20 pounds by Easter challenge
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Happy 4th! Weighed in this morning and I've lost 2 lbs for this challenge! I'm in for continuing on with you all. Have fun and be safe.
Rosie0 -
Hello
We are enjoying our time here at port. Tonight is our pot luck dinner and I will be making an
apple slaw. Yesterday i walked 170 min today so far 40 min. We will take another walk to the
store, I need a bigger bowl to mix the slaw. It will be a warm day today.
Shirley0 -
Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Saturday and 4th of July!
I hope everyone has a safe and fun day today wherever you are. I really want a grilled sausage link or hotdog, but I am too lazy to fool with the grill for only 2 people, so I guess we will eat our regular boring food.
Make it a great day, losers. Enjoy your special treats!
Connie-1 -
Happy 4th everyone
. It is going to be another hot day here 
We are heading out to visit friends and have a bbq tonight. They are smoking a turkey so I am hopeful I keep with the program and don't eat myself silly this weekend. I am really not looking forward to102 degrees today and tomorrow!! We are usually only in the70's this time of the year. On the other hand, I completely lose any interest in food when it is hot....
So glad Jerry made it home safe and found his remote Marie. I laughed. I keep losing my keys and get so frustrated with myself
I think I just need to slow down sometimes. Yay for losing 3pounds too!!
Rachel, that is really good news on the house. Esther, those pies sound delicious
You two and Enidad were rock stars on the weight loss this round
So far so good on maintaining. I keep slowly scooting up the calories each week. Next week I will be over 1300 calories a day! That is a lot of calories for me. I couldn't imagine trying to eat 2500 calories a day! I am with you guys on the need to get started on the strength training stuff..... I promise myself then tomorrow never seems to come for me either. I have been trying to work on stretching more too. Uugh
Everyone did GREAT this round. I think new goals for labor day is a terrific idea, Marie.
Have a safe and wonderful day!!
Tami-1 -
italy10548 wrote: »Happy 4th! Weighed in this morning and I've lost 2 lbs for this challenge! I'm in for continuing on with you all. Have fun and be safe.
Rosie
Yay !!!! Great job Rosie -1 -
Hello
We are enjoying our time here at port. Tonight is our pot luck dinner and I will be making an
apple slaw. Yesterday i walked 170 min today so far 40 min. We will take another walk to the
store, I need a bigger bowl to mix the slaw. It will be a warm day today.
Shirley
Ok Shirley if tha Apple cole slaw don'have any meat, cheese, eggs I would like to know how to make it.
Have a great time' Jerry and I are just staying home and no special. Meals today. I will be making me a plant base hamburger. For dinner an d I supposejerry will eat out of the freezer.
Marie
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Hi everyone,
We are in south each having a blast!! Super fun here and so much people watching!! Been trying to record food as best as I can! Happy 4th from me:)
Rachel 3lbs for me:(
I am definitely in for Labor Day and thanksgiving!!
Check in Tuesday when we get home!
Stephanie
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Happy 4th Misfits, we got a new charcoal grill yesterday, and my husband is smoking a boston butt, its been cooking all day. I made a big salad and pasta salad earlier, to eat with it.Also, I am getting ready to make some deviled eggs, my daughter and grandson are coming over later to eat and watch fireworks. Its not real sunny and kind of gloomy here, so I didnt get in my pool, its actually cold, where its been cooler at night. I ran around earlier and went shopping, while my husband worked on his 69 Camaro, we bought in May. We used to have one that we took to rod runs and car shows, but we sold it in 2004. My husband also raced it on the track. Long story short , he wanted another one, but this one is a big and costly project. Maybe its good I didnt find any clothes I wanted to buy, Ha! Ha! I did try on a cute black skirt, I grabbed a large and an ex-large, I tried on the large first and it fit, but it needed to be hemmed, way to long, plus I thought I have bought enough clothes at this size. After this weekend I am going to cut down on my calories. I still have a good 30 pounds I need to lose. I ran into a friend of mine yesterday ,who had lost alot of weight, the last time I seen her, that has put most of it back on. I was sure glad that wasnt me, but it can happen easily, to anyone. So it was a wake up call, for me. Enough about me, just wanted to drop in. Have a safe night. Janice0
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SeeAhtter787 wrote: »
Happy Fourth Alaskan Style!!!!!!!SeeAhtter787 wrote: »
Happy Fourth Alaskan Style!!!!!!!SeeAhtter787 wrote: »
Happy Fourth Alaskan Style!!!!!!!
Great way to celebrate/Jerry has his Uncle Sam yard art out in the front yard Will take a picture and try to an post it better hurried up while it is Daylight and course his flags. they go up ever year.
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Here in Ketchikan our helicopter company flies the flag to start the parade. Unless it is crappy weather. The flag is only 50 foot tall. For us it is tradition but for visitors it is a real treat. Even for us locals it is still an awesome sight.0
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Well I got my 10000 steps in today. Between walking around downtown before the parade and helping tear down a paintball booth I easily passed my 10000 steps. I even took my kids to see inside out in 3d after the booth tear down and before the fireworks. But our fireworks show doesn't start until 11pm anyway so we had plenty of time for movie and showers so after fireworks we can come home and get to bed.
It has been a very fun fourth.
Esther0 -
Esther I have been thinking of asking you how much daylight do you have in a day now.
lad you had a fun day. our was just all old folks.But did not lose anything today.. Jerry and I got my compudter going again. the one of the cable cords came out and been out since Thursday.. Been on the I pad since then It was driving me crazy. I woke up and could not fall a sleep
again so decided to come in here and play Bingo on the internet;. see you all tomorrow
Marie-1 -
Hi Marie. We just got done watching fireworks. Kids are hungry. And what sucks is the only place open is McDonald's. Yuck.
To answer your question sun comes up about 4 ish and sets around 930-10 ish. So we have nice long days to get lots accomplished
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Good thing Barbie don't live in Alaska or she would be walking all the time.
Marie-1 -
Morning,
The Wi Fi is sketchy here so I will try and type something this morning. I read all your posts and am
trying to keep up while away. We are staying here for one more night and then heading off to another
port. I have kept up my walking, I did over 2 hours of walking each day while here. My feet feel it.
I did get another Fit Bit badge for going over 20,000 steps.
Our 4th of July celebration was fun and we had good food and all the Americans got together and sang
God Bless America and the Canadians got together and sang "O Canada." The signature drink was
Long Island Ice tea.
I did not complete the 4th of July challenge but I am keeping track of my weight on paper at home
so it doesn't get out of hand. We will be boating until Friday of this week and then head home.
My daughter is coming with the baby so i will definitely be home to see him.
Have a good day,
Shirley0 -
Oh Isaac is going to grandma House. how thrilling. Shirley thank you for keeping a update on your vacation. I found some apple slaw recipes on the internet and I think I have everything on hand to make it for dinner tonight. along with some green beans, Carrots and pinto beans.[ my favorite bean] will put some chili seasoning in the beans
My Scales are way off base this morning. really. it is say some outlandish reading like 974 pounds Maybe it needs a new battery. But think I will just leave it alone for the time being.
My plans today make the bean burger for lunch and a salad. Breakfast was oatmeal and a banana about a 1/4 cups of blueberries. I di not think I would like a banana in my hot oatmeal but it was pretty good.
Hope all of you misfits have a wonderful day and thank you all for making this such a nice place to visit everyday
Marie
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Good afternoon, misfit losers! Happy Sunday!
The time just got from me today..church, dinner, and movie so I am just checking in. I rented a movie yesterday so we needed to watch it. Hope you guys had a wonderful holiday weekend.
Connie0 -
Hope everyone had a great 4th.
After getting home from church I decided to chill out for the afternoon. Good to get some rest!!!
Nancy0 -
There you are I was wonder about you. Sounds like you really had a busy day. Now I know it is Sunday because you said so. I am enjoying my vegan plan more and more., getting used to it pretty well but those lbs are not falling off fast enough for me. But then again they never did as I get older.
Marie I like this
"Don't wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take towards reaching your goal." — Unknown
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Hi Misfits,
Just popping in to say hi. Getting on the road here in the next hour (I hope) for Las Vegas. Waiting for DD as usual. Ug I wish she'd get a move on. Still need to stop at the spray tanning place before getting on I-15, it's about a 6 hour drive through the desert for us. All the girls spray tan for this final competition of the season. I've never had a spray tan but they do look nice on stage. KAR dance nationals here we come!
Good luck with the scale this week ladies, and prayers for all those struggling. My goal this week is to get in 10 k steps and drink 8 glasses of water each day.
Hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th holiday.
Rosie0 -
Nice goal for this week Rosie
My goal is to try out more vegan recipes I had a good one tonight I made a vegan hamburger pattie. and it was amazing good. Had a good flavor but needed to be a little firmer for a burger so maybe my next one a mix of flax seeds and water and let its sit for awile I read that that makes an egg replacement or add some almond flour .to firm it up som. So far I used 1can of fat free refried beans , 1can of sweet potatoes rinse and drained
1 small can of chopped chili peppers Rinsed & Drained , 1t of garlic powder I just mash the sweet potatoes up with the and the chili peppers beans oh and chopped green onions would really make a couple on nice toastadas for lunch tomorrow with one of those mini avacada plus a salad yes this plan is getting interesting.for me.
Going to bed here shortly
See you tomorrow
Marie0 -
Sounds delish, Marie!
We watched the World Cup final and the USA won!
Going off to bed.
Ruthie0 -
Yes Ruthie I seen that.
Have one more stop to make on the
PC off to bed too.
Marie0 -
Good morning, misfit losers! Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! My was quiet but enjoyable.
I've been up a while, have walked the dog and finished an aerobic walking DVD. The pool at the gym is closed for maintenance for a few weeks, and I don't want to go to the other gym, so I'll some different things.
Marie..so glad you are enjoying your plan. I will have a few more weeks at eating at my maintenance, then will cut to a small deficit.
Make it a great day, losers!
Stay strong!
Connie0 -
Good thing Barbie don't live in Alaska or she would be walking all the time.
Marie
Marie, it starts getting light here around 4:15 with sunrise at 5:15.....I start walking the dogs before four.....we go to bed at 7:30 so I don't pay too much attention but I know that sunset is about 9:15 PM right now.....I walk even when it's dark--I have a great flashlight
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we can't give up got to finish fighting some how we got to find a way
Becky child just Where are you at? Miss you/
Barbie it gets light here around 6 AM dark is about the same as yours around (9Pm our time.
Thank you all for sticking with us on this thread. it is a delightful place to hang out. No pressure just enjoying everyone of you Hats off to us
I guess their will be no Thanksgiving Challenge . have not heard of anyone say Maybe some one will pick it up. its a job I admit. I like our cozy little group here
Esther much be cooperating from all the pies baking.
See you all later in the day. Marie
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Good Morning Misfits,
Hope you had a good weekend.
I am having trouble getting motivation to do anything!!!!
Have a great day.
Nancy
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Marie...I thought about a Thanksgiving challenge, too. I don't want to make the mistake of putting it on the general thread, though.
We could do a group comprised of the July thread folks OR we could just keep it simple and stay here.
Connie0 -
I am real close to breaking my 200. My original goal was 200 by the 4th if July, but I knew it was a stretch. I am very happy losing 15 pounds for that challenge. I got to 203.
I have a tradition, that I instituted for this particular journey when I joined mfp @ 242. Since I haven't been able to break all my food/ reward cues, I decided to use it as a motivator. Instead of eliminating them all I kept a specific one as a reward.
When I lose 20 pounds I get to go to the Brazilian steak house.That's right, the place where skewers of meats keep coming and eat what I want, no counting, no moderation, no weighing, just eat.
The point of the exercise is to not fear all the food, to not control everything, to trust a little. To relax. My first time I was worried that I would explode and then I started panicking about sodium and water retention and undoing all my work. My weight went up for a few days that time, I was really anxious it wouldn't come down ever again. I was afraid I'd lost control for good.
It was one meal.
This time I just said, so what? It'll go up for a few days, I will have to off set with more exercise and water, but SO WHAT. It's not everyday I can go and I can come back when I drop 20 again.You see, doing this is supposed to get me into a healthier mindset, but getting below 200 has been a 25 year goal. It was very hard not to put off the steakhouse last night just so I could hit 199, but I went to the steakhouse at 202.6....I cringed a little thinking...MY GOAL I'm going to screw it up, I'm going to jump to 210.......and then told myself to let go. To relax, to enjoy myself. I did.
Next 20 pounds off is targeted for my birthday in November right during my trip to New Orleans, so it might not be Brazilian Steakhouse, it might be some uncounted Louisiana feast, but I will do it.
The point is getting there and slowly fixing my head while improving my body. Making rewards not a regular thing, (they used to be almost daily for some reason or another) but truly earned and spaced out a few months)
This mindset augmented with I can eat what fits my calories and workout load every day with a focus on nutrient dense foods most days is working so far. While eating in moderation I can always say, no I can't go to the steakhouse place...yet, but I will be able to go ( insert earned point here.) Going doesn't ruin my progress, did not sit on me for days, did not make me 210.
This morning I am 201.2.
I am very happy. I can tell I will break my 200 next week.
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