TEAM: Flab u Less (March)
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Forgot to do this yesterday.
WA_Teacher
March Week 2
Sunday
Previous Weight: 220
Current Weight: 219.33 -
Hello everyone.
Username: NationalCapital
Weigh in day: Monday (March 12/18)
Last week's weight: 160
Today's weight: 160
Have a great week everyone. Cheers.2 -
Today I weighed in under 310 (309.8) on my home scale.
First time in a long time and moving in the right direction....Great to see everyone's stories on this thread.4 -
Rvaugh07
March week 2
Monday
Previous: 222.6
Current: 218.8
Lost the water weight plus. Glad to see that after my 2 week break I didn't have any real gain.5 -
Are there any team mini challenges for this week? I am in need for some motivation!1
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shockvalue07 wrote: »Are there any team mini challenges for this week? I am in need for some motivation!
How about we strive towards 20 to 30 mins being active? We can walk, run, or zumba. What do you think, or if you have an idea it is wrlcomed?2 -
Hang in there team don't become discouraged with your journey. This challenge is just a friendly and fun competition to keep us motivated and held accountable. It is not to discourage or make you want to stop. Please focus on why you started this journey in the first place and press on. Have a blessed night.1
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I'm struggling really bad and I need help!! I just don't know what to do anymore to keep me focused and going. I do really well for about two weeks. I eat in my cals, drink my water, exercise and lose weight. Then something in me subconsciously gives up. You would think seeing the scale drop and clothes fitting better and having more energy would be enough to keep me going. However, I just give up and about 3-4 weeks later I've gained the weight back I lost in those two weeks. I keep juggling the same weight back and forth from 182-187 for the past few months now. I'm having a hard time moving past this rut cycle. Even logging in and reading inspirational posts aren't helping. I really want to lose the weight for my health and to get my confidence back that I used to have. All I want to do is hide inside my house and under big t-shirts when I do go to the store or anywhere else. I used to love clothes and doing fun things but my kids have hardly seen that side of me because I never lost my pregnancy weight from my first child over 11 years ago. I was never overweight before that. I just can't believe I've let myself go like this and I want to feel like myself again. I'm sorry for the vent, I'm sure we all have similar feelings because we are all on this very hard journey to lose weight. Im just feeling down on myself about it right now and my husband (my rock and biggest supporter) is at work. What all have you done to push through a never ending cycle of being on point then self-sabotage? Thanks for bearing with me. You all are amazing.3
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@aganey I am right there with you I fluctuate between 187 and 184. I just can’t seem to keep up with a healthy diet. I do good on the days I work but then self sabotage right before dinner with snacks, soda, and dinner til I go to bed. I was doing so good for a while there. I came down from 201 in September. I need to get my mojo back!4
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@shawna357 I think that’s a good idea, let’s do it!1
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Ok I did 5 squats in the bathroom and 5 crunches at the break table at work! I’m trying!3
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Edabl405
Starting: 156
3/6 153.6
3/13 154.1
Rough week saying no to junk food! Also, taking my 8 year old pup in for ACL repair surgery today....hoping to have my faithful walking friend back...but apparently an 8 week recovery and first 3 weeks only necessary activity.1 -
Username: Djou11
Weigh in day: Sunday morning
Starting weight (Feb 25): 198.8
Week 1 (Mar 04): 201.4
Week 2 (Mar 11): 202.4 (+1.0)
Week 3 (Mar 18):
Week 4 (Mar 25):1 -
Bisonpitcher
March Week 2
Tuesday
Previous Weight: 224.0
Current Weight: 221.6
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I thought I added this but it didn’t post so I’ll try again.
nebslp
March Week 2
Tuesday
Previous weight: 222.2
Current weight: 220.44 -
March Week #2
Weigh day Tuesday
Previous weight 195.3
Current weight 195.02 -
I'm struggling really bad and I need help!! I just don't know what to do anymore to keep me focused and going. I do really well for about two weeks. I eat in my cals, drink my water, exercise and lose weight. Then something in me subconsciously gives up. You would think seeing the scale drop and clothes fitting better and having more energy would be enough to keep me going. However, I just give up and about 3-4 weeks later I've gained the weight back I lost in those two weeks. I keep juggling the same weight back and forth from 182-187 for the past few months now. I'm having a hard time moving past this rut cycle. Even logging in and reading inspirational posts aren't helping. I really want to lose the weight for my health and to get my confidence back that I used to have. All I want to do is hide inside my house and under big t-shirts when I do go to the store or anywhere else. I used to love clothes and doing fun things but my kids have hardly seen that side of me because I never lost my pregnancy weight from my first child over 11 years ago. I was never overweight before that. I just can't believe I've let myself go like this and I want to feel like myself again. I'm sorry for the vent, I'm sure we all have similar feelings because we are all on this very hard journey to lose weight. Im just feeling down on myself about it right now and my husband (my rock and biggest supporter) is at work. What all have you done to push through a never ending cycle of being on point then self-sabotage? Thanks for bearing with me. You all are amazing.
I don't know if there is anything anyone can say to make you feel better, but just know that we all go through struggles that are similar. I was down to 221lbs back in 2013 and gained it all back and was up to 254lbs again in December of last year. I finally just got sick of being out of shape and overweight. The thing that finally got me going was getting a tracking device for my steps and I had to buy a new pair of jeans. I hate buying clothes, because they never fit....but this time I fit into a smaller size jean and that was unexpected....and it really got me motivated to make a change. I set a calorie goal for myself on a daily basis and just started walking every day. I don't want to lift weights and I also enjoy listening to music on my headphone while I walk.....that was back in early January of this year. I also decided to join more groups like these to help me stay accountable to myself and others. I don't normally share a a lot, but felt compelled because of your post. Keep sharing and pushing through the rough times, because it helps us all out!!8 -
Way to go @bisonpitcher and @nebslp.
@tomedog thank you for sharing it helps to read how the struggle is real for others.
@aganey I don't know what it is when it comes to seeing results and then instead of that motivating and helping us move forward, we move backwards. Could it be fear because after all we don't know how we got this way or when it happened? I just remind myself, this didn't happen over night and neither will losing weight happen overnight. However, gaining weight seemed to come on faster and I enjoyed life. Now the process of losing weight is slow like a snail and miserable because it feels like I am missing out especially when my family and I go out to eat and instead of having the freedom to order whatever, I try to find the lowest calorie food and suffer through. I get so mad when I do so good with calories and workout everyday and see no results but I have to realize I am doing this for myself.
Venting is okay and I definitely welcome it.
For my exercise, I have been moving things around and redecorating. So you guessed it a trip to Lowe's and again moving a lot of stuff. So not only active but strength training. Everyone have a blessed night.4 -
Hi all, Weigh in today very disappointing. I was 178.8- EXACTLY the same as last week! This is so crazy as I had a colonoscopy Monday (joys of getting older) and had to spent Sunday fasting...literally no solid food. I think it put my body into starvation mode - I sometimes feel that in a post apocalyptic world I would be the last one standing- happily surviving on one blade of grass a day! I am going to try not to let it get me down...and to keep in mind that I am 10lbs down and this is just a bump in the road. I will get to the gym today and get my fitbit working! One day at a time....Ill make it up next week- I promise team!!
@aganey - Your struggle really hit a nerve with me. I have been doing the same thing for years. I would start WW or Diet Center, get very inspired, lose some weight then sabotage it all by cheating. I have realized that part of the problem was that I would feel that I HAD to lose weight for someone else (not sure who - maybe diet center counselor or ww group?) instead of myself. This time I am losing for me. I think we gain weight for many reasons. Food is an emotional crutch for me. When I diet Im fine until a trying day and then I 'cheat" which gets me discouraged and the whole house of cards comes tumbling down! As you can see above I just hit a stumbling block this week but I am determined not to let it undo my determination. My advice to you is to try to figure out what you can do do give yourself emotional comfort other than food. When I feel stressed out I now take very long baths with lavender bath salts! I avoid alcohol (my old go to stress relief) as it takes away my self control. Give yourself permission to get a manicure, highlights or a massage. Don't punish yourself for the weight by depriving yourself of these other "treats". I also find that saving calories for a sweet treat at night helps me not feel deprived. Also, if I really need a vanilla cone from carvel (my favorite comfort food) then I go ahead and have it. I count it (450 calories) and have a light dinner to compensate. Hope this helps. I feel your pain and know how hard this is.5
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