30 pounds to lose challenge by March 2021
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@mochasmommie7193
"If you stumble, make it part of the dance."
What a great saying! Stick with it and you will get there.
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THIS CHALLENGE: lose 30 pounds by end of March (starting in December)
Nov 30 : 287.9 (starting weight)
Dec 04 : 283.5 : weekly loss = 4.4, total loss = 4.4
Dec 11 : 284.6 : weekly loss = -1.1, total loss = 3.3
Dec 18 : 283.8 : weekly loss = 0.8, total loss = 4.1
Dec 25 : 286.0 : weekly loss = -2.2, total loss = 1.9
Jan 01 : 281.6 : weekly loss = 4.4, total loss = 6.3
Jan 08 : 279.1 : weekly loss = 2.5, total loss = 8.8
End of March Goal: <258
Christmas (really nearly all of December) was a bit of a bust! Back to it now, though.9 -
@lorrainequiche59 Great for you to push through and realize food was not the answer! You are doing great and should be proud of yourself. I hope the comment was merely ignorant and not intentionally mean. We do not need that on this thread. We should be here to lift each other up. Our health and well being is the priority.
Just to clarify the comment did not come from anyone here, and it was just from ignorance. Still it triggered me due to the sensitive subject matter and when people ridicule what causes others so much pain it sends me into a bit of a tailspin until I process all that. It was a different group & it was disappointing to me that people can be so insensitive.5 -
Thank you for everyone's kind comments around my emotional eating issue I truly appreciate the support.frankwbrown wrote: »@mochasmommie7193
"If you stumble, make it part of the dance."
What a great saying! Stick with it and you will get there.
@mochasmommie I second this comment. Woohoo...Progress not perfection!!
BTW 3 lbs down. That is from my original weigh-in at the start of this group a few weeks ago, so I figure this is actual fat and not just water....I had a couple of rocky weeks but enough of some solid healthy eating days to have a loss and I'll take it
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Switching my check-in to Friday, so ..
Start 165 lbs
Present 158.8 lbs
Goal 140 lbs
Total loss 6.2 lbs
Slow and steady loss. Hoping for low 150’s at month end.
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So, week 1 was GREAT! Lost almost 4 lbs. in 5 days. Mind you I was on vacation and had plenty of time to exercise. Then the weekend came and I new I was in trouble. Drank too much wine on Saturday and on Sunday my family had reservations at a nice restaurant with a multi-course meal and 3 bottles of wine. Monday I weighed myself and right back to 244.
Got right back to work and I consider today's weigh-in a victory. Still down 3.6 lbs in 2 weeks and I exercised for 384 minutes and burned 1615 calories. Now to control my weekends and make my goal.
Stay the course.
Dec 28 244
Jan 01 240.4
Jan 08 240.4
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SW: 168 lbs
GW: 126 lbs
Start 1/1/21: 168 lbs
Sundays:
Jan 1: 76.2 kg /168 lbs
Jan 9: 74.3 kg / 163.80 lbs (weighed in today so not so much of a gap until next sunday)
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Saturday Weigh in Day for Me!
HW 170
12-5 165
12-12 163.4
12-19 164
12-26 Did not weigh in
1-2 164.2
1-9 161.6 Total Weight Loss so far 8.4
I am pleased. Slow but steady.7 -
I am pleased. Slow but steady.
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop" ~ Confucius ~
It takes time to incorporate new habits to replace the not-so-healthy habits. Consistency is one of my goals...just being consistent. I think that decades of "dieting" has resulted in a mindset for me of quick weight loss and then back to the same ol' unhealthy eating patterns that got me wanting to diet in the first place....AND what I have learned through all of that back & forth is this: DIETS DO NOT WORK!!!! What diets have done for me in the past is set me up to restrict and then binge and cycle over & over. Dieting and trying to reach some unrealistic ideal has also set me up for some significantly negative body image issues. I'm done with all of that.
There are no "good/bad" foods...there are only choices we can make as to which food we choose to eat and how much we choose to eat and then listen to our body as to how our choices affect us. We can also choose what we say to ourselves about our bodies exactly as they are right here, right now. What are the messages we send ourselves...are they loving, kind and accepting OR are they negative, critical and condemning? Food for thought!
Here's to another healthy eating day making choices that will help me feel good in my skin exactly as I am right here, right now!!
May we all work at loving ourselves a little bit more this day.
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I'm 37 years old, married, we have a 2 year old. My goal for this challenge is to lose 15-20 lbs. 2020 starting weight was 225. My ultimate goal weight is 135-140 I'll plan for Saturday weigh ins.
Good luck to everyone on reaching your goals.
Dec 5th 183.0
Dec 12th 182.2
Dec 19th 181.2
Dec 26th 181.4
Jan 2nd 180.8
Jan 9th 180.0
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I hiked 9 miles yesterday. Still struggling to get out of the 180's...
SW: Jul 7th 226
Nov 30th 188
Dec 7th 186.2
Dec 12th 184
Dec 19th 182
Dec 26th 183.6
Jan 2th 183.2
Jan 9th 182.6
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Jan 30th
GW: 150
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Stay strong today y'all!!! Log it! Eat mindfully and drink the damn water!!!! 🦾🦾🦾6
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Gosh guys.... I don’t even remember the last time I checked in.
I was 172.6 on New Year’s Day.
Goal weight is 155
Today’s weight 168.4
13.4 pounds till top of maintenance zone!13 -
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echojuliet21
Sundays
Jan 3 265
Jan 10 262
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Mar Goal: 2327 -
“Instead of indulging in ‘comfort food,’ indulge in comfort meditation, comfort journaling, comfort walking, comfort talking, comfort manicures, comfort reading, comfort yoga, comfort hugging.”– Karen Salmansohn
I don’t know about y’all but I lean toward snacking for comfort and need to replace this habit with alternatives. I do find meditation helps.
What do you use to replace comfort eating?3 -
Coloring, playing games on my phone, taking a walk, calling a friend, writing in my journal!! Anything I can!! I am an emotional eater bored eater and a foodie!! Struggle is real!!6
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Checking in:
It is always hard once a train jumps the rails to get it back on track. Therefore I was so happy to see a 2.3 lbs weight loss this week. Looking forward to working back to where I was 2 weeks ago and continuing on to my challenge goal.
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Ten days into January is when a lot of resolutions go out the window. Hang in there, Friends! We are doing this for our health! The past week has made anyone that resolved not to drink, smoke, overeat, etc., truly difficult. If you've overindulged, just get back in the saddle. Tomorrow is a new day.8
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“Instead of indulging in ‘comfort food,’ indulge in comfort meditation, comfort journaling, comfort walking, comfort talking, comfort manicures, comfort reading, comfort yoga, comfort hugging.”– Karen Salmansohn
I don’t know about y’all but I lean toward snacking for comfort and need to replace this habit with alternatives. I do find meditation helps.
What do you use to replace comfort eating?
I am able to resist comfort eating for the most part by reminding myself where I'm at and where I want to be. Continually focusing on my goal really helps me resist most urges. I tell myself I'm not giving up __________--e.g. Haagen Dazs ice cream, Pepperidge Farms cookies, Ferrero Rocher, Mr. T's Donuts (best local donut shop), etc.--forever. But when my craving exceeds my resolve, I win by having a very small taste of whatever. For example, I will take a teaspoon and give myself 3 "scoops" of Haagen Dazs, but each scoop is at most a level teaspoon, and I savor each one. That seems to squelch the craving (at least for a day or two ).5
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