SlimDreams

Week 2 report, weighed in at 180.4 , last week-183.0.
Truth: I got a stomach bug last Thursday and I'm still having some issues (which I'm sure accounted for the weight loss) but I'll take it!!!
To all of those who lost their weight with good ole fashion hard work, great job! To all who recently joined, welcome! To all who may not have lost but are still TRYING, I'm rooting for you!
Have a great week,everyone!

@SlimDreams, I read your post. I am so sorry to read about your struggle and thank you for sharing your raw feelings with us. Wishing you the best.
on another note, even though you did not lose this week, it's good to see you did not spiral out of control. That's usually what a lot of us do. By the way, that sausage looks delish!

Today's lunch
Lunch details
FYI all my food for today has already been logged in mfp

I weighed in today at 231.2 so up 1.2lbs... so not a great week hoping to do better this week... I'm keeping the faith this week I have 2 birthday parties, a wedding on Friday and our anniversary getaway sat/sun...so I'll have to be really focused to make it to next Monday without any gain-- fingers crossed... just came back from a lunch hour spin class so I am trying

Today's lunch
Lunch details
FYI all my food for today has already been logged in mfp

I weighed in today at 231.2 so up 1.2lbs... so not a great week hoping to do better this week... I'm keeping the faith this week I have 2 birthday parties, a wedding on Friday and our anniversary getaway sat/sun...so I'll have to be really focused to make it to next Monday without any gain-- fingers crossed... just came back from a lunch hour spin class so I am trying

Way to go!!! OH! That wonderful feeling of a "1" in the front!!!!

Happy you are here. You can do it and we are here to help encourage you along the way! Welcome!


May God bless you and keep you[emoji173]️

-Mariela

You got this. Glad you are here


May God bless you and keep you[emoji173]️

-Mariela

Monday weigh in! Down from last week! Out of the 200's! Yay! We can do this friends!


May God bless you and keep you[emoji173]️

-Mariela

i'm here!!!
lol.. looking for that push too ~ almost 2yrs out, and while i haven't gained sig, i haven't lost like others have (on Facebook, Instagram) .. i know its not a competition, but i hate feeling like a "loser" [haha pun intended?]

I would like to join and be held accountable today i weighed in at 195 need to loose 50 lbs banded 10 years ago in July

Liz, your picture is amazing! I know we all have a number we want to stay at, but you look fantastic! Great legs!!!

Slim Dreams, your story is tough. I'm so sorry about the miscarriages. Having a bad day is going to happen, but you are aware and are working on getting things back on track..... we can only do our best.

Liz, your picture is amazing! I know we all have a number we want to stay at, but you look fantastic! Great legs!!!

Slim Dreams, your story is tough. I'm so sorry about the miscarriages. Having a bad day is going to happen, but you are aware and are working on getting things back on track..... we can only do our best.

Monday weigh-in. I'm going to keep pushing forward because it's that time of the month starting this week.

LizO

Aw Liz you look great!! So happy that you are seeing successes!

What was it about yesterday?? I had a hard one too… Our office has been doing potlucks every day this last week-- luckily I traveled on mon/ tues half days, so I was only really tempted on wed/ Thursday-- and I made it through Wed with flying colors. But then comes Thursday when one of my coworkers put a smuckers crustless pbj snack pack on my desk 1st thing in the morning—after I told her not to repeatedly the previous day-- she's a nice woman, means well, but I wish she had just not-- I put it in my lunch bag "away." But then kept thinking about it -- finally gave in and ate the 210 cal monstrosity and was not satisfied at all-- I had to remove some of my better and planned Snacks to compensate for those empty calories. Still the indulgence left me craving sliders the rest of the day, and I was mad at myself...Then I go to Fitmill class after work, which is this circuit low impact HIIT format where we have this fill in instructor who is pregnant… there I struggled through the whole class….all the ladies under 200lbs seemed to breeze through the class and I started to tear-up during abs thinking "How did I let myself backslide so far! I mean I was there I WAS IN ONEDERLAND!!" I could have caught it earlier, why did I let myself not care about my health- yes there were miscarriages, but I knew rationally those weren't my fault, and the doctors confirmed they could not be prevented, but that should have made me more focused on being healthy, not less, I knew it would make our future chances better not worse-- why did I go back to feeling worthless?!? Why did I punish myself in my grief? I knew better, I know better...ugh! I realize that I was already having a hard food day and beating myself up over that… and that having the class instructor announce her pregnancy probably hit me in a tender place when I was already feeling low… I can honestly say that I don’t begrudge successful pregnancies and I don’t start blubbering uncontrollably when I see or hold babies, I just pray that next time we will be the lucky ones, because this type of loss is hard, it was hard the first time and it feels compounded the second time. Logically I know as time goes by it will be less raw….logically…Anyway I made it through class, ate a healthy dinner of salmon to compensate more, although I was way over my carbs at 157 grams, my total calories came in at 1728, my net calories consumed came in at 1042 and I'm still here today….. Normally I try to be more uplifting and keep a positive outlook… Yesterday was hard… thanks for allowing me someplace to be honest and candid…

Aw Liz you look great!! So happy that you are seeing successes!

Aw Liz you look great!! So happy that you are seeing successes!

Today I put on this new dress that I said I would not put on until I got back in my forties
So glad to see That I am one pound away from my goal weight. Thanks to this forum that I am doing much better with my choice of foods most days.


LizO

Last night I had A Jr. bacon cheese burger from Wendy's, a hand full of fries and a small lemonade with ice. This may sound bad but I only had a Protein Shake yesterday morning and about a cup of sunflower seeds the whole day. I picked the 15th of the each month to have my comfort food. I try not to go crazy. Usually I do an open face sandwich, I splurge last night. I did make sure I worked out before bed.


LizO

I've ran from pain my whole life but in the midst of running from it, I ran head first into it. We must learn to deal with hard things and not seek to run away from them. Exercise is hard but the consequences of not exercising are harder. Eating right is hard, but consequences of not eating right are harder. Let's face the hard things and conquer them because the more we put them off, the harder the battle will be in the end. Love you all and keep pushing! We got this.


May God bless you and keep you️

-Mariela

Welcome aboard!

Tomorrow may not come. Start today by not doing something you usually do. We usually have a habit of starting something tomorrow. We are now weighing in on Mondays. You have a feeling of were you are in weight. Make some changes today and take a picture of your weigh-in on Monday; you might be surprised.

Carbs are hard to cut out of a diet. If you cannot do 25 grams a day, start with 50 - 100 and work your way down. That worked for me. I consume an average of 35. There are some days I get in the twenties, but I am doing much better than I was.

I use Carb Manager app, because I do focus on my Carbs and Protein. Use the app that helps you accomplish your goals.

Good luck to you.


LizO

Welcome aboard!