January Weight Loss Challenge
 

The New Year is a great time to engage with our weight loss goals.

Join the January Weight Loss Challenge to set your goal, track it, and meet it -- with the help of a supportive and encouraging group. All the goals will be compiled into a list. As each goal is met during the month, it gets turned RED in celebration.

For your exercise goals, don't miss the January Exercise Challenge.

Thanks for starting up the new thread gardenerjoy. Sorry I've been so absent.

November and December have been pretty awful for me on the health front, and I regained everything I lost in October (and lost some of my walking stamina to boot). I'm currently about 6 pounds up from my low. Not an insurmountable amount, but I need to stop gaining. My January isn't looking any better on the work front than November and December have been, so I want to be realistic. I'm setting my January goal as Maintain. Current weight 173.4. I'd like to be that or lower at the end of the month.

I would LOVE to jump on this! I weigh myself every Thursday and im aiming for 5lbs,, currently 241lbs


2/1/2020:

9/1/2020

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I’m in.
I’m aiming for an 8-10lb Loss this January! Fingers crossed I can stay focused!

This past year has really been a struggle with having knee and back issues, still not completely resolved, and out of frustration gaining back all I lost the year before. Now hoping that I can get my diet under control, work on physical therapy to strengthen my knee and back so I can get myself moving in the right direction.

December 31st: 286
Jan 1st: 286
Jan 31st: 281


Week 1
1-1: 286

2/1/2020: 240lbs ( -1)

9/1/2020

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23/1/2020

30/1/2020

I'm restarting my weight loss journey again. I would like to shoot for 9lb weight loss this month.

SW: 239
Challenge GW: 230

1/1/2020: 238.8
1/2/2020: 239.0
1/3/2020: 237.2
1/4/2020: 236.0
1/5/2020: 235.6
1/6/2020: 234.6 (Must have been carrying lots of water weight from xmas and new years!)
1/7/2020: 234.4
1/8/2020: 234.4
1/9/2020: 235.0
1/10/2020: 234.0
1/11/2020: 233.4
1/12/2020: 232.2 (BMI under 40 - No longer morbidly obese!) Yay!
1/13/2020: 231.8
1/14/2020: 231.6
1/15/2020: 231.6
1/16/2020: 230.6
1/17/2020: 230.6
1/18/2020: 230.0
1/19/2020: 229.6 GOAL!
1/20/2020: 229.4
1/21/2020: 229.4
1/22/2020: 227.8
1/23/2020: 226.2!
1/24/2020: 227.0
1/25/2020: 227.0
1/26/2020: 226.2
1/27/2020: 224.8 Yay!
1/28/2020: 224.6
1/29/2020: 223.6
1/30/2020: 223.4
1/31/2020: 223.8

I was looking for such forum and Happy that i found one. I am aiming to lose 10 lbs by 20 Jan.
1/3/2020: 187 lbs
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Starting Weight: 193.2 lbs

Week 1
30: 193.6 lbs
31: 192.8 lbs
01: 193.2 lbs
02: 194.2 lbs
03: 192.2 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 193.2 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1:

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It's been a bit of a week for me! Unfortunately the creative agency I've been working for as a freelancer has run out of work, so I suspect myself and most of the freelancers there will be let go very soon. For the time being, I'm still there twice a week, but after a conversation with my boss I think change is on the horizon. Initially I was upset and shocked, because it's been consistent work for me for the entirety of 2019, however this is freelancer life. I was looking forward to making the most of the raise I got recently, but alas I won't get to experience life with a nice sum of money in my bank account! It's a shame, but I have to learn to not get too comfortable in jobs like these, because situations like this are always a possibility.

However, it's a new year! Happy start to 2020 everyone! I always feel optimistic at the beginning of the year and I wasn't feeling glum for long about my job situation. I'm a) going to finish out a contract I already have with another client b) going to have more time to write my romance novel that's been on my list of things to do for over a year and c) I'm going to work on developing my skills to advance my career beyond what I would have accomplished at the agency. Huzzah! Onward and upwards.

As for weight, I'm holding steady at 193.2 lbs so nothing has changed since last week. I've not gotten back on the exercise horse yet, so this will be my second week of not exercising. Starting Monday I'll be back to my cardio dance class twice a week, a home workout Saturday and a yoga session on Sunday. I've been a bit naughty and not been intermittent fasting since I got back from Colorado, giving myself the ol' "it's the holidays!" excuse. This morning I wanted to start, but I started to feel queasy so decided to listen to my body. However that doesn't mean I can't stop eating at 7pm like I should be! Fingers crossed I'm sensible :lol:

Let's make 2020 our year, guys!

Starting Weight: 193.2 lbs

Week 1
30: 193.6 lbs
31: 192.8 lbs
01: 193.2 lbs
02: 194.2 lbs
03: 192.2 lbs
04: No Weigh In
05: 194 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 1: 193.3 lbs
Total Loss for Week 1: + 0.1 lbs

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Proud of myself for not gaining loads this lazy week. I've admittedly not been fasting and I haven't exercised. I think I needed it after the bad news I got about my job. Today I'm going to continue on this path of relaxation and rest, try to gather my thoughts/motivation and truly get back to life as normal tomorrow!

Thanks for starting this thread, GardenerJoy! Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 175.2
CW: 175.6 (+ .4)
GW: 165.2

Welcome to our first 2020 monthly challenge! There's still time to join us in getting the year started off well.

Riestrella: do you want to set a goal? It's fine if you don't -- this is a great thread for monitoring and seeing how it goes.

everyone else: did I get your goal stated the way that you want it?

etherbunny: -5 lbs
Lacerta: maintain at 173.4 or lower
laureltree: -8 lbs
leopardspots: -9 lbs
momtopands: -5 lbs
Pihu: -10 lbs
Riestrella:
VickieLou: -10 lbs
wanna_be_free: -5 lbs

I'm really struggling right now. My weigh in today was 176.6, which is a full 9 pounds up from my low back in October. I know exactly why it is happening. I've been working too many hours, and thus, with the short winter days and with my husband going to bed at 5 PM for his early morning shift, I haven't been going for my walks, and I also haven't had any energy to cook after work. So I've been going for more convenience than I was before. I haven't been eating particularly BAD, just not particularly GOOD either, and with the lack of movement, the number is creeping back up. I did really good today though, and I want to see it start moving downward again. Going to try to be better about posting here most days again, as that helped me before.

1/8/20: 176.6

Hello, hope you all have great success in 2020.
Can I still join? I don't have a particular goal, just want to move more and avoid binge. Joe

Average Weight for Week 1: 193.3 lbs

Week 2
06: 193.4 lbs
07: 193.8 lbs
08: No Weigh In
09: 193.3 lbs
10: No Weigh In
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Average Weight for Week 2: 193.5 lbs
Total Loss for Week 2:
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Welp, it happened. I lost the job at the agency. They were running out of work and were getting rid of some of the freelancers. I'm not sure who stayed and who left, but I was part of the list that was let go. I felt it could have been handled better, I thought I would get a few days notice, but I was called into a meeting room and told that yesterday was my last day. Not only that, but the boss arranged for me to get a ride home with the person I carpool with (who's a full time employee). Felt like I was being ushered out of the building quietly and didn't get a chance to say goodbye to people. Makes me feel like I got fired or I did something wrong, but I know that's not true. The person who gave me a ride home was furious when he found out that I was being let go, he said I was the best freelancer there and was going to be having words with the boss about what a mistake he had made. That made me feel really good despite it all.

I've not been doing a good job at weight loss, so gardenerjoy no goal for me this month I just wanna keep my head above water for now! I seem to be hanging in there at 193 lbs which is good, but I'm ready to start seeing some 180 numbers soon I hope! Tomorrow I'm getting a tattoo, so I won't be able to workout for a week, I'm going to try and walk more to counteract it and really start IF again. I've been a bit slack with it but it was working for me! Just need to refocus my efforts.

Hang in there everyone, January is always a sh!tty month!!

I also want to lose weight this year and I bought a weight loss product, I will share more information once I got some results.

Got through my stressful work time for the month. Acutually had my first migraine in many years yesterday. I used to get them ALL the time, and they were awful, but haven't had one in about a decade. Not sure why I got one yesterday. But I've been doing a bit better on the eating front the last couple days.

1/8/20: 176.6
1/11/20: 175.2

SW 167
Challenge GW 162

12-31-19 167
1-6-20 167.2
1-13-20
1-20-20
1-27-20
1-31-20

I've been MIA with a miserable cold/cough/chest congestion. Finally getting my head back after 2+ weeks. I haven't exercised much (couldn't breathe!) and have had way too many comfort foods/bad carbs. A quick check on the scale today has me up 1.5 lbs, but tomorrow is my official weigh in.

Welcome to all the new folks. Check in frequently and let us know how it's going. Riestrella, I'm sorry about the job. Sudden departures are lousy but seem to be the norm now a days. Lacerta, feel better. Migraines are miserable. And happy for you to be back on track. Spring is coming! VickieLou, congrats on the steady losses!

I felt alone and binged again last night. I feel awful about it. I just moved to the area and have no friends. Joe

Average Weight for Week 1: 193.3 lbs

Week 2
06: 193.4 lbs
07: 193.8 lbs
08: No Weigh In
09: 193.3 lbs
10: No Weigh In
11: No Weigh In
12: No Weigh In
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Average Weight for Week 2: 193.5 lbs
Total Loss for Week 2: + 0.2 lbs

Week 3
13: 194.4 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 3: 194.4 lbs
Total Loss for Week 3:
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Been a bit of an indulgent weekend! Saturday I got my tattoo, it's beautiful! The artist did a great job. I didn't eat much in the morning/day - a bagel and a granola bar between 10am - 6pm. Then I went to Wendy's after the tattoo, I wanted to treat myself to a burger without breaking the bank and it was delicious. Of all the sh!tty fast food places Wendy's is my favourite! Then I started stuffing my face with M&M's because that's how I roll. Sunday I wanted to be better, I had aimed to start up IF and stop eating at 7pm, but I ended up having a drink in the evening which triggered my hunger and I had a PB sandwich too. Not good!

Today is a new week and a new start now I'm no longer working at the agency. Loads of people from the agency reached out to me and sent their love, said they couldn't believe it, which made me very happy to know I was appreciated. The bitter part of me hopes that working there is a little less fun now that I'm gone :p hehe. I'm going to start IF today and try and make it a perfect week with one cheat day over the weekend. Since I can't work out because of my healing tattoo I need to focus on my food intake a bit better. The holidays really did throw me off course, I've not been able to recover since going back to CO. Trying to summon that energy and motivation that I had before the holidays, but I also have to go easy on myself, losing my biggest source of income is stressful and a big change.

Hope y'all have a great week ahead!

yangtzer - Moving to a new place is hard, it takes a while to find new friends. Hang in there, try going to meetups through meetup.com, there are even groups of facebook that have social events that can be good. Putting yourself out there is tough, but you can do it!

etherbunny - Sorry to hear you got so sick! Glad to hear you're on the mend.

Thank you for the support. I'm eating better today and finished my exercise. I'll try to drink tea instead of binge before bed.

1/8/20: 176.6
1/11/20: 175.2
1/13/20: 174.4

I'm back going the right direction, which feels good. yangtzer, I'm also struggling with late night binging right now. I've been trying to set out ahead of time what I'm going to eat for the evening, so I can snack on it without eating the whole package of whatever. That helps me. I also need to up my protein more again to keep me satiated longer so I don't feel the need to snack. Good luck to you as we work on this together.

Average Weight for Week 2: 193.5 lbs

Week 3
13: 194.4 lbs
14: 194.4 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 3: 194.4 lbs
Total Loss for Week 3:
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Holding steady at 194.4 lbs. I realized that I need to eat a MEAL for lunch, not just a granola bar, otherwise I feel starved for the rest of the day and end up breaking IF. My boyfriend went shopping so I threw on the ingredients to make a salad for lunch + rice balls for breakfast. When I last visited Japan I had rice balls for breakfast practically every day and I found that I felt full for a long time, so I'm going to try it out instead of my default egg sandwich. Ideally I'd like to eat Oatmeal to get that grain/fiber fix to keep me full, but I want to steer away from dairy and I can't bring myself to liking soy milk. I tried for years, you guys!

I made my first onigiri (rice ball) this morning and it went well! It ended up looking more like a sphere than a triangle, but I put tuna inside with a little bit of kewpie (Japanese mayo) and some Sriracha then wrapped it in seaweed. Next time I'm going to make two smaller balls instead of one big one. Gonna have a salad for lunch and then we've already got leftovers to reheat for dinner so my meals are sorted today.

Tattoo is healing nicely, no problems so far. I'm sure when it begins to scab it'll be a different story since it'll itch like crazy! Once the scabs peel away then it'll be practically healed and I can workout again. I want to go on walks in the meantime, but it's been super rainy here and I'm not supposed to get the tattoo wet. It's not gonna be my week for movement!

Hang in there yang and Lacerta! Protein is a great idea, I definitely need more of that throughout the day instead of just in the morning.

I ate fruits instead of binge last night.
Lacerta.. thanks for the suggestions. Instead of binge a whole lot, I found that if you binge a little bit and wait for a few minutes, the impulse will normally go away.

I did well last night. Traveling to PA for work today.

Average Weight for Week 2: 193.5 lbs

Week 3
13: 194.4 lbs
14: 194.4 lbs
15: 193.8 lbs
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Average Weight for Week 3: 194.2 lbs
Total Loss for Week 3:
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Proud of myself for not snacking after 7pm, even when my boyfriend came home with root beer and chips that I desperately wanted I said NO to that voice in my head and didn't eat :) I also had a salad for lunch which was a pretty big deal for me, however I did fail a little at trying to cut down on bread and had toast with my stew for dinner. I know I didn't need it...the stew had plenty of fiber in it, but I think it was just my cravings. The scale treated me for my efforts and I got a little drop this morning, huzzah!

I had a big work lunch with clients. So I'm having soup for dinner.lol

Hi all! I had a DARN awful December with staying on plan, but in all fairness, two weeks of it was due to my honeymoon! I seriously ate ALL THE THINGS in Japan and don't regret it one bit! :lol:

However, I'm finally remembering to check in 11 days after my return...at 151.0. Yup, not surprised at my gain...although it was worse the day after! Anyway, here I am trying to be accountable again. I'd like to just get back to ticker weight this month...so I won't be changing anything until February. :carrot: Happy 2020 everyone!

I binged again last night. Will have a lite breakfast this morning. Today's a new day

Where is everyone?! We still have 6 days left of the month. Lets update on our progress!

well so far ive still only lost 1lb:(

I'm still alive! Just :lol: Figured I'd just wait for the February thread but I'm back into working out and going to start trying to introduce IF back into my routine.

I didn't reach my Goal Weight. Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 175.2
CW: 171.4 (- 3.8)
GW: 165.2


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