lindaw66 Member

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/595473-why-the-scale-goes-up-with-a-new-workout-program-must-read This is for those of us that are not seeing the scale move in our favor, this is a must read!:love:

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Looks like you're the only warm weather girl (as soon as the temps get back to normal out there)! I can't wait to see if the rest of our groups responds. It's fun to see where everyone is!

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I make sure that I get in my eight, 8 oz glasses of water first and any thing I drink after that is just bonus and I drink green tea in the morning. I have a jug I bought at walmart that is a 2.2L and once I'm done with that I know I've had my minimum of water intake any thing after that is bonus!:drinker:

I live in Sellersburg, IN, about 20 minutes from Louisville, KY, where I work. It is cold, but that doesn't matter, I love my gym and it's on my way home, so that is what is working for me now! Planet Fitness Rocks! If you have one in your area I highley recommend them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:love: :love: :love: :love: :love:…

Yay for the .2 lbs, I haven't seen that yet and I would be thrilled to lose that! So you focus on that success and you will do better for the rest of the week.

I thinks this also applies to someone who is doing mostly heavly lifting as their form of exercise too. I'm sitll mixing cardio with a little strength training, so i think I'm going to use their BMR calculation and try to at least net that after my exercise calories are burned.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/680246-tdee-bmr-what-they-are-and-what-to-do-with-them The above link is to a group that discusses BMR, TDEE and making sure you eat enough calories to be able to lose weight. It's something Im trying to figure out. I know that when I've tried to to only eat 1200 calories that I…

all good info, thank you for taking the time to make sense out of all this for me!

Happy Monday y'all! So I had a very busy weekend and I didn't do so well on my calories :( I also didnt' exercise on Friday as I had planned as I got a call from my son needing some help and that derailed my plans, but family first so I was okay with that! I still logged every thing and I went over on Friday and Saturday,…

I'm with you Laura, I too have been consistent with logging my food and that's a big step in the right direction, so YAY for us! I'm still working on increasing my water intake as well. I'm glad we are doing this together too! Reading everyone's updates wether they are good or bad lets you know that we are not alone in…

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. Don't beat yourself up for taking a break while you grieved your baby. I've recenly had some issues that keep me falling off track too, and I've decidided that life has to go on no matter what the issue is and I still need to take care of myself. I've taken a drastic step to remind…

For some reason the computer at work doesn't show the pics, so I must remind myself to check this out when I get home. I can tell by all the wonderful responses that looking at these pictures are very motivating. I just took my before pics yesterday and I decided to make them the back ground on my phone so I could remind…

I did decide to switch from Coffee to Green Tea because I was using too many calories for my creamer. I'm still needing to get my gallon of water and bring it to work with me and I forgot the code to the stairs at work to be able to take the stairs instead of the elevator. But so far so good. I didn't really start until…

I start work at 6am so I NEED coffee! I like it sweet and I use sweeteners , but I need to start brining in my own cream because the office has the packets of cream and that has a lot of calories in it. I account for them in my diary, but it's really waisted calories. I usually have 1 large travel mug of coffee and then…

I think Sunday's are perfect. What a great way to start the week! I grew up in San Francisco, and then moved to Southern California for 12 years, before moving to Indiana. Where in Cali do you live?

Skype is a good idea too, either way.:flowerforyou:

I would love that, what time and date were you thinking?

That is the kind of situation that would have me so frustrated that I would eventually give up. BUT not this time. If I were you, I would take your measurements and before pictures. I just took my before pics today and girl, it's not pretty! I then put those pictures into a collage photo and made it the background picture…

I measured myself this morning and I took the before pictures and it's not pretty ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For additional motivation I put my front, side and back shots into a 3way collage photo and made it the back ground picture on my phone! Luckily I have a lot of apps that block most of the picture but I know what's…

I saw the doctor on the Dr. Oz show and I want to check it out, but I've committed myslelft to another food plan for 3 months. So I'm gonna watch out for your two to see how your progress is going!

I had a little set back with a family emergency this weekend and all though the issue will be ongoing for a while, the storm seems to be over! So I'm one day behind everyone but I'm ready to go! Short Term Goals: Measure/weigh myself and take a before picture Get 7-8 hours of sleep each night Log my food on MFP Drink more…

Your goals are basically my goals!!!!!!!!!! I too am doing the color run in July in Louisville, KY! I hadn't thought about running it, but maybe! In addition to your short term goals, I also want to get more sleep each night and eat mor protien each day. Long term goal, I would eventually like to get into size 6-8 jeans!

JCT, I also need to drink more water. I'm a switchboard operator and since I'm talking all day long, I dont drink enough water. I have a cup on my desk but I can't just get up when I want to. I need to bring in a jug of water to keep at my desk to refill the glass. Sleep, water, exercise and logging food, we can do this!

Ketty, I think the key is to get online to MFP every day. I've learned alot by reading different blogs and I've gotten inspired by the success stories. I think the difference for me this time is that I need to measure myself and take pictures. I also need to stop wieghing myself every day and pick one day a week to weigh.…

Nancy, I have the same plan! Let's keep each other motivated!

Marla, I agree with you, when I work out I sleep better too. I didn't get to bed until 10 pm last night because I just didn't have enough time in the day to get everything done! It was my day off so I was able to sleep in. For some reason I was extra tired yesterday. Maybe it was because I worked out for the first time in…

I have several resolutions this year and because my list seems to be getting longer every year, I have decided to take baby steps. I'm going to focus on one or two items on my list per month and try to make it a habit before I move onto the next item. My first order of business this month is to get at least 7-8 hours of…

I need accountability! I've been with this site since May of 2011 and I'm exactly the same weight! New year, new beginnings and I need help!