Just give me one month - December

@LynnJ9

>>>>>What do you teach? I am a high school math teacher.
My winter break starts tomorrow after the last final! 🙃
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I don't teach...I'm only an instructional assistant in Special Ed. Specifically Autism (social & behavioral). 2nd and 3rd grade...it's very hard work and always so busy, keeps me on my toes!

zimborunner wrote: »

@LynnJ9

>>>>>What do you teach? I am a high school math teacher.
My winter break starts tomorrow after the last final! 🙃

I don't teach...I'm only an instructional assistant in Special Ed. Specifically Autism (social & behavioral). 2nd and 3rd grade...it's very hard work and always so busy, keeps me on my toes![/quote]

My master's is in special education, and My daughter is a behavioral analyst for a school for children with autism z they have children from kindergarten to 8th grade. She tells me stories every day about her students. Some break my heart, others cheer up my soul. What you do is incredibly hard work, but so rewarding, and so impactful. Thank you!

🎄 Welcome to the minefield that is December 😂🤣😂😂🤣

Journey so far: Aug: -8.31 (a lot of this was holiday weight gained in July)
Sept: -4.71
Oct: -4.2
Nov: -2.2 (Strength workouts temporarily slowing progress)

OSW: 227 (Mar 2014)
CSW: 170.1 (1 Aug 2019)
DEC SW: 150
GW: Under 150

01 Dec: 150 Mo 09/12: 148.6 I made better choices yesterday, but have a Christmas celebration with my Monday Painters after lunch, so eating light the rest of the day.
Tu 10/12: 148.8 Phew! Not to bad. But this morning I am celebrating with my Craft Group. See what I mean about December being a minefield! 😂
We 11/12: 149.2 And there it is! I'm wearing my celebrations 🎉 but today I am shopping (lots of walking) anc chores at home so will avoid the goodies.
Th 12/12: 147.8 Yesterday I got in an extra hour walking in the unexpected sunshine after lunch. And had mostly healthy snacks. (Ate a ring doughnut at my evening crochet group, but still over 600+ Of a deficit, even after that.) After almost 5 years working at changing my previous bad habits, hoping this is my new normal. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Fri 13 Dec: 148.8 One or two social events.
Sat 14 Dec: 148.6 Normal fluctuations 😂 Next week is relatively clear of social events, so there will be less temptation to stray.
Sun 15 Dec: 147.2 Stayed on track yesterday. Spent most of the day doing prep on sleeping arrangements for family visiting over Christmas. Our outdoor lights are up and working.
Mon 16 Dec: 148.6 On track. Normal fluctuation.
Tue 17 Dec: 148.2 Under maintenance, although we did have afternoon tea with BiL and SiL, who are heading stateside on Friday for Christmas up near the Canadian border. Our 5 yr old Great niece is learning to ski.
Wed 18 Dec: 147.4
Thu 19 Dec: 147.8
Fri 20 Dec: 149.2 4 days of festive social events have an inevitable effect. It's so difficult to accurately log food provided by others. At least I have nothing now until family arrives on Christmas Eve.
Sat 21/12: 149.4

Starting weight 182 lbs I then piled on weight due to steroids after having a stroke.
Start weight this month 200.6 lbs
Goal weight this month 195 lbs
Target goal weight 155 lbs which is my pre stroke weight

May put on 1 lb
June put on 0.2 lbs
July put on 1.8 lbs
August put on 0.8 lbs
September stayed the same
October put on 0.6 lbs
November put on 2lbs

1 Dec no weigh in
2 Dec 200.6 lbs
3 Dec 200.6 lbs
4 Dec 201.2 lbs had bad day yesterday and ate everything in sight!
5 Dec 201 lbs
6 Dec 200.8 lbs
7 Dec 200.4 lbs
8 Dec no weigh in
9 Dec 201.6 lbs had a reasonably good day yesterday. 😞
10 Dec no weigh in
11 Dec 201.8 lbs Got work lunch today, work do on Friday night and my birthday on Sunday and work Christmas lunch next Tuesday! It’s just one thing after another! 🤪
12 Dec 200.4 lbs 🥳 that’s a lot since yesterday!???
13 Dec 201.6 lbs
14 Dec 202.2 lbs
15 Dec 201.8 lbs it’s my birthday today. I’ve got the most irresistible chocolate cake! I’ve not had it for breakfast but I will be having some later!!! 🍰
16 Dec 202.6 lbs
17 Dec 202.2 lbs Christmas lunch at work later today!
18 Dec no weigh in
19 Dec 202.8 lbs
20 Dec no weigh in
21 Dec 202.4 lbs

Starting weight 213
Start weight this month 197
Goal weight this month 192
Target goal weight 135

Sept lost 7 lb
Oct lost 2.8 lb
Nov lost 6.2 lb

30 Nov: 197.6
01 Dec: 197.0
02 Dec: 197.0
03 Dec: 202.0
04 Dec: 202.5
05 Dec: 203.0
06 Dec: 202.2
07 Dec: 200.8
08 Dec: 201.8
09 Dec: 200.8
10 Dec: 200.8
11 Dec: 200.0
12 Dec: 200.4
13 Dec: 202.4
14 Dec: 201.2
15 Dec: 200.6
16 Dec: 200.6
17 Dec: 201.2
18 Dec: 200.6
19 Dec: 200.6
20 Dec: 200.2
21 Dec: 199.2, heckin yeah! Finally in the part of my cycle where the weight loss starts showing! Still 2 lb from beginning of the month weight but at least I am back in onderland
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Starting weight 325lbs 22nd August 2019
Start weight this month 274.6
Goal weight this month 264
Target goal weight 165lbs possibly less undecided yet!

Going a little easier on my goal this month as I didn't make goal last month. Missed by 0.3lbs!

Sept lost 14.9lbs
October loss 12.1lbs
November loss 11.6lbs

1 December 274.6 up from yesterday by 1.3lbs. Too much exercise and not enough water! I'll learn eventually!

2 December 274.1 down a little from yesterday but still 0.8lbs above my November low! Keep drinking the water!

3 December 275.2 Not pleased with this but I have a really nasty water infection which I suspect is causing issues as I've not changed anything diet wise.

4 December 274.2 Better but not great. Water infection still going strong. Have meds now so fingers crossed it goes soon.

5 December 273.9 Better again but still 0.6lbs over my lowest so far. Water infection improving though so hopefully that'll show in tomorrow's weigh in.

6 December 271.1! Finally I get a woohoo moment! Now at my lowest weight since October 2013. Maybe, just maybe goal is possible this month because I REALLY don't want to go back up just for Christmas! My best present is weighing less than I do now.

7 December 270.9 delighted with this again! Had half expected a gain today so to lose again is awesome! 😁

8 December 270.5 Woohoo again! This is 54.5lbs lost since starting. Only 1.5lbs to the 4 stone lost! Super pleased about this! 😊😃😁

9 December 268.6! Super double woohoo! Really wasn't expecting that but am honestly so delighted. Definitely not screwing this up just for Christmas food!

10 December - no weigh in, away with work.

11 December - no weigh in away with work - very scary not having my daily weigh in guidance!

12 December 267.9! Amazed and really delighted at this! 3.9lbs to go to December goal.

13 December 267.2! Didn’t expect to lose again today so doubly delighted with this. MFP just works! 3.2lbs to make December goal. 😀

14 December 267.2 still delighted with this!

15 December 268.1. Not delighted with this but we’ll deserved since I had a Christmas meal out last night with friends and not enough water! Onwards and downwards to December goal.

16 December 267.9 Heading in the right direction again but I've got a tough week ahead. Away in a hotel with hubby until Thursday night. Which means eating out. Going to be very careful but worried because I won't have my scales or control of what I'm eating!

17 December no weigh in as staying away with hubby.

18 December no weigh in as staying away with hubby.

19 December 268.9. This was a very late in the day weigh in as we got home late. It’s also that TOM so overall I’m actually okay with this. 1lb on after 3 days of eating out and that time is a good result. I was dreading seeing a potential 6lbs go on and it didn’t so I’m good 😊

20 December 267.9 back to pre trip weight. Treadmill session done this morning and being much more careful with calories today.

21 December 266.4!!! Woohoo 🙌 delighted with this. Lowest I’ve been since 2013! 10 days to lose another 2.4lbs to make December goal 😳☺️😂

Starting weight: 183lb
Start weight this month: 147.2
Goal weight this month:144
Target goal weight:126

November lost: 6.6lbs

Dec 1st: 147.2lbs
Dec 2nd: 147.6lbs
Dec 3rd: 147.8lbs
Dec 4th: 147.2lbs
Dec 5th: 148.0lbs
Dec 6th: 146.2lbs TOM has been so hoping this is accurate and previous reading was due to extra water weight 🤞
Dec 7th: 146.6lbs seems to be sticking 🙂
Dec 8th: 146.6lbs overindulged last night so expecting this to go up
Dec 9th: 145.6lbs 😁😁 was not expecting that!
Dec 10th: 145.2lbs 😁
Dec 11th: 145.8lbs
Dec 12th: 144.6lbs 😁😁
Dec 13th: 145.6lbs
Dec 14th: 145.6lbs
Dec 15th: 144.2lbs 🙂
Dec 16th: 144 2lbs
Dec 17th: 143.8lbs 😄 hit my goal for the month, wasnt sure how Christmas would impact on my diet so didnt want to set myself up to fail. Going to keep going and see where I end up at the end of the month!
Dec 18th: 143.2lbs 🙂
Dec 19th: 143.0lbs lost 40lbs off from starting weight 😁
Dec 20th: 141.8lbs wasn't feeling very well and didnt eat or drink much at all, feeling rather lousy today and don't expect this number to stick
Dec 21st: 143.7lbs feeling much better and happy with this for now

Start weight this months 13 st 2.75 lbs
Goal weight this month - would like to get under 13st

Doing Just give me one month for November showed me that I was eating at maintenance so have cut calories and hope to see a downward trend

1 Dec - 13st 2.75 lbs
2 Dec - 13st 3.75 lbs
3 Dec - 13st 4 lbs
4 Dec - 13st 3 lbs
5 Dec - 13st 3 lbs felt really hungry yesterday and went way over calories
6 Dec - 13st 4.25 lbs
7 Dec - 13st 4 lbs
8 Dec - 13st 2.25 lbs
9 Dec - 13st 5.25 lbs
10 Dec- 13st 4 lbs
11 Dec - 13 st 3lbs
12 Dec - 13st 2 lbs
13 Dec - 13st 4.25 lbs
14 Dec - 13st 4 lbs Christmas work Party
15 Dec - 13st 3.25 lbs
16 Dec - 13st 3.75 lbs
17 Dec- 13st 3.75 lbs finding it hard to keep on track. Christmas celebrations starting early
18 Dec - 13st 3 lbs
19 Dec -13st 4 lbs
20 Dec - 13st 3.25 lbs
21 Dec - 13st 3.25 lbs

So I went off track and regained all lost weight so I am starting again and this time I mean business!


Starting weight: 63.4 kg
Current weight: 63.4
Goal weight: 55kg by May 2020 (ultimate goal weight 53/55 but with fat percentage of around 22%)
December goal: 62kg - modified to 61kg - modifying further to a cautious 60.5kg - modifying again to 59.9!

01 Dec: 63
02 Dec: 63.2
03 Dec: 63.4
04 Dec: 63.4
05 Dec: 63.4
06 Dec: 63.5
07 Dec: 62.7 (cardio)
08 Dec: 62 (cardio) (yay! Reached dec goal! New goal 61 kg for December)
09 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
10 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
11 Dec: 61.6 (cardio and a bit of abs)
12 Dec: 61.5 (cardio and some abs)
13 Dec: 61.1 (yay! I am away from home and found a scale so hope this change is not some variance because of the different scale and is still reflected in my own machine once I get home!)
14 Dec: 61.1 (yay! This is back in my own usual home scale! So happy! Tantalisingly close to my December goal!)
15 Dec: 61.3 (oops! I had it coming I guess. Ate heavy meals and snacked on greasy high sodium foods to boot! I spent an hour on the treadmill hoping to burn it but I guess it wasn’t enough! I will be good today!)
16 Dec: 61.2 (picking the heaviest of the three different weights my machine chose to show me this morning! But I am sure this is going down, I was really good yesterday with eating and exercise.)
17 Dec: 60.9 (yay! Met my new December goal! Cardio and abs yesterday and calorie deficit)
18 Dec: 60.8 (yay! Good food, cardio and abs)
19 Dec: 61.0 (well I knew this was coming, but I really enjoyed the food I had so I don’t regret it. I suppose once in a week I am entitled to treating myself, it is the holiday season after all! I will be good today and tomo we will see a drop, I am pretty sure!)
20 Dec: 60.6kg (yay! Being good with food watching, cardio and abs paid off)
21 Dec: 60.2kg (yay! New goal reached! Modifying my goal now! But, well, I did skip dinner and sleep off early. So hope this change is reflected in the scale tomo too!)
22 Dec: 60.1 (yay! Good food, cardio and abs. Limited sleep though)
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No time for reading/comments today so much to do! 😂

🎄 Welcome to the minefield that is December 😂🤣😂😂🤣

Journey so far: Aug: -8.31 (a lot of this was holiday weight gained in July)
Sept: -4.71
Oct: -4.2
Nov: -2.2 (Strength workouts temporarily slowing progress)

OSW: 227 (Mar 2014)
CSW: 170.1 (1 Aug 2019)
DEC SW: 150
GW: Under 150

01 Dec: 150 Mo 09/12: 148.6 I made better choices yesterday, but have a Christmas celebration with my Monday Painters after lunch, so eating light the rest of the day.
Tu 10/12: 148.8 Phew! Not to bad. But this morning I am celebrating with my Craft Group. See what I mean about December being a minefield! 😂
We 11/12: 149.2 And there it is! I'm wearing my celebrations 🎉 but today I am shopping (lots of walking) anc chores at home so will avoid the goodies.
Th 12/12: 147.8 Yesterday I got in an extra hour walking in the unexpected sunshine after lunch. And had mostly healthy snacks. (Ate a ring doughnut at my evening crochet group, but still over 600+ Of a deficit, even after that.) After almost 5 years working at changing my previous bad habits, hoping this is my new normal. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Fri 13 Dec: 148.8 One or two social events.
Sat 14 Dec: 148.6 Normal fluctuations 😂 Next week is relatively clear of social events, so there will be less temptation to stray.
Sun 15 Dec: 147.2 Stayed on track yesterday. Spent most of the day doing prep on sleeping arrangements for family visiting over Christmas. Our outdoor lights are up and working.
Mon 16 Dec: 148.6 On track. Normal fluctuation.
Tue 17 Dec: 148.2 Under maintenance, although we did have afternoon tea with BiL and SiL, who are heading stateside on Friday for Christmas up near the Canadian border. Our 5 yr old Great niece is learning to ski.
Wed 18 Dec: 147.4
Thu 19 Dec: 147.8
Fri 20 Dec: 149.2 4 days of festive social events have an inevitable effect. It's so difficult to accurately log food provided by others. At least I have nothing now until family arrives on Christmas Eve.
Sat 21 Dec: 149.4
Sun 22 Dec: 149.2 holding steady.