TEAM: Run Track Minds (April)

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  • veggieonly
    veggieonly Posts: 15 Member
    Username: Veggieonly
    Week: April week 1
    PW: 177.2
    CW: 176.1
  • JammyPea
    JammyPea Posts: 60 Member
    Username:Jammypea
    Week: April Week 1
    Weigh in Day: Monday
    PW =194
    CW=194

    Not the start I was hoping for
  • j0d13mcc
    j0d13mcc Posts: 56 Member
    Daily Post (Monday 1/4)
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes, (under)
    Exercise: Yes, (30 minute run/jog 3km)
    Daily Goals: increased my water intake and daily stretches complete. Also breathing/mindfulness completed for 10mins
  • ChattyCrafty
    ChattyCrafty Posts: 16 Member
    Username: Chattycrafty
    Monday April 1, 2019
    Week: April Week 1
    PW =201
    CW=199.5
  • Toyota100
    Toyota100 Posts: 182 Member
    @johicks, Yes I plan on trying to do the daily challenge this week consistently. I'm taking baby steps.

    Sunday 3/31/2019
    Track: Yes, Everything
    Calories: Yes
    Exercise: Yes, I worked but, I made sure I took the steps and did walking all day. I was active 14 hours with my Fitbit tracking. Plus I got 10k steps and I have a desk job.
    Goals or Day: I had a good day! Lots of family stress, but I made the best of it. I didn't mindless eat. 1 day of no mindless eating. Now I'm shooting for day number 2.


  • tlgale
    tlgale Posts: 894 Member
    Hi guys! looking forward to continue on with this! I managed a 14.4lb weight loss last month, hoping after last week's maintain I can look for a decent loss this week! I have been under my calorie goal for 35 days now! It's amazing what tracking can do :)

    Tomorrow I'm hoping to go for a nice walk if the weather allows! Also planning on getting into the pool for a little swim friday with a friend...its been a loooooong time since i've been swimming!

    I'm a big girl, and have a long way to go. I am not following a specific food plan, but I do go to Overeaters Anonymous, and have been binge-free for 5 months next monday! So I track my food and do the best I can every day :)

    I am trying not to fixate on the physical recovery, and percentage weight loss is hard for me, because I am over 330lb so it doesn't look like I have lost much percentage wise, but weight wise I have, if that makes sense..... But, I'll just plod along one day, one meal at a time!

    Looking forward to weigh in on wednesday already!!

    @littleflutterby Binge free for 5 months is an awesome accomplishment, congrats!!!
    Do you find overeaters helpful? I've wanted to go but haven't yet. I'm a binge/emotional eater myself.
  • tlgale
    tlgale Posts: 894 Member
    Longshore wrote: »
    Username:Longshore
    Week: April Week 1
    Weigh in Day: Sunday
    PW =209
    CW=205.5

    @Longshore Great loss!!
  • tlgale
    tlgale Posts: 894 Member
    veggieonly wrote: »
    Username: Veggieonly
    Week: April week 1
    PW: 177.2
    CW: 176.1

    @veggieonly Nice job!!
  • tlgale
    tlgale Posts: 894 Member
    Username: Chattycrafty
    Monday April 1, 2019
    Week: April Week 1
    PW =201
    CW=199.5

    @ChattyCrafty Nice loss!!
  • ajaia2001
    ajaia2001 Posts: 216 Member
    Daily Post (Monday)

    Track: YES
    Calories: UNDER
    Exercise: 1 HOUR AT BOOTCAMP CLASS
    Goal/Day: OKAY DAY FOR A MONDAY.
  • johicks
    johicks Posts: 1,991 Member
    @jwall309 - I'm encouraged by your post in that I also am trying to find a balance. I have a problem of once indulging, then I overdo it big time!. So I have to find my way to moderation and to figure out how to handle triggers, better. Here's to your next three days of being back on track and healthy.
    @Tomkinsone - Great plan! So far the best way for me to handle dinner is to plate it in the morning. Then if I want what he has made, first use MFP app to alter it. I'm still getting back into my good habits!
    @veggieonly - Nice loss!
    @JammyPea - Never fun to see the scales stay the same, but always better than a gain. Is there an NSV that you had for the week?
    @j0d13mcc - I like the 10 minutes of breathing and mindfulness. Nice! Great me time.
    @ChattyCrafty - Way to make the scales move!
    @Toyota100 - Good day. Sometimes that is as far as our focus can be and that is all right.
    @ajaia2001 - Nice Monday! Awesome hour of exercise.


    Daily Post (Monday 4/01)
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes, (under 39 cals)
    Exercise: Yes, 50 mins. (3 min stretch, 12 min in Gazelle, 15 min march in place while washing dishes, 20 min walk)
    Daily Goals: 4 personal points~ ACHIEVED for mindset with morning affirmations and improve my night routine/habits to stop after dinner binges. Dinner I plated and wrapped this morning as meal prep for the day, and out of habit I plopped on the couch. Halfway through, I realized I wasn't at the table. That’s why I am working on my night routine. But!! I didn’t eat mindlesly. Now the KITCHEN IS CLOSED. Tea is in hand and off to bed to keep reading; then read.
  • Tomkinsone
    Tomkinsone Posts: 36 Member
    Daily Post: (April 1)

    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes; goal 1370, food 1138, exercise 203, remaining 435
    Exercise: yes: 30 mins elliptical
    Goals or Day: I have a desk job, so every 1.5 hours I go for a walk. I am in a long large building so I get a lot of steps in. Day was good, I felt good and I’m ready for bed. I typically wake at 3:30 am to get ready for work. I need half hour to wake up and enjoy my morning coffee. I’m in the office by 6am. Have a great night all. 🥰
  • Tomkinsone
    Tomkinsone Posts: 36 Member
    @johicks I love that you are able to respond to everyone’s post. 🥰
  • Toyota100
    Toyota100 Posts: 182 Member
    I'm a binge eater too! Oh my gosh we are a family!!!! Yesterday was my day 1 of no mindless eating. Today is almost over and I'm almost about to have a two day victory!


    @tgale Congratulations on 5months being binge free! That is a great accomplishment coming and that's coming from a binge eater too. I wonder if they have any meeting in my area for binge eating. Please, tell us more about how you found binge eating meetings in your area?

  • MaelynMayhem
    MaelynMayhem Posts: 611 Member
    Daily post 4/1

    Track: yes
    Calories: over by 1, goal 1500/1501
    Exercise: yes. Zombies, Run couch to 5K week 1, day 1; Zombies, Run! episode
    Daily goal: To stay on plan tomorrow, and get some walking in out in the park while the sun is out
  • Toyota100
    Toyota100 Posts: 182 Member
    @jwall309, yes me too. I don't know how to find my happy medium. If I have one chip I don't know how to stop. It even intensifies if I'm stressed. I don't know how to enjoy small portions and be satisfied.

  • Fitgirllife72
    Fitgirllife72 Posts: 500 Member
    Toyota100 wrote: »
    @jwall309, yes me too. I don't know how to find my happy medium. If I have one chip I don't know how to stop. It even intensifies if I'm stressed. I don't know how to enjoy small portions and be satisfied.

    I too have a long history of binge eating. I have absolutely no ability to eat one of my trigger foods in a proper portion. I haven’t binged since the first week of January but it involved me going to a psychiatrist and getting my anxiety under control and also seeing a therapist. What ended up being really key for me in managing my binge eating was to manage my anxiety first.

  • Fitgirllife72
    Fitgirllife72 Posts: 500 Member
    Daily post 4/1

    Track: yes
    Calories: under
    Exercise: yes Total Body Cardio fix
    Daily Goal: complete day 9/21 of 21 Day Fix
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 723 Member
    Username: Jactop
    Weigh in week: week 1
    Weigh in day: Monday
    Previous weight: 207
    Current weight: 206
  • tlgale
    tlgale Posts: 894 Member
    Toyota100 wrote: »
    I'm a binge eater too! Oh my gosh we are a family!!!! Yesterday was my day 1 of no mindless eating. Today is almost over and I'm almost about to have a two day victory!


    @tgale Congratulations on 5months being binge free! That is a great accomplishment coming and that's coming from a binge eater too. I wonder if they have any meeting in my area for binge eating. Please, tell us more about how you found binge eating meetings in your area?

    @Toyota100 Oh I'm not binge free at all and I've never been to a meeting. I was commenting and asking @littleflutterby about her experience...she's been binge free for 5 months and does meetings!
    I was doing pretty good with moderation the first half of last year, but have been all over the place since :neutral:
  • Longshore
    Longshore Posts: 221 Member
    @johick In the middle and end of every month I do a dry fast. I dont eat or drink for 16-18 hours. This is because I do body measurements then and dont want anything to throw off these measurments. The weeks after are always a little lower on the weight loss. Im happy so far this year because ive loss everyweek....... SO FAR lol. Im sure it will slow down her soon because im geeting closer to goal weight. Got a trip to clearwater Florida July2 so will be hitting it hard these next 3 months.
  • Claresmith13
    Claresmith13 Posts: 8 Member
    edited April 2019
    Username: claresmith13.
    Week: April wk 1.
    Weigh in day: Tuesday.
    PW: 204.
    CW: 205.
  • Claresmith13
    Claresmith13 Posts: 8 Member
    Username: claresmith13.
    Week: April wk 1.
    Weigh in day: Tuesday.
    PW: 204.
    CW: 205.

    Thought I did really well this week but now need to up my game. Here to the start of a new week. #thinkpositive.
  • LiIyGrace
    LiIyGrace Posts: 46 Member
    Daily Post for Monday
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Under
    Exercise: Walking
    Goals or Day: Still on track, still losing (down 18 lbs since March 1).
  • LiIyGrace
    LiIyGrace Posts: 46 Member
    Username: LiIyGrace
    Week: April Week 1
    PW =234.2 lbs
    CW=231.6 lbs

    I completely forgot my weigh-in day here was on Mondays! I weigh everyday and was involved in a few challenges all with different weigh days, lol. Oops. Luckily April starts fresh and this is the only challenge I'm in now.
  • johicks
    johicks Posts: 1,991 Member
    First my confession….I posted my Monday’s results, too soon. I had some emotions that I thought I had worked through (towards hubby), but I guess not. I found myself eating the fatty/carby food that he brought home for “him.” It was more than just that. But I took a drive before I got home to have extra breathing time. Then sat down with tea and planned on how to have one piece. I thought I had it licked. I heard myself say “I don’t care” as he was passed out in bed. So I’m learning to recognize that trigger. I may not knock it out of the park this week or next, but I’m going to work on it. In my morning affirmation, I read something that helped me. I will post the picture after this post. So. I am being honest with you and most importantly with myself. And that’s part of the battle, right? So I will chalk that up to a “cheat day” and move past it trying to learn from it and not beat myself up.

    @Tomkinsone - I like encouraging, as for me its a win-win (I hope.) But there will be some days I will have to know my time limit and not be able to.

    @Toyota100 - 2 days of no binging. Yeah! And I'm with you, @jwall309, and @Fitgirllife72 on trying to enjoy a food w/o making it 20!

    @Fitgirllife72 - thanks for sharing about getting anxiety under control first. Sometimes what I feel is petty and I need to just deal with it. I am not anxious, just controlling. So it makes it hard for me to "let loose." What's weird, is even though I'm a control freak... I have a hard time controlling what goes in my mouth. So, learning to control what I can first is where I need to start.

    @MaelynMayhem - Your exercise is exciting. I hope you go to enjoy a walk in the sun.

    @Jactop - woohoooo 1# gone!

    @tlgale - Thanks again for being a great captain! WE CAN get back under control. This group is going to help keep us focused.

    @Longshore - close to goal is exciting!! (& for me scary, how to maintain!?) I look forward to reading more about how you reach your goal and learn maintenance. 3 months to Florida... yeah!!

    @Claresmith13 - Inhale, exhaaaaaale. Today is a new day and this week is new too. You can do it. We're here for you!

    @LilyGrace -Nice Monday. 18# since March 1. And great weekly loss, too. Awesome. Keep on keeping it off.

    Have a good day @RunTrackMinds!! Stay focused.






  • johicks
    johicks Posts: 1,991 Member
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  • jwall309
    jwall309 Posts: 332 Member
    @johicks @Toyota100 Mindful eating has definitely been a process for me so far. But one thing I've learned is that I am a "fog eater" meaning I will just mindlessly, unconsciously eat whatever is in front of me without even tasting it or realizing how much I've put into my mouth. So to combat that I measure out however many servings of my snack fits into my budget in the kitchen, put the snack away, and then bring my servings into the living room. Because I have also learned that after a long work day I am incredibly lazy and will just not want to get up to get more to snack on even if the craving is there :D Obviously this doesn't really combat emotional or stress eating, which is something I'm also learning to cope with, but it helps with the daily battle with overeating.

    I'm also not sure if publicly admitting how lazy I am is great :D but I'm learning to also be kinder to myself and after 12 hours out of the house every day its probably ok that I don't want to get off the couch once I'm settled. Constantly reminding myself its a marathon not a sprint, and a lifestyle change, so not every day is going to be perfect!
  • johicks
    johicks Posts: 1,991 Member
    @jwall309 - I understand being lazy at the end of the day. Thanks again for the share and for giving our minds some food for thought. Greatly appreciate being reminded of how to be more mindful.
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