Team 4
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Morning Wildflowers
I get motivated by songs and love to listen to the lyrics and so my motivational song for today is: I rise up by Andra Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApSX-adHnB0
Hope this motivates some of you.
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So for the roadblocks, accountability and nutritional challenges, do we calculate the points for each day and put them on the spreadsheet?0
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I lost 1.5 lbs this week. Not a big loss, but I'll take it!! I'm hoping I'll be able to keep up with all the challenges and tracking points. There really is a lot of different things going on at once! Almost overwhelming.0
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Thanks for the morning motivation, Melanie. I like the phrase, "we gonna walk it out and move mountains." I only want to move a few pounds by walking, so compared to a mountain, that should be a piece of cake!0
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Yes, Shelby. If you do the dance, record a "yes" and 10 under Roadblock 1. If you eat 5 Greek foods, it's a 10 under Roadblock 2. If you get to the end of the week, and you've only eaten 4 Greek foods, then it's an 8 under Roadblock 2. If you go sugar free for the week, score 5 points on Sunday. If you chime in here on the thread five times, and comment on five different team mates' statuses over five days, then score 10 points after the fifth day. (There can be partial points for this one, too; for example, only 4 days you would score 8 points). If you do the arm challenge or dumbbell challenge for the whole week, then score 10 points on Sunday.0
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Kate, first off, congratulations on losing a pound and a half. Don't downplay it....that rate of loss is sustainable over the long haul! As for all the challenges, you are absolutely right; it is overwhelming. That is why I am trying my best to break it all down for you. In @mallowbar's defence, she was trying to come up with lots of ways to score points so that if someone were really new to this whole process, they could find something within their comfort zone to get them off to a positive start. If you want to keep it simple, try to get in exercise minutes most days so we, as a team, get get to Greece. And try to do one of the roadblocks. I think if we all do at least one roadblock, that will help our point scoring abilities later on. Seriously, the dance looks fun and it is only a minute and a half! Practice a few times and ten minutes later you will be done!0
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Thanks @HASWLRS ! I was wondering if I was the only one a little overwhelmed lol I'm trying to focus here in the beginning on exercise minutes and at least 1 roadblock. I had Greek yogurt yesterday and I have pita chips to eat with my lunch today! We get 2 points per day, correct?0
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Two points per food.0
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I'm also a bit of a spreadsheet nerd because I work with complex sheets at work all day, so I've been trying to make ours snazzy lol I'm tweaking it as we go!0
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Oh, I didn't realize that was you! Thank you, because I am the complete opposite of a spreadsheet nerd!0
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Hello Wildflowers! I know I am starting a bit late, I do apologize. This is all new to me; there are so many aspects to this challenge. Hopefully I will get the hang of it. My name is Tori, I am a 32yr old STAHM to four kiddos. I lost the pregnancy (my youngest is 18months) weight last year with weight watchers, but I still have those last 15 lbs to loose. I have been very tired and depressed lately. I have hypothyroidism and will finally get to see the endocrinologist on March 18th, after a 5 month long wait of feeling this way. In the meantime I have been using my depression as an excuse to eat like crap. We all have something to use as an excuse, ya know? And it's just a matter of whether or not we use it. I hate to run, but I love to dance. I enjoy Piyo and Zumba, and I often walk the dog too. So excited for nice weather to put the baby in the stroller and walk for a while. I did that today, helps the depression a great deal too. Gonna eat some grapes and greek yogurt today and figure out these spread sheets. Have an awesome day ya'll!!!0
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Hi Wildflowers! My name is Lisa, I am a 35 year old librarian from Southern California. This challenge seems to have a lot of things going on but I will do my best to keep up.0
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Hi, Tori and Lisa and welcome to the official Team Wildflowers thread. Yes, there is a lot going on in this challenge. On page two of this thread I have a post where I break down all the ways to score points this week. If you are feeling overwhelmed, (and you are not alone), try keeping it simple. Record as many exercise minutes as you can this week, so we can get our team to Greece and try to do one of the roadblocks (either the dance or the Greek food). I think it helps our scoring abilities later on if we all do at least one roadblock. Have a great week! If you have any questions, we are here to help.0
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NelsonKatelyn wrote: »I'm also a bit of a spreadsheet nerd because I work with complex sheets at work all day, so I've been trying to make ours snazzy lol I'm tweaking it as we go!
Awe! I love how our team spreadsheet looks. Its so calming. Thank you for making it look bad *kitten*$ hahaha. Congrats on your weight loss as well. I lose 1.4 lbs I think. From 132 to 130.6, my goal for this month is 130, but my final goal weight is 125.0 -
I was a late bloomer so my weigh in remained the same this week, hopeful for next week as I am determined to conquer all the challenges!!! Stay focused everyone!!0
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Nice to see you on the team thread, Lexy. I love your attitude!0
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I know the feeling misstori4. I have hypothyroidism too and before my levothyroxine meds were at the right dosage I was terrible even putting on a pair of socks was hell, hair thinning, dry cracking skin and I was constantly depressed till it was sorted and stable. it can be hell on you if its not stable. it wasn't over night but once it was stable at the right dose for a little while everything got back to normal.
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I lost 1.4 lbs at the weight in this week, I'm glad to see its still coming off regularly since I've been dieting and exercising for a while now.
I did 2 30 min jog/walks today and made some Greek style kebabs for dinner.
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Congrats on the weight loss, Jenny. Kate lost just about the same amount and I told her that was a good sustainable rate for the long haul! You seem to be a bit of a natural in the kitchen; making everything from scratch! You're making the rest of us look bad! lol0
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We are down to 17 team mates. Miss_Mabee and Littlemissweber withdrew. Littlemissweber said she just had surgery and would not be able to exercise for the near future. No word from Miss_Mabee; She just left.0
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Wow great job on all the weight loss. I too had 1.8lbs.
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Great first week Wildflowers ☘ !!! The sun is shinning and the warm weather is here. Makes for great walking.0
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Good Evening beautiful Wildflowers i hope you guys had a great workout in today and enjoying yall's night. i pulled a muscle earlier lifting some heavy boxes and i am still feeling it right now i am just glad i was able to do 70 minutes zumba and 80 minutes 4miles run. for some reason i don't feel the pain when i am working out,i only feel it when i am not doing anything. anyway, i am eating greek salad right now. did you eat greek today?0
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shaunie126 wrote: »Ok the first day is going great. I just did the dance challenge road block #1 and I had some Greek yogurt I walked for 30mins and I am going to ride the bike for an hour .... Do riding the bike count? And do I just post the minutes? Hmmm ..oh and I'm going to start the arm challenge ...I don't have dumbbells but I have cans or water bottles... I wonder if that will work?
Ok so today I got the Greek yogurt in and I lost 1.4 lbs!!! I'm happy about that. Today I did have a down fall I had a migraine today that left me too nauseous to eat dinner and too messed up to exercise. But I'm sure tomorrow will be better0 -
I hope your migraine is gone this morning, Shaunie, and you should be very happy about the weight loss! Congratulations!
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So yesterday I had GREEK YOGURT and GRAPES for breakfast. For lunch, I had a GYRO PITA with FETA and SPINACH. I contemplated the tzatziki sauce, but yeah...no. There's my five minimum!0
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I did the Mama Mia dance yesterday. Seriously, it is so fun and easy! A lot of the steps are repeated so it is easy to pick up on. I probably did it five or six times; I was trying to get to the point where I could follow along and not wait for their move. I thought of you, Tori. You said you like to dance. This is one you could do with your kids! And Ruffa, with all your Zumba training, this would be a piece of cake for you! Check it out!0
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Including my treadmill run, the dumbbell challenge and the Mama Mia dance, I got in 75 minutes of exercise yesterday.
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Today is my rest day from the gym. It's going to be a gorgeous day here in WV today, so I'll probably take a walk or get out in the back yard with my little one this evening.
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I'm eating a salad right now for lunch...trying to tell myself it taste like a Taco Bell gordita lol Anybody else get bad cravings out of the blue??0