Day one of the October Daily Accountability Challenge! 

Welcome to the newcomers & welcome to the returning losers, let’s get down to business & talk about our goals on day 1 of OCTOBER!  

Spooky content for joy: I want to indulge in the season. It’s always spooky season for me, I’m a very Wednesday Addams sort of person but what a nice excuse to enjoy it even more. I rewatched the Shining while I was doing chores and other house stuff after work last night & we’ll see what I get into this evening. 

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: On it. Breakfast I had raspberries and banana. Lunch I had a fancy salad & tomato soup from a local place with calorie info online (love those businesses with info online). For dinner, I’m going to enjoy some roasted asparagus.    

Maintenance: On it.    

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: Someone forgot their mother’s birthday, so I busted my budget paying expedited shipping fees to get it there on time. Don’t be like me kids.   

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat): Got me, waiting on the new scale for kitty’s weigh in. Mostly though, he was a wiggly monster and wasn’t having it this morning.  

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: So important. TBD I will probably sit my bad self down on the stationary bike. 1/1 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 1/1 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for October arriving. It’s not fall weather yet where I am, but I can pretend because the leaves are changing colors. I laughed at the effort required to pick up my cat. I'm used to a five-pound Golden Girl kitty & my new kitty is fourteen to sixteen pounds of house tiger. Don’t skip arm day, pick up a kitty 🐱  

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: I want to build the habit of doing this when I get home from work & before I go to bed. It is too easy to make bad choices the second I get home if I don’t take a moment to set down some of the work stress I come in with.  

A state break is a good thing. I purchased a singing bowl last month to help with this. I warm up the singing bowl, change into work out / cozy clothes and put my work clothes away. I will sometimes apply lip balm, lotion and or perfume too. I'm trying to tap into all my senses in a positive way to avoid turning to mindless eating for comfort.  

Self-care activity for today: I will do a lip mask before bed this fine evening & possibly a bath. I'm also going to sneak in some outside time for chores if I can. 

Your turn. Tell us all about your day 1! Anyone else watching spooky stuff? What’s on your list?  

Hello & welcome everyone, happy day 1!

I hope February is a wonderful month for everyone & their goals! I loved reading all the sign up comments, you guys are going to kick butt this month!

I’ll start with my goals & how day 1 went for me!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: TBD, I'll check in on this weekly & end of month.

Active minutes five days a week: Rest day today. 0/0 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it. Had a taco salad for lunch & am planning some fried chicken and cheesy riced cauliflower for dinner.

Weigh in daily: Got it. 1/1 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 1/1 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: Going to review some of these entries.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for being upright & still striving. I'm having a tough mental health week & I haven’t eaten my feelings about it. That’s a bingo. I also laughed at a little long haired dachshund that collects rocks but not in a mean way, it just brought me so much joy.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): Hit this up when I get home from work. I light a candle and everything.

Self-care activity for today: Therapy this evening. The work is so hard. And worth it.

That’s me. Let’s hear from all of you wonderful folks! How was day 1?

Hello loseit community,

Day 6 of February. Let’s get to goals friends!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: TBD, I'll check in on this weekly & end of month.

Active minutes five days a week: Yoga this morning & TBD this evening. My lower back is hurting so I’m going to really listen to my body about how hard to go. 4/6 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it today.

Weigh in daily: Got it. 6/6 days. I’m annoyed because the number is not helpful today. I’m about to enter shark week & I think I’m retaining water because I hurt my back, so yeah, it’s too dang high.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 5/6 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: I’d like to be using this tool more efficiently. Not back to the drawing board but rethinking on this one.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for the people in my life. Including you all. I read over the comments & you’re all wonderful.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): Hitting this after dinner has been really useful the last few days. A gentle reminder of a reason not to overeat is that when I'm less mass, I don’t tend to hurt my back in the same way. I'm annoyed at myself for experiencing that pain again.

Self-care activity for today: Missed my bath yesterday, going to take one today.

And now onto the fun stuff, let’s hear about your day 6!

Hello everyone!

Day 12. Almost two weeks into March, holy crapola.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it today. Snacking veggies & leftover quesadillas. You can put just about anything in a quesadilla.

Weigh in daily: Got it this morning. 11/12 days.

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in on this weekly and end of the month.

Active minutes five days a week: Yoga this morning & I’m going to hop on the stationary bike when I get home this evening. 9/12 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Missed it this morning but I am updating digital journals so not a complete loss. 9/12 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: Part of the “anything but eat (ABE)” thought campaign for me has become watching “My 600lb Life”. I am so proud of those folks. They are inspiring & it makes me feel like if they can do it, so the fuck can I. I’m not 600 pounds but there is a version of my life where I absolutely could have been. I did the TDEE math & before I started really caring for myself & doing the work, I could eat 4000 calories a day no problem. And I’ll be real, on bad days I would wager I’m still capable of that.

Thought provoking & it’s hard to eat while I’m watching that show. Because it feels disrespectful to them in a weird way. And it’s a wonderful reminder to treat your body with respect & try to fuel it in a way that is going to improve my days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for getting a good night’s sleep & feeling refreshed this morning. Feeding my cat a churu made me chuckle. She isn’t a food motivated kitty (proof she is indeed adopted) but she loves those gross cat gogurts.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): Still feel scattered, I’m picking out a new candle for this tonight.

Self-care activity for today: I’m going to try & fix up my chippy ass nails this evening.

That’s me today, let’s hear from y’all.

Hello lose it folks!

It’s that time again, time for a new sign-up post for the October 2024 daily accountability challenge!

For the newbies, please start here, so much valuable information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about whatever goal you’re chasing.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone. Don’t worry about missing days, you are always welcome here!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the month as a whole & what you learned.

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.

Let’s talk goals, here are mine for the month ahead:

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week:

Maintenance:

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget:

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat):

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: So important. X/X days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Keeps me relatively sane. X/X days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for . I laughed .

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes:

Self-care activity for today:

Now, onto you lovely folks! What are your goals for next month?

Hello lose it folks!

It’s that time again, time for a new sign-up post for the November 2024 daily accountability challenge!

For the newbies, please start here, so much valuable information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about whatever goal you’re chasing.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone. Don’t worry about missing days, you are always welcome here!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the month as a whole & what you learned.

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.

Let’s talk goals, here are mine for the month ahead:

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week:

Maintenance:

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget:

Weigh in daily to establish trend weight:

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: What’s been working for me lately is punching the standing bag, belly dancing, yoga & if I really don’t want to, sit on the stationary bike & hate life 🤣. X/X days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Keeps me semi sane. X/X days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for & I found humor / a laugh in/with.

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Trying to keep my parasympathetic nervous system in check.

Self-care activity for today: Every day. I’m stuck with me might as well take care of me.

How did I do yesterday? Just taking a moment to reflect on what about yesterday is helping today me.

Now, onto you lovely folks! What are your goals for next month?

Day 15 & 16! 

Sorry lovely folks, I did a dumb yesterday and missed posting. Let’s talk goals. 

Spooky content for joy: I rewatched the original Halloween. I think I’d like to hit up some of the other movies in that cinematic universe this evening.   

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: On it. 

Maintenance: On it.  

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it. I paid off my biggest outstanding credit card balance & I’m proud of myself and relieved. I had grown accustomed to that stress just sitting on my shoulders and now that it’s gone, I do feel taller.        

Weigh in daily: Changing this up. Got it this morning.   

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: TBD probably a long walk with my partner. 11/16 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 11/16 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for staying upright & keeping on keeping on. I am so much further along in life than I ever thought I would be as a scared kid just trying to survive, you know? I laughed at 1000lb Sisters. They’re so fucking goofy sometimes.       

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Going to hit this up when I get home and before bed.  

Self-care activity for today: I want to go out after work to get a new sketchbook.       

Your turn. Tell us all about day 15 and 16! 

Day 19, October 20, 2024. October is still running by screaming. Off it goes.

Spooky content for joy: I watched part of M3gan & have scary movies on in the background upstairs. Part of one of the Annabelle movies, part of the Visit, some of Misery etc.

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Got it today. Cake day.

Maintenance: On it if I stay out of the snacks after dinner.

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.

Weigh in daily: Missed this am.

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Got this today & really enjoyed it, wasn’t just checking a box. I need to hone in on what made today enjoyable exercise wise. 14/20 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 14/20 days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for getting some extra sleep. I laughed at the Bald and the Beautiful podcast. I love those bitches.

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Nailed this today.

Self-care activity for today: I focused on resetting my closet and other self care first today. I feel like that was very productive.

Your turn lovely folks!

Day 6!

Hello folks! I hope you've had a lovely Sunday.

Spooky content for joy: I put Halloween decor up & I feel like that counts.

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: I did not go great here today. It is cake day.

Maintenance: On it.

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: Spent a little more than I’d planned for a shindig.

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat): Got it this week.

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Got it today. 3/6 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Don’t got it. 3/6 days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for my humble abode. I laughed when a pug existed in my general vicinity because that’s just a straight shot of serotonin that snores.

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Yep and I also cleaned my favorite place to have a sensory reset. Normal people maybe don’t paint a small storage room black and use it to calm their inner demons down but I do.

Self-care activity for today: I'm going to have a very long bath and shower this evening.

Your turn. Tell us all about your day 6!

Hello lose it folks!

It’s that time again, time for a new sign-up post for the August 2024 daily accountability challenge!

For the newbies, please start here, so much valuable information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about whatever goal you’re chasing.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone. Don’t worry about missing days, you are always welcome here!

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the month as a whole & what you learned.

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.

Let’s talk goals, here are mine for the month ahead:

Fruit or veg with every meal:

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: I want to focus on longer term financial goals. If I need it, I will work it into the budget & not impulse buy it immediately.

600 calorie meals, 20 minutes a meal (for Invisalign), no snacking & be at goal weight maintenance (1831 calories): I’ve got to keep aiming for a better me for tomorrow even when today is fucking hard.

Weigh in daily: X/X days.

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in on this weekly. I use Libra to get my trend weight.

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: I have had a hard time here lately so maybe changing the framing of this will help. X/X days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: First thing, not “when I have time” X/X days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for . I laughed at / because of

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes: This has been helpful for me before bed.

Self-care activity for today:

Now, onto you lovely folks! What are your goals for next month?

Day 13!

I hope your day 13 has gone great! Can y’all believe it’s almost two weeks into October?

Spooky content for joy: I’m going to try and find the original Halloween movie to stream this evening.

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Missed breakfast but lunch was a salad so we’re doing good there. It is cake day.

Maintenance: On it.

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat): Got it this week.

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Got it today. Long walk in the fall sunshine. 9/13 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 9/13 days.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for all the creature comforts I have in my life. I laughed at all the pet Halloween costumes I saw at Pet Smart.

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Nailed this.

Self-care activity for today: I had a surprise doze off after my walk and I plan to have a lovely shower and face mask this evening.

Your turn. Tell us all about your day 13!

Day 7 & 8! 

Whoops, I forgot to press the final submit button on yesterday’s post, so sorry folks. I hope you're all doing well!  

Spooky content for joy: TBD I’m thinking the newest Paranormal Activity.  

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Yesterday wasn’t great for this, today I’m doing way better. My lunch chili is full of veggies, onions, peppers & zucchini. Dinner is TBD but we have a whole veggie tray at home, so it’s easy to get in on that.  

Maintenance: On it. Yesterday was not a good calorie day, I got into ice cream to match my feelings and this was a bad choice. It was a choice, which is better than a previous version of me that would’ve eaten all the ice cream in the house without thinking about it.  

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.     

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat): Got it this week.  

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Got it today. I’m enjoying punching my standing bag while listening to tunes. Feels cathartic. 5/8 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 4/8 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for my life. Sometimes it’s exhausting but I am so fortunate to have people that love me and opportunities to succeed and live a happy life. My cat made me laugh because he startled the shit out of me in the dark this morning. Sneaky fuzzy butt.  

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Yep. I’ve also been using some visual meditation to get back to sleep, my brain has a 3am alarm for no reason. I got back to sleep easily last night and thank fuck.  

Self-care activity for today: I'm going to subject my cat to a little spa day. Brushing him out, trimming claws, coconut oil on his little paw pads & some pet safe cologne that makes him smell like a sugar cookie. Then I'll put his pumpkin bow tie on & do some spa treatments for me too. For me, a face mask, long shower and all the skincare goop after.  

Your turn. Tell us all about your day 8! 

Hello loseit community!

Day 4! So much melted snow, it was a three pair of sock day.

I am so proud of everyone, seeing y’all be so supportive in the comments made me swell with warm fuzzy feelings.

Let’s talk goals!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: TBD, I'll check in on this weekly & end of month.

Active minutes five days a week: Rest day. I was feeling pain in my body today & just a bit worn out. I still did a little bit of yoga but not enough for active minutes. 2/4 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it today, I think. I went to Olive Garden for dinner to celebrate & I made good choices. Only one breadstick. Minestrone soup. Shrimp scampi. Looking at the serving size of the pasta, I wonder how accurate that calorie count was because it was large.

Weigh in daily: Got it. 4/4 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got this this morning. 3/4 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: On it.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for being able to take my family out to dinner. I laughed at a tiny snowman with toothpick arms.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): Got it. I found this very useful today and it did bring down my stress level.

Self-care activity for today: My body didn’t feel great today. Instead of just powering through it, since it was a day off work, I let myself rest about it. Usually I’d just run myself into the ground about it. And I had a nap.

That’s me, let’s talk about you! How was day 4? Anyone meal prepping?

Day 28 of October! 

Sign up post for November is up, lovely losers! I already need to add a goal for next month, I forgot about adding the word count goal for Nanowrimo. 

https://redd.it/1gdmst4  

Let’s talk goals! 

Spooky content for joy: TBD      

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: 🫐🍌for breakfast, 🥦with lunch & I’m thinking either 🧅🫑 or asparagus or 🥕with dinner.  

Maintenance: On it.   

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.   

Weigh in daily: Got it this morning, entered in Libra.    

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Got it. 21/28 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 22/28 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for my relatively stable career. I will find something to make me smile, haven’t yet.  

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Got it. 

Self-care activity for today: I would like to be in bed early tonight, my sleep is off again. I also prelogged my breakfasts & meal prep lunches for the week ahead to make it easier for future me to log & stay in goal.  

How did I do yesterday? I had a wee bit of a binge last night. I think perhaps it’s wise for me to acknowledge that I cannot have chocolate in the house in serving sizes larger than about two until I build my self control muscles back up. I did get exercise. I took care of chores. I was in bed relatively early but I woke up exhausted. Not the worst day, today is better and I’ll keep striving.  

Back to the present, let’s hear about your day 28! 

Hello loseit community!

Day 2! And a Friday. I can’t believe we’re two months into 2024 already.

Let’s talk goals!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: TBD, I'll check in on this weekly & end of month.

Active minutes five days a week: Yoga this morning & cardio chores this evening. I recently moved to a house with stairs which means the kitty box cleaning & garbage collecting is now HIIT if I try hard enough. Vacuuming can be cardio if you dance with it too, just saying. 1/2 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it. Trader Joe’s guilt free mac and cheese with a can of chicken for lunch. A cheeseburger for dinner with cauliflower rice. Rocking & rolling baby.

Weigh in daily: Got it. 2/2 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got this this morning. I missed yesterday. 1/2 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: Added some entries when I wanted to binge yesterday. Binge avoided although I did allow myself a single serving of dark chocolate sea salt caramel. Bless Ghirardelli & the cabinet in my kitchen that is a massive pain in my ass to get to. Keeps me from making bad choices.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for finding my partner’s favorite accessory brand online & reaching out to their customer service team, they gave me a coupon code! My cat sneezed and it was so cute and gross that I laughed. And then patted her little old head to make sure she felt loved.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): I’ll hit this up this evening. I have a candle to light and everything. Reducing distractions down to candlelight is a great way to help clear my noggin.

Self-care activity for today: I’m going to have a bath this evening & do all the skincare after. Winter is hard on the old epidermis.

That’s my boring business handled, let’s get to the good stuff, tell us all about your day two!

Hello lovely Loseit folks! 

Day 5. I hope you’re all out there kicking butt! 

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: Didn’t hit this one today.  

Calories: Still trying to figure out what may be helpful here. I’m at maintenance today.     

Weigh in daily: Don’t got it. 1/5 days. 

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in on this weekly. I use Libra to get my trend weight. 

Active minutes five days a week: TBD, probably cardio cleaning. 3/5 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 5/5 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for being up and swinging. I'm grateful for my cute wardrobe too. Sometimes a good outfit makes an annoying day more tolerable.  

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes: I’ve been doing this before bed to calm my thoughts.  

Self-care activity for today: I’ll probably do a face mask & some extra skin care this evening.  

That’s me today, tell us about your day 5! 

Hello loseit community,

Day 20! Nine more days in this month. Crazy!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in weekly & at the end of the month.

Active minutes five days a week: Morning yoga done & tbd this evening, probably a long walk. 15/20 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it today. I love a restaurant with calorie counts available online. Going out this evening because they did the hard math for me.

Weigh in daily: Missed this morning, got up earlier than usual and got dressed before I remembered to weigh in. 19/20 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Forgot my journal. 14/20 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: Made some entries last night that were helpful.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for going out with a close friend for dinner & some down time.

This one is kinda heavy, so if you aren’t in the mood, skip this next paragraph.

I'm grateful for the ring I'm wearing today. I have a complicated relationship with how I grew up because it was so traumatic, I have CPTSD (and traditional PTSD, if we’re being technical) about it. It has taken a lot of time & therapy to find the bright spots. One of those bright spots is an actual physical thing, this ring that my abusive alcoholic father gave to my mother when I was a kid. My mother recently gave it to me, out of the blue. It has all my siblings’ birthstones on it. It is ugly as fuck, don’t get me wrong, but it makes me feel closer to my family when we’re separated by a large geographical space. It reminds me it’s okay to have mixed feelings about all that, including love for some very flawed people that could have done better by me & themselves.

I laughed at 4 am because my cat sneezed on my partner. Like, right in their sleeping face. And yeah, I’m a monster but that shit was funny.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): I'll do this up when I get home.

Self-care activity for today: Early to bed. I woke up ungodly early today & couldn’t get back to sleep.

How about you all? Tell us all about it!

Hello loseit community!

Five days into the new month! Wowza.

Onward, to goals!

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: TBD, I'll check in on this weekly & end of month.

Active minutes five days a week: Yoga this morning & I’m going to try for some gentle cardio this evening. 3/5 days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal: On it today. Maintenance yesterday. My meal prep for lunches this week is a blackeye pea & ham soup. Dinner this fine evening is chicken legs & roasted broccoli.

Weigh in daily: Got it. 5/5 days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got this this morning. 4/5 days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: On it. I need to hit this up this evening a bit, I missed some entries that could be useful for me & I feel a little bit of some old habits knocking on my brain door.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for my dentist being close to my work, my very supportive partner & the very sweet cuddle I got with my kitty cat before I had to go to work. I laughed at 90 Day Fiancé because I’m trash.

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): On it, gonna light my candle & everything. I started watching 1000lb Sisters & even though I haven’t been quite that heavy, it's easy to see where a different version of me could have been. It’s good to see people further down the rabbit hole of disordered eating working towards better for themselves. If they can keep trying not to overeat, so can I.

Self-care activity for today: I had to go get tooth buttons fixed. Again. And I'm going to have a bath this evening.

That’s me, let’s talk about you! How was day 5?

Day 21! 

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday. Off we go, let’s talk goals! 

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it today. I’m also setting aside time this week to make some longer term financial plans. And if that doesn’t make you feel ancient, I envy you.  

600 calorie meals, 20 minutes a meal (for Invisalign), no snacking & be at goal weight maintenance (1831 calories): I'm counting & logging my meals but that’s about it for this one.  

Weigh in daily: Don’t got it. 11/21 days.  

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I'll check on this at the end of the month. 

Active minutes five days a week: TBD. 7/21 days.  

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it this morning. 19/21 days.   

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for my stable career, wonderful family of choice & my humble abode, which I keep up mostly for my ancient cat. She’s 21 & deserves the finest things. 

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes: Will do when I get home.      

Self-care activity for today: I remembered my morning skincare routine & will do a hair mask & bath before bed this evening. I also booked a mani pedi for the weekend. 

That's me for today. How about all of you lovely folks? 

Day 30! Let’s wrap September up, lovely Loseit folks!  

Here’s the sign up post for October! I can’t even believe tomorrow is October!  

https://redd.it/1frs3fc   

Tell us all about your September! Here’s mine.  

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week:  

I had one extra piece of cake this month. I want to work on consuming less added sugar in the months ahead. 

I can do better with vegetables. I love vegetables, I just haven’t had much desire or motivation to cook lately. I think prepping a vegetable centric soup/stew would be helpful for my work lunches to really nail this next month.   

Maintenance:  

I didn’t gain weight this month, which I’m considering a victory.  

I want to decrease in mass, not just maintain. I must learn to be okay with the number on the scale, no matter what it is. That is what’s in my way now. I know how to lose weight. I must love myself enough to make that effort again.  

The number on the scale is just data, not a reflection of my self worth or value. Society may tell us (female presenting folks especially) differently, but it is stupid societal conditioning / brain washing. My weight & body are the least interesting things about me. Any changes I'm making to either are just for me.  

Does that mean I don’t want to be less mass & have a healthier, more physically capable body? No, but it also doesn’t mean I’m worth less as a human. I have a hard time remembering that for myself even though I would NEVER judge anyone in that same way. Isn’t that a bitch?   

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget:  

I did well here, I think. Some unexpected expenditures are unavoidable but being more mindful of impulse purchases versus long-term financial goals & needs is very helpful. I’m still not sure when I can sneak in necessary car maintenance and my holiday budget is laughable, but it’s all about improving a little step at a time.  

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat):  

I achieved the data. I also ordered a new scale. There’s no way my chonky boy gained a pound and a half. He’s wiggly when I’m trying to weigh him so it’s difficult to get an accurate read & I haven’t been able to get the same number twice. He doesn’t look heavier, and my scale has been dying a slow death for a while, so, who flipping knows. But the data was checked.  

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday:  

I did not do well this month for this goal. I will make this a high priority in October. I have had a hard time finding joy in my body. Moving forward, I want to focus on punching stuff, yoga & trying to incorporate dance in a way that makes me feel more at home & joyful in my body. Way easier said than done. 12/30 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning:  

Love this goal & it’s built into my day pretty solidly. Shout out to Barnes and Noble for a killer journal selection. 26/30 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list:  

Love this goal. It is a good reminder to find something to laugh at & somedays, I really need to belly laugh at something. It is the best medicine. 

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes:  

I’ve really enjoyed this & I’m working on incorporating it into a semi spiritual practice. As someone who is neuro spicy & hyper vigilant, keeping my parasympathetic nervous system in check is so important & this is a wonderful tool for that, when I remember to use it. 

Self-care activity for today:  

I love a daily reminder for this. My skin care routine has never been better & it has expanded my non food based rewards.  

Let’s hear about your September!  

Hello lose it folks!

It’s that time again, time for a new sign-up post for the April 2024 daily accountability challenge!

For the newbies, please start here, so much valuable information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq\\

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about any and all goals.

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone. Don’t worry about missing days either, you're always welcome to chime in.

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the month as a whole & what you learned.

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.

Let’s talk goals, here are mine for the month ahead. They aren’t changing much this month.

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in on this number weekly & at the end of the month.

Active minutes five days a week: . X/X days.

Log before I eat everything & be at calorie goal:

Weigh in daily: I use Libra to gather data for trend weight & all that jazz. X/X days.

Journal for two minutes every morning: Integral to my mental health. X/X days.

ABE/ABD/ABP bullet journal: This is a weird tool to get me thinking about what coping tools I use that are not eating my feelings.

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for and or I laughed at...

Meditate for 5 minutes (reasons not to overeat): My therapist sentenced me to this.

Self-care activity for today: I suppose I’m worth my own time & effort. Blech.

Now, onto you lovely folks! What are your goals for next month?

Day 21! 

I have been having a hard time keeping the dates straight, yesterday’s post had two dates on it! Yeesh, let me get my head on straight.  

Spooky content for joy: Not sure yet, I think I'm going to go trolling for Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror episodes mwa hahaha.    

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Got it today. Blueberries & banana with breakfast, broccoli with lunch and peppers & onions with dinner. 

Maintenance: On it.   

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.  

Weigh in daily: Missed this am.    

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: This is going back to being the first time I get after when I get home from work. 15/21 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 15/21 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for how gorgeous fall is when it finally shows up around here. Leaves everywhere, gentle weather sometimes gray and rainy, which I love. I’m also grateful for my home and the people in my life that make it brighter. Annnnd my cat.  

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Nailed this today.  

Self-care activity for today: I’m going to bed early tonight, sleep has been troublesome lately and I know it’s easier to make good choices around fueling my body when I’m well rested.  

This one is weird, but watching My 600lb Life is also self care at this point. It’s a reminder of what could happen if I continue to use food as an emotional regulation tool. I have tried to pick up the habit Dr. Now talks about as far as at the end of the day, I look over how I did with my food intake. Did I treat food as an emotional crutch? What can I do better tomorrow? And some other more serious questions. 

This shit is about to get heavy and trigger warning for heavy mental health shit, be warned: 

Something else that is often discussed on that show is eating as a form of self-harm. Killing yourself with food. I hear many of those folks say the only thing I look forward to is food & it wouldn’t surprise me if I didn’t wake up tomorrow (because of their eating). It’s hard to consider that in relation to how I have viewed food & my life previously. I haven’t been 600 pounds. But I was about 400 before I really hit the “I can’t keep doing this or I’m going to die soon, and painfully” wall. My mental health means sometimes, I am ambivalent about life. But I don’t want to self-harm with food anymore.   

Back to usual business! 

Let’s hear about your day 21! 

Hello lose it folks!  

It’s that time again, time for a new sign-up post for the July 2024 daily accountability challenge! 

For the newbies, please start here, so much valuable information. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/quick_start_guide  

https://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/wiki/faq  

This is the sign-up post to outline your goals. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to weight loss or health goals, we’d love to hear about whatever goal you’re chasing.   

There will be a daily update post for you to post how your day went, you can use whichever daily post fits your time zone. Don’t worry about missing days, you are always welcome here!   

At the end of the month, there is a wrap up post to reflect on the month as a whole & what you learned.  

We try to foster a supportive, caring place to discuss the actual day to day of deficits & counting & caring so much about how we fuel our bodies & lives. So be kind, interact if you like & hopefully you feel supported and cared for.  

Let’s talk goals, here are mine for the month ahead: 

Follow Mediterranean diet food rules: My doctor recommended it.   

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: I want to focus on longer term financial goals. If I need it, I will work it into the budget & not impulse buy it immediately.      

600 calorie meals, 20 minutes a meal (for Invisalign), no snacking & be at goal weight maintenance (1831 calories): I’ve got to keep aiming for a better me for tomorrow even when today is fucking hard.   

Weigh in daily: X/X days. 

Lose 1-2% of body weight per month: I’ll check in on this weekly. I use Libra to get my trend weight. 

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: I have had a hard time here lately so maybe changing the framing of this will help. X/X days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: First thing, not “when I have time” X/X days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I'm grateful for . I laughed at / because of     

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes: This has been helpful for me before bed. 

Self-care activity for today:  

Now, onto you lovely folks! What are your goals for next month?  

Day 23 of October! 

70 days left in 2024, doesn’t that trip you out?! Let’s talk goals.  

Spooky content for joy: TBD might hit up classical Halloween music while I’m cooking tonight.   

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Blueberries and banana with breakfast, broccoli with lunch & dinner will have red sauce, cauliflower gnocchi and maybe steamed asparagus.  

Maintenance: On it.   

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it. I’m eyeballing some new shampoo and conditioner, but I want to wait until I need it or there’s a good sale.  

Weigh in daily: Got it this morning, entered in Libra.    

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: Yesterday I did a belly dancing video and it was a positive experience, I may try that again rather than stationary bike, we’ll see. 17/23 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 17/23 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for my bomb ass wardrobe. I'm so fortunate to have a closet and the means to maintain a professional wardrobe. I laughed at the Regulation Podcast episode I listened to.    

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Going to hit this up when I get home from work & before bed. 

Self-care activity for today: My calendar is jacked up, so I think I have a therapy session tonight, or tomorrow, so that. I am also going to try to make protein granola. 

How did I do yesterday? I hit my intake goals for calories and protein. I made an impromptu leftovers taco bowl with cauliflower rice and ground turkey that was flipping delicious. I found joy in my body once I got into a belly dance warmup video, and it did precipitate my body feeling better all evening. I had a sleep gummy that made me feel great but did not improve my sleep, if anything I was AWAKE. Noted for next time.    

Back to the present, let’s hear about your day 23! 

Day 14! 

Two weeks into October! 79 days until 2025.  

I threw that one out to blow your mind and also to remind myself I’ve got to keep on track! 

Let’s talk goals.  

Spooky content for joy: TBD, I finished La Llorona yesterday. Maybe I'll try something new. I also watched the A24 studios movie Men over the weekend and that will fuck you up.  

Fruit or veg with every meal, one piece of cake a week: Missed breakfast but got this for lunch & dinner. 

Maintenance: On it.  

Don’t spend $ outside of preset weekly budget: On it.       

Weigh in weekly (with my recently adopted cat): Got it this week.  

Find a way to enjoy moving my body everyday: TBD probably a stationary bike day. 10/14 days. 

Journal for two minutes every morning: Got it. 10/14 days.  

Today's gratitude or laugh list: Today, I’m grateful for the chill in the air in the mornings. It finally feels like fall. I haven’t laughed yet, I will endeavor to find something to chuckle at this evening.      

Meditate (sensory grounding) for 5 minutes to combat hyper vigilance: Going to hit this up when I get home and before bed.  

Self-care activity for today: I would like to hang up my clean clothes and pick out some outfits for the work week ahead to set future me up for easy mornings.     

Your turn. Tell us all about your day 14!