TEAM: Gutbusters (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.
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. 2
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bb_1033
January Week 1
PW 161
CW 165
Not surprised. Been battling some relationship related stress and depression. Considering I can't keep anything down the past two days or eat really I'm sure it'll go right back down anyways.4 -
bb_1033
January Week 1
PW 161
CW 165
Not surprised. Been battling some relationship related stress and depression. Considering I can't keep anything down the past two days or eat really I'm sure it'll go right back down anyways.
@BB_1033. The 165 will actually be starting weight for January.
You have had an amazing December weight wise. I hope that the relationship stress eases and normality can resume.1 -
Just a quick intro. I am a 5'9" father to a beautiful teenage daughter and husband to an amazing wife of 29 years (30 in February).
I lost most of my weight from April 2017 to September 2017 (201 lbs to under 150 lbs). Technically I am in maintenance, but still doing some weight adjustments.
The past year has been quite stressful and I put on 10 lbs which I am slowly reducing. I still anticipate losing an average 2% in the month. As such I will stay in as a competitor.
I have A LOT of information on how to lose weight and keep it off. Even when I slid out by 10 lbs in over 6 months, I was still under 150 and in the normal BMI. I am happy to share with the team what I know.
I will post daily in this thread starting Wednesday.
Looking forward to a good January.4 -
@BB_1033, sorry you're struggling right now. Hope things get better for you soon.
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I am so excited to be starting with you guys. A little bit about me, I'm 44 and married to a police officer, I'm a mom to 4 kids, my oldest one just graduated with a Bachelors with a major in Kinesiology and a minor in sport psychology. (he's going to be setting me up with a plan that will help me, he doesn't know it yet, but he's going to
) and my youngest is in 3rd grade. I have two awesome kids in the middle that are adults as well. So I started all over in life with my little guy.
I am an LPN and in my third semester of our RN program. This is where my current weight gain has really spiked. I used food as a crutch and I can't do that anymore. I've also used food for depression as well. I need to get myself into better shape. I want to live to see all of my kids grow in their journey called life.
I have struggled with Depression and Anxiety and I have found that exercise makes me feel better. I've just had to make myself do it.
I am thankful to have came across this challenge and I look forward to being on this team!3 -
@BB_1033, I'm sorry that you are struggling too, I've had a hard time here lately. I want you to know that you aren't alone and that if you need someone to talk to then I'm here. I hope you start feeling better soon. 1
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@craigo3154 , how does this work? So I see we weigh in on Sunday right? So right now my CW is 238.6 or it was on Sat. So it says weekly weigh in. So we need to post results by the Sat? I have gotten myself confused when trying to look over things. Sometimes I need people to draw me a picture I think I seen you was in previous months challenges, so that's why I was asking. 1
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SillyCat1975 wrote: »@craigo3154 , how does this work? So I see we weigh in on Sunday right? So right now my CW is 238.6 or it was on Sat. So it says weekly weigh in. So we need to post results by the Sat? I have gotten myself confused when trying to look over things. Sometimes I need people to draw me a picture I think I seen you was in previous months challenges, so that's why I was asking.
How TBL works.- Weeks run from Sunday to Saturday.
- Everyone nominates their weigh in day.
- First weigh in day for January 2020 is between Sun Dec 29 and Sun Jan 4 (this is done either through registration, or as last week of December TBL competion).
- Each week on your nominated weigh-in day (or as close as you can), you post your current weigh-in information.
- Results are calculated based on weigh-in you post (against all others who post)
If you miss two consecutive weigh-in's you are removed from the competition at the conclusion of that competition week.
@SillyCat1975. For your case: Assuming you want to keep Saturday weigh-in day.- Post your weight on Saturday Jan 4 to THIS thread.
- The weight you post on Jan 4 will be your starting weight for January competition.
- Post your weight on Saturday Jan 11 to THIS thread.
- The weight you post on Jan 11 will be your week 1 weight for January competition.
- Join in discussion in THIS thread throughout the month.
In fact I am one of the moderators for the challenge. I stepped away for a few months to deal with personal issues and returned to get myself back on track and help others.
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Welcome to the family, @sillycat1975!! Thanks for the intro!
My name is Bonnie and I am the captain of this fabulous team of Gutbusters! This is my 14th month with Gutbusters. I joined Gutbusters the day after I joined MFP! Our co-captain is @looneycatblue and I thank her for helping to keep Gutbusters the great team it is! And @craigo3154 is our coach and moderator and has a ton of wisdom and information for us to glean from.***So what are your resolutions goals for 2020? My goal is to reach my ultimate goal of 100 pounds lost. I've lost 42 pounds since I joined MFP on 11/30/18 and hope to lose another 50-60 in 2020 to reach my goal weight by this day next year!!
***About the group: your weigh-in day is the day of the week you signed up to be in the challenge. We'll post a reminder each day for you. Be sure to click on the star above on the right to bookmark this page for January. This Sunday will be our first weigh-in for January.
Your weekly weigh-in post should look like this. I'll post a reminder for you on your weigh-in day:
Username
January Week #
PW:
CW:
A successful month will also include checking in daily on our team's thread. We encourage you to post daily following the guidelines of another challenge called UAC (Ultimate Accountability Challenge). Very simple, but effective, in keeping us focused on our health goals. Please feel free to join that monthly challenge as well. @RangerRickL does a fantastic job there. I don’t think I’d be as far along on my journey if it wasn’t for TBL and UAC.
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Along with our daily check-ins, we also try to have mini-challenges weekly. Please feel free to contribute ideas for weekly challenges.
New and returning members ... please take a moment to introduce yourself! Feel free to share as much as you are comfortable. This is going to be a great month for us and a fantastic 2020!!
Happy New Year!
Bonnie
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Welcome to our newest members ...
@Kaj848
@awakenbeauty51
@lacatgirl
Please feel free to introduce yourself! Welcome to the family! 2 -
Kiadams317750
Welcome aboard all! I have only been part of the group since November myself but this challenge has been a great tool in the healthy living journey.
I started seriously trying to turn my health around October 2018 when I topped the scales at 400 pounds at 5’9”. I could barely walk anymore legs were in such bad shape. I am in the 260s now and have made a lot of major changes in how I am living my life. It has been hard but of course I feel so much better. My goal this year is to loose 100 more pounds. I am constantly looking for more healthy living education and tools to help my journey so I greatly appreciate all I get from this forum.
A little biographical info. I am 52, a social worker by profession working full time. My husband of 22 years is retired. Between us and together we raised 4 great boys to men.
I am determined with the new year to get back to everything I have learned so far and the new habits I am nurturing.
Again welcome aboard!3 -
Let's do it, @kiadams317750!! Thanks for the intro and so glad you continuing with GB!!
After a brief break @allietuge is back with the team!! So glad you're back!!
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January 1
Exercised?: Yes (5 km walk in 39 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Early walk. Meet up with friends during day before quiet night home
For those not in December, let me explain this post.
Every day I attempt to follow the UAC (Ultimate Accountability Challenge) guidelines of:- 20 mins activity a day (Exercised)
- Track everything I eat and drink (Tracked)
- Stay within my defined calorie budget (Calories)
I try do this EVERY day.
This is how I stayed focused to lose 7.1 lbs in 5 weeks in December (4.77% of my bodyweight from the start of the month - started at 148.4 lbs and I am a 5'9" 51yo man). 4.77% may not seem like much over 5 weeks, but it is A LOT. Most will struggle to do 2% in a 4 week month.
With the UAC method, I have been in the normal BMI range for more than 2 years. It's not only how to lose weight, but maintain weight.
Over March to November last year I slipped out from 137.8 lbs to 148.4 lbs. Over this time I changed job after 13 years at one company, my daughter was diagnosed with serious mental illness (to the point of hospitalisation), my wife is struggling to cope with my daughters condition and I am suspected of having dysthymia depression. Only 10 lbs gain with all that going on is a testament to the UAC principles.
UAC and TBL I have taken as part of my depression therapy (ie. get involved in groups and interests). As such, last month I threw myself into TBL at full speed to try get back towards my optimum March weight. I never expected to get there in a month and was happy to do more than 2%. I expect it will take till at least March this year to get back to 137.8 (as the closer you get, the harder it gets).
I also weigh each day, but really only pay attention to the average of the last 7 days. Weight fluctuates a lot on a daily basis, only by tracking an average do you get a good indication of real progress. This way, an odd individual reading (like having more salt than normal causing fluid retention) does not throw off the trend. My last week average was 143.2, today's average was 142.4
Hope this give people an insight into how I lose, maintain and track weight. Daily focus. Living the same food choices and habits in maintenance that I did when losing weight.
I am not on a diet, I had a change of lifestyle. The change needed to cope with social events, stress, travel, holidays, etc...
When I started MFP in March 2017, I was 195 lbs. January 2017, I was 201 lbs. I will NEVER go back to being that big ever again.
Unless you do something different to how you became overweight, you will always go back to being overweight.4 -
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So glad you're back, @allietuge!!
@ekuassi, welcome to the team. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and let us know if you have any questions. Glad you're here!! 0 -
Happy New Year Everyone I am Megan 2
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I was in this team in the summer of 2018. I took a long break, and gained 20lbs. What should I do to join the January challenge? I've been posting about this everywhere I could think of, so, sorry about the cross posts.. and messages.
Thanks!2 -
Yay. I'm in!
Looking forward to losing with you:)
I'm 48, losing and gaining weight steadily in the last 11-12 years. More gain then loss, actually:( I went from 120 to 193lbs. In 2018, I was diagnosed with diabetes and fatty liver disease. In the same year, I lowered my A1C ( diabetes indicator) to almost-normal levels with nutrition and life style changes. But I gained 20 lbs in 2019, and I haven't checked my A1C in a year because I know it's not going to look pretty. I'm determined to control that scary diabetes starting today.
I'm a stay-home mom, a caregiver to my medically-complex 11-year-old son, a homeschooler, wife, and pet lover.
Let's lose!6 -
Hiiii, I’m a first timer! About me: I’m a RN, married, and have three young children. My starting weight is 164.6 and my goal (my pregnancy weight...I have an almost 7month old) is 150.
I’ve always been an active person and I enjoy sports, running, and working out, but in recent years it’s been so hard to find time for any of that! I’m busy with kids and life. Instead of losing this pregnancy weight, I seem to be gaining and I feel like I’m at a point where I could take the easy road and put on weight or I could work hard and get back to the healthy me. Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc run in my family and I know keeping my weight in check and living healthy will help keep me from those in the future. I know I do better with a little accountability so here I am. Hopefully I can help encourage others on this journey too!2 -
Yay. I'm in!
Looking forward to losing with you:)
I'm 48, losing and gaining weight steadily in the last 11-12 years. More gain then loss, actually:( I went from 120 to 193lbs. In 2018, I was diagnosed with diabetes and fatty liver disease. In the same year, I lowered my A1C ( diabetes indicator) to almost-normal levels with nutrition and life style changes. But I gained 20 lbs in 2019, and I haven't checked my A1C in a year because I know it's not going to look pretty. I'm determined to control that scary diabetes starting today.
I'm a stay-home mom, a caregiver to my medically-complex 11-year-old son, a homeschooler, wife, and pet lover.
Let's lose!
@metubal. Interested to know more about your 2018. What changes did you do to get the A1C under control? Did you also lose weight during this time. (A1C control and weight management are mutually exclusive).
Keto or low carb diets are usually the ones that get A1C under control. Combine this with regular cardio exercise and A1C often falls. Keto and low carb diets reduce the body's requirement for insulin (through reduced blood sugar) which raises insulin sensitivity which increases the body's capacity to deal with occasional blood sugar spikes).
You can still eat more calories than you burn on Keto or low carb. This can be due to ghrelin (hunger hormone) or cortisol (stress hormone) or reduced thyroid function (including iodine deficiency) or a number of other factors. If you eat more than you burn, you gain weight.
What changed in 2019?
Before doing any major diet/lifestyle changes, your doctor should be consulted to ensure that everything will be working well enough to cope with the extra demands that calorie deficiency will create. Get the A1C checked out (even though it may be bad news). Get thyroid, liver and kidney functions all checked out. Problems in any of these areas can seriously hurt your efforts.
Hopefully we can help make 2020 your year.2 -
January 2
Exercised?: Yes (6 km walk in 46 mins)
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Late walk, so decided to go a slightly longer route. Still kept up a reasonable pace.
Up and down day for daughter today. Still a day by day proposition, thankful not a really down day.2 -
@metubal, it looks like Ashley has assigned you to The Slimsons. Here's their thread for January:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10777094/team-the-slimsons-january#latest
We absolutely wish you the best in the challenge and hope that you see low numbers on your A1C!! I homeschooled both of my boys all the way through (20 years in all) and loved almost every minute of it! LOL! They are both doing well in their careers and are great young men, who we are so proud of. The best to you in your homeschool in 2020!
Welcome to the family, @kaj848! We look forward to encouraging you along in your success in 2020! We're glad you're here!!
Please welcome our newest member, @66Pinkie. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to our family. We're here for you!! 0 -
Hi Everyone,
My name is Gage, and this is my third month with this great group. I have enjoyed being with this warm and supportive collection of people, and I believe newcomers will love it here.
Happy New Year, all. I am ready for this January challenge. On Jan 17th of last year, I weighed in at 177lbs. It was originally my ambitious goal to reach that by that day; however, realistically I would settle for 182lbs.
While I hate to get caught up with the numbers, and not have any other goals, I’ve been experiencing somewhat of a goal overload from hearing everyone’s resolutions and goals over the holidays >.< to the point where I got confused of what to set for myself
So that’s all for now. Looking forward to this month with you all!1 -
January wk1
SW: 175
GW: 135
Hi All,
I am psyched to begin this challenge. About two year agos I did it for about 6 months and it really helped. Unfortunately my weight creeped up again and though not quite as high as it was it is still too high!
I made the mistake last time of setting a goal to get to a certain weight by my nieces wedding. I looked good for the big day but of course stopped dieting thinking I could just maintain without weighing in all the time. Ha!
I am 58 years old and my weight has fluctuated greatly throughout my life. I was 125-135 pre-kids (I have 3) and after kids I have fluctuated between 130 and 212! At one point I had size 4 and size 20 in my closet at the same time.
As I get older, however, I get wiser and now have realized that the only way I will ever get my weight stable is to weigh in every single day. I started doing this on a daily WI thread but stopped posting my weight before the holidays. I did, however WI and gained 6lbs (with my eyes wide open at least)!
Going forward my goal is to continue to WI and post daily on the daily thread, and weekly here. I also want to post the answers to these questions at the end of each day!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
I have a question, if we post here on Saturdays I would like to change my WI to Saturday. Is this ok? Also, I posted my SW as 175 which it was on 12/31 but on 1/1 is was actually 176. LMK if you changed it or not - either way is fine.
Good luck team!2 -
Hi!!
My name is Diana and been with this group since September. It’s been great having this community to look to for inspiration or guidance.
I’ve found that posting daily ( at least trying to) to the thread exercise, under calories and tracking all foods and drinks very helpful.2 -
Jan 1 - New Year - New Beginnings!
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, 50 min brisk walk
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
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BonnieHosk85 wrote: »@metubal, it looks like Ashley has assigned you to The Slimsons. Here's their thread for January:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10777094/team-the-slimsons-january#latest
We absolutely wish you the best in the challenge and hope that you see low numbers on your A1C!! I homeschooled both of my boys all the way through (20 years in all) and loved almost every minute of it! LOL! They are both doing well in their careers and are great young men, who we are so proud of. The best to you in your homeschool in 2020!
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@BonnieHosk85. I re-assigned @metubal to Gutbusters. She had been in Gutbusters before and is returning after a long absence.
Happy to have her along (again).1 -
End of day checkin
Did I exercise for at least 30 minutes? - Yes, 30 min swim
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? - yes, with exercise calories to spare
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? - yes on eating, no on waters - tomorrow:)1 -
@craigo3154 so when I am doing my weigh in for the first week then it is my current weight right? What I actually weigh on Saturday? Not my preweight prior to starting the challenge right? I know when we first said we wanted to start the challenge we gave our weight then. I'm just making sure I do it right plus @BonnieHosk85 mentioned a longer acting challenge, I think it's the ultimate accountability challenge and I was wanting to know about how to enter in that as well?0
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SillyCat1975 wrote: »@craigo3154 so when I am doing my weigh in for the first week then it is my current weight right? What I actually weigh on Saturday? Not my preweight prior to starting the challenge right? I know when we first said we wanted to start the challenge we gave our weight then. I'm just making sure I do it right plus @BonnieHosk85 mentioned a longer acting challenge, I think it's the ultimate accountability challenge and I was wanting to know about how to enter in that as well?
@SillyCat1975. TBL weeks run Sunday to Saturday. Starting weights are posted up until Sat Jan 4. First week weights are posted from Sun Jan 5 to Sun Jan 11.
If your nominated weigh in day is Saturday.
- Starting weight for Jan is posted Sat Jan 4
- Week 1 weight for Jan is posted Sat Jan 11
If your nominated weigh in day is Sunday.
- Starting weight for Jan is posted Sun Dec 29
- Week 1 weight for Jan is posted Sun Jan 5
UAC is a completely different challenge. It is in group: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/134997-ultimate-accountability-challenge-january-2020. UAC does not have weigh in's, but asks you to report in each day with 3 things (have you done 20 mins activity, have you tracked all you drank and ate, did you stay within your own defined calorie budget).
To join UAC, just visit and join the group. Then post your daily report in the days UAC thread.
UAC principles are likely the best to both lose weight and maintain weight as they build habits that can serve you for a lifetime.
A few members of Gutbusters (like Bonnie and myself) are members of both TBL and UAC. I post copy of my UAC summary here every day. This is to keep me honest and show that I practice what I preach.
In 2017, I lost over 50 lbs using the UAC principles (started at 201 lbs). I went from borderline obese to middle of normal BMI. I have comfortably maintained normal BMI ever since because of the UAC habits.1
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