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  • debbiewsharpe
    debbiewsharpe Posts: 507 Member
    Hey y’all, I am Debbie from Wilson, North Carolina. I am 68 years old, married to Larry for almost 46 years. No children but we have 5 nieces and a nephew and grand nieces and nephews. I am a retired teacher and was doing a lot of substitute teaching and many interim positions. I worked about every day until Covid. I live in the country on a farm. I love to walk, I tolerate strength training (I did not say love yet). I guess it takes a while to build that relationship. I love to BAKE. Nope, baking is not a good hobby for someone that has to watch weight. I have been a yo-yo dieter all of my adult life. In April 2013 I was at an all-time high at 173 pounds and climbing. All of my clothes were tight and I was depressed. While sitting on the couch (probably eating a snack) I was watching the television show "The Doctors" and saw a segment on My Fitness Pal. I thought, what the heck, I'll give it a shot-nothing to lose, but maybe some fat. I joined MFP April 9, 2013 and have logged every day since. I also bought a fitbit zip in August of 2013. MFP and my little zip gave me just what I needed. I upped my game to a fitbit Versa last year at Christmas. One of those “me to me” gifts. I have met some amazing, inspiring, supportive people on MFP that have given me the encouragement and support that I needed. I knew what to do, how to do it, but I just didn't have my heart in it. I am now around 125-129 pounds and am walking 10-20 thousand steps a day and lifting light weights. For me, maintenance is harder than dieting, but I am doing ok. I thank all of my new friends here in our F2F group & the habit tracker for helping me stay focused. I have definitely had a few ups and downs. When you log every day you realize this and make adjustments. One thing that I have found helpful for long term success is to record my weight yearly on my profile page. The following weights were recorded on my birthday (May 6) each year of this journey. I try to use 127 as my "magic number" to watch out for weight gain. When I weigh 127, I jump back into diet mode for a few days and it seems to work for me.
    started mfp on 4/9/13 at 173 pounds
    2013-161.8
    2014-136.7
    2015-126.6
    2016126.2
    2017-125.2
    2018-130.0
    2019-127.8
    2020-126.2
    I look forward to October being our month for health and fitness. We can do this together. You will my mantra many times: KEEP ON KEEPING ON………………………….

    @minstrelofsarcasm
    Thanks for what you and @therseamvean do for our group, you are appreciated.
    Love your goals for October! I pray that you are recovering from Covid.

    @kiane50 – you appear to be an animal lover. My husband has 2 cats up at the farm. They both just showed up at different times and they love him. They have finally gotten to the place that I can rub them but only if he is around. The Botanical Garden walk sounds wonderful. I am still walking on the country road in front of our house or the farm paths.

    @1theresamcvean
    Thanks for posting your story again, I have been here just a month so I needed the update. Great goals for October and I know that you can get to your goal. As an unofficial motivator I will try to work into official motivator status:):) Loved the kitten link that you shared for Bob.

    @jugar –great to see your post on goal zone, I think you and I are the only ones using it. I sure hope that others are reaching their goals and will join us soon.

    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    Congrats on the weight loss! Having a gym in your house is awesome. I am sure that helps on the days that we just don’t feel like getting out. Love your goals, especially finish at less than starting.

    @Melzz19
    I love your job and active lifestyle. Your goals are great! Reading this morning makes me think of changing a few of mine for October. Great pictures!

    @Cuddleme72 Welcome to the team! Wow, what a journey. I sure hope the health issues are better. I like your plan of walking (I am also an avid walker) Any amount of steps is a start in the right direction. You can slowly work your way up. Don’t forget in house walking. Each commercial on TV will allow you to get 300 steps. It also gets you up and down from your chair, couch etc. You can do this, I believe in you!

    @GingerPwr
    Welcome back! I am also from NC (Wilson) I hope to see you in the goal zone chats.

    @CassieGetsFit – Great to have a partner to help you get back on track. I have 2 pieces of advice that I live by: If you aren’t hungry don’t eat and Keep on Keeping On……Girl, you can do it, make October your month, Own it!

    @ljdanny – good to see other walkers here! I hope that you are able to get the spin bike, variety is always good. Prayers lifted for you for the upcoming surgery.

    @mainbeachbum –Back and ankle trouble, wow! I hope that you are recovering and continue to get better every day. I love the goals, mine are very similar. Glad that you were able to take the anniversary trip.

    @Cafelelia Thanks for the reintroduction. September is behind us and now to October with a new attitude, resolve, hope, dream, whatever works for us. Congratulations on nearing your goal weight. This may be your month. I love your goals, especially the stress busting one. I need to take a page from your book. And yes, by all means enjoy your holidays and birthday. I know that you have the determination to get right back at it after these momentous occasions. If Covid has taught me anything it is to do our best to be fit enough to enjoy our time here on planet Earth.

    worth repeating: KEEP ON KEEPING ON............................ have a great week!
  • brown6267
    brown6267 Posts: 476 Member
    10/04 steps 4941
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,627 Member
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    A huge welcome to all of our new members! I can't wait to get to know you!
    CassieGetsFit2013 wrote: »
    Wow, I HAVE to get this turned around! Thankfully, @minstrelofsarcasm has been talking to me and is going try and help me get back on track! I'm so grateful for my new friendship with her and hope she feels the same. 🙃 I hope I can prove to myself, her and you guys that I can get back on track and have a loss next week! I'm going to remain on the sideline again for this month and see what I can pull off before rejoining you guys! 😊🥰

    @CassieGetsFit2013 -

    You're going to do great and get right back at it! Just have to find a system that works for you and stick with it. Once you've got a strong routine in place, you're going to really show us what you're made of. :blush: We're here for you!

    @Melzz19 -

    Oh my goodness, that is gorgeous. I'm very jealous; it's been raining on and off here for a few days, and it's also chilly. Gotta take advantage of that sunshine while we've got it!

    @debbiewsharpe -

    I'm recovering decently well, thank you. I think I got lucky and was only hit with a mild case. Also very fortunate that I'm young and healthy and well informed of what triggers my pre-existing conditions.

    @Cafelelia -

    Your birthday is coming up? I do believe you are legally required to tell us when it is. Not for any specific reason, of course. Definitely not any reason. No reasons. None at all. Nope. :wink:

  • debbiewsharpe
    debbiewsharpe Posts: 507 Member
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  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    debbiewsharpe wrote: »
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    On that note...
    Our Step Challenge Winners!
    We have a big winning team this week. October is a great month for increasing your steps.

    The champion is:
    Debbie @debbiewsharpe 123,813 steps

    Over 10,000 Average Steps a Day:
    Bob @KUMEcyclingteam 83,556 steps
    Tracy @ljdanny 82,599 steps
    Theresa @1theresamcvean 77,540 steps
    Mary @brown6267 74,664 steps
  • Cuddleme72
    Cuddleme72 Posts: 19 Member
    Are we supposed to be keeping track of our steps?
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,627 Member
    @Cuddleme72 -

    Only if you'd like to. Some of us do, some of us don't. I think it's a helpful measure of how active you are during the day, especially if you don't complete any other structured workouts or if walking is your main form of exercise.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    Cuddleme72 wrote: »
    Are we supposed to be keeping track of our steps?

    Daniele, We have a step challenge and it is voluntary. If you would like to be included, please let us know and we'll add you to the challenge. Some people post their steps each day and others provide the details all in one go on Saturday or Sunday for the week. Some really successful people are up in the 20,000 steps/day range and we celebrate first, second, and third place, as well as those who go over 10,000 steps/day (70,000 + steps/week).
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    jedaschultz wrote: »
    Username: jedaschultz
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    Week:1
    PW (Previous Weight): 202.4
    CW (Current Weight): 203.8

    Well the small progress that I made I blew this week by eating a lot of bread. My big weakness. :#

    Well, bread is a Covid comfort food, Debbie. You have the rest of the month to lose it and I'll bet it only takes a day or two. Hugs to you, my friend.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    podperson1 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm so behind this week - and how are we into our October thread already?? Quick intro then - I'm Shelli, live in Edinburgh, Scotland with my best friend/flatmate and our kitties. Have struggled with my weight for prob as long as I can remember, hit my highest ever weight of about 210lbs last year so this year decided I needed to get my butt in gear or it was just going to keep going up. Has been an up and down year (as I'm sure most people can relate to) and all the additional stresses haven't helped, but the scale is going in a generally downwards direction so am trying to keep positive about that!

    As I mentioned, had my new tattoo done on Friday. Was a longer sitting than I'd hoped and didn't manage to get the whole thing done in one, but am very happy with how it's looking (will add piccie below). It did lead to me having a very 'take it easy' weekend though and def having a bit of a cheat on the food side. Have a feeling the scales will not be as kind this week!

    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - are you the one with the gorgeous Alice in Wonderland tat or am I am getting muddled with someone else?

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    Wow! That is beautiful. The cat is majestic and the paw prints are so realistic. I have my late cats' paw prints done in clay. Not a tattoo on me. Yet.
  • xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Posts: 623 Member
    podperson1 wrote: »

    @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - are you the one with the gorgeous Alice in Wonderland tat or am I am getting muddled with someone

    Yes, that's me 🙂🙂 And I love your cat tattoo, it looks so real! I am a complete cat person. 🐈
  • mainebeachbum
    mainebeachbum Posts: 385 Member
    Friday check in
    Steps 10242
    Water 64 oz
    Walk 2 30-minute walks today
    Food prelogged

    @1theresamcvean Yes, brunch was a breakfast version of chicken and waffles at an Italian restaurant which is why pizelles instead of real waffles. That probably decreased the calories, too!

    @debbiewsharpe Luckily after about 15 months of back pain, it finally went away completely. I just never got back to exercising!

    @KUMEcyclingteam The 2nd secret for weight loss cracked me up! But so true!!

    Congratulations, team, on a job well done in September!
  • mainebeachbum
    mainebeachbum Posts: 385 Member
    So I guess I’m trying to rush this week...that was a Monday check in...not Friday! 🤨
  • Cuddleme72
    Cuddleme72 Posts: 19 Member
    Daniele, We have a step challenge and it is voluntary. If you would like to be included, please let us know and we'll add you to the challenge. Some people post their steps each day and others provide the details all in one go on Saturday or Sunday for the week. Some really successful people are up in the 20,000 steps/day range and we celebrate first, second, and third place, as well as those who go over 10,000 steps/day (70,000 + steps/week).

    Thank you but maybe not this time. I'm struggling to get 4000 steps a day right now lol. Thank you for the information.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    Cuddleme72 wrote: »
    Daniele, We have a step challenge and it is voluntary. If you would like to be included, please let us know and we'll add you to the challenge. Some people post their steps each day and others provide the details all in one go on Saturday or Sunday for the week. Some really successful people are up in the 20,000 steps/day range and we celebrate first, second, and third place, as well as those who go over 10,000 steps/day (70,000 + steps/week).

    Thank you but maybe not this time. I'm struggling to get 4000 steps a day right now lol. Thank you for the information.

    I totally understand. You do this your way and don’t take things on that you haven’t planned for, Daniele. We don’t want this to be overwhelming, we’re here to support the healthy choices you make. Have a great night!
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    @kandi3570 Great intro! You've been an inspiration in your first month with us. One thing I have found that helped me with plateaus is to eat higher calories and higher carbs a couple of days a week. Not too much, mind you. I steal calories from other days and 'eat up.' I believe though I'm not a scientist like you, that it tricks my body into not thinking that I'm starving. Thus plateau averted.
  • 1theresamcvean
    1theresamcvean Posts: 929 Member
    edited October 2020
    For everyone who's new, and those of us who are often confused (like me), here's a bit of a cheat sheet:
    • October here is four weeks long. Running Sunday to Saturday, until October 31st. That's unusual because sometimes a calendar month runs over into the next month. Like September. It ran until October 3rd.
    • Don't try to keep up at first. Just come on in and read what's on the page you land on. Comment on just that page and don't worry about keeping up with everything you missed since last visiting. Don't worry about learning names either.
    • We're here to support you when you're new.
    • We like pet pics. So, dogs and cats are great to share.
    • No question is off-limits and fake it 'til you make it.
    • Most months, it's our newest members who inspire us the most. So, don't be shy.
    • Welcome aboard!
  • kandi3570
    kandi3570 Posts: 238 Member
    I sorta tried that. And science doesn’t have all the answers either. We all know that size 2 that can outeat everyone at the table. No one has figured out how to put that into a pill. If they did none of us would be here struggling. But I did eat more over the weekend. I think I need to increase water and build some muscle. But I will figure it out.
  • KUMEcyclingteam
    KUMEcyclingteam Posts: 112 Member
    @1theresamcvean Ahhhhh, you found the loop "hole" lol. Your pup is definitely not fat!
    If dogs wore fitbits would the get credit for twice as many steps seeing as they have twice as many legs? (These are the questions that keep me up at night)
  • goingape
    goingape Posts: 429 Member
    Hi all; I’m a 43 year old mom from the Prairies in Canada! I have three boys, one in university and two in high school. I do admin type work in an office. : D

    I struggled with my weight after my third child. Got pretty high, up to around 220. Once covid hit I took it as a sign to work on my diet and fitness and improve myself. I cut out pop, chocolate bars etc, kept to my calorie goal and started walking every day! I also started to do intermittent fasting and went to eating two meals a day and cut out most snacking.

    This plan got me going and I’ve been able to get to an overweight Bmi recently. I’m thinking 125 -130 will be my goal range, although I will have to see how I’m feeling. Currently I’m doing c25K, plus some exercise classes. I’ve started working out with a beginner weights routine at my gym. This will be a long term goal for me, to increase my strength and muscles. 💪💪

    Welcome to the new team members!

    Cheers!
  • xX_PhoenixRising_Xx
    xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Posts: 623 Member
    @KUMEcyclingteam

    I don't have a dog - what does it mean if my cat is fat? 🤣

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