Over 200 Club Back to School (open group)

I'm under my calories I still need to exercise. I think I'll have the rest of my water during/after my workout

Another bad eating day yesterday ... it's so hard to not be getting any exercise and to be home (with free access to the fridge). I didn't do great with water either, will try harder today. I'm back at work, still coughing but much better. It feels so good to be out of the house! I really wanted to go to my step class this morning, was all packed and ready ... but my husband convinced me that I shouldn't go because I coughed a lot during the night. So I need to really work hard on good food choices today if I won't be getting much exercise in again.
I'm paying for my bad food choices yesterday, I think I food poisoned myself ... bad cramps and diarrhea, and headache. I'm guessing it was either the cinnamon butter braid that I made yesteday - (that had been in the freezer for over a year, and I melted plastic wrap on top of it by accident when I cooked it) :ohwell: ... or it was the smoked salmon (home caught and smoked by my sister-in-law in Alaska). I really hate to throw the salmon dip I made away ... but I know that is the likely culprit if I have food poisoning... and it's not exactly low-cal either.
I probably should have stayed home again since my stomach is so unhappy, but it seems to be getting better... and I've missed too much work in the last month and a half, and really wanted to be around people!
Have a good day everyone!

I went jogging last night...yes jogging. I definitely did some fast walking too but I was never able to jog before. I'm super excited.

Yesterday I had all my water ^-^ Yay! I need to keep drinking water :drinker: :drinker: I think is going to make a big dif...

I went jogging last night...yes jogging. I definitely did some fast walking too but I was never able to jog before. I'm super excited.

Yesterday I had all my water ^-^ Yay! I need to keep drinking water :drinker: :drinker: I think is going to make a big dif...

I did some jogging every day for a week in August when I was on vacation ... it was the greatest feeling! But it was hard on my knees - I figured I probably need to lose more weight before I try again ... but hopefully that will be soon! Good for you! :drinker:

Hi I am interest in joining this group to help keep me focused and motivaed. My goal is to lose 1 to 1.5 pounds a week and with being over 200 pounds my goal wait is many days, weeks, months, even over a year away. That is huge for me to keep perspective:noway: My first goal is to make 199. Small gaols seem more atainable than the one BIG chunk. I haven't been under 200 pounds for about 15 years. This is a big to step to admit that!:embarassed:
The daily food diary has be great in helping me keepin it real. Portions are my weekness but I am getting better educated. I can say that I do love my water. Looking forward to future support.

Welcome snowflakes, I think having others to share a common goal with helps keep you focused. No one understands what it is like to be over 200 pounds unless they are in that situation. I too and most of us on this post will be doing this for at least one year. I think the secret to success is logging our food, exercising and encouraging each other. I also think small goals help with the success. You do not have to wait sooooo long to meet a goal. My first real goal was to hit 30 pounds because I had never lost that much before. My new goal is to reach 40 pounds lost, then 50,60,70, and so on. I am really glad you are here. and I am fully confident that you can do this:flowerforyou:

I burnt 617 calories this morning and I feel alot better today.

You are a machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh:

I don't know what to do, lately i have been working out on my days off...but lately i want to relax on my days off

Hope everyone is ready for weigh-in tomorrow!

I've had a crazy week with work (I've worked at least 13 hours every day this week so far :yawn: ). I've really had no time to work out at all. On the road for work all day (7.30am-10.30pm) monday; managed to squeeze in a mile walk on my lunch break tuesday & gave myself a huge blister by wearing the wrong shoes with no socks on the walk so I couldn't walk on my lunch break wednesday. Then today, I was on the road again from 7.30am-7.30pm. BUT, I came home and put in 30 minutes on my bike and did 30 Day Shred Level 1 which still kicks my butt. I burned over 700 calories so I feel a little better about the week now. I haven't been going over my calories much if at all this week, but I haven't been eating as well as usual since I've been traveling. I wore some pants I had to stop wearing about 2 months ago because they were so tight and I was really swimming in them today. It's kind of hard to believe I've really come this far in just 1 month (today's my 1 month MFP anniversary )!