Rock Your Resolution: January 2017 Challenge, Week 1 (1/1-1/7)
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It is! Today is the day you start making changes that will propel your life in a more positive and more healthy direction. You absolutely CAN do this! Time to tear it up!
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My 2017 goals:
- Get these weird, sleep-and-energy-destroying Sjogren's symptoms figured out.
- Cut body fat so I can get back down closer to my goal weight, which was 150. I got there in Dec of 2015, but then I recomped and then gained when I had to up carbs a little (to 100-120g) and then the stress of the Sjogren's crap...
- Keep my muscles and maybe build a few more.
- Booze on Sat only! DH keeps making me drinks on Friday night. I know he thinks he's helping, but those extra calories are counter to my goals.
SW: I'm going with yesterday's weight 160. I know I'm up as it's my birthday, and I indulged yesterday in some carbage. So about Thursday or Friday, the water will leave and I'll be normal. I want to lose 5lb of fat and keep it off.
I'll measure inches and what not later. Despite it being my birthday, I get to please other people and go to the in-laws for their New Year dinner.
At least there will be prime rib. 
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Okay, January 1st, 2017!
SW: 190
GW: 185
Now that's just my goal for January! My end goal weight will be somewhere in the 160'S..but we'll see if I want to drop a few more when I get there.
Another goal is to stop having momentary lapses into Sugarland. I May need to look into more recipes that will head that off, or go back to dark chocolate.
Also increasing water.
And upping my carb allotment by five each week. Eventually allowing for sweet potatoes and other healthy carbs. There's no reason for me to stay in ketosis forever.
There we are. My plan.3 -
A look at my weight loss graph from the past 15 months.
On the bright side, I spent almost my whole adult life yoyoing between 139 and 160, so it's good that I've stayed below that over the past year, but I would love to stop the yoyo'ing and stay in goal range!
Posting this here for accountability as I move into a new year. Hoping I get long-term maintenance figured out better this year! And finally get more consistency with strength training without injuring myself, as I think that would help with my hope of recomping! (Small frame, little muscle, disproportionate amount of belly fat, and even yoyoing in a 5lb range it's all in my belly and affects clothing fit and how pregnant I look.
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@baconslave, Did I see above that you are a New Year's Day baby? Happy Birthday!1
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Happy birthday, @baconslave!!0
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Happy New Year to everyone!! Well, here's the numbers:
CW: 137.6lbs
GW: 130lbs
Waist and hips are up a +0.5" - 1" over my low weight of 131lbs at the start of December. The holidays were used as an excuse to go off the rails, here's my Libra to see the carnage. 2016 was super successful for me. Now back to business.
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@williams969 our numbers and range are pretty similar (although our graphs look quite different)! Glad you had such a great year overall! 0
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macchiatto wrote: »@williams969 our numbers and range are pretty similar (although our graphs look quite different)! Glad you had such a great year overall!
Yes, they are, @macchiatto ! Although if my 2017 looks like your 2016, I'll consider that a great maintenance range (I'm a yo-yo er, sigh...going to break that cycle)1 -
@williams969 thanks!
And yeah, I've done so much yoyoing. And I've lost track of how many times I've hit goal after re-losing 20 or more lbs and said, "OK, that's it; no more yoyoing!"
ETA: My goal range for maintenance is 130-133. If I ever truly recomp though, I am totally fine with the scale number going up as long as clothing fit, waist measurement, etc., aren't negatively affected. I'm 5'7" but I was only 150 lbs when I was diagnosed with prediabetes; my body seems to function best at a relatively low BMI.0 -
macchiatto wrote: »@williams969 thanks! And yeah, I've done so much yoyoing. And I've lost track of how many times I've hit goal after re-losing 20 or more lbs and said, "OK, that's it; no more yoyoing!"
Yass! 2017 is going to be our "no yo-yo New Year"!1 -
Happy New Year everyone! May we all start it off right and keep it going!!
My 2017 Resolutions:
1. More sleep. Now I average about 5 - 6.5 hrs a night during the week and could/will easily sleep 9-10 hrs on Friday & Saturday nights. I'd like to make it more even, like 7-8 hrs each night. I made progress in 2016 as before then I was really bad with sleep (4-5 hrs a night).
2. Keep carbs at keto levels. They have begun to creep. I easily could eat 50-150 in a day and try to justify it. I have autoimmune issues so keto levels are my ideal (learned thru trial & error). I'm okay with veggie or leafy carbs, my issues are with the nuts and refined or processed carbs.
3. Reduce or eliminate inflammatory foods. I KNOW coffee, nuts, and chocolates are my biggest offenders but man it's hard to even contemplate a full elimination of those. In December, I reduced my nut intake by omitting almond butter from my morning coffee but I still eat homemade lowcarb almond butter cookies frequently. When I'm out of those, which will be very soon, we shall see what happens. Dairy is a small offender only 1-2 TBS a day of heavy whipping cream and the odd wheel of babybel, so I think that's not so bad. Chocolate....I'll think about that one some more. I did try substituting coffee with green tea but all it did was make me hungry all day, like famished hungry.
All in all I think they are reasonable goals I can work on and not unrealistic. I'm not really motivated to lose weight right now but would be open to the surprise of a whoosh.1 -
3 January goals:
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Weekend compliance...12 checks
20 Carb per day...27 checks
Gym for 30 min... 20 checks
Shooting for 59 checks for the month.
Retail therapy assigned at each 3 lb loss.
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For now I just want to exercise consistently. My goal is to work out four days a week for the month of January1
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My goal is to not have cheat meals, days, weekends and/or weeks. My highest was 196. I am at 135 and wanna get to 115 so my clothes will fit me. My biggest question/concern is how do u stick w/this thing? I am n a 12 step program for alcohol but this food thing is super hard. I have always looked at carbs/sugar as my reward, after a long day at work, etc. Thx for this post2
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January Goals for 2017
01 Be consistent
02 Log in my food everyday good or bad
03 64 - 80 oz water everday
04. 30 min at the least workout everyday
05. 10k steps everyday
06. Eat less junky carbs
07. Learn about Paleo
08. Take before pics X
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January Plans
1. Exercise 30 minutes, 4 days per week
2. Net carbs (carbs - fiber only) less than 50g on the weekdays, max of 100g on one weekend day only
3. Weight <210lbs by the end of the month
4. Start having daily devotion time with the hubs every morning
5. No booze..except on my bday weekend trip which is the 19th
Like most people, I've not behaved myself the past several weeks which lead to me gaining from my low weight of 212 back up to 220 this AM. There was quite a bit of alcohol last night so I'm hoping some of that is bloating...
Here's to a fresh start!2 -
My goals:
1. Log food daily
2. Try to keep carbs at 50g
3. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day - at least 4 days a week
4. Drink 64 oz of water daily2 -
Hey there- I'm new to the group but very excited. I've previously done well with low carb diets and love how I feel once I detox... so with that in mind I'm jumping on the new year band wagon and using the extra "umphh" to get started again!
January goals--
1- log everyday- no matter what!
2- exercise 4x per week
3- stop binge eating!
ETA starting weight 190-- goal 170 but may need to modify depending on possible pregnancy.
Feel free to add me if anyone would like to! My diary is open to friends. 2 -
I'm here.
Okay 2016 was the year I slid through menopause. I joined MFP years back when peri-menopause started, and said my goal was to "manage menopause".
On some fronts I've done really well. It's been many many months since my last normal period, not quite a year, yet, I *know* I'm done. I just know. I'm within 7Lbs of my favorite weight/7Lbs from where I was before the whole perimenopause thing began. YAY 7Lbs. yay me!
During the transition:
I switched from static weight training to power yoga and restorative yoga (in addition to Pilates). I added more slow speed running in. I still aim for 10k steps a day. All good.
Now
I'm still working on the BEST dietary approach for hotflashes, night sweats, mood swings, tinnitus and vertigo (yay menopause!).
SO!
My 2017 goals:
Lose the 7Lbs.
find the best balance. I *suspect* that's going to be even more plant based than I already am. I suspect it will be caffeine free and largely wine free (oy). I predict it will be even more SLOW carb.
But I'm gonna figure it out.
TL;DR
my goals: -7 and some balance.
With that balance, and therefore SOME SLEEP, I hope to run more and do more yoga.
cheers and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Juliegray1963 wrote: »My goal is to not have cheat meals, days, weekends and/or weeks. My highest was 196. I am at 135 and wanna get to 115 so my clothes will fit me. My biggest question/concern is how do u stick w/this thing? I am n a 12 step program for alcohol but this food thing is super hard. I have always looked at carbs/sugar as my reward, after a long day at work, etc. Thx for this post
Going from 196 to 135 is a fantastic accomplishment! Being in a 12-step program for alcohol is no walk in the park, either. You've shown that you have guts and determination. As for the difficulty sticking with this WOE, all I can say is think about the consequences of going back to the eating habits that got you up to 196. Love yourself enough to not let that happen again. You're worth it!4 -
Juliegray1963 wrote: »My goal is to not have cheat meals, days, weekends and/or weeks. My highest was 196. I am at 135 and wanna get to 115 so my clothes will fit me. My biggest question/concern is how do u stick w/this thing? I am n a 12 step program for alcohol but this food thing is super hard. I have always looked at carbs/sugar as my reward, after a long day at work, etc. Thx for this post
I agree with pp; good for you!!
For me, I did find that as I learned from this group and stuck with this WOE, I started to think of food as fuel more than a reward. I still have treats at times but they're at least LCHF-friendly (for the most part), e.g. one satisfying square of dark chocolate rather than indulging in more sugary things that only lead to carb cravings.
Also, this might sound overly simple but making a list of other ways to reward yourself or to unwind that are not food-related can be helpful. (Or one of them could even be a favorite drink; I'll sometimes go for a cup of tea or decaf.)1 -
macchiatto wrote: »
Also, this might sound overly simple but making a list of other ways to reward yourself or to unwind that are not food-related can be helpful. (Or one of them could even be a favorite drink; I'll sometimes go for a cup of tea or decaf.)
What a great idea! My reward is always food, and I frequently struggle with ideas for celebrating in other ways. Thanks for the insight... now to Pinterest for ideas 1 -
macchiatto wrote: »Juliegray1963 wrote: »My goal is to not have cheat meals, days, weekends and/or weeks. My highest was 196. I am at 135 and wanna get to 115 so my clothes will fit me. My biggest question/concern is how do u stick w/this thing? I am n a 12 step program for alcohol but this food thing is super hard. I have always looked at carbs/sugar as my reward, after a long day at work, etc. Thx for this post
I agree with pp; good for you!!
For me, I did find that as I learned from this group and stuck with this WOE, I started to think of food as fuel more than a reward. I still have treats at times but they're at least LCHF-friendly (for the most part), e.g. one satisfying square of dark chocolate rather than indulging in more sugary things that only lead to carb cravings.
Also, this might sound overly simple but making a list of other ways to reward yourself or to unwind that are not food-related can be helpful. (Or one of them could even be a favorite drink; I'll sometimes go for a cup of tea or decaf.)
Thank you for posting this! I completely forgot that I have a list of rewards for milestone losses and I haven't given myself a single one. After 30 pounds I have some rewarding to do!!3 -
2 Jan 2017
By 31 December 2017 I want to :
• Be back in size 14 or smaller jeans
• Be jogging/ running at least 20km per week
• Have registered for and run at least 5 races
• Lifting heavy at least 3 times per week
• Consistently eating low carb/Keto and be fully fat adapted with little effort
To achieve these I know I will need to take baby steps while keeping my eye on the prize. The first baby steps are to take place now in January:
• Cut out alcohol completely. I may re-introduce it later but only when I am confident with my self-control and it is a treat to enjoy not a crutch for my life and work stress issues.
• Cut carbs down to 25g net with at least 15g from veg.
• Start exercising again. This will be slow because I need to get my lower back pain sorted out first before I can go into full workout mode. Which means just introducing a short evening walk each day for now and build from there.
• 30 mins strength training 4 days a week. I'll be starting off with resistance bands for now.
• Log everyday good or bad.
• Plan my meals weekly even when traveling.
My heavy travel schedule is going to be a challenge I know but I have done this before so I can do it again.
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My goal is to have a 32 in waist by Feb. 1 and a 30 in waist overall. Right now in fluctuate between 34 and 32. Track daily max 20 carbs and exercise 7 days a week for a min of 15 min. Don't binge and follow OA 12 steps. Feel free to friend me. HAPPY NEW YEAR.1
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January Goals:
Lose 5lbs
Keep walking everyday
Log log log! Helps me stay on track
Only weigh once a week
Stay as low carb as I can....30-35
Drink lots of water!
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macchiatto wrote: »Juliegray1963 wrote: »My goal is to not have cheat meals, days, weekends and/or weeks. My highest was 196. I am at 135 and wanna get to 115 so my clothes will fit me. My biggest question/concern is how do u stick w/this thing? I am n a 12 step program for alcohol but this food thing is super hard. I have always looked at carbs/sugar as my reward, after a long day at work, etc. Thx for this post
I agree with pp; good for you!!
For me, I did find that as I learned from this group and stuck with this WOE, I started to think of food as fuel more than a reward. I still have treats at times but they're at least LCHF-friendly (for the most part), e.g. one satisfying square of dark chocolate rather than indulging in more sugary things that only lead to carb cravings.
Also, this might sound overly simple but making a list of other ways to reward yourself or to unwind that are not food-related can be helpful. (Or one of them could even be a favorite drink; I'll sometimes go for a cup of tea or decaf.)
Great suggestion. Go out for coffee with friends. Go shopping and buy yourself a book, gadget, whatever. Get your hair or nails done. Buy yourself new clothes. Go to a movie, play, or event. You are only limited by your preferences and imagination.3 -
Greetings All!
Female, 43, 5' 10", 278.6 (which believe it or not was better than I was anticipating, I was guessing around 285). Looooooong way to go.
My diet yo-yo began about 15 years ago. When I started "losing weight" at that time I weighed 273. My lowest during this time was 190.
My (weight) goals are as follows: 250, 230, 215, 190 - and then I will re-evaluate.
My goals (fitness) are spinning 3-4 times a week. Dog walk (3.5km) with weighted pack 5-7 days a week. Core work 3 times a week.
I have been investigating LCHF since October. I've never done it before, started yesterday.
Here we go ...3
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