Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

My name is Megan ...I am one of the motivators for this team .... I have absolutely love being on this awesome team ..I hope all of the newcomers will love it as much as I do ...I have struggled with my weight since after having kids... I have a 20 year old son...and a 14 year old daughter whom I home school (she has never been to a public school nor does she want to be) ...I love to support/encourage anyone on their journey's

I am glad to have you as a team motivator. You have been an asset to the team

azkunk wrote: »

I am so excited to get started! I am Andrea and I am new to this team. I turned 49 in May and vowed to lose 50lbs by my 50th birthday and I am 8.9lbs down so far. My husband recently started Nutrisystem and it has been a game changer for me … no more temptations of take out or having to make big meals that are too good to pass up. I am originally from PA but I now live outside Phoenix, AZ where it has been the hottest summer that I have ever experienced. Today is our 34th day this year above 110*. Needless to say, there is no exercise outdoors as it's still over 100* throughout the evening. I have resorted to walking laps around my kitchen to get my steps in.

September Goals:
1. Min of 7,000 steps/day (avg about 5,000/ day in Aug)
2. 80oz water/ day
3. Log every day
4. Lose 5-7 lbs this month

Again, welcome to the team. I have been always curious about nutrisysytem. The heat has been bad here this summer too. Lots of thunderstorms, tornado warnings and 5 or 6 tornadoes as a result. I walk the hallways in my apartment to get my steps in and get my heart rate up.

AmyG1982 wrote: »

Hi, I’m Amy and I’m new to this group. I’m 38, live in Alberta (Canada), married and have a 4 year old daughter and a 1 year old son. I have had a weight problem my whole life and have been up and down for as long as I can remember. I lost 50lbs at the end of 2019/beginning of 2020 but I’ve gained more than 20 back I need to figure out a way to get this under control.

I eat low carb, and used to easily get 14,000 steps a day when I was in the office but now that I’m working from home I struggle to hit 10,000. My non-weight related goals for the month are:
Get 10,000 steps per day
No binge eating
Stay under calories every day
Drink at least 10 glasses of water a day

Excited to be here with you all!

Welcome! I was posted to Edmonton for 7 years when I was in the military. I love Alberta and the Rockies. You have great goals for the month and they should help you be successful.

ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »

Hello all, I am Nancy, I live in Illinois. My screen name is Scorpiogirl70.. Feel free to add me as your friend.

Yes, 1970 is when I was born and Scorpio will tell you it is in November that I will be turning the big 50. I am just trying to get healthy, with high blood pressure and borderline diabetic for YEARS, I figure 50 is a good a time as any, right?

I am amazed at how you all get so many steps in, maybe I am just too dang lazy? I'm lucky to get 2,000 in.
Hoping to stay on track the month of September by loosing at least 5 pounds.

Goals/Planning:
Plan to do the treadmill at minimum 3 times a week for a mile each time.
Plan by the end of the month to be drinking 128 ounces of water daily.
I have a couple days before September so I will be thinking about what I want to track.
Any suggestions?

Also, I put in to weight in on Mondays, but should I do a weigh in on Sept 1?

Welcome to the team! 50 is am amazing time to get healthy. Some suggestions I have for tracking are:
1. log all food daily
2. Step a daily step goal
3. Staying with calorie goal
4. Sleep

You might want to use the habit tracker as a tool in helping you track your goals. I will post a link to it this morning.

Tazaria87 wrote: »

Hi all, I'm Ashley. This is my second month with this group. I'm 33 years old, a wife and mother of two. My kids are 4 and 2. I've been up and down the scale all my life. Been on my current attempt at losing the weight since the middle of April and determined to make this my last start. I've lost 46 pounds since April, and just shy of 100 pounds now from my highest weight. I eat mostly Paleo while also counting calories and doing IF.

Goals
Track food every day
Stay under calorie every day
Exercise 6 days a week
128oz water every day
9000+ steps every day
Devise a plan for starting up lifting weights again
Declutter the house

Looking forward to another month with this wonderful group! Anyone feel free to add me as a friend

We are so glad you are continuing this month. I can’t wait to celebrate your 100 pound loss. With the goals you have set this month you will reach that plus more this month.

Saturday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 17 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps: 5,217 @mari_moulin sign me up
DBF: 1

We had to change our dinner and bowling for next Saturday as one of the grandkids was not feeling well. It is probably a good thing as it is already going to take 3 or 4 days to get rid of the water weight from my Friday night overeating and a restaurant meal would have just added to it.

Have a great Sunday!

Today’s goals
1. No binge eating

Colleen1018 wrote: »

Good Morning-
My name is Colleen, I am new to the group. I am 50 years old. I am married and have 2 children 16 & 18. I am at the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I really need to get this weight off! I am trying to find the best meal plan for me. I have tried almost all of them and I have not able to stick to one! I need total structure when it comes to eating. I basically need diet for dummies! LOL I know it's a lifestyle change. I just need to find one that is not so restrictive. So, any help or ideas would be greatly appreciate. I also need to figure out what is the best calorie amount- I am at 1200, but I think that may be too low. Any help in naviagting MFP would be wonderful. Thanks in advance.

My Goals
To find meal plan that I can stick with
Track my food daily
Exercise 3 days a week
Get back to walking daily
Walk min 7000

Also, I put down Mondays as my weigh in day. Would it be possible to change to Wednesdays?
Excited to get started

Welcome to the team! Truthfully, I just count calories. I don’t really deprive myself of anything but the key is I log everything. I do weigh and measure all my foods. I fit things in my day when I want it but I don’t have it everyday. I love chips and I have them every Friday. I just have a small bag instead of a family size bag that I would have had before. What did you input as your weekly weight loss goal when you setup mfp? I know your height, and activity level also determines your calorie amount. My key to losing the weight has been keeping my daily calorie amount a bit higher. I may lose at a slower rate but I don’t feel deprived. It’s a marathon not a sprint right. I guess the key is picking a weekly weight loss goal that is going to give you enough daily calories to keep you satisfied but a weight loss rate you are ok with.

You have great goals set. Check in and let us know how you are doing with them every day if you can. I am going to change your weigh in day on the spreadsheet.

I am glad to have you as a team motivator. You have been an asset to the team

Awwww Shucks ...If there is anything more than I can help you will while Mari is away please let me know

Thank you for the sympathy. Today is better and we know it was the right thing to do. It’s just weird going through all the firsts without her today.

@lindamtuck2018 - it’s just my husband doing nutrisystem. I couldn’t do it. The food does not look good to me at all. No wonder you lose weight. I need to do something that is sustainable for the long term and that comes down to CICO.

Check-in for Saturday
Exercise: 1 mile walk around my kitchen island
Steps: 7472
Water: 98oz
Calories: not even 1000 but it was an emotional day and better than eating my sorrow. Today will be better

Welcome to our team @onward1 ... I am also a yo-yo dieter so I feel you .....We got this ...wishing you much success

Daily Post August 29
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Exercise Yes
Steps 10480
Water 128oz
Weight lifting- will put together a rough plan to do this week, will probably change as I figure it out but at least I'll start something.
Decluttering the house- This is something I've been thinking about for awhile now. Wanting to do it but not taking any steps to do it. Pretty much every room in the house needs it. I started on the closet of our bedroom first. It's so cluttered up that we can't get to our clothes all that well and we've now decided we want to hang up the majority of our clothes and go down to one dresser for the two of us.

Got in a long walk at night. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It's been so hot lately and now a bit of a cold front has come in, it was 70 and breezy. I walked for a bit over an hour, took a different route than usual up and down lots of different streets just to see how many steps a new route would be. Ended up being between 6 and 7 thousand so now I have a new route when I need lots of steps for the day still!

@mari_moulin I'd like to continue the step challenge

8/29 Steps: 4500