20 pounds by Easter challenge

lovesretirement

This thread...Easter will always be opened..right, Marie??

Esther created a new challenge group called 20 pounds by Thanksgiving.
I will close out the July 4th thread.

tenpets

Got it. Thanks, Connie!

SeeAhtter787

I'm hoping the Easter thread will stay open. I really like our little gang

Esther

lovesretirement

SeeAhtter787 wrote: »

I'm hoping the Easter thread will stay open. I really like our little gang

Esther

It will.. This is our refuge.

lovesretirement

Link for Thanksgiving challenge group.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/107311-20-pounds-by-thanksgiving

SeeAhtter787

lovesretirement wrote: »

SeeAhtter787 wrote: »

I'm hoping the Easter thread will stay open. I really like our little gang

Esther

It will.. This is our refuge.

Oh good. I can vent on here and ask technical advice

Esther

Eninad

I have joined the Thanksgiving group for the next leg of the journey and keeping Easter thread for the long haul.

Thanks Esther/Connie/ everyone who helps with the logistics.

eyegirl777va

I want to remain on this Easter group. It's our safe haven!!! Love my friends here.
Thanks, Nancy

janiceclark08

I changed my picture to one of my dogs, she was looking so pretty sitting there. I had went out to take a picture of a neat looking sunset, but it didnt turn out very good, so I took pictures of the dogs. After holiday weekend I was surprisingly down alittle. I joined the new group, the past 2 challenges I have had losses, but not the 20, but I have met this great group of people, who have supported me, not just about my weight, but my personal situations, I have had the past few months, thanks for everything. Janice

slw19

thanks everyone, I am all in for the thanksgiving challenge.

becky, can't wait to hear how your meeting goes:)

Janice, happy to support you any time, good or bad, really love this place

nancy, agreed safe haven:)

my goal is to be below 146 before I turn 46 on September 19. I have been such a slow loser. I hope I get there.

stephanie

JLoRuthie

Wow 25 new messages to read. I was afraid the name changed on this one and the people came flocking. Glad it's still just us!
Ruthie

SeeAhtter787

We are keeping this challenge as just us. A lot of us feel it is a sanctuary from huge threads. Although the other challenges are broken down into smaller threads this one is "home" for a lot of us.

Esther

CALIECAT

eyegirl777va wrote: »

I want to remain on this Easter group. It's our safe haven!!! Love my friends here.
Thanks, Nancy

Nancy we love you too.This will remain here for as long as you all keep posting. As Esther says this is home
Marie

SeeAhtter787

What is the address for your glitter graphics?

janiceclark08

Thank you Stephanie, I like posting here, too. Its nice to meet new people , but it gets overwhelming on the large threads. With the new group and this thread, we have the best of both worlds. Janice

SeeAhtter787

The thanksgiving group is actually going nicely. The July challenge was mostly flashes in the pan. People who wanted to "look good in a bikini". It showed in our final numbers that less than 30 out of 172 posted their losses. Those are really bad odds. And those who have joined the thanksgiving group from the July group are the ones who posted losses. I'm thinking this group will be much smaller. No one wears a bikini in the middle of fall and winter. And the group so far is those of us who want to be healthier and not just look good. I mean if looking good comes with being healthier great but we are not doing this just to look good and it shows in our dedication to these groups.

Esther

CALIECAT

SeeAhtter787 wrote: »

What is the address for your glitter graphics?

here you go Esther
Barbie cat have some nice instructions
wrote out for the site If anyone needs help in getting around on it I bet she will post it for us if we say pretty please. Pretty please Barbie.

http://www.glitter-graphics.com/

CALIECAT

By the way Esther you have the gift to be a great leader
Marie

SeeAhtter787

CALIECAT wrote: »

By the way Esther you have the gift to be a great leader
Marie

Thanks. Yet somehow I feel like Bulkwinkle J. Moose from Rocky and Bullwinkle. Always bumbling along. But as you said earlier it pretty much runs itself. I'm just there to make new threads each week.

Esther

SeeAhtter787

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Esther

Don't think it worked. Darn it. I will have to figure it out.

cristina0000

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I will post my 4th of July challenge loss in the morning. Hopefully I didn't gain it all back while on vacation.

CALIECAT

SeeAhtter787 wrote: »

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Esther

Don't think it worked. Darn it. I will have to figure it out.

Whats this Esther

CALIECAT

if
it is The glitter graphic After you get the site Scroll down on the right side you will see a box/ where it says search type in what you are looking for such as Happy birthday and they will give you pages to pick out one out you like Click on it and it will make it larger for you/. then scroll down to where it say Facebook and go on do to a box that has two things to click on Click on the bbc code the last one . Copy it and paste it to your post. Dud you have it Barbie has a good instruction on it Maybe he will post it in the morning
marie

SeeAhtter787

Let's try this........maybe it will work now

Esther

It worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CALIECAT

Great

CALIECAT

Heading to bed. but first need to make my breakfast
Marie

SeeAhtter787

CALIECAT wrote: »

Great

You found my portrait!!!!!!! That's how I feel about computers.

Esther

CALIECAT

Esther You know I do at times . Love hate affair
Marie

barbiecat

Congratulations Esther, you learned a new skill that will enormous fun for you.

Barbie

tenpets

Good morning, everyone!

Well, I had a wonderful time yesterday at my initial consultation, metabolic coaching session laying out my meal plan for the week, and first workout!!! I know the pictures, measurements, and weight are awful, but I have only better pictures to look forward to in 21 days when they retake my pictures, measurements, weight, and BF%. They used ultrasound to determine my BF% on my arm, hip, abdomen, and thigh. He said it was good that I only had one layer of fat on my abdomen because many people have multiple layers. Who knew that? LOL

I don't need to, but for my own reference and for anyone who is interested, I have entered my food into the log for today and tomorrow and then I just flip between those two days every other day for the week. It's a LOT more food than I imagined and he said that, Yes, I will lose weight and inches. We shall see... It was really nice because he asked me what I wanted to eat with each meal and he made it work with my macros. I can change it up next week if I want to have different things in each meal. I really eat kind of the same things over and over anyway, so I'm good with this plan.

They started me out slowly on the workout and I'm not at all sore today. I felt the burn on many of the exercises, but I can do lots more than what I did yesterday. I'll ease into it the three times this week and then ask to be bumped up a bit next week. I did mostly legs and abs yesterday. I'm excited to see what I get to do tonight!!!

I am so very happy I have the means and accessibility to have a personal trainer 3x/week and the metabolic coaching and both for a full year. I know this will be the key to my success and I'm already in a better state of mind knowing I'm taking care of myself as I should.

I think I'll post my stats on Esther's Thanksgiving challenge, too.

I hope you are all having a great week!

Becky