New girl needs a buddy, club, motivation, help!!

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hey ladies, i feel that i'm in the same boat as you all and everyone seems so supportive i'd like to join everyone!! i'm 27 years old, i weighed 120lbs up till i was 25 now i'm at 157 and i want to be at least 130 maybe 120 again. I've been having problems sticking tomy goals, i'd go to the gym for a few weeks i'd feel great but i wasn't always eating as healthy as i should, i would get down to 145lbs and then something in life would happen and side track me, i'd fail to return to the gym for a few more weeks, and it's just been that kind of cycle since.. but not that's it's spring time i'm really kicking myself for not following through when i lost that much now i've just gained it all back...... i need some support and i like seeing that i'm not the only one struggling.... so any pointers would be great especially with eating!!!
thank you everyone
 
I want to weight loss too!

Hi fellow members...

I can truly understand your position too as I am personally facing such frustrated problem myself.

Several times....I even thought of giving up and just live with my current "de-moralizing" physique..

And just do nothing about those stubborn fats on my body now...

However...whenever I see someone in those fitting jeans looking so hot and especially at the beach envying those in their bikinis from far...

It only makes me wanna work towards my ideal physique and achieve the confidence I really want to have!

Hope you all can help me with that and let's weight loss together !

Cheers....
 
Good Morning Ladies!
Welcome HelpfulTiffany, Maisie girl, blahnide and rosegoldsonata!!!

I was feeling really bad this morning and turn on the good old computer and I am now feeling recharged. The support here is amazing. With this club everyone understands the battles we all face. So it really makes this journey possible.

We all need to find ways to make this journey work. And I really do feel like the places we live don't help. Here in Maine (USA) the weather is never dependable. So I have to make the best of everyday that is good. We have had only one good day(sunny) for hiking and the rest were dark and cool. But I still go because I know on that day it may be the only real workout I might get. I do walk after work but it cannot compete with the full body workout of hiking. And we also have to travel 30 min to get to a place where we can hike. Also I work right now 3 jobs so that really sucks! But today is the last day at one of my jobs. But I will be picking more time up at the 3rd job. I need to force myself into the days I am at the greenhouse to walk in the morning before going in. And my main job is with a Surgeon at a local hospital so there is not allot of moving around at that job. But I will find a way to make it all work out for me. I am hoping that the physical part of working at the greenhouse will make up for the non moving job at the hospital.

Then there is the part of there is nothing to do around here for entertainment other than hang out with friends and play cards. And we all know where that leads. It truly is all about how bad do we want to reach our goals. And right now I am very focused. Last night I ran 2 miles without stopping!!!!:hurray: That is very good for me I have never done that before.
Well I feel like I have rambled on enough. Thank you for joining us as our numbers increase in support there is nothing we can't do! Have a great day my friends!:grouphug:
Tina
 
Helllllo Lovely Ladies:)

Sorry for my extended absence I have been sick with a cold for almost a week now!! and its almost that TOM again :-(
So I have not been feeling up to my usual perky self and sulked away from the computer when really I should of been on here being motivated by you guys!!!
Its so nice to see so many new friends and members to our group!
In other news, my best friend is a thin girl but has let the weight creep on over a few years whilst living with her boyfriend and she now has twelve or so kilos to lose. Once I'm down to 75kg (165lbs) we are going to go hard for the last 12kgs (26lbs) together and then reward ourselves with a shopping holiday to Melbourne in Australia!!! I can't wait! I'm looking forward to success so much. I have let fat be my security blanket for too long!!!

Hope everyone is feeling happy and motivated.. Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels! And nothing feels as good as knowing you're doing right by your body and that you are fit and healthy enough to take on lifes challenges without having to feel embarassed or shy!!!!

Lots of skinny wishes..
Mel xx
 
Hello all of you girls, and Welcome to our new girls!
Gosh Thank You so much Tina and Leila for your wonderful comments

I also wanted to say to you Tina you are amazing. I love reading the wonderful things you have to say. You truly help people we are lucky to have you.


And it's true Tina S you are just amazing, I think you have a gift for supporting people! And Tina you're really great too! I think this whole group is brilliant, feeling really good and motivated today, thanks to this club!

Where would I be without you girls, I'm very glad I've met you both. Forgive me for my absence for the past few days. I've been up and down on my fitness and eating. but, I will survive this. We can do this together. I've also missed you both.
I will write more once I get back. It's also been really mucky over here with the rain it seems like it'll never end.
Welcome to all of you new girls.
Take care everyone and have a great weekend!
 
Thank You very much
Its been quite slow here the past week ..rain and just more rain.
I think I will get gym membership in times like these.
Take care everyone
 
Hi!

Welcome maisie girl and helpfultiffany, hope you're both doing well, we can definitely lose this weight together!

Mel, so sorry to hear u've been feeling ill, there's not much you can do when ur feeling sick is there, but hope you're feeling much better now! I really liked ur motivation phrase:

"Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels! And nothing feels as good as knowing you're doing right by your body and that you are fit and healthy enough to take on lifes challenges without having to feel embarassed or shy!!!!"

I'm going to make it my screen saver/put it on poster notes around my room!

Hey Tina well done on the 2 mile non-stop run! That's amazing! You should be very proud! Has it taken long to build up to that? I'm not even close to running that far non-stop without getting a stitch!

Hi Tina S, missed u too! Everyone goes through rough patches where dieting and exercise seems much harder than normal. But you're doing SO well and I know you can get through this! Just keep going! We're here for u!
Rain is really annoying, surely it's got to stop sometime soon! Fingures crossed

It's my weigh-in day tomorrow, I don't think I'll have lost much, but as long as the numbers go down and not up, i'll be eccstatic!

Speak 2 you all soon
Leila xxx
 
Hi everyone...

Ive only been on here a few mins but I am already loving you guys!!! You are all so positive and supportive and I was wondering if I could join your little group?? Im an Aussie so i had to do the metric conversions but I am currently 165cms (about 5'5') and 95kgs (209lbs)...

I hope your all well and going great guns with your health journeys!!

~Jazz
 
Hey girls Tina, Leila, all of you wonderful girls and of course our new member Enimsaj Welcome. You can sure join our group were glad to have you!

Thank You Leila for your wonderful words. It's time I did something for myself. I deserve to look and feel healthier now. I've been eating in a bad way. I need, need to stop doing my old habits and start new ones. Tomorrow is a new day please keep your fingers crossed for all of us battling this monster.

Enimsaj I know you'll get through this but, we all have our day (like me for example) but coming here makes me want to get up go for that bike or jog, knowing I'm being supported. You must keep things slow and stick around here you'll learn a lot.
I may not be much or any help when it comes to weight loss but I can always try.

Take care all of you and Tina..where have you been? I've missed your wonderful comments on here.
 
Sorry girls I have not been good about keeping in touch this week. I have been very busy. I had a battle today with exercising. Yesterday I ran a mile and then walked another two. But today I could not even run one mile. I gave up I did however complete 2 miles. But I really feel like crap because the hospital I work at is celebrating nurse week. Well they had cake and ice cream to kick it off. And yes I did have some.:banghead: So if there was any night I needed to run it would have been today. But I could not get it done. I am upset at myself for giving up.

Does anyone else battle just being pain tired all the time? I have been this way all week. I don't feel rested in the morning when I get up and it just has gotten worse Thur the week. I have been working allot I have had 2 days off in weeks. I guess I should give myself a little bit of a break. But I feel if I do that I will fall back into the old ways. I not sure how to get my thoughts in check. What is a healthy way of looking at it? Because sometimes I feel like I am obsessing over losing weight.

I have missed being here. And maybe that is the problem this week. I need to have my fix from my buddies. I am so glad I took the time to write you ya ll tonight. I needed to get my thoughts down in black and white and now maybe I can sort them out. Sorry for rambling on so. Thanks you all for listening. I will check back in tomorrow. Lots of hugs to you all!!!!!:grouphug:
 
Hi Everyone!

Tina, I'm sorry to hear you've been having a hard time recently, but it sounds like you've still being doing really well, even if it doesn't feel like it. It sounds like you've been working SO hard at the moment and that's going to be tiring! You'll be burning loads of calories during the day just being at work, so don't beat yourself up for being tired!

Maybe you could save strenuous exercise for days off and go for some short walks, if you feel like it, on week days, just while you're feeling like this.
Everyone goes through times of extreme tiredness, even when they aren't dieting on top of everything! I know i do anyway and I really feel for you.

You should take a minute to really think about how well you have done so far, because you honestly have! 16lbs down already and over half way towards your ticker goal, it's amazing! Instead of feeling dissappointed with yourself you should be giving yourself a big pat on the back!

What's you're target daily calorie intake at the moment? Could it be too low? Even if you're not losing weight at the moment, maintaining is a great acheivement and you should feel proud.

I've been feeling like my weight loss has been going really slowly recently, but no matter how slow, as long as the numbers are going down and not up, the weight will eventually come off - it just a matter of not losing spirit, I think, and not giving up and collapsing into old habits.

You WILL get through this, i know it, and we're here for you willing you to succeed! Speak 2 u very soon! :hug2:

Hi Jazz! Welcome, I'm really happy you've joined! How's your week going so far?

Hows everyone been doing? Mel, feeling any better? Heathb4, Maribella, Rosegoldsonata, Piperoni, Jys, Blahndie, Maisie girland HelpfulTiffany how are you? Keep us posted!

Tina S, love you're new avatar! So cute, is that ur pooch?

Looking forward to hearing from you all soon

x Leila x
 
Thanks so much for your kind words. I feel much better this week thank god. I went for a 6+ mile hike on Sunday and that seemed to kick start my week. I use that fuel to keep my head in this game. The problem is I don't really keep track of my cals. I know that they are not more than 2000. I know if I would keep track the weight will come off. I seem to be losing size I have not taking my measurements lately but everything seems to be hanging off of me. And to tell you the truth that is really what I want. I would not mind being 200 if I could be a size 8! ha ha But the clothes being bigger on me makes me want to keep on going. Because as you know a smaller size fits and that is not what you want. You want that smaller size to fit like the big ones you just got out of.

I use allot of mind games and it seems to work. I also found a quote that I want to share with this great group.
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together" Vincent Van Gogh
I just love that and it really seems to fit all of us.

I ran tonight and it felt great because I was unable to run on Tuesday for some reason. I did power walk instead. And I did not beat myself up over it. I had other things to do last night and did not walk or run but I was active still the same. So tonight I kicked some serious butt!! And that feels great.

We are planning a trip for Memorial Weekend and it is going to involve camping and hiking! My friend and I are planning around a 13 mile hike. I wish you could see the beautiful northern Maine woods where we will be. It should be amazing. If you get a chance look on line for Baxter State Park and see what I mean! GREAT PLACE. I hope the weather is good there will be 16 of us. And with that brings really bad food. But I feel good about not giving in. I did not give in today when the office went for drinks after work. I RAN!!! And I love it.

I hope everyone is doing well.
xoxoxo Tina:grouphug:
 
Hey everyone!

How has evry1's week been going so far? It'd be really great to hear from you all, what you've tried, what seems to be working, what didn't etc... whether you're doing well or whether you need some motivation, get posting! :D lol

Tina, so glad your doing well, and I did look at Baxter State Park, and can i just say WOW! Hope you have a really good time!

Tina S, how are you? Haven't heard from ya in a lil while, how you getting on? How's the running/biking going?

I've stopped looking at my scales for a few weeks :blush5: because I've started a new eating plan. It feels like I'm doing well so I don't want to get on the scales too early and get demotivated if I haven't had a significant weight loss!

It's a kick-start diet based most heavily on protein (which is made slightly more challenging by the fact that I'm vegetarian!) and vegetables... it going pretty well so far, i've been doing it for 7 days now and not feeling hungry which is always good! But need to up the exercise (always been my big problem). The weather has been terrible here for the past fortnight! So biking, running and walking have all been impossible :( But there's always other things I could do, just have to get up and do it!

Anyway, just checking in, hope you're all doing great :seeya:

x take care x
 
hi

hi everyone, since you asked, my first real week trying to lose the weight went great, 5 lbs in 7 days, turbo jam video's and the diet plan (which is almost what i already eat like) so i feel great, but i'm waiting for the plateau already, i was my highest weight last year and i lost the first 10lbs in water in 1 1/2 months then it was really hard after that so i'm sure it'll be the same this time around but i plan to stick with it this time!!!!
it's sooooo tough though honestly the way i LOVE food, trying to quit eating the stuff i loved so much is like trying to quit smoking!!! lol i know there's probably healthy ways to eat soome of my fav foods but i'm just not a good cook nor do i like it that much so i'll stick to this diet for now it tastes good and i knwo it's soemthign i can stick with for the long haul!!!!
well i hope everyone else is having a good week!!
 
Buddies?

Hey, we've got the same goal, and probably same problem... Lower half of the body. I'm 18, 5'4 and 3/4s and my heaviest is 170, my goal 120... I say don't worry, you'll get there, this place has plenty to offer in advice and motivation.
 
Hey

missblonde4878 is setting up a a team contest in the "Club Challenges" thread. It sounds good, just incase any1 fancies joining, but hasn't seen it yet. Closing time to join is Saturday, May 24th by 3 PM (Eastern Standard Time). Just letting ya know!
xxx
 
Hello all of you
Hi Tina and Leila, I miss talking to both of you a lot. I've been away. busy and mainly just trying to stop my eating habbits, it's been almost a month since I ran or ate well. Today was good I did munch on Yogurt Ice Cream but nothing bad. I will be here for a long time (hopefully) don't think I've left any of you if you don't hear from me in a while. My main problem was..how I wanted to live my life, did I want to end up like I did before. I got a book where I write my weight loss. I usually walk everyday, I'm going to start walking a lot then slowly start my jogging. Thank You for asking how I was doing Leila. How is everyone? did I mention it's really nice out today. I think I'll head out again.
Take care everyone Bye

PS-Thanks for the avatar comment. Yes that is my pooch. she sure is wonderful
 
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