I want to take a minute to show my appreciation to @RangerRickL for his dedication to this group. I was a part of this group 3 years ago for a long time(can't remember hos long..lol ) It was to my delight when I cam back to MFP and found this group still going! Thank you so much Rick, I am happy to be back!

Can’t believe it’s been 31 days already! I had no idea I could actually get through this. It’s so cliche but I really couldn’t have done that without this platform !

3 things I’ve learned during this months challenge:

1) “motivation” isn’t the only answer when things go south, it’s the whole package of sleep, stress and timing etc which also leads to heavier and balance life style overall. Thanks for the post @RangerRickL shared a while ago. Now I pay more attention to quality of my rest time.

2) Tracking is everything! Even it’s a “off day” from the diet program, even you know today you are going to be over the budget, track everything! Most of us have a moment where we lie to ourselves and if we don’t track, we wouldn’t know how much over the budget l, and so we wouldn’t feel bad. Track on the off day is way braver and take more courage ! And, even it is over, at least you know how much over, tracking almost makes you eat less, so you always end up better off.

3) people care ! This is a digital community found by a bunch of strangers who probably use fake names 😂 . I am touched how people actually care and the compassion is really helping specially in moments of weakness.

@n_lai, !!

Congrats to everyone!! Taking back your health is a major commitment and I'm so happy to be on this journey with all of you!! A lot of us don't get the support from our friends and family so this is a great "fit family" to be involved. I'm so thankful for @RangerRickL and every member here.

This is one of the best support group in MFP. Thanks @Rangerrickl

Congratulations to everyone for staying committed to the challenge. A round of applause to those in the winner’s circle, keep up the good work. And last but not least a huge thank you to @RangerRickL for running this challenge. As I said before it has helped motivate me and keep me on track.

July 31
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes?yes walked
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day?yes (better have a loss due to not be able to eat)
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank?yes

Congrats to everyone finishing this month, summers are hard to stay on track

We all made it!! I tracked I logged I walked now on to August

July 29
Exercised: 26K steps
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

July 30
Exercised: 37 minutes circuit training + 26K steps
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

July 31
Exercised: 40K steps (including 15/1 run/walk intervals x3)
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes

No Winners' Circle for me this month, as I got seven pass days while away for the wedding. Kept up exercise but ate way too much food. (I definitely wanted to relax and enjoy myself, but I'm afraid I treated those pass days as way more of a free-for-all than I should have.) I'm back on track this week, and am heading into August ready to get back into the Winners' Circle.

Congrats to everyone who got into the Circle this month, as well as everyone who is still posting and building those healthy habits! Thanks, @RangerRickL, for this awesome group!