Shape Shifters Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2024
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Saturday ~ Feb 24
Good morning Shape Shifters. Saturday started with a walk again. I tried out the new Xero barefoot shoes this time. This is my 3rd pair of barefoot shoes, all from different brands, and all of them have been comfortable right from the start. I did my regular 77 minutes walk without any issues and I expect the shoes will only fit better after some more use so I am pretty happy with them. After my walk, I went to the 2 different stores for my groceries and I used my gym rings in the afternoon. I am really loving the workout.
I planned to go out for dinner with my mom and dad around my birthday in March. My mom is coming to sleep over a few days again which is something we do every year around that time. Because my dad metioned going out for dinner with me the last time I saw him, I asked if he wanted to come too. Since my dad is happy to join us, we can go to a nice pizza place that I can never go to with my mom because I don't have a car. I was really looking forward to that. But then yesterday morning my brother texted me that he heard I was celebrating my birthday with a pizza dinner, that they love pizza and he basically invited himself, his girlfriend and their kids to tag along (instead of asking if I was celebrating my birthday). At the risk of sounding dramatic, this makes the dinner a lot less fun. I didn't see this as a birthday party, or I would have of course invited them myself. If I did invite them, I would not have done it for dinner, because imo eating with kids is not fun. It was my mom who told my brother and made it sound like a birthday thing, which makes me look like a butt for not including them. My mom also knows I don't like kids (in general! there is nothing wrong with my brothers children) so I don't understand why she told him like that. I was hoping for a nice, quiet dinner with my parents and instead we will be a group of 7 of which two young children who are going to take up all the attention/conversation because that always happens. It's going to be exhausting. Sorry if I sound like I am whining and overreacting. I eat out around 5-6 times a year so it is special for me. Anyway, one positive thing about this is my reaction to it. In the past or on worse mental health days, I likely would have binged because I am really bad at sitting with negative emotions. This time I guess I was just quietly upset and moved on from the feelings quickly since it doesn't change anything. Hopefully I can still enjoy the dinner anyway.Happy Sunday everyone
walk, good sleep & food, gym rings workout 
see whining above 
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The daily card:
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Hello all,
I’m sorry, I’m a day late for my weigh in.
This week was a very active week for me. The most active I’ve had in a long time. I worked out at the gym 3 times this week, did stationary bike workout at home, did hour and a half walk. I pretty much worked out all week long and had a good nutrition with daily green smoothies and pre-planned meals.
Yet, this morning I get on the scale and I’m THREE pounds heavier.
Don’t get me wrong, I know it’s water retention, but why? On Friday night I had one meal (I guess you could call it cheat meal) of thin crust vegetables pizza. And yesterday I drank a lot of water, did more than an hour of cardio, lift weights and drank lots of water. Why am I retaining water still?
Any ideas anyone?
Weight this morning: 192.4 🤷♀️4 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 2/23: 10,657
Sat 2/24: 19,320
9 mile hike yesterday; I'm beat!3 -
The February Week 4 Group Challenge is open and active, running through Saturday, Mar 2nd. Please join us for some pampering with a Self-Care Bingo. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10910335/february-week-4-group-challenge-self-care-bingo#latest
Hope to see you there!
Jessica2 -
Wk 3 - Sun, Feb 25
PW: 170.6
CW: 169.6
Gain/Loss: - 1.0
I hope that I don't bounce back up again next week! 
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@Pupowl and @frankwbrown
Thank you both, and thank you, Frank, for sharing your story. Much appreciated. I have some thinking to do. I am worried about gaining again, so my ridiculous thinking was, “well, if I could lose another 5 or 10, I’d have some wriggle room in case I gain.” Foolish thinking, I know. I’m never going to be where I was at 30 years old, and psychologically I have to come to terms with that. And at 62, a weight of 125 is hella-good, I know. Maybe it’s that the journey of losing weight has ended, and the journey of maintaining is beginning. It’s almost like I’m sad the first journey is ending. I’ve been on that journey for so long, it’s weird that that part of it is over. Kind of like letting go of the pain of a bad breakup lol.
And that Bruce Lee quote is fabulous. I will remember that!!
Congratulations BTW on achieving that goal! Having attained a goal can affect your mindset, since you are no longer pursuing that goal. So the trick I think is finding a way to apply the same dedication and discipline toward maintaining your new weight. That's what I need to do: reinstate the mindset I had when I was on a mission to lose 100 pounds, and realize that just because I reached my goal doesn't mean I can stop pursuing it! It boils down to being able to make a permanent change in behavior rather than just a temporary one until the goal is reached.
That quote is one of six inspirational quotes I posted on my fridge early on (some with humorous overtones but still an element of truth; again, I got these off the internet, so I don't know whether they're properly attributed). Here they are:
"He is able who thinks he is able."
~Buddha~
"No, try not! Do or do not. There is no try."
~Yoda~ (definitely properly attributed!) 😂
"A goal is not always meant to be reached;
it often serves simply as something to aim at."
~Bruce Lee~
"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars."
~Les Brown~
"The great danger for most of us lies
not in setting our aim too high and falling short;
but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."
~Michelangelo~
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become."
~John Ruskin~
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Hi Y'all...Happy Sunday!
Got up early this morning...walked 3.1 miles in 1 hr and 32 minutes...not my best time, but I'm recovering from a very hectic and stress-filled week. Wanted to do something good for myself and I finished a badge with Garmin. Had almost given up the thought of doing the walk this weekend. Friday night had to work late and Wed/Thu/Fri were all non-stop and crazy busy. Then, Saturday, had to get up early and take my car to the dealership to get the annual inspection done and also have a part installed on the driver's seat. Ordered the part a month ago, set up the appointment and when I get there, they're short on technicians, couldn't find the part and think it might be in the lady's office who ordered it for me and she wasn't working this weekend. Now I have to set up another appointment to get it installed and will likely have to take off work to get it done. UGH, why are people so painful?! Anywho, spent much of the time either reading on my phone, playing a game or walking around the dealership, so that blew out Saturday...got home and rested some, fell asleep in the afternoon and took a nice nap. So, it was either get my booty out of bed early on Sunday to walk it or miss out. I GOT UP! Felt good to accomplish something!
Spent the rest of today doing some cleaning, some laundry and getting a few things done around the house.
Back to work tomorrow...weather is supposed to be warmer this coming week...looking forward to that. Hope everyone has a great week coming up! Can you believe we're leaving February already?! Time flies!
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@frankwbrown Yes, yes, yes!!! Thank you!!2
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Team Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Individual Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Team Winners
and a new addition to the results post...
Percentage of Members in the Green!
This will now start being reported on a weekly basis in addition to a monthly basis.
As a reminder, being "in the green" indicates a loss of any size from one week to the next; the percentage is how much of the team saw a loss in any given week.
In Week Three, it looks like the Downsizers really dug in and went for it! Also a huge congrats to the Mission Slimpossibles and Waistaways for jumping up over 10% from week two to week three!
Where will YOUR team be next week?4 -
Greetings Shape Shifters! We have this week to add some new members
Feel free to share this link if you have any friends you'd like to invite to join us, or if you are on any of the community forums where someone seems to be looking for a team or group to help them. Here it is:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10910329/registration-for-new-members-march-2024#latest
Thanks!3 -
Sunday ~ Feb 25
Good morning Shape Shifters. My morning started with a nice long walk. The weather looked bad, but there was only a little bit of drizzle for a few minutes which didn't bother me. It was a good walk and I didn't see many other people. After my shower I did the last pile of laundry for the week, I had my weekly phonecall with my mom, lots of tea and laptime with Tinus. After dinner I took some more pictures of things I want to sell and I wrote two adds. I also unpacked the door mirror and set it up, so clothes declutter soon. It was a good day.Happy Monday everyone walk, good sleep & food, laundry nothing! 3 -
The daily card:We worry so much about pleasing other people that the fear of being judged by others or disappointing them can be a barrier to finding our own happiness. You don't need to please other people to lead a fulfilling life. The most important person in your life is you. Do something entirely for yourself today. It could be treating yourself to a shopping spree for some new clothes or taking a long bath with a good book rather than cleaning your home - the chores can wait.
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JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 135.5
CW: 134
snowing here again, plus add the wind burr
Happy Monday everyone, stay warm!
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@izzyred9400 I feel that! I usually have my biggest losses after a rest day. Keep at it, I am sure it will go down.
Thanks @Pupowl I've got over my scale rage now.The points from @frankwbrown helped a little aswell so thank you.
It just doesn't motivate me to keep going unless I get a decent loss.Yet I will keep going & hopefully get some positive progress soon.4 -
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Monday ~ Feb 26
Good morning Shape Shifters. It was a pretty cold night and morning here. There was a nasty wind which made the walk a little less fun, but I still had a good time. Nature is great in any weather. I used my gym rings in the afternoon and in the evening I did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Besides that, it was a quiet day.Happy Tuesday everyone walk, good sleep & food, gym rings workout, cleaning tiny gain on the scale 2 -
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Pupowl
Wednesday weigh in (I am a day early this week)
PW: 198.8
CW: 197.7
I was lower, but my weight randomly decided to go up two mornings. Still an okay loss.7 -
JessicaKrall8
Weigh in
PW: 307.0
CW: 307.84 -
Steps
2/24 6,770
2/25 5,953
2/26 4,5513 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Sun 2/25: 4,506
Mon 2/26: 5,318
I'm still reeling from my long challenging hike on Saturday!
(I guess I need to start training regularly on a stair stepper!)3 -
Happy Tuesday - as February is coming to a close that doesn't mean to not be good to yourself- here are some reminders💕💕💕
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@lauriewrobo I love today's inspirational thought...thank you. I needed this one today! How are you feeling?
Jessica3 -
Tuesday ~ Feb 27
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had to skip my walk yesterday because I wasn't feeling good. I had a nasty headache and I was very tired and just felt off so I thought it would be smarter to rest. I got groceries delivered and I had too much food. It was a planned cheat day, but I didn't really enjoy it. I feel like that always happens. I am excited about having a day free of tracking, and then I eat too much and feel bad (physically) and realise I probably would have enjoyed eating my 'normal' food more. Yet I keep convincing myself every now and then that I need to eat a lot of junk. I have gotten a lot better about it though and it doesn't happen that often anymore. The best thing for me is to plan in a small treat every day and I will be totally happy.Happy Wednesday everyone good sleep no walk due to bad headache, tiny gain on the scale again 5 -
The daily card:We are always carrying something - sometimes it's the idea that we should be a certain way, or a memory of when a close friend let us down, or our view of how everyone around us should behave. While holding views and opinions is not intrinsically bad, each one weighs us down in its own way, limiting what we can do and how we can be. Spend a few minutes reflecting on a particular burden you're carrying and play with what it might be like to let it go. Then let it go.
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Wednesday Weigh In
PW: 166.6
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Steps
2/27 7,6253 -
@jessicakrall8 I'm feeling better- thank you for asking💕💕root canal got filled on Monday so that's done3
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