Inspire2019 wrote: »

I’m seeing a doctor now to iron out my iron issues

THIS! Nancy, you are welcome and even though you have had a really rough time in December (take a deep breath!), this line gives us a glimpse of a really fun person. You are also highly ambitious! 30 pounds in 3 months will take some doing - I'll be rooting for you all the way, as will all your other teammates here. And if you make 10 or 15 instead of the 30 you hope for, you will still be amazing - so, let's go!

Thanks for the welcome. We moved for my husbands job. He works in the airline industry & this was a good opportunity & promotion for him. We've completed 2 years & looking to potentially extend another 2. The setting is beautiful though hot & humid & we're looking forward to exploring Asia some more!!

orngnerdz wrote: »

@tdrjustus3 Welcome to the group, we are glad to have you! I am a type 1 diabetic (since I was 9) and would gladly do anything to rid myself of the disease so I can understand why you are working to get away from it. How do you like being on Keto? My husband tried it a few years back and liked it at first but felt super sick after a few weeks so ultimately gave it up.

@asheetagupte7272 Welcome! That seems like a BIG move, can I ask why you relocated? Let us know how we can support you as you move forward this month

Username: orngnerdz
Weigh in week: week 1
Weigh in day: Tuesday
Previous Weight: 196.7.
Todays Weight: 198.6

Not shocked and not really that upset beyond hurting the team numbers. After I was in the hospital, the foods I could tolerate were not that healthy (lots of pasta and comfort food) but all the more reason to get back on track for January!

Yesterday I had a really mixed day but it ended up being great. I've been going to my gym since June and love the strength program I've been doing. Over the months, several trainers have left and the programs have started to change. On Tuesday when I went to the gym, I found that the strength program for January was WAY out of my league and had very few areas for modification. For example, I was supposed to do weighted pull ups every week. I can't do REGULAR pull ups and can barely do band assisted pull ups. Needless to say, I was frustrated. Thankfully, my favorite trainer that I have worked closely with was in and she created a squat workout for me that makes sense where I am right now. AND she is going to make three more days so that I have four different days a week.

The best part of yesterday was that I FINALLY did a low box squat with 20 pounds of racked kettlebells on each side! I have struggled with my hip hinge and being able to push up from the bottom of the position but yesterday we changed two things: she made me look up at a fixed point the entire time and she had me take off my shoes. Looking up kept me from dipping my chest and no shoes made it easier for me to feel how I should be pushing off. It was a tremendous difference. Ending the day this way made me feel much better about the coming months.

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kkmark wrote: »

Username kkmark
January Week 1
Previous Weight:163.5
Current Weight:161.9

POSTED! and WELL DONE! You are helping the whole team - some of us started the month rather lagging, but you are going to inspires us to have fabulous results for week 2!

Wow - @orngnerdz - your "208" challenge is a fantastic idea. I always make vague commitments, like exercise 20 minutes a day no matter what, but a more specific one with monthly numbers is a lot more serious (in a good way).

I am going to think about this, and about great rewards also! I hope lots of us join in and keep track of those numbers for a while. Revision is not a failure - as long as that is part of the formula, I think I can do this.

Thanks!

orngnerdz wrote: »

Group Challenge

My challenge to you is two fold: set a goal for yourself for the year and then break it down into monthly chunks that you can measure. You don't need to have the same type of goal, the gym isn't for everyone. Maybe you want your goal to be that you workout so many days or you hit your step goal or you meet your water intake goal, it really could be anything. The only condition is that you make it something you CAN do, not something that is so lofty that you are just setting yourself up for failure.

I'll share my "rewards" later, I am still working on what they actually will be because I am bad and often reward myself just because, so I'm hoping this might help me with me spending habits as well!

For now, I will set a goal to have "exercise" mean MORE than my exergame cardio at least 3 times per week.

I say "at least" because, as of today, I am only in the exploring stage of hunting out possibilities for what I be doing, and have yet to discover what it's gonna feel like the day after (do I need to factor in exergame-only active-rest days? Is it something short-but-intense I could fit in before I go in to work? )

I also say "for now" because I may find that more than 3 days per week will prove realistic over time. (Daily exergame cardio is just soooo much a part of my life-style, it takes something VERY major to make me skip even one day of a minimum 20 minutes ... the fact that I can get it in WHILE watching a tv show or DVD helps with that LOL)

This tells you a lot about my lack of social interaction outside work .... and I mostly deal with "how much of this box of paper is old enough to legally dispose of yet?" at work so not lots there either.