Mission Slimpossible - November 2020 Team Chat
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Here is your Team chat room for November 2020. This is where you weigh in every week, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post every day, and help each other succeed!
We have six great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @Beka3695
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @1theresamcvean and @minstrelofsarcasm
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Emmajhare and @angmarie28
Weight No More - @GingerPwr and @KUMEcyclingteam
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @hipari
Downsizers - @Marigorringo
HOW IT ALL WORKS:
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, every week without fail! At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
We also track those small, steady losses with the Green Week count. If you lose, however small an amount, it counts for 1 week in the green. The total will be by month, and cumulative - so you can really rack them up and get to your goal even if you never hit the top of the leaderboard.
In an effort to recognize accomplishments, we are using an optional addition to the weigh in format called LOSS TO DATE or LTD. Please just leave this new line off if you do not want to participate. Here is the new format:
Username
Weigh In Day
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
LTD (Loss to Date): your TOTAL loss since your highest weight ever
If you need a week off, a break, a change of weigh-in day - just ask your Captains here on your team chat page. If you take a break, you are moved to the Support Team. If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to ask if you are travelling, sick, or just needing some time off. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions and weigh in if you want to, but your weigh-ins will not be counted on the weekly tally.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! After hitting your goal, you need support to stay there, and you can help your teammates join you. You must continue to weigh in every week, and if you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team!
In addition to your own team, there are F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month begin!!
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Hello everyone!!! Welcome to our new members - and welcome back returning members!! I am soooo glad you are all here!
I am Teresa one of the Fat2Fit moderators and your Mission Slimpossibles captain along with Mark (@broncobuddee) The Mission Slimpossibles also have three incredible motivators, @AustinRuadhain, @raleighgirl09, and @Katmary71 who work very hard to keep the conversations going and are always willing to give advice and support!
Stuff you need to know!
1)Weekly Weigh-In
Please read the opening post so that you know how to correctly record your weigh-ins so that @broncobuddee can easily find you every week.
2) Check-ins
Along with our weekly weigh-ins, we REALLY encourage our team members to participate in regular check-ins. It’s a great way to stay accountable to yourself and it allows the team to cheer you on and offer support as you need it. Remember the purpose of joining a group like this is not only for accountability to a weigh-in but also because working towards our goals helps when we are surrounded by like-minded people. We are stronger together!!
3) Habit Tracker & Challenges
For added help in your health journey make sure to take advantage of our Habit Tracker and Challenges that you will find on our Home Page. Tracking our habits and doing the challenges will keep you mindful of your choices and help keep you motivated. If you have an idea for a fun challenge then please head over to the Idea Lounge and let them know. “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” ―John C. MaxwellFinally, let's get to know each other! Please share your name, where you live, and what brought you here to The Fat 2 Fit Challenge Group. If you have specific goals for this year, please share those as well. We are here to support and cheer you on!
I’ll go ahead with my introduction
As I said above, my name is Teresa! I'm 54-years-old and live in Georgia with my incredible husband, my mom, and our fur baby Maggie Mae. For the last four years, I have been beyond blessed to be the ministry assistant at my small church. I also co-lead women’s ministry and am a teacher for our children’s church and a helper with our Wednesday night kids ministry, Awana. My favorite things to do are working jigsaw puzzles while listening to podcasts, searching Pinterest for yummy recipes, hanging out with my husband, playing with my dog, shopping, and going to church. I also love to workout and use Beachbody on Demand programs along with walking on my treadmill.
I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life with lots of ups and downs along the way. In 2018, when my weight was at its highest, I vowed that no matter how many times I stumbled I would NEVER give up on my goal to be at a healthy weight. In 2019, I learned about intermittent fasting and have fully embraced the IF lifestyle. I often tweak my eating plans and have done Weight Watchers, Keto, and currently, I’m doing carb cycling with a focus on low carb eating. I have lost over 60 lbs. and am determined to get the last 40 lbs off in 2021.
If you are interested in IF, I highly recommend Gin Stephen’s new book, “Fast, Feast, Repeat” and her podcast Intermittent Fasting Stories. I also think everyone should read Dr. Jason Fung’s, “Obesity Code.” It was life-changing for me! I am passionate about this way of L*IF*E and am happy to talk with you at any time. Just drop me a message! 😉
As your captain, I promise to remain available and supportive! This group means so much to me as does the success of each one of you.
OK…your turn to share!
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As your fabulous Captain has said, the habit tracker is a wonderful tool - seeing those green check marks accumulate is gratifying. And if they don't - you learn which habits need revision or recommitment!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10814468/habit-tracker-november-2020#latest6 -
Howdy, November Slimpossibles Challengers!
I'm Austin, one of your three Team Motivators! Along with the awesome @Katmary71 and @raleighgirl09 , I work with our fearless Team Captain @TeresaW1020 as needed to help keep this wonderful group humming along!
I joined Fat2Fit over a year and a half ago, part way through my journey, and find this group to be super helpful and supportive. I have lost over 120 pounds since I started work on losing weight (January 2018), and have just a little I want to lose. I am now mostly working to build muscle and fitness. I study martial arts and love walks. I want to build more muscle, so I am looking to have resistance training on my check-ins this month as well!
I love to read up on things, and have studied habit building* and nutritional science** as I have worked on losing weight and getting my body healthier. Every body and every person is different, and I have enjoyed learning more and engaging in the kind of science experiment of figuring out what works for me. Making it happen has been and is still all about developing new habits for me, so every so often I burble about habit building!
Cheers,
Austin
* If you are interested, check out the work of B.J. Fogg (professor at the Stanford Behavior Design Lab)! Fogg's work has been used to develop some apps that millions of people find habit-forming, like Instagram. He has a lot of free info on his website. He also has a book called Tiny Habits, which I love. If you want to reprogram your health and fitness habits, the Tiny Habits system is super simple and practical and unexpectedly (to me) fun. Fogg's team has a weekly free Tiny Habits course to help you build new tiny habits to make your life better!
For general inspiration on habits, see the work of James Clear (author of Atomic Habits). His talk on How to Get 1% Better Every Day was particularly inspirational to me. He kicks it off this way:
I just love that message -- you don't need to change something huge to reach your goals. Start small. Keep making small changes. Persistence will get you there!"So if you were able to improve by 1% each day for an entire year... you would end up 37 times better at the end of the year. And if you were to get 1% worse, you would whittle yourself down almost to zero."
** If interested, check out the nonprofit, research-based site nutritionfacts.org as a great place to start. He has a new book called How Not to Diet that I want to read!
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It's a new month, woot woot! OK, I'm not excited but I'm trying to be! Still have stuff in the house I shouldn't, I'm not doing great on my diet and can't work out aside of stretching, I'm hoping to add back in arm resistance bands if my upper back calms down a bit. I had coffee cream for a week, it tastes good but I actually got used to coffee without it so I've cut it again. I can tell a difference with sugar out of my diet with pain but not so much the rest. I need to cut nightshades but then I'll really be scrambling without tomatoes! I know, shut up and just do it or at least cut back for now, if it helps my pain it's worth it.5
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Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 1 - Nov 2020 Sunday
PW 132.9lbs (60.3kg)
CW 133.8lb (60.7kg)
LTD about 45.8lbs (20.8kg)
Gained - not eating properly and just eating chocolate instead of meals. Things happening meaning I don't have access to a kitchen or prepare my own meals.
It is lockdown this coming week so not sure if I'll be good and not eat chocolate but least buy a sandwich to eat instead.
I did go for a pub desk and maybe that's why I got on a bad train of eating bread and potatoes instead of more nutritious protein.
GOALS:
1. Eat a meal instead of chocolate
2. Drink less coffee and tea
Have a good week ahead🥰
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Happy November!!! I love a new month and this one is one of my favorites!! It's a month to count our blessings and remember all the reasons we have to be thankful. I am especially thankful for this team!
I hope you have your November goals set and that you are ready to crush them!
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@AustinRuadhain Thanks! I hope so, too. You had a great day, woo hoo! re: the article...#3 looks particularly interesting to me as well. That is a very helpful thing to ask yourself.
@apple852hk That's probably for the best lol!
That stinks that you guys are going back into lockdown. Sorry for that.
Hi everyone! My introduction: I live in Southern California with my husband and pug. I'm doing WW and I track in WW instead of MFP. I've done WW for years off and on, it's the one thing that seems to work for me. I hate to exercise and I try to make myself to varying degrees of success. I walk every day with my dog, so that counts, right? I love to read, I love art, photography, and anything else creative. I'm pretty consistent with tracking, my biggest challenge is exercise and staying consistent. This group helps me stay consistent for sure, so thanks, everyone!
Check-in for yesterday: Last night, I had a great time. We made appetizers and had drinks and my sister-in-law came over. We watched a dumb scary movie and it was just so much fun. I did not track now I have to go back and try to track it all. I didn't overeat, if anything, I didn't eat enough.
Saturday:
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: ----
- track 90% of food intake - 50% accomplished
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night - not accomplished
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day - 25% accomplished
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day - not accomplished
- put my utensil down between bites - 100% accomplished
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything - 100% accomplished
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal - not accomplished
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Goals or Improvements for tomorrow:
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- put my utensil down between bites
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal5 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @draby2011 3.25%
2nd @pizzafruit 2.10%
3rd @darleenturner 2.05 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @draby2011 7.8 Lbs
2nd @pizzafruit 5.8 Lbs
3rd @cnb124 4.9 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@gharvey2753
@Zumba_Luvah
@Beka3695
@jenmurphy3
@adhmrh
@TeresaW1020
@boehle
@Melzz19
@kos33
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @Megan_smartiepants1970 5.14 %
2nd @Beka3695 5.08%
3rd @cnb124 4.81 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @cnb124 16.3 Lbs
2nd @happimess01 13.4 Lbs
3rd @davidji82 13.3 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@TASCascalho
@davidji82
@imgwendolyn2015
@PlaneMonkey
@mbakhtiaruz
@adhmrh
@izzyred9400
@kandi3570
@floecity
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Happy November team Mission Slimpossibles... I added one more to your team ....Please welcome @OneSmallThingToday 4
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Happy November team Mission Slimpossibles... I added one more to your team ....Please welcome @OneSmallThingToday
@OneSmallThingToday
Welcome to Slimpossibles! Jump on into the conversation, if you like. This is a super friendly group. I hope we can help you meet your health and fitness goals!
Oh - and I LOVE your handle! This stage of my fitness journey started back in 2018 with one small thing (not going to the bodega for a candy bar right now), so I have a huge respect for how one small thing can make a difference!
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Hi I'm Jackie and I live in Ontario with my Hubby of 30 ears and our 23yr old son. Our 26 yr old daughter lives 6hrs away.
I've been part of this group for 2yrs. I'm down 35lbs from my heaviest weight. I'm currently tracking with WW while also trying to keep carbs low and avoiding added sugar. I'm also a Fitbit fanatic and love all the step and minute challenges. This month I set my Fitbit goals to 15k steps and 100 active zone min per day.
My goals for November are
1. No sugar
2. Hydrate earlier in the day
3. At least 30 min of activity daily
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@Megan_smartiepants1970 @AustinRuadhain
Thank you for the add and the warm welcome! I’m excited to be here.
A little about me: I’m 53 and live in Upstate New York with my boyfriend and our sweet, dumb as a rock cat, Emma. I work more than I should at a job that I love, and am trying to find out how that whole work-life balance thing works.
In late 2017, I started a journey toward getting healthy by making small permanent changes. But then in spring 2018, I got really bad sciatica, to the point I needed help dressing and a hand to hold if I was walking more than a few hundred feet. I couldn’t cook or exercise, so I resorted to fast food, prepared foods, junk food in general, and regained everything I’d lost and soon reached my highest ever weight of 339.8 lbs.
In spring of 2019, when my back was finally tolerable, I started fresh. A few months later, after much trouble with my ankles, I found out it wasn’t just arthritis, but osteonecrosis causing horrible ankle pain when I walked. I was told I would need an ankle replacement.
I was once again unable to exercise, but I did do a pretty good job of sticking to my healthy habits. I did stop weighing myself, though, since usually the only time I’ve ever lost weight is when I’m doing a LOT of walking. To my great surprise, in May of this year when I finally weighed myself, I was down to 307 lbs.
Since then I’ve been walking more (I wear ankle braces religiously all day every day) and the weight has really started coming off. My current weight as of last Monday is 276.4 lbs.
Yesterday I completed my first ever official 5K in 1:00:34. One of the best days of my life!
My nutrition goals for November are:
1. Stay under 2300mg of sodium daily
2. Savor every bite.
My exercise goals for November are:
1. Finish Thanksgiving day 5K in under an hour.
2. Dance 15 minutes at least 5/7 days a week.4 -
The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember that even if your team doesn’t rank the highest in weight loss for the week you can still be the Green Percentage winner by having the most losses in your team! So keep it up!!
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As we start a new month it’s good to reflect and to plan.
Click the link and let’s help each other as we help ourselves.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10814517/november-week-one-challenge-reflect-plan-act#latest
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Some great weigh-in results – well done to all!
@SammyDee2015 I am exactly the same – go too hard too fast and expect perfection, then give up because I’ve “failed”! This time I’ve slowed myself down on purpose and it’s feeling much better and I’m not giving up on myself (despite the slow progress…). I set my goals based on the habits that I’m trying to set up (tracking, regular exercise, regular deficits) – anything more than that might overwhelm me a bit at this point!
@buniphuphu Good on you for sticking with the swimming despite the miserable weather! I see your workouts in my news feed and I’m always amazed. Keep it up!
@onesmallthingtoday Welcome to the group! Thank you for sharing your inspirational story – I can’t believe you completed a 5K after dealing with all the pain & injuries previously!
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My intro: I live in a small country town in Australia with my hubby, our son who is almost two, and our beautiful husky, Sabre. I’ve been in this group for a few months now, and I just love how supportive everyone is. This is a safe place, and I feel that I can bring up any of my troubles and receive help from people who know what I’m talking about! I love to read, play video games, and do just about anything with my son. I work as an accountant at a gold mine, which is interesting work but means I’m at a desk for 9 hours a day so movement is kind of a challenge for me!
This month, I hope to continue building on the habits I’m forming with regard to calorie tracking, reducing portion sizes, and regular exercise. I know that I eat too much so this is a huge challenge for me.
100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 40: Sunday 1 November
1. Log calories eaten: No - 25/40
2. 20 mins exercise: Yes - 20/40
3. Record a calorie deficit: No/unknown - 20/407 -
Happy Sunday everyone. I'm Denise and I am 57 and live in a beautiful part of Arkansas with my husband, parents and our cool dog Bleux. My parents moved in with us two years ago. I have two awesome grown sons. Each lives about 3 hrs from us. I am blessed to have a job I absolutely love and feel called to - I am the Outreach Center and Family Ministry Director for our church. Like many others I have struggled with my weight a lot of my life. I joined MFP the first time in 2011 at my highest weight - 303 lbs. I start November at 252.2.
I joined this group last month, and I am so glad I did. This group is so inspiring. This month I am going to add some daily goals and try to increase my workouts (my biggest struggle). I am looking forward to getting to know everyone. Welcome to all the new members. So glad you are here.
Yesterday was an awesome day. We worked all day at a festival here in our village. Staying busy is a great deterrent to eating Halloween candy. I had told myself (I hope you all talk to yourself too - ) that if I stayed within calories I could have 2 fun size 3 Musketeer bars. I stayed within calories, got my 2 bars, ate 1 and decided that was enough. For me that is a success.
@OneSmallThing today so inspired by your perseverance. So glad to have you on the team.
@AustinRuadhain love your above quote!!!
@Katmary71 I had started drinking my coffee black also, last week I decided to add a little cream. Decided I preferred it black. I hope you can get more relief with pain.
@apple852hk I hate you are on lockdown. That is so hard on so many levels.
@TeresaW1020 I love November too! Love the fall colors, pumpkin spice and mostly reflecting on all I have to be thankful for. I am thankful for you and all you do to keep this team going.
@trooworld glad you had a great evening. I don't like scary movies - I wind up hiding my eyes too much!
@Jactop ok, you have inspired me to give up sweets this month too!! One day in, so far so good.
@TwistedSassette Happy November!!!
Daily Goals for November
-log every bite
-6,000 steps
-30 mins of some kind of exercise
-drink 96 oz water
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@trooworld I’m glad that you had a great Halloween evening.
@OneSmallThingToday Welcome!! I am so happy to have you in our group. You have been through so much with your back and ankle pain but it sounds like you are determined to make changes in your life and we are going to be here to support you every step of the way! Congrats on doing your first 5K. That is an amazing accomplishment, and I can feel the joy in your post.
@TwistedSassette Reducing portion sizes has been a hard thing for me to conquer too. I do much better if I pre-track before I eat and stick to what I’ve said I would. Have you tried that approach? Your job does sound interesting but that long of a time at your desk does make it hard to get in movement. Maybe set an alarm to get up and move around for a minute or two once an hour. I used to walk in place for one minute every time I would use the bathroom. Those steps would add up!
Hi Team! Today has been a really good day. I woke up with my scale showing another lower number that I haven’t seen in 30 years. I also pointed out to my husband that he has never known me at this weight. He is very proud of me and his support means everything. I am loving my new plan and it’s interesting to look at the results. On the days that I eat the low carb 500 calorie meal, my weight is not down the next morning and might even be up. Then I eat the two full meals and I have a loss the next day. The body is a strange thing but I’m rolling with it!
My November Goals:
1) Continue on the MADF (modified alternate day fasting) eating plan. I will also continue to keep my 500 calorie meal Keto so that I don't raise insulin more than I need to.
2) Workout 6 days a week
3) Drink at least 96 oz. of water a day.
4) Have grace if I stumble, as well as the determination to get right back on plan the next day.
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raleighgirl09
Sunday intro and check in
Hey Slims! Quick intro - I am one of the motivators for the group, along with @Katmary71 and @AustinRuadhain. I have been more off than on in October and working to get back to the commitment to myself and the lovely Slimpossibles with more frequent checks in.
I joined the group about a year and a half ago and have found the support to be wonderful! And a wonderful addition to habits learned along the way. I am around 125 pounds down from an all time high and, since this MFP journey started, down around 60 pounds. I'm 57, currently looking for a permanent position due to COVID but working a contract. I am thrilled for a new month and some new faces and most of all, the familiar faces. I hope you all are having a fabulous day and evening to start a brand new week and month off!
Today has been really good for calories and food choices - sleep was good and water is adequate at the minimum 8 glasses. I got a really good walk in and ran around all day with chores and errands. Yesterday - egads. I got into the Halloween candy after getting into the evening wine and....yeah. Our kids dropped by and we had a nice, socially distant visit outside in the very cool air and had a backyard fire. It was so lovely and such a good time that I forgot my stopping triggers and had more alcohol than planned and then, yeah, the candy. It's all logged but I hate to see it. I got up this morning - shook it off and made better choices.
@TeresaW1020 I am so thrilled for you - the number is awesome, right, but the milestones....... Getting to something that has been a long time coming and has, so often, seemed impossible. The hard work, assessments, tweaking of the plan and keeping your promises to yourself...it all pays off. Bravo.
@Cornanda well done on the last weigh in on the October page - way to go! Your determination is inspiring and I'm so happy for you!~
@OneSmallThingToday what an amazing story, thank you for sharing that! You have come a long way and what an accomplishment with the 5K!! Everything you have experienced, the wins and the slips - they are all a part of the picture to help you win this next challenge for yourself. So glad you joined so we can help you along the way and cheer you on!
@adhmrh what an awesome job you did to choose a reasonable indulgence and stick to that! Yes, that is indeed a success! I have some candy in the freezer because despite the backslide yesterday of more than I intended, I do believe we can be reasonable and have some treats. I loved reading that you did it, way to go!
@TwistedSassette wow - you work in a gold mine??!? That is fascinating, I never really thought about that as an industry but it makes sense, especially as an accountant! I have the same issue- the work I do is all computer based and it is hard to get the movement in sometimes. I have to be very strategic or it just won't happen and sometimes, it's tough to get in 10,000 steps but I get as much as I can.
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Hi I'm Jackie and I live in Ontario with my Hubby of 30 ears and our 23yr old son. Our 26 yr old daughter lives 6hrs away.
I've been part of this group for 2yrs. I'm down 35lbs from my heaviest weight. I'm currently tracking with WW while also trying to keep carbs low and avoiding added sugar. I'm also a Fitbit fanatic and love all the step and minute challenges. This month I set my Fitbit goals to 15k steps and 100 active zone min per day.
My goals for November are
1. No sugar
2. Hydrate earlier in the day
3. At least 30 min of activity daily
Welcome to all the new members. Looking forward to getting to know all of you
@Jactop wow, number 2 really is the key, isn't it? I will meet and exceed my goal for water if I start right away but if I wait until midmorning, even, to get started, it is much harder...3
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