Shape Shifters Team Chat - JANUARY 2023
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Greetings, Shape Shifters!
I’m Patrice, a 56 year old woman from northern Virginia, just south of Washington, DC in the USA. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived there through college. My husband grew up in the same neighborhood so we frequently visit friends and family there. We say, “we’re going home” no matter which way we’re traveling.
My father was a professional athlete so our family moved many different places during the hockey season when I was young, but we always returned to the same house in Boston. I miss the ocean terribly, and occasionally I yearn for a snowy day, but I enjoy the early spring here. I spend three of the four seasons (March-November) rowing on the local rivers with an 8-person ‘sweep’ group three days a week and individual sculling whenever the weather cooperates (e.g., wind, water current, air and water temperatures, etc.).
I’ve always been active but I didn’t pay as much attention to building healthy eating and sleeping habits as I should have because I was able to bounce back more quickly from setbacks in my youth. However, as I got older, I gradually gained weight as it became more difficult to find time in the day to workout — mostly due to the added responsibilities of parenting, work, and volunteer commitments. Now, my sons (ages 21 & 22) are both in college. So, I am trying to get a rid of the weight and other stuff I accumulated while on the busy treadmill of life.
The COVID lockdown prompted me to reflect on things I wanted to improve so I started with my health. I was able to reach my goal of 125 pounds in September 2021 and maintained my target range of 120-130 until recently. Now, I’m over 130 pounds so I’m no longer a member of the ‘goal zone’ group, and I weigh-in weekly. Last year, I focused on building strength/muscle, increasing flexibility, and improving balance.
This year, I need to return to more accurate tracking of calories and macronutrient balance first. I want to join more yoga classes to continue working on last year’s goals, too. I have some other habits I’d like to work on but I’m a big believer in taking baby steps so I’ll start here and add some aspirational goals to the habit tracker and weekly challenge space. Best wishes for 2023 Shape Shifters!4 -
My last days of Steps for December
12/30 12,980
12/31 7,6764 -
Hey team! My name is Lynn and I am so excited to be here! Found this challenge early December but missed that cut off. So - here I am! Planning to give it my all - or find out all I have to give. I live in Minnesota, USA, have 2 boys (8 & 9 y.o.), hubby, and just trying to find my way around this 40+ me. I lost 52 lbs 7 yrs ago so I know I can do this. Looking forward to doing thus with people!4
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS...Another new member joining your awesome team ..Please welcome @Lynniebinny76
@Lynniebinny76 Welcome to the team! Glad you found us. Please take a moment to read our FAQ file at the beginning of this chat thread and if you have additional questions not covered there, please just post and ask. One of us will get back to you. I'm Jessica, your Team Captain. On behalf of our whole team, welcome and we look forward to getting to know you.
Please take a moment and say hello and let us know a bit about your goals for January and beyond. Good luck!
Happy New Year!
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Welcome @zog_a_log to our team!! Glad you found us! Please take a moment to introduce yourself and tell us all a little about your goals for Jan and beyond! I'm Jessica, your Team Captain. Along with our two Motivators @PatriceFitnessPal and @angmarie28 I'm excited you've chosen to continue your journey with us. Please let us know how we can better support you.
Read through our FAQ which is the second post in this chat thread on page one. If you still have questions, just post them and one of us will try to find answers for you.
Again, welcome and good luck in January!
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Steps:
12/28 6,519
12/29 8,697
12/30 7,359
12/31 10,5943 -
alleykat69
Weigh in: Sunday
SW: 255
PW: 190.6
CW: 192.0
Steps for December 25 to 31
Sunday 1403
Monday 3808
Tuesday 2497
Wednesday 3774
Thursday 3111
Friday 3647
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Check-in ~ January 01
Steps: 19.818
Calorie deficit: yes
Workout: yes, 1/3 for the week
Vitamins: yes
Sleep: 8h 41m / 85 score
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had a decent day. I did some reading, Netflix, gaming, a lot of laundry with my new dryer and a Dance with Deepti workout in the evening. The increased stepping blocks didn't do as much as I was hoping, so I figure it is time to get off my lazy butt and do something. Instead of a handful of zone minutes, I got 40 of them with the youtube workout so it was well worth it. I had fun with it as well and I am only a little bit sore today. I would like to do more than 3 a week, but I am starting slow. This is the one I did last night: https://youtu.be/_5lVcFSMZag
Happy Monday everyone
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Userid zog_a_log
(Day of Week) Weigh-in Monday
PW: 9st 9lbs (technically 9 st 9.8lbs)
CW: 9st 9bs (technically 9st 9.4lbs, so maybe I have lost 0.5lbs! bring on next week!)
LTD: 0 lbs1 -
Here it goes yall:
Pw 217.0
Cw 226.0
Ok. I've had joint pain and swelling since last Friday. Friday I ended up in bed. I had some relief but not total relief over the weekend. I feel like today is the start of last Friday. Of course we've had a crap ton of rain on Friday and we are supposed to have it again today. And then cooler temperatures again by the weekend.8 -
Userid zog_a_log
(Day of Week) Weigh-in Monday
PW: 9st 9lbs (technically 9 st 9.8lbs)
CW: 9st 9bs (technically 9st 9.4lbs, so maybe I have lost 0.5lbs! bring on next week!)
LTD: 0 lbs
@zog_a_log When you log your weigh-ins, please log in pounds (just to keep everything consistent)...I can go and use a translator program, but I don't want there to be any errors. For that reason, we ask everyone to log as pounds...please repost because it appears you have a loss from your "technically" comment...let me know!
Thanks!
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@Armygirlarmyof1 Hope you feel better soon!!!
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JessicaKrall8
Monday weigh-in
PW: 304.5
CW: 303.94 -
Check-in ~ January 01
Steps: 19.818
Calorie deficit: yes
Workout: yes, 1/3 for the week
Vitamins: yes
Sleep: 8h 41m / 85 score
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had a decent day. I did some reading, Netflix, gaming, a lot of laundry with my new dryer and a Dance with Deepti workout in the evening. The increased stepping blocks didn't do as much as I was hoping, so I figure it is time to get off my lazy butt and do something. Instead of a handful of zone minutes, I got 40 of them with the youtube workout so it was well worth it. I had fun with it as well and I am only a little bit sore today. I would like to do more than 3 a week, but I am starting slow. This is the one I did last night: https://youtu.be/_5lVcFSMZag
Happy Monday everyone
You're inspiring all of us, @Pupowl ...so how does Tinus react when you get up and start working out? Is he a "jump in with you" cat or an "I'll just ignore her" cat?! I'm starting to do extra steps in 500 increments, as it takes the pressure off of my knees in trying to do several thousand at once. Especially on the weekends when I'm at home. At work is a different story because I'm always running around the building...
Hope you have a great day today!
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@jessicakrall8
He will ignore me most of the time. Sometimes he rolls on the desk in front of the screen and wants to be petted. Yesterday he tried to attack my feet a few times.
So I do need to keep an eye on him a bit, to make sure he doesn't get in the way too much!
It is a good idea to add small bits at once. That really does add up! I always step whenever I am waiting for something. I sometimes even step while reading, holding the book in my right hand since the fitbit is on my left. It is a little silly though.
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Hello Everyone! I'm excited about the new year!
I love reading the posts about everyone, getting to know everyone a bit better. Welcome everyone new and thank you to the people who welcomed me!
My name is Melissa and I'm 53. I have two kids, a daughter, 26, who is in her final year of law school at CU Boulder and will get married in June 2024, and a son, 22, who is a finance major at IU in Bloomington, Indiana.
I lived most of my life in Houston, Texas. In 2013, we were on a family ski vacation in Colorado, when my husband suggested we come live in this small ski town for 6 months. He'd just sold his company so was officially retired. I was enmeshed in a fight with the Texas legislator over some ridiculous new high school graduation requirements - 15 exit exams required for a high school diploma at a public school. So we moved.
My 16 year old daughter was here in Colorado for a week and informed us she was never leaving so we better figure it out. My 12 year old son cried over his football team and friends and missed Texas desperately. Luckily, he found his place on a basketball team before too long.
So now we split our time between the two places, taking care of family and medical things in Houston and trying to enjoy the beauty of a small mountain town when in Colorado.
I've always struggled with my weight although I'm pretty active. I started running marathons in 1997 and did two last year. My goal is to get solidly in the healthy BMI range and below 150.
Again- welcome everyone! Looking forward to a great year!
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Good Morning Fellow Shape Shifters, and Happy New Year!
My name is Jen and I live in a little town in Southern Alberta Canada. I enjoy music, camping, reading and playing card games. I am married and Mother to two teenagers. I'm hoping to improve on my goals this year and stay consistent.
JenHul Monday weigh in day
PW: 178.5
CW: 180
Dec 26 Steps= 8354
Dec 27 Steps= 3270
Dec 28 Steps= 10,382
Dec 29 Steps= 10,267
Dec 30 Steps=10,722
Dec 31 steps= 5806
Please add me to January step challenge, I enjoy walking around our little town or in the neighboring City's parks. If its too cold then I'll walk on the treadmill, but I enjoy outside so much more! 10,000 step goal
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Just checking in, and another brief introduction for the new January thread.
I’m 32 years old, I live in the UK and I have a 4 year old child. I enjoy reading, driving, music and true crime podcasts. I am in my first year of a criminology degree, which I’m really enjoying.
I joined MFP in 2019 when I was around 184 lbs, and I managed to get down to the 130s, if my mind serves me right. I felt happy and confident at my new weight, but it slowly crept back on. Restarting MFP last week, my weight was 161 lbs, and I have been hiding myself away with loose fitting clothing…again.
I had success with joining a group on MFP in 2019, and I’m feeling positive that F2F will help me get to my ideal weight again. The weekly weigh-ins, check-ins and support is something I really need.
Shape Shifters seems like a really great team! Thanks again for having me
⭐️Daily Step Goal⭐️ 5,000
✨1 Jan: 5,537
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Username- brttny7979
Weigh-in day- Monday
SW- 198
PW- 155
CW- 154
I’m super excited to have lost anything this week since most of my time I was on vacation and not eating in a calorie deficit, but we did stay active with some hiking and lots of walking and I got back on track when I got home a couple of days ago, so I think those things helped. I recently hit 180 days of logging consistently in MFP and am so excited to have maintained this through the holidays, but I have noticed a bit of a plateau the last few weeks so I’m excited for a new challenge to keep things exciting!8
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