Daily report- mini challenge.
(For newbies: I have my own funny way of reporting, using the team name. It's not a 'thing', it's just me)
Run: did C25K week 5 run 1. I was worried I will struggle with his one as I donated blood this morning and was expecting some weakness. But I actually surprised myself and found it challenging but do-able. So glad I got back into it.
Track: yes, over but only by a little and under if counting excercise calories
Mind: so, as some of you may remember, i had my diet crash last week, that lasted for 3 days and very hopeful my head is back in the zone- fingers crossed.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!

Daily post Monday July 1:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no
Sorry no additional stuff for post.

Username: Jactop
Weigh in week: Week 1 of July
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 203
Today's Weight: 204

@johicks I would like my week 2 weigh-in to be on Monday, July 8 instead of Sunday, July 7. I am going to be out of town. Is that okay?

Wasn't able to get on MFP community via computer this morning. But now an hour later using my phone I am on, but not enough time to correspond. talk soon.

Good evening everybody! I’m trying to get back on track with working out, and eating right since last week was a bit off for me. Sunday was interesting because I didn’t do formal exercise, but I deep-cleaned my house, with enough movement and vigor that my Fitbit logged almost 45 minutes of exercise lol. Today was a good day - I woke up, exercised, and stayed well-within my calorie budget. I’m hoping I can stay on this track for the rest of the week! All I know is that I do not want to get back to, or above, my starting weight, so I definitely need to keep up the work.
Here’s to inspiring everybody else to do the same! Happy losing everybody!! 🙂

Daily Post Tuesday
Track: Yes (for the first time in *months*
Calories: Under, but it was harder than I expected
Exercise: Yes, 30 minute brisk walk (partially to make sure that I ended up under calories 😅)

I'm back to tracking calories for the first time since probably February. I'd forgotten how much work it is to get accurate calorie counts for things. The good news is, since I do all my meal prep at the start of the week, now that I've figured out the calories for them, it should be pretty easy to keep track of my calories for the rest of the week.

Daily post Tuesday July 2:
Tracked: yes
Calories: under
Exercise: no

Healthy habit: I did try to drink more water today but didn’t keep track.
Day: stressful. New puppy clawed my other dog’s eye and I took her to the vet ER tonight. Despite wearing the cone of shame, the two kept going at it with the rough play. Have to get up in the middle of the night to apply antibiotic drops to boot. Waaaah first world problems!

Daily Post for July 2nd
Track - yes
Within calories - yes
Exercise - 30 minutes on tread mill
No late night snacking

@_Mina_A~ You’re welcome! Hope you had a good Canada Day. I see that your PW (previous weight) was 167.0 So congrats on that 1# loss!! Congrats!! And good water intake. → So that I don’t miss anything or make a typo, please use the format so weigh-in gets posted correctly to the spreadsheet. When the captains are looking at numbers, numbers, names, names, numbers and more numbers, it’s way too easy to mis-post or transpose. So having the username, weigh-in day, Challenge week#, PW, and CW helps us make sure we are posting to the correct member. And that the spreadsheet is matching the members’ posts. Thanks for understanding.

Reminder:
Your weekly weigh-in posts should look like this:
Username: johicks
Week: Sunday, July Week 1 (7/XX)
PW: 244.8
CW: 243.8
below are optional
One thing I did well: - optional
One thing to improve: - optional

@watchme1989~ Good job in improving on not completely caving!! That’s great news. And even better news… I have you losing 2.4#!! Week #4 June weigh-in was missed so your PW in the spreadsheet = 298.6. So
PW: 298.6
CW: 296.2
= 2.4# loss. Wooooohoooooo!!
Keep it going!

@Perla4686~ I still love your “thing!” Great exercise! And love, love that you donate blood. I do that and donate my hair, too! You’re doing great! >Tuesday… as far as your anniversary… First CONGRATULATIONS!!! And two- you helped means you didn’t eat your own. THAT is progress, right? It’s called moderation. I usually ask them to leave off the croutons. And do you know the trick of getting salad dressing on the side? They say to put your bite of food on your fork, then dip a tiny bit into the dressing and place that dressing on your tongue first, then put your food in your mouth. That tiny bit hits your tastebuds and you get all the flavor, but not all the fat and calories. It’s some small things that we need to tweak to make this journey lifelong. Woohoooooo! 2 new dresses!

@ajaia2001~ Yeah.. back at it and on plan - Monday! > Tuesday. I can imagine it was HOT. You are so awesome! Doing great. 👍🏽

@skullsandskeletons~ You had a good Monday. I think the posts are more for the team member posting to be accountable and share when the need arises. Seeing people being consistent in their posts and seeing the weight drop; THAT is what helps motivate and inspire the silent ones. So you’re doing great! Keep going strong! Yes, absolutely you can weigh-in on Monday instead of Sunday this next weigh-in. Thank you for the advance notice. >Tuesday … more water, you did it. Tracked or not. Keep doing it. Oh poor doggies. Poor mommy. Hang in there. You know that it’s only temporary. You had another great day!

@JamieD328~ Good Monday. And great share about the drive-thru. Yes, so nice that he asked!! Phewwwwww…. Exhale. Looking forward to good news for you. Keep us posted.

@Jactop~ Drats! You gained. But I did, too. But “weigh” more. So we will do our best to brush ourselves off and work harder this week. Right? Right! Question: Where did you get your molds for the guiltless gummies? I started looking, but not sure what kind to get. Thanks!

@jwall309 ~ Jessica! I don’t blame you for getting out of town for the 4th. It’s funny. I live about 6 miles in a township outside of the “village” I grew up in. In our area we are surrounded by water… Torch Lake and the Chain O Lakes, so that is the draw to our quiet parts in northern Michigan. That village is has under 1000 people living in it. And for the 4th of July our town explodes by 5x to 5000+ for the parade, strawberry social, the park festivities, and of course fireworks. It’s amazing! Fun, too! But I am for sure not a city gal. Anyhooo…… @jwall309. Glad your Monday was ok. And yes, weigh-in on Saturday is fine. Thanks for the advance notice. Have fun being on a mini-vacation.

@GoalDigger11 - so sweet of you to ask about @JamieD328 interview. How are YOU doing so for in this challenge?

@red1185~ I love it! That Fibit is right. When you do a deep clean… it IS exercise! Thanks. Yes… let’s do this!

@bootssowhite! Great news- Great Tuesday. You can do it! You are worth it! Excellent on meal prep. I need to do some more of that.

@Terry111330! Awesome Tuesday!! Yeah you! Beat “LNS!”

Daily Post (Tuesday)

Track: Yes
Calories: Over
Day: Went a bit over on calories today with my after dinner snack but I'm choosing to be more lenient on myself this week to ease back into the mindset for the rest of the month. I've been on this journey for 4.5 months and I needed a little mental break. Weighed in this morning (Wednesday) just to see how things were going and it was a better number than expected! We will see if I decide to weigh tomorrow before heading out of town for the night.

@johicks that sounds like such a fun 4th of July celebration! I don't know how many people come into DC for 4th of July, but the President is attending this year and one thing you learn after living in DC for long enough is that regardless of who the current President is, DC people stay far away from any event the President attends in the city. The crowds and logistics are just a nightmare to deal with, so for that reason alone I can't wait to get out of town to a quieter celebration.

Daily report
Run: no workout
Track: yes and slightly over but under maintenance and had good food (as in delicious but healthy), which I know I need or else I crash!
Mind: still going strong!

Daily Post (Wednesday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Nothing formal, but I tromped around the park all morning taking pictures for social media (I'm a park ranger at a historic site) and when I got back to my office, my fitbit said I had gotten 61 active minutes.
Healthier habits: I really wanted to mindlessly snack this evening, but I kept my hands busy and stayed out of the kitchen and managed to not eat anything after dinner.

Daily post We'd
Tracked yes
Calories under
Exercise yes, a 45 min walk and a workout video!!
A bit nervous for 4th and the amount of junk that will be around! Making some food to bring along and hoping to get a morning workout in to stay on track!

Username: tbchitwood76
Weigh in Week: July, week 1 (7/4)
Previous Weight: 237.8
Current Weight: 234.6
One thing I did well was to complete cardio and strength training 4/7 days! 💪🏻
One thing to improve is increasing my water intake and eat more of the “right” foods! 🥗🍓