Shape Shifters Team Chat - JULY 2023
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I'm not sure if I posted any steps for the week so I'm going to post them for the week now. sorry @jessicakrall8
Monday 12677
Tuesday 10885
Wednesday 3388
Thursday 11489
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PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »@bearchested - You’ve been so committed to your training in preparation for the ride — It’s very inspiring! I’ll look forward to hearing about your experience.
I’ve only been to Iowa once, but it seemed quite bike-friendly to me. I was in Des Moines visiting my brother when he was coaching the Iowa Wild hockey team; so, we spent more time in the arena than sightseeing, but I enjoyed the vibrant downtown and noticed the bike paths along the river. It must be pure pleasure for cyclists to have such long, uninterrupted routes. We had unseasonably warm weather that weekend, and enjoyed walking along the path at Pappajohn Sculpture Park, too. My nephews used to call my father - their grandfather - Papa John so it felt like a perfect day.
I’m sure the ride will be scenic and fun! My older son loved taking pictures of the clear night sky during our visit. I’m not sure if you are staying at hotels along the bike route, or camping out, but the stars will probably be beautiful.
Will you visit friends and family while you’re there?
Best wishes in your bucket list goal! I bet you’ll be at - or very close to your goal weight by the end of the trip! Good work 👍🏼 to both you and your support network at home!
Thanks! My hometown of Grinnell is about 60 miles east of Des Moines. I'll be meeting my family there at one of my favorite ice cream shops. I'm staying with a friend near Des Moines right now before we head out tomorrow. We'll be camping every night, sometimes in someone's yard that someone on our team knows, and sometimes at the general campground. I love camping so I'm looking forward to it.3 -
@alleykat69alleykat69 wrote: »I'm not sure if I posted any steps for the week so I'm going to post them for the week now. sorry
jessicakrall8
Monday 12677
Tuesday 10885
Wednesday 3388
Thursday 11489
We still need Sat the 15th and Sunday the 16th, thank you!
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@jessicakrall8
My mom is going home today, so I will be able to help update the sheet again. I was just too busy or tired to check in the past few days, sorry!
@pedal__power
Thank you! We did have a nice time, though not a lot of success with the birds. It was a hut a bit in the forest and it isn't that easy to take pictures in low light. I will share some pictures later today.3 -
Izzyred9400
Sat
PW 144.4
CW 144.8
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to eat all the leftovers in the fridge the day before a weigh in 🤔 even my hubby said you cooked too much food last night !
I've missed my Dance fit classes this week so will be glad when they resume this week.I could have been to the gym but I don't enjoy it as much.So I'm going to make the effort to go this afternoon as my hubby is working & it's raining so no excuse not to.
How do others on here handle lack of motivation to exercise ? Mine varies,I think mindset has alot to do with it.
Have a great weekend everyone ❤️4 -
Walela617
WI Day: Sunday
PW: 152.6 (7/09 - WK 2)
CW: 152.4 (7/16 - WK 3)
LTD: 2.4 (From 154.8 on Sunday, 6/25)
Sorry I'm so late for week 3 weigh in and thanks for the reminder! (I thought I had posted on 7/16 but was unable to find it.)
I will post my Week 4 WI tomorrow, 7/23.
(I understand that the final date for July weigh-ins will be Saturday, July 29; so I will weigh in a day earlier to make the deadline.)
All-time highest weight: 217 lbs. on 2/29/2008 (Currently down 64.4 from 217.)
Have a great weekend! 💗4 -
Steps 7/15-7/21: 63,897 (Average: ~9,128/day)1
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@jessicakrall8
My mom is going home today, so I will be able to help update the sheet again. I was just too busy or tired to check in the past few days, sorry!
@pedal__power
Thank you! We did have a nice time, though not a lot of success with the birds. It was a hut a bit in the forest and it isn't that easy to take pictures in low light. I will share some pictures later today.
I didn't realize your Mom was visiting @pupowl and I was wondering if you'd been overdoing things working on your yard/garden and weren't feeling well...no worries...glad it was for something happy and not illness.
My swelling has gone down some but not all...please mark me as EXC for this third week...I carried over the weight from last week, but wanted to let you know as I'd promised I would do.
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Walela617
WI Day: Sunday
PW: 152.6 (7/09 - WK 2)
CW: 152.4 (7/16 - WK 3)
LTD: 2.4 (From 154.8 on Sunday, 6/25)
Sorry I'm so late for week 3 weigh in and thanks for the reminder! (I thought I had posted on 7/16 but was unable to find it.)
I will post my Week 4 WI tomorrow, 7/23.
(I understand that the final date for July weigh-ins will be Saturday, July 29; so I will weigh in a day earlier to make the deadline.)
All-time highest weight: 217 lbs. on 2/29/2008 (Currently down 64.4 from 217.)
Have a great weekend! 💗
@Walela617 There's only one weigh in left for July...week 4 on Sun, Jul 23rd, so weigh in on your weigh day and your next weigh in will be Sun, Jul 30th and that starts our August stats...sometimes the calendar just falls funny. Just watch the chart as it's always clearly marked.
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Steps 7/15-7/21: 63,897 (Average: ~9,128/day)
@Walela617
Please break down your steps, as we don't record averages...you had a great week! Let me know and I'll get the chart updated.
7/15
7/16
7/17
7/18
7/19
7/20
7/21
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nancyinmo
Saturday
PW: 157.0
CW: 154.4
Finally a loss!! I need to skip next week’s weigh in. I’m traveling to NYC to visit the family.6 -
Jlswensen
Weigh Day: Saturday
PW: 212.1
CW: 212.64 -
izzyred9400 wrote: »Izzyred9400
Sat
PW 144.4
CW 144.8
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to eat all the leftovers in the fridge the day before a weigh in 🤔 even my hubby said you cooked too much food last night !
I've missed my Dance fit classes this week so will be glad when they resume this week.I could have been to the gym but I don't enjoy it as much.So I'm going to make the effort to go this afternoon as my hubby is working & it's raining so no excuse not to.
How do others on here handle lack of motivation to exercise ? Mine varies,I think mindset has alot to do with it.
Have a great weekend everyone ❤️
One of my favorite sayings is "discipline over motivation." Motivation is very fleeting and typically follows action, moreso than preceding action. I give myself grace to do less than I normally do (i.e., reduce weight to be lifted, reduce volume, or shorten cardio time / distance) as long as I do something. Very often if I start it ends better than anticipated. And any activity is better than none, even if less than optimal.4 -
Hi Everyone! It looks as though our team had a good week. Most people stayed the same weight or had a loss, and any gains were quite small. Good work! Even if we don’t end up on the leader board, I think we can feel satisfied with the results. This is the day I review my weekly data and reflect on what worked and what didn’t so I’ll be making a few adjustments, mainly to improve my tracking accuracy and consistency. I hope you have a good feeling about the week ahead — Go get those goals!
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I’ll be taking a break during the month of August. So, this is a good time to fill the ShapeShifters ‘motivator’ role.
We’ve been seeking a couple of people for the motivator role since May, when I let @jessicakrall8 know that I’d like to step down after filling the role for a year.
I volunteered to help support the ShapeShifter team in May 2022 and I think I was ‘officially’ listed as motivator in June 2022, but I haven’t been able to do as well as I thought I would. I’ll continue to post items that might be helpful and will always encourage our team members but there are some family tasks that need more attention from me. Thanks for understanding.
I think it would be good to have a couple active motivators since people connect in various ways. When I first started, I took an informal poll about what motivates our team members. I compiled the information and I would be happy to share it with the new motivators, along with some of the strategies I tested out a while back. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to keep up with some of the ones that seemed to work best.
It would be ideal if someone - or some two - could step forward before I leave for my vacation on July 29th. Feel free to send a direct message to me or Jessica if you are will to consider the support role. Thank you!!2 -
CasandraW
Saturday weigh in
PW 208.2
CW 210.0
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Hello Shape Shifters. I had a busy few days. On Tuesday my dad came over, we got a pancake for lunch, then drove to his place, scoured the area for some nice tree branches so I can make perches in the garden for more natural bird pictures and then I drove back alone so I had the car while my mom was here. She arrived on Wednesday with her brother. He got me a gift card and two bags of bird seed which was really sweet. We went to lunch as well and then he went back home. My mom and I didn't do much more the rest of the day.
On Thursday we left for the photography hut around 6:30. I will put some pictures under the spoiler as usual. Overall not too happy with the shots I got. Not many birds I don't already have in the garden either, but we still had a good time. We had to go home around 14:30 because of my headache that kept getting worse despite taking 5 pills during the day and I had to go to bed as soon as we got home. It is really frustrating that I can't do anything fun without paying for it.
On Friday we went for a walk in a new area a little further from my home. It was nice that we could explore somewhere else because of the car. It was pretty hot and we didn't really see a lot, but spotting red-backed shrikes made up for it. Really cool birds I rarely see, though they were still pretty far away. We went home after the walk, ate some food and then we drove to another new area. Sadly, we weren't able to find where we wanted to go even though we had an address and navigation; the afternoon turned into a big mess of driving around. We eventually gave up, lol, and drove to the free public lookout tower where I biked to in the past. The weather was a bit bad by that point and there wasn't much to see from the lookout, but my mom still liked seeing the place.
This morning we had to drive back to my dad to return the car, so we weren't able to do anything else. It was a good visit, but picture wise a little meh. We did get lucky with the weather, since now we are getting rain for the next week or so. I am exhausted, so early bed tonight! Happy Saturday everyone
Pictures from the bird place.
Pictures from the walk and a 500 piece puzzle I managed to finish before my mom showed up.
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The July Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Jul 23rd. Please join me this week as we start Making Plans. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10895465/july-week-4-group-challenge-making-plans#latest
Hope to see you in the chat thread!
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We're missing two weigh ins for the week:
@alleykat69
@JScottJr1988
Stats begin early on Sunday, so please report in tonight! Thanks!
Walkers, please take a look at the chart and for any past empty spots, please list your dates/steps in the chat thread and I'll get them caught up! Appreciate you!
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@pupowl So glad you had a good visit with your family...your bird and other wildlife pics are so beautiful, as always...also love that puzzle...
I've been trying to keep my AC usage a little tighter...used to do day 75/night 70 and now I'm doing day 77/night 72-73 but it's just been so humid that it's hard. Last night, I slept with the fan pointed on me and woke up with a stiff neck and one ear has been bothering me today...won't do that again...can point it on my body but not towards my head. Just trying to do what I could to get comfortable. UGH...my swelling is coming down, but it's still not 100% gone...knee has been a little stiff today so been doing my indoor walking in bits/pieces and resting in between. Stayed home and used my air fryer and microwave today to heat things up...no way was I using my stove...just trying to stay cool.
How's everyone else's weekend going? Trying to talk myself into getting up tomorrow, washing my hair and heading out to get it cut. Not sure if I will or not...might wait one more week. Just being lazy...really want to walk and read tomorrow. Trying to finish the last book in a series of 5 by Jenny Colgan.
Well I hope the rest of your weekend goes well! I'll be in and out of the chat tomorrow if anyone needs me. Please consider @PatriceFitnessPal 's message from earlier...we really need 1-2 motivators...not a difficult job...only takes a little online research each week and some creativity...could really use your help. Think about it...email me or her if you have questions...
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Found several great articles this week that I thought I'd share:
https://lifehacker.com/these-are-the-best-hot-weather-workouts-1850548683#
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/19/1016989389/how-to-heat-proof-your-summer-workout#
https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/exercising-in-the-heat-rcna93334
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-hydration-in-the-summer/
Enjoy! Stay active! Be safe! HYDRATE!!
Love y'all!
Jessica
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During the month of July, my weight has been fluctuating between 215-220. On my weigh-in days for the group my weight has been about 217 lbs. Big change this Sunday which will help keep me keep focused. Feeling excited!
Cyncia85 weigh-in
PW=217.0 lb
CW=213.6 lb
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That’s great @Cyncia85! I’m glad you persevered through the ups and downs. We’re in this for the long haul so the trajectory over time is what matters. Keep that downward momentum!
@jessicakrall8 - Thanks for all the tips to help us through the heat!
@pupowl - I loved seeing the pictures. Butterflies and birds are so calming. Your natural perches will be a nice addition to your yard. Nice idea!
@nancyinmo - I hope you enjoy your visit with family. I’ll be driving through NYC next Saturday and I’m trying to decide if we should stop to see friends or drive straight through to Boston. I like to take a more leisurely approach to traveling and enjoy the process, but my husband is all about the goal/ destination.
His driving is often scary for me, especially on long trips, because he has no patience with the other drivers. It’s very stressful for me so I have to tune out his emotions while he’s driving. I take the second shift so I can drive before it gets to be too much to handle.
I’ll be the women meditating in the passenger side of the car as we pass through the City. 🧘♀️4 -
Cyncia85 Steps (daily goal is 7,000 steps)
Thurs July 21 = 15,821
over goal - steps + a bike ride
Fri July 22 = 6,076
under goal
Sat July 23 = 11,475 over goal - this was a sweaty day of helping a friend cut down trees 4 -
izzyred9400 wrote: »Izzyred9400 …
I've missed my Dance fit classes this week so will be glad when they resume this week.I could have been to the gym but I don't enjoy it as much.So I'm going to make the effort to go this afternoon as my hubby is working & it's raining so no excuse not to.
How do others on here handle lack of motivation to exercise? Mine varies,I think mindset has alot to do with it.
Have a great weekend everyone ❤️
Usually, I make sure there’s some kind of accountability built in to my workouts. My coach or rowing group members are waiting for me at the boathouse, and my soccer team needs four women for our co-ed games. For the women’s pick up games, we use an app to let the group know if we’ll be there or not. My husband and I work out with a personal trainer twice a week. So, my exercise experiences are part social in addition to the physical benefits. I always say that the hardest part of a workout is putting on my sneakers. I’m not as consistent with the co-ed soccer during our off-season because we don’t have to confirm whether we’ll be there for the informal pickup games. I don’t know why I’m willing to show up for others more than myself but at least I recognize the problem and work around it. 🤷♀️
The other approach I have used is habit building — like workout everyday after work before getting dinner — or every morning before doing anything else. Motivation wanes so I try not to rely on it.
I try to remind myself how good I feel after a workout but it doesn’t always work. I hope you had a good workout at the gym last week and I’m glad your dance class will make it easier this week — since you look forward to it. Good job getting out in the rain when you really didn’t feel like going to the gym — that’s impressive!
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looneycatblue
Wk 4 - Sun, Jul 23rd
PW: 171.2
CW: 172.2
Gain: 1.0
HW: 182.2
SW: 178.8 (started with beg May 2023)
Month 1, May 2023 - End wt = 176.0: loss 2.8
Month 2, Jun 2023 - End wt = 175.0: loss 1.0
Month 3, Jul 2023 - this month: loss 2.82 -
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CONGRATS and WTG Shape Shifters!!! WOOHOO!!! Congrats also to those who placed or got honorable mentions for last week! Yayyy!
Jessica 3 -
Congratulations team!! 🎉🎉🎉 First place on the leaderboard is always nice to see!
Way to go @dancingonstarz, @nancyinmo, and @kcpond, our Team Winners!
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Walela617
WI Day: Sunday
PW: 152.4 (7/16 - WK 3)
CW: 151.0 (7/23 - WK 4)
LTD: 3.8 lbs. (From 154.8 on Sunday, 6/25)
Thanks for clarifying Jessica! I understand that NEXT Sunday, July 30th kicks off our August challenge.
I will post steps breakdown next...3
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