Determined December Challenge 2019
baconslave
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There's a statistic always going around that something like 25% of people will gain weight between Halloween and New Year's. It's Holiday season. We're busy with work, school, get-togethers, and shopping. It's easy to just say to heck with it and cave. And wake up on New Year's Day and looking in the mirror, unhappy with what extra weight we've gained. It happens to the best of us.
There's lots of treats around. But many of us can manage to hit our goals and not gain. Some of us will even lose a few pounds, or gain insight into our own patterns when faced with pressure.
Planning ahead and keeping an eye on the basics are two of the most important focal points if we want to keep on the up and up in the face of all the junk and goodies rampant this type of year.
This month you can focus on the low-carb basics to lose weight or maintain. Or choose a fitness goal. Whatever. And keeping tabs on your goal reinforces good habits that will serve you through through weightloss or Maintenance Land.
We're shooting for Determined December. Some people choose to handle this time of year completely on-plan, supplementing low-carb recipes for all our bad-ol' favorites.
This may not be realistic for some. After all, there are many temptations in our faces this month. And a lot of celebrations. What I have done in the past was pick 1 or 2 events that were most important, enjoy them that day, and the next day was immediately back on track. No guilt, but no excuses. Every other time, I planned ahead. Eat before going to a carby event or bring plan-approved goodies. Sometimes I just plain fast until the event so I can enjoy in moderation. I actually lost weight in December of 2014, before I hit my goal weight. It can be done.
You can pick either strategy, but in this challenge monitoring your personal plan Basics or goals are what makes the difference.
Consistency + Persistence + Time = Success
I really can't parrot that cliché formula enough. Because it's true.
Any low-carb plan is welcome. Just post your monthly goals and/or beginning weight, or if you are just planning to maintain through the month, or have NSVs to achieve, check-in daily or weekly with how well you did.
An example of what I call your plan "Basics":
In fact you can c&p that checklist and list the ones you met, or not.
Or you can just chat about your day, or which goals you met, or what challenges you faced that day that you overcome. Get advice, share recipes, give support, and yadda yadda yadda. (Blast from the past to the younger crowd.
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Determined December is possible!
We are DETERMINED to maintain, and maybe even lose, this year.
We are DETERMINED to not let December run rough-shod over us, right?
We CAN do this.
There's lots of treats around. But many of us can manage to hit our goals and not gain. Some of us will even lose a few pounds, or gain insight into our own patterns when faced with pressure.
Planning ahead and keeping an eye on the basics are two of the most important focal points if we want to keep on the up and up in the face of all the junk and goodies rampant this type of year.
This month you can focus on the low-carb basics to lose weight or maintain. Or choose a fitness goal. Whatever. And keeping tabs on your goal reinforces good habits that will serve you through through weightloss or Maintenance Land.
We're shooting for Determined December. Some people choose to handle this time of year completely on-plan, supplementing low-carb recipes for all our bad-ol' favorites.
This may not be realistic for some. After all, there are many temptations in our faces this month. And a lot of celebrations. What I have done in the past was pick 1 or 2 events that were most important, enjoy them that day, and the next day was immediately back on track. No guilt, but no excuses. Every other time, I planned ahead. Eat before going to a carby event or bring plan-approved goodies. Sometimes I just plain fast until the event so I can enjoy in moderation. I actually lost weight in December of 2014, before I hit my goal weight. It can be done.
You can pick either strategy, but in this challenge monitoring your personal plan Basics or goals are what makes the difference.
Consistency + Persistence + Time = Success
I really can't parrot that cliché formula enough. Because it's true.
Any low-carb plan is welcome. Just post your monthly goals and/or beginning weight, or if you are just planning to maintain through the month, or have NSVs to achieve, check-in daily or weekly with how well you did.
An example of what I call your plan "Basics":
- Staying under carbs
- Staying under calories
- Logging and measuring
- Getting in exercise/movement if that's one of your goals
- Keeping an eye on electrolyte levels
- Getting enough water
- Planning ahead
In fact you can c&p that checklist and list the ones you met, or not.
Or you can just chat about your day, or which goals you met, or what challenges you faced that day that you overcome. Get advice, share recipes, give support, and yadda yadda yadda. (Blast from the past to the younger crowd.
)Determined December is possible!
We are DETERMINED to maintain, and maybe even lose, this year.
We are DETERMINED to not let December run rough-shod over us, right?
We CAN do this.
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I am determined to lose 3 lbs this December.
I am determined to workout 6 days a week.
I am determined to log 6 days a week.
I've done the math.
I've got the plan (P90X3 + some BBL).
I'm determined to be compliant!
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I'm IN!! Thx for this @baconslave !!
1. FOCUS ON MAINTAINING (or lose a pound or two)
2. PLAN ACTIVE HOLIDAY FUN (Going to AZ for winter break/Hiking is on my list)
3. SCHEDULE WORKOUTS (just booked 12 OTF classes)
4. GET EXCITED ABOUT LOOKING GOOD AT HOLIDAY PARTIES (because!!)
I'm 47, 5'2" and currently 108, 19.4%
Totally DETERMINED to maintain this!😎
My diet will be MORE VEGGIES. I'm going to focus on less carbs and moderate meat consumption. That seems to work for me. Easy digestion and more energy than straight keto.2 -
I'm excited to join this group and determined to do my best over the holiday season.
I am 54, 5'8", and am 280 lbs. I have gotten rid of 30 lbs so far but have many, many to go.
1. Lose 5 lbs b/t today and 12/31/19
2. Stay under carb goal (> 35) and under calorie goal (>1,500) every day
3. Exercise every day at least 30 minutes, walking on treadmill or outside if weather permits
4. Plan ahead every day which is challenging with so many potluck opportunities and I love to socialize.
I love that strategy- Consistency+Persistence+Time=Success. I plan to print that saying and post it at my desk at work, refrigerator, stove, and car.
Thank you for starting this group.2 -
I'm determined to work out 5 days a week in December.
I'm determined to eat SLOW carb throughout the month.
I'm determined to lose *some* weight.
I'm determined to get restful restorative sleep.3 -
Thanks @baconslave for starting a challenge thread again! Excited about the motivation that accountability provides
I am determined to log 6 out of 7 days of the week.
I’m still figuring out my ideal carb level for breastfeeding. I though 100g was ok but I think I may need more like 150. Hoping to get all the way back down to keto levels again one day but not yet it seems...1 -
Hey @baconslave thanks for setting up the challenge! We got lucky & checked in here in time to join in.
Our goals for december aren't that big, but that whole conistency+persistence+time thing is smart stuff. We're not bothering with a scale, just knowing if we can follow that formula things'll work. Goals are:
1) Stay under the carb goal
2) eat enuf calories, but not too much
3) log everything
4) hit our activity goal every day
5) workout at least 5x a week
We kinda just started this on monday, tbh, so we're getting like abit of a headstart on december.
We probably wont remember to check in here like very day, cos amnesia & stuff but we'll try.3 -
Hi, this is my first group challenge, super excited to see how I mentally and physically respond to my goals without a goal specialist (I came from Noom)
I am determined:
Staying under carbs-50g total
Staying under calories-1500 per day
Logging and measuring-Daily
Getting in exercise/movement-3x/week
Increasing water intake
Planning ahead meals-for late nights and holiday events
I would like to lose weight (at least 4 pounds) And I would like to lose another inch off my hips and an inch off my waist.
Starting challenge weight is 199
Starting waist measurement is 38
Starting hip measurements is 46
Not sure if these are attainable goals. But I’m gonna go for it 👍
I’ll pop in every Monday to share results, weekly updates, nsv’s, etc.3 -
I'm determined to get VR setup this December and exercise with it. Beat Saber is a blast, so is Creed Boxing.1
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I'm in!
I have just 4 goals.
150g of carbs or less daily
500 calorie deficit daily (20:4 IF)
1 hour of exercise daily
2 litres of water daily3 -
I'm in! My goals are:
1. 5 days of exercise a week
2. 20-4 IF schedule
3. Increase sleep
4. 8 glasses of water a day
5. Low.carb
6. Have fun
Karen1 -
So great to see people joining in!
I'm a bit MIA as I have family covering me up this weekend. I'll bbl.1 -
I am in. This will dovetail right in with my other challenge I do monthly.
Staying under carb goal of 55 per day, I normally bank a few for weekend
Logging every day, Measuring all foods
Exercising 6 days a week, 45 minutes minimum.
Weigh in once a week, on Saturdays
Stay away from real deal Holiday sweets, convert to alternate flours and alternate sugars.
Be in control, reap the rewards.
Starting weight 11/30/2019 231
Lose 3 lbs in December 20190 -
I’ve become lax with my carbs over the last few months so this comes at a good time. I’m downright over logging everything so I’ll commit to ad libitum for the month and listen to my hunger cues (maybe it will stick this time!) while keeping carbs in check.
I will also add more water to my day rather than reaching for diet soda.
Lastly, I’ll focus on getting more NEAT into my days. I get regular exercise but could stand to be more active during the day, especially at work or if I’m off.0 -
The first day of December is finished for us, so doing our first check-in of the month.
1) Stay under our carb goal: Done!
2) Eat enough calories, but not too much: Done!
3) Log everything: Done!
4) Hit our activity goal every day: Done!
5) Workout at least 5x / week: 1 down, 4 to go.
We hope everyone else's month is off to a good start too! 4 -
My Determined December plan is split into two portions:
A) The next roughly 2.5 weeks (prior to me spending time with my extended family).
Goal: Lose 1kg /2.2 lbs
Plan: Just to keep doing everything I am already doing: I am in a great habit of eating, exercising, sleeping, and fasting well, and am consistently losing weight as a result.
B ) The two weeks over the Christmas period (which I will spend with extended family).
Goal: End the month weight-neutral, at no more than 71.4 kgs (157.4 lbs). (I.e. I might gain a little over Xmas, but have this balanced by the weight loss in the preceding weeks). This would keep me in the "healthy" BMI range - something I worked hard this year to reach after previously being category 3 obese.
Plan:- Stick to liberal LCHF wholefood diet, with the only exception being a small serve of Christmas pudding on Xmas day. Work with family members to schedule a meal plan to ensure suitable meals. Fill up with a large healthy lunch (when I have most control over my food), and eat a small serve of dinner with family. Always have a plan B in case something unexpected is served - a fall back meal I can quickly pull out (boiled eggs, leftovers, etc).
- Fast at least 4 days during the fortnight. Remember "when in doubt; fast" rather than caving into eating whatever is served.
- Moderate drinking: no more than 2 glasses of red wine on any given day.
- 30 mins exercise daily, even if it is just going for a walk around the block. Do early morning yoga in the lounge room before anyone else is up.
- Get up at 6am as usual, allowing for two sleep-ins per week max. If others are consistently staying up too late, just go to bed early anyway.
- Walk away from stressful conversations, use a mindfulness app & gratitude journal to manage stress.
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DAY 1
I am determined:
Staying under carbs-50g total- YES
Staying under calories-1500 per day- YES
Logging and measuring-Daily- YES
Getting in exercise/movement-3x/week- 0/3
Increasing water intake - NO:(
Planning ahead meals-for late nights and holiday events- YES
I would like to lose weight (at least 4 pounds) And I would like to lose another inch off my hips and an inch off my waist.
Starting challenge weight is 199
Starting waist measurement is 38
Starting hip measurements is 46
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Would u believe I forgot yesterday was the 1st? My only goal this month is to log all my food which I did. So ✅ for Day 14
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My intention was:
I'm 47, 5'2" and currently 108, 19.4%
Totally DETERMINED to maintain this!😎
But reality is 111, 20.4% on 12/2.
Indulged a bit over the holidays- Back to watch what I am feeding myself and burning the calories!2 -
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weatherking2019 wrote: »My intention was:
I'm 47, 5'2" and currently 108, 19.4%
Totally DETERMINED to maintain this!😎
But reality is 111, 20.4% on 12/2.
Indulged a bit over the holidays- Back to watch what I am feeding myself and burning the calories!
This is me too. Trying to maintain, but holiday happened. 1 -
Violet_Flux wrote: »The first day of December is finished for us, so doing our first check-in of the month.
1) Stay under our carb goal: Done!
2) Eat enough calories, but not too much: Done!
3) Log everything: Done!
4) Hit our activity goal every day: Done!
5) Workout at least 5x / week: 1 down, 4 to go.
We hope everyone else's month is off to a good start too!
Great job! So glad to see you all back!
I'll post my goals and junk tomorrow. Like I mentioned upthread, my hubby is still off work and there was never a more active unintentional saboteur born than he. So I'll be more active when the sun comes up again and he's working.1 -
Working on my goals for day 1 of December:
I am 54, 5'8", and am 280 lbs. I have gotten rid of 30 lbs so far but have many, many to go.
1. Lose 5 lbs b/t today and 12/31/19 [work in progress, scale is going in right direction since first posting]
[/b] 2. Stay under carb goal (> 35) and under calorie goal (>1,500) every day [success]
3. Exercise every day at least 30 minutes, walking on treadmill or outside if weather permits [exercised 45 minutes]
4. Plan ahead every day which is challenging with so many potluck opportunities and I love to socialize. [success, easy day to plan ahead, no parties]
Good luck to everyone....2 -
Wowza! I’ve already had an eye opener with this activity. I didn’t realize I hadn’t weighed in since the end of August and have NOT maintained as I thought!
So, as an update, I have fasted the last two days 16:8, didn’t finish dinner last night as normal because I listened to being full but didn’t get quite as much water as I’d like. I’m working on more water today, walking more at work and cut back on how much I ate at lunch because I wasn’t that hungry. My challenge for the evening will be to not overcompensate at dinner and laying off the snacks. Here’s to self control!3 -
Hey thanks @baconslave! We had a rough few months (again, lol) but hopefully we got a handle on some of the stuff now.
December 2 is done for us, still sticking on the plan.
1) Stay under the carb goal - Yes!
2) eat enuf calories, but not too much - Yes!
3) log everything - Yes!
4) hit our activity goal every day - Yes!
5) workout at least 5x a week - On track! 2 down, 3 to go!
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I am in. This will dovetail right in with my other challenge I do monthly.
Staying under carb goal of 55 per day, I normally bank a few for weekend
Logging every day, Measuring all foods
Exercising 6 days a week, 45 minutes minimum.
Weigh in once a week, on Saturdays
Stay away from real deal Holiday sweets, convert to alternate flours and alternate sugars.
Be in control, reap the rewards.
Starting weight 11/30/2019 231
Lose 3 lbs in December 2019
On track, had an appointment with Endocrinologist first thing today, Monday. She was impresssed September through November I lost 24 lbs. From my visit last Monday in August. Using MFP and going LC is what works for me.4 -
Update
150g of carbs or less daily Yes
500 calorie deficit daily (20:4 IF) Yes - comes so easy now
1 hour of exercise daily 3.5 hours of exercise
2 litres of water daily Yes3 -
Day 2
I am determined:
Staying under carbs-50g total-YES
Staying under calories-1500 per day-YES
Logging and measuring-YES
Getting in exercise/movement-1/3
Increasing water intake-YES just a bit today
Planning ahead meals-YES2 -
It's Tuesday and I already missed my one workout that I'm allowed to miss each week...determined to hit the rest of them!1
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I am glad to join this December weigh in challenge
lose 3 pounds this month
log all my food
work out 3 times this week instead of 2
start back on the spin bike 5 minutes only due to prior injuries. Try to work up to ten minutes by the end of the month.
Cat in Virginia1
