TEAM: The Slimsons (October)
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Daily Post: Saturday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Daily Burn, 12444
Goals/Day/Comments: Working through some emotional stuff0 -
Daily post Oct 4
Track:yes
Calories:yes
Exercise: a 13 1/2 hour shift did me in for the day 🙄0 -
🌟Daily Post: Friday, 4 October
☑️Track: Partly
❌Calories: Over
✅Exercise: Walking0 -
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.
@143tobe I'm bottom heavy I am and damned proud of it. I look strong and I am strong and that's how you need to look at it if that's how you feel about it. My legs lift a couple hundred pounds and also me every day and I am extremely happy with my muscle.
Negative self talk has been a real struggle for me, soooo many times and it's starting to seem like every time I hit a plateau it's around the time I have doubts I can finish the job I started doing more than 2.5 years ago.
Another great point you made was about being here, and trying harder or being better than you were a week ago or a year ago, because the reality is that's what's really important. Comparing yourself to someone else isn't going to get you anywhere. You have to be happy with your progress and realize that this is YOUR journey and what you're doing is great and can't be minimized because you perceive someone else's success to be greater than your own.2 -
Daily Post (Friday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins walking, 60 mins weight training.
Comments: Pulled a muscle on my Jerk in my lower back, very rarely do I ever do this, and I knew I'd be sore but so I took a nice long bath which I assumed would help, but what I didn't anticipate was being sore in my legs considering this is a de-load week, but here it is, soreness in my inner thighs and lower back, not great considering this weekend I'll have a 5 yr old running around challenging me. I am just going to have to suck it up lol. Kids don't understand soreness and slow Aunts lol.0 -
AB0215
October Week 1
Saturday
PW: 142.6 lbs
CW: 134.8 lbs
I'll be honest here, I have literally no idea how this happened, it's way more than the math suggests I should have lost, but I will take it. Stood on the scale 3 times, same number so I guess it's right. The insane part is yesterday I was 138, guess I had a whoosh....despite pms and despite muscle soreness.......which typically makes me retain water not lose it....2 -
Vicky2767
Sat
Oct week 1
PW 178.3
CW 180.11 -
I’m so tired of still struggling to get back my control. So very frustrating.1
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AB0215
October Week 1
Saturday
PW: 142.6 lbs
CW: 134.8 lbs
I'll be honest here, I have literally no idea how this happened, it's way more than the math suggests I should have lost, but I will take it. Stood on the scale 3 times, same number so I guess it's right. The insane part is yesterday I was 138, guess I had a whoosh....despite pms and despite muscle soreness.......which typically makes me retain water not lose it....
Wow!!! Lots of great losses this week.0 -
AB0215
October Week 1
Saturday
PW: 142.6 lbs
CW: 134.8 lbs
I'll be honest here, I have literally no idea how this happened, it's way more than the math suggests I should have lost, but I will take it. Stood on the scale 3 times, same number so I guess it's right. The insane part is yesterday I was 138, guess I had a whoosh....despite pms and despite muscle soreness.......which typically makes me retain water not lose it....
This is completely insane! And awesome! Congratulations! We're so gonna win this week
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Friday Check-In
Calorie: Under
Water: over
Exercise: walking weights
Steps: 10060 -
Digger61
Sat
Oct week 1
PW 220
CW 2200 -
So this is my SECOND time because I found out why my posts weren't showing up. I press done instead of post reply. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Friday:
Exercise: Slow stretching for time's race
Track: yes
Calories: over by 500 for tmw.
Saturday
Exercise: 29 mile bike ride from hell
Track: yes
Calories Under
Notes That was my hardest bike ride ever. I did the Hotter than Hell Hundred and these 29 miles were harder than that. I'd do the HHH again before this one. 😳😳Hills, curves and 90° heat and crashing at mile 24. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Here's to pushing yourself beyond what you think you can do, and succeeding. Growth is good. 😁😁3 -
Daily post: 5th of Oct.
Current weight 18:11
Was really busy outside today so I ate at fast food a lot but I over ate massively today, I am going to have to walk it off some how, and try keep a low calorie defect for a few days again.
Going to be interesting when I measure my hips, waist and thighs, I normally trust this more of a way of tracking my goals but I don't think I will loose much on the scale.0 -
🌟Daily Post: Saturday, 5 October
❌Track: No
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: Walking
💬Comments: Today I ate 2 small slices of homemade sponge cake with icing/sprinkles and a bowl of homemade chicken casserole. I didn’t track but I really don’t think the above would be over 1200 calories. I bought my first slow cooker and I love it! I left the chicken casserole cooking all day and when I got home, the chicken was really tender and the potatoes and veg were just right. I’m going to search for new recipes that I can make in the slow cooker!1 -
🌟Daily Post: Saturday, 5 October
❌Track: No
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: Walking
💬Comments: Today I ate 2 small slices of homemade sponge cake with icing/sprinkles and a bowl of homemade chicken casserole. I didn’t track but I really don’t think the above would be over 1200 calories. I bought my first slow cooker and I love it! I left the chicken casserole cooking all day and when I got home, the chicken was really tender and the potatoes and veg were just right. I’m going to search for new recipes that I can make in the slow cooker!
I love my slow cooker. I don't do anything fancy, but it sure saves time!0 -
Tdrjustus3
PW: 286
CW: 2901 -
Daily Post - Friday October 4
Track: Partly
Calories: No
Exercise: No
Comments: Had an awful day at work and didn't feel like doing anything when I got home. Decided to put my mental health first.
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Daily Post - Saturday October 5
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: No
Comments: We are doing some home renos at the moment - putting in a butlers pantry in the kitchen. So today we worked on putting up the gyprock which involved a lot of getting up and down off the ground, lifting, carrying, holding etc. I got a decent energy expenditure, according to my apple watch, so I didn't do any other exercise today.0 -
Weigh in
Username: TwistedSassette
Week: October Week 2
PW: 298.0
CW: 298.0
No movement this week. I ate far too much junk food and didn't move enough. I seem to know what I need to do, but I don't seem to just do it!2 -
Daily check in
Tracked yes
Calories just over by 15
Exercise yes0 -
TwistedSassette wrote: »Weigh in
Username: TwistedSassette
Week: October Week 2
PW: 298.0
CW: 298.0
No movement this week. I ate far too much junk food and didn't move enough. I seem to know what I need to do, but I don't seem to just do it!
I am in the same boat1 -
satchel2008 wrote: »October week 1
Weigh in day Friday
PW: 255
CW: 244Daily 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.
You are fabulous1 -
Username: walk4today
Week: October week 1
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW 244.6
CW: 247.8
I'm embarrassed to say I've gained again. For some reason when I get near 240, I can't seem to get below it and I start gaining again. Life happens and I still use food to cope with stress. A few years ago I was up to 267 so I know I can make progress, it's just so slow and a setback (a gain) just is so discouraging. Pardon my rant! Plus my birthday is coming and I have weddings to attend in November, so I'm feeling some self-imposed pressure, which sometimes can backfire, I think. Sorry I have not been helping the team much. I'll get more walking in this week.0 -
Way to go so proud of you and your husband!Daily Post
Daily Post (Thursday)
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. 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.
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AB0215
October Week 1
Saturday
PW: 142.6 lbs
CW: 134.8 lbs
I'll be honest here, I have literally no idea how this happened, it's way more than the math suggests I should have lost, but I will take it. Stood on the scale 3 times, same number so I guess it's right. The insane part is yesterday I was 138, guess I had a whoosh....despite pms and despite muscle soreness.......which typically makes me retain water not lose it....
Way to go love when the scale surprises me0 -
Daily Post
Friday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes core strengthening
Water 176oz
Goals/comments
Had another migraine but still did my
Stretching before going to sleep last night and slept for 9 hours
Saturday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes just finished doing my core strengthening
Water 184oz
Goals/comments I drunk a little more water today but this mint. Chocolate oolong tea have me going to the bathroom a lot more.😂😂😂😂0 -
Daily Post - Saturday
Track ✔
Calories ✔
Exercise ✔
Super day of walking and taking the dogs for long hike in the mtns.0 -
Daily Post: Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Daily Burn, 14220
Goals/Day/Comments: My husband brought home Chinese food. I find the next day my weight is always up and in fact I woke up in the middle of the night thirsty.0
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