TEAM: The Slimsons (September)
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Hi!
I'm Ben and from the UK.
My goal is to lose weight so I can enjoy my long distance running again.
I have a marathon planned for the end of October so hoping to lose a good amount of weight by then, but happy with any loss.
Currently I weigh 206lbs.
My diet is all over the place, with a busy job, two young children and another on the way, life is pretty hectic!
Welcome Ben to Team Slimsons, we all have hectic lives but I am ROOTING for you to meet the goals you set for yourself so you will complete your marathon.👍🏾👍🏾2 -
ellylh1827 wrote: »Morning from Scotland 🏴🏴
I'm Eleanor I'm 45 and been overweight all my adult life.
Various reasons why but more important is the why I've now decided enough is enough.
There has been a mental shift and I know I can get it off, there's a surity if that makes sense.
I've lost 2stone 9lbs so far.
Back at the gym and going for a 3 mile walk every evening round our local loch. Plus rehearsals have started back so I'm dancing 2 1/2 - 3 hrs a night twice a week. I'm in panto and determined im not being fat on stage this year....for the 12th year running.
I've just climbed a Graham and climbing a munro next week.
I love walking and hill walking but I need to be fitter so I can climb all the munroes I want to.
Good luck everyone.....let's smash this❤❤
Welcome Eleanor to Team Slimsons, all I can say is WOW! You're already smashing your goals so I know you'll definitely be a great addition to this group especially with an attitude and motivation like yours. ROOTING FOR YOUR SUCCESS!!👍🏾👍🏾1 -
Daily Post (Friday)
Track: no
Calories: no
Exercise: Daily Burn, 17168
GOALS
I know that I am supposed to track so why don't I do it!
Lol we all get side track, I know it's an excuse but I've been there so just say "I'll do better tomorrow" before you know it you'll be tracking even when you don't want to.0 -
Hi Slimsons 👋🏻
I’m Avril, 29 from the UK and I’ve been on the team for around 5 or 6 months. I started out weighing 184lbs in February this year, when I was 3 months postpartum. I have lost almost 44lbs in 6 months and I’d like to lose another 6lbs which would take me to my goal of 134lbs. MFP has been a great help and I don’t think I could have lost the weight without using the app. Everyone on The Slimsons has been very supportive which I appreciate; we’re a great team!
🌟Goals for September🌟
✅Lose 6lbs to reach my ultimate GW
✅Walk more
✅Stop eating chocolate completely (once I start, I can’t seem to stop)
✅No more eating leftovers
✅Do my Daily Post every single day and participate more in the group
✅Track daily, and stay within my calorie allowance (No more excuses!)
I won’t allow myself to go back to the way I was before. I want to be fit and healthy not only for me, but for my baby son too.
Welcome back Avril and what an inspiring testimonial to your strength since February. So proud of your success on your journey and I'm sure you'll continue to smash your goals.🎉🎉🎉😍😍😍😍👍🏾👍🏾1 -
batgirl140 wrote: »Hi All!
I’m Beth and I’ve been on the Slimsons since January. I’ve taken off July and August with my kiddos home for the summer. They started back this week and that means I start back too!
I put on about 7 lbs, I could have done far worse so I’m not unhappy. Hopefully some of that will fall off quickly.
I’m still about 40 lbs down since January. Still taking Taekwondo which I started the end of April. Now I just need to get my mind back to where it was in the beginning of the year!
Best wishes to all!!
Hey Beth Welcome back! I am sure now that the kiddos are back in school with your determination you'll have no trouble getting back on track. Glad to see you still keeping up with the Taekwondo.👍🏾👍🏾😍😍0 -
Hi team. My name is Vicky, and I joined this team in Jan. Such a really wonderful group of supportive people.
A little about me. I’m (almost) 45 married with two teenage (almost adult) boys. My favorite form of exercise is to jog/run. And I have been struggling a lot. These past few months. But it’s sept 1st and I’m ready to get back at it
Welcome back Vicky, it's good to see you'll also getting back on track. I'm sure you will accomplish your goals you set for yourself this month.0 -
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Hi team!
I participated in spring and missed you ever since!
Ashley @AB0215, whose input to this group cannot be measured nor appreciated enough!
Gloria, @gjaholy33 whose motivational posts had saved me many days from diet-cheating
Also hi to everyone else I've "met" here previously and hopefully see you again: @batgirl140 @CINDYKNC1963 @gemwolf110 @vicky2767 @IanMoone30 @digger61 etc etc etc
Also big Hello to new teammates!
My cw is 242lbs. I don't have the goal weight, every lbs gone makes me happy. I try to follow food plan (calory restrictions)
Daily Post (Friday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes + watermelon
Exercise: chores around the house
Comments: lovely day. Actually for the 1st time in my life I had tears in my eyes as I was sooo thankful for the life I have
Welcome back we miss you. All we can do is take one day at a time and hope for the best. ROOTING FOR YOU AND YOUR GOALS THAT YOU SET FOR YOUR JOURNEY! 😍👍🏾0 -
CindyJNC
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 188.4
CW: 185.1
Wheeeee....I finally broke through that plateau I was going through in August. For about 4 weeks I was between 187 and 189. I think going back to my 10,000 steps a day helped.
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Daily Post (Monday)
Track: yes
Calories: yes UNDER ( but the weight was up!)
Exercise: Daily Burn, 11404
GOALS:
I paid attention to tracking!0 -
GOOD MORNING TEAM SLIMSONS IT'S DAY 2!
MOTIVATION TIP FOR TODAY: WATER💧
As you know I am very on top of drinking water. It took a long time for me to remember to get my daily dose in but as I gave been struggling for many years and still struggling to get down to the 300s I know in order to meet my goals, drinking water makes a big difference on this journey. So no matter what your journey is try to set a goal of drinking at least one glass of water every hour. In nothing else try to drink a glass or two as soon as you wake up and before you go to sleep.
Have a blessed and productive day! ❤❤
-Glorious Gloria
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Daily Post
Sunday
Track yes
Calories yes a little over 1000 but still under my goal
Exercise no
Goals/comments
So I've been so frustrated lately but glad I did not overeat. So I was supposed to start swimming this week and low and behold Friday I find out on the way to my dentist appt that the Elevator will be down for a week so now I'm confined to my house so squats it will be on my Total Fit Gym I just only can do 5 minutes which estimate to 100 squats so a little frustrated as working out in the pool I would be able to burn more calories and workout longer. But still staying positive that I have other options 👍🏾
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CindyJNC1963 wrote: »CindyJNC
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 188.4
CW: 185.1
Wheeeee....I finally broke through that plateau I was going through in August. For about 4 weeks I was between 187 and 189. I think going back to my 10,000 steps a day helped.
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Tennisquilter
Sept week 1 weigh in
PW 252
CW 245
Total 34 pounds
Even though last week the scale said 252, this is not a one week loss! For all of August I was stuck on 252, I started the month convinced it would be a week or two at most before I was in the 240s and for me that was a big psychological deal. Instead the scale didnt budge and I had to convince myself to keep going even though my brain was saying what’s the use. I would come here and read of the struggles and victories of my teammates and decide, just for another day I can do this. Sundays I would have trouble getting to sleep dreading the Monday weigh in. But yesterday, I wore a dress and I knew that no matter what the scales said I was getting fitter. So thank all of you who have been willing to share your journeys!
The first of Oct, we are going to a concert and my goal is to attend the concert wearing a tunic that my husband bought for me last year which did not fit.
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Daily post Sunday, sept 1
Tracking yes
Nutrition yes. Lots of veggies and fruit
Exercise day of rest1 -
Hi everyone! I'm Lisa. I was a member of team Slimsons a while back, but honestly, no idea when or how long ago that was. About 4 months ago I reached my long time goal weight of 143 lbs and had maintained it for the most part (plus or minus a few). If this photo goes through, you will see my weight graph starting from 2012. At my highest weight I was 218 lbs (early-mid30's). I felt awful, I could feel the fat squeezing my internal organs, I felt so strained to exercise or even walk. My whole teen and younger adult life my "set point" was around 165. Although heavy, I was always very active and felt like I was in good physical condition. (I'm 5'4") The weight gain happened when I moved to Germany and started having kids at about age 30. I was very depressed and I never felt comfortable in my surroundings, so I rarely left the house. I was less than sedentary, I was a slug. Well, my brother in-law who was only 3 years older than me had a heart attack and that was the wake-up-call I needed. After that I became active in MFP and although it's taken me what, 6-7 years? I finally reached my goal. I felt GREAT.
What I want now is to lose an additional 10 lbs from that 143 weight, be 133. Except right now I am not only in a rut, I am once again falling back into some kind of emotional depression. If I go based on my graph, I am due to gain several pounds before dropping again. And I can already see it happening. When I am really motivated, I can diet so "good", but when I'm at a point where I feel like something is bringing me down, I find comfort in food. Eating lots and lots of food.
So this is why I'm here. Joining this challenge. I hope to avoid another weight gain and get on top of it for another weight loss before that happens. I am SO happy to be on team The Slimsons again. The two team captains are SO motivating, inspiring and encouraging.
Just gotta put this out there... When I weighed in on Saturday for this challenge, I was 145.6 (I think). That was already me coming off of two bad high carb days. Sunday (yesterday) should have set me back to a lower weight this morning (I do not do strict keto, but do low carb), but instead I had another setback at a family BBQ (which actually wasn't too bad) but the real setback came due to an argument (a disappointment really) that I had with my husband on the long drive home. It left me feeling gutted and of course, being a carbohydrate addict, I tried to fill up that void with all kinds of carbs. So today, the scale went up to 147.6.
SO. When I joined this challenge on Saturday, it was not my intention to be a Debbie Downer! I was actually feeling very happy, motivated and ready to go! And I promise I will not always be a D.D., but just had to get this all off my chest since it's still kind of literally weighing me down right now. I am actually training for a half marathon on October 3rd and have actually been killing it lately in the running department. I look forward to sharing more of that journey later, as well as how I've managed to lose the weight that I have. I think I've shared enough for now
I did read every comment written in here up until now and I am so happy to meet (or be reacquainted to) you all!
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@Handlesgone only one cupcake? Good for you. I would have a hard time stopping once I start.0
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GOOD MORNING TEAM SLIMSONS IT'S DAY 2!
MOTIVATION TIP FOR TODAY: WATER💧
As you know I am very on top of drinking water. It took a long time for me to remember to get my daily dose in but as I gave been struggling for many years and still struggling to get down to the 300s I know in order to meet my goals, drinking water makes a big difference on this journey. So no matter what your journey is try to set a goal of drinking at least one glass of water every hour. In nothing else try to drink a glass or two as soon as you wake up and before you go to sleep.
Have a blessed and productive day! ❤❤
-Glorious Gloria
Thank you for this!! I am going to set my Fitbit notifications to remind me to drink water every hour! Hopefully my bladder can handle the 3 hours and 45 minutes in class before I get my lunch break!😲0 -
@143tobe so great that you rejoined The Slimsons. This is only my second month in the challenge group, but I've found it to be very motivating and helpful! We all have our reasons for wanting to lose weight and get healthier. Just remind yourself of YOUR reason to help you get back on track. I had a moment of frustration yesterday, and I stuck with my plan, because I know it will be worth it in the end.
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@gjaholy33 thanks so much for the support. I’m looking forward to living a healthier life and having more energy.0
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CindyJNC1963 wrote: »CindyJNC
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 188.4
CW: 185.1
Wheeeee....I finally broke through that plateau I was going through in August. For about 4 weeks I was between 187 and 189. I think going back to my 10,000 steps a day helped.
@CindyJNC1963 Congrats! That's exciting, and it's really encouraging that you've had a pretty rough August but stuck with it and now you're starting to see the rewards again! Great job!1 -
@143tobe I tend to go through those cycles myself, that's actually how I've lost all of my weight, I drop a lot, gain a little, which usually tends to be muscle for me that I gain back, as I tend to take a little mental break every 6 months or so and maintain, however that "maintenance" is usually up a few pounds, and my last 2 months have been a 1 lb gain each month, which I did find to be muscle so that's not necessarily a bad thing either.Hi everyone! I'm Lisa. I was a member of team Slimsons a while back, but honestly, no idea when or how long ago that was. About 4 months ago I reached my long time goal weight of 143 lbs and had maintained it for the most part (plus or minus a few). If this photo goes through, you will see my weight graph starting from 2012. At my highest weight I was 218 lbs (early-mid30's). I felt awful, I could feel the fat squeezing my internal organs, I felt so strained to exercise or even walk. My whole teen and younger adult life my "set point" was around 165. Although heavy, I was always very active and felt like I was in good physical condition. (I'm 5'4") The weight gain happened when I moved to Germany and started having kids at about age 30. I was very depressed and I never felt comfortable in my surroundings, so I rarely left the house. I was less than sedentary, I was a slug. Well, my brother in-law who was only 3 years older than me had a heart attack and that was the wake-up-call I needed. After that I became active in MFP and although it's taken me what, 6-7 years? I finally reached my goal. I felt GREAT.What I want now is to lose an additional 10 lbs from that 143 weight, be 133. Except right now I am not only in a rut, I am once again falling back into some kind of emotional depression. If I go based on my graph, I am due to gain several pounds before dropping again. And I can already see it happening. When I am really motivated, I can diet so "good", but when I'm at a point where I feel like something is bringing me down, I find comfort in food. Eating lots and lots of food.
So this is why I'm here. Joining this challenge. I hope to avoid another weight gain and get on top of it for another weight loss before that happens. I am SO happy to be on team The Slimsons again. The two team captains are SO motivating, inspiring and encouraging.
Just gotta put this out there... When I weighed in on Saturday for this challenge, I was 145.6 (I think). That was already me coming off of two bad high carb days. Sunday (yesterday) should have set me back to a lower weight this morning (I do not do strict keto, but do low carb), but instead I had another setback at a family BBQ (which actually wasn't too bad) but the real setback came due to an argument (a disappointment really) that I had with my husband on the long drive home. It left me feeling gutted and of course, being a carbohydrate addict, I tried to fill up that void with all kinds of carbs. So today, the scale went up to 147.6.
SO. When I joined this challenge on Saturday, it was not my intention to be a Debbie Downer! I was actually feeling very happy, motivated and ready to go! And I promise I will not always be a D.D., but just had to get this all off my chest since it's still kind of literally weighing me down right now. I am actually training for a half marathon on October 3rd and have actually been killing it lately in the running department. I look forward to sharing more of that journey later, as well as how I've managed to lose the weight that I have. I think I've shared enough for now
I did read every comment written in here up until now and I am so happy to meet (or be reacquainted to) you all!
I think that we're taught from an early age to eat our feelings, celebrations and what not lead us down this path, and it's a hard habit to break, one I still find myself falling back into after over 2 and a half years! I think it's important to recognize the feelings and work through them, me personally, lately I have been journaling to see how I'm feeling affects what I want to eat, and rather than putting what I want to eat down on paper, it's been really forcing me to change what I was going to eat, rather than eating my feelings, I eat what I want to put down on paper, so when I see it later, I'm not also ashamed of what I ate...it's been helping, but is a bit time consuming, but I feel like I'm worth it!
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tennisquilter wrote: »Tennisquilter
Sept week 1 weigh in
PW 252
CW 245
Total 34 pounds
Even though last week the scale said 252, this is not a one week loss! For all of August I was stuck on 252, I started the month convinced it would be a week or two at most before I was in the 240s and for me that was a big psychological deal. Instead the scale didnt budge and I had to convince myself to keep going even though my brain was saying what’s the use. I would come here and read of the struggles and victories of my teammates and decide, just for another day I can do this. Sundays I would have trouble getting to sleep dreading the Monday weigh in. But yesterday, I wore a dress and I knew that no matter what the scales said I was getting fitter. So thank all of you who have been willing to share your journeys!
The first of Oct, we are going to a concert and my goal is to attend the concert wearing a tunic that my husband bought for me last year which did not fit.
@tennisquilter I say this a lot, but you're never truly at a plateau until you're there for more than like say 4 to 6 weeks, you'd be surprised at what can randomly happen....and sometimes it's as simple as just drinking more water! You can be burning fat and retaining water, so the scale won't necessarily be moving, but you're still changing. Your body tends to use water as a placeholder for fat when you burn it because it truly believes you are going to replace it so when you drink more water, it helps to encourage your body to let go of the water it's holding and causing you to lose that water weight. Sounds nuts, but it's true!1 -
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@AB0215 That's a really good idea! I've been wanting to be more creative and start drawing more. Maybe I will try drawing what I want to eat instead of eating it. No, I'm not an artist but my kid loves drawing and I've been trying to think of what the heck I can possibly draw with him. I did think about journaling last night, but everything felt too raw. Then today I did have the thought that I wished I had journaled my feelings and thoughts throughout my weight loss progression so I could see if I could see patterns. Thanks for your insight! It helps!1
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Weigh ins due (that haven't already posted):
@jeapri17
@lsjhudson
@OkieGina
@Sherrilew
@Steelfin67
@tdrjustus3
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Daily Post - Monday
Track ✔
Calories ✔
Exercise ✔✔
Water - 80oz
Another good day. Very busy this morning. Before I realized it, it was 11:00 and my feet needed a rest because I had been up and keeping myself occupied since 6:30.
Goal for this week: drink more water and keep myself busy, to prevent the dreaded binge.1 -
🌟Daily Post: Monday, 2 September
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: Just a little walking today, not much at all1
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