๐โ๏ธ January Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challengeโ๏ธ๐ฅณ
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to your year of refocusing on becoming a healthier you. Weโre all in this together.
Hello, Iโm Jill. ๐ฅฐIโm 53, 5โ7โ and I live in Michigan.
My goals for January :
โ๏ธWeigh- in daily
๐Log daily
๐โโ๏ธStretch 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 190โs 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. Iโll miss having her home for the holidays, but sheโll be home for the weekend in less than 10 days.
Jan 3: 203.4
Itโs amazing what logging everything and exercise can do! Feeling fabulous. ๐ฅฐ Time to do some quick exercise with Up to the BEat fit with Gina B on YouTube then itโs 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: 202.8 ๐๐๐
Jan 6: 202.7 ๐๐
Jan 7: 201.7 I love waking up and getting on the scale again. Happy Sunday!โ๏ธ
Jan 8: 202.8 not gonna stressโฆ part of the process. Happy Monday. ๐ฅฐ
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 Itโs 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 โญ๏ธ
Jan 13: 202.7 โญ๏ธ
Jan 14: 202.5 โญ๏ธlogging makes the difference
Jan 15: 201.4 โญ๏ธ and the Lions win their first playoff game since 1991!!! ๐ฆ
Jan 16: 201.4 ๐ Itโs another cold start todayโฆ 8 degrees F / -13 degrees C
Jan 17: 202.4 ๐
Jill๐ฅฐ4 -
Jude, 66 YO, 5' 2"
SW 1/1/24: 147
GW 1/31/24: 142
Wk 1 EW: 142.6
Wk 2 EW: 141.4
Wk 3: 1/15-1/21/24:
Goals for the week:
* mini-vacation next weekend- stay thoughtful about my choices and keep logging
* weigh every day- I bought a travel scale!
* no snacking, no desserts, good meals
* continue to exercise every day
1/15: 141.4
1/16: 140.8 (yay!)
1/17: 140.8
1/18:
1/19:
1/20:
1/21:
Weeks 1 and 2: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
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 dayโจ
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
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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. ๐I 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. ๐
My Goals for January
โ๏ธ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal)
๐ฃ17k Steps Daily with one day of rest
๐ Log Daily
๐ฅ Stay under my calorie range
๐ช Strength Train 3 days per week
๐งโโ๏ธ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
๐ฆ 6+ glasses of water
๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
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 164Jan 1: 163.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ Happy New Year!Jan 15: 162.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฆ I was over my sodium limit, and it shows. Also used all my calories (usually leave half of my calories earned by exercise). It's temporary.
Jan 2: 163.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ
Jan 5 : 163.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ช ๐ฆ 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 ๐ ๐ฅ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 โน๏ธ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช Doesn't make sense, but that is what the scale says today - so that's what I am posting.
Jan 9: 163.6 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
Jan 11: 163.2 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ
Jan 12: 162.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐ฆWoo 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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.
Jan 16: 161.6 ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
Jan 17 161.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ Daily fluctuations6 -
Whoosh! I'm back in the losing column today after gaining yesterday. My wife and I are celebrating my birthday this afternoon (Day After). We are going to an Irish Pub, so I expect Irish stew and sodabread will be calling my name. Not exactly low carb. This will be an OMAD, One Meal A Day for me. Hopefully, I won't gain all of my whoosh back. Ha!
Jan 1-Jan 7: 180.0 - 178.8 (-1.2)
Jan 8 โ Jan 14: 178.8 - 178.4 (-0.4) total for Jan: (-1.6)
Jan 15: 178.4
Jan 16: 180.0
Jan17: 175.8Heaviest 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 29, 2024: 170 BMI 29.2 Over Weight
Goal weight 2024: 160 BMI 27.5 Overweight
Ultimate Goal: 145 BMI 24.9 Normal
BMI Ranges
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5โ24.9
Overweight = 25โ29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
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So.... I may be slow. I just noticed that a lot of people are updated their initial post every day and not starting a new post. That actually makes a lot of sense; but I am not willing to post my weight for public view. I could maybe just post whether I met my goals for the day.6
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@deepwoodslady , @iLive2Walk , @ManifestingToday , @Buckeyebabe7l7 : Thanks for the birthday wishes. You all are the best! I love hearing your stories. You keep me motivated and I feel the love in this group. I Weigh In Daily !
@WhiskeyDeltaKilo, Way to go WDK! Found a way to turn lemons into lemonade.
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I saw this on one of my other challenges and had to share. Hope it make you chuckle!7
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Hi , Iโm 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
Starting weight - 85kg (eek) - 187lbs
Goal weight - 65kg - 143lbs
January
8 - 85kg (187.4lbs)
9 - 84.6kg
10 - 84.4kg
11 - 84.4kg
12 - 84.1kg
13 - 84.4kg
14 - 84.3kg (185.8lbs)
15 - 84.1kg
16 - 84.1kg
17 - 83.9kg - no walk today as the legs just werenโt into it. Dinner out for my sons birthday. Ate as well as I could given there were no salad options. Will see what the scales say in the morning.
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sands4 Posts: 100 Member
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Happy new year everyone โค๏ธ
came down with a virus RSV over the holidays and does seem to want to say goodbye๐ก been away from the scale but Iโm determined to feel better and get back to life.
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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: 210.9 (calorie deficit)
Jan 14: 209.2 (calorie deficit)
Jan 15: 209.2 (PT & calorie deficit)
Jan 16: 209.3 (calorie deficit)
Jan 17: 209.56 -
Hello, Iโm Heidi. Iโm 55, 5โ5โ and I live in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area.
My goals for January:
1 - Weigh in daily
2 - Begin light cardio/stretch/weight exercises
3 - Maintain current weight or lose a little
Weight:
01.01.24 - 165.9 (.1 over my post surgical low)
01.02.24 - 166.5 (swelling is going back up)
01.03.24 - 167 (swelling is continuing to go back up)
01.04.24 - 167.5 (calling surgeon to see why I am blowing up like a balloon)
01.05.24 - 167.2 (surgeon says I am okay - here's to hoping it was just water retention!)
01.06.24 - 166 (much better)
01.07.24 - 165.1 (almost back to my post surgical weight)
01.08.24 - 164.2 (swelling weight gain GONE plus .7 more!!)
01.09.24 - 163.6
01.10.24 - 163
01.11.24 - 163.3
01.12.24 - 163.1
01.13.24 - 162.9 (oops forgot to post but I did weigh)
01.14.24 - 163.9 (serves me right for not posting, lol)
01.15.24 - 163.5 (overall weekly weigh-ins are down)
01.16.24 - 163.4
01.17.24 - 162.9
Exercise:
1 - Started small stretches (arms above head, side twists) which are going well. The pulling on my
incisions was horrible at first but are less so after a week. I also started doing some modified
bridges in the hopes that my healing abdominal muscles would start strengthening up. I am
walking much better and even walked the entire trip to Costco and pushed the cart. The hubby
still won't let me lift much except the small laundry basket!
2 - I'm getting much more walking in this week and slowly building up my stamina after surgery. I'm stretching more and more now as well. I still haven't gotten true exercise in the form of biking or aerobics but that will come soon (I hope).
Highest weight Sep 2004: 315
Gastric Bypass weight Jan 2005: 281
Lowest weight Nov 2005: 142 (told to gain weight)
Highest recent weight Jun 2023: 228.8 (lost and gained throughout the years - oops)
Skin removal surgery weight Nov 2023: 175
Goal weight: No idea yet
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Getting back on track...
| Day | kg @ morning | Cal totals | Cal remaining | |------------|:------------:|:----------:|--------------:| | Mon Jan 15 | 124.8 | 1975 | -325 | | Tue Jan 16 | 123.8 | 2078 | -428 | | Wed Jan 17 | 123.6 | | |
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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 โ๏ธ
January 2: 128.6
January 3: 128.2 I logged โ๏ธ
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 โ๏ธ
January 6: 126.6 I logged โ๏ธ
January 7: 127.2
January 8: 128.8 I logged โ๏ธ
January 9: 126.6 I logged โ๏ธ 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 โ๏ธ
January 11: 126.6
January 12: 126.0 I logged โ๏ธ 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. ๐ฌ
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." ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ 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.
January 14: 127.2
January 15: 126.8 So, I think the 125.2 reading the other day was not accurate. Hubby is weighing himself now, and we are in agreement that our scale sometimes acts wonky and can have a wide margin of error. Today it first read 125.8, but I noticed the right side of it was very close to a crack in the floor. I moved it to the left, and it read 126.8. Then moved it to the middle of the floor, where it's easier to get it flat, and it read 126.8. So, perhaps it dips down a bit if it's close to the crack and reads too low. We are thinking about getting a different scale at some point......
January 16: 127.0
January 17: 127.0 I've been reeeeeally busy the last few days!
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Hello, Iโm Jimmy.
Iโm 40, 5โ10โ
My goals for January :
โ๏ธWeigh- in daily
โ Workout 5-6 times /week
โ IF
โ Tracking
โ Deficit diet
Jan 1: 86.1 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km run
Jan 2: 85.8 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km run
Jan 3: 84.9 kg โ โ โ โ 15 km run
Jan 4: 84.4 kg โ โ โ โ 8 km walk
Jan 5: 85.5 kg โ โ โ โ 10 km run
Jan 6: 85.2 kgโ โ โ โ 2.5 km run.2.5 km walk.
Jan 7: 85.2 kg โ โ โ โ 21.39 km run
Half marathon completed ๐ฅฐ
Jan 8: 86 kg โ โ โ โ 4 km run
Jan 9: 85.4 kg โ โ โ โ 5.62+0.73 km walk
Jan 10: 86.2 kg โ โ โ โ 6 km walk
Jan 11: 85.1 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km run
Jan 12: 85.2 kg โ โ โ โ 6.78 km walk
Jan 13: 84.9 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km run
Jan 14: 85.8 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km walk
Jan 15: 85.7 kg โโ โ โ No workout
Jan 16: 86.1 kg โ โ โ โ 5 km run
Jan 17: 84.8 kg โ โ โ โ 5km run. 5 km walk๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
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WhiskeyDeltaKilo wrote: ยปSo.... I may be slow. I just noticed that a lot of people are updated their initial post every day and not starting a new post. That actually makes a lot of sense; but I am not willing to post my weight for public view. I could maybe just post whether I met my goals for the day.
WDK, I don't think there are any posting police on this forum. Several others don't post weight and just post progress. I for one love your posts and appreciate everyone's individual styles. You do what you do7 -
@Melwillbehealthy OMGosh on the A1C. I am so very very impressed and completely Thrilled and Happy for you. I know how difficult it is to move those little numbers! You are a Rock Star right now, and my hero! You've shown me that it really is Possible! Thank you for that!1
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WhiskeyDeltaKilo wrote: ยปSo.... I may be slow. I just noticed that a lot of people are updated their initial post every day and not starting a new post. That actually makes a lot of sense; but I am not willing to post my weight for public view. I could maybe just post whether I met my goals for the day.
@WhiskeyDeltaKilo The great thing about these forums is that they are anonymous so anyone who wants to plug in their scale numbers or any other data, it's a safe place. However, as others have mentioned, it is not required. Everyone has their own comfort level. I think these challenges are more than just what we weigh today. It's about sharing our journey. We share book recommendations, podcast info, exercise routines, strength training advice, recipes, new food products on the market, our NSV's such as losing another notch on our belts. We have successes and we have failures. Hills and Valleys. No loss is linear so we share our ups & downs. However, sharing specific numbers is not required. What I do hope is that we will all share what seems to be working for us and what does not. We uplift and inspire. It's also so nice to "get to know someone" through their stories about their families or their pets. I appreciate all my online "friends", my peers who know, understand and share many of my same struggles. I hope you will always be comfortable here. No pressure to share what you are not ready to share. We care about you, not any specific number.
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My name is Donna. I am 5โ 5โ 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!
250โs; 240โs; 230โs; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180โs; 170's; 160's; 150โs
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 itโs a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because itโs a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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01/16-183.4-(Trend Weight 181.5)- I thought this would be a bit lower today as yesterday was pretty on-point with diet and exercise. I guess the ham is catching up to me. I did not eat the leftovers yesterday but I probably will today so I guess Iโll see more sodium induced retention, but that should rid itself in the coming days. I do want my body to be able to eat โregular foodsโ if they are in the right quantity and thoughtfully prepared with my goals in mind.
01/17-182.6-(Trend Weight 181.8)- Iโm turning this weight around. I donโt feel like changing my colorful โcross off chartโ on all my challenges and I donโt feel like changing my ticker. So I am going to have to stick to the plan if I want to be an honest woman. Iโve been doing well on my meals-itโs the snacks that I have to worry about. I think the main problem is that I am staying up too late which puts me hungry again so many hours after my dinner. Iโve mainly been sticking to โapprovedโ snacks, but itโs still eating into my exercise calories on some days. I donโt want to maintain I want to lose, so Iโll have to work on bedtime. Wow, looking up I can clearly see that I needed a little pink ink in my entries this month. Happy to have added one today!
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@deepwoodslady , You look good in Fuchsia Pink. I appreciate your kind thoughtful words.2
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Hello, Iโm Steph I am 5,4โ and I live in Canada
My goals for January : to loose 5 lbs
โ๏ธWeigh- in daily
๐Log daily- drink 8 glasses of water
๐โโ๏ธStretch 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
Jan 14- 239.5
Jan 15- 240.5
Jan 16- didnt weigh had to get up early.
Jan 17- 240.2
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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 ๐
Monday 8: 111.8kg ๐ค
Tuesday 9: 114kg ๐คฌ
Wed 10: 111.2kg โญ๏ธ
Thursday 11: 111.6kg ๐ซค
Friday 12: 111.9kg ๐ง
Saturday 13: 112.6kg ๐ฅ
Sunday 14: 110.6 ๐๐ผ
Monday 15: 110:8 ๐
Tuesday 16: 110.2kg ๐ฅณ
Wednesday 17: 110.9kg
Thursday 18: 111.2kg ๐ซค
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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! ๐)
12. Logged, walked, 22k+
13. Logged, walked, 21k+
14. Logged, walked, 11k+
15. Logged, walked, 19k+
16. Logged, walked, 24k+
17. Logged, walked, 21k+8 -
WhiskeyDeltaKilo wrote: ยปSo.... I may be slow. I just noticed that a lot of people are updated their initial post every day and not starting a new post. That actually makes a lot of sense; but I am not willing to post my weight for public view. I could maybe just post whether I met my goals for the day.
That's what I do!2 -
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 ๐ฅ
Work out 3x/week ๐โโ๏ธ
8 glasses of water๐ง
Self Care Activity ๐งถ
Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs
Dec weightloss: 2 lbs
โ๏ธโ๏ธ JANUARY โ๏ธโ๏ธ
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2: ๐ฅ๐งถ 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 โค๏ธ
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4: ๐ฅ Weatherman is calling for snow this weekend! Grabbing some groceries and looking forward to a weekend at home.
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6: ๐ฅ๐งถ๐ง๐โโ๏ธ First work out since getting over covid and feeling so much better!
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10: ๐ฅ๐งถ This day was rough. Calling it a night and starting over tomorrow.
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Jude, 66 YO, 5'2"
SW 1/1/24: 147
GW 1/31/24: 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 3: 1/15-1/21/24:
Goals for the week:
* mini-vacation next weekend- stay thoughtful about my choices and keep logging
* weigh every day- I bought a travel scale!
* no snacking, no desserts, good meals
* continue to exercise every day
1/15: 141.4
1/16: 140.8 (yay!)
1/17: 140.8
1/18: 140.8 leaving today for mini-vacation. fingers crossed and travel scale packed!
1/19:
1/20:
1/21:
Weeks 1 and 2: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!
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 dayโจ
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.6 -
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. ๐I 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. ๐
My Goals for January
โ๏ธ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal)
๐ฃ17k Steps Daily with one day of rest
๐ Log Daily
๐ฅ Stay under my calorie range
๐ช Strength Train 3 days per week
๐งโโ๏ธ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
๐ฆ 6+ glasses of water
๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
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 164Jan 1: 163.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ Happy New Year!Jan 15: 162.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฆ I was over my sodium limit, and it shows. Also used all my calories (usually leave half of my calories earned by exercise). It's temporary.
Jan 2: 163.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ
Jan 5 : 163.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ช ๐ฆ 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 ๐ ๐ฅ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 โน๏ธ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช Doesn't make sense, but that is what the scale says today - so that's what I am posting.
Jan 9: 163.6 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
Jan 11: 163.2 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ
Jan 12: 162.4 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐ฆWoo 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 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ 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.
Jan 16: 161.6 ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ
Jan 17: 161.8 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ช ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ฆ Daily fluctuations
Jan 18: 161.2 ๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฆ Bitterly cold yesterday. We did get out for a bit - but only about a mile and a half hike - had to get the rest of my steps in on the treadmill. It's going to be the same today.
In honor of my cartoon yesterday (and because I love brussels) I "kindof" made this as a side yesterday. Substituted 2 slices of center cut bacon for the pancetta and added some onions. Very tasty.
https://www.skinnytaste.com/sauteed-brussels-sprouts-with-pancetta/
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@whiskyedeltakilo You do what ever works for you. @Deepwoodslady said it perfectly - it is about the journey - a support group to inspire us to do our best and help us when we struggle.5
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๐ 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.
Jan 15: 165.8
Jan 16: 166.1
Jan 17: 166.1
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Happy New Year!
Welcome to your year of refocusing on becoming a healthier you. Weโre all in this together.
Hello, Iโm Jill. ๐ฅฐIโm 53, 5โ7โ and I live in Michigan.
My goals for January :
โ๏ธWeigh- in daily
๐Log daily
๐โโ๏ธStretch 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 190โs 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. Iโll miss having her home for the holidays, but sheโll be home for the weekend in less than 10 days.
Jan 3: 203.4
Itโs amazing what logging everything and exercise can do! Feeling fabulous. ๐ฅฐ Time to do some quick exercise with Up to the BEat fit with Gina B on YouTube then itโs 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: 202.8 ๐๐๐
Jan 6: 202.7 ๐๐
Jan 7: 201.7 I love waking up and getting on the scale again. Happy Sunday!โ๏ธ
Jan 8: 202.8 not gonna stressโฆ part of the process. Happy Monday. ๐ฅฐ
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 Itโs 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 โญ๏ธ
Jan 13: 202.7 โญ๏ธ
Jan 14: 202.5 โญ๏ธlogging makes the difference
Jan 15: 201.4 โญ๏ธ and the Lions win their first playoff game since 1991!!! ๐ฆ
Jan 16: 201.4 ๐ Itโs another cold start todayโฆ 8 degrees F / -13 degrees C
Jan 17: 202.4 ๐
Jan 18: 201.3 ๐ Happy Thursday!
Jill๐ฅฐ6 -
Daily Check in for January:
1 Jan: 159.8
17-Jan: 161.4
18-Jan: 160.8
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