Here's to a Better Year!

Posted on January 2, 2016

Ummm... yeah. Here's to a better year... But that being said, I'm not going to rant and rave about how horrible I've been in the last 9 months or so, I'm just going to move forward and get it done!!

I thought about joining a dietbet group last year, but didn't. I thought I had it under control. But with a little (ok, a lot!!) stress, lots of bad food decisions to cope with the stress and some back and knee issues, I wasn't able to keep it under control. Had a lot of good intentions, but it didn't work out.

So, I'm using my competitive side to keep me on track for a month. Just a month. That's all I'm signing up for right now.... but I'm sure once I get going, I'll be signing up for more! I have to have little goals, or else I blow it up and don't make it at all. So I am good with losing just 4%... that's about 10 pounds for me. It will be amazing when I make this goal in a month as I tend to lose weight slowly no matter what I do.

Here's to a good week for all of us... I know we can do it if we keep track of our goals and work hard. I know I will... I want to get my money back!! =)

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Kathy H.

01/03/2016 5:23PM

#noexcuses!!The 4% goal is a great motivator because we are likely to hit it due to the holiday bloat that comes with extra eating and drinking. For me, I lose slowly it seems, so I'm hoping this boost of losing the first 4% will keep me going.My promise for today was no red wine in the evening... has become a bad habit. So one day at a time, one of my daily promises will be to skip the wine and go for a walk or some other activity to up my activity level. Another promise I made was drink enough water and stay on track with my eating. I've stuck to all 3 promises at this point.We are very much alike in our starting points... here's to having had a great day today, and to having a fine one tomorrow. Cheers! (with lemon water, of course!!)

Christy G.

01/03/2016 1:42PM

We are so much alike! I have just under 10 lbs to lose for this first Dietbet and, like you, am competitive so this route may help! I actually started my challenge when I submitted my weigh in yesterday. I've done good since yesterday. One day @ a time, right? I hope I am not overly optimistic in thinking this first challenge will be a breeze. @ my size, I could easily hit the goal shortly after the first week if I do good. What are your thoughts? We are seemingly @ the same starting point so this is a perfect buddy system! I posted a pic on my blog yesterday and plan on posting pics weekly to chart my progress! We are gonna rock this! #noexcuses

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