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  • bonnie_red
    bonnie_red Posts: 43 Member
    CW: 162.2
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    lauren_989 wrote: »
    what vegetables do you like to grow? This is my first year trying and I hope it turns out ok. I was growing some bell peppers and started them indoors like it suggested and none of them grew 😕 I hope that's not a sign of the squash, zucchini, and tomatoes 😂

    Another vegetable gardener in the group - you'll love it. If your indoor starts don't germinate, it is usually because the soil is not warm enough. I have to put mine all on heated mats up here - it makes a huge difference in the rate of germination. Then once they show their little green selves, lots and lots of sunlight or plant lights are needed to give them a good boost so that they are strong and ready when you plant them outside. Good luck!
  • KellyBgetsfit
    KellyBgetsfit Posts: 1,713 Member
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    Tues 11,370
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    Fri 11,646
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    Sat 13,190
  • minstrelofsarcasm
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  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    WTG for making top team this week! It was not one of the spectacular weeks, but there were those good, steady, moderate losses, and 57% of the team was in the green! Excellent job. Congrats to @veronica1359 @eggfreak @ells_bellz - you led the week brilliantly!

    I was so excited to head out on a FAST walk today - after several days of slow walks with the old dog and the old happy pappy, it sure felt good to stride out, climb the big hills, and enjoy the woods. I hope you all had a lovely Sunday!

    As usual, I'm late with the Sunday reminders - here they are! Plus the Monday people too - let's keep up our top position if we can this week!
    @Terytha
    @BlissfulK
    @DD265
    @MoonlitMuse
    @SatanLuciferJones
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    My steps for this past week for you @ashleycarole86 :

    Sunday - 14,855
    Monday - 7,484 + 15 Pilates
    Tuesday - 13,556 + 30 Pilates
    Wednesday - 12,587
    Thursday - 10,989
    Friday - 10,229 + 15 Pilates
    Saturday - 4740

    I feel like you should subtract some of the steps - it was some seriously slow walking much of the time!
  • BlissfulK
    BlissfulK Posts: 417 Member
    jugar wrote: »
    WTG for making top team this week! It was not one of the spectacular weeks, but there were those good, steady, moderate losses, and 57% of the team was in the green! Excellent job. Congrats to @veronica1359 @eggfreak @ells_bellz - you led the week brilliantly!

    I was so excited to head out on a FAST walk today - after several days of slow walks with the old dog and the old happy pappy, it sure felt good to stride out, climb the big hills, and enjoy the woods. I hope you all had a lovely Sunday!

    As usual, I'm late with the Sunday reminders - here they are! Plus the Monday people too - let's keep up our top position if we can this week!
    @Terytha
    @BlissfulK
    @DD265
    @MoonlitMuse
    @SatanLuciferJones

    PW: 135

    CW: 134.6

    I never been so happy to lose .4 lbs! I for sure thought I gained like 5lbs minimum. I haven’t tracked for more than a week. I exercised less this week and ate less veggies this week. I am very relieved at .4 lbs 😂 I need to do better!
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,322 Member
    @eggfreak .... oh, the T word .... we have to get our taxes done too! I threw all my paperwork in a closet as part of the home rearranging before my mom moved in, so I know I'm dreading it more this year because I feel so disorganized. Problem for another day :pensive:

    @kellie_erin How do you feel the job interview went? Lots of change coming for you... are you still enjoying Orangetheory these days?

    @veronica1359 Got your steps.. thank you. Hope NYC has been a blast... great first full week on the step team! It sure paid off.. awesome results this week for the team weigh-in!

    @ells_bellz Sounds like a hectic job for sure. I am impressed by cooks who can handle all that pressure. You must be absolutely exhausted when you get home from your shifts. Great work and congrats on your leaderboard placement!

    @jugar Great example of making exercise fit into your circumstances... you could have just skipped it or said "nah.. this isn't my usual intensity", but SOMETHING is always better than nothing... always a good reminder! And I'm sure your dad was thrilled to have the change of scenery with you as his walking buddy! :) Glad you saw your sis too
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    Well, yesterday was a blowout but I did have two successful 'no's - nearly opened the bag of potato chips to go with an evening wine but said 'no' and also said no and threw in the trash 3 'milk chocolate flavored bunnies'....I know how that tastes - if I'm going to eat chocolate, I want to eat real and good chocolate. Got a second wind and did some hefty yard work in the evening. I don't think my 3200 calories expended took care of what I ate all day BUT surely it made a dent. Back to better and less today.
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    So, I'm in the midst of something that will typically drive me to eat...anything and lots of it. Last day to do my taxes, looking for the paperwork that I tucked in a "safe place" and CAN NOT FIND IT. Posting here instead.
  • DD265
    DD265 Posts: 651 Member
    PW 85
    CW 86.5

    I will be glad to give up chocolate again, I think. I started each day with good intentions but it hasn't taken long at all for those to fall by the wayside. I've also moved less, despite the weather being good, due to being busy at work.


    We tried a new recipe in the air fryer last night which was paprika coated pork chops. Had it with corn on the cob and jacket potatoes and probably too much butter! But it was all very tasty and nice to have something different, as well as cooked fresh.

    I haven't stopped this weekend between batch cooking and chores. I wanted to get the 'home' to do list to stop scrolling and I have achieved that, so happy with progress. Still have some bits to do inside and out today; including emptying and dismantling a set of drawers that I'm taking up to Yorkshire tomorrow for Mom. Not quite certain where I will put everything from all the drawers, but that can be future-DD265's problem because now-DD265 wants more space in the bedroom.
  • DD265
    DD265 Posts: 651 Member
    Sun - 2106
    Mon - 10568
    Tues - 3699
    Weds - 9717
    Thurs - 10537
    Fri - 12745
    Sat - 10270
  • kellie_erin
    kellie_erin Posts: 212 Member
    @ashleycarole86 the interview went okay... I tend to get anxious and ramble a bit so hopefully that didn't affect their perception of me too much. The job would be downtown, which I'm dreading - it would mean a huge change to my routine. I love the Orangetheory that I go to right now (the coaches are amazing and I've made a really good friend there) but it's just not feasible to get to if I'm working downtown 😫. I like to plan things but I'm trying not to get too ahead of myself with this. Anyway! I should find out some time this week if I get it or get to continue on in the process (I'm not clear if there's going to be more rounds of interviews or not)
  • MoonlitMuse
    MoonlitMuse Posts: 88 Member
    Monday check-in

    This is laughable, but this is what my pattern is (You'll see I fluctuate between 137-142 pretty regularly)
    PW: 138
    CW: 142.4 (although I'm wearing heavy clothes today, soooo maybe a little wiggle room is warranted here... :D )

    No really, last week was a joke. I had an intern which meant I didn't really get to work out during lunch, and then my fiance's birthday was Saturday and well, you know, yesterday was pretty calorific too

    Honestly though, the cheesecake I made for Saturday was worth the gain lol. He loves peanut butter stuff so I made a PB cheesecake with a nutter butter crust, a layer of mini marshmallows on top, and then covered in a PB caramel. The nutrition info? 736kcal and 98g of fat for 1/16 of the cake...so bad for you but soooooo tasty.

    Although since my fiance was on his 'let's get married sooner rather than later' kick, he agreed that we can start working towards getting a bit leaner for when it happens. They have another Rez Meltdown starting in a few weeks that focuses on lean muscle gains so I think I might sign up for it as added motivation.
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    I slept wrong and gave myself a kink in my neck so all my motivations to exercise have turned into motivations to nap. I'm trying to convince myself that I should get out of bed. It's so warm and comfy. There's still a couple of things on the to-do list I could accomplish today.... But it's so warm and comfy.....

    D'oh!
  • SatanLuciferJones
    SatanLuciferJones Posts: 115 Member
    CW 155.1 lbs
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    Back to work, time to get back on track. Cat woke me so early I have loads of time to prep 4 great salads.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Happy Tuesday!

    The ground is all white out there. I think I'll clean the fridge. I love snow, but this is the sloppy stuff with mud underneath. I'll just let it melt in peace.

    Tuesdays are always good days for questions. So far in April, 10 team members have put on a bit of weight, and 14 have lost. I think it is time for all of us to step up to help improve that ratio by the end of the month. Most of those gains are fairly small, and it is doable to get back into the green.

    What helps break a stuck streak? We have seen some great examples here. @eggfreak springs to mind. Sylvia was stuck for a good while and is now leading the team for this month. Proof that it is possible!! Share some ideas, including things that do not work. Give a hand to a team member who might need some encouragement. New and crazy strategies, old tried and trues - whatever you've got :smiley:
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    This neck pain is kicking my butt. When I finally got out of bed yesterday I was convinced to go outside immediately and help with the last of the yard work so alas there was no hot pad on my neck until I was back indoors. We have an electric heat pad that I've worn for most of the day and I've been rolling my shoulder and neck with a lacrosse ball against a door frame as much as I can stand. Sneezing is excruciating. I'm hopeful this will ease soon.
    We don't have snow accumulation here, just wet slush and mixed precipitation so the motivation to go outside is null. I had great losses on the scale and did lots of exercise last week but things have tipped back the other way a bit more than intended with Sunday dinner/Monday leftovers and this neck pain. I'm going to be very conscious of my portion size at dinner to do my best to stay in the green for tomorrow. I still have 1.5 weeks left in my personal challenge to make it down below 190 by 'boat launch day'. That's my tried and true method. I need a short term motivator like an event or a reward to keep myself logging consistently and staying away from the red wine.
    Last year I used a bathing suit as a motivator, this year is the boat. Next event I'd like to use as a push will be the last weekend of May when extended family I haven't seen in years will come to Ottawa for a gathering to remember my dad. There will be a lot of gardening etc to do at my mother's house before the event so that should help me burn some calories.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    @PlaneMonkey I hope your neck gets better soon - those are a horrible drag. The sneezing thing is the worst! Your motivation-by-event is a good method, and I think you are right to make them short term. When the timeline is too long, it is hard to keep up the momentum. Even with a long one, having specific milestone goals along the way is helpful.

    My fridge is clean! Part of the cleaning was finding the last batch of apple filling I made last fall hiding in the freezer. It has now been thawed, covered with buckwheat spice topping, and is deliciously cooling off in the kitchen. I had a very restrained dinner so I can have some - it smells amazing.
  • conleywoods
    conleywoods Posts: 998 Member
    @jugar Oh dear...I definitely fall into the gain category lately! I have been having such a hard time getting it all together. I get parts of things going but not enough things to make a difference. I think I just keep trying to go back to where I was in September. But September was a very long time ago. I can't just jump back to that routine. I need to baby step my way back up to that level again. I don't want to take baby steps! I want to take big huge steps...but I just keep falling on my face. Humph🙄

    I have a consultation with a wellness coach this Thursday. We have had some phone conversations already. I am 90% sure we will starting working together. Just need to confirm she is a good fit in person. I will do an inbody scan which looks at muscle mass, fat and visceral fat ratios. Should be interesting. I told my husband I have been having a hard time and I just need some help. My husband took a lot of my attention this past school year. He needed it and I would do it again in a heart beat. But there were definitely some negative effects for me. Luckily my husband is in a better work situation and will most likely interview and see what else is out there. Now it's my turn to focus on my needs again. I'd be lying if I didn't admit I am a bit in mourning for the ground I gave up this year. It makes me mad and sad but I just have to put the work in again.
  • PlaneMonkey
    PlaneMonkey Posts: 568 Member
    @conleywoods it really does suck when it feels like you're starting from farther back than where you were but you have learned so much on your journey that you will have those losses again! I can't wait to see your stats show up on my feed of 30 minutes of 'ballet beautiful', etc. Glad things with your husband's job are settling so you can balance the focus more back to your needs. The give and take is what good relationships are made of. I look forward to learning more about the wellness coach process. Hope it gives you focus.
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