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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 -
Hello everyone!
I’m Kai and this is my third month with UAC. My first month saw me in the winners circle. This month will be an interesting one for me because I’m doing a maintenance break. I’m hopeful that this challenge will keep me on task and help motivate me to keep to my timeline for shifting back to eating at a deficit. I look forward to sharing this part of my journey with everyone.10 -
Another newbie here. I had successfully lost weight in the past, but I regained it and then some, so I am at my highest weight ever. I know what to do; I just need to do it. This group looked well-organized, and accountability is what I need, so here I am. Thank you, RangerRick L! In return, I hope that I can support others as they face their challenges.
Wishing everyone a winning September!8 -
I'll be back for my second month-- Aug was my first time in the UAC! So far I've loved it; I've tried other mfp challenges that's are more traditional with a focus on weight lost, but I prefer this one which focuses on habits and tracking. Instead of just aiming for the scale to go down I'm focusing on the daily decisions I make.
I also loved the UAC community and getting to check in on everyone's day and share my own.
I'll be in WC in august if I keep at it the next few days. Sept I probably won't due to my birthday one day plus a three day camping trip with my students, but I'm excited to use the challenge for a second month of accountability and logging!10 -
Hi everyone, this is a brilliant group for motivation ..... everyone helps with encouragement.
Happy logging everyone 😀
We CAN do it !!6 -
Hi everyone, brand new to this group I have gotten to my goal before so I know it's possible, then gained half back & since then up and down. This group seems like a great place for accountability and motivation ☺️. Let's do this!! 7
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Hi everyone,
I have been here before many moons ago, and made it to the winners circle once maybe twice, I had to give up after a back injury and being unable to meet the 20 mins workout per day (I couldn't even sit straight or lie down without pain so exercise was not on my list of things to do)
So anyway I have decided to give it another go to see how I go
nice to see some familiar faces and a big TY to ranger rick for keeping this group alive
a little about me
My name is Donna and I am 46 years young, I am starting to get myself prepared to walk up the highest peak in the UK (summer 2020) Ben Nevis standing, at 1345 M .. I decided that after this injury I need to get myself sorted out for good so here we go.
I have lost weight since I was last with you all mainly due to diet thou as my exercise is still slow and careful.
I do not count calories anymore, I have changed it to my own personal points system, which I have been working with for 2 months now and it seems to be working, I worked out my points system based on my calorie intake, using years worth of data ... I was starting to get lazy with the calorie counting so I needed a simpler system .. and I believe I have found it, well I have stayed the same weight for 2 months now so I will take it
I am allowed 65 points a week, (and I aim to hit that each week 1 point is worth roughly 200 calories) although obviously foods are going to be lower or higher in almost every case, the point is for it all to balance its self out over the months. So for this challenge, my aim is 9 points per day Sun - fri and 11 points on a sat (that's when I can have a glass or two of wine)
I am happy to keep maintaining at the moment as I am still on the pain medication for my injury (but I should be free of those come mid November) The doc told me almost everyone gains when on this medication ,, but I have maintained so I shall take it as a win.
I am much more mobile now (hence re joining this wonderful group) I know I can keep up with the exercise, the body is able, I just need the mind to be willing and I am sure this group will help me there.
Again .. TY for keeping this going, when I was here last I found it to be a great challenge with wonderful people and I am so happy to find it again and be fit enough to be able to join back in
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@Slimpossible007 Welcome back! Sounds like you have been through a really challenging time, but have come through it like a champion!1
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Newbie here! *wave*
I've struggled with my weight pretty much my whole life, and I've had periods of being only slightly overweight but in decent physical shape, to being morbidly obese and sedentary. I have a pretty severe herniated disc from 2012 that flares up every once in a while and I've used that as an excuse to not push myself, and to sit around drinking wine a lot.
I'm getting married in about 6 weeks. I had my final dress fitting last week and while the dress is beautiful, I wasn't happy with what I saw in all the mirrors. I also am going to have a billion photos documenting how I look that day and it won't be my best. I want to spend September being accountable, sticking to my goals, and making the best effort I can to feel good.9 -
@breepa123 Thats also my issue (a herniated disk) it happened in 2017 .. At first I ignored the pain .. which only made the issue worse up till the point where it knocked me completely off my feet at the start of 2018, I was bed locked for 2 days needing carried (my poor hubby) and even being carried was agony at it pulled my back in un natural positions then I was almost bed ridden for 6-8 weeks, needing help to get to the toilet etc, and walking with a hunch / very small steps and constant pain, I wasn't able to sleep for about a month and only caught about 10 mins at a time after that (due to exhaustion) The specialist after seeing my MRI said it was one of the worst he has ever seen.
I had physio stretches to do for the back and legs which for a long time were my only source of exercise and Its only just recently that I have actually been able to start working with a little more intensity .. although by intensity I mean walking a bit faster (I am not even close to my old speed) but its all an improvement.
I find the stretches (although the most boring things I have ever done) do seem to make a difference, I can see if I can find the NHS list for you, if you are interested just let me know, they done me wonders for me
I know what you mean by "an excuse not to workout" .. although I put it down to a fear of ending up back where I was by pushing too hard ... So when I feel a twinge I tend to stop immediately and rest
ANYWAY (although its not nice someone else has this issue) it is nice to have someone who is going through the tame issues as myself .. we can help each other fight on
I am sure you will look fantastic in that dress and congrats of your up and coming wedding
@jan110144 TY so much I am happy to be back 3 -
@Breepa123 I had a look anyway and thought id share .. even for people who do not have a herniated disc these are good exercises for strengthening the area to make sure you never have the issue
here is a simple leaflet .. I do the following (although I may add the others in
knees to chest 30 sec hold 4 times per leg and the
back stretching I lie flat on my tummy propped up on my elbows and read a book for 10 mins at a time (twice a day) and about twice during that 10 min period I push up into the cobra position for 5-10 seconds (sometimes longer or more often depending how I am during the day .. I find that on some days if causes me discomfort but I feel its working and strengthening over the time
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/leaflets/files/5712Plowbackpain.pdf3
