lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

Question

The February challenge starts on Sunday. Have you set your goals for the month? Please share them with the team.

My goal for February is to meet my step goal at least 4 days/week. I know the object of a step goal is to meet it daily but if I can do it at least 4 days weekly, that would be an improvement from January. Then I’ll work on more once I’ve accomplished that.

Motto: 🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!

Recap: I got in 80 ounces of water yesterday and on track for the same today. I hit 1800 (my goal) calories and protein and guess what? The scale went up. That's ok...we know weight loss is not linear and I had more water than I've had in a while so my body is probably thinking...there's won't be more..so hang on to this!🙂

- THOUGHTS: On the other side of your workout is the body and health you want!

@Lessernnan ~ I thought about you this morning as I checked my steps prior to work and only had 5,100...
10,000 steps before doing anything else at home... I love it!! It's supposed to be 50ish today, so I may try to get some extra steps in🙂

@rainyrae~ Sugar free is awesome!! And having the control is even better!! I had the opposite happen. Since I gave up wine, I started having the cravings for something sweet...

@lindamtuck2018 ~ great job getting that swim in and cardio too !

My February goals:
Start

• Closely monitoring water and get it in
• Hitting protein Target
• Fasting (14 hours)

Stop

• Adding in alcohol.
• Eating earlier (related to Fasting)
• Slacking on the water

Continue

• Working out 6 days a week > Combo Cardio, ST, Core & Stretching Approximately 60 to 90 minutes each day.
• Hit my target > 1800 calories > 150g Protein (2 focus items) 100g carbs, 89g fat, 20g fiber (nice to have)
• Water > up to 64 ounces a day
• Limited Alcohol
• Tracking with comments of what's going on
• Not focusing on just pounds...let the pounds fall where they may

Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
1/28 6,327 ST - None
1/29 8,374 ST - 20 minutes
1/30 8,864 ST - 35 minutes
1/31 8,675 ST - 15 minutes
2/1
2/2
2/3


Weigh in Day: Friday

My day
Started with breakfast, then a walk, a snack,a visit to the hairdresser, a little garden tidy, lunch, then I transformed my first wall, had a snack, a second walk, and dinner and now I’ve gifted myself an evening with the heat pad on my back, my feet up with the newspaper and my magazine.










Goodnight

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

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I am so sorry for not posting. My son and daughter in law had a baby this week and that has thrown everything off for me. My weight is 195.5. I have not had a lot of steps in this week as I hurt my back on Monday and then was with family.

SW - 630
PW - 432.4
CW - 432.1

Hey yall... back home after some travel and trying to find my footing and proper rest pattern again. A lot of driving and eating/sleeping at weird hours. I'm sure this had a huge impact on the baby loss for a second week in a row. I am happy it's a loss though (and also appreciate that my weight is 4 3 2 1🤣)

Hope yall are good.. I should be back on my feet and ready to rock for the Feb feed.

Much love yall!!!!

Slimmer sixties
Friday weigh in

Pw 187.6lb
Cw 187.0lb

Pleased that I've been home for 3 weeks with loads of socialising and not gained!
Back in the van at the coast for 2 weeks, so up the steps and lower the calories!

aneedlecraft
Thursday Check-in
PW: 321
CW: 321
Holding steady according to the scale. Improving according to food choices and increased deliberate movement.

rainyrae wrote: »

lindamtuck2018 wrote: »

Lessennan wrote: »

@lindamtuck2018 glad you like my February charity.
I give to charity, I do sponsored things for charities but I was a bit fed up when the minister announced on Sunday that instead of giving something up for lent this year the church elders have decided it would be nice if we donated 6 different specific items we can donate as gifts to residents in the local old folks homes. I wonder what happens to the astronomical fees charged if elderly folks need to “beg” for small personal items.
I’m tempted to say I’m giving up charity donations for lent. Nasty I know but sometimes just….

Lessennan wrote: »

Good morning cold February.
Come on Nan put on and extra jumper and thick trousers and jacket and get out for that walk

Did you make it out for your walk? I stuck my head out the patio door and almost changed my mind about swimming. Glad I went as I feel refreshed. It is sad how some of the elderly have to give every cent to the homes and get a small allowance. It is sad.

rainyrae wrote: »

Celebrating a NSV this morning 😀. I made it the entire month of January sugar free ( No yummy creamer in my coffee, no candy, and no desserts)! To my surprise, even though I know that the effect is what should happen, I am no longer craving any of it. That’s not to say that it doesn’t look good to me at times, but it does not have the same control over me that it did at the beginning of the month. I am the one in control!!

That is amazing! I have a hard time doing something like that. I would like to do a month of no junk food but I really enjoy my bag of chips on the weekends. How did you fight the cravings at the start? I hate that food can have such control over us. I am still fighting cravings from giving myself free rein at Christmas time. I will not do that again.

At the start I had to just get through my coffee in the morning and I started going to bed earlier in the evenings because that is when I always wanted a sweet treat. I started having a serving of fruit when the craving was really bad and it actually did satisfy me most of the time. I took it day by day and sometimes hour by hour or even minute by minute. I kept telling myself that on February 1st I could have something if I wanted it and the day is here and I do not feel the need to do that. I won’t say that I won’t ever, I would just like to be able to be one of those people who can just have a small amount of something very occasionally and be totally fine with that. I think I’m on the right path to achieve that eventually.

I just started eating more fruit recently. I am right now (when I can eat) enjoying the fruit. I have been dealing with cravings more the last few weeks than I have in along while. Chips, pop, ice cream, etc. i thought about this more after your post. I don’t think it’s just the Christmas overeating. I think the ongoing nausea is partly to blame. It’s like I want to make up for not eating with unhealthy eating. I have some different healthier snacks on my groceries this week to see if that will help tame the cravings.

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NachDeezy wrote: »

SW - 630
PW - 432.4
CW - 432.1

Hey yall... back home after some travel and trying to find my footing and proper rest pattern again. A lot of driving and eating/sleeping at weird hours. I'm sure this had a huge impact on the baby loss for a second week in a row. I am happy it's a loss though (and also appreciate that my weight is 4 3 2 1🤣)

Hope yall are good.. I should be back on my feet and ready to rock for the Feb feed.

Much love yall!!!!

Congrats on the loss! It’s even made better with it being a vacation weight loss. I know like you it takes me a few days to get back to a routine after travelling.

Slimmersixties wrote: »

Slimmer sixties
Friday weigh in

Pw 187.6lb
Cw 187.0lb

Pleased that I've been home for 3 weeks with loads of socialising and not gained!
Back in the van at the coast for 2 weeks, so up the steps and lower the calories!

Great job on holding steady. Enjoy your travels.

aneedlecraft wrote: »

aneedlecraft
Thursday Check-in
PW: 321
CW: 321
Holding steady according to the scale. Improving according to food choices and increased deliberate movement.

Making those changes is very important. Great job!

jimboden3 wrote: »

JimBoden3
Weigh-in Day: Friday (Feb 2, 2024)
PW: 242.2
CW: 240.9

Happy to be starting 2024 (and ending January) with a loss.

Awesome loss Jim!