Announcements
Your milestones and progress - accountability
Share your weight loss goals and progress, remember to update weekly. o:) My Starting Weight: ~296 lbs (01/01/2017) My Ultimate Goal Weight: <190 lbs (top of my healthy BMI range) My goal date for loosing 100 lbs is by Jan 2018 I'm targeting 1.5-2.0 lbs per week (aggressive, I know) Next Milestone: 260 lbs (by end March?)…
Introductions
Tell us why you're here. And anything else you would like.
Back and question
Who am I and why am I leaving an announcement on a barely active group? Well, I'm the person who started this group. Hi. =) This group was doing amazing up until late last year. I sure soon after I left, others became inactive as well. But, I'm back and ready to fix this group up a bit. So I'm back. After... about a year.…
I'm back, update, and I need your opinion please.
Who am I and why am I leaving an announcement on a barely active group? Well, I'm the person who started this group. Hi. =) This group was doing amazing up until late last year. I sure soon after I left, others became inactive as well. But, I'm back and ready to fix this group up a bit. So I'm back. After... about a year.…
I'm back, update, and I need your opinion please.
Who am I and why am I leaving an announcement on a barely active group? Well, I'm the person who started this group. Hi. =) This group was doing amazing up until late last year. I sure soon after I left, others became inactive as well. But, I'm back and ready to fix this group up a bit. So I'm back. After... about a year.…
I'm back, update, and I need your opinion please.
Who am I and why am I leaving an announcement on a barely active group? Well, I'm the person who started this group. Hi. =) This group was doing amazing up until late last year. I sure soon after I left, others became inactive as well. But, I'm back and ready to fix this group up a bit. So I'm back. After... about a year.…
I'm back, update, and I need your opinion please.
Who am I and why am I leaving an announcement on a barely active group? Well, I'm the person who started this group. Hi. =) This group was doing amazing up until late last year. I sure soon after I left, others became inactive as well. But, I'm back and ready to fix this group up a bit. So I'm back. After... about a year.…
Tips and Tricks
Share things that helped you stay on track or helped you over a speed bump. Everyone's weight loss journey is different, but something that worked for you, may help another.
Discussions
Non Scale Victories!
Share your NSVs here. Be proud! You made this happen.
Scale Victories
Let's hear those results! Be proud,even if it's a small number you're doing amazing!
Progress pictures!
I find progress pictures to be very motivational and inspiring--let's see your before and during! And it won't be long before you can show us your before and after!!
Problems, hardships, and issues.
Share some things that you're finding difficult for other to give their advice on how to overcome them.
Word Association Game
I thought we could have some fun with a Word Association Game! Use one word that is some way or some how associated with the word above. I'll start it off with..... Squirrel
Rewards?
Does anyone self-reward for hitting milestones or mini-goals? Does it actually work as motivation to get to those goals faster? And what kinds of things do you reward yourself with? Personally, I reward myself with new things - I went clothes shopping when I hit 50 pounds down a few weeks ago - not just because I needed to…
What Mini Goal is motivating you right now?
This is a popular thread from the Success Stories here on MFP. I thought it might be better appreciated in a small group like this where we can celebrate together the small things that are happening. I was thinking keeping the goal to something attainable in 1 to 4 weeks and then post again when we complete it! (If the…
Thoughts and Feelings
Got great news? Feeling down? Doesn't matter, share it here. We're here for you. Don't be afraid to let your insecurities or awesomeness show.
How often do you weigh in?
I am "officially" weighing in once a week, on a Monday morning before breakfast. I do have several unofficial steps on the scale throughout the week though, just to check, and I'm not sure how helpful it is.
Plateaus and Slow Downs
well, its official - I've definitely hit a plateau. My weight loss has painfully ground to a halt, and my measurements were all the same as last month. Its frustrating because I'm still 8 lbs away from my first major goal! I'm already eating at the absolute minimum recommended calorie limit for my height and weight, and…