Shape Shifters Team Chat - APRIL 2024
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For those of you in the US who will be watching the eclipse today...remember to keep your pets indoors, as they may panic, get scared and look up at the sun to see why it's getting dark...also, for yourselves, if you're going to watch it, please make sure you wear protective "eclipse" glasses and are certified to protect your eyes...or use one of the devices (look it up on Youtube.com) so that you can see the effects of the eclipse, while not looking at the sky. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the awe of nature and the solar system!
Jessica
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@jessicakrall8
Hi, don’t know if you saw this from my last post, but I’d like to be moved to the goal zone. My zone is 120-129. Do I still post my PW and CW each week? Thanks.
@nancyinmo and @jessicakrall8 - Here is a link to the Goal Zone Support thread, where you can introduce yourself and interact with the group:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10803339/goal-zone-maintenance-chat#latest
Congratulations on meeting your goal and best wishes for maintenance! I’ll look forward to learning what’s working for you and cheering your success! 🎉🎉🎉
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JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 129.8
CW: 129
Steps:
Apr. 05= 6236
Apr. 06= 4036
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looneycatblue
Sunday, Apr 7th
PW: 170.8
CW: 171.0
I guess not too bad, considering it was a quick weekend of car travel, snacks and eating out...
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If anyone sees anything strange during the eclipse, let your spooky UFO obsessed friend here know okay? I wish I could go see it, but my friends back home in Texas and Oklahoma are trying to cover it for me a bit. :-P
Any tips for getting through a weight plateau? It doesn't seem to budge even with planned meals and exercise. Hmm.3 -
@Itadakimasu7 - I wish I had advice for you about what to do when we plateau. I think we have to keep going until we get to a downhill slope. Hang in there!3
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Steps
4/5 6,416
4/6 9,304
4/7 5,7703 -
Monday ~ April 8
Good morning Shape Shifters. Another day, another walk. It was pretty warm, so I was glad there was no sun this time. The walk was nice and quiet again. I was feeling exhausted most of the day, so I did the usual: reading and working on my puzzle, gym rings in the afternoon. I got a package delivered with two hedgehog houses and one beehotel. I wasn't happy with the things I had for the hedgehogs. I am still not confident I fed hedgehogs all winter and think I instead fattened up a cat. Although the opening to the house I had was really small, I did see a black cat around often who managed to squeeze through my fence which I also thought wasn't possible. Anyway, since these houses have a tunnel, there is no way a cat can get it. They are also waterproof because of the roof and you can easily open the top. I set one up in the same spot where the old house was that got used to nest in. The second one I will place somewhere else and use as a feeding house. The houses were a lot of money, but I think it will be worth it since they should last a long time.
While I do already have a wall full of beehotels, a lot of them are falling apart and a lot of the bamboo tunnels were used. I should have taken some more time to consider better options instead of buying this new hotel. All the wooden houses fall apart after a year so it's not worth it. I think it would be much cheaper to buy bamboo sticks, cut them to the right size and just make your own. So that is what I will do moving forward. Those big beehotels are super expensive (this one was 50 euros) and I also read online that it is best to replace them every year. Hopefully the new one will get used a lot, but I kinda regret getting it. Happy Tuesday everyone
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The daily card:
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Steps for Monday 4/8 12,8043
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@Pupowl I love your hedgehog houses and bee hotels. I've never had anyone use my hotel (that I could see) or a butterfly house that I once had. Although that's not strictly true as the wasps used the butterfly house.
I've given up trying to house them and just feed them. I have a milkweed garden for monarch butterflies and do have an enclosure that I put them in when they are adult caterpillars so that they have somewhere safe to chrysallize and emerge as butterflies. That's always fun!
My husband took this cool eclipse photo yesterday. We were only in the partial eclipse zone but it was still cool.
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@DaffyGirl88 Thanks! What a shame you never got any bees. I really enjoy watching them and it is super busy every year. Feeding them is also awesome. I love helping animals in my garden, though I am not really happy with my backyard. It is a lot of work to keep things tidy. I planted flower seeds last year, but I mostly got a bunch of mustard. I want to try again this summer, but I still have to clear out all the dead plants. I should try to do that soon. I have always wanted to watch a caterpillar turn into a butterfly, but I almost never see caterpillars and I don't know anything about it so they are probably safer without my 'help'.3
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Itadakimasu7
PW: 191.1
CW: 197.1
I had pizza last night for my anniversary and I suspect it's water and menopause.6 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Sun 4/7: 6,813
Mon 4/8: 8,8094 -
Itadakimasu7 wrote: »Itadakimasu7
PW: 191.1
CW: 197.1
I had pizza last night for my anniversary and I suspect it's water and menopause.
@Itadakimasu7 Definitely water. There's a ton of sodium and carbs in pizza, both of which retain water.2 -
@jessicakrall8 it's 9,267! Sorry, dyslexic moment!2 -
We were in direct line of the eclipse yesterday. The clouds were teasing us but I did manage to get some pics during totality. My daughter took a time lapse video in our backyard which was really cool. It got dark like dusk, the temps dropped a few degrees, the street lights came on, the birds and dogs got quiet, and the humans started whooping it up. I can see now how people will travel all over to chase eclipses. It was an amazing experience!
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@cre804 Great picture!2
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Off to surgery tomorrow, no messages or phone calls to reschedule it this time so fingers crossed. I'm hopeful this will give me back most of the function of my ring finger. I at least hope to be able to make a fist so I stop dropping things when I try to grab them.
I've been struggling with my impulse control when it come to my eating. I think it has a lot to do with the anticipation of the surgery.9 -
Hey yall. @pupowl, can you move me back to the team from support? I FINALLY got released to increase my activities. My step count cannot exceed 3500 to 4000 at the moment but since my surgical scar is closed and no longer draining, I'm excited. I return end of July for a follow-up. Hoping I can continue to increase my step count in the meantime.3
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Just got back from a few days away to visit my son. He was in the path of totality for the eclipse, so my husband and I took our two big dogs to see our son. Experiencing the eclipse was amazing.
I don't bring my computer with me when I travel, and it is hard for me to post/read the message boards on my phone:) i did better with the hotel breakfast than I usually do. For the nine hour drive there and back, we brought sandwiches and snacks instead of hitting the fast-food places.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day, so we'll see what the scale says. In any case, I feel good about this trip and how I handled eating healthier instead of my go crazy vacation mode eating.4 -
I also have an eclipse photo to share:
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I’m glad you’re on the mend @Armygirlarmyof1! Good luck with the surgery @CasandraW. I hope you get some relief soon!
So cool to be in the direct path to get such a perfect vantage point. We were driving back from a weekend rowing trip in Tennessee. So, it was fun to chat with some local residents as we shared our eclipse viewing glasses.
I love all the yard wildlife stories and local photos. Thanks for sharing, everyone!2 -
The Week 2 Group Challenge is up! Let's fill our toolbox to get past cravings and into action:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10913185/april-week-2-challenge-beating-cravings-and-getting-unstuck/p1?new=1
@alleykat69 It was posted on page 6. Jessica is on vacation so jugar took over posting the challenge. You could have also looked yourself at the main page of the F2F challenge: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/114605-fat-2-fit-weight-loss-challenge-and-support-group
thank you for reposting. I couldn't find it. I searched.1 -
Armygirlarmyof1 wrote: »Hey yall. @pupowl, can you move me back to the team from support? I FINALLY got released to increase my activities. My step count cannot exceed 3500 to 4000 at the moment but since my surgical scar is closed and no longer draining, I'm excited. I return end of July for a follow-up. Hoping I can continue to increase my step count in the meantime.
@Armygirlarmyof1 That's great news! Of course we can get you moved back. Do you have a recent weigh in we can use as your starting weight? And will you keep Monday as your weigh in day? Thanks!1 -
Tuesday ~ April 9
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had a pretty lazy rest day. My body was happy about it. I went to the giftshop to look for a book for my niece. She is having a birthday party on Sunday. My tiny village doesn't have all that much and I have no idea what books are good for a 7 year old, but I found something I thought would work. I sent a picture to my brother to make sure she didn't have it yet and he said it was a perfect choice so that's good. I read a lot and worked on my puzzle a bit. Happy Wednesday everyone 4 -
Pupowl
Wednesday weigh in
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The daily card:Reflecting on each day is a good habit. Look back on today and tell yourself that you did the best you could. Be proud of yourself for those moments when you showed bravery or stepped out of your comfort zone. Even if things haven't panned out as you hoped, ask yourself, will you remember this day a year from now? If the answer is no, then let it go. Tomorrow is a new day, and with it comes new challenges and possibilities.
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@CasandraW Good luck with the surgery! Would love to hear how it went.2
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