Sexy in Six ***Closed Group*** Week 5!
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Thursday: I don't really get comments either way it's like no one notices which then is very irritating! Lol0
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Oh, totally. both positive and negative. My mother is probably the MOST negative person I know, and she is the first person to dish out criticism, I used to let it get me down but now I work harder and smile when I prove her wrong!
My mother is the same way and she says mean things in front of other people to try and embarrass me. I don't get it. I know women whom, we aren't even friends, that treat me better, or at least w/more respect. I just hope that as my beautiful daughter grows, i don't grow into the shrew she calls grammy, LOL.0 -
THURSDAY QOTD: FAMILY/FRIEND COMMENTS
both positive/negative. grandmother used to call me fat when i was younger and it totally geared me up to start losing weight the summer of my senior year. since then, i've yo-yoed. but now she's very proud of my progress and is starting to think i don't need to lose anymore. mom and dad are also very proud. dad is trying to lose weight too ever since he found out he had high cholesterol and blood pressure. he's always asking me how my progress is going and what my goals are. now here's where i get confused and furious and more determined than ever to meet my goal. the bf has been thin all his stinkin life. the first time i used mfp i lost about 22 lbs. everyone noticed BUT him. i had gained about 20 lbs with my first pregnancy. never got one single little comment. we got in an argument last weekend over something and the subject of my weight loss progress came up. basically he said it was my own fault that i got big and my impression was that he didn't feel the need to support me and make me feel good about myself b/c of all the hard work. i know he loves me (he's said it many a times) but still i can't help but be confused.....maybe he's insecure about what the overall outcome is gonna be: me being smokin' hot! lolol i dunno. i like to think that but we won't know until i get there, so dadblasted i'm gonna get there by Christmas (i hope).
whew! sorry for the novel, but that felt good to get off my chest!0 -
THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weight loss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments
When I get positive comments (which hasn't been much yet), it pumps me up and helps me feel good about myself. Negative comments, I've had a few. My grandpa is one, he said some rude things about my weight when I was first starting to lose. Subconsciously it may have affected me for a while, but I'm okay now. A couple of people I work with have teased me about counting calories. It just gives me the 'I'll show you' attitude.0 -
THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weightloss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments?
What friends and family say to me has a huge impact. if they are being negative, then I can feel myself being discouraged and I might give in to food a bit more. I try to brush it off but it doesnt always work0 -
THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weight loss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments
I don't have many friends, so there aren't many people to comment on me. My mom makes sarcastic remarks (like rudely calling me skinny *kitten*...and when discussing what restaurant to go to, it's always "well what CAN you eat???) My husband sometimes says he's proud of me for losing the weight or calls me skinny (he's always called me sexy, even at my heaviest...for that I am so lucky!) When my hubs encourages me, I feel empowered to keep going. When my mom is discouraging, i get a little sad but it doesn't really affect my weight loss. Just hurts my feelings. The rest of my family either dont say anything or I don't really see them.
I think what hurts me (and my weight loss progress) the most is the lack of comments, not the negative ones. I just have to keep going because I'm doing this for me, not for any of them.0 -
THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weightloss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments?
My friends and family haven't really noticed, but that's because I haven't really lost that much. :sad: I think that I really toned up doing insanity though, and my husband says he's noticing that. I'm not sure if he's just saying that to make me feel better, but either way it's nice to hear!!0 -
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New members can start signing up on MONDAY (invite your friends!) so you only have a few days to claim your returning seat before it's a race to the 40 woman limit! I know I've had a blast getting to know all you phenomenal women this past month. You all work SOOO hard and inspire me to keep going. Seriously. I've wanted to give up (you know that little voice of doubt that creeps up...) but I think of you girls and I know that I can't walk away just yet. So thanks to your guys for being my motivation.
This challenge will run us from the beginning of October to mid-November. This is our chance to trim up before we trim our Thanksgiving turkeys! (I'm also considering extending to a Round Three that will take us right up to Christmas! We all wanna be the hottie that people are buzzing about at our holiday office parties and family get togethers! And of course we can log all the Black Friday and frantic mall shopping as exercise! When Round Two is wrapping up, we'll see how things look.)
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Thursday: I've always found that I'm the hardest one on me. I get a lot of encouragement and support from others, but I can get myself down in a heartbeat!
I have found it really encouraging to hear my mom and fiance compliment me on looking better, though!0 -
Thursday: I've always found that I'm the hardest one on me.
Me too... although people generally weren't saying anything negative to me about my weight, I "knew" what they were thinking...
as I have grown stronger in my personal faith and realized who the essence of "me" really is, that is no longer an issue. Love postive feedback when I get it (whereas in the past I didn't appreciate it so much cuz I really didn't believe people when they were saying something positive. )0 -
Fridays Question: Since you have joined this challenge what are some positive changes you have noticed?
For me it has been my confidence in myself. I know that I can do this. I am in week 5! I also notice I feel a lot healthier!0 -
Friday's QOTD: Positive changes from this challenge? I totally feel like I'm not doing this alone. I love getting virtual high fives and knowing that we're all working hard together and supporting each other.0
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FRIDAY QOTD: POSITIVE CHANGES
definately love the support from so many different people in different weight loss journeys (sp?)
i also have new confidence. last time on mfp i could NOT get past 150. even though i haven't seen 150 yet, i know that if i stick to what i'm doing, i will get down to there and hopefully meet my goal of -12 lbs by the end of next week. only 2 lbs left
GO TEAM PURPLE!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!!0 -
Fridays Question: Since you have joined this challenge what are some positive changes you have noticed?
I am less likely to cheat when I know people are depending on me! it's awesome:)0 -
Friday's QOTD: I am enjoying being part of a team, as well as the general support that people are giving each other. I look forward to the questions and challenges. The questions have been both thought provoking and fun.
Both with this challenge, and with MFP in general, the biggest positive change that I have experienced is that there is finally a certainty that I WILL lose the weight and keep it off. While I still have times that I do great and then other times not so great , thinking about what goes in my mouth, exercising a few times each week and logging on to MFP daily, have become a part of my life, and will continue to be a part of my life.
Today on another thread I saw the quote "Your body keeps an accurate journal of what you eat regardless of what you write down. And it remembers everything." Wow. I love the wisdom that Is shared on MFP :happy:0 -
Fridays Question: Since you have joined this challenge what are some positive changes you have noticed?
Definitely motivation. When I wanna give up or have one of hose days where I eat what I want and don't exercise, I tell myself that I'm apart of a team and if I gain weight the team gains weight and that's not fair to them.0 -
Thursday- my families comments affect me the most. the positive and the negative. The worst is that my mom grandma and now my aunt have all had gastric bypass surgery. my aunt lost 25 lbs her first 2 weeks. it was really dissapointing and i guess i was jealous that it took me 6 months to loose that and her only 2 weeks. but i am pushing past it. im going to do a juice fast starting on monday to push past this plataue that im on and reach 174 by next sat. its about 5 more lbs.
Friday- i find my self telling everybody about my weightloss and this challenge now. even my guests at work. This challenge has helped me with more than just loosing weight, its given me back alot of my condidence.0 -
Thurs QOTD: I guess everybody's comments affect me when it comes to my weight. Especially when it's from my family, and sometimes it just makes me so upset that I feel like I do not want to lose weight...maybe just to rebel against the system or something. Well, I've come to terms with it, and this time, nothing's going to stop me.
Friday QOTD: I'm more enthusiastic about eating well, and when I don't take care of myself, I feel terrible, like I let my whole team down. People here are so inspirational and encouraging that I just had to push on. And the results are better than any I've had in the past...I feel healthier and look better.
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Friday QOTD - Well This challenge has had several positive impacts on my life. Having great people supporting and encouraging helps with accountability and the nature of the challenge keeps me logging in to MFP daily, which makes me look at what I'm eating on a daily basis in perspective!0
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The biggest thing this challenge helped me with is logging in daily. I had been putting my foods in at the end of the day on my phone, and it was easy to let it go for a weekend or a few days. Now I log as the day goes on, I'm involved on the site, and I have friends for support! Thanks guys!0
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Friday QOTD: Definitely motivation and accountability. Even though I had crappy internet access last week when I was in Philly, I still ate better and exercised more than I would have if I hadn't had this challenge. I still gained weight (I think most of it has been water since I was low-carbing before and then started eating carbs), which was really annoying. Normally that type of situation would have caused me to derail entirely, but instead I got right back on the wagon this week and am back to losing!0
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Bonus question because I wanna chat:
What are your plans for the weekend?
I've finally got a weekend staying home, so I'm looking forward to going to the beach, playing tennis and disc golf with my fiance!0 -
For me, it's a lot harder to quit if I'm running a challenge. Over the last few weeks, I've had days where I get discouraged and wanna walk away from MFP without a second glance. But I know I have 30+ awesome women who are counting on me to keep them going. (Plus I'm scared of kimi131....if I walked away, she'd blow up my phone and yell at me... :frown: )
I've really enjoyed making new friends that I otherwise would never have known. You all are some of the sweetest, most genuine and encouraging women I've had the pleasure to know.
Okay, enough with that sap. Almille, I'm not sure what I'm doing this weekend. My husband works all day Sat so it'll be me and the baby hanging out. Sunday he's off work, so I think we're gonna do something but I've got NO clue what. (Unless it's playing a pickup game of --fill in the sport-- he isn't interested in getting up to do anything. I've been nagging him to take our daughter to the FREE zoo in DC, but he's a party pooper. I'm not tackling the Metro with a 2 y/o alone!!!)0 -
That sounds like fun, almille! My DH is out of town tonight and tomorrow, so I'll be juggling babies. 0
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I have noticed that my motivation has increased (with the exception of this week...bleh) and I feel like I have real support from real people who understand! That means sooo much to me!0
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Motivation is definitely up. I feel very connected to Team Purple - in fact, I'm sad we are nearing the end.....
I have been surprised at how inspirational my 'digital/virtual' friends can be......fascinating.
And this weekend? Sadly, I have to go into work, clean the house, sort out meals for the week ahead. And lastly, but by no means least, I have to find a birthday present for my son who is turning 24. Any ideas?!!!0 -
Tuesday QOTD : What are some ways that you can reward yourself if you have reached a goal or simply had a good week?
Love this question~ Well when I got out of the 140's I got a haircut (but I wasn't planning on having that as my reward lol) Doesn't matter anyway cuz I'm back at 140
When I reach my healthy weight of 136 then I'm going to get bangs
When I reach 130 I'm getting SOME new clothes or maybe shoes
When I reach my ultimate goal of 120 then I'm going to get a whole new wardrobe AND a pedicure (never had one before!)
THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weightloss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments?
I've been getting more compliments now, but before it did bother me and put me down a lot. I'm still chubby, but everyone says I look HEALTHY so I'm happy. However, my mom does make certain comments about my butt....apparently my butt is so big that I have what she calls a "bump" on my lower back, it's just because I carry more weight lower body and I told her it would go away once I lose weight, but she thinks I need SURGERY to remove it! I just ignore it and keep doing what I'm doing
Fridays Question: Since you have joined this challenge what are some positive changes you have noticed?
I have been more motivated since joining this challenge!!!! My motivation has gone up like 1000000% since joining this group! I know I'm less likely to give up because I don't want to let my team down. When I do bad one week, I work even harder the next week to make up for it. I can't imagine doing MFP without this challenge, it's too much fun!
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Bonus question because I wanna chat:
What are your plans for the weekend?
I've finally got a weekend staying home, so I'm looking forward to going to the beach, playing tennis and disc golf with my fiance!
LOVE IT!!!! Aww I wish my boyfriend would go to the beach with me, he hates it! lol
I'm going to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS AND ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE tomorrow!!!! I'm finally going to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!!! It looks so AWESOME!!! I am stoked!!! 0 -
hhmmm i may stick to netflix all weekend and start the ghost whisperer series. i finished medium and loved it.0
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Fridays Question: Since you have joined this challenge what are some positive changes you have noticed?
It definitely has me more motivated to workout and keeps me more accountable.0
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