WEIGHT NO MORE TEAM CHAT - JUNE 2019

Navydaddjtc
Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
edited June 2019 in Social Groups
WELCOME TEAM WEIGHT NO MORE


This chat room provides a place for the CHALLENGERS to meet and chat about the challenge, discuss any issues, post comments, share ideas, etc...

We are beginning the JUNE Challenge - We have six (6) teams returning this month!!

Our group and team leaders for the JUNE Challenge are as follows:

Our Moderators;
Steve - @steplaj (Group Owner)
Greg - @Navydaddjtc
Becky - @Beka3695
Liselyn - @jugar

Our Team Captains
Team Workout Warriors - @Navydaddjtc , @shockvalue07 and @steplaj
Team Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @Kres567
Team Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cyndiesstuff
Team WaistAways - @BMcC9 and @jugar
Team Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Team Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @Beka3695

Our Motivators
Team Workout Warriors - @navydaddjtc
Team Mission Slimpossibles - @tess5036 and @Kres567
Team WaistAways - OPEN
Team Weight No More - @nstephenson01 and @Mrsbell8well
Team Trimstones - @angmarie28
Team Shrinking Assets - @KelGen02


Captain’s responsibilities include:
* Entering weights for your team into the spreadsheet.
* Be active in team discussions, encouraging and supporting the challengers as they post.
* Encourage challengers to participate in challenges and in group discussions.
* Post daily / weekly challenges and topics to promote team involvement and help keep the team engaged.
* Participate in team discussions encouraging team participation.
* Help remind challengers when they are due to post (and especially when overdue to post) weights.
* Encourage participation in the moderators challenge and in the weekly team challenges.
* Remind your challengers to enter their weights on time by tagging them or messaging them when they are pending.
* Answering any questions that may come up about challenges, weigh-ins, the spreadsheets etc.

Motivator’s Responsibilities include:
* Be active in team discussions, encouraging and supporting the challengers as they post.
* Encourage challengers to participate in challenges and in group discussions.
* Participate in team discussions encouraging team participation.
* Help remind challengers when they are due to post (and especially when overdue to post) weights.
* Encourage participation in the moderators challenge and in the weekly team challenges.
* Coordinate with your awesome team captains to see if they can use any assistance or if they have any specific tasks they feel you can assist with.

F2F-WLC CHALLENGES:
- - WEEKLY GROUP CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by teams for the entire group)
- - MODERATOR'S CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by the moderators of the group)
- - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES (Challenges within teams themselves)

Team Weekly challenges will be announced in later communications

(Note:The team order for challenges follows the team order in the group standing sheet on the spreadsheets)

HOW OUR CHALLENGES WORK:
We have 4 total possible challenges and NONE are mandatory. Our challengers can do none or all it's up to them. So we have...

The F2F Weekly TEAM Challenge - posted each week on Sunday in the announcements by the team who is assigned that particular week (see above for your week). This is for the F2F Group as a whole.

F2F Moderators Challenge/Topic of the week - This challenge is provided each week in the announcements area. One of the moderators will either provide a challenge that will involve anything fitness, health, and nutrition.

Individual Team challenges - these are challenge done within your own team. You can chose daily, weekly, or monthly challenges (weekly seems to work best). You can make this whatever you wish as long as it's health and fitness related.

Note: If for some reason your team is unable to provide the weekly challenge please let me know ahead of time so another team can take your place or so I can provide the challenge.

Good Luck Teams: Please let us know if there is anything wrong or if you notice something that needs to be fixed or modified. Everything seems ready to go for JUNE. Registrations are almost done and we have quite a few new challengers. Make sure you are going into your new team threads to welcome anyone who has started posting. Let’s make our newbies feel welcome and show them some F2F love!!

THANKS, YOUR MODS
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  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    Into I’m Angelina. 62 years old. Just completed my first 10K yesterday. I started MFP July 9th 2018. I began a 12 week walking program that started with 10 minutes my first day back in July. Now I’m running 80 minutes wow! I started weighing 202.8. I’m 149.4 on last weigh in. 53.4 pounds gone! In October I gave up sugar, alcohol, animal products, dairy and caffeine. I’m on a mission to be as healthy as possible. I have taken zero medications since October. I used to pop headache pills daily. My daily yoga has been life changing as well. All aches and pains have disappeared. I use peppermint oil for occasional headaches that might pop up. I am in the best shape of my life. My goal is to hit the 60 pound mark by my weigh in July 10th. That puts me in focus mode for June.
    I’m switching gears and will start adding bike riding to my workouts. Molly and I can do this together (my wife of almost 3 years). I would like to ride the Virginia creeper in the fall. 34 miles.
    This team gives me accountability and great support in achieving my goals. Thank you everyone and welcome newbies!
  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
    edited June 2019
    Well good morning everyone. I can't believe it is June already. Time sure does fly by. My name is Cyndie and I am one of the Team captains along with @sleepymom5 . I have been with this group since September 2017. I started my weight loss journey January of 2017 when I had reached my highest weight of 196 pounds. I am only 5 foot tall so that was a lot of mass to stack on this short little frame. Currently, I weigh 157.5 pounds and need to loose about 17 more pounds. So with the help and support of my Teammates and friends here I have lost a total of 40 pounds. I started my weight loss journey using the simple calories in/calories out method (ci/co). but now, have been using intuitive eating. i have developed some unhealthy food issues over the last 40 years and i am working on changing some very old engrained beliefs about food and my body. My main form of exercise is walking and yoga. I have some sort of chronic pain condition. None of the experts can seem to agree on what it is so I just call it chronic pain. I have been ill since 2011 and they (the supposed experts who can't even agree on what it is) don't believe that my pain will go away.

    My fiance proposed to me at last christmas and i said yes. We will be getting married in June 14th (i can't wait thats like 12 days). I have 2 adult children both with addictive personalities and my oldest has schizophrenia. He is 34 years old and who lives on his own but is still very dependent on me to live his life. My youngest is a 29 year old man who lives in Florida and just got out of a 90 day treatment program at the VA. I have two grandchildren, one is 12 and one is 4 and i don't get to see either. I live in michigan and work full time as an office manager of a finance company. My parents are both 86 and my mother has been extremely sick the last few months. So i spend lots of time with doctors visits, hospitals and physical therapy. Besides getting to know one another, the reason i tell you all of this is because i want you to see first thing that life happens and i have been losing weight anyway. It is all a choice. If you want it bad enough you will do what it takes to make it happen in spite of your hectic chaotic life.

    I am an open book. I come here and tell the good, the bad, and the ugly. It is the way this works.

    So now on to Team business:

    I ask that you please check in daily or more if you please. But minimally daily. Many of us here check in with the following format.

    Check in for: Thursday
    Logged food: yes, on track
    Water: 64 oz
    Steps or exercise: 10000 and 30 minutes of yoga

    You can check in daily however you want really, just as long as your check in. most check in for the day before. kind of like a report. so today is sunday, my daily check in will be for what i accomplished yesterday.

    So come on in and introduce yourselves. Tell us a little about yourselves and what your goals are. Lets get healthy together, "One day at a Time" Oh yea, and feel free to visit last months thread and read thru it if you'd like, it will give you a little feel of who we are. And please star this in your favorites so it is easy to get too.

    Now, our way to weigh in on weigh in day:

    User ID: Cyndiesstuff
    Week Number: Week 1
    Previous weight: 157.5
    Current weight: 157.5

    Please be sure to weigh in promptly. But if you can't and something comes up, just don't ignore it. Come here and explain and we will get you excused from the weigh in.

    @baby_carrit and @Moarrein Welcome to our June thread. Please introduce yourselves and what your goals are. I look forward to traveling this journey with you.
  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
    @Mrsbell8well look at you go with your hot pink laces girl. you look amazing! you keep that up wonder woman!!
    and love love love the actions shots. you look like you are loving your run. i would probably look like death! and you just look beyond cute!!

    @nstephenson01 i am sooo glad your back. ok girl you are back now. so get in gear and lets jump into june with both feet. i love the farmers market. i can get lost in that place!!

    @Zumba_Luvah maintains are good. you just keep working your plan. what are your goals for june?

    @kirsten11872 ohhh yes! good job! cyndie is doing the happy dance that is a nice loss. and look at the new you you have created. up and moving on Saturday! you go girl!

    @Julie8468 sounds like your yesterday was a bust. starting everyday with a 24 hour plan really helps. give it a try. it only takes a couple of minutes in the morning. i have a little 3 x 5 notebook i keep in my purse and i check things off as i go along. i will look for those posts and see if i can find them for us.

    @Moarrein so what is your plan to lose this 10 pounds? how did you gain it back? and i have your weigh in day as saturday, is it suppose to be friday? and welcome to our team. the more you put into this the more you will get out.

    @GingerPwr love your reflection. and you are the only person who can control your health. good job maintaining thru a very tough time in your life. the is a powerful feat. a great NSV for sure. i have said it before, read what i said to @julie8468 above. i truly believe it can help you too.

    @Cafelelia ohhh yea you are back and more fierce than ever. and we all have out stuff. read my intro in an earlier post above. but without our health we are useless not only to ourselves but to others as well. good job on that reflection. and thanks for the complement on my granddaughter. she is the sparkle in my life!!

    @lennoncpa you will do this. june is your month. get up every morning and look yourself in the eye and tell yourself what you are going to do. use kind and loving words and do it often, you never know when you will be listening.

    @sleepymom5 i am glad your back. catch up on some relaxation and then lets get busy in june. you have done great too by the way. i am soooo proud of you and the way you have changed your behaviors. take a few minutes and write down all the things that were different this time. and give yourself big credit.

  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
    Reflection Exercise:

    Start making a 24 hour plan daily, start a yoga practice, and lose 4 pounds

    Stop the binge eating cycle

    Keep taking my meds, drinking my water, getting in my steps, focusing on creating the cyndie i dream about

    How about you? What will you start, stop and keep this month?
  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
    Team Weight No More's Week 3 Group Challenge Today Matters

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    A Four minute Four Circle goal setting tool
    Adapted from Steve Chandler's book "100 ways to motivate yourself"

    The Four Circle Method is a game changer if you suffer with the thought "I have so much weight to lose and it will TAKE FOREVER."

    This is a great tool that helps you plan what you will do today to get you to that far away goal. You see, most of us are just disconnected from the smaller version of ourselves. We can't believe that the little things we do today MATTER. We think things like, "This bite won't hurt" or "I’m done… weighing 150lbs will take forever so give me a cookie."

    The Four Circles basically trains your brain to believe how important today's tiny steps are. Yep...drinking the water matters versus our usual thought of drinking the water isn't enough.

    Instruction: Start by drawing four circles on a piece of paper (see example below). The circles represent one year, one month, one week, and today. Inside each circle write down what you want. It can be anything. Start with the one year circle first.

    The top left circle is the one year goal.
    The top right breaks that goal down into a smaller piece, a monthly goal.
    The bottom left is an even smaller piece, a weekly goal.
    The bottom right is EVERYTHING you are going to do today that will help you reach your goal.


    Without looking at our goals on a daily basis, we tend to lose sight of them and get caught up in reacting to people and circumstances, forgetting about our one year goal. If you hit your daily goal every day, your weekly goal is automatically hit. If your weekly goal every week is reached, the monthly goal has to happen If you hit your monthly goal every month, your yearly goal will be achieved.

    Ultimately, success is dependent upon just one of the circles: the circle labeled "today". When you realize the irrefutable mathematical truth contained in this system, you have just proved on paper that your day and your life are the same thing. There is no future other than the future you are working on today. Your future is not stranded out there somewhere in space.

    Now tell your team and share your goals. Every day matters. What will you do today?

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  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
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    lets talk about the above model for a moment. quite honestly this is how our brain works. many times without our even realizing it.

    First there is a circumstance. the circumstance is a fact. it can be proven in a court of law.

    Next, you have a thought about that circumstance. a good one or a bad one.

    Followed by a feeling. happy sad and so on

    Then that feeling moves you to action or inaction

    And finally, in turn, it gives you a result.

    lets take an example:

    The facts: my son is an addict, he may lose his housing, my mom has a fatal heart condition
    The thoughts: my son can get help, what he does is out of my control and my mom will be surrounded by love and I will be there for her till the end.
    The feelings: I am scared, I am angry, I am overwhelmed
    the action: had a long talk with Jim and cried and yelled.
    the results: I felt some relief with jims compassionate heart.

    Now it could have gone like this:

    The facts: my son is an addict, he may lose his housing, my mom has a fatal heart condition: the facts have not changed
    The thoughts: my son and my mom are going die,
    The feelings: I am scared, I am angry, I am overwhelmed
    the action: i went to the frig and ate my feelings
    the results: my son is still and addict and my mom still has a heart condition and now i feel like crap cause I lost control of my food intake

    the point of the story is that your thoughts can be true or untrue, helpful or unhelpful. we need to really look at what we say to ourselves. AGAIN... the words we say to ourselves are very powerful.

  • cyndiesstuff
    cyndiesstuff Posts: 1,562 Member
    Didn't want to overwhelm you but these are some helpful posts from an earlier thread. pick one and participate! help show our team that we do the work it takes to change our lives and create the new version of ourselves we want.
  • Julie8468
    Julie8468 Posts: 151 Member
    Thank-you Cyndie!
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    @phoebe112476 I am so relieved you found your pup and tail is wagging. Good luck with your move.
    @sleepymom5 it has been a long week for you. Really impressed how thoughtful you have been with your journey and doing the best that you can to take care of yourself.
    @cyndiesstuff this team is here for you girl. Try sending an SOS and see what happens. And most certainly if I can do this so can you! Not just the weight loss but overcoming the harmful binges. You have still kept off the majority of the pounds you lost. You can do this 1 day at a time. You know you can always reach out to me. Thank you for all the extra effort you continually pour into this group as our captain. You are greatly appreciated. @sleepymom5 you as well. With everything that is going on in your lives you both still do a stellar job of leading this team. Thank you!
    @lenka1 it’s a journey for sure. You have done an inspiring job with your strength training. I know we want that scale result but your doing a great job improving your muscle tone and getting healthier everyday. Stay with us.
    @gingerpwr I appreciate your staying with us through everything you have been through. I love having you on out team Casey. This is our life. We will cycle through all kinds of events. It’s how we handle them that matters. You have really inspired me with your continued weight loss.
    @Moarrein welcome. Oooohhh an ultra runner wow! Thanks for the intro. How tall are you?
    @nstephen01 there’s no place like home. I love that you took your cooking tools with you and had a plan. I know you will be glad to get back into a routine. Sounds like a challenging visit.
    @lennoncpa are you the one that was interested in Jenny Craig? I worked several years for them. I loved their program and learned a lot about diet an nutrition. My strength routine is still the one I learned from them 20 years ago. Not sure who was interested but I thought it was you.
    @Zumba_Luvah just think of the weight you didn’t gain! In our past lives we could easily have but up a few pounds. And now we get to start over with a fresh new month.
    @eyesopennow thanks Mike. It’s definitely been an achievement. How wonderful to be married to someone that loves and appreciates you. Best blessing in life.
    @kirsten11862 what a way to end the month! You earned it. Yes you will be seeing the150’s son. Thanks for your support! I appreciate it.
    @julie8468 you sound like you have been doing a lot of thinking about what you need to do to be successful. June is a great time to really commit.
    @ljdanny you have had so many changes. You always inspired me with your early morning workouts glad your celebrations have been happy times.
    @twyla77 dang girl you get a lot of steps! I had my highest ever at over 21k. You were right behind me at just under 20k. And I ran a 10K to get those steps. Wow you move a lot!
    @Cafelelia I’m so glad your able to run again. You’ve done so well with your rehabilitation. Thanks for all your kind words and encouragement.
    @carlsoda how fun to be going to the antique roadshow! Thanks for sharing. Interested to hear what you found out.
    @hope002 congrats on weight loss! What activities are you doing for summer?
    @hkfleming how much have you lost total? Looks like your making progress.
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    @pacsnc6 maintains are good as they say. I’m sure you will burn calories too with all the weeding.
    @cyndiesstuff love the picture of Sophia and the Sunrise!
    @Cafelelia your picture with your medal is awesome! It makes me smile with you.
    @phoebe112476 I was losing weight at a good pace too until I got down to the las7 here. Our bodies do change as we get closer to goal. Sounds like your being thoughtful of making sure this is a lifestyle change and not the standard weight loss diet that we’ve done so many times.
    @Shirin_K how delightful that you were playing baseball with your son. Builds great memories too!
    @amsandos I was thinking of you yesterday when I was doing my race. Isn’t it crazy that we are not super skinny from all this training? You would think that we could chow down and not worry about weight gain. Yesterday my daughter brought over coconut clusters from Costco. Heads up. Do NOT buy these. They are like “crack”. Hard to stop eating. They have natural sugar so I ate too much of the stuff knowing that I “deserved “ it after the race. Lol...we know what a slippery slope that is. Good for you for regrouping! You can do this. We are here for you.

    If I missed anyone I’m sorry. My busy work life has made it harder to stay on top of posts. I fell asleep last night at 7pm. But up at 1am wide awake. Decided to use this time to catch up 🥰
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    Start-getting serious about getting to goal. CICO. Meal prepping. Logging

    Stop-being satisfied where I’m at. Keep going, hit that goal

    Keep-running. Posting.
  • pacsnc6
    pacsnc6 Posts: 978 Member
    Thank you Cyndie for the reminder to think positive thoughts. Sometimes it is hard when things in life seem to be going against you. But there is always a positive side to it.
    You are handling things with your Mom and your son the best way you can.
  • Navydaddjtc
    Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
    edited June 2019
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    WEEK 4 IS IN THE BOOKS HERE'S HOW IT SHOOK OUT

    "As a whole we lost 7.9 lbs
    OR .03%!!!! WTG TEAMS!! "

    THE WINNERS ARE...


    TEAM % Shrinking Assets 0.59%
    INDIVIDUAL % KX7003 3.21%
    TEAM LBS LOST Shrinking Assets 21.6
    INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST Lindamtuck2018 6.0

    TEAM % LOST
    PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
    1st Shrinking Assets 0.59%
    2nd Mission Slimpossibles 0.14%
    3rd WaistAways -0.04%

    TEAM LBS LOST
    PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
    1st Shrinking Assets 21.6
    2nd Mission Slimpossibles 5.8
    3rd


    INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE LOSS
    PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
    1st KX7003 3.21%
    2nd guitargirl55 2.71%
    3rd Lindamtuck2018 2.64%

    INDIVIDUAL LBS. LOST
    PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
    1st Lindamtuck2018 6.0
    2nd Luciicul 5.1
    3rd kx7003 4.3


    HONORABLE MENTIONS
    luciicul
    Rheaj1991
    reflectionofme
    Melissa2013m
    kirsten11872
    melissafeagins
    fattleass
    girlfacedolly
    hkfleming
  • lennoncpa
    lennoncpa Posts: 777 Member
    Happy Sunday everyone. I’ve got a family brunch this morning and I’m hoping to keep things under control. Today is a new day 😀
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    May I gained .4 pounds. The exciting thing about that is I have stayed under 150 all of May. I completed 10 weeks of 10K training. I have done well with both of my work teams. We are seeing amazing progress. Our rental home has been rented sight unseen (pictures) and will be ready after we finish mulching and light cleaning today.
    We have set a weekly focus and made strides in money, house cleaning/organizing, exercise, health, romance and career.
    May has been a success.
    My measurements have stayed the same with the exception of belly button circumference. I lost 1 inch of belly fat.
    Yoga and ab challenge were not consistent but they were there.

    I made an exception and just weighed myself. 148.4. Scale is back under bed. I have 6 weeks to lose 6.4 pounds. I’m going to adjust MFP accordingly and start logging. I am a goal setter and a goal achiever. My goal will be to see 147 this Wednesday and 144 by end of June. 142 by July 10th. That will put me at 60 pounds and in the normal range and the beginning of maintenance!
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    Daily check in Saturday
    Food-too many coconut clusters
    Water-plenty
    Exercise 10K race
    Steps 21,211 highest yet

    First day we opened pool to the kids. I got to rest, lounge and read. Lovely. I have done many races. I don’t like doing races but I do love training for them. Keeps me committed. New fitness challenge will be bike riding so Molly can join me. Goal Virginia Creeper in the fall. 34 miles.
    Last weeks focus of career was hit and miss. Could have done better.
    This weeks focus is Creativity. I started writing a short story a year ago. This week I plan to finish it. I want to enter it in a writing contest.
    And it’s a new month! Good luck everyone with your June goals!!!
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    @phoebe112476 btw...I keep meaning to say congrats on hitting the 60 pound weight loss mark! That’s a major accomplishment !!!

    I’m off to make strawberry pancakes 🍓
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,462 Member
    Hi Everyone! My name is Pam. I am one of the captains along with @cyndiesstuff. I am from the suburbs of Philadelphia. During the summer I am mostly at the Jersey Shore. I have been married 28 years and have 5 children 27-19. I am a nurse but sorta retired at the moment. I am still deciding what I want to do. I have to the fall to figure it out.

    My story in a nutshell...I was never overweight, although I always thought I was fat growing up. I gained A TON of weight with my pregnancies and ended up at 221 lbs. Unfortunately that ended up being my heaviest even when I wasn't pregnant . At the end June of 2012 I decided I either had to get serious and lose weight or accept that I am obese and live my life. I got a fitbit and joined MFP on July 1, 2012. Since then, I have gained and lost 30 or more pounds a few times. I have never gotten back to that starting weight but have gotten close. Although I haven't been as successful with my weight loss as I would like, I have learned a lot. I eat so much healthier than I used to. I also am in good physical shape, I love to hike, walk, kayak and bike. Actually anything outdoors I usually enjoy. I do have a home gym in PA which has a bike, treadmill, elliptical, weights and a few other things.This winter I discovered the Leslie Sansone tapes which I also enjoy. I want to enjoy exercising and not have it be a chore. I am always looking for fun, new workouts.
    As far as eating, that is where I struggle. I do eat healthy for the most part but I am now figuring out that I am eating too much. I am working on not eating unless I am hungry and to stop eating when I am satisfied. I am doing well but am still working on it. I listen to the Phit and Phat podcasts daily. The things they talk about really have hit home with me. Especially making small, doable changes. I have done so many restrictive diets and crazy exercise regimes and lost weight only to gain it all back when I just couldn't keep it up anymore. This time I am not making any changes that I can't keep doing my whole life. It is really a lifestyle change. I totally get that now. The weight is coming off slower than I would like but it is coming off and that is what is important.
    This team is more than just weighing in weekly. Checking in daily really helps keep me focused. I also learn a lot from everyone and also get support when I really need it. I was in a terrible slump most of 2018 and this team pulled me out and put me on a good path. The information that changed my thinking was from reading everyone else's successes and struggles. If I wasn't on this team, I wouldn't be where I am now. I have lost the additional weight I put on from that slump in 2018, have gotten to and stayed in onderland AND really feel like this isn't going to be a rollercoaster any more. Let's rock this month!!
  • eyesopennow
    eyesopennow Posts: 352 Member
    Wow, I was just settling in to the May thread, and you ladies snuck out in the middle of the night and started a new one! My parents did this a lot when I was a kid -- I'd come home from school and find someone new living in our house..... Such kidders! Anyway, I found you again. Great game!

    So for the several new people, I am Mike, 59, happily married, unhappily fat. In addition to weight, I fight diabetes, blood pressure issues, and inertia. My goal this month is a simple move of 3 pounds. THREE. And this time, for a change, I want it to be three LESS, not three more. :) I am going to achieve this through continued diligence about walking and good food logging. While May was a very small net gain, my ending weight was actually 3 pounds lighter than the highest point in the month (we refer to that day as the Great Chili Cheese Fry Massacre. The horror....)

    Let's do this.
  • Navydaddjtc
    Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
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    THE MONTH OF MAY IS IN THE BOOKS HERE IS HOW IT SHOOK OUT

    As a whole we lost 131.1 PDS OR 0.55% !!

    THE WINNERS ARE...


    TEAM % Shrinking Assets 1.37%
    INDIVIDUAL % reflectionofme 7.74%
    TEAM LBS LOST Shrinking Assets 50.6
    INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST SaraMakingChanges 15.1

    TEAM % LOST
    PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
    1st Shrinking Assets 1.37%
    2nd WaistAways 0.76%
    3rd Trimstones 0.45%

    TEAM LBS LOST
    PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
    1st Shrinking Assets 50.6
    2nd WaistAways 33.2
    3rd Trimstones 17.5

    INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE LOSS
    PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
    1st reflectionofme 7.74%
    2nd SaraMakingChanges 7.40%
    3rd luciicul 5.66%

    INDIVIDUAL LBS. LOST
    PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
    1st SaraMakingChanges 15.1
    2nd Luciicul 12.6
    3rd reflectionofme 11.5

    HONORABLE MENTIONS
    luciicul
    kx7003
    bsgraham10
    iamworthy14
    hkfleming
    andreabroadley
    Lindamtuck2018
    kirsten11872
    GirlFaceDolly
  • Moarrein
    Moarrein Posts: 3,128 Member
    @Mrsbell8well, congrats on finishing that 10K :)
    I'm not sure I'll be able to finish that ultra (last year I managed 73 km), but I'll be very happy if I beat my result :) I'm 157 cm tall , which should be about 5.1 feet (I think)

    @cyndiesstuff, can I change my weigh-in day to Friday. I think it will be more convenient :)
    About my plan:
    1. Cut sugar intake to minimum (that's my weakest spot)
    2. Start logging my food again
    3. Set a goal to do at least 10 000 k a day
    4. Train for and participate in several races.
    5. Not going to have great expectations about the speed of losing wight :) The slower I lose the more lasting the results are (at lest that is my case)

    Check in for: Saturday
    Logged food: no, but ate mindfully
    Water: lots
    Steps and workout: 27300 steps (15 km running/fast walking) and 25 min of yoga
  • Julie8468
    Julie8468 Posts: 151 Member
    Daily check in for Saturday June 1st
    Logged food: yes, over
    Water: not enough, maybe 1 L
    Exercise: none really, about 7,500 steps
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,462 Member
    edited June 2019
    Check in for: Saturday
    Logged food: yes but did some late night snacking
    Water: 96 oz
    Steps or exercise: 9,012 and 30 minutes of walking

    Overall I did well on my Georgia trip. We got up and walked every morning for 30 min, I made good choices at the hotel breakfast. We did go to Italian and Mexican restaurants. I planned to eat 1/2 of Eggplant parm at the Italian one. I over ate but did stop at 3/4. I split an entree at the Mexican restaurant but the 1/2 was probably a normal serving. I ate 3/4 of that too but unfortunately had chips and guac that I overate. The drive back I did stop at starbucks as I was really tired. I got a drink with cream and a cake pop but otherwise did well on the drive. I didn't end up having dinner and had halo top again. I was doing ok but was up too late and wanted to eat and had a few more bites of ice cream and a special K bar. I wasn't thinking, I can't even say for sure if I was even hungry. I don't know why I had it. Today I feel bloated.

    I am so happy that we did go see my friend. We had a fun seeing her and she still has a sense of humor. She is in bad shape though. She can't open one eye. That eye is like a "lazy eye" now, if she opens it she has double vision, she can speak but very low and slow, she eats normal but does cough while eating which isn't good. She can only drink thickened liquids. She can't walk and barely can bear weight. I thought it looked like she was but when I was helping her to the bathroom, I had to pretty much lift her. We gave her a little mani/pedicure while we were there, planted some flowers, treated them to lunch and dinner but that was about all we could do. We wanted to clean and shop but they wouldn't let us and we didn't want to insult them. Her sister must have tried to clean when she was there and they are missing important papers. Her husband was pretty angry about that so we didn't push the cleaning issue. To complicate matters, he has no extended family and her family is in NJ,NC and Missouri. They have two adult children with Autism so the husband is caregiver for 3 people now. We think he quit his job but couldn't get the story out of him. He just said he can't leave them. I don't know what is going to happen with them. Not a good situation. Another one of our girlfriends is heading down in 2 weeks. We told the husband that he is not alone and to please let us help him with whatever he needs.

    I am back by my Mom. It sounds terrible but this whole trip is so depressing. Florida used to be such a happy place. When I was raising my kids, we would be down every summer. We were so busy visiting Aunts,Uncles, cousins, friends and neighbors.. Now almost everyone has passed away. I am having trouble with time marching on down here. It is almost like I am grieving. It is weird. I am trying to change my thoughts to remembering all the happy memories down here but it is a struggle. I will be happy to go home on Wed, this had been a long, emotional trip.

    My hip has been hurting so I am debating if I should make this a rest day. I know I won't get a lot of steps once I am at my Moms. I may just take a walk on the beach but make it shorter than usual.

  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,462 Member
    Since we are on a new thread-my comments from last night(just trying to catch up on what I missed)

    @cyndiesstuff Love your frogs! The little butt crack cracked me up Lol! Sophia is beautiful! You are so busy, hope each day continues to be a little better than the rest.
    @Julie8468 You may not have lost as much as you wanted to in May but you still almost lost 2 lbs. Good idea to think about your goals and planning out June. New month, clean slate! Btw-You will have to share an after pic of your work in progress!
    @lenka1 Hang in there! Did you ever end up taking measurements? Are your clothes fitting better or getting looser? Don't give up! You can do this!
    @carlsoda Maintaining isn't a bad thing. I can't wait to hear how you make out at the Antique Road Show!
    @eyesopennow Nice loss! I love those heart eggs!
    @hkfleming Nice loss! Hope all is well!
    @Cafelelia Nice loss! Congrats on the virtual run! What a good idea to ease back into races with a virtual one!
    @hope002 The scale is going in the right direction! How is it going?
    @pacsnc6 You are right, not bad at all. Sounds like it could be fluid retention. That will come off.
    @kirsten11872 Nice loss! The IF and WW really does work for you! Along with those killer workouts!
    @ljdanny What a successful day with your son's BD celebration! Great job! Hope you enjoyed your lunch with your extended family!
    @phoebe112476 Your progress always amazes me. I have learned so much from your posts. Good luck with the move, moving is a lot of work. I am also happy to hear your dog is feeling better too. Hugs!
    @nstephenson01 I am glad you are home safely. I am glad you got to see your friend.
    @Zumba_Luvah Maintaining isnt a bad thing. Hope all is well.
    @mrsbell8well Congrats on your race! Thanks for sharing your pictures!
    @Moarrein Thanks for the introduction! Welcome to the team!
    @GingerPwr You have been powering through the past 2 months and I know it hasn't been easy. I am hoping with school being out soon that you can take some time for yourself. Hugs!
    @lennoncpa You are right, one day at a time! I know you can do this!
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,462 Member
    As far as reflection, circle and keep/stop/start....I want to do this when I am not in a rush. Hopefully tonight I can relax and put some thought into it.
  • Zumba_Luvah
    Zumba_Luvah Posts: 440 Member
    I'm not sure how to reply to people that tag me lol. That's why I haven't replied to anyone who has tagged me in a post. But I for sure didnt want to maintain this week. Even just 2 years ago, all I had to do to lose weight was eat a few hundred calories less a day. Now, I eat less and exercise and move around a lot but the weight doesn't seem to want to go.
  • DananaNanas
    DananaNanas Posts: 665 Member
    Sorry I missed the last weigh in team 😧 should I post in here or just write it off?

    I’m SO ready for this new month. Last recital today @2!
  • carlsoda
    carlsoda Posts: 3,431 Member
    I'm 54, 5'4" and currently at 147 lbs. I live in Minnesota, am married, work full time, commute 50 minutes 1 way to work (so I don't have to live in the cities) and mom to the sweetiest cat in the world! (In my humble opinion) We also have SIX grandchildren - all under 5 and they are all precious yet so uniquely different from each other.....and another one on the way due January 6th!!!

    I've participated in WW's a few times, but just never really worked for me. I was always too hungry. Back in 2016 I started Atkins and boy did it work well. I got down to 137 lbs and felt and looked great. I added more carbs back into my diet and gained some weight back. Luckily not to my highest. Now I'm slowly working my way back down again. Ultimate goal is 137 lbs. By the end of June my goal is to hit 143lbs.

    This months goals are to do yoga 3 days a week or more, preplan my food the night before and stick to my plan. The other thing I heard recently in a podcast (can’t remember which one) is to ask myself daily “what can I do today that is 1% better than yesterday?”

    We have two events in June I need to work though...first is a combined birthday party for our June bdays in the family and 2nd is a wedding and no idea on food. I may just give myself a pass for the wedding and just go have fun. We’ll see!
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