Motivation, Success and Frustration Sharing!

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some support and motivation as well! This is such a mental game for me, but I am determined to make lasting habits!

@Evamutt It's so great that your hubby is on board with healthy eating! I know how you feel. I've been told I look small and fit, but especially since I'm still considered overweight on the BMI scale I have a hard time wrapping my head around that.

@gymprincess1234 Wow that's quite the self control! Although now that I think about it, when I was in grad school I did something similar. Not quite to that level of detail, but I just bought what I needed for that week and nothing more since I couldn't afford it. I ate a LOT of peanut butter sandwiches, pizza, and $1 frozen meals in grad school and still managed to lose 30lbs. It just goes to show it's all about intake level.

Welcome @anneh1021!

I can't believe it's already Monday. I thought I was going to have a lot of extra time on my hands this weekend but that did not end up being the case! Friday night we had friends over and were up well past midnight. We had so much fun! Saturday I didn't wake up until 9:30. Who am I?!?! That literally never happens. I ran errands, grocery shopped, and started food prepping and then it was time to pick up my "new" kitchen table. We also used the truck to pick up a ladder and other things we needed around that house. By the time we were done running around it was 7o'clock! Where did that day go?! Sunday I ended up cleaning the house for over 5 hours and sewed on some straps for our bench covers so the dog couldn't knock them off as he is apt to do. We also listed all of our banged up furniture online and we were shocked that people actually wanted it! It helps we live in a college town, but we unloaded a lot of junk! I got some reading in, but not as much as I had planned on.

I am a little disappointed in myself that I didn't make time to workout or even go for a walk. I was just so busy doing stuff I had to do that when I did finally have down time I had no interest doing anything else. Plus, its finally gotten COLD in MN I'm starting to get really concerned since my eating habits and exercise have tanked since we got the new house that I'm falling into bad habits. I woke up early this morning to get a workout in and I prepped healthy food again but I feel like I said that the last 2 weeks and it still went to crap!

I was also originally planning on not buying a tree until after Christmas during clearance season...but I really REALLY want one and I found a decent one for $100. I may just cave and get it. Sigh...I'm not doing well on being healthy or sticking to my budget right now. I hope it's just because of the transition adding a lot to our plates and that it doesn't constitute a new habit trend

@gymprincess1234 I have no idea what Canada does but it in US it's almost constant sales. In 8 weeks, the after the holiday sales will still be huge, I imagine it's likely similar in Canada

One of my SO's coworkers has a tree we can have, YES!!! At least my financial budget is saved even though my food budget from this weekend was rough. I stuck to my guns yesterday, got out for a walk in the snow, and didn't overeat. This morning I voted (MAKE SURE YOU VOTE LOCAL U.S. FRIENDS!), got a long dog walk in, and am looking forward to crossfit tonight. Happy Voting Day!

I'd like to join too. Sometimes I lose my motivation and don't log on for awhile.

Welcome @ bustass2016!

@gymprincess1234 I'm in Minnesota, so I'll be your just to the south neighbor I agree that it is really quiet here this week!

So I have a post-Halloween party this weekend and I was all set and ready to go with my costume. And then...my friends reached out wanting to do a group costume last minute. They all want us to dress up as a different Brittney Spears music video. And they nominated me to the "Slave for You" VMA Brittney. Seriously, take one look at that barely there midriff baring costume. *kitten*!

I am not in midriff bearing shape, nor have I ever been. I don't want to be the only one not participating in the group costume, but I can't even begin to describe how not comfortable I am in that little amount of clothes. I'm bringing a suit as a backup to maybe be "Me Against the Music" Britney for when the first costume doesn't work. *Sigh* Why can't I just be the completely covered not at all sexy Stay Puff Marshmallow Man like I originally planned? This is going to suck....

I'm so excited. this morning when I weighed I'm 149.6! I was 150-152 in the mornings for about 2 months & never thought I'd lose anymore. I was 150 20yrs ago. So it's possible, don't anyone lose hope, steady prodding is the way to go!Rachel0778, my rescue sends little dogs to Minnesota regularly, I heard there's a shortage of small dogs there. I'm in California, central valley. It doesn't snow & our version of a cold winter is when it gets down to the 50's during the day & 30's at night. I love the winter. I'm always so hot. I go to bed in a light night gown with 2 lite blankets & after a few minutes I have to take one blanket off. During the middle of the night I get so hot i have to get up & change into my summer night wear which consists of just underwear & sports bra. I've always been hot, even in my 20's. My normal body temp is in the 97's maybe that's why. Today is my work day taking care of a disabled lady. I take her to Bible study & that takes up most of my time with her. On Sunday afternoons I take her to the 99cent store & each time I of course stop at a fast food place for her. Yesterday I roasted a turkey. I love turkey. I'm going to take her some. She loves home cooked foods. It's a 12 lb turkey so me, hubby & the dogs are going to be eating it for a few days lol. I also made a variety of winter squash. I'm obsessed to take my dogs out every day so I'd better get going, have a good day everyone

I'm excited for you gymprincess

@mama1971 For me it only takes 1 gym session or another activity to remember how endorphins felt and working out generates new energy. Just find a class or sport that excites you so much, you would go there even if it didn't burn any calories.


Good morning!
Day 6 of my Christmas challenge! I've started pre tracking and planning out my meals the evening before. Really works, I have to think about food even less now.

1349kcal is what LifeSum gives me in order to have 500kcal deficit/day. I don't track my walking/working out, so I don't eat anything extra, but that's the only way I actually lose weight. When I ate 1349+workout calories, I would lose only like 1kg per month, that's too slow for me, I get discouraged when I don't see progress, especially now when I've been losing and maintaining and struggling for 1 year next week.

Welcome mama1971, meant to post yesterday but I was too tired to post lol.I'm a medium energy person & I'm tired a lot too. I take my 6 dogs out every morning for 1hr +, either dog park or walk but that's part of my "light activity" & don't count it. take heart, the scale didn't move for nearly 2 months for me until 3 days ago, of course, I didn't change too many things either since I have only 10 more lbs to lose & ate at more of a deficit than now for almost a year so have been eating at 1500-1600 cal/day Gymprincess, way to go, it's great when we discover ways to improve our lives, good things always take effort. Harder some days than others for me.
I'm so wiped out today, like I said, I'm not a high energy person although I do stay active. Yesterday I did't have to care for my grand dtr after all, so I went to our animal rescue at 2. Who ever can ,takes some of the dogs for walks every morning(I'm with MY dogs in the mornings so I don't go) yesterday they decided for a walk at 3pm instead due to the cold morning. We walked for 1 1/2 hrs! my legs are so sore today. I did some intermittent jogging with the dog I took too. I'm not planing to do much today. After I take my dogs out & do a little cleaning, I'm going to the animal rescue for a few hours then my hubby requested I make some vegetarian lasagna for him, I'm not having any so I'm making a smaller portion of it. Have a good friday everyone