TEAM: Run Track Minds (July)
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Daily Post (Monday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: 1hr bootcamp/25 mins on elliptical
Goal/Day: So Friday I helped a friend move, and man am I still sore. Lifting all kinds of furniture in the moving truck and then removing that same furniture out of the truck nearly made me keel over (the 100+ temp didn't help either). Today was the first day I did my normal exercise routine because I couldn't move on Saturday and Sunday 🥵😟😳2 -
Weigh in
Jactop
Week 3
Monday
PW 209
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Daily post Monday July 22:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no but again ran my tush off at work!
It was tempting to skip eating dinner as I worked 12 hours with nonstop running around. But I reminded myself that I need nutrition to stay healthy! I hope I don’t crash and binge in the next few days.0 -
Daily Post (Monday 07/22)
Track: 😭
Calories: 😭
Exercise 20+mins: 40m 👣 😅
8+ Water: 💧x 14
Healthy Habits:- Morning Affirmations: 💯
- Plan / pre-log food: 💯
- NO post-dinner snack: 😱 several
- 🛑 KITCHEN CLOSED 🚫: 😱
The positives: 1) 15/16 days in a row is fantastic for me!! 2) And I got in my water and 3) exercise. I had a somewhat emotional day starting w/ taking mom to the doctor as she broke some blood vessels in her eye and it looked nasty. But that wasn’t planned and started my day in a hurry. I still managed to get in a 10-minute bike ride and my 4) meals packed/planned and thrown in the cooler, then later and a 30-minute walk. But then after work, we were supposed to meet at mom’s: mom, my sister & I. My sister didn’t show. She lives 2 miles from my mom. She rarely makes time for mom. She had two excuses last night. Poor mom. So mom & proceeded without her to 5) start planning for a medical alert system. So I think even though I handled everything, okay… the emotions of mom getting up there in age hit me. (I’m tearing up now.) I didn’t realize it. I ate my exercise calories and was at maintenance. But then I wanted a sandwich. I didn’t talk myself out of it. I should’ve said…”Jo, have it for lunch tomorrow when you can plan accordingly you already ate your calories for the day.” I should’ve used my night strategies of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and reading my affirmations. I should’ve said, “Why do you want a sandwich? What happened in your day that you “feel” the need for a sandwich?” Instead, I walked right to the kitchen and unleashed the monster. UNLEASHED!!
Posting this then, walking away to Zen and start my day new and refreshed. BRB
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Okay... I needed to put yesterday behind me. So I started my day with my morning mug of water (new habit, instead of coffee- mom said her diabetic program says to start with water before coffee) in hand out on the deck. I was able to watch our deer eat apples from the ground and shrubbery. She is in our neighbor's yard just behind our fence, about 30ft away. So relaxing. As I was sitting there relaxing, a hummingbird hovered over me near the feeder. What a wonderful way to start my day new and fresh! So with that said, today's plan is to take 2-10minute walks during the day as it's nice and cool. That gives me a little more morning time to plan my meals to be very low calorie and high in protein and slow carbs: fruits (berries, apricots, grapefruit) & veggies (cauliflower, black beans).
Enough about me. Now that I have my mind right and attitude adjusted.... time for you!! My wonderful and awesome teammates.2 -
Daily Post (Monday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Day: After weighing in, I was determined to stay on track today and luckily bloating and fullness helped me make choices for lighter foods throughout the day so I came in under calories. Kicked off the week in a great place and mindset to finish this month off strong and start next month ready to do better than this past month. Turns out my meh feelings and feeling defeated and tired lasted a lot longer than I thought. Thought I could kick those feelings after a week, but really they lasted about 3 weeks in total, end of June into the beginning of this month. But thats ok! Looking back, I never completely gave up. I may have indulged more often and ate above calories by a few hundred on more days, but I never once threw in the towel and just completely quit! I'll take it.
Its crazy what bloating and water weight can do, after a day of back on plan eating with plenty of fruits, veggies, and water, 3 pounds down from Monday when I weighed in this morning. A good start to getting back on track!1 -
keep working on our losses through August, too. Keep losing!
How do we carry on with you in August? Do you do it automatically?@johicks
Great question!! Yes... all current members will automatically be rolled over from July to August with your last weigh-in carrying forward as your PW.
I'm sure more than you wondered. Thanks for asking. 0 -
@Toyota100 - Good Monday morning to you, a day late from me. So happy that you started your week with a post. Great attitude… no music… no matter. How did your mini-breaks go?
@Terry111330~ Hey! You had a good month. And you have a plan to keep yourself going strong. I’m finding it’s about making habits that you can sustain for life. You can do it!
ALL: I feel like we’re not just here to lose weight, but to also figure out how to keep it off. How do we do that? By changing our habits. Habits that we can sustain for life. So what habits have you been able to adjust and start to change in July?
@klilev~ What a loss! 👏🏽 Yes. Learning to adjust when a routine is off… I get it! You got this! Let’s work hard this week and have an Awesome August!
@jwall309 - Jessica, I was wondering about you. I couldn’t remember if you had any company or was gone for the weekend. Anyhooo… glad you posted and are back on the thread. You’re right… you’re back!! I feel like being part of this team limits our days of slip-ups. We want to get back on the horse sooner, then keep wallowing in the pen. So glad you are not hiding any longer. WE ARE HERE for you! Yeah… Marvelous Monday!! Right! Not giving up.
@Kate_X4~ Good job on staying the same without logging while camping. I know, it’s no fun. But you didn’t gain. 👍🏽 Right? Right!! Absolutely still part of the team! Glad you posted. And actually, it’s week #4 for July. Your next weigh-in on Sunday, July 28th is the beginning of a new month. Let’s make it an Awesome August!!
@jupdyke~ Yeah!!! So happy you had a good loss. Yes, onward. You got this! We’re ready for an Awesome August!! Yes!! Magnificent Monday!
@Perla4686~ Wooohhoooooo!!! So glad you got your run in. Can you believe it!? You run, now!! 👊🏽 Way to track and get yourself back into it!! You’re doing great! Thank you. HUGS …. It’s such a habit to feed the emotions, rather than feel them. That sometimes, I don’t think I give myself time to feel them. So lesson learned. I’m sure I’ll keep having to learn that one. Yep. It’s behind me and today is Tuesday! Gonna be a great day.
@ajaia2001~ wooohooooo! Marvelous Monday workouts! 👍🏽 Just think. Had you not been exercising regularly and losing weight; how much MORE you would hurt and take to recover! Glad you are back to the routine.
@Jactop~ Awesome loss!! 👏🏽 So glad whatever you did this week worked! Keep it going.
@skullsandskeletons~ big hugs. I hope you don’t crash and binge either. Just keep breathing deep inhale and exhale. You had another great day. Marvelous Monday! 👍🏽
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Daily report
Run: went to my Tuesday class. Today was 30 mins of aerobics and 30 minutes of strength, mostly legs.
Track: not properly, more like guestimating. Had unexpected visitors so cooked quickly, without measuring/weighing. Fried fish cakes so difficult to work out calories. But I stuck to normal portion sizes and had only a tiny amount of chips. I consider it a win.
Mind: ok-ish. Still not completely in the zone, but getting there.0 -
Daily Post (Tuesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: 40 mins on elliptical
Goal/Day: No bootcamps today. Me and the kiddo went to watch Lion King (I didn't really know what to think of the movie going in but surprisingly it was actually really good). Had to get in some exercising afterwards to make up for the popcorn.. it's really hard to resist movie theater popcorn 😂0 -
Daily Post (Tuesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: over a bit
Exercise: power walked the dog
Goal/Day: I had a good day. I overslept, so i didn't get my run in. I decided to grab the dog and walk him instead. Today was the last day watching my friends kiddos. I will miss them. Off to the gym for the 5 a.m. class in the morning.0 -
Daily post Monday July 23:
Tracked: nope
Calories: nope
Exercise: nope
Sometimes you just gotta nope. Back on the wagon tomorrow!0 -
Daily Post (Tuesday 07/23)
Track: 😭
Calories: 😭
Exercise 20+mins: 10m 👣
8+ Water: 💧x 11
Healthy Habits:- Morning Affirmations: 💯
- Plan / pre-log food: 💯
- NO post-dinner snack: 😱 several
- 🛑 KITCHEN CLOSED 🚫: 😱
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@perla4686~ Terrific Tuesday of exercise. You’re getting there. You can do it!
@Rozbee1~ You’re welcome. Hope you had a great day!
@ajaia2001~ Good for you for making sure you got in some exercise after the movies.
@jupdyke~ Good back-up plan -walking the dog.
@skullsandskeletons~ One nope-day. You will do it.. Back on track.
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Daily Post (Tuesday 07/23)
Track: 😭
Calories: 😭
Exercise 20+mins: 10m 👣
8+ Water: 💧x 11
Healthy Habits:- Morning Affirmations: 💯
- Plan / pre-log food: 💯
- NO post-dinner snack: 😱 several
- 🛑 KITCHEN CLOSED 🚫: 😱
@johicks I feel for you. I am struggling to stay on plan too. I'm expecting a gain this week😒
We've got to get back on plan and not let this setback ruin our hard work!1 -
Daily Post (Tuesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Over by less than 25
Day: Another solid day back on track! Feeling better, bloating as gone down, feeling more positive about continuing this journey. I have one social event this weekend that involves eating and alcohol, so my plan is to enjoy that, but then stay on track Friday and Sunday to balance out the brunch. I also plan to only indulge during the brunch and social time and not the entire day like I have in the past. And I think the key to that will be remembering how gross and bad I felt the past couple of weeks, when I let food control the narrative instead of me in control.
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Daily report Wednesday
Run: no workout, too hot and too tired
Track: yes, over, but not by much
Mind: ok. Still working on getting back in teh zone.1 -
Daily post: Wednesday
Tracked: yes
Calories: under by a small tad
Exercise: yes, biceps, triceps, and abs
It was a good day. I treated myself to a pedicure after work. The kids wanted Taco Bell tonight. I was able to fit it in...went with chicken. Was good but feeling ugh! Lol. Hoping for an early run tomorrow.1 -
Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: 1 hr bootcamp/20 mins on elliptical
Goal/Day: Not sure what's going on with me but I've been feeling very heavy the past 3 days. I don't know why either, my meal plan for this week is very light and I haven't strayed from it other than some popcorn yesterday. I almost pulled out my scale but decided not to just in case it showed a gain, don't need that on my mind until Friday's weigh in. Guess I'll continue with my food and exercise routine and hope for a loss on Friday.1 -
Daily post Wednesday July 24
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no
Yesterday was obviously an off day. I even thought it was Monday when it was actually Tuesday! Back to normal whatever that is.1 -
Daily post Wednesday July 24
Tracked yes
Calories under😁
Exersize no, had a super busy day at work today.
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@Perla4686~ Three days of me NOT being a good "Run. Track. Mind." teammate or Captain is enough. Today IS the day I get myself back on track! It does help that someone else understands. Hope you are closer, too. You can do it. WE CAN DO IT!
@jwall309~ Glad you’re back on track and have a solid plan for the weekend. Sounds good. You got this!!
@jupdyke~ 💪 Awesome! And a pedicure…. great treat! Aaaaaaaah.
@ajaja2001~
Odd feeling. Keep your eye on the plan. You had an awesome workout!
@skullsandskeletons~ Glad you’re back to normal. Good job getting back on track so fast. How is the water intake?
@wander216~ Wonderful Wednesday!
@Gustaaf85 ~ Okay… one week up. Next week down. You will get it off. You ended July after vacation with almost a 5# loss. (2.25 kg)
@johicks~ GREAT REMINDER! Eat to live, not live to eat. It’s so hard.0 -
Some thoughts for discussion… Comment on all or just one. What are your strengths? What do you need help with most?
- 1. Do you weigh daily or not? Why? Or why not?
- 2. How many hours of sleep do you get? Can you tell a difference with weight loss? How?
- 3. Something we too often forget when eating out…. We have the choice of eating half and getting a take-out box. So we can have the leftovers from lunch as dinner, or from dinner for lunch the next day. What are some other strategies for eating out?
- 4. What are some wonderful “dessert” alternatives, besides fruit? Do you use a cool whipped topping? How?
- 5. How and what do you use to help you get in your 64oz of water?
- 6. What strategies do you use to keep yourself consistent: exercise, eating, etc.?
- 7. What “aha” moments have you had recently?
1. Yes. I do weigh myself daily and mark it on a calendar in my bathroom near the scales. I find that if I don’t, then I lose focus. It’s not a measurement of success/failure for me. It’s my daily reminder to stay focused! I figure I’ll have to do this even when I hit goal to maintain my loss. So it’s now “just a habit.” Along with that, I put a smile on the calendar for the previous day, when I didn’t binge.
2. I get about 7-8 hours of sleep. I notice that on the nights I don’t get 7 the next day my weight goes up and not only am I tired, but my body thinks it needs more food to stay awake (energy) and it’s hard to make smart choices when fighting that exhausted feeling.
3. Like others have stated, look up menus and plan ahead. I plan my day around that meal out so that I can eat accordingly all day. And ask for a takeout box. And sharing a meal.
4. I have a protein powder w/ whipped powder mousse that I make in choc pb or vanilla / strawberry flavor. Plus a 4-ingredient ice cream that uses a banana and protein powder.
5. I prefill my bottle for the day and just drink! I set small goals of having a bottle gone by a certain time, all day.
6. Consistent with eating right foods: meal prepping and eating the same thing most of the week- less choices less thinking, easier to plan, easier to stick too. Consistent w/ exercise: I tell myself at least 20 minutes in the morning. And add a walk in some time throughout the day. I have several options so that if I find myself whining about not wanting to exercise, then I choose something a little more “easy” on the body & mind: a PBS recorded “Sit to be fit” or Upper body resistance w/ lighter weights, or sometimes just doing a super good full body stretch. Seeing the results is all the motivation that I need to do something daily, plus I feel mentally better when I exercise. Morning is theeeeee best exercise time for me. I feel so accomplished when I get in a morning workout. Getting more consistent w/habits to make it easier to have something to focus on versus just eating and the scale.
7. My “aha” moment was the other night when I was laying in bed binge watching Netflix, after a few thoughts about wanting to eat, what to eat, and do I have enough calories and talking myself out of it. Then this one came out... “Wow. This feels great to not let food control me. I can lay here and be content. I truly believe that I can make this my new lifestyle. I ate well today, I’m content, I’m happy, and I don’t need food to make me feel that way.”
But then I go and have a few days “totally off!” I’m still trying to look at the big picture. I am going to fight hard today to let this month, be the month that I have the fewest “off” days since I started this challenge.
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@johicks.
@bhlavac5560.
@bootssowhite.
@kate_x4.
@LuluLovinLife.
@Mawash9.
@Red1185.
@skullsandskeletons.
@Toyota100.
@Jactop.
@JammyPea.
@Jupdyke.
@Klilev.
@Rozbee1.
@Terry111330.
@GoalDigger11.
@Gustaaf85.
@JamieD328.
@tbchitwood76.
@ajaia2001.
@Fivepts.
@germaine_yee.
@jwall309.
@Lovethyneighbor.
@perla4686.
@Maddiesmommy6611.
@wander216.
This is the last week of the July Challenge. After this week, all members will be rolled over automatically into the August Challenge.
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