TEAM: The Slimsons (May)
AB0215
Posts: 7,141 Member
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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ABOUT THE CHALLENGES & REQUIRED WEIGHT POSTINGS
We are going to be running (Optional) Mini-challenges this month: Daily Posts.
First and foremost is that participation in this challenge 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 May Challenge!!0 -
Daily check-in for Mon (May 3rd)
Tracked: yes (under)
Exercise: yes (86 min of dog walking/hiking)
How my day went? In the last 24 hours I have found 5 (count 'em) FIVE ticks on myself. Also my little white hen, Margaret, was killed by a Northern Harrier (a bird of prey) this afternoon. I've had better days.1 -
Daily Post Monday
Track yes
Calories yes and over
Exercise yes treadmill
This month I am going to focus on better habits.
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Daily Post
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, under
Exercise: yes
This month's goals: drink more water and keep carbs below my daily limit.1 -
Daily Post
Sunday
Track: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: yes- walking 45 minutes
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: no- rest day0 -
Hi, all. I’m Leah, 26, a graduate student in her last year of library science school. I have struggled with my weight my entire life. When I have school or under intense stress from life (which seems quite often), I eat. I have to plan time to exercise or go out and enjoy nature, and I wish I didn’t have to all the planning. I’m tired of planning, if I’m being honest. I feel like all I do is nitpick my life.
(Reposting Sunday’s post here from the April thread)
May Wk 1 - Sun, 5/2
Track: Yes
Calories: Over (I ate a whole personal pizza for dinner, after my hike. 😬)
Exercise: 130 min, ~4.0 mi hike; 30 min, 3/4 mi slow walk - 13K steps total
May Wk 1 - Mon, 5/3
Track: No
Calories: Not sure
Exercise: I still ache from yesterday’s ache.1 -
Daily Post Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes under
Exercise: Yes 22 minutes outdoor walking
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Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: No
Calories: Probably
Exercise: Not particularly
Daily Post (Monday)
Track: No
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 1 hour weightlifting, 30 min walk
Comments: My appetite hasn't returned since my mom's passing, I'm literally having to force myself to eat. I haven't gained any weight during this so there is at least that but I really need to try to find my new normal without my mom and it's harder than I thought.3 -
chublet25
week 1 (Tuesday May 4 weigh-in)
PW: 200
CW: 197.51 -
Daily Post
Monday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, under
Exercise: yes0 -
Daily check-in for Tues (May 4th)
Tracked: yes
Calories under
Exercise: yes (72 min of dog walking/hiking)0 -
Daily Post Tuesday
Track yes
Calories yes and under
Exercise yes treadmill0 -
Daily Post
Tuesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, under
Exercise: yes, cleaning0 -
Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: No
Calories: Probably
Exercise: Not particularly
Daily Post (Monday)
Track: No
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 1 hour weightlifting, 30 min walk
Comments: My appetite hasn't returned since my mom's passing, I'm literally having to force myself to eat. I haven't gained any weight during this so there is at least that but I really need to try to find my new normal without my mom and it's harder than I thought.
It is hard. It’s a very slow process. I lost my mom over 10 yrs ago. You will get there. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs! 💜0 -
Daily Post
Tuesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes
Exercise: yes- walking 25 minutes0 -
Daily Post Tuesday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes under
Exercise: Yes 35 minutes indoor and outdoor walking
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lyndie74
Weigh in Week: 1
Weigh In Day: Wed
PW =159.8
CW=157.81 -
Daily Post
Tuesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, under
Exercise: yes0 -
Daily Post
Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes
Daily Post
Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes
Daily Post
Tuesday
Track: No
Calories: No
Exercise: Yes0 -
Bemybestby60
May Challenge Week 1
Wednesday weigh in
Previous weight 185
Current weight 184 ⬇️0 -
Username: dvdadie
Weigh in date: 05.03.21
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Week's weight: 228.8
Todays Weight: 223.82 -
Bemybestby60 wrote: »Bemybestby60
May Challenge Week 1
Wednesday weigh in
Previous weight 185
Current weight 184 ⬇️
Nice!0 -
Daily Post
Wednesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, under
Exercise: yes, 80 minutes walking/hiking
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Daily Post
Wednesday
Track: yes
Calories: yes, over
Exercise: yes0 -
Daily Post Wednesday
Track yes
Calories yes and over
Exercise yes treadmill0 -
May Wk 1 - Wed, 5/5
CW: 186
Track: No
Calories: Over
Exercise: None0 -
Daily Post Wednesday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes over
Exercise: Yes 15 minutes indoor walking
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