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

Jan. 26th:

How I eat out:

Usually I stick with coffee, tea or water if there isn't anything I can have, or I already ate. I also try to carry a protein candy bar around. I love grabbing something from a market way more than a restaurant. But during my Don't be DB 2019 Campaign, i practice flexibility while maintaining *some* control. Behold, Diner food w/my Ex...

you know he paid, in more ways than one, and all the left overs were his ???????

When eating out I try to plan ahead and know what I'm eating before I get there. Earlier this week I promised my oldest a special mom hang out day. She wanted to eat at a biscuit sandwich place. Not ideal but Im glad I went with the flow. She really enjoyed hers and had my leftovers for lunch/dinner. I ate 2-3 bites of the chicken from inside and a swipe of the gravy. Yes, that's a homemade pop tart in the background which I did not touch. I'm so thankful for this surgery-wasnt even tempted!

The stir fry is much more representative of how I eat out. (That's the after pic by the way)

Eating out? I try to stick to an omelette, fish, chicken. Honestly I can count on one hand how many times I’ve gone out to eat since surgery. Seems like a total waste of money now

Eating out? I try to stick to an omelette, fish, chicken. Honestly I can count on one hand how many times I’ve gone out to eat since surgery. Seems like a total waste of money now

Exactly! It's not good value [emoji24] so unless it's a special occasion or for the meeting peeps, I don't much see the point.

Yeah, I don't do hats either--NYer thing perhaps? [emoji6]

Wearing a hat isn't a thing outside of NY? How do you guys keep your head warm?! I am so lost!

19 minutes ago, Oct517 said:

Wearing a hat isn't a thing outside of NY? How do you guys keep your head warm?! I am so lost!

It's just like Game of Thrones - if you've got great hair, you can't risk hat head!

Eating out? I try to stick to an omelette, fish, chicken. Honestly I can count on one hand how many times I’ve gone out to eat since surgery. Seems like a total waste of money now

This is essentially me for day 26 as well! I normally stick to just ordering a side, like an egg and sausage. Way cheaper and I can usually finish it since it's maybe 2 oz! There are some places that offer a side of grilled fish too, so maybe 4 oz, I never finish but at least I don't feel like I'm wasting money

Day 27- current struggle? Getting enough calories and keeping up my sodium. I ended up in the ED after getting dizzy, lightheaded, and collapsing at work. Once again my sodium had tanked. Got some fluids and electrolytes and went back to work. This is a struggle I hate, it's dangerous and difficult to keep up, as propel or Gatorade makes me bloat so bad. and I don't use salt when I cook

Current struggle? Getting in enough water. I’ve never been able to ? IDK why

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OMG WE ARE ALMOST AT THE FINISH LINE WITH THIS CHALLENGE!!!!

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ROLL CALL SOON!!! EXCITING NEWS AT THE END FOR THE PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE

#WINNING

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Edited January 27, 20197 yr by GreenTealael

Jan. 27th:

Current struggle- lazy with food again, I'd rather eat yogurt than prep anything else for myself unless it was made in bulk and needs to be finished.

People around me are starting to notice (asking what I ate for the day) and it's making me super self-conscious trying to explain that I ate yogurt for 3 meals in a row but it was perfectly acceptable ?.

Gotta get it together GTL, Quick before someone accuses me of orthorexia...

Is there any chance of a February challenge? I missed the boat on this one.

8 minutes ago, libbyleeb said:

Is there any chance of a February challenge? I missed the boat on this one.

Working on it!

My current struggle is head hunger. I think it's because another of my kids is moving out in about 10 days. Self-medicating. One is only about 50 miles away, but 2 will be 1,100+ miles away in Florida. The fourth one is still at home but will be graduating in September. I may chain him to the porch. Empty nest syndrome - big time!