jessicakrall8 wrote: »

LaurieWrobo wrote: »

jessicakrall8 wrote: »

Step Challenge peeps:

Please go visit the April chart and send me your steps to catch up. I've had a LOT of people not keep up this month. Please report in every few days and make my life easier. I'd like to wrap up April by this weekend and report our winners. Thanks for your cooperation!
Jessica

Hi I did mine lmk if you need them again

@lauriewrobo I was searching through every page of this thread thinking I'd missed something. Yours are already filled in on the April chart, so you're good. You do know where to find the chart, right?
Jessica

Sorry for making you go through that😥

Angmarie28
Wednesdays
Previous weight-162.2
Current weight-161.8

@izzyred9400 Thanks. Tubing is basically getting in an inflatable inner tube and floating down a stream.

@PatriceFitnessPal
That's great, having a tidy office sounds very important for productivity! I hope you can figure out how to be in a more comfortable area of your maintenance target, though I think you are still doing a great job.

May 5
Steps = 14,878
Started of our evening walk with calm cloudy weather, but really warm with this time of year. On the last half of walk home it started to rain lightly which was kinda refreshing. My Daughter says she loves the smell of fresh rain.
We got home just in time as the rain was picking up and the sky opened up! If we were just a minute later, we would of been soaked
I really love these walks to wind down the crazy of the day, and try to change to a healthier life style. A couple of months ago I would get home from work, change, turn on TV, sit on couch and do nothing till bedtime.

paulerdmann1 wrote: »

The best place to start would be the beginning. At my heaviest in 2018 I was 345. I lost 100 lbs in 2019. During the pandemic I gained most of that back hitting 320 as my new highest. I weighed myself at registration at 316 but changed to weighing myself in the morning when I first wake up. So, at registration I was 316 after a day of drinking water and eating food. Last Thursday I was 306.8 in the morning after I woke up and yesterday I was 303.4 in the morning when I woke up. That is why there is such a large difference in my weigh-ins. I hope that clears it up.

And thank you! I am working really hard to drop the weight again and I appreciate the support.

Your experience parallels mine somewhat. We share a goal of 220 pounds, as well as similar heaviest weights.
In January 2015, I was at 320 and I began swimming daily. I got down to 270 before I had a problem with anemia. That was the end of that. I gained it all back and then some, so in July 2020, I started once again, this time at 330. I set a goal to lose 100 pounds in one year, and had it not been for a medical problem in Spring 2021, I might have made it. I did manage to lose ~90 pounds by July 2021, and last December finally got below 230. Since then, I have seen my weight fluctuate in the 220's.

I actually think I should be able to get to 210, but for now, I'm just trying to hit 220.

In any case, since you've lost 100 lbs before, you know it can be done, so keep at it and you'll do it again. Who knows, at the rate I'm going, you might beat me to 220! 😄

5/3-7,618
5/4-13,008
5/5-6,180

Cre804
Friday
PW 196.0
CW 195.5

Weight has been trending downwards but of course it blipped back up today. Still, it’s a loss over last week so no complaints here. Still dealing with foot issues but today I tried going for a walk after maybe 6? weeks off. I made it about 2/3 of a mile and I felt like I needed to stop there. But glad I made it that far. So I’m going to go slow and not push myself. Next weekend we are headed to the beach so I’m hoping to get some good walks in the sand there.

JenHul wrote: »

May 5
Steps = 14,878
Started of our evening walk with calm cloudy weather, but really warm with this time of year. On the last half of walk home it started to rain lightly which was kinda refreshing. My Daughter says she loves the smell of fresh rain.
We got home just in time as the rain was picking up and the sky opened up! If we were just a minute later, we would of been soaked
I really love these walks to wind down the crazy of the day, and try to change to a healthier life style. A couple of months ago I would get home from work, change, turn on TV, sit on couch and do nothing till bedtime.

@JenHul I have your steps for the 3rd and the 5th, but missing the 4th. I went back and do not see them. Please update me. Thanks!

I too love the smell of a fresh rain...and fresh mown grass!
Jessica

paulerdmann1 wrote: »

jessicakrall8 wrote: »

paulerdmann1 wrote: »

Hello Friends!
Here is my weekly weigh-in report:

Weigh in day: Thursday
PW:306.8
CW: 303.4

LTD: 16.6

Goal: 220

This has been a good week for me. I have been eating really well and going on lots of walks. Very excited to see the scale moving in the right direction. Best of luck to you all!

@paulerdmann1 Just want to make sure on your weigh in because I'm seeing many different weights from your registration and even this report. I have a 345 as beginning, 316 at registration and now I'm confused as to where the 306.8 comes into play when CW is 303.4. Can you tell me which of these weights is the closest to a week ago? I've filled in today as 303.4. Appreciate your help. Great loss in ANY case!
Jessica

The best place to start would be the beginning. At my heaviest in 2018 I was 345. I lost 100 lbs in 2019. During the pandemic I gained most of that back hitting 320 as my new highest. I weighed myself at registration at 316 but changed to weighing myself in the morning when I first wake up. So, at registration I was 316 after a day of drinking water and eating food. Last Thursday I was 306.8 in the morning after I woke up and yesterday I was 303.4 in the morning when I woke up. That is why there is such a large difference in my weigh-ins. I hope that clears it up.

And thank you! I am working really hard to drop the weight again and I appreciate the support.

@paulerdmann1 Great explanation, thank you so much! We have your all time starting weight in a side chart so that as you lose, the weight chart at the far right will display your overall loss. Now, I will record the 306.8 as last week's weigh in (which is the beginning for May and then I have your 303.4 for this week's weigh in. Thank you again and enjoy your weekend! Great loss this week!
Jessica

Last call for April steps for the Step Challenge...
@Fattleass
@Smlisley
@Chalmation

Please update me with your steps...you guys have a lot of zeros...don't let your hard work go to waste. Thanks!
Jessica

May 6 - Friday
Steps: 26.807
Good morning Shape Shifters. I had a busy day with my most steps in a day so far. My mom broke her foot a while back. She is doing much better but should still take it easy a bit. I wanted to go for a walk that was a bit further away from my home. Since I don't have a car, and she doesn't bike, our options are always a bit limited. But the great thing is that we have a bus that goes through some areas of the national park! So we got up at 6 in the morning and packed our bags and took the first bus of the day which left at 6:45. At 6:53 we arrived at the start of our walk in very dense fog. It wasn't cold though, but we didn't see a lot either! The sun tried several times to break through, but while we were out, we never really saw it. I did this walk once before; there are no blazes so you have to pay attention to the map. I thought it would be fun to let my mom navigate, and as I expected, she would have probably gotten very lost..
We had a really nice walk, except for the mosquitoes. I didn't really think they would already be out in such numbers. We were fine as long as we kept moving, but stop for a second and we got swarmed by 15 of them at once. The walk is around 6 km long and took our sweet time. The fog made for some really pretty scenery. We saw and heard a lot of birds and I even managed to spot a deer that was nearly invisible in the tall grasses. After it had hopped away, a second one followed. I always love seeing deer since it's not all that common in this part of the country and I like how they hop and jump. At one point I saw something strange hanging from a tree, and then I realised it was the leg of a bird of prey with some clumps of feathers. I will not share this picture since I don't think anyone wants to see it, but it looked really creepy! Makes me wonder what happened to it.
The bus only goes once an hour so I was a little worried about how that would work out. Worst case we would have to wait a long time for it. But when we finished our walk and were back at the bus stop, we only had to wait around 12 minutes so that worked out well. When we got home, I had a shower, watered the plants in the garden, gave Tinus some love and the rest of the day we spent watching birds and chatting. I had made a reservation for dinner at the 'Bospub', a really cool place almost in the forest where you can eat lunch and dinner. They also often host things like live music nights and scavenger hunts for kids in the forest nearby. It is around 30 minutes walking from my home. Since the temperature was pretty nice, we got a table outside. Their vegan avocadoburger is to die for; it's my go to pick when I eat there. We had a lovely dinner and walking home in the sun after was really nice too. We usually play Rummikub when my mom is here, but I was not feeling so well. It always takes a lot of energy when she visits. Thankfully I did manage to avoid getting a migraine, but my headache was pretty bad most of the day and I had to take 4 paracetamol to keep it somewhat under control. So we spent the evening just chatting instead and headed to bed on time; it was a very long day!
I will put some pictures under the spoiler again, hope you will enjoy them and thanks for reading my wall of text. Happy Saturday everyone