Introductions

RangerRickL
RangerRickL Posts: 8,469 Member
edited November 23 in Social Groups
Welcome to the first UAC of 2018!

Some of you have been with this challenge for months and some are brand new. I can tell you that it is one of the hardest challenges to stay with throughout the entire month. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!! Log every BLT (Bite, Lick, Taste). Stay strong and true to yourself....YOU WILL SUCCEED!!

Please feel free to share as much information as you feel comfortable sharing about yourself with the rest of the group. I look forward to getting to know all of you a little better. GOOD LUCK!
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  • lucia1928
    lucia1928 Posts: 13 Member
    Hi all, I am glad to join this challenge since I need some motivation to eat healthier and workout more. I would also like to control my problem with emotional eating. At the beginning of last year I was at my highest weight and since then I lost around 5 kilos. I think that if I set my mind to it I can definitly lose more weight and become even healthier. Hopefully we can all do it by supporting each other :smile:
  • erbear117
    erbear117 Posts: 62 Member
    Hi everyone! This is my first MFP challenge!
    Since hitting mid/late twenties and developing PCOS, my body shape has changed. No longer can I eat whatever I want, so I am learning how to hold myself accountable and restrict my eating to a proper level. I would like to lose the 10 lbs (pretty much all belly fat, thanks PCOS!) I've gained in the past few years and regain the strength I used to have as a circus performer.
    My biggest roadblocks are grazing and boredom/comfort eating. I'm going to plan meals and stick to it. (I have an easy spreadsheet if anyone's interested - you can enter foods and their calories, it adds them up by day and by week - easier than looking stuff up in MFP if you already know the calories.)
  • aliwhit337
    aliwhit337 Posts: 4 Member
    New to this group. Just starting back on MFP. Definitely have a little weight to rim off, but more trying to build muscle and need some accountability. Dropped off of my gym routine, because I allowed everything to get in the way. However I plan to start back the this weekend, not because it is the 1st, but because everything will finally be calmed down. So hello and good luck to everyone!
  • Calli1616
    Calli1616 Posts: 1,922 Member
    Hi all - this is my third month with the UAC, but the first two months were last summer. Life just got in the way for a while! Glad to be back with this awesome group.
  • MmamabearR
    MmamabearR Posts: 234 Member
    @MrsCunningham76 I understand how it feels to look at yourself in pictures and not like what you see. It sounds like you're on track to change that, but if I may offer one suggestion, try adding squats to your routine (knees permitting - my right knee sometimes gives me issues since I twisted it in my younger years. but i digress). I took a 30 Day Easy Squat Challenge and it really transformed me.

    Squats are considered a great exercise (benefits of squat exercises), and they are awesome for your thighs, back, and rear. I'm attaching the plan I followed just in case you, or anyone else, would like to give it a try. BTW - even though it says "easy", it wasn't for me. At first, I had to cut each day by 10-15 squats. When i got past the third rest day, I was actually able to do the requested number, but I usually broke it down into 2-3 sets adding up to the total.

    Ex. Day 16: 25 squats, quick rest, 25 squats, quick rest, 30 squats = 80!

    I've only done the challenge once, but I think I'm going to give it another go.
  • FitLifeCrossroads
    FitLifeCrossroads Posts: 57 Member
    @MmamabearR Hey, thanks for the info on the squats! I thinkni may give this a try on top of my regular exercises :smiley:
  • mybesttutu
    mybesttutu Posts: 62 Member
    Hi Everyone.. Happy New Year.. almost! I am needing the daily accountability this challenge is going to give me. I just need to follow the 3 simple basics. Good luck!
  • mybesttutu
    mybesttutu Posts: 62 Member
    * Or not.. so simple. :)
  • SweetPeasMom55
    SweetPeasMom55 Posts: 3,514 Member
    OMG Simon my goal is to get down to 135 too LOL. My biggest obstacle is my job which is sedentary and a foodies paradise.
  • deedeetris
    deedeetris Posts: 207 Member
    Hi everyone! This is the first time I am in the UAC challenge and I am thinking this is the accountability that I need to get myself in gear! I hope we all have a successful month!
  • holly2e
    holly2e Posts: 307 Member
    Hello everyone! I am new to this group and looking forward to it! I have lost weight using mfp before and am ready to do it again (had my 4th baby 3 months ago). I think the support of this group will help me stay on track. I am a stay-at-home Mom, I homeschool my older kids, and I teach a few fitness classes a week (strength training, cardio and yoga). My biggest challenges are being busy and trying to prepare food that my family will eat that is also healthy.
  • BadgerLamb236
    BadgerLamb236 Posts: 823 Member
    Hi All. This will be my 3rd month in the UAC. Not made the winners' circle yet, but have high hopes for January! Everyone here is so supportive and motivating.

    I am retired and live in (slightly damp at the moment) SW France with my husband, 2 Spanish Water Dogs and 2 cats. My aims for 2018 are to lose enough weight (approx another 14 kilos) to get to a healthy weight, and also to improve my (frankly abysmal) fitness. My method will be to get back to eating lower carb, cutting right back on refined carbs and eating good quality meat, fish, cheese, veg and beans/pulses. My main form of exercise is walking, with or without dogs, also Pilates. I also want to start doing some Yoga again so have signed up for a 30 day introduction for January.

    Look forward to seeing you all in the coming month, and wish us all every success. Special thanks to @RangerRickL for keeping this challenge going, and for his wonderful photos!
  • Gus130
    Gus130 Posts: 598 Member
    Hi! I am Gus (Augusta). I have had great success with UAC in the past and hope to have that success again.
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