Late to the party, but HEY THERE! I'm Beth. I'm 44 and live in Happy Valley, PA (IYKYK). I am coming back to the boards after a bit of a break between WDW trips; my family and I are going in December of this year. I am looking forward to resuming posting on a more consistent basis and am hopeful to find support and be supportive on the W.I.S.H boards and threads!
I am currently down 28.5 pounds since July 1st. I hit 31 pounds, but then November and December happened. I picked six up during those months (per last Monday's weigh-in) and by Friday (my usual weigh-in day), I'd dropped 3.5. My goal is to lose 100-110 pounds. My main focus is on what I eat and drink. I aim for at least 120 oz. of water per day and I track my macros with MyFitness Pal (currently consuming 131C/60F/130P, or roughly 1,585 calories per day).
I am trying to figure out where exercise fits best in my daily routine these days. From July through October, I started each morning with a walk outside at 5:50 in the morning. Now that it's dark and cold at 5:50 am, that's rather unappealing. I am taking solace in the fact that it is beginning to stay lighter longer now that we are past the solstice and, in fact, the sun will not set again before 5 pm here until November. I think I will begin my mornings with strength training and/or yoga and end my workdays with my walk. Based on how "light" it was last evening, I think I can eek out nearly my entire walk before it is completely dark (and I have safety gear like a reflective belt/straps/suspenders kind of thing, clip-on lights, and a safety orange ball cap). Plus, needing to be out the door at 5 pm to walk before dark is great motivation to end my work day (I'm currently working from home where it's easy to "linger in the office").
As for the Tuesday Topic question...I saw a meme that said something to the effect of "Why would I say I'm on a DIEt when it's really HEALthy eating that I'm doing?" The juxtaposition of DIE and HEAL really resonated with me and since then I've really tried to eschew the word "diet." Needless to say, anytime I use the word I am leaning fully and wholly toward the first definition.