BMcC9 wrote: »

I am BMcC9, your other co-cap. ....

.... This is YOUR space, so post links, motivational posters or sayings, progress pics( if you are less shy than I am ... you'll notice that I don't post my own face, but that's just me) ...

I am debating changing my Profile Pic again .... inside the spoiler you will see my previous "on the way to maintenance" picture .... you know my current "slim and sassy" (kitty-cat) picture .... and what I may swap to as my "now settling into maintenance" picture ... which is actually the "real me" taken just this afternoon ... not bad for an almost 61 yr old ....

Hi, @bfitb440n2022

No such thing as a "bad question" .... the only REQUIRED "challenge reporting" is your weekly weigh-in.

Your weekly weigh-in report goes here. Captains are responsible for filling in the spreadsheet.

You just pick the best-day-of-the-week Reporting Day for you .... and let us know your weight on that day. You only report once a week. (number of times per week you weigh yourself is between you and your scale)

The Fat2Fit "week" runs Sunday to Saturday ... so the calendar days of May 1, 2, 3, and 4 were technically "the end of F2F April's Week 5" so far as reporting / determining Team Standings were concerned. You weren't with us yet, so moot point for you.

There will be 4 Weekly Check-ins for May, with F2F June Week 1 starting on Sunday June 2nd.

Any other short-term team-vs-team weekly challenges (or internal our-team-only extra reporting) is entirely OPTIONAL, depending on personal interest and ability to do or track "whatever it is".

These are put up by a different team each week (this week it's "Drink Water" from "Team Workout Warriors"), along with a Moderators' Challenge (the "three-in-one" thing this week) as a way to encourage awareness and sharing between all 6 teams, and to keep things fresh. Sometimes it might be "Share a recipe" or "Post a motivational meme" or "Try a new activity". Each time, it will be introduced here, with a link to its separate sub-thread. If the weekly challenge appeals to you, join in. If not, stick with the basics here, and just join in the internal conversation.

IF you wish (and have a way to track, like a fitbit or variant doodad - mileage or strides info on your cardio equipment of choice etc) you can post your daily steps here. Our team has been continuing an in-house list of "how far we went this week" but, again, participation is optional. For example, up until mid-last month, I had no way to track my daily steps outside the context of my exergame.

This week's Water-drinking challenge has its own sub-thread. If you decide to try that as a way to get into the hydration habit, click on and bookmark the link in the announcement (do you know how to bookmark a thread so that it shows up in your Favourites list and you can get back to it easily?) and follow the instructions.

We captains will be taking a closer look at the Three-In-One reporting instructions and figuring out the best way to track progress of those who wish to participate.

Ask any other questions any time!

kx7003 wrote: »

Hi everyone👋🏽, I’m glad to join the team. For me the calorie deficit golden rule works BUT only during the week when I’m at work. I fail most weekends and binge eat and put all the pounds back on. I just can’t stop eating when I’m not at work!!!! Appreciate all tips to combat this issue. 🤔

Here's an example of IGM as "a power for distraction" .... and providing tips to each other is what this space is for!

I'm gonna throw a request for details back at you, @kx7003 so that any tips will be more targeted to your specifics.

Do you find you crave a certain category of food (sweet, salty, smooth, crunchy?) Is it "because you feel hungry" (how hard do you exercise / how much of your exercise calories do you usually eat back?) Is it "because it's there in the cupboard" (and needs to be because of other household residents?) Is it situational? (weekends are when you "graze while socializing"? )

What's the difference, for you / to you, between a work-day evening, and a weekend? Your question implies keeping yourself on track 5 days a week, but evenings are "not at work" too ....

@BMcC9 I don’t usually binge during weekdays as my working day is 6am - 7/8pm so I have little time to binge when I get home and I don’t usually feel like binging. Additionally, I rarely feel as hungry at work than what I do at home (?). I have never craved junk food at work as far as I can recall. At the weekends or public holidays or annual leave days, i.e any day that I haven’t been to work, I am most likely to eat a ton of junk food. Not because I’m hungry or there are no healthy options usually just because I can and I have seen some item of junk food that I like the look of and I want to taste it. It is clear I don’t have efficient will power. My usual methods to stop binge eating are to eat a lower calorie snack like a black tea with some brown sugar to curb the junk food craving. I try to keep within my calorie deficit by exercising even if I eat junk food because for as long as I can remember I have been stuck in a cycle of giving up on my diet at the point where I have consumed junk food. For example I used to go on a binge after eating just one item of junk food but now I try to stop after one or two high calorie treats and get myself back on track by exercising later on or having a smaller dinner to counteract the excessive junk calories. Junk food wise I don’t have a specific thing I except maybe salt and vinegar crisps - they usually start my binge as I can’t stop after just one packet and as I said I’m in a habit of throwing the towel in after one packet and then just eating everything I can see and want. Exercise wise I do jump rope as it burns lots of calories pretty quickly and because I’ve gotten sick and tired of HIIT workouts. I enjoy skipping as it’s challenging but I can always feel the burn and I know it’s given me 100-250 more calories to consume (depending on length of workout). I eat the calories back at the weekend as I’m already over my target calorie consumption but if I skip during the weekdays I probably don’t eat it back as I seem to never go over my target calorie consumption during the week so any calories burned by exercise just increase my deficit. Appreciate all tips - I really don’t want to binge eat over the next few days and put the few pounds I lost back on 🥺

@kx7003 is there any REAL reason why the crisps can't just plain never make it out of the store and into your pantry? (like "because hubby / child / roommate loves and eats them too")

Working around other peoples' needs / expectations vs only needing to consider yourself when shopping can make a difference in ultimate strategizing.

And I can only say ...... WOW! concerning your work hours! What do you do?

jugar wrote: »

Hi gang!

it looks like we are off to a good start!

I'd just like to remind anyone who was in April's baseball challenge to get in their last stats so that it can all be tallied. Thanks! you can check the tally at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1brwcKsCNHTXQVlsvChTZVndGRU1zLPbAL_Fr7mfpYVI/edit?ts=5cadd4ac#gid=1230110671 to be sure all your numbers are in. I may have missed something in the change of month!

I'll catch up later with the new stuff - there are a lot of questions in the air, and we'll make sure that things are clear. If you don't get an answer, ask again!

Hi @jugar

I apologize for not entering my stats and weigh in for last two days. Didn’t realize baseball was coming to and end.
If possible please enter my stats

Friday - 15325 steps plus 1 hr Zumba and 1 hr walking
Saturday- 9127 steps and 1 hour Zumba and 1 hr walking

So sorry I missed my weigh in on Friday! We did a flea market from Wednesday-Sunday (today). So if it’s not too late....
Connie7355
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 193.4
CW: 193.3

Baseball
Friday-65 mins.14,009 steps =
-Saturday 45mins 12,261=
My days were not posted.

Thank you for answering all my questions!

Yesterday my steps were 9763
Water was 80oz

I'm excited that i made it through my first weekend as a mfper! I ate a lot of treats probably not as many as usual... But I logged and I made sure I was active both days!!