Hello LadyA and welcome...

Scotsgal - good luck with your business.. hope you find something that helps ..... warm lemon water to drink perhaps? good luck with your 50 squats a day challenge

Opine: sounds like a good plan hope you make it work

Sam; Sorry to here you got unwell - horrible nasty little crackers jumping into your mouth I hope you get back to where you want to be soon


as for me I am sitting here feeling a little sorry for myself was meant to be child free "date night" but the other half ..(tonight I AM THE BETTER HALF) has buggered off to a rugby match - saying I got the dates wrong rugby is Sat not Friday - did not even bother to actually say it got a text! -worst yet no sorry I screwed up our plans - so I am fighting an emotional battle from I want to eat everything crap which is not good vs sit and cry feeling like **** or get up and do stuff and try not to break it.... so dam frustrating

I'm back again folks, and struggling. Turned 30 this year and between my depression and the changes I've been going through I haven't seen a major scale movement in months... more like a year? Last year I was down to around 265 but have not seen lower. Back up somewhere around 290 (340 was my highest) and going crazy without a scale. Actually... just going crazy. I'm going to try being around here and getting some sort of routine set up for myself so I can start eating right and losing weight. I'm tired. I've gotta do something...

I've often wished I could go back and talk to my 30 year old self. Try to convince the person I was then that keeping a normal weight is worth whatever sacrifice necessary.

Hello all.
Weighed in today 307.6
I had a tough end of the week, I did not gain, or lose.
I am back on track today.

Hope everyone has a good week.

We are stronger than we think.

It sounds like everyone is struggling a bit right now, so first off, <<HUGS>> to all!

That being said - being here, putting your struggle into words instead mouthfuls is a good step and the first part of a better month.

Emotional eating only makes us feel better for a short time and we feel worse in the long run. If we are thinking about our health - if we hold on to the hope that cherishing ourselves and not food is important and that we are worthwhile - things will get better, even if the scale may not agree right away.

After 2 rainy days of little to no exercise, I was back out there this morning walking my half mile, and everything popped and ached, but I did it because I know those walks are eating away at the health problems that have been plaguing me. I know that you can do it too, even if it's just one thing that makes you feel better - and if you slip - if you have your time when it didn't work out - I know you will get back out there when you can, because you are worth it

Just wanted everyone to know that we, here, understand - and believe in you - GO YOU!!!

LadyA Welcome!! and Well done so far! That is fantastic!

KarenCat Thank You, Ill try the Lemon Water, the tablets I took over the weekend from the pharmacist were questionable Felt very sicky all weekend. When you mentioned Rugby I had to stop and wonder where you were from lol, Not a huge sport in the USA. Would love to go to NZ!! P.s Sorry that men are butt holes.

neonwildflower You can do it again! I believe in you!

Opine As long as its not a gain! its all good!

Lostbutstilltrying Well done on getting back out there. I walk about 3k (1.8miles) most nights with the dog. It is a completely flat surface and the wind usually carries me the whole way, but it gets me out and doing something. Well done on the motivation for everyone. Your'e a star!

Phae1963 While your living environment sounds like absolute bliss, I cannot imagine how lonely that sometimes feels. Thank god for the dogs! My one drives me insane, takes a real hero to save that many. The way that you shop is perfect for losing weight! if you don't have it in the house you simply cannot eat it! Sadly the home comforts are what you need to battle every now and then. No reason you cant have a healthy mac n cheese version once a week to maybe take the craving away? or would you go all crazy like I would and just make it the most cheesyest, most delicious mac and cheese, an completely bust all your daily calories? Oh god now Im hungry just thinking about it **Drool

Me

Well things are better at my end, I put on a few pounds battling the bloat this week for some reason (probably the pain killers). Last Thursday I weighted in at 294.4 which was my lowest this year, I then jumped up to 296 at one point over the weekend, but I am now as of this morning back to 294.1. My weekly weigh inns are on a wednesday, so I am hoping to get down to 293 by then. A strict few days on the cards for me, Think ill fit in a home workout to help out.

@scotsgal, thanks for always being on top of personal shoutouts - I know I always appreciate it!


For everyone else, It sounds like everyone is gearing up and ready to tackle challenges this week - I know things are rough, but we can do it, even if it's just a bit better than yesterday!

Just got back from the pool. Got a mile done in chest deep water. I'm pretty tired afterwards.

Lostbutstilltrying Thank you, Its a great way to make sure I know what everyone is up to lol.

CatherineM Well Done! I love swimming, but our pool is always full of kids swimming lessons and stuff like that. Very difficult to do lengths.

Me Today I weighed in at 292.3 which is past what I hoped to see tomorrow on my weekly weigh in which is fantastic. Just need to surge through today and hope to see an even better number on the scale tomorrow.

It's wednesday! That day of the week that just screams "OMG, this week is long, you're only halfway there!"

I hope everyone is doing well!

I am still struggling with exercise, boy I hate it! Isn't it supposed to start feeling good at some point? Some wonderful gosh darn thing full of chemicals that make me bonkers happy and that make my brain light up and sigh? Well, goshy ding dang - that hasn't happened yet! The only thing I am experiencing is a chaffed belly fat flap.

Oh well, at least I entertain the other exercise/joggers/walkers with my weird wobbly bits when I walk.

Anyway - have a good day everyone!

Lostbutstilltrying I actually lol'd at you comment . I completely understand where you are at. I go through fazes of loving the workout (only after I have done it), and having no motivation in the slightest to go exercise. Currently I am at the latter, at the beginning of the year I was going 3-4 times a week to the gym, but then I was living on my own. Now that I am back with my mum, even though I am still free go to most days, The gym is also a lot closer than the last (end of my street), No motivation at all! I just wish I loved going! I am hoping that come the end of October when the dark nights settle in, and once I have caught up on the last few seasons of Heartland lol, I will pay to go to the night time classes at the gym and get moving again.

About me Well Girls I did a very very brave thing the other day, I signed up to do Total Warrior next September. It is a big like a Tough Mudder Race I am terrified! It is a 12k assault course (for those of us who aren't French or from another Euro country lol, that's about 7.45 miles). A friend of mine did it just last week and she loved it! decided to introduce it into our own group of friends. Considering I am hoping to of lost 3 and a half stone this year, I could potentially be 6 stone lighter from where I started to before taking part. It would be a huge achievement for me and I better start timing how long it takes me to walk 12k first of all.

Went to a meeting last night where they had lots of pizza including dessert ones. I only had one piece of veggie and didn't take leftovers home with me. That's a big win for me.

Hi all, I just wanted to join this thread. I started Take Shape for Life in June and also started to come back to these boards for the awesome community support. I'm down about 50 lbs on TSFL and still have a long way to go.

Hello everyone

I just wanted to join in. I've always been bigger than everyone around me and it's never bothered me but the other day I realized that I get winded walking from one end of the house to the other. This is the biggest I've ever been (346) and I just want to be able to keep up with my daughter (she's 19months old and very active). I believe my biggest problem is my laziness so I've started walking the mall in the morning with my daughter in her stroller. I'm also using a calorie counter so I can visually see what my weakest areas are in food. Reading everyone's stories is making me realize that this journey is going to more of a marathon than a sprint. I really hope I can do it.

@SweetEpiphany Hi! welcome welcome! it's good to see more new faces on the boards lately, I am still pretty early in my journey to and it feels less lonely to know I am not the only one out there! I can't wait to hear more about your journey, it seems excellent already!

@RubyLeprechaun Hi! hello! welcome! I think a marathon rather than a sprint is a good way to describe it and I can tell you from past experience that our kids love it when we can plan with them rather than just watching and that getting healthier goes a long way to helping that happen.

And not only that, if I could do it over, I wish that I had not taught my child my bad eating and exercise habits - because now we are all struggling to change.

Lose weight and gain fitness because it is what you want and a change you are ready for, but kids are always a great motivation