@AustinRuadhain I continue to have multiple issues with Fitrockr. Perhaps the same thing is happening with @leonadixon??? I disappeared from the Slimpossibles league tonight. Finally after logging in and out several times it came back. 🤷🏼‍♀️

sunshineplace wrote: »

@AustinRuadhain I continue to have multiple issues with Fitrockr. Perhaps the same thing is happening with @leonadixon??? I disappeared from the Slimpossibles league tonight. Finally after logging in and out several times it came back. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@sunshineplace
Hurray for your great day today, and your planning goals for the next few days sound fabulous!
Glad the WW app is helping, too!
FitRockr: 😕 🤔Your issue might have been a momentary glitch? I had seen ten listed but no Leona when I checked in a couple of times today, so pretty sure you were there. (We had 11 last week, including you and Leona. I can see you both in last week's listing.) Let's keep an eye out, but currently you seem fine. 🧩 👀 FitRockr (amazingly enough for a free app) had responsive assistance on the one issue I have reported to them.

@gwamajtw91 - Hurray for that great weigh-in! 👍🏽

@Jactop - I love your strategy with unwanted food gifts! I am stealing that.
"Oh, that looks delicious! Thank you so much! Maybe I'll have one a little later!" (Tucking away nicely for now.) (Does anyone else practice in advance what to say in these situations?)

Thursday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- walking, bike, yoga, strength exercises
Water- over

Habits
Weights 3xs a week- going tomorrow
Yoga/strength- done
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Decluttering- dropped off a bunch of books and clothes. Still find losing a shoe size the weirdest weight loss thing!
10,000 steps- done
Recipe- last was taco zuchinni boats

I made a bag of black beans in the Instant pot last night for salads. I was a mile away from home this morning when I remembered I'd never put them in the fridge! As far as price goes it's the cheapest thing I make but I hate doing stuff like that.

Cornanda
Week 1
Friday weigh in
PW: 184.5
CW: 186

I set a goal for the month to get below 180. I'm going in the wrong direction! @AustinRuadhain I'm reading Atomic habits and it's really interesting. I think the next step is to analyze my habits and see what I can do about them.

Hey there @TeraBbreakingFree -
So, breakdowns happen, and we all SO sympathize! I hope that whatever the source of the stress is, that today is going better! 👐

Whatever number you saw on the scale this morning -- eating an extra 500 calories is unlikely to cause you lasting weight gain of even 1 pound. The Mayo Clinic states that "3,500 calories equals about 1 pound of fat." For my body, I see very different reactions based on what calories I eat, and you may see variation, too. But still. More likely, you ate something that caused a water retention change.

It looks from here like you did a stack of things right!
1. Stress eating happened. 😥
2. You communicated the breakdown with your husband and partner. 👍🏽
3. You went for a walk with your husband and kids. Calorie burning value aside, this sounds like a stress-relieving activity, and also sounds like you getting back on track for yourself. 👍🏽
4. You checked in here, too! More communication! More accountability! 👍🏽
5. If you went over by 500 calories for the day (before doing extra exercise), then I can only guess that you went back to more normal eating. It certainly sounds like you are likely back on your eating plan today. 👍🏽

Breakdowns happen to everyone, but having it be that you got back on track ASAP after this breakdown means that whatever the number is on Monday, that long-term this is all going to average out, with you reaching your goal. 😊😊😊

TL;DR
Bottom line: With you back on plan and back in action, that stress eating episode yesterday will just be a tiny speed bump in your journey. Be kind to yourself! Learn as much as you can from this, and keep up the great work!

@TeraBbreakingFree I'm sorry to hear you had such a tough day. Your husband sounds like a gem! Seems to me you came out well for a rough one, scale could be up from extra food, sodium, or just fluctations so hang in there!

@nbbaby Understandable, sounds like you have a lot going on health-wise and I know for me sometimes I'll put off a health issue because I'm so sick of doctors and new diagnoses. I'm trying to change that! Definitely do something about it if it doesn't improve or get worse, I'd hate for you to be suffering needlessly.

Username: davors19
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Fri
Previous Weight: 285
Todays Weight: 285

Saturday Morning Check-in

Friday Report
Calories: under; all good, on-plan choices
Exercise: none; rest day
Water: on track
Habit Tracking
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- Meditation (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min) ❌
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min) ❌ (rest day)
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily) ✔️

Goals and Improvements for Today (Saturday)
-- Meditation (daily 2+ min) ✔️
-- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min) ✔️
-- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min)
-- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min)
-- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily)
-- Prep for big project meeting!
-- Work on the To Do List, including at least 2 minutes of cleaning my desk and making my office a great place to work.
-- Tiny Habits study

Digger61
Thursday
Week 1
PW 212
CW 209
Busy week coming up. Doctors appointments Tuesday and appointment with my surgeon on Thursday to talk about a liver transplant down the road. They are going to try to burn my cancer. I will find out on the 20 if that’s a option. I am still here

@AustinRuadhain I love that you're celebrating your moves! I do that at the gym but usually just when I beat my stairs climbed or previous weight, I need to give myself credit for just doing it! I've been making other small changes but haven't actually celebrated those either, like actually making my bed the last couple months and marching in place when my tea's heating up. I'll have to check him out too!

@digger61 Nice loss! Sounds like a stressful week, I'll be praying for you. Keep us updated, we care about what's going on with you.

@raleighgirl09 You're freaking awesome, how did you manage to lose weight on vacation! It's great you were able to focus on when you were truly hungry and stick with it. I admire the heck out of you for being able to do that.

Weigh in
Apple852hk
Week 2 - Mar 2020
Sunday
PW 160 (72.6kg)
CW 158.9 (72.1kg)

Little reduction but when i weighed my myself before bed weighed a lot more. So I only weigh myself first thing in the morning.
Ate dessert pancakes for 2 nights in a row as they were reduced from pancake day. That adds to my carb intake.
Achieved my goal of drinking tea before eating so to fill belly before breakfast. Also did eat smaller portions but then ate sweet things to fill the gap. So not sure if that technique worked.

GOALS next week
1. Not to eat any cookies/biscuits
2. Eat more fruit like kiwi when wanting a snack

raleighgirl09
Sunday check in

Hey gang! Getting back into the swing of things here at home after being away - it's always so nice to return home! This week I have to check in for jury duty - hoping I won't need to because I have plans to be at a friend's house to help her prep for her daughter's wedding. But also was not smart enough to see that I did have a small window for mailing in a request to not be called in; I just didn't know about it until too late. I don't mind being a juror, it's just seriously bad timing. Anyway, whether it's jury duty or going to my friend's house, I'll need a good, clear plan for eating and some ideas of how to avoid eating things sane Maria doesn't want. Because insane Maria can be quite compelling. => I am totally planning to have wedding cake and looking forward to it as my pal is a master baker and makes amazing cakes and cupcakes. And macaroons, wowie.

Great NSV day yesterday, shopping for the dress I'll wear at the wedding. It felt amazing to try on dresses in much smaller sizes than the last time I shopped for a dress and see them look really good - it felt so much better than any foods I could think of to eat would taste. True story.

@Mlhopp93 the wonderful thing about that is - the next meal and next day are always a clean slate and fresh start... => You can get back to the green!
@sunshineplace wow, awesome stepping!! I found pre-planning and pre-logging to be the best things that helped me - no surprises and it made it pretty easy to follow my plan.
@TeresaW1020 and @Cornanda we've all been here, scale creep is no fun at all! The best thing I ever heard in my fave podcast was the thought that "Who better to lose this 1.5 pounds (or whatever it is) than the person who has already lost X amount?" You can do this!
@TeraBbreakingFree hey, we have all been there in the space of feeling crappy about food choices... =< What I see in that is you recognizing it right away and taking action; assessing, sharing, getting in movement and learning some things about yourself and your journey. You didn't hide from the experience, you embraced it and that can be very difficult - but you did it. I say congratulations are in order!
@davors19 awesome holding steady on the weigh in! =>
@AustinRuadhain this made **me** shiny and happy inside!! I immediately pictured the whole thing including a great big smile on your face! And you are really kicking some Tiny Habit booty!

One habit I have taken on is that each morning after I press the Start button on our electric kettle to heat up water for coffee, I turn around and do one left and one right inside crescent kick (it's a martial arts move I want to improve), and then I celebrate (for me, V for victory arms in the air; nobody is around to see and it makes me feel happy and shiny inside!).

@Digger61 congrats on a really nice loss and please keep us updated, we're praying for you and thinking of you
@Katmary71 I think there were two things going on. 1- I decided to just go for letting go of calorie counting and be ok with what happened and work through it. Also, 2- I kind of felt like I'd be in a fishbowl if I overate because everyone was amazed and complimentary of the weight loss. So I was kinda motivated by some feelings that are not really healthy. I'll take that for now but it's something I'll need to work on because I need to do the right things - for the right reasons. I love that you are finding the ways to keep a nice balance of enjoying the events and meals while still having limits, very nicely done and your steps are just amazing!
@Apple852hk I really like your straight forward analysis of what you're doing and the results you net from that - and a very nice payoff with a great weigh in!!

Sunday Morning Check-in

Saturday Report
Calories: under; all good, on-plan choices
Exercise: outdoor walking (15+ minutes); platform stepping (30 min)
Water: on track
Habit Tracking
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- Meditation (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min) ❌
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min) ✔️
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily) ✔️
Other
- Prep for big project meeting! ✔️

Goals and Improvements for Today (Sunday)
-- Meditation (daily 2+ min)
-- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min)
-- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min)
-- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min)
-- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily)
-- Office cleaning/decluttering
-- Tiny Habits study
-- House cleaning (Deep cleaning) ✔️

checkin

Last weight: 155.4
Current weight: 154.8

Hey all. Sorry I've been MIA just a busy time at work. I expect next week will also be busy and then hopefully it will ease up.

I've done well on calories this week and exercise. I was really pleased with my weigh in today. I haven't weighed under 155 for years and years. I can't even remember the last time.

I've been thinking about running a 5 km race this spring. I've very very slow bc I can only run/walk so it would take me maybe 40 or 45 mins? I'm not sure. But I would really like to try. I have wanted to do it for a long time so it would be a nice accomplishment to just participate.

I'm also thinking about joining a kickball league for 10 weeks in spring. I've never played kickball before and I am not very athletic but I'd like to try. Mainly it would get me out to meet some new people. Kickball is like baseball but with a soccer ball....? I'm hoping it is more for fun than competitive.

Both of those things would be hard for me to do bc I get so anxious, but I really need to do something to not be so isolated.

It feels like spring is coming, and I'm really enjoying the slightly improved weather

Hello, all!
Step Challengers, there's still time to get in some more steps today, if you are itching to change your final number for this week. After the week closes at the end of today, FitRockr will allow another day for people to sync up if needed,* and then we will post weekly winners on Tuesday.

The most cool thing, though? As of this afternoon, the Slimpossibles Step Challengers have logged more than 500,000 steps this week! I have such a big smile on my face, thinking about everyone getting in those walks this week. Whatever the healthy number of steps is for each of us, it is just so cool that we are all in motion, all taking steps toward our health and fitness goals!

@leonadixon -FitRockr support resolved the issue with your not showing up on the weekly rankings. So all now seems to be well there.

@sunshineplace - I know you had a problem a couple of times early on, but that seems to have settled out as well. You are definitely on the list now, and have been consistently there when I have checked in over the rest of the week.

Check in on current status here: https://www.fitrockr.com/#!/challenge/5e5e38b1c5f4ba00016a1849

*FYI - everyone shows as having synced up today. So whatever you are doing as regards syncing up with your fitness tracker platform, it appears to be working just fine.