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Welcome to all the old and new members. I really enjoy this group and hope that everyone will stick around. If you can make it to the 15th you are in for one of the greatest threads you will find on MFP (no spoilers tho).
I have been in maintenance since 2017 so come Oct it will be 5 years. Because of that I tend to look at the daily topics with a different perspective sometimes. It's all good. Happy to help, happy to be helped by this amazing group led by Teresa.7 -
Hi everyone - I'm Marisa and I joined this group in November after being part of MFP off and on for several years. Although I had more pass days last month than successful days, I still logged in everyday to this group to connect to this wonderfully supportive community. I'm very excited for January (new month, new year, new leaf, etc.) and excited to be on this journey with all of you!6
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Hey all. I’ve been in and out of UAC since 2017. Things are looking different around here since the last time I checked in! I thrive off accountability so this is always the first place I come when I’m trying to get back into healthy habits.7
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@Winner_in_Life ... words fail, we are all here for you 🫂3
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@WhatMeRunning Thank you, That is extremely helpful. Yes, I would expect you and I could have many interesting conversations also. Did I see that you are also a Kansan? I live a bit North of Wichita.
@Mrs-Hoffer That is good to know. I appreciate your sharing that. Who I was watching was Dr. Alan Goldhammer, who owns a clinic for medically supervised fasting and began a foundation for fasting research (fasting.org) . The concern he expressed was that his research showed that in fasts 24 hour or longer, exercise during fasting causes cannabalization of muscle mass which in the long term is not helpful, not that it necessarily causes symptoms a person would notice at the time. Was it you who asked me about my Renpho scale? It does have a reading on muscle mass. So far since losing 30 pounds it showed me I have gained 3 pounds of muscle, with no change in muscle mass since I started the 24 hour fasting. (Up to now I have always gone to swim during the last hour of my fast, but I have only done it a few times.) Do you have any sense of whether you lost muscle mass during the time you were fasting? Today, I watched Jason Fung talk about treating diabetes with fasting and he said fasting can actually preserve muscle mass. So it is one of those situations where some of the foremost experts who are proponents of fasting don´t agree on the details. The guy in the video I posted a few days ago about Addiction, who also does medical supervision of fasting, also said working out (and I took that to mean cardio or weightlifting, not just the gentle stuff) is fine in a 24 hour fast just make sure to do it at the end of the fast and eat before much time passes afterwards.
So this morning it is cold here in Kansas and I am fasting but getting up frequently and walking around my basement while I listen to one of my podcasts. I guess I will keep an eye on what my scale says about muscle mass, stay very gentle with some walking or stretching or gentle yoga in the early hours of the fasts, and possibly try sometimes swimming in the last hour before ending the fast.7 -
This is the problem with everything regarding healthy eating, exercise and nutrition ... there's so much conflicting information out there even amongst so called experts. And it's not easy to study unless we lock people up and 100% control what they eat and what exercise they do. A lot of the studies are observational and count on self-reporting which is fraught with inaccuracies. Not on purpose but because we humans make errors in logging our activity and food intake.
As far as 20 mins of exercise for 24 hour fasting days ... it seems to me that light stretching, yoga or leisurely walks would be fine as they're not expending a whole lot of energy.
I go on the treadmill on an empty stomach because I don't like food in the morning (not hungry) and in the past I read you'd burn more fat that way but since then I've read conflicting information. I have to eat before doing weights because I am not able to lift as much on an empty stomach. That makes me surprised that doing exercise at the end of the fast would be preferable to doing it earlier as I would think one would feel weaker by then. But maybe it's me. After about 15 hours without eating I usually start feeling dizzy or lightheaded and sometimes end up with a headache. It could just be dehydration by then.4 -
Hello to everyone — I am Julie and live on the prairies in Canada with my husband and our lovely standard poodle Beauregard.
This will be my sixth month on MFP & UAC and I look forward to continuing this journey of health and wellness with all of you.
Julie 🥰7 -
Winner_in_Life wrote: »Hello old friends and new ones. My comeback in December failed. Maybe some of you remember that we move beginning October last year. Shortly after our move, exactly 13 days after, I lost my husband. I am still struggling with finding the way to continue my life. It will take some time I guess. All the best to All. I will try to do my best
My heart goes out to you and I am so sorry for your loss. It is good to have you back with us and I look ahead to offering encouragement and support. Be kind and gentle with yourself ♥️3 -
Hi all! I am Wendy. I live in Connecticut and would like to lose 48 lbs in 2022. I am at my heaviest and am starting to feel lousy because of the weight. I am 55 and know this is going to be hard but it is doable. I am excited to have accountability. Looking forward to the January winners circle. I am excited to do it with you all.6
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I'm so sorry for your loss @Winner_in_Life That's tough especially in a new city where you may not have much of a support system yet.3
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Hi I’m Mary. Been here since august-getting more dependable on tracking meals but definitely far from perfect. Also trying to do Every bite, lick, taste
I’m in Nj with hubby, Teeny tiny dog and two teen girls6 -
Welcome to all the new members! This is my second month in this group. Its value goes far beyond the three simple things we’re supposed to do. I haven’t been able to exercise the way I have in the past but hoping I can do something that would qualify as 20 minutes.4
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@Winner_in_Life I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you.1
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Welcome to all the new members! This is my second month in this group. Its value goes far beyond the three simple things we’re supposed to do. I haven’t been able to exercise the way I have in the past but hoping I can do something that would qualify as 20 minutes.
LOTS of things qualify as "intentional activity" for 20 minutes (it doesn't HAVE to be heavy calorie-burning if you need to work on something like flexibility / prefer yoga anyway / are recovering from an injury or have some other preexisting cap or contra-indication for some choices )
As I mentioned above, if someone is a beginner who needs time to develop some stamina (aka just the SOUND of "a whole 20 minutes" seems scary-out of reach) .... break it up through the day as needed. So long as the total adds up to 20 minute (or more)4 -
Winner_in_Life, sorry for your loss, I send you lots of hugs and stay strong2
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@Winner_in_Life Words cannot express how much my heart goes out to you during this difficult time.. glad to have you back with us.
Loved reading everyone's intros and looking forward to getting to know everyone even more this month!5 -
@Winner_in_Life - I’m so sorry for your loss. All the hugs coming your way. ❤️4
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@Winner_in_Life - I’m so sorry about your husband. Sending hugs to you.
Welcome to all the newbies. You’ve joined a fantastic group!
I’ve been on the UAC since 1/1/21, and on MFP on and off for a few years. The UAC is honestly the best group I’ve joined because it focuses on the basics of success. That said, my weight loss journey has been slow slow slow BUT I’m keeping off what I’ve lost, and I weigh about what I weighed in 2009. I still have 20 or 30 more to go, but I’m thrilled I haven’t put the 30 I’ve lost back on.4 -
Hi I'm Babs, and this will be my 5th month doing UAC, I started in September.
Basic info: I'm 61 years old, live in the Seattle area, married, have 2 adult sons, am a breast cancer survivor since I was 39, a runner since I was 47. I'm 5'3".
Highest non-pregnancy weight was 175, lowest adult weight was 125 (not sustainable for me).
The last few years my weight has fluctuated between 135 and 141, usually closest to 138. But since becoming more diligent at tracking and not going over my calorie target 'most days', my weight has finally shifted down a few pounds. I don't think this would have happened without UAC!
September 1 - 138.6
October 31 - 135.4
November 30 - 136.4
December 31 - 132.8
Today's weight - 135.0
Weight goal range is 132 to 135
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Hullo everyone! I've just completed a year on Noom and loved it! I'm ready to transition to some other forms of support. I've been using myfitness pal off and on for years but haven't participated in groups much. I'm excited to be here and join in on this challenge! WE GOT THIS!
a little bio: i'm 58, grad student and do contract work. Also a big time gamer and scifi freak.
I've lost 40 pounds since last January and will lose at least 30 more. I'm all about sustainability, baby steps and keeping it doable. The changes over the past year have been amazing. I'm very proud of myself. Lots of wobbles and pauses, but I always get back on the beam. I do a dance work out minimum 3 days a week and a 20min HIT workout with weights twice a week. Sometimes more here and there.
The weight loss has been good, but more important is my improved energy, mood and lower pain level.
I'd like to start running again this year. I'm also looking for some ways to connect with people locally who are more active. My friends aren't into much other than walking. I love to skate and dance!
I haven't been logging food regularly in awhile, mostly don't need to much anymore, but happy to meet that goal. That might be the most challenging part of this for me. Mid january on my schedule starts to get pretty busy again! We shall see how it goes.8
