What's On Your Mind Today?
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This is what is on my mind today…. We are in the longest and coldest stretch we have experienced in years. My husband and I laughed today when we noticed, yet again, that the 7 day forecast for it to “warm up” has again been moved forward one day. 😂😂😂
https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
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jamcnewman wrote: »This is what is on my mind today…. We are in the longest and coldest stretch we have experienced in years. My husband and I laughed today when we noticed, yet again, that the 7 day forecast for it to “warm up” has again been moved forward one day. 😂😂😂https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
Enjoy!
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@jamcnewman Oh my Julie!! That made me LOL. I almost spit out my coffee!! Thanks for the chuckle! It's definitely the #truth though!
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I remember that one! Rick Mercer did a LOT of good stuff.1
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I have signed in to MFP 70 days in a row now! (my stated Intro goal is to make it all the way to 94 by Jan 31)8
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I have signed in to MFP 70 days in a row now! (my stated Intro goal is to make it all the way to 94 by Jan 31)
@BMcC9
Way to go Beej! That commitment will be exactly what causes your success.
Yes, Rick Mercer is a Canadian treasure isn’t he? I got his new book “Talking to Canadians” in our Christmas Eve Jolabokaflod celebration and can’t wait to dive in. A quick foray into starting has already had it banned from the marital bed as I could not stop laughing.
My virtual book club read Final Report last year and he joined us from his shed in Newfoundland for the discussion. What a thrill! He is so incredibly funny.
Glad you enjoyed the clip @Winner_in_Life and @Mrs_Hoffer (and sorry about your coffee Teresa!).
It has warmed up moderately here and now we have a blizzard. 🥳🥳🥳 The ONLY good thing about the deep freeze is that it is scientifically impossible for it to snow when it is that cold. But no worries —deep freeze temps are on the forecast for the weekend. Thank goodness I have such an excellent treadmill and set up (even if it isn’t my preference for walking). I am truly fortunate in that regard as Omicron is so bad here (as everywhere) that we are being told to avoid all unnecessary trips out of our homes.
Keep warm, healthy, and safe,
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@SummerSkier shared this back in November after the “upgrade” to MFP. @donna25trinity and others have commented on other posts how they aren’t getting notifications more. This helped me….SummerSkier wrote: »So I finally found the location of the new discussion bell on my phone.ON the APP is is very easy,
On my phone when I go to community it is not there. Only this
but if I then click on my profile image it shows me another screen with the notifications of new discussion in my bookmarked ones.
You still cannot bookmark a discussion without being inside it which is tough for UAC since usually I bookmark all the days as one time.1 -
Thank you all for your support & suggestions yesterday on my situation.
Quick, short uodate
Cardiologist called. “ Congratulations!! You passed all the tests. Have a glass of champagne tonight! I love giving good news!”
Take no twice a day and see home in 3 weeks. Thinks it’s anxiety & wants me not to think about it.
PCP appt today. NOT cardiac. Seemed miffed I went to ER but I did ask & cardiologist said to go. 🤷♀️
Take bp 2x &
HR 2X per day & go back to normal
Dose of a beta blocker “to calm the heart some.”
Don’t dwell on symptoms but don’t ignore them either. Huh?!! 😃
No exercise, begin again some on Mon or Tues.
So I won’t be in Winners circle
I’m going to really take it easy in case it is anxiety?! I’ll be in & out of here as I attempt
to Take a Chill Pill. 😂🤣 so don’t rotary
Just time for a wee break after years of pushing. ❤️❤️Grateful for you
All.
PS I tracking each day8 -
@MadisonMolly2017 I can't see how a easy 20 min stroll taking pictures and just chilling could be considered exercise. LOL..... Honestly I despise when people ignore symptoms and call it anxiety. Not sure you have gotten to the bottom of it all yet so do be careful and make sure to advocate for yourself because you know YOU best.4
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Maddie! @MadisonMolly2017 I think you're making a wise decision. I'm so glad that it's not more serious, but figuring out how to "chill" is probably a good idea.2
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jamcnewman wrote: »This is what is on my mind today…. We are in the longest and coldest stretch we have experienced in years. My husband and I laughed today when we noticed, yet again, that the 7 day forecast for it to “warm up” has again been moved forward one day. 😂😂😂https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
Enjoy!
I’m laughing soo hard, I’m crying 😂😂😂, thanks for the laugh…1 -
Wind chill -24 C tonight (~ -11 F) 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶1
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SummerSkier wrote: »@MadisonMolly2017 I can't see how a easy 20 min stroll taking pictures and just chilling could be considered exercise. LOL..... Honestly I despise when people ignore symptoms and call it anxiety. Not sure you have gotten to the bottom of it all yet so do be careful and make sure to advocate for yourself because you know YOU best.
I totally agree w/ all this.
I got 3K steps today.
And the anxiety- um only about having symptoms no one has figured out yet!!!!!!
Would they say that if I was a man???6 -
@jamcnewman A beloved video my husband and I both adore - great for a laugh!
I swear this weekend looked warm here earlier this week... now it's suddenly moved to Monday.... lol4 -
Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »Maddie! @MadisonMolly2017 I think you're making a wise decision. I'm so glad that it's not more serious, but figuring out how to "chill" is probably a good idea.
Thank you @mrs_hoffer.
Yes. It’s been a long time of hypervigilance.
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »@jamcnewman A beloved video my husband and I both adore - great for a laugh!
I swear this weekend looked warm here earlier this week... now it's suddenly moved to Monday.... lol
@ashleycarole86
We had been “promised” Monday — just changed now to Tuesday 😂😂😂 You have to laugh.3 -
jamcnewman wrote: »@SummerSkier shared this back in November after the “upgrade” to MFP. @donna25trinity and others have commented on other posts how they aren’t getting notifications more. This helped me….SummerSkier wrote: »So I finally found the location of the new discussion bell on my phone.ON the APP is is very easy,
On my phone when I go to community it is not there. Only this
but if I then click on my profile image it shows me another screen with the notifications of new discussion in my bookmarked ones.
You still cannot bookmark a discussion without being inside it which is tough for UAC since usually I bookmark all the days as one time.
Omg guys thank u thank u thank u. I would hve never found this without these instructions!!! Xo1 -
@MadisonMolly2017 enjoy it chilling time!! Xo0
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jamcnewman wrote: »This is what is on my mind today…. We are in the longest and coldest stretch we have experienced in years. My husband and I laughed today when we noticed, yet again, that the 7 day forecast for it to “warm up” has again been moved forward one day. 😂😂😂https://youtu.be/wkDvqQKGgDA
Enjoy!
Hilarious!!! Xox1 -
Few running question for all the runners out there. 1) Im using the Samsung app to track my jogs is this app good enough? If no which shld i use? 2) Wat shld i be tracking to measure my progress? The time, amount of kms??? I'm not sure? 3) Any advice at all for someone like myself that's only recently started jogging?
Heres where i am atm... I started jogging on the 20th of Nov and am absolutely loving it. I do a couple of min warm up walk, a stretch, a 30 min jog, weights and a cool down stretch. Then the next day I'll do a couple of minute warm up walk, a stretch a 45min jog on the beach a bit of boxing and skipping and a cool down stretch. I do this 5 days a week.
Thanks I'm advance. Xox3 -
Interesting (but not bio-mechanically surprising) ... the Rep to the Rhythm (YouTube) Chair Abs 12 minutes works the various parts of the core harder than the Standing Core (same length). I felt it more at the time and longer afterwards.2
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Still getting used to this place and app. Idk really where to post questions so I guess I'll put one here.
How often should you weight yourself for the MFP Progress? I dont like weighing myself every day. I got obsessed after awhile-0 -
@hannahwinner20
IMO it is totally optional how often you weigh. Like you, I do not think it is helpful psychologically for me to to weigh every day. The only reason I weigh even every week is because I am in a different group that requires it. Here I don´t believe there is a requirement. I know there are some here who at maintenance try to keep a 5 pound weight gain limit. Because my weight can easily go up or down 3 pounds from water weight, I am sure I would need to make sure to weigh at least once every couple of weeks to make sure I am not exceeding that.0 -
@hannahwinner20
Ideas2 is right. There is no one way which is required for everyone. You can do what works best for you. However I like to think of it as you are at the beginning of a wonderful journey. Weighing every day for now and until you get to maintenance will give you an abundance of confidence and data for the rest of your life. Because there will always be fluctuations I would also suggest using an app such as Happy Scale or Trendweight which will give you the trends and flatten out all those awful bumps in the road.
WHEN you get to maintenance you will then have a much better idea of what calorie levels helped you lose weight and how much you may be able to increase to maintain your weight. You are very young and this will most likely be a lifetime journey for you.
You will get a million different internet opinions on everything so choose what is sustainable. 1800 sounds like a great place to start! But if after a month or so you find you are losing too quickly you might even be able to bump that up. Try to put the thought in your head that the losing is just a very small time frame of this journey for you and being healthy and fit and happy will be long term rewards.6 -
@hannahwinner20
Yes, this is the right place to ask questions, respond to questions or suggestions by others, post aHAAA!! moments etc.
For the check-in reporting (the "Accountability" aspect of this group), go the the main Group page (here is the link https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/142048-ultimate-accountability-challenge-january-2022 )
Scroll down till you see a list of Dates. Each day of the month is a separate thread. Here is the link to today (January 10) https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10851546/january-10#latest
Each day's opening is always worth reading. Whether you choose to comment is entirely up to your comfort level. So is how you report. Some only give 3 yes-or-no indicators, others put in more details. Again it is entirely up to your personal preference.
The article in the opening post today (quoted below) might be helpful for you to set what habit(s) you want to start accomplishing first, while avoiding overloading yourself with expectations. You don't have to figure out everything at once!Happy 2nd Monday of 2022! As we head into the second week of the year, I’m curious if any of us made new year resolutions. If so, how are you doing so far in maintaining them? Are you still as determined to stick to them as you were a week ago? Or is your resolve starting to wane? Statistics show that not too many of us are able to successfully implement our new year’s resolutions. So what do the majority of us do wrong when applying these new habits? James Clear, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Atomic Habits, has some insights into 5 of the most common mistakes that cause new habits to fail. He also suggests solutions to overcome them. If you are interested, please feel free to read his article below.
https://jamesclear.com/habits-fail
As far as weighing in goes, this group has no expectations for you to report on that to us at all (some other groups might, depending on their purpose and set-up). MFP as a whole does not impose a weigh-in schedule, but does offer a place (via your Home Tab, Check-In sub-Tab) to record your weight at whatever frequency you choose to enter it. It won't calculate trends for you.
Some of the weight-trend apps that @SummerSkier mentions above will help keep the daily fluctuations in overall perspective, once you feel ready to track that kind of data as well. I can tell you that being able to see the trend line over an extended period, not JUST the jagged day-by-day line DOES make a difference. But you know best where you want to start. So, in keeping with the advice in the James Clear article, that might be a later-on habit to consider, not a Day 1 choice.
Keep asking, my dear. That is what we are here for. Some day, you will return the favour to some other new member just starting to figure things out.3 -
@donna25trinity - I'm not familiar with the Samsung app, so not sure how it stacks up. As for app suggestions, for getting started you can't go wrong with the main free apps, MapMyRun, Strava, etc. Strava now has a few of the features that made them popular available only with subscription now (I have a paid subscription), so that sucks for sure. I was 100% recommending Strava prior to that, now most new folks shy away from Strava for something like MapMyRun. Just FYI, you can try both for free.
As for what you want to track, that's really up to you. What are you trying to achieve?
My recommendation to all new runners is to avoid doing too much early on. For example just run 3 times a week for just a mile each run for the first week and see how you feel. If you don't feel properly challenged then add no more than 10% total volume the following week and re-evaluate. If you are comfortable with your current weekly mileage, start from there with the same advice. If you prefer to track by minutes run per week, you can follow the same 10% rule. Whichever method you choose don't exceed these guidelines:
Easy run: Up to 60 mins, just a jog, nothing more. Can do this as many days a week as you can comfortably do so.
Long run: Up to 150 minutes for the first 6 months. Only once per week. Also run at easy effort.
Don't bother running at higher than easy effort for the first 6 months, risk of injury exceeds potential rewards.
Don't try to outrun anyone else but yourself, and be forgiving. It's a hard exercise on the body of new runners so always err on the side of caution for the first 6 months.6 -
For me I weigh in officially on Tuesdays but the rest of the week I will weigh in either every day or might miss a day. I only do this as I then click on 'report' and it graphs how I am doing - and I love seeing the small up and downs but generally going down4
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »@donna25trinity - I'm not familiar with the Samsung app, so not sure how it stacks up. As for app suggestions, for getting started you can't go wrong with the main free apps, MapMyRun, Strava, etc. Strava now has a few of the features that made them popular available only with subscription now (I have a paid subscription), so that sucks for sure. I was 100% recommending Strava prior to that, now most new folks shy away from Strava for something like MapMyRun. Just FYI, you can try both for free.
As for what you want to track, that's really up to you. What are you trying to achieve?
My recommendation to all new runners is to avoid doing too much early on. For example just run 3 times a week for just a mile each run for the first week and see how you feel. If you don't feel properly challenged then add no more than 10% total volume the following week and re-evaluate. If you are comfortable with your current weekly mileage, start from there with the same advice. If you prefer to track by minutes run per week, you can follow the same 10% rule. Whichever method you choose don't exceed these guidelines:
Easy run: Up to 60 mins, just a jog, nothing more. Can do this as many days a week as you can comfortably do so.
Long run: Up to 150 minutes for the first 6 months. Only once per week. Also run at easy effort.
Don't bother running at higher than easy effort for the first 6 months, risk of injury exceeds potential rewards.
Don't try to outrun anyone else but yourself, and be forgiving. It's a hard exercise on the body of new runners so always err on the side of caution for the first 6 months.
@WhatMeRunning thanks so much this is really helpful I'll download mapmyrun tonight and I really got alot out of your advice!
Wat am I trying to achieve? Hmm well I started jogging in Nov and hve noticed a huge difference in my fitness levels and hve toned up so much from it too. So I suppose I want to continue progressing and for them to continuing being effective. Also hoping to stick with this jogging habit so I feel if I measure my runs it might give me something to work towards and stop me from getting bored later down the track.4 -
To the topic of new year resolutions. For me it was fun to read
https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/how-to-build-healthy-habits-that-stick/?utm_term=habit-guide&inf_contact_key=7da6fd2f0536fa37b097a43d6ce86241474bcb8265eb7d459c005c83dec0347a&utm_campaign=blog_blast&utm_medium=email&Id=2799955&utm_source=rebellion&utm_content=text0 -
@Winner_in_Life -thx! Got my new habit-1
