Weight No More - December 2020 Team Chat
jugar
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Here is your Team chat room for December 2020. This is where you weigh in every week, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post every day, and help each other succeed!
We have six great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @Beka3695
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @1theresamcvean and @minstrelofsarcasm
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Emmajhare and @angmarie28
Weight No More - @GingerPwr and @KUMEcyclingteam
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @hipari
Downsizers - @Z10Rtza and @littleflutterby
HOW IT ALL WORKS:
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, every week without fail! At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
We also track those small, steady losses with the Green Week count. If you lose, however small an amount, it counts for 1 week in the green. The total will be by month, and cumulative - so you can really rack them up and get to your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard.
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Username
Weigh In Day
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
LTD (Loss to Date): your TOTAL loss since your highest weight ever (optional)
If you need a week off, a break, a change of weigh-in day - just ask your Captains here on your team chat page. If you take a break, you are moved to the Support Team. If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to ask if you are travelling, sick, or just needing some time off. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions and weigh in if you want to, but your weigh-ins will not be counted on the weekly tally.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! After hitting your goal, you need support to stay there, and you can help your teammates join you. You continue to weigh in every week, and if you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team!
In addition to your own team, there are F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month begin!!
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My name is Patsy, 68 years old, about 5'2" and 160 pounds. Would love to be in the 140s. I didn't gain weight until my 40s when I was working at a desk all day. My highest was ~179~ about three years ago. I started this year doing pretty good until March when I was diagnosed with liver cancer. The doctors would prefer I maintain my weight but I have been trying to lose very slowly. It's hard because the chemo stimulated my appetite and I was eating everything in sight for a while. Even so the scale has not moved much. After four months on chemo with no results, I started on an immunotherapy regimen which shrank the tumor by half so far! I am hoping the next scan in January will show it gone! I plan to beat this!
Welcome to all the newcomers and returning losers. We can do this with persistence!4 -
Where did the last two weeks go???? I went to our page to find that we had moved to another month. With Covid it seems like our whole world is in slow motion yet at the same time it seems like yesterday that school closed, church closed and no more eating out due to age and health. I sure do pray that 2021 will be better! Today is the first Sunday of Advent, it is the Sunday of HOPE. I have hope for our community, families, nation, world and for all the individual struggles that many of us deal with on a daily basis. I will remind myself every day this week to have HOPE!!!!!
Debbie Sharpe
Current weight 1276.6 (the same as last week which I am happy with after Thanksgiving)
Sunday – 18186
Monday –6075
Tuesday – 15390
Wednesday – 12373
Thursday –13130
Friday –11643
Saturday –16554
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11/28 Steps 38361
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NOVEMBER CELEBRATIONS
@cafelelia
20 pounds lost
@Azkunk
@Pacsnc6
25 pounds lost
@Case0099
30 pounds lost
@Lelbarou
@Cafelelia
40 pounds lost
@Littleflutterby
50 Pounds lost
@Zumba_luvah
@MandiSaysHey
70 pounds lost
@Goingape
@Beka3695
75 pounds lost
@happimess01
120 pounds lost
@Tazaria87
Under 150
@Anido1
@Angmarie28
@goingape
Under 175
@Bluetail6
@TASCascalho
@beka3695
@Sleepymom5
@kandi3570
Under 250
@Adhmrh
Under 350
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Marcy, I'm from just outside Toronto, Ontario and am a mom of a 3 year old and 2 dogs as well as a full time student. I am trying to really fix my eating habits and get back to a weight of around 130.
Sunday weigh in
Pw 155.5
Cw 154.8
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Hello to all our new members, and everyone I’ve been getting to know in these last few months. My name is Kandi. I’m a single parent to a 12 year old and I work a full time job. My weight loss struggles and accomplishments. I’ve been heavy since I hit my teenage years. As a teenager my weight fluctuated between 190 and 220. I did lose at one point when I was 29 and I ended up pregnant. Not complaining, I was happy. And after my daughter was born I lost all the baby weight and then some. I was in a size 10. Then I gave up on myself as my daughter hit her toddler years. I was too busy working, going to college, and taking care of her to worry about what I ate. And at 40 I saw pictures of myself and didn’t recognize myself. I had ballooned up to 268 in a size 20/22. And I slowly changed my habits. I quit baking and eating sugar and drinking sugar and slowly I lost down to 225. That’s what I weighed in August when I joined this group. I’ve lost 31 pounds since and am now 193. Goal weight is not set in stone. But at least another 20 pounds and we will see how I feel there. So I’m down 76 ish pounds. And this is the difference.4
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @hipari 2.39 %
2nd @lelbarou 2.24%
3rd @goingape 2.10 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @lelbarou 7.6 Lbs
2nd @hipari 5.2 Lbs
3rd @firefly743 4.6 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@anido1
@ShowKitten
@shortyjmorgan1
@machchic
@angmarie28
@kiane50
@ells_runs
@gwamajtw91
@Bluetail6
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @machchic 6.47 %
2nd @lelbarou 5.97%
3rd @Bluetail6 5.93 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @lelbarou 21.0 Lbs
2nd @littleflutterby 14.8 Lbs
3rd @davidji82 13.9 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@robros310
@SisuMom2019
@curvycalorie
@kandi3570
@happimess01
@vjsky
@adhmrh
@sleepymom5
@simbersea
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Check in for Saturday
Food-logged and under
Water-80 oz
Exercise 30 min walking video, PT, stretching and strength.
I had a weird day yesterday. A friend stopped in right about lunch time because she was in the area. She had a late breakfast and didn't want to eat. I put off lunch until after she left which was 3:30 ish. I was very hungry by then, I thought I had a sandwich left from the food prep I did mid week but couldn't find it. I wasn't sure what to do so I decided to just have a little something which ended up being a pear and cheesestick. Then I had a little dessert hummus. I ended up having normal lunch calorie wise but a bit weird. Today will be better. I am going to prep for the week. I am going to do breakfast and lunch plus dinners until Tuesday. I am so happy for once to have come through Thanksgiving following my plan and getting right back on track. For those of you who have been on this team for a while, you know I usually struggle.
Sundays are tough for me with the computer because of church so I will post my intro tomorrow. Let's plan for a great week this week. I can't believe it will be December soon!
Wow! We have so much to celebrate on this team, we had a great month! It may have been the best month ever for me. I certainly turned things around. To those who didn't have the best month-you are still here and not giving up. Give yourself a pat on the back for that. We all still have time to finish the year strong my friends. xo
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@tryingagain5 Sounds like a nice Thanksgiving
@GingerPwr Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. It is important that you find a routine that works for you and your schedule. I know you have a busy schedule so finding something that fits may be challenging but you can do it!
@pacsnc6 Sounds like a wonderful holiday with your family. I am glad you enjoyed it.
@lenka1 This is a busy time of year, especially for a busy Mama. Hang in there, you can do it.
@goingape Nice loss and amazing overall loss! It is inspiring to see it can be done.
@kirsten1872 Not bad for after Thanksgiving! Hope you had a nice one!
@1theresamcvean I love the pictures from your walk! I think on a mild night I am going to walk around the neighborhood and look at the lights!
@hope002 That scale keeps going down.... xo
Now to December-
@pacsnc6 You are an inspiration! xo
@debbiewsharpe I love your post about hope-especially in these times xoxo
@mxlaw90 Nice weigh in and awesome total loss!
@kandi3570 I have said it to you before but you are an inspiration, you have lost what I needed to lose when I started. It gives me hope to see that it can be done. You look beautiful in both of your pics but you can really see a difference in your weight. It must feel awesome
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@kandi3570 What a great transformation!!!! I'm so happy for you!
@sleepymom5 I think that's my biggest eating issue is when I'm not prepared and then make weird decisions. Glad the pear and cheese got you through it. I'm also going to meal prep in a little while.
Username: GingerPwr
PW: 138
CW: 137.5
Holy cow - THAT was surprising.
Took a long walk today (4 miles) and now I have to do some school work and some grocery shopping and some meal prepping.
Keep making and achieving those goals, ya'll!
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@sleepymom5 thank you. You really have done an awesome job this month. I had wanted to do my 5k on Thanksgiving but it didn’t happen. So I’m really glad that you did. You inspire me to. You’re dedication and support inspires me. Congrats!
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This week's Challenge is UP! And I hope it will help - you'll pick 2 magic numbers to track all week, and post every day about how they are going. You can change during the week if you need to - as long as you track 2 things every day. Check it out!
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The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember that even if your team doesn’t rank the highest in weight loss for the week you can still be the Green Percentage winner by having the most losses in your team! So keep it up!! 
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Hi everyone! I am a returning loser from Toronto, Canada. I live here with my husband and two sons, ages 14 & 10. We are currently in a second wave lockdown, but it does not feel nearly as bad as our first one last spring since the kids are in school this time. I just reached goal in November and have lost 30 lbs overall. I am just under 5’4” and petite, so 30 lbs made quite the difference in how I feel, how I look and my health too. I lost super slow, but pretty steady, doing IF, eat lower carb and a lot of walking. I am a runner, but sat out much of this year. I just got back to it today in fact, and it feels great. In November, I posted some Hygge tips and will do a few more leading up to the holidays. I am on cheer squad this month while I figure out my 2021 goals. So I am here to cheer! Welcome all new and returning members! Hope that everyone has an amazing December!
@goingape, @kiane50, @kandi3570 and @sleepymom5 - Congratulations for making it onto the F2F leaderboards! Way to go!
@goingape, @Zumba_Luvah and @pacsnc6, @sleepymom5, & @kandi3570 - Congratulations on reaching those amazing milestones! @goingape - that 70 lbs weight loss is so impressive!
@lennoncpa - I love starting a new month with a Sunny photo!2 -
@GingerPwr Nice loss! Sounds like you are setting yourself up for a good week with planning and prepping.
@kandi3570 xo
@lennoncpa Great selfie with Sunny! Lol! I could look at his pics all day!
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About me
Hi! My name is Pam. I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I have been married 30 years and have 5 children 29-20. I also have a golden doodle named Daisy. I am a nurse but retired at the moment. I am still trying to decide what I want to do career wise. I like to spend my summers at the Jersey shore.
My weight story
I was never overweight although I always thought I was fat growing up. I gained A TON of weight with my pregnancies and ended up at 221 lbs. Unfortunately that ended up being my heaviest even when I wasn't pregnant . At the end June of 2012 I decided I either had to get serious and lose weight or accept that I am obese and live my life. I got a fitbit and joined MFP on July 1, 2012. Since then, I have gained and lost 30 or more pounds quite a few times. I have never gotten back to that starting weight but I have gotten close. Although I haven't been as successful with my weight loss as I would like, I have learned a lot. I eat so much healthier than I used to. I also am in good physical shape, I love to hike, walk, kayak and bike. Actually anything outdoors I usually enjoy. I do have a home gym which has a bike, treadmill, elliptical, weights and a few other things. I want to enjoy exercising and not have it be a chore. I am always looking for fun, new workouts.
The present
I lost 7 pounds in November which is a lot for me. I plan to keep this going in December. I am working on overeating and hunger. I am only eating when I am hungry. When I eat, I am stopping when I am satisfied, not full. It isn't easy after years of overeating. I find I do not have as big of an appetite as I thought. I also have learned that a lot of times I think I am hungry, I am not, it is more of an urge to eat. I have come so far but have a ways to go. I also have been doing IF 14-16 hours which helps with evening snacking.
My November goals are going to stay my December goals.
1. Plan and log my food everyday
2. 30 min cardio at least 5/7 days
3. 5,000 steps/day-raising to 7,000 in December
4. Strength 2/7 days (T/Th)
5. PT and Stretching 5/7 days
6. At least 64 oz water daily
7. 7-8 hours sleep each night
8. Get in habit of working out early in the morning
9. IF at least 14 hours 5/7 days
10. Continue working on overeating/hunger
I did meet all of them but #8 in November. My days would go smoother if I got that exercise done first thing...
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Hi guys and gals, posting my weigh in to kick off December.
xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
Weigh in week 1
Day: Sunday
PW: 245.8 (111.5 kg)
CW: 246.0 (111.6 kg)
LTD: 30 lbs (13.6 kg)
Ugh, there's a typo in my last weigh-in, being on account of how I'm not American and don't think naturally in lbs. Nor did I proof-read properly, to which my only excuse is that it's my day job and I go on strike out-of-hours
So admins, the last weigh in for November should be 245.8 lbs, not 248.5 lbs. I had the kgs correct lol
Anyway, hello newcomers, welcome.
I'm Kristy, I'm 41, and I won't have the answer to life, the universe and everything until next month when it's my birthday. (Please do not disabuse me of this notion, true belief is a magical thing that brings its own rewards
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Anyway, I lurk around here in the wee small hours of most mornings for you Northern Hemisphere folks, Aotearoa/New Zealand is always way ahead of the rest of the world. It's almost tomorrow here already, and most of you are barely starting today.
The boring stuff - I've been married to the same guy for 18 years, we have four kids. Two boys, two girls. My youngest two are girl/boy twins, they don't come with a return address or instruction manual, and if you ask me if they're identical, I will tell you yes.
For my day job I'm a technical writer and these days I specialise in payments compliance. I am also a qualified Personal Trainer which is way more fun but doesn't pay the bills, so I don't work as one any more.
I have always been overweight. In 2011 I hit 329 lbs, something had to give, so I turned down weight loss surgery and decided to lose the weight on my own. Over several years I lost 160+ lbs, kept it off for a bit, then injured myself, started getting migraines, diagnosed with a couple of other things including Eating Disorders, and then weight came back on. A bit more than half of it anyway.
In Feb 2020 I came back to MFP at 125 kg. The weight is coming off slowly, but for me to be healthy, it has to.
Each month my aim is to end the month lighter than I started it. So, on with December.
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11/29 steps 33591
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I’m not sure when I posted steps last. I’m going to start posting weekly at weigh in. Friday’s steps which I think I posted but am not sure 14306. I’ll post Saturday to Friday from now on. Less confusion for you and me @1theresamcvean2
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Happy Almost December, Everybody!
Also, hello - I'm Ashley. I'm one of the co-captains of Team Weight No More with the marvelous Theresa ( @1theresamcvean ). So excited to start another month with you!
I'll be weighing in on Thursdays, and my last recorded weight was 166.2 on Thanksgiving morning. I am expecting a gain for my first week of December, but I suppose we'll see just how quickly my bloat drops.
A quick about me:
I'm 25, living in Ohio with my pet rock and collection of broken down cardboard boxes I've continually forgotten to remove from the corner of my apartment. I spend most of my days staring at spreadsheets, determining whether the products my company is developing will explode. I am a scientist through and through, and always willing to learn something new (hey, that rhymed!).
As for my health:
I've never not been overweight. Growing up, I was an up-and-coming member of the Clean Plates Club™ and an avid emotional eater. MFP has my highest weight logged as 234, although I am positive that number was even higher before I decided to take control of the situation (for the first time) back in 2014. I'll admit, I didn't take it seriously until 2017, when a doctor warned me I was on the road to Type II diabetes.
Since then, I've lost over 70 lbs, regained some of it back, lost some of it again, gained it back again... My lowest weight found me in the high 150s, and I would love to get back there again by the middle of 2021.
There are a few things to consider, of course: I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis back in December 2019, there's a pandemic going on, and I have a wonderful tendency to self-sabotage when I start to do well.
I've also written a blog to keep track of my progress and mindset throughout my journey. You can find that here. I'm not the best writer, and I'm not the funniest person, but it's definitely a great way to get to know how my mind works.
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Check in for Sunday
Food-logged and under
Water-80 oz
Exercise-30 min walking video and PT/stretching
As most of you know, I am not a cook. I made a turkey pot pie yesterday! It came out amazing! Yes! Something I made was delicious! Lol! It was a real test for me with overeating. My husband served me a gigantic slice. I am in a weird place now that I am more consistent with paying attention to my hunger, I start to almost panic when I know I am getting filled. I actually make sure my last few bites are the best of what is left on the plate. I also have the usual battle in my head that it is delicious and just this one time won't matter but I did stop and put a napkin over the rest so I wouldn't unconsciously start picking at it. So even though it was not the healthiest dinner to have, I am happy I ate a "normal" portion and didn't give in and overeat.
Other than the pot pie, I made turkey soup and did my food prep for breakfast and lunch. I actually don't think I need to go shopping this week except for some produce. I am having a hard time going from shopping for a big family to only shopping for 4. I would love to get my food shopping to every other week. I just have to find what works for me.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx You are almost my birthday buddy. If I remember correctly, I am a day(and at least a decade) ahead and the same day as your mother.. I aim for the same thing each month, to weigh less than I did when I started it.
@minstrelofsarcasm I am intimidated with spread sheets. When I was captain, I would end up deleting rows and people without even knowing what I did! I am sure the moderators were relived when I stepped down Lol! I actually disagree with you, from what I have experienced you are a good writer and very funny!
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Good Morning Weight No More.... You have another new member heading your way ... Please welcome @Sunshinegal19 0
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Username: jedaschultz
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week 1
PW (Previous Weight): 206.6
CW (Current Weight): 204.2
You can certainly see that Thanksgiving is over. We did travel to my mom's this last week but did not do a big Thanksgiving meal. The previous week we did at my in laws and my eating was out of control. I'm back home and hopefully back on track and want to make a little progress before the end of the year.3 -
I have a work lunch out tomorrow and I'm afraid I've turned into *that* person... I need to see the menu beforehand because there is so much that I can't/won't eat because of migraine triggers, and I want to plan ahead with calories as well.
Of course, nobody has decided where we are going yet, so let's see how this goes!
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xX_PhoenixRising_Xx wrote: »Of course, nobody has decided where we are going yet, so let's see how this goes!
I remember having a stack of menus in my cubicle for all of the local places people may want to go for lunch with several options written on each for the things that fit within my calories and had some nutritional value while avoiding allergens. There's no shame in being "that" person, because being "that" person is someone who is looking out for their own health. Caring for yourself is not selfish.
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Welcome new team mates.
I'm Tracy from New Hampshire. 48 with 2 boys, 26 and 23, 2 granddaughters, 13 months and 9 months. I am an assistant director in childcare. I gain and lose the same 5 pounds for years, its become very frustrating. My dr told me one time that my body just likes to be this size. Well I dont like this size. I do have ibs and saw a nutritionist who told me to eliminate foods to find my triggers but otherwise wasnt very helpful.
I have not been motivated lately and I think since having my neck surgery and not being able to exercise other than walking I have just felt blah. I did go to the store and buy fruits and veggies, I planned out and measured my meals today and for tomorrow. That's a plus. I just ordered a new fitbit because I can only see my progress on my phone not sure if my Fitbit got wet one too many times or what. I drank lemon water today, and also made sure I got plenty of water in. I do have my 2 month check on Friday hopefully she will let me back to zumba.2 -
minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »xX_PhoenixRising_Xx wrote: »Of course, nobody has decided where we are going yet, so let's see how this goes!
I remember having a stack of menus in my cubicle for all of the local places people may want to go for lunch with several options written on each for the things that fit within my calories and had some nutritional value while avoiding allergens. There's no shame in being "that" person, because being "that" person is someone who is looking out for their own health. Caring for yourself is not selfish.
Thanks, I do agree with you. It's just that the list of foods I'm avoiding is getting as long as my arm lol. And most of the people I work with eat crap, then I come along with my borderline-vegan low-sugar avoiding-mystery-ingredients self and they don't know what to do. Then to top it off I can't drink alcohol or zero-sugar soda or most non-alcoholic sodas (almost pure sugar) so I drink water and eat lettuce and they're all WTH? 🙃
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Hello everyone! I’m Theresa and I live in downtown Toronto, Canada. Together with @minstrelofsarcasm I'm a co-captain here on TWNM.
About me
I have two grown children. My daughter Elisabeth lives nearby with her partner, Jake. My son Phil lives in a small town an hour away with his wife, Katie, and two children. Pippa is 3 1/3 years old and Gilbert is 17 months. I have a Havanese dog named Xavy.
I had a career as an advertising and publishing executive. For years I ran, cycled, and swam. Then one day, as my daughter says, just like Forrest Gump I stopped.
My weight story
As a child, I was an average weight, except this one time when my next-door neighbour's grandmother babysat and introduced us to three course lunches. When my children were small, I was very slim, about 120 lbs, probably from chasing them around. In my forties I was at my ideal weight, a toned 142 lbs.
Three and a bit years ago, when my granddaughter was born, I saw a photo and didn’t recognize myself. I did look like a happy nana and I’m sure I was comfy to hug, but I want to live to be a ‘little’ old lady.
In January 2018, I weighed 177.4 lbs with a goal of a toned 142 lbs. I began by losing almost 30 pounds in the first year and plateaued for about a year. My mother was very frail and in need of full-time support. Curiously, the start of Covid allowed my sister and me more time to focus on ourselves.
The present
For the past year and a half, I've been working towards launching a start-up with a friend from my business days. It’s an online service where people can hire professional genealogists by the minute to get past brick walls with their family trees. We have finally launched and it’s very busy.
This summer and fall, I did a variety of activities including HIIT over Zoom, cycling on my used Spin bike indoors and on my bicycle outdoors. I look after my grandchildren every Friday, which is heavy work (shout out to all the moms of toddlers and preschoolers here!) and walk Xavy every day.
My December goals- Work out 3 to 4 days a week - walking, a new workout group at the park at 8:00 a.m.
- Aim for a new goal weight of 145 versus 142. I felt really good at 145 and have crept up a couple of pounds since then. I’m not giving up, I’m just noticing that it’s my new ideal weight.
- When I get to 145, set a maintenance range of 144 to 149.
I’m loving reading your intros and December goals.
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