redbutterfly wrote Nov 06, 2009 :
Last week I talked myself out of trying a kickboxing class at a community center right down the street from where I live. I convinced myself I don't have the money right now, I can do workouts at home, blah blah, but I REALLY wanted to try it. ...
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redbutterfly wrote Nov 05, 2009 :
After work yesterday, I worked out as promised, 45 minutes of weight training :) I also posted my plan for the rest of this week and my plan for reaching goal weight by mid-March.I feel on fire! It is great to have a road map and a solid idea of ...
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Tags: Goals Motivation New Start Weight Gain
redbutterfly wrote Nov 04, 2009 : Hello! I am new here and really hoping to find the support (and tough love) I need to get my butt in gear. Here's my stats: I am starting at 164 pounds and want to get down to 130 pounds. I was down to 156, then lost my grip and quickly gained ...
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astrongnewme wrote Oct 30, 2009 : You may be 5 pounds from your goal weight. You may be 155 pounds away. You might have a few weeks left in this journey, or a year or more. One thing I have come to understand, through this yo-yo circus of weight gain, loss, gain, and losing agai...
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astrongnewme wrote Aug 13, 2009 :
My posts here have gotten few and far between. The reason is one I have been reluctant to admit: I have been way off track, feeling down on myself, and embarrassed to post here. What was I supposed to say? "Hey, I know a lot of you have sai...
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PunkFairyWings wrote Aug 05, 2009 : After work today I surprised myself by remembering where my sports bras and sneakers are kept and actually finding my way to the elliptical trainer without needing to leave a trail of breadcrumbs to find my way back. I spent 20 minutes sweating and...
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PunkFairyWings wrote Aug 05, 2009 : What is the point to keep on doing what I have been doing, when all it does is lead me to gain weight, get more and more out of shape, and fall deeper into not liking myself and more and more self-disgust? The place I get to mentally when I am over...
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PunkFairyWings wrote Aug 04, 2009 : Hi! I am very frustrated with myself because after losing a lot of weight, I gained almost all of it back so fast it made my head spin. I am tired of yo-yo dieting, losing then gaining then losing, and the toll it has taken on how I feel about my...
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lessinayear wrote Jul 13, 2009 : Well, I did my weekly weigh-in (just never got around to it yesterday) and... BOO! I gained FOUR pounds!
Now, honestly, I had expected to either maintain or gain maybe a pound. I didn't exercise last week, and I didn't adjust my eating accordingly...
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Jennifer wrote Jun 24, 2009 : Somedays it seems that I do not even have the ability to stop myself. I know why things seemed so easy before, but I want to be that person who lives like a healthy individual in mind and body. Anyways a lot of things are going well and a few thi...
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