Daily check in for support and accountability

sista67
sista67 Posts: 27 Member
edited June 2023 in Getting Started
Hello. I have found in the past that daily accountability with posting stats and the support from others in the group is huge. I invite all to join me in posting and walking through this journey together.

My name is Susan, I'm 55; 56 in July. My highest weight is 275, about 12 years ago I lost 100lbs using Noom. In the past 2 years I gained 65 and need to loose it for mostly health reasons. Time to get serious. I checked out Noom first only to find it is very expensive now with half the features. Back in the day it was free and much much better. So here I am!!!!!!
All the group/discussions that are offering what I want are years old. So I'm taking a chance and starting one.
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  • sista67
    sista67 Posts: 27 Member
    HW 275
    SW (Start weight) 225.2
    CW 225.2
    WL 0

    It just occurred to me that there is no weigh in day. In the past group I was in we all had the same day, Wednesday. I know it can be confusing to switch weigh in days and it's up to each person what they want to do. Having the same day for me created a sense of unity among the other members. It also made for some great support and discussions!
  • sista67
    sista67 Posts: 27 Member
    HW 275
    SW (Start weight) 225.2
    CW 225.2
    WL 0

    So, today was a drag. Lots of pain and fatigue cuz of health issues. And it def affected my eating. In the first half of the day is where the pain was worst. I are a banana and 2 recees cups. Of course when I got home from work I was really hungry, and exhausted. Had to go run errands as soon as I walked in the house. Hungry, tired, aggravated; not a good state of mind for making good choices. Ugh. Def have to work on eating during the day.
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
    Hi there- So glad you started this thread. I need all the help I can get and hopefully can offer support as well. I'm hoping if I can change my way of thinking and look at weight loss as a way of taking care of myself, rather than feeling deprived, I might have more success. I was at my dad's 91st birthday today and did have some cake so not many calories left for anything else. This is when I find counting calories a challenge. Are you trying to stick to a certain calorie number or are you trying some other approach. I lost 45 lbs. 10 years ago but it has slowly crept back on. I lost it by counting calories. I've tried some other ways but this is what seems to work best for me. We shall see. How are you doing?
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,674 Member
    Hey all!

    I'm always down for another accountability group. The more accountability, the more likely I am to stay the course.

    I'm Linda. I'm 40 years old, married to my best friend, have a 9 year old daughter and live in South Carolina.... though, until 5 years ago we lived in Maryland our entire lives. I have worked from home since 2020. While I hated it for the first 6 months, I love it now. Especially that I can cook a real meal for lunch if I want to do so. I've been on MFP for years. While I do yo-yo some I never go up as high as I start. I THINK I've finally gotten to a point to figure out what I can do forever. It's taken a lot of severe diets, crash diets, months of binging/not counting or caring, health issues, and finding what boundaries I need in place. I have PCOS and am type 2 diabetic (as are about 40%-50% of women with PCOS). I've gotten to where I'm fully diet and exercise controlled on my numbers, and that is a big push to make all my changes permanent. I don't want to be on insulin until my body absolutely needs to be.

    I hosted my book club last night and was so glad because that meant I had some control over the snacks. Instead of just one or two things I put out a whole spread and just let the other stuff brought suppliment. That meant I had veggies, pretzels, light dip, cheese, etc. I still had some dessert and chips but it certainly helped me keep to my food boundaries to have the lighter options mixed in.

    Tonight I will go to my Ladies Bible Study at church and, unfortunately, that means I have zero control over the dinner served. I did get my hands on the menu and it isn't light by any means. It's a chicken corn chowder and corn bread and dessert. I've seen the recipes by these ladies. It's sooo good but so not good for you. I'll just have to keep my calories lower through the day and maybe have a small snack an hour before the dinner so I can keep myself in check easier. It's always good to strive for a plan.


    SW: 300 lb
    Next GW: 180 lb
    3/1: 198.8 lb
    3/2: 198.0 lb
    3/4: 197.8 lb
    3/7: 197.0 lb
    **weight updated whenever I lose.
  • Ann262
    Ann262 Posts: 266 Member
    Thank you for starting this! Please count me in. I am 62 years old and quite active but struggle to keep my weight in check. I have a complicated relationship with food and just want to work toward overall wellness.

    I have 3 kids...all grown and 4 grand kids ages 2-19

    HW 177
    CW 172
    GW 145
  • harringtona1
    harringtona1 Posts: 86 Member
    HW (highest weight) 234
    CW (current) 230.1 up thanks to pms
    GW (goal) 155
    WL (weight lost) 3.9

    I'm ok waiting through water weight gain, since I know it's not real. I'm eating under 1800 calories, 10k+ steps, and I love water. It'll sort out in a few days. In the meantime, I'm happy to see all of you taking names!
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    Susan, who started this thread, suggested a Wednesday Weigh-In. I am going to weigh-in tomorrow. Anyone else?

    @sista67 Please come back!! It doesn't matter how often you start over, it only matters if you quit!
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
    I'll weigh in tomorrow as well.
    Have a great night All
  • harringtona1
    harringtona1 Posts: 86 Member
    I'm in. 🙂
  • JuneWalks
    JuneWalks Posts: 33 Member
    edited March 2023
    Hi - just noticed this thread last night so I thought I'd join in the fun? I am a Wednesday weigher as I do the BLCs. Today I was 1 pound up on last week. I usually post a sort of weight history on Wednesdays as it helps me see the true picture. I will go back and read the thread later today.

    ok - ttfn - Annie in the UK (GMT)
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    My Weigh Ins - to give the whole picture so I can see how I'm *really* doing!
    15 st 4.5 lbs - 1st Sept 2021
    18 st 0.5 lbs - 1st Nov 2022 - previously my highest weigh-in ever was 18 st 0 lbs...
    17 st 9.5 lbs - 1st Dec 2022 - started whole30 on 23rd Nov to check for food intolerances
    17 st 3 lbs - 29 Dec 2022 - joined MFP and BLC51
    17 st 2 lbs - 1st Jan 2023 - monthly weigh in to log on MFP
    17 st 1.5 lbs - 4th Jan 2023 - 1st BLC51 weigh in - start of week 1
    17 st 1 lb - 11th Jan 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 2
    17 st 0 lbs - 18th Jan 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 3
    16 st 13.5 lbs - 25th Jan 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 4
    16 st 13.5 lbs - 1st Feb 2023 - mthly weigh in to log on MFP
    and BLC51 weigh in - start of week 5
    16 st 13 lbs - 8th Feb 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 6
    16 st 13.5 lbs - 15th Feb 2023 - BLC51 start of wk 7 - and start of calorie counting/Nutracheck
    16 st 12 lbs - 22nd Feb 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 8
    16 st 12.5 lbs - 1st March 2023 monthly weigh in to log on MFP
    and BLC51 weigh in - start of wk 9
    Ditched goals - now thinking of it as tracking to see how I do - tracking all sorts of stuff :-)
    16 st 13.5 lbs - 8th March 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 10
    15th March 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 11
    22nd March 2023 - BLC51 weigh in - start of week 12
    29th March 2023 - BLC51 final weigh in     and Interim Challenge initial weigh in
    1st April 2023 monthly weigh in to log on MFP
    5th April 2023 - Interim Challenge weigh in
    12th April 2023 - Interim Challenge weigh in
    19th April 2023 - Interim Challenge weigh in
    26th April 2023 - Interim Challenge weigh in
    1st May 2023 monthly weigh in to log on MFP[/color

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  • JuneWalks
    JuneWalks Posts: 33 Member
    edited March 2023
    Ok I read the conversation so far! Great. I am 60 later this year, by the way.

    @Sista67 - Susan - Thank you so much for starting this conversation!

    @Dogwalker157 - I would have eaten the cake as a bonus - it doesn't happen every day and trying to eat less for the rest of the day would just make me hungry and deprived...

    @Pamperedlinny - Linda - Aw yeah it is so helpful to be able to eat at home. I too have figured what I can do to lose weight - it's just the comfort eating really, I think, that trips me up... Those book clubs and Bible studies sound fun - but a bit tricky food wise... Ever thought of suggesting they ditch the food aspect of meeting?... Or finding a book club/Bible study where there was no food?... I hate it when I'm emotionally pressured into eating people's Bible study food... Maybe even just suggest that you're thinking of going elsewhere cos you love the food but it's not helpful for you? I wonder how many of the others would say they'd prefer to have no food?... Might be interesting?

    @Haswlrs - Lisa - Why did your son go to Prague? :-) (Mrs Nosy!)
    I'm not sure @Sista67 - Susan has left? She posted on the 5th and it's only the 8th today?!... (depending on where you are of course!...)
    :-)

    @Harringtona1 - Anne - I am Anne too but everyone calls me Annie when they get to know me so I call myself Annie all the time now... I like Annie better anyway :-)
    A walking holiday - how fun! Are you doing the El Camino de Santiago?
    Fast food - we were away at the weekend and out in the car I noticed how the billboards and fast food places were calling to me, which is ridiculous cos I don't even enjoy that sort of food - the power of advertising. And we moan at ourselves cos we think we're weak willed... The big money knows how to get us. Just the right mix of sugar, salt and fat gets us hooked. Sugar alone isn't so fun - who ever ate a bag of sugar right? (Yeah I know some people do...)

    @Ann262 - Another Ann I assume?! We ought to start a thread just for Anns/Annes/Annies! :-)
    I too am working towards overall wellness in every area.
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    Question for everyone - What is the most helpful diet book you've ever read?

    ok - ttfn - Annie in the UK (GMT)
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  • Ann262
    Ann262 Posts: 266 Member
    edited March 2023
    I just weighed in yesterday so it is a bit too soon today, plus I am on my second cup of coffee. I will weigh in next week. :)

    @JuneWalks Yes! Another Ann!
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    @JuneWalks Hi, Annie! Congratulations on your weight loss so far! Good for you to see your "highest weight ever" on the scales and decide it is time to do something about it! I am about a year too late for that!

    Not all that long ago, my HWE was 178. Below 180, so not terrible. Then right before the pandemic I was 194.4. Okay, so not over 200 and I am never going there, (Ha!) so I had better do something about it! And I did, getting back down to 171, before I hurt my knee. Early in 2022 sometime I would have crossed over into the 200's but I was in such a bad place mentally that I did not do anything about it. Now it is 2023 and I have so many reasons for wanting and needing to lose weight that I am trying very hard to pull myself out of this mental funk!

    Wednesday, March 1st: 206
    Wednesday, March 8th: 202.4

    Even though it is mostly water, it motivates me to keep this train going!
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
    edited March 2023
    Good morning,
    I know weight shouldn't have a lot of influence, but it was nice to see 2 lbs. gone when I weighed in this morning. It's one way to measure if what I'm doing is working. Even though it's imperfect, I'll take it ;)

    Annie, an interesting question about diet books. I find some can be motivating, but I can't help but feel like they're part of the "diet industry machine" and that is a turn off. I have read my fair share though and Geneen Roth's "When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair, helped me to identify some emotional eating issues. Though the gist of the book is to stop dieting!-Which is what I was trying to do for the last few years.

    I've participated in wellness and intuitive eating workshops recently, with the emphasis on not giving food value- good or bad, but focus on health. I understand the rationale and agree with it, but I continue to slowly gain weight. So now I'm trying to combine the importance of focusing on wellness, while staying aware of how much I'm eating by counting calories. At times it does feel very restrictive and I'm not even being overly strict (I go over most days). I am very aware that I eat for emotional reasons, stress and boredom, but that knowledge has not changed my behavior. I think this is what I need to do right now.

    Have a great day All!
  • dogwalker157
    dogwalker157 Posts: 100 Member
    Lisa, awesome weight loss this week. I agree- seeing the scale go down is a motivator no matter where the loss is coming from! I'm on board with keeping the train going :smile:
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    @JuneWalks My son studied international business. There was a program here in Ontario at a local University, where you did 5 semesters here, 3 semesters at the European Business School in Germany and you got a degree from both schools. And even though EBS is a private school, which we didn't know at the time, we only ever paid Canadian tuition for the the 8 semesters. After he graduated he came home but couldn't find the job he was looking for. A Canadian man who lives and works in Prague, who was a graduate of the Business School here in Ontario, was looking to hire someone and went to his old professor looking for recommendations. He suggested my son. The rest is history. He is with a different company now in Prague, but he and the Canadian man are still friends.
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,674 Member
    SW: 300 lb
    Next GW: 180 lb
    3/1: 198.8 lb
    3/2: 198.0 lb
    3/4: 197.8 lb
    3/7: 197.0 lb
    3/8: 195.6 lb
    **weight updated whenever I lose.

    Last night I got to Ladies Bible Study and looked over all the food. Chicken Corn Chowder, homemade corn bread, three types of dessert, and I craved it all. Then I really took stock of what I had available in calories. I made a very small bowl (probably just 1 cup) of the soup. I took the smallest bit of cornbread (about ½ a piece). I looked over all the desserts. Only one had a box with calories listed on it. I decided that was the one I was meant to have and cut one of those in half as well. I filled my 24 oz water bottle, drank the entire thing during that meal. After the meal, I went and refilled the bottle to sip on during the lesson. When I got home I still wanted something and was proud of myself for sticking to my boundaries while not depriving myself of things. I finished my evening with a small protein shake (half scoop of powder with almond milk) so I wouldn’t still be hungry. It feels like it took a massive amount of will power not to go back and get as much as I really wanted. I’m really, truly proud of myself for holding to my line.

    Tonight I promised my family it would be pasta night. The plan for my bowl is going to be steamed cut green beans, topped with exactly one serving of elbow pasta, topped with 2 appetizer sized meatballs, marinara sauce, and the tiniest sprinkle of Italian blend shredded cheese. I have learned that on pasta night if I add a veggie in a similar shape to the pasta of choice that week and a little bit of protein, I will be too full to need additional pasta. It took me a while to figure out how to eat pasta with my family without losing all control. So this is the plan every pasta night now.

    Thankfully, we have no plans for going out, running errands, or doing anything but stay at home tonight. I need a break and maybe a bubble bath tonight.

    @JuneWalks I’ve commented before that I wish there were more healthy weeks or fruit/vegetable provided. I find the community and visiting time of sitting and eating with the group just never happens the same when we take away that extra 45 minutes or don’t do that aspect. When we meet again in 2 weeks they are planning a salad bar night with grilled chicken. So I have been heard but it isn’t going to affect every time, just a portion of them.
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    @pamperedlinny You should be proud of yourself for going into the Bible Study with a plan, but especially for not depriving yourself! That can only lead to binge, eventually. And I absolutely love your pasta trick; pasta is one of my downfalls so I will have to remember this! Oh, and well done on today's weigh-in!!
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,674 Member
    HASWLRS wrote: »
    @pamperedlinny You should be proud of yourself for going into the Bible Study with a plan, but especially for not depriving yourself! That can only lead to binge, eventually. And I absolutely love your pasta trick; pasta is one of my downfalls so I will have to remember this! Oh, and well done on today's weigh-in!!

    @HASWLRS My husband and daughter ask for pasta night with red sauce at least once a week. It is a family favorite. I would either do that as a cheat meal, or eat something else, or try to keep to just a serving and fail miserably. It literally took me years to think about adding a similar shaped veggie and always add a protein, even if it's just a small one. I don't know why it took me so long but it seriously makes this a favorite for me as well now without my feeling like I need to cheat.
  • Ann262
    Ann262 Posts: 266 Member
    dogwalker157 wrote: »
    Annie, an interesting question about diet books. I find some can be motivating, but I can't help but feel like they're part of the "diet industry machine" and that is a turn off.

    @dogwalker157 I am so with you on that comment. I did WW so many years and finally got fed up with their changing their plan every year. It just reflects the industry feeding into what the current "fad" is. The industry wants to pedal a product. The enemies have been sugar, calories, then it was meat, then it was dairy, then it was fat, then it was carbs...some to the extent of saying fruits and legumes are bad for you...OMG, what happened to a healthy balance?
  • pamperedlinny
    pamperedlinny Posts: 1,674 Member
    edited March 2023
    Ann262 wrote: »
    dogwalker157 wrote: »
    Annie, an interesting question about diet books. I find some can be motivating, but I can't help but feel like they're part of the "diet industry machine" and that is a turn off.

    @dogwalker157 I am so with you on that comment. I did WW so many years and finally got fed up with their changing their plan every year. It just reflects the industry feeding into what the current "fad" is. The industry wants to pedal a product. The enemies have been sugar, calories, then it was meat, then it was dairy, then it was fat, then it was carbs...some to the extent of saying fruits and legumes are bad for you...OMG, what happened to a healthy balance?

    @JuneWalks & @dogwalker157 I literally started a book only because it is a diet book that ISN'T about any of that. In fact, he calls out the diet/health/fitness industry for being that way. It's really good. He does cuss though... so if that's a turn off be forewarned. I also watch his posts on social media because he isn't afraid to call out the BS that comes up. It is literally the only "diet" book I've bought in years.
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  • JuneWalks
    JuneWalks Posts: 33 Member
    Hello again everyone!

    @Haswlrs - Lisa - Funny how we have these "enough - this has to stop" weights. Mine is/was 18 stone (242)... I lost a stone (14 pounds) a year for a few years and kept it off for over 10 years until 2022.. My "enough - this has to stop" weight needs to change. Permanently. Actually I guess it's the eating habits that need to change permanently and the weight will follow...
    Aw bless - thanks for explaining about your son :-)

    @Dogwalker157 - Yes I know what you mean about diet books being part of the industry. The food industry possibly, rather than just the diet industry? Don't know. I know I have read The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet by Dr Michael Mosley and wondered how so many of its recipes have bacon in which he says is not good for you... and I've read Wheat Belly which says quit the bread but then suggests a healthy weight loss plan which is about more than just quitting bread? Anyhow, I have 9 food related books so I've retrieved them from the depths of the tardis and am going to give them a re-read. I'm sure they must have been a reason why I kept them. I'll post about them once I've refreshed my memory!

    My current plan is to write what I eat after I've eaten it. I then put it into the Nutracheck site which is so easy to use it's unbelievable. I've never stuck with an online calorie counter before but it's really helpful to see what has put me over my already generous calorie allowance that I've allocated myself (2000). Just three items yesterday had an extra 1000 calories in them. Oh well, today's the start of another week. :-) My basic plan at the mo is to eat three meals a day with no snacks. Doesn't always work! A fourth meal in the evening is a habit I need to ditch. Then I also want to stop eating sweet foods (except fruit). I know I can do it and once I'm a few days in I don't miss it - or the snack(s)...

    @Pamperedlinny - Linda - Wow you did so well at the Bible study! I love broccoli with my pasta. Well I love broccoli full stop!... I also find I need protein to feel satisfied. When we have bring and shares I always take a bowl of easy to eat fresh fruit (apples, bananas, easy peelers and grapes) and a bowl of finger food salad (carrots sticks, cubes of yellow bell pepper, cherry tomatoes and chunks of cucumber).
    That sounds like my kinda book! A couple of mine are like that.

    @Ann262 - yep I'm all for healthy balance! No cutting out stuff here unless it disagrees with me. That's why I choose to reduce by cutting out snacks, which is just excess, and sweet foods cos I can have fruit instead. Sugar is just calories without nutrition and too much causes so much illness, obesity and dentist bills...

    ok - ttfn - Annie in the UK (GMT)
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