TEAM: The Slimsons (August)
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Daily Post (Thursday, August 1)
Track: Yes✅
Calories: Yes✅
Exercise: No today was 100% rest day
Goals/Day/Comments: Tonight was a meet and greet with my Jeep club so not getting exercise was okay because we do a lot of walking around to look st all the other Jeeps.
Daily Post (Friday, August 2)
Track: Yes✅
Calories: Yes✅
Exercise: No....I decided my legs needed another day off as I could feel my calf musicales getting tight. I did some rolling tonight with the help of my hubby.
Goals/Day/Comments: I guess you can say that I’m definitely listening to my body for once. I took it easy and relaxed.
Daily Post (Saturday, August 3)
Track: Yes✅
Calories: Yes✅
Exercise: Yes✅ Week 1 day 4 is completed which means time to move to Week 2 of half marathon training.
Goals/Day/Comments: I got out with my local running club and knocked out my first long run of half marathon training. It felt great to get out and just run pain free! KT tape works wonders on my arthritic knees!!
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@AB0215 Ashley, I’d just like to say that I think you do a great job here keeping everything in check from sorting through all the daily posts, keeping track of numerous weigh-ins and updating the spreadsheet etc. It’s really kind of you to take some time out of your days to do this for us. So thank you! 💐
@o0kody0o Thank you. I appreciate that.1 -
CindyJNC1963 wrote: »Daily Post: August 2nd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: No, just didn't have the mental strength today. I will get it done tomorrow.
@CindyJNC1963 Some days are like that, that was me last Sunday, it was so bad at one point I decided to go back to bed and the only thing I was mourning was my terrible workout on Friday.
I think it's important to take the time and work through your feelings. Please take the time you need to do that, our pets are our family and losing them is just as hard.1 -
CindyJNC1963 wrote: »Daily Post: August 2nd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: No, just didn't have the mental strength today. I will get it done tomorrow.
@CindyJNC1963 Some days are like that, that was me last Sunday, it was so bad at one point I decided to go back to bed and the only thing I was mourning was my terrible workout on Friday.
I think it's important to take the time and work through your feelings. Please take the time you need to do that, our pets are our family and losing them is just as hard.
Thank you. You are so right. My Dad and I both miss her a lot.
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Daily Post: August 3rd
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: Yes
Exercise: 10,400 steps
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Apologies for being MIA this week...my grandmother whom I'm close to died this week and I really just haven't been myself. I'm allowing myself some grace in this and getting back on the horse tomorrow x3
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Sorry a couple days behind
Username nrkelly04
week: August week 1
SW: 217.4
CW: 215.21 -
Daily Post
Track ✔
Calories - under but higher than I wanted
Exercise ✔
Water 96oz
I upped my pace walking and did an extra half mile. Going for the same tomorrow.0 -
Daily check in Saturday
Tracking. Yes
Nutrition in calorie range
Exercise. 120 minutes of doubles tennis0 -
Daily check in
Fitness327wk
8.4Check IN (Sun) 💃🤸♀️💃
Track: Yes✔️
Calories: Yes ✔️
Water: Yes
Exercise: Yes Hike0 -
**August Week 1**
🎆👏🎆 35 members 29 of us weighed in and 22 had a loss or stayed the same! So Awesome!🎆👏🎆
This Week's Winners (posted 6-7 times):
@CindyJNC1963.
@Fitness327wk.
@gjaholy33.
@jeapri17.
@mrsjas2000.
@o0kody0o.
@Tennisquilter.
@13point1runnermomma.
@Dustyspal.
@Gadgetgirl259.
Week 1 Results have also been posted.
Congrats to our top 3:
1st - @Dustyspal. - 2.46%
2nd - @mrsjas2000. - 1.93%
3rd - @cydneebauman. - 1.66%
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Daily Post (Sunday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 90 mins walking.0 -
Daily Post: August 4, Sunday
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, stretching 20 min0 -
Apologies for being MIA this week...my grandmother whom I'm close to died this week and I really just haven't been myself. I'm allowing myself some grace in this and getting back on the horse tomorrow x
My condolences to you and your family. I know this is a tough time for you.😥😥1 -
Daily Post Sunday
Track yes
Calories yes
Exercise yes walking 10min and bowling with my brother 30 min
Water 140oz
Goals/comments
Ha0d fun bowling with my brother and aide. I'm tired and sore but it's a good soreness
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Aug 4
Tracked yes
Calories over
Exercise little0 -
💪Weekly weigh-in💪
*Weigh in on Mondays*
Username: lsjhudson
Week: August, week 2
PW =217.3
CW=220.9
💥Loss this week: + 3.6 lb
💥Total loss: -12.1 lb
Well this is not a surprise at all...I've had a difficult week both emotionally and strategically and I gave up 2 days into the week tracking and..to be honest...caring. But I've done it, it's over, and I have a fresh face on this morning.1 -
🌟Weekly weigh-in: Monday
👧Username: o0kody0o
🗓Week: August, week 2
👣PW: 141.3
👣CW: 139.5
⭐️Loss this week: 1.8 lbs
⭐️Total loss: 44.5 lbs
Well that came as a surprise this morning! Over the past week I hadn’t been making the best food choices so I’m really happy to see a decent loss
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Daily post Sunday
Tracking yes
Nutrition calorie range yes (no to fruit and veggie goal, only 6 g of fiber)
Exercise yes. 30 minutes walking
Yesterday I watched tennis in DC, it’s nice to see the pros do it. I won a t shirt by serving faster than my age group in the radar booth. Being in the over 60 group has its advantages.2 -
Weekly weigh in. Monday
Username Tennisquilter
PW. 252
CW 251
Total change -280 -
💪Weekly weigh-in💪
*Weigh in on Mondays*
Username: lsjhudson
Week: August, week 2
PW =217.3
CW=220.9
💥Loss this week: + 3.6 lb
💥Total loss: -12.1 lb
Well this is not a surprise at all...I've had a difficult week both emotionally and strategically and I gave up 2 days into the week tracking and..to be honest...caring. But I've done it, it's over, and I have a fresh face on this morning.
Congrats for breaking out of the not caring zone. When those times hit, I find it so difficult to get through It and back on track. If you have any suggestions that helped you get back to that fresh face attitude, after only 2 days, please share.1 -
Daily Post: August 4th
Track: Yes
Calories under goal: No, about 80 calories over
Exercise: 9600 steps0 -
CindyJNC1963
August: Week #2
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 189.1
CW: 188.4
I haven't officially introduced myself yet this month. My name is Cindy and I'm 56 years old. This is my 10th month with the challenge. When I started I was soooo miserable. I could barely walk anywhere without getting out of breath. I took a business trip and had to use a seat belt extender...I had never even heard of the thing before. The passenger seated next to me was offended by my size and asked to be moved to another seat. I was so humiliated. The airports were also awful. Charlotte Douglas is an enormous airport that requires tons of walking. I thought I was going to have a heart attack trying to walk from one end to the other....and then back again because the gate changed. Of course we had to walk tons and tons at the conference too. On the plane home I decided that was NEVER going to happen again. So far I've dropped about 85 pounds and I have about 52 pounds to go to reach my goal. When I started my BMI was right at 50 and now it's just under 35. I don't do anything special diet wise. I just stick to 1350 calories and I try to walk 10,000 steps a day (for me that is roughly 4 miles). I have removed pasta and processed sugar from my diet. I still share a large sub with my Dad on Fridays and that's the only bread I eat. I try to keep my carbs around 100 and protein over 100. Some days I do better than others with this goal. My biggest weakness is getting enough water. That is a goal I have a hard time reaching each month....to increase my water consumption. So, I will make that my goal again this month. I also hope to lose 5 more pounds.2 -
tennisquilter wrote: »Daily post Sunday
Tracking yes
Nutrition calorie range yes (no to fruit and veggie goal, only 6 g of fiber)
Exercise yes. 30 minutes walking
Yesterday I watched tennis in DC, it’s nice to see the pros do it. I won a t shirt by serving faster than my age group in the radar booth. Being in the over 60 group has its advantages.
I don't know if you like Quest bars or not but they have tons of fiber. I eat at least one a day.
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Daily Post-🌟Sunday, August 4🌟
Track: Yes👍🏼
Calories: Yes 👍🏼
Exercise: N.....I ended Week 1 of half marathon training on a high and will start Week 2 on Monday! Let's start the week off right!
Goals/Day/Comments: This week was hard as it was my first official week at actually running to kick off half marathon training. It went well but knew something was off with my time. So I figured out how to calibrate my watch and we will see how off the numbers really were!
✨Weigh in Monday, August 5th✨
Week: August Week 2
PW =242.4lbs
CW=241.2lbs
GW=200lbs1 -
🌟Weekly weigh-in: Monday
👧Username: o0kody0o
🗓Week: August, week 2
👣PW: 141.3
👣CW: 139.5
⭐️Loss this week: 1.8 lbs
⭐️Total loss: 44.5 lbs
Well that came as a surprise this morning! Over the past week I hadn’t been making the best food choices so I’m really happy to see a decent loss
Awesome!!!1 -
Sherrilew
Aug week 2
PW: 266.8
CW: 266.0
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CindyJNC1963 wrote: »CindyJNC1963
August: Week #2
Original starting weight: 273
PW: 189.1
CW: 188.4
I haven't officially introduced myself yet this month. My name is Cindy and I'm 56 years old. This is my 10th month with the challenge. When I started I was soooo miserable. I could barely walk anywhere without getting out of breath. I took a business trip and had to use a seat belt extender...I had never even heard of the thing before. The passenger seated next to me was offended by my size and asked to be moved to another seat. I was so humiliated. The airports were also awful. Charlotte Douglas is an enormous airport that requires tons of walking. I thought I was going to have a heart attack trying to walk from one end to the other....and then back again because the gate changed. Of course we had to walk tons and tons at the conference too. On the plane home I decided that was NEVER going to happen again. So far I've dropped about 85 pounds and I have about 52 pounds to go to reach my goal. When I started my BMI was right at 50 and now it's just under 35. I don't do anything special diet wise. I just stick to 1350 calories and I try to walk 10,000 steps a day (for me that is roughly 4 miles). I have removed pasta and processed sugar from my diet. I still share a large sub with my Dad on Fridays and that's the only bread I eat. I try to keep my carbs around 100 and protein over 100. Some days I do better than others with this goal. My biggest weakness is getting enough water. That is a goal I have a hard time reaching each month....to increase my water consumption. So, I will make that my goal again this month. I also hope to lose 5 more pounds.
Cindy, thanks so much for sharing! My starting weight was 279 and one of my motivations was to Never Again need a seat extender. I was seated next to my always slim husband, so my humiliation stayed more private than yours. On Southwest, if I sit in the aisle seat and my husband sits in the window seat, that middle seat will be the last one taken on the plane. People would rather sit next to a baby than next to a very large woman! Too bad for them, because if they did want to sit in our aisle, husband moves to the middle and they get a window seat next to the thin guy. Thanks for the quest suggestions, I will have to try them. Some mornings I do have a vitatop with fruit to start in the right direction.
I like this challenge, because we are all on different points on our fitness journeys, but our struggles are the same and it is so important for me to see those who have already stayed with it for long periods!2 -
💥Daily Post: Monday, 5th August 💥
✅Track: yes
✅Calories: under
✅Exercise: 30min swimming
Comments: Great day back on track...managed a good swim session as well which helped to clear my head.
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