@sleepymom5 That would be because it's a Philadelphia Eagles cap. 🤣 NFL isn't the biggest sport here in NZ but my husband used to play socially and we've been fans for the past 20 years. Actually Cowboys fans but my mother bought hubby this cap when she was in the US last year and I don't mind the Eagles 🙂

Sorry for the late check in everybody. It was super busy today with hockey for the boys, but I did manage to complete all of the meal prep for the week. I had a good day yesterday. Food was good including a restaurant meal out, I got in a workout and had all of my water. Very happy to be starting a new month with all of you!!

Remember that the photo challenge starts tomorrow!! Have a good night everyone!!

@timibotkin - I don’t have your steps for yesterday, but even with the 6 days that you did provide, you won the step challenge with week with 90,794 steps@

@brown6267 - You won for the month of February with a grand total of 306,114 steps!!

There were 5 of us participating for February (not everyone every week) and together we walked 973,239 steps!!

Congratulations everyone!!

If you wish to participate in our teams March step challenge, we track each week Sunday to Saturday. Please post your steps daily, or you can post all steps for each day on the following Sunday by 5 pm.

Here is a list of everyone on the team this month and your weigh in day (and real name if you have provided it):

Sunday
@cassiegetsfit2013 (Cassie)
@starcrystal3 (Crystal)

Monday
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx (Kristy)
@jedaschultz (Debbie)
@JillyBT
@podperson1

Tuesday
@Phoebe112476 (Phoebe)

Wednesday
@GingerPwr (Casey))
@tryingagain5 (LindaP
@amsandos ((Anne-Marie)
@Freeglerock (Lisa)

Thursday
@rundgrenrocks (Jenn)
@ljdanny (Tracy)

Friday
@lennoncpa (Sheryl)
@pacsnc6 (Patsy)
@sleepymom5 (Pam)
@1Theresamcvean (Theresa)
@KUMEcyclingteam
@Fi45
@Cafelelia (Lisa)

Saturday
@kirsten11872 (Kirsten)
@Zumba_Luvah
@timibotkin (Timi)
@brown6267

Maintenance
@mrsbell8well (Angelina)

Long day. I made it on my water and step goal. Food was promising till Molly opened a bottle of pink champagne. She made a cocktail with champagne, limoncello and frozen raspberries dropped into a flute. I drank 2 and really wanted a 3rd one, but I stopped. I did fairly well at dinner but ate 3 or 4 macarons. Yum yum. I was 145 this morning so I’m hoping I had a little wiggle room. My goal was 146 by tomorrow.
I will try to do my intro and get on here as much as possible this week. I’m sure I will be buried in emails etc.
have a good week everyone!

@Cafelelia I love the list of names. Thanks for doing that.

Sunday 3/1 check in
Food: didn't keep track but know it's over
Water: 48 oz
Exercise: 20 minute walking video

I had lunch with some of the people from my church. Homemade chicken noodle soup, homemade beer battered bread, saltine crackers and scotcheroos for dessert.

After that went home and went to bed to be able to stay awake for work tonight. It was really nice here this afternoon, sunny and low 50's so it was too bad I had to sleep the afternoon away. Now, I'm sitting in my car in the work parking lot. We have to start at 8:30 tonight instead of 10:30 so I"ll already have 2 hours of OT for the week and the week just started.

Hi Everyone, My name is Jill and I live in Los Angeles.
I am 52 and married for 24 years, I have a son in college on the East Coast. I use to work in Television Production, then became the full time Mom, President of Parent Booster Club, President of Little League and volunteer for every school function. The week after I dropped my Son off to college, my mother developed severe dementia almost over night. Long crazy story it was a mixture of scar tissue in her abdomen causing delirium and Lewy Body Dementia. It only took 8 weeks and emergency surgery 6 weeks in to get her back to somewhat normal. Needless to say I am now managing their health, finances and daily lives. I am fortunate that they can afford 24 hour caregivers but I am at their house almost every day either taking one of them to a doctor appointment or filling the medicine boxes.

I was never overweight until I was pregnant. Gained 60 pounds. Lost almost all of it over 2 years. Then in my late 40's after the death of a close friend, the start of menopause, and anxiety (due to those two prior issues) I started to gain weight. This last year with my parents I put more on. I have been kind of been stuck at the same weight but since I have stopped the gaining, its a good thing. Last two weeks were bad, broke my toe, got sick, had a colonoscopy and then my Mom had a psychotic break. Almost had to hospitalize her again. We got the medications under control at the end of the week. Colonoscopy turned out all clear. And I am almost over the cold.

So I am excited to start a new month! Went back to meditation today and that helped relieve the stress. Tomorrow I am going to try to exercise at the gym but not my usual class. The toe is still not 100%. Crazy how a broken toe can ruin your exercise.

@Cafelelia please add me back to step count challenge. It will be a slow build but I want to get back up to 10,000 steps a day. Sunday only 4,892 steps but I will get there!

Goals for March
Daily steps of 10,000
loose at least 2 pounds
Drink more water
Get back into my exercise routine

@Cafelelia may I also be added to the step challenge please? (Hoping it may motivate me to move a little more!). My steps for Sunday were 8577.

Sunday steps March 1st-10,925

Sunday 3/1 check in
Food: logged and under
Water: 80 oz
Exercise: 30 minute walking, PT, strength and stretching

Great day yesterday! So you can imagine my surprise when I got on the scale this am and I was up 5 pounds! Time to practice what I preach about not letting the scale mess with us. I know I didn't gain 5 lbs overnight. I am not going to worry about it and keep on keeping on. I have a quiet week this week so I am happy. Today I am going to walk Charlie, I am going to try to get my selfie with him today, we will see how that goes, he is a little crazy lol! I also have to pick up my daughter in law at the airport later this afternoon. That is all so no reason not to have a productive day and stick with my goals!

Speaking of goals-I never said my March goals

1. Consistency with planning and logging
2. IF 14 hours 5/7 days (This has helped tremendously with snacking at night)
3. Close all my rings every day on my apple watch
4. You all know I hate setting goals with the scale but I am putting it out there-2lbs this month.

My reflection on February-I struggled most of the month but ended strong at least. I don't even know if it should be called struggling. I just said what the hell...not too much struggling. I wasted really 2 months. January wasn't too great either. I really feel like that is behind me now. Last week really helped get me back into my routine. I am ready to stay the course and start getting this weight off.


@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx If your husband is a Cowboys fan, I am sure he wasn't too happy with the hat lol! I have to tell you, I don't miss that crazy running around with the kids. People told me I would but I don't lol! Maybe 5 kids did me in and I just had enough. I feel like you may be the same way when you are my age. Lol! There are things I missed but not the running around that's for sure! Sounds like you have some pretty awesome kids. It is great how involved they are. Hope things settle down for your son. It is tough being that age and being in a newish school to begin with and I know Aspergers adds a whole other level to all of that. Hugs to you Mama, you will sleep well tonight! Or I am sure you are sleeping well now? I need to figure out the time zones here. I got Europe down because I have been there lol!
@Freeglerock I am so happy you are back with us this month. Love your goals and I think they are all obtainable. I am trying to figure out this night eating. Did you ever smoke when you woke up at night? Maybe instead of eating drink some water, maybe just having something in your stomach may help? Remember as we say one day at a time, take that one night at a time.
@Mrsbell8well Skylyn's dinner looks delicious! She is turning into quite the cook! Those macaroons look almost too pretty to eat! Notice I said almost Lol! That drink Molly made sounded good too. What was the ratio of champagne to limoncello? Have a good first day back to work! I am sure everyone missed you. You have been added to the step challenge!
@tryingagain5 What a nice lunch you had. I just have been wanting soup pretty much all winter lol! I just love that cookie's name! Lol! I am guessing it must be butterscotch. I also like that you got a walking video in too. Hope you had a good night at work and can get some sleep today.
@timibotkin Still an awesome month for you! You are still a winner on our team!
@JillyBT You did have a rough February so I am sure you are looking forward to an Awesome March! I am glad that everything seems to be settling down for you. Love your obtainable goals for the month, you can absolutely reach them! We have you in the step challenge. You are all set to have a great month! Also, I have been journaling for a long time, since August 2015. I was never a writer or journal person before. It started off on fitbit. They used to let you journal on their website. They took it away and now I just do it on pages app or whatever it is called on my Mac. I started out just writing about weight loss related stuff, planning my day and how I did the day before and then it just went from there. Especially since a lot that is going on in your life affects weight loss. I do it first thing in the morning, before I go online. My 2015 self probably wouldn't believe I still do it now.
@GingerPwr How fun setting up an escape room! I love those! Although I have only done it once on a girl's night out...We have you added to the step challenge. We will need your steps for Sunday.
@Cafeleia I know you had a busy weekend. Hope the week is a little quieter but somehow I doubt it.

Don't forget the March spring it forward photo challenge!


Week 1 Themes

Motivation Monday - Make it your own with a selfie!
Show us who you are! Post a selfie, a bitmoji, a description of yourself, anything that represents you!

Transformation Tuesday - Show or tell who inspires you to do better!
This can be anyone - you, your kids, your pets, your friend, an inspirational person etc.

Workout Wednesday - Post a workout or movement selfie!!
Maybe you are walking, dancing, stretching, cycling or doing yoga. Show us or describe how you move!

Thirsty Thursday - Water, water, water
Show or tell us us how you drink your daily water!

Food For Thought Friday - Share your favourite recipe!
Post a pic or actual screenshot of the recipe, or just of the food itself! Just write out the receipt if you prefer!

You can post here, on the link or both!

Here is the link-
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787221/march-spring-it-forward-photo-challenge#latest

Sunday check in

Yesterday was such a busy one. The hockey schedule for the boys is so unpredictable for the boys and we were out most of the day yesterday at different arenas. My younger son played an outstanding game yesterday, helping his team win against a tough team. It was a nail biter. I also am undergoing a spot audit for my practice, which is to be honest is a bit of a pain right now. But I did well with everything yesterday. I followed my food plan, had 64 oz of water (a small miracle) and had a rest day for exercise. It was a scramble but I did all of my meal prep for the week too.

@Freeglerock - Sounds like an amazing day with the kids (and an active one too)! You are doing great!

@Mrsbell8well - That food looks so yummy!! Skylyn is adorable too!

@tryingagain5 - Great day yesterday! Too bad about the mandatory OT, and hope that your new job search is going well!

@JillyBT - Oh, I can talk all day about injury and ruined exercise! Hope that your toe feels better soon! We have a new month and fresh start and wish you all the best this month!

@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - We are living parallel lives with the kids’ sports!! We were up at 5:30 am yesterday to get one son to a hockey tryout at 7 am, and were in several hockey arenas for both boys after that. Same thing, I am so proud of the boys, but it gets so exhausting for the us. I hope that your younger son is doing better with the extra support.

@GingerPwr - You have been doing so well and no doubt you will bust through that plateau! An escape room at school?
Sounds like fun!

@sleepymom5 - I love your March goals! Sorry that you weight is up, but you cannot give up now and you can do this! Rather than thinking of January and February as a waste of time, have a look at everything that you did in some detail and there are probably some very good learnings to take away for March. You’ve got this!

Hi all and happy March!
I’m Jenn, I’m just about 53, and I live in south northern Virginia (it makes sense if you live here). My husband works in DC for the Army staff (he is retired Army). My 18 and 20 year old daughters are both in college, also up in DC, so I’ve entered my second “semester” of empty nesting, but with lots of weekend visits. I used to be a high school math teacher but I haven’t worked (for money) in years and I like the flexibility of being able to help a friend or volunteer for something whenever possible. I need to lose about 80 pounds.
I love to cook and bake and could probably make frosting in less time than it takes to make my bed. One of my kids is a vegetarian so I enjoy experimenting with new and weird foods, like the jackfruit “crab” cakes I made on Friday.
I walk a lot and have finally gotten back into the routine of a dumbbell workout twice a week. My goals for this month are to continue and slightly expand the workouts, and lose two pounds. I would join the walking challenge but I’m still barely keeping up with posting and reading, so maybe next month. 😄