WEIGHT NO MORE Team Chat - June 2020
Cafelelia
Posts: 1,298 Member
Welcome Fat2Fit Challengers!
Here is your Team chat room for June 2020. This is where you weigh in every week, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post every day, and help each other succeed!
We have six great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @beka3695
Lisa - @cafelelia
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cafelelia
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @mari_moulin
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Angmarie28
Weight No More - @GingerPwr
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @TheMrWobbly (Fitness Captain)
Downsizers - open
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @beka3695
Lisa - @cafelelia
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cafelelia
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @mari_moulin
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Angmarie28
Weight No More - @GingerPwr
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @TheMrWobbly (Fitness Captain)
Downsizers - open
HOW IT ALL WORKS:
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, every week without fail! At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
We also track those small, steady losses with the Green Week count. If you lose, however small an amount, it counts for 1 week in the green. The total will be by month, and cumulative - so you can really rack them up and get to your goal even if you never hit the top of the leader board.
If you need a week off, a break, a change of weigh-in day - just ask your Captain here on your team chat page. If you take a break, you are moved to the Support Team. If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to ask if you are travelling, sick, or just needing some time off. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions and weigh in if you want to, but your weigh-ins will not be counted on the weekly tally.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the elite Goal Zone! After hitting your goal, you need support to stay there, and you can help your teammates join you. You must continue to weigh in every week, and if you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team!
In addition to your own team, there are F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month begin!!
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Welcome to the June Team Weight No More!
I am Lisa, co-captain with the Pam, @sleepymom5. I live in Toronto, Canada with my husband of almost 20 years and our two boys ages 13 and 9. We have been quarantine for around 10 weeks, and the province where I live is slowly reopening. It was a tough spring, but I used the month of May to reset and recover some balance and well being. I am a lawyer and run a part-time practice from home, after many years in the corporate world. I am also a distance runner, and just prior to quarantine, I was getting back to some longer runs after a year long injury. I started to gain weight in my thirties with a busy career and then having kids. I am definitely a weight fluctuator, so I can lose it, but am looking for sustained maintenance this time. I went off calorie counting in February, but after gaining while sick in April, I am back to it. Inspired by @GingerPwr on our team, I did the 2 week free trial on NOOM, really liked it and lost some weight. NOOM does have calorie counting in terms of a daily range (amongst other things). I am enjoying it, so have decided to stick with it, in addition to MFP. I also started up IF again, and I really like that as well.
My June goals are:- To continue my distance walking, increasing distance and speed, with a gentle transition to some running.
- Lose 3 to 4 lbs
- Continue with daily IF and Noom framework, including food tracking
- Weight training 2x per week
- Work on changing my mindset towards food and body image with a daily mediation
We have no new members yet, but please post an introduction and tell us about your June goals!
Some helpful info/reminders:
Posting Your Daily Updates (or more frequently)
We ask that you please try to check in daily or more if you please. If you don’t post daily, that’s ok, but just remember that the daily conversations that we have are a great opportunity for support through your journey. Please also post whenever you want, such as when you have a question, want to share information or tips, or if you need some extra support at a challenging moment or time.
For daily updates, you can use whatever format (or not) that you like. Many of us here check in with the following format:
Check in for: Thursday
Logged food: yes, on track
Water: 64 oz
Steps or exercise: 10000 and 30 minutes of yoga
Posting Your Weekly Weigh In
Please be sure to provide your weigh in as soon as you can on weigh in day. If something comes up and you cannot weigh in on your weigh day, please post here or message to advise me or @sleepymom5. We get you excused in advance, otherwise two missed weight ins on the spreadsheet mean that you will be bumped to the drop list (and eventually off the team). After you post, you will soon see the “insightful” reaction marked on your weigh in post. This means that either me or @sleepymom5 has recorded your weight on the spreadsheet. It is our system to make sure the other captain knows that the weight is recorded.
Here is how we ask that you weigh in weigh in on weigh in day:
User ID: *
Week Number: Week *
Previous weight: *
Current weight: *
Weekly Team Step Challenge
Post and let us know if you want to be in the weekly step challenge. We track Sunday to Saturday. You can post your steps daily, or cumulatively. Please try to post by the following Sunday by noon so that we can announce the winners.
F2F Weekly Weight Loss Challenge
Every Sunday, individual and team winners are announced on all team threads. We have kept up the Go Green Challenge, so we also announce how teams are doing over by % green (weight lost) on their spreadsheets. We have also introduced a new feature where we track and announce individuals who have consistently stayed green (lost or maintained).
F2F Optional Fun Challenges
The group also has optional monthly or mini challenges for all F2F members. These challenges are a lot of fun and a great way to get to know members on other teams. Look for them under the announcements.
The Goal Zone
This is the new feature that we developed for those members who have reached their goal. There is a separate part on the spreadsheet for you. You stay on your team and continue to weigh in weekly. If you gain and move away from your goal, you can rejoin the weight loss team to get back on track. You can also post on your team about questions, issues or comments that you have about maintaining your goal weigh.
Habit Tracker
The optional habit tracker is still going in the group thread for those of you who wish to use it. On this tracker, you are able to track certain habits daily. If you wish to use the spreadsheet, unlike the weigh ins, you will enter your own information on the habit tracker spreadsheet daily. Just go to the tab for Team Weight No More, enter your name & habits, then start tracking! The thread is also posted under the announcements.
Let’s make June a great month!6 -
Hi everyone! I'm Casey, and I've been with this amazing group since late December 2018. When I joined, I was at my heaviest - somewhere between 165 and 170lbs. Thank goodness for everyone in this group. There's so much support here! Since starting I've lost 30lbs!
So personal info: I live outside of Charlotte, NC. Hubs and I just celebrated our 21st anniversary last week, and we have two boys, 19 and 13. Our 19 year old is in the Army National Guard and is working a couple of jobs right now to save up to move out. Our youngest is really hating the lockdown and online learning - he's our social butterfly and has NOT done well these last couple of months. But we're reopening slowly, and hopefully in another couple weeks he'll be back to skating and going to football workouts. Fingers crossed.
Now that I've busted through a looooooong plateau, I'm at a point where I want to take my fitness a little further. So my June goals are:
1. Clean eating
- no chips; no fast food; alcohol only 2 days per week
- Fruit 2x per day; veggies every major meal; try to eat a rainbow each day
2. Fitness
- complete month 1 of the Fitness Blender 8 week program
- get at least 8,000 steps per day
I don't have a weight goal for June. It would be nice to lose another 5 lbs, but I'm not sweating it. The program I'm starting has you do a fitness test at the beginning, the halfway point, and at the end, so I'll be using that plus photos and measurements to track progress.
Can't wait to tackle another month and get stronger, faster, better with all of you!!!
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I'm Melanie. I've never done any of these before...I live in Lawrence, KS and work as a staff trainer is state government. About 4 years ago I was at my heaviest at 230. I joined MFP in Aug of 2016 and lost 60 over the next year. But family issues, stress, etc have put me off track. I was "maintaining" for a while before tackling the last 20...and gained ~ 40 back. 🙁 My husband and I are trying to get back on track...celebrating 20 yrs of marriage in 2 weeks! I've been on work from home since mid March...supposed to go back to the office on the 8th...not sure how comfortable I am with that, I have fairly severe asthma and...well, a little nervous.
My basic goals:
1. Lose 5 pounds in June. (stay under my calories, don't eat back all my exercise
2. 30 minutes of walking at least 5 times a week.
3. Do some sort of core work 3 times a week. Maybe pilates...
The walking is easyish on weekends and good weather. I totally lose motivation when the weather gets crappy and...well, it has been off and on for the past month. Kansas can't make up its mind...not that THAT is so surprising. I like pilates but have to do it. I really need to do this because I'm pretty sure that will help with lower back pain I've been having.
I need a big kick in the butt to get back to healthier habits.6 -
kirsten11872
Week:4
Weigh-in day:Saturday
Previous weight:181.7
Current weight:179.1
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Hello all! Hope you’re doing well!
Sorry I have not been actively posting, I have just been crazy busy with work all day & helping my son with his schoolwork at night. I’ll try to be more active now that school is almost over.
Got back on track this week, I’m very happy with my weigh-in, now to get back into my exercise routine. I have not exercised in a few weeks!
Have a great weekend! We are heading out to spend the day with family, it’s beautiful out!😊🌸3 -
Hi Everyone! My name is Pam. I am one of the team's co captain along with Lisa @Cafelelia. We are lucky to have Casey @GingerPwr as our team motivator! I have been married almost 30 years and have 5 children 28-20. I am a nurse but retired at the moment. I am still trying to decide what I want to do career wise.
My story in a nutshell...I was never overweight, although I always thought I was fat growing up. I gained A TON of weight with my pregnancies and ended up at 221 lbs. Unfortunately that ended up being my heaviest even when I wasn't pregnant . At the end June of 2012 I decided I either had to get serious and lose weight or accept that I am obese and live my life. I got a fitbit and joined MFP on July 1, 2012. Since then, I have gained and lost 30 or more pounds a few times. I have never gotten back to that starting weight but have gotten close. Although I haven't been as successful with my weight loss as I would like, I have learned a lot. I eat so much healthier than I used to. I also am in good physical shape, I love to hike, walk, kayak and bike. Actually anything outdoors I usually enjoy. I do have a home gym which has a bike, treadmill, elliptical, weights and a few other things. I want to enjoy exercising and not have it be a chore. I am always looking for fun, new workouts. I had some hip and knee issues for the past year but I am happy those are much better. I continue to do my PT exercises and stretch so they don't return.
As most of you know, the end of March and April was a struggle for me. My husband was on a ventilator in the ICU for 13 days. He was in the hospital a total of 19 days and then rehabbing at home. He is doing much better now and things are getting back to normal. This was a stressful and scary time and unfortunately I coped with eating. I was surrounded by food as this is how many people liked to help and I caved. I gained TEN pounds in April. I did get back on track in May and feel like I am on a good path now for June.
This team is more than just weighing in weekly. Checking in daily really helps keep me focused. I also learn a lot from everyone and also get support when I really need it. I am ready to put March/April behind me and move forward with Team Weight No More! I am happy to see our returning members joining us again. Welcome @Ademann1 and @melaniedscott!5 -
New day...New week...New Month...
Sunday
@CassieGetsFit2013
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
@annliz23
@twyla77
@kenzierenzieroo
Monday
@jedaschultz
@JillyBT
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She's back! One of your members from last year is back for more - @Barbb1557 should be along any time now! I'm sure some of you remember her, and it will be good to have her back. And @Barbb1557 - please let us know your weigh-in day! Thanks!2
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Hi again!
My name is Lenka.
English is not my first language - so I may not have perfect grammar.
I am from Europe but living in SE Pennsylvania currently.
I was part of WNM from dec 2018- aug 2019. And I’m back again (this was my first month)
I went from 165 to as low as 130ish I believe and then I got pregnant:) Being part of the team and having to weigh in and post my weight weekly really helped me mentally to stay focused and keep myself accountable.
My second princess was born 2 months ago on April 2nd and now I’m ready to get back where I stopped last year.
I started pregnancy at 137 and ended up going to 187. Yikes! Both of my babies had issues with placenta so I was high risk. They were measuring behind so of course I didn’t watch what I ate i just took it as a ticket to eat whatever I wanted to help them grow (even though it didn’t help)
I stopped excersicing during my second month of pregnancy due to terrible nausea and then I tried to get back to working out here and there on the days of felt better but it just didn’t work out the way I wanted.
I started May at 172, got down to 166.6
So -5.4lbs yay
I have about 35 pounds to lose still.
I’m hoping to be slowly dropping those pounds and be done by the end of 2020.
I’m planning on breastfeeding for a year so I need to take that in mind (higher calorie intake than I would normally do)
I am not as focused on numbers on scale rather than consistency.
These were my MAY GOALS:
Baby is only 1 month and I spend most of the days on couch nursing but I want to get:
-5000 steps a day, —> GOT Way over 5k every day (7-8k average, except 2 days)
-at least 3 lifting sessions a week (40 mins) —> Did 4 lifting sessions each week
-3 light runs a week (15-30 mins) —> Yes:)
-eat decent food and try to avoid junk as much as possible —> Need to work on this one, bye chocolate and icecream!
-lose 4 pounds. —> LOST 5.4!
JUNE GOALS are gonna stay the same pretty much, except I’m raising my step count to 6k
Anyway I have been doing a lot of YouTube workouts lately (Sydney Cummins, bodyproject etc on top of my weigh lifting calories so my calorie burn some days is 700-1000. I realized I need to be more active and eat more, rather than be less active and burn less and eat less calories. I feel like I need to eat at least 1800-2000 cals a day Bc of nursing. And losing over 5 pounds proves it’s the way to go.
Excited for a new month and 4 more pounds to go! Fingers crossed.
(Wow this was too long lol)
Oh and welcome new members! This team is awesome6 -
Hi everyone, quick intro. I'm Kristy, 41, from Auckland, New Zealand. Married for almost 18 years, we have 4 children aged 16, 15 and 11 (twins). For work I essentially translate Technical engineering mumble-jumble into whatever the end user needs to understand - I'm a Technical Writer working mostly in financial compliance for a company making Outdoor Payment Terminals. Basically what you use when you pay for gas at the pump.
A few years back I was super morbidly obese. I lost 160+ lbs without any surgery, got qualified as a Personal Trainer, then started having health problems with migraines, nerve pain, injury, and after maintaining my weight loss for a few years gradually put a bit over half back on. I also got diagnosed with an ED, but am in recovery.
I don't do things by halves. If I decide to do something, I do it. Even if that's just putting one step in front of the other consistently because it's all I can do, I don't quit. I also don't tend to do things on a small scale! Some people might gain or lose 5 lbs, apparently I gain or lose 50+... that's just me. Wouldn't the world be boring if we were all the same?! 🙃😜
Right now we are coming out of lockdown in NZ, all 4 of my kids have just gone back to school and hubby and I are still working from home. My pain levels have been up and down a bit, but we have a full gym set up in the garage and I have been working out doing cardio and Yoga every day. Also doing Personal Training sessions with my son (15) who plays Rep Basketball which is about to start back for Rep and school this week. I've just volunteered to coach his U17 Boys team for school, I coached club last year and helped out with training the girls' teams at school. So far I have dodged the girls teams but my daughter is playing U19 and I have this feeling....
June goal is to lose some weight. I'm happy if the scale is going down, so I'm not setting a number.6 -
xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
Weigh in: Week 1
Weigh in day: Sunday
PW: 255.2 (115.8kg)
CW: 253.7 (115.1kg)6 -
Wonderful, now there are protests about 15 minutes from where I live that got out of hand. The organizers wanted it to be peaceful and it started out that way but now people are breaking windows of businesses, fires started in dumpsters in an alleyway and are starting to loot and damaging cars, etc. It looks horrible! The reporter just said it's not safe anymore and had to leave the area. It is possible that some of the people causing the issues aren't even from the area but have come in from somewhere else just to cause division and violence, which has happened in some other areas.
The police officers are out in their riot gear and are wanting people to go home and the people are ignoring them. They had to use tear gas and flash bangs to get the people to disperse. Other than the tear gas the police are not engaging with the crowd.
People were throwing bricks through the windows of the police station and other businesses, spraying graffiti on the buildings and basically destroying the city. The businesses in that area is mostly small businesses who were probably already closed because of the pandemic and now who knows if they will make it.
There are still some peaceful protesters out there but many of them are no longer peaceful. I'm watching it on the news and am horrified by it, here and in the other cities. I believe what happened to George Floyd was horrible and that the officers should be charged with murder. What I don't understand is why do people think that looting and causing destruction will help at all. Destruction is never the answer and causes more division not less.
I don't believe that what they're doing is honoring Mr. Floyd at all. It is actually dishonoring him.
There's a right way and a wrong way to do everything. There was also a protest in a town about an hour from me that had people of all races and colors that started out peaceful and ended peacefully with a candlelight vigil. They did it the right way.
One of my nephews is a police officer near another town that is planning a protest for tomorrow night. I'm worried about his safety if he has to go there.
I know this has nothing to do with weight loss but I needed to vent my feelings on this(and it's too late for me to call anyone) Thanks for letting me vent.11 -
Sunday check in - food tracked and good.
Water - 2 litres +
Exercise - morning was 20 Spin bike, 30 Elliptical. Then this afternoon I threw together a circuit for fun, haven't done one in ages. I challenged my dodgy shoulder and nerves a bit, but did the circuit 3x, 45 seconds per station. Which is hard work! Bosu Punch Crunch, Shoulder Crushers, Hop Squats, Kettlebell Swing, Step ups, Russian Twists, Bulgarian Split Squats. 2 min rest between circuits. If you're a sucker for punishment, add burpees, mountain climbers and push-ups into it. (This amount of evil is why I miss being a personal trainer - but I am willing and did do the circuit myself! 🤣)
I also decided to replace my spin bike, I use it so much and my one is honestly nowhere near as good as it should be for what it cost. It was either try and completely rebuild it which still won't fix the size of the frame, or get a new one. So I went shopping 😄 I can pick my new one up on Wednesday. The current one has had plenty of use though, and we'll keep it for the kids to use.
Have a good day everyone.3 -
05/30 steps 50922
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steps..
5/24- 9,982
5/25- 10,151
5/26- 11,028
5/27- 9,152
5/28- 2,974
5/29- 14,080
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WEEK 4
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Shrinking Assets 0.45%
2nd Downsizers 0.32%
3rd Mission Slimpossibles 0.28%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Shrinking Assets 21.7 lbs
2nd Downsizers 16.2 lbs
3rd Mission Slimpossibles 11.1 lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @RaisedToRamble 3.65%
2nd @Twyla77 3.57%
3rd @Gidgitgoescrazy 2.30%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @RaisedToRamble 8.6lbs
2nd @Twyla77 5.0%
3rd @metonymicalinsanity 4.4lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@apple852hk
@Zumba_Luvah
@guitargirl55
@jmbrown11
@Be_theBest_Me
@lindamtuck2018
@Emmajhare
@suzyjmcd2
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Barbb1557
Hi everyone, it is a wonderful feeling to rejoin this awesome group again.
I was doing so well with the the group until October. Since then I have gained 40 pounds and
Realized yesterday that I was finally ready to step on the scale. A new beginning
I live near Harrisburg PA and Hershey PA (yes at times it smells like chocolate😁).
I am in my 60s, two boys 30 and 29, retired, and I have a cat named Stella. During this crazy corona virus time my anxiety has been out of control and resulted in over eating and zero activity. The one bright light over the past few months has been a Friday night virtual Happy Hour with 5 great friends. The call ends about 5 hours later and we all bring a ‘show and tell’ item of a special memory a picture, something to share.
I found my measuring spoons today to take control of my coffee creamer. Day 1 looks bright with all of you in my corner. Hugs to all of you, it feels great to be back.5 -
Check in for Saturday 5/30
Food-logged and under
Exercise-45 and 30 min walk
Water-over 64 oz
Sorry, in a rush today. We are leaving for a walk, then furniture, then barbecue. Had another really good day yesterday. No reason not to have another good one today. Have a good day everyone!
@Barbb1557 Welcome back!! We missed you!
@timibotkin Nice loss! You are going in the right direction! How awesome that you can plant all of that! I am sure it is a lot of work, hopefully you enjoy it too.
@annliz23 Awesome steps this week! Great plan to increase your yoga and pilates in June and changing your calories. Sounds like you are setting yourself up for success!
@GingerPwr I love your plan for June. I can't wait to see how you continue to progress, losing weight or not I am sure you will be toning all over.
@melaniescott Welcome! I think you will like it here. Just jump right in with posting. I think you have a good plan for June.
@kirsten11872 Nice loss!! Hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather.
@lenka1 I like that you are focusing on consistency rather than the scale. I actually think if you do that, the scale will be moving down anyway. Between breast feeding and having two little ones, I think your goals are realistic and also challenging.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx What a workout! You just amaze me! How exciting that you are getting a new spin bike!
@tryingagain5 I am so disgusted how things turned out. It was the same way here in Philly. That video of George Floyd was so disturbing, I think everyone was outraged. I don't think these peaceful protests needed to turn violent. Our protest was peaceful at first, and actually gave me chills. So many people of different races and ages gathered and knelt for 9 min to honor him. Then this...
@ljdanny Nice steps!4 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Shrinking Assets 1.28%
2nd Downsizers 1.13%
3rd WaistAways 1.06%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Shrinking Assets 62.3 lbs
2nd Downsizers 57.4 lbs
3rd WaistAways 49.1 lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @WishfulThinning18 5.87%
2nd @samuel860 5.65%
3rd @metonymicalinsanity 5.30%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @metonymicalinsanity 16.8 lbs
2nd @WishfulThinning18 16.2 lbs
3rd @samuel860 12.2 lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@Angemarie28
@kyfrancik
@jmbrown11
@eggfreak
@missGYST
@mrsjhardin
@Gidgitgoescrazy
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Hi all,
Woot, that's an amazing amount to have lost over the month, and big congrats to our team winners
So, I'm Shelli, 38 and live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I love the city, even though it's annoyingly busy right now with everyone not working and taking advantage of the gorgeous weather we're currently having. I've been working from home since the end-ish of March, which has brought it's own set of stresses but overall guess I'm lucky to still have a job. I live with my flatmate/best friend and my two kitties.
Weight-wise I don't think I've ever been happy with it. Ironically, during lockdown we've been digging out a lot of old photos and now I would love to be the weight I was then, even though at the time I was convinced I was huge - guess I'm never happy! My highest weight was around 210lbs at the end of last year. Came on this site at the start of Feb and joined this amazing group in March. This is probably the longest I have ever consistently stuck to losing weight - previously I was queen of the 'crash diets' and the 'start on Monday, give up by weekend' cycle. I'm trying hard to completely change my eating habits - moving to more healthy options but while keeping it sustainable and making sure that nothing is 'banned' as I know this just makes me want it more lol. I'm also upping my exercise, though with the gyms closed here I'm on a lot of video workouts.4 -
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Twyla77
Week 5
Weigh In Day: Sunday May 31
Previous Weight: 135.1
Today’s Weight: 134.5
Day 10 of the cleanse, 2 more to go!
Feeling great - bloating is gone, sleeping is better, no body stiffness or aches!
And mentally I’m pretty pumped that I have made it this far with no cheating!
I’ll come back later to do my June intro, heading out for a walk! Hope everyone has a good Sunday!6 -
@sleepymom5
I agree. Violence and looting doesn't do anything but cause more problems. Being peaceful is possible.
The news this morning showed people of all races working peacefully together to clean up the city. Some who were interviewed said they were at the protest for a couple of hours and had left before things got out of hand. The organizers of the original peaceful planned protest didn't want anything like this to happen.
I know it didn't just happen here but has been happening everywhere. Senseless violence. So sad!🙁3 -
Happy June everyone!
I woke up yesterday not sure how I wanted to spend this weekend. Bad or good? I decided to split it Saturday bad Sunday good. Yesterday Molly and I had a big discussion about my weight. She is very helpful. I have been wanting to make banana bread. So I did. First time veganizing it. Delicious. That, sweet tea, tortilla chips and 2 vegan hot dogs packed on another 3 1/2 pounds overweight. Starting today at 157.6. On February 1st I was 140. But now I’m really ready and back in the game. Molly bought all my favorite juices for my 1 week cleanse which I started today. My goal is 142 by our vacation August 1st. Molly is so clever. She did a show and tell video of me “coming clean” about where I am and where I want to be. I gave Angelina a good pep talk and lots of guidance on how to handle life.
Now when I’m at a crossroads, she’s going to play it back to me. We were planning on doing it monthly but maybe I will do it weekly for June. It was kind of fun.
Intro and goals coming soon.5 -
CassieGetsFit2013 wrote: »User ID: CassieGetsFit2013
Week Number: Week 1
Previous weight: 207
Current weight: 203
Wow! I felt that I was going to have a loss, but didn't expect 4lbs! I had things to tell you guys, but don't have a lot of time right now, just wanted to weigh in now and I'll be back later to chat! 😋🥰
Cassie wandered over to the WaistAways! Here is the post in her home4 -
Welcome new and returning members!! I always enjoy the beginning of the month reading everyone's intro's and goals for the month.
I'm Nancy, originally from sunny California, relocated to Montana 8 years ago, married for 19 years and have 2 dogs...a pair of Brittany Spaniels named Gauge & Willow who are my exercise partners. My weight slowly crept on largely due to a long commute and desk job. I joined MFP January 2017 and F2F October 2017. Highest weight recorded on MFP was 220.5 I lost 50 pounds but have stalled out for sooooo long. Not sure about goal weight but would like to be in the range of 160 - 165. I'm 5'8". Lowest weight was 164 back in February but March and April were not good months for me. May wasn't much better, didn't lose my goal of 5 pounds, but did finish the month slightly less than I began and got into a routine of Intermittent Fasting.
My husband works on long term construction projects that take him away from home for extended periods of time. He was just home for a couple of months last winter then left for a project in Pennsylvania at the end of January. Mid March I packed up preparing to drive out to spend 2 months with him in Pennsylvania when the virus hit. The project was shut down, everyone laid off and he’s been home with me ever since. Its actually (surprisingly) really great having him home. Since we moved to Montana, he's never been home this time of year as he's always working out of state so we're able to complete many honey do projects with the better weather. Because he works in the Oil & Gas industry its not likely he'll return to work as quickly as originally thought.
We live on 45 acres so there's no shortage of opportunities to stay active. I exercise, especially hike, pretty much everyday. My downfall is food. I enjoy cooking and love eating! I struggle with portion control and and am disconnected from my hunger scale. I'm also a fast eater and fail at eating mindfully. Did I mention I’m also a confirmed plate cleaner and hate throwing away food. Gosh that's a lot of food related issues!!! LOL
Goals for June. I second the others who mentioned consistency. I was very inconsistent in May
Weight: Get back into the 160's and stay there.
Food: IF 5 days/week. Eat more fruits/veggies crowding out the bad stuff. When my husband and I get busy with outside chores I tend to reach for quick, less than healthy, foods if I get overly tired at the end of the day so I want to get back into the habit of planning our meals and possibly prepping some items.
Let's make June a successful month!
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WEEK 1 Challenge is UP! Send your folks on over for an easy and practical one -
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Saturday check in
Food - on target
Water - 2l
Exercise - 5 km walk
Just checking in quickly as the introductions keep rolling in. I had a good day yesterday and was on target for everything. I did a ton of healthy baking as promised to the kids. I forgot to mention in my goals that I am working on my sleep, which has been all over the place during quarantine. I am targeting an earlier bedtime and earlier wake ups, 8 hrs each night. Big hugs to everyone and here’s to a healthy June!
Welcome to our new members @dansip, @melaniedscott, and @Ademann!!! Please post an introduction when you are able!
Welcome back @Barbb1557!! We missed you!!
FYI re the new Goal Zone on our spreadsheet.
This zone was created to help team members stay at goal once they reach it. You provide your goal weight as a start (I advise your current weight or the upper end of your goal zone if you have one), and you weigh in each week for accountability to stay in your goal zone. If you rise above your zone, you can rejoin the weight loss team to get back. There are a few of you who are close to goal, so this may be useful for you. Participation is optional, but we are hoping this helps you with maintenance. Right now we have @brown6267 at goal, so let us know if you want to try this out. This is completely new and we are trying to figure out what works, so your feedback is welcome!
May Team Step Challenge
If you have not already, please post your steps on this thread for the last week of May (May 24th to May 30th). I will post the Week 4 and Grand Finale winners tomorrow. To be considered for the Grand Finale, you must have provided your steps for all four weeks of the May Challenge (May 3rd to 30th).
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@melaniedscott Hello and welcome! I love my walks too, but when it's raining, I like to put on a Leslie Sansone video on You Tube - I got introduced to her by people in this group - the videos are easy and you stay in a good fat burn zone pretty much the whole time. Here's a link to her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/walkathomemedia/videos
@kirsten11872 and @twyla77 Great losses!
@lenka1 You're doing great! Keep up that momentum through June!!!
@Barbb1557 Welcome back!!!
@Mrsbell8well That sounds like an amazing strategy! I know you'll see lots of improvement this month!
Yesterday was great - ate clean throughout the day EXCEPT for having chips and cheese dip from one of our favorite restaurants now that it's open again. I was up a total of 2 pounds since last week's weigh-in, but It's cool because I feel completely in control and tomorrow starts a long two months of intense workouts.
Did my fitness test today. Won't post numbers yet, because I'll post before and after pics and data when I'm done.
Y'all, we're going to kill it in June!4 -
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