TEAM: Gutbusters (May)
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GLouis4
May Week 5
PW: 162.4
CW: 158.75 -
May 27
Exercised? Yes. A long walk outside. Fitbit has 11,449 steps so far.
Calories? Yes under
Tracked? Yes1 -
KaraCramphorn
May Week 5
PW: 159.4
CW: 161.8
Sorry team 😥 had a very unexpected boozy night with housemates and then ate so much rubbish the next day. Will be sure to behave better this week!5 -
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Wednesday, big day for our team!
@allietuge
@GerritBR
@GLouis4--AWESOME JOB!
@inshapeCK
@KaraCramphorn--no worries! it happens.
@S_Ohara
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allietuge
May Week 5
PW: 170.2
CW: 1683 -
Tickie99
May Week 5
PW: 171.5
CW: 168.46 -
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May 26, Tuesday
Exercised? Yes. 58 min in 2 walks
Calories? Yes in budget
Tracked? Yes2 -
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looneycatblue wrote: »
Nice, wow!1 -
Happy Thursday!
weigh in's from:
@Colleen790
@Doingitforme20
@flourchild225
@GerritBR
@flourchild225
I have not heard from you since May week 3...if you don't weigh in this week, you will be dropped from the challenge. PLEASE-don't give up. Please come back to us! I am going to message each of you too. we are here for you!0 -
Doingitforme20
May week 5
Pw 186.0
Cw 188.0
Totally deserved gain! tbh this week has been a hard one mentally I ate my feelings on a few occasions and made bad choices
this is the beginning of a new week for me so hopefully I can pull it back. Xxx
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looneycatblue wrote: »May 25, Monday
Exercised? Yes. 109 minute walk
Calories? Yes in budget
Tracked? Yes
I took a nice long walk in the morning, my husband joined me for a 2nd in the afternoon. His back has been bothering him, so we need to walk a bit slower and not so long... but he did great! I think the walking is helping to easy the pulled muscles in his back. He keeps overdoing stuff, then pays for it for the next few days.
I was so happy to get some long walks in over the 3 day holiday... now need to keep up the momentum! My plan is to walk 40 mins in the morning before heading off to work, and then another 20 after dinner with hubby.
Anyone else have some goals (besides weight loss) that they are working on?
Ok, so for real: my goal is to not eat chips/pretzels (way too many of those going on!) and instead focus on healthier snack alternatives (string cheese, yogurt and fruit, veggies and hummus). I also want to "close" my food diary each day.4 -
May 27, Wed
Exercised? Yes. 72 mins, 12,373 steps (2 walks)
Calories? Yes in budget
Tracked? Yes1 -
flourchild225
May Week 5
PW: 134.2
CW: 134
I'm here!!! I did post for week 4, but it was a couple days late. Thank you!4 -
Colleen790
May Week 5
PW169.0
CW168.85 -
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Friday weigh in
Swauters
Pw 208.2
Cw: 209.44 -
May 28, Thu
Exercised? Yes. 86 mins, 13,006 steps (2 walks)
Calories? Yes in budget
Tracked? Yes3 -
My chiro told me I have to stop walking more than ABSOLUTELY necessary until we get my spine sorted out so that was news I didn't need when I am trying to lose weight... but it is better than long-term pain and the other possible consequences.
Just feeling a bit frustrated today.2 -
squirrelsquad wrote: »My chiro told me I have to stop walking more than ABSOLUTELY necessary until we get my spine sorted out so that was news I didn't need when I am trying to lose weight... but it is better than long-term pain and the other possible consequences.
Just feeling a bit frustrated today.
I don't have spine issues, however I do have arthritis in both hips, and sometimes this develops into bursitis. I had to stop bowling or any extra walking for about 2 months... I had to quit our bowling league, this really stung, I love bowling! Then, a week later, due to Covid-19, the bowling alley closed. So now I have had many more weeks of giving my hips a rest, this did the trick, feeling much better, and am now back to my daily walks. For me, I just had to give it time.
What plans does your chiro have to get you back to walking without pain?1 -
looneycatblue wrote: »squirrelsquad wrote: »My chiro told me I have to stop walking more than ABSOLUTELY necessary until we get my spine sorted out so that was news I didn't need when I am trying to lose weight... but it is better than long-term pain and the other possible consequences.
Just feeling a bit frustrated today.
I don't have spine issues, however I do have arthritis in both hips, and sometimes this develops into bursitis. I had to stop bowling or any extra walking for about 2 months... I had to quit our bowling league, this really stung, I love bowling! Then, a week later, due to Covid-19, the bowling alley closed. So now I have had many more weeks of giving my hips a rest, this did the trick, feeling much better, and am now back to my daily walks. For me, I just had to give it time.
What plans does your chiro have to get you back to walking without pain?
I have a three-visit per week, 3-month plan to get me "stable". Right now I can't even breathe too hard without extreme pain taking my breath away, because the majority of spine is compressed, so the vertebrae are squeezing tons of nerves and causing lots of inflammation/scar tissue. In the 3rd month, she anticipates I can resume "gentle" exercise but even most of that is to be focused on core strength. So likely 3-4 months before I can resume cardio of any kind.
I can still watch my eating which is HUGE for me so I am sure I will still see progress... just not as quickly as I would like. But my mom was in a wheelchair 80% of the time by age 40 and I don't want to be in that position so I'd rather take the time now to fix my junky back lol1 -
May 30
Exercised? Yes. Almost an hours walk outside.
Calories? Yes in budget
Tracked? Yes1 -
squirrelsquad wrote: »My chiro told me I have to stop walking more than ABSOLUTELY necessary until we get my spine sorted out so that was news I didn't need when I am trying to lose weight... but it is better than long-term pain and the other possible consequences.
Just feeling a bit frustrated today.
I am so sorry to hear this; I am sure that is VERY frustrating! Ugh! I am glad you have a plan and a goal/vision...that will help you so much, to be able to focus big picture-mobility!
I agree with about food being 80%...even more! So, i guess one way to see it is as a chance to focus on learning to make great food choices. I will be thinking about you!1 -
hi team! Sorry, I forgot to check in yesterday!
@swauters I got your weight thanks!
Friday weigh in's from:
@zengen09 --sorry, forgot to post yesterday!
@Keepingtrack1234
Today, Saturday, weigh in's from:
@looneycatblue
@matthewsfive
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When you have a moment, please head over to our June thread and say hello!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10797643/team-gutbusters-june#latest0 -
May week 5
PW: 140.2
CW: 140.6
Honestly I think I needed another gain to truly see that my habits matter and need to change. they are making me feel bad and I don't want that. So, while I wish I hadn't gained weight this month, I needed to see the consequences of my actions in a tangible way; when i am overeating or eating things that aren't healthy for me, it's mental and emotional. I can find others ways to meet those needs.3 -
@Keepingtrack1234
No problem! I thought about posting a couple of times yesterday and forgot myself!
PW: 220
CW: 219.52 -
zengen09
May Week 5
PW: 220
CW: 219.53
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