Anyone else waiting until after the holiday?

Maybe it sounds like just another excuse but I've never been one to say start and make it immediate. I have to psyche myself for it, such as pick a day, stock the fridge, that sort of thing.
My low weight for 2020 was 132ish(can't remember exactly? :()but now I'm looking at losing at least 25#. :( Yes, it's been a he!!uva year for stress eating. I feel slobbish, slothful, old, unmotivated, lazy, all those depressing negative adjectives. So I'm picking Sunday to start once again with logging calories, working up to an exercise routine I can stick with. By then all the enticing foods will be gone and I can do my grocery shopping on Sunday, like I always do. Restock with healthy stuff. (Ashamed to tell you how many veggies I'm skimping on now)
So....that's where I'm at in this process. :( It makes me angry that I let it go so much this year but being not able to take it back I can only look forward and make changes.

Wishing all of you strength and good luck getting through the holidays, leaving you with continued and renewed motivation.
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  • debtay123
    debtay123 Posts: 1,327 Member
    Reenie - you can and will do this! 2020-- is a year that we ALL wish would just BE OVER---- Start when you are ready and don't feel ashamed or even angry with yourself-- I know i have to do some re-thinking and getting my mojo back as well
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    @ninerbuff I soooo need your attitude!! :)
  • Jubee13
    Jubee13 Posts: 132 Member
    OP, I’m exactly where you are. I was at such a good weight in the summer and have since gained back what I lost. I too need to prep and plan before getting “back on track”. Sunday is the day, and I’m truly looking forward to it!
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,679 Member
    edited December 2020
    Diatonic12 wrote: »
    Maybe they’re like me. No gifts, no kids visiting, so I’m taking a holiday and eating any darn thing I want thru Christmas. Some has been worth it, some not, and I’m already looking forward to getting back on the stick. My diary is a total and intentional cluster this week and I’m OK with that.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10815393/calories-of-bread-crust/p1
    Merry Christmas. :D:D:D


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsg3HW9z8Is

    Do. Not. Pull. The. Billy. Bass. Card. On. Me.

    My adult kids are obsessed with Billy Bass. My daughter in Germany even tracked one down over there to show her husband because he didn’t understand.

    Now they send me YouTube’s of some engineer who has rigged his Billy Bass to lip sync and shake fins to anything he wants.

    Some people have waaaaaay too much time on their hands.

    BTW is it just me or does BB sound like Grandpa Simpson in that clip?
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I just decided to shift a few pounds a couple of days ago by tracking. I had a little grief/stress creep and it’s as good a time as any, but I’m not feeling festive and am not planning on the season being anything out of routine, which will certainly make the difference.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Reenie, if anyone’s got this, you do.

    You were one of my motivating crew when I started, when I was doing a lot of lurking.

    Would return the favor tenfold, if I can.

    2020 has flat out sucked. I’ve had nine months of “not a problem, I can deal with this”, and one of gloom. I think it’s the insistent politics here in Georgia- ads, mailers, texts, calls, doorhangers, random strangers at the door.

    Whatever is weighing your heart down right now, I hope it lifts and you find yourself light as a feather and able to find your way again.

    I'm a texter - sowwie!

    Here's a tip - do whatever the text says to optout and do not otherwise engage. That should be the last text from that organization. Unfortunately for you, there are multiple orgs. But a handful of STOP2QUIT or whatever they are looking for should put an end to texts. However, doing anything other than opting out will only prolong the agony.

    You Georgians are way nicer than Floridians and I often get a lot of "please stop texting me" and lots of other words but just STOP2QUIT and that org should indeed stop :)
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    I feel you. I did really well for the most part, still lost but these last 2 months I needed a break from counting and logging. That break put me up about 5-6 pounds and I want to get a hold of this before it puts me right back where I started in Dec. 2019.

    I also need to get my veggie game back up, I need to stop eating out/eating TV dinners and cooking 99% of my meals again. I canceled my gym membership mid-Summer and I just purchased a spin bike, and I’ll join the peloton app so I can take classes once it’s put together on Tuesday. My exercise has mostly stayed on point, except for when my body and mind made the winter blues transition (thank God, I’ve finally crossed that bridge). So now I have something to do when I don’t have zoom dance classes.

    I think 2020 was a beast to most people. I lost my job and started grinding/clenching my teeth in my sleep which has caused some dental issues. Thankfully, I’ve found a new job and I’m slowly working on getting my dental issues under control. I think if you survived 2020, that’s a huge win and something to be proud of.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    jdhcm2006 wrote: »
    I feel you. I did really well for the most part, still lost but these last 2 months I needed a break from counting and logging. That break put me up about 5-6 pounds and I want to get a hold of this before it puts me right back where I started in Dec. 2019.

    I also need to get my veggie game back up, I need to stop eating out/eating TV dinners and cooking 99% of my meals again. I canceled my gym membership mid-Summer and I just purchased a spin bike, and I’ll join the peloton app so I can take classes once it’s put together on Tuesday. My exercise has mostly stayed on point, except for when my body and mind made the winter blues transition (thank God, I’ve finally crossed that bridge). So now I have something to do when I don’t have zoom dance classes.

    I think 2020 was a beast to most people. I lost my job and started grinding/clenching my teeth in my sleep which has caused some dental issues. Thankfully, I’ve found a new job and I’m slowly working on getting my dental issues under control. I think if you survived 2020, that’s a huge win and something to be proud of.

    Your dentist may have already given you a guard but if not, after I lost the one my dentist made for me, I bought this:

    https://www.amazon.com/DenTek-Comfort-Fit-Protection-Nightime-Grinding/dp/B002WTCK4Q/