WEIGHT NO MORE Team Chat - March 2020
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Hi all,
Really inspiring how much you've lost overall last month - and congrats to the winners!
Today has been busy. Had to do some surveying stuff at work which has involved trekking round about 8 different sites. I don't drive so a mix of buses and walking has made it a bit of a slog. At least it's been dry and even a bit of sunshine - just very cold. Ended up getting a hot chocolate to warm up half way through - which is def not diet plan approved! Hopefully I've walked it off. Feeling shattered now I'm home so gonna be a toughie to get to my exercise class tonight I think.
In better news, weigh in day today and the scales are actually being nice to me
Username: podperson1
Week: 1
Previous weight: 196.8
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My first day back at work was going great till mom called. The dialysis team was worried she was having a heart attack. We’re in the ER now.11
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JillyBT
Week 1
Monday
PW:159
CW:157
Yippee, I moved in the right direction but I think it was all the colonoscopy prep. And the scale said it was muscle not fat. But that motivated me!
@Mrsbell8well I am so sorry that you just can't seem to get a break! Hope all turns out well with your Mother.5 -
For those of you that don't look at the Fat to Fit page (I am guilty of that), I wanted to post my selfie here for all of you....
So I picked this selfie because I am normally a positive person but I feel sometimes I complain to much on the board. I truly love the unconditional support in the "Weight No More" Group. And I think the scale says it all!7 -
Monday 3/2 check in
Food: logged and on track
Water: 64 oz
Exercise: 30 minute session with my trainer
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Moms still in ER. EKG is good. Running blood tests. Hopefully released soon. My daughter stayed with mom so I could go back to work for a few hours. After work Molly releaved Robin so I could come home after work and make dinner. Long day. Water done. 500 more steps. Food was good but I did just eat a large bowl of vegan posole. I’m pretty tired. Thanks at @JillyBT and I love your selfie! And really nice weight loss!4
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Motivation Monday
Here I am out of control and taking control:
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My introduction: I’m Angelina. I hit my goal in July, 1 year exactly from when I started here. 60 pounds! I look in the mirror now and say “damn, you are so cute and so skinny!” Yes I am now very vain lol. But I still thought I was cute at 202 pounds. But healthy...no. It has always been about being the healthiest I can be. I went from a size 3X to a size 6-8 size small, 142 pounds. I’m 5’4”. I still marvel everyday at my pretty little Barbie doll clothes. Or maybe little fairy clothes haha.
2019 for the most part is the healthiest I have ever been. Ran my first 10K, rode 33 miles on the Virginia Creeper for my 63 birthday, went Vegan over a year ago and stopped all headache medication for over a year. In October I did end up with a kidney stone. Ouch. December cold/flu. End of January pneumonia, and a week later in the ER for a pacemaker. Several of the doctors commented that they could tell I was an “athlete”. Really??? Me??? The best thing about being in such great shape is that it saved my life. They said my heart block could have been fatal.
So...this wonderfully supportive team along with my very supportive wife, is the reason that I’m still here staying active as motivator on this team. Thank you everyone!!!9 -
On a more serious note. As returning group members know, we are experiencing a lot of loss in our family. My mom is in her last months and during her decline, she has lost two younger brothers and a sister-in-law just in the past few months. One brother in the last 10 days. However, her own mother, my beloved grandmother, was outliving them all. Until yesterday evening.
My grandma is now reunited with my grandpa after almost 43 years as a widow. She'd often touch his face through the glass in the picture frame with that look of love at first sight. She bought a condominium with a view of the cemetery he rested in and lived there for about 35 years.
My sister Tracy was with her and said, "Grandpa's waiting for you. I bet he has a nice cold bottle of 50 and he's going to want to dance." And that was when she took her last breath.
God, I loved her. She was 97.
*For those of you not in Canada, "50" refers to a beer, well really an ale, technically called Labbatt 50. If you knew what a lady my grandmother was, it would make you laugh that once in a while, she enjoyed a 50.
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@1theresamcvean my goodness, theresa, your family really has been through so much lately. I’m so sorry you have another loss. But 97 is what my late mother in law would have said was a “beautiful age”. God bless all of you.
What a beautiful photo. I’m attaching one of my in-laws; we all loved it so much we had it put on their shared grave. People were so much more glamorous then!4 -
@Mrsbell8well I’m relieved to hear your mom is better. The hits just keep on coming for the sandwich h generation, huh? It sounds like you have a great team around you, that’s awesome. When we had my in laws with us, it was just us doing everything because my husband is essentially an only child (he had a brother who died at 19). The one advantage was that there was nobody to tell us we were doing it wrong!3
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Monday check in
Food logged and good.
About 50oz water
10,491 steps
@1theresamcvean I'm so sorry you're losing family members like that. The picture is beautiful, and I'm glad you got so many great years with your grandma.2 -
@sleepymom5
No, I don't really think of myself on a "diet". Trying to have it be a lifestyle. Since I'm doing a calorie range I can eat whatever I want within the range, although there are times I've gone way outside that range and gained weight back. I do struggle at times, (with this past weekend being one of those times) then wonder if all the hard work is worth it. Since I don't have a husband or kids, I don't have anyone to be healthy for, except myself and at times think it's too much trouble to bother. I know that's silly because I should want to be healthy for me but that gets in my head sometimes. I think when I'm tired those thoughts creep up more. And since I've been extra tired lately that hasn't helped.
I signed up for more sessions with my trainer today so I will be continuing to work on it no matter what my head tells me. He does help a lot, continues to make the workouts harder and pushes me way past what I think I'm capable of doing.
Thanks for saying I'm an inspiration.😊 I don't really see myself that way.
The game night was fun. It sounds like we'll do it again sometime4 -
@timibotkin
Congrats on the milestone loss!1 -
I am so tired so I will check in tomorrow
@kirsten11872 You put in the work and now you are seeing results! Great job turning things around. You are starting March out strong!
@jedaschultz Nice loss! You and I have been hanging around the mid 190s too long! Let's make March the month we get to at least the lower 190s
@ljdanny I hope all went well with the epidural shot today and more importantly, I hope it works!
@rundgrenrocks Thanks for the intro. What a beautiful picture of your in laws. I agree, they were more glamorous back then.
@podperson01 Nice loss!! You are starting out March strong! What an exhausting day you had! I am sure it is freezing where you live too. Hope you were able to get a workout in and relax. Maybe on days like today you can do a walking video or something around your house.
@Mrsbell8well. Oh no! I hope your Mom is ok
@JillyBT What a great way to start March with a loss! Love your bitmoji! Don't ever feel bad about "complaining" on the board. There is so much that goes into weight loss and it all isn't just diet and exercise. Stress and life in general gets in the way sometimes and it is better to talk about it. Sometimes even better to talk to people removed from your situation.
@tryingagain5 Great day yesterday! I think the fact that you are thinking of this as a life style instead of a diet is exactly why I think you are going to do well maintaining. Hope you had a good night.
@1theresamcvean I am sorry to hear about your grandmother. She sounded like a great lady who lived a wonderful life. What a beautiful picture. Hugs! You must be emotionally and physically exhausted with everything you have been going through lately.
@GingerPwr Looks like another great day!
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@1theresamcvean I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine dealing with all that grief! Please know many are sending you lots of love and support even if we are across the world!2
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@1theresamcvean My heart goes out to you at this time. Your grandma must have got such comfort knowing there were loved ones waiting for her on the other side- especially her one true love. And such a beautiful photo. Take care xxx1
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Mon 2/3 steps 12,2542
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@Cafelelia I would love to join the step challenge.1
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03/02 steps 128902
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