Username: davors19
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 278
Todays Weight: 279

raleighgirl09
Weigh in week: 1 (05Dec2019) a day late and a quickie with an update to come later!
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Weight: 199.4
Current Weight 198.0
Steps: coming soon!

raleighgirl09
Saturday check in (07Dec2019)
Steps: 11/30 7,246 - 12/01 4,483 - 12/02 8,469 - 12/03 9,244 - 12/04 16,116 - 12/05 12,858 - 12/06 11,258

5 for 90
Make time for yourself: aside from having some pockets of time for tv or mindless internetting, the time I take for exercise is still the majority of what I do for me and I treasure it
Exercise 30 minutes a day: on track! Knee on the mend!!
Hydrate: on target
Give up a trigger food / behavior: still struggling some with urges to eat even when I'm not hungry, particularly at night
Thankful for: the country I live in, thinking about this historical day and what it meant for our nation - where we have been in times of war and where we are now

Remember the good, be the good, encourage others on their journey - I have been walking at work with someone who needs to lose quite a lot of weight and it is humbling to me that she views me as a role model. I look forward to my time with her and hope that sharing my journey will help her build a solid foundation for her journey

I have been doing something a little different - I disengaged the calorie add based on exercise in MFP; this idea came from a friend I hadn't seen in a while and she casually mentioned not having them linked as a better plan. I have found, not surprisingly, that I so do not want to be in the red that I actually do a better job of adjusting what I am eating to stay under when under is a more solid ceiling that the ever-increasing calorie bucket on days when I do a lot of walking. So - a slight change that I think will have a good impact.

Stress at work is better, knee is better and I have been able to do more walking and have added an elliptical machine workout on days when I am in the office and can use the gym there. I finally, after several weeks, have dropped back to a low around 195. Apparently, there was something going on when I went under 200 - tired of the hard drive I was on to lose weight? Maybe. The perfect storm of that and a cranky knee and less exercise? Could be. I'm going to be ok with these times because I really think the key to my eventual complete success (for me this is losing all the weight and keeping it off) is that I not be derailed by weight gain and that I don't just give up for a few years.

Went for an after dinner drink and dessert with friends last night and planned like crazy and pre-logged. Scoped the menu of desserts and picked looked to be the least calories (vanilla ice cream on some brownie crumbles with a shot of espresso - it was quite delicious and a very small portion). Enjoyed the crap out of it and was able to stay within the calorie goal. Today is a party - the plan is to eat before we go so I'm not too hungry when we get there and then look at all of the choices before making a plate, and then to choose things I feel I can log without too much guess work on calories (hello meat and veggies).

Username: Digger61
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 219
Todays Weight: 218

Username: Renaegry
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 159.6
Todays Weight: 156.6

Hi gang. I've decided I'm not weighing in for a few weeks so my weight won't be entered the next few Mondays. I'm too focused on the scale number right now and it's stressing me out enough that I've overate the last couple days. I need to find balance with this and knowing the scale may be up again Monday drives me nuts even though I mentally know some weight gain isn't the end of the world.

@raleighgirl09 Sometimes even if I've eaten decent in a situation I still want to eat when I get home, I don't know if it's a loosening of the "gotta be good" feeling or what since I don't keep anything tempting in the house! Sometimes I think it's still being wound up from the social event. I eat a lot of low calorie vegetables so a lot of the time when I eat elsewhere I think I still feel "hungry" because I'm used to more volume.

Weigh in
Apple852hk
Week 2 - Dec 2019
Sunday
PW 160 (72.8kg)
CW 159.8 (72.5kg)

Not much loss but I did eat coffee cake twice and advent chocolate everyday. But when I ate mince pies I made sure just to eat half a pie not a whole one.
Next week I am aim to eat a simple stew lunch with Kale for this wintry season.

Username: robynleegetsfit
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Sun
Previous Weight: 246
Today's Weight: 241.2

I started working out again. And eating less bread on most days. I'm stoked. That's 4.8 lbs

Katmary71 wrote: »

Hi gang. I've decided I'm not weighing in for a few weeks so my weight won't be entered the next few Mondays. I'm too focused on the scale number right now and it's stressing me out enough that I've overate the last couple days. I need to find balance with this and knowing the scale may be up again Monday drives me nuts even though I mentally know some weight gain isn't the end of the world.

I completely understand. I stepped on the scale this morning and it was shocking how far up I’ve gone the last few days. I wanted to throw it out the window! I’m here to support you in any way I can and believe me when I say that I NEED your support too.

Daily Check-In
Saturday, Dec 7
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Shopping andputting up Christmas lights
13,878 steps

Wow! This is SUPER inspiring and helpful! I just copied it to a place where I can find it again! 👀😮

WEEK 2 Group Challenge - Candy Cane (TrimStones)




Week 2 challenge

Hey Team! Head over to the week 2 challenge and let them know how you did on the Candy Cane challenge today. Make sure to tell us here as well.

I did a 30-minute cardio workout program today which gave me a lot of steps so I'm counting that as more than a 20 minute walk. I also drunk all my water and will have another big glass before bed.

raleighgirl09 wrote: »

AustinRuadhain wrote: »

Some of my things:

1. Food tracking! Even when I am busy, I go log food. If needed, I make my best estimate (i.e., eating outside home), but mostly I weigh and measure as well.
2. Conversations where people know what I am up to and expect me to do it, starting with my family. When I started this, I sat my husband and son down and explained what foods I needed out of the house for a while, and why. My promise was to actually lose the weight and have it be worth the trouble to them of not having sweets in the house! My martial arts friends also check in with me.
3. Like @mrmcgrath , I listen to podcasts and audio-books and watch videos on weight loss, health and nutrition. I have gotten some great ideas!
4. Meal planning! And what @TeresaW1020 says about planned indulgences is so great! Yes to planning to misbehave a bit and a big yes to making sure to be back on track at the next meal. (For me, letting it slide a whole day turns into saying I will start up again next Monday turns into I will start up next month turns into I will start back on New Year's, etc.)
5. Eating enough to not get hungry. I just make sure to eat lots of foods that are nutrient dense and low calorie (lots of fruits and veggies is what works for me). This works if I am careful about meal planning, food prep and shopping.

I agree with these folks!! I log - and when I do the best is when I am planning meals and pre-logging to include putting in recipes of what I'll eat and then weighing and measuring the total amount and then my portions as I eat it. And thank you MFP for making it so easy to copy a meal - this is a win/win for me! I also listen to podcasts and try to surround myself with success stories - not perfection, no....I also want to absorb the mistakes and fallback moments of others because it helps me on so many levels. The support I get here and on a FB group - and my f2f friends and family is a huge - including a hubby who is also working on his own weight and fitness.

The other thing I do is pre-plan my exercise - if I don't, it just won't happen. I watch the weather to figure out when I can walk outside which is my preference, and plan my workday and after work evening around getting in some treadmill and/or elliptical machine.

Yes to all these things @raleighgirl09 noted -- especially pre-planning exercise! That makes such a big difference for me, too!

I got my 20 minute walk in! It was in a mall ut that counts. It was more like an obstacle course ducking around all the people 🙂