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  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member

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    Late Weigh Ins
    @twyla77
    @Happily_Chaotic
    @julie8468


    Tomorrow (Sunday) is Week 3! I am doing the weekly challenge, which I promise is an easy one given the upcoming holidays!

    Sunday
    @twyla77
    @DanielleInProgress

    Monday
    @jedaschultz
    @Happily_Chaotic

    Tuesday
    @Phoebe112476
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @sleepymom5
    I'm glad I listened to my body on Thursday too. I was so tired, I'm sure it was from all the OT I was doing. Yes, once I got into work with the bright lights I was fine. I did miss volunteering with those little kids though.

    @ljdanny
    Great idea on putting some money away to help with motivation. I used to do that too. I should start doing that again. I don't need to do it for exercise though. I'd have to do it for the fruits and veggies.

    @amytriesww
    Enjoy the time with your family. Also, hope your surgery goes well.

    @Freeglerock
    Thanks! I'm trying not to make the same mistakes I have in the past with weight loss, even though I have a little but not as much as in the past. I need to finally get all the weight off and keep it off. It's hard work but we all need to keep keep working at it. It may take some time but we"ll all get there.

    @Cafelelia
    Thanks! The OT is hard but the extra pay is nice. There will probably be more OT next week and then it should slow down a little over Christmas. I do have some time off during that week so that will be nice.

    @Mrsbell8well
    My "big bucks" are pretty much spoken for. I'd love to put it in my savings account but it's going to a payment on my car repair bill, car payment, property tax bill and training sessions at the gym.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @kirsten11872
    Great loss!

    @Mrsbell8well
    Your house looks great! Love the fireplace and Lulu Mae looks pretty comfortable.😃 The loaves of bread look wonderful!

    @Cafelelia
    Sorry you aren't feeling well. Hope you feel better soon! I did have a busy week with the OT. You're right I do need to focus more on what I have accomplished and not look so mu h at what I haven't done. Something else I still need to work on.
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    These breads/cakes/loaves are Christmas gifts for co-workers, friends, my boss, mailman, neighbors, sanitation workers and anyone else we need a gift for. Our family will keep one of each kind. We’re so excited to taste all of them. I did dishes all day and Skylynn did the baking. Roles have switched. I am now the assistant baker. Thanks for all the sweet compliments and support.
    Tomorrow we wrap presents and take Lula Mae for a walk.
    Here’s what we made: chocolate peppermint, eggnog with rum glaze, gingerbread with orange glaze, almond, coconut with coconut rum frosting, ginger orange almond, orange, cranberry orange.
    All of them are vegan.
    @cyndiesstuff I have always said how helpful it is to reach out and ask for support. You can do this. Very proud of you.
    Have a great weekend everyone!
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @nstephenson01
    Sorry you're having a rough time. Hope you feel better soon. I'm not a fan of asparagus or mushrooms but mmm, the pumpkin pie sounds wonderful. 4 miles! That's great! Bet the dogs loved that! That's a beautiful picture!
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @Mrsbell8well
    I was going to ask what you were going to do with all those loaves of yummy looking bread. Wow! What a nice idea to give them as gifts!

    I bet you're tired of doing dishes. How nice that you are now the assistant baker and Skylynn did the baking.
  • Navydaddjtc
    Navydaddjtc Posts: 4,166 Member
    GOOD MORNING TEAMS THE WEEK 2 TALLIES FOR THE GROUP ARE IN
    HERE IS HOW IT ALL SHOOK OUT
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    THE WINNERS ARE...
    TEAM % Fitness Warriors 0.63%
    INDIVIDUAL % Mulecanter 3.28%
    TEAM LBS LOST Fitness Warriors 32.5
    INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST Mulecanter 6.8

    As a whole we lost 63.2 pounds or 0.26%!!

    PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
    1st Fitness Warriors 0.63%
    2nd Weight No More 0.37%
    3rd Trimstones 0.25%

    PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
    1st Fitness Warriors 32.5
    2nd Weight No More 12.8
    3rd Trimstones 9.1

    PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
    1st @Mulecanter 3.28%
    2nd @SLIMN2016 3.09%
    3rd @kirsten11872 2.63%

    PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
    1st @Mulecanter 6.8
    2nd @SLIMN2016 5.2
    3rd @robynleegetsfit 4.8

    HONORABLE MENTIONS
    @Krystalkayefisher
    @Tami_H
    @robynleegetsfit
    @raleighgirl09
    @KathynDes
    @kmargut
    @Luciicul
    @DanielleInProgress
    @Kbrad2325
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  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    Good morning everyone! This week’s group challenge is brought to you by team Weight No More (our team!). It is a simple daily challenge about starting to define your 2020 goals and how to get there. The daily themes are posted on the Week 3 challenge thread.

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  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    Saturday check in

    Food - logged and on target
    Exercise - 5 k steps
    Water - 2 l

    Even though I did not feel well, I decided to go out last night for dinner with my husband and our neighbours. It was really nice to relax and get away from it all for a few hours. We went to one of the bistros that I like that has healthy choices on the menu. I had an Irish coffee at the end of the meal, which I don’t normally do. It was so nice, especially this time of year.

    Our challenge is up. It is not obligatory, but if you want to do it, you can post or not post. If you are posting, feel free to post here or on the Week 3 challenge thread.

    Congratulations to our wonderful team for coming in second this week both in lbs and % lost!!!!
    Congratulations to @kirsten11872 for coming in 3rd in % lost and to @DanielleInProgresss for the honourable mention!!
    We are all winners in choosing to focus on our health and fitness!!

    @sleepymom5 - What a nice day yesterday! Pam, honestly, you look amazing!! Love your daughter’s photo as well!!

    @tryingagain5 - Great day yesterday! I agree with Pam that the food track has tools to help you with macros if you are focusing more on that. You can experiment with it to see if it works for you.

    @nstephenson01 - Hope that you are feeling better today! The meal that you made sounds so good! I love Skinnytaste. Your photo is so lovely! That must have been such a nice walk!

    @mrsbell8well - What an accomplishment yesterday! Those loves look so delicious! You need to let us know which one is your favorite! What a great gift idea if you are a baker!
  • CassieGetsFit2013
    CassieGetsFit2013 Posts: 602 Member
    kirsten11872 wrote: »
    @CassieGetsFit2013 good luck with WW! I love it! If you follow it, it definitely works!

    Thank you! How long have you been on it? And what color are you on? I'm on green.

  • CassieGetsFit2013
    CassieGetsFit2013 Posts: 602 Member
    Freeglerock wrote: »
    @CassieGetsFit2013 wow, that is a fabulous loss! WW has in the past worked well for me (except when I got carried away with the "free" foods ;)

    Thank you, I was very happy with that loss! :) Yeah, so far I haven't been too crazy with thw free foods cause I'm still figuring out what they are, lol. But I have been dipping into the weekly points a little too much, so I need to watch out with that.

  • CassieGetsFit2013
    CassieGetsFit2013 Posts: 602 Member
    User ID: CassieGetsFit2013
    Week Number: Week 1
    Previous weight: 213.6
    Current weight: 212.8

    Not a very big loss, but last week was over a 4lb loss AND I was on my period this week, so I'll take it! :smile:
  • nstephenson01
    nstephenson01 Posts: 854 Member
    Cute outfit @sleepymom5! Your daughter looks so happy!

    @cafelelia glad you had a nice night. I bet it was a welcome break. No doubt the Irish coffee helped your sore throat. Hope you and your boys feel better soon. And yes, good hair makes things just a little bit better.

    @Mrsbell8well Those loaves look scrumptious! How fun to be assistant baker for a change. Do you tell recipients that they are vegan? I bet its fun to see their surprise. And yes, I have maintenance nailed LOL. I won't reach goal this month but I will in 2020 and its nice to know maintaining the loss shouldn't be such a struggle.

    @tryingagain5 I look forward to following your journey with the macro "challenge" provided by your trainer. The idea of macros is interesting to me.

    @hope002 Fantastic transformation. What a difference 20 pounds makes!!

    @kirsten11872 Nice loss. All your hard work and consistency paid off. Keep it up this week

    Welcome to Onderland @amytriesww! Sorry about the UTI... hope you were able to get some relief.

    @cyndiesstuff Nice to hear from you! Hope you continue to check in when you can.

    Oooh it finally stopped snowing. Need to get the dogs out for a walk. Gotta run. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @sleepymom5
    @Cafelelia
    @nstephenson01

    I don't really use MFP to track food. Since I give my food journal to my trainer every week it works better to just write it out with pen and paper. That way he can look at it while I'm doing the exercises(also, when I started with him, I didn't have a smart phone.) I did check and the app had different macros set up than the trainer suggested for me. I'm doing fairly well sticking within the calorie range, just not getting the macro part right. Since I haven't done this very long I guess it will just take some time to get used to.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @sleepymom5
    It was fun shopping for the little ones. So many fun toys out there now. I'm the person who likes to play with the toys when they say "try me". It's always fun to make the music, sirens, etc go off on the toys.☺️ Josie will just be 7 weeks old at Christmas so she won't even know what's going on. Harper is 10 months old so she will be able to see what's going on but is still too young to understand completely.

    There will most likely be some OT this week too, should be voluntary this week but I'm not sure if I"ll say yes every time. I guess it will depend on how I feel when I'm asked.

  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,465 Member
    I am so tired. I will check in tomorrow. Have a good night!


    @DanielleInProgresss Nice loss! Hope all is going well and things settle down for you soon!
    @Cafelelia Sounds like you had a nice night. With all that you have been through it was good that you and your husband got out and had fun. This challenge is awesome! Thank you so much for doing it this month. :)
    @CassieGetsFit2013 Nice loss! I am glad that WW is working for you!
    @Mrsbell8well The bread looks so pretty. The recipients will be so happy. I hope you are feeling better soon. What a bad time of year to get sick. I hope your mom is doing better too.
    @tryingagain5 Good idea to bring healthy options to your holiday parties. That will make things a little easier for you. You have been doing well even with night shifts, OT and your busy schedule. You are going to do great this holiday season!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    Cafelelia wrote: »
    Sunday Check in

    Food - looked and on target
    Exercise- 7500 steps
    Water - 1.5 l

    Happy Monday everyone! Yesterday, my younger son wanted to go choose our Christmas tree, which he has done every year since he was two. He follows the same process every year in which he walks into the Christmas tree lot, does a quick look around and then goes to the tree that he “feels” is ours. He followed his tradition this year and it just warmed my heart. Even the big, lumberjack Christmas tree guy was moved. The tree is beautiful and we had a lot of fun decorating it. So finally, the Christmas spirit has arrived in my house and in me! A photo of the tree is below with my younger son doing his traditional “elf” dance. Another thing he invented. I have kept every single crafty decoration that the kids ever made, so we have quite melange of ornaments on the tree!

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    He is adorable! And the tree is beautiful. All my Christmas trees are outdoors right now, and they all got a good coating of fresh snow yesterday. They were so beautiful! Sadly the wind kept up all night and most of it blew off! We're not having an indoor tree this year, but we live surrounded by all kinds of conifers, so we're making do with those beauties instead of cutting one down to bring it in.
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,465 Member
    Sunday 12/15 check in
    Food: started logging but went off plan and over
    Water: 64 oz
    Exercise: PT and stretching

    I actually had a pretty good day. Decided early that I would have a rest day so I just did PT and stretching. If I don't do that daily I feel it. I cleaned my bedroom and bathroom, did wash and then got one tree up and decorated and oversaw the outside decorations. I was exhausted by the time the day was over. I was hungry and had a little cereal. That lead to cookies. I was disgusted. I knew I shouldn't and I didn't care. This morning I was still so upset about doing it. I decided to write in my journal about it. Then I went back in my journal and read what I was thinking this time last year. I lost over 3 pounds in December. I usually gain a lot of weight in December. I was surprised to see I was struggling then too but stuck with it. Last night I felt I blew it and why bother but today I see that I can still have a loss or maintain in December. One overeat isn't going to ruin everything. I feel much better and focused. Today will be busy. I have another tree to decorate. It takes me a long time to decorate. At some point, someone is coming to fix my closet. This is the last thing I need but it is necessary. My closet collapsed last week. This morning I am going to have to empty it before they come and then put everything back. At least I will have a clean closet. I also have to start cooking dinner again. I am sick of just having chicken and salad. I am thinking of having turkey tacos. That would be easy. Tomorrow I am hoping to go food shopping, I can't put it off any longer. Oh well, everyone have a great day!

    Challenge I always have trouble with setting goals. Reflecting on 2019, for the most part it went pretty well. I learned a lot about myself and my eating habits by reading and listening to podcasts. I have made many changes but I have so far to go too. I guess it is a good thing to always be working on yourself. I also had a few injuries that set me back with exercising. It started with a shoulder injury in the winter and then my hip and knee. I am starting to feel back to normal. I even noticed that I can walk at a quicker pace now. I did set a goal in November to do my PT exercises and stretch daily. I also set a goal to get more consistent with strength. I have done all of that. For 2020 I am going to start to challenge myself again (slowly) and get into a good routine with working out and strength.

    @Cafelelia Your tree is beautiful and your son is the cutest! I wish I knew his process before I went for my tree. I always take so long Lol! I am glad that you all are starting to get in the Christmas spirit! It will be a bitter sweet holiday for you all this year.
    @jugar Sounds like you are surrounded by beauty every day! I would love to be able to look out on that scene everyday!
  • Mrsbell8well
    Mrsbell8well Posts: 1,652 Member
    @Cafelelia oh that is just too precious! And I love the Elf dance lol! Reminds me of @cyndiesstuff and her celebratory dances. I am so happy you have found the Christmas spirit. especially when we have little ones. I was thinking this weekend about deaths this time of year, and so many people that get sick, snowstorms and icy weather...and here we are baking loaves for gifts, decorating our homes, hanging Christmas lights, buying gifts for others and wrapping festive presents. What a wonderful time of year. Christmas and everything it represents comes at a time when we all could use good cheer and thoughts of others.
    Molly and I have a ritual too. We usually walk on to a lot and pick the first one we see lol. It takes us seriously about 5 minutes and we are always delighted with our choice.
    @sleepymom5 Pam you look so young and beautiful! I love your outfit. So festive! And congrats on another graduate. You all are doing great!
    @nstephenson01 I showed Molly your picture of the snow hike you did. We love snow and fantasize about living in a snowy area. I don't think that is going to ever happen. We get teased with snow forecasts but not enough snow for what we would like.
    Challenge: 2020 I am planning to be more organized. I am trying to invent a combo of bujo and happy planner. Hoping to work on that Sunday. I would also like to be more eco friendly. I have been saddened to see all the harm of plastics in our oceans and landfills. I use recyclable grocery bags but still use plastic baggies. I am planning to buy some of those new reusable baggies next year. Health-I would really like to take this to the next degree. I have been reading up more on GERD which I was diagnosed with last year. I feel like I am at my healthiest ever but still not at optimal health. It can be confusing but I feel like my answers are out there. Would like to decrease my gluten intake. Just thinking about it makes me what to eat more gluten. We become so afraid of taking our freedom away from us. Just when we think we can't have something it makes us want it more.
    Money-would like to curtail my spending (after I buy reusable bags) and start an aggressive savings plan to reach our emergency savings goal. And all of the above goes back to my planner. Planning is a key to my success. I always loved the old saying those who fail to plan, plan to fail. Or should I rephrase it...those who plan, plan to succeed!
    Remind me who our "nut" person is? I have been thinking about you. Mom put a bowl of festive pistachios on her coffee table. She cannot eat them because of the salt. So I sit down there chatting with her like a squirrel. My mouth is full of nuts. It is so hard to stop once you start.
    @Cafelelia thanks for you sweet words. I love being on this team and feel very lucky to be part of this friendship group. After I hit my goal I was hit and miss for a month or so. But now that I am back I feel like I am home. It was lonely without all of you. I am not sure I can survive with out my daily fix. It helps keep me centered.
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