kaaitken2012 wrote: »

Hi Tye, that's great well done on your loss so far. How do you find the motivation to lift 6 days a week? I can usually manage one or two days but struggle to motivate myself to get there after work.

yes sometimes I have to drag myself to the gym after a long day at the office but once I’m at the gym I feel amazing. The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen! I also want to be stronger and that won’t happen if I don’t push myself. I love lifting heavy and hitting new PRs it’s honestly the best feeling.

But another really great way I get motivation is through friends, I’m in a Snapchat group chat where we share lifts, workouts, food, memes, anything gym related basically, they make me want to rush to the gym everyday!

Hello, everyone! I'll be turning 29 in a couple of weeks (I guess this is the last year I can be in this group, huh? ). I currently live in Missouri, although I was born in California and grew up in Oregon (where I lived for the majority of my life until now).

I have been struggling with my weight since I was 5 years old. I have tried to lose weight and get healthy countless times in my life. Reality hit me hard two years ago when I reached my highest weight of 300.9 lbs. I have been actively repairing my relationship with food and my body since then. It has been really rough, because I have struggled with binge eating disorder, anorexia, and bulimia throughout my life, but B.E.D. has been most prominent.

My weight has fluctuated all over the place during my life, but even within the past 2 years that I have been trying to finally get my *kitten* together lol I am currently at 282 lbs. and my ultimate goal weight is 135 lbs (although I am flexible about that depending on my health, how I feel, and my muscle mass).

I had been using Weight Watchers these past two years, but I wanted to try coming back here to MFP again to save money (since WW online is $20/month), and because I haven't been consistent on WW so I want to change up my approach again until something sticks.

Anyway, sorry for the long post! It's great to meet you all!

kaaitken2012 wrote: »

I have started doing Pilates at home on you-tube blogilates is really good definitely makes you sweat but a lot less running and jumping involved.

Pilates is literally the one thing I’ve stuck with for my entire life. My mom bought a bunch of those Winsor Pilates tapes and as a kid I did it cause I watched her do it but when I was in high school I’d do them every day sometimes. I’ve started writing my own workouts just because I’ve done some of the videos so many times that I’ve memorized what the trainers say 😂😂😂

eatingems wrote: »

I have a big family party in the middle of August in just under 6 weeks now and I really want to lose 7lbs by then so need to keep myself on track now haha!

I’ll jump in with you on 7lbs by August 😂 I have 2 weeks off everything and I plan on spending all of it on the beach. Plus right after that I have a week of intensive class and one of the girls keeps trying to sell me weight loss coffee... it’s not personal, she’s just a sales girl and she knows I’m trying to live healthy so she’s advertising but won’t it be petty and satisfying to come back all toned up and be like, ye no weight loss drugs in coffee for me thanks 🙏

That sounds like a good goal to me! Don’t need anything special to choose a goal date 😁

I just made a beautiful yogurt parfait with oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast... and promptly dropped it on the floor. Still thought I could salvage it but when I picked it up there was so much dog fur cause it was where he was laying last night.

rice crispies for breakfast it is

Hi, I'm Nadia. I'm from FL, US. I am trying to jumpstart losing weight again. I tend to stress eat so about a year ago I put on 30lbs. So, now I'm trying to lose it again and some extra lol. I tend to struggle with motivational issues. Although I work in a restaurant, I find myself too exhausted to do anything. Sooo yeah...

I was up 2lb as well this week then had a bbq and went to the inlaws for dinner( Roast Cake and Ice cream. I have to get back on it this week

Yes I agree as I weigh Saturday morning which I think is probably the worst time as I do the same.

I had KFC Yesterday Definitely not on plan but it was boiling and I didn't want to cook. Back on plan today, im not expecting a loss this week just need to maintain and work hard next week

eatingems wrote: »

dblair27 wrote: »

Hi there!

I'm Danielle. I'm 24 years old and I've been on and off MFP for... well, a while. I had lost thirty pounds as of April, but my husband's RA threw us for a loop with some medication changes and awful side effects, and I gained back twenty of the pounds I'd lost.

I'm a borderline crazy cat lady, I'm a few days from joining Zwift (new smart trainer in the mail!), and I'm looking for friends because I love the social aspect of MFP.

Anyway, I guess feel free to add me. I may send out a few friend requests too after reading through more of the thread.

Hey Danielle, nice to meet ya! I'm sure you'll lose that again so not to worry!

I'm a crazy cat lady too! I have four already but I feel like I have room in my heart for another once I can convince my fiancé haha.

I just looked up Zwift and that looks so cool! Let us know how you find it. I don't think it's available in the UK or I probably would have been game to try it, maybe one day!

I have three cats! Well, two are mine and one is a long-term foster that probably isn't going back home to my sister. They're a bit of a crazy bunch... Stormy is all black and a little rude, Moose is big and blind in one eye (but he's also so sweet and cuddly), and Gomez is such a nice cat but he has a permanently grumpy looking face!





We take professional photos of shelter cats and also some cute ones of our own... #crazycatlady.

As for Zwift, I do think it's available everywhere -- but you need a bike and a trainer, and those cost a LOT for people who aren't already into cycling!

What are your four cats like?

eatingems wrote: »

oh my gosh those photos are great! They are absolutely beautiful cats, you're very lucky! I could look at cat pictures all day long tbh.

I would love to get professional pictures of mine done. Maybe one day, haha! This is the only picture I have of the four of mine on my works computer.



top left > right Atlas & Barney
bottom left > right Pebbles & Ruby

I've had them all since they were 6-9 months. Pebbles is the OG, she will be seventeen on her birthday this year, we really thought we were going to lose her there in June but she pulled through and is back to her sassy self. Barney turned ten this year, we got him from a cat charity after he was left in an abandoned house. Licking you one second and biting you to death the next. He has a heart murmur and has been put on a diet because he is a chunky boy. Ruby and Atlas are from the same litter apparently but I'm not too sure, I got them from someone who lived in a flat but felt they needed to be outdoor cats. They turned four this year. Ruby is the tiniest cat I've ever seen, brings me a not-so-lovely present pretty much daily, a real hunter. Atlas is a big lanky goofball who broke his leg within three months of being an outdoor cat, think he was hit by a car but he's doing great now. The friendliest boy but easily spooked.

Oh, my! They're all so darn cute and so unique from each other!

What's your exercise of choice? Not going to lie -- tried to leash train the cats, got nowhere. Good thing I prefer to cycle anyway!