my accountability thread Day one

I am feeling discouraged; I know what I ought to be doing, but do not have my heart into caring anymore. I don’t have energy to move this body. I get tired of continually having to push myself. I have an ablation procedure scheduled for the end of September. It is also the time of year that little by little there is less sunlight, and I often become depressed. I am sorry to be such a Debbie downer. I appreciate everyone for your inputs
I am still logging my meals and feel great about that.

Wednesday is my weigh-in day. Down 2.8#. On track. I like to plan and log my food into MFP. That seems to help me monitor what I'm eating. I remember years ago our WW Leader would always say: "If you bite, write it". Still rings true today.
Sweetheart: I think most overeaters deal with depression. That's our go-to for comfort. Have you tried eliminating sugar for a week to see if that helps?
Sarah:I can relate to feeling like crap when a peaceful night is not to be had. It just makes for a very challenging day.

Sarah - yes, 2.8 in one week. However, I had very serious alergy related food poisoning on Monday night. I'm sure you know what happens with that event. It was a loss but I expect a gain next week when my body regains hydration etc.

Hello Friends! Ya'll are great encouragement for me. We have been gone for 6 weeks traveling, not all bad eating because we rented a VRBO and grilled and steamed a lot of our meals. But it seems to be impossible to stay within a calorie goal when eating out. Grilled shrimp and mixed veggies at Outback just didn't seem to fill me up. I got a side of rice and bam! Over goal! I will try to be more consistent in posting now that we are home. I'm hoping to do a half marathon in December, and I am debating spending way too much money to get a running coach, but I think that will also help me eat better.
Sarah, I am so sorry you are still dealing with your insomnia. Have you had any sleep tests done. My son said his insurance paid for his. I hate it when I can't sleep but it doesn't happen very often with me.
Tomorrow is my weigh in day so I will see what I gained while I was gone. Not going to be pretty.
Marla, I like the mantra, What if I didn't quit. Thanks for sharing. I'm stealing it!!!

Hello everyone, I'm still on track. Got up and out early this morning to get a one hour walk done before it rained.
Beverly: A few pounds gain considering you were travelling for 6+weeks. I'd say that is awesome! You will have that off in no time.
Sweetheart: Good that you started walking. I seem to sleep better on the days I've been on a walk.
Sarah: how are you doing?

God's Morning!
I hope everyone is doing good! I have stayed below my calorie goal of 1200 for 3 days in a row. I'm shooting for 4! I can do it! Can you? Yesterday was a rest day for exercise, today we are going back to the gym and the dreadmill! It is supposed to be a few degrees cooler tomorrow. Fingers crossed we can run outside without having a heat stroke!
Hunger is the Best Seasoning!

Have a Great Day!

Good Morning All!
I've completed day 4 of eating under my calorie goal. Today will be day 5!
I am anxious to go run outside for the first time since in forever, so I don't have much time to post.
I hope everyone is sticking to their plan. I know you can do it.
Have a Good Day!

Happy Monday morning everyone! Thank you Marla and Sarah for your encouragement. Also, it sounds like you, Beverly, are doing well. Glad you are back from vacation. It can be hard on those that are trying to loose weight.
I am feeling much better than I did last week. I took your advice about watching my sugars; I enjoy my bread and butter, so have cut back on that as well. I do not have a specific day to weigh in as I got out of the habit. I struggle with the when…before bathroom time or after…in the morning or evening before going to bed. I know it needs to be consistent. If, I have had a bad week, I will avoid the scale like the plague. I need to give myself a good talking to 🤗 Until next time have a wonderful day!

Happy to have you join us Darla! Keep coming back, we will be here for you! I'm 65 and been watching what I eat my entire adult life, well, off and on
Marla, Wow, 28 days, that is awesome. Isn't it funny how if we do what we know we need to do then it works! I've made 5 days now and I have had a couple weak moments, but I gritted my teeth, literally!, and stuck to it. I'm going to make it 7 days for sure!
Sarah, Intermittent fasting wasn't for me. I personally do best with several low-calorie meals during the day. Also, because I'm trying to lose weight right now I'm focused more om low-calorie than healthy. I know that is not the best for me but I can overeat healthy and gain weight so I have to be careful.
Sweatheart, Bread and butter, oh my! I had extra calories to eat for dinner and I splurged on 2 pieces of low calorie bread with country crock (measured to not go over my calorie goal). It was so good and will keep me happy for at least a week! Hubby likes his sugar but carbs and fat are definitely my weakness.

I hope everyone has a Wonderful Day!

Marla86336 wrote: »

Welcome Daria! I am also a senior! You found good company with this group.
I now have 28 consecutive days under my calorie limit.
I also walk 1 hour every day. (unless there is lightning and thunder)
The weight is coming off as long as I am consistent with eating and exercise.
It takes a little longer because post menopause a woman's metabolism slows down. But it will happen.
Sounds like everyone is doing great.
Sarah I've been intermittent fasting since April. I found lots of info on YouTube and decided to give it a go. So far, I like it.

Thank you for the warm welcome Marla! I know if I persevere and work toward supporting myself with good choices and good supportive people I will get back on track and start losing weight again. I’m currently looking into getting some personal training sessions set up. That’s always been a great motivator for me.

Hello my lovely friends, Weigh-In Wednesday: = up .6#. I expected that after food poisoning influenced abnormal loss last week.
I have walked 1 hour for 7 days in a row! It's been cooler than normal and definitely feels like fall not summer. It's my challenge to keep the walks going and of course keep the calories on track.
Beverly - if you decide to hire a personal coach that will be super accountability for you. You'll sail over that finish line lighter and faster.
Sweetheart - would you like to weigh in on Wednesday with me? I weigh myself when I get up after my bathroom visit. It would be a set day, same time every week for you. You don't have to report the results unless you want to. You could just write it in your food journal to keep track.
Best of a healthy day to all.

TGIF! And that is not an excuse to overeat
Today was weigh in for me and I've lost 2.4 pounds from last week. I think I'm back to my pre trip weight but still am 7 pounds up from when I retired, October 1, 2019. I would really like to lose between 3-5 of those pounds. My meeting for questions regarding my running coach didn't work out. I'm not sure if they didn't show (because it said waiting for host), or if I forgot how to do a Zoom meeting. It seemed pretty straight forward.
I hope everyone has a busy weekend that keeps our minds off of eating!!!

Thanks Summer, but over is over and if I allow 25 then next time it could be more. I'm on day #2 now!