TRIMSTONES Team Chat - July 2020
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The Week 3 Challenge is UP! And you are climbing up your own ladder. Go for it!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10803404/week-3-challenge-one-up-yourself#latest
The week 2 Challenge is also going to stay active if anyone wants to continue the daily commitment and reflection. It works!1 -
H2596
Sunday
PW: 175
CW: 174
LTD: 1 lb
Stayed the same this week
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H2596
11/7. 10,283 steps
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SW: 148
Today: 146.8
I had gone as low as 145.5 this week, but did that thing I always do, and I'm going to stop doing: Said: Oh, this is easy, I can eat a little more. Well, NOPE!4 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.59%
2nd Weight No More 0.45%
3rd Shrinking Assets 0.08%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Mission Slimpossibles 26.6 Lbs
2nd Weight No More 22.1 Lbs
3rd Shrinking Assets 3.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @GretchenReine 3.09 %
2nd @ProfDawnLee 2.72%
3rd @Emmajhare 2.64%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @GretchenReine 9.2 Lbs
2nd @ProfDawnLee 4.0 Lbs
3rd @Emmajhare 3.9 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@iamworthy14
@KristieJC
@UCGRocks
@DesertColibri
@Piqueaboo
@KelGen02
@Cornanda
@Alexsandramorff
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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50+ lbs lost
@Emmajhare
@bigblues11
Under 250
@888Angie888
@KelGen02
Under 175
@H2596
@bigblues11
Under 150
@2020shih
CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING ONEDERLAND
@KristieJC
AND LOOK WHO HAS MADE IT TO GOAL!!!!
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The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race! 
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7/12 Steps: 9903 The weather is amazing and we took a long walk in a nature preserve...so awesome!
Congrats to everyone this week. Thanks for including me in this fabulous group!1 -
Woohoo. I’m back in the normal range for BMI. Now my target is to be at the low end and also target body fat % 👊5
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Arc130
Steps
Sunday 7/12- 113852 -
I'm going to try posting this one more time, because not one person responded...I'm hoping it's because the weekend was busy...
To All:
It's funny, but we all know each other just by our nicknames and the postings we make...so my challenge to you is to share 3 things this week:
1. What made you choose your nickname when joining Fat2Fit?
2. What person(s) in our TrimStones family have made the biggest influence on your weight loss journey? and finally,
3. What funny visions pop in your head when you see certain people's nicknames/postings in our chatroom?
I'll start...
1. I chose mine (zero creativity here) because it's my first/last name and my favorite number...I'm so thought provoking (*insert eye roll here*).
2. My biggest inspirations in here (this is tough because there are so many)... @mulecanter for his creative puppy stories/pictures (although he hates me and hasn't posted one in a LONG time... @Emmajhare because she's always SO positive @Arc130 because she posts great pics of her farm on occasion and I love those pictures and @kmfeig87 because she's just fearless and walks like a beast!
3. @kmfeig87 reminds me of Figgy pudding and that's why I call her Figgy...
@simbersea makes me think of Simba from Disney's Lion King
@Arc130 makes me think of Joan of Arc...am I predictable or what?!
I think we all need to make an effort to post more often...especially now when we're all cooped up and need inspiration from all sources...I'll admit I'm suffering from a little loneliness...so please post this week...send a pic or two...I love animals and nature...even cute kid pictures...ya'll make my day!
Jessica
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So I'll go:
1. What made you choose your nickname when joining Fat2Fit?
My nickname is just a combination of the general area I live (Jax = Jacksonville) and the first part of my last name (Grim = Grimmett).
2. What person(s) in our TrimStones family have made the biggest influence on your weight loss journey?
I haven't really been here long enough to point out a specific person. The whole general environment helps because you have people who are in different points in their weightloss journey. You have some that are at the same point, some that are near the end, and then some that are just starting or starting over. It creates a nice little support structure.
3. What funny visions pop in your head when you see certain people's nicknames/postings in our chatroom?
I can't say I've actually visualized any
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7/12 steps - 11,4022
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mynacha73
Mondays
PW 192
CW 188.9
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Hi
1. Yeah, I’m lazy too. So just my name 🤦♀️
2. The whole community. More recently jax_grim: I liked the intermittent fasting results you mentioned. Giving it a try this week but am still having my morning coffee so not sure if it still counts as fasting.
also all the steppers: I’m amazed at the massive step counts
3. Haven’t really envisioned either3 -
Steps
7/9 15,653
7.10 18,681
7/11 14,820
7/12 12,205
I managed to get out a bit earlier for my walks the last two days and it was cooler, thank heavens. Feeling a bit perkier than last week when the heat was getting to me and my pace was lagging.
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Good morning all! Sorry @jessicakrall8 to be slow to respond to your challenge. I've been distracted by COVID and inconsistent with my presence here.
1. Alack, my name choice is also really boring. I chose it at the nutritionist's office when she introduced me to MFP. I had no idea what a game changer this site would be and therefore I picked a user name that I might have a chance of remembering when I got home. First initial (full name is Katrina, although I also go by Trina), middle initial, last name. 87 is college graduation year. Perhaps that means you know my age, but potentially I was a child prodigy who went to college at age 12, maybe I went back to get my degree at 65, or maybe I went at a relatively normal age and took 20 years to finish! LOL
2. There are so many in this group to admire and be inspired by! @jessicakrall8 for keeping us all awake, on task, and in the conversation and for her kindness and perserverence. I too love (and miss) @mulecanter 's sagas of his two canine companions. @angmarie for her hard work and fabulous home gym! @Jax_Grim for his huge loss and amazing stepping. Love the pics from those of you who post your kids, pets, and beautiful views! Love you all!
3. Names
@Jax_Grim Fear the reaper!
@Arc130 Chasing chickens.
@mynacha73 - Mine atcha!
@schlerin -- Chocolate vibes are the best!
@JennReady -- Your pic is pure sunshine!
Someday I will have to change my name to something more interesting...but the problem is, once I try to go for something interesting the pressure is on to choose perfectly!!
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Steps
7/7 = 1,057
7/12 = 2,226
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@ShredWeek1 Perhaps I missed your response, but I've asked a couple of times...can I get your daily step goal please? I just need to fill it in the chart after your name. Thanks!!
@mulecanter I have a large Chicago style pizza and homemade lasagna coming to your house...oh and chocolate cheesecake for dessert...eat, Eat, EAT!!! Not that I would ever sabotage your plan... [insert innocent look here]
@kmfeig87 You CANNOT change your name...you will forever be Figgy to me and thank you for your kind words...I know I nag everyone to death because of my anal retentive tendencies and large does of OCD from both my Mom and Dad's genes...but I do try to do it with kindness.
@arc130 I forgot about her chasing chickens...that's a good one from Figgy...
@angmarie28 and a couple of others who may not be here anymore, used to post the prettiest scenic pictures...LOVE those...but I'm definitely partial to pictures of everyone's pets! KEEP EM COMIN!
I'm going a little COVID crazy myself...the news and data is scary especially with the rush to reopen. I'm very concerned about the kiddos going back to school. I just wish the US had shut down nationally and everyone followed the health guidelines in the beginning and I think we'd all have been better off now. I certainly hope a vaccine comes early next year...and I'm praying every day for all the families dealing with the illness...it's so sad...I kinda like working from home, but it does get a little lonely and I do miss the personal freedom of getting up and going as we used to do.
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Worked out 3 days in a row, yayy. Did shoulders, biceps, triceps on saturday, legs, back, chest yesterday, and today i did a quick 30 minute whole body workout I found 9n youtube. I would like to do more but I have to get paundry done and figure out dinner, so maybe just walking in place while i fold? We will see.1
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7/10-12,312
7/11-9,359
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »To All:
It's funny, but we all know each other just by our nicknames and the postings we make...so my challenge to you is to share 3 things this week:
1. What made you choose your nickname when joining Fat2Fit?
2. What person(s) in our TrimStones family have made the biggest influence on your weight loss journey? and finally,
3. What funny visions pop in your head when you see certain people's nicknames/postings in our chatroom?
Love this Jessica!
1. Erm because I'm terrible at making up online names so just used my own when I set up the account 10 long years ago. There's been several ups and downs since then.
2. All of you are really inspiring me but @jessicakrall8 for sharing the good and the bad and always being there to perk us up. @angmarie28 for being a workout machine and @kmfeig87 for her extraordinary stepping powers - you both look amazing ladies! @jax_grimfor 87 lb lost - wow, that is truly amazing!
3. @jax_grim I have no idea why but your name always makes me think of superheroes 😁 @mulecanter sounds like cocktail (prob says a lot about my mentality ☺) @kmfeig87 always reminds me of Irish names that I'm never sure how to pronounce, @mynacha73 conjures up pictures of mynah birds 🐦
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angmarie28 wrote: »7/10-12,312
7/11-9,359
7/12-9,148
@angmarie28 Either you're talented or I'm typo-prone. I have 12,312 for both the 9th and 10th. Please advise...thanks!
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Mulecanter
Monday, Week 4
PW: 212.5
CWL 212
LTD: 37
1. What made you choose your nickname when joining Fat2Fit?
Mulecanter has been my handle is several places. It comes from my honeymoon. We went horseback riding on the big island of Hawaii. While getting assigned horses it was determined that my gross weight exceeded the max load capacity of their horses, I was assigned a mule for the ride instead. My bride had ridden horses many times, I had really no experience. During the ride I got my mule to catch up to the group by saying "heeyah" and doing the heel thing. It did go into a canter and its ears were flopping up and down like an English spaniel. My wife was watching the entire thing and was cackling on the hysterical sight my steed and I made coming across the meadow. Thus, "mule canter".
2. What person(s) in our TrimStones family have made the biggest influence on your weight loss journey?
I must say I've been inspired by @kmfeig87 and her ability to hit goal weight and do chemo at the same time--stunning really. I appreciate @jessicakrall8 dedication to the group and her personal vendetta (challenge) to me on the Onderland/Twoterville journey.
3. What funny visions pop in your head when you see certain people's nicknames/postings in our chatroom?
I like @vikster11111 because I'm a Vikings fan from Minnesota. @kcpond makes me think of lake country too.1 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »I'm going to try posting this one more time, because not one person responded...I'm hoping it's because the weekend was busy...
@jessicakrall8 Sorry about that. It's been a busy weekend. My sister and I had the unenviable task of sorting and cleaning out her 2nd freezer. Not a standalone large freezer thank goodness. Just the freezer of the old fridge in the garage. That's because her husband (they are separated) accidentally left the freezer door ajar when he came by to drop off and pick up some stuff in the garage. Everything in the freezer thawed out overnight. Thank goodness I went out there to look for something in the fridge the next day and noticed the freezer wasn't properly closed. We had to decide what to do with everything. We ended up tossing about half and prepping and/or cooking the other half. Next we had to clean the freezer. Not fun. We still have short ribs marinating and needs to be cooked.
Anyway, my response!
1. I chose my nickname because I was thinking of arcs in circles and curves, plus, my very round shape. I still want some curves, the nice ones, so Arc makes up the first part of my name. The second part is easy. I thought a goal of 130 pounds would be a good starting point because I read a BMI chart somewhere that said for a woman my height 130 lbs is on the high end of normal range. I'll readjust my goal if necessary when I reach it.
2. I think I'm inspired by so many people here. People with harder things to deal with than myself. They are staying on point and doing well or making the effort to right themselves when they're not doing well. I would do well to emulate. I also love reading people's posts and pictures. However, @jessicakrall8, you reached out to me when I was feeling down and nudged me to stay when I was thinking of quitting, so I think you influenced me the most. You also put out so much effort to engage us and encourage us, so thank you!
3. The only things that pop up visually for me are the animal names Emmajhare, mulecanter, and the nature name like simbersea. So I see one of those giant rabbits (I don't know the difference between a hare or a rabbit) eating a salad, I see a horse (because I don't know what a mule particularly looks like) cantering, and I see the beach and sea waves.
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So thanks to this hairy hooligan we've been getting hardly any sleep for the last week, which hasn't helped with healthy eating choices as I crave energy. I have at least been easily making my 10k steps each day and having a bit of an arm workout (as he does not know how to walk nicely on a lead yet)! The poor thing was so anxious, he was pacing up and down at night. Last night we rearranged the furniture in our bedroom, to make him a nice enclosed den in the corner. He slept through! Possibly through exhaustion but I'm hoping he now feels safe and he will continue to sleep at night. He also seems to have finally realised that no one appreciates being presented with a slobbery toy bear at 4.30am!
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Yes his cuteness fortunately overrides the amount of stress he brings! We think he might have a bit of labrador and possibly pointer in there somewhere but no one really knows.1 -
We have two cats in addition to two dogs (don't get me started). When Elsa (primary cat) learned that Trimstoners were enjoying my dog photos, this was her reaction. How a 64 oz cat can dominate a 75 pound German shepherd is beyond me.4
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