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  • Navydaddjtc
    Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
    YO TEAM
    JUMP ON OVER AND SHOW SOME LOVE FOR THIS POST FOR OUR CHALLENGE

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10745281/are-you-ready-for-a-weight-loss-challenge#latest

    COME ON YOU CAN DO IT I KNOW YOU CAN
    THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS GROUP
    YOUR MODS
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    "mari_moulin wrote: »
    I’m actually not too sure how the zip works with MFP but I have the charge and I never manage to sync my workouts. My steps water and food does but not workouts. I have to manually enter those into MFP every time. Then it syncs to my Fitbit app which then I have to go delete cause it will show 2 workouts. It’s quite frustrating.

    This is what a fitbit zip looks like, and how you wear it (most of the time)

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    In order to get it to register stationary bike time as "active minutes" (and count the pedalling as steps :D ) I tie a thin strip of elastic around my leg just below the kneecap, and clip it on there (also works if what I am wearing doesn't have a waistband or belt I could clip it to .... like if I have a "pajama-day" and never get out of my nightgown)
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    WOW! Lots of pictures today.

    Thanks for the info on Intermittent Fasting, @mari_moulin - it is a good overview.

    I offer a different view, though, for you @Perla4686 and anyone else searching for tools that work for YOU.

    I have tried IF, and it is absolutely not right for me. That is not to say I never do a day here and there - it is helpful after a time of overindulgence to cut the possible "window" for eating down. I have also moved more towards a natural eating day of no more than 10 hours, so if you want to call 14:10 intermittent fasting, I guess I do it!

    I need to eat in the morning. Really need to. I am hungry hungry when I wake up (and have been for some time during the night). Exercising before having any food is a big NO. I keep my intake within limits, and make sure to avoid certain foods as much as possible. I don't eat grains very often - but I get carbs from vegetables, fruits (fresh, whole), and legumes. I really try to avoid flour. IF works for a lot of people, though - so be your own experiment. You might even want to try something like the Whole 30. I did that, and learned a LOT. The re-introduction period after cutting out lots of different foods is really interesting. That is when I discovered that grains and I don't really get along as well as I thought we did, and I was never so happy eating legumes as when they came back into my life. I cannot eat that much animal food either, and I never wanted to see another egg again. So even though I eat VERY differently from the whole 30 base, I think that was the point I began to learn what food works best for me. It also helped get rid of triggers that were plaguing me.

    No matter what, keep trying. You'll find it if you don't give up!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    WEIGH-INS DUE TOMORROW:
    @karenesg
    @offitgoes
    @Perla4686

    no matter if it's great, good, meh, or OMG - send them along, and take your cheers or hugs for the week <3
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    BMcC9 wrote: »
    I finally managed to link up my fitbit to the MFP ... once I get home I will see what that does to "bouncing running totals" and see what happens for exercise crossover etc. I am a bit confused about "only report exercise on MFP but state start time" bit that in the linking instructions. When I am on the stationary bike, I no longer get the fitbit to register "active minutes/psudo-steps"? or do I still wear it in such a way that it registers, but not actually enter anything under fitbit "exercise" that I am entering in the MFP exercise log? (this is not a wrist-band-HRM style, but an older Zip clip on model)
    mari_moulin wrote: »
    BMcC9 wrote: »
    I finally managed to link up my fitbit to the MFP ... once I get home I will see what that does to "bouncing running totals" and see what happens for exercise crossover etc. I am a bit confused about "only report exercise on MFP but state start time" bit that in the linking instructions. When I am on the stationary bike, I no longer get the fitbit to register "active minutes/psudo-steps"? or do I still wear it in such a way that it registers, but not actually enter anything under fitbit "exercise" that I am entering in the MFP exercise log? (this is not a wrist-band-HRM style, but an older Zip clip on model)

    I’m actually not too sure how the zip works with MFP but I have the charge and I never manage to sync my workouts. My steps water and food does but not workouts. I have to manually enter those into MFP every time. Then it syncs to my Fitbit app which then I have to go delete cause it will show 2 workouts. It’s quite frustrating.

    @mari_moulin That is exactly what I find with Charge HR. Very frustrating with the exercise. @BMcC9 I can’t get Fitbit to pick up a workout or steps on a stationary bike or rowing machine. But you can manually log your exercise from the + button on the Fitbit home screen.
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    Steps Monday 5/20 11,137
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    edited May 2019
    My steps have been good and getting in some exercise. I am logging and staying within calories. BUT, I did buy and eat a slice of strawberry buttercream cake tonight because it was a fundraiser for PPH. It is totally off track and so incredibly delicious. I know it was bad but what a treat. Now, back to program. My scale has been a jerk this week so far. My body or scale really doesn’t want to let go of this little bit of weight to get me in the 100s. I know my cake didn’t help but 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • Connie7355
    Connie7355 Posts: 496 Member
    micki48 wrote: »
    My steps have been good and getting in some exercise. I am logging and staying within calories. BUT, I did buy and eat a slice of strawberry buttercream cake tonight because it was a fundraiser for PPH. It is totally off track and so incredibly delicious. I know it was bad but what a treat. Now, back to program. My scale has been a jerk this week so far. My body or scale really doesn’t want to let go of this little bit of weight to get me in the 100s. I know my cake didn’t help but 🤷🏻‍♀️

    I had the same problem when I was so close to Onederland. Seemed like it took forever to get there even though I was so close. Hang in there. It’s frustrating but you will get there soon!!
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    edited May 2019
    jugar wrote: »
    WOW! Lots of pictures today.

    Thanks for the info on Intermittent Fasting, @mari_moulin - it is a good overview.

    I offer a different view, though, for you @Perla4686 and anyone else searching for tools that work for YOU.

    I have tried IF, and it is absolutely not right for me. That is not to say I never do a day here and there - it is helpful after a time of overindulgence to cut the possible "window" for eating down. I have also moved more towards a natural eating day of no more than 10 hours, so if you want to call 14:10 intermittent fasting, I guess I do it!

    I need to eat in the morning. Really need to. I am hungry hungry when I wake up (and have been for some time during the night). Exercising before having any food is a big NO. I keep my intake within limits, and make sure to avoid certain foods as much as possible. I don't eat grains very often - but I get carbs from vegetables, fruits (fresh, whole), and legumes. I really try to avoid flour. IF works for a lot of people, though - so be your own experiment. You might even want to try something like the Whole 30. I did that, and learned a LOT. The re-introduction period after cutting out lots of different foods is really interesting. That is when I discovered that grains and I don't really get along as well as I thought we did, and I was never so happy eating legumes as when they came back into my life. I cannot eat that much animal food either, and I never wanted to see another egg again. So even though I eat VERY differently from the whole 30 base, I think that was the point I began to learn what food works best for me. It also helped get rid of triggers that were plaguing me.

    No matter what, keep trying. You'll find it if you don't give up!

    Totally agree Lislyn. IF isn’t for everyone. We have to each choose what works best for our lifestyles and our bodies. For example, Keto is NOT for me. I’ve tried a few times and I wind up overindulging on all the stuff I’m not allowed. As soon as I deprive myself of any one food group I’m done for. I crash and burn every time. But it works so well for so many others which is great! Whatever it is a person wants to try out, I think it’s worth a shot. If it works for you wonderful and if it doesn’t it’s a learning experience and we move on to something that may work better.

    @Perla4686

    Like Lislyn said, no matter what, keep trying. You will find what works for you!
  • Pearl4686
    Pearl4686 Posts: 918 Member
    Weighing in wednesday
    PW:181.6
    CW:181.4
  • jlbtnc
    jlbtnc Posts: 725 Member
    Tuesday steps: 6471
    slacked off today and did not exercise other than my hour walk.
  • Navydaddjtc
    Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
    edited May 2019
    GOOD MORNING TEAM WAISTAWAYS... LISELYN
    I HAVE ADDED @SueSueDio TO YOUR TEAM
    SHE IS ON THE SUPPORT TEAM UNTIL THE JUNE CHALLENGE IS UNDER WEIGH
    PLEASE WELCOME YOUR NEWEST TEAM MATE
    GREG
    A HEADS UP HERE SHE HAS SOME PRETTY SPECIFIC GOALS HERE
    @Navydaddjtc Is there any difference in the focus of the various teams? (e.g. "Workout Warriors" sounds more fitness focused.) If not, then I don't mind where you put me. :) Otherwise, I'd like to be in a team that has calorie tracking as its main focus, since that's where I'm really having trouble at the moment. Thank you![/quote]

    THIS IS THE MAIN REASON I PLACED HER WITH THIS TEAM.
    GREG
  • jlbtnc
    jlbtnc Posts: 725 Member
    Welcome @SueSueDio it is encouraged to post anything you involved with your goals, how you are doing what you want to track etc. We are all here to support each other and encourage.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    edited May 2019
    Happy Wednesday!
    The sun is actually shining today, and it might even go above 50 degrees F. The leaves are really popping out now, but so are the black flies... I love living here, but there are issues, like anywhere :#

    @perla4686 - looks like you did not do too much damage! Your weigh in still shows green B)
    @jlbtnc - enjoy a slack day - but it isn't too slack if you managed over 6000 steps. Bump those numbers back up today and you'll be golden.
    @micki48 - I love your description of the strawberry cake. For a good cause. Even if it slows down your personal cause, it sounds like you enjoyed it thoroughly and well. Back on the S&N today and you'll hit onederland SOON. Even if your scale is being a jerk. Stupid thing. >:)

    @SueSueDio - WELCOME! I spoke with @Navydaddjtc yesterday, and I'm more than happy to welcome you here to our team. There are many calorie counters here (including myself). We try to keep that calorie deficit going. We try to increase our TDEE (total daily energy expenditure), balance our diets in ways to (hopefully!) match our own systems, and learn as much as we can about this whole health thing. We have some members doing intermittent fasting (IF), but most keep their counts and calculate daily calorie deficit as a way to keep things moving in the right direction. Jump in the discussions - there are people at every stage of their journey here, so tell us a bit about yourself, and see if this is the right team for you. It is possible to change at any time if it doesn't fit!
  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,423 Member
    Username: fourathomej
    Weigh in day: WED
    PW: 148
    CW: 149

    I blame the long weekend... :D
  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,423 Member
    @SueSueDio I'm a calorie tracker and IF as well!! WELCOME!!!
  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,423 Member
    STEPS:
    05/18 - 12311
    05/19 - 14566
    05/20 - 12390
    05/21 - 15681

    Sorry...life is just plain stoopid right now!!!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    fourathomej wrote: »
    STEPS:
    05/18 - 12311
    05/19 - 14566
    05/20 - 12390
    05/21 - 15681

    Sorry...life is just plain stoopid right now!!!
    Nothing to apologize for - those steps are GREAT and life just does these things to us, doesn't it. Hang in there!
  • offitgoes
    offitgoes Posts: 755 Member
    Weigh day - Wednesday
    PW - 176.8
    CW - 175.8
  • Connie7355
    Connie7355 Posts: 496 Member
    Welcome @SueSueDio! Wishing you the best of luck!!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    offitgoes wrote: »
    Weigh day - Wednesday
    PW - 176.8
    CW - 175.8

    There you go into the GREEN! great week :smiley:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    Hello everyone, thank you for the welcome! I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

    A bit about me...

    I joined MFP in January 2016, after losing just a couple of pounds from my highest weight of somewhere around 220lbs. Over the course of the next couple of years I lost slowly but surely, mainly by calorie deficit as I'm very sedentary - partly because I was unemployed and depressed for a lot of the time, but also partly because I'm just plain lazy... ;) (Hey, at least I admit it! B) )

    I got down to my lowest weight of 145lbs last summer (just a few short of my goal), but gained a few pounds back over the winter with holidays and good food. I expected that, and figured I'd lose them again before summer because that's what had happened the previous year. I started this year at 150lbs.

    Then life hit me hard. At the end of February I had four cats and a job. By Easter I had two cats left (one had to be put to sleep, one died unexpectedly in my arms) and was unemployed again. It's been rough emotionally, and a bit of "allowing a little comfort eating" has got completely out of hand. As of today I'm 159.5lbs and firmly back in the overweight category. :( I can't keep kidding myself that it's "just water weight"!

    I need to get myself back on track, but I'm finding it really hard to get back in the right place mentally. I'll log for a couple of days, even if it's over my goal, and then slide again. I know that logging and tracking faithfully is the right thing to do for me, but I just can't seem to stick to it right now. So, I figured joining a support group like this might help me to get my mind back in the game! I might need a swift kick in the butt now and again, and I think my regular MFP friends are too kind to do that... ;)

    Swift kicks and swift hurrahs can come your way as needed! You are not the only one in here struggling with getting back on after sliding. If it was easy, it wouldn't happen this way, though, would it? So you're doing the right thing by pulling up your socks and getting over here!
  • martinesther88
    martinesther88 Posts: 134 Member
    Steps 5/20~8,017
    5/21~4,073
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    SueSueDio wrote: »
    Hello everyone ...

    I need to get myself back on track, but I'm finding it really hard to get back in the right place mentally. I'll log for a couple of days, even if it's over my goal, and then slide again. I know that logging and tracking faithfully is the right thing to do for me, but I just can't seem to stick to it right now. So, I figured joining a support group like this might help me to get my mind back in the game! I might need a swift kick in the butt now and again, and I think my regular MFP friends are too kind to do that... ;)

    This F2F sub-thread from back in early March has very valuable Sick-start information - 7 Steps To Never Quit Again https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10731988/week-2-mod-challenge-discussion-7-steps-to-never-quit-again/p1

    Comments were invited daily on successive steps. I am also sending you a PM with the 7 detailed steps (minus the various inputs) via PM, so you know who you got mail from.

  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    @SueSueDio
    I get through most of the annoying stuff in my life by promising if I do it this time, I can quit tomorrow. Or in an hour. Or, in the case of exercise, after 10 more squats.

    It's one of those lies I tell myself to get going.

    Also my phone is always in my pocket, which makes calorie counting more convenient.
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    Speaking of "phones in your pocket" ... you can set an alarm / countdown - possibly on vibrate for work hours - for (say) 1 hr .... whenever it goes off ... you have to get up and walk around for a bit.
  • BMcC9
    BMcC9 Posts: 4,451 Member
    or dance around .... although that variation might be better left to AFTER work hours .....

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