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  • Tracey0088
    Tracey0088 Posts: 22 Member
    30+ lost
    @1theresamcvean
    Rumor has it that she is extremely close to GOAL, TOO!!!

    Under 225
    @Jax_Grim
    @veryhotmails

    Congratulations! Did you see jealousy in that congrats? No, how amazing to hit milestones and goals. Keep up whatever you are doing that is working. I’m experimenting with calories/macros and fat burning exercise to see if I can get the scale to move into the 180s. I set my goal at what I thought was reasonable. I know I am going to want to move those posts WHEN I hit 185 pounds. CW today is 195.3 down 1.4 pounds from yesterday. I think I am likely Insulin Resistant due to years of Yo Yo dieting.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,123 Member
    The WEEK 1 Challenge is UP! Enjoy -
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10805773/team-on-my-shoulder-week-1-challenge-august-2020#latest
  • TeresaW1020
    TeresaW1020 Posts: 3,231 Member
    Beka3695 wrote: »

    PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
    1st Mission Slimpossibles 1.76%

    PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
    1st Mission Slimpossibles 72.5 Lbs

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    Wahooooo!! Look at how awesome we were this week!! 72.5 lbs down as a team are amazing! I am so proud of us and I know that we are going to have an amazing August! B):grin: I also hope that everyone will go and look at this week's challenge. I actually think we do a very good job at getting to know each other. :)


    @Tracey0008 Welcome to the team Tracey! You have had a lot to deal with and worry about. It’s good that you are taking steps towards getting fit and healthy and I’m sure you will wow your co-workers with your progress when you return to work! :)

    @gwamajtw91 Yayyyy a fellow intermittent faster! :grin: You have great goals for August and I am sure you are going to crush them. Just stay committed to yourself.

    @Katmary71 I am sorry that the men in your life are causing you so much stress. I agree that you really shouldn’t have to deal with anything that doesn’t fit into your recovery. I love cats!! I sure wish my husband did. ;)

    @anido1 Good I hope that the habit tracker helps you with your goals. I’m going to work really hard to make sure I use it every day too. :)

    @vegan4lyfe2012 Yup water retention will definitely up the weight. It sure does with me. You will get it off this week! <3

    @trooworld I sure hope you have a good time being back at work. It will be an adjustment and you will probably be extra tired so please make sure to take care of yourself. <3


    Hi everyone! Today, was a good day. I did an extra-long workout this morning and then deep cleaned my bedroom and bathroom. We did Livestream church this morning, so I watched it on YouTube while I cleaned. I fasted 21 hours and for dinner, we had grilled burgers, roasted red potatoes, and baked beans. Tomorrow, I have to take my mom to get eye surgery to repair some scar tissue from her cataract surgery. My plan is to fast all day until dinner, which we will eat around 4 pm. My weight is up from Friday and Saturday’s overindulgences and too much wine so I need to reign it in. I do a weekly average on my weight every Friday and right now the number ain’t looking good! :#

  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    Hi. I'm Jackie. I live in Southern Ontario, Canada with my hubby of 30yrs and 1 of our 2 adult kids. I've been part of this group for 2yrs. I'm down 25lbs from my heaviest and currently hovering around 199 for the past 2 months so it's time to get the scale moving again.

    I was working in a chocolate factory precovid so being home hasn't hurt my weight loss efforts. Although things are opening up in our area I still stay home as much as I can. In the past few months I've been doing more stamping and card making which I used to do as a part time business.

    My goals for August are
    1. No sugar
    2. Weights 3x per week
    3. 20 min of cardio per day.
    4. At least 15k steps per day
    5. Log my food

    Welcome to all the new members. Looking forward to getting to know all of you.
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    Sunday check in
    Yesterday I had pizza for supper followed by chips so I was a little worried I'd be ravenous today but I was able to keep my eating in check and get in some exercise. My steps are still a little shy of my goal but I'll see if I can get more in before bedtime.

    I'm looking forward to using the habit tracker this month.

    1. No sugar ✔
    2. Weights ✔
    3. Cardio ✔ 50 min bike
    4. At least 15k steps per day
    5. Log my food ✔

  • Tracey0088
    Tracey0088 Posts: 22 Member
    AUGUST 2020
    Week 1

    PW 196.7 pounds
    Monday Weight or CW: TOMORROW

    Here we go! Took a long walk to my parents home. Mowed the grass, cleaned the pool and marked up nearly the highest number of steps I ever had. I try to get 11,000. Calorie counting is going better than I hoped due to MFP.

    Check in: Sunday 8/2/20

    My BMR: 1750-2250: Sedentary-Very Active week
    KGoal/k in: 1850/1822 Calories over/under: UNDER
    Exercise Burn: 1,279 (rounded down 1000)
    Self Care Chart: GOOD
    Water: GOOD
    Exercise: Goal 40 min/ Completed 259 min EXCEEDED
    Steps: 27,580
    Net k: BMR2250-k in1850= 400k +burn1000k=1400k net
    Sleep: 8 hours 4 min.
    Organized/Productive: Excellent
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,642 Member
    @Tracy0088 You did incredible for not having any sleep, great job accomplishing so much.

    @Bettyboag welcome to the gang, can't wait to get to know you!

    @trooworld All of your recipes sound awesome! Especially hummus, I can't decide what I miss more, sweetener in my coffee or beans. I've never made pork tenderloin before, I've never even bought pork aside of bacon a couple times. I need to start frequenting paleo blogs so I can figure out what to do with lean meat, especially chicken breasts since I eat chicken the most. Is the Instant Pot recipe chicken with taco seasonings? I do salsa chicken all the time, I had the guy I'm seeing cook one night and he made a really good chicken taco recipe that I helped him adapt to the Instant Pot.

    @vegan4lyfe2012 I had to laugh when you mentioned your combination of loves. I was so relieved when I walked into the kitchen at church to feed the homeless and the guy in charge was covered in tattoos and in a death metal band. I always would wonder what they'd think if they saw the music I listen to but he listens to way harder stuff than I do! We rocked out until the rest of the gang got there then I got to talk creepy books with another, my people! What kind of horror do you like best? I like psychological thrillers the best but Clive Barker is interesting though a little bloody (skip the Books of Blood if you don't want gruesome), I remember Weaveworld was good. I still have all my favorites, haven't bought horror in awhile, but my mom worked at a bookstore and would give my brother and I all hardback books for Christmas from the discount table, talk about the best Christmas ever! Oh, another trippy horror series is Brian Lumley's Necroscope series, that's one of my favorites! Shoot, someone just reminded me of Anne Rice so all hers are by my bed, now I need to get down the necroscopes! If you like ones that are freaky to read right now with COVID check out Robin Cook. I need to find Stephen King's The Stand, that's perfect for now!

    @anido1 August 2 or 3 is a great day to start, doesn't need to be the first, just keep doing your best, you got this!

    @TeresaW1020 Tomorrow is surgery day for people in my life too, my Dad's having cataract surgery as well. I hope your mom's scar tissue removal goes well, prayers for the surgeon's hands and your mom's recovery.

    @Jactop great goals! I forgot you worked at a chocolate factory! There's no way I could survive that, chocolate is my weakness. Time to get further from the big 200, congratulations for getting under it and maintaining!
  • GabiV125
    GabiV125 Posts: 3,138 Member
    These posts are fantastic! I’m logging in couple times per day and today is just my 3rd official day .
    If I was to work in a chocolate factory, no employee discount in the world could have saved me from going bankrupt
  • GabiV125
    GabiV125 Posts: 3,138 Member
    On a personal level I realized that my slip ups are mostly in the weekends. Last weekend we had the first in person book club since March ( an OK book but with some too stretched situations to increase the dramatic effects, for my taste. I can’t get invested in a book when I’m rolling my eyes every other page. But I’m proud of myself for finishing it). The meeting was at a winery and the 9 of us brought food, so I had about 1000 extra calories- “good” day. Next day, +2.0 lb.
    This weekend my 21 yo daughter had her friend over to work on school stuff. So I cooked and also ordered out their favorites and I’m +0.4 lb only.
    Water weight or so, but doing better considering that I compare 2.5 days to one meal.
    The new hurricane is supposed to come in this area tomorrow and I’m not a panicky person, but the director sent an email with a new project code to use on all hurricane related costs or extra hours. First pre-calamity code , so how do I read this calmly?
    The step tracker does not open for me, I tried many times, so I would post the steps here later in the week.
  • leonadixon
    leonadixon Posts: 479 Member
    Username: leonadixon
    Weigh in day: Monday
    PW (7/27/2020): 208.6
    Check in weight (8/3): 208.4
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  • leonadixon
    leonadixon Posts: 479 Member
    Hi all, My name is Leona. I'm 47 years old and I live in Albuquerque, NM. I've struggled with weight issues my entire life. I had lost 50 pounds back in 2013 only to put it all back on over the past 6 years. I'm working on this daily, trying to not let the ups and downs keep me DOWN.

    I've been struggling with health issues for the past few years. While I FINALLY have my migraines under control after about 20 years of horrible pain, I am not struggling with neck issues. I had an MRI done 2 weeks ago and my left arm has been numb this past week. I got a referral to a neurosurgeon. I am pretty nervous about this! Any experience y'all have had is welcome! Good luck everyone!
  • Jactop
    Jactop Posts: 726 Member
    edited August 2020
    @GabiV125 I read this somewhere recently and it stuck in my head Don't let your weekend be your weak end

    @TeresaW1020 and @Katmary71 thinking about both of you and your parents today and hoping their surgeries go well


    leonadixon wrote: »
    I've been struggling with health issues for the past few years. While I FINALLY have my migraines under control after about 20 years of horrible pain, I am not struggling with neck issues. I had an MRI done 2 weeks ago and my left arm has been numb this past week. I got a referral to a neurosurgeon. I am pretty nervous about this! Any experience y'all have had is welcome! Good luck everyone!
    I was surprised at how many of my health issues were connected to my neck or rather the nerves that run through it. My chiropractor explained how tension headaches were causing my migraines and hand numbness. When the muscles in my neck and shoulders tense up they pull the bones in my neck out of place and pinch the nerves. He pressed lightly in one spot on my neck and said "I bet that makes you nauseous" which it did instantly. He never did the twist and crack thing. He used the baby jackhammer to put my bones back in place.

    I also had psoriasis on my hands that $1k plus in meds couldn't touch. Once he started working on my neck my psoriasis cleared up. I thought it was a coincidence but when I'd start to get that itch I'd go for an adjustment and it would disappear.

    I stopped going to the chiro as I find if I keep my inflammation under control I don't have the nerve/numbness issues. I'm not sure if everyone's different but for me that means no sugar and no dairy. If I cave and have either I wake the next morning with numb hands. I'm curious if that would've been the fix for me years ago.
  • leonadixon
    leonadixon Posts: 479 Member
    Jactop wrote: »
    @GabiV125 I read this somewhere recently and it stuck in my head Don't let your weekend be your weak end

    @TeresaW1020 and @Katmary71 thinking about both of you and your parents today and hoping their surgeries go well


    leonadixon wrote: »
    I've been struggling with health issues for the past few years. While I FINALLY have my migraines under control after about 20 years of horrible pain, I am not struggling with neck issues. I had an MRI done 2 weeks ago and my left arm has been numb this past week. I got a referral to a neurosurgeon. I am pretty nervous about this! Any experience y'all have had is welcome! Good luck everyone!
    I was surprised at how many of my health issues were connected to my neck or rather the nerves that run through it. My chiropractor explained how tension headaches were causing my migraines and hand numbness. When the muscles in my neck and shoulders tense up they pull the bones in my neck out of place and pinch the nerves. He pressed lightly in one spot on my neck and said "I bet that makes you nauseous" which it did instantly. He never did the twist and crack thing. He used the baby jackhammer to put my bones back in place.

    I also had psoriasis on my hands that $1k plus in meds couldn't touch. Once he started working on my neck my psoriasis cleared up. I thought it was a coincidence but when I'd start to get that itch I'd go for an adjustment and it would disappear.

    I stopped going to the chiro as I find if I keep my inflammation under control I don't have the nerve/numbness issues. I'm not sure if everyone's different but for me that means no sugar and no dairy. If I cave and have either I wake the next morning with numb hands. I'm curious if that would've been the fix for me years ago.

    Thank you for your insight! I hope it's something simple that we can address easily. I'm worried about it being something that needs surgery (UGH)! I'm glad you have it under control now!
  • anido1
    anido1 Posts: 35 Member
    Username: anido1
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    PW (Previous Weight): 156
    CW (Current Weight): 155
    LTD (Loss to Date): 1
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,421 Member
    @Katmary71 I love Clive Barker, but haven’t read anything remotely new in years. I will check out Books of Blood. My go-to all-time favorite author is Dean Koontz. John Saul is a definite second with King taking 3rd. I haven’t kept up on reading, though, so it’s been several years since I’ve had a chance to read any of them. I’m definitely going to look into the Necroscope series. I googled them and it looks like a fun series. I should totally re-read The Stand. Such a good one right now, just like you said! So thinking about your spiritual reading and keeping away from negative/angry/gory things, I would think that some of the softer PG-13 horror/thrillers would be ok, don’t you? They don’t usually have any gore. I understand giving up angry music, though. My daughter that is bipolar can’t listen to Eminem (her favorite) because it puts her in a really dark place and she starts cutting. So, in our household we only listen to Christian and 80s music. I just can’t give up my movies, though :)

    @trooworld What kind of horror do you prefer? I think creatures and monsters are my favorite. My all-time favorite horror movie is They (2002 Wes Craven) because it’s about night terrors and I have night terrors myself, so I find it relatable (which should make me MORE scared of it). Second favorite is Cloverfield because of how realistic it is. It’s hard for me to really classify my faves because I own over 1400 movies (I love physical media) and my horror collection runs the gamut – from PG13 all the way to unrated foreign films that would make most people sick. I've warned my daughter to not even touch those. Thankfully she trusts me.

    @GabiV125 I am laughing about rolling eyes while reading. My mom just borrowed a book from her friend and said I would love it. Her description was just, “There a large hole in the ocean and people fall in.” It got me interested, so I borrowed it. OMGoodness. It was a young adult fantasy book. I was rolling my eyes, but decided I had to finish it out. I didn’t like how long the set-up took, but once the kids fell into the “drain” and ended up in purgatory, I liked it a bit better.

    @leonadixon Good luck with the neurosurgeon. I am praying they can get everything figured out!

    @Jactop Holy tofu! Awesome loss!

    @LynnJ9 I am praying for your daughter, that it’s just a cyst. How scary…and the waiting makes it worse. Praying for peace while you all wait out the storm.
  • Tracey0088
    Tracey0088 Posts: 22 Member
    AUGUST 2020
    Week 1
    Check in Monday 8/3/20
    PW 196.7
    Monday Weight or CW: 195.3
    Busy day. Didn’t get my self care chart done or my water. Will try to get both tomorrow. Didn’t want to exercise but did anyway. So glad I made myself go for two walks.
    My BMR: 1750-2250: Sedentary-Very Active week
    KGoal/k in: 1800/1395 Calories over/under: UNDER
    Exercise Burn: 311
    Self Care Chart: Poor
    Water: Poor
    Exercise: Goal 40 min/ Completed 81 min EXCEEDED
    Steps: 11,061
    Net k: BMR2,250 minus kin1.395= 855k plus burn 311 = net 1,166
    Sleep: 7 hours 11 min.
    Organized/Productive: Good
  • raleighgirl09
    raleighgirl09 Posts: 699 Member
    raleighgirl09
    Monday check in

    SHAZAM my friends - wow! Yes, @Cornanda, it does not pay to not read posts for a couple days.... I loved every minute of reading them all now (wow, 4 pages of August already) and must say you guys are all amazing. Birthdays and goal setting, books, recipes, bios with new and old friends jumping in - The Slims are hopping!

    One of my August goals is to be more engaged in the posts and this is going to be fun and, might I say - do not skip any days! My other August goals are to get more than 10,000 steps everyday - I missed 5 days in July so I am stepping it up a notch and committing to all 31 days in August for at least 10,000 steps each day.

    Ok, little updates. No job yet, still lots of applying. Thinking about how to expand the current contracted gig to include more of the same kind of client. Just a baby thought, for now. Water is still behind, most days back up to 8 cups but I really need 12. Calories have been ok, some high days. Currently on a very focused run to my mini goal of under 170 lbs by my birthday. Last I weighed was at 171.7 last Friday so looking to lose 1.8 pounds by the 11th. I don't weigh everyday and my weigh day here is on Thursdays so it's a little suspenseful but I feel super motivated and feel it's within my grasp. Last but NOT least - sleep. Still less than it needs to be, especially if I listen to Fitbit. I can't help if I am "awake" 53 minutes and I feel more robbed by my app than by sleep!!!!! :#
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