❄️ Just Give Me One Month - January 2024

🎉 Happy New Year! Welcome new and returning friends to your January 2024 daily tracking thread.

If you're just getting started with your weight loss goals, or trying to get back on target, join us here daily to post your current weight, and keep motivated seeing everyone's progress, including all the ups and downs in this journey.

Feel free to join in, even if you see this thread mid month, or post less often – everyone is welcome.

Some abbreviations you might see: MFP = MyFitnessPal, SW = Starting Weight, GW – Goal Weight, UGW = Ultimate Goal Weight

This thread has been going for a few years, hosted by various individuals taking up the cause. To find previous threads, search for "Just Give Me One Month". Here is the link to last month's thread, if you're curious how this works:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10904345/just-give-me-one-month-december-2023/p1

You've got this! You can do this!
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  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    edited December 2023
    Heaviest Weight: 221 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
    SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day

    Jan 1:

    Post holidays I am looking forward to fully focusing on my health goals in January! I'll be back here tomorrow to post my 2024 starting weight, and renew my focus moving forward. Happy New Year!
  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    edited January 1
    HW: 220 lb
    GW: 150 lb
    CW:194ish...

    I'm so ready to lose the extra pounds I've packed on over the last couple years. Like 40ish... 😳 Time for less alcohol, more walking & healthier lifestlye! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone on here pursue and achive your goals as well! Here's to us & 2024!! 🥂🎉 We got this!
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50+ yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I’m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | First Goal Weight: 165 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
    SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day | Consistency

    Jan 1: 205.9

    Welcome @brittgreenlikethecolor88 - Perfect time to get started! I hope posting here will help you achieve your goals. 🏆
  • mitzi2013
    mitzi2013 Posts: 47 Member
    Heaviest weight: 275 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
    SW January 2024: 266

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log food daily, drink minimum 8 cups water daily, exercise in some form daily, sleep 7 hours daily
  • grannycarol47
    grannycarol47 Posts: 4 Member
    Getting started again. I was down 50lbs and managed to gain it back over 2 years. Here I go again
    SW 204
    GW 150
    Happy New year
  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    Welcome @brittgreenlikethecolor88 - Perfect time to get started! I hope posting here will help you achieve your goals. 🏆

    Thank you! 😊

  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    HW: 220 lb
    GW: 150 lb
    CW:194ish...

    Jan 1: NA - At my inlaws house & unable to weigh in. Will do tomorrow at home! Happy New Year everyone!!
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    Welcome and happy new year, @mitzi2013 and @grannycarol47 -- thank you for joining us this month!
  • cory17
    cory17 Posts: 1,513 Member
    Getting back on track!
    Jan SW 189.
  • tazzy2911
    tazzy2911 Posts: 323 Member
    Happy new year everybody!
    Currently at my heaviest weight. Got to my lowest for my 30th birthday and then spent the last decade gaining it back + a little extra. It’s been a tough few years but ready to get back at it! Hoping joining this thread will help me get back on track!
    CW: 230
    GW: 168
  • Kim_2024
    Kim_2024 Posts: 2 Member
    Kim UK
    Looking to loose 50kg. Never stuck to anything before.
    Hope i can keep motivated. Also.going tp do dry Jan as an extra push and more walking 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♂️
  • dutchgirl188
    dutchgirl188 Posts: 33 Member
    Happy New Year! I was in this group the last 2 months and I am happy to be here again!
    I am 37 years old, 5'11" and currently 208.8 lbs. I will weigh in every Friday.
    I started MFP on 10/27/23 and I have lost 15 lbs since then. Each mini goal I hit I will reward myself (pedicure or new outfit, etc.)
    My goals are to lose about 2 lbs per week, track and weigh my food every day, go to the gym 3-4 times per week where I will speed walk 1 mile on the indoor track and do weight lifting for 45 min split into back/biceps, legs/abs, and chest/triceps.
    I wish all of you so much success! 💓
    CW: 208.8
    1st Goal: 208.0
    2nd goal: 198.0
    3rd goal: 185.0
    4th goal: 172.0
    UGW: 165.0

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  • jennigerding19
    jennigerding19 Posts: 305 Member
    MFP SW-234 (1/2017)
    Lowest weight 156 (4/2019)
    Restart mfp 211 (1/2021) 183 Dec 2021
    Second restart 192 (4/2023)
    I do weigh ins once or twice a week.

    Jan, Feb sw 190
    Mar,Apr sw 191
    May 1 sw 189.5
    June sw 184
    July sw 186
    Aug, Sept, Oct sw 188
    Nov sw 189
    Dec 1 sw, 188
    Jan 1 193 sw.

    Jan 1 193 friends left today so hopefully can get in my water and work out and can flush any bloating
  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    HW: 220 lb
    GW: 160 lb by June
    January Start:195 lb
    January Goal: 187 lb

    Jan 1: NA - At my inlaws house & unable to weigh in. Will do tomorrow at home! Happy New Year everyone!!
    Jan 2: 195 lb- Here we go! Goals for today, 1) Track all calories 2) walk >20 minutes 3) No alcohol!
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50+ yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I’m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | First Goal Weight: 165 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
    SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day | Consistency

    Jan 1: 205.9
    Jan 2: 205.9
  • Kim_2024
    Kim_2024 Posts: 2 Member
    Feeling motivated today. Last night i felt like having something else before bed, which would have taken me over my goal. Not because I was hungry but because through habit. I managed to resist. Made my lunch for today which I enjoyed today.

    I got up this morning not feeling as bloated. I'm making my lunch ready to take to work with me tomorrow at my desk job.

    What are people having for lunch? Today I had white boiled rice with sweetcorn and salmon fillet.

    Tomorrow rice , sweetcorn with cayenne peppered chicken, carrots and asparagus.
  • dutchgirl188
    dutchgirl188 Posts: 33 Member
    @Kim_2024 For lunch today I had a chicken leg seasoned with shake n bake, green beans, and instant mashed potatoes. 😋 I also brought my lunch to work at my desk job. Tomorrow I will have leftover stouffers chicken enchiladas and red cabbage (because that's what is for dinner tonight).
  • Curt0959
    Curt0959 Posts: 16 Member
    64 y.o male in my 2nd year weight loss journey! Whereas I lost 40 lbs. in 2023, I still have 42 lbs. to lose! Will be engaging in intermittent fasting and a hybrid low carb. diet. I fully recognize my journey is much more than dieting, as it is truly about developing a lifestyle!

    Would like to support others who find themselves in a similar position as me.
  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    edited January 3
    HW: 220 lb
    GW: 160 lb by June
    January Start:195 lb
    January Goal: 187 lb

    Jan 1: NA - At my inlaws house & unable to weigh in. Will do tomorrow at home! Happy New Year everyone!!
    Jan 2: 195 lb- Here we go! Goals for today, 1) Track all calories 2) walk >20 minutes 3) No alcohol!
    Jan 3: 194.4 lb- Progress! Water weight most likely, but it's something.
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50+ yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I’m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | First Goal Weight: 165 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
    SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day | Consistency

    Jan 1: 205.9
    Jan 2: 205.9
    Jan 3: 205.7

    Welcome to the group, @Curt0959 ! Your journey so far is inspiring - wishing you continued success!

    @Kim_2024 For lunches, I've been doing two small snacks instead of one bigger lunch, because I tend to still be hungry after lunch and will end up eating even more. I'm working from home so I have access to a stove/cook top, which I didn't have when I worked in an office. Sometimes I do eggs and toast (40 cal bread), and later in the day I do a bowl of cream of wheat or applesauce with a banana. Sometimes I eat my big meal for lunch, and have a small dinner. It really depends how I'm feeling that day, and if my husband is home or not. If I'm still really hungry, sometimes I'll have a can of green beans with spaghetti sauce. I know it sounds weird, but my mom, who did Weight Watchers for years, swears by bowls of frozen veggies with sauce on them. It works! I'm usually not hungry after that -- and a can of green beans is roughly 70 cals. Yes, the sauce has calories too, but it's better than grabbing cookies or junk food like I'd have done in the past. :)
  • tech_hunter
    tech_hunter Posts: 350 Member
    Hi there! Starting nearly over again, but 2024 is shaping up to be a very active year in my life and I want to be ready for it!

    HW: 220
    CW: 205
    GW: 150

    Jan 1: 207.8
    Jan 2: 206.4
    Jan 3: 205

    I went haring off up a gully with my husband a couple weeks ago and did something to my leg, so I am recuperating, but I will be starting to do some light weights and increasing my walking slowly so I don't aggravate my bum leg.

    Had a Teton Waters beef polish sausage and roasted brussel sprouts for dinner and it was so good! I put balsamic vinegar on my sprouts and a little herb infused olive oil, and the house still smells like it. I only had one polish sausage, so I am happy about that.

    Have a great evening!

  • Tardytriathlete
    Tardytriathlete Posts: 34 Member
    Hi all! I’m hoping to lose weight in 2024 and not be at any risk to my future health.

    It seems counterproductive but one of my reasons is I am hoping to have children in the next 5 years (recently married and we’re not in a rush) and I want to have a healthy weight before we try so I can be the best parent I can be. :)
  • brittgreenlikethecolor88
    brittgreenlikethecolor88 Posts: 1,080 Member
    HW: 220 lb
    GW: 160 lb by June
    January Start:195 lb
    January Goal: 187 lb

    Jan 1: NA - At my inlaws house & unable to weigh in. Will do tomorrow at home! Happy New Year everyone!!
    Jan 2: 195 lb- Here we go! Goals for today, 1) Track all calories 2) walk >20 minutes 3) No alcohol!
    Jan 3: 194.4 lb- Progress! Water weight most likely, but it's something.
    Jan 4: 194.6 lb- TOM started
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50+ yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I’m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | First Goal Weight: 165 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
    SW Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 | Oct 2023: 205.5 | Nov 2023: 208.3 | Dec 2023: 205.3

    January 2024 Goals:
    Log Food Daily | 1Hr Aerobic Dance Daily w/Extra Exercise as Possible | 7 hours Sleep/Day | Consistency

    Jan 1: 205.9
    Jan 2: 205.9
    Jan 3: 205.7
    Jan 4: 205.3

    Welcome @tech_hunter and @Tardytriathlete ! Hope that this group helps provide accountability and a place to connect with others on the same journey!
  • LovePammiek
    LovePammiek Posts: 14 Member
    I thought I was posting in this thread but instead I made a new thread lol.
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 640 Member
    I thought I was posting in this thread but instead I made a new thread lol.

    Understandable. :) The forum interface is a little confusing when just getting started. Welcome to the group!
  • mollyfinnegan
    mollyfinnegan Posts: 4 Member
    SW 14 st 2lbs
    GW 10st 10lbs

    It’s taken me 18 months to put it all on… but if I can maintain a 2lb loss I could be back to my goal at the start of the summer holidays!

    I’m logging food, aiming for 10k steps a day and doing intermittent fasting for the first time to see if that will shake things up!
  • tech_hunter
    tech_hunter Posts: 350 Member
    HW: 220
    GW: 150

    Jan 1: 207.8
    Jan 2: 206.4
    Jan 3: 205
    Jan 4: 203

    Water weight drops are very motivating, but the desert of non-loss that comes after is very frustrating! I will take what I can get though!

    We will be eating out of the freezer the next few days; we have some beef and pork coming in 2 weeks and I need to clear out a bit more!
  • annpoto
    annpoto Posts: 2 Member
    January 4th 2024
    HW 201 January 2023
    SW 190 today
    GW 180
    UGW 170
    I need to find balance in my life. To young to retire but the job stress and the worlds stress can consume me-thus I can consume BREAD and CHOCOLATE!
    I have a goal to do water aerobics 3x per week and use my treadmill 2X.
    I need to get back to whole foods and planning on sunday. It is making the to do list mine not everyone elses....Happy 2024! A new beginning!