TEAM: Flab-U-Less (June)
AB0215
Posts: 7,141 Member
Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215. 4
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Thank you for setting up this challenge. I’m looking forward to the end of month results.5
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Hi team! I'm excited to be a part of this! I really needed some motivation and this challenge helps. I cant wait to see how we all do!5
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Hello all! Hoping this is the push I need to get back on track. Good luck to everyone!😊7
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Hello All, I’m ready to tackle June and say good bye to the 160’s for good!!!!6
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Hello all. I'm ready for this. Am hoping to lose 5kg for June. Good luck all!5
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Good morning! I'm back again for June and looking forward to cheering everyone on!4
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I have a lot of work to do.Hope to meet my weight loss goal.The countdown begins...20lbs to go.5
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May was a slow month though I took off a few pounds. I am looking forward to losing more in June!5
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Hello team! Ready for a great month ahead!3
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Hi everyone, I did pretty bad last month and ended up gaining. Hope to lose it this month. Main goal is to control carbs and learn to eat in moderation. Also going to spend the month in America. This will be my first trip there and I am curious to see to how it goes food-wise!7
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Hello all, can't wait to win this challenge as a team!!!!4
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Hello all !
I’m excited to have your support
As full as I am right now, I can tell I need this 😅
Your motivation is appreciated.3 -
I'm really excited for this - good luck everyone!!2
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Hello Everyone! As the new Co-Captain of team Flab-U-Less, I want to start off this month by introducing myself. My name is Gwynne, and I am 32 years old. I live with my significant other, our six year old daughter, two cats and a dog.
I have always been overweight, even during my childhood. Upon graduating high school, I weighed over 200 pounds. When I got pregnant, I was around 240 pounds. My pregnancy was very difficult and I spent almost the entire time on bedrest. This resulted in me gaining a lot of weight and I ended my pregnancy just shy of 300 pounds. Several years later, after emotionally eating and having a desk job, I joined MFP at 376 pounds determined to finally make a change in my life. I want to set a good example for my daughter and be there for her.
We each have our own stories, but we are all in this together. Let's just take it one day at a time and help support each other! We can do this!
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Hi, I'm Lawanda. I look forward to alll this challenge will bring to my journey!!5
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Daily post 5/30
Track: Yes
Calories; over 185
Exercise: no3 -
Hey everyone! My name is Stephanie and 31 years old. I did this challenge a couple years ago and did very well with it. Then time passed and I stopped focusing on my weight loss goals. This caused me to gain back all the weight I lost and then some.
I've struggled with my weight ever since I was a child.
This year when I weighed myself, I was the highest I have ever weighed at 379. Started working towards my weight loss goals at the beginning of May and now I'm down to 361! I joined this group to help keep me motivated and find some more accountability!
I look forward to getting to know you all! 5 -
Hi I'm Annie, I'm a mum of 3 boys. I only really gained weight after my 3rd son was born (6 years ago now). I was 216lbs but I've (very slowly) got down to 199. I'm going to try my best for this challenge 🤞🤞4
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Welcome new and returning members to team Flab-U-Less! If you haven't yet posted an introduction, we would love to hear from you. What are your goals this month, and how can we help you achieve them?
The month of June officially starts off on Sunday, June 2nd. The first weekly winners will be posted by Monday, June 10th. So those who have a weigh-in day of Sunday will post in two days. Until then, keep working hard!
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Hi, I'm Laura. I've struggled with my weight my whole life. I've tried to lose weight on multiple occasions and have success, but fall off the wagon and gain it back. I started this most recent journey right after my birthday in March and am down about 29 pounds so far! This time feels different for me - I'm not obsessing over every little morsel of food and still let myself enjoy going out to eat with friends. My mindset has really changed and I feel it is much more sustainable this time around.
I joined this challenge to keep my motivation strong, and to find like-minded people. My husband isn't on this journey with me so I don't really have anybody to share in my small successes!5 -
Hi again everyone! Welcome to all of our newcomers. My name is Melinda and I am acting team captain right now. I have been active on mfp since mid-Jan of 2018 and this is my 10th round on the Biggest Loser Challenge. I started at a whopping 315lbs. after quitting an active job, having surgery, starting my own business, and being on very high doses of steroids. I am now down to 237lbs. which is almost where I spent the majority of my adult life. My diary is open for anyone's viewing pleasure and I am willing to help out in any way that I am able. As far as personal life/hobbies: I am married to my high school sweetie for 20 years, no kids, 2 cats. I own a carpet, tile, grout cleaning business which keeps me pretty active and I am nightshift 911. My husband and I build arcade cabinets and program emulators (think old-school Pac-Man), we like Cons, and pretty much anything fantasy or sci-fi. GO TEAM FLAB-U-LESS!!3
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Hi again everyone! So....Sunday June 2nd., officially kicks off our June Challenge! This challenge runs from June 2nd to June 29th. So the 1st weigh ins will be those people that chose Sunday as their weigh day. Sorry for the confusion, it keeps things equal.
We are also going to be running (Optional) Mini-challenges again this month: Question of the Week and Daily Posts
First and foremost is that participation in these challenges is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. If you don't want to participate in these challenges, you don't have to, the choice is yours, but I would like to encourage you to participate as it seems to help keep us on track and thinking about our goals on a daily basis and it's encouraging to see other's successes and struggles so that we realize that we are not alone!!
The Daily Posts Challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (Ultimate Accountability Challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.
#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget.
#3. Try to do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
#4. 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
#5. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".
A side note as there has been a bit of confusion for new members in the past, this is not the same as the official results, which are weight based, this is just another tool to help you reach your weight loss goals.
**REMEMBER**
You set your own daily budget.
You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10 mile run, activity is activity, anything that gets you up and moving!).
Is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Can continue beyond weight loss.
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It also has frequent resets (as in a circle each week).
It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work. Remember, this is a judgement free zone, everyone has good days and bad days, but the way to get to the finish line is by being honest and when we have a bad day, picking ourselves up and carrying on the next day!
Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
Your posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday/Date)
Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals/Day/Comments: (Tell us a brief description about your how your day went or your goals for the day)
The Question of the Week Challenge is a fun participation booster and we will be using it sometimes just as fun and sometimes it can help to foster new ideas for others as we all are different and have different experiences so sharing ideas can help someone else with motivation of freshening up their routine even!! Keep on the lookout for these questions.[/color]
Please post your weight on your scheduled weigh in day, as if you miss weigh-ins, you may be eliminated from the challenge and we don't want to see that happen!!
Your posts should look like this:
Username:
Week: November Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Just type PW & CW if you'd like (or if it's easier, you could keep a note on your PC desktop to make it easier to copy and paste from week to week.)
Please, please setup your posts in that format as it really makes it much easier for me to track your progress for the challenges and the weight loss!!
I'd like to help us be as successful as possible and if I can help in any way, please let me know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, I look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
I am committed to this group and to help where I can, and please let me know if I can help in any way!!
Your team Captain,
Melinda @mram35823 -
I completely missed the fact that it is June now. Sorry, I would have posted earlier.0
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Looking forward to motivation and accountability. When I was younger I could eat whatever I wanted and didn't really gain much. I didn't have kids until in my 30's. I was able to lose the baby weight initially, but now the past several years I've gained about 5lbs a year. I know that doesn't sound terrible, but the years and pounds add up. I now have 40-50 lbs to lose. Ready to start the journey to a healthier me!2
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@gloliver3 I’m away from a scale... on vacation and didn’t do my weigh in today. Please just use my weight from last Friday. Thanks! And thanks for volunteering to be our new co- captain!1
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Daily post for May 31st
Track: Yes
Calories: over -this vacation is killing my eating!
Exercise: Yes!! Walked and swam! Yay1 -
Daily post Friday may 31
Track...yes
Calories...under
Exercise...yes1 -
Daily post for May 31st.
Track: Yes.
Calories: Over by approximately 60cal.
Exercise: Yes, walked for about 30 minutes.
Daily post for June 1st.
Track: Yes.
Calories: Under.
Exercise: No.0 -
Daily post for May 31st.
Track: Yes.
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, walked for about 60 minutes, 60 minutes OTF
Daily post for June 1st.
Track: Yes.
Calories: Under.
Exercise: water aerobics 60 min, powerwalking 60 minutes0 -
Happy June!!! We actually got lots of sunshine today- a pleasant surprise since it was supposed to rain!
6/1
Tracked-yes
Cals-over by 80
Exercise- yes 45 min spin class
I am slightly obsessed with spinning lately! I’m hoping it helps me take another 5 pounds off this month! Off to a great start!1
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