Shape Shifters Team Chat - MAY 2022
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Prepare to welcome two more new members! @nallasridevi and @bigbeff82 will be with you soon, getting ready for the June challenge. Enjoy!1
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@LaurieWrobo
Sounds neat right? I came across some youtube videos. If you want to take a look as well, here is BilliSpeaks: https://www.youtube.com/c/BilliSpeaks
And there is also Justin Bieber the cat. I believe she is more on tiktok, but she has some good instructional videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCriil4aussYUAGVwpm_zI9w0 -
Welcome to @nallasridevi and @bigbeff82 !! Glad you found and joined our team!! I'm Jessica, your Captain. On behalf of the whole team and our motivators, @angmarie28 and @PatriceFitnessPal pull up a chair and sit a spell! My goodness, that sounded country! LOL! My Grandmother would be proud (originally from Kentucky)...enough about me!
When you get a second, take a look back at pg 1 of this May chat thread and read our FAQ and see if it answers all of your questions. If not, post your questions and we'll try as hard as we can to get answers back to you. Take time to introduce yourself and let us know a few goals you have to June and the future!
I sincerely hope you find the support you need for your fitness and nutrition goals. The team has been VERY helpful to me in the 5+ years I've been a part of it. Again, welcome and let me know how I can help you in any way.
Take care and good luck in June!
Jessica
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User name JenHul
Monday weigh in days
PW = 178.6
CW = 176.5
LTD = -4.5
May 20 Steps = 10,074
May 21 steps = 7036
May 22 Steps = 9590
Sorry I was behind in posting steps, it is a long weekend here in Canada! Just trying to play catch up now on all the post in our group.
I do read ALL the post, I usually give a like or hug, depending on subject. I read/join the group in the mornings while enjoying my coffee before I start the day!
I am STILL having a really hard time drinking my water, like geesh! If we were talking coffee or wobbly pops, no problem
I'd get that goal every day lol
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Hi everyone,
MFP USER NAME: nallasridevi
YOUR CHOSEN WEIGH-IN DAY: Wednesday
YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT: 194
YOUR ORIGINAL STARTING WEIGHT: 204
So happy to join the Shape Shifters group for the month of June!4 -
Yukie_OP - didn't realize it's been quite a bit since I checked-in.
This past week has been stressful dealing with some family issues.
Sidenote: I "know It", but it always seems to surprise me how emotional turmoil can be so physically draining.
**Something interesting (to me at least) that I was reflecting upon: *Note: may present unconventional ideas/beliefs*During difficult situations i sometimes ask the universe to show me a "sign" of how to best handle it (jokingly by the way, because I'm a grown-up and I know better). Anyway, I usually carry-on and forget all about it. But I just recently noticed that I (actually) received multiple signs to my request. It sounds odd and perhaps rational thinking would say I'm just reading into unrelated things and trying to connect them - but I'm not so sure.
- The exterior world (others opinions and/or even random social media feeds) would relay messages such as "cut the toxic (people) out of your life", " you deserve better/more", etc....
- My Church pastor's messages (not to me specifically - just a topic that's being covered this month) expressed the complete opposite:
1. Work to let go of the anger in your heart (via time, prayer, reflection)
2. Forgive
3. Speak truth * a.k.a. confront the situation (only after you have forgiven) so that it comes from a place of grace and not of condemnation
Steps Update (goal 6.5k):
5/16 - 4,501
5/17 - 7,503
5/18 - 6,549
5/19 - 6,255
5/20 - 5,141
5/21 - 7,0335 -
Hi SS... You have another new member joining your team... Please welcome @kimpope1
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@Yukie_OP - I’m sorry that you’re dealing with some difficult family issues. You’re so right about the physical and mental energy it takes to work through emotional situations. You seem to have a good perspective on how to manage the stress with humor and grace.
I feel as though the various ‘signs from the universe’ could still fit together, and may not be oppositional. We can let go of anger and forgive, while still distancing ourselves from people who feel toxic to us. Maybe that time and distance is what we need to eventually reflect without judgment or condemnation.
We can understand and acknowledge that people handle situations differently than we do, but we might need to remove ourselves from the situation if it’s uncomfortable for us to experience (either directly or as a bystander). I can act with courteously and grace toward others - and wish them well - but still choose not to interact, IMHO.
What do others think?
To me, extending goodwill doesn’t mean we always have to extend our hand. Sometimes it can be satisfying to just give a nod or a wave and watch them travel into the distance along a different path — Be well, my Shape Shifter friends!4 -
@Pupowl and @LaurieWrobo - I’ve been interested in trying the communication buttons with our dog, too. He has a number of ways to communicate non-verbally by scratching the door to go out, paw the bowl for food or water, and drag a small white stool we have in our kitchen to show us he’s angry we haven’t responded to his request for food or a snack. Once he has our attention from the noise (that he created with the stool dragging), he’ll lead us into the mudroom where his food and snacks are stored. He also taps us with his paws and moves to the bottom of the stairs to tell us he’s ready for bed.
In my work, we partner with many groups interested in improving health and learning systems. Some of the self-advocates we work with use communication boards to share their insights, ask questions, and participate in the meetings. Here’s a story about how a speech-language specialist adapted the communication board idea to give her dog a voice (and some agency) in guiding his care.
https://www.upworthy.com/speech-pathologist-teaches-her-dog-to-use-a-speech-pad-and-now-it-communicates-in-sentences
Please keep us updated on Tinus’ training progress. I’m so curious to learn how it goes —4 -
Hi. Looking forward to joining the challenge in June 😊4
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS... You have another new member joining your team... Please welcome @kimpope1
WELCOME @kimpope1 !! Come on in and join the party! We're glad you found us! I'm Jessica, your Captain and on behalf of the entire team and our two Motivators @angmarie28 and @PatriceFitnessPal a hearty WELCOME!
Take a minute, go back to pg 1 of this May chat thread and read our FAQ file which should answer most of your questions. If you want to ask about something you do not see there, feel free and one of the team will chime in until we can find answers for you.
In the 5 years I've been here, I've found this team to be an incredible source of support and inspiration! We hope you find it to be so as well. If there's anything specific I can help with, please let me know. Take time to introduce yourself and tell us a little about the goals you hope to achieve in June and beyond.
Take care and good luck in June!
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PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »@Yukie_OP - I’m sorry that you’re dealing with some difficult family issues. You’re so right about the physical and mental energy it takes to work through emotional situations. You seem to have a good perspective on how to manage the stress with humor and grace.
I feel as though the various ‘signs from the universe’ could still fit together, and may not be oppositional. We can let go of anger and forgive, while still distancing ourselves from people who feel toxic to us. Maybe that time and distance is what we need to eventually reflect without judgment or condemnation.
We can understand and acknowledge that people handle situations differently than we do, but we might need to remove ourselves from the situation if it’s uncomfortable for us to experience (either directly or as a bystander). I can act with courteously and grace toward others - and wish them well - but still choose not to interact, IMHO.
What do others think?
To me, extending goodwill doesn’t mean we always have to extend our hand. Sometimes it can be satisfying to just give a nod or a wave and watch them travel into the distance along a different path — Be well, my Shape Shifter friends!
Interesting way to visualize a painful situation with a loved one. I think I'll try to use that one!
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Steps
5/21 6,345
5/22 6,645
5/23 8,1542 -
Welcome to all the new people. I've been pushing my walks at a faster rate lately. I want to see at least that 2lb loss this coming week. I have been weighing in daily and I'm starting to trend down better.
Steps
5/22 - 12663
5/23 - 128941 -
Morning SS... Another new member heading your way ... Please welcome @2015krb 0
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Monday - 23 May
Steps: 13.152
Not had a very interesting day. Really tired and headachey, so there was a long nap in the middle of the day. I did plant some sunflower seeds. I just take those from a birdseed mix I still had. In my experience, they can get really big so I am looking forward to see how they do. Got my vacation money which was nice. Threw most of it in my savings account. I did order like 13 different kind of cat snacks for Tinus. I would like to try out paw targetting and currently the only snack he is crazy about is liquid, which doesn't work very well. So hopefully there will be something he likes. If not, I will give the snacks to a family member who has cats, so it won't be a big deal. They were pretty cheap too.
Happy Tuesday everyone
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Hi everyone sorry to not have checked in. I’m feeling better and had a good dr appointment today.
No significant clues about why I felt so off with the night sweats and dizziness. My white cells were up, so maybe I was sick and didn’t realize it. My vitamin D is also very low. I stared a supplement last week and was told to double to dose for now. Otherwise I’m healthy, good cholesterol is high, bad is low. Sugars and thyroid are great.
We had a big wind storm on Saturday where I am and we have been without power since. They are hoping to get ours back on this evening, but maybe not until tomorrow. We are fortunate enough to have borrowed a generator from my father in law. We can’t run the whole house on it, but the fridges and water at least.4 -
It has been some time since I was active and I feel a little cheeky however "Welcome" to our new members and thank you for posting a bit about yourself.
We will all hopefully get to know each other better. My details are all in my profile which tells you I did this all once, lost 30kg, put it all back on again. All down to mindset. There was a change of jobs which brought a lot more pressure, my two offspring returned from University, I had an injury and stopped running. Ultimately everything was still a choice, what I ate, my lack of exercise, my lack of motivation. My genuine belief is, if you are overweight, and you want a better, healthier lifestyle, you can have it. You just need to want that lifestyle and healthy body more than the cakes, beers, chocolate or whatever you consider your vice. I don't believe in abstinence, just track what you eat honestly and decide what you want and you may surprise yourself with your choices.
Fantastic to see so much great progress both on the scales and NSVs. @KHill875 The scales aren't the only measure and I will be measuring key areas of my body to see other improvements. I'm with you on the exercise calories @Jax_Grim and I had to half the calorie burn it used to give me. Even now I give Garmin a fake weight 25 lbs less than I really am so it lowers the burn.
@ewilhelm2487 whilst this is not my area of expertise I am sure your body will have fluctuations postpartum, maybe other have advice though I would look at the long term rather than week to week when making changes.
Have you recovered from your injury @PatriceFitnessPal ?
Lots more to talk about though I won't hog the page! Chat soon
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Morning SS... Another new member heading your way ... Please welcome @2015krb
Welcome @2015krb to the team! We're glad you're here!
Take a few minutes and introduce yourself and tell us about your goals for June and the future! If you find you have question, please ask, as we're here to help motivate you and give you a nudge when needed! I'm Jessica, your Captain and like you, I showed up a while back and the team welcomed me with open arms! I hope you find that to be the case as well.
I suggest you go back to pg 1 of this May chat thread and read the FAQ posting and it will answer a lot of the most asked questions. If you need more info or have a question that's not listed, please post. Someone will hop on it I'm sure.
Looking forward to getting to know you in the coming months.
Take care and good luck in June!
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Good Morning Shape Shifters...what will YOU accomplish today? What's the plan?!
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »
Good Morning Shape Shifters...what will YOU accomplish today? What's the plan?!
Jessica
Good morning-got my Bodyfit by Amy workout in early this morning- will do yoga during lunch - stressed as my husband will need another surgery as his pancreas keeps draining & liquid coming out has increased EXPONENTIALLY so stents will have to be put in at the end of the pancreas where it was cut to redirect the flow towards the bile duct to the stomach
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Current Maintenance Weigh In
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May 23 Steps = 8435
May 24 Steps = 11,450
I'm looking forward to the weekend more than usually as it's my cousins wedding! I haven't seen a lot of my family in a long while. It will be super fun to reconnect with all my cousins. My Mother is the youngest of 12! so on her side of the family I have an abundance of cousins
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Hi SS... Another new member joining your awesome team... Please welcome @Queen_JessieA 1
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »Current Maintenance Weigh In
154.8
Hi @LaurieWrobo very sorry to hear your husband is dealing with another medical issue! Will be praying that the doctor's can repair the problem quickly...
I'm not sure you saw my note from a while back...most people set a 10 lb range for this Goal Zone range, but yours is only a 5 lb range. Wouldn't you like to do a 10 lb range to give you a little more flexibility in your maintenance routine? Think about it and let me know. I never got a response back when I asked before, so I'm assuming you never saw it.
Take care,
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WELCOME to the team @Queen_JessieA and glad you found us! When you get a second, introduce yourself and tell us a little about your goal for June and the future.
I'm Jessica, your Captain and on behalf of the team and our Motivators @angmarie28 and @PatriceFitnessPal we hope you'll find this team as helpful and supportive as we have throughout our time here. Take a second and go back to pg 1 of this May chat thread and read our FAQ file which should answer any basic questions you have about the group. If you have other questions, just post them and one of us will try to find answers for you.
Again, welcome and let us know if there's anything we can do to make your journey a success.
Take care and good luck in June!
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@LaurieWrobo I hope all goes well with your husband, I'm sorry to hear of the complications.
Great job getting your workouts in.3 -
Today was temptation day and I got through it with just cheese and crackers over my plan so quite happy overall. How did you all fair today?3
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »Today was temptation day and I got through it with just cheese and crackers over my plan so quite happy overall. How did you all fair today?
@TheMrWobbly I've only had one meal so far today and had a really large salad, with no calorie dressing, cheese and croutons, with a few crackers and two leftover chicken teriyaki sticks from last night's dinner. was delicious. No time for snacking as work was hectic again today! Win WIN!
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »Today was temptation day and I got through it with just cheese and crackers over my plan so quite happy overall. How did you all fair today?
Stressful day waiting to hear on my husband's surgery - it was scheduled for next Friday - his surgeon's office called the other surgeon's office- it's now scheduled for this Friday as it's urgent to get the stents in
I made it through- got some protein in instead of grabbing crap
Doing some yoga soon to release tension
Glad you made it through💥💥💥4
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