Looking for an Accountability Partner

Hi @ajviray vulnerability like that takes courage & I applaud you. I’m a 40 year old female who was actually in great shape before two kids & a divorce. I currently weigh more than I ever did pregnant & finally decided enough is enough. I’m determined to get back into shape & return to the things I once loved. If I were to return to my best shape (strong & toned) I’d weigh about 50lbs less. But again that doesn’t just include burning fat but building actual muscle mass as well. I’d say my biggest priority is great cardiovascular health. All that said I have a long road ahead of me & am happy to be an accountability partner.

I’m on a 7 day streak!

Daily check-in’s?

Good morning friends!
Daily Inspiration: “The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the upmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Weekly weight: -1.6lbs.
Report on yesterday: Sore but feeling optimistic & working toward my goals. Starting my mornings by accounting for previous day. 🥗Under, 💪 23 min. Rowing + yard work 1.5hr.,💧128 oz. (met), ⛑ +74 (143) - working towards 100 daily PAI, 👟 8,107 - close (goal 10k daily)

@ajviray
@Chak_Chandra
Looking forward to celebrating your reports. Even if you slide, coming back & taking accountability is worth applauding.

6/8 - 👀 Still thinking about you friends (@ajviray, @Chak_Chandra). Where my boys at?

Report on yesterday: 🥗over, 💪 cross country hike & 50 min. moderate rowing💧170 oz. (over), ⛑ +40 (199) - working towards, 👟 11,457 - met. Spent the afternoon hiking with the kids and had hoped to call my exercise. Then I met up with an old friend……all I needed was 1 delicious margarita to put me over and then there was dessert! I won’t even dig into the sodium. Tried to work it off in the evening but was just too exhausted after all of the sunshine and another night of poor sleep.

Inspiration: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston S. Churchill

@emmaeatsbetter welcome! Not sure where the others went but happy to see someone else on here. Been starting to feel like this accountability thread is simply a diary entry to myself but I keep coming back and hoping to see the guys check in. Happy to be here for you anytime.

I gained the same amount for the same reasons. Had my semi-annual doc visit last month and she had gained a bit of weight as well. I asked her how many others had and her answer was 75% of the people in the US had gained due to isolation, depression, and inactivity. I have got off my a** for a couple of months now and feel so much better mentally and physically. Hey, life happens and sometimes it gets to us. The pandemic is/was no small thing. Thanks for being transparent!

6/11 - Report on yesterday:

💪 Found my zen kayaking/swimming at the lake all day with the kids. Just what the doctor ordered but whew sore before bed. Iced some & probably gonna take an R&R day but I’ll move somehow.🥗 under💧132 oz. (over), ⛑ +36 (284) - working towards, 👟 7,623 (under but the paddling made up for it).

Inspiration: "Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” - Oprah Winfrey

Hi all. I am 53 and when I was 48 I got in the best shape of my life, lost 30lb+ and was a size 4. I always like to weight train to lose weight and inches and that time I combined it with MFP. Unfortunately my son age 11 was diagnosed with cancer in fall 2017 than I was diagnosed with cancer in June 2018. It was in my spine and I was on bed rest for 6 months. Recovery took a long time but I am now completely off all my meds pain free and cancer free. My son also fully recovered.

Needless to say with recovery + COVID I became very sedentary and put on weight. I was at my highest weight ever at 185lb so added 45lb. I have been logging on MFP for a week and am below 180lb. I am trying to up my steps with a fitbit and at the gym with a personal trainer 3 times a week. I need accountability with a PT or I just won't go! It's only once new habits are deeply ingrained that I can drop the PT. I started working out about 6 weeks ago and only just got the motivation to even care about food and weight.

I am just going to take each day and week as it comes! We can do it if we just don't give up and give making those small changes every day.

@StDominicBarberi welcome. Sorry to hear of these challenges life has thrown at you. I’m inspired by hearing your story about how you are bouncing back. Many successes to celebrate on this journey. Keep it up & if you need an accountability pal, I’m here. Cancer aside we are in similar territory. I’m still dealing with some long CoVID symptoms (7 months) but getting stronger every day. I’m down 9.8lbs since Feb. and joined MFP 2 weeks ago.

@jazzgtrman thanks for the reminder we are not alone. You are amazing! I needed that extra boost of encouragement the other day.

Was a sedentary day, weather kinda ruined my plans and I had a lot of work to catch up on. Still got some exercise in. Macro’s were darn near perfect woohoo! Been exceeding my personal goals easily, considering adequate re-evaluation to push myself accordingly. 🥗 under, 💪 strength training + 40 minutes of rowing,💧160 oz. (over), ⛑ +20 (236) - working towards, 👟 4,632 (way under).
“If you have the courage to BEGIN, you have the courage to SUCCEED.” - David Viscott

Hey everyone have you watched Stranger Things? We are on the 4th season.

Whew great recommendation from an accountability friend who lost 8lbs in 10 days! Put on some parachute pants for that song & got my toosh kicked! That is exactly what I needed to shave off the Froyo kids talked me into. Pushed myself hard yesterday & DOM’s are here. 🥗 under (barely), 💧 144 oz. (over), 👟8,503 (under), 💪 Dancing, strength training + 32 min. HIIT ⛑ +17 (215).
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” - Jim Ryun

Woohoo! I’ve lost 10.5 lbs in the last 90 days. Noticing better cardio & muscle growth.

Yes I have been watching it with my husband and kids dd19 and ds15. Most of the time its been me and my son watching it as my dd was working and just moved into her sorority for the summer. We just finished the current episodes last night. We kept freezing the screen to theorize about what was going to happen next and who is the villan etc.! The other show I watch on and off is Succession, I am still only on the second series. I only watch TV if I have a show or movie in mind, so sometimes go for weeks/months without watching anything unless its a Friday night movie with the fam. My eldest dd arrives back from Spring Semester in Europe on Saturday.

😂 We love movie nights. Mostly we play board games, educational activities that are kind of fun or arts & crafts. I’m a former school employee (social work) but education just doesn’t pay enough for me to support my family so I work for myself now. I have a 23 year old, a soon to be 13 year old & a 7 year old (yeah, never a dull moment). My parents are in very poor health and I’m the only kid in state so much of my free time is spent taking care of them (and they live 1.5hrs away). I also try to volunteer at least 20 hrs of my time a month.

We love the water! Whitewater rafting is my passion! I can’t do it much though as the sole provider of two young kids. That’s why my fist investment in rebuilding my gym was a rower. We also enjoy hikes but I mean when you live in CO you gotta visit the mountains! I’m over skiing & snowboarding though, that’s for tourists 😂. My son used to do Mu Duk Kwan and loved it but we stopped going when the pandemic first hit. Hoping to get him back into it soon but waiting until this next fall/winter season hits to see where that goes…. they have had a lot of outbreaks with tournaments. I might enroll my daughter and I too if we return. In high school I was a weight lifting buff who enjoyed soccer & track (until I destroyed my right achilles). I still hold the record for 74 dips at my high school (set 22 years ago)! If I could do that again it would be a miracle, getting past 5 is a challenge. Really it wasn’t just my weight that has motivated me to get back in shape, I got CoVID (and was vaccinated) in November and am still battling some long symptoms….. kind of a wake up call especially my lungs. I’ve got a lot to live for!

What about you?