OVER 200 CLUB PUMP IT UP (OPEN GROUP) WEEK 12

Hey I have been searching around and I would like to join this group. Within just a few months I have seen my weight jump from 192 to 209! :explode: I just need to stay focused! Today I did 55 mins. However my problem is not really working out...its eating! I need this group. Thanks!

And another pound bites the dust :laugh:

Calories: within goal
Water intake: always more than the minimum
Excercise: 45 minute brisk walk/30 minutes of Pilates

As far as the challenge... I cannot yet do push ups but I'm doing a bulding excercise where you start in the up position and lower yourself down. Then get back into position and repeat. My trainer told me that was a good way to work the muscles required to do them. So that's all I've got... sorry.

Calories: great
Water intake: didn't do so great on water
Excercise: 40 minutes mowing the lawn

will do extra push ups tonight ... another good challenge because it will make me stay longer at my body pump class at the Y instead of skipping out early. :happy:

Hi Girls, happy Tuesday. Wow everyone is so motivated I am proud of you all.

♦Welcome KismetHot, we need you too!!! All the motivation a group can get the better we are.

♦lstpaul, I am so proud of you for staying within your calories. I knew you could do it.

♦ready2bff, great job on the water, oh and my son is 4 also That is always a good idea to incorporate our children. I believe that they will have fond memories of things like that. Mom and me goofing off and moving to a video. My son does wall push ups with me and makes the same noise as I do. :blushing: I need to be aware of those grunts.


♦SarahAnnaBanana, if your body is not able to do a challenge then you listen to it. We are doing these things to motivate and have fun. We do not want anyone doing anything their body is not ready to do.:flowerforyou: Personally, I am not able to do push ups so I do wall pushups. It is a lot easier on the body.

♦Andrea, walking is exercise. Working so late will throw someone off. So as long as you are walking do not be too hard on yourself. I have 4 children and I am a sahm so I can't afford a gym membership. Home is my gym. The park is also my gym. So it can be done. Do not be discouraged and keep up the good work.

Good evening everyone ...... did great on my calories but i have been since starting this site this past saturday ... water is awesome and i did an hour of cardio and will be doing 20-30 minutes on my total gym

I keep a grip of cucumbers on hand for snacking. They are low calorie, great for digestion and let me eat when I need to. I can snack on 2-3 cucumbers a day and not go over my 1200 calories. You're not meant to meet an ill fate and you ARE on the path to make sure of that... it's normal to hit some bumps on the road ahead. Don't get down on yourself.
I am impressed by what a positive influence and motivator you are for a group of complete strangers. You have great character, hang in there!

Sarah

Oh yea... Did I stay within my calories? HECK YEA! I was even 50 under and I hadn't even logged my exercise yet!

Did I drink my water. Yes! I set a new goal. I sent the message below to all my friends to keep me honest!

So today is going to be a good day! Make yourself a new goal! Mine is drinking a 16oz bottle of water on the way to work and on the way home from work each day. Send me a comment with your goal, and it will give me an idea and I will try to check in with you and see how you are doing! It will also give you accountibility! Send this comment to your friends and get them to work on a new goal too!

And what did I do that I am proud of? I didn't dive into the bag of ruffles my BF left on the coffee table when I was depressed and crying. I did something POSITIVE!

So Yay!

Hi everyone, I am having trouble today. :grumble: I am so hungry. :grumble: I know I am not but my body keeps telling me I am. I am over on my calories today. I ate all my exercise calories plus 56 additional calories. I know that we are not suppose to eat all our exercise cals. I also had decided that I did not want to go over 1400 cals even when I exercise. I am at 1776. :mad: I had a hard time yesterday too. I am not having any trouble with my water though and I did exercise this morning. Took a long brisk walk. I can Not go back to my old ways. This is too important for my health. My blood pressure is high. I was just put on meds for that 3 weeks ago. Every time I go and get my blood pressure checked it's high.:explode: My older brother who was very thin died at 35 his blood pressure was high and caused him to have a stroke. I am 38, overweight, (that rhymes:laugh: ) and I do not want to have a stroke. I am so sorry that I am complaining so much, thanks for listening

Hang in there, I think there are days were your are just hungrier than normal, get through these days and just stay on track. You can do it!!!!

Hey Guys!

Just wanted to check in.... It's been a rough couple of weeks for me emotionally. Had to deal with a friend trash talking me behind my back :grumble: and a fight with my live in boyfriend. So... it was tough. But I DIDN'T go for the Chips & Dip or the Ice Cream, that used to be my comfort blanket! :bigsmile: I went for my bike instead. I must have looked like a moron, talking to myself :grumble: and intermittant bouts of crying... but I pedaled and pushed myself for 10 miles. And today... even though it's not my usual weigh in day... I stepped on the scale this morning. I have hit my September goal weight a week early! So... Happy Dance!

I couldn't have done it without MFP or the buddies I have made here. :blushing: Thank you everyone, for sharing your success stories with me and for being so supportive! I...promised... myself... I... wouldn't.... cry. Lol! Thanks so much, and best of luck to everyone!

WE CAN DO THIS!

Thats awesome, keep with the good work!!!!


lstpaul - 2 hours at the Y, you must have burned a ton of calories, great job, I bet you feel great today!!!

awww thanx you guys are so sweet. :flowerforyou: I do feel better today. I know it is a new day. You guys are great. We can all do this together, we are a team. I met a lady at my daughters bus stop, her children are at the same stop. She just asked to walk with me today and I said sure. So that was nice to have some company. It made the walk go quicker. She wants to walk with me again tomorrow.

The other nice thing about walking with a friend is that you burn more calories from talking while walking! I can't believe how much higher my heart rate stays on my HRM when I'm walking and talking with a friend ... I guess I'll have to try talking to myself while I walk if I'm alone - although I might look pretty crazy!:laugh:

I saw an informercial for a new exercise plan where you sing while you exercise and you burn more calories, plus you breath properly and get more oxygen. Let' s all go out and sing while we walk??:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: If we start next week we can see if we all lose more weight:laugh: :laugh: They may have me arrested for my singing though:laugh:

lstpaul - 2 hours at the Y, you must have burned a ton of calories, great job, I bet you feel great today!!!

I was exhausted last night ... but I really 'felt' like I was losing weight, and I feel good today. My HRM said I burned 1990 calories!!!!!! (But I don't believe that it could actually have been that much.)
I'm going on vacation next week to a cabin and it's going to be challenging ... so I'm really hoping to see some progress on the scale this week to keep me motivated!

Good day everyone ....... wooooohooooo lost 2 pounds this week ..... I am within my calories even after working out ..... water is GREAT ....going for that 2nd mile in walking but its hard since my 3 year old's lil legs are tiny LOL

Yesterday
Calories: went over 300
Water: good
Exercise: didn't get it in, had bad hail storm several weeks ago and we have been dealing with contractors and the one came late and it was almost 9pm when he left, I was not very happy.
Proud: ate a really good dinner

Well MY bad day was yesterday :mad: ... I was so happy and proud of myself for working out so hard Tuesday night - that I think I used that as an excuse to not exercise yesterday and to eat way too much junk. I also made the mistake of weighing myself this morning and the scale was not kind:explode: - I am up 1.5 pounds. That really de-motivated me before my step class this morning and I didn't work out as hard as normal. I need to shake it off though and have a good day today, maybe the scale will be better tomorrow or Saturday... I always seem to weigh more on Thursdays - so I shouldn't even weigh myself!, plus with how poorly I ate yesterday I'm feeling pretty bloated. I really wanted to get to 15 pounds lost before my vacation next week!!!! aargh!!!!

Yesterday
Calories: went over 660
Water: good
Exercise: none ... except a lame attempt at doing a few wall pushups for our challenge while my son was brushing his teeth - but should have done more
Proud: I'm not giving up

Yesterday -
Water was okay. Better than I have been. Still not perfect.
Calories were good.
Exercise - I only did my push-ups. :ohwell:


Tomorrow is weigh in everyone. We can do it!