Relapsers getting Real Healthy Accountability group- 2020-2021

Yesterday was a good day in terms of walking (17k steps) and eating, but sadly the scales didn't budge. I stick mostly to eating no chocolate, which is a big relief, because that has always been my biggest weakness.

Hah! Not only did I not have a mince pie at work today (I’m saving my first taste of mince pie for Xmas worked!)but my DELIGHTFUL husband brought home Waitrose extra special ones last night too which I am studiously ignoring 😩

Worst thing is I know he got them because he knows I love them and wants to make me happy. My weight has been up and down over our 20+ year relationship and he is very carefully NOT NOTICING that I am eating less and losing weight deliberately. He’s just hugging me a lot.

@Nikalris congrats on a great day’s walking. The scale will show it. Maybe plan the day you will next have some chocolate. Build it up and look forwards to it. Will make it all the sweeter and help you resist perhaps? That’s what I’m doing with the mince pies!!!

@flatcoatedR the only thing I can suggest is having a serious chat with yourself and choose whether you lose weight or relax into comfortable old age. Make the choice and then if you do go for weight loss then commit to a realistic 8ish week goal and some behaviours that will help you towards them for just one day (tomorrow). My first goals were to drink a glass of cold tap water each time before eating anything and NO BISCUITS FOR A DAY. Really helped me get started . Updated my goals daily in my diary from then which is motivating. Best of luck!

Hi everyone! Nice to see folks checking in.
@ClearNotCloudyMind - congrats!! You did amazing saying no!
@Nikalris - that's a fantastic step count! I imagine at some point your activity will catch up with you and you'll see a drop on the scale.
@FlatCoatedR - it's so hard to get started - hopefully you can pick one or two things to focus on at first, and then over time you can expand your efforts.
@Dukare - great job on the zumba!

I hit my 20 day streak logging on MFP today, and I'm just so happy with myself. I did 2 miles on the treadmill yesterday. I did NOT do a good job about going to sleep when I was supposed to, so I'm still feeling sleep deprived, but I'm determined to catch-up this weekend. I'm so excited for my new desk to get here - it's supposed to arrive Sunday, so that will be a fun project putting it together this weekend.

Happy Weekend everyone!
I am going to try some new tactics this new week to try and stay under my calorie goals and increase my motivation to stay on track with exercise. Meal prepping being the focus this week.
I have cleaned out my home of extreme snacking foods and I am trying to stay on track before the coming holiday that I know will be hard for me for a couple of days. So, let’s focus friends.
@HealthyTrent I feel you with the sleep issues! Catching up will really help, spend some time just relaxing at home in your PJs too!
@ClearNotCloudyMind my husband also has a serious issue with bringing things into the home. I need sometimes to just look the other way as you have been doing and focus on my goals.... so difficult!
@Dukare I am with you, let’s start fresh each day to reach our goals. One day at a time.

Ditto. I made a lot of progress last year and then covid and work stress and complacency and I gained most of it back. I've been back on track since September and am always looking for friends and people to support. I also joined the biggest loser challenge which helps me with accountability as well. Hope everyone is taking care if Themselves. Feel free to friend me!

Hi everyone! Here to check in - last night I was starting to feel a little sad/tired/grumpy and normally I would have gone for whatever food was handy and tasty, but I managed to resist - big victory! I'm slightly frustrated that the scale was *up* this morning when I've been really good the last few days, but I drank extra water today, and I'm assuming it was a fluke. I had a pretty active day today - I did 30 minutes on the treadmill and then spent the afternoon taking apart my old desk & putting together my new one. I ended up at over 13k steps! It was a lot of work, and bring desk parts up and down the stairs, since my office is in the basement.

@Gold6767 - welcome!
@ClearNotCloudyMind - everyone has bad days on occasion, but the key is starting fresh tomorrow! Hope tomorrow's a better day for you.

Hah! Thanks for the good vibes @melichalupa and @HealthyTrent. Today was a much better day.

First day my week at home on “study” and eating stayed pretty much exactly on plan. Did very little exercise so the plan for tomorrow is to cycle into town and get the food shopping for the rest of the week.

Hoping for 73.5 at the end of the week, which puts me on course for my mini-goal of 73kg by xmas and a dive into my old clothes cupboard as a reward. Staying focused on that!

Best of luck in NY @melichalupa. Lived there for 3 years back in the 80s so it still feels a bit like home to me. So sad how hard it’s been hit this year 🙁

Hello All, I hope you are all doing well, keeping safe/healthy and that it's okay if I join this group and connect with you all I have been having a hard time as well like you Rashmi. I totally get where you are coming from and I am happy for us all that we aren't giving up and trying again as hard as it feels going back to square one.

I suffered from a pretty horrible illness a few years back and am having long-term side effects including less energy and major insomnia, frequent headache just to name a few. This whole Covid situation does make things hard for me as well... I don't know about you guys, but I was going to the gym before this all hit pretty frequently and looked the best I had in a long time. Plus I was eating fairly well. Fast forward to now, I have moved to a newer town with my partner and am feeling pretty isolated not being able to pick up some of my favorite hobbies which are typically grouped based (for example kickboxing), and not having those connections locally. It doesn't help that my partner isn't happy either and mostly plays video games and barley talks to me lately... As you can imagine I have turned to eating more and not being as active (I have just been feeling SO rundown and tired. It's not an excuse I know and being unactive makes it worse). What do you all do to keep yourselves motivated?

The part that makes me the most mad at myself is I have the means to be healthy (Equipment, a heavy bag, ability to go for a run, free weights and a rack) and I know how to cook well enough, but I feel like I am turning to junk

For me there isn't really any trigger foods other than chocolate or chips. Now I do buy chocolate but my partner keeping bringing home mass bags of chips. How do you all manage when tasty snacks seem to find themselves magically making themselves into your home? The worst part is he knows what I like so I end up eating it too.

I hope we can all support each other during this time

Hi everyone! Checking in for today. Enjoyed my 1st day with my at home sit/stand desk. I definitely had more steps at the end of the workday that I would have otherwise. I can't always stand & work (like if I really need to concentrate hard), but sometimes it works well, and depending on what I'm doing sometimes I'm able to walk in place while working. I walked 15 min at lunch on the treadmill, and am waiting for my dinner to settle before I go back & do another 45 min or so (the length of a tv show), before bed. I made a yummy side dish tonight for dinner - black beans combined with onion and garlic that had been sauteed in butter, plus some spices and spinach that wilted in with the beans. I made enough to have it with a few meals. I'm typically a follow-a-recipe type person, so I'm proud of myself for making this on the fly. I'm trying to reconnect with my enjoyment of delicious home-made meals.

@melichalupa - good job prepping!
@ClearNotCloudyMind - glad you had a better day. Sounds like you're setting yourself up for a good week.
@roxinronni - welcome! Sounds like you already have some ideas on what you can do to get on track.

Checking in:
My calories were too low with the fruit and soup... so odd because I ate until satisfied. Ugh... sometimes I think the most difficult part of this journey is finding balance. Let’s start AGAIN and get it right.
I have also been tasked with making about 1000 sugar cookies for a cookie decorating activity for my sisters children for Christmas. (They have enough kids between them that they can start a small school) It was difficult to say no as the Cool Childless Aunt. We will see how this works out for this weekend.
@roxinronni Welcome! I store most fruits in the fridge before I want them to ripen completely, to prep I cut some fruit and just squeeze some lemon juice on top. That’s enough to keep most fruits looking fresh for at least 2 days.
@HealthyTrent Great way to make some black beans-I LOVE BEANS ❤️ They are pretty much the perfect food. I am a big fan roasting chickpeas. Try it... you will love it.