Women 200lb+, Let's Be Unafraid This August!!!
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Friday Weigh-in:
Age: 58
Ht.: 5'3"
My highest weight ever was 221 a few years ago.
SW: 205. (7/5/21)
Last week's weight: 197.4
CW: 196.4
GW for end of August: Under 195
UGW: Under 150 (?) TBD
Coming off slow, but it's coming off!!!!
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Hi I’m 53 and 5’6”.
Original starting weight: 257.8 1/14/21
Aug Start Weight: 221.5 (7/31/21)
Aug Goal Weight: 217.5
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
Aug 7: 221.8 (+0.3)
Aug 14: 220.8. (-1.0)
Aug 21: 219.4 (-1.4)
Aug 28:
Aug 31:
I’ve reached my first goal of 220 lbs!!! I’m shocked as I didn’t have the best week diet or exercise wise this week. I gave up on my monthly squat challenge halfway through as my left knee started hurting after doing them. I’m sure my form was off but I didn’t want to push it. My knee feels fine now. I had a scary follow up doctor appointment for my eye yesterday and got all good news. I feel so relieved.
@Renewed2021 I could really identify with a lot you’ve said. I’d suffered with feelings of not being good enough for most of my life. And it was all related to men. From my dad and ex-husband leaving for other women to various boyfriends over the years. And I had a lot of therapy. I gave up on men 7 years ago. I’m sure that’s part of the reason I gained weight. And when I gained weight I magically became invisible to men. Voila! Now I’m losing the weight for me and my health. And I’m the happiest I’ve been in years.6 -
I had a really crazy work week, return to school. I'm the office secretary. I have finally had a chance to read through this week's posts.
Tears are flowing while I'm typing. You all have REALLY nailed my feelings about being fat. How I hate the "f" word. It upsets me so much to hear that word about other people and myself. It just seems so vile and ugly. None of us should be made to feel "less than" because of a number on a scale! But yet here I sit. I've ALWAYS felt that way about myself. Knowing that I'm successful in so many areas of my life, it still comes down to that @$%^/(& number on that scale. I'm uncomfortable being the center of attention. I shy away from higher positions in my school district even though I'm qualified and skilled at my job. I've put myself last for so many reasons- just because I'm fat! It just makes me wonder if and when I reach my goal weight, are all of the other feelings going to magically disappear? Any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated. I can't tell you how much I rely on this forum to help me keep on this journey to a healthier, happier me. Thank you!
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5'3 48 (2013 HW 277)
Aug 1: 203.6 - goal for month 199 - Onederland
Aug 8: 201
Aug 16: 200.8
Aug 21: 196
Even with water fluctuations I can safely speculate that I have goal, and am actually in onederland.
So my goal is always to maintain, and if I lose that is very good. On the 1200 cal a day except for Sundays which are 1445 (maintenance calories at 130 lb goal weight) seems to be working perfectly.
Joining a gym today, a weird gym, but whatever - the hubby seems to think it is a good fit for our needs.
Physical Therapy is flash bang awesome!! Where has this been all my life, I was able to fall asleep without muscle relaxers before I went to bed!!! I haven't done that since 2016 when my pain almost caused a heart attack and freaked out my Dr. so much he has had me on blood pressure meds ever since. So maybe, if the pain is starting to get managed - I can re-look at the need for BP meds eventually. That is a nice thought.
NSV I can wear a size 18 pair of jeans - which is officially 10 sizes down from size 28. I don't know why I have them - probably on sale and they didn't have any bigger size?? In my best dreams I couldn't have been anywhere near size 18.
Ya'll are doing awesome! The food recipes are nice, the plans are good. We can do this ladies! It seems like men aren't really here..
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Age: 43
Height: 5'10"
SW: 290.6 (4/19/2021)
CW: 277.2 (8/1/2021)
8/7: 274.4
8/14: 273.6
8/21: 268.0
8/28:
GW for August: 268
GW for 2021: 240
UGW: 180
well, I don't know what happened this week. I thought I was drinking enough water but I will have to track again to be sure. This week has actually been a hard one. Had a kiddo birthday on Monday, my kids all went back to in-person school on Tuesday, early starts at work this week (and next week), and my allergies have been destroying me from all the smoke in the air. My step count is low, my sleep has been crappy, and there has been a lot of processed food this week. So, yeah, I am confused. I am planning on running all my air filters on max this weekend, and getting lots of sleep, so hopefully I will feel better by Monday.
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Weigh-in day!
Age: 30
Height: 5'3"
SW: 252.8 (11/13/2020)
CW: 216.4 (7/31/2021)
8/6: 216.4 or 215.8
8/14: 215.2
8/21: 214
8/28:
GW for August: 210
GW for 2021: 196
UGW: 144 by end of 2022
Okay, I'll take it! I really was not expecting to see a loss this week - I've gone over budget more days than I care to admit (although not by much - I was obviously still in a deficit), and I'm halfway through a course of antibiotics that tend to cause water retention. I don't think I'll hit 210 by next week, but maybe I will actually hit the -40lbs mark and maybe I can buy myself that cute dress this month after all! LMAO.
I've also been stressed about my younger cat this week; we took him in to the vet last month for some scratches on his nose that weren't healing, and that's now turned into 3 rounds of bloodwork and a sudden reluctance on his part to eat his food, which is a HUGE departure from his usual personality (he'll damn near take a finger off if you're too slow giving him treats). His nose is just about back to normal, just one little patch left where the fur is growing back in, but the bloodwork has come back with elevated calcium levels which could be stress or could be parathyroid-related. They're doing a full CBC workup, but the lab will take 7-10 days to get back to us, which might be closer to 2 weeks given the holiday weekend coming up. The loss of appetite is new, and I think it's emotional; I think he's decided he doesn't like being shut in the other room alone to eat, which we have to do to keep the older cat from eating his wet food, so now I or my husband have to sit with him in the other room for awhile until he decides he's hungry. Last night he laid in my lap for about half an hour before going to eat a few bites, then came back for another good long snuggle before going to eat the rest.
I'm loving all the good updates this weekend, and I'm also glad that so many of us here can understand each other's struggles. It's not a club any of us necessarily wanted to be part of, probably, but I for one am glad to be in it with y'all. This is such a great, supportive group and I'm so glad to have found it.5 -
Well, I've finally gotten off my plateau for the last ten days
SW 212
August starting weight 189.8
8/1 189.8
8/6 186.8
8/7 186.4
8/8 185.4
8/21 184.6
total weight loss since 8/1 5.2
total weight loss since 6/1/21 27.4
Was hoping to get below 180 this month, but with just ten days doesn't seem likely, but will try.
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Age: 61
Height: 5'4"
SW: 260 June 2021
CW: 233.2 August 1, 2021
8/07: 230.8
8/14: 228.4
8/21: 225.4
8/28:
8/31:
GW for August 225lbs -8.2lbs
UGW 160ish
I’m having a great month with a loss of 3# for the week. I still have so much to lose but am celebrating each loss. I’m trying to look at the trees and not the whole forest.
I finally go back to work in September which I’m thrilled about but also where sweet, salty, starchy deliciously bad temptations are ever present. I can’t complain because I used to be the one bringing them. My plan is to avoid the break room and pack my own treats daily.
Thankyou ladies for your kindness and encouragement to all who join this group. I read something every day that makes me motivated and accountable for my own journey.
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I like to make Sunday's special and bake the hubby special keto treats I try to make his diabetes a little less burdensome. Today was yellow (keto) cake and sugar free icing for me, calorie free caramel drizzle for me ... so freaking goood!! But - I learned something really important. I WILL NOT think next time that we will have a treat then eat lunch and be fine. Treats are not equal to food. So next time I will eat a salad or whatever I have planned and have said treat, and I will not have to pull cake pans away from the hubby and strong will it (are those a thing?) myself. It just ends up a train wreck. So salad first (or whatever you are going to eat) then when you are full (this includes the hubby - ignore his I'm not hungry), having a treat will be really special and it will be very easy for ALL involved to have 1 serving for me, and maybe I can get the man down to 3 servings.. Cuz he was about to get a fork, and was very very sad that I told him it was time for lunch. I can't handle those pretty brown eyes, and I don't really have enough will power for one - much less two!! So lesson learned, plan accordingly and this will be wonderful every time. Promise and pinky swear!!1
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Keri
68 years old, Height: 5'6"
SW: 266 lbs (Dec 2019)
2/1/2020: 263.6
August SW: 255.2 (I was at 254.2 yesterday which I haven’t seen since February)
Current weight: 252.4
Month weight goal: 250
Goal for the end of the year: Get under 230
Goals for this month:
• Get a good night sleep. Mostly
• Keep drinking 8+ glasses of water. Needs work lately
• Log my food/ daily. No
• Evaluate progress and post on this thread weekly. Yes
• Find a healthier after dinner dessert. (last year I improved my breakfasts and this is my last issue to an otherwise very healthy diet)
• Plan meals at home. Yes
• Make progress with weight loss. yes
Not only did I make progress losing today but I was able to update my MFP Check in weight as well. I lost relative to my last lowest weight on here. Now I want to get to my low of last year on my old scale that weighed me lower than my current scale. That will put me in the low 240s and a lower obese class.
My surgery was postponed by a week. I had more tests and need the results. The tests were pretty painful and I am still recovering from that.
I struck out a goal because there is just too much on my plate now. We are having our deck repaired, reinforced and a portion replaced and expanded. My mother has been in the hospital and is now in a skilled care center to transition back home to her retirement community. I am still working full-time. What is helping is that I planned meals, ordered groceries anticipating my surgery. Now I have to redo since my surgery has been postponed. I need to work on drinking more water which I was doing earlier but not this past week. I also need to log my food. I want to get back to my walks which I couldn’t do with recovering.
Since my surgery is at the end of the month I will probably only do 1 more post next weekend. I will go now and read all of your posts this week.6 -
I have been on and off this site for 6 years on the lose/ gain revolving door. I rejoined TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly) yesterday and came back here today. There are no in person TOPS meetings in my ares, so I am going online.. thankfully they have ZOOM meetings 3 times a week and a contact person for any questions. My very short term goal it to go down one size so I can fit into my size 20 jeans.. Good meeting all of you.5
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SW on July 1st: 268Lbs
SW on August 1st: 257.8Lbs
GW for August 31st: 250Lbs
GW: 140Lbs
Goals this months, be consistent in my workouts, switch out the electric bike for a regular bike for morning commute at least 2 times a week.
I weight in most days, but will only update on sundays.
August 1st - 257.8
August 7th - 263
August 15th - 256.7
August 22nd - 254.1
Slight loss this week, which I think is kinda surprising since I skipped the my Friday gym visit and went over my calorie budget 2 days in a row as well as barely making it out of my bed yesterday.
Today I went on a short walk with my s.o even though it's 32C outside. And he is testing my resolve with an amazing chocolate ice cream cake. I'm sure I won't reach my goal for this month but I think I might have overestimated my ability to be consistent with my workouts.5 -
SW 9/14/20-255 lbs (Heaviest wt second time).
UGW-122 lbs ( lowest wt 2009, kept off about 5 years.)
My short term goals is to be under 200 lbs by the end of August. 190 lbs by the end of October. Figure my average weight loss will slow down sooner than later.
5/3/21-240.5 (Emergency Gallbladder Surgery, first and last attack!)
MFP SW 5/14/21-232.2 lbs
10/31/21 GW-190 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
8/8/21-209.2 lbs
8/15/21-207.8 lbs
8/22/21-204.4 lbs
8/29/21-
8/31/21-
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MLGW-199.9 lbs
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MLGW-195 lbs
10/3/21-
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MLGW-190 lbs
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Doing well. Keeping my calories at 1200 or under. Carbs at 15+/- 3. No hunger or cravings. Walking 5 miles 3x/week on my days off.
Today (8/22) its raining (and going to most of the day) so I dusted off my Elliptical, I haven't used since I broke my leg really bad in 10/15. Put on a TV show and did 72 minutes. I was sweating and exhausted but I did it! That time was picked as that is usually how long my first walk takes and is 3.4 miles. Elliptical said I was at 4.6 mph and did 5.5 miles!
I have a question. How accurate is MFP with the exercises? It said I burned 1001 calories! Usually I burn about 530 with my 5 mile, 3x/week walk total. Granted I was more tired than my 3-3.5 mph walks, but I was surprised at that number. I know its based on my daily weight.
Just wondering what others think, if it's pretty accurate.4 -
@pamiede so nice to read of your progress. So glad you have a way to monitor it now.
@holdthefries nice progress and glad you have a walking pal. Sometimes my husband or youngest like to walk with me and other times they flake out on me.
@kadohi Nice reaching your monthly goal early!
@girlinkaz I liked seeing your week’s list of meals. I have to plan my week ahead after this. I just made a big pot of homemade chicken soup so I would have ready some for after my surgery. I miss having a pool available. Enjoy your haircut etc.
@goal06082021 Glad you are seeing nice changes. I sometimes miss my goal too but when I look at my spreadsheet I realize that I am still under my TDEE even on my high days. Sometimes it helps to have a higher day here and there. Glad you cat is starting to eat again. We have twin tiger cats.
@HeatherBBetter I like those goals and NSV’s.
I agree with many of you that weight loss works much better when we 1st accept ourselves where we are.
@drj63 Congrats at getting and staying in Onderland. I identify with your description of being uncomfortable being the center of attention, and shying away from higher positions even when I was thin. My mother is a bit of a narcissist and I never wanted to be like her. I am getting better now. I finally have a job at my level. I am finally making what I am worth. However a lot came from getting older and more confident. I am still too heavy. In meetings I am quiet unless it is my project or there is something that needs to be said and no one is saying it unless it is just not my place to say it. You are making a lot of progress. Just take things one or 2 steps at a time. This isn’t only about weight loss for most of us.
@jazzdesigns nice job reaching your 1st weight goal!
@justanotherloser007 Congrats on reaching onderland!
@Imgoff232 Yes I had a rough week too and lost finally. I did eat healthy home cooked meals though and that always helps me but I was off on my water intake and sleep a few days this week. We got air filters when we had so much smoke last year. This year it mostly passed us by except for a day or so.
@57pattycake I am not sure you mean go back to work or back to in-person work. I always lose when I am not working and struggle when I am either way. I hope you do well with the transition.
3 more post since I posted just a while ago!
@Snapy15 We have the same monthly goal and we are making progress towards it. That is what counts more than actually making it exactly. Hope we both make it anyway.
@swimmom_1 your monthly goal is pretty ambitious but you are making great progress! Most think that MFP over estimates exercise calories. I actually feel if you are consistent with how you estimate and observe when you lose and when you don’t you can figure out what works for you. Almost everything is an estimate. I think you can get close with food if you weigh it etc. But our TDEE and BMR are just calculated estimates. That is why I use a spreadsheet. However I think for me eating at home helps me the best and that has nothing to do with numbers. It has more to do with how I cook with lower salt, good fats, whole grains and avoiding sugar and animal fats. However I applaud you trying to track closely.
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@KeriA
I was just curious what people think about the MFP exercise estimates.. I rarely eat back any of my exercise calories. Weight goal came about with my average monthly loss being about 10 lbs. My next 2 months, the goal is only 5 lbs as I figure it will start to slow down sooner than later. :-)2 -
Oh I forgot to mention that MFP gave me an ancient member award. Not sure if that is good or bad.4
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Oh I forgot to mention that MFP gave me an ancient member award. Not sure if that is good or bad.
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Age: 38
Height 5'3"
SW 250 (July 27,2021)
CW 247
GW for Aug 245
UGW 140
8/1: 250
8/8: 249
8/15: 249
8/22: 247
8/31:
Total month loss: 3 pounds
This morning I felt like a champion! Yesterday I went grocery shopping and ended up putting a box of the giant sized swiss cake rolls in the shopping cart. They are so good! Especially frozen! Well, I took one look at the box and put it back on the shelf. I put some snack cakes in for my son and then grabbed the box of swiss cake rolls again and put them back in the cart. I started to walk away but then stopped and put the box back on the shelf before quickly exiting the aisle. It wasn't worth it. The feeling sickenly full just wasn't worth it. I bought fresh fruit and veggies and went home feeling pretty confident.
I don't feel like a champion right now. I overate at lunch today, and I definitely overate at dinner tonight. I just didn't think about it and did it. As a result I'm not feeling too hot right now and that's on me. It's interesting that I'm slowly learning that I need to stay focused on the choice that is in front of me, rather than the long-game. I can't go beyond that choice because if I do that then I get sidetracked and eat too many snacks and undo what's been done. That's not to say I can't get up tomorrow and do better then. I just have to make the choice to do so.
All that being said, I'm changing my goals...
1) To drink 100 ounces of water a day (Today I managed half of that...I'll work my way up slowly)
2) To stop eating after 8pm.
3) To log my calories of everything I eat, even if I go over my daily calorie goal. Right now it's more about becoming aware of what I'm eating rather than staying under my limit. PLUS I eat a lot of my calories after 8pm, so we'll see what happens.
4) To renew my mind and focus on the step ahead, no more and no less.6 -
@KeriA congrats on your ancient member award!! 🎉🍾1
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August Challenge Weigh In Day
Age 44
Height 5'4"
SW 249 3/2020
CW 217.6
GW for August 214
UGW 145
8/1: 217.2
8/8: 217.4
8/15: 218.2
8/22: 217.2
8/31:
Total month loss:
Weekly goals:
-Continue logging on MFP
-Work out 5x per week – 3 cardio & 2 strength
-64 oz of water each day
Water and taking vitamins had been lacking with the uptick so working on them this week seemed to help. Weight back to where it was. Saw a preview 216 on Saturday.
Cat is doing okay on the med. Since she's always been a chunky cat - kitten to 16lbs really, I don't know what a normal weight for her is. She's lost a bit more weight so I'll need to check it after I weigh one day. She's eating but trying to get her to eat more. Makes me nervous.
Siding for the house is finally getting done this week. I'll have pretty much a whole new house once that and the gutter is done. Outside anyway as I had the roof done, that started the insurance claim, in May.2 -
SW 6/1/21 212
8/1 189.8
8/6 186.8
8/7 186.4
8/8 185.4
8/21 184.6 Finally after ten days of plateau, had a small loss
8/23 182.6 And finally the big loss after two weeks of plateau
total weight loss since 8/1 7.2
total weight loss since 6/1 29.4
I might make 180 by the end of the month after all.....3 -
Hi everyone. I stopped in here when I first started on MFP in May of 2021, but just started back doing groups this month. Here to reinterduce myself.
I'm Pamela. Age 41.
HW in Nov. 2018 was 321lbs. I lost 30lbs for my sister's wedding in March of 2019 and got down to 265 during lockdowns in 2020. Started to regain in April this year and on May 15th 2021 decided to get back to working on my weight again.
SW on MFP was 279.2 (Good 'cause I thought I had gained more than that. Was dreading that start weigh in cause I thought I had gotten back up to 286 which was my weight for almost my entire 20s and early 30s)
June 2021 SW: 271
July SW: 261.7
August SW: 253
CW: Aug 23, 2021: 248.3.
Hoping to get into the 230s by Christmas.
UGW 148.
Hoping to get to know everyone.
Thanks for reading about me and thank you for this group.2 -
How's everyone's week going?
I think I've mentioned it before in these threads but I work for a university, and the Fall 2021 semester starts Monday, so this is our big crunch week to get everyone cleared to start classes in a few days - Orientation starts tomorrow, and we're all working Saturday, too. The extra couple hundred from OT in my next paycheck will almost make up for not being able to get as much household adulting done this weekend as I normally do; thankfully, my freezer is filled to bursting with food, so I don't need to worry too much about not having as much time to cook.
I skipped my workout this morning. I slept like absolute dog poop, so once I got my husband's coffee and lunch together I just went back to bed for an hour and a half, got up and dressed, ate breakfast and headed out to work. I fully intend to boot up the Switch for some Ring Fit tonight, and I'll get some desk-cycling done this afternoon as well to bump up my NEAT a little.4 -
These last few days have been rough, I've been struggling mentally and my boyfriend tried to cheer me up with a nice chocolate cake but eating it made me feel guilty and spiral downward. I'm slowly getting back up. And unfortunately so has my weight.
I've cancelled my gym workouts for the week to try and focus on my mental health, but will still be Biking to work (and back home if not too hot) and doing my 10000 steps on top of that.5 -
I am doing really well with my nutrition, and I see yourRenewed2021 wrote: »putting a box of the giant sized swiss cake rolls in the shopping cart. put it back on the shelf.
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justanotherloser007 wrote: »I am doing really well with my nutrition, and I see yourRenewed2021 wrote: »putting a box of the giant sized swiss cake rolls in the shopping cart. put it back on the shelf.
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Good evening all. I have roughly a hundred pounds to lose for better health. I'm 33yrs old and I have 6 kids 14 and under. As you can imagine my house is a mad house. I just wanted to introduce myself and see if I could scrounge up some friends to motivate and be motivated by. I recently decided to begin my weight loss journey after weighing in at 271lbs. That hit me like a blow to the gut. It has been gnawing at me and my health is headed south if I don't fix it soon. So here I am and I look forward to getting to know you all.10
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Welcome @ThickMama1988 ! Six kids younger than 14 - WOW! I don't think I can even imagine that.
Feel free to add me as a friend and the support in this group is amazing.2 -
MFP update for the end of August 2021
Okay 👌🏾! All exams are done, all certifications are done and I'm finally on break! I've decided to take 2 weeks off from studying (totally need a mental health break) and I'm going to finish unpacking and arranging my place! 😏 I can also get back to reading and commenting on posts regularly! Thankfully, throughout this stressful period, I've still been tracking my foods and exercising (even if to just hit my steps goal while catching up on sleep!). My shopping 🛒 hiatus is also over and I've had a blast ordering stuff I want/need! Just got and put together a mini pantry cabinet 🗄(yesterday) since my place doesn't have a pantry! Receiving my TV 📺 stand (hopefully by Friday) this week and need to put together my media/DVD 📀 center (got that a couple of days ago, but want to put together the TV 📺 stand first) this weekend! I've gotten to put up some of my paintings on my walls, so I'm happy 😊 about that as well. ☺ I'm going to start a 3-day juice cleanse once I get my Suja juice order (maybe start Thursday if I get it today) and hopefully, get my weight back on track. I also started my 16:8 intermittent fasting on Monday and want to get my body and mind used to it over the next 2 weeks so that I can continue it once the term begins. ☺
I also started a 2 week Abs, Arms, Back, Butt and Thighs with Stretches Challenge on Monday! I put together a playlist on YouTube and I'm working through the list of workouts. ☺ Funny story.... After exams, I went skating ⛸ for the first time ever, and while trying to navigate, got slammed by a teenager and hurt my right elbow! 😏 I intend to go back and skate and have ordered knee and elbow pads for next time. ☺ It's taken almost a week and a half to get my right hand over my head etc. since the incident. I still can't do exercises that require me to hold my weight on the hand by itself (no weight work at all)! I am doing modified versions of the workouts though. ☺
I'll be back posting on the thread in September!! Great job on progress everyone! We've got this!8
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