TEAM: Gutbusters (November)
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Last night, I saw an article about a study that looked at techniques people could use to stay on track with their exercise through the fall into November, which here in the northern hemisphere can be a tough, dark, chilly slog of a month when motivation really starts to wane.
They took inactive but healthy people, and gave them activity trackers and put them in three groups:- the control - did nothing new
- exercise - they were directed to walk or jog a certain amount of time on their own, plus join a group workout once a week
- meditation - practiced "body scans and mindful walking" and "quiet, seated meditations" ; also did one weekly group workout
And at the end, apparently the control group got less active over time. As the fall wore on, they were moving about 18 minutes less per day than they had been at the beginning of the study.
The other two groups moved less too, but their reduction was only 6 minutes less per day. So, that means that both being in the exercise group AND the meditation group helped keep people moving more, even when the late fall demotivation slog was underway!
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Do any of you do any meditation or mindfulness activities as part of your overall wellness plan? If so, what have been the benefits for you?1 -
I've been MIA as my dad had another serious health episode when he was out with me followed by over 7 hours at the emergency room and then I was staying with him. I did weigh in on Wednesday but didn't get on here to post my weight.
Username: inshapeCK
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's weight:144.5 pounds
Todays Weight: 143.6 pounds
ACHIEVED A NEW LOWEST WEIGHT FOR THIS TIME ROUND ON MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY.
DOWN 26.5 POUNDS FROM MY HIGHEST WEIGHT.
So sorry about your dad. We hope he’s on the road to recovery.1 -
November 9
Username:JM216
Tracking:No
Calories:No
Exercise:Yes... college visit with my son, and we definitely got our steps in!
This is Roxie on this morning’s walk
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LesIckaBod wrote: »It's Saturday, and the last day of Week 1 for November. Today I'm looking for weights from:
@auntdeb37
@beachbunnydana
@emmclean
@ShareASmile
@tamyka105
And I have a few blanks spots in the spreadsheet from earlier this week, too. If I missed you earlier, please tag me here with a little reminder post! Here's who I'm looking for:
@90kgtoNewMe
@akaSaraNoH
@CDiddyGetsFitty
@cjscoey
@dalerichardson2011
@lacatgirl
@vickibublitz5
Posted mine up before you mentioned you needed my weigh in
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November 10
Exercised?: Yes (Drone track set-up).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Good weather and flying today. Just practice, but good to be out in nice weather.
Not much else to report.
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LesIckaBod wrote: »dommylifts wrote: »
@dommylifts Sounds like a nice workout! Regarding your loss, I think about 1% loss per week is considered good, so for you about 1.5 lbs would be right on target. Keep up the protein to help maintain/grow the muscle. Do you have a trainer or are you following some kind of strength training plan in particular?
@LesIckaBod I did Crossfit for about 3.5 years before finally moving to a different gym (more cost effective). I’m pretty proficient at all of the lifts and movements. I do not have a personal trainer nor do I follow any real programming. I tend to do lower body mon/fri, upper body tues/thurs. with rest on all other days from lifting. I do cardio almost daily. Just depends on what I feel like doing. I enjoy lifting heavy weights though! It’s fun to push my strength, form, and skill. Thanks for responding to me! One of the reasons I joined this group was the interaction and accountability. I love it so far!0 -
I am not good at properly responding to comments though, I don’t quite understand how to do things in forums yet. Still learning.1
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November 10
Username: auntdeb37
Weigh in Day: Saturday
Weigh in Week 1
Previous Week Weight: 277.6
Today Weight: 279.2
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Username: ShareASmile
Weigh in Day: Saturday
Weigh in Week 1
Previous Weight: 159.6
Current Weight: 1592 -
Name: cjscoey
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Friday - please change me
Previous weight: 172
This week weight: 172
All Halloween candy has been removed from the house - that should help for next week!2 -
Username: beachbunnydana
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Saturday
Previous weight: 202.4
Current weight: 199.33 -
Before I started on myfitnesspal I decided I needed to get in shape. So I got busy and lost 15 pounds on my own. Then I found this website When I weighed in yesterday I thought I would check my BMI. Just out of curiosity. And have gone from obese to overweight I was so excited. I still have a ways to go, but it was a highlight in my day. Thought I would share with you all. Have a wonderful Saturday 8
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November 10
Exercise: Yes - 2 minutes run and 9 round
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Yes3 -
November 10
Exercise: Yes
Tracked: Yes
Calories: no2 -
November 11
Exercise. No
Calories. No
Tracked. Yes2 -
dalerichardson2011 wrote: »LesIckaBod wrote: »It's Saturday, and the last day of Week 1 for November. Today I'm looking for weights from:
@auntdeb37
@beachbunnydana
@emmclean
@ShareASmile
@tamyka105
And I have a few blanks spots in the spreadsheet from earlier this week, too. If I missed you earlier, please tag me here with a little reminder post! Here's who I'm looking for:
@90kgtoNewMe
@akaSaraNoH
@CDiddyGetsFitty
@cjscoey
@dalerichardson2011
@lacatgirl
@vickibublitz5
Posted mine up before you mentioned you needed my weigh in
@dalerichardson2011 Can you repost it for me? I searched for your name, but for some reason I don't see the post. I look for the weigh-ins to be posted using this template:
@dalerichardson2011
November Week 1
PW:
CW:
Thank you!0 -
dommylifts wrote: »I am not good at properly responding to comments though, I don’t quite understand how to do things in forums yet. Still learning.
@dommylifts After you quote a message, make sure you start typing after the "[/quote]" -- that way, your words will not appear in the gray quote box. If it's within an hour of posting your message, you can also click the gear icon in the top right corner of your post to go back and edit it if you see that the formatting is off.1 -
November 10
Username: auntdeb37
Weigh in Day: Saturday
Weigh in Week 1
Previous Week Weight: 277.6
Today Weight: 279.2
@auntdeb37 Our spreadsheet has your previous weight as 280.8 -- is that right?0 -
Good work, Gutbusters! We had several people lose >1% this week, which is great progress. We'll have the full results to share with you by Monday.
In the meantime, Week 2 has begun! This morning, I"m looking for weights from:
@Dommylifts
@WishfulThinning181
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