BMcC9 wrote: »

Hello, all.

I dropped off the face of UAC (and MFP itself) back in March of this year. But I am back. Today (Oct 30) I put in the walking that was earned while my fitbit was recharging. Tomorrow (or maybe tonight's supper, but not brunch as it wasn't weighed" I start weighing and logging food again.

My goal for this month is to become a Champion,

Re-establish habits.
The daily logging and getting steps in.
Gather data.

I have given myself a "close to what maintenance calories would be" daily goal to start with, so as to encourage myself to "stay within limits" ... and take it from there.

So awesome to see u back. Xo

slimtastesbetter wrote: »

This will be my third month in a row doing UAC.

Here is a little info about me:
*I'm 61 years old
*I've been married 34 yrs, we have 2 sons ages 27 and 30
*I've been a breast cancer survivor since 1999 (I was 39 when diagnosed)
*I've been a runner since 2007 (at the age of 47)
*Highest non-pregnancy weight - 175
*Lowest adult weight - 125 (not sustainable for me!)
*Was a Weight Watchers member from 2003 to 2014(?) ( I joined at 148 lbs and in 6 months I was down to 128 and Lifetime, but couldn't sustain that weight for very long)
*I've been on MFP since 2013
*My weight tends to fluctuate between 135 and 141, usually closest to 138.
*I would like to get down to around 133 lbs and then work on MAINTAINING 133-135 lbs.

September 1st weight - 138.6
October 1st weight - 136.0
October 31st weight - 135.4

I have had bouts of bingeing/compulsive eating in the past but over the years I have been able to get it under better control so that it only happens on the rare occasion. Last night I gave in to temptations and ate way too much Halloween candy. Since I was already out of the Winner's Circle for October the voices in my head said I might as well pig out one last time before the new month of UAC starts. I am going to avoid the scale a couple of days but normally weigh every morning.

Dw most of us hve been there! November will be ur month for sure!!! Xo

Hello to everyone — those new and those continuing with this really supportive group and its deceivingly challenging three simple rules.

I am Julie and live on the prairies in Canada with my husband and our 14 month old black standard poodle Beauregard. We have one adult daughter who lives with her partner 2.5 hours drive north of us. November will be my fourth month on both MFP and in UAC. I am so grateful for this group and each of the people who make it so supportive.

I am recently ”semi-retired” and still undecided if I will stay that way once/if COVID becomes a more predictable experience. I transitioned out of my senior executive leadership role by first using up four years of unused vacation and other banked time to stay away from work through the summer and early fall. That was the first “idle” period in my adult life 😳 and it was so much harder than I had ever imagined — which was the proof (to me) that maybe I need to do more of this. During my extended break I made my own health and well-being the focus. I now have some good new routines, habits, and intentions. I have confirmed that I won’t return to that workplace, and I am in no rush to figure out “what’s next”. I will keep my professional commitments until my national board and international standards committee terms expire in March 2022. The decision to exit that workplace had been weighing on me for two and a half years. I feel so much better now that it is “done and dusted”.

I am grateful to this UAC challenge group and another challenge group on MFP that helps me build healthy habits.

Onwards!
Julie
🥰

Welcome to all returning and new members.
Thnx @donna25trinity for the words of encouragement.
And what a great tip you shared @Mrs_Hoffer, will be adding that to my list of tips and tricks.

Hi,
This is my third month doing the UAC and I have found it very helpful!
I am 41 years old and have 2 kids ages 9 and 5. I have been working mostly from home since the pandemic, but I do go out and meet with farmers and walk around farms for work 1-2 times per week.

My weight loss history is that shortly after college I decided to do weight watchers to lose the 25 pounds I'd gained in college (my college had really delicious but not so healthy food). It taught me a lot about nutrition and I gained the weight quite easily in 6 months or so, and then kept it off (by weighing myself every day and counting calories whenever I exceeded a certain weight) until I got pregnant at age 31.

During my pregnancy I was super sick all the time, and the only way to keep from vomiting constantly was to eat constantly and the only things I could eat was white food - pizza, milkshake, cookies. I gained over half my body weight. It was dramatic. I wanted to lose it as soon as I could but I couldn't really put in the effort required with a young kid, then infertility treatment, then a second pregnancy, then second young kid.

So finally 2.5 years ago when I had a 7 year old and a 3 year old I switched jobs and took 2 weeks of between the two jobs and did kind of a reset of my health. I started a workout program (MommaStrong) 15 minutes most mornings and also started a new eating plan to lose weight.

I lost weight for about a year just watching what I ate. Then I plateaued. In February 2021 I joined MFP and started counting calories in hopes of losing more weight. I lost a few more pounds and then plateaued. A few months ago I started the UAC and the accountability and coaching and focus has really helped me lose a few more pounds.

I am not sure what my goal weight is. I've lost 25 pounds so far and feel much better for that, but I do want to lose just a bit more. I am 12.5 - 17.5 pounds away from my pre-pregnancy maintenance weight range. but I was much younger then and not sure that is realistic or necessary anymore. I think this I am going to try hard for 6 more months or so and see where that gets me. I know maintenance is going to be the real struggle long-term, and I don't really see the point in losing weight that I am just going to regain.

I've really enjoyed the community and thoughtfulness of the UAC group. I've been inspired and learned so much. I am looking forward to another month!

Hey, Kay.

The biggest gift this group can offer is company on the way to self-awareness. We have a stated "TRY to do" set of three things, but you are NOT penalized or eliminated if you don't make it. You just don't get your name on a list on Day 1 of the next month.

Some people faithfully make the attempt, then show up every day here to report Y/N on those three things, and it STILL takes them a year or more to get to the Winner's Circle. We call them the Champions!

Just show up. Report in. Ask for opinions and strategies, then go away and adapt to whatever YOUR Current Reality is.

You DON"T need to be already able to do everything at once.

So dial back! Pick ONE THING you CAN do .... like - once you read the FAQs and realize how flexible the definition of Intentional Exercise is .... pick something that you LIKE to do and do that - break it up into three or more mini-sessions if you want - they don't HAVE to be high-calorie burners, you just have to be moving on purpose. Stretching or range of motion movements or walk in place during tv show commercials.

The separate habits can be strengthened separately. Keep tabs of how many days you DID manage to meet EACH of the three , and next month try to improve each one.

Friend me if you would like, or anyone else in the group you see posting who you feel would best either inspire you or have common roadblock / interests.

I'll be watching for you. Hope to see you regularly!