12 Weeks of Small Changes for Big Gains

Really great idea! I pretty much gave up all my vice foods and drinks at once, but I'd like to slowly start adding exercises.
My goal right now is just to stay off soda!

I'm in!

I've been overwhelmed with some school issues but I ate 3 meals a day. Whoop whoop!! I worked out at the gym yesterday, weights. Today my friend and I hit the neighborhood and walked 3 miles. When will we get cooler weather?!
How are you doing??

Hi, This sounds like a great way to change habits and get started on new things!
I want in, please.
This week I joined a couple of support groups and committed to a plan (below).

I'm getting back into controlled eating and exercise after a long stretch away, for various reasons. I did a 3 hr hike today. I've found I cannot lose weight without exercise. The best I do by dieting alone is stop gaining. Also, My body deteriorates. Most of my life, I've exercised regularly, but injuries, work, doctors orders, not wanting to get out until I lose weight (catch 22), travel, medications, trying to please others with their schedules, etc., ...have held me back. Time to break the sedentary cycle and return to a lifelong minimal maintenance of diet and exercise.
My commitment is: 1) Some movement daily.
2) Weekly, at least 20 min each, to start, of stretch related, weight related-upper and lower body, and cardio. 3) 2 hikes per week. 4) Minimum, to start, 2 1/2 hours per week, which is the Minimum recommended by many Dr groups and the heart association 5) 1200 cal, but I can make it up if I'm over, and quality exercise calories can be subtracted 6) 8 glasses of water a day, including a glass before each meal. 7) Get organized for exercise: Get a pedometer.
Find my weights. Look for a bike. Running shoes and clothes in a ready place. A couple of pairs of exercise and hiking clothes ready. Fix a drawer of hiking exercise socks, maybe get new ones. Find a support group. Water in car. Find my ankle supports. Get good hiking sunglasses. Get stuff for hiking lunches. Get new exercise tapes. Try for a punch card at the gym as winter weather comes and keep a gym bag loaded.
8) Go to the grocery store at least once per week...I hate it! 9) Control my alcohol...I have a partner who fills my wine glass to the top every time we sit down. Lots of calories! Limit to 2, and find something to put over my glass. Try apple cider vinegar to substitute. 10) Reduce my meds, which I've been doing pretty well at...they grog me out and make it harder to exercise. This plan is flexible enough to work for me if I'm traveling, have company, really busy, sick or whatever, so really no excuses.
11) Remember my motto: "Focus on and Do what I can, not what I can't." There is more than I can do than I can ever get to anyway.

Thank u for replying. Yeah, good idea. That's why I just said something everyday. Sometimes, it may not be much. However, sometimes I start something and i want to keep going. Cass

Im in. Im starting with cutting down on soda Intake.

Thanks all. Baby steps, though it's been 1 step forward and 1 back. I got discouraged last week and blew it off. Didn't seem to matter. Back on again. So, rest of this week, through the weekend, ignore discouragement.

May I join in?

I hope it's not too late to join. My first change is to track my food. I forget to eat and when i don't have regular healthy meals, i gain weight regardless of number of calories (not to mention that bad nutrition = bad health, bad mood, etc. ).

I realize hearing someone say they don't eat enough grates on overeaters struggling with portion control. Rest assured I'm not a little birdy pecking at my food - some medication just messes with me so my clock seems off ☺

My plan is to get some tools and goals in place by end of year so i can start a positive healthy new year.

Hi, I'd like to join in to. And for this week I'm going to have no more than 2 slices of bread per day. Bread is a big weakness of mine and it a) makes me hungrier than I was b) invariably has other bad food with it on toast or as a sandwich c) shows how bad my willpower can be! One week and then forever more. I can do this!