Hello everyone!
Jumping in where you are is great - even if you started on the last day of the challenge - you started! And there is always another challenge coming up. We try to go from holiday to holiday as it is easier to track and varies the length of the challenges which can help with focus.
Let's learn a little about each other:
I am a 57 (almost 58) year old woman who started gaining weight after high school. I had a boyfriend who was overweight and caught his bad, very sedentary, habits. Without mandatory gym class, not bicycle riding as much and my first sit-down office job, the weight snuck up. After losing the boyfriend (not sad about that), I lost 40 pounds, found my now husband and started weight training regulary. Got married, got a house, got pregnant, gained weight. Never lost all of it, picked up a little more, got pregnant with #2, gained more weight. Never lost it and kept finding more as life went on. Ending at 75 pounds overweight - around 215 pounds (I think 218 was my absolute highest).
I got my Fitbit Flex in February of 2014 and have worn it since. I have lost and gained the same 15 pounds over, and over, and over. I got to 199 once and bounced back up - usually during a stressful time. I can manage my food pretty good but still have trouble getting off my butt and moving!
In June of this year my left knee got really bad - advanced arthritis. The knee will eventually need to be replaced but the more weight I can lose the longer I can put it off due to reduced stress on the joint. For the past six months I have been bouncing around a lower number with 205 being the highest. Still looking forward to ONEderland (a three digit scale number starting with a one instead of a two).
It's taking me a long time and currently life is once again up in the air with helping my siblings get our mom's house ready for market and my daughter moving 200 miles away. I am hoping that once she moves, I can re-adjust my schedule to include more walking/movement and meal prep.
My hubby was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014 and continues to have issues though he now is cancer free. The treatment and (2) re-sections took a toll on his body. He has asked for a Fitbit for Christmas and I'm hoping we can return to old times and work out together. We are older and slightly broken but still have a lot going for us. We are blessed beyond reckoning.
Now, who is next?
