Healthy and Fit in 2012! (Closed Group)

Everyone seems to be doing awesome. WTG ladies. I ended up having to work 8am-4pm today and now I am back for a midnight-8am shift so I didnt get to exercise like I wanted to...Im still planning on meeting my exercise goal for the week. Didn't do so well on my water goal either.

These crazy work hours and staying up for ridiculous periods of time makes it hard to stay under my calorie goal. I woke up at 6:30 to go to work today....came home at 4:30 and took an hour nap. Cooked dinner, cleaned some QT with the bf and then I'm off to work for an overnight....I'll be home at 8:30am to sleep...so in a 26 hour period I'm sleeping 1 hour and keeping it under 1500 calories. only packed what I logged so I know I'll stay under but days like this absolutely kill.

That's my rant. So proud & inspired by everyone! Keep it up!

That is just nuts girl! What do you do if you don't mind me asking? I hate when work gets in the way of my healthy eating/exercising. You think you will have energy after you get off work to go for a walk or to the gym but NO!! You are absolutely drained!!!! Good job with how you pre-planned healthy foods to make sure you stay under!

I work in Guest Service & in-house communications at a local hospital (it's technically switchboard but we do all emergency contacts, medical communication, code procedures & information updates on top of answering regular incoming calls. So we're like two departments in one) all clerical, not clinical...so you'd think my hours would be regular lol. I usually work 12 hour shifts each Saturday & Sunday (hence I dont even attempt to work out, I'm just too drained) and then two overnights (midnight-8am) shifts during the week for the in-house communications & code procedures. FYI I have a BA in neuroscience & psychology....NOTHING to do with what my full time job entails:laugh: Job market these days :grumble: Unfortunately my shifts have become longer and more irregular because we just got hit by layoffs PLUS one of the girls in our office is on Maternity leave...so we're down to 5 people covering 24 hours, 7 days a week.

You're totally right, I've done the whole, "oh I'll get out of work at 8am, hit the gym for an hour and sleep" ....not a chance, all my body wants to do is shut down

Anyways....I've been doing this for four years now (it put me through college at least) so now Im just in hiatus with his until I go back to graduate school for my masters...and/or get a job within my field.

Everyone seems to be doing awesome. WTG ladies. I ended up having to work 8am-4pm today and now I am back for a midnight-8am shift so I didnt get to exercise like I wanted to...Im still planning on meeting my exercise goal for the week. Didn't do so well on my water goal either.

These crazy work hours and staying up for ridiculous periods of time makes it hard to stay under my calorie goal. I woke up at 6:30 to go to work today....came home at 4:30 and took an hour nap. Cooked dinner, cleaned some QT with the bf and then I'm off to work for an overnight....I'll be home at 8:30am to sleep...so in a 26 hour period I'm sleeping 1 hour and keeping it under 1500 calories. only packed what I logged so I know I'll stay under but days like this absolutely kill.

That's my rant. So proud & inspired by everyone! Keep it up!

That is just nuts girl! What do you do if you don't mind me asking? I hate when work gets in the way of my healthy eating/exercising. You think you will have energy after you get off work to go for a walk or to the gym but NO!! You are absolutely drained!!!! Good job with how you pre-planned healthy foods to make sure you stay under!

I work in Guest Service & in-house communications at a local hospital (it's technically switchboard but we do all emergency contacts, medical communication, code procedures & information updates on top of answering regular incoming calls. So we're like two departments in one) all clerical, not clinical...so you'd think my hours would be regular lol. I usually work 12 hour shifts each Saturday & Sunday (hence I dont even attempt to work out, I'm just too drained) and then two overnights (midnight-8am) shifts during the week for the in-house communications & code procedures. FYI I have a BA in neuroscience & psychology....NOTHING to do with what my full time job entails:laugh: Job market these days :grumble: Unfortunately my shifts have become longer and more irregular because we just got hit by layoffs PLUS one of the girls in our office is on Maternity leave...so we're down to 5 people covering 24 hours, 7 days a week.

You're totally right, I've done the whole, "oh I'll get out of work at 8am, hit the gym for an hour and sleep" ....not a chance, all my body wants to do is shut down

Anyways....I've been doing this for four years now (it put me through college at least) so now Im just in hiatus with his until I go back to graduate school for my masters...and/or get a job within my field.

Well I tip my hat off to you, I HATE working irregular hours. I have a degree in History, slowly getting into a position where I want to get certified to teach, but am about to start a job teaching pre-school on base where we are stationed at so I am excited. I figure I will get my student loans paid off then look into getting certified to teach high school history!


Good luck this week with work and exercise. You had a wonderful start yesterday!

Hey ladies! Sorry I'm late! This new year has started out quite interesting...sinus issues and a bad case of the blues=not a good attitude to be doing anything!

However, today with the help of my awesome MFP friends and some fantastic weather I'm back and ready to rock'n'roll!!

For those of you who don't know me...my name is Jessica,but you can call me Jess. I am 30 years old. I have been using MFP for almost 8 months now. In that time I have lost almost 60lbs. I currently work 40+ hours a week for a health and human services agency supporting adults with disabilities. Usually I enjoy my job, but like everywhere else it seems we have run into poor management and short staffing...so currently work=stress,which in turn often=stress eating.

On the brighter side of things, I have been happily married 11 years. My husband and I have for the most part been on this journey of lifestyle change together...he has lost 90+lbs.!! We struggle at times(like when we've both had long days,no one wants to cook and pizza is calling our names), but we learn something new everyday. And hopefully we get to enjoy each others company for many more years to come!

As far as my goals this week(or what's left of it)...
Exercise-atleast 60 minutes total 2 of 4 days.
Food-complete my diary-NO MATTER WHAT!
That's all I'm gonna put out there this go round...I really need to focus on keeping my attitude on par and keep going this week!

My big goal for this month is to make my 1st major goal weight of 200lbs. I'm soooo close and I'm hoping to culminate 8 months of hard work by making it to Onederland!! Add me if you'd like.

So far I have kept to my goals this week. I have done 1/2 days of abs 1/3 days of arms. Today I will finish my 2nd day for ab workout and 2nd for arms and then Saturday do my third day of arms. Mandy I agree putting our goals down makes us more aware and conscientious (sp?)! Hope you ladies are having a great week!

Hello ladies! It's wonderful to have all your support and have all of you inspire me to push further and be healthy. So far I am meeting & exceeding my goals!

I'm 1 out of two 2 classes for the week
I did 60 minutes of extra cardio, which is above the 30 i set a goal of....I think I will do an extra hour tomorrow...maybe :-)
I'm yet to do some strength training

I have been under my calorie goal the whole week...although I was a little low yesterday....I dont like eating UNDER 1200 if I can help it. Once in a while its okay...I feel like i'm not nourishing my body properly when it happens and I always feel hungry the next day. Also I have a bad past with anorexia and I dont want to slide down that road again....recovery is a long and painful process! I want to do this the proper way...I want to be the healthiest & strongest I can which means nourishing my body properly. I like to eat around 1500 calories per day. It keeps me satisfied, energetic, there's wiggle room for treats without sacrificing an entire meal. Sometimes i eat my exercise calories back....especially when I'm up for 20-24+ hours...but usually I go with the flow...If Im hungry I eat some of them back...if Im not then I dont.

Anyways, I love this group, it definitely helped me get back on track and I love the accountability! I'm close to TOM so Im not sure if Ill be weighing in tomorrow or if Im waiting until it's done :-)

Way to go girl!! I feel the same way about not eating too little I feel weak and tend to get headaches easier when I haven't eaten enough!! So happy you're meeting your personal goals!

1st full challenge day...check.
60(+)minutes of exercise...check.
Completed my diary...check.
Attitude still in check...check!
LOL! Goodnight ladies!

WAY TO GO!

Did a double whammy today with my workout...Spin & zumba.

Mimi...so TOM is still MIA lol.
I weighed in this morning and I think I may use that weight on Monday as my "official weigh in".
Unless I am still waiting by Monday....then I'll be running to the drugstore for a preggo-eggo test and then logging my official weight ;-P

We're on Day 5 of Week 1, and I'm glad that everyone has been doing well so far! Let's all continue to do well through the weekend and finish Week 1 really strong! :drinker:

When you post next Mon. to comment on your Week 1 progress and to post your goals for Week 2, I suggest that you include a summary of your weight loss progress at the top of your post, as an easy way to track your progress and to increase accountability. If you have a weight loss goal for this 4 week challenge, you can post that as well.

Here's an example:

Weight loss goal: 4.0 lbs
Weight loss total: 1.2 lbs (Week 1)

Week 0: 135.6 (

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) -- starting weight
Week 1: 134.4 (-1.2 lbs)
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:

Good idea Mimi! I will have to change my weigh day to Monday, but that's okay...I need a little extra motivation not to splurge over the weekend!

Hope everyone is having a GREAT Friday!

What a GREAT week 1 so far! I am most certainly not weighing in until Monday because Mother Nature left her monthly gift at my door yesterday and I feel GROSS. I hate that feeling Makes me feel like I ate everything I put my eyes on lol. So I have been power cleaning the house so it will be clean and I don't have to do anything tomorrow when we get back and am going to go on a run in a bit! Funny how your period has that effect on you because all week I was feeling fabulouse from eating so well and working out a lot. Now today I feel like I accomplished nothing. I know this is temporary so I won't get upset I just needed to vent, lol. Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!!!