Shape Shifters Team Chat - MAY 2022
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wtbarunner wrote: »I have decided to leave this challenge so @jessicakrall8 if you could remove me from the team that would be appreciated!!!
Thanks
Shelley
Shelley:
I will notify the MODS and ask them to remove you from the team. I wish you luck in your continued journey and if I can ever help in any way, just let me know. If you rethink this and wish to return in the next few weeks, just let me know. I hate to see you leave. If there was any kind of an issue that gave you concerns, please contact me privately in an IM and I will try to address.
Be happy and take care of yourself...there's only one you!
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »LaurieWrobo wrote: »jessicakrall8 wrote: »Step Challenge peeps:
Please go visit the April chart and send me your steps to catch up. I've had a LOT of people not keep up this month. Please report in every few days and make my life easier. I'd like to wrap up April by this weekend and report our winners. Thanks for your cooperation!
Jessica
Hi I did mine lmk if you need them again
@lauriewrobo I was searching through every page of this thread thinking I'd missed something. Yours are already filled in on the April chart, so you're good. You do know where to find the chart, right?
Jessica
Sorry for making you go through that😥0 -
Steps:
5/1 5,656
5/2 5,088
5/3 7,958
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Hello Friends!
Here is my weekly weigh-in report:
Weigh in day: Thursday
PW:306.8
CW: 303.4
LTD: 16.6
Goal: 220
This has been a good week for me. I have been eating really well and going on lots of walks. Very excited to see the scale moving in the right direction. Best of luck to you all!9 -
paulerdmann1 wrote: »Hello Friends!
Here is my weekly weigh-in report:
Weigh in day: Thursday
PW:306.8
CW: 303.4
LTD: 16.6
Goal: 220
This has been a good week for me. I have been eating really well and going on lots of walks. Very excited to see the scale moving in the right direction. Best of luck to you all!
@paulerdmann1 Just want to make sure on your weigh in because I'm seeing many different weights from your registration and even this report. I have a 345 as beginning, 316 at registration and now I'm confused as to where the 306.8 comes into play when CW is 303.4. Can you tell me which of these weights is the closest to a week ago? I've filled in today as 303.4. Appreciate your help. Great loss in ANY case!
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Angmarie28
Wednesdays
Previous weight-162.2
Current weight-161.82 -
Missing the following weigh ins for the week (incl today):
@ewilhelm2487
@Be_theBest_Me (x2)
@Stefbomb2020 (x2)
@KittyInBoots17
@Fattleass
Please report in ASAP and thanks!
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So I'm encountering a new challenge. I went for my normal midday walk. My heart rate was jumping up as high as 179 bpm during a normal 3 mph walk. It appears I am having issues with an irregular heartbeat. My smartwatch monitors it and it was showing an atrial fibrillation. I'm just trying to relax the rest of the day. I already have a doctor's appointment next month, so I may unfortunately be starting a medication6
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My steps
5/1 6,595
5/2 11,059
5/3 7,661
5/4 8,905
5/5 13,629
I need to be prepared like you @jessicakrall8 & make sure my activity watch is fully charged.That was Monday when I walked there & back but only recorded the steps there ! Been feeling blurgh with this rash.Its spread further & takes forever to put the 2 creams the doc prescribed on 2 x a day.
@jaxgrimm hope you get that sorted soon.Wanted to ask you "What is tubing??? "1 -
@izzyred9400 Thanks. Tubing is basically getting in an inflatable inner tube and floating down a stream.1
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The F2F Weekly Challenge has another good suggestion today. It motivated me to change my meal plans a bit today so lunch and dinner will be healthier for me! In case you want to participate, I’m posting it here along with the link to the conversation.
Friday Challenge
We all know how important fruits and veggies are to our health. It's also great to eat a wide variety for the different nutritional benefits they provide.
For Friday, I challenge you all to eat a minimum of 5 different fruits and veggies. At the end of the day, post all the different ones you ate. Let's see what interesting and different items we can consume!
You can join the conversation here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10863372/may-week-1-group-challenge-pass-it-on/p1?new=11 -
@PatriceFitnessPal
That's great, having a tidy office sounds very important for productivity! I hope you can figure out how to be in a more comfortable area of your maintenance target, though I think you are still doing a great job.1 -
May 4 - Wednesday
Steps: 18.441
Another crazy day of cleaning. It was really exhausting but I got everything done; last thing was the bathroom I finished at 20:30, pfew! I would normally have more time/energy, but because I added in the entire shed it was a little more difficult to get everything done. I got new bird food delivered, so I also cleaned all the feeders and set it up nicely in the front yard. There were also two new toys for Tinus in the box and he really liked both of them. I already don't remember exactly what I did anymore, lol, but I think 'a lot of cleaning' covers it well enough.
May 5 - Thursday
Steps: 24.154
The day started of pretty traumatic. I was walking Tinus outside and we stopped to watch two squirrels play/chase eachother. It was the only tree on that side of the road with quite the gap between the closest tree. Eventually squirrel 1 decided to try for the jump over and he safely made it to the next tree. Squirrel 2 wasn't so lucky and he basically fell down over 15 meters and landed on the grass with a thud. I am not very familiar with squirrels, so seeing this freaked me out big time and I was convinced it had broken bones at the very least and was suffering. I quickly took Tinus inside and went out again alone to try to find it to see if it was okay. I later learned that squirrels are apparently invincible and they don't really get hurt by falling out of trees. They can spread out their arms and legs and slow down their fall enough to remain perfectly fine, despite a big drop. Too bad I only learned that after I had spent 30 minutes crying over the 'poor' squirrel...
Around midday my mom arrived and we took the bus into town for some shopping. I wanted some new leggings and two sunscreens to put up to keep the heat out of my living room. We were done pretty fast with that and we sat down with an icecream before taking the bus home again. I don't handle heat and sun well at all and it was around 19 degrees, which for me is already too warm, so I wasn't feeling great when we got home. I took 2 paracetamol before my mom arrived, and I took 3 more after we got home from shopping. I kept feeling worse though, and it ended up turning into a migraine, again!!! I got one of my moms pills, but it was a bit slow to kick in. I eventually managed to eat some food when the naussea got a bit less which helped. While I still wasn't feeling a 100%, we decided to go for my usual evening walk anyway. Thankfully I kept feeling better and better, so the walk went fine. Normally it takes about 65 minutes, but my mom wants to take pictures of everything so we were out for over 2 hours.
No complaints from me though; we had fun. After relaxing on the couch for a while, we headed to bed early to get ready for our next adventure in the morning. More on that tomorrow! Pictures from the evening walk are under the spoiler as usual.
Happy Friday everyone
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May 5
Steps = 14,878
Started of our evening walk with calm cloudy weather, but really warm with this time of year. On the last half of walk home it started to rain lightly which was kinda refreshing. My Daughter says she loves the smell of fresh rain.
We got home just in time as the rain was picking up and the sky opened up! If we were just a minute later, we would of been soaked
I really love these walks to wind down the crazy of the day, and try to change to a healthier life style. A couple of months ago I would get home from work, change, turn on TV, sit on couch and do nothing till bedtime.2 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »paulerdmann1 wrote: »Hello Friends!
Here is my weekly weigh-in report:
Weigh in day: Thursday
PW:306.8
CW: 303.4
LTD: 16.6
Goal: 220
This has been a good week for me. I have been eating really well and going on lots of walks. Very excited to see the scale moving in the right direction. Best of luck to you all!
@paulerdmann1 Just want to make sure on your weigh in because I'm seeing many different weights from your registration and even this report. I have a 345 as beginning, 316 at registration and now I'm confused as to where the 306.8 comes into play when CW is 303.4. Can you tell me which of these weights is the closest to a week ago? I've filled in today as 303.4. Appreciate your help. Great loss in ANY case!
Jessica
The best place to start would be the beginning. At my heaviest in 2018 I was 345. I lost 100 lbs in 2019. During the pandemic I gained most of that back hitting 320 as my new highest. I weighed myself at registration at 316 but changed to weighing myself in the morning when I first wake up. So, at registration I was 316 after a day of drinking water and eating food. Last Thursday I was 306.8 in the morning after I woke up and yesterday I was 303.4 in the morning when I woke up. That is why there is such a large difference in my weigh-ins. I hope that clears it up.
And thank you! I am working really hard to drop the weight again and I appreciate the support.2 -
paulerdmann1 wrote: »The best place to start would be the beginning. At my heaviest in 2018 I was 345. I lost 100 lbs in 2019. During the pandemic I gained most of that back hitting 320 as my new highest. I weighed myself at registration at 316 but changed to weighing myself in the morning when I first wake up. So, at registration I was 316 after a day of drinking water and eating food. Last Thursday I was 306.8 in the morning after I woke up and yesterday I was 303.4 in the morning when I woke up. That is why there is such a large difference in my weigh-ins. I hope that clears it up.
And thank you! I am working really hard to drop the weight again and I appreciate the support.
Your experience parallels mine somewhat. We share a goal of 220 pounds, as well as similar heaviest weights.
In January 2015, I was at 320 and I began swimming daily. I got down to 270 before I had a problem with anemia. That was the end of that. I gained it all back and then some, so in July 2020, I started once again, this time at 330. I set a goal to lose 100 pounds in one year, and had it not been for a medical problem in Spring 2021, I might have made it. I did manage to lose ~90 pounds by July 2021, and last December finally got below 230. Since then, I have seen my weight fluctuate in the 220's.
I actually think I should be able to get to 210, but for now, I'm just trying to hit 220.
In any case, since you've lost 100 lbs before, you know it can be done, so keep at it and you'll do it again. Who knows, at the rate I'm going, you might beat me to 220! 😄2 -
frankwbrown
Friday, May 6; week 1
PW: 226.6
CW: 227.3 ( gained 0.7 lbs; 0.31%)
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5/3-7,618
5/4-13,008
5/5-6,1801 -
5/5 steps - 9140
I took the day off from work today. I'm avoiding most exercise but doing stuff around the house. My heart beat became regular again yesterday evening and has been fine so far today.3 -
Cre804
Friday
PW 196.0
CW 195.5
Weight has been trending downwards but of course it blipped back up today. Still, it’s a loss over last week so no complaints here. Still dealing with foot issues but today I tried going for a walk after maybe 6? weeks off. I made it about 2/3 of a mile and I felt like I needed to stop there. But glad I made it that far. So I’m going to go slow and not push myself. Next weekend we are headed to the beach so I’m hoping to get some good walks in the sand there.3 -
May 5
Steps = 14,878
Started of our evening walk with calm cloudy weather, but really warm with this time of year. On the last half of walk home it started to rain lightly which was kinda refreshing. My Daughter says she loves the smell of fresh rain.
We got home just in time as the rain was picking up and the sky opened up! If we were just a minute later, we would of been soaked
I really love these walks to wind down the crazy of the day, and try to change to a healthier life style. A couple of months ago I would get home from work, change, turn on TV, sit on couch and do nothing till bedtime.
@JenHul I have your steps for the 3rd and the 5th, but missing the 4th. I went back and do not see them. Please update me. Thanks!
I too love the smell of a fresh rain...and fresh mown grass!
Jessica2 -
Bearchested
Friday
PW: 195.6
CW: 198.2
I haven't been tracking my food as closely, but I think most of this gain is just bloating. Started training jiu jitsu again and have been keeping up with my other workouts.1 -
paulerdmann1 wrote: »jessicakrall8 wrote: »paulerdmann1 wrote: »Hello Friends!
Here is my weekly weigh-in report:
Weigh in day: Thursday
PW:306.8
CW: 303.4
LTD: 16.6
Goal: 220
This has been a good week for me. I have been eating really well and going on lots of walks. Very excited to see the scale moving in the right direction. Best of luck to you all!
@paulerdmann1 Just want to make sure on your weigh in because I'm seeing many different weights from your registration and even this report. I have a 345 as beginning, 316 at registration and now I'm confused as to where the 306.8 comes into play when CW is 303.4. Can you tell me which of these weights is the closest to a week ago? I've filled in today as 303.4. Appreciate your help. Great loss in ANY case!
Jessica
The best place to start would be the beginning. At my heaviest in 2018 I was 345. I lost 100 lbs in 2019. During the pandemic I gained most of that back hitting 320 as my new highest. I weighed myself at registration at 316 but changed to weighing myself in the morning when I first wake up. So, at registration I was 316 after a day of drinking water and eating food. Last Thursday I was 306.8 in the morning after I woke up and yesterday I was 303.4 in the morning when I woke up. That is why there is such a large difference in my weigh-ins. I hope that clears it up.
And thank you! I am working really hard to drop the weight again and I appreciate the support.
@paulerdmann1 Great explanation, thank you so much! We have your all time starting weight in a side chart so that as you lose, the weight chart at the far right will display your overall loss. Now, I will record the 306.8 as last week's weigh in (which is the beginning for May and then I have your 303.4 for this week's weigh in. Thank you again and enjoy your weekend! Great loss this week!
Jessica1 -
@pupowl I love the pictures you share, you really have a gift for photographing scenery.
P.S. How does the spoiler work? Is there some kind of code you add before attaching an image?
@Yukie_OP
Click on the spoiler button found under the "paragraph" symbol. It will give you the BBCode and then you upload your photos in between those symbols and when they appear, they'll be under the SPOILER window for those who don't want to see pics. Hope this helps.
Jessica2 -
Last call for April steps for the Step Challenge...
@Fattleass
@Smlisley
@Chalmation
Please update me with your steps...you guys have a lot of zeros...don't let your hard work go to waste. Thanks!
Jessica0 -
May 6 - Friday
Steps: 26.807
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had a busy day with my most steps in a day so far. My mom broke her foot a while back. She is doing much better but should still take it easy a bit. I wanted to go for a walk that was a bit further away from my home. Since I don't have a car, and she doesn't bike, our options are always a bit limited. But the great thing is that we have a bus that goes through some areas of the national park! So we got up at 6 in the morning and packed our bags and took the first bus of the day which left at 6:45. At 6:53 we arrived at the start of our walk in very dense fog. It wasn't cold though, but we didn't see a lot either! The sun tried several times to break through, but while we were out, we never really saw it. I did this walk once before; there are no blazes so you have to pay attention to the map. I thought it would be fun to let my mom navigate, and as I expected, she would have probably gotten very lost..
We had a really nice walk, except for the mosquitoes. I didn't really think they would already be out in such numbers. We were fine as long as we kept moving, but stop for a second and we got swarmed by 15 of them at once. The walk is around 6 km long and took our sweet time. The fog made for some really pretty scenery. We saw and heard a lot of birds and I even managed to spot a deer that was nearly invisible in the tall grasses. After it had hopped away, a second one followed. I always love seeing deer since it's not all that common in this part of the country and I like how they hop and jump. At one point I saw something strange hanging from a tree, and then I realised it was the leg of a bird of prey with some clumps of feathers. I will not share this picture since I don't think anyone wants to see it, but it looked really creepy! Makes me wonder what happened to it.
The bus only goes once an hour so I was a little worried about how that would work out. Worst case we would have to wait a long time for it. But when we finished our walk and were back at the bus stop, we only had to wait around 12 minutes so that worked out well. When we got home, I had a shower, watered the plants in the garden, gave Tinus some love and the rest of the day we spent watching birds and chatting. I had made a reservation for dinner at the 'Bospub', a really cool place almost in the forest where you can eat lunch and dinner. They also often host things like live music nights and scavenger hunts for kids in the forest nearby. It is around 30 minutes walking from my home. Since the temperature was pretty nice, we got a table outside. Their vegan avocadoburger is to die for; it's my go to pick when I eat there. We had a lovely dinner and walking home in the sun after was really nice too. We usually play Rummikub when my mom is here, but I was not feeling so well. It always takes a lot of energy when she visits. Thankfully I did manage to avoid getting a migraine, but my headache was pretty bad most of the day and I had to take 4 paracetamol to keep it somewhat under control. So we spent the evening just chatting instead and headed to bed on time; it was a very long day!
I will put some pictures under the spoiler again, hope you will enjoy them and thanks for reading my wall of text. Happy Saturday everyone
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Izzyred9400
Sat
PW 133
CW 133.4
The sun is out & the birds are very happy tweeting away in the trees at the back of my house.I had to get up very early as I booked a food delivery.I also wanted to get alot done.Ive put 2 loads of laundry on.I had to get a sensitive non bio detergent as the doctor thought my rash maybe an allergy.Im not so sure as it has spread further since Sunday.Its getting me down but at least I don't feel ill with it.
@Pupow I admire that you manage to carry on despite your headaches ,& migraines.Even if it means a few early nights.Sounds like you had a lovely day & evening with your Mum.Im glad @Yukie_OP asked about the spoiler I can never get it to work!
I'm going for a walk after a shower & applied the cream x2 to my spotty body lol.
Hope you all have a great weekend.I saw this & thought it was a nice thought.2 -
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