Thank you Ciecie!!!
I hope you and everyone are doing great today! Thank yall for responding back to me and welcoming me!
I'm still a newbie, been spending any free time I can get to read on previous posts to gather information. Im just about to the point thinking it would be easier if I just purchased all of the plans in pdf format from EBay. 😂.
It is A LOT of reading!!
Today is the start day for the challenge. So weigh yourself today. Then next Saturday report in with how many pounds you have gone down or up for the week. Hopefully all down.
I will post a weekly tally for pounds lost or gained for each of us for the week. Good luck.
1-2lb Weekly Weight Loss Challenge starting 20 January 2024
(Week1/Week2/Week3/Week4)
Diana glad that went ok
welcome nahnee
Welcome back ladyB. Great first steps.
ciecie, my net diary says I am over today at 1272 but I'm not logging exercise
Sina, good logging.
May I join in on this also? I know I’m a day late but I weighed this am and I am 160 lbs today. I’m striving for 130! I did LAWL years ago and loved it! Our centers closed and I lost the desire! I’ve since been diagnosed with high b/p, diabetes (borderline) but I am taking Metformin daily, I have heart stents from a blockage in 2014, I’ve got terrible acid reflux and have had my esophagus dilated and stretched 5x now, the usual SOB, I have a synovial cyst on my spine that touches the nerve and at times it will hit the nerve and my leg will go numb, I have daily muscle aches and cramps, chronic pain, in 2022 I had a spinal fusion of 3 discs in my neck and they are replaced with titanium. Now I have 2 more bulging discs under the fusion. I’m falling apart at 53! I cannot control some of my medical issues but I can control my weight! And I believe once I get to my goal I will feel better, have more energy, and who knows? Maybe I can quit some of this medication? The reason I give my medical history is because I can’t fully “workout” like most people and idk what exercise I can do besides walking, stretching but I’m hoping y’all will have some ideas for me.
I have 3 grown son’s, 1 daughter in law and FINALLY my first grandson that just turned 2. I’m divorced so it’s just me. I’d love to get a puppy but not sure if I’m ip for the potty training. 😂.
But having a reason to get up and take it for a walk would be great for me! Now since I’ve got my first grandchild I don’t want to be a boring grandma! I want to take him to the park, play tricks in the floor with him, play outside with him, etc. and this has also really inspired me to lose this weight.
My worst enemy is Mtn. Dew!!! I was drinking about 5- 20 oz bottles daily!!! Yes, FIVE AND SOMETIMES MORE!!! I started last week weaning myself off of them and started back on my lemon water. I have not had any Mtn Dew in 2 days and I’ve been drinking my 64 oz of water daily for 3 days now!! I have not been running through a drive thru, I’ve been cooking. I did order a box of the chocolate/pnutbitter LA lites last week (I love them)! I’ve been trying to eat my grilled chicken, salad, Melba toast, eggs, fruit with light cottage cheese or plain yogurt with 1 stevia pack…. Just trying to prepare myself. Today I’ve done bad, I’ve had my 64 oz of water but I ate a scrambled egg sandwich (made with 2 whole eggs), 1 slice of cheese, on 2 pieces of Natures Own Honey wheat bread (70 cal per slice) but I added about a tsp and 1/2 of mayo to my sandwich! And that’s all I’ve eaten and it’s now 4:30 pm. I’m off track bad today!
Another issue I’m having is with all this H2O I’m up all hours of night running to the potty- I’m tired from not sleeping well. I cannot recall if this was an issue the first time I did this? Maybe my body will adapt. I even try not to drink after dark and thought that would help but hasn’t so far. I am open to any suggestions anyone has. And I would love to join this group if y’all don’t think I’m “too damaged” to be in it?! I’ve also learned there’s a friend request on each profile, I sent one to everyone doing the challenge that was listed above but if I’ve missed anyone please let me know.
Thanks to everyone for your help and for reading my boring biography!! 😂
God Bless and Good luck to everyone!! 👍🏼🙏🏼🫶
[QUOTE=jendiet;5469835]Diana glad that went ok
welcome nahnee
Welcome back ladyB. Great first steps.
ciecie, my net diary says I am over today at 1272 but I'm not logging exercise
Sina, good logging.[/QUOTE
Diana,
Thank you so much for your help! This forum is the only one that replied to me! I looked over the links you sent and it helped me a lot. Thank you again! Good luck on everyone’s journey!
God Bless,
Have a wonderful week!
Nahnee
I'm happy I could help. Welcome to the check-in. Good luck with your weight loss goals!
Thank you all for the welcome backs, what a friendly bunch of people! So this week I am making red pepper onion scrambled eggs on sandwich thins, Greek omelets, and ham and cheese paninis. AND NO DELIVERY. I still have to figure out what phase 2 is, I really need to cut out eating when not hungry in general but that is a huge behavioral change for me and simply saying "now I only eat when I'm hungry" might not be good enough. Nahnee I never heard of a procedure to have your esophagus stretched/dilated. What led to that? I am diagnosed with GERD and sometimes my throat feels like it's closing up especially when I lie down, feels like there's something wrong with it. Maybe I need to have that procedure.
My DH has had his esophagus stretched due to GERD. I know quite of few people who have benefited from the procedure.
Steps from yesterday: 6,477
Have a Blessed day and stay safe and healthy!
Copied from Crosswalk Devotions for Dieters
January 22
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Some people say that what we look like on the outside has nothing to do with what we're like on the inside. This is true to a degree, but how we see ourselves has very much to do with what we think of ourselves. If we see ourselves as overweight, we will tend to think less of ourselves. If we see ourselves as physically fit and trim, then we will feel better. One of the advantages of leaning on Christ when we diet is that He has the power to make the old pass away and to bring about a wonderful newness to our lives. No one wants our transformation more than Christ Jesus. He's there to help.
Today's thought: There's a brand new me on the way!
Nahnee71-welcome to the group and to the weekly challenge!! We are so happy you decided to join us. None of us are perfect, but we can share and learn from each others mistakes, and support each other to living healthy habits. So welcome Chick 🐥 🥰
I use to drink Canada Dry ginger ale quite a bit. I finally got over the soda habit some years back, and rarely drink soda now. I am so glad I beat it.
I get up all through the night to the bathroom. So I cant help you with that one. I feel it is better to be hydrated than dehydrated due to my kidney stones.
Good afternoon! Had breakfast and lunch. Will go for a power walk and run errands in a few minutes. Nahnee, I also have GERD. It’s not fun. I have controlled it with diet and exercise. Years ago, I had to take medication for it. I decided to stop taking the medicine with doctors advice because the side effects outweighed the benefits. 😁🍾😷🎉
So this week I am making red pepper onion scrambled eggs on sandwich thins, Greek omelets, and ham and cheese paninis. AND NO DELIVERY. I still have to figure out what phase 2 is, I really need to cut out eating when not hungry in general but that is a huge behavioral change for me and simply saying "now I only eat when I'm hungry" might not be good enough. Nahnee I never heard of a procedure to have your esophagus stretched/dilated. What led to that? I am diagnosed with GERD and sometimes my throat feels like it's closing up especially when I lie down, feels like there's something wrong with it. Maybe I need to have that procedure.
