TEAM: Gutbusters (October)
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LesIckaBod wrote: »Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Goodness, this month is almost over! What a doozy it's been for so many of us: work, personal illness, family illness - and even a party and weekend trip or two.
But this is life, right? And we're all working on losing weight and getting fit in order to get better at life.
What do you tell yourself to stay motivated when you're going through one of these difficult stretches?
First thing I do is keep in mind how much better I feel and look. I remind myself what it took to get where I'm at and if I really want to lose it all just to start over again. Then I remind myself that if I do one thing and one thing only is to keep tracking my food. If I at least track my food I will have half a clue on what's going on with my body. I remind myself that I can indulge in great food if I track it. By tracking I can stay on track even with the good food.3 -
November goals:
1.I will recommit to tracking.
2.I will walk whenever I can.
3.Limit the intake of carbohydrates.
4.Drink more water
I read motivational quotes to stay motivated. Whenever I eat little at dinner,next morning I feel better and I continue choosing good things during the day.3 -
Folks, I forgot to share the Week 4 results! Here they are:
The Biggest Loser Is...
1st - @Tracie_Lord. - 4.04%
2nd - @reanna143. - 3.52%
3rd - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
The TEAM Biggest Loser...
1st - Gutbusters. - 0.73%
Gutbusters
1st - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
2nd - @michellelagle. - 2.38%
3rd - @Rocknut53. - 1.29%
Overall Pounds Lost by Team
The Big Butt Theory - 16.7 lbs.
The Slimsons - 3.0 lbs.
Gutbusters - 23.5 lbs.
Run Track Minds - 8.8 lbs.
Flab-U-Less - 25.5 lbs.
Overall Total Lost: 77.5 lbs3 -
Username: craigo3154
Weigh in week: Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Week's Weight: (63.5kg) 140.0
Todays Weight: (63.2kg) 139.3
After a week of 140.2, this morning it decides to drop a pound. I end the month weight wise where I started (which in maintenance is a good thing).2 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »Folks, I forgot to share the Week 4 results! Here they are:
The Biggest Loser Is...
1st - @Tracie_Lord. - 4.04%
2nd - @reanna143. - 3.52%
3rd - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
The TEAM Biggest Loser...
1st - Gutbusters. - 0.73%
Gutbusters
1st - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
2nd - @michellelagle. - 2.38%
3rd - @Rocknut53. - 1.29%
Overall Pounds Lost by Team
The Big Butt Theory - 16.7 lbs.
The Slimsons - 3.0 lbs.
Gutbusters - 23.5 lbs.
Run Track Minds - 8.8 lbs.
Flab-U-Less - 25.5 lbs.
Overall Total Lost: 77.5 lbs
Way to go Gutbusters.
Well done for leading the charge @LeslckaBod.
Looking at the months results so far we have quite a number of consistent performers doing really well. Anyone with more than 2% over 4 weeks is doing a great job. This includes:
@bendiz_. @michellelagle. @Grebber1. @eevang. @WishfulThinning18. and @90kgtoNewMe.
Hope all have a great last week in October.3 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Goodness, this month is almost over! What a doozy it's been for so many of us: work, personal illness, family illness - and even a party and weekend trip or two.
But this is life, right? And we're all working on losing weight and getting fit in order to get better at life.
What do you tell yourself to stay motivated when you're going through one of these difficult stretches?
I remind myself that I’ve become a whole different person. A much happier, satisfied, healthier person. I don’t avoid mirrors anymore, I actually catch myself checking how I look quite often. I don’t have that negative voice in my head telling me how worthless I am..
My overall health is much better and I am in complete control of my diabetes now (with a perfect hba1c).
I can wear whatever I want, my weight doesn’t define what I wear anymore. This is the best thing that has happened to me in many years. And also, I have a 100% clean conscience and that just feels really good. I don’t eat so much that I feel sick after.. I don’t have to be ashamed when I go to the store anymore (before I used to be super ashamed because I bought so much «*kitten*» food).
I just purely function better at being a human. I’m no longer ashamed of my body in front of my boyfriend because I can’t bare to look at it myself (after 6 years, was about time).. Clothes shopping is my new passion, who would have tought that 7 months ago?
Never going back to my dark pit with all the junk food and low self worth 😂5 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »Happy Tuesday, everyone!
Goodness, this month is almost over! What a doozy it's been for so many of us: work, personal illness, family illness - and even a party and weekend trip or two.
But this is life, right? And we're all working on losing weight and getting fit in order to get better at life.
What do you tell yourself to stay motivated when you're going through one of these difficult stretches?
I've been at this a full year now, so I worry less about falling off the wagon even when I falter.
As I've faced challenges in my personal and professional lives and with my health, my focus has been on keeping my head above the proverbial water. At times, I was too busy or sick to track. I lost my streak. BUT I kept logging in, trying to catch up, and reading the forum. I did my weekly weigh ins. I kept being involved and always told myself that i would be 100% back once I could be.
I just never quit. That was it. I didn't do a defeated binge eating spiral. I made maintenance my goal when doing more was too hard and always estimated calories in my head (which is way easier after logging for 6+ months). I stayed kind to myself. I'm human. Life has been hard lately. I didn't need to bring myself down, so I remained proud of just being involved and trying to maintain.
And it's worked. At first I lost because I was sick. But last week I was taking steroids for my throat and turned into a hunger monster who wanted to eat 24/7 and this week was pretty normal, and I'm still losing.
So just keep treading.4 -
LesIckaBod wrote: »Folks, I forgot to share the Week 4 results! Here they are:
The Biggest Loser Is...
1st - @Tracie_Lord. - 4.04%
2nd - @reanna143. - 3.52%
3rd - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
The TEAM Biggest Loser...
1st - Gutbusters. - 0.73%
Gutbusters
1st - @LeslckaBod. - 2.47%
2nd - @michellelagle. - 2.38%
3rd - @Rocknut53. - 1.29%
Overall Pounds Lost by Team
The Big Butt Theory - 16.7 lbs.
The Slimsons - 3.0 lbs.
Gutbusters - 23.5 lbs.
Run Track Minds - 8.8 lbs.
Flab-U-Less - 25.5 lbs.
Overall Total Lost: 77.5 lbs
Nice job!3 -
Username: Bendiz_
Weigh in week: October Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 165.1
Today's Weight: 162.4
There we go! 😃👏🏻7 -
October 31
Exercised. Yes
Calories. Yes
Tracked. Yes3 -
12sarah2015 pw:137.6 cw:136. 7 not the lowest I've been this month but close3
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October 31
Exercised?: Yes (5km walk in 40 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Work from home again today.
Not much else to report.
Happy halloween.3 -
Good morning everyone.
Looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow. Not sure how it will pan out. I'm down so no worries there. I did however increase my calories by a little as I have substantialy increased my cardio the last few days and will continue to do so through November. Once done with a few bike challenges I've entered and have time, I will start focusing more on lifting weights and getting my upper body toned up.5 -
Username: Edising
Weigh in week: October Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 196.6
Today's Weight: 196.7
Happy Halloween!2 -
Username: Colleen790
October Week 5
Weigh in Day: Thursday
PW: 172.6
CW: 171.5
Happy with that considering the past weeks eating. But I've been good for the past 3 days and got rid of the water weight.4 -
Happy Halloween, everyone!
@12Sarah2015 and @Edising, I've got your weights posted.
Still looking for: @bendiz_, @hayleymace90 , @inshapeCK0 -
Username: Bendiz_
Weigh in week: October Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 165.1
Today's Weight: 162.4
There we go! 😃👏🏻
@LesIckaBod2 -
Username: inshapeCK
Weigh in week: October Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 145.3 pounds
Today's Weight: 144.5 pounds
Down 0.8 pounds since last week, however, this was weight I re-gained that I had to re-lose.
Once I lose 0.4 pounds then I will be back to my September 26th weight.
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Name: grebber1
Weigh in week 5
Prev weight: 328.0
This week weight: 320.4
Yes and thank you5 -
November 1
Exercised?: Yes (3km walk in 24 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Work from home again today.
Wife still losing weight.
Weekly weigh in was not as low as expected, but still trending in the right direction. She has her appointment with the diabetes specialist next week. We find out if her HbA1c is in the normal range of between 4% and 5.6% (pretty sure it will be). 4 -
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craigo3154 wrote: »
Thanks! This weigh in marks 100 pounds loss for me. Pretty happy.3 -
Username: Bendiz_
Weigh in week: October Week 5
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight: 165.1
Today's Weight: 162.4
There we go! 😃👏🏻
@LesIckaBod
Woops! And this was already filled in on the spreadsheet, too. Not sure if I did it or @craigo3154 , but thanks for the reminder!0 -
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It's Thursday, Week 5! Last weigh-in of October for:
@cjscoey
@Colleen790 -- great loss!
@Grebber1 -- way to own October!!2 -
November 2
Exercise yes
Cakories. Yes
Tracked. Yes0 -
Man I'm so close. 20 more pounds and I'll be under 300. Being over 300 is so deflating. It's gonna happen this year. I have to believe I'm getting to the point where I won't see major pounds coming off every week like this week. But if I can do one last hard push, I think I can get under 300 before the Nov challenge is over.
I'm getting a ton of compliments even from a lot of guys. And as a guy I understand that that does not happen very often. We usually just don't talk about things like that. I know I've lost a bunch I feel a lot better and I can even see the difference but when I do look in the mirror with most my clothes off it's a sad sad sight. I still have a lot of work to do and I am not discouraged about the way I look because it will get better. it's just kind of mind-boggling that I let myself get so bad that losing 100 pounds wasn't as major as I thought as far as how my body really looks.
Once I get under 300 I should have my workout room cleaned out enough to where I can start lifting again and hopefully start shaping my body so I don't look like a pear anymore LOL4 -
November 2
Exercised?: Yes (5km walk in 38 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Work from home again today.
Walk after dinner. Still light at 8:00pm. Daylight savings is a bonus for that.
Drone race tomorrow. Last of the Winter season. Have a chance to win my division for the season if I fly well. Wish me luck.
Also repaired my 2 non-working drones last night. One had an electrical fault (delicate soldering to swap components to fix). The other hit concrete on Tuesday night at about 80kmh (50 mph) and only damage was battery strap (expendable) and battery (now awaiting recycling). A video cable came loose, but that was easy to re-solder. Both test flown today and work fine.
One thing I forgot to mention yesterday is that my wife, for the first time in her adult life, is now under 200 lbs.4 -
craigo3154 wrote: »November 2
Exercised?: Yes (5km walk in 38 mins - hills).
Calories?: Yes
Tracked?: Yes
Work from home again today.
Walk after dinner. Still light at 8:00pm. Daylight savings is a bonus for that.
Drone race tomorrow. Last of the Winter season. Have a chance to win my division for the season if I fly well. Wish me luck.
Also repaired my 2 non-working drones last night. One had an electrical fault (delicate soldering to swap components to fix). The other hit concrete on Tuesday night at about 80kmh (50 mph) and only damage was battery strap (expendable) and battery (now awaiting recycling). A video cable came loose, but that was easy to re-solder. Both test flown today and work fine.
One thing I forgot to mention yesterday is that my wife, for the first time in her adult life, is now under 200 lbs.
Nice! My friend and I got into drones this year. There a lot of fun0 -
Username:fe452436
Weigh in day:Friday
Weigh in week:5
Weight last week: 194 lbs
Weight this week: 194 lbs
During the week I gained some weight back (196.5) and then came back to 194 lbs.
Good Luck!2
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