🎉❄️ January Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge❄️🥳

jm216

Happy New Year! Welcome to new and returning friends!

2024 is here and January is our fresh new start or a continuation of current success. We are here to support and encourage you along the way.

This year we’ve added a year-long challenge as well:
❤️⭐️2024 Weekly Weigh-in Challenge⭐️❤️

We thought it would be fun to have a place to go for the entire year as well. So make sure to “favorite” both of these threads so you can easily find them.

This year is about you setting your personal goals and how you’d like to achieve them, and having friends to cheer you on!

We’re so glad you’re here!

Jill🥰

jm216

Tell us about yourself and set your goals for January. You can copy and paste my format or create your own:

Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.

My goals for January :
⚖️Weigh- in daily
📝Log daily
🙆‍♀️Stretch daily/ Exercise 3x per week- starting at 15-20 minutes of beginner dance workouts
Get back down to under 200 pounds

Starting weight January 1st:
Jan 1
Jan 2
Jan 3

stormywxs288

Hello, I'm Stormy. I'm a 5' 7" grandfather from Eastern Washington State. I've been with this daily check-in group since Sep 2023. This group has helped me with accountability and motivation. So, I'm here again to continue this positive relationship. I encourage everyone to join. "What have you got to Lose"?

I will post my starting weight and goals on New Year's Day. Happy New Year!

jm216

You’re the best, Stormy!!

Theclevermom

Hi. My name is Dawn and I am a 53 year old mom of 2. I live in Colorado (recent transplant) and have about 40 pounds to lose. I will weigh in weekly and log daily starting 1/1/24 and continue to work out 3 or more times a week. Looking forward to continuing my fitness journey. I’ve lost 22 lbs in 2023.

jm216

Theclevermom wrote: »

Hi. My name is Dawn and I am a 53 year old mom of 2. I live in Colorado (recent transplant) and have about 40 pounds to lose. I will weigh in weekly and log daily starting 1/1/24 and continue to work out 3 or more times a week. Looking forward to continuing my fitness journey. I’ve lost 22 lbs in 2023.

Welcome Dawn! Congrats on your 22-pound weight loss this year.

tonayamichelle

Hi! I'm Mickey and I live in SW Washington. 52 and mom of one teen boy. I have about 50 lbs to lose that I have been gaining over the past 6 years. Sick of growing out of my own clothes so fast and feeling bloated all the time!

I'm starting off January with the 75 Hard challenge which includes:

• An a.m. workout
• An afternoon workout outdoors
• Progress pics every day
• Read 10pp of nonfiction each day (I'm going to read Kristin Neff's Self Compassion
• Following any diet (I'm doing CICO)
• No alcohol

Don't know what I weigh right now. It's probably close to 190. Going to get on the scale as soon as I'm home from holiday trip.

ManifestingToday

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.

Looking forward to kicking off January with all of you.

jm216

tonayamichelle wrote: »

Hi! I'm Mickey and I live in SW Washington. 52 and mom of one teen boy. I have about 50 lbs to lose that I have been gaining over the past 6 years. Sick of growing out of my own clothes so fast and feeling bloated all the time!

I'm starting off January with the 75 Hard challenge which includes:

• An a.m. workout
• An afternoon workout outdoors
• Progress pics every day
• Read 10pp of nonfiction each day (I'm going to read Kristin Neff's Self Compassion
• Following any diet (I'm doing CICO)
• No alcohol

Don't know what I weigh right now. It's probably close to 190. Going to get on the scale as soon as I'm home from holiday trip.

Welcome Mickey! You’re gonna love this group!

jm216

ManifestingToday wrote: »

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.

Looking forward to kicking off January with all of you.

Welcome back! So glad you’re here!!

HappyHiker24

Hello! I'm looking forward to joining you in January. My primary goals for 2024 are to recover from a chronic injury and get back to a healthy weight. In January, I'm going to focus on being consistent with physical therapy and losing 4-8 pounds. I'm in my early 40s, and I live in the Northeastern USA.

Walela617

Hi Jill! I bookmarked your weekly weigh-in challenge as well, thank you! I used to be wary of daily weigh-ins due to the sometimes discouraging day-to-day fluctuations, but now I think it might be a good idea since it's so easy to get off track. I will post daily morning weights and total calories here at the end of each day beginning New Year's Eve, 12/31/23. My daily calorie goal is 1,200-1,450. My other goals and weekly weights will be posted on your other challenge board (weekly). I would like to lose 5 lbs. By the end of January, 2024.

Carole, age 65, 5'3", living alone in Boston area (Somerville, MA) and working in Cambridge, MA (near M.I.T.).

Best wishes to all!💕🕊️💕

Leanjean8

Hello, I’m Jean and I live in WI. I put on 14 pounds 4 years ago and am ready to drop it for 2024! Daily weigh ins for awhile will keep me in check.

My goals for January :
Weigh- in daily
Log food 5/7 days
Increase yoga to 2x/week
Lose 5 pounds

Starting weight January 1st:

linette247

Hello, I’m Linette, I’m 41, 5’7” and I live in Spain.

My goals for January :
⚖️Weigh- in weekly
📝Log daily
🙆‍♀️Stretch and exercise 5x per week (I can, no job and no children)

Starting weight January 1st

ozdeelite

Hello again! Glad to see you all here for another month.

Goals for 2024 eat 1500 calories daily, 4 x 45 minutes cardio workouts a week, 2 days strength training weekly, daily squats.

alpamber

Hi All! My name is Amber, and I’m a 58 year old grandmother from Kentucky. I’m just getting started on my journey to a healthier me! I have a long way to go, so setting a monthly goal is a great idea…not as overwhelming. For January, my goals are:

⚖️ Weigh in weekly
📝 Log my food daily
💧 Drink at least 64 ounces of water daily
Starting weight January 1st - 274.5

Looking forward to being a part of the group! Let’s do this!

Rh1aB1a

Hey yall! Hoping to lose at least 5lbs this month! Will update on New Years Day!!!

❤️❤️❤️

iLive2Walk

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 January

⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal)
👣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
December Ending Weight 164

Since March I have been writing a montly reflection - this month - reflected on the year. Thought I would share as my introduction.

2023 Reflection

What a year it has been. In January my husband went back to work on a temporary assignment for six months. It was the first time in my life that I was alone most of the day. I thought it was the perfect time for me to focus on me for a change and vowed to lose weight, get healthy, give up some bad habits, and exercise. I started walking every day and found a tracker to record my yearly miles. I started with a goal of 1,960 miles in 2023. My weight loss goal was to get out of the obese category – which would mean about 60 pounds. When Greg’s assignment was over, I was worried that I would fall back into the old routine – but happily he not only supported my quest to get healthy, he joined me every day for my AM walk (weather permitting)!

Since moving to East Hampton 20 years ago, I have had this thought about walking the entirety of the Airline trail from East Hampton to Willimantic. I also thought this was the perfect opportunity for me to accomplish that. I started the trek on January 23. I posted my intention on Facebook to keep me accountable and blogged about my daily adventures. I completed the 62-mile journey on February 22, averaging a little over 2.5 miles per day and lost 14 pounds in the process. I thought, “what now”?

I found My Fitness Pal and started tracking my daily calories. This wasn’t motivating enough, so found the challenges forum on the site and thought let’s give it a try. I was addicted. I joined many challenges on the site – too many. I have my favorites – two that are competition based, The Biggest Loser Challenge and the Hogwarts Challenge. They make losing weight and exercising fun. I liked them so much that I became a co-captain of the BLC challenge. I chose this one because Hogwarts is too creative for my mathematical brain to be a leader - LOL. I also am fond of a couple others (Fat to Fit and the 5% challenges) which are a lot less intense. The last two tend to overlap with my favorites, so aren’t too hard to manage. I am also in a support group, for friendship and encouragement. I know it seems like a lot – but I love it, it keeps me motivated, and most importantly they are working for me!

In October I met my 60-pound loss goal, and I added a new goal, another 28 pounds to get in the ideal range. I have lost 64 pounds so far, another 24 to go to meet my goal. I met my 1,960 miles in 2023 goal in October, upped the goal to 2,023 and met that in November. I ended the year with a little over 2,500 miles.

What are my plans for 2024?

• Starting the year with a 10K walk in January 1
• I will reach my goal weight – hoping by my birthday in August; then the maintenance period – which I’m thinking will be just as hard, if not harder.
• I am continuing with my groups on My Fitness Pal.
• I am also feeling very nostalgic and decided to do the Airline Trail again – this time Greg is joining me. Can’t wait – he is a little under the weather at the moment – will start when he is healthy.
• I signed up for the 2,024 miles in 2024. I was going to change to intentional walking only, but the 2,023 routine worked for me so I’m going to do the same for 2024.
• I am going to focus a little more on nutrition this year, not just calories-in, calories-out. I think in the beginning of the year I will just monitor it – see how close I am to getting my recommended macronutrients goals, then adjust as I become more familiar with it.
• Try to get at least 6 glasses of water in.
• Strength train 3 days/week, flex 1 day.
• Read a little more.
• Have some fun.

Walela617

DEC 31: 146.2

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 🎉

BBIPAD2

My name Brittani Burt. Exercise everyday lose weight

Toneitup_jess

Hi 👋 I’m Jess from California. I’m 38 years old.

My goals for January :
⚖️Weigh- in Once a week
📝Log 5 days a week
🏋️‍♂️ Weight lifting 3 x per week, Walking daily and 10 mins of yoga daily
Cooking 6 x per week
Get back down to under 200 pounds

All my adult life I was 150-160 lbs, until this past year I gained a whopping 50lbs and am a little over 200lbs. I relied on takeout too much and stopped moving my body.

Please add me as a friend so we can motivate each other. 💪