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  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
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    Friday's Weigh Ins
    @jmilner89
    @KatAdele
    Saturday's Weigh Ins
    @lburch
    @kirsten11872
    @timibotkin
    Late Weigh Ins
    @twyla77
    @dillyg08

    On to week 2...
    Sunday
    @twyla77
    @dillyg08
    @cassiegetsfit2013
    Monday
    @33sandy1223
    @starcrystal3
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    @jedaschultz
    @JillyBT
    Tuesday
    @Phoebe112476
  • nstephenson01
    nstephenson01 Posts: 854 Member
    @gingerpwr Great advice! Thank you!! So much of this journey is in the mind.
    @hope002 Terrific transformation!! Wearing the same clothes really shows your progress. You should be very proud of your commitment to your wellness.
    @Zumba_Luvah Nice loss. Too bad about the skirt LOL but great problem to have!
    Those in the path of that storm on the east coast, stay safe!

    Daily check in: Friday
    Food: pre-logged but except for breakfast got completely off track
    Water: Not enough
    Exercise: None. Winter storm prevented me from getting to my yoga class.

    We received over a foot of snow overnight so I had no choice but to plow. We supposedly live in the "banana belt" part of Montana but it sure doesn't feel like it LOL. I've only plowed a handful of times and it was under my husband's direction so I'm very much a novice. I spent several hours plowing but still need to do more. I can't get my vehicle out of the garage yet either but I need to put a different attachment on the tractor to move that snow and I wasn't up for that by the afternoon. Skipped lunch because I wanted to keep working. Drank too much wine and capped off the evening with a glass of Bailey's which I knew would make for a lousy night's sleep and it did. My neck and shoulders are tender from looking down at the plow and my legs are sore from climbing on and off the tractor. I have a whole new appreciation for my husband LOL

    Today is a new day and will be all about hydration, nutritious food, self care and rest. The sun isn't up yet and I can already tell I'll need to shovel but going to wait until tomorrow to plow again as Sunday is predicted to be better weather. I'd like to get out for even just a short walk and bit of fresh air. Maybe by Monday I can get out to yoga and the grocery store. Being "snowed in" sounds like fun until it really happens! :neutral:

    OK, I'm so tired I'm having trouble putting words together LOL. Happy Saturday everyone and don't let the weekend derail your journey!
  • rundgrenrocks
    rundgrenrocks Posts: 85 Member
    Happy weekend! I have to admit I get a little overwhelmed when I open this page up and see there are dozens of new posts. I’m still going back and forth to remember who everyone is! Everyone is doing great though.

    My girls are home from college this weekend so I made their two favorites last night (pizza for one, twice baked potatoes for the other). They both went over well so I don’t have as many leftovers as I was hoping I would!

    We usually go out on saturdays but my husband is coming down with a cold so maybe I can talk everyone into something simple at home. He has a kidney transplant so every sniffle is worrisome.

    @1theresamcvean nice to see you here! 😉
    As someone who did the sick/old parent thing also (hubby’s parents), I always joke that my girls are only allowed to marry orphans. 😳

    @hope002 nice to meet you; you look terrific. I’d love to wear something without an elastic waist eventually!!

    @Mrsbell8well, I hope you are continuing to heal and feel more like your fine self!

    Have a great weekend all,
    Jenn
  • kirsten11872
    kirsten11872 Posts: 519 Member
    Hello & Happy Saturday!😊

    It’s a sunny, chilly day. I got up early, worked out & went to my WW meeting. I was very happy with my weigh-in. Now I have to stay on plan the rest of the weekend! We have the hockey game tonight, that might be my only downfall, but I’m really going to try to stay on track!

    Have a wonderful day & weekend!🤗
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @cafelelia
    Thank you for your continued prayers. I can go for the next bloodwork on Friday. I was told if that's good I won't need a follow up with the doctor. I talked with someone from my church who has had anemia too and they never found out why he had it. One of my neighbors has also had it but I haven't talked with her much about it yet.

    That's nice that you and your husband had a date night. I bet your boys enjoyed the dessert. Have fun at hockey.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @sleepymom5
    Night shift is difficult as you know. Thanks. I try to do my best to get enough sleep and still do things with others.

    Hope you enjoyed lunch with your son and enjoy your dinner out. I'm not much of a drinker so I don't struggle with that. My issue is more with dessert, especially if it is anything chocolate or has chocolate and peanut butter.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @nstephenson01
    That's a lot of snow. We got some overnight too but maybe 3 inches. They're also predicting another 1 to 3 inches for tomorrow but the last few times they predicted that we didn't get any so we"ll see. Keep on plugging along, like my trainer likes to tell me "progress not perfection"

    @timibotkin
    Nice loss!

    @rundgrenrocks
    It is hard to keep up with all the posts. Every time I get on the app there are so many posts to read, which is a good thing. That means we're all here for support. Nice your girls are home. Hope your husband feels better soon.

    @kirsten11872
    Nice loss! Enjoy your hockey game.
  • timibotkin
    timibotkin Posts: 235 Member
    We went to Charlestown to the Hollywood Casino today just to get away for a little while. I put my weight in earlier just in case I forgot about doing it. I decided to stop feeding the slot machines while I wait for Wayne to finish with poker. While doing this I caught up with February posts!

    Wow so much that I have missed!

    @Mrsbell8well I hope you are feeling better and doing well with your recovery!

  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
    I think I am going to make my kids give me gifts of time instead of regular gifts. It is so much better! First William surprising me with a visit for my birthday, now Danny taking me to lunch...it was so fun! My 3 girls have to up their game lol! I have to finish getting ready to go out. I had such a good productive day-got stuff done, worked out, READ for about and hour plus went to lunch and hung with Dan and Charlie(the dog) for a bit. Such a nice day. I already told my husband my plan to drink so hopefully he will be on board at dinner. But quite frankly, he doesn't have to be. I am going to be fine and follow my plan. I hope everyone has a good evening!

    @Cafelelia Nice job at dinner last night with the wine and dessert. It is so much nicer to go out and enjoy and not go off track.
    @nstephenson01 I can't even imagine what it is like to have a snow storm by you. I think all the plow work is definitely exercise! You have the sore muscles to prove it! Sounds like you have a good plan for today too.
    @timibotkin Nice loss! Hope all is well. Sounds like a fun afternoon too!
    @rundgrenrocks Don't feel like you have to answer all the posts, it can be overwhelming. Just post when you get a chance. How nice that your daughters were home for the weekend. Are they far? My two are local now,baout 1/2 hour away but my other 3 were about 5 hours away. Hope you enjoy your evening, whatever your plans may be.
    @kirsten11872 Nice loss!! You have been doing great and the scales show it. Keep it going! Enjoy tonight!
    @tryingagain5 I struggle with drinking AND dessert...and chocolate...and I can't keep peanut butter in the house Lol! Hope you have a good evening too!
    @Mrsbell8well I am so glad you posted. I am getting sad vibes from you. Don't let this get you down. You are still healthy, you are just recovering from a pretty major operation. This is all normal. You will get back to where you were before all this happened, I promise!! A million hugs to you!!
  • starcrystal3
    starcrystal3 Posts: 91 Member
    Whew - this chat just got so active when the weekend hit. Bear with me as I try to catch up!!!

    @rosieposiesrl - Nice to meet you! Congrats on a very successful streak!

    @Cafelelia - 5 books! Wow! I'm lucky if I can complete 1-2 each month. Oh and nice gif! I love Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! Laughter is a pretty good medicine for staying healthy, too :)

    @GingerPwr - I have just over 2 months to train for my first 5k. My training app really has a major increase in my intervals this week and I'm a bit nervous. Have you been running long?

    @sleepymom5 - Good to know you liked Seven Husbands! I appreciate book club bc it introduces me to books I've never heard of. PS Great job on water intake! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

    @phoebe112476 - Thanks for sharing your photos - they are so inspiring <3 Last year, after losing about 25lbs myself I also struggled with hunger. Eventually I needed a break from weight loss and switched to maintenance for a while, but it was hard to make my way back. I'll be curious to hear how this progresses for you and what you find that works/doesn't work.

    @lennoncpa - Nice to meet you! I'm inspired by your frame of mind :smiley:

    @tryingagain5 - Two book clubs, that's ambitious! I try to attend my monthly book club even when I don't finish a book; just to stay connected with everyone. I've also found audiobooks work well to help me finish faster as I can listen while I do housework. GREAT job on your fruits, veggies and water this week. Such great goals to track! I also love the motto from your trainer "progress, not perfection." So true!

  • ljdanny
    ljdanny Posts: 2,152 Member
    Steps

    Sun 9883
    Mon 8806
    Tues 14274
    Wed 8080
    Thurs 6785
    Fri 9913
    Sat 2217
  • phoebe112476
    phoebe112476 Posts: 269 Member
    Update: Today I am not hungry. Couldn’t even finish my dinner. Still have 400 calories left today. Thank goodness! It has been several days since I felt anything but starving. Hoping this lasts awhile. I haven’t felt hungry like that for a long long time and certainly not for most of my time in deficit.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    Saturday 2/8 check in
    Food: logged and over
    Water: 80 oz
    Exercise: 30 minutes

    I went to bed at 8:30 last night and woke up around 3:30 and haven't slept since. I'm really surprised that I'm not more tired. I think the iron pills are helping me. I'm tired, not exhausted.

    My exercise today was the Leslie Sansone walking video that @sleepymom5 suggested. I did the 1 mile happy walk, which was 15 minutes. I did it twice. It's different than what I'm used to doing in the gym but I liked it. It was a little difficult watching it on my phone but I made it work and plan on doing some more of them in the future. Years ago, I found a walking workout in a magazine. It's a little different than the video but there are similarities.

    I ran errands this morning and spent some time reading my book for Tuesday's book club. I have about 60 or so pages left.

    I went for dinner with some friends from church. I did look up the menu ahead of time and had planned on getting soup and a salad but ended up with a sandwich and fries. Had I stuck with my original plan I would have been on track today. I plan on getting right back on track tomorrow.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @starcrystal3
    Yes, 2 book clubs are difficult. I often don't get one of the books read but like you I go anyway. I've found I can't do audio books. I've tried before and it seems I pay more attention to what I'm doing rather than listening to the book.

    Thanks, I've been working on those goals for a while. Some weeks are better than others.

    I do have to remember "progress not perfection". He also like to use the term "baby steps"

  • xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Posts: 623 Member
    Check in for 9 Feb

    Tracked and under calories
    Water: 2 litres
    Exercise: 30 mins Spin bike and a 60 min beach walk
    Steps: 13,805

    Had a busy weekend but I find I'm getting exhausted and my nerve pain is spiking mid-afternoon. I don't want to cut back on the exercise that I'm doing, so I might need to play with my calories and macros a bit, as well as meal timing.

    I'm struggling to keep up with conversation here, but someone did ask me a few days ago why I'm not a P.T any more - 2 reasons. 1 - injury and chronic pain was making it really hard for me to demo exercises and spot clients, and 2 - we moved country. It seemed like a good time to stop.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    That was me that asked. Those are definitely good reasons to stop.

    I understand about struggling to keep up with all the conversations here. I'm having trouble with that too.
  • brown6267
    brown6267 Posts: 476 Member
    02/08 steps 10029
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
    Saturday 2/8 check in
    Food:not logged and over
    Water: over 64 oz
    Exercise: 40 minutes walk, 15 min stationary bike, PT, stretch and strength

    I stuck to my drinking plan last night so I am happy with that. I didn't stick to my eating plan though but I am ok with it. I did look up the menu and planned what I was eating. What I didn't know is that this was a place that you shared. They had small portions and a different menu so we ordered a ton of stuff and had a little bite of everything. I am glad I did, I ate things I would have never tried. Everything was delicious. We also got steaks but I only had 1/3 of it. I also had a few bites of dessert, it was presented the same way. When I went home, I was full but not stuffed. Today's plan-lots of water, eating light, exercise. It is a beautiful day so I am going to walk outside. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

    I noticed quite a few of you commenting how busy this thread is and how hard it is to keep up with all the posts. What I suggest is that you at least read the posts if you have time. I have really learned so much from just interacting with this group. If you can't read, there is a little bell on the top right hand side of the page next to the star and gear. It will show if anyone mentions you. You can hit that if you don't have time to read but don't want to miss if someone is commenting to you. If you can read the posts and comment, that is awesome. If you can't comment to everyone, don't stress over it. I don't want anyone to be overwhelmed. If there is something that you can suggest to someone that may help their issue, that is awesome, but if, not do not worry about commenting. We would love for everyone to post daily and comment but we know that life is busy and it is just unrealistic. The important thing is you have a place to come for help and support and lend your support or knowledge also. Hope this helps.




    @Mrsbell8well It is understandable that you are feeling sad. You basically were cruising along and had the rug pulled out from under you. In the long run, this is just going to be a blip in the radar, you will be back to where you were. You aren't going to feel like this for the entire time you recover. Each day and week you are going to be feeling more like yourself. I know Molly has to work but can you plan a get away to the country house? Next week is president's weekend, maybe you can do a long weekend. How about making a plan for when you are recovered? How you are going to build yourself back up. You have time to do the things you usually don't have time for. Reading, doing your planner, maybe light organizing of something you didn't get to. Maybe even plan a trip for the future to go to while you have time to really research things. You have been taking care of your body and keeping it strong. Now you need to give it time to heal and recover. That is just as important as exercising. When your body is fully recovered, you are going to be amazed how good you feel. You are going to have more endurance with that pacemaker. On a different note- I am just curious, could your throat hurt from being intubated for surgery? I know that isn't uncommon.
    @starcrystal3 It can be very active at times. I It is awesome to give and get support but don't get overwhelmed. If you don't have time, just post what you are up to and don't worry about responding.
    @ljdanny Nice steps! One day was over 14,000! Awesome!
    @phoebe112476 I am glad that hunger thing is gone. Sometimes you just need more fuel so hopefully that was all it was.
    @tryingagain5 I like those videos for when you just need something quick (or not so quick) and don't want to go out. I also like them because you do get a ton of steps in. I am glad that the iron pills seem to be working. I was anemic when I was younger due to my period. I ended up having a uterine ablation and it took care of it. I didn't get my period after that so that is why I am having a little trouble figuring out where I am with this menopause stuff lol! Sounds like you had a nice weekend.
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Nice day yesterday but sorry to hear that the pain is spiking. I am curious if you see a difference between non impact and exercises with impact and pain. I am not even sure if I am using the proper term. For example, do you have a better time on the stationary bike rather than walking on pavement or the beach?
    @brown6267 Nice stepping! Hope things are well!
    @lennoncpa. That sounds yummy! Great substitution with the veggies!
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
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    On to week 2...
    Sunday
    @twyla77
    @dillyg08
    @cassiegetsfit2013
    Monday
    @33sandy1223
    @starcrystal3
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    @jedaschultz
    @JillyBT
    Tuesday
    @Phoebe112476
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
    Day 8 - February 9th! Describe the imaginary character you need in your life to keep you on track. Where would they be? What would they do?
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    Here is the link-
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10783307/leaping-groundhogs-the-02-2020-questions-challenge#latest
  • CassieGetsFit2013
    CassieGetsFit2013 Posts: 604 Member
    User ID: CassieGetsFit2013
    Week Number: Week 2
    Previous weight: 214
    Current weight: 215.8

    Ugh, I thought I did okay this week, but then I started my period, so I do feel heavier because of that and I've had really horrible back pain so I guess I knew I would havw this gain! Grrr!! 😤

    I haven't been exercising at all and I found this app that has 7 minute workouts and you can do easy, medium and hard. And it's like a 30 day thing. And I'll just do it kver and over, after every 30 days. 😊 7 minutes might not be very long, but I think it'll be good if I can get into it and try to make it a habit of doing some type of workout!

    Gonna try hard to make the other two weigh ins in February losses!
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS to Team Downsizers for STAYING IN THE GREEN with 60.7%!!! B)

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    Stay focused and your team could be the winners next week!! ;)
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