TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (June)
AB0215
Posts: 7,141 Member
Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215. 0
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Username: maryphum
Weigh in day: Wednesday Week 1
PW: 166.2
CW: 166.2
Stayed the same. I need to stay in my calorie budget since I haven't exercised for a few months. Still dealing with my asthma cough after having covid at the end of April. Added a new medication this week. I hope to be able to start exercising this month.5 -
@maryphum glad you're feeling better, if slowly. My cough seems to be mostly at night. I wake up choking like I inhaled a feather. 😕2
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Thursday 2 June
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
I totally forgot today was Friday until just now. 🙃 D'oh! I've already had a 20oz bottle of water and my morning coffee ☕ so am not going to weigh in now. I will do it tomorrow. I blame the holiday on Monday. 😉1 -
Good morning everyone! Here’s to a fantastic June!4
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Wednesday, June 1
Tracked: no
Under calories: Likely not
Exercise: 31 minutes of walking
Thursday, June 2
Tracked: yes
Under calories: no
Exercise: 37 minutes of walking
Friday, June 3
Tracked: yes
Under calories: no
Exercise: 74 minutes of walking
Comments: Happy June! May was not a good month for exercise, tracking, or eating. Too much going on emotionally and just like that, I gained about seven pounds. I’m doing better so far this month, and I’m back to tracking my food, which always helps. Take care, everyone! ❤️🙏🏻😊2 -
LMK02020
Saturday
130
Off kilter this week/ ok this month 🙂
No tracking or meal planning for that matter.
Tomorrow I’m restarting my healthy eating and exercise routine.
I’ve lost my get up and go. Ha I just keep eating at night
You know it’s time to stop the evening snacks and flavored coffee when the stretchy exercise pants are causing discomfort 🙂
Looking forward to this health journey with everyone!
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LMK02020
Saturday
130
Off kilter this week/ ok this month 🙂
No tracking or meal planning for that matter.
Tomorrow I’m restarting my healthy eating and exercise routine.
I’ve lost my get up and go. Ha I just keep eating at night
You know it’s time to stop the evening snacks and flavored coffee when the stretchy exercise pants are causing discomfort 🙂
Looking forward to this health journey with everyone!
@LMK02020 let's do this!; 👍1 -
So a bunch of us - myself included - posted in the wrong thread. 🤦♀️ Despite what the calendar 📆 says, June doesn't actually start until tomorrow 😂. I will make sure any weigh-ins or MUAC get recorded in the right place. 🙃1
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Just a quick note to welcome any new members. 🙋♀️I will follow up with a longer introduction when I get on my computer 💻, I'm too old to type all that on my phone. 😁
Also, watch this space for more information on weigh in and mini challenges.1 -
How to make The Biggest Loser Challenge more “user-friendly”
- Don’t keep losing us!! If you’re here reading this now go ahead and bookmark this thread at the top right of the page; then we will always appear in your “bookmarks”. Once you’re in MFP and have clicked on “Community”, you’re “Bookmarks” will be on the Community’s landing page. You’ll also be able to click your profile picture and find “notifications” from your book marked pages.
- Want to respond directly to what someone posted? At the bottom of their post click “quote”, scroll down and you’ll see their message prefilled in your text box and you’ll respond below their quotation.
- Need to get someone’s attention? When you’re typing out your post you can put an @ symbol in front of their username and that will tag the person, they’ll then see a red “notification” when they go to click on their profile picture to get to their bookmarks.
- Still confused? Its ok! Tag me or better yet! Click on my name next to this post. Go to my profile picture and send me a friend request then you can send me a message or look at my food diary, or just be my friend!
Oh yeah and Welcome!!! 🤗1 -
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES & REQUIRED WEIGHT POSTINGSWe are going to be running a daily post challenge or MUAC(Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge) Based on another MFP Challenge called the UAC
Participation in this challenge is optional but highly encouraged for the following reasons:
- Helps to keep your goals in focus daily
- Motivating to see others working on the same things and having the same struggles too. It's defintely a reminder that we're not alone and we are a team
- Many of us who participate and have successfully lost weight, m would all agree that the daily posting MUAC really is the key!
The way it works:
#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget. (you set your own budget)
#3. Try to do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
#4. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".Our weeks always start on Sunday so we start tracking tomorrow. Sunday, June5th 😉
Your MUAC Posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals/Day/Comments: (Tell us a brief description about how your day went or your goals for the day)
Your Weekly Weigh-In Posts should look like this:
Krysless2
Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, we look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
Welcome to the Challenge!!1 -
LMK02020
PW: 130
CW: 128.2
Track: yes
Under : no
Exercise: walked an hour
The day went well . I went shopping so I’m prepared food wise for the week ahead .2 -
Apparently I’m a bit early with my post by a week?0
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📊: Yes on Paper, No on MFP, will log tomorrow or Monday
⬇️: ?
👟: Yes, 869 cals🔥0 -
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@ajdvegan
@faithcreek
@KimR_1986
@JbeanR0212
@LMK02020
@Baby43204
Welcome newcomers to TBBT!!! See posts above FMI on bookmarking this page, posting your weekly weigh-ins and participating in the Mini Ultimate Accountability Challenge (MUAC). If you have any questions please tag me in your post @DaffyGirl88 Thanks!
Here's to a successful June!!2 -
Hi there team, newbie here & super excited to get started. MFP worked really well for me years ago but the last 5 years of life have been full of obstacles. Unfortunately I let all that depression and anxiety run my life and destroy all of my healthy habits. I’m ready to gain control of my life and get back to the things I used to enjoy!
MUAC Post
Daily Post: Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes (over)
Exercise: Yes (30 min rowing, 16 min. Aerobics, 2.5 mile walk)
Goals/Day/Comments: My goals are not to just merely loose weight but to get in better cardio health and eat better. With that in mind I’m looking to have a minimum of 30 minutes of active exercise at least 5 times a week. Yesterday put me at 68 PAI, I am new to my first fitness band and am hoping to achieve 100 year round. I am on a 7 day streak and have registered a loss, wahoo! I went over my calories yesterday by a little (other days I have stuck with the plan pretty well) but at least I moved around a-lot. I made over 10k steps & am getting better with my water intake. I am also registering better quality sleep. Not sure if I am doing this right but since it’s morning here my remarks above are a report on yesterday.
Quote: “All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.”
Weekly Weigh-In Post:
JbeanR0212
Week 1
PW =173
CW=171.43 -
Tracked: Yes
Under: No (was Yes until I started eating out of the cereal box )
Exercise: 1 hr walking1 -
Week 4's Honorable Mentions:
@DaffyGirl88 (5of 7x's)
Click here >> Week4
>> Week5
>> May Results have also been posted.
Tops for Week 4 :
1st - @BlissfulK. - 3.94%
2nd - @mooreshelley09. - 1.80%
3rd - @Mrscanmore. - 0.66%
Tops for Week 5 :
1st - @Brandi_84. - 1.59%
2nd - @Sandkp. - 1.20%
3rd - @Mrscanmore. - 0.72%
Tops for May :
1st - @Mrscanmore. - 2.37%
2nd - @Brandi_84. - 1.44%
3rd - @mooreshelley09. - 1.31%
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Sunday 5 June
Track: mostly
Under: no
Exercise: yes
Went to local bar and sat on the patio with a glass of sangria. 🍹 No clue how many calories it had, but it was worth it to sit and absorb the sunshine. 😎1 -
@BlissfulK Curious...why can't you log your food and continue to research your diet at the same time? 😯 TIA1
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Good morning all! 🙋♀️ And welcome to all of the newbies!
My name is Sue, and I am 61 years old. I live in southern Maryland, am married, have two grown kids (1 in Seattle, 1 in VA), 1 grandbaby (VA) and 1 fur baby 🐶. I work full time, currently teleworking which appears may go on forever. I love to read, ride my bike, quilt, and make greeting cards. I am always up for a challenge and am usually involved in multiple reading, fitness and Fitbit challenges at any given time. 📚🚶
I have been on MFP for almost 10 years now and part of TBBT for 2 years. Wow...time sure does fly!! I joined TBBT after COVID/teleworking caused my weight to climb. I am closing in on my “official” goal of 140 lbs but will probably revise it down a bit when/if I ever hit it. It took me years (almost 20) to crack the 150 barrier so we’ll see.
Now that summer is finally here I am looking forward to being able to get back outside and bike / hike / kayak. My heel spur is still giving me trouble so I'm still not walking as much as I would like.
I will be travelling to Seattle to visit my son next week and we always do a lot of walking there so I'm resting it as much as possible now. We like to seek out restaurants we haven't been to before, and there are literally thousands there, so that will be a challenge.
Anyway, welcome everyone and here's to another great month for TBBT!!! 🎉
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JbeanR0212 wrote: »Hi there team, newbie here & super excited to get started. MFP worked really well for me years ago but the last 5 years of life have been full of obstacles. Unfortunately I let all that depression and anxiety run my life and destroy all of my healthy habits. I’m ready to gain control of my life and get back to the things I used to enjoy!
MUAC Post
Daily Post: Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes (over)
Exercise: Yes (30 min rowing, 16 min. Aerobics, 2.5 mile walk)
Goals/Day/Comments: My goals are not to just merely loose weight but to get in better cardio health and eat better. With that in mind I’m looking to have a minimum of 30 minutes of active exercise at least 5 times a week. Yesterday put me at 68 PAI, I am new to my first fitness band and am hoping to achieve 100 year round. I am on a 7 day streak and have registered a loss, wahoo! I went over my calories yesterday by a little (other days I have stuck with the plan pretty well) but at least I moved around a-lot. I made over 10k steps & am getting better with my water intake. I am also registering better quality sleep. Not sure if I am doing this right but since it’s morning here my remarks above are a report on yesterday.
Quote: “All progress takes place outside of your comfort zone.”
Weekly Weigh-In Post:
JbeanR0212
Week 1
PW =173
CW=171.4
@JbeanR0212 Welcome!! 🙋♀️ I'll admit I had to Google PAI to see what it was. 🤷♀️ I'm usually all in with a challenge or new thing to track. I'm usually in multiple Fitbit challenges and am currently trying to Walk to Mordor, although I'm still 712 miles away. 😂 I may have to read more into this as my FB doesn't track that so it may be too much of an effort for me. 🙃1 -
MUAC Post
Daily Post: (Monday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes - Under
Exercise: Yes (23 min. Rowing + yard work 1.5hr.)
Goals/Day/Comments: Sore but feeling optimistic & working toward my goals. Starting my mornings by accounting for previous day.💧128 oz. (met), ⛑ +74 (143) - working towards, 👟 8,107 - close
Quote: “The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the upmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” - Eleanor Roosevelt1 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »@JbeanR0212 Welcome!! 🙋♀️ I'll admit I had to Google PAI to see what it was. 🤷♀️ I'm usually all in with a challenge or new thing to track. I'm usually in multiple Fitbit challenges and am currently trying to Walk to Mordor, although I'm still 712 miles away. 😂 I may have to read more into this as my FB doesn't track that so it may be too much of an effort for me. 🙃
Appreciate the welcome. Like I mentioned I’ve never owned a fitness band before so I’m learning. When I had it on for half of day one my PAI report predicted my age at 17 years beyond and as out of shape as I am and sedentary I was I figure it was probably accurate. As I did my first workout I saw it calculate & slightly adjust so I did some reading. I especially like how it factors in not just exercise but cardio health (and gets harder to achieve the more fit you become) so I decided to aim for 100 daily. Not sure how you would track PAI if your Fitbit doesn’t do it. I was looking at either it or the Garmin but figured the $30 Amazfit would do for now (Amazon). I love that you are trying to walk to Mordor!!! What a fun & creative way to get moving. Also like to see that you kayak. I love kayaking but haven’t been able to get out on the water since late March (weather/life in general). I also love to whitewater raft & take at least one trip out every year (not gutsy enough to attempt in a sport kayak until my kids are grown (single mom w/ sole custody). Again, thanks for the welcome & inspiration. I’m really excited to be a part of the team.1 -
6/5
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: No
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Daily Post Sunday 6/5
Track: Yes
Calories: under
Exercise: Yes, some housework and gardening
Goals/Day/Comments: Hi there I'm Kim, mom of three small children. I struggle with being consistent with my weight loss so I'm hoping being here will help keep me on track.2 -
6/6
Tracked: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: No - haven’t been feeling good. Missed work and stayed in bed most the day2 -
Monday 6 June
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
So my Fitbit isn't syncing again 😠 my diary says I'm over by 14 calories but I did a spin class after dinner so I know I burned those off.
I'm going to reserve judgement on the new interface for now...2
