Shrinking Assets - February 2021 Team Chat
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Weigh In Wednesday:
KittyInBoots17:
PW: 236.0
CW: 236.0
I'm carrying over. I'm scared to weigh in since last time. Lol.2 -
Can I ask you guys a serious question?
This is a much longer story but I'll try to shorten it, haha. I've been on here since 2015. I remember how excited I was to start out because I couldn't wait to wear shorts and tank tops comfortably in summer once again. Shrinking sizes was a form of motivation to me.
When I got down to 195ish, I still had barely got down a size. It was disappointing, I knew I was smaller, but it felt like I had nothing to show for it. I think this is the reason I have regained.
Then this whole covid thing happened... and there's nowhere to go and nothing to do, and my motivation has almost disappeared. I sometimes think, I would love to lose weight for summer, but then I'm like who cares, I'll just be out in the yard gardening...
So my question is, how on earth are you guys motivated during this stuff?! Sorry if I sound depressing, but I am curious how others stay positive in all this.
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KittyInBoots17 wrote: »Can I ask you guys a serious question?
This is a much longer story but I'll try to shorten it, haha. I've been on here since 2015. I remember how excited I was to start out because I couldn't wait to wear shorts and tank tops comfortably in summer once again. Shrinking sizes was a form of motivation to me.
When I got down to 195ish, I still had barely got down a size. It was disappointing, I knew I was smaller, but it felt like I had nothing to show for it. I think this is the reason I have regained.
Then this whole covid thing happened... and there's nowhere to go and nothing to do, and my motivation has almost disappeared. I sometimes think, I would love to lose weight for summer, but then I'm like who cares, I'll just be out in the yard gardening...
So my question is, how on earth are you guys motivated during this stuff?! Sorry if I sound depressing, but I am curious how others stay positive in all this.
For me I have actually found that working at home and not going out because of COVID gave me more time to focus on myself. I promised myself I would go back to work smaller and here I am KILLING IT!! I hope you find the spark within yourself to keep going! You can do it!4 -
@KittyInBoots17
WHERE MOTIVATION ENDS, DISCIPLINE MUST TAKE OVER
Ok, now that the obligatory cliché is out of the way.....
Motivation is difficult to maintain long term and many of us are struggling with it now. I am struggling with breaking a binge cycle. So far so good today!
Maybe take a step back and think of the reasons you stared this journey.
Here is my list from my MFP profile:
- Avoid becoming diabetic like my parents.
- Because my grandson deserves a healthy Mimi!
- Look better naked... DUH!!!
- Admit it - underwear in smaller sizes are so much cuter!
The first two are health related, the second two are vanity.
Both of my parents are diabetic. My mom is adult onset Type1, dad is Type2. I would prefer not to stick myself daily. As a child, I never had a grandparent sit on the floor and play with me. Never played ball, never played hide and seek... My parents hardly did this for my girls. I want to run and play with my grandson. He is 11 months old and LOVES when we wrestle. He loves when I go running with him. He won't remember any of this. SO, I have to stay fit for many more years. STAY FOCUSED ON WHY YOU STARTED!!!
As for the vanity. These are the easy ones to explain. This is the motivation that builds upon itself. Hearing the compliments from others will stoke your ego and keep this going. This is difficult in quarantine.
I had a NSV last week. Blake and I were walking in the neighborhood. One of the neighbors said "girl you are looking six o'clock." Sadly, I had to say that I had no idea what this meant... He replied "straight up and down HOT!" This made my year! This neighbor sits on his front porch all the time and saw me drop from 230 to 170. It also helped that it came from a man. Ego boosted.
Find the wins - big or small. My NSV was HUGE for my ego. Let the victories compound and keep you going.
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@KittyInBoots17
For me the motivation is in feeling good. I know that when I eat a lot before bed I feel gross the next morning. I sleep better and feel better when I eat well. (but I'd also love to wear my too tight clothes
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@KittyInBoots17 so I have struggled!! Right there with you!! I have binged I have been lazy....but I finally just started to feel bleh and I am gonna feel better!! It's all about that right now. I haven't seen any results on the scale but I have DOMS and I know I've been fueling my body with better stuff!! I begin again every single day!! Yesterday is so gone and I can't get it back tomorrow isn't here yet all I can control is right now!! So that's my focus be in this moment and make it all count!! I know I can do this I've done it before and I just gotta keep at it!!! Plus going outside in a bikini top all summer would be kick *kitten*!! Winning the mind battle today!!!🏅🍾🏆🦾🦾3
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KittyInBoots17 wrote: »Can I ask you guys a serious question?
This is a much longer story but I'll try to shorten it, haha. I've been on here since 2015. I remember how excited I was to start out because I couldn't wait to wear shorts and tank tops comfortably in summer once again. Shrinking sizes was a form of motivation to me.
When I got down to 195ish, I still had barely got down a size. It was disappointing, I knew I was smaller, but it felt like I had nothing to show for it. I think this is the reason I have regained.
Then this whole covid thing happened... and there's nowhere to go and nothing to do, and my motivation has almost disappeared. I sometimes think, I would love to lose weight for summer, but then I'm like who cares, I'll just be out in the yard gardening...
So my question is, how on earth are you guys motivated during this stuff?! Sorry if I sound depressing, but I am curious how others stay positive in all this.
Similar to @imgwendolyn2015 I have found more success working from home and working out from home as well as cooking for myself and planning. And @Beka3695 is spot on as well. I have had to dig deep into my "why" because I'm not always motivated, but my discipline has increased a lot over COVID.
I have learned that I love to lift weights. It makes me feel strong and confident. It has also led to more loss of inches and overall body change than I have ever had doing cardio and restricting food. Doing resistance training has allowed me to keep my intake around 2000 calories per day and still lose slowly. This works for me because it's not restrictive. I don't feel hungry and hungry feels like torture to me. I have been able to use resistance bands from home and don't even have a gym membership. I also eat what I want and don't restrict within my defined macros. I'm not always the most consistent, but I am trending in the right direction and that's what matters to me. The scale is one tool and sometimes it doesn't go down. But I take measurements monthly and take progress pictures. I can also tell when my clothes are looser that I am making progress when the scale tells me I'm not.
I have worked really hard to reframe my relationship with food and not see it as "good" or "bad". I eat lots of carbs for energy and nothing is "bad" - food is just fuel. This got me out of the binging cycle.
I can't say I will never have periods where I gain again or this doesn't work for me, who knows. But I am in a great place right now and feel confident that I have tools that work for me right now.6 -
Sorry - late weigh in
lckiehl
PW 184.7
CW 185.2
I'm actually thrilled with this. It's my TOM and I'm not up as much as usual. Plan to keep up water and exercise and it will come back down.5 -
Hello Team... started the Vshred 90 day program on Monday. They give you daily workouts and a personal meal plan. My meal plan is at 1788 calories 😱 that is well out of my average 900-1200 calories I have been eating. I even emailed my trainer back to make sure she had the correct weighr height and weight loss goal. She laughed and said she did and to trust her... ok, here's me stepping out of my comfort zone. I also watched a documentary on Prime calles Beyond Weight Loss. A really good show, highly recommended it if you have Prime 🙌
Let's kick some *kitten* this month team. I wrote down my "why" at the beginning of last month and every night before bed i go back and read them. Find your why, the rest will fall into place.
#wegotthis
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@KittyInBoots17
WHERE MOTIVATION ENDS, DISCIPLINE MUST TAKE OVER
Ok, now that the obligatory cliché is out of the way.....
Motivation is difficult to maintain long term and many of us are struggling with it now. I am struggling with breaking a binge cycle. So far so good today!
Maybe take a step back and think of the reasons you stared this journey.
Here is my list from my MFP profile:
- Avoid becoming diabetic like my parents.
- Because my grandson deserves a healthy Mimi!
- Look better naked... DUH!!!
- Admit it - underwear in smaller sizes are so much cuter!
The first two are health related, the second two are vanity.
Both of my parents are diabetic. My mom is adult onset Type1, dad is Type2. I would prefer not to stick myself daily. As a child, I never had a grandparent sit on the floor and play with me. Never played ball, never played hide and seek... My parents hardly did this for my girls. I want to run and play with my grandson. He is 11 months old and LOVES when we wrestle. He loves when I go running with him. He won't remember any of this. SO, I have to stay fit for many more years. STAY FOCUSED ON WHY YOU STARTED!!!
As for the vanity. These are the easy ones to explain. This is the motivation that builds upon itself. Hearing the compliments from others will stoke your ego and keep this going. This is difficult in quarantine.
I had a NSV last week. Blake and I were walking in the neighborhood. One of the neighbors said "girl you are looking six o'clock." Sadly, I had to say that I had no idea what this meant... He replied "straight up and down HOT!" This made my year! This neighbor sits on his front porch all the time and saw me drop from 230 to 170. It also helped that it came from a man. Ego boosted.
Find the wins - big or small. My NSV was HUGE for my ego. Let the victories compound and keep you going.
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Time to play devil's advocate - not dressing this up nicely 😈
I was on MFP for 4 years before I took it seriously. The motivation is always within you. If you are overweight and want to lose weight you will, you just have to want it more than those doughnuts or more than sitting on your butt for hours. You have started for a reason, what was that reason, do you really want to achieve what you set out to achieve? I went through the revolution twice.
(realise I have to lose weight -> work at it -> lose weight -> hate my lifestyle -> got back to the old ways -> put on everything I lost and more -> realise I have to lose weight).
If you are not enjoying your lifestyle you will either go back to the old you or you need to find something that does work for you. Other people cannot give you motivation, they can only encourage you to find yours. So what do you want?
Having validation from others is really nice, having validation from yourself is what truly matters!10 -
Thanks for the responses!
I am thinking of the reasons I wanted to lose weight to begin with.
I knew I was getting bigger cuz my clothes kept getting tighter. I would convince myself that "this is small for a size 16" or whatever, knowing I was just gaining and not wanting to accept it. But what really scared me is health. I was worried to be honest. I kept wanting to lose weight but I honestly didn't know how. There was one day I looked in the mirror and saw my hips... I was like, oh my gosh, is that really me? That did it. I googled ways to lose weight and MFP popped up and I thought, "Seriously, the old less calories thing? Well, why not try it? You have tried everything else." And I did, and it worked, and I was amazed. I think that thrill kept me going.
There is one thing I noticed a few months into it, so late 2015. I hadn't gotten heartburn for a long time. I didn't even think about it. I just realized it one day... that was an awesome feeling. Lately, I've been noticing more frequent heartburn. I think this might be some new motivation to get with it and lose a few pounds. Health once again, seems to be it for me.
Also something I've learned on here is to be realistic. I don't set goal weights with time limits anymore cuz if I don't reach them, I get de-motivated. So I am just gonna be like, ok five pounds to lose and let's do it. Then five more. And again. Little steps that add up to huge results later.
I really mean this when I say it - having a group to chat with it and read about weight loss and such is motivating in itself because it seems easier when you know you are not alone!
My gosh, guys, seriously I feel better about this, haha! Thank you so much.
Good luck to February!10 -
Hi everyone!
Really inspired reading all your responses to @KittyInBoots17!! So excited to smash February!! That being said sorry I’ve been MIA for two weeks life has been totally crazy. So there is a two week gap in my weights below - happy with the progress though - tracking has really helped (the good and the bad!)
floecity
Friday
PW 190.7 (Jan 22)
CW 186.5 (Feb 5)
LTD 44 lbs4 -
@KittyInBoots17 I’ve always lost weight for a reason with a need in mind. Like:
I NEED to lose weight to find a bf
I NEED to lose weight to fit in my wedding dress
I NEED to lose weight to have a baby
At the end of the day, saying I NEED to lose weight for something is way too much pressure for me and I end up putting back on. Think I’m in my 8th year of MFP. Even this year, I need to lose weight for an operation but I’m trying to keep motivated in a more I’d just like to look and feel better and COVID means there’s less pressure as nowhere to go and feel bad about myself. Im just enjoying walks with my boy and eating healthier foods that make me feel good. Weight coming off is the bonus not the focus for me right now.4 -
Username: Showkitten
PW: 236.6
CW: 232.47 -
Username: imgwendolyn2015
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW:160.6
CW:159.2
YES!! 150's!!
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PW 180.4
CW 178.8
Realized another emotional trigger! I nailed it!! Did not eat my feelings!! Keeping the momentum going!! I don't clean other people's houses today. I am gonna clean my own do some school with the girls and go get some stuff for signs! 2 new businesses I gotta promote!! BUT FIRST, Gonna go do the workouts I missed!! Yep on it!! 👀👀👀 Promise I'm going to really do it this time....for me all for me!! I feel better when I don't eat my emotions. I feel better when I can move lift and wiggle without the extra jiggle!!
Y'all keep killing it!!🦾🦾5 -
KelGen02
Friday
PW 244.4
CW 244.6 🙄 #lies
Face to Face Friday
12/28 vs Today
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BigBlues11
Friday
PW 154.4
CW 154.3 (-.1 pnds)
TLD -69.7 pnds
Have a great weekend!
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