@micki48 Steps for rest of last week
11/21 10732
11/22 9472
11/23 10305
11/24 8464

Monday has flashed by!
I have been out in our woods a lot yesterday and today - my husband is getting some last-minute trail clearing done after recent wind storms where many trees and branches fell and are blocking where we like to snowshoe and ski. And walk. And just hang out. I get to throw all the cut off branches and log pieces off the trail after he cuts them, so it is good exercise and wonderful spending a good part of the day outside. The snow is still there, but not deep enough to need snowshoes - so it is easy enough to get around and do some serious cleaning up. After Wednesday it will get good and cold again, and I hope for a heap of snow. But tomorrow we'll keep clearing!

Thanks for your thoughtful message about excuses and how to go on better - these are good hard looks at ourselves, and we could all use those from time to time. If you didn't get it done today, catch up any day. And thanks @Gidgitgoescrazy - you really put it well. We often use a source of pride (I lost the weight! I stopped smoking!) as an excuse to indulge in foods that are not healthy, or in amounts that are not healthy. Rewards are dangerous - or feeling like we deserve one, when really we are just ditching a habit that was stupid and bad for us to begin with.

@Terytha - what are you going to do when you are exhausted, stressed, or just craving chocolate? Got a plan? A substitute? Your side-eye comment still has me chuckling too...

On to Tuesday - our team's NO WEIGH-IN Day. Let's hear how your week is going so far!

Sorry I think I may have totally messed up that previous post. I have everyone’s steps except:

@eyezbydiana Just missing Saturday

@fourathomej Missing Wed-Saturday

We are over 500,000 steps again. Nice stepping everyone. Going to give it a little bit more time for steps, then I’ll report winners. Well, actually we all are, but you know what I mean. 💪🏼🎉👏🏼👸🏻

whoops, think I missed the last weighin, it was 214.0, if it can still be inputted?
Had an audit that day at work and we passed!! so that stress is over for now.
Came back today from a weekend up the coast, it was a time off.

My usual strategy for chocolate is to get the richest, most flavor packed fancy chocolates, and have ONE. That I enjoy slowly. And that one happens right before bed so I don't have time to dwell on wanting more.

Right now we're a bit financially... limited, so instead I'm eating three or four small Halloween chocolates, since they're only 40 ish calories each.

I call it a victory if I stay in my calories, even if I slip and have more than I planned.

cory17 wrote: »

whoops, think I missed the last weighin, it was 214.0, if it can still be inputted?
Had an audit that day at work and we passed!! so that stress is over for now.
Came back today from a weekend up the coast, it was a time off.

So glad to see you! I was worried when you missed your weigh-in. Don't worry - I just put it in as the same weight from the week before, so this week you'll show a nice loss and it will count on the team stats. Just do your weigh in Thursday as usual (first thing in the morning before any feasting!!!) and you'll be looking really good. You're down 1.4 from the last weigh-in, so hang on to that or make it even better

Navydaddjtc wrote: »

Good Morning ...Day 2 NSV..EXCUSES

Geez where do I start..... Well I think the#1 excuse for me in Nov. was that my new prosthetic brace didn't fit right or it made my leg and foot ( what's left them) hurt or it made me too tried after wearing it all day. I made 3 trips to the Ortho medical tech and each time they address the issues that I had and yes it did feel better and yes it was going to make me tired because I was working muscles in my upper thigh that hadn't been worked in a lot of years. I complained to the PT therapists and they told me to suck it up and move forward and Yes i gave them a lot of lip service and said all the things and what thy wanted to hear.
I didn't realize all of this until I had an appt. with my PTSD and Nutrition Counselors last Friday. The light came on.. the realization if I don't do something quickly about this situation I am a dead man. 10 toes up tagged and bagged cause of death...STUPIDITY OF HEALTH, BAD EATING CHOICES, AND A OLDIE BUT A GOODIE BLAMING MY SITUATION STEMMING FROM FROM MY COMBAT INJURIES.
So the leg is what it is and now it's time to get off the EXCUSES TRAIN and press forward in December. A new battle plan has been laid out for me by the PTSD and Nutrition Counselors. Now I have already put into place and pressing on. Oh and the leg it not hinder me at all.
G

I was all prepared to share my number one excuse for this month and I was going to say that my excuse has been I just don't feel like it however when I read Greg's post the only thing I thought was I need to shut up my mouth I definitely don't have any excuse whatsoever compared to Greg's sacrifice his service and his struggle hats off to you Greg you have truly inspired me today I'm getting dressed now to go to the gym if there ever was a day I was glad to be a part of this team it's today and this moment

Did good yesterday, eating was on point as was exercise.. was able to hold warrior 3 and figure 4 chair pose the whole time... Made it to 12 minutes on the treadmill before my foot starting hurting... I tried the Ball thing, and I couldn't get my heart rate up high enough, but I did my yoga with a aerobic boost, so hopefully that made up for it... So day 3 of the challenge, how is this making my health change... It's not, my resting heart rate isn't going down, nor is my BP.... so I don't know whats going on, or why... Have a drs appt in a couple of weeks, we will try to figure it out then...

Wow - lots of visitors on our thread! Must be the end of the month when things get wild and crazy.

I hope you have had a good Tuesday! Go ahead on over to the December thread any time before Sunday and post an introduction. No rush. Keep doing weigh-ins and all here until Sunday when the new month starts.

HEADS UP for Wednesday weigh-ins!
@fourathomej
@offitgoes
@Juliemargaretkim

Hopefully you are not having too crazy a week. Those of us up here in Canada and in other parts of the world are SO relaxed compared with everyone getting ready for American Thanksgiving. Well, except for going to work and stuff like that. Tomorrow's hump day in any case - let's see how everyone is doing, and do what we can to keep sane and healthy.

If you have a minute, give a try to bring in some new folks for next month. Greg has a good point that we are all recruiters, not just him. I decided to try, and --(drumroll)-- my SISTER will be joining us! Watch out! She is a massage therapist and has all kinds of cool knowledge. But she needs to get to work on her F2F journey - so we'll see if it is too crazy to have siblings on the same team.

Day 4 - Day Before Thanksgiving

Well today as any Chef worth his salt would do I will prep what I can as to make my day tomorrow less stressed tomorrow... I am will get the bird into the smoker and put a light smoke on it.....I am gong to relax with my wife as she home for a mini break from work .... No family to deal with as the boys are with their Families... will probably remember the years past with mom on Family Thanksgiving Days past as this is the first T/G without her and that will be a challenge all in it's for me.
So that's nothing huge...nothing stressful.. Just Greg And Marcie doing their thing.

Yesterday I was occupied with getting community posts out... making sure that all of the teams are ready for a very stressful time of year... So yes yesterday suffered where eating and logging and exercise was concerned..... and I suppose with my re-commitment to this team...to this group...to each and everyone of you I will have more days like yesterday... but what the hell you all are worth it.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM MY FAMILY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THIS WONDERFUL WORLD
GREG, MARCIE, DJ AND TC

Weighing in early. On our way to Texas...
PW 174.2
CW 173
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Hope you all have a blessed day!!

Happy Wednesday!

I'm getting a slow start today, but I'm feeling good about yesterday's "I don't feel like it" curb kicking. I did a good Pilates session AFTER dinner since I hadn't done it during the day, and walked up in the woods. Today is strength and cycling. No matter what. I also am getting the slips out of my diet a bit better - I had a week there where too many little treats happened. Usually involving something made from flour! I try to avoid those, and it feels a lot better when I do.

@Gidgitgoescrazy it sounds like you had a fantastic day too. I can almost feel the relief flowing off of you And @Connie7355 - have a great trip! You have had a couple of weeks of good solid losses, so you will be fine I'm sure!

@micki48 - you are doing an amazing job. Just remember how big a change this is! It is easy to fall back to less exercise, but you are seriously determined. Once all that fabulous baking is made and scoffed down, you'll be back at it I'm sure!

I'm actually going to be having a Thanksgiving meal in the US tomorrow. For many years, my husband took his mother out every year to a restaurant in Newport, Vermont that puts on a mean Thanksgiving buffet. She moved up to Canada after being widowed (in 2001) and always missed her home country. She never got used to Canadian Thanksgiving being in October, so she and my husband always went out every year. I was always at work! She just passed away in June, and we decided to keep up the tradition anyhow - in her honour, we'll head on down to Newport tomorrow and have a good meal. They apparently have plenty of veggies and a good choice of foods, so I should be able to find things I like. I haven't lived in the US since 1977, but all my family is still there, and it will be fun to celebrate this holiday for the first time in ages.

Have a lovely Wednesday whether or not you're heading in for a feast tomorrow!

Day 4 of the challenge is N/A! Thanksgiving was in October.

BUUUT, my company xmas party is Friday so let's talk about that for a sec.

1) I'm keeping my calories low this week by not eating back much, if any, of my exercise. I'm also trying to shave off a little each day. Just a little.

2) I'm only eating oranges on Friday. They're about 50 calories each, so I'll stuff my pockets with 3 or 4 and use those when I get hungry. I'm setting the dinner up over lunch hour so I will be too busy arranging centerpieces and directing DJs for hunger anyway.

3) Finally, I'm going to dance my actual feet off, which should help offset some of the alcohol calories. The DJ has all the best dance songs on his must-play list, and I typically teach everyone who doesn't know/remember how to line dance. I hear someone else wants to teach the electric slide. And of course, the cha-cha slide. I was a 90's kid after all. Cha cha real smooth y'all. XD