works for you.

I weighed in last night and have lost 6 lbs since I started logging daily. I don't usually weigh in at night and I had not used this scale before, so there is a decent margin of error but I'm happy I saw some positive change over the two weeks. Had some rescue friends over for lunch today, one of whom is a vegan. She brought tons of fresh and canned stuff from her garden. I recently heard of volumetrics so I ate all the veggies I wanted. Turns out veggies DO have calories so I went over my target intake. Maybe I just picked the wrong veggies? The weather started off rainy and cold, but it's now in the mid 70's and sunny so the dogs can be walked (2/3 are allergic to rain). Dinner's in the crockpot so I might even get in a game of catch with the kids between homework and all our other activities.

What a day! I made a smoothie with the "healthy meal" powder & a ground turkey sandwich before I left at noon to take my client to her bible study from 1-3. I didn't eat a thing because I had a protein bar in my car for snack. Well I forgot to bring the bar. After I took her home, I drove to take a dog bed to a friend across town. So much traffic! I stayed a while so I didn't eat a thing from 12-5:30. I was SO hungry when I got home. Made myself a BIG salad with some cut up chicken I made last night. It was good & I'm full but it's so hard not to eat more just so I can chew some more. I did leave room for my nightly popcorn tho. Didn't make it to the gym yesterday or today because I don't like going after 5 when there's so many ppl there & I didn't have time to go earlier & I'm so exhausted to do home exercise ugh! Anyone else feel a need to chew when you don't get a chance to eat at your usual meals/snacks?

Another busy day yesterday. Thursdays I have my 4yr old grand dtr. she loves to go to the mall so I picked up my friend to bring with us & we stayed for 3hrs but I felt like it was 8. I don't like the mall, it totally wears me out but she had fun. She's been going since she was a baby, lol. We ate at chipoltle. I had a salad bowl with just chicken & veggies in it.After I got home, at 5:30, I got a second wind. Don't know why so I did a home workout. I don't like going to the gym after 5 when it gets crowded. This morning I was at orientation all morning for my job. I'm only going to work 2 days/wk, don't really want to but could use the $$. So I decided since I'm not going to the HIIT classes, where I burned about 350cal, I'm being extra diligent about cutting down on calories so I can be finished with losing weight instead of it dragging on. Fortunately I'm only going to 2 thanksgiving dinners & don't know of any Christmas celebrations we're going to & I normally don't cook anything special

@Evamutt Great job sticking to healthy food even though you were super hungry, that is a huge accomplishment! How did orientation go?

@gymprincess1234 Good luck on your midterms! I love visiting Washington and Oregon, I bet you'll have a great time hiking on the West Coast.

@gemwolf110 Great job sticking with healthy meals even though the week has been busy!

@jdelaroy I rely on gum as a crutch sometimes. The act of chewing seems to help me.

Holy Hannah, I think this weekend was even busier than move in weekend! Friday, we cleaned the old place for 6 hours and then I met up with coworkers for a happy hour that night.

Saturday, I woke up at 5:45am to participate in the 10K. I ended up finishing in less than an hour, which considering I haven't ran that long in almost a year and I haven't ran longer than 2 miles in the last month is a serious accomplishment! We spent the rest of the day furniture shopping and quickly learned that dark wood is the only "in-style" color so if your kitchen is a lighter wood, you're screwed. After 5 hours of shopping, we did decide on a living room set, bought couch covers and a bench cover, and found a used table online for only $100 that actually matches out kitchen (yay-savings!).

Sunday, I cooked cupcakes for the potluck, cupcakes for the neighbors (they were out so I left them at their door), cookies and bread for my Grandpa who is letting us use his truck to get the table, and a middle eastern egg bake and butternut squash soup for my meals this week. After that I vacuumed and cleaned floors. I am WIPED OUT! And tonight we have a FAFSA night so I'll be working until after 9pm. Ugh.

This house is burning me out and I've only had it for a week!

wow Rachel0778, I'd need a few days to recover from all that!! Hope you get some good sleep