@Firefly743 Yayyy for having time off from work and I hope you fully enjoy every moment! So, in 4 1/2 months, you have lost 40 lbs. Girl, that is awesome and something to seriously celebrate!! Your doctor is right that you are eating too few calories. You need to learn to listen to your body, which can be really hard for people who only focus on the number of calories they think they should be eating instead of what their body needs. I don’t personally believe that counting calories works in the long term. I also try hard not to push my own beliefs on this group unless specifically asked to. However, I really encourage you to look up Dr. Jason Fung and read “The Obesity Code,” watch his YouTube videos or find his articles on why calorie counting doesn’t work. I found what he had to say life-changing in the way I now approach weight loss.

Hi Team! It’s quiet around here, which I’m hoping means you are all having a lovely holiday if you are in the U.S. We had our dinner earlier and just finished up some pie and ice-cream. The sugar has hit me, and I need a nap or a cup of coffee, which is probably the direction I’m heading. Today, was low-key and just the three of us here. Tomorrow hubby and I are going up to the church to organize the Christmas decorations and set up the new flocked tree that I bought for the church. The ladies will descend on the place Saturday morning and make it beautiful for church on Sunday. I can’t wait for our people to see all the new changes that are being made this year.

NEW YEAR CHALLENGE: 36 Days until January 1st
1.Fast Clean: I fasted 20 hours today.
2.Workout: I did 80 Day Obsession 45 minute program
3.Eat on plan: If by plan you mean I ate all the things for Thanksgiving, then yes I did eat on plan. And I’m NOT one bit sorry!!

Hey gang! Had Thanksgiving at my brother's then came home and put a dry rub on my turkey. It was tough at my brother's, I'm having a lot of issues with my digestive system and didn't want to eat but didn't want to be rude. I'm off to bed, hope you all had a good day!

@TeresaW1020 It sounds like you had a nice Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy the decorating.

@adhmrh Wow, 9.4 lbs in a month that people usually gain, fantastic! Congrats and congrats on today's wonderful weigh-in!

Hello all. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I'm down 2 oz instead of my usual Thanksgiving gain. I just hope I lose for tomorrow's OFFICIAL weigh-in. I'm not doing too much today, maybe some online shopping, and maybe I'll put the tree up. Have a great day!

Thursday:
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
- track 90% of food intake - 50% accomplished
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day - 25% accomplished
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Goals or Improvements for tomorrow:
- track 90% of food intake
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day

Check-in for Thursday 🦃
🟢Food on plan, weighed, logged
🟢Calories in the green
🟢Workout (50+ min)
🟢Breathing exercises
🟢Martial arts forms
🟡FitRockr Up-a-Level Challenge: 64% of the way there (not sure I will make it, but trying has certainly had me up my game!)

Friday Goals
Food on plan, weighed, logged
Calories in the green (so far, so good!)
Workout (70+ min)
🟢Breathing exercises
🟢Martial arts forms
FitRockr Challenge (can I get to 85% today?)



Happy day after Thanksgiving, for those that were celebrating yesterday!

@adhmrh - Woohoo! What a great weigh-in! And what an impressive total; lost for November! You are rocking it! 🥳 And wow, it sounds like you have so much to be thankful for. That's so lovely!
Your book looks great!

@trooworld - "I had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I'm down 2 oz instead of my usual Thanksgiving gain. " That is ten kinds of awesome! Hurray! Have a wonderful laid-back day today!

@TeresaW1020
Not the number you wanted, I know, but it's got to be SO much better than if you were not paying attention. And I know you'll be back on it this week with your IF! And maybe your decoration work today will help burn off a few of those calories (it sounds super fun either way)!

@Katmary71 I hope you slept well and are feeling better today, digestive-wise.

@davidji82 - BOOM! What a great weigh-in! 🌟

@davors19 - Excellent work holding steady this week! 🟢🟢🟢

@leonadixon - SO glad to see you checking in! I think you are super busy these days, but know we are happy to see you.

@GabiV125 - Aww, I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! As you say, no overthinking and no guilt!

@Jactop - Zowie! Great weigh-in! 🥳

@Firefly743 - Please, please know that 11 days is a perfectly reasonable amount of time to figure out the calorie thing in! I just think it is brilliant that you are tracking, analyzing and trying changes after you give something a while and don't see the result you want. "It's hard to really figure out exactly what the right "recipe" is for my body." So it is, and the recipe can change over time. You are doing all the right things!
Also, for what it's worth, I think losing a steady 10 pounds in 6 weeks is GREAT! There's often a bump when you change routines, so first start, but honestly, most people don't keep losing 3.5 to 4 pounds a week (which is what losing 22 pounds/6 weeks come out to). Weight loss is such an exercise in patience.

@trooworld That is great that the scale was down for you. Sending good vibes for tomorrow’s weigh-in. I love online shopping! I did some yesterday since the Black Friday sales had begun.

@adhmrh I love your list of blessings and share many of the same ones with you! Especially having a very awesome savior and husband. That is wonderful that you had such a great loss this week!! You totally proved that you can enjoy a holiday without reaping the consequences of weight gain.

@AustinRuadhain Yup, not the number I wanted but it sure could have been worse and has in the past. I’m back on the IF track today.

@raleighgirl09 It is good to see you popping in! Do you have any answers as to why you are struggling so much right now? I know you started the new job is it causing you a lot of stress? You know that we all believe in you and I’m sure you will be back in your groove soon.


Hi Team! So, I did suffer a gain this week, which I’m not surprised by since I ate all the things yesterday and drank a whole bottle of wine! I actually took my weekly average instead of the number that was on the scale this morning. That just didn’t seem fair since on Wednesday I was at another all-time low. I am back on track, other than some leftovers today, and will get that gain off by next week for sure. I am pleased that I’m down 3.4 for the month. Hubby and I went up to the church and did some work. I will do the rest of the decorating tomorrow morning with several ladies who promised to show up.

NEW YEAR CHALLENGE: 35 Days until January 1st
1.Fast Clean:I fasted 20 hours today.
2.Workout:I did 80 Day Obsession 45 minute program
3.Eat on plan:If by plan you mean I ate all the things for Thanksgiving, then yes I did eat on plan. And I’m NOT one bit sorry!!

Cornanda wrote: »

@trooworld- your posts are really speaking to me because I feel I've been where you've been many times in the last couple years. In 2017- I did a diabetes prevention program with my health insurance- was supposed to learn portion control and more. 1 year. Zero weight loss. In 2018 I joined WW (which has worked for me in the past) and joined a crossfit exercise program. 6 months. 7 pounds weight loss. Been on here since January- 8 pounds weight loss. At this point, I'm finally seeing a tiny bit of progress. I got very inspired by @AustinRuadhain who said that she approached her weight loss as a science experiment- goals like "wait to have a candy bar" eventually added up to a huge weight loss for her. And @raleighgirl09 who says that the process involves relaxing certain behaviors and then tightening them up again over and over. Two things I know- If I'm not trying, I'm gaining- BIG. Like 10+ pounds big before I notice and put some brakes on. 2. Even if you are not losing, you may be doing better on the health scale. You may be doing better with exercise or other things that still benefit you even if you are not losing. At this point, I feel the whole process is like stacking up stones correctly- you get going so far and then some fall off and your have to fix them. I think there are times you feel like you can't do it- it will never happen no matter how hard you try. Right now, I feel like I can do it. I'm sure the day will come again when I trip up and feel like I can't. When you joined this group, you felt like you could. I know you can! Hang in there girl!

Ah - boy, does this ring more true than ever, @Cornanda!! I'm in an '...and over again' stage and not very happy with that fact! It seems I am very familiar with the losing, when I'm in that frame of mind and doing all of the things needed to accomplish that. What I am *not* familiar with is hanging out at a good weight and just - staying there. That's what I need to do and in theory, I know how to do it and yet........ =>

Working on my head game for the plan. I want to lose the 10 pounds I'm up and then 5-10 pounds to get to what I think is going to be the maintenance spot and then - maintain. With fluctuations, of course, but staying within a range. I guess even if I have to do this several times to get it right, that's what I'll do.

Since I cannot remember if I checked in here on Tuesday or not...

Weekly Weigh-In

Day - Tuesday
Username - bethanie0825
PW - 224
CW - 223.8

I hope everyone had a lovely and week and holiday in the US!

raleighgirl09 wrote: »

@TeresaW1020 wow, yes - the million dollar question. I can answer that I am not doing what works - checking in with my Slimpossibles accountability group on a regular basis, tracking and mostly pre-logging food and sticking to those planned choices, drinking water at about 12 cups a day and keeping my focus on losing weight. The TEN million dollar question - why am I not doing those things? Why did I get to 167 pounds on 17Sep2020 and stop doing what works? It is a habit - set a goal and work like a DOG for it, make a goal.....sliiiiiiide back like a greased pig on a stripper's pole going for the BIG TIPS. Yeah, sliding back so hard and so fast that it makes your head spin.

I ask any and all of the Slims - to challenge me. Thank you, @TeresaW1020 for asking that question. I need to find the root answer. I'm not in the place of having gained 50 pounds so - - - there's that.

Girl, I almost spewed my coffee all over my computer screen!! What a way with words you have! But, yeah you are welcome for the challenge to figure out that million-dollar question as to why you slide back into habits that leave you frustrated and confused. It's like the girl that keeps going back to the bad boyfriend even though Mr. Nice Guy is standing right there ready to give her everything she ever wanted. Why oh why is that such a common and familiar story!

I'm very confident that if I don't stumble too much I will finally know what maintenance feels like in 2021. I also fully understand from amazing people like you that it's not going to be Nirvana. It's going to be work and lots of it. I certainly don't have the answers you need but I will be cheering you on with complete faith that you are going to figure it out. You have come so very far to fall back into the arms of the bad boy. Tear down that pole!!!

@adhmrh I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving. It does sound like you are blessed, how wonderful! Congrats on the fantastic loss. I also did recliner shopping lol...the best way!

@AustinRuadhain Thank you, I did have a wonderful laid-back kind of day yesterday!

@TeresaW1020 Thanks. There were some really good sales, right? That's wonderful you are down 3.4 lbs for the month, well done!

Hi all! Well, I am down 0.2 lbs since last week which I will take considering it was Thanksgiving on Thursday. I am either getting a cold or my allergies are acting up...either way I'm pretty miserable with a sniffling nose and sneezing here and there.

Friday:
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: walk
- track 90% of food intake - not accomplished
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day - 25% accomplished
_____________________________________________
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow:
- track 90% of food intake
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day