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  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    evangsimmons170 wrote: »
    Hi everyone and welcome to our new members. I'm Rhonda from Texas. I'm 51, divorced, no kids, an elementary assistant principal and working on my doctorate in educational leadership. I'm also an associate pastor and singer/musician in my church. As you can imagine, I stay extremely busy all the time. So I'll apologize in advance for my sporadic posts throughout the month. But please know that I'm still plugging away at my weight loss journey, even though the struggle is real. I support everyone's challenges and celebrate your victories. As the motto is in the US during this pandemic, "We're all in this together."

    @jugar I had an idea pop in my head this weekend for one of the upcoming challenge weeks:
    1. Sleepin' Sunday (how close to 8 hours of sleep can get to tonight?)
    2. Meatless Monday (all veggies and fruit today)
    3. Toning Tuesday (the workout of your choice that includes toning/strength exercises)
    4. Workout Wednesday (cardio workout of your choice)
    5. Thirsty Thursday (how close to 64 oz of water can you get today?)
    6. Fruity Friday (fresh fruit anyone?)
    7. Steppin' Saturday (How many steps can you walk in a day?)

    Just an idea...
    I love this idea, and we can try it here in our own team! I will certainly also put it into the rotation for full group challenges as well - but let's start here! Even if it is too late where you live and you already had some meat today, let's aim for as meatless a Monday as you can manage today. Legumes count as veggies if you're worried about protein! And even mushrooms and green beans have good amounts of protein :smiley: Nuts too!
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Steph1498 wrote: »
    Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie and I live in Luxembourg. I’m currently a stay at home wife & mom of two preteens, 11 & 12. My oldest son is in the states :'( I gave up my busy career last year and gratefully now I have lots of time for me and learning new tricks (or habits). I’m loving hiking, running and currently trying to find a tennis partner.

    I’ve been away for the last month. Going home to the states made it easy to see how my weight had increased in the past. I wasn't focused on healthy eating or exercise. My family and friends just aren’t a positive influence on that front. In the past I also hadn’t spoke up about my needs. I am excited to get back into a routine again with MFP.

    My current weight is 163 pounds.
    My goal is 145 by the end of 2020.

    This month I will be focused on
    1. Logging ALL my intake daily
    2. Drinking 2 liters of water
    3. Beginning a running plan for Nice/Cannes
    4. Playing tennis at least twice 🎾

    You will make it to 145 by the end of the year for sure! Great plan :heart:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    edited August 2020
    Happy Monday!

    I am a bit behind things today - yesterday's tallies and new month spreadsheets took forever, so I have computer burnout! I also have been painting a room, and this morning have to run off to do groceries and buy more paint. So this'll be quick -

    @micki48
    I'll finish up exercise minutes into the step chart a bit later! Sorry to be slow.

    @graceojo999
    So glad to see you catching that slide before it gets even worse. It is so easy to just keep on sliding, but then you have a much bigger job to get back to where you were. Good for you to make those daily commitments - in your exercise, work at least some on building muscle. Muscles burn more calories even when you're at rest, so making them stronger has a double effect of fabulousness!

    Weigh-in reminders for today:
    @jguldi11
    @reflectionofme
    @ells_runs (I also need a starting weight for this month - a guess is fine! from last Sunday)

    Thanks!
  • YinxFed
    YinxFed Posts: 1,094 Member
    Steps & Exercise for 30th August:

    Steps - 2541
    Exercise - 0 (Rest day)
  • jguldi11
    jguldi11 Posts: 201 Member
    Hi everyone I'm Jackie and I've been a member of this team for a few months now. I live with my husband of 8 years, our cat Fiona, and new puppy Lola in Michigan, USA. I work as a therapist for mental health and addictions which requires a lot of sitting, and lately a lot of stress that leads to me overeating or eating fast food 😣

    My main reason for wanting to lose weight is to be healthier and have a baby. We've been trying for our first since August 2018. It's been very challenging as I have PCOS, which also makes weight loss a struggle. I had lost over 40lbs (from 269lbs to about 226lbs) but between fertility meds, holidays, and then COVID-19 stress and gym closure I gained some back (up to 245-ish back in April). I've been trying for the past few months to get out of the 240's and got a little bit closer to that goal in August.

    I'm very grateful for this team keeping me accountable and offering support. I would have given up by now if it were not for that. In fact I was really debating taking September off, but I checked in on here and feel motivated to pick back up again. So silly how a few unhealthy days can distort my thinking into giving up months of progress.

    For September I need to get back into consistent logging, and I would like to be out of the 240s. To get there, I need to maintain a calorie deficit and have a decent amount of physical activity. My current calorie goal is 1450/day and I find more success when I eat no more than 1550 on the days I'm more physically active. I'm also going to continue my goal of 3 days of intentional exercise each week and get back on track with my daily step goal of 5000 at least 5 days per week.
  • jguldi11
    jguldi11 Posts: 201 Member
    PW: 242.3 lbs
    CW: 244.5 lbs
    LTD: 24.5 lbs

    @jugar I forgot to weigh again yesterday. I think I should switch my weigh-in day to Monday, would that be okay? Although next week I will be out of town until Monday evening so I will either weigh-in early (Friday) or on Tuesday...Or maybe I will bring the scale with me to keep me accountable. Hmmm...

    I feel gross. My brother and sister in-law came over for the weekend to help with canning (we made 12.5 quarts of spaghetti sauce!) and we always eat so much junk together.... Yesterday we had McDonalds for breakfast, skipped lunch, had a relatively healthy dinner of kabobs, and then my husband made us all milkshakes. And I drank my whole shake. And then this morning I had a Boston creme doughnut. Saturday was a bust too.

    So as I said, I feel gross. My poor stomach is overstretched and achey. I started to feel bad for myself and like I wanted to give up, or skip my weigh-in this week, or lie about it, or make an excuse, or something. But instead I will follow many before me and own up to it, dust myself off, and start up again.

    I have a feeling most of the weight gained is water/bloat. I certainly feel bloated. That may throw off my numbers next week and make it seem like a big drop but I will mention that if so.

    The plan for the rest of today is to have a healthy dinner, log everything, and surpass my step goal. There's quite a lot of dishes to be done after yesterday and laundry from the week, and I need to keep training Lola on her leash.
  • jguldi11
    jguldi11 Posts: 201 Member
    @micki48 I would like to continue stepping with a daily goal of 5000. Here are my steps from last week

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  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    Terytha wrote: »
    FatSlayer1016 wrote: »
    @Terytha - I too want to focus on core strengthening! Want to chat about creating a mini fitness challenge and help each other stick to it?

    Whoop, just saw this. I'm down, but I don't really have much of a plan beyond doing more tent planks and bird dogs lol.

    May I suggest you check out Robin Long's Pilates. @jugar and I do it (and one other person ?) She has some free youtube videos and also has an online community with 100s of workouts. She is great. I have found that even doing 15 minute workouts three times a week has built a solid core. I used to joke I was born without core muscles. Now I know that's not true. If you want info on this let me know.
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
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    Last call for steps from step team. We hope to wrap this up later tonight. I need the following steps:

    @BaileyCat88 all week
    @ells_runs all week
    @evangsimmons170 All week
    @theweeonemfp all week
    @eggfreak M-S
    @tobeme3 All week
    @Gidgitgoescrazy M-S
  • conleywoods
    conleywoods Posts: 998 Member
    @terytha Woo-hoo you go girl. So exciting to pay those big bills off! My husband and I did that a few years ago with student loans and credit cards. It is a great feeling so enjoy!

    @yinxfed I'm glad your husband is getting you out the door a little here and there. It is hard during these times. Hope you two are having some fun.

    @micki48 I got a tip from my goal specialist at noom on how to transition to not logging. I was thinking of it as more of a cold turkey situation. I was wrong. She said that most people who successfully make the switch do so slowly. They get on the scale daily and if it has been going up or stalled for a few days, then they log for a few days until the scale goes down or they uncover the issue. If you are getting the hang of it, you can go longer between logging.
  • FatSlayer1016
    FatSlayer1016 Posts: 125 Member
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    micki48 wrote: »
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    Last call for steps from step team. We hope to wrap this up later tonight. I need the following steps:

    @BaileyCat88 all week
    @ells_runs all week
    @evangsimmons170 All week
    @theweeonemfp all week
    @eggfreak M-S
    @tobeme3 All week
    @Gidgitgoescrazy M-S

    Can I join the step team? I forget specifically how it works, and I'm having a rough day (will post separately) so I will have to refresh my own memory at a later date if that is okay. My step goal by was set at 6k and the following was what I accomplished:
    Tues 8/25 (joined this day) : 7282
    8/26: 9573
    8/27 : 8632
    8/28: 9630
    8/29: 6910
    And today would be the first day of the next week correct?
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    edited August 2020
    Hi everyone! Welcome to new and returning members of Waistaways for September. I'm Michele, 56, stay at home grandma (after 20+ years teaching) and live in North Carolina. I've been a member of this team since February 2019. I am co-captain of this team with the amazing @jugar. I also run the weekly step challenge for anyone interested in an additional challenge and mostly, accountability.

    So, I started this journey because I was pretty close to my all time high of 223.5 and knew I wasn't going to get healthy on my own. Joining F2F and Waistaways has been the best thing I have ever done for myself. The support, encouragement, and motivation I have gotten being part of this group has been unparalleled. My first year I lost around 25 pounds. Pretty reasonable for a woman of my age who is in the midst of heading toward menopause and all the fun stuff that comes with that. The past 6 months have been another thing. I have had plateaus before and like Liselyn said there is a lot to be learned from them. My last 6 months I have gone up and down the same 3-4 pounds and it has been frustrating, but I am still here, because going anywhere else isn't going to make the scale move.

    My goals for September are:

    1. Lose weight - I'd like to be in the 180s by month's end.
    2. Up my daily step goal to 9,000 steps.
    3. Schedule workouts at least 3x week, where I get into cardio or peak zone.
    4. Eat mindfully. Stop when full.

    If you are interested in being on our step team, let me know what your daily goal is. You may report your steps daily or all at once at the end of the week. (Our week runs Sunday to Saturday). Please have all steps in by Sunday afternoon.

    1. @micki48 9K
    2. @jguldi11 5K
    3. @evelynladams527
    4. @YinxFed
    5.

    Have a great September. Glad you're here.
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    FatSlayer1016 wrote: »
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    micki48 wrote: »
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    Last call for steps from step team. We hope to wrap this up later tonight. I need the following steps:

    @BaileyCat88 all week
    @ells_runs all week
    @evangsimmons170 All week
    @theweeonemfp all week
    @eggfreak M-S
    @tobeme3 All week
    @Gidgitgoescrazy M-S

    Can I join the step team? I forget specifically how it works, and I'm having a rough day (will post separately) so I will have to refresh my own memory at a later date if that is okay. My step goal by was set at 6k and the following was what I accomplished:
    Tues 8/25 (joined this day) : 7282
    8/26: 9573
    8/27 : 8632
    8/28: 9630
    8/29: 6910
    And today would be the first day of the next week correct?

    @FatSlayer1016 You can absolutely join our September group which officially started yesterday, Sunday, August 30th. Your steps are looking really great and I'm glad to have you. join us. Since August is over, your steps won't be recorded there. You may report daily or all at once. Let us know if you have a Fitbit and would like to join our challenges there. If not, no worries.
  • offitgoes
    offitgoes Posts: 755 Member
    Excited to start a new month. I am Julie from Southern California. Been with the group a while, unfortunatly I have not made headway for a long time. The last 2 weeks it has been really clear to me what I need to work on - portion size or saying no when full. I grew up always being told by the adults to eat everything on my plate because there are straving kids in (pick a country) China, Africa.....
    Went to a kinesiologist just over a week ago. Very interesting. It was determine that I had an iodine deffiency. So for the past week and half I have been taking a special grade of iodine. 1 drop a day. I no longer have the cravings. It truly is in my head. When I overeat it is because I don't want the food to go to waste. So this month going to be working on being emotionally strong to say no when I am full. The last couple days I over ate because it was there not because I was hugry. No more!!
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    @conleywoods Thanks for the insights from noom. I'm not sure where I am with logging, but I'm not going to beat myself up about it either way. I like the idea to weigh every day to monitor progress and log if it's not controlled. I have been logging today. Let me know if you learn anything else. I usually give myself off from logging on my weigh in day. I do need to make sure that the not logging is not because I am off track, which it has been in the past.

    @Terytha Yay for you getting rid of the debt. That feels so wonderful I know. Best thing ever was paying off student loans. We have paid off debt and incurred more and are now in the process of getting rid of it again. Be careful not to do that to yourself again. (speaking as one who had been there.)

    @evangsimmons170 I love your daily motivational ideas. Thanks for that. :smile:
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    ells_runs wrote: »
    Hi everyone 😍
    I'm sorry I forgot that I am restarting the challenge this week 🙊😁
    I'm sorry @jugar but I don't remember what my last weight was 😞 I'm guessing it was less than what it is today 🙈
    Week 1
    Monday
    ells_runs
    PW ?
    CW 215lbs
    LTD 10lbs

    So sorry Team but I'm focused now and I'll do my best to be in green every week 😉

    @micki48 can I please rejoin the steps challenge, too 😊
    My daily goal is 15,000.
    I'm back to work properly and roughly I do 18,000 steps, but I'll stick with 15,000 steps goal.
    Sunday steps (30 August) 15,967
    Monday steps (31 August) 0 steps ( I charged my Fitbit and forgot to put it on 😬🤭)

    Have a great week everyone 😍

    You are in. Glad to have you back stepping with us. If you want to give me an estimate for today, that’s fine.
  • micki48
    micki48 Posts: 2,323 Member
    This is an upcoming free Pilates 5 day with Robin, the woman Liselyn and I use. Give it a try if you are interested. It starts September 14th.

    https://thebalancedlifeonline.com/pilates-strong-challenge/?WickedSource=Facebook&WickedID=6204974472283
  • reflectionofme
    reflectionofme Posts: 310 Member
    Username: reflectionofme
    Weigh in day: Monday
    PW: 125
    CW: 125.2
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,229 Member
    Wow - lots to catch up on!

    @Terytha - this is SUCH good news. You must be feeling amazing about paying all that off in one year. Be sure to crash on the couch with your feline and human pals and just enjoy how good it is. Your description of how much weight has come off your shoulders is apt. Well done!

    @jguldi11
    You may certainly change your weigh-in to Mondays, and don't worry about it if it happens on Tuesday next week when you get back. If you want to bring your scale with you to keep you totally on point, though, do it! Remember all you have to do to get rid of that gross feeling is start with one perfect day. Get it done! And then do more, because it feels so great. :heart:

    @FatSlayer1016
    Don't worry if our weird schedule is confusing at first! Even though it is not officially September yet in the real world, our Fat2Fit challenges begin on a Sunday no matter what. In some cases that means we start a month on the 1st Sunday of the month, and some months we start on the last Sunday just before the 1st. So yes, the September challenge started on August 30th! The schedule is always on the F2F home page - check on it any time.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/114605-fat-2-fit-weight-loss-challenge-and-support-group
    Steps are always reported on the same weekly schedule as the weigh-ins.

    I second @micki48 about the Pilates programs by Robin Long. Give that 5 day free one a try if you want to get working on the core and just have a lovely time doing it.

    I'll be back on the step team, aiming for 10,000 again this month too!

    Message to all step/exercise team people! It is possible to use other exercise as well as steps. I know I prefer to mix in other kinds of exercise in addition to walking or running. You can too! We use a "step conversion", so report how many minutes (and what intensity) you do other exercise, and it counts as steps on the team, just so we all use the same units. Here is the chart so you see how many kinds of activities can count.
    https://www.arhs-nc.org/live-healthy/data/StepConversionChart.pdf


    I am enjoying a meatless Monday, even though it did include some fish - every vegetable on my plate was picked today. Most were from my own garden, but I had some corn grown locally that was picked this morning. It was, as usual, a veggie-full day! 3 kinds of lettuce, arugula, baby zucchini, golden beets, cherry tomatoes, green beans, and the corn. I also picked eggplant, peppers, and enough Swiss chard to carpet Geneva (most of it is now in the freezer).

    Only one Tuesday weigh-in -- @CM_73 hope you're still with us! Otherwise, Tuesdays will be a weightless day...
  • Terytha
    Terytha Posts: 2,097 Member
    micki48 wrote: »
    This is an upcoming free Pilates 5 day with Robin, the woman Liselyn and I use. Give it a try if you are interested. It starts September 14th.

    https://thebalancedlifeonline.com/pilates-strong-challenge/?WickedSource=Facebook&WickedID=6204974472283

    I signed up! It's gotta be better than my tent planks plan. XD

    Hopefully I have enough room to do it here. Might have to clean my living room up.
  • evangsimmons170
    evangsimmons170 Posts: 1,188 Member
    @micki48 So sorry this is late. I thought I was too late for last week's entry. Then I fell asleep as soon as I got home from work last night.

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  • evangsimmons170
    evangsimmons170 Posts: 1,188 Member
    @evangsimmons170

    Sleepin' Sunday (how close to 8 hours of sleep can get to tonight?)
    Meatless Monday (all veggies and fruit today)
    Toning Tuesday (the workout of your choice that includes toning/strength exercises)
    Workout Wednesday (cardio workout of your choice)
    Thirsty Thursday (how close to 64 oz of water can you get today?)
    Fruity Friday (fresh fruit anyone?)
    Steppin' Saturday (How many steps can you walk in a day?)

    Here are my September goals:

    1. Exercise DAILY for @ least 30 minutes.
    2. Create a DAILY calorie deficit of at least 500
    3. Drink at least 64 oz of water DAILY
    4. Lose 8-10 pounds by month's end.

    Here's my progress so far:

    8/30/2020
    Sleepin' Sunday -- Less than 3 hours of sleep (had LOTS of homework to do)
    Exercise = 15 minutes
    Calorie Deficit -- nope!
    Water = 29 oz
    STEPS = 8,919

    8/31/2020
    Meatless Monday -- SUCCESS!
    Exercise = 55 minutes of walking (thanks to an early morning workout and an insane day at work)
    Calorie Deficit = 611
    Water = 57 oz
    STEPS = 11,463
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