❄️⛷️January Daily Logging & Weigh-in Challenge🛷❄️

This looks like a great group!
I like the idea of daily habit checking, with posting weight weekly.
I need to :
1. Exercise at least 3 hours a week. 1/3. The weather's been bad, so I only made it to the gym once.
2. Eat at or below tdee daily. 7/7
3. Eat minimum protein daily. 7/7
4. Be in bed by 12 pm. 7/7
5. Be up by 8. 5/7
6. Dressed, teeth brushed, bed made 30 minutes after waking. 7/7

Jan 1 184.2
Jan 15 181.2

1st goal = 170

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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


This Challenge Starting Weight (from Dec 31st): 192.6
Goal: 188.6 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx






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.


01/01-193.4-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/02-193.2-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/03-192.4-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/04-192.0-(Trend Weight 192.8)-

01/05-193.8-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/06-193.0-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/07-193.4-(Trend Weight 192.9

01/08-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

01/09-194.0-(Trend Weight 193.1)-

01/10-191.0-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

01/11-190.8-(Trend Weight 192.7)-

01/12-191.4-(Trend Weight:192.5 )-

01/13-191.2-(Trend Weight 192.4)-

01/14-192.6-(Trend Weight: 192.4)- Absolutely no reason for a 1 ½ lb gain unless it’s due to no TMI x 2 and perhaps sodium from homemade Chicken Lemon Rice soup. I was 250 calories and 16 carbs under my limits yesterday and under the last couple of days in a row. How disheartening! I’ll be flushing with water today, I’ll take my Lasix today which I’m supposed to take daily for my heart (but don’t) and I’ll hope for a better outcome for tomorrow. My mind wants to resort to drastic measures like eating only 500 calories today but my common sense tells me to stay the course with healthy satisufying options and trust the process. Weight loss is not linear so I’m not going to let this get me down. This is exactly the weight I started with on Jan 1st so I haven't made a drop of progress from the holiday gain. But there's no use crying over spilt milk. Onward and Forward!

01/15-190.6-(Trend Weight: 192.2)- Up and down. Up and down. It’s amazing how TMI (or lack of) affects the scale. Also, my Lasix makes a huge difference in removing the fluids pooling at the ankles, abdomen and in the lungs. I hit this weight several times over the past week so I do think this is the true weight I’m trying to reduce from. But I will say that it was a delayed weigh in by about 2 hours. My goal is to now try to actually reduce from here and lose actual fat. I cannot take Lasix today due to so many local errands today. So scale could be up a bit tomorrow with fluid. Gosh, it’s so hard to actually track this way! However, I know if I’ll just do the right things I will be overall healthier and eventually lighter too. Happy hump day ya’ll.

SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

Hi everyone,

Well, I lost almost all the weight I regained last week; so here it is:

01/01: 153.0
01/08: 156.4
01/15: 153.6

WK LOSS: 2.8
TL LOSS: 0.0 (So far for this challenge)
GAINED: 0.6 (Oops-wrong direction!)

The GOOD news is, I'll be getting my new cat this Saturday afternoon!
🐈

I'll check back in tomorrow.

💞 Carole

Hi All!

🎉🎆Happy New Year!!🎆🎉

I am a mom of five, trying to lose my last few pounds.

Goals for January:
Pre-log my day's food every morning! And update logging before dinner.
Check in to this group every morning.


January 1: 128.6 ❄️ I logged!
January 2: 127.6
January 3: 127.6 Yesterday the last of the Christmas cookies, chocolates, and egg nog got hold of me.
January 4: 127.6 I've been pre-logging in the mornings; but then I get derailed sometime between 3-7PM. I'd like to tackle that; maybe if I take the time to update logging right before dinner. There's always a lot of shuffle and/or chaos right before dinner, but if I can manage to take some time to update my logging during that time, I think that will help. So, I'm adding that to my goals above.

January 5: 127.6
January 6: 128.6
January 7: 127.8
January 8: 128.6 ❄️ I logged!
January 9: 127.6 Yesterday I actually logged the way I'm supposed to. (As in, pre-logging and then keeping up with the logging during my challenging hours of late afternoon/early evening.) I increased my calorie goal by 200 calories and kept my laptop handy.

January 10: 127.4 ❄️ I logged
January 11: 127.8
January 12: 128.8
January 13: 129.4 I want today to be the day that I change my habits.
January 14: 129.8 ❄️ I logged! Yesterday was the same old same old. But I am proud of how I did today. I had a really busy day with plenty of excuses to not log or to throw in the towel, but I logged and did pretty well. I have been reflecting on why I have been repeatedly failing & falling into the same bad habits. I think a lot of it might have to do with meal timing. Since August we have been on a different schedule; a much later schedule, with dinner often happening very late. I think it's really causing a problem for me. I get sooooo hungry in the afternoon; throw in the towel and overeat; then eat a lot *again* at dinner. Starting today I'm trying to have dinner earlier; and trying to eat enough in the morning and afternoon so that I don't get so hungry that I go nuts; and, in the afternoon, reminding myself that dinner is happening soon. At any rate this worked today and it's my new plan for now.

January 15: 128.4 ❄️ I logged! I did it again. The plan from yesterday worked again. Ate more in the morning and afternoon, didn't get overhungry or hangry in the late afternoon, and ate an earlier dinner. 👍

January 16:

@tbris4 Tell me more about this pilates challenge! That's something I've been missing from my exercise routine!

@ots_cleo Congrats on making you January goal. Making small goals and achieving them one by one is a fabulous way to move forward! Slow and steady - persistance not perfection!

@lolakinks Your body is probably adjusting to the new weight - you are down a bit since the beginning of the year - if you remember the biggest loser show - the contestants sometimes gained weight in week two. Trust the process - don't let the scale dictate what you do - and whatever you do, don't give up. I had many a week that I gained when I didn't expect to - but then a big swish came! If you do the work it will happen!

@walela617 Kitty is so cute! Congrats! Thanks for sharing the picture.

@patti241 We are at the same place - my ultimate goal is to get to 135 as well, I am happy where I am (just below the ideal weigh stage - but would like that five pound buffer so I never get to overweight again). Is 135 your final weight goal or just January?

@andreajlnhe Glad the plan worked. I have a similar plan - try to eat in a 8-10 hour window with my last meal by 6:30. It really does help.

@deepswoodslady You are so close to getting to the 80s, you can do it. I want to see that in the next couple of days. Did you find a new contractor, or did you work things out?

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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


This Challenge Starting Weight (from Dec 31st): 192.6
Goal: 188.6 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx





FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

01/16-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.4)- 3.2 lbs gained overnight. I did have pizza for lunch while out on errands but ended up with no dinner as I was still too full. However, due to the errands I could not take the Lasix so I believe much of this is the fluid pooling again. It’s pretty clear that it will be hard to gauge my weight losses or gains with this Lasix situation. All I can do is stay the course and realize that when I dip from low 190’s to somewhere in the 180’s consistently, even without the Lasix then I’m probably making progress. Body measuring will not be a good measure either as I bloat real big in my midsection when fluid is building. Humph…. It doesn’t mean I stop working at progress, it just means I probably won’t be able to experience the full or true measure of success or pleasure at progress which is disappointing. I don’t want that to deter me. I just have to accept it and keep working. I just wish it could be different. ½ day of school today. I’ll take my Lasix after I meet his bus at about 12:30.

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Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I have been with group for a while. I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two year have lost almost 90 pounds. With the help of this group I made it to the ideal weight loss range. Logging in Daily really keeps me on track. Now I'm working on a buffer to make it so I never hit overweight again. This round, I am going to change things up a bit - going to post my goal accomplishment daily, but only weigh in on Wednesday, we'll see how that goes!

My Goals for January

🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
🎯 Work Towards next weight goal 137 whenever I get there is fine
👣 14K Steps per day (100K Steps Weekly)
📝 Log Daily
🥗 Under TDEE calorie range daily, have 1,750 calorie defcifit for week (1/2 pound)
🚶‍♀️🫀 🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 2+ Miles 🚶‍♀️walking daily, 3 🫀 Cardio (non-walk) weekly, 3 🏋️‍♀️ Strength Weekly, 1 Stretch type 🧘‍♀️ weekly
⌚ 700 Min of Intentional Exercise Weekly
💦 8+ glasses of water
🧂 Under Sodium Limit

Highest Weight 228

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7

⛄🎉January 🎉⛄

My Goals
🥅 🎯👣 📝🥗 🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️⌚ 🧘‍♀️ 💦🧂

Weight Current Day, Goals Prior Day
Starting Weight 139.7


Prior Weeks:
Weekly Weights/Goals:
Jan 7: 139 🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️⌚ 💦🧂
Prior Weeks Goals
115K 👣 Steps, 65 Miles, 1005 ⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 2,375
Jan 7: 139.9 🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️⌚ 💦🧂
124K👣 Steps, 67 Miles, 1073 ⌚ Min, 438 Calorie Deficit

Week Three
Jan 15: 👣 📝🥗🚶‍♀️🫀⌚ 💦🧂
18.1K 👣Steps, 7.8🚶‍♀️Miles, 174⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗337
Jan 16: 👣 📝🥗 🚶‍♀️🫀 🧘‍♀️⌚ 💦🧂
18.8K 👣Steps, 7.3🚶‍♀️Miles, 121⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗388

Took the most beautiful walk the other day at Hammonasset State Park. We took three trails that we haven't taken before - the first Meig's point a 1/2 mile trail (1 mile in and out) along the rocky shoreline to the point (Meig's point). The second the Willards lsland Trail, a 1 mile loop. It's a paved trail - not much to look at - but when you get to the farthest point you see the salt marshes. Our last walk was the Cedar Island Trail, just a half mile in and out. There are a couple bridges that take you to the small island in the middle of the salt marshes. A perfect photo shoot for Monty. He is getting a little scruffy - looks like he need a grooming! Pictures in the spoiler.

Jan 17: 👣 📝🥗 🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️⌚ 💦🧂
14.6K 👣Steps, 4.6🚶‍♀️Miles, 158⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗169

I met my calorie goal yesterday. Honestly things have been stressful, so I've been counting calories but some things have been more of an estimate. It's the best I can do right now. Like yesterday I added lentils to a soup so I estimated the lentils.

Anyway:

Goal- 1600 Actual 1581.

Weighins

Jan 1- 162.2
Jan 8 - 160.8
Jan 14-160.2
Jan 15- 160.6

January goals:

** Weigh in weekly on Wednesdays.
**Track calories every day.
**Stick to my calorie goals (1600, plus 100 on days I go in to the office- more movement/longer day)
**Do the approved exercises I can do.

Weigh in Jan 1- 162.2 lbs.
Goal weight in Jan- 159 (I know this isn't much, but I really feel like I need to start with baby steps and not set myself up for failure right now)..

Hi all, I am trying to lose as much weight as possible and get in shape so I can enjoy activities like hiking and 5k's again. As long as it takes, I really want to stick with my diet and exercise plan.
I used to just do steady-state jogging to try and lose weight. When I was younger this and walking worked, but now that I'm over 40, doing hiit on the exercise bike and strength training with 2 10 pound dumbbells seem to be working better so far. I'm up to 4 dumbbell workouts a week and do cardio on the bike 6 to 7 days a week plus some dog-walking. I think I need to take a rest day today though and give myself a break.
I know I'm losing weight a little too rapidly right now, but I'm sure it will slow down. Also, if you're obese, doesn't it come off quicker at first when you start exercising?

Dec. 29th~ 188
Jan. 17th~175.1

progress photo