T.H.E. Team (Trying Hard Everyday) Week 44. Come one come al

Way to go Pinbotchick- on the losing and the new clothes. You have to drive three hours away just to shop?? Man, I guess in a way that saves money if you don't go all the time...

O m gosh I dont think I could do 10 sit ups let alone 200 that is quite a goal Thats very admirable :flowerforyou:

Well.. yeah it's kinda hard. I can't do regular sit ups. The hurt me. So I have to use the little roller thing to keep me in better form, and I do crunches not full sit ups.... I feel more of an impact where I should with the way I do it, then the "correct" way. That way just leaves my back in agonizing pain.

Welcome NolaChick. This group is pretty awesome. I can't stay long, I have to get dressed for work which takes forever now... I wear like 4 layers of sleeved clothing and two layers of pants including my carhartt bibs... it's cold outside and working outside can suck lol. But, I can't wait to get it over with because I have chili in the crock pot for when I get home lol...

I've finally hit my half way mark. I didn't weigh in this past week because I was so busy at work... but I'm hoping to this week. I've started doing my crunches again, but it's really irritating my stomach with my IBS issues so it's a set back.

But that's it for now... gotta get going.

We sure are missing a few people on here....

Hi NolaChick ,
My weightloss journey Started at the end of May this year. I caught a bug and was ill for 3 weeks (I lost 8 pounds) it made me think that maybe my body was tell me that it needed to be healthy. I started playing on this site. I started at 1200 cals but after 3 weeks nothing came off. Then in playing with my BMI levels I figured out that 1430 worked really well for me. I just stay within that range (its not hard to do) I allow myself treats I just budget it in the days allowance ( yoplait chocolate raspberry delites are one of my favs) I still eat regular food too I just watch the portion size (I use a 1/2 cup cookie scoop to measure with its so easy) I am not a big exercise person. (frankly no time) but I do use WII fit and WII fit plus about 2 to 3 times per week. I loss 1 to 2 pounds a week. I have hit a wall a couple times were for 2 weeks nothing came off. but I just kept plugging along. One thing I have done is when I go out to eat or like on Thanksgiving I set my meals for the day to mantanaice calories 1860 ( it allows you to have alittle more (and by more I guess I mean not bigger servings but a glass of wine or lets say a small portion of that sweet potato pie. By staying in the mantanaince range I did not gain anything for that day and it was easy to drop back down to the 1430. I guess for me the trick is mind over matter. So far for me the journey has been pretty smooth.

thnx for sharing, I'm glad u found what works for you. Well I have been wanting to lose weight for the past year - first for my graduation in May then for my bday in July, but I never really committed. In September I saw some pics of myself that really opened my eyes, I thought I looked the same as before without realizing how bad I really looked and how much it was affecting my confidence. I started bootcamp the first month, which worked great I lost 7lbs in one month but it was $110/month and I couldnt afford that so I tried out the gym for a couple weeks but didnt like it that much plus I fell of the wagon for a bit. I got serious again and bought turbo jam DVDs and since then I have lost 5lbs more. I am very happy with my progress this far but I think I have a long way to to. I am currently 178 and my short term goal is 170 but my long term goal is 150. I do eat what I want like u said I cant give up a lot of stuff. However I have found that a lot of the foods I used to like are now kinda gross when I think about everything that's in it. haha THNX MFP!

Pictures are a huge eye opener. That's what got me going. I hated how I looked. I was ashamed. I had always been so skinny growing up and in my mind I still was. I always thought myself as being at 150... well I was about 20 pounds off. But in my mind I was 150... I had to learn how to retrain my mind. I also learned that my mind was telling me when I was full. I wasn't listening to my body. I eat what I want, but I've learned to control the portion sizes and stop when I feel full. I've been doing this for a few months now, and I've come to realize that I've not only retrained my mind, but I've retrained my stomach. I eat the serving size and that's about all my stomach can handle now. I think about how much I use to eat, and it makes me want to throw up. I have severe acid reflux and IBS. I've learned to make healthier choices because of that also. I also walk for a living. My job requires constant walking, I don't sit down at all. So that has helped me also. Just those two things alone have helped me do something that I've tried for several years to do, but in the time span of a few months. I also allow myself my cheat days here and there. I'm not giving up everything good for this, because I know I'll miss it and fall off the wagon big time and I'm not setting myself up for failure. But like you, I've tried to do it several times and was never committed enough. I thought oh this is it... every time lol. But once I saw those pics I knew something had to be done. I tried the gym thing and it wasn't for me. So the little things are working better. I changed things like white bread to wheat. I buy light items, and fat free items, low calorie items, went from vitamin d milk to skim milk. Just things like that helped me big time.

Good luck on your journey.

Are we ready for weigh in day tomorrow????