WEIGHT NO MORE Team Chat - July 2020
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@1theresamcvean that story about the puppy Jalapeño is amazing!! So wonderful. It actually warms my heart to help these dogs. My current foster dog Bebe has a heart condition that makes him cough almost all day, but he is the sweetest, most loving and happy dog I have ever fostered. Dogs just amaze me how they don’t sweat the BIG stuff!!! They just adapt!! Thanks for sending me that link. You definitely got my mind off of nuts!!4
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Username: bburrer30
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Friday
Previous weight: 171.8
Today's weight: 170.6
Loss to date: -10.6
I love seeing everyone's pictures! We had a blast with my niece, the other day . I have been eating good but I know I need to drink more water. I have been working the past 2 nights so I know my weight is off, its probably less then that . Atleast that's what I am telling myself.
We spent some time at the beach ♡ it was beautiful out . Hope everyone has a great 4th of July
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@bburrer30 Beautiful shot. Such a June blue sky, the girls having a lovely time, and that bridge! Where is that bridge?
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Check in: Thurs 2nd July
Food: logged and under
Water: About 56oz
Exercise: 30min HIIT
Check in: Fri 3nd July
Food: logged and under
Water: Not good about 30oz
Exercise: Walking
Was a little concerned on Thursday as I was doing the HIIT workout my left foot was making weird clicky noises. Didn't hurt at all, just noise. So I ended up doing lower impact moves just in case something was wrong. And had a good stretch afterwards. Decided that I would not do any specific exercise a yesterday to give it a rest. Will see what it is like later.
Yesterday we decided to head to the beach for the day. It is about a 2 hour drive down to our favourite beach - Studland. Weather was not great - cloudy, windy and a bit chilly! Tried to convince kids that we should do something else, but they wanted to head to the beach! Unsurprisingly, it was not busy there!
But we actually had a really fun time. Paddled in the water (kids were more adventurous!), played ball games and boules, flew a kite, walked down the beach searching for shells - and found lots and lots of hermit crabs! Went crabbing by the rocks and caught 18 brown crabs and 6 shrimp - all of which were released back into the sea. At 5pm we left and headed to a nearby seaside town, Swanage, where we ate our tea time picnic, then headed for a walk along the coastal path.
It is a beautiful walk along the Jurassic Coast, and this was the first time taking the kids along part of it. Ben really wanted us to walk further along to some caves, but was getting late and was starting to rain so we headed back to the car. Kids and I slept in the car on the way home! Good day had by all. And bonus- I walked over 18,000 steps for the day.5 -
1theresamcvean wrote: »@bburrer30 Beautiful shot. Such a June blue sky, the girls having a lovely time, and that bridge! Where is that bridge?
It wa as a beautiful day ♡ that it the mackinaw bridge. It connects the upper peninsula of Michigan to the lower peninsula.2 -
07/03 steps 14051
Maintenance weight 134.61 -
@Freeglerock, I also have a Ben. He’ll be 11 in a few weeks.
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Zumba_luvah
Week 1
Pw- 167.2
Cw- 168.2
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Freeglerock wrote: »Check in: Thurs 2nd July
Food: logged and under
Water: About 56oz
Exercise: 30min HIIT
Check in: Fri 3nd July
Food: logged and under
Water: Not good about 30oz
Exercise: Walking
Was a little concerned on Thursday as I was doing the HIIT workout my left foot was making weird clicky noises. Didn't hurt at all, just noise. So I ended up doing lower impact moves just in case something was wrong. And had a good stretch afterwards. Decided that I would not do any specific exercise a yesterday to give it a rest. Will see what it is like later.
Yesterday we decided to head to the beach for the day. It is about a 2 hour drive down to our favourite beach - Studland. Weather was not great - cloudy, windy and a bit chilly! Tried to convince kids that we should do something else, but they wanted to head to the beach! Unsurprisingly, it was not busy there!
But we actually had a really fun time. Paddled in the water (kids were more adventurous!), played ball games and boules, flew a kite, walked down the beach searching for shells - and found lots and lots of hermit crabs! Went crabbing by the rocks and caught 18 brown crabs and 6 shrimp - all of which were released back into the sea. At 5pm we left and headed to a nearby seaside town, Swanage, where we ate our tea time picnic, then headed for a walk along the coastal path.
It is a beautiful walk along the Jurassic Coast, and this was the first time taking the kids along part of it. Ben really wanted us to walk further along to some caves, but was getting late and was starting to rain so we headed back to the car. Kids and I slept in the car on the way home! Good day had by all. And bonus- I walked over 18,000 steps for the day.
Love studland beach glad you had a super day3 -
1theresamcvean wrote: »@bburrer30 Beautiful shot. Such a June blue sky, the girls having a lovely time, and that bridge! Where is that bridge?
It wa as a beautiful day ♡ that it the mackinaw bridge. It connects the upper peninsula of Michigan to the lower peninsula.
OMG! My husband spent many of his formative years living in the UP (they moved a bunch but I think they were there 8-10 years)! I've been there! It is lovely!4 -
To everyone celebrating, have a wonderful Independence Day!
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I ordered 3 casserole dishes to replace the one that broke. Different sizes. I have to try them all out. Made blueberry coffee cake for breakfast. And canned some plum jam. Haven’t canned in maybe 30 years? Wish I had taken a picture of the gorgeous purple plums while they were jamming. So pretty. I’m going to let mom make me vegan enchiladas in one of the bigger ones 😋 hoping to relax by the pool today.3
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@bburrer30
It's nice by the bridge and Macinaw Island. It's been a while since I've been there but when I was in high school my dad and I would go every summer for a few days.
Do you live near the bridge? Or just vacationing? Do you live in Michigan?
I'm in West Michigan.3 -
[img]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021879/uploads/editor/d0/wwchypfxro0z.jpeg[/mg] Yesterday and this morning.[/img]3 -
Friday check in
Food - over calories
Water - 2l
Exercise - 30 min cycle, 30 min cross training
My husband and kids are away this weekend and I am having very rare time alone. I am trying not to make it all about work and chores, but I am doing some laundry this morning. I had a distanced girls night last night in our backyard. It was so much fun! I had a glass and a half of wine, but I went over on the snacks that I served. I planned the overage this time so that I could work on feeling ok with doing that here and there. I had to be mindful to not feel bad about it. Hopefully, I can keep doing this and it will eventually become second nature.
As you all can see from Liselyn’s post, I decided to step down as a F2F moderator. There is a lot of moderating work that goes on behind the scenes, and I really struggled during lock down to get it all done. I need to take the advice that I dole out here and in life. So I decided to step down, so I can focus on catching my breath this summer. And I get to focus more on being a captain here too!
@mrsbell8well - What a lovely Saturday morning and hope that you get some pool time this afternoon. Yummy photos!
@zumba_Luvah - That is just a small gain this week and hope that you are doing well.
@brown6267 - Fantastic maintain! Is there anything in particular that you are doing to help you stay in the goal zone?
@freeglerock - What a wonderful day that you had with your family! Love how both you and the kids slept in the car on the way home.
@bburrer30 - Nice loss and beautiful photo!
@lennoncpa - Hats off to you for fostering those doggies. You are amazing!
@sleepymom5 - Nice maintain. Hope that you continue to enjoy the shore!
@1theresamcvean - That video was amazing! The snow is Banff, not so much!
@tryingagain5 - You are doing great! Keep it going!
@GingerPwr - Thank you for that post on how to approach the weekend. Like you, I chose the “I give myself permission route” for my get together last night. I found that I had to be very mindful of my self talk and you are so right. Choose it, embrace it and don’t feel bad about it. For me, I think that this is very central to making weight loss sustainable for me this time.
@lenka1 - Another amazing loss! You are doing so well!
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I just watched the Jalapeño story. That’s just awesome. My daughter and I started volunteering at our local animal shelter over a year ago, when she was 13. For her, one of the hardest things is seeing dogs leave that she’s gotten attached to. For me it’s never sad because they really don’t need to be in the shelter. It’s a good shelter, but it’s still not a home with a family. Of course it’s always really hard when one has to be put down. Sometimes it’s just unavoidable, though our shelter does not do it unless they really have no choice. But neither of us can avoid crying when this happens, especially her.
I have to brag on Nicolette some. When we started at the shelter in February of 2019, there were three dogs there with heart worms. Treatment is very expensive, and the director simply can’t invest that much money in one dog when it could be used to feed, spay/neuter, etc multiple other dogs. Nicolette really loved one of them in particular, a mixed breed that looked like some sort of bird dog. Her name was Jitterbug. Nicolette was determined to raise the money ($1200!) to make Jitterbug well. She even put in all her own money ($400 from mowing, birthdays, Christmas). When my mom (NOT an animal person) heard this, she pitched in $300. She saw how much it meant to Nicolette and what Nicolette was willing to give up. I gave the rest of the money. We went in and gave the money to the shelter director, who cried. And as it turns out, she got a new quote for treatment that was only $350!! Our $1200 could cover all three dogs who needed treatment. Except one of my co-workers and her husband adopted one of the three and paid for his treatment so there was money left over for the next dog that tested positive. Earlier this year, Jitterbug was adopted by a great family with kids and another dog and she’s really happy. This is why people foster and volunteer. There is no better feeling.6 -
Friday check in
@brown6267 - Fantastic maintain! Is there anything in particular that you are doing to help you stay in the goal zone?
To maintain I am doing the same things that I did when losing. Logging, staying active, and have increased calories by approximately 200/day which is around 2000 calories/ day for my age, height, and activity level.
Have a safe 4th!!4 -
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@Cafelelia
I could tell my weight would be up. Ive been bloated the past few days. I'm not worried, I'll be back down next week4 -
kirsten11872
Week:1
Weigh-in day: Saturday
Previous weight:170.0
Current weight:169.6
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Timibotkin
PW 282.6
CW 282.6
I’m actually thrilled about this because I haven’t done a very good job with eating this week! I honestly thought it was going to be up! I love the ww program and it definitely works if you follow it, but I didn’t pre plan for the week or do any meal prep!
I had my port removal procedure done Monday! I was thrilled to get that thing out of my chest. It didn’t want to come out though... my surgeon said that it was one of the most difficult ones that he’s had to remove, he thought it was because it had been infected at one point and caused a lot of inflammation in that area. I was somewhat hesitant to have it removed, just for fear
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I just watched the Jalapeño story. That’s just awesome. My daughter and I started volunteering at our local animal shelter over a year ago, when she was 13. For her, one of the hardest things is seeing dogs leave that she’s gotten attached to. For me it’s never sad because they really don’t need to be in the shelter. It’s a good shelter, but it’s still not a home with a family. Of course it’s always really hard when one has to be put down. Sometimes it’s just unavoidable, though our shelter does not do it unless they really have no choice. But neither of us can avoid crying when this happens, especially her.
I have to brag on Nicolette some. When we started at the shelter in February of 2019, there were three dogs there with heart worms. Treatment is very expensive, and the director simply can’t invest that much money in one dog when it could be used to feed, spay/neuter, etc multiple other dogs. Nicolette really loved one of them in particular, a mixed breed that looked like some sort of bird dog. Her name was Jitterbug. Nicolette was determined to raise the money ($1200!) to make Jitterbug well. She even put in all her own money ($400 from mowing, birthdays, Christmas). When my mom (NOT an animal person) heard this, she pitched in $300. She saw how much it meant to Nicolette and what Nicolette was willing to give up. I gave the rest of the money. We went in and gave the money to the shelter director, who cried. And as it turns out, she got a new quote for treatment that was only $350!! Our $1200 could cover all three dogs who needed treatment. Except one of my co-workers and her husband adopted one of the three and paid for his treatment so there was money left over for the next dog that tested positive. Earlier this year, Jitterbug was adopted by a great family with kids and another dog and she’s really happy. This is why people foster and volunteer. There is no better feeling.
Kristie, I love this story. I can just hear you say, "I have to brag on Nicolette some." Isn't it great having a daughter?! (Sons are pretty great too.) Hope you are having a great day and celebrating in the pool, on your bikes, or just hanging out with the family.2 -
timibotkin wrote: »Timibotkin
PW 282.6
CW 282.6
I’m actually thrilled about this because I haven’t done a very good job with eating this week! I honestly thought it was going to be up! I love the ww program and it definitely works if you follow it, but I didn’t pre plan for the week or do any meal prep!
I had my port removal procedure done Monday! I was thrilled to get that thing out of my chest. It didn’t want to come out though... my surgeon said that it was one of the most difficult ones that he’s had to remove, he thought it was because it had been infected at one point and caused a lot of inflammation in that area. I was somewhat hesitant to have it removed, just for fear
I hope everyone’s having a great weekend!
I'm thrilled for you too, both for the maintain and having your port removed. That sounded scary and you must be relieved. You're sounding very upbeat. Happy 4th of July!!2 -
kirsten11872 wrote: »kirsten11872
Week:1
Weigh-in day: Saturday
Previous weight:170.0
Current weight:169.6
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Another loss. You're on a roll, Kirsten. Enjoy your 4th of July!!0 -
@1theresamcvean i love your 4 D’s. That’s too cool!!
Now we can add the fifth 'D,' Dogs!0 -
Zumba_Luvah wrote: »@Cafelelia
I could tell my weight would be up. Ive been bloated the past few days. I'm not worried, I'll be back down next week
Great attitude! Both @ProfDawnLee and I had a gain this week and it came right back off the next day. It doesn't always happen but it seems to be the trend this week. For me, I think it was the heat. Keep on thinking positively. Hugs.2 -
@Freeglerock What a lovely, active, family day at the beach. Love your pictures.
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Got in 80 oz of water, had water before each meal, put my fork down between bites and got in protein.
I did a 20 minute workout and made a bbq chicken crockpot dish and portioned it out for all of next week.5 -
Hi guys, I've had a migraine since Friday and it's only just let up a bit now on Sunday afternoon NZ time. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow to discuss the change in my meds and how it's working, but it's obviously not so great. I haven't been able to look at a screen and I haven't caught up on posts in days, hoping I can read through soon.
Weigh in for week 2 for me:
Weigh in day: Sunday
PW: 252.2 (114.4 kg)
CW: 250.0 (113.4 kg)
I've done no exercise since Thursday, but I have stuck to calories, had plenty of water and plenty of rest. Not much else I can do when I'm knocked out with pain. I was having a pretty good week before that.6
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