Shape Shifters Team Chat - OCTOBER 2022
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@jessicakrall8 - I’m so glad you’re back from the support group. Personally, I think group members get more support by weighing in.
My father used to say that guilt is a wasted emotion and does us no good. He advised us to learn from the feeling and move on. It may not work for everyone, and there are a few examples when I think it’s useful as motivation to ‘right a wrong,’ but I don’t think there is any use for shame. So, please hold your head high and remember how far you’ve come. You are able to walk farther, you’re healthier, and you are in a better place than when you started. You’ve learned more about yourself and you’re not giving up. Even if you maintain your current weight, it’s better than giving up and possibly becoming more unhealthy.
I’m also realizing from my struggle with ‘maintenance’ that we have to learn to manage our health through life’s ups and downs. For me, the difference between a healthy calorie deficit for losing weight and maintenance level calories is only about 200 calories. It’s sure easier for me to eat 200 calories than burn 200 calories!
It’s really good to see our group members start to open up about the emotions behind our weight gain. For me, the deadline of my website project is causing some stress-eating and eating to avoid the work. So, I’m experimenting with some different approaches to fixing these negative behaviors. The one thing standing out to me is that I’m not good at asking for help. This week, I’ll commit to asking for help from two people.
In return, I’m going to ask one request from you: If you feel shame, can you remind yourself that it doesn’t do you any good and swat it away? If you have any trouble rejecting it, please send me a message and we’ll get through it together.
I’m standing up and clapping for you @jessicakrall8 and @pupowl. 👏👏👏
It’s so good to have you back and I’m confident I’ll see you ‘in the green.’ Best wishes, everyone. Let’s all do our best to stay in the green this month!5 -
@frankwbrown - Congratulations on your 5k improvement! That’s fantastic!! 🎉🎉🎉 I also appreciate the information about how you made progress. It’s so helpful to learn more about the steps in the process so others can learn from your success. Thanks for taking the time to post.
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »I'm not using MFP to journal my food - now there's a charge for barcode scanning @ $20/mo
I didn’t know about the charge for using the barcode scanner either. Is it already in effect or coming soon? If it’s coming soon, you might want to save the food items you use regularly in your favorites.
I’ve used the bar code a few times, and I agree it can be helpful, but it never stuck for me. I just search the food list and try to overestimate the calories a bit (since I hear most people underestimate calories and overestimate exercise calories burned) by selecting one of the higher items in the list.
The nutritionist who recommended the MFP app to me said she always suggests this one because the searchable database is so well populated compared to other options. Please let us know what you learn.
I’ve been trying to use my food scale more and become stricter about logging but it’s definitely a work in progress for me.2 -
Msashleybing
Sunday
PW: 188.9
CW: 187.4
LTD: 17LBS!!!
Steps:
9/14: 3,834
9/15: 2,112
9/16: 5,234
9/17: 8,239
9/18: 7,890
9/19: 3,355
9/20: 1,471
9/21: 3,741
9/22: 1,218
9/23: 1,999
9/24: 925
9/25: 4,158
9/26: 2,129
9/27: 2,085
9/28: 1,988
9/29: 1,714
9/30: 1,278
10/1: 5,696
I will be sitting out for the October step challenge. While I’m happy with my weight loss progress, not hitting step goals is frustrating. I’ve been focusing on other areas to improve lately and want to get those habits set in before I restart a step goal.2 -
@jessicakrall8
Thank you! I can imagine you would give up on puzzle with a sneaky cat like that. When Tinus makes a piece go missing, it is always by accident because his tail is always moving like a dog. So far it has only happened twice with the last puzzle I posted, so it's not a big deal. It's good to see you back on the regular team as well! I hope we will both do a good job getting on track again.
While I am pretty much back to my highest weight, what @PatriceFitnessPal is true for me. I don't feel nearly as bad as I did 2,5 years ago at the same weight. Back then, I couldn't even walk 30+ minutes without being in serious pain. So my fitness and stamina is still a lot better. I guess the step challenge helped with that too. I think weighing in helps with accountability a lot and with being honest with yourself so I am glad to be back.2 -
Steps 2 Oct: 15.415
Good morning Shape Shifters. Yesterday was a pretty busy day. I did laundry, cleaned my bedroom, found a new set of bedsheets I had forgotten I had, threw out my old ones and wrote five postcards. My mom always calls on Sundays, so we were talking about the profiles we got. Turns out, she randomly got the exact same profile assigned as me on World Postcard Day! The odds of that are astronomically small. Just to give some context: last year on WPD, over 70.000 postcards were sent through postcrossing. Now that was during peak covid, but even if it is less this year, it is still crazy we got the same person.
My food was pretty good, though my protein remains forever low. I am just gonna give up on it completely. If I want a high deficit, it is impossible to get 90 grams or whatever insane amount I need (I am 95% vegan). I will just do my best. I also decided to make overnight oats again. It is nice to have a warm breakfast now if I want it. I can just pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. It is also insanely filling. The only problem is that I don't really like it.
I will try to adjust some things to see if I can make it better. I don't hate it either, it is just meh at the moment. I will be swapping walnuts out for sunflower seeds. When I got groceries last week, I was floored by the price of walnuts and I want none of it. I mostly add them for the texture; without something crunchy in the oats, the mushiness really bothers me. I love sunflower seeds and they are more affordable, so they should work just as well. I am going to try adding some of my banana meal powder as well. I guess I will let you all know how it goes. Happy Monday everyone 
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JessicaKrall8
PW: 310.4
CW: 306.2
Hope everyone has an amazing day!
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PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »LaurieWrobo wrote: »I'm not using MFP to journal my food - now there's a charge for barcode scanning @ $20/mo
I didn’t know about the charge for using the barcode scanner either. Is it already in effect or coming soon? If it’s coming soon, you might want to save the food items you use regularly in your favorites.
I’ve used the bar code a few times, and I agree it can be helpful, but it never stuck for me. I just search the food list and try to overestimate the calories a bit (since I hear most people underestimate calories and overestimate exercise calories burned) by selecting one of the higher items in the list.
The nutritionist who recommended the MFP app to me said she always suggests this one because the searchable database is so well populated compared to other options. Please let us know what you learn.
I’ve been trying to use my food scale more and become stricter about logging but it’s definitely a work in progress for me.
Hi it just changed on Friday I learned it from someone else and when I tried it, it says you have to be a premium member and I'm not doing that - all the years I've been here it's been free - just trying to get you to buy into their pricing & I'm not doing it even though the ads that cone through all the time are quite aggravating as well2 -
@jessicakrall8
I’m glad to hear the kitchen is almost done! That’s great.
Be kind to yourself and if you need more support please ask.2 -
@frankwbrown that is fantastic, congratulations!!!3
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I didn't see a tag for Habit Tracker, but I found it
Steps
10/1 8,885
10/2 6,3942 -
@PatriceFitnessPal Thank you. I believe that thinking positive leads to positive results.2
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@JessicaKrall8 Thank you. I'm excited about getting this started. I did have a fitness tracker. I'll have to get one by next month. I like challenging myself to do better than the day before.2
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Cw 121.4.
Pw 121.
Fw 140
Gm yall. I'm still l fighting the sodium issue... more than what I'm to have in my diet...1800 MG heart healthy. Which means I'm retaining some of the sodium above that. I've had some stress so stress eating did happen but obviously I was able to get some control back. We had friends over that we consider family...or we try too, and the wife took food. I noticed it Friday afternoon when I was putting groceries away when there were empty food packages sitting around. (I have a friend who's been staying with me until his trailer is ready. It'll be ready in the next week or 2.) We weren't happy considering prices of food currently. And then the Assistant Manager where I work got mad because I took Friday off because I had a Dr appointment before I went to get groceries. She only wants to do certain things at work and if someone is gone it means she's really gotta step it up.2 -
@frankwbrown , what an inspiration. Ty for sharing.3
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JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 180.4
CW: 176.4
LTD: -5.8
Looks like a great loss last week, but I have a really bad chest cold, not really eaten that much. I just take colds meds, and sleep, when I can
Hope everyone else has a great weigh in4 -
@jessicakrall8
Step goal -12,000
Steps
10/1 - 8,209
10/2 - 1,015 (I had the stomach flu and never left the couch except to run the the bathroom , but managed to lose weight since I only ate 10 Ritz crackers that never got a chance to be digested)
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Im in again for steppers. Ill stay at 10,000 Goal. This is my last week at the school, so should be my last week only getting 5-6k steps. My other job Im much more active (see 10/2's steps below, thats just from work, I did absolutely nothing after I got home, haha)
9/30-6,989
10/1-5,418
10/2-12,4261 -
@jessicakrall8
Step goal -12,000
Steps
10/1 - 8,209
10/2 - 1,015 (I had the stomach flu and never left the couch except to run the the bathroom , but managed to lose weight since I only ate 10 Ritz crackers that never got a chance to be digested)
hope you are feeling better! I had the stomach bug a few weeks ago, that was the first time I called off in a long time. like years1 -
Armygirlarmyof1 wrote: »Cw 121.4.
Pw 121.
Fw 140
Hi @armygirlarmyof1 ! Please check and advise on your weigh in. We had you last weigh in as 221.6 and the prior week was 215.8. I think you might have mistyped the above...please let me know...but all of your weigh ins were in the lower 200 range.
Jessica
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@jessicakrall8
Step goal -12,000
Steps
10/1 - 8,209
10/2 - 1,015 (I had the stomach flu and never left the couch except to run the the bathroom , but managed to lose weight since I only ate 10 Ritz crackers that never got a chance to be digested)
Hope you're feeling better @Khill875!! Stomach flus are the worst! UGH! (**BIG HUGS**)
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JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 180.4
CW: 176.4
LTD: -5.8
Looks like a great loss last week, but I have a really bad chest cold, not really eaten that much. I just take colds meds, and sleep, when I can
Hope everyone else has a great weigh in
Hope you're feeling better this week @JenHul...lot of colds and flus going around right now! Probably some of it is the change in the weather/seasons.
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Susanna527 wrote: »Susanna527
Weigh-In Mondays
PW: 200.3
CW: 200
I got it @Susanna527 nice loss this week!
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Ac204
Sunday
PW 192.6
CW 192.2
Hello Shape Shifters! This month focusing on my food journaling and hoping to drop into the 180s. Wishing you all good month!2 -
Here's a few photos from my hike today in Muir Woods...
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@frankwbrown
That looks like an awesome place to walk! I wish we had trails like that over here, but well, the Netherlands is as flat as a pancake.
I hope all the people feeling under the weather will recover soon!3 -
Steps 3 Oct: 15.974
Good morning Shape Shifters. The weather was really nice yesterday, but I woke up with a bad headache that didn't leave the whole day, so I didn't go for a walk. I received a package in the morning with new shampoo bars, nutritional yeast and sunflower seeds. After that I got a few groceries. I walked to the post office later in the day to drop off a box that is going to my mom. My adopted brother with down syndrome is having his birthday soon and he is celebrating at my moms place. I can't be there, so I am sending his present (a Harry Potter pyjama) over to her. Got all boxes ticked in the habit tracker, so it was a pretty good day. Nice to see so many of us filling it out this month. It's World Animal Day, so give your pets some extra cuddles! Happy Tuesday everyone 2 -
JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 180.4
CW: 176.4
LTD: -5.8
Looks like a great loss last week, but I have a really bad chest cold, not really eaten that much. I just take colds meds, and sleep, when I can
Hope everyone else has a great weigh in
Hope you're recovery is swift and that you're feeling better very soon!3
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