Thank you all;)
@KristinaMTL its a new week;) i was with you in the eating junkfood. It was so yummy but its time to put that behind us. Having the sun out is a nice motivator. Ive been outside a lot lately;) even the hoards of black flies aren't keeping me away.

Mon- chest✔
Tues- legs✔
Wed- arms✔
Thurs-cardio/abs✔
Fri- rest
Sat- back
Sun- shoulders

I really haven't been feeling it this week but I'm pushing thru and pressing play.

@KrystinaMTL

You know what I will say to you because I have already but once again, Dont be so hard on yourself. You will get back there. Nothing has changed. You are still committed to your goals and this was just a small speed bump in the big scheme of things. Sometimes we need that reset to shake us up and help us move ahead. You have made some real progress in recent months and you know it. Don’t let this last week make you forget that. Let me remind you...YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR!! YOU ARE FREAKING AWESOME! AMAZING! INSPIRING!!

I honestly couldn’t keep this up without you.

We are all here for you and if ever you need reminding of how great you are and how far you have come, we will happily tell you.

Hi everyone,

Will record my exercise in a post later today. Just wanted to address everyone re the motivation issues many of us have been experiencing.

Thanks Bianca for your tremendous honesty, postitivy and support, it really helps all of us! Krystina, you are never a Debbie Downer and you never have to be embarrassed about anything! So you ate some junk food (I would live on it if I could)! You already are a great success!! You too Jamie and Jenny!!

None of us seem to be feeling it right now, and I am seeing it all over the MFP community. We all have different reasons. We are very far away from January, and the postivie energy of the new year. Maybe we feel we are not where we thought we would be. Maybe we are downright tired and stressed as life happens in spite of our plans. Maybe health issues are getting in the way. Maybe we are bored with what we are doing and need a change, but can’t figure it out. The warm weather is here and that is great, but we are moving into a more bodycon time where we cannot hide behind sweaters, coats etc. Maybe we feel like we are trying and trying and it just is going nowhere. It just seems so effortless for some people to be at their ideal weight, to be skinny. Why do others have to work so hard? It can be hard not to feel resentful.

As a fluctuator, this is a dangerous time for me. I am almost halfway to goal and in my past two attempts, this is where I give up. But, this is the time to dig deep and remind myself that it is a mental game, just as much as it is calorie counting and exercise. I need to look at why I give up. A big part for me is feeling like I just will never be successful so why bother. Another big part is feeling resentful that I have to make this effort at all. But if I go deeper, these reasons just do not hold water. I know that I can be successful because I already lost 18 lbs. And so what if I have to work hard to lose weight?! I have worked hard for many things, most of the best things in my life. If I am really honest, the good far outweighs the bad, so why waste time being resentful?

The mental stuff is hard, but it is ok to take a pause to regather our thoughts, and reset if we need to. It is ok to fall because each of us can (and will) get back up again. That is what being fierce is all about!

One more thing, I give myself permission to make myself a priority and to welcome and enjoy great things into my life! I deserve it, & we all deserve it!!

A big hug to everyone!!

Mon- chest✔
Tues- legs✔
Wed- arms✔
Thurs-cardio/abs✔
Fri- rest
Sat- back
Sun- shoulders✔

I never got in my back workout. So I will start with that today. Thank you all for the encouraging words in this group. My motivation has been nonexistent. I got a nice nsv last night at work. I was taking a gentleman's vitals and he grabbed on to my upper arm. Then kept squeezing and then said wow you've got some muscle. It made my night;)

HFM Training - Week 15

Sunday - Rest
Monday - 18 km long run
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - 8 km steady run
Thursday - 6 km steady run
Friday - 4 km fartlek run
Saturday - rest

Well I took I long rest last week, meditated and it just took the pressure off. Still, I was a bit nervous to run today, but I made it!! I put on a good audiobook & went very slowly. Only 3 more weeks including this one and one of those weeks will be a taper week with just a few runs.

Jenny, I love your NSV!! Krystina, you are doing great & thanks for the Mother’s Day wishes! Hope that you all had a great weekend!!

My period started and I have been off the wagon for a couple days but have been trying to get back at it today.

My workout schedule for the week:

Monday-felt too blah to workout so rest day
Tuesday- bulk legs- DONE
Wednesday-bulk arms
Thursday- beast cardio
Friday- bulk back
Saturday- bull shoulders
Sunday -rest

I MUST TRY TO BREAK THIS PLATEAU! I need some movement on the scale and my recent hormonal inspired eating is not helping. I am hoping to get myself back on track and try to make some progress. I CAN DO THIS!!!

Monday- back✔ and chest✔
Tuesday- legs✔ just did them at 230 am in my nurses station during a slow time. I did not use weights and added extra reps to try and make that up. I have a head cold and I've been dragging all night so it wiped me out even without the weights.
Wednesday-arms
Thursday- cardio/abs
Friday- back
Sat- shoulders
Sun-rest

Welcome back Scotty