❄️🎄December Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🪵🔥
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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!!!
26: 204.5 Hope everyone had a nice holiday!
27: 205.6
28: 205.2
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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#
12/25 129.6#
12/26 129.6#
12/27 128.6#
12/28 128.0#5 -
Consider it a Christmas Miracle that I only gained 0.4 pounds over Christmas week. I am dangerously close to breaking the 180 mark again. My weight was below 180 earlier this month but 3 days of "Diet Boy Gone Wild" sabotaged that accomplishment. Hopefully, I can break that barrier in the next 3 days and start the New Year in the 170s.
September weight loss: 4.0
October weight gain: 3.6
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 - Dec 28: 180.2 - 180.6 (+0.4)
Dec 29: ????
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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
Dec. 26- DNW
Dec. 27- 182.6 osteoporosis aerobics class, and rode bike in gym, trying to get back on track with eating
Dec. 28- 180.8 lbs. very happy with this weight. Yesterday I weighed later in the day, so that’s why such a big loss. Still, this is the lowest weight I’ve been since I started this journey. This motivates me to keep at it. Swam early this morning. Looking forward to breaking into a new ‘decade’ of weight.
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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)-
12/23-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.5)-
12/24-178.4-(Trend Weight 179.4)-
12/25-178.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)-
12/26-179.0-(Trend Weight 179.2)-
12/27-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)- I am up 0.6 lbs this round and we haven’t even had our true family Christmas Feast yet! Oh, but all the celebrations all around! It will be a very busy rest of the week for me. I hope to stay as mindful as possible but there is a trip out-of-town either today or tomorrow. I have to go to a hospital to submit blood for my A1C check before a January endocrinologist appt. This has been a tough round, for sure. It’s great to see everyone picking the reins back up and getting back in control so quickly!
12/28-179.4-(Trend Weight 179.3)- It was not a perfect day yesterday, but not too bad either. I kept the snacks at bay. Meals were on target. I danced for the first time in awhile and I could feel that it would help tighten my stomach which I need. Today I travel to get the groceries for our Main Christmas Feast on Saturday. Also, I have to stop and give bloodwork at the hospital for an upcoming appointment. Dinner will be out but I will try to choose wisely. Tomorrow is baking day, oh my. No, the holidays are not quite over yet, my friends.
12/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
12/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
12/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
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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
Dec 26: 209.3 Steps | Sleep
Dec 27: 207.7 Bike | Steps | Sleep
Dec 28: 208.6
@StirredIntention - I hope you all will have mild cases. My elderly parents (living many states away) both have it right now, and so far are on the mild side thanks to vaccinations, etc. Please rest up and take care, lots of fluids and sleep for all of you.
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December start weight: 74.7 kg (164.7lb)
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
December 26: 74kg (oooooppppppssss)
December 27: 73.8kg
December 29: 73.3kg
Loss this month = 1.4kg
Total Loss = 8.7kg
Remaining to hit goal = 11.3kg
Goals for the month:
- Track Calories in, and hit my target kcals (1800)
- 30 minutes exercise per day (mixture strength training & treadmill walking / hiking)
I am still hoping to finish the month with a 1.5kg (3.3lb) loss! I just expected because I'm postpartum and breastfeeding that the weight would come off easier! A good reality check for me!
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@StirredIntention I missed your post - so sorry to hear that you guys are sick. Sending healing thoughts!
@Melwillbehealthy So close you can taste it; I'm seeing the 70's real soon! You should be very proud of how far you have come; 50 pounds in 10 months - just fabulous.
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No loss this month now. Took 3 months to lose 3kg - 6.6lb and now I’ve gained 1.4kg -3lb. I finally hit 111 range and now I’m up in the high 112 range again. Not happy. But it could be worse. I used to binge eat a lot which is why I gained 22kg the last year.
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:
December 22:
December 23:
December 24:
December 25: 111.3kg
December 26:
December 27:
December 28:111.5 😌
December 29:112.7kg 😣
December 30:
December 31:
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@StirredIntention I am praying for a speedy recovery for you and your family with no lingering or lasting effects. Take care and try to get as much rest as the holiday season will allow.2
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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.
12/24: DNW
12/25: 183.9 - I'm just gonna enjoy the goodness today! Happy Holidays, Everyone!
12/26: 182.5
12/27: 182.3
12/28: 181.73 -
@StirredIntention - Well wishes to you and your family!
@Melwillbehealthy - woo hoo! So close to breaking that barrier into a new decade!3 -
@deepwoodslady @iLive2Walk @ManifestingToday @BittersweetVita
Thank you so much for the well wishes! We really are doing well all things considered. I'm looking forward to being out of the house soon!4 -
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: 🥙💧
24: 🥙🧶
25: 🥙🧶
26: 🥙🧶💧🏃♀️
27: 🥙🧶💧 welp, we got covid. Toddlers are menaces. I'm grateful it was during Christmas break and the kids won't have a ton of work to catch up on. My self care is assuming I'll call out of work and just get better. My husband's self care was me threatening to tackle him if he tried to go into work.
28: 🥙
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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).
Dec 26: DNW - I was going to say that I was disappointed in myself on how much I indulged the last three days, but then I read a post in a group that I am in that set me straight. In summary it said our time is so short and we seldom have an opportunity to really feel the love from the people who truely love us the most, so enjoy yourself and start again tomorrow. Today I'm going to put on my sweats, walk a little longer, track, drink my water - and think about my 2024 goals! We can do this! Happy Boxing Day!
Dec 27: 165.2 - 👣 📝 🥗 I had to weigh in for one of my challenges - was better than I expected. Now to get below where I started this month. If I can just lose .1 pound this month I will be happy - then I can say I lost weight every month in 2023. Felt good to meet all my daily goals!
Dec 28: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Quiet day yesterdday, did some grocery shopping - did the laundry. Going to keep the tree up until after the New Year, but I need to clean up all the junk that accumulated in the house since the holiday. How does it get messy so fast? I also haven't ticked a "stretching" exercise in a while (not my favorite), so will accomplish that today.
Dec 29: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 🧘♀️ Rainy day yesterday - started the day with a walk on the treadmill instead of outside (don't enjoy it as much). The rain stopped after lunch, so got out for another walk in the afternoon - the waterfalls were really flowing after all the rain; beautiful. Also managed to get in some chair yoga (yuck). I missed my water goal - have to concentrate on that today - only two more days to get under 164.6 - hope I make it! 🤞
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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
Dec 29 162.26 -
Only two days left in 2023. I'd love to lose 1.5 pounds in the next two days so I could start the New Year in the 170s. I made a large batch of ham and bean soup yesterday. It is my version of Hopping John (HJ), a New Year's tradition for good luck. My HJ is salty and good and I can't stop at 1 serving.
Perhaps smaller servings of HJ will be the key to my good luck in 2024.
September weight loss: 4.0
October weight gain: 3.6
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 - Dec 28: 180.2 - 180.6 (+0.4)
Dec 29: 181.44 -
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
Dec 26: 209.3 Steps | Sleep
Dec 27: 207.7 Bike | Steps | Sleep
Dec 28: 208.6
Dec 29: 208.15 -
I'm back!
Going to finish off the month strong!!
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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)-
12/23-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.5)-
12/24-178.4-(Trend Weight 179.4)-
12/25-178.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)-
12/26-179.0-(Trend Weight 179.2)-
12/27-179.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)-
12/28-179.4-(Trend Weight 179.3)- It was not a perfect day yesterday, but not too bad either. I kept the snacks at bay. Meals were on target. I danced for the first time in awhile and I could feel that it would help tighten my stomach which I need. Today I travel to get the groceries for our Main Christmas Feast on Saturday. Also, I have to stop and give bloodwork at the hospital for an upcoming appointment. Dinner will be out but I will try to choose wisely. Tomorrow is baking day, oh my. No, the holidays are not quite over with, my friends.
12/29-179.8-(Trend Weight 179.3)- I am teetering on re-entering the 180’s which is horrifying for me after all the hard work. Yesterday was travel (restaurants and sitting), today is the biggest baking day of the year (bites, tastes and licks) and tomorrow is the Family Feast and Gift Opening with all the children/spouses and grandchildren. So the numbers are only going to get worse. I’ll do my best but I know my weaknesses and my limits. January better watch out as I am coming at it with a vengeance!
12/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
12/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
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StirredIntention wrote: »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: 🥙💧
24: 🥙🧶
25: 🥙🧶
26: 🥙🧶💧🏃♀️
27: 🥙🧶💧 welp, we got covid. Toddlers are menaces. I'm grateful it was during Christmas break and the kids won't have a ton of work to catch up on. My self care is assuming I'll call out of work and just get better. My husband's self care was me threatening to tackle him if he tried to go into work.
28: 🥙
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We all have Covid here, too. It's been a nightmare! Hope you are on the mend!!!5 -
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
Dec. 26- DNW
Dec. 27- 182.6 osteoporosis aerobics class, and rode bike in gym, trying to get back on track with eating
Dec. 28- 180.8 lbs. very happy with this weight. Yesterday I weighed later in the day, so that’s why such a big loss. Still, this is the lowest weight I’ve been since I started this journey. This motivates me to keep at it. Swam early this morning.
Dec. 29 DNW getting ready for family Christmas dinner tomorrow. Everyone has recovered from Covid.
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Wishing you all good health and prosperity for 2024. It’s been a rough year for many of us.
Will we be back for weigh ins in January?
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:
December 22:
December 23:
December 24:
December 25: 111.3kg
December 26:
December 27:
December 28:111.5 😌
December 29:112.7kg 😣
December 30: 112.7kg 😩
December 31:
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December
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#
12/25 129.6#
12/26 129.6#
12/27 128.6#
12/28 128.0#
12/29 128.4#
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@Rh1aB1a oh no! I hope you guys recover quickly!!1
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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: 🥙💧
24: 🥙🧶
25: 🥙🧶
26: 🥙🧶💧🏃♀️
27: 🥙🧶💧 welp, we got covid. Toddlers are menaces. I'm grateful it was during Christmas break and the kids won't have a ton of work to catch up on. My self care is assuming I'll call out of work and just get better. My husband's self care was me threatening to tackle him if he tried to go into work.
28: 🥙
29: 🥙💧🧶
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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).
Dec 26: DNW - I was going to say that I was disappointed in myself on how much I indulged the last three days, but then I read a post in a group that I am in that set me straight. In summary it said our time is so short and we seldom have an opportunity to really feel the love from the people who truely love us the most, so enjoy yourself and start again tomorrow. Today I'm going to put on my sweats, walk a little longer, track, drink my water - and think about my 2024 goals! We can do this! Happy Boxing Day!
Dec 27: 165.2 - 👣 📝 🥗 I had to weigh in for one of my challenges - was better than I expected. Now to get below where I started this month. If I can just lose .1 pound this month I will be happy - then I can say I lost weight every month in 2023. Felt good to meet all my daily goals!
Dec 28: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Quiet day yesterdday, did some grocery shopping - did the laundry. Going to keep the tree up until after the New Year, but I need to clean up all the junk that accumulated in the house since the holiday. How does it get messy so fast? I also haven't ticked a "stretching" exercise in a while (not my favorite), so will accomplish that today.
Dec 29: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 🧘♀️ Rainy day yesterday - started the day with a walk on the treadmill instead of outside (don't enjoy it as much). The rain stopped after lunch, so got out for another walk in the afternoon - the waterfalls were really flowing after all the rain; beautiful. Also managed to get in some chair yoga (yuck). I missed my water goal - have to concentrate on that today - only two more days to get under 164.6 - hope I make it! 🤞
Dec 30: 164.8 👣 📝 🥗 I got a little derailed yesterday. Still managed to get the steps in, and was under my calorie goal - but the sodium was way to high and I didn't get in my water. Monty took ill, diarrhea and was throwing up all day - ended up taking him to the emergency vet in the afternoon - x-rays, blood work done - both were ok - just an upset stomach - dehydrated from throwing up. They gave him fluids, an anit-vomit drug, and he is on doggy peptid AC, and probiotics. He slept through the night ok. 🥺4 -
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
Dec. 26- DNW
Dec. 27- 182.6 osteoporosis aerobics class, and rode bike in gym, trying to get back on track with eating
Dec. 28- 180.8 lbs. very happy with this weight. Yesterday I weighed later in the day, so that’s why such a big loss. Still, this is the lowest weight I’ve been since I started this journey. This motivates me to keep at it. Swam early this morning.
Dec. 29 DNW getting ready for family Christmas dinner tomorrow. Everyone has recovered from Covid.
Dec. 30- 181.4 lbs. really don’t like how easily the scale is bouncing around. Worried about tomorrow too. I’m hosting big dinner today. I want to end this month strong but finding it hard. No exercise today.
Dec. 31- New Year’s Eve Gala, 4 course dinner, wine, champagne at midnight etc. I’ll just have to dance up a storm🥂💃
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December and 2024 will be in the rearview mirror soon. The scale didn't cooperate with my plans this morning by moving in the wrong direction. Hopefully, I can get my weight trending in the right direction tomorrow so I can finish off the year and begin the New Year heading toward a healthy weight.
September weight loss: 4.0
October weight gain: 3.6
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 - Dec 28: 180.2 - 180.6 (+0.4)
Dec 29: 181.4
Dec 30: 183.03
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