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@Rigibann Welcome Rita! A trip to Turkey sounds awesome.
@oneprincesslea Welcome Lea! You’re in the right place to make it happen.
@GoodNPlentyMore Welcome Alicia! You definitely have your hands full. You have my admiration. Welcome to the group.2 -
@goldthistime Thank you for the warm welcome and it's encouraging to hear this challenge is working so well for you.
@TerriRichardson112 8 times to Winner's Circle? That's amazing!1 -
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Hi Alicia. 'I just wrote the perfect intro and then somehow deleted it' We've all done that! Lol!
Welcome to UAC. Well done on your recovery and progress so far. And best wishes for a full recovery.
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I'm just getting back into MFP after a long absence; I've now logged my food for 5 days in a row! I've been very successful with MFP before and I'm ready to do it again.3
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Hi. I am Michelle, age 42, and this will be my first month with UAC. My ultimate goal is health and mobility. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder several years back and was only able to walk 10 minutes at a time on the treadmill before my legs would start to go numb. My journey began then. I was lucky to get 3500 steps a day. I joined a great group here on mfp and they challenge me each day to keep moving. Now, I am averaging over 6300 steps. I would love to get to 10000 a day or more. As well, I recently had an wellness exam done. There were a few markers that are elevated. My goal is to get those numbers within acceptable limits by diet and exercise.
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Hello everyone! My name is Kai and I’m new to this challenge, it’s been tempting me for months but I didn’t think I could meet the activity requirement. Well, early this month my scale and I had a huge disagreement, I thought it should move downward, it told me that I was maintaining. I had a huge two day binge that finally forced it to move, in the wrong direction... Once I re-lost what I gained I found that the scale still thought I was maintaining. Instead of binging again I decided that if the scale wouldn’t move I would. I’m now more and more active and decided now was the time to join this challenge and hopefully stay motivated to keep moving. For note the scale has since come to agree with me and is once again moving downward.
I look forward to sharing this journey with all of you.
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Hello all! I am new to this challenge, but not new to MFP. My goal is weight loss and maintain once I lose the weight. I gained 30lbs, and that is a very uncomfortable amount of weight gain for my height 5’6 and my age 44. I am currently 188lbs, and my ideal weight is 145. I haven’t had the discipline to do what I needed to lose weight, but here I am and ready to get going! I look forward to this challenge.3
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Hello everyone! Molly from the SF Bay Area. This will be my 16th month with UAC. It took me about 4 months to sign up originally, it seemed too strict for someone like me. I'm so glad i joined! Even though i don't make the winners circle the majority of the time, i have seen huge improvement in my body composition, discipline and attitude when i approach food. I am still on my weight loss journey, have 15-20 lbs left until my original goal.4
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Hello all! I’m Sue, also from the SF Bay Area. I’m 68 years old and retired. I’ve been an off and on UAC member during the last 8 months. I have chronic vertigo and frequent migraines which slow me up but with the help of MFP and following a CICO diet I’ve really improved my health and fitness. This challenge helped me get through the winter holidays without gaining weight. That was my weight goal for November and December! Now I’m back to very slowly losing weight as I approach maintenance. I’ve lost 55 pounds (12 pounds twice) intermittently over the last 5 years and I want to lose about 5 more before deciding I’m done. I have yet to be in the winner’s circle, but that’s not been too discouraging. I guess after this many years of effort I’m taking the long view of my self improvement efforts,
. I’m looking forward to the July challenge and so need the accountability it brings to my efforts. 5 -
Hi, I am Jen.
Finally, I am ahead in my classwork that I feel like I can emerge from my "study cave"! This month's goal is to post consistently in UAC, regardless if it good, bad, or simply my go-to excuse of "I was too busy with school", AND not to give up posting once I have become disqualified. I feel like I am always restarting this. I need to make this a lifestyle, not a diet that I can start and stop when life gets busy.
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I’m joining for my 7th month, I’ve made the circle 3 times. More importantly I’ve made the three healthy habits a regular part of my day.
I’ve lost 30lbs since joining, bringing my total to a 90lb loss with 30lbs to go.
I’m joining for July, but only so I can keep tabs on everyone’s amazing progress. I will be on vacation and practicing a modified version of good habits that involves cocktails by the ocean. Planning on lots of exercise.6 -
I've planned my week and really hope I can do this!
Generally, do people eat back their exercise cals?
I'm quite active and recently had my activity level at active. But, I do have lazy days, so, I've dropped my activity level down to reduce my cals. This is fairer on less active days and think I'll go with eating back half my exercise calories to ensure I maintain a deficit.3 -
Hi. I'm Rhonda. I'm 50 and live in Texas. I'm new to this challenge, and I'm looking forward to it, as well as interacting with all of you. I think the accountability piece is my missing link. Does this month's challenge actually start today, June 30th or tomorrow, July 1st? I'm asking because the other challenges I'm in all started their July challenges today, June 30th.
Wishing us all the best this month! We got this!
******Never mind about my question regarding the start date. I found the daily "sign in" pages. 2 -
Hello everyone! I am Cathy from St. Louis, MO. I'm 53 years old, married 29 years and have a son in Philadelphia and a daughter in Memphis. I joined this group in May, did pretty well and then didn't check in much in June due to a week of vacation that just threw me off schedule. I'm trying to lose 10 lbs and having a really hard time! After going from basically no exercise to walking at least 20 minutes almost every day in May and really watching my calories, I ended up gaining weight! 😐 I'm frustrated but thrilled to be back and love the support and positivity of this wonderful group!!!!2
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Welcome all new comers and those returning! I am Stephanie from Maryland (originally NJ) and this is my 3rd month with UAC. It's incredibly helpful to have a forum to be accountable to and to share in your journey. I learn a lot by reading daily posts. Having to be honest and post tracking and exercise has made me mindful daily. I've made winners circle the 2 months I've been here because this has become my "way of life". I am still 1 pound from original goal of 150 and I reset my goal to 145. I am trying to build strength and stamina at this time. Don't forget to reward yourself for all the NSV you will encounter by joining this group! Good luck to us all 5
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Life has settled back to normal for me. My dad is back in his own home again after living with my husband and I for the last year following his stroke, and he's doing great!. Hubby and I were able to get away camping for a few days; it had been almost a year and a half since I had gotten away even for an overnight!5
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Okay it's been like.... three years?? This was the best accountability and friendliest group when I was here in 2016 - I just dropped in again and low and behold still going strong! Wow, simply amazing!!
A lot has happened over the past three years - my BF and I finally sold our houses and moved in together (only took ten years, ha!), we waited until our kids went to college. His is midway through and mine just graduated in May -- off into the real world now! I changed jobs to a much less stressful, no overtime required government job with a ten minute commute. I have absolutely no excuses! Well, I did just get a sinus infection and nasty cold, but I'm on the mend!
that is a very uncomfortable amount of weight gain for my height 5’6 and my age 44. I am currently 188lbs, and my ideal weight is 145.
This is exactly where I am as well - 190 lbs to be exact. Where I always am when I'm fed up. I started June at 195 so I'm heading in the right direction. I usually get to a content 175, and then lose track / interest. But I've got a lot of upcoming events that should keep me focused at least through November! I tend to be very event-focused, as I don't have a routinized bone in my body. So this sort of accountability, encouragement and competition is VERY helpful to keep me focused.
I'm turning 48 in August, we are hopping on a cruise for BF's mother's 80th birthday in early August so my first goal is that cruise date (and I will be here and accountable even on the cruise - they have a gym after all!!) -- wifi is dodgy, but I'll find the wifi access promise!
After that, it's a shorter cruise in October - a Disney cruise for my daughter for graduating college... and finally a trip to San Fran for a convention I'd like to look my best for.
Looking forward to catching up and meeting new friends!! ~Jen
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Looking forward to rejoining this challenge. Have done it in the past with success.5
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Hi, I'm Terry. I'm 60 years old and finding it harder and harder to keep my weight down. I would like to lose 25 pounds and to keep it off. At this point I'm not concerned about how long it takes me to lose the weight, but more concerned about changing my bad habits so that I can maintain a healthy weight over the long term. I'm hoping this challenge will help me incorporate new healthy habits that will help me achieve my long term goals.6
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Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm from Huntington Beach California. I'm 60 years old and happy to join this group. I will have a bit of a challenge this month - my son & daughter-in-law are expecting, so my husband & I are driving to Georgia to see them and help. Being away from home makes it a bit more difficult to stay on track, but I will try to check-in daily.5
