MOTIVATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

I also meant to say one thing that has helped me stay on track is doing walking challenges. I found one on Facebook last month for St. Jude and this month I'm doing 60 Miles in September for the American Cancer Society. I track how far I walk every day to make sure I stay on target and it gives me the motivation to do it. I don't always walk so fast though and I don't think you have to. Go at the pace that's comfortable for you so you don't hurt yourself.

I’m 44 and had a work injury. I’ve gained 40lbs in the last 3 years and kept waiting for my foot to get better. After 5 surgeries I’ve realized running is out of the question. I started a week ago on phentermine 15mg and counting my calories on the app. I was hesitant to try the medication from my doctor but I have lost 8lbs in 5 days. I am only allowed to be on it for 3 months so I am trying to teach myself to eat healthier so I don’t gain it back when I stop the meds. I feel unattractive and have never been heavy before. I also need support. I’m a paramedic and a mom and I need a lifestyle change!

Hi there from a wet and grey Dublin, Ireland.
I'm also "very married" 😀 (25 years next week) and would love to jump in here if there's room for me. I'm 51, currently weigh 168lb but that is compacted into 4ft 10inches of woman. I've been using the app for 3 months and lost 12lbs in that time. My head wants to lose it faster but my heart knows slow and steady makes for better long term change. I also don't really know how to use this community feature but would like to be part of this group.
Hope you all are doing well.
Ann

23Bougie wrote: »

I missed my weigh in yesterday…
For anyone who wants to participate in the “weekly weigh-in”. Feel free to cut and paste my pervious Friday posts and adjust to your stats.
I’ve been having a tough time staying focused and look forward to weigh in NEXT Friday.
I’ve gotten VERY good at justifying bad choices and seem to be waiting for the big burst of motivation that I can usually pull out of my back pocket to happen. No excuses, just trying to be accountable.
Hope everyone is doing better than I am at this point. Ughhhh

I’m right there with you! My week was very much the same. Have already made better choices today for breakfast and lunch.

Time for me to get back on track and quit giving into temptations of chocolate, and overeating.

Seems like I have found my gang. 64 years old very married and here again restarting after gaining all I lost. 5'1" 145lbs a gain of 45 ( yes nearly half as much again what I was 3 years ago) Aiming to lose a stone by Christmas. ... cutting out refined sugar so that means no alcohol... except for occasional celebration days. Looking to increase my step count. And eat healthy.. an average of 1400 calories a day. When I lost before I did two days a week of 1000 calories, 2 days at 1200 calories and 'borrowed' the remaining calories to add to other days. This helped me cope with meals out, weekends etc, and kidded my metabolism that I wasn't being deprived. No guilt on days I consumed 1800 or even 2000 so long as my weekly total was no more than 9800. I don't know if anyone else has tried this? I lost 40lb previously doing this.... but fell off the wagon having maintained at goal for a couple of years. I blame lockdown and myself for stopping using the scales and burying my head in the sand!

Hi, everyone I'm Darwin Harper from USA just here to maintain weight and it's nice being here learning and getting motivation.

Weighing in Monday because weekends are bad for me
Current weight: 215lb
Short term goal: 200lb
Goal weight: 175lb

Hi all. I’m Gina, from Kentucky , 54 years old, very married also. My starting weight was 207. Currently at 197 after 1 month. I was at 194 last week, but gained a few pounds. Since I stayed under my daily calorie intake, I’m figuring it may be muscle gain. I’m on a 1400 calorie a day diet, walking 5 days a week. Today I walked 30 minutes, went 1 1/2 miles. I’m gonna increase it to 2 miles next week. Feel free to add me as a friend. I need all the support and motivation I can get!

Hi I'm married or perhaps slightly married or maybe very married. I always thought married was well married...

Get over it ladies no one here wants to get down with you... lol

ddsb1111 Posts: 322 Member
8:47AM
I have to ask, why does everyone stress the very married part? I believe I saw in another thread that she wanted an intro with the friend requests so she knew they weren’t a perv. This concerns me, does this happen? Have you had personal experiences on here where several people made you that uncomfortable?? 🙁

Unfortunately yes, it happens a lot. I think 'very married' is a polite way to ask others not to make this group about anything sexual and that we're all here just to get healthier without having to fend of unwanted advances. It's like when you take a nice walk on a simple errand starting off in a good mood and then someone ruins it all by saying something unwanted and untoward. The xbowhunter alpha male poser type person above is wrong, probably not the first time. I wouldn't be surprised if I got some hate messages from them from this post alone.

desertbloom415 wrote: »

ddsb1111 Posts: 322 Member
8:47AM
I have to ask, why does everyone stress the very married part? I believe I saw in another thread that she wanted an intro with the friend requests so she knew they weren’t a perv. This concerns me, does this happen? Have you had personal experiences on here where several people made you that uncomfortable?? 🙁

Unfortunately yes, it happens a lot. I think 'very married' is a polite way to ask others not to make this group about anything sexual and that we're all here just to get healthier without having to fend of unwanted advances. It's like when you take a nice walk on a simple errand starting off in a good mood and then someone ruins it all by saying something unwanted and untoward. The xbowhunter alpha male poser type person above is wrong, probably not the first time. I wouldn't be surprised if I got some hate messages from them from this post alone.

I didn’t realize it happened a lot, I’m so sorry to hear that. I’m sure those people are being reported 🤞🏻so I won’t mention it further. I hope there comes a time where we don’t have to be hyper aware because no one’s pushes those boundaries.

@desertbloom415 I have not been great at getting my walks in lately, and previous to me starting this recent weight loss journey, i was completely sedentary, no exercise whatsoever. Rather than try to add 1 hour walks to my day from the start, i am trying to bake in 3 smaller 10 to 15 minute walks each day. Cumulatively, that's 30 to 45 minutes of movement i wasn't getting before. I try to do an extra block or two in the morning from my parking lot to the office and in the evenings i wander around my kitchen and living room while i watch my TV show, it feels silly but every step counts.

Friday weigh-ins (doing calorie deficit with goal of ~1200/day plus walking).
Starting weight: 194 lbs
Goal weight: 140 lbs

9/01 190 (-4)
9/08 188.5 (-1.5)
9/17 190.5 (+2)
9/22 187.6 (back to where I was before gaining last week)
9/29

Monday (Australia time!) weigh in.
Starting weight: 215lb
Current weight: 210lb
Short term goal: 200lb
Goal weight: 175lb
So a loss of 5lb this week. I know it's the first focused week for a while and this level is not sustainable but it has encouraged me. Tracking on mfp every day and finally being able to walk again (plantar fasciitis)

desertbloom415 wrote: »

@tashrifica i found this stretching video for people like me who haven't done a lot of exercise in a while. i'll try it later, hopefully it helps everyone here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI51zRzgIe4&ab_channel=ToneandTighten

Thanks for this! I'll give it a try too