Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 1
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 193.0
Todays Weight: 191.5

@kerritho Well done on the loss! It sounds like you have a great reason to get healthier. I hate when the kitchen messes up my special request and yours wasn't complicated so it should have been easy to do. Have a good week!

@TeresaW1020 Feisty is a good word for Dr. Berry! There are so many great examples of getting in shape after 50 out there. We can do it! Congrats on yet another loss, going down down down!

@AustinRuadhain Great job, getting your sweat in! And all green dots, woo hoo! Noooo, the chocolates are still at work but I'm only at work once a week and I think now that I've had my "kid in a candy store" moment, I can go back to enjoying just one or two chocolates at a time. I used to be like that.

@raleighgirl09 That's great that you had a good day and congrats on that super loss! You are talking about sleep and weight loss: I believe I'm being affected by this. I sleep HORRIBLY and am constantly hungry. I am in the process of getting a referral to the sleep clinic to hopefully solve it. re: fighting for our lives...yes, the fact that obesity makes you in line with COVID complications is scary! I like the idea of doing a little better each day.

Hello all. I've been struggling so badly with my sleep for the past couple of years, I just can't get enough. I finally realized that there are doctors that specialize in sleep and they might be able to help me so I am in the process of getting a referral to the sleep clinic. I believe lack of sleep is the cause of my constant hunger. I look forward to solving this issue.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS.

Hi everyone - my name is Annie, 54, a Brit who has been living in the US since I got married in 1991. We have 2 sons, our 23 yr old lives in Asia & the 20 yr old is away at college, so we are also empty nesters. I joined this group 12 months ago with the intention of losing 16 pounds by the the end of 2020. At the end of August (around my birthday) I had lost 13 of those 16, and then admittedly I took my foot off the gas & slowly have gained about 5 of them back.

But, on a positive note, I feel much fitter and healthier going into 2021 than I did this time last year. I know what works for me (and what doesn't!) and it's less daunting to lose 8 pounds than 16.
All the best for 2021 everyone!!

Friday weigh in:
gwamajtw91
PW: 169.1
CW: 167.5

Hello and Happy Friday. I've spent too much time reading and not responding and now I don't think I can catch up except generally. I've read everything and think of you all often. @raleighgirl09 - I'm loving your riffs on the Slims. I've seen some excellent losses this week. Plenty of wonderful, inspirational thinking going on- That's the BEST!

So, this is late because I've been mulling, but I came up with my inspiration for the year. First, this is what I read: (for reference-ruminating and BMW (B-tch, moan, whine) syndrome is what is being discussed here.... )

"The biggest source of BMW-ing is refusing to accept that achieving and sustaining your mental and physical transformation takes work. That's right- mental and physical sweat, intensity, mindfulness, focus- all things that you apply to your job, your kids, your relationships. Why shouldn't you expend the same energy on yourself? Humbly accept that your self care will take work and you'll make the journey so much easier." Then, later this struck me: "It's about optimizing your strengths, navigating around your vulnerabilities and going for it." (Body for Life for Women)

Navigating around your vulnerabilities! Yes! I've been refusing to accept this as work for a long time, or at least refusing to DO the work. Why am I willing to put in the effort in other areas of my life, if not this? @trooworld is exactly right, we ARE fighting for our lives here.

I feel I've spent all last year learning about the ways I have not been honest with myself. Learning that I CAN actually do this and I should stop telling myself that I can't. I've been correcting the dishonesty, gathering tools I can use to help me with the work. I've learned how important mindset is on this journey. Now I'm ready.

My phrase is "Do the work"

Have a nice weekend Ya'll!

Howdy SlimPosse Peeps! (trying to keep up with @raleighgirl09!)

Thursday Checkin
🟢Morning walk/workout (10+ min)
🟢100 Pushups & Situps Programs (3 ea/week) - I did it!
🟢Food measured & tracked
🟢Hit MFP calorie goal
🟢Workout 45+ / 6 days-wk
🟢10K steps
🟢NO SUGAR challenge (for me, no added sugars; I do eat some fruit)
🟢Check in on Slimpossibles daily

Friday Plan/Status
🟢Morning walk/workout (10+ min)
So far, so good!

@raleighgirl09
Wowzers. I am looking at your LTD overall -- 119.1. So impressive.
My husband doesn't like all my dishes either. YAY to your GREAT and getting-closer-to-your-target day yesterday! Sometimes sneaking up on things is what works. As long as we are improving, we will get there!

@padjoetho
BOOM! What a great weigh-in! Congrats!

@davidji82
Woohoo! Down this week -- hurray!

@davors19
Holding steady as we transition out of the holidays -- that's great!

@TeresaW1020
Hurray! Great weigh-in! So happy for you to see that, after you were worried about having backed off during the holidays! That No Sugar Challenge and all your other efforts are paying off!

@raleighgirl09
Thank you for the reminder about Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids. Very mellow and fun!

We ARE fighting for our lives - no matter the amount of weight, all of the life or sometime later - - we all need to be the best and healthiest version of ourselves. The pandemic has made this really clear to me, the risks of extra weight and all of the health problems associated with it could make getting sick even deadlier.

I so SO agree with this! There are no guarantees, but it sure makes sense to do what you can to improve your odds against not just the virus but all k8inds of health conditions.
"Slimaloo Peeps" - I crown you Queen of riffs on the Slimpossibe name!

@trooworld
A big hurray to looking for help with the sleep issue. CHANGE HAPPENS, and you are going to make it happen, one way or t'other!

@adhmrh
BOOM! What a great weigh-in! Congratulations on starting off January with such great results!

@gwamajtw91
Woohoo! Great weigh-in! Losing 8 pounds will be oh SO doable for you!

@Cornanda
Down 2.9 pounds? Yeah, you did indeed get those dials reset! Great work kicking the month off with a bang!

" "It's about optimizing your strengths, navigating around your vulnerabilities and going for it." (Body for Life for Women)"

WOW. I love this, too!

"I feel I've spent all last year learning about the ways I have not been honest with myself."

This is super inspiring. Being straight with yourself about what's so gives you SO much power!
A big giggle to: *kitten*

Username: itsmegina
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 145.6
CW: 144.8

Also, which loss to date do I post?
From when I joined MFP (March 2013 😆) it would be 15.2 lbs
From when I “recommitted” to MFP and tracking about 6 months ago) it would be 5.6 lbs

Looking back at my MFP history, I have had periods where I was logging and engaging in the MFP community and I reliably lost weight/ ate better, then I would slack off and disengage. But it’s been so nice to have MFP and all my MFP friend support here for the times I came back. I’m so grateful to have something to help me take control of my eating when I feel I’ve lost it. And I know it reliably WORKS for me when I’m ready for the change I need.

Sorry for the ramble - this all makes sense in my head and I’m tired. I don’t post much but I read daily and I’m just grateful for this team and all the inspiration you give me! 😀

itsmegina wrote: »

Also, which loss to date do I post?
From when I joined MFP (March 2013 😆) it would be 15.2 lbs
From when I “recommitted” to MFP and tracking about 6 months ago) it would be 5.6 lbs

You choose whatever weight you want us to use for your highest and we will put it on the spreadsheet and keep track of your celebrations from there.

raleighgirl09
Saturday check in

WOW - did I ever go out with a bang last night! I was right at my calorie goal with around 1160 and then had a moment that was about 700ish calories (starting with the third drink which is not ever really what one could call a 'good' idea). I didn't get 2 walks yesterday due to very cold rain and I didn't get all my water. I mean.....towel thrown in for no reason! It's a new day, though, and the sun is out and we're getting up to 50 degrees today!!! I'll get my walks and need to go shopping so steps won't be an issue. Got my water plan and working on pre-logging for the day. I did food prep last week and it was super nice to have food at the ready again so I'm doing it again for this coming week. Makes life so much easier! Also - uses all the food purchased and makes for less waste - all wins!

@RYcare @mlhopp93 @Cstockton18 @itsmegina @adhmrh @gwamajtw91 @Cornanda - all excellent weigh ins, January is starting off in a most excellent way for YOU and for the team! CONGRATS! This is very inspiring and makes the day even more brilliant and looking doable for my own progress!!!!!

I didn't come up with my own phrase but I'm taking inspiration from @Cornanda and @trooworld with "Do the work" and "Change happens" Change happens when we do the work - and this is such a fabulous bit of motivation that talks about what is REAL:

Cornanda wrote: »

"The biggest source of BMW-ing is refusing to accept that achieving and sustaining your mental and physical transformation takes work. That's right- mental and physical sweat, intensity, mindfulness, focus- all things that you apply to your job, your kids, your relationships. Why shouldn't you expend the same energy on yourself? Humbly accept that your self care will take work and you'll make the journey so much easier." Then, later this struck me: "It's about optimizing your strengths, navigating around your vulnerabilities and going for it." (Body for Life for Women)
My phrase is "Do the work"

@Cornanda thanks for sharing! As for *kitten* I have had that happen a few times and sometimes I leave it and sometimes I change the word...and like an insolate teenager, I'll do it in a way that makes my intent clear!! => It's probably good that it's monitored, I would be much more of a potty mouth, if not. Not everyone has a fine appreciation for the more colorful choices I would no doubt be making sometimes!
@AustinRuadhain I love SlimPosse Peeps!!! And I just love that kid and dad band - it's the front girl who really tickles me and makes me happy!! I need as much happy in my day as I can get!! @TeresaW1020 I believe dad is in a band that was interrupted by COVID so the family came up with doing this as a way to keep busy and stay connected with family. It took off in that magical internet kinda way and they have gained quite a following - they were featured on the Ellen show, it's one of the videos on their channel!! They're just such fun to watch......and that little girl reminds me of my granddaughter and so....well, there you have it. It pushes my Gigi button.
@TeresaW1020 you'll do great at dinner - enjoy it and the company!!! =>

I had a bad day yesterday. I went for a long walk but then watched Emily in Paris on Netflix. They were all drinking wine so I decided to join in! Then I made some bad food choices - That's what happens when drinking. Sometimes when my garmin adds my activities to MFP the amount of calories for the exercise must be exaggerated. It gives me to much leeway with what I think I can consume. I think I need to focus more on total calories instead of net calories.

Thanks for all the posts. They contain some very inspiring weight losses and ideas in them.

raleighgirl09
Saturday evening winding down

Hi all, hope everyone had a great Saturday! It was sunny and got up to 50 today - we walked by the river for a 3.25 distance so no second walk... => Did some grocery shopping and didn't feel like making the dinner I had planned so I'll do that tomorrow and just had some leftovers. Food has been fine, although I will go over the MFP calories again - still not staying to the 1240 a day. @kerritho I agree with @TeresaW1020 on the philosophy of 'eating back' the calories. My goal is to stick to the *initial* allowance and although I have stayed in the green on the calories per MFP, it's because of the added exercise calories. Last summer, a friend said I should just take that off of my page and not have those added in as I went along. I took the plunge last year....maybe it was June of 2020....and I really did well as I was motivated to stick to the amount and stay green, not going over. And I was walking a LOT, often getting 15000 steps a day so the weight was just peeling off. I'm not in the head space to take that plunge right now but I will eventually do that again. It made a big difference for me when I did it and stuck to it for several months. The problem for me is when it feels depriving which I think would be the case if I tried that right now. BUT. You definitely have me thinking about it.

I'm planning to be closer to home tomorrow, do my walks in the 'hood and spend some time cooking for the week and getting my home office squared away - it's a bit of a cluster at the moment and making me kinda crazy! It was never really turned into my office yet, more a quick stick a table and chair in there, sorta thing - and the bed (it's the guest room) is stacked up with all kinds of crapola. I'll feel better when it's more thoughtful and mindful, and looks more like a place someone would want to go and work all day.

@Digger61 @TwistedSassette @cdnlaxmom @Firefly743 - SHAZAM, another great set of weigh ins!!!! I was telling hubby on our walk today that everyone has kicked into high gear, it's such fun and inspirational to be a part of it!!! WAY TO GO!!

@TwistedSassette love your word peace.... Wishing much of it for you - guilt over food choices is painful and so pointless as nothing good comes from it - at least for me, it may make me eat more rather than the desired effect of making me think twice. If you can, think about the coming guilt before making the choice and if it's going to make you feel guilty....let that be the reason you don't do it. BUT if you do - work on not allowing yourself to feel guilty.

@kerritho the whole alcohol thing can be dicey for me, too! I drink pretty much everyday and do fine if I stick to 1 or 2. But the 3rd one is almost ALWAYS a bad idea and involves really poor eating choices. I do occasionally abstain or work toward only having 1 for several days in a row. Takes the all-important mindset for me to pull that off, though.

@TeresaW1020 I am taking this advice and just moving along to a new and better day! I didn't make the water goal and don't really care to guzzle a ton o' aqua just to do that, at this late stage, so I'll be planning better for tomorrow!

Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 2 - Jan 2021 Sunday
PW 136.4lbs (61.9kg)
CW 137lbs (62.2kg)
LTD about 45.8lbs (20.8kg)

Stable but put on weight this week.

@TeresaW1020
Had a bad day on Thursday and ate a whole box of chocolates. I didn't manage sugar free January.

Gone for walks 3 days this week but aiming to go daily.

Did drink herbal tea but not daily habit yet.

GOALS:
1. Drink herbal tea at 5pm than tea
2. Walk on Mon, Tue + Thu (after rain has passed)
3. January No-Sugar Challenge?