Hi everyone ! Lets keep the momentum going! January challenges help start the year off right!

Info needed: Surgery status, losing/maintaining, weight, goal (challenge specific)

Start Jan 2nd -Starting weight

End Feb 1st - Ending weight

To kick it up notch there will be incentives!!! From a city I have a complicated relationship with lol...

shhhhh, it's a surprise for the winners

Adding a few fun rules I found on Instagram (follow her!) you can throw in to maximize participation!!! Let's keep it fun!!!

Stay engaged and accountable. Participate as much as you like!

Even pre ops can participate with the 30 Day Challenge rules as well!

Allons y !!!

Edited December 26, 20187 yr by GreenTealael

Top weight loss tip: have a DETAILED backup plan

I tend to be an organized planner but I'm either all or nothing. That means most the time my plan is followed to the letter but when my plan falls apart it falls all the way apart. In my past weight loss endeavors this led me to get my diet completely off track if things didn't go according to plan.

My saving grace is a backup plan, a list on my Google Drive that I can access from my computer or phone any time. It has healthy snacks I could pick up from a gas station or grocery store. Drive-through options, restaurants for going out or picking up takeout. I include menu option because I can't be trusted to make good decisions in the moment. I rely on this more often than I thought I would.

Day #18
Weight loss tip(s)
Drink water, eat protein

Day 18th - my top weight loss tip... log and weigh everything! I admit I don't hit my protein goals a lot, I forget to take my vitamins a lot,

No judging here, my water and net carbs goals are whistling in the wind, but have you thought of putting your vitamins in a container near your kettle (or somewhere you visit often). I have a weekly pill container where the days are separated out so every morning I see last night's empty container and swap it for the new day's and start taking my meds and vitamins. Then coz I go to the kettle I see it during the day and remember.

Speaking of Vitamins and supplements... So I take:

- 40mg omeprazole

- 1 Fitforme bypass Multivitamin (https://www.fitforme.co.uk)

- 1 Iron tablet

- 1 chromium tablet (can't remember why so I'll just keep going until I run out then stop)

- 1 Biotin tablet

- 1 big ole chewable calcium

Vitamins/Supplements:

Centrum Senior chewable (no iron), or 2 Flintstones Complete (w/iron) on alternate days

B12

Biotin, L-lysine sometimes

Jan. 18th:

Hold my Fiji...

Supplements: Party and business types.

Edited January 19, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Required by doc:
Omeprazole (Rx)
Multivitamin (TJ's)
B12 (TJ's)
Calcium (citrical)
Vitamin D (weekly Rx)
Ursodiol
Iron + Vit C

Other ****:
Biotin (hair)
Gas X
Stool softener
Lactaid
L-Lysine (hair)
Flonase & Claritin (allergic to my kitties)

Edited January 19, 20197 yr by Naughty Glitter Goddess

Vitamin and supplements
Multi, calcium, ferecon, Vit B, not sure what else ?

Day 17: Now that I've been sleeved this is Just about everyday's meals!

No judging here, my water and net carbs goals are whistling in the wind, but have you thought of putting your vitamins in a container near your kettle (or somewhere you visit often). I have a weekly pill container where the days are separated out so every morning I see last night's empty container and swap it for the new day's and start taking my meds and vitamins. Then coz I go to the kettle I see it during the day and remember.

My vitamins are liquid and kept in the fridge. I am hardly in there anymore so that's why I forget so easy... I started setting reminders so hopefully it'll help lol.

In other news lol, today is day 19 - when I DO remember to take my vitamins, I take Mary Ruth's daytime and nighttime liquid vitamins. I went over them with my NUT and Dr and the only downside/ question they had was that each one has 8g of carbs per serving. Sad ( or not so sad?) part is... that still keeps me well under their goal of 50g of carbs so they are okay to take. I love the liquid vitamins over pills. Pills sit like rocks in my stomach, and these are GF so with having CD I don't have to worry. Which is super nice!

I have a lot of days to catch up on .... but ...

# 20 - Good morning!

Edited January 20, 20197 yr by sillykitty

#15 - Transformation Tuesday

#16 - January Goals Half Way

The good - logging everything I eat

The bad - hydration - meh, some days are better than others

The ugly - Supplements and protein, these were my two biggest goals, and I'm failing miserably