I been in a slump for months and I just keep moving forward!! I'm not giving up till progress happens! I know I can I know I will just gotta stay on my *kitten* keep my head outta my butt cave and keep pressing forward!! Forgive forget and move on!!!

Thanks @Megan_smartiepants1970

Hello team! My name is Christina. I am a 30 y/o mom of 2 from Alberta, Canada. I am currently at my all time highest weight of 257 and felt it was time to get my poop in a group. My ultimate goal is 150 and then to reevaluate from there but for now im making small monthly goals to feel like things are more attainable. For the month of May I am striving to increase my water intake as I am just terrible with getting my daily cups in (why is water so gross? lol) as well as losing my first 10lb here on MFP. Now that the weather is improving here in igloo land I can finally start going out and learning to jog. I live a pretty sedentary life so this is big for me. I am also on the Fiton app doing class style in home workouts. I don't have any special type of diet im following as I learned the hard way that everything in moderation is best for me as I struggle with binge eating if I feel deprived. My only food goal for now is to stay in my calorie deficit. Of course this may change as I gain more knowledge and experience here from you lovely people. Anyways! I didn't want to be too long winded so ill share the floor now, haha. I have an open diary so feel free to spy on me from time to time and keep me in check. My friends list is always open for more requests if you need more pals.

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Thanks @Megan_smartiepants1970

Hello team! My name is Christina. I am a 30 y/o mom of 2 from Alberta, Canada. I am currently at my all time highest weight of 257 and felt it was time to get my poop in a group. My ultimate goal is 150 and then to reevaluate from there but for now im making small monthly goals to feel like things are more attainable. For the month of May I am striving to increase my water intake as I am just terrible with getting my daily cups in (why is water so gross? lol) as well as losing my first 10lb here on MFP. Now that the weather is improving here in igloo land I can finally start going out and learning to jog. I live a pretty sedentary life so this is big for me. I am also on the Fiton app doing class style in home workouts. I don't have any special type of diet im following as I learned the hard way that everything in moderation is best for me as I struggle with binge eating if I feel deprived. My only food goal for now is to stay in my calorie deficit. Of course this may change as I gain more knowledge and experience here from you lovely people. Anyways! I didn't want to be too long winded so ill share the floor now, haha. I have an open diary so feel free to spy on me from time to time and keep me in check. My friends list is always open for more requests if you need more pals.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM!!!

We will be starting a new thread on Sunday -- please watch the posts for the link then favorite it.

WELCOME!!!

@Beka3695 Its not per day. Its only for one day. Its for Fitbit, they give a badge per 5k and I haven't gotten my 70k yet.

What do y'all think about a team challenge? Maybe find a one on one within the team? Want to call out another challenger and dual with them?

For Example:

@Be_theBest_Me -- I challenge you to a 6 lb loss the month of May. Want to take my challenge?

Feel free to chime in and toss out those challenges!!!

Fsennett
Monday
PW:217
CW: 217

Went off the rails a bit yesterday. Had dinner out with a long time friend (first dinner out in over 8 months). I went in with a rigid resolve. I'd checked out the menu before hand and knew I was ordering a glass of cabernet sauvignon, the 6 oz filet mignon and the asparagus.

Things turned out a bit differently once I got to the restaurant. We shared a short rib pop tart of horseradish cream and crispy shallots for an app and split a lemon cream crepe cake for dessert. In between those two, I had my filet and asparagus. I don't know what happened. My resolve left the building!

Needless to say, today is a new day and I am being Uber diligent with my macros and snacking. After all, weigh day is tomorrow.

Welcome @ExerciseExtraFries !

Good morning, gang! How are we all doing today.
Congratulations @hipari on your pregnancy! Is this your first? I'll happily take your challenge, Im doing absolutely atrocious at the water game right now. I just bought a mammoth mug on the weekend thinking I would crush it. I got home, filled it up and set it in the fridge. I have been sipping at it now and again but its been 5 days and its not even half way gone. How many cups are you able to get in right now? Let's figure out a goal for us both to keep us challenged this month.

savannahs21
Friday
PW:224.9
CW: 224.7

BigBlues11
Friday
PW 153.2
CW 153.4 (+.2 pnds)
TLD -70.6 pnds

Still holding steady. Have a great weekend!

@ExerciseExtraFries Thanks! Yeah, this is my first, and unless the last 5 months of pregnancy are a miraculous and glowing time of mystical wonder or birthing causes selective memory loss about pregnancy this will also be my last - so far pregnancy has been awful. I haven’t really measured or kept track how many cups I actually get in, but I know it’s not enough (as gross as it is, urine doesn’t lie). Pre-pregnancy I was really good at drinking water, but pregnancy made it gross. During the worst nausea weeks I had to add concentrated lemon or lime juice to help get it down, have you tried that to help you?

I’ve never found the one mug in the fridge thing helpful - instead, I have several identical water mugs that I leave around the house so I always have water on hand when I feel even a little bit like I could drink. One on my desk, one on the table next to the couch, one in the kitchen. At the office I was a really good water drinker, I had one mug on my desk and kept emptying it so I had the excuse of getting more water to take a little break and walk into the kitchen.

I’ll try to take note about my current water amounts on Monday! This is a holiday weekend here in Finland, so it would be hard to get an idea of how much I drink on a regular day.

Hello Shrinking Assets! My name is Jessica. I'm 36 and live in NC, USA. I've always been bigger but since a minor knee surgery last year, I've still had issues with it some. Mainly because of my weight I believe. And since the surgery, I've swelled uobri my biggest. 😖 3 weeks in doing Keto/low carb, it seems to be working for me. Since I've joined this group I am hoping it will be even more motivation to keep going! Currently 337, ultimately wanting to get to around 180. I got a long way to go but 1 day at a time! I'm so happy to be back in this challenge after a long 2 years! 😁

Y'all I just ate so gooooood bbq for real!! Saved all my calories for it today!! Yes yes I did!! Now I'm sleepy!!

I’m so happy!! Yesterday at my appointment the nurse was so concerned about my blood pressure she said she’d ask other colleagues whether it can wait until my doctor’s appointment 3 weeks from now, or whether I should come in earlier to get a doctor’s opinion and decision about treatment. After the appointment I went and bought a blood pressure meter to use at home and keep track, since I’m one of those people who stress about it at the doctor’s office. I set it up and tried today, tested 3 times and all three measurements were completely within the normal range! I’m so happy and relieved, The nurse said she’d call me next week if I need to come in, I think I’ll keep measuring every day and call her on Monday to let her know I get normal readings at home.

This is a holiday weekend here, and we shared the baby news with some relatives yesterday. My cousin is so excited she gets to be an ”aunt” (all her own step-siblings are 15-20 years younger than her, she’s tight with me and my sister and her daughter calls us aunts too) and she told the cutest story. She told her 4-year-old daughter she’ll be getting a second cousin (closest thing to a cousin she’ll likely get during her childhood), and the 4-year-old had announced they need to go buy some tiny socks for my baby

This holiday weekend is traditionally a carnival/outdoor celebration type thing and I’m really sad to see it not happen for a 2nd year in a row, but at least we have some friends coming over for brunch and we haven’t seen them since January. Tomorrow my mom is hosting her annual ”opening of bbq season” party with limited amount of guests, but we’re having a bbq lunch with immediate family plus my aunt and uncle. I’m not sure if I’ve seen them since last May Day weekend exactly one year ago. Best part is, I get to see friends and family in person, show off my baby bump and not worry about my blood pressure!