Shape Shifters Team Chat - JUNE 2022
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Good morning all & welcome to @Bumblesandbees.It has been quite windy here but still very hot.Been here a week & I feel my shorts are a bit tighter already eek !! The food is lovely & hard to resist ice cream in the sun.Also we eat out every evening & drink wine & other alcoholic beverages.It is difficult as I want to enjoy my holiday but don't want to struggle to lose it when I get home.
@PatriceFitnessPal I am joining the conversation a bit late but I enjoy the weekly challenges.I like the variety of different topics to focus on.When you have been on this journey a long time like I have its good to liven things up,otherwise I get bored.I am motivated by other members positive comments & I do try normally to tag people in response.
I saw this yesterday outside a restaurant & a few photos to brighten someone's day (not to make you too jealous @jessicakrall8 😎3 -
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS... You have a new member joining your awesome team ... Please welcome @Bumblesandbees
Welcome @Bumblesandbees!!! 1 -
Steps June 17: 21.549
Hello Shape Shifters. Yesterday was really nasty hot and humid day. I left home to head for a walk around 6:25, and thankfully the sun didn't really show up until late in the morning. So it was pretty okay weather to walk, though I felt like a whale on land. Some days the walk just feels really rough; a lot of the paths were a bit sandy which didn't help. I saw a lot of cool birds I don't often see. One of them was a red-backed shrike which I have only seen once before so that was pretty cool.
I decided to cancel my gym membership. I mentioned that I struggled with finding a balance before: gym 3x a week means no energy for walks. The gym is also harder for me because of the social aspect. I sometimes just don't have the spoons to interact with people. I found myself often having to skip because I wasn't feeling well. A membership isn't cheap either, so I decided to go back to my walks. I went for a walk 3 mornings in a row without any problems and I can tell that it is doing me a lot more good mentally than the gym did. I hope it will stay that way. Some pictures under the spoiler as usual.
I would also love to have fitbit friends. @jessicakrall8 I keep getting errors when I try to add you. I don't know what my username is, but my email is porcelain@live.nl ~ If anyone wants to friend me on fitbit, that would be cool.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos I can relate to what you said about canceling your gym membership. I canceled mine when they starting charging again after the lockdown because I didn't want to have to waste time taking the bus to the gym, working out in a mask, and taking a bus back home. It didn't feel right anymore, and I was lacking the motivation to do that. I'm doing cardio and steps, following along with YouTube videos (and walking outside when it's nice) and I believe I'll do much better this way, and I know you will, too! 1 -
@angmarie28 Seeing the before/after images really struck me. Praying for your community.2
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@izzyred9400 Gorgeous photos! Sounds like you're having a fabulous vacation 1
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@jessicakrall8
Susanna527
PW - 203.2
CW - 202.1
LT Goal - 130 lbs.
Slow and steady. Making positive changes every day - not only what I eat, but not listening to the monkey brain telling me "one nighttime snack won't hurt you". Definitely working on the emotional/binge/comfort eating I've been doing for the past 5 years. No more excuses!2 -
Good Morning!
JenHul Monday weigh in days
PW: 175.4
CW: 173.8
LTD: -7.2
June 17 Steps= 12,130
June 18 Steps= 11,800
June 19 Steps= 10,068
I'm getting the Trailer ready to go camping for about a week and a half. I will not be in cell service for my next week weigh in. I will be back on July 10th so I can do a two week weigh in on July 11th
I will update my steps just before we leave, then I won't be able to update till we get back, sorry.
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@izzyred9400
Lovely pictures! I can imagine it is really hard to find a balance when on vacation. I am one of those rare people who doesn't enjoy alcohol at all, so I would just go for all the food! Seems more worth it to me than drinking a bunch of empty calories.
@Susanna527
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the pictures. Phew, I can't imagine having to work out in a mask! That alone would have been enough for me to throw in the towel. Thankfully they never went that far here; you just had to wear one when you came in and when you left. Youtube videos can be really fun too, I also did that for a while and will probably do that again when the weather is bad. Nice loss this week. Stopping emotional eating is really difficult so I applaud you.
@JenHul
Nice loss and steps! I hope you will have a lovely time camping.
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Steps 19 June: 17.537
Hello Shape Shifters. I had a fairly quiet Sunday. It had cooled down quite a bit which was really nice. I went for a short walk around the fields here in the afternoon. It was a bit cloudy and I was afraid it would rain, so I left my camera at home. I saw some nice things, so that was too bad. My phone does a really bad job when it comes to taking pictures, but I did take some. I especially enjoyed the lone mushroom in the middle of June.
I am still worried about Tinus. I feel like his walking just keeps getting worse and the medication doesn't seem to help anymore. It also feels like there is nothing I can do about it; he got checked by the vet twice, so there is nothing left to do. I may still contact them sometime this week just to get their thoughts. I hate seeing him in pain.
Happy Monday everyone
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS... You have a new member joining your awesome team ... Please welcome @Bumblesandbees
Welcome @Bumblesandbees to our team. I see that your starting weight is fairly low so I would like to check and see if perhaps you reported in kgs rather than lbs? Please advise as we always request our weights be reported as pounds to be consistent. I will need to correct the table so please urgently advise. Again welcome to the team and good luck for July!
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Hello to all and welcome @Bumblesandbees. We are inching closer to month-end. Let's make this week a great one.
@jessicakrall - Thank you for keeping track of us all. You are very much appreciated. I'll be out camping this weekend Friday -Monday, let me know if I can weigh-in early Friday morning before we head out or If I should skip this week, my weigh-in day is Saturday.
My steps update (daily goal: 6,000) :
6/16 - 7,687
6/17 - 7,281
6/18 - 7,734
6/19 - 8,645
@frankwbrown - great step count
@angmarie28 - all that flooding sounds terrifying. Praying the situation gets better.
@izzyred9400 - wow! what gorgeous bougainvillea's 💜
@Susanna527 - great loss. keep it up.
@JenHul - enjoy your trip. I'm also going camping this weekend for 4 days. I can't wait to be out in nature and a body of water 💦🚣🏼♀️.2 -
@angmarie28 I'm so sorry about the flooding...a few years ago, my brother and his wife (now deceased) lost their home and nearly everything in the flooding in Kentucky...it's heart breaking! Hope all of your family is ok!
@JenHul and @Susanna527 NICE LOSSES this week! WTG ladies!!
@izzyred9400 I'm not even mad at ya gal!! Thanks for sharing...it looks simply stunning where you are...hope you're enjoying yourself immensely!
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Hello to all and welcome @Bumblesandbees. We are inching closer to month-end. Let's make this week a great one.
@jessicakrall - Thank you for keeping track of us all. You are very much appreciated. I'll be out camping this weekend Friday -Monday, let me know if I can weigh-in early Friday morning before we head out or If I should skip this week, my weigh-in day is Saturday.
My steps update (daily goal: 6,000) :
6/16 - 7,687
6/17 - 7,281
6/18 - 7,734
6/19 - 8,645
You are too sweet @Yukie_OP ...thank you for your kind words! Go ahead and weigh in on Friday and post and I'll get it recorded for ya...enjoy your trip! Hope it's not too hot where you are on those days...have fun! Thanks for letting me know in advance!
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If I were to set up a video chat on messenger video for Friday evening at 7pm ET, would anyone want to get together and just chat? Might be a nice way to end the week! Thoughts??
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »If I were to set up a video chat on messenger video for Friday evening at 7pm ET, would anyone want to get together and just chat? Might be a nice way to end the week! Thoughts??
Jessica
I'm on vacation so probly not this week1 -
Steps:
6/18 10,326
6/19 11,630
6/20 4,0801 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »If I were to set up a video chat on messenger video for Friday evening at 7pm ET, would anyone want to get together and just chat? Might be a nice way to end the week! Thoughts??
Jessica
I'm in This would be the first time in all the years on MFP that I'd see other members, which would be so cool! What do you use for messenger chat. Does MFP have a video messaging service? 1 -
Good morning Shapeshifters! Wishing you all a wonderful day Quick question - can anyone send me the link to find the chart with our steps? I've used the search button, checked my bookmarks, but I can't seem to find it....
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Steps 19 June: 17.537
Hello Shape Shifters. I had a fairly quiet Sunday. It had cooled down quite a bit which was really nice. I went for a short walk around the fields here in the afternoon. It was a bit cloudy and I was afraid it would rain, so I left my camera at home. I saw some nice things, so that was too bad. My phone does a really bad job when it comes to taking pictures, but I did take some. I especially enjoyed the lone mushroom in the middle of June.
I am still worried about Tinus. I feel like his walking just keeps getting worse and the medication doesn't seem to help anymore. It also feels like there is nothing I can do about it; he got checked by the vet twice, so there is nothing left to do. I may still contact them sometime this week just to get their thoughts. I hate seeing him in pain.
Happy Monday everyone
My heart goes out to you for Tinus...Hoping he feels some ease from the pain. Love the image of the lone mushroom in the field 0 -
@izzyred9400
Lovely pictures! I can imagine it is really hard to find a balance when on vacation. I am one of those rare people who doesn't enjoy alcohol at all, so I would just go for all the food! Seems more worth it to me than drinking a bunch of empty calories.
@Susanna527
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed the pictures. Phew, I can't imagine having to work out in a mask! That alone would have been enough for me to throw in the towel. Thankfully they never went that far here; you just had to wear one when you came in and when you left. Youtube videos can be really fun too, I also did that for a while and will probably do that again when the weather is bad. Nice loss this week. Stopping emotional eating is really difficult so I applaud you.
@JenHul
Nice loss and steps! I hope you will have a lovely time camping.
Not so "rare" I don't enjoy alcohol at all - I haven't had an alcoholic drink in over 8+ years, and it was only because my ex begged me to have a drink with them - barely took a sip. My friends all say I'd be a "cheap date" because I don't even drink soda when dining out - only water. But they all seem to love gorgeous, fancy drinks - at $15/drink - way too pricey on my frugal budget 2 -
@Susanna527
The link to the spreadsheet is on the front page of the group under the timetable.
Link to main page: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/114605-fat-2-fit-weight-loss-challenge-and-support-group
Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fBad39TiX3JYsTkYFUHqYyqzXs4fUnPOaW2mGMnngrw/edit?usp=sharing0 -
Steps 20 June: 23.868
Hello Shape Shifters. I got quite the number of steps on Monday and I didn't even feel like I did a lot! I started my day with an early walk. I have to give credit to @jessicakrall8 for this. I was super exhausted and my head hurt a lot when I woke up, so I had zero motivation to go walk. I had already put on my normal clothes instead of hiking pants; I was pretty set on not going. And then I got an invite on fitbit from you to do a bingo challenge which seemed like fun and this pushed me over into going out for a walk anyway, so thank you! Besides my head, my body felt pretty good and the walk was nice.
My garden is finally getting some flowers now. I noticed a hummingbird moth visiting a few times, and yesterday she showed up again while I was out with Tinus. So I ran inside to grab my camera to take some pictures. They are really hard to photograph because they are a bit like butterflies on crack; super duper fast. Thankfully I managed to get a good picture. I was really excited about that since they aren't that common here. Pictures of the walk and moth under the spoiler.
Happy Tuesday everyone
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Step Goal 14k
6/17 - 8679
6/18 - 14610
6/19 - 11228
6/20 - 15352
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Susanna527 - Step Count:
6/15 - 5000
6/16 - 5000
6/17 - 5000
6/18 - didn't do step video today: 0
6/19 - didn't do step video today: 0
6/20 - 5000
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Hi SS...Another new member joining your wonderful team .. Please welcome @Nataliewr0403 0
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@jessicakrall8, thanks for working with me. Below are my last two weigh-ins. I haven't been out for a couple weeks so no steps to report.
AC204
Friday
6/17
CW 192
PW 192.6
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CW 192.6
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