Accountability buddy

Just scrolling through the community and found this group. I would love to be a part of it if you will accept me.

Add me too! I am trying to lose just over a stone 🙂

Good morning everyone and welcome to the new people .. the more the merrier!

Checking in this morning to keep my head focused on my goals. Still doing ok with logging but have been hungry at night. I need to make sure my meals are more satiating.

Bought some Christmas treats and stashed them under the tree so that I wouldn’t eat them in advance. It’s worked so far. Anyone read the Frog and Toad story about the cookies? Kind of like that.

Yesterday I did a yoga session that was too hard and it kind of made me grumpy all day. There’s a lesson in that.

I posted a thread about holiday fitness and eating strategies that was really helpful. I’m going to read all the ideas a few times to make them stick. That’s something that helps me about this stream as well.

Best holiday wishes to everyone!

As a followup to my long welcome message above, I’m adding this week’s progress report and setting my goals for next week here:

Progress report: I was over my daily calorie goal by an average of 50 calories per day (plus 350 for the week) but I was under my maintenance level by about 150 calories per day so I had a deficit of a little over 1,000 calories overall. I completed my two sessions of physical therapy (PT) and two workout sessions with my family and the personal trainer (only 30 minutes) as planned but I only walked one day because my friend canceled ... and I’m weak about doing it for myself without being accountable to meeting someone else!! So, in short, this week was not a big success but still relatively on track. I’ll count that as a small victory.

For the next two weeks, my goals are:
-Abdominal workout with my son today & cleaning
-PT tomorrow for my shoulder, and ...
-Personal trainer workout with whole family
-Walk with family on Christmas Day
-Tennis and abdominal workouts with my younger son at least three times per week through 1/8
-Walk or hike with my older son (or whole family) at least three times per week through 1/8
-PT twice a week via Telehealth through 1/8
-Eat below maintenance level at a minimum but try to meet calorie goal each day. My goal is 5 of 7 days achieving the 200-calorie daily deficit.

I’ll be meeting some friends and family members outside (per covid guidelines) over the next two weeks and plan to build in as much activity as possible but some of them have physical limitations so it will be challenging. One of them is retired in a location that has a golf course so maybe our family can use the course or some kind of golf ‘driving range’ and then meet outside for a drink while visiting them ... but, it’s been at least 25 years since my very limited exposure to golf so I don’t want to frustrate any of the other residents!

I don’t think the weather will be warm enough for swimming but that might be a possibility, and one uncle likes to get around on a cheap bike with a basket for groceries, etc. - and he keeps a couple extras on hand (or borrows from a neighbor) - so you get the idea ... We’ll try to build in some fun activities with our college-age sons before they return to school while visiting relatives as safely as possible during a pandemic! I prefer experiences in place of gifts and my parents were always so great about showing us ways to enjoy the simple pleasures of the holiday ... like stringing garland out of popcorn and red berries, and cutting snowflakes out of paper or putting cloves into oranges to make ornaments, to decorate the tree.

We always had fun playing outside and pausing to appreciate the beauty in our surroundings (like the frozen lake @beshamama described, the smell of a fragrant flower, or trees changing color). So, I’m tapping into those carefree days of childhood during the final days of 2020, feeling thankful for good health and memorable time with family. We’re not exchanging actual gifts but I feel very fortunate to have the option of renting a house for a family getaway and change of scenery during such challenging times. I hope everyone can find some moments of joy, relaxation and wellness this week! Give yourself the gift of health and feeling of accomplishment that comes with meeting your personal goals for this week ... and, most of all, be kind to yourself. Every decision you make is an opportunity to make a good decision to become the person you want to be. Every morning you wake up with a clean slate. Go get those goals!

Hello to all the new people!

I have a serious motivation problem...keep starting and stopping my health goals. But I think that I’m going to give myself permission to be a lazy bum till Jan 1st then I’m going to really try my best to stick with things.

So I’ll “see” you all next year 🤪

Hi everyone and happy holidays... it is nice to be here supporting each other.

I took two days off for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as planned. It was indulgent and fun. Today I ate strangely because I took a road trip within New Mexico and because I still have candy left over from the holiday, but I still logged.

I am in a mountainous area so I will do some snowshoeing. That burns a lot of calories. I am going to eat simply and pay attention as I transition back to my weight loss goal daily calorie intake. I will still try to meet my goal and keep logging all week while I’m up here. Yoga daily. I want to spend some time journaling so that I take a look at my goals for the year overall and how meeting my weight loss goal fits into those.

How about you all? I always love hearing about @PatriceFitnessPal’s detailed goals and fun and varied life. @beshamama I get what you’re saying about motivation. That happens to me too. Maybe if the goals are smaller? Sometimes that works for me.

Wishing you a happy last few days of 2020. Man this year was strange.

I need a accountability buddy! I always have people in real-life who say they will hold themselves accountable and then fall off. It makes me feel alone and depressed so maybe having friends I can turn to on here will help. Definitely open to friend request! Add me

Hi Everyone ,I'll join too. I'm Bronwyn 56 from Australia .I want to lose 22lbs.

@Pokadot89, @BronTonRollyBeau and @hollyfit05 - Welcome! It’s good to have new group members. I’ll look forward to learning from your experience and reading about your progress. Usually, we post our short-term locals and then check in regularly to report our progress and encourage others.

Do you have one or two specific goals for the week that feel manageable to achieve?

Let us know how you’re doing and feel free to post any questions you might have. @Pokadot89, I’m sorry the people closest to you have not been able to support you in the way you were hoping they would. Is there something specific that you would find helpful from the group to keep you on track?

@bumpbreakcar - Thanks for sharing some smoothie ingredients to try. I love ginger and just realized I rarely add it to my smoothies. I usually have ginger on hand at home and also have a jar of crystallized ginger I’d like to use so thanks for the idea! I’m going to experiment with some new flavors when I return from my trip.

I’m on ‘vacation’ with my family, still working a few hours each day, and enjoying the warmer beach climate for a change in scenery before my two sons return to college. The sunshine motivates me to spend time outdoors so I’ve been able to play tennis and workout more often this week.

We are eating most meals at ‘home’ in our rental but occasionally order takeout food, which tends to get me off track. My nutrition has been fluctuating a bit but I’ve managed to balance out over a seven-day period so I’m satisfied with that outcome while away from my regular routine. My weight has stayed the same at 135 and my goal weight is about 125. My plan is to maintain my goal weight within a range of about 125-130 so I’m almost there but I’m expecting the last 10-pound loss to take some time.

My weigh in day is Wednesday so I’m starting a new week today. Here’s my progress report on last week’s goals:

-Abdominal workout with my son at least three times per week through 1/8. ✅✅✅
-Physical therapy (PT) for my shoulder twice per week via Telehealth 12/29 and 12/31 ✅✅
-Personal trainer workout with whole family ✅
-Walk with family on Christmas Day ❌
-Tennis ✅✅✅
-Walk or hike with my older son (or whole family) at least three times per week through 1/8 ❌✅✅
-Eat below maintenance level at a minimum but try to meet calorie goal each day. ❌❌✅✅✅✅❌✅ - My goal is 5 of 7 days achieving the 200-calorie daily deficit.

I didn’t meet my calorie deficit targets early in the week 😐 but got back on track with more exercise 🎉, ending the week with an average of 1,195 calories per day. That’s minus 1,435 below maintenance for the week, and translates to just under half a pound. The scale almost dipped to the high end of 134 for the first time ... but settled at exactly 135 for my weigh in this week. My goals are the same for this week, except our family is not meeting with the personal trainer this week. I need to do my PT exercises on my own every day in addition to the two Telehealth appointments so I’m adding 15-30 minutes of stretches and strength training (w/ low weights) daily.

How is everyone doing? Best wishes for the rest of the week. I hope you all finish strong! Go get those goals!!