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  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    Hey everyone, August registration is open. Please share this link!

    Give a team approach a try! There is a lot of power in working together with the same people week after week - encouraging each other, getting through the times when you would give up if they weren't there, becoming more and more committed and accountable. And having fun!

    Have a look at the Fat2Fit group - it is a challenge and support group with six teams. Yes, there is competition to see who loses the most, but there are many other elements that help every team member who gets in there and makes it work. Take a look! If you want to give it a try, sign up for August, and hopefully you'll like it so much you'll stay.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/114605-fat-2-fit-weight-loss-challenge-and-support-group

    The sign-up thread is https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10804912/registration-for-new-members-august-2020#latest
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 931 Member
    Weigh Days
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    Lining up to weigh in. With so many of you having such success, the rest of us can't be far behind!

    Monday
    @jedashultz
    @podperson1
    @KristieJC

    Wednesday
    @tryingagain5
    @Freeglerock
    @ProfDawnLee
    @melaniedscott
    @minstrelofsarcasm
    @Mrsbell8well

    Thursday
    @Ljdanny
    @Nstephenson01
    @1theresamcvean
    @pacsnc6

    Friday
    @hope002
    @cafelelia
    @lennoncpa
    @Sleepymom5
    @KUMEcyclingteam
    @lenka1
    @bburrer30

    Saturday
    @kirsten11872
    @Zumba_Luvah
    @timibotkin

    Sunday
    @CassieGetsFit2013
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    @annliz23
    @twyla77

  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    Sunday 7/26
    Food: good
    Water: 64 oz
    Exercise: 15 minutes low intensity

    Church this morning, then dinner and nap for the afternoon. Went to one of my book clubs( this one is in my condo complex) We've been sitting outside but it was so hot and humid (actual temp around 90, with the feel like temp around 100)here today that we had it inside in the air conditioning. It's supposed to storm tonight and then the temps are supposed to be comfortable most of next week.

    Now just waiting for work to start.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 931 Member
    Steps this week
    Sun 5,666
    Mon 6,773
    Tue 11,460
    Wed 9,671
    Thu 12,613
    Fri 9,664
    Sat 8,816
  • twyla77
    twyla77 Posts: 445 Member
    Twyla77
    Week 4
    Weigh In Day: Sunday July 26
    Previous Weight: 134.5
    Today’s Weight: 135.8

    Ugh had a pretty bad week of eating poorly due to skipping meal prep, so I made sure to take the time to do a bunch of prep this afternoon.

    One good thing about last week is a got lots of steps each day! I’m still dog sitting so it’s nice to get out and walk her!
  • timibotkin
    timibotkin Posts: 235 Member
    I went out of town this weekend and forgot about weighing in!!!

    Steps
    S-16,395
    M - 12,584
    T - 11,983
    W- 11,071
    T- 10,314
    F-10,388
    S- 9,163
  • brown6267
    brown6267 Posts: 476 Member
    07/26 steps 9896
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,627 Member
    edited July 2020
    Is it weird that I'm a little excited to weigh in this week? I feel like I'm really on a good streak with sticking to my good habits and drinking enough water and only eating a little bit of junk and exercising regularly. I'm booked for two spin classes on Tuesday, so there may be some water retention during my weigh-in on Wednesday morning, but I legitimately want to see how my week of "behaving" will affect me.

    Also, I haven't been here for an end-of-month yet. Does this next weigh-in count towards July or August? Or is it just the number we're using to mark our end of July/beginning of August benchmark?

    @sleepymom5

    Don't expect to learn too much from my blog. It's a lot of me yo-yo-ing back and forth, complaining about eating too much (and MS, and injuries, and people who think carbs are evil, and how people don't know how to bring up weight loss, and how there's no magical pill to just be the person you want to be and... it's mostly just me complaining), and attempting to be a motivational speaker with no guaranteed audience. I can, however, guarantee that you'll be entertained. There's a good couple years of content, and a few too many peanut butter related incidents.

    @CassieGetsFit2013

    Sounds like you're going through a lot right now. I hope everything goes well for you, and remember that it's okay to not be okay. Do what you need to do for you - we're here for you if you need us.
  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    Sunday check in
    Food - on target, IF
    Water - 2.2l
    Walking - 40 min walk
    It was so hot yesterday evening, I could not get out for a second walk. A few moms and I arranged to have a little, private day camp for our boys. The four of them are all friends from school and miss each other a lot. The camp starts today and takes place all week in the backyard of one of the boys. It will be really nice for my son to have this interaction as lockdown was particularly hard on him. It was so strange having to pack his lunch last night and arrange his backpack. It has been 5 months! Anyway, I hope the boys have fun and this will be a nice warm up to in person school, if it happens in September.

    @minstrelofsarcasm - I think it is great to be looking forward to your weigh in! We are in Week 5 of July, so your weigh in this weeks counts towards July. The month of August for the challenge officially starts on Sunday, August 2nd.

    @timibotkin - I will ask jugar to remove your NWI from Week 4, no worries.

    @kristieJC - Fantastic loss, congratulations!

    @sleepymom5 - I am so sorry about your knee and other health issues. Just take it easy and you can ease back into your exercise as you feel better. You are doing great considering all of the visitors that you are having. Just enjoy your brother’s visit and his delicious cooking (within reason!)

    @twyla77 - Great that you did some prep yesterday. It may take some getting used to being back to work. We don’t have a dog either, but when we do dog sit, it always amazes me how easy it is to get a lot of steps with a dog. It is like having an active toddler!

    @tryingagain5 - Sounds like a great day yesterday and hope that work went well too.

    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - July has not been easy for you with your pain and I love your attitude. I think it is great to eat intuitively, log and gently eats back into your routine.

    @CassieGetsFit2013 - Fantastic loss! I am sorry that you continue to have these health issues. You should try to see your doctor, particularly about the BP and sciatic pain (that is no fun, I know). Great that you are seeing your psychiatrist soon. Hope that you have a good week.

  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
    Check in for Sunday
    Food-didn't log and over
    Water-I really didn't track...weird...
    Exercise-10 min bike ride (to the bakery :s) and PT

    I don't have much to add from last night but I want to get back into the habit of being on here daily. It is strange but posting here sets up my day. When I wasn't posting or reading, I wasn't thinking about my goals or habits as much as I usually do, if at all. I did get on the scale, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Today's goals are to get 30 min exercise, plan and log food and at least 64 oz of water Time to get moving! Let's finish July strong!

    @KristieJC WTG! Awesome loss!
    @timibotkin Awesome stepping! I hope you were out of town for fun at least!
    @minstrelofsarcasm I think it is a great sign that you are excited about weighing in! You really have been doing great for at least as long as we have been friends! I am looking forward to reading your blog even more now. Sounds like we can bond over our relationships with peanut butter Lol! I have to stay away from it myself. I also find it encouraging to see that even successful people struggle at times.
    @Cafelelia I am impressed you got 40 min in with the heat. It was bad here yesterday too. What a good idea for the boys to have their own little camp. I guess you will plan what they do when they are at your house? That actually could be fun to do. Hope he has a great day today!
    @annliz23 What a great Monday morning message!
  • jedaschultz
    jedaschultz Posts: 1,025 Member
    Username: jedaschultz
    Week: 5
    Weight in day: Monday
    Previous weight:203.4
    Current weight: 201.0

    A much better week of staying out of the snacks and sugary foods.
  • podperson1
    podperson1 Posts: 207 Member
    Hi all,

    Weigh in
    username - podperson1
    Week - 5
    PW - 180.4
    CW - 179.0

    Back in the 170s - am determined the next time I leave them will in the right direction :D

    @Cafelelia - am impressed you managed to get out walking in the heat. I'm terrible when it's too warm - thankfully I live in Scotland so it's not a problem too often lol! Your day camp sounds like a great idea, hope all the kids have fun.

    @CassieGetsFit2013 - woot, great loss :) Sorry you're having a bad time health-wise, hopefully your new psycharist may be help some with strategies for the panic attacks? I know I can be quite bad on my phone sometimes, I find it helps a bit to take a break from it to do something else with my hands - I've been drawing/painting a bit lately but I know friends who like things like knitting or origami for the same reason. Maybe might be worth trying something? x

    @sleepymom5 - hope you enjoyed your extended weekend lol. Sorry to hear you're having health issues. I get that with my eyes sometimes, didn't realise it was an actual 'thing'! Mind you, I have long-wear contacts so always assumed it was a bit related to them.

    @annliz23 - great quote, just what I need at the moment so thank you x

    @jedaschultz - fab loss, congrats!

    Not too much new here but am also trying to get back to posting regularly and logging everything. Did a few hours work this morning and have stuck to my calories for the day so far. May try and find some motivation to do a workout vid in a bit lol.
  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    edited July 2020
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    Week 4 Step Challenge Winners
    1. @Annliz23 - 116,579 steps
    2. @timibotkin - 82,438 steps
    3. @brown6267 - 69,200 steps

    In week 4, 6 steppers had 431,526 steps!

    Congratulations everyone!
  • brown6267
    brown6267 Posts: 476 Member
    07/27 steps 10760
  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    Monday check in
    Food - on target
    Water - 2l
    Exercise - 40 min walk
    It was a good day yesterday and I got a lot done. My younger son had a blast at his day camp, so that was a relief! All kinds of debates are raging about the upcoming school year. My thoughts are that if are numbers stay low, the kids should go back at least part time. I hope that they announce soon so I can plan

    @podperson1 - Congratulations on the loss and the new weight decade! You are doing great!

    @jedaschultz - Fantastic loss! Cutting out snacks and sugar really can help.

    @sleepymom5 - I am the same way, I like checking in daily as it helps me stay on track in the current day. For my son’s camp, us parents hired the organization that usually runs summer day camps in our neighbourhood. Since they can’t run many of their regular camps this year, they offered this “pandemic” package of backyard camp, where they provide the counselor and activities for 4 kids with all of the appropriate safeguards. So in our case, the parents with the biggest backyard (not us) volunteered to host the entire week. We really should have done it for more than one week, but back when we were planning, we were not sure how it would go.

    @annliz23 - Thanks for the lovely quote!
  • sleepymom5
    sleepymom5 Posts: 2,472 Member
    Check in for Monday
    Food-logged and on track
    Water-80 oz
    Exercise-40 min bike ride, 15 min walk and PT

    Good day yesterday! I forgot until I was done eating to pay attention to my hunger so lunch and dinner I did eat when I wasn't hungry. I always thought I had a big appetite but I really don't if I pay attention I only need to eat 1/2-3/4 of a serving. I really think this is where I need to focus now. I am paying attention to what thin people eat now. It is interesting. My daughter Nicole has been eye opening. She actually said one night I wish I was hungry, I really want ice cream! Not being hungry has never been a reason for me not to have a treat Lol! It is going to be hot and humid today so I want to get out for a bike ride. Hope everyone has a fantastic day! xo

    @jedaschultz Nice loss! Great job this week!
    @podperson1 Good bye 180s! You got this! Interesting that you had the eye thing too, what a weird thing huh?
  • Cafelelia
    Cafelelia Posts: 1,298 Member
    edited July 2020
    @sleepymom5 - it is eye opening when you start to pay attention to hunger. Great approach!

    @GingerPwr - I am sorry that you are going through a tough time. It was such a good thing for you to take some time out to feel and reflect. You are an amazing woman and can come through this stronger. Sending you a huge hug

    @1theresamcvean - Well there was 1 new case of Covid in Toronto today. That’s right, 1. It is likely that tomorrow, the government will announce that we move to phase 3. I hope we can keep it together for this next phase. I just read that almost all big businesses downtown have arranged to have people work from home until 2021, so that is encouraging. I am proud of our city. Given our size, it has not been easy, but we did it and we need to keep at it
  • xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Posts: 623 Member
    @1theresamcvean we don't have skunks or squirrels in NZ - cool photos! One of my fave memories is my best friend and I trying to take a photo of a squirrel when we were leaving the Alamo in San Antonio many years back... American tourists thought we were nuts. And nobody believed us that there are no squirrels in our country so we had never seen one before lol
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    Monday 7/27
    Food:good
    Water: 48 oz
    Exercise: 20 minutes high intensity, 15 minute walk

    Sunday was an interesting night at work. The computers were down so not much was working. Some people had machines that were working. Those of us who didn't spent our first rotation sweeping the floor and cleaning. Our break is normally 1am to 1:20 am. Our boss told us not to bother going back to the production floor since we couldn't do anything anyway. We ended up sitting in the breakroom until 2:30 when they finally sent us home.

    Tuesday
    Food: good
    Water: 64 oz
    Exercise: 15 minutes resistance band workout

    Work was better Monday night. Everything was working so we got to work all night.

    I had a haircut appointment today so I got up early to go to that. As I opened my garage door I found some nice chalk drawings on my driveway. One of my friends from the condo complex and 3 of her grandkids were doing that for me. It was a nice surprise.
    I'm going into work early tonight and staying late tomorrow morning to make up for the 4 hours we didn't get to work on Sunday night/Monday morning. It's going to be a long night and none of the hours will be overtime.🙁
    I'm also planning on staying late on Thursday morning and it's 3rd shift's weekend to work so hopefully I will end up with 10 hours of OT, which is what they are allowing in my area. Each area/building has different rules on how much OT they are allowed.
  • tryingagain5
    tryingagain5 Posts: 1,037 Member
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    Great transformation! And you're right, progress is progress no matter how short or long it takes.
  • ljdanny
    ljdanny Posts: 2,152 Member
    Today I did a step arobics video because I couldn't get my laptop to work and then I remember I have my tablet so I also did a zumba class that I had my teacher send me. Then I hopped in the pool. It's almost 100 here today. I have 1 day of work left then my vacation starts, I will be running out of that building. I am a little sad that my Canada trip isn't happening but we will make other memories this year. A place we were going to go to on Saturday has shut down because someone has the virus, I'm glad it happened before we got there. I still got my vacation hair done on Sunday and I might still go get my toes done. Why not, right?
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 931 Member
    edited July 2020
    Big sigh. I'm more than fed up with the construction. Yesterday, I paid for an online course on focus and concentration. Today when I started the first lesson, I couldn't focus because of the decibel level of the construction. Plus now one of the neighbours directly across the street have gone on vacation and left a stonemason with a saw to work on their new front porch and landscaping.

    @lenka1 @podperson1 @GingerPwr @KristieJC @jedaschultz @Zumba_Luvah @kirsten11872 @CassieGetsFit2013 @bburrer30 @Freeglerock @Cafelelia @KUMEcyclingteam @tryingagain5 Big congratulations to you all for your success!

    @Cafelelia I'm so surprised that the Covid numbers are that low in Toronto and if we go to phase three, it'll be so nice for the small children to play on the swings and things at the park. Your day camp is such a great idea. The boys must be having a great week. Nevertheless, I feel for you wondering about September and what school will be like. I suspect we'll do a good job here. It's too bad it's taking so long to find out.

    @sleepymom5 I learn so much from you about hunger and mindful eating. I swear to you that I don't know how to truly identify hunger. Aside from when I used to run, cycle, and swim a lot each week, I can't say I'm ever truly hungry. Back then, every Monday, after a weekend of a lot of all three activities, I was as hungry as a 14-year-old boy. I used to get hiccups from eating too fast. A trick I have that helps me to eat just the right amount is to divide up recipes into smaller portions. If the recipe says four servings, I often wonder who that serving size is meant for. A six-foot-five man? An eight-year-old girl? I often divide recipes that say four servings into six. If it's a soup, stew, or curry, I divide it into cups. Often I add twice the vegetables and if the sauce doesn't cover it, I add some vegetable broth. Then, based on something like hunger (which is so elusive because I'm sure I confuse just the desire to chew, or taste, or pass the time pleasurably, or something like nostalgia with hunger), I take a cup, or a cup and a half, etc.

    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Great photo comparison! I so hope August is your month. Spending this much time experiencing pain and dealing with medication is so difficult. I learn a lot from you about hunger cues too (see above). My daughter, who has a tumor on her pituitary that will not be removed for inexplicable reasons, is an avid reader when it comes to understanding hunger. She told me about a book/site called Bright Line Eating. I think it may have to do with our brains still operating as though we lived in the world as it was 50,000 years ago, seeking out food to sustain us when there may be none for a very long time. If we were to do that now we'd be in serious trouble. BLE doesn't allow any sugar or flour (grains are okay as long as they're not milled). I get the feeling (based, not on having read anything, but just on getting the gist from my daughter) that sugar/sugar substitutes and flour of any kind are like mainlining drugs ~ an exaggeration to illustrate the concept at play here.

    @minstrelofsarcasm and @hope002 Both of you really know your science. Ella, this idea of water molecules being stored along with glycogen molecules is pretty advanced and powerful if you understand it. Ashley, the idea that our kidneys hold onto water to protect us in hot weather is also something I did not know. This summer we've had extended heat waves and I'm happy to have this information. I tried reading up on it further and learned that water is better than pop (soda in the U.S.).

    @GingerPwr My grandmother was a big advocate of having a good cry. She was a wise one from a young age. Lots of common sense, like you possess. I'm glad you're feeling restored and sorry you had to go through it.

    Everyone, if you're like me and not down on the scale this week, celebrate all your NSVs! A big one is that you're here, helping us learn and giving us strength. Maybe your week is just around the corner. I think about you all the time.

  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 931 Member
    ljdanny wrote: »
    Today I did a step arobics video because I couldn't get my laptop to work and then I remember I have my tablet so I also did a zumba class that I had my teacher send me. Then I hopped in the pool. It's almost 100 here today. I have 1 day of work left then my vacation starts, I will be running out of that building. I am a little sad that my Canada trip isn't happening but we will make other memories this year. A place we were going to go to on Saturday has shut down because someone has the virus, I'm glad it happened before we got there. I still got my vacation hair done on Sunday and I might still go get my toes done. Why not, right?

    Right! Enjoy your vacation.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 931 Member
    tryingagain5 wrote: »
    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    Great transformation! And you're right, progress is progress no matter how short or long it takes.

    Well said, Linda.

    Also, great week, especially the chalk drawings. It must have been weird sitting in the break room in the middle of the night. I'm glad you can pick up overtime again. You're doing so well.
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