JANUARY 2023 DAILY WEIGH IN AND LOGGING CHALLENGE!!!!!

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  • linzbecky123
    linzbecky123 Posts: 55 Member
    Hi! I’m Rebecca from Missouri, 43, currently 274 lbs. Heaviest weight ever 285. I recently started doing Intermittent Fasting 18:6.

    January goals:

    Fast 18 hours (or more) per day. Lose at least 8 lbs this month.

    Jan 2: 21 hour fast plus a great hike. Around 1500 calories total.

    Jan 3: 270 lbs. -4 lbs! I know it’s likely just water weight, but still! I fasted for 18.5 hours today and am hoping to get a walk in this evening.

  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    @deepwoodslady I love your travel plan, I hope it worked out! Can you/would you pack a lunch on travel days to help? I know what you mean about the bloat and the water pill. I used to take a BP pill that was essentially a water pill and if I missed it, my weight would go up. I finally lowered my BP and stopped it but some days I miss the whoosh it gave me!
  • MutterGans
    MutterGans Posts: 47 Member
    Hey there, I'm Erika and I've been at this weight loss game, on and off, for tooooo long. This is it! I'm prepped and ready for the long haul. I have 46kg to lose and my aim for January is to lose 8kg. The benefits of weight loss are so massive I would be the biggest fool if I don't follow-through this time - being able to wear lovely clothes, having energy, a brain that's not in a fog, to be more nimble, to put less wear and tear on my joints, to reduce the chance of a 1000 different health conditions. We can achieve anything with good people supporting our efforts :)
  • pamlorbieski
    pamlorbieski Posts: 187 Member
    Hi I am Pam. I am re-starting...again...with MFP. Looking for challenges to keep me enged and motivated. Highest weight ever was 345. About 7 years ago I lost down to ~210, but over the years it has crept back again. Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress!

    SW w/MFP in Dec 2022: 260

    Jan 1: 257
    Jan 2: 256.8
    Jan 3: 258 -- ugh...darn late night snacking at work
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  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    Hi everyone! My name is Amanda, I am from Michigan. This is my second time on MFP. I lost 55 pounds in 2016, over the years gained it all back plus some. I started again last March with a goal to lose 110 pounds. I’ve lost 45 and would like to lose 45 more this year. It’s a new month and a new year! My goal this month is to lose 3 pounds.

    SW: 205.0
    GW: 202.0
    UGW: 140 lbs

    1/1: 205.0
    1/2: 205.6
    Stayed under calories but had a candy bar for lunch. Yeah, not making good choices.
    1/3: 203.6
    I did really good with meeting my goals yesterday of fruits and veggies and fiber but I’m not sure if it was deserving of a 2 pound whoosh. I will take it though, let’s hope it sticks around.
    1/4: 204.4
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,964 Member
    Hello everyone! I’m Jill and I am so ready to refocus on a healthier lifestyle this year. I’m 52 and I’m from Michigan. Let’s do this!!!

    Starting weight 2023: 224.5
    January goal: 220

    ⭐️January 1st— 224.5
    ⭐️January 2nd—224.0
    ⭐️January 3rd—-223.5
    ⭐️January 4th—-223.1

    Happy New Year! 🥳
  • pridesabtch
    pridesabtch Posts: 2,464 Member
    Howdy y'all! I'm a West Virginia girl who is trying to get back to basics. I lost 50 pounds from January to October last year then fell apart, gaining 10 pounds back. I'd like to drop another 40-50 pounds this year. I'm only 5'1" so my goal weight is <120. I enjoy being active, but I also like lazy days on the couch snuggled with the dog especially in the winter months.

    Starting weight: 160.8
    Jan goal: 155

    Jan 3: 160.8
    Jan 4: 159.2 - Coming down from a large high sodium dinner on the 2nd...

  • kramereh
    kramereh Posts: 612 Member
    My name is Liz and I really need some accountability to get my butt back in gear. This is the heaviest I’ve ever been.

    Total January loss:
    Goal: 220 lb

    1/1- 227.8
    1/2- 227.0
    1/3- 228.4- I had a dinner out with drinks and not the best of food. I didn’t sleep well and I’m back to my normal schedule so I’m weighting in 5 hours earlier today.
    1/4-228.0- did great with tracking food and drinking water but struggled sleeping again!
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  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    edited January 2023
    Hi everyone, I thought I saw a couple of people wanting to drink less alcohol. There is a great thread, "Less Alcohol" that promotes moderation and drinking less for whatever reason you need to. The people are very supportive and they share a lot of non-alcoholic recipes. It is not necessarily a 100% sober thread but that is what some use it for. Cant hurt to check it out, huh?
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10880222/less-alcohol-january-2023-one-day-at-a-time/p1
    Well I just went back and looked through, I didnt really see anyone mention alcohol, it must have been a different challenge Im on. Sorry! Leaving this here though just in case anyone is interested.
  • AshesSquared
    AshesSquared Posts: 135 Member
    I'm Ashley, or "Ashes". I'm a Midwestern gal that lost the first baby weight through these monthly accountability challenges. Now I'm back during my 2nd pregnancy to make sure I'm keeping an eye and not gaining (or losing) too quickly on poor food choices. I'm still first trimester so my doctor recommends 0-4 lbs weight gain, so I'm focusing on eating a super healthy maintenance with extra snacks if I want them.

    Height 5'5"
    1st Starting weight SW May 7, 2021: 169 lbs
    Maintenance weight since Mid Feb 2022: 140lbs
    UGW with pregnancy: ~165-175 lbs (last pregnancy I got up to 182 lbs...which was not recommended)


    1/01: 142 this was bloat from late night banana bread, no exercise
    1/02: 140.8, 15 minute stretches
    1/03: 140.8
    1/04: 140.2: I ate 100 calories over maintenance, but baby had different ideas.

    I did half of a 15 minute pregnancy pilates video, and said I'd finish it later when I was feeling better but didn't.
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,303 Member
    Hello all!
    My name is Ashley, 36 years old. Married with no kids, one dog, two cats.
    Original start weight: 293 (01/21)
    January start weight: 178.2
    January goal weight: 170
    Ultimate goal weight: Maintain range of 160-165

    Jan 1: 178.2 (Happy New Year! We went out with friends last night and had a little too much fun. Slow moving today. Nevertheless, I have goals to accomplish, so I'm focused on what I want to achieve today.)
    Jan 2: 179.8 (All goals met yesterday including a 7KM walk that pushed me well over my 10K min step goal. Food was tracked, water was drank, did my reading. Today is my last day of vacation before we return to the office so I'm going to enjoy every minute!)
    Jan 3: 178.4 (Up early and back to my in office routine today. Yesterday I rode the Peloton, walked, and stayed on track.)
    Jan 4: 178.2 (Handled my first day back to the office well. Got my 10K steps and stayed on track.)
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    edited January 2023
    joans1976 wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady I love your travel plan, I hope it worked out! Can you/would you pack a lunch on travel days to help? I know what you mean about the bloat and the water pill. I used to take a BP pill that was essentially a water pill and if I missed it, my weight would go up. I finally lowered my BP and stopped it but some days I miss the whoosh it gave me!

    @joans1976 I really enjoy getting out to the cities and trying new foods/restaurants or getting specialty foods as NOTHING is available in my county. Chinese, Italian etc. So many take all that for granted. My real problem is not the restaurant, it's my self-control. Because I'm not used to all the food choices, I have never learned control. That is something I need to do. Hiding with my head in the sand will get me nowhere. I'll get it, it will just take time. Summing it all up, what I really am trying to say is that I want to learn the self-control with food that I will need for life. I REALLY REALLY want to learn to be around food (of all types) and know what to choose and when to stop. I hope that makes sense.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s



    Starting Weight (from Dec 31st): 199.8
    Goal: 194.8 (Five lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    **************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    01/01-199.2-(Trend Weight 199.2)-
    01/02-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    01/03-199.8-(Trend Weight 199.3)- After travel, I suppose it could have been worse. Gotta keep in Onederland. Travel again today but it won’t be nearly as far. With a good protein breakfast I can probably bypass lunch out. My son will want it and the travel is for him. I’ll probably do a drive-thru for him and just have a lunch at home within plan. Time to get super serious!

    01/04-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.3)- Down one pound today which puts me inching away from The 200’s. I’m happy about that but my trendweight stayed the same. I guess it doesn’t trust me and I don’t blame it. Travel today for cardiac rehab.


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  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    Happy New Year! I am a mid-40's female who is 5'4" tall, a 2x cancer survivor with Hypothyroidism who is returning to MFP for accountability and to help track the effect of medication and weight. I am going to be balancing returning to work full-time while keeping track of my four kids and taking care of the household while my husband prepares for possible surgery in the near future. The end of 2022 was difficult with all the illnesses in our household and the passing of my 14 year-old dog. There is a lot of stress that I need to learn to manage without drinking soda or eating food.

    01/01 - 189.4
    01/02 - 190.0
    01/03 - 190.5
    01/04 - 190.3
  • midsummer174627
    midsummer174627 Posts: 386 Member
    January
    [x] Weighed In: 158
    [x] Tracked: 1210
    [x] Exercise: core + 20 min spin
    [x] Post to MFP for support
    Weight is up 1.5 from yesterday, but there are a couple of external things affecting that. My acid reflux got really bad so I'm focusing on getting that back under control.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    @deepwoodslady I get it. I’m still learning too. 🙂
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    Happy New Year! I am a mid-40's female who is 5'4" tall, a 2x cancer survivor with Hypothyroidism who is returning to MFP for accountability and to help track the effect of medication and weight. There is a lot of change and stress in my life right now and I am need to replace overeating and drinking soda as my stress reliever with other coping strategies. A star will track when I stayed under my daily caloric goal.

    01/01 - 189.4
    01/02 - 190.0
    01/03 - 190.5
    01/04 - 190.3
    01/06 - 189.6*
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,303 Member
    Hello all!
    My name is Ashley, 36 years old. Married with no kids, one dog, two cats.
    Original start weight: 293 (01/21)
    January start weight: 178.2
    January goal weight: 170
    Ultimate goal weight: Maintain range of 160-165

    Jan 1: 178.2 (Happy New Year! We went out with friends last night and had a little too much fun. Slow moving today. Nevertheless, I have goals to accomplish, so I'm focused on what I want to achieve today.)
    Jan 2: 179.8 (All goals met yesterday including a 7KM walk that pushed me well over my 10K min step goal. Food was tracked, water was drank, did my reading. Today is my last day of vacation before we return to the office so I'm going to enjoy every minute!)
    Jan 3: 178.4 (Up early and back to my in office routine today. Yesterday I rode the Peloton, walked, and stayed on track.)
    Jan 4: 178.2 (Handled my first day back to the office well. Got my 10K steps and stayed on track.)
    Jan 5: 178.8 (I have work lunches out both today and tomorrow that will require good planning. Last night I rode the Peloton and hit all my goals for the day.)
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    @ashleycarole86 and @jm216 You are kicking some butt! Inspiring!
    Everyone else is moving right along too! Good month so far! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
  • AshesSquared
    AshesSquared Posts: 135 Member
    I'm Ashley, or "Ashes". I'm a Midwestern gal that lost the first baby weight through these monthly accountability challenges. Now I'm back during my 2nd pregnancy to make sure I'm keeping an eye and not gaining (or losing) too quickly on poor food choices. I'm still first trimester so my doctor recommends 0-4 lbs weight gain, so I'm focusing on eating a super healthy maintenance with extra snacks if I want them.

    Height 5'5"
    1st Starting weight SW May 7, 2021: 169 lbs
    Maintenance weight since Mid Feb 2022: 140lbs
    UGW with pregnancy: ~165-175 lbs (last pregnancy I got up to 182 lbs...which was not recommended)


    1/01: 142 this was bloat from late night banana bread, no exercise
    1/02: 140.8, 15 minute stretches
    1/03: 140.8
    1/04: 140.2: I ate 100 calories over maintenance, but baby had different ideas.
    1/05: 139.8, is this still from Tuesday? Or have a miscalculated my maintenance calories?

    I'm going out to eat at a bbq place tonight so I *better* not lose weight. I think this Little One is a jokester: I ate 2,571 calories yesterday (651 calories above maintenance) and didn't work out. We'll check back in tomorrow with an idea whether I need to further bump maintenance calories. I hadn't been tracking pre-pregnancy but there were A LOT of unhealthy snacks so it could be that my maintenance is higher and there are less caloric foods that I've been eating.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s



    Starting Weight (from Dec 31st): 199.8
    Goal: 194.8 (Five lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    **************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    01/01-199.2-(Trend Weight 199.2)-
    01/02-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    01/03-199.8-(Trend Weight 199.3)-

    01/04-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.3)- Down one pound today which puts me inching away from The 200’s. I’m happy about that but my trendweight stayed the same. I guess it doesn’t trust me and I don’t blame it. Travel today for cardiac rehab.

    01/05-199.0-(Trend Weight 199.2)- A touch up but trend weight is down. I am required to eat breakfast before physical therapy (which is early) so I end up with 3 meals instead of two and a long day of eating at that. Luckily, the therapy itself burns a few calories. I also finished putting away the Christmas stuff when I got home, so lots of stairs to the basement. Therapy involves travel and lunch out, but I kept it simple and did not finish it bringing half home for my son. I am noticing that I just can’t eat as much as I used to. I’m often still filling my plate the old way, or ordering out the old way and it has changed to smaller portions. That is a win, my friends! That should yield some results in 2023. I think maybe I am paying more attention to my hunger and stopping when I'm full instead of automatically finishing? I don't know.
    I'm going to monitor this and try to figure it out. Now, I Just gotta deal with the every other day (and after travel) bloat days and not let them depress me and make me give up! I’m happy today with all my results after 3 days of travel.


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  • linzbecky123
    linzbecky123 Posts: 55 Member
    Donna (@deepwoodslady) can you explain what “trend weight” means? I’ve not seen/heard that before.

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