Accountability buddy

You are welcome to add me. I lost almost 40lbs so far

Hi everyone. For some reason I’m not able to send friend request to anyone. Not sure if it’s the recent changes they made. Anywho, if you want a friend and you are serious about weight loss and show your diary, please feel free to add me!

@PatriceFitnessPal I am still here and chugging along, although not as fast as I would like Life is super busy at the moment, so I don't have as much time to go through the discussions. Hopefully some things will slow down here in the future!

To everyone else, welcome! Feel free to add. When it is working and I am not frustrated with it, I try to post on my news feed to keep myself motivated and list my daily goals. I also try and communicate with others that post also!

YES! I definitely find that I do better at staying on track when I have people supporting me (and that I can support too). Please add me to the group or discussion board! I need to make some connections on this app while I'm getting started.

There are so many success stories !! Love it! Keep it going everyone:)

I need some friendly people to help keep me motivated. Intern I will help support you on our weight loss journey. Send me an FR!

I would love to join or whatever we have to do to form a group. I’m 39 and will be 40 on 3/28. I need to lose 25lbs to get back to my norm of 120. I’m not sure if that is possible but I at least want to lose as much as i can by then. Motivation has been HARD!! I need help lol! I have started doing the 30 day plank challenge. So that’s something at least.

@bumpbreakcar I usually stick with one or two breakfast meals for the week. If I have time on Sunday, I like to make the egg muffins. Usually, I use eggs, feta cheese, spinach, sometimes cherry tomatoes and whatever meat I have on hand. I really like them with turkey sausage crumbles. If I don't have time for that (like this past week), I have a microwavable egg thing (have no idea what it is called). But basically, you crack an egg in it and stick it in the microwave and it makes a little round egg for a sandwich. I make a piece of toast, cover it with a laughing cow cheese wedge and stick the egg on top. And then a side of fruit. I keep oatmeal tuna packs on hand too, for those days that I am running behind and can't take the time to pack my breakfast or lunch. Lunch is usually leftovers from the night before, a wrap or a salad. Dinners I have the kids help plan. With 5 of them, it is hard to cater to their tastes. I look at my schedule for the week and see if it needs to be a crockpot meal or what. I keep a lot of frozen vegetables on hand, that way if we are having macaroni and cheese (one of their favorites) or something like that, I can throw the steamables in the microwave and have my side of veggies. Lately I feel like I have been "winging" it too much and need to get more consistent with my planning. It really helps!

@bumpbreakcar - Your reflection on being consistent really resonates with me. Motivation can be difficult to sustain; it ebbs and flows for me. So, I find it easier to stick to a routine so I don’t have to think about it too much.

With that said, I’m struggling a bit moving from my usual schedule of rowing outside on the local river to indoor winter conditioning since the season ended. So far, I’ve been able to maintain my weight at 125, with a goal to stay within the range of 120-130, but I need to work on building my new fitness routine because I rely on those 200-300 calories burned through exercise to balance my daily snack.

@drollings2019 - Thanks so much for the meal prep ideas. My breakfast habit is well-established but I need to get better at planning lunch and dinner.

Best wishes in reaching your goals for December, Accountability buddies!

@highmaintnance - I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad! 😢 It’s amazing that you had the strength to do so much, cleaning out the house, etc. After channeling your grief into energy to handle those difficult family responsibilities, I can only imagine how exhausted you must be feeling! I think it took me about five years to process the grief when my father died. Setting small goals sounds like a good idea. During such sudden and big transitions, small goals can be a huge step forward. Go easy on yourself and remember that enough sleep, eating healthy, and exercising can be an important part of healing. So, it doesn’t have to feel like one more thing to do if it is the thing to help you grieve.

How is your daughter doing? I think you both spent a lot of time with your Dad, right? It’s good she got to know him and had a relationship that generated memories that she can carry with her. Young people have experienced such loss these last couple of years (eg., normalcy, social changes with friends, etc.) but she’s at an age when she can grasp the idea of a ‘blue’ holiday feeling. Sometimes it’s a sad season but it helps us appreciate happiness in deeper ways at other times, I guess. Traditional activities might feel emptier this year but maybe you can create a new tradition with your daughter as a kind of tribute to your Dad.

Feel free to visit here when you need to unload some sadness. I’d love to hear more about your Dad, and some of the life lessons you learned from him, if you think it can help you process your feelings — instead of eating them as we sometimes do. 😬 A good cry with online Accountability buddies might be a useful release - or could feel strange - so either way is fine with me. Either way, I’m glad you’re back!

I’m procrastinating a bit after a productive day of decluttering yesterday. I have a lot of work to do for my business today but there’s still a lot of organizing to do related to this long-overdue downsizing project. I’m using my older son’s room as a place to sort things into categories and he’ll be returning home from college on Sunday. So, I need to finish up that task - and donate surplus items before then - without neglecting my paid work! My younger son returned last Sunday (i.e., a couple days ago) and we resumed our habit of doing a daily abdominal/ core workout, so that’s been positive, but I’ve also been making his favorite foods (e.g., chicken shawarma, brownies) 🙄. I’ll have to be careful not to overindulge!

I’ve been maintaining my weight between 120 and 130 since early July but I’m noticing some ‘creep’ upward on the scale lately. When I shopped at the Mediterranean bakery for some items to prepare for my sons’ visit, I thought I struck a good balance, buying candied orange peels instead of some of the unique sweets they liked as kids, but the sugar content in the cocoa dusted almonds and orange peels is probably only slightly lower than the more traditional candy (Swedish fish, gummy bears, etc.). In my mind, the ‘natural’ ingredients had a little more nutrition 🤔. Anyway, that’s the long way of saying, I need to count calories and pay attention to macros and exercise more!

Best wishes to all the Accountability buddies who are still checking in here. Let us know how you’re doing when you get a chance. I look forward to hearing about your progress and what you’re learning along the way. Go get those goals!