Scotsgal Thank you for the support. I'm dreading this meet and almost want to avoid it completely but I don't think that is going to be possible. I plan to stop by on my way home from the gym to have an excuse to keep it short. Sounds like you've been getting a lotnof exercise in with all that cleaning!!

Karen Welcome back darling! Hope you had a great time on holiday! I've become more strict than I have lately with my plan so hopefully that helps me kick start my weight loss again.

Got another workout in today so now I'm 4 for 4!!! I'm surprised that I haven't crapped out yet with working out with no rest day in between. I won't know for sure how I'll like it until the weekend. My plan is to have weekends off now so I can be off from work and do whatever I want and relax. So far I think I like it.
I've also been trying to increase my calories because I have a hunch my weight loss has slowed down because I wasn't eating enough calories and when I did it wasn't the best food for me. I guess I'll see how it goes on weigh in day. I'm pretty proud of myself that I haven't gotten on the scale once this week. My other goal is to stop obsessing over the scale so I'm trying to go back to my once a week weigh ins.

Hope everyone else is going well. I'm thinking about you all!

Happy Friday Everyone!

So I just completed my last shift of helping out at my aunts cleaning business. I have been mostly doing the vacuuming all week with 2 days being the person who empties all the trash in the offices. Today was a trash day. Now there are around 50+ small trash cans around this one accountants office. So my abs and sides and stomach are twitching and aching. It's good though! Just not going to feel great for the rest of the day lol.

I go on holiday tomorrow to a cabin about 3 hours away from where I live (here in Scotland). I am going with some of my family and I can't wait. My brother and his partner don't eat particularly healthy, so I need to make sure I don't fall towards the bad food side, plus my gran is a feeder. I always wondered if she had Italian heritage due to how much she always wants to feed me. I will be strong through, this place has lots of walking trails and stuff so I'll make sure I pack my trainers, plus there is a swimming pool so I'll be having a little swim most days. I have 11 days until I graduate from university, so it would be nice to off got a few lbs off by then. I also booked a girls holiday with my best friend to Portugal in 5 weeks. So the plan is to loose 10lbs by then!!! Game on!!!!

Scotsgal Hope you have a great time on your trip! After all of your hard work you deserve it!

Still looks like a lot of people are MIA. Hope everything is okay with everyone. I managed to get all 5 workouts in this week! I really hope it's helped this week along with watching my food. Tomorrow is weigh in day and I'm happy to say that I haven't gotten on the scale even once this week to cheat and over obsess on the numbers. Whatever it is I'll just try harder next week.

Today has been nice being able to relax although DH and I have been doing some cleaning and what not. We are going to finally rearrange the bedroom tomorrow. We are putting our dressers in our walk in closet to make more room and going to bring the love seat in here to make it easier for us to watch tv and play video games. Our nicer tv is in our room because my BIL was hogging the tv back before we had one in our room so when we finally saved the money up we bought a nice one and keep it in here.

I had to hand fill my washing machine to do clothes because I need to get a new inlet valve so the water will come out. I made about 9 trips to my bathroom before DH said why don't we unhook the hose and hand fill it that way...ughhh well at least that was more of a workout. I'm hoping that helps too because although I haven't eaten a ton of food today I've had a lot of fat because of not having much for snacks in the house so I hope that doesn't hinder me. We're scraping by until Inget paid on Wednesday so I opted for peanut butter from the jar earlier today as my snack and ate a little too much. I plan to watch it at dinner tonight so hopefully it will be okay.

Off to go help DH with dinner. Have a great night!

Hi guys! Hope the weekend is treating you well! I am having a nice quiet weekend in with my beautiful partner. Yesterday, I took a BioAge test at my gym. It uses a series of physical exercises, 2 questionnaires and various measurements to determine the age of your body, which can be different from your actual age. I was really nervous, however I managed a good result! As a result of changing my diet and sorting out my life, my BioAge is 2.5 years younger than I actually am! I am thrilled with the results, and this is the first time I am feeling a sense of pride in my body, because it is continuing to get fitter and stronger. Hope you are all having a good weekend!

Not quite weight related, but I am looking for ideas on making new friends.. My partner and I moved to a new area, 3 hours from where we were living and neither of us have been able to meet any new friends.. I go to the gym, but the ladies are all at least 30 years older than me, I am not allowed to drink and party anymore due to a health condition, and that automatically uncool for people my own age. I am just feeling lonely and with no one to go and have coffee with or talk to. I work hard, and some of the people I work with are great, yet they are colleagues. I am in a small town too, so other than the pub, social activities are pretty thin on the ground. My best mate lives 14 hours away, and I am having a rough time at the moment, and I just need a friend. University was great and easy to make friends, but without it and alcohol, I feel like a loser and a hermit Happy to consider all options!

Calda Glad you're enjoying your weekend and great job on all of your hard work!

Well today was my weigh in day. I have to admit I was really nervous because I had no idea what I could be looking at. Some of the changes I've made this week was eating more calories. I told DH that I thought maybe my weight loss has slowed so much because I'm not eating enough. I also haven't been as strict with food as I should have been so I've cleaned that up too. I guess that has been a step in the right direction because I lost 4.2 pounds this week!! That's the most I've lost in a week in a very long time and I couldn't be prouder. I'm really liking working out 5 days straight then being off two. That is my goal for next week too. As long as my body will let me do it and not crap out that's what I plan on sticking to.

Today we continue the rearrange of our room and will be taking apart the washing machine to find the correct part we need to fix it. The closet is ready we just have to move the furniture around so that will be some extra exercise I guess . Tonight we're making a big pot of chili so I'm pretty excited about that too. Been awhile. I also tried my hand at making spaghetti squash hash browns with breakfast this morning. They turned out pretty good but I think next time I may make them in the oven to see if that fairs better.

Hope everyone is doing well...thinking of you all!

Scotsgal - enjoy your holiday hope you have fun

Calda - well done on your hard work - re the friends issue - have you tried the really old fashioned go knock on doors introduce yourself, I know its weird in this day and age with everything done online but you might find someone with similar problems.... alternatively look up your street/area on the internet see if there is a facebook/neighbourhood support/neighbourly type group and put anyone interested in things like I am want someone to go walk with and have coffee....
hope it works out..

Sam - that was awesome work for this week - Spaghetti squash has browns - no idea how to cook them - we had one once think it was a disaster ...

need to get really back to my WW plan and tracking not being able to use the tracker on holiday has set me back - had a small gain whilst away - can officially say that today was a loss of 1.7kg or nearly 4 pounds taking me to 0.4 kg or 1 pound less then before we went away

new work hours now - one more day but am working with older children which was really nice.

trying to get back on track to get a downward trend going again

Karen Glad you were able to get your holiday weight off. DH and I will be going to our family's lake house next weekend so I'm hoping to be okay with my eating as well. We're going to be doing a lot of yard work and some interior construction so I'm hoping that will help.

Didn't post last night because it was late getting home from the gym and had to go to my gma's. She's helping me by paying my copay to go have my ultrasound done on my breast on Thursday. I'm not too worried about it but my doctor wants me to get it checked out just in case.

Had a great workout yesterday. Did abs. Tonight is shoulders. Really liking that arc trainer machine for my cardio. Gets me going for sure!!! Eating has been 100% and I'm feeling great. Hoping to stay on a losing streak for a while.

Hope everyone else is doing good. It's been pretty silent here for awhile. Hope everyone is okay!

Hi. I'm back after 5 years.
I logged into my account just now to see that when I first joined in 2010, I was 260 pounds. I felt huge then.
I'm now 330 pounds, and I'm at the end of my rope.
The only thing that keeps me going everyday is my husband and our children.
I watched my Dad leave this world in 2014, from a battle with brain cancer. It was the most traumatizing thing I've ever been through, and I'm still not over it. I never will be.
Then my Grandmother passed not even a year later, just adding to the grief.
I'm 36, and I feel hopeless that I'll ever enjoy a decent quality of life as a thinner, healthier, happier person.
I've been there many times. I've lost about 50 - 80 lbs 6 - 8 times in my life.
I'm just......tired. Tired of everything.
I needed to post this somewhere, where I know I won't be judged for it.
I have so much going for me in my life.
But this one thing, this prison I call a body, is tired. Old before it's time.
And my heart and soul aren't strong enough to care anymore either.
Not sure what I can do but just exist day to day for my kids sake.
But I'm not really living.

I'm sorry if this is depressing.
Thanks for reading.

PS - Also wanted to add that I have PCOS and my cycles are very off. Haven't had a proper cycle since Feb. I've been to the doc, they say there's nothing wrong. Not getting a period for months at a time is not normal! My thyroid levels are okay (according to a blood test) and everything else in the pelvic ultrasound I had seems to be "normal". It's SO frustrating to be told I'm "fine" when I'm clearly not.

Hi FloraFairy! Welcome back! Sorry to read you have been having a really rough time I hope things are improving for you now! I also have PCOS, and it is pretty dreadful, but don't let it psyche you out of trying to lose weight; it has been hard, but over the last 6 months, I have lost 17kg through gym and tightening up my diet, and I was told it was going to be almost impossible for me to lose weight because of my PCOS and other hormonal imbalances. I cant really offer any advice, but know I am thinking of you, this is the best place to post things like this, and you will never be judged here!

Flora Welcome to our group! I'm sorry to hear of the hard road you've been down the past few years. The good thing is you are here and want to do something to help yourself and that is already a huge step! I too have PCOS and went months at a time without a monthly cycle. I don't know the real cause of that but your doctor is definitely wrong about it being nothing. It can be very unhealthy if you don't shed the lining of your uterus. I can't take birth control because it makes me very ill but had heard about this herbal supplement called Vitex or Chaste Berry depending on where you find it and read that it is supposed to help regulate your cycle. At first I didn't believe it could work. I am usually not a believer of doing everything naturally and it actually work but this definitely helped me get it started. I kept taking it as I needed as I lost weight and now I am regular every month and don't even need to take it. For me I feel losing the weight has helped with that. I no longer have cysts on my ovaries but I still suffer from hair loss and excess body hair which can be depressing. But do not give up hope! You can do this! I...WE are here for you!!!

Haven't posted in a couple days but doesn't look like I missed much. I really hope some people show up soon. I feel this group is crumbling and that makes me worried. I've been doing really well this week with eating and exercise. Tomorrow will be my 5th workout for the week then I can rest for the weekend. Hoping to have a good loss this week. I was so surprised last week after going through a lot of yoyoing from not being so strict with my plan. I don't see me making my goal weight this year but hoping to be close!!

Today I had my ultrasound on my breast. I can't remember if I told you guys that my doctor found a lump at my yearly exam this year. It was small bit thought I should get it checked out to be sure. Luckily I was able to get my results right away and they didn't see anything. Not really a lump and definitely no cancer. I think it has gotten smaller since my visit with my OBGYN who found the lump so maybe it just went away but he made me feel it and there was definitely a lump there. I'm just glad it's nothing to worry about and happy that I didn't let myself get worked up about it while I waited for my appointment.

Well I'm off to bed. Hope everyone shows up soon!

Does 3FC have a board for MyFitnessPal and other weight loss tracker sites? Just wondering

By the way I'm FINALLY back, I had been away so long I had to create a new profile again bur thats okay. I'm glad to be back though. I've missed everyone.

Hey there from the new old chick. I used to post on this board many moons ago. I am within a few lbs of where I was then. Hmmm and the years have gone by.

So about me: Hope you all don't mind if I jump right in and join back up. I am 46, mother of 2 grown children, one in college and the other still finding his way. I've been married for 27 years in August. I have 1 grandchild from the DS but we don't get to see him very often (that is a whole page story in it's self) DS and the mother were just a hook up. I work for a General Surgery Office, I am the Surgical Scheduler (all other duties as assigned).

Weight: I've struggled with it my whole life. I can remember one of my dads girlfriends put me on a diet at 10 years old. I can remember being caught shoving a piece of bread in my mouth because I was so hungry. I eat when I am sad, mad, glad, stressed, full of anxiety...you name the emotion, I can eat with it. I'm trying to break those bad habits. I am also a food hoarder. My dad (he died 5 years ago) his beer always came before groceries. I never wanted my kids to know what hunger was, or to go to the cupboards and find no food. I am also now 35 years later working on this issue too.

Other than that? You can ask me almost anything. I am pretty much an open book. I love to get support from people. I love to give support to people. I loved it here before and I am sure I will love it here again.

I went back and read all of June on this thread. I will soon learn the names and who is who. From what I can remember, there are a couple of people with recent losses of relatives (I am sorry for your losses.) There are some headed out on vacations/Holidays....enjoy and get lots of exercise. It sounded as all had a plan. There are a few that are struggling, to you all I send huge hugs and know that I will be here and try to check in daily and will support in any way I can.

I am headed home soon. But will scan over the other strings of messages also. I noticed I was the last post in the recipe one. Hahaha.


PS) I started wearing a Fitbit a few weeks ago. Today I am almost at 6,000 steps. Didn't think I would ever make it to 5,000.
Talk to you all soon.

Welcome back Sandy and Terra! I try to post as often as I can, however this is a very busy time of the year for me, and I haven't been on as much. I am still working out and trying to eat well, however I had a slip up last night and ate some pizza for dinner. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!