TEAM: The Slimsons (September)
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🌟Daily Post: Wednesday, 25 September
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: 45 minute walk
💬Comments: Another good day. I didn’t eat any chocoate today 👏 Again I snacked on fruit and had a protein shake when I felt a bit hungry after my dinner. I was visiting family and had brought along some white chocolate popcorn to satisfy any sweet cravings but I ended up giving it do my dad as I just didn’t want it. I’m determined to make tomorrow another successful day 🙂3 -
Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 60 mins walking, 60 mins weight training.2 -
Daily Post - Wednesday
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Walked the dogs and came home very hot. Then...no power!!!! Ugh!0 -
Daily Post: Wednesday
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Yes
✅Exercise: Yes - 5.5 mile run 65 (mins), 40 mins walking
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I'm SO excited. I just signed up for a 5K in Frankfurt that I ran over 3 years ago. It was my first organized run in Germany and I had to take the train alone to do it, and walk among all these people ALONE to do it. I have social anxiety so for me this was HUGE. I put on most of my weight after moving to Germany 10 years ago, partially due to the fact that I was terrified to step outside my door because I felt like everyone was judging me and nobody approved of who I was. (Germans have a tendency to give strangers some very hard stares, even when I smiled their expression would rarely change so for me this was extremely unnerving.) Anyway, at the point that I did this run three years ago, I had been running for 6 months. I had signed up for a half marathon in the US (where I'm from) and I began my training in December 2015 at 205lbs. I was going from couch to half marathon. I knew there would be no way I could actually run the entire half marathon since I only had a few months to train for it. I was so out of shape that even walking, ANY distance was hard. But I signed up because my whole family was doing this run. It was at a location close to our hearts (Zion National Park) and I didn't want to miss out on the moment since I live thousands of miles away from them and miss out on almost every moment. So I started slowly but I also pushed myself hard. I did run/walk intervals. By the time the half marathon came in March I had dropped 23lbs and was at 182. Still too heavy to make running feel anything close to "easy", I was able to (slowly) jog most of it, only stopping to use the port a potties twice (I started the run with a full bladder because the starting port a potties were all sitting in mud and I didn't want to start the race with muddy shoes. So the lines were LONG at that first stop.) and I think once towards the end where I walked for a few minutes (the entire course was uphill). My time was an unimpressive 3 hours, but I was so proud of myself for doing it. It was a huge improvement from where I'd been just months before. So my next race was this 5K in Frankfurt in May. I had 10 weeks after the half marathon to train for it. But I also had another half marathon in June, so really I was mainly in training for this. But back to this 5K. It was so exhilarating. I loved the race shirt and it felt so good to be "brave" and do it all on my own. (My husband never goes anywhere with me so if I do anything, it's almost always alone.) I just checked and my time three years ago was 32:14. By then I had reached 165lbs. I felt so strong and good. As of today I am 139.4 lbs and I am feeling so much lighter and faster. This course started slightly downhill, ended uphill, but for the most part was a generally flat course. I can't wait to push myself to see if I'm able to beat my time. I hope the course is the same. Unfortunately I was unable to run in 2017 and 2018 due to some bad hips so running is once again relatively new to me again. I was only able to start running again this spring. I didn't think my hips would allow me to run another half marathon, but just last weekend I did it. I was so happy I could cry. So this 5k holds so much meaning for me. It reminds me of where I began and how far I've come. I hope my husband comes along to support me but even if he doesn't, I know I can do it. My half in in 7 days. The 5K is in 10 days. I'm so excited for both!3 -
Daily Post: Thursday
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Exercise: Daily Burn, 12297
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Missing weights:
@gjaholy33
@Handlesgone
@lsjhudson
@Sherrilew
@tdrjustus3
@benbowers
And unfortunately some of these are the 2nd week for missing a weigh in and won't roll over to September if no weight is entered.0 -
@143tobe Wow, you’ve achieved so much, well done 👏 I also have anxiety but thankfully it’s under control with medication and I feel really good. Hopefully your husband can be there to support you but if not, I bet you’ll do just fine. Make sure you update us with the outcome of your 5K, you can do it!
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CindyJNC1963 wrote: »Daily Post: September 23rd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 11,272 steps
Daily Post: September 24th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,463 steps
I think one of the reasons my weight loss has slowed is that I have REALLY slacked off on my water drinking. I have let myself get back into the Diet Coke habit again and for some reason that has almost totally replaced water in my diet. I am going to try to turn over a new leaf today and start drinking a lot more water each day.
@CindyJNC1963 I have stopped drinking diet sodas and then restarted so many times over the last 2 years or so. What I've discovered for myself is that weight loss slows when I don't drink them and I don't know if it's because I replace those drinks with something else that's tasty...that has calories....or what...but yep, so I'm back on the diet dr pepper train. Maybe some day I can achieve both..no soda and weight loss...but for now, that isn't happening. And on a side note, when I drink a diet soda, I force myself to drink the more water so that might also be a reason for it, like if I have a soda, I also have a water, I get them both at the same time.
And you've done a really great job for yourself and have nothing to be upset about, it's normal to go through periods of slower weight loss over the journey...1 -
ellylh1827 wrote: »Ellylh1827
September week 4
Wednesday weigh sorry for missing last week I was laid up in bed till Sunday.
PW 14st 6lbs
CW 14st 5lbs
Have set up a lunchtime walking group on my team at work a wee half hour circuit that takes in some hills so not all flat. All adds up.
@ellylh1827 14 st 5 lbs is 201 lbs, right? Math is hard lol.
Congrats on your loss.0 -
Message to all Team Members:
@AB0215.
@gjaholy33.
@Kin59vara.
@CindyJNC1963.
@Handlesgone.
@jeapri17.
@lsjhudson.
@o0kody0o.
@Sherrilew.
@tdrjustus3.
@Tennisquilter.
@benbowers.
@mrsjas2000.
@cydneebauman.
@Dustyspal.
@Ellylh1827.
@nebslp.
@skrowe88.
@eromligyppah.
@Gadgetgirl259.
@Batgirl140.
@LiveLaughLove1969.
@rigibann.
@Ver9nika.
@143tobe.
@Digger61.
@mthomas0228.
@vicky2767.
@walk4today.
This is the last week of the September Challenge. After this week, all members will be rolled over automatically into the October Challenge.
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eromligyppah
Weigh-in Thurday
Sept. Week 4
PW - 201.8
CW - 202
I'm ready for the race to be done and get back to losing some weight!1 -
🌟Daily Post: Thursday, 26 September
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: 1.4 miles on my exercise bike. It wasn’t much at all but the main thing is that it got me moving 😊 Also walked for around 40 minutes.
💬Comments: Very happy to say I was under my calories again and I haven’t had one bit of chocolate! I have my fruit ready if I get the urge to eat something sweet later.1 -
Daily Post - Thursday
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I wanted to walk home from work today, but I forgot we had a staff meeting so had to settle with only walking the dogs. Well, I won't be get another opportunity to walk home for at least another week - the hot weather is hanging on. Looks like a break next Friday, we'll see.
On a side note - over two months with drinking nothing but water!!💧💧1 -
Daily Post (Thursday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins walking, 60 mins weight training.
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Daily Post: September 25th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,154 steps
Daily Post: September 26th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Slightly over
Exercise: 10,450 steps
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Gjaholy33
Weigh in day Wednesday
Week September Week 4
PW: 469 2lbs
CW: 467.5lbs
Daily Post
Wednesday
Track yes
Calories over
Exercise no
Water 145oz
Goals/comments I really need to drink more water
Thursday
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise no
Water 182oxlz
Goals/comments much better than yesterday
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Tdrjustus3
PW: 287
CW: 285
Weigh In Day: Monday
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CindyJNC1963 wrote: »Daily Post: September 23rd
I think one of the reasons my weight loss has slowed is that I have REALLY slacked off on my water drinking. I have let myself get back into the Diet Coke habit again and for some reason that has almost totally replaced water in my diet. I am going to try to turn over a new leaf today and start drinking a lot more water each day.
Before joining this group and deciding to start losing weight again, I was addicted to drinking caffeine free diet coke. I actually drank it when I lost my final 10 pounds to reach my (initial) goal weight. I felt like it helped me stay away from sweets since it was sweet but with no calories. But the last month I did notice that it was kind of replacing my total water intake so when I joined this challenge I made the decision to try to ween myself off it a bit. I have settled on drinking it on the weekends only, and during the week if I'm feeling particularly stressed out or struggling.
I was only able to be successful at this attempt because I've replaced my diet coke with an apple cider vinegar drink I now make two or three times a day. It's so delicious that I really look forward to it every day and have stopped obsessing about my D.Coke
1 or 2 TBSP ACV
A bit of salt
1 slice or 1/4 of a squeezed lemon
1/4 tsp of vitamin c powder (this adds some tartness)
1/4 tsp L-Lysine powder (this adds a little bit of bitter and helps it taste like almost like a margarita)
5 drops Now Better Stevia (Lemon Twist flavor)
I put all these with some ice cubes and 500ml water in a blender bottle and shake. Delish!
This takes effort to make, but now I don't think I can live without it. I add the lysine to keep my cold sores at bay due to the high amount of nuts I eat, so this is optional, and the vitamin c powder is optional. A good basic drink would be the:
ACV
Salt
Lemon
Liquid stevia
500ml water
Normally I HATE the taste of Stevia but I'm so happy I gave that one product a try, it's phenomenal and doesn't have that weird stevia taste at all.
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Daily Post: Wednesday
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Yes
✅Exercise: Yes - 2.4 mile run with 12lbs added weight (27 mins), 30mins walking
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My legs are feeling tired this week. I need to start running less this week to give my body a chance to be at full strength for my run, but I joined a running challenge for September and I'm still trying to get my last miles in.
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