TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (January)

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  • Heartie2Heartie
    Heartie2Heartie Posts: 18 Member
    Thank you all for the warm welcome. I look forward to getting to know all of you sharing and motivating each other.
    Correction from my last post weigh in day is Friday

    Username Heartie2Heartie
    Starting Weight 130
    Weigh in day Friday
  • saskicpg
    saskicpg Posts: 16 Member
    Happy New Year 🎢 I hope that this will be a healthy, happy and fit year ✨πŸ’₯πŸŽ„β€οΈ
  • PhatStax69
    PhatStax69 Posts: 41 Member
    edited December 2018
    12.31.18
    Today went very good.
    Exercise and calories in check.

    I havent at dairy or gluten in three days now and my heartburn has went away. Ive been eating a whole food plant based diet. Feeling good.
  • T34S3l
    T34S3l Posts: 93 Member
    Happy New Year all!
    I had a very indulgent end to 2018 but I'm still below the lowest I've ever been in my adult life.
    Obligatory greetings to all new and existing members, this forum is hugely supportive in all the right ways, I too find the accountability an excellent motivator.

    I am T, I have 2 small children, married, a full time student and on top of all that, I also work shifts in the hospital and in my spare time, I renovate our home. I'm not back in uni until 8/1/19 so I will be trying hard to keep on top of my consumption until I can get back in a routine. I detest wasted food, which doesn't work out well with 2 small indecisive people about! I love exercise, but I do find making the time for it difficult some days when I'm already exhausted. My 'routines' are all out of kilter, I never have one day the same as the next but as long as I plan and drink enough water, it seems I can make progress.

    My weight at it's highest was around 280 (I stopped weighing at 273ish) I have tried Slimming World, fad diets and other misc poor diet ideas that I wouldn't advocate and by FAR MFP has been the most helpful and successful, changing the way I use food to fuel my body and calories to have the things that my body and brain crave without ruining the day, rather than the binge punishment cycle that I was in. I still have unhelpful connections with food, which do occasionally raise their ugly heads, but MFP and support like this has me overcoming them a small piece at a time. I used to think that one slip meant the week was gone and I might as well give up, to thinking it was just the one day, to where I am now, I now understand better how my body works, fuelling in the morning and cutting out late night snacks.

    My starting weight for 2019 is 197.7, my overall goal is to get my BMI down to 21ish (we'll see when I get closer).

    Welcome all to January, here's to a fantastic, happy, warm and safe 2019 for all of us :smiley:
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,803 Member
    December 31
    Tracking: βœ…
    Calories: βœ…
    Exercise: βœ… Treadmill/Water Jogging/Body Works/Tai Chi/Yoga
    Steps: 18,740
    Water: 72oz

  • brandi_84
    brandi_84 Posts: 1,963 Member
    12.31.18
    Tracking: Yes
    Calories: Under
    Exercise: Upper Body Strength Training and Walking
  • mikea2g
    mikea2g Posts: 384 Member

    MINI CHALLENGE
    DATE: Monday, December 31, 2018
    Logged food: Yes
    Under calories: Yes
    Exercised: Yes - 30 minutes elliptical / 10 minute stretch / 5 minutes abs
    Steps as of posting: 15,951

    Aggravated my knee injury a bit today. I was able to keep calories under but my activity level went down a notch. Hopefully some light days of waking and stretching will calm the knee down so I can get back to aggravating it, :)
  • txmaryk99
    txmaryk99 Posts: 120 Member
    username txmaryk99
    weigh in day Monday
    Last week 240.8
    This week 240.0

    Not bad after falling face first into the holidays.

    Spending the New Years Eve chasing migrating whales and watching the fishermen fishing off the coast.

    LOVE the ocean and the crashing waves.
  • kathamh
    kathamh Posts: 15 Member
    My weight today is 240 same as my beginning weight. Just starting to work on me for the first time in a long time. Excited to be on this team. My husband says the team name is perfect for me.
  • kathamh
    kathamh Posts: 15 Member
    kathamh
    240
    Week1
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,803 Member
    <<~~~Grandmajackie Big Butt, hehehe
  • kathamh
    kathamh Posts: 15 Member
    I guess I should introduce myself. πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈMy name is Kathy. I'm a 47 year old, wife, mother of 3, grandmother of 2 beautiful baby girls, a high school English teacher, and an Army Veteran. I am currently at my highest weight and tired of it. Am a little discouraged right now bc I have a knee injury, but ready to make progress. Excited to be a part of the team and will be a team player and do my part! Happy New Year! Looking forward t a new year and new me!!πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ƒ
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,803 Member
    @kathamh, grandkids are the best, my little princess is 3.

    welcome, take one day at a time, making small goals is a lot easier. Those small goals add up, if I can do this YOU can.
  • ITVGuy2000
    ITVGuy2000 Posts: 48 Member
    Anyone want to be fitbit friends as well?

    I will add all and any fit bit users πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

    Add me please. My username is hhartley
  • mikea2g
    mikea2g Posts: 384 Member
    kathamh wrote: Β»
    I guess I should introduce myself. πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈMy name is Kathy. I'm a 47 year old, wife, mother of 3, grandmother of 2 beautiful baby girls, a high school English teacher, and an Army Veteran. I am currently at my highest weight and tired of it. Am a little discouraged right now bc I have a knee injury, but ready to make progress. Excited to be a part of the team and will be a team player and do my part! Happy New Year! Looking forward t a new year and new me!!πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸ’ƒ

    Don’t let the knee injury get you down! Focus on being in a calorie deficit first and worry about exercise second.

    I hurt my knee in July and started July 25th focusing only on food. Exercise came as I healed. As I write this I reinjured my knee so will not be doing any cardio for the next week. Food first, food first, food first!

    Having an injury is no fun and totally discouraging, just know you can do it if you focus on food first.
  • heaz10
    heaz10 Posts: 311 Member
    12/31:
    Tracking: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes 45 minutes treadmill
  • ITVGuy2000
    ITVGuy2000 Posts: 48 Member
    12/31:
    Tracking: Yes
    Under: No
    Exercize: No
  • eatingfoodles
    eatingfoodles Posts: 172 Member
    I will DEFINITELY be taking that day of water chugging before my weigh in :D

    Last night turned into a drunken dance party at my aunt and uncle's house. The bloat is real.
  • saskicpg
    saskicpg Posts: 16 Member
    Today went very well.
    Calories: 1250
    Steps: 10300
  • murdog3t
    murdog3t Posts: 2,033 Member
    December 31
    Tracking: yes
    Calories: yes
    Exercise: Yes
    60 min yoga πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ & meditation πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈ
    Steps:5735
    Water: 88oz
  • mommy2ajs
    mommy2ajs Posts: 1,319 Member
    Hi, I am re-joining the challenge after being away for awhile from My Fitness Pal.

  • Rawrbyn
    Rawrbyn Posts: 109 Member
    MINI CHALLENGE
    December 31
    Tracking: βœ…
    Calories: βœ…
    Exercise: βœ… I taught 45 minutes of Zumba, then lifted weights for an hour. I ended up getting around 11k steps yesterday.
  • PhatStax69
    PhatStax69 Posts: 41 Member
    Jan. 1, 2019
    Today went great. Exerise and calories in check.

    One thing I've noticed and I must make a change on is that I used to get out every day and eat fast food. I need to find something else to do now since that is no longer an option.
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,803 Member
    @mommy2ajs, welcome back!
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    Hi, I am re-joining the challenge after being away for awhile from My Fitness Pal.

    @mommy2ajs, Welcome back to MFP! Your weigh-in day is Sunday. Do you have a weight for me or should I just use your starting weight for this week and wait for a weigh-in on Sunday the 6th?
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge - December Week #4 (Sun the 23rd to Sat the 29th)

    Winner's Circle - 6 or 7 days:
    @heaz10 (6) - 8th week in a row in the Winner's Circle!!

    Notable Effort - 4 or 5 days:
    @mikea2g (5)
    @murdog3t (4)

    Attempted:
    @abowersgirl
    @CCzMini
    @GrandmaJackie (2)

    A very big congratulations to @heaz10 for making it to the Winner's Circle, during Christmas week no less, AND for increasing her streak at the top to 8 weeks in a row!! Impressive, Heather!!
  • brandi_84
    brandi_84 Posts: 1,963 Member
    1.1.19
    Tracking: yes
    Calories: under
    Exercise: Yes
    Walking
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    edited January 2019
    I know the days of the week get pretty messed up during the holidays, so no judgement.

    Missing weights from:

    Monday: @nomorewombat
    Sunday: @MelsLeanDream and @mommy2ajs
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    Wednesday (and Tuesday) crew:

    @ForLangston, @CCzMini and @eatingfoodles
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