Starting over

[march97]

I am starting over.  Today is a new day.

[aspiretoimpact]

Hi Joleen,

Good for you for taking the right steps into place to get you to where you want to be. I'm always looking for motivated people to help each other stay on track. Have sent you a friend request so we can do Fitbit challenges but also feel free to add me on Facebook if you'd like an extra motivational boost. Have a health/fitness group on there I can add you to which I find very helpful 🙂

All are welcome!

facebook.com/aydin.rahmi

Have a great day.

[The_Gorilla]

Today is about 6 months after your new day, How did it work out for you?

[Lammy123]

Gorilla hi. Thank you for asking. I have lost weight about 25 lbs. It is a
challenge but I am sticking to it. I am fueling my body now instead of
stuffing it with Crap. I am sleeping better and feel better. How are you
doing?

[The_Gorilla]

Good for you!  Glad it's working.  Just started but for sure getting the steps in and then some. Still working on cutting out the crap food, but am losing weight, so going in the correct direction.  

What I try to tell people, and many don't get it, that for some people Food is like Booze/Drugs/Smoking, it's can be an addiction, and like any additction it's not as simple as "Stop doing that right now!".  The difference is people don't NEED to Smoke, they don't NEED to Drink, they don't NEED to do drugs, but EVERYONE NEEDS to eat!  So to me curbing over eatting or eatting the wrong foods is harder then getting over the other addictions.  It easy to seperate yourself from the other bad habbits, but you can NEVER not be around or consume food.  That's why it's a constant struggle to over come the temptation.

Anyway, keep up the good work!  Friend me if you like, always looking for new friends to Challenge and motivate on here.

Regards,

Anthony

[merriepg]

Need a new restart thanks for asking ha I g a hard time staying the course from about 4pm on. How do you keep your motivation and will power?

Merrie

[merriepg]

You are so in sync with my thinking Anthony! It really is an addiction for me and so hard to curb bc you need to eat and I can make a healthy thing too much.. You wouldn't put a glass of beer in someone's face who is an alcoholic but yet there is ways weird social pressure to eat and gatherings are so heavy with food - interesting word choice- heavy!

Merrie

[Candace1966]

I haven't had mine on my arm since August 8th.....sometimes you just have to begin again....here we gooooooo

[merriepg]

I’m right there with you. I’ve been wearing mine but having been really being mindful about what ends up in my mouth. a new day.
good luck to you!
Merrie

[Fay48]

I see you are restricting carbs, but it looks as if you are also restricting fats (no egg yolks)?? Could you go into more detail as to what you are restricting?

[Kangadar]

Hi, I hope I'm replying to the right person! Soorry this isn't the person you think it is! I have shed 3 1/2 stone this year though - I have cut out sugar, restricted my portion size and am eating more vegetables and lean meats - just cleaned up my diet! I also do 2 x HIIT sessions weekly (1 min off 1min on CV 10 reps) plus 2 mini circuits where yeah, I work hard! I also paly tennis now my weight is less because I can run around and I love it! I'm new to tennis and it is a passion.. Good luck in your journey. Listen to yourself - you know what you need to do really. I made a tough decision to leave an unhappy marriage and that, along with support from colleagues at work plus my desire for health and to be "me" again has got me to this point. I have 2 1/2 stone more to shed to become a healthy weight. I no longer have knee, back or hip pain. I am loving myself and have hope back in my life. People respond well to me and I am no longer anxious and unhappy. Good luck and sincere best wishes for 2016, Karen Darley

[merriepg]

Not any real plan right now -just not sticking with anything right now... Need a reasonable plan which works when the willpower is zip... Merrie

[Kangadar]

Well, you'll get there when you are ready. Ask yourself the questions (how v matrix-y!) as we usually know what is holding us back, be kind to yourself too. I wanted my health back i was scared and then i wanted my life back. what might you want? Kangadar

[Lammy123]

That is correct, we all need eachother for support. I just got a bunch of these today. So sorry for the delay. 

[Lammy123]

not sure how to add a friend. I just got this today. Sorry for the delay.

[lalou3tt3]

Hello ladies, I am.starting over too , this time with my husband. I have offered him a fitbit charge hr and we are getting serious on moving more and eating healthy. 

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[EdsonFitbit]

Hello everyone. Thanks for taking a break from stepping to visit the Community. @Lammy123 You can find here instructions to add friends to your Fitbit account from your app or the online Dashboard. Enjoy your new tracker.

Catch you later. 

[psychologymom3]

I am starting over again also today.  I just found out that I have a gluten allergy and want to learn how to meal plan so that I stay on track.  Since switching to gluten free food my stomach has been feeling so much better.I love the different selections of food and it is not hard to do, but would love to do meal planning to help myself out since I am always on the run.

[susiebee44]

Great post, Blackbandit!  Some really good ideas here.  Your efforts are inspiring to the rest of us.  Love your use of vegetables.  Have you tried roasting cauliflower?  That is definitely the best way.  So simple.  425 degree oven, drizzle some oil (sparingly with a healthy oil) on cut up cauliflower, and spread in one layer on a large pan with shallow sides.  Roast for 25 min or so.  This technique brings out a lot of flavour in the veg.  I also roast broccoli and carrots. 

I've used a Fitbit since '12 and upgraded from a One to the Charge HR almost a year ago.  Love both devices, just wanted to track exercise heartrate with my device.

For those trying to lose significant weight, I can relate.  I lost 60 lbs and am now 22 lbs below my Weight Watcher Lifetime goal weight.  My success is due entirely to:  (1) logging food faithfully is vital for me; I use My Fitness Pal which is not only terrific but free and I have to say I like it much better than the Weight Watcher on-line tools.  Logging on paper is also entirely do-able if on-line is not your thing; (2) my Fitbit keeps me motivated to, at the very least, get my 12K steps each day; and (3) group exercise at my wonderful YMCA, where I do aerobic, step, circuit, weights, etc.  Good luck to us all in this New Year!

[Lammy123]

sounds yummy. Thanks. Happy New Year!

[Parkwalker]

I love this!!  I just joined and randomly found this.  It hit me exactly where it needed to.  Thanks for the motivation.