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to weigh or not to weigh
My batteries on my scale are screaming to be replaced and I'm hesitating to do so. I refocused and started making small changes after Christmas but the number on the scale hasn't changed as much as I would have liked it too. I weigh every morning to keep myself in check. I think I should let the batteries die. Anybody have…
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Might Be Moving Tropical, Aiming to lose 100lbs!
My family is on the verge of some big changes, one being a big move possibly to Miami. I need some support from the south. My round pale post baby cookie loving body is going to scare the crap out of all the native wild life. Anybody want to help motivate and support me as I desperately try to lose 100 lbs this year. I'm…
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Back to Army Weight
I don't know how I'm going to get there, but my goal for 2016 is to get back to my active duty army weight (which oddly enough I still felt big) I was 157 that's 99lbs from where I live today. I've been searching and absorbing all the latest buzz for diet and exercise and I'm still at square one. I know where I want to be,…
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Biggest antagonist and protagonists for your journey-week 5 HW
Who is there for every struggle keeping you motivated and how? Who and what is holding you back, enabling old bad habits and talking you out of trying new healthier lifestyle choices?
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off the wagon and back on again.
I let the usual cycle of work and family give me an excuse to slack. Try g to refocus and its not easy.
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I'm ready to lift...
I'm ready to truly embrace strength training but I don't want to shell out a ton of money. I have a kettlebell and dumbells. I'm doing this at home. Anyone know some good reference sites to get me started?
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St Patrick's 100lb in 365 day challenge.
I am looking for so people to join me in a 365 day challenge starting at midnight tonight. For the next year I want to support and work together to try and she'd 100lb by next st Patrick's day. Is anyone intrested?
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Naked and not afraid...April 1st weigh in
249...5 lbs more than Jan. 6 pounds less than Feb and down to 2 cookies week...I hope. good luck this morning everybody!
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Favorite Food and Why- Week 3 HW
I love cookies almost more than anything but my first true love is cheese. I'm even turning into a cheese snob but I can't help it. We live in Wisconsin now and cheese is everywhere but my favorite thing to do is try new cheeses with my husband. Last week on our anniversary date I discovered a new favorite. Now I'm hooked…
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CoLeader
I would love a coleader to help keep the group maintained and focused. With 5 kids some days are long and want to make sure support And challenge Re always available for all of us. Anybody interested?
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Difficult Truths- Week 2 Homework
What are the harsh truths that you face that keep you down some days and push you harder others? For me logging my food honestly this past month has been a lesson in the obvious...I'm fat because I eat too much. Pretty simple and yet I was trying to ignore the obvious. The newer realization I discovered is that while…
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Top Three Personal And Specific Reasons for Losing- week 1 HW
1. I've been a very poor diabetic for the past 10 years. Not horrible but not very good either and I want to get healthy. 2. I'm getting married in November and while I won't have lost it all I'll have lost some! 3. I want to have children and as a diabetic the chance for miscarriage is incredibly high but having good…
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Welcome everybody!!!
I have copied and pasted almost all the top 3s that were on the discussion feed in the forum, but I still have a few to go. Unfortunately my twins have decided to attack my computer and I can no longer type without a mini war. I will try to finish it out tomorrow or fell free to copy and paste your own if I havent gotten…
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Hello my name is BLANK and I am a BLANK
My name is Sara and I am a cookie junkie. :D
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Broke on a Diet
I have a family of 7 and I am the only one not at a healthy weight. I let my mom guilt take over and make sure my growing kids have the fresh produce and a balanced plate and then I eat whatever cheap meal I can find of my husband to find. We are on a super cheap budget...like a peanut butter sandwich and ramen noodle…
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postpartum plus food =super weight gain
I am killing myself with food. Drowning in calories. My hips actually hurt. I really want something better. I want my health and mind back.
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moving to Tucson?
Anybody have advice. ...my husband and I are ready for a change. Thinking about Tucson. We have 5 kids.
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sugar debate...
I am trying to find a better balance to increase my odds of losing the 100lbs I want to this year without makimg drastic changes that will cause depression and eventual rebounding to old habits. .that said... I have 5 kids, including 3 month old preemie twins. I dont get to sleep very much at all. I live off coffee but the…
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fit bit or hrm polar?
Setting some rewards for my goals and my first big one is going to be a hrm or fitbit but I cant decide. They both seem to have perks. Any advice? I had my eye on the FT4 polar or the basic fitbit
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spartan 30 day run challenge
Just an FYI...Spartan Race 30 day mile challenge is on! I just hit day 2!!! Check it out. Spartanrace.com
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I ate my emotions...
For the past 5 days I have eaten more crap than I have in weeks. Nothing fits me....feeling completely defeated. Hate myself for not being stronger.
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Mom of twins looking for support
I am a working mom of 5 including 2 month old twins. I managed to gain all my post delivery loss back over the past two months and I was already heavy. I feel stressed for time and desperate for empathy. Looking to find some new friends who share the stress and craziness of trying to take care of themselves, their family…
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WANTED- your not so ordinary NSV goals
We are all here to be a little healthier, smaller, fitter and look better naked.....but what NSVs are on your list that aren't just the big goals... Mine -for a regular bath towel to go all the way around me - not loosen the toilet seat ever time I sit on it....hopefully some of you can relate, but I recently realized my…
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Breast feeding and calories
Does anyone else know the best way to balance calories while breast feeding? I'm pumping and feeding 5 week old twins and just this week have started to regain my own health. Anybody know any good suggestions. I know I need more than the 1300 calories they have me set up for.
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self destructive and so the story continues...
I think i may just need a big swift kick in the butt. I have been on a rollarcoaster for a year and a half trying to get healthy. It seems I just can't take my own damn advice. I was almost under 200 at one point early this fall, but have climbed back up. I'm so tired of my lame excuses and my "oh i can restart tomorrow"…
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Goals for 2012- anything goes
I want to no longer see the 200s on my progress graph in the report section. And even better I want to run my 2 mile timed event in under 20 min!
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Summer Challenge Memorial Day to Labor Day
This is a group for all. I will try to keep up with all that join and every Sunday post an inspirational person who because of a NSV or loss in weight or measurements has a moment to shine. The way this is going to work is I need weight and mesurements for all who are intrested. For women it needs to be at the peak of your…
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Dropping Sizes?
I have grown slighlty frustrated and I'm not sure if I just need to vent or genuinely need support but here goes. Last May when I was 246 I wore a size 20 from some stores and an 18 from the always stretchy Old Navy, now 35lbs later I am still not able to get an anything but the 18s. So either I was wearing my pants WAY to…
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Jillian Micheal's new 30day total body makeover dvd...anyone
I just picked up Jillian's new dvd as a reward to myself for getting to the 20lbs lost mark. I figured its 30days 4 different workouts, I can give that a try. Has anyone seen this one or tried it. I started the 30day shred once but was discouraged by the amount of pushups. I have a partial tear to my rotator cuff in my…
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Memorial Day Weekend NSVs Let's see how we are doing....
I had a great moment today after my workout...Every so often over the past year I run into a retired Navy Officer. We have swapped some stories from time to time and he has always been encouraging and motivating. I haven't seen him in a few months, but this morning we crossed paths. He stopped me and said he has seen me a…
