New Year 2016 - To shed as much of the 150 pounds I need to lose.
"A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place"
Weather it be spirit, soul, body, health, work, home or relationships.

I'm going "All In" this year!!!

This months focus is to eat Keto, and hopefully get fully adapted.
Lose 10 lbs
Exercise consistently

Happy New Year, everyone!

I've been way off track since Thanksgiving, so my main goal for January is to get back on track and stick to under 40 carbs a day.

No sugar at all in January.

Yoga every day.

Clean or declutter something every day.

My goal for the year is to lose another 40 lbs and get to my goal of 148 by my July vacation. I want half that by the end of February. I know it's a lofty goal, but I figure I've got probably 10 lbs of holiday bloat, so hopefully 2 weeks of strict keto should have that off.

My last resolution is to spend more time on this board. I always do better when I check in here!

Thinking of you, @baconslave!

January 3 summary
SW: 150.6 (11/2, started keto)
CW: 135.8
GW for January (and beyond): Anywhere from 132-135 would be great. I plan to start strength training so I know the scale might bounce up 4 lbs or so. I'd love to get BF% to 24%.

Calories: 1313/1350
Carbs: 24gm net (goal is under 20-30 net)
Exercise: I did my first YAYOG workout (strength training)!

And a little diatribe: I wish there was a cheap, accessible way to accurately check BF%. I feel like mine is high but it's hard to tell b/c it's disproportionately distributed. SideSteel and Sara on the Eat Train Progress group (who are apparently experienced estimators) estimated my BF% at 28-29% even back when I was at 132 lbs about 2 years ago (at 5'7"), which was "goal weight" for me. My Tanita scale said mine was 40% a few months ago when I weighed 153 lbs and now is telling me it's at 31%. I don't think it's quite as high as the Tanita says but I just don't know. However, I do have calipers and when I did the 3-site method on myself yesterday it came up at only 24%! That would be amazing if it's true but I doubt it; I'd love to know for sure. I am truly flabby/have rolls in places and am on the verge of too skinny in my arms and calves. How much is DEXA scanning, anyway ... ?

Hopefully strength training will help me with this, and with the midsection rolls that won't go away.

monday monday-

hope everyone is doing well-

It could be that you could increase your calories and still lose at a steady rate.

My resolutions for 2016:
~ Transition to maintenance by the end of the year.
~ Live with intention and mindfulness in my parenting, marriage, other relationships, health, and finances.
~ Continue to learn and improve my skills in my profession.


With these resolutions in mind, my goals for January are as follows:

Health:
~ Keep my carbs under 40g each day (with occasional allowances for special occasions).
~ Track 8,000 steps per day and complete at least 10 minutes of cardio, resistance, or stretching each day (I'm aiming for more like 20 minutes per day, but as many of y'all know my life is pretty hectic).

Mindfulness and Intention:
~ Put the phone/tablet/whatever down and be present with my husband and kids when I'm home; also pick up the phone or tablet and call or video chat with friends and family--I'd like to have at least one such interaction per week.
~ Spend 10 minutes at least twice a day on some sort of deliberate mindfulness practice, one of which will be keeping a gratitude journal.
~ Do meal planning and grocery shopping each weekend to minimize expenses on fast food and takeout due to "there's-nothing-in-the-house-to-eat-itis" and to improve my family's health.

Professional Development:
~ Complete at least one educational or training experience per week to expand my professional knowledge and skills. This will likely be in the form of reading/audiobooks and watching online videos of lectures/workshops, but if real life lectures and workshops are available and I can afford them I'll do that instead. I still need 18 continuing education units to submit to the board before October, but I also feel incredibly alive/excited/present when I'm learning and developing professionally.

Whew, that seems like a lot! But I can't think of a single one I want to eliminate, so here goes nothin!

JAN 4th Monday

SW: 150.0
CW: 150.0
GW for January: 5 pounds
Calories Goal Met: yes
Carbs, Macros Met: yes
Exercise - Will do. C25K

After a less than stellar end of 2015, I'm restarting. I allowed at least a 3-5 pound gain back over the holidays. I've come back down to 150.0 so that is going to be my new start. Started fully yesterday and today is going well. Hoot! I'm back!

Jan. 4, 2016. It's your dream...make it happen!!
After a prolonged carb rampage, I'm
back... Determined!!

I lost a bit of ground over the holidays.
I did, however, manage to reach my
30#, "New Years Eve" goal, which began
on October 1st. Thankful!!!!

I've jumped back on this wagon and I will
be riding it out, for my next 30#, "April Fools"
goal ☺ My best wishes to y'all, on your 2016!!!!

I'm not perfect, but I've just got keep going forward!!

I put on about 5 lbs over the holidays, so starting anew. I thought I could get my keto back on while I was home over Christmas/New Years, but it was not to be. Back to work today and starting again now. Will take a few days to get back to feeling good. I definitely noticed joint pain, trouble sleeping (snoring) while not on keto, and I was also drinking some alcohol every evening.

CW: 171
GW: 148 (by my 50th birthday in November)

The big goal for me is to be consistent! I do well for several months, but when I fall off the wagon, I tend to fall hard and for extended periods. As I've mentioned before, my birthday is right before Thanksgiving, so November, December and January are always my downfall.

I see it as a huge accomplishment to have only gained 5 lbs this year, as that will be gone again once I am truly in keto mode! I know what to do, just need to do it.

Goals for the year:
1. Check in and log food every day
2. Have one major physical event, that requires training, scheduled every quarter (long distance bike or run) - first one is Chilly Hilly bike ride, late February (33 miles and 3000 ft elevation gain)
3. Be kind and patient with my husband and children
4. Keep carbs less than 40 most days
5. Lose the last 23 lbs I have and determine a comfortable maintenance weight!

This is great - am so impressed by everyone's goals. I usually don't get my goals formalized until the end of January/early February (started mfp seriously last year in February) - In addition to focusing on the top 3-5 goals I want to accomplish, I also try to do an action plan for each goal so I have steps to do each week to accomplish them. Good luck everyone - hard work, but definitely worth it!

@baconslave, I wish you the best of minimally-stressful traveling, and meaningful last moments with your grandmother. My husband had to say goodbye to his mom in Dec 2013, and while it was very stressful for him and our family for him to make the last-minute trip, we are so, so glad he did. He got to visit with her on her last lucid day, and show her the 12-week sonogram of our baby boy, whom she didn't yet know about.

I'm praying for you.

My goals:
1.Get to my goal weight (6.2kg to go) and keep it there.
2. Exercise 4-5 times per week.
3. Be able to run 5 km by Dec.
4. Have fun with my children more.
5. Encourage someone everyday.
6. Eat less carbs & more vegetables & protein.
Thank you for this challenge.

JAN 4

SW: 247 (12/12, started keto)
SW: 228.2 (Jan 1)
CW: 226.4
GW for January: 224
GW for 12/31: 180
Calories under 1200: yes
Carbs Under 20: yes

Starting Weight: 138.2 lbs on 1/1
Overall Scale Goal: 125 lbs (hoping by late Spring)

WoE Goals / Life Goals:
Write - Sitting down to write every day is the key!
Hydrate - I adjusted my water goal (based on my weight) to 67oz/day.
Step goals - 5,000 steps per day (moderate challenge based on my lifestyle)
Activity - Some form of "going out of my way to not sit still." I want to get back to bodyweight strength training, so hopefully I report a lot of that. Basic stuff is just "park far away" (but now that the temperature is dropping even that will be extra effort!).
Logging - Logging my weight and my food daily. I almost brushed off logging food this month because I'm following the Ketovangelist's meal plan, but it would feel weird to have such a gap in my data.
Daily NSVs - Making unique affirmations about the changes I see as a result of this WOE so I don't focus on the scale.

Friday, Jan 1:
[-] Write
[√] Hydrate: 81.4/67
[–] Step goals: 4,398/5,000
[√] Activity: Parking Far Away
[√] Logging: Weight (138.2), Macros C/F/P (4%/76%/20%)
[√] Daily NSVs: Everyone I know is making "This time I'll stick to it" diet resolutions, or "back on the wagon" post-holiday binging statements. I'm so proud of me that I made it through all my favorite holidays with my streak intact!

Saturday, Jan 2:
[-] Write
[√] Hydrate: 73.4/67
[√] Step goals: 8,829/5,000
[√] Activity: Parking Far Away, Mall-walking
[√] Logging: Weight (138.6), Macros C/F/P (6%/73%/21%)
[√] Daily NSVs: Mom and husband are getting back into the Low Carb way! Mom is aiming for Ketosis this time (to help with her fibro) and my husband's plan is to slow carb it and see how that goes.


Sunday, Jan 3:
[-] Write
[√] Hydrate: 74.1/67
[√] Step goals: 4,788/5,000 (Giving myself a check because my fitbit didn't count the grocery store steps where my hand was even on the cart the whole time)
[√] Activity: Parking Far Away, Chores, Foundation Training
[√] Logging: Weight (137.8), Macros C/F/P (1%/83%/16%)
[√] Daily NSVs: Keto cleared me of a sinus bug before it turned into a wallop of a sinus infection!


Monday, Jan 4:
[-] Write
[√] Hydrate: 101/67
[–] Step goals: 3,468/5,000
[√] Activity: Parking Far Away (just didn't go anywhere), Foundation Training
[√] Logging: Weight (137.8), Macros C/F/P (9%/68%/23%)
[√] Daily NSVs: The shirt I wore this day used to be SUPER tight on my arms, and now is extremely comfy and loose!

The meals I ate yesterday (using leftovers from the weekend) ended up being not quite Keto, so I need to watch that more carefully. Eating on a meal plan feels so tricky compared to how I was eating before (and definitely compared to eating while at Disney, fasting through lunch, and not having to cook!)