Weight No More Team Chat - January 2025
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Zumba_luvah
Pw- 219.4
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@minstrelofsarcasm
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 200.0 lbs
CW: 202.5 lbs
Hubby and I have been finishing up all the holiday food to get rid of it. We have one more set of grandchildren to get together with tomorrow for a brunch out.
Today I’m starting up with my paper habit tracker and back to recording all my food. I took Thursday and Friday off from dieting and tracking and I paid the price with a weight gain.
@BodyTalking @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott is there a way of getting all our peeps a bit more involved in chatting in this thread? Would be nice to get more conversations going and more supportive info for us all to share.
Hello to our new friends that joined us this month. Feel free to introduce yourselves.
How many people do we have active in this group this month @minstrelofsarcasm?0 -
12/30-10,477
12/31-6,616
01/01-8,376
01/02-5,725
01/03-9,088-
01/04-
CW 193-no change on the scale.
I have been feeling better finally, and I have been able to get workouts in three days so far. Today I am planning on doing a deep house clean. We are supposed to get a bunch of snow tomorrow and Monday, so I am doing things around the house to prepare.0 -
blessedgrandma5 wrote: »12/30-10,477
12/31-6,616
01/01-8,376
01/02-5,725
01/03-9,088-
01/04-
CW 193-no change on the scale.
I have been feeling better finally, and I have been able to get workouts in three days so far. Today I am planning on doing a deep house clean. We are supposed to get a bunch of snow tomorrow and Monday, so I am doing things around the house to prepare.
Where do you live @blessedgrandma5?
My husband and I are getting ready for the snow as well here in Virginia. We’re expected to get 4-7 inches of snow and possibly some ice. 3 years ago in January we had a huge snow/ice storm with lots of damage. A tree hit my car. Trees toppled and snapped in half. It was a mess. No power or cell service for several days. Hopefully this storm won’t be a repeat.1 -
@blessedgrandma5 - Welcome back to Team Weight No More! It's great to have you with us again, haven't seen you in a bit. Has anything changed much for you, healthwise?BodyTalking @minstrelofsarcasm and melaniedscott is there a way of getting all our peeps a bit more involved in chatting in this thread? Would be nice to get more conversations going and more supportive info for us all to share.
Hello to our new friends that joined us this month. Feel free to introduce yourselves.
How many people do we have active in this group this month @minstrelofsarcasm?
@daria0919 -
Currently, we have 18 people registered with the normal weight loss team, and 8 people on our Support Team. We may have lost a few of those people due to life changes and the new year, there's definitely a few people who have yet to weigh in this week so far.
As for being more chatty, I know Melanie and I have had a lot of life coming at us recently, so we have not been able to facilitate conversations as much as we'd like to. I can definitely get back to posting a question or two to get people talking, assuming I can remember and have the bandwidth.
Is there a specific kind of supportive info you'd like? I haven't seen a lot of health science questions in the thread, so I have not offered up information - I know some people are not a fan of unsolicited advice.0 -
The January Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, 1/5/25. Please join us for Weird & Wonderful in 2025! Isn't it wonderful to be weird?!! LOL
Here's your link: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10930251/january-week-2-group-challenge-weird-wonderful-for-2025#latest
See you in the chat thread!
Jessica
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Well I walked for 2 days and then 2 days off, that was a bad choice but my hip was hurting. I was very lazy today. Tomorrow I plan on being a little more productive. I haven’t been eating much lately so that’s been helpful. I stepped on the scale today to peak and my weight went down from the other day so I’m hoping it will keep going. Maybe it has helped to be sick for a week1
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@minstrelofsarcasm in the intro for our group it lists @rachelrjh and @BodyTalking as our team motivators. In the 16 months I’ve been here I’ve not heard of Rachel. About a year or so ago back when @sydditt was part of our group, there used to be a lot more interaction within our group. @BodyTalking used to post motivational stuff and several of us including sydditt and BodyTalking used to post their own versions of a habit tracker. There was a lot more discussion about what exercises or activities people were partaking in. It seems like there used to be a lot more “chatting” that went on and a lot more comments that we’d leave for members of our group in support of their journey. It’s gotten quite a bit more quiet in recent months. I just thought it would be nice if we got back to how it was a while ago is all.
I totally understand that people have been busy, especially this time of year, but that added support and interaction was motivational.
I love that we still have the steps challenge that @melaniedscott runs. I just thought it would be helpful and more motivational if more members would chat here and interact with each other. I really, really do enjoy this group. Hopefully a few will take the time to read this and join in more chatter. 😀. I know that about a dozen of us have been here at least as long as I have and I’ve enjoyed liking their posts and have been trying to post supportive comments at times.
Ashley, you and Melanie have been of great help, please don’t misunderstand. You’re greatly appreciated.
I guess I just don’t want to feel alone in this weight loss journey.
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BodyTalking
Steps 29 Dec - 4 Jan
Total: 92,225
S 10799
M 10440
T 12125
W 15434
T 11158
F 15689
S 16580
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My food diary for today in spoiler. My grade for today is an A-
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Sun 29/12/24 12291
Mon 30/12/24 11200
Tue 31/12/24 9817
Wed 1/1/25 8764
Thu 2/1/25 13956
Fri 3/1/25 10068
Sat 4/1/25 4972
total for wk 710680 -
Mizzmagenta
Weigh in day: Sunday
Starting weight: 145.7 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs
Previous weight: 125.6 lbs
Current weight: 124.7 lbs2 -
@melaniedscott I am not quite sure but I think I am 2 weeks late with my steps, so sorry
Sunday 22nd 2865 (travelling)
Monday 23rd 10483
Tuesday 24th 20135
Wednesday 25th 9220
Thursday 26th 13957
Friday 27th 12243
Saturday 28th 20865
Sunday 29th 15733
Monday 30th 4857 (travelling back)
Tuesday 31th 5137
Wednesday 1st 5748
Thursday 2nd 6954
Friday 3rd 19401
Saturday 4th 10038
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So, not such a great start of the year for me, I've had a cold and cough for over a week and a half so I haven't been out exercising as much and there is still a ridiculous amount of Christmas chocolates in my house. I am back in work tomorrow and will hopefully have sorted some kind of meal plan.
My new starting weight for 2025 is 181.7 lbs
I can work on that. My plan for this year is:
- keep losing weight
- start tracking my food again
- keep up with the running because I am really enjoying it now
- try to make a weekly training plan that works for me and include more weight training and yoga /stretches
- find a way to have a healthy lunch (I work odd hours in a kitchen and lunch is the meal I struggle the most with as it is late when I get home and I usually just grab anything quick and make the wrong choices)
- declutter the house of things the kids have outgrown or things I haven't used in years
- learn to crochet
@nansbones7708 I like your poem, it really sounds like me this month
@daria0919 i am myself guilty of not interacting much the past little while, life got busy, but I think you are right and I would feel more accountable and get more of the group if I was sharing more too, so I will work on that, maybe take photos of my problematic lunches to share1 -
Steps
Sun-1,976
Mon-3,893
Tuesday-4,370
Wed-5,925
Thurs-8,368
Fri-6,291
Sat-1,0240 -
@Emilienewme I’m retired so it should be easy for me to prepare good meals but I’m on my own most of the time and can’t be bothered to cook for one.
It’s a pain at first because I like something different every day but I’ve selected some meals I enjoy and cooked 4 of them each and frozen the ones I don’t use so I have go to things to eat. Mains and soups then when I’m running low I batch again.0 -
Team Results
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Percentage of Members in the Green!
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@minstrelofsarcasm in the intro for our group it lists rachelrjh and BodyTalking as our team motivators. In the 16 months I’ve been here I’ve not heard of Rachel. About a year or so ago back when sydditt was part of our group, there used to be a lot more interaction within our group. BodyTalking used to post motivational stuff and several of us including sydditt and BodyTalking used to post their own versions of a habit tracker. There was a lot more discussion about what exercises or activities people were partaking in. It seems like there used to be a lot more “chatting” that went on and a lot more comments that we’d leave for members of our group in support of their journey. It’s gotten quite a bit more quiet in recent months. I just thought it would be nice if we got back to how it was a while ago is all.
I totally understand that people have been busy, especially this time of year, but that added support and interaction was motivational.
I love that we still have the steps challenge that melaniedscott runs. I just thought it would be helpful and more motivational if more members would chat here and interact with each other. I really, really do enjoy this group. Hopefully a few will take the time to read this and join in more chatter. 😀. I know that about a dozen of us have been here at least as long as I have and I’ve enjoyed liking their posts and have been trying to post supportive comments at times.
Ashley, you and Melanie have been of great help, please don’t misunderstand. You’re greatly appreciated.
I guess I just don’t want to feel alone in this weight loss journey.
Cheers!
@daria0919 -
I understand where you're coming from, things have absolutely gotten quiet around here and I miss how supportive some of the energy used to be on the team - we can try a couple things and see how we can bring it back! What are new years for, if not trying out something new?
As for Rachel, she left a while ago. I have no idea why she is still listed as a Motivator, I'll send a message to Lauren and have her adjust the opening post - good catch!
Let's start right now:What is one good habit you had last year that you intend to bring into 2025?
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@minstrelofsarcasm- "What is one good habit you had last year that you intend to bring into 2025?" I had a lot of great plans that I started but didn't complete much. One thing I did do, and I will continue is to improve myself. I focused on my mental health and getting healthy emotionally. It has changed me in so many ways.0
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My husband and I are getting ready for the snow as well here in Virginia. We’re expected to get 4-7 inches of snow and possibly some ice. 3 years ago in January we had a huge snow/ice storm with lots of damage. A tree hit my car. Trees toppled and snapped in half. It was a mess. No power or cell service for several days. Hopefully this storm won’t be a repeat.[/quote]
We live in Ohio. The area we are in they are predicting 4-10 inches. My son lives in Richmond, VA0 -
blessedgrandma5 wrote: »
We live in Ohio. The area we are in they are predicting 4-10 inches. My son lives in Richmond, VA
Where in Ohio are you @blessedgrandma5? I have a son and family that live between Cincinnati and Dayton.
We live about 40 minutes from Richmond.0 -
What is one good habit you had last year that you intend to bring into 2025?
I have a favorite diet that I like and if I stick to it I can lose weight. I have to follow a schedule and record all my food and keep a habit tracker. I need daily accountability. I also cannot treat myself at all because even one little reward or treat sends me off plan and I then end up binging.0 -
My food diary for today is in the spoiler. My grade for my foods today is again an A-
My total calories for the day was 1026.
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Weigh-in 80.3kg 176.66lb
It was a very stressful week, husband's mh has been bad, he has seeked help. I feel exhausted.
@melaniedscott
Saturday 10,144
Sunday fitbit died so no idea how many steps.1 -
WEIGH IN DAY MONDAY
PW: 184lbs
CW: 182.5lbs1 -
blessedgrandma5 wrote: »@minstrelofsarcasm- "What is one good habit you had last year that you intend to bring into 2025?" I had a lot of great plans that I started but didn't complete much. One thing I did do, and I will continue is to improve myself. I focused on my mental health and getting healthy emotionally. It has changed me in so many ways.
@blessedgrandma5 - What kind of tools have you been using to promote your mental and emotional health? I've dabbled a bit in meditation and journaling over the years, but have always struggled to stick with it.What is one good habit you had last year that you intend to bring into 2025?
I have a favorite diet that I like and if I stick to it I can lose weight. I have to follow a schedule and record all my food and keep a habit tracker. I need daily accountability. I also cannot treat myself at all because even one little reward or treat sends me off plan and I then end up binging.
@daria0919 - Ooooh, what kind of things are included in your diet? I know there are certain foods that I cannot keep in my apartment because I recognize my self control is not as powerful as I'd like it to be haha0 -
fknlardarse wrote: »WEIGH IN DAY MONDAY
PW: 184lbs
CW: 182.5lbs
Nice weight loss @fknlardarse! 👏🏻🎉
What did you do to get such a nice loss? Do you keep track of what you eat? Or your calories?0 -
Emilienewme wrote: »So, not such a great start of the year for me, I've had a cold and cough for over a week and a half so I haven't been out exercising as much and there is still a ridiculous amount of Christmas chocolates in my house. I am back in work tomorrow and will hopefully have sorted some kind of meal plan.
My new starting weight for 2025 is 181.7 lbs
I can work on that. My plan for this year is:
- keep losing weight
- start tracking my food again
- keep up with the running because I am really enjoying it now
- try to make a weekly training plan that works for me and include more weight training and yoga /stretches
- find a way to have a healthy lunch (I work odd hours in a kitchen and lunch is the meal I struggle the most with as it is late when I get home and I usually just grab anything quick and make the wrong choices)
- declutter the house of things the kids have outgrown or things I haven't used in years
- learn to crochet
@daria0919 i am myself guilty of not interacting much the past little while, life got busy, but I think you are right and I would feel more accountable and get more of the group if I was sharing more too, so I will work on that, maybe take photos of my problematic lunches
to share
@Emilienewme sorry to hear about your cold and cough. My husband had one start December 16th and 3 weeks later he’s still got some congestion and the cough.
Like the meme in the spoiler!
Your plan for 2025 sounds solid. Let me know if I can help support you in any way. I know we’re in the running group together - they’re a great bunch! Looking forward to seeing your running progress and weight loss progress as we move forward!
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Weigh in day: Tuesday
PW: 197.8 lbs
CW: 197 lbs
A couple of things…
minstrelofsarcasm - how do you reply to a post?
My good habit for 2025-
Start activity, by mid year, no less than 5 days a week.
Successes-
Heyyy, so I happened to check the results for December, and I made #1 in % lost! That has never happened in all my years of tracking. Not to mention how well the team did overall! Can the moderators high five the team a little more on these achievements? I already live in a family with little to no support, that’s why I post here.
High point this week- recording a loss and posting early!
Idea for Interaction-
How about posting recipes that have worked for us on occasion? Is there a way to post photos?
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