❄️🎄December Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🪵🔥

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  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member
    Hello, I'm a busy mom and this is my 4th month with this group. I am slowly working my way to my goal weight.

    My goal for December is to not get derailed by Christmas! This will be a challenge, because I love to eat ALL the Christmas cookies from December 25-early January. My goal will be to log from December 27-31, in addition to checking in daily.

    Start weight September 1: 141.0 lbs

    December start weight: 128.2 lbs
    December goal: 126.6 lbs Considering Christmas, I want to be conservative with my goal, but I want to still have an overall loss for the month.


    December 1: 128.2 I logged 🎄
    December 2: 129.2
    December 3: 128.8
    December 4: 129.4 I logged 🎄 Had extremely busy days on the 1st & 2nd; went out to dinner at a restaurant; and have had some hormonal issues with my cycle starting. Hopefully this is the worst of the gain. Now I can get back to my calorie goal & logging.
    December 5: 129.4 I logged 🎄
    December 6: 128.6
    December 7: 128.8 I logged 🎄
    December 8: 128.4 I logged 🎄 Lately I have found it very tough to make my calorie goal. Gotta just keep trying every day.
    December 9: 127.4 I logged 🎄 Yesssss! Yesterday it wasn't hard to reach my calorie goal. I had a big breakfast and then lots of protein in the afternoon. Maybe that had something to do with it. Or, maybe I'm getting used to my calorie goal again.
    December 10: 127.6
    December 11: 126.8 Woo-hoo; very happy with today's weight. I have not felt very good the last couple days; decided to take the day off from logging yesterday, but I was careful not to overindulge.
    December 12: 127.8 I logged 🎄 Didn't feel so good yesterday either! Logging went by the wayside. I really think it's hormonal. I think I'm feeling better today; my goal is to log successfully today.
    December 13: 127.8 I logged 🎄
    December 14: 127.8 I logged 🎄 This morning I thought surely the scale was "stuck." But it's acting normal these days, so 127.8 it is. Also; our new cat is causing me to get more exercise. He keeps trying to climb our Christmas tree and attack the ornaments, and I am spending quite a bit of energy chasing him around.
    December 15: 127.0
    December 16: 126.6 I logged 🎄 I am pleasantly surprised with today's weight. Yesterday we made gingerbread cookies and I'm pretty sure I ate too many, and I stopped logging for the day. We will see if this did any significant damage. Hopefully not. It has been many years since we've made gingerbread; it is so much fun. My goal for today is to log successfully and include a couple gingerbread cookies if desired, without going crazy.
    December 17: 126.8
    December 18: 127.2 I logged 🎄 Not surprised to see the scale go up. Yesterday was a big day; I was not able to log, AND I got super super hungry and probably ate too much. It's ok. My goal for today through the 24th is to log and meet my calorie goal every day. Hubby has noticed the weight loss; he said that "it's like hugging a 20-year old you."
    December 19: 126.6
    December 20: 126.8
    December 21: 126.2 I logged 🎄 I did not log on the 19th or 20th. I was in a frenzy of Christmas shopping! I think I'm done shopping, so I think I can log today. I'm glad the number on the scale is looking good.
    December 22: 126.4
    December 23: 126.2
    December 24:
    December 25:
  • sands4
    sands4 Posts: 190 Member
    December start weight: 164.6
    December goal weight:
    Ultimate goal weight:

    Dec 1 164.6
    Dec 2 163.4
    Dec 3 164 I’m finding if I have starchy carbs for dinner my weight goes up even when I plan and stay in my 1200 calories, changing now
    Dec 4 164
    Dec 5 163,8
    Dec 6 163.6
    Dec 7 163
    Dec 8 162.6
    Dec 9 162.6 I’ll be away from my scale until dec 13 163
    Dec 13 163 I’m very happy with today’s weigh in. Being away from my kitchen and the scale for 4 days.
    Dec 14 162.6
    Dec 15 162.8
    Dec 16 162.4
    Dec 17 160.6
    Dec 18 160.2
    Dec 19 160.4
    Dec 20 160.4
    Dec 21 away from my scale
    Dec 22 still away
    Dec 23 163.4
  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 812 Member
    I ate dinner late and too much. I can do better! This has been a really good weight loss month for me so far. It would be a shame to blow it in the last week of the month.

    September weight loss: 4.0
    October weight gain: 3.6 :blush:
    November weight loss: 1.6

    December Start Weight: 188.0
    December Goal Weight: 185.0
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160.0

    Dec 1 - Dec 7: 188.4-188.0 (-0.4)
    Dec 8 - Dec 14: 188.4 -186.4 (-2.0)
    Dec 15 -Dec 21: 185.8-179.8 (-4.0)
    Dec 22: 180.2
    Dec 23: 182.6
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    This Challenge Starting Weight (from Nov 30): 181.4
    Goal: 177.4 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    **********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************



    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    12/01-181.4-(Trend Weight 181.9)-

    12/02-181.4-(Trend Weight 181.9)-

    12/03-182.0-(Trend Weight 181.9)-

    12/04-181.0-(Trend Weight 180.8)-

    12/05-180.6-(Trend Weight 181.7)-

    12/06-179.4-(Trend Weight 181.4)-

    12/07-179.2-(Trend Weight 181.2)-

    12/08-179.0-(Trend Weight 181.0)-

    12/09-179.6-(Trend Weight 180.9)-

    12/10-179.6-(Trend Weight 180.7)-

    12/11-178.8-(Trend Weight 180.6

    12/12-178.2-(Trend Weight 180.3)-

    12/13-178.8-(Trend Weight 180.2)-

    12/14-177.2-(Trend Weight 179.9)-

    12/15-177.8-(Trend Weight 179.7)-

    12/16-178.0-(Trend Weight 179.5)-

    12/17-178.6-(Trend Weight 179.6)-

    12/18-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    12/19-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.7)-

    12/20-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.7)-

    12/21-178.8-(Trend Weight 179.6)-

    12/22-178.8-(Trend Weight 179.5)- It was a horrible eating day yesterday. Most of my meals were okay (I was on the higher calorie/carb day of zig-zag) so all was well until snack time. Off the charts, my friends! I stepped on both of my scales today to make sure that I did stay exactly the same as yesterday because it is almost impossible! I’m fearful it will show up tomorrow or the next day. I jumped on the exercise bike to offset the calories a bit last night after the handyman left, but we all know that you cannot outrun the fork. Even if the scale stays even, I’m not getting anywhere like this, oh, what it is doing to my blood glucose levels! Get a grip Donna! Today I will zig-zag to an extra low calorie and low carb day to offset a bit. I’ll fit some more exercise in when my handyman leaves tonight if I can, but my daughter and DGS will be arriving this evening to stay the weekend again. She’s the foodie!

    12/23-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.5)- There’s the uptick I couldn’t find but expected yesterday. I have some work to do! I think handyman will be finishing the tiling on the fireplace today. Now we have to wait for the new grilles to come in that we ordered to complete the look and functionality. Parts are on backorder but are expected by Jan 3rd. I just want it done already! I’m very tired today and really dragging my feet. Coffee isn’t helping this time.


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  • jspecies11
    jspecies11 Posts: 1,192 Member
    Hi all. I’m joining late but looking for to some self imposed discipline this month. I retire at the end of the month and want to be in the best health possible. Process: log food with mindful eating, limit alcohol to weekend minimum, strength train 5x/week, increase water intake. 70 yo female 5’5”
    12/4 129.2#
    12/5 129.4#
    12/6 129.8#
    12/7 129.6#
    12/8 129.8#
    12/9 DNW under the weather
    12/10 129.2#
    12/11 129.2#
    12/12 128.8#
    12/13 128.4#
    12/14 129.0#
    12/15. 128.8#
    12/16 128.6#
    12/17 128.8#
    12/18 128.4#
    12/19 129.0#
    12/20 128.4#
    12/21 128.8#
    12/22 129.0#
    12/23 129.0#
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,964 Member
    Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.

    My goals for December🎄 :
    ⚖️Weigh- in daily
    📝Log daily
    🙆‍♀️Stretch daily/ Move daily
    Get back down to under 200 pounds

    Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
    January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
    February weight lost: 5 pounds
    March weight lost: 6 pounds
    April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
    May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
    June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
    July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
    August weight lost: up 1 pound
    September weight loss: 1.8 pounds
    October weight loss: up 3.1 pounds
    November weight loss: up .6 pounds

    🎄December:
    1: 203.4– Time to get all gears going. I’ve been really good getting on the scale everyday, but I have a hard time with consistent logging.
    I’ve noticed that it’s easier on the computer than the phone, so my goal for December is to log every day.

    2: 203.5– logged for breakfast… it’s the very beginning of getting back into logging, so I’ll take that as a win. Baby steps.

    3: 201.6 not sure what happened… but I’ll take it. I weigh myself 4x then take the average… so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.

    4: 203.6–there is the bounce back. It’s all good though. Taking carrots to work as my crunchy snack today, along with soup and salad. My goal is to log everything today. Happy Monday!

    5: 201.3 I logged everything and it felt great!
    Let go for 2 in a row.

    6: 202.3 Day 2 of logging is complete! Let’s do 3!

    7: 202.5 Day 3 complete. It wasn't pretty but it was logged! Day 1 of exercise. Up to the Beat fitness by Gina B on YouTube is my go to exercise.

    8: 202.6 Day 4 of logging and day 2 of exercise. Starting healthy routines for 2024 now. Now to get my snacking under control!😉

    9: 202.8 Day 5 of logging and my snack monster 👿 is in overdrive… fighting the logging…but I know this is what I need to do to get and stay below 200 pounds. It takes me a good month to get everything in sync… logging, staying at or below calories, and exercise. December won’t be pretty, but I’m happy to be creating healthy routines.

    10: 202.5 Day 6 of logging.

    11: 203.6 Day 7 of logging. Lots of salty foods yesterday. Time to whip up a big salad for lunch… and take some clementines.
    Finished up Christmas decorating with the family last night.

    12: 203.6 Day 8 of logging and trying to let go of guilt with snacking. Setting up healthy habits for 2024.

    13: 203.8 Day 9 of logging and as you can see, my brain is fighting it. I need to start listening harder to my stomach instead of my brain when it comes to food. Working on getting it back into check. All part of the process.

    I will be posting the 🌺🌼2024–52 Week Challenge🌼🌺 New Year/Healthier You challenge closer to January along with our continued monthly challenges. I’m so happy you’re all on board for 2024!

    14: 205 😔 My husband tested positive for Covid yesterday. His las Covid booster was around Halloween this year so we’re hoping it’s mild. The kids and I all tested negative.

    15: 203.1 hanging in there!
    16: 202.3 Coming to the realization that…”I eat to live and not live to eat”. I deserve to heat things that will help me get healthier and not the junk that bogs me down.

    17: 201.6 🎄
    18: 201.8 Holding steady with weight. It's amazing what you can do when you log! Slowly getting back into it.
    19: 201.7
    20: 202.7… too many Christmas cookies. Got my fill yesterday. Only 5 days until Christmas. Finishing up wrapping today then making soup.
    21: 203.7 … good soup and white chicken chili was made. I’ve realized that I can’t stop at just one cookie or just one potato chip. I like to think I can, but I can’t… and self- realization is part of this whole journey. Back to work today.

    22: 203.4… I’m back to my December 1st weight. I’d like to finish the year under that.

    23: DNW
    Jill ❤️
  • Melwillbehealthy
    Melwillbehealthy Posts: 894 Member
    This challenge is invaluable. I did my first challenge in August. The last couple of months have been hard, however, I won’t give up. People on here are very motivating.
    My goal this month is pretty simple, to weigh myself everyday and to count calories. If I get some exercise, it will be a bonus.

    Starting weight in March 2023: 230 lbs.
    Goal weight: 120 lbs.
    Height: 5’2”
    Total loss: 47 lbs.
    End of Sept. weight: 187.8 lbs.
    End of October weight: 188
    End of Nov. weight: 186

    Monthly Weight Loss:
    March-10 lbs. (2023)
    April- 8 lbs.
    May- 5 lbs.
    June- 4.4 lbs. (trip to Europe)
    July- 5.6
    August-7 lbs. joined a ‘challenge’
    September- 2.6 lbs. ( sick)
    October- (gained) .2 lbs.
    November- loss 1.2 lbs.
    December-

    Dec. 1- 185.6 lbs. I was happily surprised that I lost weight in November, even a small loss. I basically kind of took a break from most exercise activities, stopped logging in my food diary, stopped weighing myself, and ate unhealthy, fast food fairly often. It was a stressful time for me with family. I didn’t really make myself a priority which I know is important to do sometimes. I must learn to deal better with stress. I can feel my body missing the exercise, and hope to change that.
    Dec. 2- 185.6 lbs. went for an early swim
    Dec. 3- 185.6 swim
    Dec. 4- 185 dance class- I’m desperate to lose and break this two month plateau. It’s a tough time of year to try and lose weight, but I’m very focused. I’m sick of seeing the same numbers on the scale.
    Dec. 5- DNW
    Dec. 6- 183.8 lbs. osteoporosis fitness class. We use a video. Haven’t been for a long time.
    Dec. 7- 183.6 lbs. early swim
    Dec. 8- DNW fitness class, elliptical
    Dec. 9- 183.6 lbs.
    Dec. 10- 184.4 lbs. overate last night, logged it, early swim today
    Dec. 11- 183.2 lbs. dance class- I need to find a way to eat in a more balanced way. My hunger really varies, and I’d like to know why. I’m fighting a constant battle with my calorie goals. My father used to say that it’s good for your body to feel a little hunger sometimes. Was he correct? Must one feel hunger in order to lose weight?
    Dec. 12- 182.4 lbs. yesterday I upped my calories, and it seemed to work. My hunger was satiated. Singing in Christmas concert tonight-fun🎶😄
    Dec. 13- 182.8 wine and party last night. Logged everything . Fitness class and gym today
    Dec. 14- 181.8 movie night with friends last night, ate late, but logged everything, swim today
    Dec. 15- 181.8 For the last 5 days I’ve been eating at a slightly higher calorie limit. I feel more satisfied, and able to stay around my limit. I hope I’ve found my sweet spot. Maybe it’s because I’ve added wine to my diet🥳🍷.
    Dec. 16-19 DNW
    Dec. 20- 182.7 lbs.
    Dec. 21- 181.4 lbs. I doubt this is a true weight. We’ll see tomorrow.
    Dec. 22- 181.4 lbs. I took the lowest scale reading, fitness class, set up tables for Christmas dinner
    Dec. 23- 182 lbs. what? Today has been an emotional roller coaster. Two of my kids have Covid and their families can’t come for Christmas dinner and party. Luckily, I’m able to postpone it to a later date. Very happy right now because If they’re all well, they will all come later (16 of them).
    This seems to happen every year. Wanted to just eat today because of the stress. Good news is that I’m not giving in and spoiling this month’s efforts.
    Dec. 24-
    Dec. 25-
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    I am a 46 year-old married mom of four, 2x cancer survivor with Hypothyroidism who is trying again to start exercising WITHOUT injuring myself, log daily, drink more water, and creating some new routines this month while starting my new job - yeah!

    Habit Goals for the Month to drop into the 170's:
    🪵 = Log
    🍽️ = Hit Calorie Goal
    🧘 = Stretch/PT
    🏃‍♀️= Cardio
    💧= Hit Water Goal

    12/01: 182.3 🪵🧘
    12/02: 181.7
    12/03: Stomach bug
    12/04: Stomach bug
    12/05: Stomach bug
    12/06: 179.5 - rehydrate day
    12/07: 181.5 🪵🍽️💧
    12/08: 179.8 🪵🍽️
    12/09: DNW 🪵
    12/10: 180.3
    12/11: 180.8 - Need to focus on w/e
    12/12: 179.8 - Not feeling well again.
    12/14: 178.8
    12/15: 180.1
    12/16: 180.3
    12/17 - DNW - Covid booster.
    12/18: 180.6
    12/19: 181.9 - Been eating to deal with my emotions and it's caught up with me.
    12/20: 181.4 - Trying to reel myself back in. Tomorrow is my ten year-old's oral surgery to extract a supernumerary tooth and attach a chain to slowly pull the adult tooth into position. It will be the first time of her having general anesthesia. I'm a bit of an anxious momma tonight.
    12/21: DNW
    12/22: DNW
    12/23: 184.3 - My daughter's surgery went well and her recovery so far as well. I'm totally off any kind of routine and have been eating and drinking whatever is easiest and most convenient. So while I am not surprised by this number, I am discouraged at the moment.
  • millej238
    millej238 Posts: 24 Member
    December start weight: 74.7 kg (164.7lb)
    December goal: 71.7kg (158lb)

    December 5: 74.7kg
    December 8: 73.9kg
    December 10: 73kg
    December 14: 74.1kg
    December 16: 73.5kg
    December 18: 73.3kg
    December 22: 73.5kg

    Loss this month = 1.2kg
    Remaining goal = 1.8 kg
    • Food logging continues to be consistent, and coming in on / under target calories (1847 calories). I've been over-estimating when in doubt, so I feel confident I am not eating in excess of my target
    • I've just started back in some HIIT / Strength training, and I'm particularly sore in my legs, butt, abs and arms from this - I am wondering whether I'm retaining some weight due to this
    • Tomorrow I think I'll give myself a day off logging food and just enjoy the day! Probably not what everyone else is doing but hey :smiley:
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in communitymental health. I've never not struggled with my weight, so I'm focusing on long term habits so I can live a longer and more active life with my family.

    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food 🥙
    Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
    8 glasses of water💧
    Self Care Activity 🧶

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
    Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
    Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs

    ❄️🎄Dec Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: 🥙💧🧶
    2: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️ Spent the day with the family at our town tree lighting, now finishing off a chocolate martini and getting ready for bed ❄️
    3: 🥙💧
    4: 🥙
    5: 🥙 🧶"This has been a long week" she said at noon on a Tuesday.
    6: 🥙🧶
    7: 🥙
    8: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️ took a walk through town to look at Christmas lights 🎄
    9: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️
    10: 🥙🧶💧
    11: 🥙
    12: 🥙
    13: 🥙🧶
    14: 🥙🧶
    15: 🥙🧶 Today I hit 90 days of tracking! Feeling really proud of my consistency 🎉
    16: 🥙🧶
    17: 🥙🧶
    18: 🥙 I went to Aldi for the first time today and my life is changed - please everyone tell me your fav Aldi finds. What rock have I been living under all these years?!
    19: 🥙🧶
    20: 🥙 the holiday chaos is striking - I'm baking for the offices I work at, which is taking more time than I thought, and now I'm trying to estimate how much cookie dough I've stress eaten 🙄 in focusing on keeping up with my tracking even if it's not what I would have initially planned for.
    21: 🥙
    22: 🥙🧶
    23: 🥙💧
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  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 610 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50+ yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I’m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
    December Goals: Bike 5+ miles/day Mon-Fri | 1,500 steps/day | Aim for 7 hours sleep/day

    Dec 1: 205.6 Bike | Steps
    Dec 2: 205.1 Bike | Steps
    Dec 3: 205.9 Bike | Sleep
    Dec 4: 207.1 Bike | Steps | Sleep
    Dec 5: 207.0 Bike | Sleep
    Dec 6: 207.8 Bike | Steps | Sleep
    Dec 7: 206.7 Bike | Steps
    Dec 8: 206.4 Bike | Steps | Sleep
    Dec 9: 207.0 Steps | Sleep
    Dec 10: 208.3 Bike | Steps | Sleep
    Dec 11: 207.8 Sleep
    Dec 12: 208.1 Steps | Sleep
    Dec 13: DNW
    Dec 14: 209.3 Steps | Sleep
    Dec 15: 208.7 Bike | Steps
    Dec 16: DNW
    Dec 19: 208.0 Steps
    Dec 21: 207.8 Steps | Sleep
    Dec 22: 207.7
    Dec 23: 206.9
    Dec 24: 207.7 - Considering the foods I've been consuming, I should be pleased with this number. There are so many cookies! But today we're getting chicken and salad stuff for the next couple of days. :)
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    BittersweetVita wrote: »
    12/23: 184.3 - My daughter's surgery went well and her recovery so far as well. I'm totally off any kind of routine and have been eating and drinking whatever is easiest and most convenient. So while I am not surprised by this number, I am discouraged at the moment.

    @BittersweetVita Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery.
  • jspecies11
    jspecies11 Posts: 1,192 Member
    Hi all. I’m joining late but looking for to some self imposed discipline this month. I retire at the end of the month and want to be in the best health possible. Process: log food with mindful eating, limit alcohol to weekend minimum, strength train 5x/week, increase water intake. 70 yo female 5’5”
    12/4 129.2#
    12/5 129.4#
    12/6 129.8#
    12/7 129.6#
    12/8 129.8#
    12/9 DNW under the weather
    12/10 129.2#
    12/11 129.2#
    12/12 128.8#
    12/13 128.4#
    12/14 129.0#
    12/15. 128.8#
    12/16 128.6#
    12/17 128.8#
    12/18 128.4#
    12/19 129.0#
    12/20 128.4#
    12/21 128.8#
    12/22 129.0#
    12/23 129.0#
    12/24 129.4#
  • sands4
    sands4 Posts: 190 Member
    December start weight: 164.6
    December goal weight:
    Ultimate goal weight:

    Dec 1 164.6
    Dec 2 163.4
    Dec 3 164 I’m finding if I have starchy carbs for dinner my weight goes up even when I plan and stay in my 1200 calories, changing now
    Dec 4 164
    Dec 5 163,8
    Dec 6 163.6
    Dec 7 163
    Dec 8 162.6
    Dec 9 162.6 I’ll be away from my scale until dec 13 163
    Dec 13 163 I’m very happy with today’s weigh in. Being away from my kitchen and the scale for 4 days.
    Dec 14 162.6
    Dec 15 162.8
    Dec 16 162.4
    Dec 17 160.6
    Dec 18 160.2
    Dec 19 160.4
    Dec 20 160.4
    Dec 21 away from my scale
    Dec 22 still away
    Dec 23 163.4
    Dec 24 163
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in communitymental health. I've never not struggled with my weight, so I'm focusing on long term habits so I can live a longer and more active life with my family.

    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food 🥙
    Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
    8 glasses of water💧
    Self Care Activity 🧶

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
    Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
    Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs

    ❄️🎄Dec Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: 🥙💧🧶
    2: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️ Spent the day with the family at our town tree lighting, now finishing off a chocolate martini and getting ready for bed ❄️
    3: 🥙💧
    4: 🥙
    5: 🥙 🧶"This has been a long week" she said at noon on a Tuesday.
    6: 🥙🧶
    7: 🥙
    8: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️ took a walk through town to look at Christmas lights 🎄
    9: 🥙🧶🏃‍♀️
    10: 🥙🧶💧
    11: 🥙
    12: 🥙
    13: 🥙🧶
    14: 🥙🧶
    15: 🥙🧶 Today I hit 90 days of tracking! Feeling really proud of my consistency 🎉
    16: 🥙🧶
    17: 🥙🧶
    18: 🥙 I went to Aldi for the first time today and my life is changed - please everyone tell me your fav Aldi finds. What rock have I been living under all these years?!
    19: 🥙🧶
    20: 🥙 the holiday chaos is striking - I'm baking for the offices I work at, which is taking more time than I thought, and now I'm trying to estimate how much cookie dough I've stress eaten 🙄 in focusing on keeping up with my tracking even if it's not what I would have initially planned for.
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  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 448 Member
    Merry Christmas 🎄 everyone. It’s been a very busy 8 days and so much exercise. Eaten a ridiculous amount of food and hope I don’t gain too much. Exercise tomorrow. Back home on the 27th.

    December start: 112.2kg
    December goal: 110

    December 1. 112.2kg
    December 2. 112.8kg
    December 3. 112.6kg
    December 4. 112.2 kg
    December 5. 112.3 kg
    December 6. 112.4 kg
    December 7. 112kg
    December 8. 112.1kg
    December 9. 113.1kg 😥
    December 10: 112.5kg
    December 11: 111.3kg ⭐️
    December 12: 111kg 🌟
    December 13: 110.4kg 🙀
    December 14: 111.3kg 🌟
    December 15: 112.2kg 🧐
    December 16: 111.4kg 🌟
    December 17: 113.3kg 😢
    December 18: 112kg 🌟
    December 19: 112kg🌟
    December 20: 111.9kg 🌟
    December 21:
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    December 25: 111.3kg
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  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,404 Member
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    Merry Christmas - hope you all have a wonderful day!
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,404 Member
    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a while now. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I have been on this weight loss journey since January 2023. 💖I wouldn't be where I am today without this group (along with a couple other challenges I am in); I am so thankful for their support and accountability. 💖

    🤶🎄My Goals for December🎄🤶

    ⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - Will be tough this month, but am keeping it anyway
    17K steps daily with one day of rest
    📝 Log Daily
    🥗 Stay under my calorie range
    💪 Strength Train 3 days per week
    🧘‍♀️ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
    💦 6+ glasses of water

    👣 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ 💦
    Highest Weight 228
    November Ending Weight 164.6

    Dec 1: 164.8 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ Hello December!
    Dec 2: 165 👣 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 💦 My first holiday event this weekend. Greg and I are off to Newport, RI. We go every year this time of year. It is a city set on an island in Rhode Island. Really cute shops, great restaurants. They decorte the city for Christmas. We go and see the lights, do some shopping and our annual "Taste of Newport". We usually go to 5 different restaurants (Lunch, Appetizer, Dinner, Dessert and BF the following morning), and plenty of drinks with that. This will be the first year that I'm going since I started this weight loss journey. I am going to enjoy myself, but also going to try to curb that this year. We are thinking - just small plates for each and and/or sharing. I won't be weighing tomorrow, but will be back Monday AM to catch up.
    Dec 3: DNW 👣
    Dec 4: 167.2 👣 It could have been a lot worse. We had a wonderful time - back at it today. Hoping it comes off as quickly as the Thanksgiving gain did. Here is a picture of us on the balcony of our room - sunset and harbor in background. It was a beautiful day - almost 50 degrees.
    Dec 5: 166.8 👣 📝 Bingo night with Mom, got home and was ravinous. Don't know why but the late night binge took place and I ate over my calorie range. It will probably show up on the scale tomorrow.
    Dec 6: 166.8 👣 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 💦
    Dec 7: 165.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Trying to get back to my low before our next event on the 16th. It's getting there slowly. Took a 5 mile walk at the beach yesterday - love the smell of the salt water. We were practically the only ones there - Monty had a wonderful time. Came home, did a little xmas shopping.
    Dec 8: 164.8 📝 🥗 💦 Almost there! Rest day. Monty went to the groomer; thought we would wait for him to get home before we took out walk - but it took ALL day - he was gone for 6 hours. Apparently they had some kind of problem with another customer - so they did them first. I wasn't too happy. We skipped the walk. He does look nice though.
    Dec 9: 164.6 😁👣 📝 🥗 💦 Made it back to my low!
    Dec 10: 164 😁👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Woo Hoo! Quiet day yesterday - decorated the outside for xmas, wrapped some presents. My normal workout routine. Today it is supposed to rain all day - so no walks outside. I have to do it on the treadmill - Ugh! I can never do the 5.5 miles straight on the treadmill (my normal morning walk). I have to break it up into 2 miles stretches - gets way to boring for me. Yes - I do watch TV why I'm doing it - but just not the same as being outside. Maybe do some "Get Fit with Rick" routines to get some of the time in.
    Dec 11: 163.6 😁👣 (aka ddainiak) I changed my name! Very happy to see a loss because I was not on plan yesterday. I have a few drinks and when I do that I give in to my temptations. Feel lousy this morning.
    Dec 12: 164 👣 📝 I walked and logged, but got into the goodies last night so went a bit over my limit. Not by much, but over!
    Dec 13: 163.6 📝 🥗 I did walk yesterday, but didn't make my 17K goal. I guess I'll call it my rest day (wasn't planning on it). I have been terrible with the water - will concentrate on that today.
    Dec 14: 164.2 👣 Bong! Bong! But it is what I expected today. I was off plan all day - been a tough week for me to stick to it. I need to get it together for the next couple days - friends Christmas party on Saturday where I know I will overdo it a bit. My committment - get it all done for the next two days!
    Dec 15: 163.6 👣 📝 🥗 💦 I was on plan yesterday and I'm back to my low. We have a visitor for the next 3 days My sister is at a wedding in Texas, and we are taking care of her pup while she is away. Rex is a little yorkie! All of 10 pounds. Monty thinks he is a toy, but is very good with him. He can't walk as far as Monty, so we will be taking shorter walks - hoping to get a few in each day so I don't have to make it up on the treadmill.
    Dec 16: 163.6 👣 📝 Our annual Friends Christmas party tonight. We are hosting; I know that I will be off my plan today, and the scale will show it tomorrow but gonig to enjoy the day and get back at it tomorrow.
    Dec 17: 164.6 👣 I am actually pleased that I didn't go over my ending weight from November. We had a wonderful evening - a lot of laughs and great food. Will be on plan for the next six days and then three days of holiday festivities.
    Dec 18 165 Busy with cooking Christmas cookies for the Bingo group tonight - was kind of a hot mess with tasting and did not meet any of my goals! I find that if I go off plan - I say "what they heck, I blew it already" and I continue through the day and tracking goes out the window. I will need to work on that for 2024!
    Dec 19 164.6 👣 📝 💪 💦 Was doing well with staying within my calorie range and then went over with the goodies from Bingo. I tried my best to log them though! Lots of steps yesterday 23K!
    Dec 20: 164.6 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Hanging on to my November weight. At this point I'll be happy with staying even for the month.
    Dec 21: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Got up in the middle of the night, couldn't sleep, ate some chips. Technically in today's calorie range. Not the best thing to log first thing in the morning.
    Dec 22: 164.6 👣 📝 🥗 💪 My favorite number! LOL Today starts our holiday festivities - baking day and out to dinner tonight - just the two of us - a calm before the hussel and bussel starts. I'm thinking I will avoid the scale until next Friday, so I won't be discouraged. I'll still check in!
    Dec 23: DNW Didn't make any of my goals yesterday. Baked all day - ate too many Christmas cookies. At the end of the day my husband and I said - the only thing I ate today was cookies - we ordered a pizza for dinner - good thing was we order a small and I only had three pieces (that's good for me).
    Dec 24: DNW
    Dec 25: DNW - Merry Christmas! We celebrated yesterday; every year we see a play around the holiday - this year we got tickets for Dream Girls and the only seats we could get were Christmas Eve. It was wonderful, but unfortunately Greg was sick, so he stayed home. 😢 After the show we ususally go out for dinner, but because Greg was sick we picked up take out and brought it home. Today - we go to my Aunt's house a celebration with extended family. We don't exchange gifts - just have a nice buffet dinner (everyone brings something).
  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 812 Member
    Merry Christmas.

    September weight loss: 4.0
    October weight gain: 3.6 :blush:
    November weight loss: 1.6

    December Start Weight: 188.0
    December Goal Weight: 185.0
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160.0

    Dec 1 - Dec 7: 188.4-188.0 (-0.4)
    Dec 8 - Dec 14: 188.4 -186.4 (-2.0)
    Dec 15 -Dec 21: 185.8-179.8 (-4.0)
    Dec 22: 180.2
    Dec 23: 182.6
    Dec 24: 182.0
    Dec 25: 183.8
  • Melwillbehealthy
    Melwillbehealthy Posts: 894 Member
    This challenge is invaluable. I did my first challenge in August. The last couple of months have been hard, however, I won’t give up. People on here are very motivating.
    My goal this month is pretty simple, to weigh myself everyday and to count calories. If I get some exercise, it will be a bonus.

    Starting weight in March 2023: 230 lbs.
    Goal weight: 120 lbs.
    Height: 5’2”
    Total loss: 47 lbs.
    End of Sept. weight: 187.8 lbs.
    End of October weight: 188
    End of Nov. weight: 186

    Monthly Weight Loss:
    March-10 lbs. (2023)
    April- 8 lbs.
    May- 5 lbs.
    June- 4.4 lbs. (trip to Europe)
    July- 5.6
    August-7 lbs. joined a ‘challenge’
    September- 2.6 lbs. ( sick)
    October- (gained) .2 lbs.
    November- loss 1.2 lbs.
    December-

    Dec. 1- 185.6 lbs. I was happily surprised that I lost weight in November, even a small loss. I basically kind of took a break from most exercise activities, stopped logging in my food diary, stopped weighing myself, and ate unhealthy, fast food fairly often. It was a stressful time for me with family. I didn’t really make myself a priority which I know is important to do sometimes. I must learn to deal better with stress. I can feel my body missing the exercise, and hope to change that.
    Dec. 2- 185.6 lbs. went for an early swim
    Dec. 3- 185.6 swim
    Dec. 4- 185 dance class- I’m desperate to lose and break this two month plateau. It’s a tough time of year to try and lose weight, but I’m very focused. I’m sick of seeing the same numbers on the scale.
    Dec. 5- DNW
    Dec. 6- 183.8 lbs. osteoporosis fitness class. We use a video. Haven’t been for a long time.
    Dec. 7- 183.6 lbs. early swim
    Dec. 8- DNW fitness class, elliptical
    Dec. 9- 183.6 lbs.
    Dec. 10- 184.4 lbs. overate last night, logged it, early swim today
    Dec. 11- 183.2 lbs. dance class- I need to find a way to eat in a more balanced way. My hunger really varies, and I’d like to know why. I’m fighting a constant battle with my calorie goals. My father used to say that it’s good for your body to feel a little hunger sometimes. Was he correct? Must one feel hunger in order to lose weight?
    Dec. 12- 182.4 lbs. yesterday I upped my calories, and it seemed to work. My hunger was satiated. Singing in Christmas concert tonight-fun🎶😄
    Dec. 13- 182.8 wine and party last night. Logged everything . Fitness class and gym today
    Dec. 14- 181.8 movie night with friends last night, ate late, but logged everything, swim today
    Dec. 15- 181.8 For the last 5 days I’ve been eating at a slightly higher calorie limit. I feel more satisfied, and able to stay around my limit. I hope I’ve found my sweet spot. Maybe it’s because I’ve added wine to my diet🥳🍷.
    Dec. 16-19 DNW
    Dec. 20- 182.7 lbs.
    Dec. 21- 181.4 lbs. I doubt this is a true weight. We’ll see tomorrow.
    Dec. 22- 181.4 lbs. I took the lowest scale reading, fitness class, set up tables for Christmas dinner
    Dec. 23- 182 lbs. what? Today has been an emotional roller coaster. Two of my kids have Covid and their families can’t come for Christmas dinner and party. Luckily, I’m able to postpone it to a later date. Very happy right now because If they’re all well, they will all come later (16 of them).
    This seems to happen every year. Wanted to just eat today because of the stress. Good news is that I’m not giving in and spoiling this month’s efforts.
    Dec. 24- 181lbs. Planning on pizza, some treats tonight. Will try to log it all. Early swim.
    Dec. 25- DNW obvious reasons
    Merry Christmas everyone. Stay safe and healthy. Hubby and I aren’t doing anything for Christmas. Staying in.
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,964 Member
    Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.

    My goals for December🎄 :
    ⚖️Weigh- in daily
    📝Log daily
    🙆‍♀️Stretch daily/ Move daily
    Get back down to under 200 pounds

    Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
    January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
    February weight lost: 5 pounds
    March weight lost: 6 pounds
    April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
    May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
    June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
    July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
    August weight lost: up 1 pound
    September weight loss: 1.8 pounds
    October weight loss: up 3.1 pounds
    November weight loss: up .6 pounds

    🎄December:
    1: 203.4– Time to get all gears going. I’ve been really good getting on the scale everyday, but I have a hard time with consistent logging.
    I’ve noticed that it’s easier on the computer than the phone, so my goal for December is to log every day.

    2: 203.5– logged for breakfast… it’s the very beginning of getting back into logging, so I’ll take that as a win. Baby steps.

    3: 201.6 not sure what happened… but I’ll take it. I weigh myself 4x then take the average… so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.

    4: 203.6–there is the bounce back. It’s all good though. Taking carrots to work as my crunchy snack today, along with soup and salad. My goal is to log everything today. Happy Monday!

    5: 201.3 I logged everything and it felt great!
    Let go for 2 in a row.

    6: 202.3 Day 2 of logging is complete! Let’s do 3!

    7: 202.5 Day 3 complete. It wasn't pretty but it was logged! Day 1 of exercise. Up to the Beat fitness by Gina B on YouTube is my go to exercise.

    8: 202.6 Day 4 of logging and day 2 of exercise. Starting healthy routines for 2024 now. Now to get my snacking under control!😉

    9: 202.8 Day 5 of logging and my snack monster 👿 is in overdrive… fighting the logging…but I know this is what I need to do to get and stay below 200 pounds. It takes me a good month to get everything in sync… logging, staying at or below calories, and exercise. December won’t be pretty, but I’m happy to be creating healthy routines.

    10: 202.5 Day 6 of logging.

    11: 203.6 Day 7 of logging. Lots of salty foods yesterday. Time to whip up a big salad for lunch… and take some clementines.
    Finished up Christmas decorating with the family last night.

    12: 203.6 Day 8 of logging and trying to let go of guilt with snacking. Setting up healthy habits for 2024.

    13: 203.8 Day 9 of logging and as you can see, my brain is fighting it. I need to start listening harder to my stomach instead of my brain when it comes to food. Working on getting it back into check. All part of the process.

    I will be posting the 🌺🌼2024–52 Week Challenge🌼🌺 New Year/Healthier You challenge closer to January along with our continued monthly challenges. I’m so happy you’re all on board for 2024!

    14: 205 😔 My husband tested positive for Covid yesterday. His las Covid booster was around Halloween this year so we’re hoping it’s mild. The kids and I all tested negative.

    15: 203.1 hanging in there!
    16: 202.3 Coming to the realization that…”I eat to live and not live to eat”. I deserve to heat things that will help me get healthier and not the junk that bogs me down.

    17: 201.6 🎄
    18: 201.8 Holding steady with weight. It's amazing what you can do when you log! Slowly getting back into it.
    19: 201.7
    20: 202.7… too many Christmas cookies. Got my fill yesterday. Only 5 days until Christmas. Finishing up wrapping today then making soup.
    21: 203.7 … good soup and white chicken chili was made. I’ve realized that I can’t stop at just one cookie or just one potato chip. I like to think I can, but I can’t… and self- realization is part of this whole journey. Back to work today.

    22: 203.4… I’m back to my December 1st weight. I’d like to finish the year under that.

    23: DNW
    24: 203.2 Merry Christmas Eve!
    25: 204.6 Merry Christmas!!!
    Jill ❤️
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member


    To All Who Celebrate

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!


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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    This Challenge Starting Weight (from Nov 30): 181.4
    Goal: 177.4 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    **********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************



    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    12/24-178.4-(Trend Weight 179.4)- Nothing special planned for today as of yet. My DD and DGS are here for the typical weekend. I may do some baking today but it is always so very dangerous for me so I’ve been dreading it! I’ve been waiting to bake as close to our family dinner (on the 30th) as possible. My fat percentages have really been going down. I have some new bones sticking out and some more pants I wore last cold season laid aside that are just too big. My body composition has really changed in these last few months. The scale is down by almost a pound today and my trend weight is still improving steadily. I ate to plan yesterday and got in some exercise which made all the difference. Who knew?  From here to the end of the year will be especially challenging, but I will do Everything I Can, as often as I can. However, there will be days…..Merry Christmas everyone. May 2024 be healthy, prosperous and full of milestones and successes.

    12/25-178.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)- I’m definitely shocked at this weight today, I really thought it would be up. Last minute yesterday my foodie DD, my DGS, my S and I decided to head out-of-town to find a nice dinner somewhere. Our family dinner is not until Saturday the 30th. About an hour away we found a hotel with a very nice restaurant (we’ve eaten here before). I had a lovely pot roast dinner which provided some leftovers for later. I had some Kringle pastry later at home (too much) and one glass of wine. I also had a couple of mini reese cups (6 is a couple, right?). Not enough water and no exercise. So you see why I am surprised? The only thing I can figure is that it was basically one meal only for the day (plus all the sugar-laden junk). Also, TMI was good. I have already broke back into the Kringle this morning with my coffee. I’m worried about today. If I can stick to some go-to “diet” meals I usually have, maybe I’ll be okay. However, I did find a stocking on the fireplace mantle with my name on it. It’s a bit skimpy compared to years past but it’s not empty. At least not yet. Merry Christmas, my online friends. And if you don’t celebrate, know that I’m wishing you a wonderful 2024.


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