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Wednesday - Wishes (what do you wish? It can be weight related or not, can be realistic or not) I wish for the day that I can go shopping and not leave feeling bad about my image. I wish for a day that designers would not treat large people as second class...like we don't deserve to look and feel good about our…
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Tuesday - Goals (do you have any Goals you want to update us?) I have challenged myself to loose 48 lbs by Christmas, 6 down 42 more to go... I have challenged myself to reach my 10k steps per day...well first I have to remember to put on my fitbit each day haha I have challenged myself to not let others dictate how I feel…
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Monday - Check In (how are you doing? Had any successes or struggles this week-end?) this week has been an emotional and stressful week butbut I made it through, made healthy choices, and came out on top....rid myself of 4lbs of unwanted fat!!
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Saturday - Success (what have you accomplished; focus on the positive of the week, NSV=non scale victories) I hit a rutt this week, feeling unmotivated to do anything. I am a newly single mother and the pressure of providing is new as well, and I just about cracked under pressure. MY Success was in reaching out for help, I…
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Thursday-truth, some days I just want to say screw it...yolo...let me eat what I want, do what I want and just be. I know bad attitude but it's the truth, luckily it's not how I think all the time but I do have my moments.
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Wednesday wishes...right now I am so very hungry and forgot to dethaw my tilapia....so I wish it would hurry I don't want to get hangry!! I also wish that my children continue to stay as cooperative as they have been thus far today :) and that we have a great time on our hike and finally at the splash park aafterward
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Ladies I was once told fluctuations are not limited to a pound or two, some people fluctuate up to 5 pounds!! Please don't let this discourage you. Another trick I've learn is, write a note to a "friend" who is going through the same thing as you, then read it to yourself out loud. And one last piece of advice, the numbers…
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I'm learning I am an emotional eater and I look to food for a feel good feeling and it works...but only temporary. In short it is my drug of choice, but like all drugs the high is short and the fall is great. I'm reading a great book about this and it is really helping me understand (and for me if I understand why then I…
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I have a friend I go to when I'm feeling overwhelmed, and thus is often as I struggle with an anxiety disorder. And he simply helps me break it down into smaller tasks by asking me, what's the first thing you have to do in order to start? How long will that take? Would it be OK if that's all you got done right now? If yes,…
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Hi all, I'm new, to mfp, this thread, and the need to lose 100lbs. I left an abusive marriage of 18 yrs last year and in search of comfort I ran to my longest standing best friend FOOD. And here I am, now 238lbs....ugh. I feel horrible, not because of how much I way, but because of how the extra weight makes me feel. I…
