WaistAways Team Chat - JULY 2022
jugar
Posts: 10,233 Member
We have five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and open
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @peng123 & @MeowScout
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28 & @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The July challenge runs from June 26 - July 30. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, every week without fail. At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
We also celebrate those small, steady losses. If you lose, however small an amount, you are in the green! At the end of the month, we celebrate everyone who lost at least a bit every week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard.
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to inform your team captain if you are traveling, sick, or just need some time off. If you take a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or are moved to the Support Team for longer. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! You continue to weigh in every week. If you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team!
In addition to your own team, there are weekly F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month and year begin!!
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Welcome to July!
This is our home for the month, where all of our joys and challenges take place. Please (re)introduce yourselves and set some goals and daily actions for the month. Focus on the small every day choices, and you will get where you want to go!
I am Liselyn, co-captain along with @ashleycarole86 . I live in rural Québec, and I'm a retired university professor of music. My weight loss story? After being somewhat overweight for most of my life, I really packed it on while in an admin job that involved a lot of sitting, meetings, travel, and meals. I tried many times to lose, but it was not until I was 58 that I got really serious with both food and exercise. In October 2022, I'll hit 10 years on maintenance, always refining and making sure I don't have to do it all over again. Yes, it is possible to lose weight and get in shape during and after menopause!
I know there are people on this team who have a lot to lose, others who have lost a lot and are closing in on their goals, and some who might be working on losses that are stubbornly resisting. There is much wisdom here, and the most important lesson we learn from each other time and time again is that it is not a straight shot, there will be trials and errors, and sticking with it when it feels like you have fallen off yet again is the best thing you can do for yourself. Plateaus can be good, but going back the way you came is not!
Some helpful information/tools:
Posting your daily updates
We know from experience that posting daily (or as often as you can!) makes a huge difference to your success. Use any format you like to let everyone know how you are doing on your daily goals and habits. You can report on food, exercise, water, sleep, or whatever you are tracking and trying to stick with. While you're there, talk about how you are, ask questions, and if you can answer someone else, please do! Congratulate others, commiserate, enjoy someone's rant, or go ahead and rant yourself. It all helps make the kind of community where we are in each others' heads when the hand is reaching for that off-plan snack, or the couch is feeling way too inviting...
Weighing in
Please try to weigh in on time! When you post, put your weigh in at the TOP of a message, so it is clear and easy to find. If you cannot post your weight for whatever reason, please request a week off, or if you need a longer break, you can request to move to the "Support Team" where you can still participate but your weigh-ins will not be part of the weekly tally. This is where members who are ill, on vacation, or just needing a break can hang out for as long as needed.
The F2F Habit Tracker
If you want a simple place to track your most important habits, give this a try. You can see how your teammates are doing too
The link and how-to info are under "Announcements" on the main F2F page here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10867737/f2f-habit-tracker-july-2022#latest
So everyone, tell us a bit about you, your goals for the month, what steps you are going to work on. It's fun to know your name and where you live (if you're willing to share that), what brought you here, how your weight loss journey has been, and where you are headed now. Let the introductions roll!1 -
Morning all. I am happily co-captain of this lovely team alongside @jugar
My name is Ashley, I'm 35 years old, and I lost 125 pounds to go from morbidly obese to a normal BMI from early 2021 to mid 2022.
I am a new maintainer and I still have lots to learn about my body. My favorite activities include walking and riding the Peloton. I live at home with my lovely and supportive husband @bowens1973 , and recently my mother who is unwell has moved into our basement. We have our dog Morgan, she has a small dog too, and we have two cats. I work full time in a management position that I find stressful and for fun we like to camp at the lake on the weekends which includes boating as well.
I run our step challenge and am happy to have any new members. If you're interested, all I need is a daily step pledge and each Sunday you can post your daily exercise stats for the Sun-Sat before. Please include your steps and any minutes of other intentional exercise which will be converted to steps. The accountability of reporting in can be really helpful and I do some different friendly competition type stats to show how everyone is doing.
My July habits:
Push ups every day
Better than a poor sleep score (was aiming too high last month - need to start smaller)
Staying under my calorie goal weekly5 -
Time to SHAKE THINGS UP! in our Jul Week 1 Group Challenge. Hope you'll join us this week!
Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10867779/july-week-1-group-challenge-shake-it-up/p1?new=1
Jessica
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Hello everyone! My name is Lauren and I am from North Carolina. I have been overweight/obese since high school. I have made several attempts to lose weight in the past, would lose about 50 pounds, and then put it back on. Most recently, I have gained 30 pounds since finishing graduate school in May 2021. The last 6 months, I have been exercising a lot and maintaining my weight. Which would be good if I was at my goal weight 😂
For the month of July, my goal is to track my food every day, even if I go over. I did that last month and did pretty well, until the last few days and I didn't track any of it. I have not posted the daily calories I ate on here or given daily updates. My second goal will be to try and post an update at least every other day.
I look forward to hearing from everyone else about their journey and goals for July!6 -
Sunday people! It is going to be your day, on the first day of this month's challenge. You're ready, I know you are --
@deniners2
@graceojo999
@jan110144
If ever you cannot weigh in on your chosen day, just post a request for a week off or let me know if you are just going to be a day late or whatever. Thanks!1 -
Good morning, I'm Sylvia, 53, in Massachusetts US, single, no kids, a wonderful cat, love to garden & cook and anything to do with nature/science. Off and on heavy throughout my life, mostly heavy. Joined Waistaways in Jan 2020, was hyperfocused and did really well, lost about 40 lbs (felt amazing!), since last summer I've struggled and gained back about 25, grrr....that's really irritating. A lot of stressors in our household at the moment (both parents requiring significant care & attention, trying to keep my FT office job and an old house in constant need of repair). I do have nearby siblings that help but as the live in primary caregiver, it feels like there is not a spare minute to focus on my eating... but I'm going to TRY in July (hey, there's my new mantra!).
I know that the thing that really worked for me before was logging all my food, every bite, every day; more so than any deliberate exercise. I'd typically enter it all the night before (had a plan) and then it was easy to just tweak it during the day as things might change a bit. I haven't been logging at all for quite a while now and I need to. Calorie expenditure is usually not a problem, especially this time of year, I can walk miles in my own garden,
I had funny thought this morning re. the dumb ice cream sandwiches in the freezer which mum and dad love, and I binge....I should get a sharpie and write notes to myself on each and every one "not for Sylvia', 'remember how good your jeans felt', 'one leads to five', 'go pull some weeds', 'you don't need this crap', etc... If I find I give in today, I am actually going to do that.
okay all...let's Try in July!!6 -
@eggfreak I know how it can be sharing kitchen space with others who have things that can tempt you. I love the idea of writing on them with the sharpie! The other thing I do is to put them behind something in the freezer so it's not the first thing I see when I open the freezer door.
Yesterday, I ate 1850 calories, which is slightly over my goal of daily calorie intake. I made that up by going to the gym an extra day today and it ended up being a 90 minute class instead of 60 minutes. Now I am extra sore! I have a plan for lunch today, but still need to figure out what we are having for dinner. I like the idea of planning and tracking your meals the day before. That can give some accountability!5 -
@lauren_989
I think your July goal to track every day, regardless of whether or not you're over, is a great one. Sounds like that and some pre-logging will be great strategies for you. We are looking forward to hearing how it goes throughout the month!
@eggfreak
Sounds like a similar goal for you. I know when you're as busy juggling as much as you have on your plate that it can be hard to make time to track every bite, but I do think that is the key for sure. Being a caregiver on top of having a full time job and maintaining a sense of you is a big deal and I'm always so happy when you have time to check in with us.
Let's make Day 1 of our July challenge great!
To close off June week 4:
6/26 exercise was 9930 steps
Plan for the day:
-A walk with my dog
-Peloton ride when I get home
-A boat ride
-On track food choices
Update on vacation flush out:
Lost 5.2 overnight which was the big day I figured was right around the corner
I am 2.8 away from my maintenance zone and hyper focused on getting back there for Thursday4 -
Happy Tally Day!
My Sunday mornings are always spent doing the teams' tallies for the week, and of course it is a bit extra long when a month is ending. We did really well for Week 4, coming into 3rd place (even though the losses were modest, they were there!). For June, we were #4 (oh well) but over the whole month the team lost over 14 pounds, so I call that a win, even if it wasn't a big one. Our 2 most consistent losers, "in the green" every week were @CarolAnnM2 and @PlaneMonkey - showing us how it is done!!
Just to finish with numbers for the day, here are the steps and all from last week for you @ashleycarole86 -
Sunday - 12,259
Monday - 9,353
Tuesday - 14,108 + 30 Pilates + 45 bike
Wednesday - 10,256 + 20 Pilates + 45 bike
Thursday - 8733 + 25 Pilates + 45 bike
Friday - 5954
Saturday - 11,416 + 45 Bike
Lots of days working on grants and other boring stuff...
For July I will step away from the step team. I cannot stand to wear the fitbit when the weather is hot and I'm out in the garden a lot. It is sweaty, the bugs bite under the strap, and I just want to fling it off. So it is gently put away in a drawer instead of flying towards a thicket - ready to go back on maybe in September. I'll still do my best to keep up a good rhythm of moving, but the counting is stopping for a while. Good luck to everyone sticking with the team! It is the best way to add it all up and feel amazing.6 -
Great news Waistaways! Looking forward to seeing the final results but big congrats to @CarolAnnM2 and @PlaneMonkey for four weeks in the green and to our top three losers for June (drumroll please.....!!!!)
Got it @jugar - thanks for the update 4 -
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Hello team and oh my gosh where did June go. congrats to @CarolAnnM2 and @PlaneMonkey for being our beacons of consistency! I am trying to follow your light in July.
I'm Kay, 27, living in Boston - been overweight since college years, had some success once I started working and living alone right through the middle of the pandemic, when things just shifted internally for me and I had a big rebound up the scale. Starting to claw my way back. I'm also currently unemployed which has taken some structure away from my days, but I am excited about the interviews I'm doing now and hope to have something settled by the end of July. Been with the team since Aug 2020 and I know I need to keep up the near-daily posts/check-ins. You guys are the backbone!
I set my habits for July with 1 key change from June - instead of just logging everything, I'm putting pressure on the goal to actually be under my calorie goal to earn the check. I definitely did better the last few weeks in facing when I had clearly snacked and overeaten or binged and going back into the diary to add the (scary big) calories. Now I want to be back in the mindset I had around 2018 which was - yes, I will binge sometimes. That is a longer term problem. But on the days when I do binge or even letting snacking get mindless, can I push the exercise calories up as well to mitigate the results as much as possible? We'll see.
I'm feeling good about my weekly workout schedule, it feels very doable for now. that will likely change when I (hopefully) get back to working but cross that bridge when it appears.
The heat is A LOT today!!!!!! my walk was largely miserable!! if you have a cool breeze to spare, send it to Massachusetts!5 -
Hello everyone!
I'm Yinka from Worcestershire, UK, although we're currently on holiday in Virginia, USA, visiting our son and his lovely wife. We're here for three weeks.
I have been gradually putting on the pounds since my wedding day - 23 years ago! And because it's been gradual, I hardly noticed. But the truth is that I went from a size 10 to a size 16. In fact, that was the point when I decided to do something about it. I managed to lose enough weight to drop a dress size. But then my weight loss stalled. And that was about 7 years ago!
Workouts are no problem, so diet is my kryptonite! I definitely have to get better and drink the water - somehow.
This group is great and so long as I check in every day - even if I don't share an update myself - I can stay mindful.
Welcome all newcomers!6 -
@ashleycarole86 Here are my steps and exercise stats for the last 7 days:
Sunday - 4179
Monday - 10150 / 41 mins Upper Body Pull-Push Supersets (SELF Spring Challenge 2022 Day 16)
Tuesday - 10375 / 36 mins Single Leg Scorcher (SSC22 Day 17)
Wednesday -10410
Thursday - 14381
Friday - 8203
Saturday - 5206 / 40 mins Tabata (GrowithJo)3 -
Jan110144 (jan)
Weigh In Day – Sunday
PW 174
CW 174
I introduced myself in the June thread. This will be my first month in the challenge. I am 77, live in Indiana, love riding my horse, playing with my dog, reading, concerts, plays, etc. Not much of the latter here during the summer time as Sept – June are primary moths for theater and concerts.
My first day is not going all that well {- Have decided to be firm but gentle with myself and allow a few days to get things figured out. @ashleycarole86 Looking forward to this challenge. I need it! I like the “better than poor: sleep goal. Good sleep is always a challenge for me, although I usually manage at least a fair. I would particularly like to increase “deep sleep” since getting around an hour of that seems to make more difference to me than the actual hours of sleep. In addition to sleep, my goals for July are to just establish some consistency … planning/logging food, actually COOKING dinner, paying attention to what works and what is causing problems, etc.
That said, my first day did not start out well I have a weird injury that is making doing things (particularly riding) problematic. These kinds of things are really challenging for me as exercise is a major mood enhancer and appetite suppressor for me. When I can’t do things, I tend to get very down and when I get down I EAT ☹ Have decided to take a few days totally off from the things that aggravate it and call tomorrow to schedule an appt with a sports doc. In the meantime, I need to work on non-food remedies for frustration and depression! While I am taking the bulk of tomorrow off, I will spend the time to set some clear goals for the month.
@ashleycarole86 I like your sleep goal! Sleep is a major issue for me, although I usually manage at least a fair. More than the amount of sleep, though, I would like to increase the amount of deep sleep. Anytime I can manage an hour of deep sleep I feel amazing.
@lauren_989 Yes, tracking!! It is clear, for me, that NOT tracking means that I am falling off the rails. I think I need to do what you are doing … track regardless. I tend to stop tracking when I have gone over for the day and then, too often, that leads to not tracking the next day (and the next and the next!)
@eggfreakAlas, I understand all too well about gaining back. I did wonderfully pre-covid. Lost nearly 50 pounds and maintained successfully for over a year. Then COVID (ugh!) Very tough time for me. Have gained about 30 of it back. O too find it really helpful to log the night before (I consider it meal planning). Really helpful when I come home REALLY hungry. I know what I am going to have and can just fix it. It I just come home hungry with no plan, I tend to open fridge/cupboard and just graze. Never turns out well!
@Kali225 First of all, best of luck in your job search. I hope you find the perfect job. We just got done with the awful heat and are getting a few days break before we head back into the next heat wave. My only answer is to get out early in the day! I find that if I can get to the barn, ride and be done by noon it is bearable. After that, doing anything outdoors until about 9 p.m. is a real challenge.
@YinxFed Enjoy your visit here in the states. Imagine you are finding it a bit warmer than back home. I am still working on the water issue, but I do notice that I feel better and can more easily manage the food challenges when I do meet my water needs.
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@ashleycarole86, here are my steps for tyhe last week
PW=89,30Kg
CW=89,30Kg
steps 19-25
Sunday -1,127
Monday - 2,525
Tuesday - 1,983
Wednesday - 430
Thursday - 9.942
Friday - 0
Saturday - 0
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My first day is not going all that well - Have decided to be firm but gentle with myself and allow a few days to get things figured out. In addition to sleep, my goals for July are to just establish some consistency … planning/logging food, actually COOKING dinner, paying attention to what works and what is causing problems, etc.
That said, my first day did not start out well I have a weird injury that is making doing things (particularly riding) problematic. These kinds of things are really challenging for me as exercise is a major mood enhancer and appetite suppressor for me. When I can’t do things, I tend to get very down and when I get down I EAT ☹ Have decided to take a few days totally off from the things that aggravate it and call tomorrow to schedule an appt with a sports doc. In the meantime, I need to work on non-food remedies for frustration and depression! While I am taking the bulk of tomorrow off, I will spend the time to set some clear goals for the month.
This sounds like a great (re)start. Consistency is a superpower, even if a weekly day off is part of it. Paying attention and experimenting - this works!
I can totally relate to the "weird injury" that makes riding difficult. I have weathered two of these. The first was a knee injury (not so weird) that made it impossible to put weight on the bent knee, as in NO stirrups! I rode on a bareback pad for a year. It did both my knee and my riding a great deal of good, partly because I was lucky enough to have a horse with such an amazing balance that I never felt off even if he bolted. A few years later, I had a fall that gave me a gigantic hematoma on one buttock. For a year I could not ride at all - could not sit on both sides equally. I had no problems walking, snowshoeing, or anything else that did not require sitting, but there was no way to ride. I finally had surgery after they gave up on it going away, and started riding again just over a year ago. Luckily all is well now. Physiotherapists are the best people on earth sometimes. I could never have gotten through this in decent shape without them. I hope your injury gets under control so you can ride more! It is truly a solution to a lot of those down feelings.4 -
June did go by fast! Thanks to you all for helping me to stay green for the month! 😃 Let’s do this July!!6
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PW 150.5
CW 1513 -
Is it really coming up on Monday? Don't forget to send in these weigh-ins:
@graceojo999
@MoonlitMuse
@DD265
@CarolAnnM2
@S1ncerelyj3ss
Thanks!1 -
@jugar
Once_mas
Saturday
CW: 65.3kg
This Saturday was my 35 birthday, so as a gift from me to myself, I cycled 56km from Amsterdam to Haarlem and back 😊 while it may be easy for some, my previous longest cycling was 25km. So this can be considered an achievement for me.8 -
@once_mas That's a fantastic achievement! What a way to celebrate your birthday. Bet the scenery was amazing!
Didn't get to the Peloton as we had some boat issues at the lake (all resolved!) so we got home later than planned and we decided to prioritize our dog walk (which got us both to 10,000 steps as well) instead of heavy biking right before bed. Tomorrow I will try again!2 -
@jugar
PW: 87.8
CW: 88.9
It was (considerably) higher! I actually weighed 88.7 last Monday, but it had jumped so I figured water weight and took the previous day. We've eaten out so much this weekend and I've had large amounts of chocolate, Ben and Jerry's to boot, plus I've had more diet soft drinks than water.6 -
Welcome to all our new members, and hi to the returning ones
I'm Katie, 34, living near Nottingham in the UK with my husband (OH - other half!) and our two cats. I piled weight on in my early 20s and a couple of months ago found out that I have binge eating disorder and low self esteem (the latter triggers the BED) so I'm learning how to navigate those. I have a desk based job (IT) but have an allotment and also see a personal trainer once a week. I was running and walking but have done neither recently.
We've just completed renovating our bedroom and it has been a massive chore from start to finish. It started in mid-May with the plasterers, I decorated at the start of June and then we both got Covid-19, one after the other, meaning carpet fitting was delayed by a fortnight and that had a knock on effect. Still, we slept in there for the first time on Friday and I have had three night's good sleep! Have some catching up to do in other areas but looking forward to feeling like I have more free time soon.
As a result of being ill and busy with the renovations, the allotment didn't get as much attention. I may have some mild sunburn, but I spent a good 4 hours there yesterday and got the cucumbers/squash in the ground. Next up is prepping the bed for the legumes, and I've decided the tomato plants I was gifted are going in grow bags! I am doing battle with my right glute as it seems to have gone inactive on me, so yesterday when digging and pulling roots I focused on getting it working; I had an achy butt sat on the sofa last night and can feel my abs this morning.
We ate out a lot the latter part of last week, and I did binge a bit yesterday. Finding it difficult not to pressure myself, so I set these unrealistic targets for things to get done and then when I inevitably don't meet them, I comfort eat. The binges are getting easier to stop/limit portions/choose alternatives, but it's the root cause - not feeling good enough unless I accomplish XYZ perfectly - that I want to get a handle on.
My plan for this week is to:
- drink 2L water a day
- track my calorie intake
- do my resistance band/lower back exercises daily5 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 218.0
CW: 215.6
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Hi everyone !
I'm Vikki from Baltimore, MD - 50 years old. I have been with the Waistaways for a long time lost about 30 lbs, although the past year has been a tough one, I got a new job, fell off the wagon, stopped exercising, had surgery for my back, got a new job, and gained 20lbs back...
I can not seem to get back to exercising, or stopping with the snacking and overeating, I've never had this much trouble getting it together.
I bought an exercise bike to put in my living room, it arrives tomorrow.
My goal this week is simply to record everything I eat, good bad, or ugly. I will also, do a plank everyday, just 1... lol, I will do yoga 3 times this week, and I will get 5k steps per day.
I refuse to give up...7 -
Hi WaistAways. I'm Courtney, 41, living in Val-des-Monts, Québec with my husband and 2 cats. I'm working my desk job from home until September then we will gradually transition back to the office part time. Not looking forward to the commute, but that's not a 'today' problem.
I managed June in the green all month and a lot of it probably has to with a new medication I was on that prohibited me from consuming alcohol all month. It's amazing just how many yummy calories are in a glass (or two) of red wine!
I've been doing a lot of landscape work around our property and that will continue for July but I'm having a lot of lower back and hip pain that's interrupting my sleep so I'm going to commit this month to core workouts and stretches to fix this because relying on robaxacet is not a long term solution.
My birthday is in mid-August so I think a reasonable goal is to make it to below 185 and stay there by that time. My pendulum has swung back up to closer to the top of this decade as I overeat on weekends but with some consistency and effort I can do this!
Welcome new team members, can't wait to get to know you more and add your voices of encouragement to the other in my head when I reach for the snacks!4 -
@jugar
Once_mas
Saturday
CW: 65.3kg
This Saturday was my 35 birthday, so as a gift from me to myself, I cycled 56km from Amsterdam to Haarlem and back 😊 while it may be easy for some, my previous longest cycling was 25km. So this can be considered an achievement for me.
Wow! That is a long bike ride! I've travelled between Amsterdam and Haarlem many times (by train!) so this was a fabulous achievement. Happy birthday to you!5 -
Hi team and Happy July!
I wanted to take a moment and I troduce myself. I'm Brad and my wife @ashleycarole86 is the co-captain of our team. I have dropped and managed to keep off more than 100 lbs since joining the team a year ago but find this time of year really challenging - we are far more social, I love to BBQ and believe it or not, exercise is more challenging in some ways (more stuff to compete for my time).
July will be a great month for me personally - I will be competing (to finish) my first Gran Fondo (a 100 mile or 160 kilometer) ride in the mountains here in Alberta. I will also be flying to Ontario for 10 days to see my Mom. These trips home are extra challenging as I will want to hit many of my favourite restaurants that I don't have access to normally and it's a lot of estimating calories. Hopefully our hotels will have a gym.
Not sure what else to add, so will leave it there but if you're new to the group WELCOME - stick around, be kind to yourself, be reasonable in your expectations of yourself and know that we care about you and wish you all the success in the world!5
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