Username: maejestique
Weigh in day :sunday
Week: May week 1
PW =161.8
CW=160.6

@Toyota100 ~ As you may have noticed, the April thread is closed. We will have 5 weeks in May. So hat you know, I’ll be entering your weigh-in as first in the May challenge. MAY you have a good month. Goodness! 3am start time. I don't miss those days at all. Hope you get some YOU time, soon.

@skullsandskeletons ~ Great first daily post. MAY this mini-challenge help you have a good month and lose lbs.

@Longshore~ MAY we have a great month! I’m committed to working extra hard this month. Let’s be accountable together!

@Maejestique ~ Nice loss!! That’s they “Weigh” to start the month off. MAY you have a great month of weight loss and progressing towards your goal weight.

@Jod13Mcc ~ Oh Jo!! I’m so sorry that you’re still laid up. But as the “motto” picture indicates, we will have our ups and downs in life that will tempt to throw us off track. Your priority is healing and overall wellness. You are being so smart about your calories... WOW!! Are you able to lift small hand weights while laying flat? Just wondering if you could do some simple resistance type exercises with 1# weights or bands that will at least be something. BIG HUGS. Okay… so something is working for you, as you didn’t have your PW, only your CW. I logged in your CW and you LOST!! For your records… PW= 185.19, CW= 183.86. So no worries, just keep being smart about your choices… AND HEAL. <<hugs>> P.S. You can be our cheerleader!

Had another weekend that went off the rails with eating....but excited to kick off May and have a stronger month than I did in April! My schedule is calming down and I have less social events this month, so it will be easier to stay within calorie goal and focus on having a strong weight loss month, especially before summer starts!

Last night I was given a difficult challenge. I had to create a self-care Bingo. The first few spots were easy to fill out, but then it got hard. It took me over 45 minutes to fill out the spaces with things to do to take care of myself. I guess I have gotten away from that. I couldn't list my walks or dieting, because sure I do that, but that's every day. These needed to be things I could do that were not part of my routine but separate things to do to help take care of me. Some things on there might stress people out while they relax me.

I have decided to not continue the C25K for a bit. I need to see my doctor. I think my electrolytes are off. My heart seems to miss beats when I'm running with some pain in the chest. It fades quickly enough. In March my sodium was a little low and I never use sodium on anything. A few days last week I surpassed the 2300 mg, but most days I'm well under. I do put potassium (No Salt) on a lot things so it should be fine, unless it's gotten high. And with the amount of water I drink I'm not worried about chloride. But the water could be flushing out my sodium. Anyways, until I see my doctor and get the necessary tests done the running is off the table.

Username: jupdyke
Week: Monday, May Week 1 (4/29)
PW: 160.2
CW: 152.6

I was really excited to see a 7.2 lb weightloss this week! I think weighing in once weekly as opposed to daily helps me a lot. I've tightened up my eating this week and stuck to my caloric allowance and even had a cheat day. I'm maintaining my exercise as well. Hoping for another strong week next week. Thank you all for this supportive group! I hope I did this forat weigh in right. Let me know if I didn't.

Jen

victorious55 wrote: »

Hello everyone, this is my first time on this challenge. I am still trying to understand it. I am sure I will soon get the hang of it once I finish browsing round. I am already on maintenance. The goal is to loose extra few pounds to a lower BMI.
Wishing everyone success on this journey.

I'm the team Captain. You can tag me by typing. @johicks

The only requirement is to report your weight weekly on weigh in day. I see that yours is on Saturday.

The other option is to join our mini-challenge of reporting daily. For now go to the first page where you will find my introduction. In there you will find the formats. Please ask questions to avoid any frustration.

@johicks Oops...I'll take that mistake. Lol. Thank you!

j0d13mcc wrote: »

Ahhh thanks @johicks I couldn’t find my PW. Thank you!! I aim to keep losing and the weights is a good idea! Seeing the neurologist tomorrow so I’ll be getting advice about what I can and can’t do!! Positive mental attitude though because I’d love to get down into the 170s by end of May even if I am laid up!! It’s so frustrating though because If I was able to run I’d be smashing this right now!! The priority has to be getting well but once I am, I’ll never take my wellness for granted again!

Come on team!! You’ve got this!!!!

Great! Hope you are able to do something while lying there. Sending healing thoughts.

Username: skullsandskeletons
Week: Monday, May Week 1 (4/29)
PW: 245
CW: 245

Daily post:
#1. Tracked: yes
#2. Stayed inside calorie budget: yes
#3. At least 20 minutes of activity: yes, walking

Despite falling, hitting my head, and having to go to hospital for stitches yesterday while outside of my home country -- I believe I am doing well! I hurt all over but am getting tons of limping, errr walking, in around this beautiful city.

Daily Post - Monday (4/29)

Track: Yes
Calories: under; Limit: 1500/ Actual 1474
Water: 32
Exercise: Zombies, Run! (Virtuous Circle 27 minutes, walked additional minutes to reach 62 minutes), 3 flights of stairs, 45 minutes of calisthenics (squats, pushups and crunches, 5-5-20, 10-10-30, 15-15-40, repeated three times), then stretched for a few minutes
Day: It's been a low day. I struggled to get to sleep until 1 AM, and woke for a final time at 8. My mood has fallen significantly. I just feel like things are becoming pointless again. I have struggled to eat and take my medication today. I got inspected on my apartment and my blinds still aren't clean enough. I have crumbs in a cabinet and my fridge. She told me I still needed to focus on organizing and decluttering my apartment as well. It's like I'm not really making any headway. I have also thought that some of the symptoms I was having while running that I thought were signs of low glucose may have been warning signs regarding my heart, the dizziness that continued to get worse and nausea. I have appointment to see my PCP on the 21st. I'm having thoughts and urges (mild) of self-harm again. So, my CSS said if the funk doesn't pass by Wednesday we call to see if I can see my psychiatrist sooner.

Daily Post (Monday)
Track: yes
Calories: over
Limit: 1910/ Actual: 2365
Water: 5 cups
Exercise: yes. I worked for 7.5 hours on my feet!
Day: today started off good but as the day went on , my anxiety got the best of me. Sometimes just out of nowhere I get super anxious. I hate it tomorrow is gonna be better! I’m off of work so I definitely have to get some sort of exercise in!

Daily Post (Monday) from London!!!

Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: no but I did some stretches
Goal/Day: keeping hydrated so at least 3L of water. Staying flat -Drs orders. Staying positive- nailed it!!

Come on all!! Here’s a conversation starter whilst I lie here flat on my back.... arghhhhh lol! What’s your motivation? Tell me how you stay motivated when you’re struggling?

Klilev
PW: 196.6
CW: 193.2

I tracked today and am under. I also had a nice long run by the beach on my work trip. Eating healthy has been nore difficult during this trip than at home though.

@Fivepts~ - Five… I haven’t seen a post from you since you mentioned you had fluid on the lungs. I hope you are okay. And you didn’t comment on how I used our team name on a “motto” and then also named three elements that make up our name. Hope you are alright and can post soon with an update. Thinking of you.

@skullsandskeletons~ Oh. my. Goodness!! It must be so scary to have to go to the hospital in another country. That’s my hubby’s biggest fear, hence we don’t travel. Hope that you are still able to enjoy your trip. Good first weekly weigh-in!! Glad you found a scale.

@Jactop ~ A stay the same! That must be hard to weigh-in after the weekend. But maybe you chose that day to be able to choose wisely over the weekend. Either way…. You did great! No gain! Yeah!!

@MaelynMayehm~ I sure do wish that I lived near you so that I could come over and take a walk with you! I hope you are able to use your BINGO card to find some way to make Tuesday a not-so-low day. Do you keep track of TOM? I am not comparing myself to you or your situation, but I do notice that twice a month my hormones dip or get enraged and causes major mood swings for me. So I do know that there are those days where it all feels pointless… I even get so mad at the hubby that I wonder.. What!!? WHY!? And I do all the things (from my mental Bingo card) to make myself feel better. As far as you taking care of your health… YOU ARE KILLING ZOMBIES, STILL!! The calisthenics is awesome!! All you can do is take it one day at a time.

When visiting with my soon-to-be 70 yo retired mom, she says to not overwhelm herself; she tells herself I’m going to do three things today! One of them is exercise. The other two our household type chores or a task she doesn’t want to do. I thought. Yep! Somedays, that’s all we can do… just three things. If we make our list too long, it’s way easier to throw in the towel. So focus on what YOU CAN DO today. @MaelynMayhem --- I’ll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

@ajaia2001~ Another awesome workout and day!! Kick those boots! Maybe she will change the name to bikini camp! LOL

@rawrxamberx ~ Amber, 7.5 hours on your feet .. phew! Even though you didn’t meet your calorie goal, I’m impressed that you logged the calories!! I tend to not log; then eat even more!! So… today is a new day. MAY you take some deep breaths and exhaaaaaale and not let anxiety take over. Enjoy some good exercise. Hopefully, it’s nice enough in southern MI to take a fun nature walk. Get away for a little bit… a 2fer! Exercise for the body & soul.

@jupdyke~ Jen. Leg day! Thanks for the reminder about strengthening our muscles! I have a list of exercises from a class I took last year that does just that! I need to incorporate that into my regiment. Hope you had a nice run this morning!

@j0d13mcc~ JO! Hello there in London! Good. Good on the stretches and all that water… hope you can get up fast enough to go to the potty. LOL

My motivation! I find that motivation doesn’t last long enough and that leads to my struggles taking over. So, I’m trying to learn that it actually takes determination! And determination is making habits Making habits so that regardless of my mood or LIFE; that I can do my best to stay on the right track. I did great the beginning of April, then went a little backward. BUT fortunately, decided to stick with this challenge; which helped me get back on track. So for April I only had 9 “binge” days instead of 20! I truly believe that the name RUNTRACKMINDS is going to be a helper for me something I can do daily…
Run -keep moving
Track -know what you’re eating/ drinking
Mind -train your brain to be positive about yourself and okay with change(s).

For some of my day-to-day or moment-to-moment struggles… like passing the candy jar 20x in a 5-hour period at work; I take my homemade protein no bake fake bars as a treat. Or bring a chocolate protein shake as a snack. Knowing my weaknesses helps me. Because then I can plan for them. If it is my mood that’s causing my struggle, I TRY to remember (the hard part when the moment is hot and heavy) to use aromatherapy (candles, lotions, or even flavored & scented lipgloss) to help distract me. Hot soaking baths help my mood. And GUM! Gum is my easy go-to. I have it everywhere! Learning that until me knee has fewer lbs on it; that I can only do 20 minutes max of walking at a time. And if it hurts, to be sure to walk slower, take more ibuprofen, and if THAT sore… then do chair exercises and upper body movements. Remembering mostly that I CAN DO something. Oh! Affirmations. I have a daily morning affirmation time. Sometimes (not always that helps later in the day.)

Thanks for that JO. It was a good reminder. Hope to hear from everyone about what they do. Let’s all give go that little lift of encouragement. She’s laying flat and we are all able to move about; even if we are struggling. We all do. LIFE happens.

@Jammypea~ A same is better than a gain! Blah blah blah I know! You want to lose! You are tracking your food and increasing exercise… then it will happen. Do you track your water, too? What kind of exercises?
@Klilev~ woooohooooo! That’s a great week #1 weigh-in. Awesome loss! Yes, being away from home to make healthy choices is soooo hard! But a long run (walk, stroll) along the beach sounds wonderful. I was just thinking about that on my walk yesterday. I’m going to have to make my hubby go with me to a sandy beach close by so I can walk in the sand. Even if he has to sit; I would love it!! There is something so soothing about the water and that squishing of sand under the feet. Aaaaaahhhhh.

Have a great day all! Keep posting!

Daily Post ( Monday)

Track: Yes
Cals: Over, 1335/1200
Water: Stopped tracking, but definitely drank a good amount today!
Exercise: No

Day: It was an ok Monday, got myself back on track after the weekend and have already lost some of the water weight, which is encouraging. Decided to slowly decrease how often I weigh in. Currently I weigh in every day, but lately that has been making this journey feel a bit slow and tedious. Even though I use a weight tracking app that helps account for daily weight fluctuations, I'm still feeling a bit burnt out. 3 months is about how long I've lasted doing any sort of weight loss, so I'm coming up on that deadline. I know I will push through 3 months this time, but I'm definitely going to try to help myself out when I'm feeling meh. So, starting next week I'm going to try weighing every other day, decreasing each week, and so on. I'll see how that goes, then adjust if needed.