Jumpstart January 2020 Challenge!
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I'm still at it! I'll hit the gym this afternoon.
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@Sabine_Stroehm -- Congratulations!!
I don't know what I am looking at, but seems you've 'hit the mark' every day!
Is the image from an app tracker of sorts? ...is interesting.0 -
January 27:
Good morning!
My once a week weigh-in is on Fridays. Jumped on scale at home (linked to MFP)- gained 1.1lb. A few hours later I weighed in at work ('Accountability Weigh-In' between a few girls I work with)- lost 1lb. The scale info didn't matter because the clothes I put on for the day said it all! A favorite hoodie I had not worn in a while fit loosely, previously it hugged my body.
Weekend: Saturday I had one meal early afternoon at a favorite restaurant. Tortilla chips, guacamole, beef quesadillas, charro beans, & a frozen margarita. Food portions were small. I know I went well past my daily food goals, no worries, I already had the remaining weekend planned out. Unfortunately, the margarita was not my friend as I developed a headache later which dampened Saturday night.
Sunday was productive. Prepared some keto-style meals for the next few days, using my new (unexpectedly tiny) food scale. That thing is smaller than my iPad! Finished laundry & other household chores.
Goals to Habit:- Workout: I really need to get it together on this! There are no excuses. Honestly, I should be able to get 5-6 workouts in a week. Why am I stalling?
- Log Foods Daily: This I need to stick with for at least a year... until portion sizes are ingrained in my brain. I definitely over eat, even with the good-for-me foods.
- Tan: Yeah-- this is a ridiculous goal, BUT I have several events later this year and want to add a little "glow" to my progress. A temporary vanity goal- 3 times a week.
Good start to a Monday morning.
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Day 24-26:
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
I did good, though not super diligent about tracking, and not walking much at all. Had a very relaxing Saturday including a coffee date with hubs, which was cool!!!1 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »I'm still at it! I'll hit the gym this afternoon.
Great job closing your activity rings! Your an inspiration! I wish my rings looked like yours. I need to put forth more effort into myself, before it gets to hot here
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Glad this is the last week of the challenge because I’ve come to the realization that ad libitum does not work for me for a weight loss tool as I’m terrible at listening to my body. I seem to be able to maintain but have not been able to break the cycle of eating when I’m not hungry or eating far more than I need to be satisfied. So next week, I’ll be back to tracking for accountability purposes to shed a few pounds (targeting 10 but 17 would be awesome). Hey, at least I confirmed something this month I already suspected.1
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Check in for Friday 1/24- did good, low calorie and low carb and scale is looking real good.
Not so good for 1/25 and 1/26. We had family Christmas at my house which was a grazing of all kinds of different foods. I did track so calories weren't so bad but carbs were. Sunday, I had left overs and I was so tired from all the hullaballoo on Saturday I didn't even log in my afternoon. Scale not so happy with me.
I plan to do very very well the rest of this week to see if the scale will reflect getting rid of the excess water weight I've likely accumulated from taking in so many carbs. That's what I'm hoping anyway, guess we'll see.
This is my last "holiday" for awhile until the March birthdays celebration so I'll have no excuses until then.
Only a hand full of days until we can start fresh with another challenge.0 -
Day 27:
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
I skipped working out...just lack of time in the schedule since I was home late and super hungry...technically it's a rest day anyway, I just usually yoga and pilates...the studio is closed since the instructor is in Hawaii, so just sat around and was lazy.
I have set my food goals to my Feb cut values...I've decided to call it "Shreduary" so I can get shredded - or that's the hope!!! Ill take the last few days of the month to transition and hopefully start Feb already with the lower food values established.2 -
Glad this is the last week of the challenge because I’ve come to the realization that ad libitum does not work for me for a weight loss tool as I’m terrible at listening to my body. I seem to be able to maintain but have not been able to break the cycle of eating when I’m not hungry or eating far more than I need to be satisfied. So next week, I’ll be back to tracking for accountability purposes to shed a few pounds (targeting 10 but 17 would be awesome). Hey, at least I confirmed something this month I already suspected.
Chasing the silver lining! A lesson learned or insight discovered is always great.
Re: ad libitum. Some of us just can't do it. Personally, my signals sometimes do come, but by the time they do it's already WAY far past what is actually "enough" if you know what I mean. The plus side is that you know how to maintain now for sure. So once you get past shedding what you want, you already know what to do. Figuring out how to maintain is sometimes harder for some. So positive #2, you discovered a maintenance game plan. Now if we can just figure out how to thwart the Saboteur in our lives.
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Jan 27
on-plan cals: lower day
on-plan carbs: lower carbs
workout: 1/6, cardio
NEAT:
Not a lot to say, did the Dredmill for cardio, walked briskly for an hour listening to an audiobook. Today is strength. I'll just be cruising along a 18-20lb dumbbells depending we'll see if later in the week I can up the weight a hair but that will wait until Thursday.
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@tcunbeliever, LOVE the Shreduary! I’m officially adopting it, right after the super bowl, that is.1
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Check in for January 27
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31. good news, I'm quickly losing the "water weight" from the weekend
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day way under
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 day way under
4. Exercise every day, did a short 1 mile walk on treadmill, very busy day at work
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks. Good planning
Only a few days to go for this month! I'm excited to start a new month of challenges.1 -
Day 28
🤦🏼♀️ this past week has been mentally exhausting. I’ve neglected to take care of myself amid all the chaos. I found myself craving sugar and junk food. I’m so ready for February, hoping it will be a better month in general. Gonna get my thyroid checked. Stress is through the roof which causes me to binge. 😬 I’m just to sensitive to my surroundings. This is usually the time of year were the energy picks up and it starts gettin Warmer. I’m not ready for warmer weather... ugggh
Ill be back in a couple days for final weigh in and update. I think I’ve plateaued, which is a new thing I’ve got to figure out. Should be easy, eat right, drink lots of water, get some exercise, scale goes down. Yeah, no.0 -
CrispyStars3 wrote: »@Sabine_Stroehm -- Congratulations!!
I don't know what I am looking at, but seems you've 'hit the mark' every day!
Is the image from an app tracker of sorts? ...is interesting.
It's the Apple Watch, yeah. You set goals. You get "progress" toward closing rings for standing (for 12 hours), exercising (at least 30 minutes), and moving (burning at least 500 calories moving).2 -
Day 28:
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
Went out with friends and had wine and ice cream for dinner...which was a better choice than pasta and wine and ice cream...but still, I definitely need these days at the end of the month to ease into my shred because I do love to eat...and no working out just because I got home from the event late, and what little time I had at "home" before going was spent going by the mechanics and paying them so we could get the truck back...errands and some time with friends, not the end of the world...maybe I can double up tonight???1 -
Jan 28
on-plan cals: higher day
on-plan carbs: higher carbs
workout: 2/6, strength
NEAT:
Constant random horsecrappery happened throughout the day so I missed my hourly Nagbit goals quite a bit. I did move around but I can't say how much. I still need to do more. Unfortunately, me doing my "job" better and more thoroughly (schooling the kids) often means more instruction and more sitting with them. I'll do fine today as I have to work the Wed night program at church. A solid 3.5 hours on my feet.
I'm feeling fat. Which is par for the time of the month it is but I REALLY don't like it. I need to get on the scale, which I'm not likely to do until that garbage is over. It's possible I need to reevaluate my protocol. I did just turn 41 and though it sounds ridiculous, when I turned 40 a switch flipped and a lot of changes happened and it's doing it again at 41. Last year it included after-40 old lady skin
, this year it's a slightly receding hairline and increased peri symptoms. 
Could be that with it is also decreasing of calorie needs. We shall see. I've gone back to "loss protocol" this week. And maybe by Saturday I can weigh. We'll work on a Shreduary for me as well. 
Anywhichway that it falls, tweaks must be made.
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I found DIM helpful with dealing with the belly gain and some other peri symptoms...I'm currently off of it, but if I start up again with the flashes and such then I'll go back on.0
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So sorry to hear about woman's issues tripping you up. I do not miss those days at all. I'm quite a bit older than 41.
Check in for Jan. 28
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31. great news, I have lost all the weight from get together this past weekend
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day, very, very under b/c I want so much to meet goal
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 under also
4. Exercise every day, no treadmill, too many meetings at work
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks. did good.
Stay strong for the last few days of January, that's my plan....2 -
I want to finish the week strong! I’ve tracked the last couple of days which makes me more aware of the amount I want to eat versus what will likely satisfy me. Fasting this month has been a piece of cake so while I won’t focus on it as much I’ll keep it up. Water consumption is getting better but today required more caffeine to get through work. Where did the month go? While I wasn’t as mindful I would have liked it was great checking in here regularly and feeling inspired by everyone else. Looking forward to February!2
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Check in for Jan 29
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31. SUCCESS!! I am so excited the scale is moving again. I wonder if it has anything to do with going over calorie and carb goals for 2 days then getting back to it? Does anyone have a thought about this?
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day, well under
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 under goal
4. Exercise every day, treadmill uphill for 2 miles
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks. Good planning, brownies at our Wed night bible study and I didn't have one.
I'm ready to be done with January and have a fresh start for February. I am buying myself a pair of running shoes to celebrate meeting weight loss goal.1 -
Jan 29
on-plan cals: lower day
on-plan carbs: lower carbs
workout: 3/6, cardio
NEAT:
Thanks for the rec @tcunbeliever. I have to order my youngest's b-day gift today for next week and so I'll piggyback it on that. If things are this stupid already, this is going to be a long decade to 15 years.
Poor sleep again. My usual dysfunction plus an anxiety dream that woke me up wide awake, and all anxious. I was awake awhile.
Oh well. Got 15k steps yesterday. Today is strength. I didn't do as well as I wanted Tues so I'll see if I can improve things this time.
Off to curate my crazy life.
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Day 29:
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
Yesterday was solid - shred goals for food and exercise...I'm switching to 8x8 for weights so I started super light just thinking I would be able to adjust up - oh no, barely made it through all reps at tempo and that was even with some extra long rests simply because I was cooking and had to stop and stir things...it's going to be such a challenge, can't wait!!!0 -
Am very disappointed to say I am not closing strong... had an ugly binge earlier this week on chia pudding and fat bombs. Obviously it could have been way worse, but I have been only making sweet items one serving at a time to remove this temptation. Monday morning instead of making my little jar with one serving of chia pudding I decided to be efficient and make four servings. I also made four cookie dough fat bombs. By the time I went to bed I had eaten everything. I was not hungry, I was not feeling deprived... once I started I just kept going back for another bite until it was all gone. Tuesday morning I planned my meals for the day, building in my evening snack like usual and not eating below my goal. Wednesday and Today I did the same. I really need to get this back under control, I cannot blame the holidays now that it’s February! Grateful this group is rolling into next month!3
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I did pretty well. But did have wine on a school night a couple of times. Now that I'm post-post-menopause it appears I don't get a good night sleep if I have a glass of wine. That makes the gym goal harder. So that goal will continue to February. It's just "habit". When we go out sometimes I'll order a glass mindlessly. Then feel I have to drink it.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »My goals for January are pretty simple:
Cardio and weights workout six days a week
Yoga and Pilates every other day
no weekday wine.
Here's my workouts (and my "move" goal). Exercise is green. I'll close today's rings as well, and win an "award" for closing my move ring all 31 days.
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amckholmes wrote: »Am very disappointed to say I am not closing strong... had an ugly binge earlier this week on chia pudding and fat bombs. Obviously it could have been way worse, but I have been only making sweet items one serving at a time to remove this temptation. Monday morning instead of making my little jar with one serving of chia pudding I decided to be efficient and make four servings. I also made four cookie dough fat bombs. By the time I went to bed I had eaten everything. I was not hungry, I was not feeling deprived... once I started I just kept going back for another bite until it was all gone. Tuesday morning I planned my meals for the day, building in my evening snack like usual and not eating below my goal. Wednesday and Today I did the same. I really need to get this back under control, I cannot blame the holidays now that it’s February! Grateful this group is rolling into next month!
Oh I feel you. I can most of the time moderate multiple servings of low-carb foods now, but that ability was hard fought with a lot of failures and learning and troubleshooting myself. It's like I have a blackhole in my soul. Gotta keep filling it. I know they say that food addiction is not a thing, but the buzz I get from the hyperpalatability (taste really really good) of certain foods is powerful.
Anyway, it sounds like you recovered well from Monday. That's the way to do it. Dust yourself off, figure out what you can learn from the stumble, and keep going. You only fail if you give up and go home.3 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
I did pretty well. But did have wine on a school night a couple of times. Now that I'm post-post-menopause it appears I don't get a good night sleep if I have a glass of wine. That makes the gym goal harder. So that goal will continue to February. It's just "habit". When we go out sometimes I'll order a glass mindlessly. Then feel I have to drink it.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »My goals for January are pretty simple:
Cardio and weights workout six days a week
Yoga and Pilates every other day
no weekday wine.
Here's my workouts (and my "move" goal). Exercise is green. I'll close today's rings as well, and win an "award" for closing my move ring all 31 days.
I've had that problem with alcohol since my mid-30s. My sleep is a joke anyway, but if I imbibe, I'm wide awake at 4am and there's usually no real sleep after that. I might dose off for a moment, but I'm awake every 30min- an hour until I have to get up. DH can drink and sleep through.
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Jan 30
on-plan cals: higher day
on-plan carbs: higher carbs
workout: 4/6, strength
NEAT:
Just really struggling with that NEAT. The cold and the dark is killing me. I have to remember to take vit D in the morning. And sleep would help. Calorie Deficit messes with sleep too.
Today is cardio. Tomorrow I weigh and see the damage. Maintenance is a learning process. Clearly I'm still learning what will work long term. I'm determined to NOT gain 15lb this winter. I have to figure out what numbers work to fit my life and deal with my Beloved Saboteur.
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Day 30:
Eat at maintenance (1764 +/-200 per day)
Do the planned workouts every day
Get 10K steps a day
Yesterday was solid...and can I just say hack squats are the devil...really struggled with those, can't wait until I get better at them!!! Feeling it today!!!1 -
Check in for Jan 30 and 31. Today is not done but I'm planning on a good day.
1. Lose 5 lbs before 1/31. Success!!! I am so happy
2. Stay under carb goal, <35 day, right at goal
3. Stay under calorie goal, <1,500 under
4. Exercise every day, no treadmill, good treadmill days, today I put the incline way up
5. Plan ahead for meals and snacks.
Yippee! On to February, I'm psyched... One month closer to Spring1 -
Hey friends! Sorry we kinda fell off the face of the earth a while back. Something got kinda messed and we just like, forgot to check in here or something. 😿
We kept doing our goals & stuff, except one day last week everything blew up & we lost control & binged.😾 But we were back at it again the next day, except for feeling sick cos of like carb poisoning or whatever. 😿
Congrats to everyone for getting through the month! 😺1
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