Accountability Buddy

Hello,
I would love to be your buddy. I need one too! I am 50, a Teacher and have a son and hubby. I would love to lose 20lbs by August. I've been on this journey since March 21 2021. Perhaps we can work to motivate each other and help each other through the rough patches. I have been off sugar (wine, desserts and carbs) for more than 6 weeks now. I have lost about 7-8 lbs. I workout 4 days a week (elliptical 30min) and walk for about an hour with my puppy about 2-3 days a week. I am starting to lose motivation because my effort is not being represented on the scale.

I think it would be great to have a buddy!

Thank you,

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I loathe technology. I don't know how to respond to each message 😕

As for sweet tooth: I love sugar and wine and all that. I have no self control. But for lots of reasons I decided to stop sugar and carbs and ofcourse wine and see how I am. Surprisingly, by eating the protein and veges, stir fry, baked/grilled in the oven or barbecue and eating strawberries and banana at times and drinking tea and lots and lots of water has for whatever reason kept me off the sweets. There is wine at my house. But, I am able to look at it and keep going. I do find I eat almonds a lot. I need to cut back on it. I'm sharing about what im doing in the hopes that it may possibly work for you. I want you to know that eating this way has somehow lessend my sugar cravings. If I can do it, you can too!
I need to stop weighing every day. At first it was great cos the weight was decreasing. Now that it's stopped or increasing it just isn't nice. Yes, my clothes fit better. But I really want to look great for a wedding in August if if it happens with all this Covid.

Because I'm short it isn't nice seeing all this fat on me.

Will I ever move based on what im doing?

Hi! I need a buddy, too. I have good days but a day with lunch out throws me still. I eat half and bring the other part home for dinner. I’m actually okay with that, but I end up eating a slice of cake or whatever if it’s a party lunch. Something I don’t eat these days. It really makes me crazy when I’m working so hard at home most days to be good. Also, my husband wants fried pickles for dinner!! Crazy!

I drank a green smoothing this morning thinking it was healthy, but once I inserted into my fitness pal app, it said it was full of sugar! I got discouraged and had a big lunch- big Greek wrap with zucchini fries, and ranch, ahh! This place is down my street and I can’t seem to keep myself away from it!! Today, I will go on a walk around my neighborhood for 30 minutes at 6:15 pm. #slowprogressbutprogress

Hi, definitely need accountability buddies. My biggest hang ups are blood sugar & food allergies. Trying not to eat the things you used to love eating is hard (apples). Finding out what is in the foods I'm eating has been a great frustration too. Sometimes it's hard to find motivation to go through the whole process but seeing progress even if it's slow keeps me going.

I would love an accountability buddy! I'm a work from home mom doing finance with 4 kids under 4. I have some big goals that I'm whittling away at but community is nice.

Abigailetches that sounds amazing. Kndreuter I struggle with the cravings too. I had to get rid of all the sugary snacks. I now keep flavored pistachios, turkey or bison jerky, & bananas to have as a possible snack. The snackwell app has helped alot at the grocery for finding items I can have and alternative options for what I can't.

I don't know how to add friends on My Fitness Pal, but if you do and want to add me, please do! I'm 37 years old, have 2 kids (ages 9 and 5), and none of my friends or family are on this app. I'm slowly getting my husband on board with working out with me and eating healthier, but would live some girl friend motivation as well! I'll be 38 in 6 months and my goal is to be loose 40 pounds before I'm 40...so 2.2 pounds a month. Hopefully more than that, but starting with realistic expectations! My goals for this week are to try a few new recipies (1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner, 1 snack), do something for fitness each day (walk, bike, work out at home), and work up to the recommended water goal! Let me know if you want to be motivation buddies (and how to add each other)!

abigailetches wrote: »

I loathe technology. I don't know how to respond to each message 😕

As for sweet tooth: I love sugar and wine and all that. I have no self control. But for lots of reasons I decided to stop sugar and carbs and ofcourse wine and see how I am. Surprisingly, by eating the protein and veges, stir fry, baked/grilled in the oven or barbecue and eating strawberries and banana at times and drinking tea and lots and lots of water has for whatever reason kept me off the sweets. There is wine at my house. But, I am able to look at it and keep going. I do find I eat almonds a lot. I need to cut back on it. I'm sharing about what im doing in the hopes that it may possibly work for you. I want you to know that eating this way has somehow lessend my sugar cravings. If I can do it, you can too!
I need to stop weighing every day. At first it was great cos the weight was decreasing. Now that it's stopped or increasing it just isn't nice. Yes, my clothes fit better. But I really want to look great for a wedding in August if if it happens with all this Covid.

Because I'm short it isn't nice seeing all this fat on me.

Will I ever move based on what im doing?

There's a button on my phone that says "quote. When you click it, it quotes the message you want to respond to. 😊

Yey, it worked! Thanks jamieilers346!

One of the things that I have found immensely helpful in keeping me on track is a habit tracker. I daily keep track of 30min walk/bike, minimum 6000 steps, logging blood sugar, drank minimum of 60 oz of water, logged food and exercise, sleep at least 7 hrs, etc. There is alot to keep track of and by tracking it its easier to see progress. Lack of sleep and water can easily undermine weight loss according to a nutrition coach I worked with. Plus it's fun to color in.

It would be except I am tracking all but food and water in the fitbit app. They added glucose monitoring so I don't have to use another app. MFP and fitbit talk to each other so my food and water show up too. I started slow doing 15 on the bike and built up to 30 minutes 5 days a week. I was planning a big photo hike and knew I needed to increase activity. I met my goal and was able to complete the trip without feeling like I killed myself.

Definitely don't feel guilty. It was mother's day and all moms deserve to have wine and cake. I had pizza last week which is one of the foods I miss most. I am allergic to dairy and cheese is an addiction.

Walking/hiking is great for the soul. I had forgotten how much I missed getting outdoors.

Did some yoga and went for a walk. How is everyone doing? Wonder if I can pin this particular group so I don't need to scroll and scroll to find it. If anyone knows how, please share. Let's do this