My January goal is to track my food accurately and be conscious of my food choices. I just started 2 days ago and have already gone over my daily calories both days! I'm ok with that. I wasn't hungry and I wasn't stuffed. I want to see what I'm doing so I can change. I like the way they show how many carbs, protein, etc. What an eye opener! My other goal is to increase my activity. My goal is to walk 30 minutes 3x/week. Good luck everyone!

Ok...I lost .6 this week. I will take it but I want just a little more of a loss each week. So I am going to start moving more. I will still do the chair yoga for stretching, but I am going to start with the cardio.

My journey needs to move along just a little quicker now. Not impatient, just want a little better results, thats all. Still taking it slow, just kickin it up a little.

My goal for January is to get down to 315 pounds. That will be 11 pounds for the month, and 15 pounds down from my highest weight. I am also trying to get into the habit of doing something physical every day. I am a writer, so I spend at least 8-10 hours a day at my desk. I can't really work from anywhere else. I have done really well staying within my calorie goals since the start of the new year, so I am counting that as a huge win and attempting to stick with it. The next hardest thing for me is giving up the sweets and taking in more vegetables.

HLaR79, very sorry to hear about your kitty. Sending lots of love and warm thoughts your way

My goals for January are:

1. Track on MFP for 30 days in a row
2. Make it on New Directions through Week 4
3. Build to 30 minutes straight on the elliptical.

My non scale goals for January are:
1. Walk more and actually wear my Fitbit to track my steps.
2. Track all my food no matter what it is, aka, even if it's unhealthy. Not being accountable hurts no one else but me, so why pretend I didn't eat it. Which leads into...
3. Not let one bad meal decision ruin my entire day. If I eat something bad for me, don't just say "oh I messed up today already, might as well not care what I eat the rest of the day!"
4. No more fast food and try not to go out to eat as often.

As for a scale goal, I hope to be down at least 10 lbs for the month.

HLaR79, so sorry for your loss of your cat. Pets are such a wonderful part of our lives.

It has been hard to spend time outside as it has been very cold here in MN; yesterday's windchill was -35. In fact, it was colder than Hell (Michigan) here this week according to my niece.

I have otherwise been doing well on my goals despite no change on the scale. I keep reminding myself I am building a strong foundation.

Be well!

HLaR79 wrote: »

Bevkidd, could you do stuff in a pool, or for now do resistance training and arm movements you dont have to stay still!
I am not very active and have lost weight just watching what goes in my mouth and doing some small stuff like getting up from my desk about once an hour even if i just go down the hall and back! Its not all or nothing, find what you can and will do and build from there

I have been doing chair yoga, trying to do better with my food intake. I have lost weight slowly, which is best but I want to move more. You get out of it what you put into it. I haven't been able to put much into my weightloss which is frustrating. I will look for some resistance bands this weekend. I will not give in or give up. I am on this journey for the rest of my life. I am determined to get to my goal.

I bought a fitbit charge today. I have taken 3,025 steps today so far. I've only had it since about 11am today (it's 6:20 right now). Tomorrow it will show the true numbers. I put it on and synched it to my phone before I even left the bestbuy parking lot. I already love it...now I can keep a better record of my fitness/movement levels. Also track my sleeping patterns. I am on my way to my goal and nothing is going to stop me.