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  • Kali225
    Kali225 Posts: 700 Member
    hello, February!

    I'm Kay, 29, living in Boston, working in finance downtown. Struggled with emotional eating, restrict/binge cycles, and generally poor nutrition choices since college, dieted on and off for almost a decade now. Found this group in Aug 2020, took some breaks here and there (always a regret! this group rocks). Started seeing a new doctor in July who specializes in weight management, and I started a medication that can help treat binge eating disorder, which has really helped me since then. I don't log daily on MFP anymore, only use the app for weigh logs and this group/community!

    we knocked it out of the park in January! wooooo!!

    I use a physical habit tracking journal, started in November so just on my 4th month using it now - I love it but I was going a little easy on myself to get lots of "checks" in. I upped the ante this month by adding "lights out by 10:30pm" to the daily section. Many of you likely know that ~80% of my posts start with "ahh how is it almost midnight"-type thoughts. And here we are again at 10:40pm. I have not checked off this box yet this month. So that's the goal the rest of this week.

    @eggfreak Monk is my all-time favorite TV show!

    @micki48 I see those steps Michelle, lots of lovely checks for 7k+!!

    @EvMakesChanges Okemo was so fun this past weekend but I did not get to ask about for Sarah! We got a late start in the morning and packed sandwiches in our pockets lol - by the time we headed into the lodge, the kitchen/cafeteria was already closed. boo hiss but I will certainly be back, I liked the mountain a lot.

    @zumbaforever name ideas for the one spot fish off the top of my head, based on google images: Dot, Spot, Eyepatch, Inkblot, Skunk, Ravioli :)

    good night!!!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    Kali225 wrote: »
    @zumbaforever name ideas for the one spot fish off the top of my head, based on google images: Dot, Spot, Eyepatch, Inkblot, Skunk, Ravioli :)

    Or what about Appaloosa? They have spots too! I love the idea of a fish named for a breed of horse :smiley:
  • ChelleChelle1031
    ChelleChelle1031 Posts: 54 Member
    edited February 6
    Good Morning Beautiful People!

    This was the “insight of the day” in my email this morning. I thought to myself “what does that mean, I don’t want to always be going uphill in this journey.” So I did a little Sherlock Holmes work and found a speech that he gave. I’m paraphrasing some of what he said, as the speech was applied to his Spiritual Journey. However, I love how I can apply it to my current health journey.

    *** As the challenges around us increase, we must commit to do more to qualify for the companionship. One great burst of effort won’t be enough.

    Only a steady, ever-increasing effort will allow us to higher ground. I know what some of you are tempted to think: “I’ll have to be careful not to set the bar for myself too high. I wouldn’t want to fail and be disappointed.”

    I did a little high-jumping over a bar in high school and in college. I know what it is like to be running toward the bar and see that it is higher than when you jumped last and that you are now looking way up at the bar. Some of you have been high-jumpers so that you know that it is very different when you come toward it so that you can look over it. I know what happens when you look up at that bar. You think, “That bar is over my head. Is it physically possible to put my whole body over a bar above my head?” As I look back, remember I was a physics student, I realized that I must have decided that some law of physics limited me. Well, the laws of physics did apply, but the limits were more in my mind than in reality. When I now see junior high school students, some of them girls, jumping higher than my best, I wish that I were young again. I’d set my expectations higher. More was possible than I thought, and more is possible you and for me. And more is necessary.

    Set the bar a little higher for yourself. And then set it a little higher. ***

    Wow! I was thinking I sure do that! So what bar today are you going to raise a little higher?

    ❤️🦋

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  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    @ChelleChelle1031 Wow. Thank you for the quote, the thinking on it, and the inspiration! Today I have a huge task in front of me - to complete the first draft of a difficult report. The initial draft supplied to me by my lawyerly sidekick is 73 pages long. I envision a 5-6 page version. Cliff Notes squared! So it is a steep hill, I have done about a third of it and I have a slightly oiled process that will certainly be well-oiled by the end of the day. Or at least I hope it will be. I can take some of tomorrow also if needed, but it must be to the review team tomorrow. Off I go! Thanks again for the fantastic inspiration to keep me going. Onwards and upwards 💪🏼
  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,359 Member
    @ChelleChelle1031 wow! That is a great speech that you found. I am definitely guilty of doing the burst of work along with not setting the bar too high. I think that if I set bar too high, I might give up or be disappointed if I don't reach it. But that is definitely motivating and doing little things every day adds up.
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 328 Member
    Hi WaistAways! I am sad that this is my first check-in of February and it's already the 6th.

    A brief intro on me - my name is Jolene. I am 38 years old and live in SW Colorado with my husband and two dogs. I was really into sports as a kid and through college. I continued with sports - primarily soccer - through my 20s and also got into long distance running. Then in September of 2013, I hyper extended my hip and gave up on all exercise. This last May, I saw a picture of myself and didn't recognize who I was any more. That was the motivation to get me on MFP, tracking calories, joining this group, and finding exercise that works with my body now. Since May, I am down about 25lbs, but I have yo-yo'ed in the same three pound range (170 - 173) since November. I am hoping to make serious moves in February.

    As to the questions @jugar asked, what works for me is planning my meals out. What does not work for me is alcohol. I go through periods where I don't drink it at all and I do amazing. But, the thought that one hard seltzer, or a couple vodka sodas while I'm playing darts, isn't going to hurt me is the thing that isn't working. I can have one or two drinks and I will still make my workouts the next day, work, all of it, but my mental health isn't there, and my workouts aren't nearly what they should be.
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 328 Member
    @ashleycarole86 - Thursday, February 1 - 4,886 steps
    Friday, February 2 - 8,296 steps, 40 minutes of spin, 1 hour of CrossFit
    Saturday, February 3 - 2,782 steps, 1 hour of spin, 30 minutes of CrossFit
    Sunday, February 4 - 5,682 steps
    Monday, February 5 - 4,985 steps
  • Kali225
    Kali225 Posts: 700 Member
    checking in well before midnight! yay.

    Pretty good day for me - I was more resolute about leaving work on time, easy commute home, got a few admin things done at home, and then dance cardio with my girlfriends. It was a great 45 min playlist. got sweaty!

    I had a weird lack of appetite today - didn't eat much of my lunch. For dinner I made a whole plate of blistered shishito peppers which were great. Going to have a little dessert now - I finally made another batch of baked apples (granny smiths, a little butter, cinnamon, and tiny bit of brown sugar) for the first time in maybe a year. Great to microwave up on a chilly night!
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 328 Member
    @ashleycarole86 - Tuesday, February 6 - 6,047 steps, 75 minutes of CrossFit
  • MaddawgMadsen
    MaddawgMadsen Posts: 328 Member
    @Gidgitgoescrzy - that is FANTASTIC news! I am so relieved to hear they are harmless and that you are fine. <3
  • strong_fit_ells
    strong_fit_ells Posts: 150 Member
    Good evening all!
    @jugar
    CW 238.2lbs quite surprised actually it is little gain. My TOTM 😢

    @ashleycarole86

    So sorry with late steps 😢

    MONDAY 29TH JAN 13,657
    TUESDAY 30TH JAN 17,891
    WEDNESDAY 31TH JAN 18,375
    THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 19,780
    FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 13,105
    SATURDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 14,437
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,303 Member
    Hey ya'll, quick check in.. been busy at work since we got back and I feel exhausted. And then my brain has been on overdrive.. couldn't get to sleep last night because I was worrying about cleaning of all things. Ack!!

    Some of the trip weight has started to come off, but not all. I have lots of work to do to make February a loss month since I started with a gain and have Jamaica at the end of the month. I can't function well in a pressure mindset.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    ashleycarole86 wrote: »
    Hey ya'll, quick check in.. been busy at work since we got back and I feel exhausted. And then my brain has been on overdrive.. couldn't get to sleep last night because I was worrying about cleaning of all things. Ack!!

    Some of the trip weight has started to come off, but not all. I have lots of work to do to make February a loss month since I started with a gain and have Jamaica at the end of the month. I can't function well in a pressure mindset.

    Take off the pressure if you need to - make the plans, make good choices as much as possible, and you'll get there! If you don't have the loss of your dreams, at least you'll be moving in a good direction with less stress. You might surprise yourself! And sleep-cleaning is overrated! Lay off that stuff!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    Who's due through Thursday?
    @kerdil08
    @ashleycarole86
    @bowens1973
    @lindamartin27
    @eggfreak

    Thanks!
  • ChelleChelle1031
    ChelleChelle1031 Posts: 54 Member
    edited February 8
    Good Morning Beautiful People!

    I woke this morning with a headache. I suffer from migraines. This wasn’t one but I also know the signs, that if I ignore, will result in one. I also woke with a friend heavy on my heart. See, her and her husband own a business. He had to have surgery, so she has been working open to close for a few months and has a few months to go.

    There is nothing I can do to help, other than offer encouragement and support.
    I then read my daily devotional, which shared “Jesus knows we must come apart and rest awhile or else we may just plain come apart. Take that day of rest ❤️”

    Okay, neon light, I see you.

    Today will be a day of rest, although I will take a walk, as it will likely be the last day of sun for several days. I also sent my friend some encouragement, although she can’t rest yet, I wanted her to know we see her and support her.

    Get that day of rest and take a moment to lift someone in your life. Let them know that they are seen. Both will fill an empty cup.

    ❤️🦋

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