Shape Shifters Team Chat - JUNE 2023
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So I did a big hike at the Grand Canyon. It was a really long one I used to do somewhat regularly, but haven't in a few because of COVID closing things down, followed by having my twins.
The good news is I finished it. The disappointing news is I struggled a lot more than I thought I would. I thought I was in better shape than I apparently am. So I still have some work to do.
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Zaxa2021 step update
6/15- 9455
6/16- 4316
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Good morning
I’m just checking in to keep myself accountable, and possibly get some tips. I checked my Fitbit stats and since last week, I have walked an extra
+ 18,592 steps
+ 9 miles
I have cut out sweet stuff (chocolate, baked goods etc) and I have also cut out the late night snacking. But, my weight doesn’t seem to be going down at all. I know from past experience that weight loss doesn’t happen overnight (wouldn’t that be nice?
) and I just need to persevere.
Does anyone have any tips for when weight loss stalls, despite additional exercise and making healthy food choices?
Do I add in more exercise? A different type of exercise other than brisk walking? Feeling a bit lost! I do have PCOS so that could possibly be contributing to the issue.
Thank you x
@kodakslim Do you log your calories? I don't regularly, but will on occasion when I'm struggling with losing to get an idea of what I'm eating. Even if I am eating healthy foods, I am frequently surprised at how the calories add up so quickly.
I don't know too much about PCOS, but could you ask your doctor for tips on losing weight with this condition? From the little I know about it, that definitely could be making things harder for you.
Keep going! If you're making progress in your habits, the scale will notice eventually!!!
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Good morning
I’m just checking in to keep myself accountable, and possibly get some tips. I checked my Fitbit stats and since last week, I have walked an extra
+ 18,592 steps
+ 9 miles
I have cut out sweet stuff (chocolate, baked goods etc) and I have also cut out the late night snacking. But, my weight doesn’t seem to be going down at all. I know from past experience that weight loss doesn’t happen overnight (wouldn’t that be nice? ) and I just need to persevere.
Does anyone have any tips for when weight loss stalls, despite additional exercise and making healthy food choices?
Do I add in more exercise? A different type of exercise other than brisk walking? Feeling a bit lost! I do have PCOS so that could possibly be contributing to the issue.
Thank you x
Good morning @kodakslim ...wow, great stats from last week. You're right...the body takes a while to respond to the good...why couldn't it do that for the bad?!! LOL
I've found that shaking things up...nutrition wise, exercise/activity wise...anything that readjusts your patterns will shake the stalls. We're all such creatures of habit that when we do something OUTSIDE the norm, that will get things moving again.
Sounds like to me you're on the right track...just keep doing what you're doing...stay active...perhaps incorporate something different. I just bought 2 2-lb weights and I'm using those in some strength training for my arms, shoulders and waist exercises...trying to do 3-5 times a week for 10-20 minutes.
Sounds like you're a sweets person (I'm the opposite...I'm a crunch person), so make sure you have something low-cal that will take the edge off when a craving hits but that won't derail you...like a power bar, granola bar, etc. ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN B...for everything.
Keep on, keepin on!
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@Zaxa2021 WOW!! When you hike, you don't play?!! Bet your muscles are feeling it this morning...your pictures are gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing! Congrats on completing it!!
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Congratulations @Zaxa2021 🎉🎉🎉 - That’s quite an accomplishment!
@kodakslim - I like @jessicakrall8’s suggestions and @Zaxa2021 asked a good question about logging calories and tracking the data to figure out what adjustments you can make. One of the MFP community ‘Success Stories’ that I found helpful is What do you notice? What do you wonder?. Here’s a link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10806436/what-do-you-notice-what-do-you-wonder
This process was helpful to me because I like to test out small changes that I can sustain for the rest of my life. I’ve realized over the years that diets and restrictions are only temporary unless I build habits that I can live with most days. I don’t want to be too rigid with myself because I know I won’t be able to maintain my weight long term if I feel deprived, etc.
I appreciate your post because it reminds me that I used to review my weekly data on my weigh-in day so I could learn from it, but I haven’t been doing that as consistently as I did in the past. I’m going to recommit to that weekly practice because I was more successful then.
I don’t have much knowledge about - nor experience with - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), but there are many MFP community spaces dedicated to the topic. I’m not sure if you’ve seen them but this seems like a good place to start:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10210948/start-here#latest
Best wishes and keep up the good work! The process takes longer the closer we get to our goal weight so I try to think of it as a positive development. 😉2 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 6/16: 10,406
Sat 6/17: 10,8474 -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10892867/june-week-3-challenge-share-your-favorite-recipes#latest.... Have fun sharing your favorite recipes
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Weigh day
PW 179.8
CW 179.1
6/17 steps 88555 -
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Happy Father’s Day to our Shape Shifters fathers who are celebrating the U.S. holiday.
And ❤️🩹 If anyone is having a difficult day because of memories that the holiday brings up for you.5 -
Steps
Fri, Jun 16 = 8726
Sat, Jun 17 = 39873 -
looneycatblue (aka Teresa)
Wk 2 - Sun, Jun 18th
PW: 176.6
CW: 173.2 better lost the 3 lbs I gained last week, + a little
Loss: 3.4
HW: 182.2
SW: 178.8 (started with beg May 2023)
Month 1, May 2023 - End wt = 176.0: loss 2.8
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@Zaxa2021 I haven’t been logging my calories consistently
I did log a few things today, and I was shocked to see that the tiny pot of cashew nuts that I regularly enjoy has a whopping 350 calories! Thank you for the reminder to log my calories, as I do get lazy with that, and I shouldn’t.
@jessicakrall8 thank you. I agree, I think it’s time to shake things up a bit. I have an exercise bike and some dumbbells that need dusting off, so that’s my plan for this week. Yes, I’m very much a sweets person - once I get a taste for something sweet, it feels like I can’t control it. I used to buy Skinny Crunch bars which have between 70-99 calories each, so I’ll get some in this week.
@PatriceFitnessPal the “diets and restrictions” part really resonated with me. I first joined MFP in 2018 after having my son, and I weighed 184 lbs. I would say I was quite restrictive with my eating, and although got down to the high 130s, I soon piled a lot of it back on, because I felt I was “depriving” myself. Thanks for the links, I’m
going to check them out.
I appreciate all of your replies. You have all given me some great tips and encouragement x3 -
When weight loss stalls, it can be a sign of metabolic adaptation. This often occurs during long term dieting. It's a complicated subject, but it boils down to the fact that a prolonged calorie deficit will result in your body doing its best to reduce the energy it needs. It has been shown that diet breaks can help to reverse or even avoid metabolic adaptation. There are numerous threads on MFP on this subject, but here's one that looks pretty good.Good morning
I’m just checking in to keep myself accountable, and possibly get some tips. I checked my Fitbit stats and since last week, I have walked an extra
+ 18,592 steps
+ 9 miles
I have cut out sweet stuff (chocolate, baked goods etc) and I have also cut out the late night snacking. But, my weight doesn’t seem to be going down at all. I know from past experience that weight loss doesn’t happen overnight (wouldn’t that be nice? ) and I just need to persevere.
Does anyone have any tips for when weight loss stalls, despite additional exercise and making healthy food choices?
Do I add in more exercise? A different type of exercise other than brisk walking? Feeling a bit lost! I do have PCOS so that could possibly be contributing to the issue.
Thank you x
The basic idea is, if you want to lose weight over the long term, you will benefit from periodically taking a break from your diet. E.G. you could take a one week break every two months, or you can take a two day break every week. During the break, you eat at or even a little above your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10604863/of-refeeds-and-diet-breaks/
It can be fun to do a little research on your own, but it can also be like going down the rabbit hole. I've done that myself. If you feel like such a trip, try searching for terms like:
metabolic adaptation, adaptive thermogenesis, leptin, ghrelin, refeeds, diet breaks.
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@Zaxa2021
26+ miles, 60k+ steps -- that's impressive!
I managed to hit 30k+ steps once. Last Wednesday I took two hikes, about 5 hours apart, totaling 10.5 miles, and I was happy to find I wasn't too sore the next day. So, I'm looking to attempt a half marathon hike within the next month.5 -
Sunday, June 18th
WA_Teacher
Previous Weight: 244.5
Current Weight: 244.37 -
Cyncia1028
Sunday June 18th Weigh-In
Previous Weight= 222 lbs
Current Weight= 220 lbs6 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
Missing the following weigh-ins for the week (incl today):
@dcresider
@angmarie28
@kcpond
Walkers, please check the step challenge chart and post your steps for any days missing from Jun 4 to present. Please include the date, so it's clear which days you're reporting. Thanks all!
@Cyncia85 I need your steps from Jun 4 to present please and we ask that you report in every 2-3 days so it's easier to keep our stats up to date. Thanks! I'm anxious to see how you're doing, since you're new to the challenge, but I went back through all 12 pages of the Jun chat thread and I can see where you signed up, but haven't seen any step reports listed.
Thanks all!
Jessica
@jessicakrall8
Yes, I am behind on posting my steps. My apologies for getting behind on the step share. I'm not entirely sure what happened for June 4-10. This past week, I have not been feeling good plus stressors at work and some personal issues. So I have not been hitting my step or physical activity goal.
Regarding your comment about going through all 12 pages of the June chat thread, I remember making the post about signing up - it has goals for June. If you need something more from me - let me know.
Here's all my steps. I will do better at posting my steps every couple days and hitting my goal.
Sun June 4 = 7,806
Mon June 5 = 8,114
Tues June 6 = 5,402
Wed June 7 = 9,567
Thurs June 8 = 4,472
Fri June 9 = 5,315
Sat June 10 = 8,025
Sun June 11 = 5,051
Mon June 12 = 3,656
Tues June 13 = 2,822 (I think this was the day my watch was charging because I let it get to 0%)
Wed June 14 = 3,350
Thurs June 15 = 4,193
Fri June 16 = 6,291
Sat June 17 = 3,928
Again, my apologies for getting behind on the step share.4 -
Good morning Shape Shifters. Here is todays card. Happy Monday everyone
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Bumbinella
Sunday weigh ins (a little late, sorry!)
PW: 168.2 lbs
CW: 166.0 lbs
@jessicakrall8 may I please be excused for the next 2 weeks? We‘re in Greece. It‘s unbelievably beautiful here - and gladly there’s no scale in sight 😅9 -
@Zaxa2021 What an amazing hike! Looks beautiful! What an accomplishment!
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Jenhul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 174.3
CW: 171.7
loss of -2.6
June 16 Steps= 6220
June 17 steps= 4990
June 18 steps= 4289
My allergies are off the chart this last couple of days, I feel so stuffed up. Hoping for relief soon, Have a great day everyone.8 -
Pardon the delay in getting the results out to you - I've been out and about, and there was no time for me to sit down and make sure this was done right. Thanks for your patience and understanding!
Team Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Individual Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Team Winners
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Last night, I played soccer (7:00-8:30pm) and we had just enough people to field a team (8 men, 4 women). So, we all played the whole game without subs. Then, one of the teams playing in the later game (8:30-10:00pm) only had eight players so they asked our team if anyone was willing to play a second game. Three of us offered to help, but they already had four women and two of us were women. So, we played with six men and six women while they had eight men and four women. They also had at least two subs and we didn’t have anyone to give us a rest. I was tired!
At first, I told them I’d play half a game (about 40 minutes); however, at the halftime break, the score was even at 1-1. It was also a really fun game for some reason. It felt a little slower than usual (thank goodness!!) and I had lots of good practice carrying the ball. At that point in the match, I couldn’t leave them short-handed so I stayed until 10:00pm, making it really difficult to wake up for rowing at 5:15am this morning! 🥱
When I got home last night, I was already feeling sore so I decided to take an Epsom salt bath. It was already late but it was my sanctuary (todays theme)! I was so glad I took a bath and then my husband offered to massage my sore muscles some more, which I couldn’t refuse! I think it was about 12:30pm by the time I went to sleep 😴! I’m a little disappointed with myself for going to bed so late, but the second soccer game was so much fun! I hope everyone has a great day!
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Congratulations on a nice loss @JenHul 🎉🎉🎉. I’m sorry you’re suffering with allergies. There’s supposed to be some rain moving in so I hope you can get some relief!
It’s great to see the Shape Shifter team in the leader board this week! Congratulations to all the team winners and honorable mentions overall! — @Zaxa2021, @Bumbinella, and @Itadakimasu7! 👏👏🤩👏👏🤩👏👏5 -
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Holy cow, honorable mention. 🥳 "Speech, Speech, SPEECH!!!" Okay...okay, I love you guys...
First I would like to mention my agents, Wakako 😸, Hemi 😸 and Poutou 😾 for never allowing me to sleep in even on the weekend because it's breakfast time.
But most of all thank you Shape Shifter community, you're amazing, you're everything and more - toast of fizzy La Croix water to you! 🌊
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JessicaKrall8
Mon Weigh in
PW: 304.00
CW: 302.00
Glad that came right back off...been working hard! Hoping my Doctor's appt goes well on Wed morning.
Jessica8
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