WeightNoMore - January 2021 Team Chat
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Here is your Team chat room for January 2021. 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 - @minstrelofsarcasm and open
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 - @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. At the end of the month we celebrate everyone who lost every week. You are heading steadily towards 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):
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. 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. 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.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! You need support to maintain, 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 weekly 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 and year begin!!
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Welcome to all the new team members!
Hello everyone! I’m Theresa and I live in downtown Toronto, Canada. It’s my one-year anniversary on Team Weight No More! I’m about to retire as co-captain, having worked with the smartest, most generous, and scientific-minded @minstrelofsarcasm I'm staying on the team though.
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 1/2 and Gilbert is 1 1/2. 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 with whipped cream. 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’ve reset this to 145 lbs and toned because I was at that weight a couple of months back and it is perfect.
The present
I just launched a new business called Ancestry Detectives, which is an on-demand service for people to get a professional genealogist to help them for as few as 30 minutes.
Launching the business was so busy at the finale that I fell off my exercise regime which included HIIT over Zoom, cycling on my used Spin bike indoors, and walking. 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.
Update on the above: For the current lockdown, my grandchildren can't come as they are in another region. Hopefully in February.
In addition to the busy time launching the new business, I've been experiencing stress like the rest of you with Covid. Toronto is a big city so we are locked down more often than other regions. My sister is unwell with Lyme Disease and both of our parents are in her city, five hours away, so I can't help her.
I feel for all of you who are balancing your own health, your families, your community commitments, Covid, and all the other things that come your way.
My January goals- Work out 3 to 4 days a week - HIIT, Spinning, and walking.
- Log food, water, and exercise daily.
- Report in daily
- Aim for my new goal weight of 145.
- When I get to 145, set a maintenance range of 144 to 149.
Wishing everyone a great new beginning in 2021!
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Hi all, my name is April and I’m a 43 year old mom of three. I work full time in an admin position and I’m in Canada - in the prairies. I’m super short - 5’1 and right now just under 150 lbs.
I had struggles with my weight after my third child was born. For about 14 years I was getting bigger and bigger.... Early in the covid days, around March I was just sick of how big I was. So I started making changes. Changing what I ate, how I ate, how much I moved and my weight started changing too.
One big thing on the medical side was I had some tests done by an endocrinologist and I found out that my metabolism is actually normal high. So it was kind of a light bulb moment that I had done this to myself and my body wasn’t to blame. I had gone through early menopause and I always thought my body was to blame for my weight.
Anyhow, 2020 was good for me in some ways. I had more time to do walking in early covid days and I built on that to be even more active. One of my goals for 2021 is to really become strong and fit.
January goals.
Lose 3-5 pounds.
Build a weight training plan
Do my challenges. I joined a 30 day yoga challenge and I want to start an abs challenge.
Drink more water.
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Happy new year team! Welcome new teammates and welcome back familiar faces! My name is BJ (Bob Jr.) tough nickname to grow up with but it has made me the man I am today! Lol
I have been a member of this team for a while now and I assure you that our members are very supportive and are not afraid to give advice even if it ruffles a few feathers in the hen house!
I really enjoy this team and after a while they have become like family!
A little bit about me and my story.....
I’ve always been athletic, earned my letter as a freshman in high school in soccer, also played varsity baseball, basketball and golf.
I got into competitive cycling in my mid twenty’s to about my mid forty’s. Now I still compete a couple times a year within my age group.
I have boys age 33 and 31, I held down the same job for 30 years. My life was great and I was physically fit!
The *kitten* hit the fan for me about 5 years ago when my job was dissolved, I ended up taking a fantastic job on the off shift with a solid company (3:30 to 11:00pm)
My exercise routine became non existent, my eating was crap and sleeping became a chore. I gained 60 lbs in a short time. My starting weight when I joined this group was 250lbs, I’m now down to 205! My ultimate goal is 185.
Every day has it’s challenges, it’s up to you to meet those challenges with a head of steam!
Here’s to a new year of making progress and reaching your goals!
And it’s my weigh in day!
KUMEcycling team
Week number 1
PW 205.0
CW 205.0
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KUMEcyclingteam wrote: »Happy new year team! Welcome new teammates and welcome back familiar faces! My name is BJ (Bob Jr.) tough nickname to grow up with but it has made me the man I am today! Lol
I have been a member of this team for a while now and I assure you that our members are very supportive and are not afraid to give advice even if it ruffles a few feathers in the hen house!
I really enjoy this team and after a while they have become like family!
A little bit about me and my story.....
I’ve always been athletic, earned my letter as a freshman in high school in soccer, also played varsity baseball, basketball and golf.
I got into competitive cycling in my mid twenty’s to about my mid forty’s. Now I still compete a couple times a year within my age group.
I have boys age 33 and 31, I held down the same job for 30 years. My life was great and I was physically fit!
The *kitten* hit the fan for me about 5 years ago when my job was dissolved, I ended up taking a fantastic job on the off shift with a solid company (3:30 to 11:00pm)
My exercise routine became non existent, my eating was crap and sleeping became a chore. I gained 60 lbs in a short time. My starting weight when I joined this group was 250lbs, I’m now down to 205! My ultimate goal is 185.
Every day has it’s challenges, it’s up to you to meet those challenges with a head of steam!
Here’s to a new year of making progress and reaching your goals!
And it’s my weigh in day!
KUMEcycling team
Week number 1
PW 205.0
CW 205.0
LTD 45.0
You're too much, BJ! And we love you for it. Happy New Year! p.s. I answered you in 2021.1 -
Hi all, my name is April and I’m a 43 year old mom of three. I work full time in an admin position and I’m in Canada - in the prairies. I’m super short - 5’1 and right now just under 150 lbs.
I had struggles with my weight after my third child was born. For about 14 years I was getting bigger and bigger.... Early in the covid days, around March I was just sick of how big I was. So I started making changes. Changing what I ate, how I ate, how much I moved and my weight started changing too.
One big thing on the medical side was I had some tests done by an endocrinologist and I found out that my metabolism is actually normal high. So it was kind of a light bulb moment that I had done this to myself and my body wasn’t to blame. I had gone through early menopause and I always thought my body was to blame for my weight.
Anyhow, 2020 was good for me in some ways. I had more time to do walking in early covid days and I built on that to be even more active. One of my goals for 2021 is to really become strong and fit.
January goals.
Lose 3-5 pounds.
Build a weight training plan
Do my challenges. I joined a 30 day yoga challenge and I want to start an abs challenge.
Drink more water.
Cheers !
Happy New Year, April. Great January goals. @pacsnc6 is doing yoga classes and I'm thinking of it now too. You've got this!3 -
Happy New Year Everyone!
My name is Marcy, I am thirty years old a mom to a 3 year old boy and two dogs. Currently in school full time but was the general manager for a restaurant for 8 years before I left due to the pandemic and my family. 2020 was an interesting year to say the least I reached my goal of 135lbs January of 2020 but with the change in occupation and a little too many toddler snacks and lazy days on my computer and couch my weight crept back up on me to about 160 before I decided I needed to get back into it. This group has been an amazing motivator and really helps with accountability and keeping on track.
Currently I weigh 152 lbs so this month my goal is to lose 5 lbs or atleast maintain a weight under 150lbs, drink lots of water and keep a minimum of 8000 steps (im horrible at remembering to track them so let's see) as well as making overall better eating choices.3 -
Happy new year!
I'm Casey, and I've been with this group since December of 2018. At that point I was somewhere between 165-170, and that was the most I've ever weighed without being pregnant. In 2019 I lost 20lbs, and this year I lost another 10, but gained back 5 or so, so I'd like to get back down to 135 and stay there this year.
When I'm not tracking food, working out and sharing with you beautiful folks, I'm teaching English in North Carolina. Hubs and I will have our 22nd anniversary this year, our oldest son is turning 20, and our youngest will be a freshmen in high school and oh lord writing all of that made me feel old.....
Anyway, can't wait to start another year of getting healthier with y'all!4 -
Hi, my name is Cyndie. I live in the thumb of Michigan. I am married and have 2 adult children, both with mental disorders. I have 2 grandchildren one boy age 15 and one girl age 7. My mom passed away this year in March and I am thankful it was just before covid. My dad is 88 and still lives on his own. But I help out ALOT. I am a great daughter. I live on 40 acres of farm land with my husband. We lease about 300 acres in the area. We are farmers learning how to retire. Its hard work. I am also a full time office manager for a brokerage firm. I love to cook and garden.
My weight story.
I got sick in 2010. to this day no one really knows why the pain still exists. I got depressed and I started to eat. eating quited the pain. so I just continued to eat. I thought it didn't matter but it did. boy did it!! in 2017 I topped out at 196 pounds. it had to stop. so I made a commitment to myself to diet. I restricted calories and I lost the weight in about 19 months. but I never learned to deal with the pain any other way. the eating disorder that was in remission for years was back and I became a bulimic. In april of this year, after my mom died, I decided I had to do something different. I was going to commit myself to a hospital for my eating disorder but I found a wonderful group and a life coach instead. in the last 9 months I have turned my life around. the eating disorder is in remission again. and I am getting the mental part of my weight loss journey in check. I am changing. physically and mentally. I am going to lose this weight and be happy and joyful. I have learned I can think anything I want. with practice and patience, I am creating the new life I have always wanted. it is my time to shine. I come first and that's not selfish. that's survival.
My plan:
make a 24 hour plan every day
assess the previous days plan
drink 64 ounces of water
sleep at least 7 hours
take at least 7000 steps per day
Eat when I am hungry and stop when I am satisfied
find joy and happiness in the life I have today and meditate on it every day
work on my thoughts and finish the story
don't let my old thoughts have the last word.
and above all
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Maintenance weight 135.2
Weeks steps 369622 -
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! I will give an update after the scan on Jan. 12, hoping to hear the tumor is gone or very close to that.
In April I started working on a cross stitch picture 11x16" with 18 squares per inch. I am about half done - it is very tedious because of the small size of each stitch. I wish I could have worked on it while getting the chemo but with all the different color changes and needing a very strong light just to see the squares that wasn't possible. The majority of stitches left now are half crosses so should go much faster. I will post a picture when it is done.
Welcome to all the newcomers and returning losers. We can do this with persistence!6 -
@pacsnc6 I love cross stitch and embroidery. Don't have much patience for it, though. I crochet, and right now I have to reorganize all the scrap yarn I have spread around the living room, lol.
Can't wait to see what you've created!
So y'all, I've committed to doing a "dry January." Zero alcohol. Hubs says he's in too. I imagine it'll be easy for the first few days, but I'll need a lot of will power after school starts back.4 -
Hi, I’m Rachel, 39 years old and at my highest weight of 198 pounds on Christmas Day, I decided to make a change and lose weight again (for the third time in my adult life). But this time round is going to be different- I’m going to make my healthy weight stick. I’m not in a hurry to lose, but I’ve already lost six pounds which is exciting. I weigh in on Sunday.
My job is stressful - I teach high school - and being a parent to two teenagers (boy and girl) and a wife to a needy husband adds stress too. On top of that I struggle with depression, but I am on an antidepressant, which works! I believe this time losing weight is going to be different because I’m on my antidepressant medication and plan to stay on it the rest of my life. Stress, anxiety and depression has been the culprit of my weight gain in the past.4 -
Hi, I'm Heather, I’m a 50 year old mom of 2 teen girls. I live in a suburb outside of Vancouver BC (Canada). My goal for this year is to get my weight down to 170. My plan to achieve this goal is to clean up my mindless snacking habit, eat more veggies and increase my fitness. I turned 50 in 2020 and received an Apple watch for my birthday, it has been a big motivator in getting me moving, I love closing my fitness rings it sure encourages me to be more active. Last January 1st I pledged to walk 10,000 steps a day and am proud to say I did accomplish my goal all 365 days! Today I begin a new challenge of 30 days of Yoga with Adriene on YouTube, I’m excited to commit to something new and challenging for me. To close one of the rings on my watch I need to burn 700 calories, yoga won’t get me there so I’m going to still have a lot of walking to do, also I will be working on a walk run program with the goal of working up to a 5km run.
Good luck to everyone on this journey, I’m grateful to be in a community of like-minded folks supporting each other on our wellness endeavors
Lemonaid7
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW: 192.5
CW: 191.6
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~~ Hello Everybody! ~~
I'm Ashley. I'm currently the sole captain of Team Weight No More, formerly a co-captain with the marvelous Theresa ( @1theresamcvean ). I cannot wait to see where this month will take us, especially as we now have the ability to better track milestones and your loss-to-date (LTD), and I will be paying better attention to your step counts, as that was something I was severely slacking on last month.
About Me:
I am 25, living in Ohio, working as a chemical engineer, setting things on fire for money and climbing on large metal structures with industrial tools. Basically, I get paid to do all the things my mom told me not to do as a child.
I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in December 2019, after a month and a half of misdiagnosis after misdiagnosis. Since then, things rapidly started falling apart - Covid-19, quarantine, a salary cut, the gym was closed, stress eating... you get it. But I'm incredibly grateful for the coping mechanisms I've picked up, the discipline I keep rebuilding every time I get flung from the wagon, and the wonderful community I've had behind me the entire time.
If you are curious about me, I have a blog. You can read it here. There, you can find my struggles with eating properly, making it to the gym, handling personal crises, and proving over and over again that I'm not as funny as I think I am.
My Weight Loss Adventure:
I joined MFP in September 2014, but did not take any of this seriously until May 2017, when I graduated from college. Since joining, I have lost over 70 lbs, reaching my lowest weight of 155 lbs, only to regain about 15 lbs while working in France for three months. So, for now, I am still working that off. The pandemic did not help my progress, but it did prove to me that I am strong enough to tackle the challenge.
Current Weight: 167.8 lbs, as of New Year's Eve.
Goals for January 2021:- Get back into the groove of eating properly and exercising regularly
- Stay on top of my MS mitigation
- Be kind to myself when I (ahem) "mess up"
- Be consistently involved with Team Weight No More
- Maintain my good habits when it comes to hydration, stretching, and good posture
- Take advantage of any random days above freezing to get rid of the stash of cardboard boxes in the corner of my living room, because they have been sitting there for months (read: three years)
Please reach out if there are any questions regarding the team, technology (I'm a millennial, I know plenty of good tricks), the science of weight loss, cookie recipes, etc. I'm here for you.
Looking forward to getting to know all of you, supporting those of you I deem worthy, and having an alibi for any crimes I definitely did not commit.
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@pacsnc6 So happy that the immunotherapy regimen is working for you and the tumour is shrinking! Hope that you get a great scan results on 12th.
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I hope I am doing this right. This is my first weigh in.
PW 191.4
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I’m Kristy, from New Zealand, married for 18 years and have 4 kids – 17, 15 and 12 (twins). 2 girls, 2 boys and if you ask me if my g/b twins are identical, I will tell you yes (why do people always ask?) I’ll be 42 next week, at which point I fully expect to have the answer to life, the universe and everything. Like magic. Overnight (all the best magic happens without warning.) I am somewhat of a sci-fi fan and closet geek
By day, I am a fearless Technical Writer, braving the realm of a male-dominated engineering company and translating their stick-figures, mutterings and wild gesticulations into payments compliance for the end product in various world-wide markets. By night (and early morning) I kick *kitten* in my own home (garage) gym. I am a qualified Personal Trainer, but that doesn’t pay the bills - hence the muttering engineers, it’s a living – but I love knowing what I’m doing in training myself and my teenage son. Hubby is also qualified, so we usually train together.
That Weight Thing
It’s a long story, that involves being overweight since childhood, super-morbidly obese in my 20s and early 30s, and being diagnosed with both Binge Eating Disorder and Anorexia (while I was still ‘overweight’ on the scale).
Quite a few years back I turned down weight loss surgery, decided to lose weight on my own, and lost 160+ lbs. Then, after maintaining for a few years, it crept back on, about 100 lbs of it. I hadn’t dealt with *why* I got to be so heavy. That took addressing my ED’s, a lot of therapy, being banned from tracking my food, and redeveloping my relationship with food before I could look at losing weight again in a healthy way. That’s what I’m doing now.
Health
I did quite a bit of damage to my body when I lost a lot of weight the first time. Mostly from under-eating (which I didn’t realise at the time) and also from fainting a few times. The past 7 years I have been diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Chronic Pain and severe migraines. It has been very limiting, and I hate being limited. I’ve seen so many doctors, specialists and alternative therapists that it’s a running joke – most of them don’t have a clue how to fix me. Recently we think I have Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and treatment for that has allowed me to be pain-free a lot more than usual. So I’m feeling pretty great!
2021
My goal for each month is to finish it lighter than I started, and for this year I’m working on making changes to my body through weight-lifting, regular cardio and a moderate calorie deficit. I’d like to look something like I did at my lowest weight, but without the active ED.
I just took my measurements and progress photos yesterday, and it felt a big triggering if I’m honest – but I never have to see those measurements again, and the scale is only trending down. So I’m good.
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xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
Weigh in: Week 1 "The reckoning"
PW: 244.4 (110.8 kg)
CW: 247.7 (112.4 kg)
That is not unexpected. Christmas and NY I wasn't tracking closely, and I've also successfully added weight lifting back in to my routine in a 3 day on, 1 day off rotation. So it's not a fat gain, and honestly, if I can maintain this number of pain-free days and this level of training, I really don't care. It will go when it goes. 4 -
Happy new year everyone
PW 124lbs
CW 124lbs
Still too much yummy food left over from Christmas but working on exercising and hopefully I will lose some next week but the Christmas cake is still sitting and beckoning at me!4 -
Sorry forgot to add steps
Sun 9,695
Mon 1,640
Tue 4,883
ed 3,440
Th 6,293
Fri 8,913
Sat 5,475
Not as many as normal due to snow and slippery pavements.
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@theresamcle[quote
Thanks for sharing your story again. Very inspiring! I love your goals and good luck with maintenance.1 -
Debbie Sharpe
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW 130.0
CW 131.2 - SOOOOO NOT HAPPY
Sunday – 11,930
Monday –14,856
Tuesday – 15,168
Wednesday – 10,624
Thursday – 9,673
Friday –15,613
Saturday –11,645
I take FULL responsibility for my weight gain. From March - November I did well and remained around my magic number of 127. Then Thanksgiving came and I usually cook for my family and Larry's family( about 15-20 people) and due to Covid just the 2 of us here. I cooked a full Thanksgiving feast and ate too much for several days. Then the Christmas baking and candy making started. I did like I always do and fixed way to much stuff. Pumpkin bread, fudge, cheese straws, turtles, white chocolate peanut clusters, dark chocolate clusters, peanut brittle and many pies and cakes. Dessert every night!!! YES, I know better! I have been maintaining for several years now so I know what to do and this sure ain't it, pardon the grammar!
COVID DEPRESSION!!!!! I was not able to be with my family for Thanksgiving and Christmas, first time in my 68 years on this Earth. Christmas dinner, New Year's traditional southern meal and the scales are showing it. I think I just ate from boredom and depression. I quit posting here, sorry folks I will try to get myself together this month.
I have set goals- I will go back to the habit tracker - drink more water- continue walking - eat less junk - eat when hungry not bored - be more productive with my time
I did ask to be placed back on the team for weight loss not maintenance this month - I do have a plan. Hopefully by the end of this week I will see 129 on the scales. I will try to get my act together and not let y'all down. Well, enough for my pity party - I will keep on keeping on.......... For our new members, this has become my mantra! Good luck to anyone who feels like I do, we will not let Covid or anything else get in our way!
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KUMEcyclingteam wrote: »Happy New Year Bob! Yep the kitten sure hit the fan for me in the last two months. I was also an athlete in high school and college, oh the memories of those days. Sounds like you are still that young athlete in mind and heart and the weight loss is awesome! Good luck in 2021 meeting all your goals and dreams.2
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@Mxlaw90
Hello Marcy, Happy New Year! I understand the Covid weight gain, seems to be a story for many of us. You have a great plan so together we can do this! The couch and snacks are not our friends, remember while watching TV during each commercial you can walk about 300 steps. It does add up, go for it. I believe in you.
@GingerPwr
Happy New Year! I am from Wilson, NC so we already have something in common. Good luck with your goals, very similar to mine. Happy Anniversary, I hope that you can find a way to celebrate this year. We just had our 46 anniversary December 20. Our only celebration was take out from Cracker Barrel. We don’t eat out yet but it was a welcome change from cooking.
@Cyndiesstuff
So sorry to hear of your pain but you sure took the bull by the horns and came up with a plan that works for you, congratulations. You are so right, all of this is mental, a head game we play. Love your goals - I remind myself often “am I hungry or am I bored.” WE will do this, January is here and we will meet it head on.
@Brown 6267 Happy New Year! Good stepping this week.
@Pacsnc6
Hey Patsy, when I was younger and could see better I loved to cross stitch. I have some oriental prints that are 24 and 28 count. With lots of different shades. As you know, really tiny and hard to do. They are hanging proudly in my living room and foyer. Looking forward to your pictures when you are finished!!!! I have a good friend on immunotherapy and it is really helping her. I sure hope and pray your next scan shows even more progress.
@Rachelrjh
Such a positive attitude, you inspire me. I weigh in on Sunday so I hope we both show a loss this week. I know your job is stressful at best but this last year, WOW! I was a teacher and substituted about every day until Covid hit. I have been offered a job as a permanent sub (show up every day just to see where I may be needed) I wish I could take it but with my age and Covid it would not be a smart idea. Good luck with the weight loss, I will do my best to cheer us along.
@Lemonnaid7
Happy New Year Heather! Mindless snaking, I definitely relate to. I am also a walker and have a team on MFP (soulmates) currently 13 in the group and we do a monthly challenge. We average around 3.5 million steps a month. If you every want to join, send me a message. We start over each month. Good luck with your goals.
@Menstrelofsarcasm
Happy New Year coach! Thank you for coaching us along, I find your wit and style helpful and inspirational. Great goal for January, I also have a goal to be KIND (we all should have that one). Hope the boxes disappear
@Drinkmeyer
Welcome and happy new year! Already losing, congratulations.
@xX_PhoenixRising
Hey Kristy, your goals for 2021 are great, you have a plan and I am willing to bet that you will succeed. Love your positive attitude through all the adversity. You will continue to inspire us all!
@Annliz23
GET RID OF THE FOOD! I had the same problem until I finally decided to freeze it and maybe bring it out a little at a time as a treat. I see we are both steppers, good luck. Our weather has not been very cooperative lately.
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dbrinkmeyer wrote: »I hope I am doing this right. This is my first weigh in.
PW 191.4
CW 189.2
You did it right! However, your first weigh-in isn't technically until NEXT Saturday. Would you like me to update your starting weight for the month to your current weight?0 -
debbiewsharpe wrote: »I take FULL responsibility for my weight gain. From March - November I did well and remained around my magic number of 127. Then Thanksgiving came and I usually cook for my family and Larry's family( about 15-20 people) and due to Covid just the 2 of us here. I cooked a full Thanksgiving feast and ate too much for several days. Then the Christmas baking and candy making started. I did like I always do and fixed way to much stuff. Pumpkin bread, fudge, cheese straws, turtles, white chocolate peanut clusters, dark chocolate clusters, peanut brittle and many pies and cakes. Dessert every night!!! YES, I know better! I have been maintaining for several years now so I know what to do and this sure ain't it, pardon the grammar!
COVID DEPRESSION!!!!! I was not able to be with my family for Thanksgiving and Christmas, first time in my 68 years on this Earth. Christmas dinner, New Year's traditional southern meal and the scales are showing it. I think I just ate from boredom and depression. I quit posting here, sorry folks I will try to get myself together this month.
Debbie, I think everyone here can relate to your struggle. The holidays are difficult to "behave" during, especially with all of the easily-accessible sweets. This year was especially challenging, because eating away feelings of isolation is all too easy and adjusting to smaller gathering sizes is all too difficult.
You've done a marvelous job of being on track and consistent throughout the year - I have no doubts you'll get back to just that in no time!2 -
Picture is from my walk on the beach yesterday
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 have been semi retired the last two years. I will be starting a new job auditing charts in February. 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 but then gained a pound in Dec. Considering what I used to gain during the holidays, that isn't really too bad. I took a little break from my normal routine the last week of December and I am ready to get back at it. I am working on overeating and hunger still. I am only eating when I am hungry. When I eat, I am stopping when I am satisfied, not full. It isn't easy as it sounds 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 goals
They have been about the same the past couple of months but I want to make these cemented into habits. I am not quite there yet...
1. Plan and log my food everyday
2. 30 min cardio at least 5/7 days
3. 7,500 steps per day
4. Strength 2-3/7 days
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
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Hi all, checking in!
Yesterday I did my online yoga class and did the abs challenge. They were both good. I had a lot of company from one dog that was trying to be part of the fun. I showed him the how the yoga instructor’s dog was sleeping on its own mat but he didn’t follow.
I had a great day yesterday resisting the evening snacking. I have been drinking bubbly water from the soda stream I just got at Christmas.
I’m hoping to hit the gym later. I’m going to ask the staff about a weight training program so my time there is more structured.
I’m going to do some home stuff today and get some clutter organized. I’m back to work tomorrow. Cheers everyone!2 -
Check in for Saturday
Food-better, had a few drinks but stayed on plan
Water-56 oz
Exercise-45 min beach walk, PT and stretching
Good day yesterday, it was our last full day at the shore so I did have some drinks and dinner out but I had allowed for that on my plan. Today we will eat lunch out and I will go from there. Tomorrow I will be back to my normal routine. Hoping to exercise before we head out but I am not sure if I will have time. It would be nice to have it done for the day. Enjoy the day everyone, I know it is the last day of some of your holiday breaks, especially you teachers!
@kirsten11872 Good luck with the challenge, sounds like a great way to kick off the New Year!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Sounds like a much nicer NYE than me going into the new Millennium Lol! I actually have the same weight goal each month. I should take the pics and measurements for this month too. I always forget that.
@1theresamcvean Thank you for your time being co captain. We will miss you but am glad you are staying on the team. Happy 1 year anniversary! Awesome goals for January!
@goingape Nice goals for January! Sounds like you started it strong too! Wtg!
@KUMEcycling You have come a long way! Nice weigh in day especially with the holidays!
@mxlaw90 Awesome goals for January! You can do this!
@GingerPwr You can reach your goal, it is within your grasp! Good luck with the dry January, I don't know why I have trouble committing to something like that. I really don't drink often but I just don't like the idea of giving it up. Something for me to think about.
@cyndiestuff Awesome goals for January! You got this!
@pacsnc6 I am so happy you stayed with us with all you have been going through. I can't wait to see your cross stitch. Sending prayers and hugs. xo
@rachelrjh You are not the only one who has lost and regained. There is a lot of mental things with weight loss. It sounds like you have a great attitude and are ready to do this once and for all!
@lemonade7 How awesome you hit your step goal every day last year! That is amazing! I have no doubt you will reach your goals!
@minstrelofsarcasm Thank you for all you do. You are awesome! You may be sorry you offered the technology help Lol! I need a lot of help there. My birthday is in January and my son's gift is to come over and help me with the TV set up! Lol! I am going to get him to help me set up a few more technical things too.
@dbrinkmeyer Nice loss! Great start to the New Year!
@AnnLiz Not a bad weigh in for over the holidays!
@debbiewsharpe From your post, I think you have learned from your gain during the holiday season. Hopefully we won't be in this position again with the holidays but if it happens again, I think you will look back at this time and do things differently. You have a great plan moving forward and I think you will have no problem reaching your goals. xoxo
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