🎉❄️ January Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge❄️🥳
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I want to give up. Maybe I should just accept being a revolting fat person. I can’t stand my body it’s gross 🤮 my stomach looks like I’m 9 months pregnant and it refuses to budge. I don’t know why it’s so darn hard to lose weight. I gained 20kg in a year so why can’t I lose it?
Start 111.7kg
Monthly Goal 110kg
Mon 1: 111.7kg
Tues 2: 111.8kg
Wed 3: 111.9kg
Thur 4: 112.2kg
Friday 5: 112.8kg
Saturday 6:111.8kg
Sunday 7: 112.5kg 😞
Monday 8: 111.8kg 🤔
Tuesday 9: 114kg 🤬
Wed 10: 111.2kg ⭐️
Thursday 11: 111.6kg 🫤
Friday 12: 111.9kg 😧
Saturday 13: 112.6kg 😥
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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 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
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sept: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164
December Ending Weight 164
Jan 1: 163.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Happy New Year!
Jan 2: 163.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Met my New Year's goal - did a 10K walk yesterday AM. Was ravenous all day, but managed to stay under my calorie limit by 5 calories. I would say a successful day. I'm still .2 pounds away from my lowwest weight (just before Christmas).
Jan 3: 162.8 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Funny thing happened to yesterday. Greg, Monty and I started the Airline Trail today (I am feeling nostalgic so want to do it again, and we started off with a big one day 6.2 miles. When we got back to the car, Greg noticed he didn't have his wallet. Thought he left it on the counter at home. Got home, no wallet, now we think he must have dropped it on the trail as we were walking, so we drove back to the trail at the half way point. Greg went one way - I went the other looking for the wallet, another 3.7 miles and didn't find it. When we got home - Greg remembered he took the truck out yesterday - left it in the center console. LOL! So, my 6.2 walked turned into 9.9, silver linings I guess! Here are some pictures from the walk (the first time).
Jan 4: 162.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦
Jan 5 : 163.4 👣 📝 💪 💦 Couldn't sleep, got up, raided the pantry. When I posted last night it triggered me to stop, but a little too late. Today is my rest day. Off to visit my husband's cousin, celebrate Christmas. Will try to get a small walk in this afternoon. Won't be able to weigh everything, but we are bringing lunch with us, so should be able to estimate and log everything.
Jan 6: 162.8 📝 🥗 Spent yesterday at my husband's eldery cousins house -5 hours in a car, and sitting all day with her - so not much movement yesterday. I did log everything, and used estimates for measuring. I jumped on the treadmill when I got home - got 2 miles in - counting it as my rest day.
Jan 7: 162.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Just a quiet day at home - hubby was out all day. Finished the book I was reading, waiting for the winter storm to arrive - it came - not as much as expected. Just enough to make it pretty, and for me to get a little strength exercise today shoveling the driveway, but not enough to kill me. Actually looking forward to it. Probably won't get an outside walk today.
Jan 8: 163.6 ☹️👣 📝 🥗 💪 Doesn't make sense, but that is what the scale says today - so that's what I am posting.
Jan 9: 163.6 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Had some salty soup (was delicious), so expected the scale to stay the same or go up and it did. Went to Bingo with mom last night - won the door prize ($10). Yahoo. Mom seemed a little down yesterday, hoping all is ok. The arthritis in her hip has been bothering her for years, they give her injections - but the last one didn't really help much. She has her annual appointment with her doctor today - hoping they can figure something out so that she isn't in so much pain everyday.
Jan 10: 163.4 👣 📝 🥗 🧘♀️ 💦
Jan 11: 163.2 👣 📝 🥗 💦
Jan 12: 162.4 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Finally - a drop! Took a beautiful walk on the Airline Trail today. After the snow we had a couple inches of rain; it washed all the snow away - but made for some great waterfalls on the trail; I counted seven.
Jan 13: 162 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦Woo Hoo! Rainy morning here today, so will get my chores done in the AM, and hopefully get my walk in after the rain ends.8 -
Hi , I’m Sam (Samantha) 53yrs, 5ft 4 and from Adelaide in South Australia
I am really hoping to stick at this, this time around and lose the weight that should never have gone on in the first place
I aim to weigh and log in daily for accountability and it looks like this is the place to do it
Starting weight - 85kg (eek) - 187lbs
Goal weight - 65kg - 143lbs
January
8 - 85kg (187lbs) - 7km incline walk and food logged
9 - 84.6kg - 7km incline walk - got side tracked reading a book last night and did not log my dinner or post here so am posting this morning after I smacked my hand
10 - 84.4kg - 7km incline walk - food logged
11 - 84.4kg - 7km incline walk - food logged
12 - 84.1kg - super hot today 36C. It took a lot of convincing myself that it is ok to have a rest day. In fact, I know you are supposed to have them. Though telling my head that took a bit of doing. Hubby came home with wine and takeaways. I sort of hadn’t told him what I was doing. Thought about it, decided to enjoy what he had come home with but told him what I am trying to do. He is very supportive, so no more wine and takeaways unless I actually go out and get it myself. Will see what the scales tell me tomorrow
13 - 84.4kg - 12km beach walk. Kind of surprised that I only went up this much after last night. Wondering if I might get a delayed increase tomorrow.
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I'm currently 34 hours into a 41-hour fast. I plan to break my fast at 10 am this morning. I decided to do this fast because I've been stuck at about 179 pounds since Jan 1. Of course, it worked because I'm now pretty much void of any undigested food or waste in my body. I know that most of the weight loss is not permanent but at least I am moved off the 179 mark for the moment.
Hopefully, when I return to my normal intermittent fasting routine of 18 hr fasting with a 6-hour eating window I will start trending in the right direction again.
Start weight: 180.0 pounds
Goal weight: 160.0 pounds
Jan 1-Jan7: 180.0 - 178.8 (-1.2)
Jan 8: 178.4
Jan 9: 179.0
Jan 10: 179.6
Jan 11: 179.4
Jan 12: 179.4
Jan 13: 176.4Heaviest Weight: 210 BMI 36.0
Heaviest Weight in 2023: 194.0 BMI 33.6
Start Weight 2024: 180 BMI 30.9 Obese
Goal Weight by Feb 2024: 170 BMI 29.2 Over Weight
Goal weight 2024: 160 BMI 27.5 Over Weight
Ultimate Goal : 145 BMI 24.9 Normal
BMI Ranges
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
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Jude, 66YO, 5'2"
SW: 147
GW: 142
Hi, this is my first time in this challenge and I'm very happy to be here! I'm 66 YO, 5' 2" and officially overweight (again). I've dieted since I was 11 YO and my mom had a chart on the broom closet wall. I've been through the yo-yo weight gain and loss too many times and it's not healthy. Been as high as 165 (2007), as low as 115 (2008). I gained and lost 15-20 lbs at least 3 times in the last 15 years and that's self-defeating- and not healthy. My main goal now is to lose the weight (yes!) AND change my habits to a sustainable lifestyle that allows me to eat well and maintain my fitness.
Wk 2: 1/8/24:
My goals for this week:
continue my exercise plan
tea after dinner- no food after
weigh every day- and be aware it won't always make me "happy"
log in here every day
1/8: 142.6
1/9: 142.2
1/10: 141.4
1/11: 141.4
1/12: 141.4
1/13: 142.2
1/14:
First week:1/8: First week of my first challenge down! Weighed every day, which is a huge step for me! Learning to use that number as a signal, not a moral judgment. Also, making Monday morning my end of week was a good change- I checked my portions all weekend, made new and interesting recipes that changed things up. Learning to make this a sustainable way of life, not a diet! Only took me 66 years!
Wk1: 1/1/24:
My goals for this week:
* to the gym 4-5 times a week (keeping consistent)
* tea after dinner- no food after.
* weigh every day- which I avoid and then gain
* log in here every day
1/1: 146.6
1/2: 145.8
1/3: 144.2
1/4: 144.2
1/5: 143.2
1/6: 143.4
1/7: 142.6
1/7: Met my goals for the first time in a year and a half. Yay! On to week 2!
1/5: I know that this is mostly adjustment of bloat from the holidays, but it's encouraging to see the number drop. A good boost, but the real work will start when the number stabilizes or goes up.
1/3 Yay! Holiday bloat is going, better habits starting. It's as important for me to learn to eat correctly as to lose this weight. I always eat "healthfully" right through dinner and then pound the snacks after dinner, usually more calories in junk than in my daily meals. So my goal this time is to change this self-defeating- and self-deluding- habit.4 -
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January 9
Happy new year everyone ❤️
came down with a virus RSV over the holidays and does seem to want to say goodbye😡 been away from the scale but I’m determined to feel better and get back to life.
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to your year of refocusing on becoming a healthier you. We’re all in this together.
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
Hang out in the 190’s for awhile.
My ultimate and hopefully sustainable goal is 185.
Starting weight January 1st:
Jan 1: 205.6
marks the start of 2024
Let the fun begin!
Jan 2: 204.5
I love January! New Year reset has begun. I moved my daughter back to college today and got to spend all day with her. I’ll miss having her home for the holidays, but she’ll be home for the weekend in less than 10 days.
Jan 3: 203.4
It’s amazing what logging everything and exercise can do! Feeling fabulous. 🥰 Time to do some quick exercise with Up to the BEat fit with Gina B on YouTube then it’s time to take down the Christmas tree and decorations before heading back to work tomorrow.
Jan 4: 203.3 Happy Thursday friends! Today is my Monday. Time to get back to work and keep up with the good habits.
Jan 5: 202.8 😁😄😃
Jan 6: 202.7 😁😁
Jan 7: 201.7 I love waking up and getting on the scale again. Happy Sunday!❄️
Jan 8: 202.8 not gonna stress… part of the process. Happy Monday. 🥰
Jan 9: 203.2 over indulged in salty wings while watching U of M play in the National Championship last night. Great game and tasty food. Gotta eat more veggies today to compensate.
Jan 10: 204.6 It’s amazing how quickly the scale reacts to a day of mindless grazing. Need to stop the slip back into bad habits now.
Jan 11: 204.7
Jan 12: 203.7 ⭐️
Jan 13: 202.7 ⭐️
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Hello , 66 years old, 5'6", Georgia, U.S.A.
Jan SW-147, Jan GW-142, UGW-131 (Dec 2014 SW-192.5)
Jan 1 - 147 Monday Weight - 5 lbs to Jan goal
Jan 2 – 146.7
Jan 3 – 146.2
Jan 4 – 145.5
Jan 5 – 145.2
Jan 6 – 144.8
Jan 7 – 144.2
Jan 8 – 144.2 Monday Weight - 2.2 lbs to Jan goal
Jan 9 – 143.3
Jan 10 – 143.5
Jan 11 – 143.9 Ate restaurant food with sons yesterday. Ate well, but it still had the sodium.
Jan 12 - 143.4
Jan 13 - 143.7 Had a case of the munchies yesterday.
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Checking in. Still no batteries for the scale, but that's on today's To Do list.7
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@ozdeelite I'm sorry you're struggling. Losing body fat is a slow process with lots of ups and downs. This early into a weight/fat loss routine, the scale isn't always a good gauge of success because fat loss can be masked by changes in water weight and the contents of our digestive system. It takes longer to be able to see if our diet and exercise habits are actually working. (It looks like I've lost about 5 pounds so far this month, but I'm sure one large or salty meal would have me right back up near where I started because there's no way that's all fat loss.) If you're not already familiar with the "body neutrality" concept (*not* body posititivity), reading up on that might make the mental part of this journey a little easier for you.5
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Hello! I've gained quite a bit of weight over the past few years, and I'd like to turn that trend around. At a minimum, I'd like to get out of the obese zone, so my first goal weight is 185.
My goals for January:
- Daily physical therapy for chronic injury
- Lose 4-8 pounds
Jan 1: 216.7 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 2: 215.0 (calorie deficit)
Jan 3: 214.4 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 4: 213.9 (calorie deficit)
Jan 5: 214.2 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 6: 213.5 (calorie deficit)
Jan 7: 212.3 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 8: 212.3 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 9: 211.4 (calorie deficit)
Jan 10: 211.7 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 11: 211.4 (calorie deficit)
Jan 12: 210.9 (calorie deficit)
Jan 13: 210.96 -
Hi All! I'm a 46-year-old married mom of five. I started this group in September at 141 pounds (overweight for me at my height) and have lost about 11-12 pounds overall since then. I always gain some weight around Christmas; I love the cookies, truffles, and eggnog etc. I allowed myself to just enjoy those things and slack off some; however, it's time to get back to the routine! My goal for January is to log and weigh every day, and to lose 3 1/2 pounds. I'm setting my goal a tad on the aggressive side because I suspect that some of my gain from the end of December is not only fat but water and such.
Ultimate starting weight 160.0 pounds
January goal: 126.0 pounds
January 1: 129.6 I logged ❄️
January 2: 128.6
January 3: 128.2 I logged ❄️
January 4: 127.4 The scale was acting wonky today... it did this last month but settled out and started acting normal again.
January 5: 128.6 I logged ❄️
January 6: 126.6 I logged ❄️
January 7: 127.2
January 8: 128.8 I logged ❄️
January 9: 126.6 I logged ❄️ My weight sure is flopping around a lot, but that's pretty normal when I've been eating a lot and am finding my way back to the routine.
January 10: 126.8 I logged ❄️
January 11: 126.6
January 12: 126.0 I logged ❄️ Happy to see that the number did not go up... My mother-in-law made one of her delicious meals for us last night, and it included homemade mac & cheese, a huge weakness of mine. I stopped logging at dinner and *may* have had a bit more than my calorie allotment of the mac & cheese. 😬
January 13: 125.2
My original goal was 125, so I guess I should celebrate. It will probably go up again and fluctuate for a while before things settle, so I'm not declaring myself at "goal" or even really at 125 yet. I'm also thinking I'd like to keep going for a couple more pounds. I have two pairs of jeans that I wore pre-baby that I would like to be able to fit into, if possible. I tried them on today, and they were a no go, LOL. I mean, at least I could get the legs on, which is nice, but they are still a little ways off. If I lose a couple more pounds, in addition to maybe being able to fit into my favorite jeans again, it would put me in the middle of my normal BMI as well, so that's nice.
In other news, about a week and a half ago my husband started calorie counting with MFP. He wants to lose 50 pounds. For a long time I have intermittently made simple remarks about how "weight loss is simply math," or "exercise is great for health but weight loss happens in the kitchen," or "no matter what you eat, weight loss is simply calories in calories out." Not because I wanted to influence him to lose weight, but just in conversation. I never said anything about MyFitnessPal. Sometimes my family would just catch me measuring my food, all by myself in a little corner. One morning he made eggs for me, and I started to reach for the butter. He said, "Oh I already buttered your toast." I said, "Oh, I was going to measure it because I'm tracking my food." And he said, "I already measured it." I said, "Oh! How much butter is it?" And he replied, "A little bit." 🤣🤣🤣 So this was his idea of "measuring," LOL. Anyway, one day I wake up to find him surrounded by measuring cups and spoons, and he says, "Do we have a food scale?" And come to find out, he had started logging his food with MyFitnessPal. He's lost about 7 pounds already and feeling a lot better. I also love that he now understands my measuring and tracking, and we can discuss it and do it together. I make all our meals, so I've been entering them into the MFP database so that he can log them.
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Guess I forgot to mark the page I was on yesterday and can't find me today. Oh well. Just repeat myself lol. I lost the fluctuation I took on yesterday. So the scale is back to the same. I started Jan. 3rd at 202.6 now at 198.8 not bad under the ugly number. So I keep plucking away. See you latter or tomorrow.
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Hello, I’m Jimmy.
I’m 40, 5’10”
My goals for January :
⚖️Weigh- in daily
✅Workout 5-6 times /week
✅IF
✅Tracking
✅Deficit diet
Jan 1: 86.1 kg ✅✅✅✅ 5 km run
Jan 2: 85.8 kg ✅✅✅✅ 5 km run
Jan 3: 84.9 kg ✅✅✅✅ 15 km run
Jan 4: 84.4 kg ✅✅✅✅ 8 km walk
Jan 5: 85.5 kg ✅✅✅✅ 10 km run
Jan 6: 85.2 kg✅✅✅✅2.5 km run.2.5 km walk.
Jan 7: 85.2 kg ✅✅✅✅21.39 km run
Half marathon completed 🥰
Jan 8: 86 kg ✅✅✅✅ 4 km run
Jan 9: 85.4 kg ✅✅✅✅ 5.62+0.73 km walk
Jan 10: 86.2 kg ✅✅✅✅6 km walk
Jan 11: 85.1 kg ✅✅✅✅5 km run
Jan 12: 85.2 kg ✅✅✅✅ 6.78 km walk
Jan 13: 84.9 kg ✅✅✅✅5 km run4 -
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 | First Goal Weight: 165 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3
January 2024 Goals:
Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day | Consistency
Jan 1: 205.9
Jan 2: 205.9
Jan 3: 205.7
Jan 4: 205.3
Jan 5: 205.4
Jan 6: 206.5
Jan 7: 206.9
Jan 8: 206.9
Jan 9: 206.4
Jan 10: 206.4
Jan 11: 204.7
Jan 12: 205.4
Jan 13: 207.1 - Lots of medical stuff happening here, that I'm not going to go into, but I know why this number is up due to that.4 -
andreajlnhe wrote: »
In other news, about a week and a half ago my husband started calorie counting with MFP. He wants to lose 50 pounds. For a long time I have intermittently made simple remarks about how "weight loss is simply math," or "exercise is great for health but weight loss happens in the kitchen," or "no matter what you eat, weight loss is simply calories in calories out." Not because I wanted to influence him to lose weight, but just in conversation. I never said anything about MyFitnessPal. Sometimes my family would just catch me measuring my food, all by myself in a little corner. One morning he made eggs for me, and I started to reach for the butter. He said, "Oh I already buttered your toast." I said, "Oh, I was going to measure it because I'm tracking my food." And he said, "I already measured it." I said, "Oh! How much butter is it?" And he replied, "A little bit." 🤣🤣🤣 So this was his idea of "measuring," LOL. Anyway, one day I wake up to find him surrounded by measuring cups and spoons, and he says, "Do we have a food scale?" And come to find out, he had started logging his food with MyFitnessPal. He's lost about 7 pounds already and feeling a lot better. I also love that he now understands my measuring and tracking, and we can discuss it and do it together. I make all our meals, so I've been entering them into the MFP database so that he can log them.
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@andreajinhe I would love to see him join our challenge. I don't think we've ever had a hubby & wife!
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the 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
Starting Weight (from Dec 31st): 183.8
Goal: 179.8 (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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01/12-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- Still no scale delivery today but I usually don’t weigh in on Fridays anyway due to the school bus and the fosamax with water. We are expecting approx 24” of total snow today and tomorrow. Schools are closing early today as it will be getting started by 3:00. I’ll be getting lots of shoveling in along with my son’s help but I have to be careful since the ticker is not as healthy as it used to be. We are just getting over the last snow storm from a few days ago. I hope we do not lose power!
01/13-182.0-(Trend Weight 181.0)- My scale arrived late yesterday afternoon after posting so I got it all set up, downloaded the app etc. It looks like I’m up about 2.2 lbs from my last known weight although that scale reading on the 8th may not have been accurate. My trend weight is slightly down. Gosh, I hate starting over with a different scale. The pressure was so bad thinking about it last night that I broke into the back of the freezer for some of that chocolate. I also ate dinner twice with 2 totally different foods. Self-sabotage. I noticed that this new scale has my weight at about what I would expect after a binge, but the fat percentage is WAY WAY higher on the new one. I guess I just have to lump it and start fresh from here. We got 15” of snow yesterday and overnight. At least 6 more expected today and more tomorrow too. We are all hunkered down. I have spent most of the morning shoveling. Tonight my foodie daughter, DGS, DS and myself will cook and have a nice hot dinner. I’ll be using the oven so it will help keep the house warm. Stay safe everyone!
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andreajlnhe wrote: »In other news, about a week and a half ago my husband started calorie counting with MFP. He wants to lose 50 pounds. For a long time I have intermittently made simple remarks about how "weight loss is simply math," or "exercise is great for health but weight loss happens in the kitchen," or "no matter what you eat, weight loss is simply calories in calories out." Not because I wanted to influence him to lose weight, but just in conversation. I never said anything about MyFitnessPal. Sometimes my family would just catch me measuring my food, all by myself in a little corner. One morning he made eggs for me, and I started to reach for the butter. He said, "Oh I already buttered your toast." I said, "Oh, I was going to measure it because I'm tracking my food." And he said, "I already measured it." I said, "Oh! How much butter is it?" And he replied, "A little bit." 🤣🤣🤣 So this was his idea of "measuring," LOL. Anyway, one day I wake up to find him surrounded by measuring cups and spoons, and he says, "Do we have a food scale?" And come to find out, he had started logging his food with MyFitnessPal. He's lost about 7 pounds already and feeling a lot better. I also love that he now understands my measuring and tracking, and we can discuss it and do it together. I make all our meals, so I've been entering them into the MFP database so that he can log them.
I just loved your story! I read it to my husband because you sound so much like me. It made us both laugh when your husband said he measured the butter..."a little bit"! 😂 So happy to hear he is tracking and measuring and has already found success. I too would love to have him join our group!
Thanks so much for sharing!!!!
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Hi again everyone. My name is Mel. I’m a grandma from Ontario. I’m back to continue this challenge for January as you all help keep me accountable. Jan. Goals: break into the 170’s.
Starting weight in March 2023: 230 lbs. (diagnosed with diabetes)
Goal weight: 120 lbs.
Height: 5’2”
Total loss: 50 lbs.
End of Sept. weight: 187.8 lbs.
End of October weight: 188
End of Nov. weight: 186
End of Dec. weight: 181.4 lbs.
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- 4.4 lbs.
Jan. 1- 181.2 lbs. New Years Gala last night.🥳 Not really a Gala, just a fun dinner and dance. 💃 I danced the night away , and tired out my poor hubby. The Courage Brothers Polar Dip into the frigid waters of Lake Ontario is held near here. Going to walk over later to watch, not participate 🤣!
Jan. 2- DNW
Jan. 3-182.4 lbs. fitness class
Jan. 4-181.2 lbs. morning swim
Jan. 5-182 lbs. bad night, didn’t sleep, so ate. Really weird behaviour as I really want to lose 3 or 4 lbs. before I go on a cruise at the end of January. Smarten up Mel🫨! Anyway, the good news is I swam for an hour this morning and am determined to get back on track. Have 2, sweet, 10 year old granddaughters coming over for a sleepover over today. They won’t do it at their homes, but insist on coming here🤔. They know what they’re doing👵🏻.
Jan. 6- 181 lbs. busy, fun day with granddaughters. Girls baked a yummy cake yesterday but I didn’t eat any. Good for me😢.
Jan. 7- DNW, not my best day, very tired
Jan. 8- 181.6 lbs. expected this. Visited friend last night, wine and cheese. Osteoporosis fitness class today. I’ll never give up. Need to refocus on eating habits. It’s one week into January and I’ve gained, not lost. Going to plan meals and start cooking again. That usually works for me. I enjoy cooking.
Jan. 9- 179.6 lbs. whoo whoo!🤩 Finally broke into the 170’s. I hope it stays.
Jan. 10-179 lbs. This is so inspiring. I went to an osteoporosis class and then did 15 min. on the elliptical afterwards. I think I see my waist starting to emerge👍😲.
Jan. 11-178.2 lbs. I’m happy and a little shocked. This is unusual for me. I hope this stays. The scale has been great for 3 days in a row. Aquafit class today.
Jan. 12- 178.4 lbs. normal fluctuation, fitness class
Jan. 13-DNW let myself get derailed by a friend
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@HappyHiker24 thank you for noticing my struggle and offering support - I really appreciate it. I will look into that concept. I definitely focus too much on my weight but having previous ED it’s hard to be this big. If I focus on NSV - non scale victories I have more energy, more physical strength and flexibility, have stopped binge eating.
Start 111.7kg
Monthly Goal 110kg
Mon 1: 111.7kg
Tues 2: 111.8kg
Wed 3: 111.9kg
Thur 4: 112.2kg
Friday 5: 112.8kg
Saturday 6:111.8kg
Sunday 7: 112.5kg 😞
Monday 8: 111.8kg 🤔
Tuesday 9: 114kg 🤬
Wed 10: 111.2kg ⭐️
Thursday 11: 111.6kg 🫤
Friday 12: 111.9kg 😧
Saturday 13: 112.6kg 😥
Sunday 14: 110.6 🙌🏼5 -
Hello, I’m Steph I am 5,4” and I live in Canada
My goals for January : to loose 5 lbs
⚖️Weigh- in daily
📝Log daily- drink 8 glasses of water
🙆♀️Stretch daily/ Exercise 3x per week- starting at 10 minutes (for busy days, anything for the habit) - 60 min. Additionally walking at least 5,000 steps a day to start,
Ultimate goal- have a healthier life style which will bring my weight down.
This is the highest weight I have ever been.
Starting weight January 1st:
Jan 1-- too nervous to weigh
Jan 2- 242
Jan 3- 241.5
Jan 4- 241.2
Jan 5- 238.8
Jan 6- 239.2
Jan 7- 240.8 I don't know why. I have been working. I'm just assuming it's normal up and down fluctuations
Jan 8- didnt weigh, woke up late
Jan 9- 242.8 I don't know why, I am not concerned. It just seems like a woosh is coming soon.
Jan 10- 240.6
Jan 11- 240.9
Jan 12- 240.5
Jan 13- 239.5
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My name is Kelly and I was a part of this group for many months last year and was a great group to help me keep focused on my goals daily, weekly and monthly!
I am 53, married, with 4 grown kids and 7 grandkids that I watch during the workweek. I have a wonderful dog named Woody (Labradoodle).
Goals for January:
Lose 10 lbs for the month (starting weight this month 165.8)
Walk 6 days a week
Log all my food daily
15k steps 6 days a week
January
1. Happy New year!
2. Logged, weight 165.8
3. Logged, walked, 15k+ steps, weight 165.8
4. Logged, walked, 16k+
5. Logged, walked, 19k+
6. Logged, walked, 17k+
7. Logged, walked, 15k+
8. Logged, walked, 22k+
9. Logged, walked, 19k+, weight 164.6
10. Logged, walked, 20k+
11. Logged, walked, 22k+ (I am sore! 😜)
12. Logged, walked, 22k+
13. Logged, walked, 21k+4 -
Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in community mental 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 weightloss: 2 lbs
⛄️❄️ JANUARY ❄️⛄️
1: 🥙🧶
2: 🥙🧶 My husband was sworn into town council tonight and we went out with the family to dinner to celebrate! I'm guestimating the calories but we had a great night ❤️
3: 🥙
4: 🥙 Weatherman is calling for snow this weekend! Grabbing some groceries and looking forward to a weekend at home.
5: 🥙🧶
6: 🥙🧶💧🏃♀️ First work out since getting over covid and feeling so much better!
7: 🥙🧶💧🏃♀️
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9: 🥙🧶🏃♀️
10: 🥙🧶 This day was rough. Calling it a night and starting over tomorrow.
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Evening All,
Four hours of tennis yesterday seen me right on the scales. I did make the dual mistake of a) not meal prepping anything and b) going to the supermarket when I was at the end of a 20+ hour fast. Amazing how much all the bad stuff suddenly becomes overwhelmingly attractive! I stayed strong and kept to a single meal and got my reward. Need to move myself to get into the gym today as I’m home all day and that’s where things can go off the rails! No lazy days allowed!
1/1 217.3 😱
1/2 212.7 (-4.6)
1/3 208.5 (-4.2) (-8.8)
1/4 206.7 (-1.8) (-10.6)
1/5 207.0 (+0.3) (-10.3)
1/6 205.9 (-1.1) (-11.4)
1/7 205.9 (+/-0) (-11.4)
1/8 205.6 (-0.3) (-11.7)
1/9 206.8 (+1.2) (-10.5)
1/10 205.9 (-0.9) (-11.4)
1/11 205.4 (-0.5) (-11.9)
1/12 203.9 (-1.5) (-13.4)
1/13 202.8 (-1.1) (-14.5)
Hope everyone has a great day!
Cheers,
Billy3 -
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
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sept: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164
December Ending Weight 164
Jan 1: 163.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Happy New Year!
Jan 2: 163.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Met my New Year's goal - did a 10K walk yesterday AM. Was ravenous all day, but managed to stay under my calorie limit by 5 calories. I would say a successful day. I'm still .2 pounds away from my lowwest weight (just before Christmas).
Jan 3: 162.8 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Funny thing happened to yesterday. Greg, Monty and I started the Airline Trail today (I am feeling nostalgic so want to do it again, and we started off with a big one day 6.2 miles. When we got back to the car, Greg noticed he didn't have his wallet. Thought he left it on the counter at home. Got home, no wallet, now we think he must have dropped it on the trail as we were walking, so we drove back to the trail at the half way point. Greg went one way - I went the other looking for the wallet, another 3.7 miles and didn't find it. When we got home - Greg remembered he took the truck out yesterday - left it in the center console. LOL! So, my 6.2 walked turned into 9.9, silver linings I guess! Here are some pictures from the walk (the first time).
Jan 4: 162.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦
Jan 5 : 163.4 👣 📝 💪 💦 Couldn't sleep, got up, raided the pantry. When I posted last night it triggered me to stop, but a little too late. Today is my rest day. Off to visit my husband's cousin, celebrate Christmas. Will try to get a small walk in this afternoon. Won't be able to weigh everything, but we are bringing lunch with us, so should be able to estimate and log everything.
Jan 6: 162.8 📝 🥗 Spent yesterday at my husband's eldery cousins house -5 hours in a car, and sitting all day with her - so not much movement yesterday. I did log everything, and used estimates for measuring. I jumped on the treadmill when I got home - got 2 miles in - counting it as my rest day.
Jan 7: 162.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Just a quiet day at home - hubby was out all day. Finished the book I was reading, waiting for the winter storm to arrive - it came - not as much as expected. Just enough to make it pretty, and for me to get a little strength exercise today shoveling the driveway, but not enough to kill me. Actually looking forward to it. Probably won't get an outside walk today.
Jan 8: 163.6 ☹️👣 📝 🥗 💪 Doesn't make sense, but that is what the scale says today - so that's what I am posting.
Jan 9: 163.6 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Had some salty soup (was delicious), so expected the scale to stay the same or go up and it did. Went to Bingo with mom last night - won the door prize ($10). Yahoo. Mom seemed a little down yesterday, hoping all is ok. The arthritis in her hip has been bothering her for years, they give her injections - but the last one didn't really help much. She has her annual appointment with her doctor today - hoping they can figure something out so that she isn't in so much pain everyday.
Jan 10: 163.4 👣 📝 🥗 🧘♀️ 💦
Jan 11: 163.2 👣 📝 🥗 💦
Jan 12: 162.4 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Finally - a drop! Took a beautiful walk on the Airline Trail today. After the snow we had a couple inches of rain; it washed all the snow away - but made for some great waterfalls on the trail; I counted seven.
Jan 13: 162 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦Woo Hoo! Rainy morning here today, so will get my chores done in the AM, and hopefully get my walk in after the rain ends.
Jan 14: 161.8 👣 📝 🥗 💦 Rainy morning yesterday - cleaned and organized my closet - brought two big bags to Goodwill of things that no longer fit. Moved the one size up clothes to the hall closet. I'm kind of in between sizes - the things I am wearing are a little too big - but can' quite fit into the size down. Soon enough! The afternoon was beautiful - we hit the 60 degree mark in January - so we took an afternoon walk.5 -
@stormywxs288 That is a long fast - I don't think I could do it; but whatever works for you! I have a hard enough time with my 12 hour window! 😉
@andreajlnhe Congrats on getting to that magic number. When I hit mine, I will probably be like you and shoot for a little bit more so thatI have some wiggle room so I never leave the ideal range again. You post about your husband made me chuckle. Just yesterday mine asked me to show him how I log everything. I doubt he'll every do it (he'll want me to do it for him), but at least it is a start. Good luck to him - and again CONGRATS to you!
@manifestingtoday 💖
@ozdeelite Please don't ever give up - just keep showing up - log everything - even when you are over. It will come!4 -
Jude, 66YO, 5'2"
SW: 147
GW: 142
Wk 1 EW: 142.6
Wk 2 EW: 141.4
Hi, this is my first time in this challenge and I'm very happy to be here! I'm 66 YO, 5' 2" and officially overweight (again). I've dieted since I was 11 YO and my mom had a chart on the broom closet wall. I've been through the yo-yo weight gain and loss too many times and it's not healthy. Been as high as 165 (2007), as low as 115 (2008). I gained and lost 15-20 lbs at least 3 times in the last 15 years and that's self-defeating- and not healthy. My main goal now is to lose the weight (yes!) AND change my habits to a sustainable lifestyle that allows me to eat well and maintain my fitness.
Wk 2: 1/8/24:
My goals for this week:
continue my exercise plan
tea after dinner- no food after
weigh every day- and be aware it won't always make me "happy"
log in here every day
1/8: 142.6
1/9: 142.2
1/10: 141.4
1/11: 141.4
1/12: 141.4
1/13: 142.2
1/14:141.4
1/14: Week 2 done!
Down 1.2 lbs for the week and achieved my goals even with a "bump" day. Halfway through January already!
Week 1:1/8: First week of my first challenge down! Weighed every day, which is a huge step for me! Learning to use that number as a signal, not a moral judgment. Also, making Monday morning my end of week was a good change- I checked my portions all weekend, made new and interesting recipes that changed things up. Learning to make this a sustainable way of life, not a diet! Only took me 66 years!
Wk1: 1/1/24:
My goals for this week:
* to the gym 4-5 times a week (keeping consistent)
* tea after dinner- no food after.
* weigh every day- which I avoid and then gain
* log in here every day
1/1: 146.6
1/2: 145.8
1/3: 144.2
1/4: 144.2
1/5: 143.2
1/6: 143.4
1/7: 142.6
1/7: Met my goals for the first time in a year and a half. Yay! On to week 2!
1/5: I know that this is mostly adjustment of bloat from the holidays, but it's encouraging to see the number drop. A good boost, but the real work will start when the number stabilizes or goes up.
1/3 Yay! Holiday bloat is going, better habits starting. It's as important for me to learn to eat correctly as to lose this weight. I always eat "healthfully" right through dinner and then pound the snacks after dinner, usually more calories in junk than in my daily meals. So my goal this time is to change this self-defeating- and self-deluding- habit.
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January 9
Happy new year everyone ❤️
came down with a virus RSV over the holidays and does seem to want to say goodbye😡 been away from the scale but I’m determined to feel better and get back to life.
Jan 03 159.8
Jan 09 161.4
Jan 10 161.4
Jan 11 161
Jan 12 160.8
Jan 13 161
Jan 14 160.4
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to your year of refocusing on becoming a healthier you. We’re all in this together.
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
Hang out in the 190’s for awhile.
My ultimate and hopefully sustainable goal is 185.
Starting weight January 1st:
Jan 1: 205.6
marks the start of 2024
Let the fun begin!
Jan 2: 204.5
I love January! New Year reset has begun. I moved my daughter back to college today and got to spend all day with her. I’ll miss having her home for the holidays, but she’ll be home for the weekend in less than 10 days.
Jan 3: 203.4
It’s amazing what logging everything and exercise can do! Feeling fabulous. 🥰 Time to do some quick exercise with Up to the BEat fit with Gina B on YouTube then it’s time to take down the Christmas tree and decorations before heading back to work tomorrow.
Jan 4: 203.3 Happy Thursday friends! Today is my Monday. Time to get back to work and keep up with the good habits.
Jan 5: 202.8 😁😄😃
Jan 6: 202.7 😁😁
Jan 7: 201.7 I love waking up and getting on the scale again. Happy Sunday!❄️
Jan 8: 202.8 not gonna stress… part of the process. Happy Monday. 🥰
Jan 9: 203.2 over indulged in salty wings while watching U of M play in the National Championship last night. Great game and tasty food. Gotta eat more veggies today to compensate.
Jan 10: 204.6 It’s amazing how quickly the scale reacts to a day of mindless grazing. Need to stop the slip back into bad habits now.
Jan 11: 204.7
Jan 12: 203.7 ⭐️
Jan 13: 202.7 ⭐️
Jan 14: 202.5 ⭐️logging makes the difference
Jill🥰5 -
Starting weight January 1st: 165.8
Goal weight for Jan: 160.8
Jan 2: 165.2
Jan 3: 166
Jan 4: 165.3
Jan 5: 165.3
Jan 6: 165.3
Jan 7: 167.7 (wow, ate dinner out last night. What a difference!)
Jan 8: 167.1
Jan 9: 166.3
Jan 10: 163.1
Jan 11: 163.1
Jan 12: 163.9
Jan 13: out of town
Jan 14: out or town. We had a wonderful time out of town. We ate out at a restaurant twice. The food was amazing. I savored and enjoyed it- no shame. Balanced lean protein and no drinks with the most amazing dessert. Fabulous breakfast pancakes the next day. Back on it this morning.5
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