Relapsers getting Real Healthy Accountability group- 2020-2021

I'm feeling exhausted today with a bit of a headache, but I just wanted to stop in and say I really enjoy this thread and you all are very inspiring for me. I feel confident that we won't be relapsers in 2022

Morning all, checking in for yesterday. I was feeling rather down about it before reading @HealthyTrent post above, as it was another day where I’d just not been able to stay within my calorie budget. However he’s right... It was a healthy, balanced and (reasonably) low calorie day. Ok so it was more than I expected to eat but even so, it was a good day. Thank you for cheering me up and showing me my day in a more positive light!

Today is a miserable, gloomy, rainy day so the cats and I are curled up with blankets. I did manage to cycle into town this morning to replace our toaster (which died this morning) but will need to do a walk or similar in order to close my activity ring on my watch and get that silly 2021 start the year right badge!

@Dukare wow you’re at work too? You’re flat out amazing! I had at least 9 months off with each of mine and was wrecked most of the time even so.
@mlgoodsmb welcome, it’s lovely to have you here
@Gold6767 I know just what you mean, it’s the same for me too ☺️
@HealthyTrent hope you get your back sorted soon

Rather impulsively I decided to try Intermittent Fasting (18/6) this week. I've been stuck around the same couple of pounds and several people recommended it. I'm only a few days in but so far so good. I weigh in on Friday so I'll see if I'm making progress. I had a headache-turned-migraine yesterday which sent me to bed early but I'm feeling good today.
@Icyfrnxo @mlgoodsmb Welcome! You're in good company, looking forward to hearing about what you're up to.
@ClearNotCloudyMind I feel like that's what its about. We all have days that are not exactly at our goals, but you got up the next day and did something instead of just relapsing again. You're going to do great things in 2021!

Hey all, I've not been online much (other than work!) for the last few days, utterly exhausted by the combination of work pressures, home school and some volunteering responsibilities that have taken on their own life - I could literally fall asleep at my desk in about 2 minutes if I let myself! So I've not found this week particularly easy...

However, I've tried to check in to read messages here at least and been pleased to hear how everyone is getting on - including when they have tough days and weeks. @HealthyTrent your perspective certainly helped me too! Each small win counts.

I too had my mind blown by trying to imagine lack of sidewalks/pavements @Dukare @ClearNotCloudyMind although many years ago I worked on projects that required regular travel to Texas and I do remember having to drive to the restaurant from the hotel in the evening - about 100m away, because there wasn't a safe walking route... We are really lucky where I live to have miles of paths, although only a small percentage passable in shoes right now due to the mud! And my wellies have sprung a leak so I need to buy new ones before taking the most off road routes!

@Dukare I'm also in awe of you being back at work with such a little one. I went back when my youngest was about 5.5 months and still feeding regularly including through the night and the first 6 months were so tough. But you totally have this and it will definitely get easier

@SunnyBunBun79 well done for staying in your calories and @laurenebargar well done for your working out, I Hope you managed to get up as planned - I definitely feel better when I get some exercise in early!

I'm really hoping that I have a bit of a motivating loss tomorrow when I weigh in, despite finding this week tough I have managed to stick to my goals food and exercise wise (apart from the night my husband cooked a delicious curry and then told me how much oil went into it ) So fingers crossed.

Good afternoon all! This is a first for me: logging in on the laptop after a day of working rather than using my phone. Great you found a chiropractor @HealthyTrent - hope they work their magic for you. Low carb pizza sounds like a good plan. We had proper takeout pizza from the local artisan pizzeria and it was amazing, but it doesn't exactly leave you with that healthy feeling afterwards.

@lcyfrnxo welcome to the group! How are you finding working as a nurse at the moment? You have my full respect - it's a tough career!

@Gold6767 I rather like IF myself, though I rarely call it that. I seem to be a rather binary person: either eating LOADS or virtually nothing. I fell into it last year by accident when I was too busy at school to eat in the day, and leaving too early in the morning to do breakfast. It led to some epic suppers, which worked for me. Sadly if I'm in the house the temptation is too strong for me. Though maybe I'll give it another try.

@tinybry lol I wish my wellies would spring a leak and die. They're nearly 30 years old, slightly too small for me, not long enough, and cheap as chips. However my cheapskate life won't let me throw away perfectly good wellies simply because I want better ones. It's my walking boots which have given up the ghost this year. The whole front has come off, leaving me rather soggy-toed after a tramp around the local woods. That's the first thing I'm getting when the shops reopen - I just can't buy them online.

@melichalupa big hugs. I hope you're over the hump and things are getting better now. I'm starting to find that behavioural goals work better for me than numbers ones, if that makes sense. E.g. "eat no biscuits tomorrow" rather than "lose 0.5kg this week". If I have a goal that I can absolutely deliver on, if I just do it like drink a glass of water before eating anything, walk 5000 steps or avoid the sodding biscuits, then I get to the end feeling like I've done well. Sometimes no matter what I do, the scale won't shift.

On that bombshell, I'm off to get a bit of fresh air before the sun sets in 20 minutes. Take care everyone.

Hello all! I don't have much time today, but wanted to stop in. Survived the week n now have a 3 day weekend! We put here crib up so maybe I'll burn more calories getting up for her through the night 😆🤔😋
Just kidding, she's just gotten too big for the old way lol.

I was only able to get off 6 weeks of work, but I've got a work from home job so it wasn't such a bad transition... helps to have a bit leniency with schedules for everything. She's currently still eating every 2 hrs but sometimes 4 n usually sleeps a 6 hr span at night. Exhausted....

It's offical: we are going to be going to see his folks end of the year ( assuming covid doesn't go nuts then) ... which means 50 weeks of time for getting me into shape. The dream is 1lb a week, which would put me into our goal weight for me of 170s. That's a dream, a practical one! But I'm starting - February I'm going to just try n get 3 workouts in a week. 30 min everyday is the goal, even if some are just a nice walk in park.

We got out to the park yesterday n we ran a wee bit n my back is so sore. Epidural really kicks. I just hope it eventually stops being sore! At least I can still do zumba. The bike was hard on my knees.... good grief I feel I'm falling apart 😂

It's so good to hear from all of you!! N new folks!! I'll try n get back on for more response to everyone's updates, but ya all are keeping me going! I can totally relate!!

As always! WE GOT THIS!!💃💃💃💃

Hi this is Heather
I think this is the group for me as I've "relapsed"
I went from 320-180
I have hashimotos diagnosed at 220 the first time
A few years after weight loss I went back to 210
Then I got myself back to 180 around 2015
I can never get lower...like I can't maintain it long no idea why
In 2015 I met a man and we started dating
I was afraid of gaining weight from dating but I didn't until 2016 I started gaining until 2018 when we got married
I have hashimotos as I noted and in 2018 they upped my meds so that weight gain might be related
But now it's been two years I'm at 220 and have not lost it
Plus my thyroid is working again according to my last labs so....

@heather9986hg welcome! Never fun seeing a slippery slope n having to climb back up.
..I was the opposite when I met my husband I lost weight. Love made me confident in myself and I feel I became more beautiful, and I was able to get an elliptical and college zumba classes which helped a lot in my regime ha.

After 6 years though, it is he who has gained that chubby belly. My weight gain/lost has always been a thing ha. I introduced him to more junk than he normally enjoyed... and after Covid hit he stopped going to football games every week (soccer).

We are both trying to get back in shape. He runs and I walk with babe in the park every night kind of goals ... poor guy. He has a "going onto 40" belly. Likely the beer.

I have never had Bok Choi but always wanted to. We do Ethiopian here, so I've learned to cook Collard Greens. Unfortunately, the baby seems to be pretty sensitive to it and Spinach. Alas *sigh*.

Have you guys heard of the Mirror? Pretty nifty technology... for those who like that kind of stuff haha. I just saw it advertised recently and thought it was pretty cool.

I didn't manage a workout yet, but I did do 3 loads of laundry, clean myself and the baby, and helped my mom do a bunch of things...and ended up staying up this morning and started a book.....which I ended up finishing 5 hrs later 😂😪 luckily he took her this morning so I could redeem some hours of sleep ha. Man was I hungry upon waking though!

Here's to wrapping up January with a success!! Keep up the goal fighting!

I use this app that I log daily weight (same time n wear) and then it gives a trend and tracks. I then don't look at the daily weight fluctuations but it as a whole. Usually I would have just a heavy day the day I check-in...so this way, I can see a general thread of where I'm heading or staying put. Perhaps that is a tactic worth trying? 3lbs up one day, 2 down the next but then usually a pretty constant weight across the board for a week tells me where I'm at in real-time.

I've had a great day today - I did a ton of meal prep... I cooked up a batch of seitan, some chicken breasts, broccoli soup, cream of mushroom soup, and a breakfast casserole. My meals for the whole week are fully planned out and for the most part are ready with minimal additional fuss needed beyond assembly/heating up. I didn't end up walking outside this weekend, but I did walk 6 miles inside yesterday (I ended up napping/staying busy with other things during daylight hours). I'll be so happy when the daylight last a bit longer. I probably won't walk outside tomorrow because it's supposed to stay cold (upper 30s F) with some decent winds on top of that.

@heather9986hg - welcome! I have thyroid issues myself (hypothyroid) - things like that can be so frustrating at times. Good luck with your 2021 goals!! This is a great place for support.

@ClearNotCloudyMind - "focus on the things I can control" - I love this approach!