Username: MOUNTAINMERMAIDCO
Weigh in day: SATURDAY
PW: 163.2
CW: 164.8
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Username: bgame4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 133 lbs
CW: 134 lbs

Phrase of the year: OWN IT!

@laurelfit57 So sorry you have been sick and I hope you recover fully very soon!

@trooworld Have a great day at the festival.


Hi Team! Well, the wine probably wasn’t the best idea since I was in such a terrible mood that I ended up giving in and eating a ton of garbage and waking up feeling like crap! This morning, I did a lot of reading about the Never Binge Again intensive program. It’s pricey and I didn’t want to go down that road because I thought I could do it myself. But you know I don’t think I can. I’ve been a binger for most of my life and these habits aren’t that easy to just stop. I need real help to get to the bottom of why I keep sabotaging myself. The program starts on Monday and I’m excited to throw myself into it and see what happens.

@micaroo4 wow! Good job on maintenance!

@trooworld congrats on the loss! Hope you had a great time at the blues festival today!

@TeresaW1020 thanks Teresa, happily I got better just as quickly as I got sick. If I have more than one drink, my eating goes out the window! I have had to absolutely come to terms with that and over this last year, alcohol has been ALMOST nonexistent in my life. There is no way that I can drink and eat sensibly. Years ago I used to be a smoker and the final time I quit smoking, I had to also give up alcohol for two years. That dang booze gets me into all sorts of trouble🤣🤣🤣. I know that you are going to find the ticket!

@digger61 congrats on the loss!!

I woke up this morning feeling about 90%! I was able to get in a spin class at the gym and then ran out to a small town about 45 minutes away from here. One of my agility trainers had entered a senior dog of hers and I wanted to see how a real pro did it. After the gym I raced home, took Vannie for a quick walk then we headed out to Cardiff. When we got there, I found out they were running an hour ahead so I had missed seeing Rebecca and her dog. She said “no worries they were doing it again, two hours later”🤣. So we stayed out there until 430 and now my legs are screaming at me. Going from a spin class to sitting for four hours, hmmmm…not the best thing to do😜. It still was a very enjoyable morning and afternoon. Watching the seniors and the “specials” do agility was super entertaining! Some of them would dawdle, others would just do whatever they pleased. It was kind of like watching tiny little kids do an activity that is way out of their league, super entertaining lol

Username amioc
weigh in day: Friday
Starting weight 147 (28/01/2022)
All time heaviest 148 (24/01/2022)
PW: 143.9
CW: 143.4

Hi, I'm Lisa from Florida. I'm married with two young adult children. My daughter is still in college, my son just graduated and moved back home. I've struggled with weight since the freshman 15, gained and lost with a few different methods over the years. It doesn't get easier to lose as you get older. I've been in this group for a couple years now and the support is very beneficial to me. It's helped me identify and clean up several bad habits.

I've been on vacation last week, but I've read all your posts and have been thinking of you all. We had a really nice time with our company. It was just what I needed to lift my spirits! My eating was pretty good while they were here. Now we are spending some time with the kids and there has been more restaurant eating, etc. I'm going to be challenged for the next couple days as well. Will at least get back to workouts starting tomorrow and be back on track by the end of the week.

Happy Mother's Day!

Lisa

Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 2
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 186.6
CW: 188.2
Month +/-: -.06
Total Loss: 76.2

Early day at work for me (5:30am), due to needing to connect with our remote IT guy to process the 2021 year end close. Everything closed OK, as expected. I always breathe a sigh of relief when the year is closed and all the before and after reports are in balance.
It's a cold day here in NH. We had a frost last night. It's supposed to get up to 60F today, but the cold start certainly put an end to my plans to bike to work today.

MFP website is not loading for me I tried a different computer and different browsers I not familiar with the app. I cannot plan my meals. I'm very frustrated 😠

@laurelfit57 That is wonderful that you had such a wonderful Mother’s Day with your family. I think trying to hit a certain number on the scale and planning to stay there is unrealistic and will only make you frustrated when the scale fluctuates as it will do. So, I totally think having a range is the best plan and that way you won’t be so tied to one number. See yourself now living at maintenance and enjoy it!

Good morning, Team! I thought I better get on here before I start my busy day. I was bummed that I gained this past week, but this is a new week and I’m determined to see the scale drop. The new NBA intensive program just started yesterday and I wasn’t able to watch the live webinar last night so will have to do that at some point today and see what it’s all about. Right now I have to get Joe up and head to the office. Have a great day!

@laurelfit57 - I'm a maintainiac myself, and I stick to a range, center weight of 130, plus or minus 3 lbs. Your body feels different when losing then it does when gaining, even as you cross the same number on the scale. Trying to find that balance where you are maintaining precisely is really difficult. I step on the scale daily, and never stop tracking my food. Remember, you are the driver, so always keep both hands on the wheel.

@TeresaW1020 your general movement has been down on that scale! With all the stress you have been under I have really been so impressed!! One week with a little blip, is just that;). ❤️

@trooworld oh no!! What a stressful time!! I hope if the problem is coming from upstairs, someone else will have to foot the bill. I am so sorry that your pup needs surgery, do you mind if I ask what type of surgery it is. What a time for you!!

@fushiakat yay congrats on the loss! It is so frustrating when we can’t get into my MyFitnessPal, looks like you have a good back up plan in place! I’m sorry that you have to go in for that procedure but, it will be good to have your swallowing issue all sorted out.

Thanks so much for the advice on maintenance! @TeresaW1020 you are definitely right about not just hitting one number. For some reason I just had it in my head that 135 was right in the middle of my BMI so I would have a range starting with that number. I will not try to hit that bottom number right now, I don’t want to wrinkly face🤣

@Gabiv125 have you seen maintenance boards on here? I remember looking before and I couldn’t find anything. I have to admit I’m not very good at searching on MFP.

@micaroo4 thanks so much for the advice! May I ask how long you have been in maintenance? I think that my range is going to be from 135 to 140. I am finding at 137 my face is starting to get thin and at my age(64) will just become wrinkly and gaunt. So for now I am going to call myself in maintenance. Great advice on the tracking and weighing thanks so much for that! I am definitely going to keep in mind that I need to be the driver. I changed myself on MSP from weight loss to maintain weight and it jumped me from 1300 cal a day to 1880😮. I’m definitely not ready for that LOL, baby steps, I changed it to 1500🤣.

Do I need to notify somebody that my weight range will be from 134 to 141 for this group?

To tell you the truth, I am finding this a bit scary, but also totally exciting!

@trooworld Hugs, I get what you're saying about Mother's Day. Glad the blues festival was fun but sorry you struggled with staying on track. Holy cow you're getting hit with a lot right now, I'm so sorry to hear about the leak and your dog needing another surgery, how frustrating!

@TeresaW1020 @davidji82 @trooworld Way to go gang!

@kitchendh66 Hope the MRI goes well this week.

@Cornanda Enjoy the time with your daughter.

@micaroo4 I can see why you didn't bike to work, I used to bike before school but I was a teen then, I don't like to be outside at all when it's cold now!

@laurelfit57 That is how it was for me too with maintenance, I think the range is good, I also found I was too thin at goal so I'm not going all the way back to it now and staying up a little more. People who've maintained for awhile tend to have a 3-5lb safety net and if they go over it then it's back to a deficit to go back down. I'm pear-shaped, wish I could get it off my hips and thighs but it would rather come off my chest and face! Congratulations on reaching your goal weight!

@TeresaW1020 Have a great day, hope the first day of the NBA program goes well!

@FushiaKat I hope the procedure goes well this week, sorry you're having so much trouble with the website. MFP is definitely a challenge sometimes, they're going to have a new dashboard and I'm expecting it to be a hot mess like every update has been so far.

Hi gang, sorry for not being on the last couple days, Mother's Day was at my brother's along with my youngest nephew's birthday, I was pretty tired afterward so I didn't come on here at all. My brother's still doing bad with his sciatica. Today I had a dentist appointment, I have to have a gum graft and it's really irritated from the cleaning, my consultation for the graft is in two weeks thank goodness. My teeth are a mess from all the meds I used to take, days like today I wish I'd chosen dentures over saving my teeth. It's overcast and raining off and on like yesterday so I'm not spending much time in the yard. I read The Silent Patient and recommend it, it was a good book. Off to start another!

@TeresaW1020 - I know it gets frustrating getting back on the horse over and over again. But you can do it! You've done so much already! Please don't forget all the success you've had on your journey, even though you are struggling right now. You need to balance holding yourself accountable and giving yourself grace since you have so many stressful things going on in your life right now. Prayers for you continue and here are some hugs too.

@trooworld - I'm so sorry about your dog and your stress and your snacking. Hold on tight and try to use other measures for calming when you can. Hugs to you!

@FushiaKat - hope the procedure goes OK and you get some answers. Thinking of you.

@laurelfit57 - I've never succeeded at maintenance, but it seems those who succeed continue to monitor and adjust. I just want to say that you seem to have already been practicing those skills- adding workout time when you got movie popcorn, getting rid of leftovers after holidays...and more. Those are all things that will serve you well going forward.

@Katmary71 - I hope your gums heal quick and it's not too painful.

Daughter is heading back after dinner today. That will improve my food choices. Last night, instead of going out to eat, we got subs and went to a park. It was lighter food and then we all took a walk together. I enjoyed it very much. As we were eating, a lone rooster wandered up and proceeded to stare at us, making odd noises (no *kitten*-a-doodle-doo.... he sounded constipated!) and preen his feathers. It was very entertaining.

Lisa