WEIGHT NO MORE TEAM CHAT - September 2019
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Check in for Thursday
Food - logged & on target
Water - 1.5 l
Exercise - 45 minute walk
One more car trip & I am almost done my week of chauferring the boys. My husband takes over tonight & through the weekend. My weekend plan is to get in some cardio both days either walking or the exercise bike, as well as doing my daily physio exercises. I do not fully meal plan, but on the weekends, my husband and I review the upcoming schedules for the week and high level plan our suppers. I will do some advance prep for breakfast & lunches, and this weekend, I will bake healthy treats too. I also plan on continuing my health research & have started listening to the Found My Fitness podcast by Dr. Rhonda Perciavalle. She has a PhD in biomedical science & her research focuses on nutrition, genetics, aging and disease. Some of the podcasts veer into the technical, but she is very good at translating the latest scientific research into laymen’s terms.
@hope002 - Thanks for sharing all of this info on IF. I am very interested in it. I have been doing a lot of research on the science & genetics related to health and diet, and IF comes up a lot. I might try it out, but want to research a bit more & also coordinate with my trainer & the nutrition plan she is designing. With your weight being up this week, do not worry too much & keep doing what you are doing! With C25K, you are building muscle & taking in more water, so that could very well account for your gain. This has happened to me a number of times with running training plans, so just keep going!
@nstephenson01 - Thanks for reminding us about about not celebrating our small successes. I did that during my morning weigh in. When I saw my loss, I thought “Oh it is probably just loss of water”. Then I caught myself & did celebrate, because I worked hard and focused this week to get back on the wagon. I like your September goals, especially the mindfulness. I am going to make some of that nice cream too!! Hope that you feel better soon!
@timibotkin - Hope that you can rest this weekend and that the antibiotic starts working. I also find nights challenging when it comes to food choices. I am trying to stay out the kitchen entirely, and hang out in my home office, where I have a kettle & brew some green tea.
@lennoncpa -Nice maintaining & impressive number of steps for the week!
@sleepymom5 - Great plan for the weekend! Impressive way that you handled happy hour! I never met a glass of Prosecco that I did not like, so I am so impressed that you had just one glass! Thank you for helping me get back on the health bandwagon & for all of your encouragement!!
Happy almost Weekend!
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I am happy with my loss this week especially since I was over on calories the last three days. I ate low calories (1200~) on Monday. I also drank extra water every day - trying to increase that on a regular basis. My weight was up Tuesday and Wednesday morning and I really dreaded getting on the scale this morning. But I have found that is the way my body works - eat less for a day or two then increase for a day or two. I guess it's like a roller coaster ride that works best for me.1
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every looney has come out of the bin this week. Geez work has been crazy. I have never dealt with so many odd issues. But I am working my way through them.
I realize a big downfall end of last month is that I was hoping really hard to stay at my maintenance goal. And I was talking very confidently about how I was going to stay at 142 and re-hit 142 by September 1st. But it turns out that is all that I did. I failed to draw up a plan. No plan...no success.
Big contrast to this week. Although I have become a clock watcher. I hold off until 10:30 and 3:30 before having my snack. My breakfast mango, pineapple, banana smoothie was delicious but I used discipline and saved 1/2 for my morning snack. And it's after 5 and I am just now enjoying my blackberries and yogurt with cinnamon and sliced almonds. It is a strange feeling not eating what I want when I want. But it also feels very positive. I feel my self filled up with self love that I care enough to take care of myself. And the scale went down again this morning. 4th day in a row. I will hit all those marks by following my plan just like I said I would.
As far as parties and events...I always make lots of yummy food that even meat eaters would enjoy. The big difference is I eat more salad/veggie courses and carefully measure out any desserts. This morning I looked at those pb cookies and opted for the yogurt and berries instead. And the strange thing is that I actually wanted the berries and yogurt more than I wanted the cookie.
For me I know that sweets get me craving more sweets. I still need my sweets so I plan them on my plan but it can be as simple as tea with honey.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
@nstephenson01 I am so glad you saw Natalies email yesterday. Like I said I read it several times. I thought it was profound and made so much sense to me. Her emails come on Thursdays and are pretty sweet and short. I always enjoy them. Glad your staying with your plans too! We can do this co-motivator!!! Let's lead the way.3 -
Barbb1557
Checking in
Happy weekend everyone!!
I had the most wonderful time bonding with my grand daughter. It might have been the adrenalin of seeing her but I was able to lift her high into the air so easily. I did it about six times. I am so grateful to my trainer for always pushing me.
I passed up the ice cream and had a whole tomato and half an English muffin with melted shredded cheese for dinner.
Timibotkin, sending hugs and prayers your way as your journey continues. I hope the antibiotics work quickly for you.3 -
@nstephenson01 Love your goals, I am still working on eating mindfully. Thank you for posting the link to the nice cream. I can't wait to try them
@hope002 The scale can be up due to a number of reasons like you said. You had a good week and have been working hard. Keep it going, the scale will eventually catch up.
@timibotkin Nice loss! Nights are tough. I am a nurse and actually left my last job that I loved because I just couldn't do night shift anymore. Try planning what you are going to eat and when before you are exhausted. I am glad you didn't have to go to the ER and got in with the surgeon instead. Hope that antibiotic starts working soon. You are 1/5 of the way through radiation, I know it feels like you have so far to go but you are chipping away it. Hang in there! Sending hugs!
@lennoncpa Maintaining is better than gaining! I am not sure what you mean about not spreading your food out. Do you eat all your calories early in the day and then when you go to eat later they are gone?
@Cafelelia Sounds like you have a good plan for the weekend that includes setting up for a successful week! I actually looked up those podcast and downloaded a few of them. I am always looking for new things to learn about.
@pacsnc6 Nice loss! Sounds like you had a good week! Great job working on getting your water in.
@Mrsbell8well I like your reflection on August and plan for September. You are doing awesome on maintenance. Things aren't always going to be perfect, we learn and plan accordingly. Nice job as always! You think you had looneys this week, I hear next Friday is Friday the 13th AND a full moon...
@Barbb1557 Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your granddaughter. It is nice to see how far you have come. Little things like lifting your granddaughter are so much sweeter. Have an awesome weekend!3 -
Friday's Weigh Ins still due
@julie8468
@McKay85
Saturday's Weigh Ins
@DananaNanas
@kirsten11872
@IHP2015
@Zumba_Luvah
Sunday's Weigh Ins
@amytriesww
@cassiegetsfit2013
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My dinner tonight - so yummy! And I am
Usually not a fan of pork chops.
These last few days I am really trying to maintain a 250 calorie per day deficit to achieve my goal of half pound weight loss per week. Did well Wednesday. At maintenance yesterday and set to be st maintenance again today. Really craving sugar /sweets tonight. Kids eating Ruce Crispie treats and I sat long breathing they my craving. I wanted the brownies I know are in the house, but felt that craving lift after my yoga breathing and self talk while sitting thru my rice crispie craving. In bed now and was able to finish in the 200 range for deficit. Yay me! This one feels hard won. It has been a very long week and I get to work two 12 hour days this weekend - but today I met my goal even when it was hard.
@timibotkin - thoughts and prayers for you on your journey; what strength you must find.
@Mrsbell8well - I totally agree about the loneys this week; never used that statement and it made me laugh out loud. Hope your weekend is restful and your week next week improves.4 -
We are on the last leg of our trip. I'm so tired of restaurant food and fast food. I've eaten salads most of the trip, but yesterday I had a hamburger and fries. Ugh.
I'm so ready to get home and eat reasonable portions of vegetables and to exercise.4 -
Zumba_luvah
Week 1
Pw- 197.6
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Check in for Thursday
Food - logged & on target
Water - at least 64oz
Exercise and steps None and 5,594 steps
Cleaning took longer than I thought and I ran out of time to exercise. Otherwise day was ok until the evening when I gave in to an ice cream pop. Today I am leaving soon to get my nails done and I also have a party tonight. I do have a plan for the party so I will be good with that. I am going to have a low fat greek yogurt before I go so I am not starving when I go. Not sure if I will be on tonight but I will try. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and still following their plan!
@phoebe112476 Dinner looks yummy! Great job sitting through your craving. I am sure it was uncomfortable but you did it! I need to practice the breathing sitting through my cravings too. Although, I am not sure if my are cravings. I just know something is there and want it so I guess mine are mostly urges. You made me think with the 250 calories a day for 1/2 lb a week loss. All these little things that don't seem to make a difference really add up.
@GingerPwr Hope you enjoyed your trip. It does get tiring eating out at times and it is also nice to get back into a routine, no matter how much you enjoyed being away. Enjoy the end of your trip and safe travels!
@Zumba_Luvah Maintaining isn't a bad thing, it is better than gaining. How are things going? Hopefully you are doing well and sticking to your plan.2 -
Barbb1557
Checking in
Yesterday was fantastic. I met my friend for lunch, chopped salad with chicken, chickpeas, tomato and onion with a mustard vinaigrette. I was not really hungry for dinner and ate a huge tomato. An hour later my friend called and said her 27 year old son was in town and they were going to the Greek restaurant. I was a few minutes late because I found jeans that fit (it has been at least 2 years since I wore them) I had a large greek salad and water with wonderful conversation. Her son wanted to buy beer from a great brewery .3 miles from my home. We stopped in and I had one delicious beer. It has been 4 months since I had any alcohol. Sunday is my Birthday and 62 deserves a toast with something other than water.
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Hello and happy Saturday everyone. @sleepymom5 I skip breakfast, eat a very small lunch and then eat a huge dinner. That’s what I mean by not spreading out my food. I know it’s wrong but I do it all the time. Just a really bad habit I’ve gotten into.0
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Daily check in for Friday
Food - logged & 50 over
Exercise - rest day
Water - 1.8l
@Barbb1557 - Great day yesterday!! Happy Birthday (in advance)!!! You absolutely desserve a toast for that!!
@sleepymom5 - Good luck tonight! You have a plan and you can do this!
@phoebe112476 - That meal looks fantastic! So sorry you are working the long days this weekend and hang in there, you are doing great! I got that nutrition plan from my trainer. Yes, she upped the protein to almost as much as carbs (around 40, 40, 20). The plan is far too restrictive in terms of the foods allowed and types of foods (eg. no breads/pasta, eat certain vegetables/fruit, not others). So I am not going to follow it in detail as it will set me up to fail & I do not want to model this type of restrictive eating to my kids, especially now that I have a teen. I will try out the the macro approach and some of the supplement advice, which is in line with what my doctor tells me. The plan was a complimentary part of my training, so I don’t feel too bad about it. It feels good to say no to something that I do not think will work for me.
@hope002 - I finished up my IF research and did my first IF yesterday. Given our busy schedules, I am following 14:10 or 13:11, based on what I am doing that day. Thanks for sharing that app!!1 -
A bit of Cyndie nostalgia. Cyndie was great about food prep & always posted about it in detail on the weekend. As for my prep, I did wash & prep all veggies & fruits for the week for breakfasts, lunches & suppers. I also prepped overnight oats for me for the week. I am baking healthy treats & making pizza tonight, so this will help with lunches for the kids. The supper plan will be tomorrow with my husband.
If any of you are meal prepping this weekend, what are you doing? Any photos to share?1 -
@Barbb1557 Sounds like a great day AND you were able to stay on plan! Hope you have another great day today! Happy Birthday!!
@lennoncpa I am not sure if that is necessarily a bad thing. Many people are doing that IF which you eat later in the morning or afternoon. I would think what you are doing is ok if you aren't snacking because you are hungry or if your evening meal isn't so huge that you are stuffed.
@Cafelelia Sounds like you are all ready for a good week and weekend. My only food prep this weekend is bringing stuff back with me to the shore. Lol! It is a good habit to get into and helps when our motivation starts to diminish at the end of the week. It is planned and ready to go even when we are tired.1 -
I have not worked out in a few days. Tomorrow I am sure I will probably not get to my Zumba class either. Big baby shower day. I'm already exhausted, lol. Just about everything is ready to go. The baby is due Oct 16. Not sure if she will go that far. It's supposed to be a nice day. Her other shower is next week with her family, hopefully they get everything they want.4
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Kirsten11872
Week:1
Previous weight:166.2
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My phone is kaput! Not sure what’s wrong with it. Borrowing wifeys phone to check in. More tomorrow. I’m totally behaving but I will have to tell you the apple fritter story tomorrow.
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Happy Sunday! Molly and I are gearing up for a 12 mile bike ride this morning. I’m cleaning master bathroom and bedroom this weekend. I’m hoping to fit in my hallway and storage closet with all my extra clothes as well.
Yesterday was a good eating day. I made eggplant roll ups, a large salad and had rosemary bread. For dessert I made lime daiquiris. I wasn’t happy with it so after 2 sips I decided it wasn’t worth the calories. Mom had fried apple fritters for dessert. A week ago she told me she was making them and they were vegan. I hesitated because they were fried. The kids were all with us yesterday and had a blast swimming all day. I finally gave in and took a bite of the fritters they were eating. It was pretty tasty. I asked Skylynn to go ask my mom again if they were vegan. Yes! I ate the rest of the fritter. When mom came up I told her how much I enjoyed it. I asked again if they were vegan. She paused and said “well they did have 1 egg”. I was so shocked and dismayed. Mom knows I don’t eat eggs. But she does get confused. What can you do at that point. Oh well.
I got a 27 minute run in yesterday morning and a 40 minute yoga. I have been consistent with my daily yoga this month.
Still using Molly’s phone.
@Cafelelia I am making yellow curry tonight and prepping a red cabbage salad for tomorrow’s dinner.
Macadamias are part of the produce challenge for the week. I’m also making white chocolate chunk macadamia cookies. I will make them tiny and throw them in the freezer for small treats. And they are definitely vegan!3 -
Just weighed myself. Back down to 143.8. Going down! My goal for Wednesday is 143.6. I wanted popcorn last night but had tea instead. I’m really happy to be back on track. I actually feel like this is a more “normal “ way to live.2
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WEEK ONE TALLIES ARE IN BOOKS AND HERE IS HOW IT ALL SHOOK OUT
THE WINNERS ARE...
TEAM % Mission Slimpossibles 0.34%
INDIVIDUAL % @buniphuphu 4.50%
TEAM LBS LOST Mission Slimpossibles 15.2
INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST @buniphuphu 11.8
AS A WHOLE WE LOST 52.4 POUNDS OR 0.20% !!!!!
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.34%
2nd Workout Warriors 0.25%
3rd Trimstones 0.22%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
1st Mission Slimpossibles 15.2
2nd Workout Warriors 11.9
3rd Trimstones 9.4
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @buniphuphu 4.50%
2nd @SaraMakingChanges 2.63%
3rd @raleighgirl09 2.27%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
1st @buniphuphu 11.8
2nd @SaraMakingChanges 4.8
3rd @raleighgirl09 5.2
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@DreaRN15
@SLIMN2016
@SarahGilfach
@kdv12
@megnolia82
@cassiegetsfit2013
@MARNIsw
@Pearl4686
@iamworthy14
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Happy Sunday everyone. I got my last foster dog back yesterday because the adoption for her didn’t work out. I feel so bad for her because she’s already such a nervous dog!! She definitely seems happy to see me. I believe she was probably abused and I think she would do best in a one person home! Just my opinion! Anyways, I’m trying to get her back on my routine. This is her photo!
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This week's group challenge, compliments of Slimpossibles motivator @AustinRuadhain and captain/motivator @TeresaW2010, has been posted at https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10763544/week-2-group-challenge-by-the-slimpossibles#latest0
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PART1
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD CHALLENGE YOU TO BRING OUT AND DISPLAY YOUR VERY BEST MOTIVATION SCENARIO
WHAT KEEPS YOU MOTIVATED????PART2 BRING THE FUNNY0 -
amytriesww
Week 2 (?)
Previous weight: 243.8
Current weight: 239.5
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Wanted to quickly stop in here to say hi! I haven't posted a couple days. We had the bad weather and my daughter was out of school for 2 days so my free time from school was spent with her.
I read this thread daily, even if I don't have time to post! But, my goal for this week is to try really hard to post once a day.
There were a couple people who were asking for the 2 recipes I used for meal prep last week. I'm going to put the links in here (I hope that's ok). I made a second batch of the Turkey and Carrot Noodle because it is so good! lol
https://emilybites.com/2017/07/mexican-chicken-cauliflower-rice-skillet.html
https://emilybites.com/2017/06/thai-turkey-with-carrot-noodles.html
I love her blog for recipes because not only does she put the calorie count, she also puts how much is in a serving size. Basically because if I'm really hungry, I want to make something with a huge serving! lol
Gonna try and catch up with everyone's posts later this evening! Hope y'all had a great week!
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Check in for Saturday
Food - Logged & under
Step - 35 minute walk (new step counter coming this week)
Water - 2l
Busy weekend & I am back to the hockey arena this evening for my younger son, which of course right at supper time from 4 pm to 6 pm. I am going to pack some food for us both. Another busy week is coming with some extra driving again, so I am doing some extra cooking for suppers this afternoon.
The Moderators Challenge this week looks like a really good one as it is about mindfulness & triggers.
@amytriesww - Amazing loss!! Yes it is week 2. Thanks for the recipes & I am going to check out her blog!
@lennoncpa - Your doggie is absolutely adorable and it is so nice of you to foster her! What is her name?
@mrsbell8well - Looks like you are pretty much back to you goal weight, congratulations! The curry sounds delish & have a great time on your bike ride today!
@kirsten11872 - Sorry that your weight was up last week. Today is a new week and you can start fresh!
@ljdanny - Have fun at the baby shower! So exciting that the baby is arrive in just over a month!
@cassiegetsfit2013 - Congrats on making to the Honorable Mentions!
Happy Sunday everyone!
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Just checking in quick, I am supposed to go back to the shore but I am in a holding pattern. Shannon's car broke down on the way to work and I am not sure if she is going to need my car the next 2 days. I don't have to be to the shore until Tuesday morning for PT which I could cancel but I would rather not. Wednesday my Aunt is visiting overnight so I do need to be there by then. Hopefully my husband and Shannon can work it out. They are both working at the bar and busy with the football crowd already. They start serving food at 11. Hopefully I will hear soon one way or another.
Didn't do so well yesterday. Didn't stay on plan at all. I am not going to get into it. I need to really think about all of this. Why do I just half *kitten* it....I could have easily stayed on plan but chose not to. If I am not going to the shore today, I am going downstairs and going on that bike. I also am going to swim. If not, I am going to ride my bike and maybe even walk on the beach. The only thing that seems to bother my hip is walking too far.
Congrats to our winners this week (or should I say losers
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@CassieGetsFit2013 @amytriesww and @timibotkin for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!!
Don't forget to check out the moderator's challenge and slimpossible's challenge. I haven't had a chance to go over there yet. BTW-any ideas for our challenge would be appreciated. It doesn't have to be working out, there have been so many different topics-food, water, self care, exercise...the simpler the better!
I will check in again tonight. Hope everyone has a great day!
@ljdanny Enjoy the baby shower today!!
@kirsten11872 I was hoping that you would have checked in. I hope everything is going ok. Once you get yourself in the zone with WW, IF and your killer workouts your weight seems to come right off. You can do this my friend. We all struggle, if it was easy, we would all be thin. Hope you have a good week. Hugs!
@Mrsbell8well Sounds like you are back on track and have a great day planned! Enjoy! Hope your phone is working soon. What a pain and an expense these phones are..
@lennoncpa That is so sad! She is a cutie! It is so nice that you take these dogs in until they can be adopted. I hope she gets a family soon.
@amytriesww Great loss! You are doing amazing, even with the storm you stuck to it! Hope everything was ok in your area. No worries about not commenting all of the time. This is not supposed to turn into a chore. Hope everything is back to normal soon. Thanks for posting the links for the recipes.
@Cafelelia It sounds like another super busy week but you are prepared with all the prepping you have been doing. That will make it a lot easier! Thanks for all your motivation and support. Love your post-so true, even little wins adds up!4 -
Sunday's Weigh Ins still due
@cassiegetsfit2013
@twyla77
Monday's Weigh Ins
@Amsandos
@gottagetthisdown
@jedaschultz
Tuesday's Weigh In
@Phoebe112476
Wednesday's Weigh Ins
@Barbb1557
@GingerPwr
I was disappointed to see so many NWI last week.
@julie8468 @McKay85 @DananaNanas @ihp2015
I hope you are all still with us! No matter what is going on, remember we are here to support and encourage each other. We all struggle, that is why we are here. xoxo0
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