Finish Strong - 90 Days On Plan through the Holidays : Countdowns, Buddies & Challenges Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Thu, Oct-01-15, 18:23

khrussva

Say NO to Diabetes!

Posts: 8,671

Plan: My own - < 30 net carbs
Stats: 440/228/210 Male 5' 11"

BF:Energy Unleashed
Progress: 92%

Location: Central Virginia - USA

Finish Strong - 90 Days On Plan through the Holidays

So what is it going to be this year? This...

or this...

I want to be smiling when I weigh my self on January 1, 2016. My goal is to stay 100% on plan through October, November and December. I challenge you to do the same.

Over the next 3 months we will face the annual blitz of holiday goodies at every turn. There will be high carb traditional favorites at holiday dinners and parties. Candy dishes, wine glasses and stockings will be full. Nice people will present you with heartfelt gifts that include off-plan no-nos. Yes - the tough days of 2015 lie just ahead. Are you up to the challenge?

The season is supposed to be happy and festive. But we all know what happens when we give in to temptation. We have a moment of joy and a boatload of regret. How is that being happy and festive? How about treating yourself to healthy, on-plan food over the next 90 days and survive the holidays with a new sense of joy. Get to January 1 OP and discover the pride and joy of knowing that you did it. This is your WOE and you survived the holidays without regret.

Last year was the first time I ever vowed to make it through the holidays without cheating. There were no excuses. No justifications. No debates. If faced with temptation, the answer to whether I was going to give in to it was always NO. Guess what? I did it and it felt good. Just treat everyday as an on plan day. You've dodged the junk before - you can do it on a holiday, too. If you've never survived the holidays OP before, why not make this year special and memorable. Let this be the year that you stayed strong and got it done.

THE 90 CHALLENGE:

The official start date of this challenge is October 4th - exactly 90 days from New Year's Day. But feel free to join any time. Copy the last post and add your Name and Start Weight to the list. Enter your Goal Weight for January 1, 2016. My goal is to lose weight -- but if your goal is to just maintain, that is OK, too. Then record your Current Weight every week for the next 3 months. Always copy the most recent post and then add your changes to it. That way everybody's info will remain current.

For fun, lets post some NSVs along the way. Every time you are faced with a holiday temptation and find a way to cope without giving in -- that's the kind of NSV I'm talking about. Do it -- turn down the cheat -- and then tell us how you got it done. Staying OP does not have to be boring. If you have ideas for on-plan substitutes for traditional holiday fare, feel free to post that, too. We are not deprived. We are eating healthy.

I used to weigh 440 pounds. Clearly, I had issues with staying out of the goodies. But I did do it last year. If I can do it, you can do it. So come on and join us. Finish 2015 strong!

I borrowed the images above from this [16 Days 'Til Christmas: 7 Tips to Stop Holiday Weight Gain] website. It is not an LC specific list of suggestions - but the it is good information none-the-less.

Last edited by khrussva : Fri, Oct-02-15 at 08:38.

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#2 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 18:27

khrussva

Say NO to Diabetes!

Posts: 8,671

Plan: My own - < 30 net carbs
Stats: 440/228/210 Male 5' 11"

BF:Energy Unleashed
Progress: 92%

Location: Central Virginia - USA

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225

#3 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 18:41

MickiSue

Senior Member

Posts: 8,006

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 189/148.6/145 Female 5' 5"

BF:36%/28%/25%
Progress: 92%

Location: Twin Cities, MN

#4 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 18:43

MickiSue

Senior Member

Posts: 8,006

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 189/148.6/145 Female 5' 5"

BF:36%/28%/25%
Progress: 92%

Location: Twin Cities, MN

I will post a weight on the 21st of this month, but won't be able to do so again until the 13th of November. I'll be in Italy, and my challenge there won't be so much holiday goodies, but my daughter's ILs trying to feed me their homemade pastas, etc.

#5 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:05

eljohnw

Senior Member

Posts: 1,074

Plan: , LCHF
Stats: 259.6/222.4/130 Female 62 inches

BF:67.2/60.2/normal
Progress: 29%

Location: Hilton Head SC

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225

MickiSue...................163.6...........................163.6........ ................157

Eljohnw.....................217.4…..…....................217.4.......... ..............199

I have the same problems as MickiSue. I will be in Europe the whole month of November and will not have access to a scale or Wi-Fi at 1 or 2 locations. I will post my weight whenever I can.

Last edited by eljohnw : Thu, Oct-01-15 at 19:23.

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Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:06

toddy

Senior Member

Posts: 1,046

Plan: Atkins, LCHF
Stats: 252/215/165 Female 5' 8"

BF:
Progress: 43%

Location: Alabama

#7 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:16

khrussva

Say NO to Diabetes!

Posts: 8,671

Plan: My own - < 30 net carbs
Stats: 440/228/210 Male 5' 11"

BF:Energy Unleashed
Progress: 92%

Location: Central Virginia - USA

#8 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:53

newlowc

Senior Member

Posts: 451

Plan: Bernstein/Atkins
Stats: 275/265/190 Male 5'11"

BF:
Progress: 12%

Location: SOCAL

Eljohnw.....................217.4…..…....................217.4.......... ...............199
Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225
MickiSue....................163.6...........................163.6....... .................157
Toddy........................194.2...........................194.2...... ...................185
Mayho........................270.............................270........ ......................240

#9 ^

Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:53

newlowc

Senior Member

Posts: 451

Plan: Bernstein/Atkins
Stats: 275/265/190 Male 5'11"

BF:
Progress: 12%

Location: SOCAL

Last edited by newlowc : Sat, Oct-03-15 at 09:22.

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Thu, Oct-01-15, 19:54

Angelmom3

New Member

Posts: 10

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 220/209/150 Female 5 ft 4 in

BF:
Progress: 16%

#11 ^

Fri, Oct-02-15, 00:07

Kelly_L

Senior Member

Posts: 7,342

Plan: Atkins/LC e-meal
Stats: 282.6/234.6/180 Female 69"

BF:41.72/34.64/26.6
Progress: 47%

Location: Alberta, Canada

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Fri, Oct-02-15, 04:22

ReneeH20

Senior Member

Posts: 2,291

Plan: Dr. Westman
Stats: 280/170/170 Female 69.8 in

BF:
Progress: 100%

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Eljohnw.....................217.4…..…....................217.4.......... ...............199
Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225
MickiSue....................163.6...........................163.6....... .................157
Toddy........................194.2...........................194.2...... ..................185
Mayho........................270.............................270........ ...................240
Angel.........................220.............................220....... .....................194
Kelly..........................245.6..........................245.6..... .....................230
ReneeH20..................203.0.........................203.0........... ...............188

Thanks for starting this thread. I started my LC WOE on Dec 30 of last year. It will be my first time going through the holidays...like you said maybe the toughest time of the year. I am a bit envious of you ladies that get to spend a whole month in Europe. I do have my own trip coming up on January 2nd. A five day cruise followed by 5 days in Disney World with our two college age kids. Extra incentive.

First NSV: There has been Halloween candy in my house for a week already and I haven't touched it. We have a large number of trick or treaters that come through the neighborhood. My husband came home with several bags when he saw it for a good deal. Last year, I would've already cracked into the stash. This year I moved it to a high cupboard. Out of sight, out of mind, but also out of reach. Will have to put in some effort to get at it. When I buy candy this year, I am going to make sure it is not my old favorites.

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Fri, Oct-02-15, 07:47

eljohnw

Senior Member

Posts: 1,074

Plan: , LCHF
Stats: 259.6/222.4/130 Female 62 inches

BF:67.2/60.2/normal
Progress: 29%

Location: Hilton Head SC

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Fri, Oct-02-15, 08:38

jessdamess jessdamess is offline

Senior Member

Posts: 4,904

Plan: Keto
Stats: 252/172/165 Female 69.25 inches

BF:
Progress: 92%

Location: Northeast TN

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Eljohnw.....................217.4…..…....................216.8.......... ..............199
Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225
MickiSue....................163.6...........................163.6....... ................157
Toddy........................194.2...........................194.2...... ..................185
Mayho........................270.............................270........ ...................240
Angel.........................220.............................220....... .....................194
Kelly..........................245.6..........................245.6..... .....................230
ReneeH20..................203.0.........................203.0........... ...............188
Jess..........................155.4...........................155.4..... .....................150

My birthday is New Years. So I'm probably NOT going to behave myself that day. Other than that, I'm in.

NSV: It was our turn to provide snack for the littlest's soccer game. The urge to binge eat those dumb things was strong, but I didn't touch them other than to open one for my son and hand it to him.

There are many leftovers downstairs. Not getting into them. Not gonna do it!

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Fri, Oct-02-15, 09:36

MickiSue

Senior Member

Posts: 8,006

Plan: Atkins
Stats: 189/148.6/145 Female 5' 5"

BF:36%/28%/25%
Progress: 92%

Location: Twin Cities, MN

NAME..............START WEIGHT............CURRENT WEIGHT.........January 1st GOAL WEIGHT

Eljohnw.....................217.4…..…....................216.8.......... ..............199
Khrussva...................248..............................248......... ..................225
MickiSue....................163.6...........................162.8....... ................157
Toddy........................194.2...........................194.2...... ..................185
Mayho........................270.............................270........ ...................240
Angel.........................220.............................220....... .....................194
Kelly..........................245.6..........................245.6..... .....................230
ReneeH20..................203.0.........................203.0........... ...............188
Jess..........................155.4...........................155.4..... .....................150