TEAM: The Slimsons (September)
AB0215
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Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215. 0
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Welcome Team Slimsons - New and old members to September Challenge!
It is do good to be back on this forum. Where we all can support and motivate one another on this journey to a new and healthier being.
MY INTRO
My name is Gloria, 41 yrs old, been at this weightloss journey since 2004. It's been a long uphill battle but I refuse to give up until I meet my long time goal of 200lbs.
Over the past few years I've been diagnosed with asthma, gastroenteritis, hiatal hernia, acid reflux, pulmonary hypertension, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea which progress into COPD, high blood pressure and diabetes along with the chronic pain in my back and knees. Yes I considered going for the gastric bypass for a while to get some of my health issues under control. At last that wasn't in God's plan so I made the move from NYC to Charlotte, NC in December 2019 because the last time I got sick in 2010 I came down here and live with my sister and got better in a year so hoping for the same if not better results again.😂😂😂
I am currently under the care of a Baraitric doctor who has been monitoring my eating habits using MYFITNESSPAL app. Over the last six months she has shown me what I was doing wrong by pointing out my Protein needs to be 30g per meal and my carbs should be no more than 70g per day. Under her guidance I finally see the scale going down consistently as long as I follow those guidelines. It's great to have a doctor that is not interested in surgery but what is best for the patient.
Anywho my goals for this month is:
1. Lose at 3lbs every week
2. Weigh in days on Mondays @AB0215
3. Measure my self weekly to celebrate NSV (non-scale victories)
4. Meal prep weekly
5. Exercise at least 3x a week minimum 5 minutes
6. Track and journal my experience to see where improvements can be made
7. Continue to work with my psychotherapist in order to keep my emotional eating under control
8. Intermittent fasting from 8pm-10am
**My first small milestone is to reach 499.9lbs by my birthday Dec.
31. I currently weigh 516.8lbs as of 8/24/2020.
Looking forward to reading everyone's post and know we will have a successful month. We're in this together 💪🏾❤2 -
Hey Team Slimsons,
It's me again and I just want to post my comparison pic that I believe is a huge NON-SCALE victory from last month, to encourage everyone that small steps really do lead to big progress. I still have a lot of small steps to complete my journey but it looks like I am on the right path.
REMEMBER WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER! WE GOT THIS! SO DON'T GIVE UP! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯👏🏽👏🏽 #newjourney #12stepstorecovery #withgodallthingsarepossible4 -
Sunday
Week 1
PW: 206.4
CW: 202.0
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ABOUT THE CHALLENGES & REQUIRED WEIGHT POSTINGS
We are also going to be running (Optional) Mini-challenges again this month: Question of the Week (assuming I can remember to do that or think of questions to ask) and Daily Posts.
First and foremost is that participation in these challenges is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. If you don't want to participate in these challenges, you don't have to, the choice is yours, but I would like to encourage you to participate as it seems to help keep us on track and thinking about our goals on a daily basis and it's encouraging to see other's successes and struggles so that we realize that we are not alone!!
The Daily Posts Challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (Ultimate Accountability Challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.
#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget. (you set your own budget)
#3. Try to do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
#4. 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
#5. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".
**A side note as there has been a bit of confusion for new members in the past, this is not the same as the official results, which are weight based, this is just another tool to help you reach your weight loss goals.**
**REMEMBER**
You set your own daily budget.
You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10 mile run, activity is activity, anything that gets you up and moving!).
Is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Can continue beyond weight loss.
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It also has frequent resets (as in a circle each week).
It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work. Remember, this is a judgement free zone, everyone has good days and bad days, but the way to get to the finish line is by being honest and when we have a bad day, picking ourselves up and carrying on the next day!
Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
Your posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals/Day/Comments: (Tell us a brief description about your how your day went or your goals for the day)
Please post your weight on your scheduled weigh in day, as if you miss weigh-ins, you may be eliminated from the challenge and we don't want to see that happen!!
Your posts should look like this:
AB0215
Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Please, please setup your posts in that format as it really makes it much easier for us to track your progress for the challenges and the weight loss!!
We'd like to help you be as successful as possible and if we can help in any way, please let us know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, we look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
We are committed to this group and to help where we can, and please let us know if we can help in any way!!
Welcome to the September Challenge!!0 -
Hello Team Slimsons and Welcome to September 2020!!
My name is Ashley @AB0215 I will be one of your Captains for this month.
Here's a little about me:
I am 34, and I have been overweight basically my entire life and in the last 2-3 years or so, I decided to change that, I have been working towards that goal for the few past years. I was down over 100lbs and chose to make some changes in my life that caused me to gain a bit more than I intended and I'm up about 30 lbs more than I'd like to be so I'm back on the losing path again.
Please feel free to introduce yourselves and share your goals for the month, I'd actually like to encourage this as I know that for me it helps me to have some accountability and helps me reach my goals when I share them..and with that in mind, my goal this month is to lose 6-10 pounds, aggressive, yes but attainable.
I'd like to help us be as successful as possible and if I can help in any way, please let me know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, I look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
I am committed to this group and to help where I can, and please let me know if I can help in any way!!
Side note--I follow a Ketogenic diet for any that may be interested, I have tons of recipes and resources for anyone interested.
Welcome to September and let's make things happen this month together!!
Ashley (@AB0215)1 -
Excited for September. Haven't been good July and August. Will be consistent.
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Daily Post
Sunday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes walking 6mins
Water 140oz
Comments
Went walking this morning up and down my sister's driveway I did 6 laps. I had previously made it to the corner of our street but then my ankle got swollen so I couldn't exercise for 72hrs per my Physical therapist and he told me to stick to the driveway for now because it's even.
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Daily Post Sunday
Happy to be part of the Slimsons group
Track -yes
Calories- yes but over
Exercise- yes but little
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Welcome to September!
A little about me. My name is Jen and I'm one of the captains for this team. I'm 52 year's old and live in NC.
I have been over weight most of my life. The highest I reached was 266lbs in December 2019. So I started a keto/low carb lifestyle 12/18/2019. I have liost quite a bit up to about a few months ago and then in July I underwent brain surgery. During my recovery period i have found myself reaching for carbs again. I think due to the fact I couldn't exercise for 6 weeks. (I know poor excuse). Since i'm starting a new month, I'm restarting my goals including eating low carb, getting back to walking 6 days a week, at least 100 ozs of water a day and if i chooose to snack it will be healthy snacks. My rest day is normally Sunday so i will continue with that,
Best of Luck to everyone and let's reach our goals for September!
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Jen_967
Sunday Weigh-in (Week 1)
PW: 215.8
CW: 214.0
Daily Post
Sunday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: no-rest day2 -
Yes trying to get my daily steps 7k and drink 8 cups of water. Thank you2 -
Dustyspal
Daily post Sunday
Track - yes
Exercise - yes
Calories- no1 -
Gjaholy33
September Week 1
PW: 516.8lbs
CW: 514.4lbs
Comments: This was a good week even though I'm 1.1 short of my goal. Next week will be better3 -
Welcome to September.
I am 56 and have been a yo-yo dieter my whole adult life. I started my last go round in mid-October, 2019 and reached my 52 lb goal in June.
Before I got sidetracked these last several weeks I was really enjoying being able to run without getting winded when competing with my dog.
After a rough July and August. I am ready to buckle down again. Unfortunately, I let go of all of the things that helped me lose weight and I am up about 10 lbs. So checking in here daily will be my first start.
A shout out to all of The Slimsons teammates. We got this!!!1 -
Daily post Monday
Track yes
Calories no
Exercise no
First day Online school. Yikes!! It was like having "First day of teaching" jitters all over again except instead of being in my 20s, I'm 50! An entirely different kind of stress.0 -
Daily post
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: walking0 -
Daily Post Monday
Track - yes
Exercise- yes golf
Calories- yes under
Looking forward to working towards my goal.0 -
CindyJNC1963
September: Week #1
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 163.8
CW:164.1
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Daily Post
Monday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise no
Water 155oz
Comments so try three new recipes to make my meals more interesting:
cajun chicken foil packets and general tso chicken (without honey or molasses used erythritol)
Almond flour protein butter Biscuits
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Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes 1 hour weightlifting...does 4 hours of painting count?
Daily Post (Monday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, couch to 5k, 3 hours cleaning, stairs to 10th floor at work
Comments: Trying to wrap up my home improvement project this week, my parents are coming to help with that this weekend so I have to get the rest of it done before then! ugh a lot of work but it will be worth it!1 -
Daily Post: Tuesday
Track: yes
Calories: over
Exercise: Daily Burn, 18379 steps
Governor ordered all schools to go back full time in person so life changes daily.1 -
Daily Post
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: yes
Walking (2 hrs) - there is a walking trail near my house. I walked that several times.1 -
Daily post Tuesday
Track yes
Calories no
Exercise no1 -
Daily Post Tuesday
Track yes
Calories yes and so over
Exercise yes1 -
Daily post
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: walking and weights
Daily post
Tuesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: walking and yard work1
