Username: swauters
Weigh in week: Dec Week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 232.6? I think
Current Weight: 230.6

MINI CHALLENGE
14/12/18
Tracking = Yes
Calories = Yes
EX = 3 hours of running around after small children, dancing & playing Christmas party games! Most hilarious exercise ever!
Day = Children's Christmas party (with buffet, which I mostly resisted) followed by a quick change and out with the adults for my Christmas party. I was pretty sensible and had one drink, carvery was helpful for monitoring my calories, it was close but I made it under calories

Weugh in

Week 2
PW 142
CW 142.4

I do consider this still a mini win because I didn't gain very much back from last weigh ins stomach bug loss

December 14

Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes
60 min yoga & meditation
60 min strength training
60min walk
Steps:11084
Water: 88oz

kc9agz
December week 2
Saturday
Last week 130.8
This week 130.8.
No changes. Not been a good week and my hip has really been bothering me. No exercise and not been great with food.
Be glad for Christmas break.

12/15:
Tracked: yes
Under: yes (barely)
Exercise: yes 30 minutes treadmill

For whatever reason, I can't find my weigh in. I'm going to repost it, just in case I didn't hit "post reply" the first time.

WEIGH IN
Last week: 177.6
Dec 14: 176.4

Dec 15

Tracked yes
Exercise yes
Calories no

Two birthday parties 😥😥

Sunday yes
Monday yes
Tuesday yes
Wednesday yes
Thursday yes
Friday yes
Saturday no

Mini-challenge
12/14
tracked: no
calories: no
exercise: yes, lots of walking
Spent the day in Philadelphia. Walked all over but also indulged in food/drinks
12/15
tracked: no
calories: no
exercise: no
Lazy during the day and my company Christmas party at night. Needless to say a beer wholesaler party doesn’t lack empty calories

Sun: no
Mon: yes
Tue: yes
Wed: yes
Thu: yes
Fri: no
Sat: no

Saturday weight still 159.
Sunday tracked and under, morning Zumba

khadl07 wrote: »

Khadl07
Last week: 293.4
This week 292.8
Not a big loss this week. I've been under the weather and the emotional eating is real. How do you all overcome these cravings or wants?

First, you lost while being under the weather and dealing with emotional eating. Congrats on that @khadl07

I struggle with emotional eating and lots of cravings and have found the following to help:
1) exercise. Any day I get a good sweat I seem to do much better
2) planning ahead. I will often put my planned dinner in my food diary at breakfast or lunch. This gives me a view of any leftover calories I’ll have that day. Then I eat food that’s not on my plan, but make it fit calories. Something about the major meals being logged already helps me keep under calories
3) time. My emotional cravings use to be much worse 60,50,40,30 pounds ago. They’ve started getting less intense and easier to deal with. I think the habit of eating healthy and making good choices kicks in. Also, the progress from making the right choices helps tame the wild emotions and really puts in perspective what I’m doing.
4) cravings. Eating the food I’m craving in moderation from time to time helps. I had a cookie today because I was dying for something sweet that wasn’t fruit. I like to pretend I’m French and take super small bites so the experience lasts longer. It’s randomly effective for me. For some reason, in my head, French people sit at cafes and eat small sweet treats slowly and are super skinny. No idea if this is true, but works for me

Sometimes losing so little on a weekly basis makes it seem like the goal and body changing will never happen. After a certain amount of time and weight is gone, the little weight loss per week becomes more accepted. At least by me.

Stay the course and just imagine where you’ll be in 6 months with 1-2 pounds lost per week.

12/16

Tracked yes
Calories no
Exercise yes

I'm with @erikNJ not off to the start I would have wanted. This weekend has been tough

Weigh in day. 187
Struggling with all the temptation around at this time of year.
Got in a few really good workouts this week.

khadl07 wrote: »

Khadl07
Last week: 293.4
This week 292.8
Not a big loss this week. I've been under the weather and the emotional eating is real. How do you all overcome these cravings or wants?

I forgot to add 3 additional things that are working for me to help curb the cravings and get through emotional moments.

1) chug a glass of water when I feel a craving or want to eat. If I’m for real hungry, the “hunger sensation” will come back fast. If it was just a moment of weakness then I can usually soldier on. Downside is having to pee all the time

2). Not sure why this one works for me. I think it’s because I know my hunger cues are broken due to years of emotional eating and poor decisions. When I feel hungry, especially mid afternoon, I look at my calories. If I’ve had too few then I eat, if I have enough for that portion of the day I don’t eat. Knowing my goal and seeing the numbers really helps since I don’t feel I can trust my decision making process yet.

3). I usually eat the same things over and over and over and over and over! I’ll switch it up occasionally, but eating the same thing helps me know what my calories for the big meals of the day will be. It also helps me avoid emotional decision making. If I’m feeling down for any reason that can usually lead to comfort food. But if I’ve already got my plan in place, I just have my chicken and vegetables and pout throughout. After I finish I usually feel better than I would have it I went for the endorphin rush of high calorie high sugar foods.

Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge - December Week #2 (Sun the 9th to Sat the 15th)

Winner's Circle - 6 or 7 days:
@heaz10 (7) - 6th week in a row in the Winner's Circle!!
@mikea2g (7) - improved from his Notable Effort from last week....headache gone!!
@murdog3t (7) - 3rd week in a row in the Winner's Circle!!
@abowersgirl (6) - 2nd week in a row in the Winner's Circle!!
@Nicoletime4me (6) - only attempted last week; this week in the Winner's Circle!!

Notable Effort - 4 or 5 days:
@T34S3l (5) - puts in a Notable Effort after having been away from home for a week!!
@erikNJ (4) - only attempted last week, this week a Notable Effort in spite of many Christmas events!!

Attempted:
@ashleighgetsfit14 (3)
@ForLangston (3)
@shannp (3)
@lozenger1984 (1)
@CCzMini

We had five make it to the Winner's Circle this week; up from three the week before. @heaz10, @murdog3t and @abowersgirl were joined at the top by @mikea2g and @Nicoletime4me. Congratulations to all five for a fantastic week!! Of note, Heather, Mike and Tami were accountable for ALL SEVEN DAYS!! Well done!!