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March 8
Mrs_Hoffer
Posts: 5,193 Member
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?
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It was about a year ago that I was discouraged and nearly left the UAC and MFP. I felt like once more, I was failing and would never successfully lose weight and get healthy. However, with the encouragement of this group, and the Half Size Me podcast, I stuck with it, my approach and attitude was transformed, and although my progress has been slow and not even steady, I’m down around 37 pounds, a weight I haven’t seen in at least 15 years. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that had I given up last year, I would have gained all the weight back and probably plus more. Below is my graph. It starts in January 2020 at 225. I currently weigh 188.4. I’m posting this in hopes of encouraging anyone who might need a little encouragement because you’re stuck in a rut or your weight loss is slow, or maybe your weight is inching up. As you can see, I had months of up down up down. But I’m moving down again which is great, but even better is that I haven’t put all that weight back on! If I can do it, so can you.
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@biketheworld Thank you so much for sharing your testimony and encouragement!
I’ve already worked out. 20 min EMOM Core and More. Setting my ✔️✔️✔️ Intention for the day!
Emoji = Pass
UAC: ✔️-✔️-🤔-✔️-✔️-✔️-✔️-✔️-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-316 -
Tuesday
Exercise: Yes (walking)
Tracked all: Yes
Calories under: Yes
(0 pass days used)
@biketheworld Congratulations on your achievement and perseverance! My weight is not falling off fast but I will keep on keeping on.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Tes5 -
Yes x3
I hve not been well so sorry as i hve not been very active on mfp. I hve stayed on track with my eating and workouts and it has been great cos I believe it has helped me sweat it out. Ill jump on later to catch up on comments. Xo8 -
@biketheworld my friend!!
Congratulations!! What a boost to your health & energy levels❤️❣️❤️
Yes!! when I began my journey Jan 1 2016 I weighed 228.3.
I just looked. (Love having the data.) I hit 188 on Jan 18 2018. It took me 2 years + half a month.
These charts show my weight from 2010 (taken off old doctor records) until today.
The first one marks the beginning at 228.3 with a faint vertical line
The second marks my 188 mark.
Your post is very important.
Thanks!
🌸Maddie
“It’s not a race! It’s about making sure you can maintain before you go lower!”
“The real GOAL is maintenance, not weight loss. Do everything with that end in mind!”11 -
Oh and @biketheworld …
I was gaining at 2lbs per month initially so every month I maintained I congratulated myself for not gaining 2 lbs (until new habits, apps, more solid track & regular 10k steps were in place).6 -
Yes x 3!4
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✅ Exercise: 62 mins
✅ Calories: under goal
✅ Tracked
Remaining pass days: 3️⃣
@biketheworld Bravo for not giving up. And as Maddie says, maintenance is the goal. Sometimes it takes us a little while to get there than we would like, and radical habit/attitude adjustments, but little by little, get there we do.
Who am I?
I am a person who values the health and fitness of my body, mind, and spirit.
This is my story
March 2014: SW: 227lbs
Jan 2015: tracking on MFP. UGW: 140
GW: 175 (achieved June 2017)
GW: 160 (achieved Oct 2017)
Oct 2017/19: Bounced between 170/160
Aug 2019: 170.9 🤦♀️
Finally got back to it
End 2019 GW: 150 ✔️
Maintenance started.
Jan 2020: GW < 150✔️
All stats in normal range for age/height etc
Jan 2021: GW < 145✔️
Jan 2022: GW < 140 (✔️so far)7 -
6.5 km run+3km walk. No tracking. Tomorrow direction 🏠.4
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@MadisonMolly2017 - thanks for sharing that. I’m so impressed with your steady downward movement! That really shows that you put your mind to it and stuck with it. I know you had some extra motivation but not many people are that diligent. Super kudos to you!5
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Tuesday
Exercise: 21 mins walk
Calories: under
Tracking: complete
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@biketheworld thanks for sharing that.
You have done a good job.
I have a similar experience as @TerriRichardson112 and @MadisonMolly2017
I am currently at maintenance and I am still learning a lot.
This health journey is not a linear downward one. It is not a straight downward journey. It is up and down, up and down, up and down. You learn at every stage a lot about yourself
But sticking with it definitely bring you to your goal.
For me, the goal is good health at maintenance. Good healthy habits. New mindset of:- "I am worth it".
- "I am very important!"
- "Excuses do not benefit me"
- "I will not work for other people and work against myself"
- "I will not contribute money to pharmaceutical companies, their owners, and their heirs."
- "I will not contribute to fast food companies, their owners, and their heirs at the detriment of my health"
- "Food is fuel for my body"
- "Food is made for me,. I am NOT made for food"
- "Food will not solve my problems."
- "There are better and effective ways of solving problems out there. I am going to find them!"
I can go on and on. But I must stop here. I honestly have a very long list.7 -
March 8, 2022
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Habits to maintain this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (6 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (7 day)
Pass day 1/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).7 -
I am so glad that others have shared their weight loss journey it is a testimony to how hard each person has worked. We all have ups and downs but staying focused is the most important piece. Best of luck to all to keep moving forward.8
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A pass day even with all my exercise I indulged a little to much but I did track and log tomorrow is another day to start again. 1/3 pass days7
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Tuesday
Exercise: 60 min
Tracking: complete
Calories: under
pass 1/3 taken4 -
I love reading about these Long term journies. Well done my friends. Big picture!
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0 pass days4 -
✅ Exercise: 40 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
0 pass days used ( )
Thank you all for sharing your stories! Mine is a story in progress and my big ups and downs would be overwhelming to me to try to graph, but hopefully when I get to a maintenance weight, I will at least post my MyFitnessPal history.
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March 8
Exercise: 31 minutes of Body FX - Figure 8 - Disco; 40 minutes of DDP Yoga - Below the belt & additional yoga
Calories: Yes
Tracking: Yes
1 pass days used4 -
March 8
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Today's exercise was a morning and an afternoon walk.
Thinking long term is critical!4 -
Congrats @biketheworld, @MadisonMolly2017, @TerriRichardson112 & @victorious55!
The opener is very encouraging for me. I am 1 year 10 months in and still have only lost about 16/17 pounds but like you @biketheworld I was at a point where every year I was gaining. I've definitely been working on "radical habit/attitude adjustments but yes, little by little I am getting there" (to quote @TerriRichardson112). I know I'll get there but it's going to take me much longer than I had thought. That's okay; along the way I am learning what I need to in order to achieve maintenance - very insightful @MadisonMolly2017 in stating the GOAL is maintenance. I also love your list of reasons @victorious55, ty for sharing it.
Mar 8/22: Yes x3. I tried to work in some movement today, thanks to @lesdarts180 Mar 5 post. It was only 4 1-min breaks to climb stairs but it was still more than I usually do when I'm working. I also worked through lunch so doubly important to get a bit of movement in. After work I did my strength training - a habit I'm trying to do every 2 days. I was tired but determined to get it done. I also wanted to be 200 cals under goal today to allow for some possible errors on estimating yesterday. I was 183 cals under; I'm okay with that.
Mar 1-6 ☘ 🍀 ☘ 🥵 🍀 ☘
Mar 7-13☘ 🍀 9 10 11 12 137 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 30 minutes of HASfit video
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
2/3 pass days used.
I have had similar results mentioned. I am proud of the changes I have made and continue to grow.5 -
✅ Exercise
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked
1 Pass Days Used4 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, a 60 minute Yoga class.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes4 -
Tuesday March 8th
Exercise: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes
(0 pass days used)5 -
March 8 report: 🦁🦁🦁
Monthly report: (Documenting consistency (if there is a P instead of 🦁 its a Pass Day; if there is a ✈ I am overseas and [currently assuming] unable to report)
🦁-🦁-🦁-P-🦁-🦁-🦁-🦁-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈-✈6
