I had a perfect day yesterday - logged and met the 1200 calorie goal and the 10,000 steps. Feels good, now to see about today. Slowcooker set up with turkey drumsticks/veggies.
I'm Sylvia, 51, in Massachusetts. Food and weight a lifelong battle, have had years in good shape but always returned to being heavy. In Jan. at a high of 190 something, something clicked and faithfully weighing and logging, got me into the forties in July - even I was amazed. I tend to be active anyhow but it was really all about the calories in, not deliberate exercise. For 3 months now I've yo yo-ed with the same few pounds - and coincidentally, I had stopped weighing and logging. Winging it is not working. I fall right back into the same habits. I forget who in the October thread who talked of having a cookie, then just eating the two boxes of cookies...that's me too.
I'm the kid who never really left home and now with dad, 91, and mum, 80, it's just as well. Good to have a live in caregiver for dad who needs it. Especially with this Covid. Ended a long term relationship last year and no kids; I'm feeling very good and free to focus on me and getting into the shape I'd like to stay for the rest of my life.
This group has been such a boost towards that goal. Amazing support. My continued thanks to all.
Try the habit tracker - such a great idea. I'm going for another month with no alcohol.
I'm in the maintenance zone of Waistaways, but the last 3 months clearly show that, winging it doesn't work. I'm sharing my loss chart from the past year to show and emphasize that it can be done by calories intake alone - I also chose not to connect my fitbit to the MFP - any exercise was just 'gravy' - did not eat my exercise calories. I've joked I might make a magnet of this image to put on the fridge as a reminder and inspiration.
Let's rock November!!

@micki48 I would like to continue in the step challenge with a goal of 5000 per day.

Steps from last week:

10/25: 5044
10/26: 5292 + 15 minutes moderate strength training, arms
10/27: 5500 + 20 minutes moderate strength training, core
10/28: 5700 + 30 minutes moderate strength training, legs
10/29: 3425
10/30: 2187
10/31: 9345

My name is Kristi and I'm 38. I have been married for 13 years and we have 3 kids ages 11, 9 and almost 6! I work as an occupational therapist for the schools 4 days a week. My husband took the year off to homeschool the kids. I started my journey at 255 lbs in February 2019. I'm down about 40 lbs. I'm currently working on revamping my workout routine to add more weight training. I drug a bunch of our old weights out of the barn and cleaned them up. Our house is pretty small so I am getting really good at organizing stuff into closets and little nooks. I also need to work on my macros and eat more protein. I am going to try calorie cycling with more calories the week before my period to see if that helps with PMS and the I've been on a diet forever feeling. I'm hoping November will be much better than last month. I have 4 months until my 2 year anniversary date for weight loss and I am really hopeful the changes I'm making will give me a boost.

I am Sam and I live in Munich, Germany (originally from India, though). I am 34 years old, single and work in advertising. I have been fat all my life, have been using food as a crutch all my life.

I got serious about losing weight in 2009. Since then, I have made 4 serious attempts at losing weight( including this one) and lost close to a 100 lbs on two occasions. But both those times, I did in a very unsustainable manner and gained all the weight back plus more.

This time feels different (like all other times haha) because I am eating healthier and I don't have to depend on my willpower to stay within my calorie allotment, so we'll see. Since starting in May, I have lost 74 lbs and have 67 lbs to go till I reach my initial goal weight. I try to stick to 1820 calories a day and go out cycling 5-6 times a week.

I plan to reach my initial goal weight by March, my main goal weight by June and my ultimate goal weight by December next year.

Day 1:

Drank water
3400 steps
Stayed under 1500 calories
1682 words

November off to a good start.

Hello, I am Kelly. I am a wife and mother of 4, ages 16, 10, 4, and 1. I teach Kindergarten Special Education. I have been in the group since January. I am on the higher end of my prebaby 4 weight, but my inches are on the lower end and my clothes fit really well. I wore my skinny jeans on Friday for the first time, even though my weight is up.🤷‍♀️

I had a rough week with sleep. The baby is teething and just wants to sleep with me holding her in the rocking chair. Unfortunately, I can't sleep like that. I'm pretty sure she will be waking up with me for my 5am workouts now that the time has changed, too.

November Goals- to be more consistent with my eating, logging, and workouts. Overall, I am proud of my slow progress. I can finally see a difference in how my clothes fit. But, I need to push myself to really get to the next level. I had a goal of 145 by Than, but clearly that isn't realistic. I will change it to New Years. 7 pounds over the holidays will be a HUGE challenge, but I really want this.