Lose 5lbs + in December 2018

tiabirdie56 wrote: »

@deepwoodslady, Donna, I have to believe that your holding a ton of fluid. Even if you don't feel tired now, I know you have to be with the non stop activity. Tiredness, extra sodium, low on water intake ( because it's got to be low on days you aren't at home) the exercise that you're trying to fit in, all contribute to fluid retention. Drink as much of your infused water every day you can and take a couple of stretch breaks throughout the day when you can. I've always found that for me, stretching helps release fluid retention in my muscles. {{{hugs}}} You're gonna get through this. Maintenance calories is not a bad idea until the holidays are over, but do it with caution. I suggest, Choose one meal a day to have some extra calories if you are feeling hungry.

Thanks for the help. All great ideas. I just loaded up on more parsley & cucumbers yesterday while out shopping. I will drink as much as I can today. I have a birthday party for grandson today & I will try to take it easy. I do feel so bloated, like I'm a major star in a movie and they pack on fake blubber around my belly to make to bigger to fit the role. It feels horrible. Stretching is also a great idea. Thanks again!

•Lose 5 lbs in December•

Nov. 30- 178.2 - A .6 lb gain for November.

Original starting wgt: 253
December starting weight: 178.8
December goal: 175

•Monday Updates•📌
12/1 - 178.8 - carbs 12/6 - 176.2
12/7 - 176.4 - up slightly
•Update on my carby snack weight swings😆
12/8 - 176.4 - sort of an OMAD day on the 7th. Dealing with sore throat. Pretzels and homemade onion dip.
12/9 - 177.4 - Ate the heck out of some pretzels.
📌12/10 - 178.8 - Temporary. My pretzel frenzy really wasn't. I only had 2ozs of them, but I do Keto, so there's fluid to reckon with.
12/11 - 176.6 - Lucky ducky today, because I ate 700 calories worth of gourmet potato chips yesterday. No regrets. They were delicious and I'll take the hit tomorrow if it comes.
12/12 - 178.4 - Chip eating showed up!😅
12/13 - 177.2
12/14: - 175.4
12/15: 174.6 - I had problems with MFP app and forgot to come back with the update. Hit my goal. Now to surpass it even more. This weight is too close. Lol
12/16: 176.6 - Fluid retention
📌12/17 - 174.6
12/18 - 176.2
12/19 - 174.4
12/20 - 174
12/21 - 175.8 - Hungry, needed more protein. Ate peanut butter during fasting hours.
12/22 - 175.8

12/23 - 174.4

December 31 😃😑😕❓

Update...

Original starting weight 14st 4lb

December start weight 13st 1lb
December goal weight 12st 7lb
Ultimate Goal 12st

7th 12st 11lb
15th 12st 8lb
18th 12st 6lb
24th 12st 4lb

Now time to relax and enjoy the festive period, enjoy everyone

Original starting weight - 271.8 - Oct 9/18
December starting weight - 254 - Nov 30/18
December goal - 247
Ultimate goal - 165

Nov 30 - 254.0
Dec 03 - 256.6
Dec 10 - 255.0
Dec 17 - 254.6 - lots of binge eating this week
Dec 24 - 255.6
Dec 31 -

Total loss for December: gain of 1.6 lb
Total loss so far: 16.2 lbs

Good Luck Everyone!

@SamanthaLouiseMence Merry Christmas to You and Yours!!!

December 1 - 193 - up one pound from yesterday : - ( (186 would have been the reading on the new scale)
December 2 -193 - glad that I didn't gain, I was pretty over-indulgent over the weekend.
December 3 -194 - kind of discouraged with the fluctuation. I had a good day, expected a loss.
December 4 -194 - I really expected to be less this morning. On track to lose.
December 5 -192 - back to where I was at the end of last month's challenge.
December 6 -191 - Wow! Lots of days left to get down to that next decade. Seeing the scale move is motivating!
December 7 -191 - Getting excited to get out of the 90s, hopefully by next week
December 8 -192 - Dang. Oh well, I will stick with it. I over-ate yesterday and expected this. Very easy to put on, hard to take off.
December 9 - 192
December 10 -191- Good. Monday morning. Easier for me to be diligent during the week, so hope to see another drop this week. 2 steps forward 1 step back still equals going forward : - )
December 11 -193 - Geez do I fluctuate!
December 12 -191 - Skated yesterday. It seems like no matter what I consume, that I lose weight after I skate.
December 13 - Skated again, I think that I have messed up my calendar here, because the 191 should have been the 13th.
December 14 -193. Unbelievable, 2 days of skating and up 2 pounds? Really expected a loss today. I don't measure my inches until the 27th. Glad that I am not weighing once per week, seeing as how this fluctuation is going. I actually like seeing it, I didn't realize that it could be like that. 2 pounds is a lot!
December 15 -193
December 16 -193. Funny, I feel lighter but the scale isn't budging. Went out to Zumba class yesterday and really expected to see it on the scale. Maybe tomorrow.
December 17 -192
December 18 -192
December 19 -190.5
December 20 -190 - I am thinking of getting a digital scale like y'all seem to have. I just have an old school one.
December 21 -190 - Looks even slightly less than that, but I am on a "regular" scale. I did buy a digital scale yesterday, but after setting it up I stepped on it 5 times and each time it was different so I will return it today and try to get a better one. Skated yesterday - 600 calorie burn, I have been at good input levels all week.
December 22 -182.2 - New scale. 189.2-ish on my old scale
December 23 -181.5 - Unbelievable since I had a steak with all of the trimmings, alcohol drinks. Maybe it will catch up with me, maybe it is because of the Zumba yesterday.
December 24 -184.8 - 3 pound gain?? That is just crazy. Already learning from weighing every day about fluctuations, but this is the biggest so far. I upped my water from 2 glasses per day to 8 yesterday. 184.1 after the bathroom lol.
December 25 -
December 26 -
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31 -

SamanthaLouiseMence wrote: »

C
christmas only comes around once a year - just enjoy yourselves and indulge in the things you love and/or want
Get back in track the next day or the day after at the latest

Remember this is a life choice, not a diet - it is ok to splurge now and again
We’re only human after all and we don’t want or need to deprive ourselves

Have a merry Christmas everyone - I hope Santa spoils you all xx

I love this. Thanks for the reminders. May you also have a very Merry Christmas and may 2019 find you meeting all your goals in life.

December 1 - 193 - up one pound from yesterday : - ( (186 would have been the reading on the new scale)
December 2 -193 - glad that I didn't gain, I was pretty over-indulgent over the weekend.
December 3 -194 - kind of discouraged with the fluctuation. I had a good day, expected a loss.
December 4 -194 - I really expected to be less this morning. On track to lose.
December 5 -192 - back to where I was at the end of last month's challenge.
December 6 -191 - Wow! Lots of days left to get down to that next decade. Seeing the scale move is motivating!
December 7 -191 - Getting excited to get out of the 90s, hopefully by next week
December 8 -192 - Dang. Oh well, I will stick with it. I over-ate yesterday and expected this. Very easy to put on, hard to take off.
December 9 - 192
December 10 -191- Good. Monday morning. Easier for me to be diligent during the week, so hope to see another drop this week. 2 steps forward 1 step back still equals going forward : - )
December 11 -193 - Geez do I fluctuate!
December 12 -191 - Skated yesterday. It seems like no matter what I consume, that I lose weight after I skate.
December 13 - Skated again, I think that I have messed up my calendar here, because the 191 should have been the 13th.
December 14 -193. Unbelievable, 2 days of skating and up 2 pounds? Really expected a loss today. I don't measure my inches until the 27th. Glad that I am not weighing once per week, seeing as how this fluctuation is going. I actually like seeing it, I didn't realize that it could be like that. 2 pounds is a lot!
December 15 -193
December 16 -193. Funny, I feel lighter but the scale isn't budging. Went out to Zumba class yesterday and really expected to see it on the scale. Maybe tomorrow.
December 17 -192
December 18 -192
December 19 -190.5
December 20 -190 - I am thinking of getting a digital scale like y'all seem to have. I just have an old school one.
December 21 -190 - Looks even slightly less than that, but I am on a "regular" scale. I did buy a digital scale yesterday, but after setting it up I stepped on it 5 times and each time it was different so I will return it today and try to get a better one. Skated yesterday - 600 calorie burn, I have been at good input levels all week.
December 22 -182.2 - New scale. 189.2-ish on my old scale
December 23 -181.5 - Unbelievable since I had a steak with all of the trimmings, alcohol drinks. Maybe it will catch up with me, maybe it is because of the Zumba yesterday.
December 24 -184.8 - 3 pound gain?? That is just crazy. Already learning from weighing every day about fluctuations, but this is the biggest so far. I upped my water from 2 glasses per day to 8 yesterday. 184.1 after the bathroom lol.
December 25 -185.0
December 26 -
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31 -

•Lose 5 lbs in December•

Nov. 30- 178.2 - A .6 lb gain for November.

Original starting wgt: 253
December starting weight: 178.8
December goal: 175

•Monday Updates•📌
12/1 - 178.8 - carbs 12/6 - 176.2
12/7 - 176.4 - up slightly
•Update on my carby snack weight swings😆
12/8 - 176.4 - sort of an OMAD day on the 7th. Dealing with sore throat. Pretzels and homemade onion dip.
12/9 - 177.4 - Ate the heck out of some pretzels.
📌12/10 - 178.8 - Temporary. My pretzel frenzy really wasn't. I only had 2ozs of them, but I do Keto, so there's fluid to reckon with.
12/11 - 176.6 - Lucky ducky today, because I ate 700 calories worth of gourmet potato chips yesterday. No regrets. They were delicious and I'll take the hit tomorrow if it comes.
12/12 - 178.4 - Chip eating showed up!😅
12/13 - 177.2
12/14: - 175.4
12/15: 174.6 - I had problems with MFP app and forgot to come back with the update. Hit my goal. Now to surpass it even more. This weight is too close. Lol
12/16: 176.6 - Fluid retention
📌12/17 - 174.6
12/18 - 176.2
12/19 - 174.4
12/20 - 174
12/21 - 175.8 - Hungry, needed more protein. Ate peanut butter during fasting hours.
12/22 - 175.8
12/23 - 174.4
12/24 - 175.4 - Carb weight

12/25 - 174.8

December 31 😃😑😕❓

Hi, on WW since Dec 16. Seems to work ok for me. I like the "free" foods.
5 lbs = about 2.3k.
Doing well since mid-December.

December 2: 58 kilos
December 8: 58 kilos
December 9: 59 kilos
December 10 -
December 11 -
December 12 -
December 13 -
December 14 -
December 15 -58.8
December 16 -58.6
December 17 -
December 18 -
December 19 -
December 20 -
December 21 -
December 22 -57.7
December 23 -
December 24 -
December 25 -58.6 (rich, late holiday meal the day before)
December 26 -57.3
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31

End of December goal: 55.7

December 1 - 193 - up one pound from yesterday : - ( (186 would have been the reading on the new scale)
December 2 -193 - glad that I didn't gain, I was pretty over-indulgent over the weekend.
December 3 -194 - kind of discouraged with the fluctuation. I had a good day, expected a loss.
December 4 -194 - I really expected to be less this morning. On track to lose.
December 5 -192 - back to where I was at the end of last month's challenge.
December 6 -191 - Wow! Lots of days left to get down to that next decade. Seeing the scale move is motivating!
December 7 -191 - Getting excited to get out of the 90s, hopefully by next week
December 8 -192 - Dang. Oh well, I will stick with it. I over-ate yesterday and expected this. Very easy to put on, hard to take off.
December 9 - 192
December 10 -191- Good. Monday morning. Easier for me to be diligent during the week, so hope to see another drop this week. 2 steps forward 1 step back still equals going forward : - )
December 11 -193 - Geez do I fluctuate!
December 12 -191 - Skated yesterday. It seems like no matter what I consume, that I lose weight after I skate.
December 13 - Skated again, I think that I have messed up my calendar here, because the 191 should have been the 13th.
December 14 -193. Unbelievable, 2 days of skating and up 2 pounds? Really expected a loss today. I don't measure my inches until the 27th. Glad that I am not weighing once per week, seeing as how this fluctuation is going. I actually like seeing it, I didn't realize that it could be like that. 2 pounds is a lot!
December 15 -193
December 16 -193. Funny, I feel lighter but the scale isn't budging. Went out to Zumba class yesterday and really expected to see it on the scale. Maybe tomorrow.
December 17 -192
December 18 -192
December 19 -190.5
December 20 -190 - I am thinking of getting a digital scale like y'all seem to have. I just have an old school one.
December 21 -190 - Looks even slightly less than that, but I am on a "regular" scale. I did buy a digital scale yesterday, but after setting it up I stepped on it 5 times and each time it was different so I will return it today and try to get a better one. Skated yesterday - 600 calorie burn, I have been at good input levels all week.
December 22 -182.2 - New scale. 189.2-ish on my old scale
December 23 -181.5 - Unbelievable since I had a steak with all of the trimmings, alcohol drinks. Maybe it will catch up with me, maybe it is because of the Zumba yesterday.
December 24 -184.8 - 3 pound gain?? That is just crazy. Already learning from weighing every day about fluctuations, but this is the biggest so far. I upped my water from 2 glasses per day to 8 yesterday. 184.1 after the bathroom lol.
December 25 -185.0
December 26 -183.7 - It is an indulgent week, I have had to up my exercise.
December 27 -
December 28 -
December 29 -
December 30 -
December 31 -