Christmas not as bad as it looked Topic

Jloughlin 01/03/20
I came back from a week of Christmas eating at my daughters house and stepped on the scale. Yuck! Even though I had tried to be fairly good, up 6 lbs. It must have been mostly water as I ate a lot of salty ham. So I made several smoothies designed to move the water out and keep the calories down. End of the next week, down 7 1/2 lb. I have been on my diet about 20 weeks and have lost over 28 towards my goal of 50 before a musical I have a part in late May.

Jloughlin 01/03/20
Would also like to say that I got away from using MND and while I was still losing weight, the rate went way down. Just knowing I have to write down anything that goes in my mouth and that I get some credit for get out and doing some exercise really seems to be enough to make a difference.

Dietician 01/03/20
Thanks for the report, Jloughlin!

Happy New Year and congratulations on your initial weight loss! How fun that you have a musical coming up in May.

It sounds like you kept a good attitude and didn't let the holiday setback derail your efforts. Tracking food and activity is one of the most effective ways to get back on track and reach your goals. Glad you hear you are back to using MND regularly!

Keep us posted on your progress!

Best,

Sue
MyNetDiary Registered Dietitian

Amlloyd53 01/09/20
Good job, Jloughlin! I find that if I don’t use MND for a day my weight loss slows down and it is also so tempting to quit altogether. Day 3 for me of “keeping it together”.

Dietician 01/09/20
Way to go Jloughlin and Amlloyd53! Keep on tracking! Brenda (MyNetDiary Dietitian)

Jloughlin 01/21/20
Tough few weeks. Have been diligent about staying on a diet that should easily take more than a lb a week off, but it took me almost three weeks to lose the next lb.I consume less than 1500 calories a day and exercise for a burn of around 400-500 calories a day. I do think I can notice some gains by the way my clothes fit, but it is disheartening to climb on the scales and see no progress. Hoping the next ten days will show me the results I think I have been making.

Jloughlin 01/22/20
It is so crazy. No weight loss for almost three weeks and now 3 lb in the last two days which puts me back on track.

Dietician 01/22/20 replied to Jloughlin
Awesome news Jloughlin! Way to stay the course and not throw in the towel.
Best, Joanna (MyNetDiary Dietitian)

SofaJockey 01/23/20
Christmas is certainly a thing. I finished December the same weight as I started, but I guess that counts as a win.

Christmas not as bad as it looked