20 pounds by Easter challenge
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SeeAhtter787 wrote: »If I may toss my opinion in ....... We are already keeping this thread going. If we just message those who were on here for Easter and keep the name the same but shoot for the fourth it will deter others from joining because they will think Easter is past...... Anyway. Just my opinion. Thanks for at least hearing it.
And my husband ...... He is amazed at how I look in the 10 days since he has seen me.
I like this idea!
Seeing your husband periodically has it's advantages! It's hard for us to see the changes in ourselves because we see ourselves all day every day. You're probably doing so much better than you even know.
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Good morning, losers! Happy Friday!
I closed the thread to new joiners at 9:15 last night, and people still joined. 
I agree..Let's just keep coming here for our 4th of July challenge. I will continue to post over there for a while...some are serious. It's cloudy and cool here, but the pollen is gone and my congestion is almost gone. Gym day for me! I will start sending messages to the some of the old Easter folks.
Stay strong!
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@lovesretirement -The 4th thread is hard to keep up with. I know it will help a lot of people though. I am sure it will dwindle down.
I will continue to post my results on both threads.
I have finally gotten off the 1.8 lbs I gained on vacation last week and back to my starting weight of 136 .2 for the 4th challenge. Now on to the challenge. I don't have any trips coming up until July 18. BEACH with son and two of my grandsons. Yeah!0 -
Woop woop! I like the idea of this thread being a bit easier to follow! While browsing through a yoga group this morning I found out that as well as sun salutation poses there also also moon salutation poses, which are supposed to focus more on hip openers are less on getting your heart rate going. I might give them a go tonight even though I did hot yoga this morning!
@lovesretirement glad you're less congested today! I hope you have a great gym session!
Happy Friday everyone! 8D
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Hello, long "lost" friends! LOL
Connie, thank you for messaging me about the Easter thread continuing for those of us who found a welcoming, warm, friendly home here on MFP!!! The other thread is SO big and feels impersonal to me as we've all learned much about each other here. On the 4th thread, I feel lost in a sea of SW:,CW:,GW:! :-P
Because I wasn't feeling too connected on that thread, I fell away from logging in every day and even logging my food. So I ended up gaining a few pounds back and am feeling icky.
So, I am thrilled to be back with my friends and have regained my determination to stay the course. Thank you all for your continual encouragement of me and everyone in our little group! It means a lot to me.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!
Becky in rainy MD
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The 4th of July thread is doomed to be filled with people who think that by joining the challenge they'll fit into a bikini by summer even if they have 100 pound to lose. It's not a personal and supportive group like this one and may just have to run it's course. The fact that Connie said that it was closed and people kept joining just shows that they weren't reading the posts. I like being part of a friendly supportive group of people who share ideas for healthy living and support each other.
The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.
the elimination diet:
"Remove anger, regret, resentment, guilt, blame, and worry.
Then watch your health, and life, improve."
Dr. Charles, CoachMD Barbie from beautiful NW Washington
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off to lab tis morning then come home for breakfast and then off to grocer shopping So catch up with you later Easter- July thread
this is much better like this.
marie see you later0 -
@Connie Thanks for letting me know that you all are back here! Whew--the July thread was WAY too much for me, too. It was like a stampede--impossible to moderate. You try really hard, but I felt bad for you. This little spot with friendly faces is much better.
It's great that you're all still in the game and making progress!
So far, I have no weight loss to report for this challenge. I lost a couple pounds for one day, but jumped back up.
Hopefully it will go again soon. I'm playing around with increasing my calories a little to see if that helps.
I hope the crowd doesn't find us here...
Ellen0 -
@tenpets -glad you have your determination back. I know we will all feel better when we can see some sunshine. That is supposed to be tomorrow for us here in North Carolina.0
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good morning,
Rachel, I didn't realize that you had this condition. I am so happy we came up with a solution for this child. sounds like you are so strong and have learned how to manage it:) brussel sprouts are so good, I roast them until they get crispy, I can eat the whole pan!!
Ester, I give you a lot of credit, I'm sure your kids are really comfortable in their own skin. it is all about feeling good and self esteem and sounds like you are doing a great job.
I am going to post my weight stats here:
I started the 4th challenge a little up from where I ended the easter challenge as we were in colorodo and I guess the altitude significantly effects your weight.
SW 152.2
CW 150.8
GW 135
so I did have a loss, god I would love to break into the 140s!!
have a great day everyone!
Stephanie
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Good morning everyone!!
I like this group SOOO much better! I felt very overwhelmed in the other one that I just read a couple pages of the hundreds I posts that I had missed in one day's time.
I'm too busy to read everyone, so I posted very little.
Anyway...I must have reached a plateau I have been loosing and gaining the same 3 lbs for a month now. I believe its because I don't have the same workout routine that I did when I was on travel for 4 months. I was able to workout during lunch. I would go the gym at the Pentagon and attend the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class 3 days a week plus do elliptical at the gym in my building everyday.
So I am trying really hard to workout more and continue to eat healthy. Eventually I know I will break away from 161 lbs and make it to 159!!
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Connie, Thanks for how you handled closing the other thread to new people. Like Barbie said, the fact that they still
continue to join after you closed it just shows that they are not reading other posts or connecting.
Feels so good here and am so happy that our Easter Group has reunited. So happy that we are together again.
Now let's get refocused and continue toward our goals of healthy living.
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I really like the way this group is so focused oh healthy eating and just working our way towards a healthy lifestyle. Don't get me wrong I would love to look banging in a bikini in August but it's more important to make it a full lifestyle change than a quick fix.
I think the whole yoga manta is starting to click with me. How you should honor your mind and your body and to honor them you should live healthily and cleanly. I think it's a good goal to live by
Sophie0 -
Hello, friends!
Yes, it's good to be back in the comfort of our home!
People are still trying to join over there, and I have sent messages to them with the same line that is posted on the thread. GRRRR....
@tenpets ..being connected helps us all.
You guys are the best! Connie
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wheatlessgirl66 wrote: »@Connie Thanks for letting me know that you all are back here! Whew--the July thread was WAY too much for me, too. It was like a stampede--impossible to moderate. You try really hard, but I felt bad for you. This little spot with friendly faces is much better.
It's great that you're all still in the game and making progress!
So far, I have no weight loss to report for this challenge. I lost a couple pounds for one day, but jumped back up. Hopefully it will go again soon. I'm playing around with increasing my calories a little to see if that helps.
I hope the crowd doesn't find us here...
Ellen
Ellen,
I think increasing your calories on the LCHF plan sounds like it might work better for allowing a loss. I've been focused on the <20 net carbs and let the calories be what they are. My big downfall is that I enjoy wine with dinner which undermines the plan. So, I'm going to try to eliminate it entirely for a few weeks and see if it improves my losses. I am thrilled that my BF% is heading in the downward direction and I can see that I am looking a bit leaner in wiggly places. LOL
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I have to say over here on this thread I feel like a revered friend in a group of friends. On the July thread I feel like a post. They are so concerned with looking good in a bikini or a wedding dress that they are losing sight of the big picture of getting healthy and staying that way.
I like our happy LITTLE family over here better
Esther0 -
misfits
@lovesretirement Connie this is great Getting the Easter gang back together
@calliecat. I just put my name here to have a list of all of us. will have to go back and check for the ones I miss
@barbiecat Glad to see you here with us.
@Sunnyfarm I love the saying you posedt. I felled off the wagon but did not let it roll over me
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@slw19 you have been such a giving us recipes and being kind to everyone.
@evegirl777 you did not start this As you can tell These girls wanted us a nice quite place to chat
@wheatlessgirl66 tickle pink you made it back to us
@vicky1947 Enjoy reading your post
@Cristina0000 So glad you made it back to us
@Shirley 61 how is love bug doing
@janiceclark Janice if you had not posted on the Easter thread we may not have all gotten together I thank you for that
@sparklecoment Glad to see you join us
@rayw89 ray really a dedicated challenger What a lucky break for us.
@seeahtter787Always a joy to see your post never met anyone from Alaska
@JLoRuthie Ruthie hope your traveling days are over with for a while
PS Connie I would not worry about the July challenge. they can make it on their own and seems to be just fine today. maybe a leader will come out of it. you will neer stopped them from joining unless you get in touch with MFP and have them close the thread. And that would not be very nice. because there are begging for help and they can encourage each other it may be a wishful dream to a lot of them but their are some really serious.
This is a public community Threads
Marie
PS#2
great bunch we have here
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Ditto for me to what all Marie said.0
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Connie, are there still 27 of us in this thread? Love our small size!!
Becky :-)
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sparklecomet wrote: »I really like the way this group is so focused oh healthy eating and just working our way towards a healthy lifestyle. Don't get me wrong I would love to look banging in a bikini in August but it's more important to make it a full lifestyle change than a quick fix.
I think the whole yoga manta is starting to click with me. How you should honor your mind and your body and to honor them you should live healthily and cleanly. I think it's a good goal to live by
Sophie
I went to Yoga class this morning and love it every time I am there. I got on a sweat this morning,
she had us doing a standing pigeon or floating pigeon. I had to use a block when bending over.
Normally no problem reaching the floor and lot of downward dogs and sun salutations. She is trying
to wake up the body, like Spring. I also signed up for 15 more classes, so that makes doing yoga
twice a week since September. I do feel stronger than when I started.
So nice to see all you guys here again. I was not feeling the love in the other group but I like the
smaller and more intimate group here.
I will post my weight loss which was only .02 lb this week. Not a large amount but hope next
week will be better. Still grasping at the goal.
After class I took my MIL out for lunch and I had an egg salad sandwich with greens and whole grain
bread, cheddar and ale soup and coffee decaf.
CONNIE - If you continue another thread maybe you can make it a "group"
and then you can stop it at any time. I think MFP can do that for you.
Keep on saying that this thread is closed each day and then maybe they will get
the hint. I think most of them are not reading it. I entered my weight this morning
and after your message there were still more people.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
Shirley
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Thank you Marie, I'm glad I posted too, it seems like everyone felt the same and missed this threads smaller group, now we are all able to communicate and see how everyone is doing, I didnt have a loss today, in fact up alittle.
Ray-what a great loss, you are killing it! Did you do anything special this week or different?
Shirley-.2 loss is better than nothing, good luck next week, I'm sure you will do better, are you still doing your south beach?
Connie-I wouldnt worry about starting another thread, that one is going and there are lots of people that can motivate each other, you have done wonderful. I will occassionally post on there, still. Someone on there was just talking about adding another thread, named Lex. I just was on there and seen it, so I came back to add that to this post.
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Woohoo..... The land of misfit weight losers Good one Marie! Hahaha
So glad everyone is back together again I couldn't read far enough every day to see what my friends were up to, and there is just no way to respond to everyone over there. I am sure they will keep it going and it is just going to be fine..... There are some dedicated folks there. I'll probably pop in once in a while.
Meanwhile..... So nice to catch up with all. I decided I need a break from my house reno, so I think we are heading to the beach tomorrow night to catch a show and maybe hit the casino. I need to be home early Sunday, but my sweet fella enjoys a good poker game once in a blue moon, and I'm a good cheerleader although I don't have a clue how to play......
Love the looks of the avocado pasta recipe Marie!! That one is going on my list for sure. Today I am trying a pomegranate balsamic chicken recipe. Gotta keep things interesting
Have a fabulous Friday everyone! We have sunshine today so I'm heading to the great outdoors
Tami0 -
@Sandcastles61 - which beach do you go to, Tami?0
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Okie Dokie..a new discussion thread is open July Part 2 with directions given to go to the group! Yay!!0
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Connie is this group discussing New. I have not heard of it. What a relief. to All of us. I always thouht you had to join a group and be accepted But this is listed on the community thread I am lost. Something new.?
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vicky1947mfp wrote: »@Sandcastles61 - which beach do you go to, Tami?
This weekend we are going to Chinook Winds at Lincoln City on the Oregon coast. We go clamming frequently out of Long Beach on the Washington coast and also spend time in the Gray's Harbor area.....
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Marie, yes, our traveling days have come to an end and we are home in GA after 20 months being away. I will miss some of the traveling but for now I am very happy to be home.
I hope keeping our Easter group small will motivate me more than I gave been.
Must log food everyday. It makes such a difference but I haven't this week.
Connie, thank you for taking care of all of us!0 -
I lost 4 lbs of the extra pounds I put on during our trip and my water retention. cause by my congestive heart Failure issue and extra sodium while we were gone.. So another lb to go. hope to have it off by net Friday.
And must admit I am confuse by this new Thread? Group? thing but willing to learn I though a group you had to join and be accepted anxious to keep an eye on it and see how it pan out. us old folks learn something new everyday.
I am glad to be back with the original thread of Easter.
Connie is serving us well. Bless her hearth
But now to get down to business.
my meals today
Breakfast....Greek yogurt, Fresh strawberries, chia seeds Coffee
Lunch Stir fry frozen vegies with a new chicken I found at walmart. It was call pulled chicken Tyson brand.
Dinner yogurt and fruit will be rasberries and chia seeds,
Snack if needed gluten free cinnamon toast and whipped cream cheese
Lots of water.
A walk after dinner
marie
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Ellen,
I think increasing your calories on the LCHF plan sounds like it might work better for allowing a loss. I've been focused on the <20 net carbs and let the calories be what they are. My big downfall is that I enjoy wine with dinner which undermines the plan. So, I'm going to try to eliminate it entirely for a few weeks and see if it improves my losses. I am thrilled that my BF% is heading in the downward direction and I can see that I am looking a bit leaner in wiggly places. LOL
I hope it works! Today was weird. I was busy and not hungry, so I haven't had very much to eat. Chicken is roasting in the oven, and I have salad. I know that will fill me up and end the day pretty low. But I'm more comfortable with that now, because tomorrow will make up for it. I'm learning to eat according to my hunger level. Hallelujah, sometimes I'm not hungry!
So great that your wiggly places are looking leaner. I still wave in the breeze... 0
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