TEAM: Run Track Minds (November)
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AB0215
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Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215 or Craig @craigo3154 .
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215 or Craig @craigo3154 . 3
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Name - Chanmartin
Weigh in - Monday
Last week - 198.9
This week - 201.5
Ugh. I’ve been awful about tracking and checking in since our out of town trip and it shows. Need to get back on track , but this is how the scales have worked the past several months - back and forth with the same few pounds.2 -
Hi, have been in this group for several months now and looking forward to a great month last wasnt brilliant. i am looking to get back on track if i can be as close to 250lbs this month that would be great. I ry to get 10k steps a day but i have been looking at mixing the training up a little will aim to get on each day to log i spend a lot of time in the car which isnt helpfull. i am looking at reducing calories down to between 1500 and 1800 this month and see how this helps with the training. the previous was from last month and owing to family and work wasn't a great month I did manage to beat my average 10k per month I have 3 days to reach a total of 400k for this month going to be a tough ask needing 50k steps during the week but if it was easy wouldn't be a challenge would it.
good luck to all new and team mates from previous months.1 -
Username: Jactop
Weigh in week: Week 1
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 211
Todays Weight: 210.80 -
Hey everyone, November's challenge doesn't actually start until Sunday Nov 4th...October has 5 weeks. So please put your weigh ins and daily updates in October for this week, thanks!0
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Hello Team Run Track Minds and Welcome to November!!
My name is Tracy @tlgale I will be your captain for this month.
A little about myself...I started my weight loss journey back in December and am now about 50lbs lighter! But I still have a long way to go, about 85lbs. I've been gaining and losing the same 5-7 lbs since July and have been having a hard time sticking to any plans I make...hopefully I can turn it around this month. I have a nearly 4 year old son with spastic quad CP and his different abilities and needs are my main motivation for wanting to get the weight off. As he grows and gets heavier, I need to shrink and get stronger!!
Please feel free to introduce yourselves and share your goals for the month as well.
We are going to be running a (Optional) Mini-Challenge this month: Daily Posts/Ultimate Accountability
First and foremost is that participation in the challenge is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. If you don't want to participate in these challenges, you don't have to, the choice is yours, but I would like to encourage you to participate as it seems to help keep us on track and thinking about our goals on a daily basis and it's encouraging to see other's successes and struggles so that we realize that we are not alone!!
The Daily Posts Challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (ultimate accountability challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.
#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget.
#3. Try to do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
#4. 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
#5. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "winners circle". This is not the same as the official results, which are weight based, this is just another tool to help you reach your weight loss goals.
**REMEMBER**
You set your own daily budget.
You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10mile run, activity is activity, anything that gets you up and moving!).
It is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work. Remember, this is a judgement free zone, everyone has good days and bad days, but the way to get to the finish line is by being honest and when we have a bad day, picking ourselves up and carrying on the next day!
Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
Your posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals or Day: (Tell us a brief description about your how your day went or goals for the day)
Please post your weight on your scheduled weigh in day, as if you miss weigh-ins, you may be eliminated from the challenge and we don't want to see that happen!!
Your weekly weigh in posts should look like this:
Username:
Week: February Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Just type PW & CW if you'd like (or if it's easier, you could keep a note on your PC desktop to make it easier to copy and paste from week to week.)
Please setup your posts in that format as it really makes it much easier to track.
Welcome to November! Let's make it our best month yet!!! 5 -
Hey team! I'm Gina, a Spanish teacher in Pennsylvania. I participated in one of these competitions about three years ago or so, and it was pretty fun! Unfortunately, I'm the champion of starting new things and then crapping out after like two weeks. I'd like to use this as motivation to get back to tracking and taking care of myself. I have a LOT more weight to lose now than I did my first time around!
Looking forward to getting to know everyone! Happy losing! 5 -
Hey everyone! I’m Becca. I’m from Ontario Canada. This is my first time being in one of these challenges and I’m super excited to start and have motivation from a team competition! Super looking forward to chatting and getting to know everyone! 5
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Hi Team! I am also excited to start this challenge. I did this last year and did very well. It helps keep me motivated. I had a really hard year and gained back the weight I lost last year but I know that I need to get back on track so I can be healthy. Good luck all! Let's do this!3
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Name: Gustaaf85
Weigh in day: Thursday
Weigh in week: November week 1
Previous weight: 100,9 kg / 222,45 lbs
Current weight: 99,5 kg / 219,36 lbs
Woohoo...finally under the 100 kg again.
Now to stay on track.
Tonight and tomorrow we get people over for dinner, my wife made her stew recipe, very good, and lot's of vegetables in it, but also high in kcal (around 900 without dessert)
And saturday we are going out for dinner with my parents before we go to theatre.
So i have to make sure i get my workouts done, and get some extra movement.
@Gustaaf85 I added this to the October thread...it will be your week 5 weigh in. November doesn't officially start until Sunday Nov 4th.0 -
Hey everyone, Kelly here. This is my 3rd month as part of the challenge and this team. I'm from Ontario, Canada. I'm 42 with 2 kids off at University, so I'm a semi empty-nester which means I should have lots of time on my hands - however - I work a pretty stressful job and I am kind of a workaholic.
My goal this month is to continue to track daily, to allow splurge meals on the weekends but NOT splurge DAYS and to step away from my office most days at a reasonable time to allow time for preparing a healthy dinner and get some exercise in.
For the days I am traveling for work, and there are about 10 this month, I hope to get up early, get my exercise in, make fairly healthy choices and limit alcohol intake at networking functions. Most importantly, I must not use these trips as an excuse to get too far off track!
Ultimately, I am to lose at least 5lbs this month but more would be awesome!
I'm hoping for a very interactive group as the connections with people facing the same challenges are very helpful and keep me accountable (misery loves company, right?!?!?)
Good Luck Everyone!7 -
Hi team! I'm Stef and this is my first challenge since starting mfp couple months ago. I tend to stop what I started if I lose motivation and/or not challenged enough. I thought this challenge would be perfect for me. I'm from Ohio and work a full-time job sitting at a desk all day. I have 2 goals this month, which are to get more exercise and lose at least 6 lbs. My usual exercise is walking 2 to 3 miles 4 days a week. There's a gym that just recently opened, so I'm gonna get a membership. I will be going to workout 5 days and 6th do some type of yoga/stretching. My nutrition has been on point for few weeks now, so I'm not worried about that. I am excited to interact with everyone. This challenge will definitely help with accountability and boost motivation.6
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Hi Team! I’m Vanessa from San Antonio,Texas. This is my very first challenge and I’m pretty excited. I’ve got a good 50 lbs to lose and am really over myself starting and stopping my weigh loss. I have an appointment to see a nutritionist on Monday so I’m hoping they can give me some insight. My goal is to track everyday and do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day!4
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Hi everyone. I'm Alison from Australia. Been on MFP for a few years, up and down, rinse, repeat.
Planning on staying on track this time. Currently doing no junk November a suggestion by my daughters to join them.
My goal this week is no junk and track every day.4 -
Welcome all new and returning team members!! Today is the beginning of a fresh new month...let's make it a great one!!
I started an additional weekly challenge last month (not weight related), but fell off the wagon myself and didn't keep up with it. I will be giving it a try again this month. Totally up to everyone if they want to participate or not.
This week I will be doing the water challenge again. So how it goes is, you drink your recommended amount of water every day and report here that you have and amount, for the next 7 days. You can add this to your daily check in (if you are doing them) or you can put it in separately.2 -
Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes, under
Exercise: Yes, 18 mins walking and 28 mins yoga (beginners)
Water Challenge: Yes, 100 oz
Goals or day: a pretty good day, managed to stick to plan. Having some major cravings though, guess that's to be expected after eating crappy for the last month (or more).4 -
Daily Post Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes (barely)
Exercise: Yes 30 min dog walk and 1 hr power walking
Water: 64 oz
Goals or Day: It was a pretty mellow day. I meal prepped for the work week, walked my dog, and went to the park and power walked for an hour. My water intake was a little less than I liked. I usually drink 80-100 oz, which is around half of my body weight. I have been slacking with drinking enough water for the last couple weeks. I will make it one of my goals.4 -
Good evening/day team. This will be my 3rd round here, I slacked off on my daily posts last round, going to try and get them in most days this round to hold myself more accountable.
For new members my name is Crystal, I started MFP July 18th this yr and so far have lost 25 lbs. 5 -
Daily Post Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: No
Exercise: No
Water: Didn't keep track but not enough
Goals or Day: Not going to lie, I did not meet any of my goals at all today. Was way over on my calories and didn't drink nearly enough water nor did I exercise. My goal for the rest of the week is to stay under on calories (set at 1200/day), under on my daily allowance of carbs (150), drink 100 oz of water, and exercise daily. This is what I have been aiming to do, but since Halloween I have been having all sorts of cravings because I gave in to all the candy.3
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