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  • AmbersWay
    AmbersWay Posts: 324 Member
    🎉Congratulations to all those who had a loss this week and those of us hanging in here 🎉

    Welcome to all the new members and those returning.

    I’m trying to read back to catch up some.

    My updates:

    Trying hard to get back to my no carbs
    Drink more water
    Get naps
    Get my 10k steps

    My husband is struggling with the amount of pain. Healing bones that need surgery but can’t have it due to the risks is rough. Nighttime is hard on both of us. I’m like a walking 🧟‍♀️ at this point. But we are managing.

    I’m just thankful he made it through this.

    My neighbors have been taking turns cooking for us and that has been extremely helpful.

    His nephew (my sons age) arrived yesterday and will be helping out before the kids travel back for school.

    I’m not sure when I will leave Istanbul due to his recovery. So thankful we have a home here. Being settled is a blessing.

    No zeros…

    Naps!!!
  • Cornanda
    Cornanda Posts: 1,208 Member
    Friday weigh in
    Cornanda
    PW: 174.1
    CW: 174.1
  • maggybd
    maggybd Posts: 52 Member
    Friday weigh in
    maggybd
    PW: 207.8
    CW: 206.4
  • maggybd
    maggybd Posts: 52 Member
    @Cornanda Thanks for suggesting that I use fun things to distract me from binges. Fun fact - doing chores is probably the most relaxing thing for me. I love cooking and cleaning. I rarely have time for it and I consider it a luxury:0) I also really like walking so 1000 steps and 2 chores is the equivalent of getting a manicure for most people:0)

    I sort of lost 1.4 lbs this week. I say "sort of" because really I have been fluctuating between 208 and 206 for 2 weeks. A friend of mine is coming to spend time with me August 26. She is not the judgemental type but I would really like to be under 200 by then. This is 2lbs a week which doesn't usually happen for me (mostly because I am not sufficiently consistent, not because of my metabolism). I know it doesn't really matter if I am 199 or 203 on August 26, she wouldn't be able to tell or care but I still like the idea of being under 200 by this totally artificial deadline. Let's see if I can make it happen.

    Lots of people weighing in today! Good luck to everyone.
  • davidji82
    davidji82 Posts: 165 Member
    Hi all - Will try harder next week :#
    Username davidji82
    weigh in day Friday
    PW:258.1
    CW:264.5
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,848 Member
    Username: Trooworld
    Weigh-in day: Friday
    PW: 232.8
    CW: 230.6

    -2.2
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,848 Member
    @txcritter69 Thank you re: the layoffs. It is hard! I used to use sweeteners, particularly I used Splenda, but I've read that a study found that it changes your DNA and may cause cancer! So I stopped using Splenda and either use real sugar or Stevia. Here is a link to an article about what I am talking about: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/a-chemical-found-in-common-artificial-sweetener-may-cause-dna-damage-cancer

    @Cornanda THANK YOU! You've got this, you can do this. Keep thinking of Superman! <3 I'm glad you are enjoying your new workout. Holy Bananas is a weird thing to say! lol

    @19shmoo69 @mkksemail I am part of another group of ladies that check-in. We've been doing it for about 5 years now and we have new members come and go. So, yes, I troll other groups lol. I do not do other challenges, this one is enough to keep up with lol.

    @Katmary71 Thank you! Guess what? They fought last night. :( I was on the phone and my husband was watching them and one was on the floor and the other just lunged at the other! My husband got skinned knees but that is all. Thank you! Great job ordering fruit instead of fries. That would be hard to do. Yay for the fence being done! I'm so glad the tea maker responded!

    @AmbersWay That's good you have the support of your neighbors and nephew. HUGS.

    @maggybd Congrats on the loss!

    Hi all. I lost 2.2 lbs this week, which I am very excited about. It would have been more but I ate pasta for dinner last night. I think using MFP to track, drinking lots of water, and getting in a bit of exercise is working. I plan on joining the YMCA so I can go to classes regularly but my husband wants me to go once a week for 2 months as a non-member to make sure I will go as a paid member. Fair enough. I may go to a class tonight, I don't know.

    I made minty peach iced tea this week. I didn't put any sweetener in it and it is perfect and so refreshing. Here is the recipe, if you are interested: https://leitesculinaria.com/414415/recipes-peach-iced-tea-mint.html

    My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,321 Member
    Maybe I should have clarified, I was asking about the other Fat2Fit groups. You know the "competition".
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,958 Member
    Username: micaroo4
    Weigh In Day: Saturday
    PW (Previous Weight): 123.6
    CW (Current Weight): 124.2
    This gain is a good thing... I am trying to get back to my goal range of 127-133.



    -Mica
  • Cornanda
    Cornanda Posts: 1,208 Member
    @maggybd- that is too funny about the chores! Thanks for sharing.
  • tammymccrady6278
    tammymccrady6278 Posts: 219 Member
    tammymccrady6278
    Weigh in Day Saturday
    PW 211.8
    CW 210,3
  • digger61
    digger61 Posts: 4,067 Member
    Username: Digger61
    Weigh in day: Sat
    Previous Week's weight: 230
    Todays Weight: 229
  • broncobuddee
    broncobuddee Posts: 372 Member
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    End of week weigh-in reminders:

    @DebJB30
    @vegan4lyfe2012
    @Brigit02
    @DrewsAnna
    @teresasf
    @tfelts147
    @askewcr

  • AmbersWay
    AmbersWay Posts: 324 Member
    @trooworld you have done great this week. I hope you enjoy the classes at the Y.

    @maggybd cheering you in for onderland. I see people have success by cutting sugar.

    I’m just checking in real quick. I’m tired but we’re doing ok. We brought a new lay z boy today. Hubby took a good nap in it. That was a relief.

    I don’t think my WI this week will go well. The takeaway food for 10 days has to catch up with me.
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,958 Member
    @AmbersWay - I'm glad your hubby was able to get some sleep in the chair. Healing happens during sleep.
  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 1,861 Member
    Oh, that's a good update, @AmbersWay !
    lol on 'the competition' @19shmoo69 😄

    Happy Saturday, Slims! 🙋‍♀️

    - mk :) (Maine)
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,518 Member
    The August Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Aug 6th. Please join us for PFW + 1 Challenge. You'll have to stop by to figure it out!!! Acronyms are tricky things!

    Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10896586/august-week-2-group-challenge-pfw-1-challenge/p1?new=1

    Hope to see you in the chat thread!
    Jessica
  • askewcr
    askewcr Posts: 412 Member
    Username: askewcr
    Weigh in day: Saturday
    PW: 257
    CW: 257 <3

    Let's go get it!! B)
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,142 Member
    @AmbersWay Yikes that sounds awful for your husband. Will the bones eventually be corrected at a later date? Huge hug and prayers, I know it’s hard and you’re probably extra empathetic since you’ve been through severe pain issues. Your neighbors sound wonderful and I’m happy your nephew is helping out. I’m so glad your husband got some rest in the chair. When I had my back fusions I helped moderate a support group for spine issues and when the Zero Gravity chair came out a few people swore it was the only way they could get sleep and we all bought them.

    @maggybd Funny you said that, I straightened up my pantry the other night even though I didn’t feel good and it’s bringing me a lot of joy when I open the door now to see everything organized. Cleaning is hard but I’d given up at one point and it was a disaster so I take a lot of pride in it being semi-clean now, those workouts you get results from like cleaning or gardening are awesome. Good luck hitting 199 and being back to Onederland soon!

    @trooworld I saw that about Splenda too, I’m doing fairly well with stevia and use the leaves in tea but just killed my plant cutting it back too much. Well shoot I’m not going to ask if they’ve fought if they did it after I asked! Thank goodness your husband is ok, that’s so disappointing about the fight. I went to the YMCA when I visited my aunt and uncle in Washington, theirs was amazing and I loved it! They have great classes too. What kind of tea bags did you use in that recipe, it sounds great and I want to try as I have a lot of mint. I think the only plain tea bags I have is Lipton and have no clue how many years ago I bought those. I'll be collecting seeds from my strawberry mint if you (or anyone else) wants some, just send me a private message and your address.

    @19shmoo69 I just read @trooworld ‘s post did you mean groups in Fat2Fit or other groups? I’ve been in other groups outside of Fat2Fit but this is the only one I’ve done since the beginning. Thanks for the answer, only on accident. Haha “the competition” made me laugh, no posting sundae photos in the other groups!

    @bethanie0825 Yum but yes I agree, lots of sodium from a meal like that! Hey definitely pat yourself on the back for not sounding like you’re dying, the progress for now is awesome even if it isn’t what you’re used to and you should be proud.

    Hi team! Don’t recall if I said this the other day but I’d been planning on asking the pain doctor for steroids and my appointment got moved a week out last minute, I was doing bad enough to go to the ER for them yesterday and because of the upper body increase in symptoms they insisted on a neck MRI so I was there for over 9 hours. They wouldn’t let me eat in case I had to go into surgery. My neck’s in bad shape as far as dengeration/stenosis/bulges and one of the bulges is putting pressure on the spinal cord, it’s real overwhelming since there’s a few areas that are real bad now in different areas of the spine but I have to wait for the meurosurgeon referral to go through, the consulting surgeon offered to see me but I have to see if he takes my insurance first. I have a list of symptoms to watch out for but would prefer when I have surgery to have multiple areas corrected instead of just one level versus emergency surgery. Basic consensus is the fusions made the rest of the spine crumble. If this stuff would move a little faster I’d lay around resting but as those of you who’ve been in this group for awhile know it’s been a few years of waiting for referrals. I did figure out an arrangement with the tea thank goodness and will be trying to make it tomorrow night after it arrives. Sorry this was long and depressing!

    No Zero Days- right at calories despite a Blizzard, good water, stretching and watering the yard.

    Have a great Sunday!
  • maggybd
    maggybd Posts: 52 Member
    @Katmary71 This sounds awful. I am sorry:(
  • maggybd
    maggybd Posts: 52 Member
    My wife and I are both trying to do vegan keto which is really hard. My wife is definitely vegan and mostly keto. I am definitely keto and mostly vegan. I thought this was such a niche thing that I didn't even try to look for resources. Whenever I looked for recipes on Google, things would come up but the recipes weren't really keto. Last night I looked on Amazon and there are actually a bunch of books with real vegan keto recipes! I bought two. I am excited. I love to cook and I usually make up recipes but vegan keto is too different and I need to incorporate some new ingredients that I have never used before. I am sure that after I follow recipes for a couple of weeks I will be able to start making up things. Hopefully I can finally get my fat high enough and my carbs low enough that I will stay in ketosis reliably.
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,848 Member
    @Digger61 Congrats on the loss!

    @broncobuddee Brigit02 messaged me saying she was taking a social media break, so she may not be weighing in.

    @AmbersWay Thank you so much! <3 I'm glad your hubby was feeling well enough to take a good nap. Are you doing anything for stress relief for yourself?

    @Katmary71 Yeah it's pretty scary. LOL...yeah that was funny you just asked and waaaa laaaa! :D Yeah, I'm disappointed, too. :( We are lucky enough to have about 6 in the county and if I join, I can go to any of them. There are some really amazing ones near me. I used just Lipton family sized in the tea. It was really good. I would love some of your seeds. I'll send you a message, thank you for the offer!!! You were at the ER for 9 hours??? Oh my dear, I am so sorry. I hope the consulting surgeon takes your insurance. I'm so glad you got the tea worked out. I hope it helps with your sleep. HUGS.

    @DrewsAnna Why do you wait so long to eat? Is there a way to shorten the time?

    @maggybd I'm glad you found some resources to help. Amazon has everything! :) I can imagine it must be a challenge to find vegan keto recipes.

    Hi all. Well, I did well during the day. Yogurt & chopped apple with sliced almonds for breakfast. We went out for lunch but not until 2 pm, I STILL made a good decision even though I was starving: seared ahi tuna salad + a glass of wine. But it was dinner and beyond that I messed up. I didn't do too bad until the ice cream and wine. I had 1/2 of a baked yam + about 5 oz of steak for dinner. It was the ice cream and wine that got me. The ice cream is gone so I don't have to worry about that anymore. I am going to Aqua Zumba this morning. That should burn some of those calories.

    My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
  • txcritter69
    txcritter69 Posts: 296 Member
    Good Morning!

    First off CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that has lost weigth this week!

    @FushiaKat WOW ON the electric bill. I was expecting ours to be like that this month but we were lucky it only went up about $60 from last month. Ours runs around $400 this time of the yr. Just one more month.

    @Katmary71 hope all is complete with your repairs and you are happy with it. Sorry to see you are having so much pain from your back. I hope they can do something for you soon.

    @trooworld please send me your superpowers. Why does it seem life throws a curve ball every time you are doing well. I to have stopped using sweetener 10 yrs ago. I was a long time user, Diet Coke was my drink and if it was any kind of sweet I it had to have been made with sweeter or was "sugar free". I read an article about a woman who was dying and she was a diet coke drinker. Her sister found an article about the effects of sweetener and when she stopped drinking the soda she got better. So April of 2013 I quit sweeter, May 2013 one month later I had my heart attack. I can't link it to that but it sure was crazy how it all happened. About the crafts these are just some cell phone holders I made for my MIL,SIL and Daughter s4lud0961wwf.jpg
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    @mkksemail your trip is sounding awesome. I would choose the complicated one. I love to travel and will look for ways to extend my travels to avoid returning home.

    @AmbersWay you and your hubby are still in my thought and prayers. Hopes for a speedy recovery.

    Well, my first week started out really great with daily check in but, Thursday everything went down hill😢 My hubby was in a finder bender. He is ok and I am thankful for that, but unfortunately his car which is a '99 Trans Am 30th Anniversary edition is not. This was my hubby's dream car. We were so lucky when we were able to buy it. Now we are crushed that it is basically totaled. We are in limbo right now as to who's fault is will be as he was doing a legal u turn in the intersection when he got rear ended. I know to some it is just a car but, it is the fact that people just don't pay attention to what they are doing when behind the wheel of a vehicle. So over the next few weeks we are back on the roller coaster of emotions. This is going to be a tough ride.

    I am going to try to make my daily post starting today.
    This month I have 6 goals:
    1.) WAKE UP HAPPY!
    2.) Get all my steps in every day.
    3.) Only eat out once a week.
    4.) Stop the snacking after 7pm.
    5.) Log food and water intake.
    6.) Check in daily with my goals.

    1.) Waking up Happy is a challenge. I have been looking for things through out the day to make me smile.
    2.)This past week step goal of 800024lidvuetwla.jpg
    As of Tuesday the 1st of Aug. I missed 1 day.
    3.)We eat out Friday while taking to car to body shops for estimates.
    4.) Still fighting with snacking after 7 pm.
    5.) Had a stumble with logging food and water but still logging on app.
    6.) Check in daily with goals✔

    Have a Blessed Sunday!
    GO OUT AND BE AMAZING TODAY!

  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,848 Member
    @txcritter69 Sent! :D Interesting about the sweetener. That's great you've been sweetener free for so long, you are an inspiration! <3 I love the cell phone holders, you are so creative! How did you cut the vinyl? Do you have a Cricut machine? I know we talked about this but I forget lol. Oh bummer about the fender bender. I'm glad your hubby is okay. That's a hard loss, that car. I would think the person that did the rear ending was at fault but the insurance companies have their own ideas, don't they? Great goals, 8,000 steps is a good amount and you did fantastic most days.

    My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
  • sleepygirl79
    sleepygirl79 Posts: 217 Member
    Sleepygirl79
    Sunday
    SW 232.2
    PW 218.8
    CW 216.0
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