Hi everyone! Hope you are having a healthy and happy week! I’m trying this out to see if I can actually post something. I also have good news to share in that I’ve lost four pounds so far this week. I have 10 pounds to go to reach my next monthly mini-goal by the end of July. Thank you to everyone for your support and encouragement. We are all in this together and we will be successful!
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Fathers on Buddy Slim and those Mothers who are both Mother and Father to their children! Enjoy your day–all of you deserve it. There is nothing more important we do in life than help shape the lives of our kids! Way to go Parents!
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great, healthy day! I’m really trying to get myself out of the “funk” that started last week, and I think I may be doing just a little bit better. I really related to the post that Robyn wrote about feeling lonely. I used to be the life of the party and was very active socially. As my job became more and more stressful and demanding, and at the same time I experienced the break-up of a long-term relationship, I started gaining weight. Over the past six years I have managed to isolate myself (for the most part on purpose), and don’t really have any type of relationships outside of work (except for my family, but they are all an hour or two away). Life just became to overwhelming and after having to deal with people all day long and their problems, and trying to keep them motivated (I supervise over 100 employees), I just wanted to spend my weekends and evenings by myself and not have to deal with anything or anyone else. Also, because I had gained more than 100 pounds, I was too embarassed to go anywhere, so I have mainly spent weekends and evenings alone for the past six years. I wonder now–if I continue to lose weight and get back down to a “normal” size, will I feel “normal” again? Will I want to be around people more? Will I feel like socializing again? Do I want to be in a relationship again? I think part of my “funk” is due to my concern that although I’m getting healthier by losing the weight and exercising, I don’t think it is going to “fix” me. How do I fix myself–do I want to? Anyway, sorry for rambling, but Robyn’s blog really made me think–I could really empathize with how she is feeling and I felt like writing down my thoughts. For those who read this, thanks for taking the time! Wishing all of you the best!
Hi everyone! I just wanted to update you on my progress. I lost six pounds this week–I don’t think I’ve ever lost that much at one time. I have really been more motivated to exercise and eat right since joining the Wildcat team. I guess I’m competitive by nature, but my teammates are so awesome and supportive and they have helped me very much!
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On another note–you would think that with the weight loss I would be feeling on top of the world, but this past week I’ve just not been feeling myself. I don’t know what it is, I have been a little bit “down in the dumps” and haven’t really been able to pull myself out of it. I’m unhappy at work–my job is very stressful and demanding. I’m becoming frustrated very easily and am quick to anger or get upset with others on the job (and due to my position I have to smile and act like everything is ok). Has anyone else out there experienced this? Out of the blue I started feeling down and have not been able to get myself out of the funk!
Best of luck to everyone on your weight loss journeys! I hope you all experience great success! Have a wonderful evening and thanks for indulging my whining.
With the support of my new teammates, the Wildcats, I have met my mini-goal for the month of May, and have now set a new one for the month of June. I had been concerned that I might not hit my goal for the month, but the encouragement of my teammates (and others who have supported me on this site)made all of the difference in keeping me active! It really does help to have the extra support and the knowledge that your team members count on you to do your part to help the whole group be successful! Thank you to everyone on the Wildcats team as well as everyone on this site for your positive comments, encouragement and comradarie! By sharing your ups and downs through all of your blogs I realize daily that I’m not alone and we all experience the same highs and lows throughout the weight loss journey. You all are GREAT!
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend. I wrote last Wednesday that I only had two more pounds to lose this month to meet my monthly mini-goal. I was really motivated and have done well since then with staying on my eating plan. However, I got on the scales this morning and I was up a pound, so I now have three pounds to lose to meet my monthly goal and only a few days left to do it in. I’m very discouraged. I know our weights fluctuate, but it sure is discouraging when I know I’ve stayed on plan and I’ve gone up instead of down. Oh well….just needed to get this written down…thought it might make me feel a little better to get it out. I read often on this site of this happening to others, but I really thought it would be so easy to get those two pounds off by the end of the month, and now it doesn’t seem likely. I’m still going to give it my best shot and who knows? Maybe I will be able to make it. Wishing all of you the best on your weight loss journeys! You all are great! Molly
I’m happy to report that I’m only two pounds away from my goal for May! With eight days left in the month, I’m hoping I can get there! I have found it very helpful to set a mini-goal each month–it seems to make me work harder as I don’t have to constantly look at and think about the the long journey I have ahead of me. I just concentrate on the current month and then at the end of the month I set a new, reasonable goal for the next month. I also want to again thank everyone who blogs on a regular basis–I read all of them and they do help me immensely as well. It can be difficult to “put yourself out there” for everyone to see, and I’m going to continue to work on becoming more comfortable with doing that. I really want to be more a part of this support community. Good luck to all of you on your journeys. We can all do this! Molly
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that I made it through my daughter’s graduation and associated celebrations with faltering too much. I did eat one meal out and ate a little bit more than normal, but still stayed within an acceptable range of calories for the day. Graduation day itself was fantastic. The weather was beautiful and it was great to spend it with family. My daughter graduated college in three years with a double major and straight A’s. I couldn’t be more proud of her. She works so hard. She will be entering law school in the Fall. I uploaded a couple of pics of her so you can see how beautiful she is (I’m a little bit biased). As for my weight loss, I seem to have hit a little bit of a plateau. I have let up on exercising quite a bit recdently due to it being budget time for me in my job and this requires me to work pretty much around the clock for several weeks. I want to thank everyone for blogging–I read most all of them every day, and it really does help keep me motivated. I have lost 43 pounds so far, but still have 65-70 pounds to go to look and feel “normal” again! Wishing all of you success on your weight loss journeys! Molly
Hi Everyone and Happy Sunday! I’ve been a little lazy today and slept most of the afternoon away, so am going to have a busy evening getting all of the weekend chores done before the start of the work week! When I began my journey toward a healthier lifestyle and weight back on February 21st, I read a book that was really motivating to me. I continue to go back and read different sections from time to time to help sustain the motivation. One of the lines in the book that really has stuck with me is this: “If you begin to eat for health instead of taste, you will soon develop a taste for health.” This has proven to be so true for me. Nothing tastes better than feeling good about myself! I hope all of you have a wonderful and successful week! Thanks for your support! Molly
Hi Everyone! Hope you all are having a great weekend! I made it to my mini-goal for April today so have set a new one to reach by the end of May! Hopefully I will make it through my daughter’s college graduation and the celebrations that go along with it and stay on plan this coming month. This past week I made it through a lunch seminar at my office where they served pizza on Thursday and a lunch meeting at which food was ordered from Panera Bread on Friday without going off plan. My back has been hurting quite a bit lately so I’ve not exercised as much as I should, but laying off the exercise has not seemed to help with the back pain, so I will probably jump back on the exercise bandwagon tonight. Wishing all of you the best and success on your weight lost journeys! Stay positive…I know all of us can do this!
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