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RangerRickL
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Welcome to the September 2019 Ultimate Accountability Challenge!
Some of you have been with this challenge for months and some are brand new. This is one of the hardest challenges to stay with throughout the entire month. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!! Log every BLT (Bite, Lick, Taste). Stay strong and true to yourself....YOU WILL SUCCEED!!
Please feel free to share as much information as you feel comfortable sharing about yourself with the rest of the group. I look forward to getting to know all of you a little better.
GOOD LUCK!
Some of you have been with this challenge for months and some are brand new. This is one of the hardest challenges to stay with throughout the entire month. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!! Log every BLT (Bite, Lick, Taste). Stay strong and true to yourself....YOU WILL SUCCEED!!
Please feel free to share as much information as you feel comfortable sharing about yourself with the rest of the group. I look forward to getting to know all of you a little better.
GOOD LUCK!
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I'm back for another round. After sloughing off for the past two months (major trip to Alaska that started in July and ended in August put me out of the winner's circle for two months.) Looking forward to getting back on track.
For newbies, I have been active with this challenge for a number of months. I achieved maintenance in January and have been trying to figure it out ever since ... a lot of starting over. Right now I am still in my maintenance range, but at the top. I need to stay on track and get back to the lower range. No better way that exercising daily, staying with calorie allotment, and keeping myself accountable by tracking in my diary and posting here!12 -
Welcome everyone, new and old. I first joined the UAC in Nov 2016 shortly after the birth of my daughter and now I have a nearly 3 month old son too. I'm aiming to get back to a pre pregnancy weight and fitness level. Slowly, slowly, slowly! Wishing everyone a fantastic September. Here in England, it's the 'back to school' month so has an air of fresh starts about it, a bit like January new years resolutions. Even if I don't make it to the winner's circle, I'm aiming to post daily til the end.11
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New here! Happy to find a group to give me some accountability but flexibility...both of which I need! As I've hit my 40's, I've had a bit more trouble staying in my preferred range/shape. And really, I have a few habits I'd like to wrangle in! Thanks for organizing!8
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I'm new! I'm looking forward to building some good, healthy habits and getting myself healthier. I have an 8-month old baby boy and work full time as well as run my own business from home. I'm closing the business at the end of September so I have that to look forward to but in the meantime I need to prioritise my own health!10
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Newbie ...I’ve had a what am I doing to my body melt down today and taking steps to
Change my relationship to food and exercise this is just what I need. 🤗10 -
I’m new here. Like everyone else, my life is incredibly busy and I struggle to focus on my health goals. Looking forward to the accountability!9
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I need to get back in routine and after 6 months off training (broken arm and then kidney donation) I'm finally able to start building back my strength to return to Jiu Jitsu. My house mate and I have set a goal of competing at World's in April 2021, which gives us 19 months!!!
My first phase is building back my arm and abdominal strength on the training side and getting back to healthy eating routines.
Then I need to drop the extra few kgs I picked up, plus a few more as I am no longer able to do water cuts for making weight for competition (its really bad for your kidneys and I only have one now so need to protect it), I need to get my everyday weight within my competition weight range. (It's perfectly reasonable and I need to drop less than 10 kg which will leave me in a healthy weight range.) Dropping weight will happen when I am back to full strength training and good eating habits, so I'm not worried about that.
Getting back to work and my training routines will help but having an extra level of accountability will be beneficial for me.
So excited to show the world what you can do with only one kidney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!13 -
Welcome to the new folks!
Hugs to the folks returning to UAC September!
For me, this will be my fourth month with the group. I am pleased that each month I've put in the effort to post my results and thus am accountable to myself and being an "active" group member. September 2019 has my eye on the "WC" (winner's circle) of using no more than three pass days!
My focus for September will be to transition my outdoor exercise activities of swimming, golf, walking, hiking and tennis to "back-up" indoor exercise as the weather changes.
Looking forward to interacting with y'all in September!
Pam
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Hey y'all! I had a wake-up slap to the head last week, angina is SCARY
. Anyway, here I am on day 5 of MyFitnessPal and really enjoying the tracking. I have a mild (cough, cough) compulsion with numbers, so this is right up my alley 
. ( I LOVE emoticons, sorry). So you got a fat, upper-middle-aged lady who loves to bake, (sigh), trying not to die before she gets in shape! BTW I have a wacky sense of humor, please don't take any wisecracks seriously.
Looking forward to "seeing" everyone's progress. Happy September! And thanks for the challenge.11 -
Newbie to the group. Been on and off MFP for far too long. I have hit my highest ever weight so it’s time to be serious.10
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SarahintheLou wrote: »New here! Happy to find a group to give me some accountability but flexibility...both of which I need! As I've hit my 40's, I've had a bit more trouble staying in my preferred range/shape. And really, I have a few habits I'd like to wrangle in! Thanks for organizing!
Welcome to the best challenge on MFP. No better place to work on good habits!4 -
Back here for my 9th month in a row, and hopefully my 9th Winner's Circle as well.
This is hands-down the best challenge on MFP. Looking forward to seeing some familiar faces again, and getting to know new ones! 11 -
September will be my 22nd month of participating in the UAC challenge. I am already at the healthy weight I choose, so why am I here? Monitoring calories, logging, and exercise are just as much the key components for maintaining weight as for losing...and the company I keep with UAC is top notch! Follow the UAC guidelines and you WILL succeed. So pleased to see new faces...and so comforting to see familiar faces, too!11
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Hi! I'm new to this group. Lost 53 lbs from July - Nov 2018, had to stop due to health issues. Today, I was cleared by my cardiologist to resume exercising without limitations. Also off all meds. So, I'm ready. I love challenges.12
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jcgator2016 wrote: »Hi! I'm new to this group. Lost 53 lbs from July - Nov 2018, had to stop due to health issues. Today, I was cleared by my cardiologist to resume exercising without limitations. Also off all meds. So, I'm ready. I love challenges.
Congrats on your weight loss. Welcome to the group.2 -
Hi, welcome everyone old & new. My name is Priscilla, I am from Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. I absolutely love this group and all the positive encouragement we give each other. Looking forward to sharing my journey with you. My goal for September
1. Make the winners circle
2. Lose 5 lbs.
I can do this
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Hi folks, new to this challenge malarkey and fairly new to MFP. Looking to change my snacking habits now the kids are back in school, and making my 40s my healthiest decade yet!9
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Welcome to returnees and newcomers.
Terri from Northern Ireland. Back for my eleventh month. Working on improving my fitness and health. Made the Winners Circle 10 times so far, and aiming to do the same this month.
Goal for 2019 is to reach maintenance. Weight has been steadily trending downwards.
UAC is a good place for anyone to start the practicing of new habits, in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere
Just a few details on my journey to health and fitness.
Aim for 2019 ~ reach 155.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!
Aim for each month ~ Weigh less at the end than I did at the beginning
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Age: 73; Height 5’2”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
UGW: 153
CW: 164- I tend to bounce up and down between 160 - 165. Occasionally I bounce up/down a little more.
- My ideal situation would be to be around 155, to allow me some wiggle room for holidays/celebrations, hence my goal for 2019.
- I use CI/CO and exercise for extra calories.
- Logic would suggest that I have found a natural comfortable weight, and, according to modern BMI calculation, I am in the upper range of normal for my age and height. However, logic doesn't always dictate our desires and feelings. 😂
- Getting and staying healthy and fit requires the development of a permanent lifestyle reset.
- Replacing unhelpful habits with more useful ones is key to to the process.
- Losing weight is only one of the elements.
- Eating healthy and staying actively is not OPTIONAL, but an ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts on weight which might give heart to some of you.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be several lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a permanent lifestyle change for most people.
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Hello everyone....
Thank you to all for running this group. I am a newbie here . I decided to join because i have been struggling with consistency and even caring about accountability for a while. I binge on sugar on and off and find tracking with my fitness pal opens my eyes to what I'm eating . I'd like that extra support with the excersise piece and tracking.
I wish everyone here a successful tracking....6
