Starting over

[march97]

I am starting over.  Today is a new day.

[octopussy]

Hi Blackbandit, I've just read your post and feel immensively motivated.  I'm just getting back to fitness after an intense year of parttime study + full time working and now have 7 months off til next course starts.  Gym, gardening, walking, swimming all on the list + better eating.  Your post is very encouraging.

[sisler]

Terrific post... lots of detail.  For me I start, do well, but fail after a few days or maybe two weeks when I see no change.  I am a wine lover and can not seem to get rid of it, but I know alot of that is stress related, coming home from work and having that first glass signals I am done for the day.  Stress does add weight as well, great excuse to eat a vat of mashed potatoes.  so I am now officially "starting over" or "starting new" whatever saying I use.  Need alot of changes to shed this weight.  Always was thin until I got to the 50's, now it seems every year I add another 2 or 3 pounds, and it is just daunting some days.  I have had the fitbit for awhile but never wore it consistently.  Am now doing so and trying to add some "friends" to motivate me.  I love the buzz when I hit 10,000 steps

your post was very motivating for me!

[merriepg]

Re-boot today for me...

Scale and I keep heading in the wrong direction...

Need to be honest with myself, not give into the daily temptations, and buckle down here.... 

I need to lose ~40 pounds. Don't want to beat myself up about this. Hard on the self esteem when I head the wrong direction on this weight loss/health journey.

Any help for those will power challenging moments much apprecited.

[Lammy123]

Hi, I hope you are doing well. If you need anything please feel free to
contact me. Its a difficult road. You don't have to do it alone.

[Lammy123]

I am glad you found my post helpful. I will be here if you need any
support. This is a difficult journey for us all.

[merriepg]

thanks for your thoughts. how did it go for you today?
i was so so- good all day then kind of lost my mojo this afternoon.
need to get in a groove…
you?
Merrie

[Lammy123]

I didn't do that good today. I was proud of myself because at work a lot of
food was brought in and I ate salad, and very small portion of sheppards
pie, tried a small bit of some sort of bean salad. No pasta, no bread, no
dessert. I felt full and satisfied. It wasn't until I was driving to an
appointment that I realized how proud I was of myself. I came home and had
two hamburgs and a handful of Doritos. Not good, and no walk or gym today.
Tomorrow is a new day. How are you doing?

[merriepg]

i have a similar dynamic, good choices early in the day and then around 4 o’clock i lose my resolve.
are you following any sort of eating plan?
Merrie

[anrento]

I have been successful with Myfitnesspal.com. it also connects to fitbit which is very handy.

Dr.Oz says if you drink coffee(cafine) in the morning you get a low in the afternoon.

I have the decaf with far less cafine and does not interupt my sleep.

[anrento]

Don't think of loosing 80 lbs. take 7 percent of your weight and loose that number. Make small goals. If you weigh 180 x 7% =12lbs when you reach that make another goal. Works for me.

[SunsetRunner]

Mer,
I'm right there with you!

[merriepg]

Not a stellar day.... Need some sort of commitment but not there yet

Merrie

[lalou3tt3]

i agree with you.

[Lammy123]

no I am not following an eating plan. I eat yogurt (80 cal) mixed with
brazil nuts, chia seeds, protein drink, oats and almond milk sometimes I
add
goJi beans. this fills me up until lunch. Then I have something small and
dinner. Its not working. also I started going to the gym. ugh... difficult
road. Good luck.

[Lammy123]

Please tell me how you connect your fit bit with my fitness pal.

[merriepg]

What you described sounds like healthy eating. It is the binging and snacking that gets me

Merrie

[merriepg]

Don't know but i'm sure someone does!

Merrie

[anrento]

http://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/How-do-I-integrate-Fitbit-with-MyFitnessPal

1. Log into MyFitnessPal and click Apps.
2. In the App Gallery, find Fitbit and click Connect.

[merriepg]

Right there with you.
guessig the reason I can't figure out how to friend people is bc i'm on my phone- will check it out on my computer.
If at 4 o'clock I could staple my mouth it would help!!! Let's do his thing . I have about 40 to lose. Frankly I do t even want to face the scale right now!!

[Lammy123]

Thank you. Good luck and enjoy your time off of school. Remember keep
moving!