TEAM: The Slimsons (October)
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Question of the Week:
2 part question:
What is one thing you did well this week and one thing you could do better for next week?
I did well by tracking my food every day and being honest with myself.
Better: being more accountable with my workouts and not relying in my partner to go in order for me to go.0 -
Daily post:
Track: yes
Food: under
Exercise: yes; walked with my mom and then my hubs.0 -
Daily Post (Thursday)
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes, 70 mins weight training, 60 mins walking
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Daily Post: October
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
water over
Steps 16372
Exercise: walking0 -
Username: LadyRN76
PW: 163.4
CW: 161.8
I didn't want to weigh in this morning, but knew I had to for this challenge. I'm glad I did. My one day from purgatory yday could have affected my entire weekend, but weighing today made me realize it's ok. Just get back on it and focus.
Here's to letting go of the negative, focusing on the positive and making intentional positive decisions.
Grateful more than ever for this challenge and accountability.
So glad that I read your post before I posted as I was focusing on the negative..... need to let it go as it is weighing me down.....literally......emotion eating.
Daily Post: Thursday
Track: Yes
Calories: Slightly up
Exercise: Daily Burn, 12444
Goals/Day/Comments: Completely emotional day.
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Username: Gadgetgirl259
October Week 1 (Thursday)
PW: 166
CW: 1641 -
Username: LadyRN76
PW: 163.4
CW: 161.8
I didn't want to weigh in this morning, but knew I had to for this challenge. I'm glad I did. My one day from purgatory yday could have affected my entire weekend, but weighing today made me realize it's ok. Just get back on it and focus.
Here's to letting go of the negative, focusing on the positive and making intentional positive decisions.
Grateful more than ever for this challenge and accountability.
Nice loss0 -
CindyJNC1963 wrote: »Daily Post: October 1st
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,456 steps
Daily Post: October 2nd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,500 steps
I actually made it under 183 lbs today. woohoooo. That gives me a 90 lb weight loss over the last year. I have been a updating my pic after every 20 lb loss....but I'm switching it to every 10 lbs. It took forever to get this last 10 lbs off..
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Welcome. You got this!Strawberry1101 wrote: »I'm a bit late because I didn't know how the notications work, first time in a MFP challenge, so this is a little late introduction
My name is Rory Dixon and I am loosing weight for my self, my mother and my girlfriends and our future.
I have always been overweight all my life and now I am on my 15th day streak I feel confident I can finally do this, I am sick and tried literally of making excuses for my self and just get on with it, I want to show my mother who also struggles with weight loss it is possible without restricting and difficult diets.
My mom would be joining me but her phone is too outdated to use mfp.
My current weight at the moment is 18.11 stone and has been for 3 days, which is a relief really because when I started my diet 15 days ago I was loosing a pound a day, and today my jeans fit me which didn't at the start of the year.
I take my daily thigh, waist around my belly button and hip measurements on Friday and weight my self to check in on Monday.
I always like having more friends and feel free to add me.Question of the Week:
2 part question:
What is one thing you did well this week and one thing you could do better for next week?
Still struggling lol but I’ll get there0 -
Gadgetgirl259 wrote: »Username: Gadgetgirl259
October Week 1 (Thursday)
PW: 166
CW: 164
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Check in for oct 3
Tracked yes
Calories over
Exercise yes0 -
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Batgirl140
Weigh in Oct week 1
PW: 201.2
CW: 204
Just hanging on.2 -
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Daily post: Oct 3
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no0 -
Username: Gjaholy33
Weigh in day Wednesday
Week: October Week 1
PW: 467.5lbs
CW: 467.2lbs
Goals/comments
Kinda disappointed especially with me cutting back to under 1,000 calories but not really surprising since I cannot workout like I want with the exception of core strength stretching but at least I didn't gained but I did lose inches because my dresses are dragging the floor. So I am progressing
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Daily Post
Tuesday
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise core strengthening
Water 166oz
Goals/comments woke up with a migraine but found a YouTube video of Hasfit core strengthening.
Wednesday
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise yes core strengthening
Water 190oz
Goals/comments use my Cuisinart to make my own ice cream without using any butter or sugar.
Thursday
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise no
Water 180oz
Goals/comments
Tried my homemade ice cream recipe it's not bad for my 1st try but will add coconut cream to it to see if it thickens as it's more like a protein peanut butter and pecan ice than ice cream.
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Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: No, I was so exhausted and weak. Felt like I was getting sick. Forced rest day
Daily Post (Thursday)
Track: Yes
Calories: NO!! I ate 3000 calories but it was a planned FEAST day!! I earned it!
Exercise: Yes - Running 138 minutes! Half Marathon 10:20 pace
Comments: Oh my gosh you guys, I did it. I ran my half marathon, and it was HARD. But I still smashed it. I posted this on my wall:
Yesterday my husband and I ran a half marathon together. I've spent the past 10 weeks training for it, and I knew it would be a more difficult course than my training runs, but neither of us were prepared for how hard it actually was. The run was almost entirely uphill. I knew it was going to be about 80% uphill, but we were both surprised by how steep some of the grades were and how very short the actual flat or downhill portions were. Normally we could really pick up the pace on the occasional downhill parts, but when we did finally get a little relief, the trail was not ideal. Lots of large uneven gravel, mud, grass, and an uneven path. I thought it was going to be about half paved, half trail but it was basically a trail run. Not complaining, I love trail running but this was a tough one for sure. My training runs were usually about half trail, half pavement. On my training runs I ran at a comfortable but somewhat exerted pace. My purpose was to just get my body used to running the distance I needed to. My husband and I really pushed ourselves. This time, it was an actual race. True, we were running only against ourselves, but this was the the event we've been training for. We wanted to kill it. And we did. I beat my fastest half marathon time by over 10 minutes! And on a course that was at least twice as hard. Am I proud of myself? Yes, yes I am. And I am SO proud of my husband. He finished about a minute before me. Sadly we were both too focused on the run and neither of us took a single before or after photo. This was definitely my hardest run to date. It was my husband's first half marathon and he said he will never run THAT particular one ever again. Me? I am so going to do it again next year. Yesterday and today I can feel the difference in my body however. My heart rate was pretty much maxed out the entire race so I am hoping my heart is able to recover as well as I know the rest of my muscles will. My 5K in Frankfurt is in 2 days. I honestly don't know if I am going to push myself for a PR. I'm going to see how I feel on race day. This recovery has been harder because my run was so much harder but I'm hoping to get a light run in tomorrow.
BTW, I don't have very many active friends anymore, so if anyone would like a new friend, please send me a friend request.
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Ver9nika
Octoberr Week 1
PW: 242.5
CW: 243.40 -
October week 1
Weigh in day Friday
PW: 255
CW: 2441 -
satchel2008 wrote: »October week 1
Weigh in day Friday
PW: 255
CW: 244
Wow! Impressive loss!!1 -
satchel2008 wrote: »October week 1
Weigh in day Friday
PW: 255
CW: 244
Wow!!1 -
Daily Post - Friday
Track ✔
Calories ✔
Exercise ✔
Woohoo the 🔥temps are gone. Yes, I will be walking home from work!0 -
satchel2008 wrote: »October week 1
Weigh in day Friday
PW: 255
CW: 244
Wow! Impressive loss!!
Thanks I knew I'd have high numbers this week it being my first week and all. I always loose weight easy the first few weeks it's after that that I can't get it to move.1 -
Username: Gjaholy33
Weigh in day Wednesday
Week: October Week 1
PW: 467.5lbs
CW: 467.2lbs
Goals/comments
Kinda disappointed especially with me cutting back to under 1,000 calories but not really surprising since I cannot workout like I want with the exception of core strength stretching but at least I didn't gained but I did lose inches because my dresses are dragging the floor. So I am progressing
@gjaholy33 This is going to sound funny considering what mainstream health and fitness would have us believe about calories in vs calories out, but I don't lose weight when I cut below 1000 calories and believe me, I have done this more times than I care to admit in the name of weight loss...and I'm small, only 4;10" tall so you'd think I'd need less intake and that less intake from there would produce weight loss but that is just not how it happens for me, and right now I'm actually eating more food than I've eaten in months...and the scale seems to be responding nicely to that change so...that may be something to consider. I guess sometimes there is a point where it's too low...and your body tries to hang onto every little thing you're taking in to preserve itself. Weight loss is a fickle thing..just saying. And then there's water retention that plays it's role and you can lose inches and still not lose weight so that's also something....1 -
Daily Post: October 3rd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: No
Exercise: 4,468 steps
Went to lunch and left work early to watch the Braves game so I didn't get my steps in today.
Daily Post: October 4th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,350 steps
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Username: 143tobe
Weigh in day: Saturday
Week: October Week 1
PW =139.4
CW= 135.61 -
Daily post: Oct 4 (Friday)
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: no
Comments
Took a rest day, it was the day after my long run. I had nothing left in me. I had to walk my dog in the morning but since I pretty much slithered along the path, I'm not even going to try and call it exercise.
So here is a photo from my race. What I want to talk about is the difference between how good I felt about myself before the race, and how different I felt after seeing this photo.
Before the race: I'm nervous. Everyone is looking at me. Are they looking at me because I clearly don't look like them? Are they looking at me because I'm totally rocking my running outfit? Well, I don't care. I AM rocking my look and I look good. I look like a runner.
After seeing my race photo Oh my god, is that really how I look? I look so bottom heavy. My thighs look too big. I don't look like the other runners. Maybe that's why everyone was staring at me. Maybe they thought I was too fat to be a runner. Maybe they doubted I could finish. I don't look like a runner.
I HATE that after working for so long and so hard to lose 82lbs, my mind still goes there. I just achieved a great personal accomplishment and in one moment, I went from pride, self love and self acceptance, to such self criticism, negative self talk and almost shame. Just...be good to yourselves. However far you've come, and however far you still have to go. You are beautiful (yes, the men too), and you are worth it. Don't compare yourself to others. There's only one you, there's only one me. Are you trying harder today than you did maybe a year ago? A week ago? The fact is, we are HERE, we are trying every day to improve our health. We may never have the body we hoped for, or dreamed of, even after all the weight is lost. Are you stronger than you were yesterday? Are you still here tying? Then be proud. A single photo or a number on the scale will never define us or tell us who we are. I think who we are is pretty darn awesome. I'm going to Choose to focus on that.
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