Celebrating Us. Journals Matter.
This is our journaling thread. In addition to chatting with each other, keep a private journal this month. We all know that tracking our nutrition and fitness leads to better weight loss results. Keeping a weight-loss journal can help with weight loss by increasing awareness of what you eat and why, and it can help you stay on track with your goals. Keeping a personal journal and/or trackers produce better weight loss results. There's no right or wrong way to journal for w
Dec 311 min read
Eat Well. Get Healthy. Lose Weight.
Nutrition is vital to your New Year’s goals Nutrition and fitness go together like all-natural peanut butter and jam. While increased activity through exercise will accelerate your fitness journey, you can’t out-exercise poor nutrition. Nutrition accounts for 80% of any healthy lifestyle goal, with the other 20% coming from your genetics and exercise regimen. When you start giving your body the fuel it needs to perform properly, the fat that no longer needs to be stored is l
Dec 312 min read
One Step at a Time
Are you thinking about starting a fitness program? Good for you! You are just steps away from making it a new habit in 2026. Whether it is walking, aerobics, cycling, swimming, or going to the gym, any physical movement can improve your chances of losing weight this year. Start with simple workouts or a manageable number of steps. Then work on increasing your workouts, one step at a time. Fitness in January. Start slow. End strong. Starting a fitness program may be one
Dec 311 min read
One Sip. One Glass. New Habit.
It is really something simple. Drink more water can assist with your weight loss. Start by trading out or adding servings of water for other beverages. Drink a serving before every meal to help you eat less. Drinking water is important for many reasons, including: Hydration: Water is essential for every cell in the body to function properly. Dehydration can cause a number of health issues, including unclear thinking, mood changes, constipation, and kidney stones. Weight lo
Dec 311 min read
Our Motivations
Kids. Grandkids. Spouses. Family. Our health. Our wants. Our adventures. Smiles. Laughter. Love. Kindness. Weight loss. What are your motivations this year? Celebrate them with pictures. Share your motivations here. What adventures are you up to in January? What is your motivation?
Dec 311 min read
Celebrating Simple Strategies for 2026
We seem to agree that 2026 is the year that we need to make losing weight and getting healthier a high priority in our lives. We all know what we need to do, it is actually putting those ideas into practice that we need to if we are going to lose the weight we want in 2026. Our threads in January will be about making simple lifestyle choices and changes. FSC Simple Choices for the Biggest Changes Nutrition. Fitness. Hydration. Motivation. Our Weight Loss challenge will
Dec 311 min read
Letters to Santa and Self
Did you write to Santa when you were younger asking him for what you wanted for Christmas? Well, why shouldn't we do that as adults? December's journaling thread should be our letters to Santa asking for what we want...to lose weight, to be healthier, to have more mobility, to think more positively about ourselves, etc. This is our journaling thread for December. It isn't so much about being naughty or nice as it is about being honest with ourselves and supporting each ot
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