@coblujay
PW: 189.0
CW: 189.8

Phew! Life has been really busy and I need to keep my health one of the top priorities instead of having it get lost in the chaos. I leave on my trip May 6th and will be gone for two weeks without access to a scale. I'm just working to maintain, which is good enough for now.

Thanks Jessica. I'll weigh in next week and then be off.

Good morning my new teammates! I am so excited to be a part of this team and I plan to contribute in a big way towards a team victory.

I am 100 lbs away from my goal weight but I have lost 100 lbs before and I know exactly what to do with my body to achieve that goal. I'm incredibly excited to work with all of you and I sincerely appreciate the support that this group provides.

Thank you kindly,
Paul

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

Hi SS's ...Another new member joining your awesome team ...Please welcome @Afura

Welcome @afura to our team! I am Jessica, your Captain! I hope you will find this team to be as supportive as I have through my years here. We certainly aim to do so! When you get a second, take a minute and introduce yourself and tell us a little about your goals for May.

Take time to go back to pg 1 of this chat thread and read through the FAQ file and you'll likely find answers to most of your questions. Also on that page, you'll see information about our Step Team challenge and on pg 12 of this thread, there's a link to this week's group challenge. Every week, starting on Sunday, there's a new group challenge with a different goal/theme just as an extra motivation to stay on track. They're a lot of fun and the link it always posted in this chatroom (and each team's chatroom) on Saturday afternoons.

Again, welcome and we look forward to getting to know you as time moves forward. Here's to a happy and healthy May!
Jessica

Daily Step goal: 6,000
Sun 4/24: 6,118
Mon 4/25: 12,876
Tue 4/26: 11,381
Wed 4/27: 13,306

I’ve been exercising regularly so I’m not sure why my weight keeps creeping up. My maintenance target range is 120-130. Ideally, I’d like to stay as close to 125 as possible (at 5’3” tall). I’m going to pay closer attention to my snacking this week. Specifically, I’ll replace the candied orange peels I like with fresh fruit or have a small protein drink (e.g., 4 ounces instead of 8 or 12) instead of the mango slices I often eat after meals.

I’ll also try to drink more water in case I’m retaining some water from weightlifting. I think the nutrition side is more likely the culprit 🙄 and I might have to revisit my daily calorie settings if these strategies don’t work. I was doing well with my daily calorie target of 1,200 but I set the target to 1,360 - and allow myself to eat up to 1,500 - as part of maintenance. That setting should work based on my estimated activity level but I might have to get stricter about weighing my food with a scale, etc. Usually, I try to underestimate my calories burned from workouts and overestimate the calories I eat (because I know we are more likely to estimate in the opposite direction) but I guess that’s not working. Back to the ‘test kitchen’ and ‘workout lab’ to see what I can improve!

Steps:
4/27 7,332
4/28 3,975

frankwbrown
Friday, April 29; week 4
PW: 225.7
CW: 226.9 ( gained 1.26 lbs; 0.56%)

Ewilhelm2487
PW:227.8
CW: 232.0.

I have been retaining some serious water weight. My hands look like little sausages🤣🤣