TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (January)
AB0215
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Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215 or Craig @craigo3154 .
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215 or Craig @craigo3154 . 0
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Hello, team The Big Butt Theory! Welcome to January and a special welcome to the newcomers. Please take a moment to introduce yourselves to the team and tell us a little bit about your goals for the month.
Hi, my name is Lisa and I am your captain for January. I have been with The Big Butt Theory for over a year now. I am 52, a Canadian living in Southern Ontario, married 27 years and have two grown sons. One is done school, living at home and working at the family business. The other is still in school, but completing his business degree in Germany.
Truthfully, I am really struggling right now. I just can't seem to stay at it consistently, You know what they say....consistency is key!! I am hoping that the fresh new start that a New Year provides, with all the resolutions that are made, will help me to get myself back on track. Regardless, being involved with this group helps to at least keep my head above water!! If you are struggling, it can help you, too. So, the more you interact, the more you will feel the team's support.
A little about this challenge.....it runs Sunday to Saturday. Post your weigh-in on this thread on your chosen weigh-in day. If you need to miss a weigh-in, let me know. If you forget to post a weigh-in, post as soon as you remember, up until Saturday evening. (I'd say Saturday at midnight, EDT, but I am not up that late!) Please post a weight even if you have gained. There is no judgement here, only support, and it happens to all of us at some point!! If you miss two weigh-ins, you will be removed from the month and will have to re-register for the next month if you wish to continue.
Yes, this is a weight loss challenge, but I would like you to think of it more as a support group. Sometimes, you can do all the right things, but the scale just doesn't move. If you have taken measurements you will be able to see that you are making progress, just not contributing to the team's weight loss. But we don't want you to despair, or leave, if this happens, thus the focus on the "support" aspect!
We are all here for the same reason....to lose weight and get healthy. Some days will go better than others....weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint, after all!! But with the support of this team, and some hard work, we can all make it to the finish line!
Have a great January, everyone, and in so doing, a great start to 2019!!1 -
Hello again, team TBBT. The January challenge doesn't officially start until Sunday December 30th, but I thought I'd give you some more information so that you can be ready to jump in with both feet! Within the main weight loss challenge we have another optional, but highly recommended, challenge. It is called the Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge, or the Mini Challenge. It is based on another MFP challenge group by the same name, or UAC.
The way it works is simple:
1. Log everything you eat that has calories in MFP.
2. Stay inside your allotted daily calorie budget.
3. Do at least 20 minutes of activity daily. This could be anything that gets you off the couch and being active: run, walk, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.
4. Report each day on this thread (something to the effect of logged food: yes, under calories: yes, exercise: yes, and a brief description is nice)
****When you post your accountability, please put the date, or the day of the week to which you are referring. We are all in different time zones, and some people post in the evening for that day, and others post the next morning, so it gets confusing trying to decipher without a day or date. Thanks!!!*****
You get one free pass day a week (went over calories, could not log food, rest day, etc.) At the end of the week, if you have managed to be "accountable" for at least 6 of 7 days, you will be recognized on this thread as being in the Winner's Circle!
This strategy works for weight loss because it is based on CI<CO. When calories in are less than calories out, you stay inside your allotted daily calorie budget, and you will lose weight! And exercise is just good for you, plus it will burn calories and help with the calories out portion of the equation!
What's great about this challenge is that it works for everyone, as long as you are honest with yourself. There are no dietary restrictions, so you can eat whatever you like, and follow whatever plan you like. Your own daily calorie budget is set by you and MFP and you choose your own exercise and intensity of exercise! Plus it is a practice that can be carried beyond weight loss into maintenance! If you are having a bad week, a new week and a fresh start is just around the corner!
Consistency and new habits have been shown to be the keys to long term successful weight loss. Why not make the Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge your new habit, that you do consistently!!
Week #1 for the Mini Challenge starts Sunday, December the 30th!!1 -
Thanks Lisa @HASWLRS for the explanation of the process for this newbie.
My name is Pam and I live in Southwest Louisiana. I was doing Weight Watchers for several years and lost 40 lbs, but then got lazy and didn't try like I should at it. I decided to try calories and macros instead to try to jump start my weight loss again (I still have almost 70 lbs that I'd like to lose). I've used myfitnesspal before and liked the ease of the app.
I came across this challenge and thought it was a great way for me to have some accountability. I also really like the UAC part of this group because I feel like if I have to report what I'm doing then I'm more likely to make better choices.
Looking forward to seeing everyone else's posts.6 -
Hello! Newbie here. I lost 30lbs from January-November in 2018 alternating between nutrisystem and just watching what I eat & getting on the treadmill. However I gained 7 back between Thanksgiving & Christmas. I started trying to do better today, the day after Christmas. I am 33, married, from IL. I would like to weigh around 170 by summer next year. I was hoping this group and challenge would keep me motivated. Look forward to meeting everyone.2
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Hi, I am new here. I am an emotional eater, and I’ve been gaining and losing pounds for the last ten years.
Since August 2018 I’ve gained 40lbs. My goal weight is 170-180lbs.
As I am very competitive, I hope that this challenge will help me get thinner and healthier.
Looking forward to getting to know everyone 😁4 -
HEY GUYS!
January will be my second month here, and I'm pretty excited. I'm a big child that does well with rewards (gold stars plz!). I lost 9lbs for December, so that's pretty dang cool.
I'm a 23 year old grad student living in the land of pepperoni rolls and John Denver.
Some info for anyone that's interested:
5'9
SW: 195 (Late Sept. 2018)
CW: 169
GW: 135
I've set myself some new workout goals for January. I want to keep working on running, so I might post my daily/weekly miles just so I have them logged somewhere. I'm aiming for 2-3 miles a day during the week, hitting at least 10 miles a week. If anyone else wants to do this, we can keep each other accountable!
Ok, wall of text over. Excited for January! Good luck everyone!
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Hello, Erik here. 37 yr old originally from Philly, now 1/2hr over the bridge in NJ. Been struggling with weight since high school. I have worked in the beer industry for 11 years, so you can imagine the impact of that on my health.
2017 was a bad year for me and my weight went up to 275.5 by the years end.
2018 was mostly better health wise. I decided that my health had to become a necessity like my job is. By summer I was down about 25 lbs. I joined this group in June and eventually was down 30 lbs. Then I had a bad November. I left the group and gained back 7 lbs. I rejoined last month and although the holidays were tough with diet I stuck to the gym and did my best with food. I should end the year somewhere around 25lbs lost.
I’m proud of 2018 but I look at a lot of things I could have done better.
I have a Jamaican vacation the 1st week of March so I am gonna go extra hard to get under 240 by then.5 -
Hi everyone,
I’m new and need some accountability to keep me consistent. It looks like we have a great group! I would like to drop at least 20 this year and 20 next year (or earlier...).
I’m looking forward to being inspired by everyone’s success.5 -
Hi, I am re-joining the challenge after being away for a while. My goal in January is to final make the push and enter ONE-derland!5
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Hi all new and old members!
My name is Mike and I have just wrapped up 5 months of effort towards my fitness goals. 3 or 4 months with this group.
Highly recommend the mini challenge. Having to report every day, for me, has been a huge motivator for doing just that little bit extra.
I started July 25th after a knee injury. It finally clicked in my head that I couldn’t just exercise my way out of my health and weight problems anymore. I had to make food the first priority. For me, this means even if I’m depressed, don’t exercise, have a busy day, I do my best to eat within calories and make healthy food choices. I always use to give up if things weren’t perfect and say I’ll start tomorrow. Not this time!
I’m 39, 6’4” and started at 309. Currently I’m at 247.5, so down 61.5 pounds these last 5 months. My goal weight is 225, which I’m shooting for to happen in March. At that point I’m going to focus more on recomp by eating maintenance and lifting heavier weights. I live in Florida on 2.5 acres, work from home and have 2 little girls (almost 4 and 8) that my wife and I homeschool. We all love getting outside during the winter. It’s the summer time here that is difficult to do outdoor activities. Brutal heat. It’s amazing how much less active I am during summer. For the Floridians around, winter is the sweet spot of life
Oh, last thing. I got a Fitbit for Christmas and am LOVING all the data! Curiously enough it says I’m burning around 4400 calories a day. I’m sure it’s off by a bit but still; wowser! 3 -
Good morning.
My name is Sara. I have been overweight since 2nd grade with my weight fluctuating wildly throughout the years. Today I turn 47, am the mother of three adult kids and one almost 5 year old grandson who lives with us half-time.
I started this challenge last month and lost 5 pounds. Yesterday I went to the doctor for an annual check-up for the first time in 5 years (I don't like bad news) and I got some really bad news. I have extremely high blood pressure and was put on meds immediately, my fasting glucose level puts me in the pre-diabetic catagory, I have arthritis in my hip and knee, and may have the beginning of heart disease.
The good news is that my doctor thinks this is all weight related and WHEN I lose weight my numbers will go back to normal. 48 pounds to go. Talk about motivation!
ok.
my username: swauters
check in day: Friday
January wk 1: 2283 -
my username: swauters
check in day: Friday
January wk 1: 2280 -
eatingfoodles wrote: »HEY GUYS!
January will be my second month here, and I'm pretty excited. I'm a big child that does well with rewards (gold stars plz!). I lost 9lbs for December, so that's pretty dang cool.
I'm a 23 year old grad student living in the land of pepperoni rolls and John Denver.
Some info for anyone that's interested:
5'9
SW: 195 (Late Sept. 2018)
CW: 169
GW: 135
I've set myself some new workout goals for January. I want to keep working on running, so I might post my daily/weekly miles just so I have them logged somewhere. I'm aiming for 2-3 miles a day during the week, hitting at least 10 miles a week. If anyone else wants to do this, we can keep each other accountable!
Ok, wall of text over. Excited for January! Good luck everyone!
Congratulations! I saw that you were the teams big winner last month! Way to go!0 -
Hello All! I am new to this challenge and am really excited to restart my journey to health. I have been losing and gaining the past 10 years, but over the past 3 years I have reached an all time high. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and Uvitis so i am currently on Humira. Exercise and activity is a challenge for me right now especially with my weight being so high. My first goal is to tackle my diet and start light exercise daily. Good luck to everyone:)4
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I am Stephanie from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am 29 y/o and this will be my fifth round with BBT.
This month I am looking to work on my mini challenge streak and try to obtain all four weeks in the winning circle
I am currently 36 pounds down and if it wasn't for this group, i honestly believe I would not have managed to accomplish this. Now with the holidays done, I am hope to continue my downward trend and reach my goal weight within the year.4 -
@swauters
Sorry to hear about the blood pressure and glucose numbers. Thankfully those are 2 things that are usually easily rectified with diet and exercise.
I was about to be put on high blood pressure medicine 1 year ago and started doing HIIT on the elliptical and eating a little less for a month and my numbers went down drastically.
Im looking forward to hearing about your success with this. You can totally change these things!2 -
@swauters
Sorry to hear about the blood pressure and glucose numbers. Thankfully those are 2 things that are usually easily rectified with diet and exercise.
I was about to be put on high blood pressure medicine 1 year ago and started doing HIIT on the elliptical and eating a little less for a month and my numbers went down drastically.
Im looking forward to hearing about your success with this. You can totally change these things!
Thank you! I need all the support I can get. My first thought was 'at least this is something I can change'.
I stated intermittent fasting and my doctor was totally on board with that. She also recommended really lowering my carb intake, so I did some adjusting to my goal numbers on MFP.2 -
I am loving all the introductions!! If there is any month of a weight loss challenge that would have a high level of enthusiasm, it is January....the ultimate month to lose weight. This January, let's not just make losing weight a resolution, that gets forgotten by the second week, let's make it a commitment!! The ups and downs and the never quit...Together, let's do this!!5
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Hi there! I'm Grace, a 27y/o female from NY. While I have never been seriously overweight, I have had an all-or-nothing/ yoyo approach to health and fitness my whole life. I finally committed myself to diet and exercise the past 8 months and got down to my goal weight of 118. It was the best shape of my life and I felt amazing but had trouble sustaining. Since Thanksgiving I have slowed my workouts and essentially abandoned my diet. I gained back most of the weight I lost and am around 130lbs. I'm feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and discouraged. I'm really beating myself up for it. I'm finding it difficult to get excited about fitness like I did 8 months ago. I have used MFP for logging food fairly consistently throughout this process but have never used the challenge or community aspects of it. I was hoping that a challenge and an e-community might be the boost I need.
My ultimate goal is 115lbs by April 1st 2019 which comes out to 5lbs/month for 3 months. 🤞🏃♀️4 -
I am Cindy and from Ontario Canada. I have lost around 90 pounds . My ultimate goal is to lose approx 100 but everytime I get close I fall off the wagon. I am trying to refocus but I am determined that I will reach my ultimate goal this year
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eatingfoodles wrote: »
I've set myself some new workout goals for January. I want to keep working on running, so I might post my daily/weekly miles just so I have them logged somewhere. I'm aiming for 2-3 miles a day during the week, hitting at least 10 miles a week. If anyone else wants to do this, we can keep each other accountable!
Ok, wall of text over. Excited for January! Good luck everyone!
I currently am still jogging ..not really running yet but I am still working my way up. Currently I can jog 1.5-2 miles and would love to attempt 10 miles with you a week 😃0 -
Username: Grandmajackie
Weighin : Friday
Starting weight: 147 lbs0 -
I’m Jackie from Washington State, I’m looking to lose about 15 pounds before August. We have a vacation planned so I would love to have a cushion. I’m struggling right now and came across this challenge and thought it was a great way for me to have some accountability.
Plus in June my daughter and I are running a half marathon, I’m starting to get back into running. I love the concept of this challenge, logging regularly would definitely help.4 -
Hi everyone. My name is Mel and I live in Western Australia. I have been overweight since I had my last child almost 6 years ago and have yo-yo'd a lot over that time. When we moved over here I took time off work to spend time with my children as an at home mum. I work most nights which helps me stay active, but I am going back to casual teaching this year. I was a part of this challenge for most of 2018 but fell off the wagon with a huge crash. Ready to kick 2019 off with a bang.3
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Hi my name is Keith. 43. Vegetarian. My goal is to lose 37 lbs this year. Feel free to send me a friend request.3
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Tee here - think January will be my 4th month here. Time gets away from me and I just can't remember. I am a mom of 3 teen girls (18, 16 and 14), married for 20 years - work in a school kitchen and have very long days as I volunteer after school helping teachers til my youngest gets our of school (she rides with me). Leave home at 6am and back around 4pm. Then have all the other kid activities that go along with teens involved in band and track - lol!
I am looking to lose 20 pounds but not been very successful as yet - let life get in the way and will be working to actually reach this goal in 2019 - new year new start!2 -
abowersgirl wrote: »eatingfoodles wrote: »
I've set myself some new workout goals for January. I want to keep working on running, so I might post my daily/weekly miles just so I have them logged somewhere. I'm aiming for 2-3 miles a day during the week, hitting at least 10 miles a week. If anyone else wants to do this, we can keep each other accountable!
Ok, wall of text over. Excited for January! Good luck everyone!
I currently am still jogging ..not really running yet but I am still working my way up. Currently I can jog 1.5-2 miles and would love to attempt 10 miles with you a week 😃
For me, jogging is running. I'm so slow
It's way better than nothing! 2 -
@eatingfoodles @abowersgirl I’m also slow more of a jog now since I haven’t seriously ran for about 3 years. At least we’re are making an effort. Even though when I was actually able to complete races, I wasn’t a real fast runner/jogger/crawler,
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Username : murdog3t
Weight in week: 4
Weight in day:Friday
Previous weeks weight: 142.2
Today’s weight: 146.2
Ouch 😱
“Every day and in every possible way, I trust my intuition and the powers of my subconscious.”
December 28
Tracking: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: Yes
60 min yoga 🧘♀️ & meditation 🧘♂️
2.34 mile walk
Steps:9530
Water: 88oz
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