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Post by pamthomas46 on Jan 10, 2019 4:39:55 GMT
This round began January 10 - February 20. It’s not too late. If you ‘d like to join us, respond on today’s thread with your board name/first name and your goal for this round. The hostess will add you to the challengers list the following day. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Challengers:
bmazzo/Beverly - to actually accomplish some of the projects I’ve been putting off
cathygeha/Cathy - journal every day/veganuary
cherryt38/Cherry - be more active
jalibmu/Jan - focus on good health guidelines
jasimons/Judy - snack planned for after work and prepped ahead if possible
pamthomas46/Pam - continue to collect blue dot days and enter a new decade
Hostess Schedule:
January 10 - 16 Pam
January 17 - 23
January 24 - 30
January 31 - February 6
February 7 - 13
February 14 - 20
Jan: i’ve left you on the list hoping you’ll continue as a challenger. I realized today I hadn’t heard from you.
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Post by pamthomas46 on Jan 10, 2019 4:47:30 GMT
QOTD:
This week one of the threads on free forums had an interesting question that I learned much about other members of the group. I’d like to use it to start this round.
This is the question geminigrl posed:
January... named after the Roman god,Janus, whose duality allowed him too look both backward and forward. Am considering this a good time to reflect on what "worked" and what needs "work."
Why do you want to be ar a healthy weight? Having a clear why opens the way for focus, positivity, commitment, and willful action.
AOTD:
As for my why, my journey has been long and slow, but I will not give up. Watching my mom, who turns 93 in February reminds me to take care of myself as I age. Her mom and aunt both lived to be a few months from 100. Having RA keeps me aware of moving. It does help that dh is lifetime and supports my journey.
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Post by cathygeha on Jan 10, 2019 6:14:14 GMT
My WHY...
Health is a big one BUT being lighter on my feet and more bendy in the middle always come to mind. If I am at goal weight I can do more and walk further and just feel a whole lot better in my skin.
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Post by Holly Gail on Jan 10, 2019 6:20:05 GMT
Originally, I joined WW to get back to my pre-menopause size (or one size up from pre-menopause). Took me about 14 or 15 months to Lifetime status. Have been at goal ever since (maybe August-ish 2010? 2011?). I want to stay at this size (8) because I like the way my body feels (rather than the way I look, which is fine, BTW, just not my primary interest).
I ate a healthy diet in the 1960s and when I found SFT (during Momentum days) I realized it mirrored my 1960s diet. I felt very healthy then and have been feeling healthy since starting on SFT (and now SF). I got away from processed foods (which makes a tremendous difference!) and it's easy to maintain my size... Moreover, I have all these support folks around the continent with all sorts of encouragement, not to mention recipes!
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Post by bmazzo on Jan 10, 2019 14:55:41 GMT
My reason is most definitely my health. Like Pam, I have longevity in my family. I want to be able to walk & take care of myself as long as possible. I feel so much better when my weight is down. I feel better physically & mentally. I have been fighting my weight issue all of my life. I feel like this is my last chance to get this right.
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Post by cherryt38 on Jan 10, 2019 15:36:21 GMT
My why is the same as most of you. I want to be as healthy as I can. I have both RA and osteoarthritis and not weighing so much is easier on my body, especially my knees. I do all right with healthy eating, but I need to be more active. My goal is to actively move around and do spurts of exercise every hour, at least, during the day, more often if I can.
I am on prednisone, which doesn't help with the weight loss, but I'm doing my best to overcome that necessary evil.
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Post by jan on Jan 10, 2019 22:54:10 GMT
Pam, I never saw the sign up thread. Definitely I will continue. I can host any week.
Why do you want to be at a healthy weight? Having a clear why opens the way for focus, positivity, commitment, and willful action.
I had to go to the dr today because my knee hurt so badly that I could barely walk. He mentioned arthritis as a possible cause. What he didn't mention is that I am overweight and that added pressure on my knees isn't helping any. If I don't want to head down the knee replacement road, I need to get some weight off. I don't remember them hurting when I was at goal weight.
I think my health just generally is better when I am at a healthy weight. Like Cathy said, being more bendy in the middle, to just be able to move with less effort.
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Post by jasimons on Jan 11, 2019 1:02:18 GMT
Health in general, as everyone else has mentioned.
Weight is part of it, but overall healthful eating (which usually leads to a healthy weight) is important to me. There's family history of heart disease, pre-diabetes - hope that eating well can help keep that in check.
Being a healthy weight also, I hope, will contribute to get around comfortably as time goes on, not adding stress to knees and so on.
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