Shape Shifters Team Chat - DECEMBER 2021
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Good Morning fellow Shape Shifters! (I feel so science fiction when I say that!!) Just reporting in...Happy Monday all!
JessicaKrall8
Monday Weigh-in
PW: 304.2
CW: 303.5
LTD: 76.5 lbs5 -
Monday here we go y'all
PW 187.2
CW 185.8
Elevator going down 🔻🔻🔻🔻6 -
LaurieWrobo wrote: »Hi I'm from Shrinking Assets on Maintenance empty nester lost 55 lbs 15 yrs ago & come here for support
Waiting to hear results from biopsy that was done on my husband for pancreatic cancer results on Tuesday so yeah ready to get this week going
Good morning @LaurieWrobo ...nothing worse than waiting and especially for something important. I'm praying you get a good result!
Jessica2 -
Lol, it’s a holiday weekend here so I’m thrilled! It’s independence day here (Finland) so we’re celebrating, and most importantly, since it’s a long weekend I got to sleep for 4.5 hours straight as my husband takes the baby night shift on weekends so I get to sleep and only have to wake up to pump milk, which is what I’m doing now and then I get to go back to bed. Getting almost 5 straight hours of sleep is a lot with a 6-week-old, I think, and I get to go right back to sleep with good chances of getting another 2-3 hours before the baby wakes again.
Independence day tends to be quite somber here due to being a young country and fighting for it again during WW2 and some veterans of those wars still being alive - no fireworks, bbqs or street carnevals here. First my mom is picking up my sister, me and the baby to go see a wreath laying ceremony at the military memorial, and we’ll visit the nearby grave of my great-grandpa who was a veteran and ended up a high-ranking general later in life. Then my husband is joining us at mom’s house and we’ll have a celebratory meal. This year the meal feels extra special as it’s our daughter’s first independence day, plus we’re having all the yummy foods and delicacies I wasn’t allowed to eat during pregnancy.
@hipari Happy Independence Day!! I bet that 5 hrs of sleep felt like 10!!! Hope you have a wonderful, peaceful day talking about memories of your great grandfather and other family...enjoy! I used to go to many of the military memorial services in my hometown (Paris, Kentucky, USA) when I was growing up...my Grandfather (he passed in 1976) served in the Army during WWII and my father (he passed in 1979) during Korea so I understand completely the pride that is felt. Nice to hear of the history of Finland! I've only seen pictures, but it's a beautiful country...would love to see it someday!
Jessica2 -
Hey Everyone!
I weighed myself this morning, got excited...then I completely forgot what the scale said (inserts eye roll). I have a Withings scale however, it takes awhile for it to sync anything (es lento a veces - it is slow sometimes). So hopefully my photogenic memory kicks in or the stupid scale syncs to every device I have. Happy Monday!6 -
Mulecanter
Mondays
PW: 218.5
CW: 219
Hi all. I'm a former Trimstones captain that self-demoted to the bleachers due to a changed work schedule and general incompetence. We are in good hands with Jessica as she is all over this thing. I'm in New Mexico (Albuquerque/Rio Rancho area) and a long time MFP'er. I'm one of those sorry souls that lost 66 and then gained about half of that back. I'm struggling to lose the Covid 20 I gained with all that telework and general stress eating. I'm hoping to get my mojo back and at least get back to an early 2020 state if not below. Glad to have the team merger and a new set of compatriots. Let's get through this holiday season and hope for a thinning 2022.5 -
kcpond
Weigh-in Day - Wednesday
PW - 245.8
CW - 246.3
My apologies for not weighing in last week. Work got busy and forgot to do this. Anyways this is from last week and I won't forget again
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Steps
12/1 - 10,836
12/2 - 6,224
12/3 - 5,009
12/4 - 11,050
12/5 - 5,3643 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
Anyone else with me?!! LOL Here's to a good week for all of us!
Jessica
Lol, it’s a holiday weekend here so I’m thrilled! It’s independence day here (Finland) so we’re celebrating, and most importantly, since it’s a long weekend I got to sleep for 4.5 hours straight as my husband takes the baby night shift on weekends so I get to sleep and only have to wake up to pump milk, which is what I’m doing now and then I get to go back to bed. Getting almost 5 straight hours of sleep is a lot with a 6-week-old, I think, and I get to go right back to sleep with good chances of getting another 2-3 hours before the baby wakes again.
Independence day tends to be quite somber here due to being a young country and fighting for it again during WW2 and some veterans of those wars still being alive - no fireworks, bbqs or street carnevals here. First my mom is picking up my sister, me and the baby to go see a wreath laying ceremony at the military memorial, and we’ll visit the nearby grave of my great-grandpa who was a veteran and ended up a high-ranking general later in life. Then my husband is joining us at mom’s house and we’ll have a celebratory meal. This year the meal feels extra special as it’s our daughter’s first independence day, plus we’re having all the yummy foods and delicacies I wasn’t allowed to eat during pregnancy.
Love to hear about your Finnish holiday, really interesting history. My niece is marrying a lad who has Finnish relatives, she has visited them twice now. Finland's geography is much like the northern half of my home state of Minnesota (cool, lakes, mosquitoes and pine trees).1 -
Hi, I’m Cindy, coming in from Shrinking Assets. I’m 62 and live in Fort Worth Texas with my recently-retired husband. We have a 28 yo son in Washington DC and a 24 yo daughter in Houston, TX. I’ve struggled with my weight most of my adult life, topping out around 245 or so. I’m now maintaining around 194 but my weight has been slowly creeping up in the past 6 weeks or so. We took a post-retirement trip to Europe in August and after returning, I apparently forgot how to cook!
One thing I’ve discovered about myself is that it is difficult for me to lose weight unless I am hyper-focused, yet that type of focus is not sustainable. So I need to figure out some balance. The holidays and post-holidays are always a challenge for me so my goal for the next month is to just survive it without too much damage.
One good thing is that I am incorporating exercise into my daily routine (but of course you can’t out-exercise calories consumed!) I had a knee injury in 2019, along with bone-on-bone arthritis so my exercise goals are mostly to keep my body parts healthy and moving. I’ve been doing yoga for almost 3 years, and I work out with a trainer 3x week (for nearly two years). I am stronger, and even though my weight hasn’t dropped a lot, my body composition has changed, and I am grateful for that.
I am currently reading the book “Atomic Habits” and have had several “ah-ha” moments right off the bat. I am taking notes and looking forward to delving deeper into it, with the intention of incorporating some of the ideas into my weight loss journey.5 -
Cre804
Friday
Mods, I wanted to post this separately so it wouldn’t get lost. I’m going to be out of town this week so I will be skipping weigh-in on Friday since I won’t have access to a scale. Praying I don’t add even more weight this week while I’m gone! I’ll be back next week.2 -
Steps
12/1 - 10,836
12/2 - 6,224
12/3 - 5,009
12/4 - 11,050
12/5 - 5,364
@kcpond Kevin, I need your steps from Nov 19th through the 30th please. I sent you a couple of notes, but with your work schedule, I think you missed my notes. Get these to me ASAP please and I'll get it updated...would like to post the winners by the end of this week. Thanks! Glad your schedule is lightening up...we miss your positive posts!!!
Jessica1 -
PrincessDimplz
Weigh-in: Monday
PW: 262.7 lbs
CW: 262.4 lbs
LTD: 7.7 lbs
I must've been excited that I didn't gain any more weight...That works for me!5 -
mulecanter wrote: »Love to hear about your Finnish holiday, really interesting history. My niece is marrying a lad who has Finnish relatives, she has visited them twice now. Finland's geography is much like the northern half of my home state of Minnesota (cool, lakes, mosquitoes and pine trees).
OK, how did I go ALL THIS TIME and not know your home state was Minnesota?!! What part? I lived in Burnsville and worked in Bloomington and Minnetonka! I do not miss the snow, but if that was your home state, I bet you do! I was only there for six years, but that was enough for me...but I will say, I met some of the most friendly people there...and the time spent in Bloomington was my favorite job of my whole career. I haven't been back, but would love to go back and visit sometime in July/August...LOL What state are you in now?
Jessica1 -
Cre804
Friday
Mods, I wanted to post this separately so it wouldn’t get lost. I’m going to be out of town this week so I will be skipping weigh-in on Friday since I won’t have access to a scale. Praying I don’t add even more weight this week while I’m gone! I’ll be back next week.
@cre804 Have a great trip...I've requested you to be excused from the Friday weigh-in. Cindy, I'd love to hear more about your European trip from August when you have time to expound on it. What was your favorite country/city to visit? What did you not get to see that you hope to go back and see someday? It's been a few years, but I took a trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria a while back when I was married to my military hubby. It was amazing, but I'd love to go back someday and see France, England and Scotland and Italy. So much to see in Europe! BTW, I'm four hours south of DC, in coastal Virginia...about 30 minutes from the oceanfront in Virginia Beach.
Again, enjoy your trip!
Jessica1 -
Steps
11/19 - 1,976
11/20 - 8,591
11/21 - 5,540
11/22 - 7,487
11/23 - 7,691
11/24 - 3,672
11/25 - 6,796
11/26 - 6,048
11/27 - 3,476
11/28 - 2,675
11/29 - 5,423
11/30 - 5,0652 -
Happy Monday Everyone. I hope everyone had a great weekend. No workout this weekend, My husbands sister is going to be staying with us for about a month, so I had to spent Saturday cleaning making space for her. Then I worked yesterday, so I didnt do anything too exciting. 2 weeks before Christmas Break (I am a school Nurse) and I can not wait to have some time off, working 6 days a week (I also work Sundays in memory care) is kicking my butt.
Woke up to 4 inches of snow yesterday, the forcast mentioned no snow so that was a shock, especially since it was 70 degrees a few days ago.
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12/3-11,758
12/4-5,910
12/5-10,3703 -
angmarie28 wrote: »12/3-11,758
12/4-5,910
12/5-10,370
I had your steps for Dec 2nd reported in the space for the 1st, so now that I've corrected, I need your steps for Dec 1st and we'll be caught up. I looked back into the November thread and you posted on the 1st but just your weight...and the next post listed the 2nd...nothing for the 1st, so it was my error. Let me know. Thanks!
Jess1 -
Come on Walking/Running fans, we need to get on our game!! We just doubled our team size and I don't have even 10 walkers...what alternative universe have I stepped into!
Join the step team challenge...I just need your first name, favorite place to walk and your daily step goal...then just post your steps every few days and we're good to go. If you walk in a winter wonderland, feel free to post some pictures...it may motivate someone else to get moving. Can't wait for you to join us!!
Jessica
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