@micaroo4 What a fun goal for 2024! Adventures to make great memories and chores to keep life under control. I love it!!

@gemwolf110 Congrats on losing 18 pounds this year! I hear you about needing to lose weight to be healthy inside and out. That is my main goal for this year too. Love those doggies!!

@JadeGypsyxo Girl, I looooove the food too!! Staying active and becoming more mindful sounds like a winning plan for 2024.

@19shmoo69 I think you could be a good motivator. Yeah, I’ve tried coffee and it’s GOOD!!



Good morning! Today is church and then I get to go see my new little great-nephew. I’m soooo excited! I will take my mom today and then take hubby next Wednesday after his doctor's appointment. I’m so ready for 2024 and to get this weight off so I can feel good again. I’ve been worried that I might be developing fatty liver disease from the pain I’ve been having and from what Doc Google said. This is a diet-related problem that I can reverse. My biggest fear is that something will happen to me and my husband, who has dementia, will be left without me to care for him. So, I have some very real reasons to get my act together. It will take a lot of determination, commitment, and prayer! But I can do it!

It's baaaaaaack! Our beloved NO ZERO DAYS!!!



I invite you to join me on a quest for a NO ZERO DAYS 2024! What is No Zero Days? There are 4 simple ideas behind this:


There are no more zero days. A zero day is when you don’t do anything towards your goals. But that doesn’t mean you have to go full-throttle on your goals each day, no, just do something small if you have to, do a single push-up, walk to the mailbox, drink one less soda…anything not to report a zero day. Do one thing to make your life better each day.


Be grateful to the 3 YOUs: the past you, the present you, and the future you! Be GRATEFUL to the past you for the positive things you’ve done. Did you do that push-up yesterday? THANK YOU YOUNGER ME. Second part of the 3 me’s is you gotta do your future self a favor, just like you would for your best friend. Tired and can’t get off reddit/videogames/interwebs? This one’s for future me, i’m gonna rock out p90x Ab Ripper X for 17 minutes. I’m doing this one for future me. Alarm clock goes off and bed is too comfy? This one’s for my best friend, the future me. I’m up and going for a 5 km run (or 25 meter run, it’s gotta be non zero). MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR OLD SELF for rocking out at the end of every.single.thing. that makes your life better. The cycle of doing something for someone else (future you) and thanking someone for the good in your life (past you) is key to building gratitude and productivity.


FORGIVE YOURSELF. Tried your best to have a nonzero day yesterday and it failed? so what. I forgive you previous self. I forgive you. But today? Today is a nonzero masterpiece to the best of my ability for future self.


Exercise and books: exercise is self-explanatory but the books, read a self-improvement book…reading gets you to the next level!

Here’s more detailed information and where I got the above info:
https://meganeholstein.com/the-no-zero-days-productivity-mindset-might-change-your-life/

Weigh in day: Sunday
(PW): 171.6
(CW): 175.9

This is not a good start for the New Year!

@Katmary71 I missed last weeks WI.

Weigh in Day Sunday

PW 158.6
CW 157.8

DebJB30 wrote: »

Hello Slimpossibles,

My name is Deborah, and I live in Kansas with my DH and DS, and two cats.

When I was young I was one of those annoying skinny people who could eat anything and never gain a pound. People were always trying to get me to eat more. That all caught up with me in my late 30's and I started to gain weight. I became a serial yo yo dieter. Only in the last few years have I learned how to eat healthy and take better care of myself. It has been a long journey and I will be on it for the rest of my life.

I joined this group for accountablility and support and it has been great. This past year has been a difficult one for my family in many ways: workwise, financially, and we've had health challenges. Through all that I've managed to lose 20lbs and maintain it.

This is the first holiday season where I've not gained any weight, but I've still been able to enjoy the holiday meals and parties. That is a huge accomplishment for me. I've done it mainly through IF and keeping my step count up.

In 2024 my goal is to focus on strength training and getting stronger. I don't know that trying to lose fat by calorie restriction is a reasonable goal for me right now. My body seems resistent to dropping weight past where I am now, because I've been at this weight since about May & no matter what I do, I can't seem to go any lower. But I know how much benefit I get from exercise, and I know adding strenth training will help. So that's my next goal.

Sending hugs. Praying 2024 will be better!

Weigh in day- Saturday
CW- 240

I'm a stay at home mom to three boys and married to a sweet husband for 13 years. I started my current weight loss journey in June 2023 at 284lbs. I've been making slow but steady progress. December and November I didn't make much progress but ready to get back at it this January.

My goals are 3x a week 45 min cardio and get back into my strength/PT exercises. Drink 120-130oz of water daily and keep calorie intake at or below 2000.

@gemwolf110 Sounds like you always have someone to go for walks with right?!

@19shmoo69 I don't remember that cartoon!

@JadeGypsyxo Those apps sound fun for walking, I'd be curious to hear what you discover. I really overdid it with a Fitbit so I have to be careful and not get too competitive now. I actually hadn't heard about the apps but have friends who do the walks to get medals then YouTube has walks for walking in place where someone films walking or hiking somewhere which is pretty neat. Aw your pup is beautiful!

@TeresaW2024 Have fun with your great-nephew! What a scary thought about something happening to you, I'm glad you're taking things seriously and getting back on track. I really hope you aren't having issues with fatty liver disease, the good thing is it responds pretty fast to weight loss and diet changes. You CAN do it!

@trooworld I love No More Zero Years, let's have as little zero days as possible this year! Oh my goodness if you ever want to go hang out with the derby team I'm sure my cousin would meet you there! In the early 2000s I was watching Family Jewels with Gene Simmon's family (Kiss) and his wife Shannon Tweed was curious to try roller derby and my COUSIN walks into their house to talk to her about it, pretty funny. I love the Choose Your Own Adventure game, how cool! I loved those books and used to read them to my brother, I may have to get him this for his birthday in a couple weeks. Your dinner sounds awesome! Are you going to change your phrase?

@19shmoo69 For motivating it's mostly cheering everyone on, taking time to comment on posts and interact with team members. It's been great for keeping me from giving up on my health especially when my CRPS relapsed, you all really kept me going plus even when everything else was crazy I checked in here every night. Think about it, it may turn you into a social butterfly! I'm giggling because I don't see myself as a social butterfly.

Wow GO Mission Slimpossibles, top Dec week 4 team percentage and lbs lost and invidual percent and lbs lost with @sleepygirl79 ! YIKES on Fat2Fit gaining 37.4lbs, guess we DO know how to party!

@sleepygirl79 @AmbersWay @littlebabekitty Great job team you three did outstanding!

@Veta2018 @littlebabekitty @sleepygirl79 Great job for being amazing for the month of December!

@txcritter69 That's ok I'm glad to see you back and logged your weight, thanks!

@gemwolf110 I love these Sunday quotes! Writing what you're thankful for is a great idea, there's something about putting it on paper that seems important so it's not just in your head. Making your house a home IS a big deal, I'm glad you're taking time to do that.

@DebJB30 Great to see you back! I'm looking forward to seeing how strength training goes for you this year. It's one of the things I wish I'd done earlier.

@badnoodle I read about the cheese blowout and was trying to find a meme I sent people about how after Christmas you walk around confused about what day it is stuffed with cheese and I already deleted it but you made me laugh. Are you planning on getting a new treadmill? Consistency is a good theme word!

@865jessica Great goals, you got this!

@morenin I hope you break through that plateau soon!

Hi team! I got up and was doing good today, got in a great workout and was hesitant to go out as my legs and feet have been bad from the weather. I met a friend to go shopping at an international market that just opened though she's such a lollygagger I thought I'd finish before she got there. I got bulgur and yellow split peas plus some tea. I took all my Christmas decorations down and the house is depressing now though I stopped for some Valentine stickers (for the Card For Seniors collection boxes the charity puts in businesses) at Dollar Tree and got Valentine gnomes that are on the mantel now. Not much else going on, I need to organize my goals still. Have a great New Year's Day!