WEIGHT NO MORE Team Chat - July 2020
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Saturday check in
Food - under calories
Water - 2l
Exercise - 20 min running, 20 min indoor cycle
While my husband and older son are working on renos of our family cottage, I took my young son and I travelled to my mother’s house yesterday, about 90 minutes outside of the city. I had to deal with her aging exercise equipment for my workouts, but it worked. I am still in shock that school is over for now and we are almost into the month of July.
And, the Team Weight No More sweeping June gets even better. We were 66.7% green in Week 4 and a whopping 81.5% green for the entire month. The green means members who lost or maintained. Congratulations!
@freeglerock - I had forgotten that you lost over 35 lbs, wtg! I also did not realize that you kept chickens! We used to have them when I was a kid and the fresh eggs are the best! Nice July goals!
@cassiegetsfit2013 - Congratulations on making it to Onederland! That is amazing! A few other team members already said it, but I wanted to reiterate that we are here for support. You and I have posted about this on past team threads, but I just wanted to repeat that if you really feel that you are in crisis, you know that you must seek help immediately via 911, a crisis line, your family or your doctor. You are always worth it. I know that you don’t like to bother your family, but they love you and will support you in those difficult times as well. As we are all over the world on this team, it is hard for us to know about resources in your area. It sounds like you have a good doctor and support, but there are many worthwhile crisis and text lines out there depending upon where you live. A few months ago, I posted some U.S. crisis lines for you and you want me to dig those up, just let me know and I will message you. I looked it up on our F2F community members section, and it says that you have been a member since July 2017. Does that sound right?
@1theresamcvean - It is so hot out there today!
@podperson1 - You have lost over 30 lbs, and that is incredible! Thank you for being such a wonderful team member.
@zumba_luvah - I did not know about your scoliosis and the full history with your weight. It is amazing that you have not given up and have found something that works for you with weight loss. This is not a criticism at all as we are all made differently but I have a question about the 850 to 1000 calories. How tall are you? Do you use supplements? Have you done the test for celiac?
@JillyBT - That is a very creative use of the water gun! Great photo. I really like your July goals and it is good to change this up. I was off logging calories for 3 months, but have come back to it as I think it works for me.
@mrsbell8well - We are all waiting to see a photo of that sourdough bread!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - So smart to be tracking your measurements as another metric. I really have to start again. I hoe that your nerve pain has subsided.
@bburrer30 - Congratulations on graduating and your new job! I feel the same way about being a positive role model for my kids. Great July goals and you did great with your walking, not to mention your overall weight loss. Don’t give up this time!
@KristieJC - Welcome once again! I hear you about the challenges of working at a computer.5 -
Twyla77
Week 1
Weigh In Day: Sunday June 28
Previous Weight: 131.7
Today’s Weight: 131.5
Hi! I’ll come back and do my intro tomorrow! ❤️5 -
I managed to drink water before each meal today but only got 48 oz in. I spent my afternoon sleeping so I can stay awake for work tonight. I'm sure if I had been awake I would have drank more water.
My Sundays seem to go pretty quickly because of the sleeping.😴3 -
Today was busy and active.
I went to boot camp in the park today. We each did our workout in a distancing circle. It was great seeing everyone in real life.
I rode my bike there and back and stopped in to see my daughter on the way back.
I’m falling asleep typing so will catch up with you all tomorrow.4 -
Today was shelter day for my daughter and me. That gets me a good amount of steps cause we just walk dogs, although a happy consequence of all this corona craziness is adoptions have been way up. For the past couple of months we’ve had about 25% as many dogs as usual. That means my steps are way down. We also went to an outlet mall, which boosted my steps. This will be one of my rare days that I get over 10,000 cause I work all day at a computer and my usual exercise is cycling. Looking forward to weigh-in tomorrow but also dreading it. Just hoping I didn’t gain.
Calories: under goal
Water: 80 ounces
Activity: about 45 minutes or so of working outside (logged as only 30 minutes of gardening cause it wasn’t as vigorous)
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@cassiegetsfit2013 - Congratulations on making it to Onederland! That is amazing! A few other team members already said it, but I wanted to reiterate that we are here for support. You and I have posted about this on past team threads, but I just wanted to repeat that if you really feel that you are in crisis, you know that you must seek help immediately via 911, a crisis line, your family or your doctor. You are always worth it. I know that you don’t like to bother your family, but they love you and will support you in those difficult times as well. As we are all over the world on this team, it is hard for us to know about resources in your area. It sounds like you have a good doctor and support, but there are many worthwhile crisis and text lines out there depending upon where you live. A few months ago, I posted some U.S. crisis lines for you and you want me to dig those up, just let me know and I will message you. I looked it up on our F2F community members section, and it says that you have been a member since July 2017. Does that sound right?
It feels good to be in onederland! Hope I can stay here and keep going further away from that pesky 2! 😋 I'm glad you guys here are so supportive, but I did read your message and I didn't want to continue coming back and saying anything about it because I don't want anyone here to get mad at me, or to feel uncomfortable or for a non-team member to come here and report me, like you said could happen. 😕 I do appreciate and love you guys here though! My weight loss family! 🖤 I do have that crisis text line and I've used them quite a bit before. They don't always end up being able to help me or calm me down, but they have at times so I will try to reach out to them when and if I need them. I do have really good Dr's. And professionals that help me and they are always trying to get things right and switch things up so that I get the best help and the best care. I'm going to miss my Psychiatrist that I've had for close to 2 years, but I've had others that I had to leave too and I'm sure I am going to really like having this new one because I've already met her a few times and talked to her once and I just know she is a sweet, nurturing person. 🥰 Ohhh, so next month will be my 3rd yesr here! 🥰😁🖤
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@Cafelelia
How tall are you? Do you use supplements? Have you done the test for celiac?
I'm 5'2.5. No I don't take any supplements. And yes I've been tested for celiac but it was negative.1 -
06/28 steps 94351
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Haven't been eating great the past few days. Part of that is TOM. I've joined the measurement challenge for this week and will measure and log all my food this week.
Let's start this week right!4 -
Good luck for July
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Check in for Saturday and Sunday
Saturday was good, Sunday not so much....
Each day I hit my water and exercise goals. I planned and logged my food each day too. I actually didn't do well before I went to bed last night. I had a planned ice cream cone but then had chocolate and peanut butter which was a mistake. I also could have been more productive during the day too. Oh well, that is behind me. Today I was up by 6, did 30 min on my bike and the Kayak by 8 am! Now to get some things done in the house. It is absolutely beautiful here on my deck but I am limiting my computer time. I may get on a little later to catch up and post my intro, if not, I will see you tomorrow!
@hope002 You really are doing so well! You have been consistently losing for almost a year!!
@1theresamcvean I loved the description of Toronto you had in the June thread. I don't think of that closeness when thinking of a big city. It sounds like a wonderful place to raise your children.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx It is nice to see that things are returning to normal by you. How awesome that you need smaller work clothes now too! That is when you really can notice progress.
@bburrer30 Sorry to hear about your grandmother. You are all in my prayers. That was not what I was thinking when you said you bought a bike Lol! Enjoy!
@melaniescott How scary about the lightning hitting your house. I can see why you wouldn't be able to sleep!
@tryingagain5 It sounds like you are doing well with getting back on track. Remember that baby steps add up. I am also glad you are starting where you are at instead of getting frustrated with not being where you were. You will get there! I am so glad you are back at the trainer. I know how well you do with him.
@Zumba_Luvah Whoo hoo! You are doing awesome!! Thanks for sharing your story. My son sounds like he has similar symptoms as you did. I wonder if he has tried eating a gluten free diet. I think he tested negative for celiac but it is interesting how your symptoms are so much better with changing your diet.
@annliz23 I love your inspirational quotes! Thanks for sharing!
@KristieJC Welcome! You seem like you are going to fit right in here! I have a son who moved to Houston. I know you said you were close to Dallas but I like to keep an eye on whats going on down there lol!
Very impressive milage on the bike too! I like how you adapted with your foot injury and found another way to get your workouts in. There is no obligation to check in daily but the more you check in, I think the more support you can get. I also wanted to mention if you are interested, I know there is a formula for biking that converts to steps.
@timibotkin Amazing loss this week! You are really doing great! I guess you are liking WW?
Nice pics of your garden. Your garden looks more like a farm than a garden Lol!
@Cafelelia It is so nice being here! I am loving every minute! I hope now that school is out and
your son will be at your Mom's, you can focus a little time on you! And thank you for my special thank you, I was lucky to be a captain with you! xoxo
@nstephenson01 I am glad you had such a nice birthday! It seems like the Covid cases are rising since they started opening things back up. I wonder if people think you are immune over there because you are so spread out so they decide to visit there. Smart idea to stay in as much as possible to avoid it. My son in Houston said they are back on lockdown there.
@podperson01 I am glad that you had a good session with the counselor. I am sure the more you go, the more comfortable you will be with it. I also think it is great that you are starting to recognize that one afternoon/evening off track doesn't screw up your progress. You are right, just get right back on track, flush yourself out with water and see what the scales say in a few days. I think that is a huge step. That would have been the start of a spiral downward for me at one time too but thank goodness I don't do that anymore!
@kirsten11872 Nice loss! You are doing great!
@Mrsbell8well The picnic looked lovely! Maybe you can add event planner to your list of talents!
@Ademann1 Nice loss! You are on a roll!
@JillyBT Your post made me so mad as a nurse! You would think that a job taking care of people would attract people with kinder hearts. I can't believe someone would steal the keys! That is terrible. I do agree with you, I think all this work changing over to private care is going to make things easier in the long run. Hang in there! Please make sure you take care of yourself through this too. Hugs! Keep putting those as your goals, one day they will be habits. It takes time. Very creative way to drain the little pond and good exercise!
@GingerPwr You seem to post those inspirational posts just when I need to see them! xo
@CassieGetsFit2013 Whoo Hoo! I just got into onederland too! Let's make a pact to not go back to the 200s! I know that you do struggle but I do get concerned when you make posts like that because we aren't set up to send help or that anyone would even see the post until it is much later. It is important to talk to someone in your family, a crisis line or call 911 when you are in a crisis like that. We are here to support you but you need to get immediate help at those times. It is scary to me when you do that and then don't check in so we know you are alright. I am glad that you are doing everything possible to take care of you and you seem to have a good support system. Hang in there! Hugs!
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@sleepymom5 - yes, please share that formula for converting cycling to steps. Thanks!1
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I guess I have a gluten intolerance. Eating gluten free isn't as bad as it sounds either lol. There are some things that taste better than regular food. If your son hasn't tried a gluten free diet, maybe he should give it a try and see if it helps. The only downside is that gluten free products are expensive. A loaf of bread is $5.00. And it's not even a full loaf.1 -
Sunday check in
Food - on target
Water - 2l
Exercise - 4km walk & some resting!
We had a nice day with my mom yesterday. Very quiet and restful. My son is loving having no school and so am I. I am staying here today and will return to Toronto tomorrow. I did my walk this morning. It is so hot, but I love it!
@sleepymom5 - I am happy that you are having a great time! Don’t worry about yesterday and it is impressive how much exercise you got into today so early!
@mrsbell8well - That is a beautiful loaf! It must have tasted delicious too. I just remembered that I forgot to feed my starter before leaving for the weekend. I will do it tomorrow and it should be ok. I have 3 jars going!
@Zumba_Luvah - Thanks for answering my questions. I was wondering about the celiac test because my younger son took it and it was negative, but I still have my suspicions about his tolerance for certain foods. I am 5’2” as well and being not tall presents its own challenges with weight loss. A former nutritionist of mine called it “short woman syndrome”. As a profession, they really cannot recommend a diet below 1200 calories per day, but there have been some doctors researching this further, particularly Dr. Fung, who wrote the Obesity Code (I have talked about it here before). Reading up on the science of weight loss is one of my hobbies.
@annliz23 - Thanks for the inspiring post1
@GingerPwr - Hope that you feel better soon. Happy measuring! Fitness Blender is going well and I am impressed with how thorough the program is that I selected. It has been almost 2 weeks and I really feel a difference in my legs and core in particular.
@CassieGetsFit2013 - Happy 3 years! Trust me, nobody is mad and we support you. Pam said it well that we are concerned when you seem to be in crisis because we are communicating within the limitations of a virtual world, often not in real time. I know that doctor transitions are not easy, but it is good that you really like your new doctor. Sending you a big hug.
@KristieJC - That is so nice that you work at a shelter. I had not thought about the impact of the pandemic on dog adoptions. Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow!
@1theresamcvean - How amazing that you got to do an in person boot camp! That was just a dream over a week ago.
@tryingagain5 - Just keep it up with the water and the increase will happen.
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@sleepymom5 & @Zumba_Luvah I have a friend who tested neg for celiac but is still considered gluten intolerant. She went gluten free everything improved. but going totally gf can be hard...you'd be surprised how many things have it...and how hard it is to id hidden gluten.1
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Username: jedaschultz
Week: 1
Weight in day: Monday
Previous weight:200.2
Current weight: 199.6
It was a good weight and eating week for me but had a lot of stressful experiences. I will keep up the watchful eating again. It feels good to be in onderland once more.3 -
Weigh in
username - podperson1
Week 1
PW - 179.8
CW - 179.6
Little disappointing but not been the best week so I guess at least it's not a gain. Need to get my butt in gear for July!2 -
sleepymom5 wrote: »@CassieGetsFit2013 Whoo Hoo! I just got into onederland too! Let's make a pact to not go back to the 200s! I know that you do struggle but I do get concerned when you make posts like that because we aren't set up to send help or that anyone would even see the post until it is much later. It is important to talk to someone in your family, a crisis line or call 911 when you are in a crisis like that. We are here to support you but you need to get immediate help at those times. It is scary to me when you do that and then don't check in so we know you are alright. I am glad that you are doing everything possible to take care of you and you seem to have a good support system. Hang in there! Hugs!
Awesome!! We went into ONEderland together!? That's great!! Let's goooo! 🥰 Yes, I realize this isn't the best place to get help, especially since it isn't a chat where we can go back and forth like FB messenger or texting, since it's a group thread instead, etc. So I do see how that can be concerning and scary when I say things like that and then I'm not around to reply to everyone here to let them know that I'm okay or not. I do know to call 911 or text a crisis hotline which I have done several times before. Sometimes I don't like calling for help, but I mostly try to. 🙃 I do have a really good support system and I'm glad I do! I have come across a few people that haven't been the best helpers, but didn't stick with them for long and then found the best ones that I love. 🖤🥰
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@CassieGetsFit2013 - Happy 3 years! Trust me, nobody is mad and we support you. Pam said it well that we are concerned when you seem to be in crisis because we are communicating within the limitations of a virtual world, often not in real time. I know that doctor transitions are not easy, but it is good that you really like your new doctor. Sending you a big hug
Thanks! I can't believe I've been here that long, but also kind of proud of myself because I haven't given up and I'm still here and still losing weight even though I gained and went back up quite a bit, I'm back to getting rid of it again. 🙃 I'm glad everyone supports me here and doesn't get mad at me because I really don't like anyone being mad at me! Yeah, I get it. This isn't the best place to ask for help since we can't talk back and forth as easy as like texting or a messenger so when I say things, then you guys get concerned and I don't come back here for a while so I can see how that can be worrisome! Well, I haven't had my first official appointment with my new Psychiatrist yet, but I have talked to her before and met her so I know I already like her a lot so yeah, it's going to be a good relationship with her. I just know it! 🥰🖤
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well i finally got in. the site hasn't been that great.
welcome new members.
I am Tracy, from New Hampshire, 48, married for a long time, 2 boys and 2 granddaughters. I love doing zumba but with the gym being closed and now just reopening i haven't been able to go yet. my teacher is doing zoom classes but i am not liking it. i am trying xtreme hip hop with phil which is pretty fun. i bought one of those roll out beds, still waiting to sleep in it because the frame hasn't arrived yet and it's been 2 weeks. my pool liner was suppose to show up the beginning of june, then friday, then this morning, but they finally arrived at 2 this afternoon after i called. talk about an aggravating month. my son and his family moved out on saturday. it's good they got their own place but i miss my granddaughter. with them being gone and having more room in the house now i am hoping to focus more on myself. i am trying to decide what to do for my vacation this year because i am guessing i will not be getting into canada. i thought of myrtle beach, Pennsylvanian or Virginia beach but i am not sure how open the states are. or maybe i convince my husband to go camping.
goals for july
add more water
add fruits and veggies
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@ljdanny - I am sorry that you had such an aggravating month. I hope that you will have time now to focus on yourself, and go for a swim too. Did you want to post your steps for the last week of June? That is the only week we are missing from you. If you don’t want to, that’s ok too. I don’t think Canada will be a vacation option for you this summer. We are not even allowed to travel much within our own country at this point and our borders are closed with the U.S. except for commerce. It does not look like it will change any time soon, unfortunately.
@jedaschultz - OMG onederland!! Congratulations!!
@podperson1 - A loss is a loss! You are doing great!
@cassiegetsfit2013 - hugs again!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - Such a cute selfie! I never thought I would say this, but how great is it to be back in the office. Very impressed that you kept up with your workout routine!2 -
Hi everyone, back to work yesterday and I got so many more steps than I did each day through lockdown! Probably because I make a point of getting up and moving around the office a lot, and I always walk to the furthest away bathroom, kitchen etc
I looked forward to getting home all day though, so I could get into the gym. Routine is routine no matter where I am working! I also made sure to plan my whole day of food ahead of time so that I was perfectly on track all day. I have done the same today. Photo taken between Spinning and Yoga last night after work!
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@sleepymom5
To convert cycling or other exercises into steps a good rule of thumb is to use a conversion factor.
1 min Low intensity (gentle) = 85 steps. ...
1 min Moderate/Brisk intensity (comfortable) = 150 steps. ...
1 min High Intensity (tolerable intensity but not for a long period of time) = 200 steps.
Found this on the web, not sure of it's accuracy tho.......3 -
@KUMEcyclingteam, thanks! Biased on that, I get about 9000 steps for every ride. Sweet!2
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Hi all! Welcome new peeps! I'm Melanie. Second month in this group, going on 4 years. Lost a bunch early on. Life got crazy. Found much of the weight I'd lost (was not looking...maybe I was reverse mugged).
I'm tired...that's all the intro I've got in me.
My goals...
ºkeep up:
♡walking >30/day.
♡drinking >=64 oz water/day
ºlose 1 lb/week (and figure out how to shed the 1.5 that returned last week...don't know where it came from...last week was perfectly reasonable, w/in cals, good exercise, lots of water)
ºstop eating back any exercise cals...that's not helping me...
SO TIRED...talk later...
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Sorry I forgot my steps
Sun- 7,989
Mon- 10,802
Tues- 5,429
Wed- 5,565
Thurs- 5 931
Fri- 6,927
Sat- 5,877
They were awful for the week.2 -
The June Week 4 Step Challenge Winners are:
1. @Timibotkin - 87,870 steps
2. @Annliz23 - 82,413 steps
3. @bburrer30 - 76,332 steps
Together 7 team members walked 505,235 steps in week 4!
The Month of June Step Challenge Winners are:
1. @timibotkin - 332,657 steps
2. @bburrer30 - 318,160 steps
3. @cafelelia - 312,830 steps
Together 7 team members walked 2,091,859 steps!
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I did well with the water today. Managed to get in 80 oz and drank 16 oz each before 2 out of my 3 meals. I find it more difficult to do it while at work because it's such a short break and I like to get off my feet for a bit. My ankles swell so getting off them is good.
I saw my trainer today and got in a good workout. He worked me pretty hard. I walked/jogged on the treadmill for about 15 minutes after my session and found I can jog 30 to 40 seconds at 4.5 mph, which is a little less than what I was doing before everything was shut down so that made me feel pretty good. I work with him again tomorrow afternoon and am sure he will have something "fun" planned for me. It's usually more fun for him than it is for me.😉5 -
Monday started off a bit behind schedule as I slept in. I set my alarm to 6:30 p.m. by mistake. I think I needed it though because Sunday was a very active day with cycling, boot camp, and walking.
I had a lovely morning and my neighbour, who is off for the summer, decided to try his hand at pain au chocolate. Luckily they weren't too big. But I was running to keep up with the calories all day. I did my HIIT at noon instead of 7:30 a.m., worked, met a friend for a distance visit, and finally this evening, went for a long walk. I just went where my feet took me and it was lovely. Toward the end, I saw a man who appeared to be a floral delivery guy, on a break in a highschool parking lot lifting the heaviest weights ever! Only in the city. (I had to zoom into the pic so it's not the best quality.)
@Cafelelia I thought of you on my walk. I wandered over to Kensington Market. It's nowhere near as crowded as it usually is, but the atmosphere was essential Kensington ~ like a mini-vacation.
@KristieJC I love that you're looking forward to weigh-in day regardless of what the scales may say. Curiosity is great because that's the way to learn what's working or just appreciate the capricious nature of weight loss. LOL
@Mrsbell8well Your sourdough looks awesome, especially the sesame seeds on top. In a way, it reminds me of the best Montreal bagels, and I mean that in the best way. Sometimes they look less appealing or less perfect than grocery store bagels but boy are they great.
@sleepymom5 I'm glad you're limiting computer time at the shore and doing fun and active things. I love, love, love kayaking.
@podperson1 It was good to hear that your online counseling went well. My daughter is doing it and she said that, in a way, she was able to open up more than in person. She's not sure why but counterintuitively it makes sense. You look into the screen not all around the room and you are, perhaps, less vulnerable with your computer as a shield. Little losses go a long way too! I somehow wound up winning something at the end of June for tiny losses every week.
@Zumba_Luvah I hear you about gluten intolerance. It's a real thing and I'm glad you found relief. What a difference that is.
@GingerPwr I'm a big measurer, right down to the gram. I have an electronic scale and all the measuring things in triplicate. Dry measures, wet ones, and spoons galore. I think I'm a bit over the top about it but I can't do it any other way. It's all or nothing with measuring for me.
@jedaschultz Congratulations on Onederland! Well deserved.
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