Hi,

I'm feeling strong and thank this group for helping me to re-focus on goals.

Today I rode my exercise bike for 30 minutes (includes using 2 lb arm weights some of the time), did a series of leg lifts, and got in some walking at the stores. My weight set increased when I bought some new 5lb weights. I ate within my calories as well. A good day !

I thought about how I like my food to be fun, even though I'm watching portions and quality. Today I got a veggie sandwich while shopping. Since I could look online and check the nutrients, it was ok to have. That was fun!

Hope all is going well with you too !!

I'm in! I'd like to be anywhere below 185.

Hi chicks, good luck to all of us!

I'm really embarrassed to tell you guys this, but I had 10,000 cal. total for the past 2 days. It was real bad, i felt sick & still continued to eat. I gained 10 lbs in water from two days of eating junk. We went clothes shopping today, I know it's the wrong time to go when your so bloated up with water, but we were planning it for a while. I totally forgot about it before x-mas, if I would have remembered, I would have stuck to eating healthy. It sucks bring home new clothes in sizes that normally fit & cause of this bloat, they are tight and don't look right. I'm hoping they fit right eventually, right now it's too hard to tell. I'm have been beating myself up mentally over this, I'm just so sick of struggling. Why can't I just eat like a normal person, stop when I'm full and not aim to finish off any food that's left. This all or nothing thinking has got to stop, I never learn my lesson. I will not be a failure again, I am determined to keep this weight off. I was back on plan today, only had 1160 calories cause I didn't even want to look at food. Why does maintaining have to be so much harder than dieting???

Just a quick check in..Fruitlady ~I agree maintaning is hard to figure out!~I can not eat enough most days~having trouble upping my amount of calories.

~OH & even though I do not at all whatsoever Get along with my sister n law or most of my family on my side (My brothers wife) I just read on her facebook she just found out at age 37 she has breast cancer & On the 30th will find out how severe all of it is~they are checking her lymph nodes then.~I may not get along with her ~but I sure aint heartless...I am praying for her..Please keep her in your prayers~her name is Carrie..Anyways I always pray for my enemies too~Everyone has them usually. Cancer or any type of heath condition is so sad for anyone.May God Heal her.

Hi,

Fruitlady - Good for you for being honest about your slip and talking about it. It is human to occasionally over-do. There is no need to beat up on yourself. Use these situations to learn (during, try to listen to what you are saying to yourself, write it down and think about it later) and do better in the future. I'm thinking of you and hoping you are back on track and having a better day.

Off to exercise now. Keep strong everyone !

Hello all you beautiful people!!

My Valentine's Day Goal:
- Lose 10-12 pounds. Currently 158.
- Exercise at the gym every other day at the very least for an hour and a half. 1-2 miles on the treadmill is a must.
- Eat between 1200-1400 calories a day.

Hello everyone....
Good goals and All the best to everyone :-)

I am in too...

Some of my goals are:
1. Continue to eat healthy and live a healthy lifestyle mentally, physically and spiritually.
2. Lose those few pounds and be able to be somewhere around 148-150
3. Keep up my gym workouts 3-4 times a weeks and continue to work on toning
4. Manage my binge eating
5. Be able to maintain my weight once I hit my goal

:-)

Well it has been such a long time since I came into 3FC I am embarrassed to not only have I gained back all my lost weight in a matter of 1 year plus added a few more. So I am up to this challenge. I am a former ww gal but I need something new to keep me interested so I will be using the recipes that are posted here....alright now my goal

I will eat more healthy...and that means the wine has got to go on vacation!
I will walk 30 min a day 5x per week
I will set the goal to lose 8lbs

Still here! I'm going for 10 pounds...that's 5 a month almost!!! I can do that!

woodland- thank you! I will write down my thoughts, it would help.
lori- I had trouble raising my calories too when starting to maintain, that's how I got myself into trouble. I ate junk food to raise my calories, now I'm hooked on that crap. I didn't take the time to think what healthy options I had. I could have ate extra fruit, veggies, or yogurt to up my calories. How stupid I was! Good luck

Had 1487 cal. which was ok. I went over, because i ate extra fruit & yogurt. I did ride the exercise bike this morning, burned more calories than walking. It's way too cold right now to walk outside, I miss it.

Hi All,

Did a new exercise on the stability ball yesterday and I can feel it. I tried laying on it in a forward position and gently lifting a weight from the front, floor up. Does that make sense? Anyway, I can feel it in my lower back today.

You're welcome Fruitlady. Glad you had a better day.

My motto for the day is "keep food boring" most of the time, but then have a treat (which is a healthy one like cottage cheese with Waldon's chocolate syrup).

One day at a time !!

I AM IN! If I'm not accountable somewhere I won't make it, which is a sad thought that I can't just do it for myself, but whatever works eh

My goal is to be in the 160s by Valentine's Day, which is completely realistic since I'm somewhere in the 180s.

Good luck to everyone!

I need accountability. Over the next month and a half I'm going to:

Journal my food and calories, all the time, even if I know I'll go over.
Keep swimming. It's the only workout I enjoy.
Add another form of exercise to the swimming, some strength training perhaps.
174.5, That's 1.5 loss a week, which I think is doable.

Good luck everyone!

Hey There, quick check in for me...i've got a dirty kitchen and two kids that need to get ready to go off with their pawpaw to see Yogi Bear in about two hours.

Im doing pretty good so far this week. Eating going good and my workouts are great.
Got in a Run Interval on Sunday, yesterday was a rest and today was a High intensity step aerobics workout followed by heavy weight lifting with Back and Chest.

FruitLady-I agree, maintaining is way harder than losing...this is my 6th year of living a healthier life style and i know the pressure of both worlds. I will go on a diet, then maintain for a while, then cut it back again...i can definitely relate to your situation. It sucks because i LOVE to eat. But i know that once I get all the processed junk out of my system..I will stop craving it. Thats the only thing that works for me.... Eliminating the junk for a while. You know what to do girl...you can do it p.s..i miss walking too, can't wait for spring!!

Hey to everyone...later gators

I'm in. My goal is 10 lbs by Valentine's Day. Good luck to everyone!