TEAM: The Slimsons (June)
AB0215
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Welcome to the Challenge new and returning teammates!! This is the conversation/weigh in thread for your Team 
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215.
Keep on losing because our first weigh ins begin THIS Sunday! I am here for you should you need anything - simply message me or tag me by putting an '@' just before my username (NO SPACES) and I will get to you asap! ~ Ashley @AB0215. 0
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HELLO Team Slimsons and Welcome to our June Challenge!!
My name is Gloria @gjaholy33, I will be your captain for this month, which means motivating and keeping track of your weight. I am 43 yrs. old, been on this journey since 2004. It's been a long uphill battle, but I refuse to give up until I meet my long-time goal of 200lbs.
A little about me: I have always been obese since the age of 8 weighing 176lbs. Even with parents and doctors putting me on various diets as I child.
Over the past few years, I've been diagnosed with asthma which has overlapped into COPD ergo the oxygen continuously, gastroenteritis, events & hiatal hernia, acid reflux, pulmonary hypertension, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol (as of January😥😥), chronic pain in the back and knees.
Currently dealing with a flare up (lasts from 2-3 months even with Steroids) which makes me very tired and coughing all day long so probably be a little slow on responding to you sorry 😞
Current Weight: 479bs
68.2lbs and 85 inches lost overall so far. Hopefully once I start feeling better and get the Steroids out my system I'll start going back down.😫😒😫😒 REFUSING TO GIVE UP ON REACHING MY GOAL
Everyone has their own lifestyle change but mines was surrendering my will daily to my Savior and thanking Him each night for getting me though the day. Through that 1st step acknowledging I can't do this myself the Holy Spirit began urging me to change different things slowly by making one small change at a time.
This month I will begin the process of transitioning to Intuitive Eating lifestyle so that I can heal my body and my relationship with food. Hoping and praying this will help me succeed further.
My Plan for Success this month:
• Surrendering to God in prayer morning & night along with meditation
• Guidance from my Bariatric Doctor & Physical therapist
• 10,000 steps goal at least 5x week
• Keep working with Physical Therapist to improve my gait & balance & hoping to go from rollator to cane device by December
• Hopefully lose 10lbs
• DON'T COUNT CALORIES AND DON'T OVER DO IT ON JUNK FOOD & STOP THE DIET CULTURE
• Encourage myself DAILY not to give up & stay positive & to keep journaling & tracking
If interested follow my progress at:
https://youtube.com/user/gjaholy
Looking forward to reading everyone's post and knowing we will have a successful month. We're in this together 💪🏾❤
Please feel free to introduce yourselves and share your goals for the month, I'd actually like to encourage this as I know that for me it helps me to have some accountability and helps me reach my goals when I share them.
I'd like to help us be as successful as possible and if I can help in any way, please let me know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, I look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
I am committed to this group and to help where I can, and please let me know if I can help in any way!!
Welcome to JUNE's Challenge and let's make things happen this month together!!
REMEMBER WE GOT THIS!💪🏽💪🏽
Your Captain,
Glorious Gloria @gjaholy33👍🏾👍🏾❤❤2 -
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES & REQUIRED WEIGHT POSTINGS
We are also going to be running (Optional) Mini-challenges again this month: Question of the Week (anyone can pose the Question of the Week) and Daily Posts
First and foremost is that participation in these challenges is optional. It's up to you as to whether you want to try this. If you don't want to participate in these challenges, you don't have to, the choice is yours, but I would like to encourage you to participate as it seems to help keep us on track and thinking about our goals on a daily basis and it's encouraging to see other's successes and struggles so that we realize that we are not alone!!
The Daily Posts Challenge is based on another challenge on MFP called UAC (Ultimate Accountability Challenge). The way UAC works is that the aim is to follow 5 basic rules.
#1. Track EVERYTHING you eat that has calories.
#2. Stay inside your allocated daily budget.
#3. Try to do at least 20 minutes of activity a day (anything: walk, run, cycle, swim, gardening, housework, yoga, gym, etc.. As long as it gets you active and off the couch)
#4. 1 pass day permitted per week (went over calories, could not track, not enough exercise, intentional pass)
#5. Check in daily (tracking yes/no, calories yes/no, exercise yes/no).
****End of the week. those who have managed to keep to plan for 6 out of 7 days are recognized in the thread as being part of the weekly "Winners Circle".
A side note as there has been a bit of confusion for new members in the past, this is not the same as the official results, which are weight based, this is just another tool to help you reach your weight loss goals.
**REMEMBER**
You set your own daily budget.
You choose you own exercise and intensity (no step limit, no exercises you cannot or should not do, 20 mins of gardening counts as much as a 10 mile run, activity is activity, anything that gets you up and moving!).
Is not weight based (as weight fluctuates day by day).
Can continue beyond weight loss.
Daily check in keeps you in touch with those doing similar. Longer term weight management is hard to do on your own.
It also has frequent resets (as in a circle each week).
It works on an honor system. Being honest with yourself and others is a key to making things work. Remember, this is a judgement free zone, everyone has good days and bad days, but the way to get to the finish line is by being honest and when we have a bad day, picking ourselves up and carrying on the next day!
Consistency and new habits have been shown the only long term successful way to change weight. We all want the progress made here to last a lifetime.
Your posts should look like this:
Daily Post (Sunday/Date)
Track: Yes/no
Calories: Yes/no (were you under)
Exercise: Yes/no (what type and how long)
Goals/Day/Comments: (Tell us a brief description about your how your day went or your goals for the day)
The Question of the Week Challenge is a fun participation booster and we will be using it sometimes just as fun and sometimes it can help to foster new ideas for others as we all are different and have different experiences so sharing ideas can help someone else with motivation of freshening up their routine even!! Keep on the lookout for these questions.
Please post your weight on your scheduled weigh in day, as if you miss weigh-ins, you may be eliminated from the challenge and we don't want to see that happen!!
Your posts should look like this:
Username:
Week: June Week 1
PW =(previous weight)
CW=(current weight)
Please, please setup your posts in that format as it really makes it much easier for us to track your progress for the challenges and the weight loss!!
We'd like to help you be as successful as possible and if we can help in any way, please let us know. Also, if you have any suggestions for the team or fun ideas to spice things up a bit, please feel free to share them, we look for new ways to help engagement and keep people motivated!!
We are committed to this group and to help where we can, and please let us know if we can help in any way!!
Once again Welcome to June's Challenge
WE CAN DO THIS!!💃🏾💃🏾👍🏾👍🏾💪🏽💪🏽
REMEMBER WE GOT THIS!💪🏽💪🏽
Your Captain,
Glorious Gloria @gjaholy33👍🏾👍🏾❤❤
***Co-captain Vicky (@vicky2767)
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Hello everyone. I’ve been helping Gloria. My name is Vicky. I am 47 married with 2 sons. I’ve struggled the past few years getting back on track. And as I get older and start transitioning into the next stage of life (menopause) it’s been even harder. But I am determined.
Welcome all new and returning members. This is a a great group of people. We got this!2 -
New Team Threads is up for June's Challenge
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10865746/team-the-slimsons-june#latest
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Hello all! On to another month of making good habits stick!
I’m 34/F, living in Oregon and am now a whole year into creating a healthier lifestyle. I’ve lost weight before but gained it back and more by letting stress turn into apathy about my health. After not getting the best lab results I got the kick start I needed to start again and I am making this time be the one that sticks, making and maintaining healthy habits.
I have lost 55lbs in the last year, but am more proud of the non scale victories. I love the strength and endurance I’ve gained from exercising regularly and that I can go up hills and on hikes without feeling like I am dying. I have more energy and better mental health. I actually fit into my old clothes and my labs have improved as well.
Last month I had a lot of days I planned on eating at maintenance. I’m half tempted to just declare this a maintenance month. While it can do a body good to eat at maintenance for a while after being in a deficit for a long time, part of me thinks I could just be using that as an excuse. I’ve been having more things that aren’t the healthiest recently, mainly bread products bought at the farmers market.
Calories aside, goals this month are to make more salads for lunch(will be nummy in the warmer weather), get back to roasting more veggies, drink more water and be consistent at doing my basic strength training routine at least twice a week.
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Gloria and Vicky thank you for the support you show to Team Slimsons. When we are doing our individual weight loss journeys you can forget you are not the only one facing the same challenges. I guess what I am trying to say with the Slimsons "You are not alone." I truly appreciate the support and motivation I receive from this group.
My name is Mary, 62, retired, married and a caregiver to my father with Parkinson.
My weight has always been a struggle. When I was young I lost weight to look good and now my focus is my health. Lost weight 4 times in my life. The fifth time now is not a quick fix. So I keep on trying.
Looking forward to June.2 -
Hello everyone! I'm excited to join the team.
My name is Melissa, 47 F and I've been doing MFP consistently for 2 weeks.
My goals are food tracking, weight loss, and continued improvement in my fitness/endurance.
I've been an avid Waybetter user for 2 years and this year my goal is to add strength training in a meaningful and consistent way to my running routine. Looking forward to group accountability to nail down the food tracking and strength training!3 -
Hi fellow Slimsons I am excited to join this challenge as a new member. I am struggling to lose weight and have bad knees but want to get healthy. Last Valentine's day 2/14/2021 I received the gift of a kidney transplant so now am ready to try to lose the weight I need since I finally have the energy to do so. We can do this! Hi to all fellow Slimsons. 2
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Sunday is my chosen weigh in day so I am making my weekly post. (If this needs to be posted somewhere please let me know---thanks )
Username: snowshe
Week: June Week 1
Weigh in day: Sunday
PW: 232.2 lbs
CW: 231.8 lbs
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docbeauty1
Weigh in day: Sunday
Week 1
PW: 184.6
CW: 1843 -
Daily Post
Sunday 6/5
Track yes
Calories over
Exercise yes, walking3 -
Hi! I am excited to be joining the challenge. I am 45 years old and beat breast cancer last year! I want to get to a healthy weight so I can lower my chances of recurrence. I have about 35 pounds to lose to get to a healthy weight and I would like to lose 50 pounds to give me a little wiggle room.
Username: kkay2345
Week: June Week 1
Weigh in day: Sunday
PW: 181 lbs
CW: 179.8 lbs4 -
Daily Post (Sunday June 5th)
Track: yes
Calories: Yes (under)
Exercise: Yes (10 minutes walking and 10 minutes cleaning)
Goals/Day/Comments: Trying to have a hopeful attitude. Had goal of recording all food—helped me to be more aware of what and how much I was eating. Only exercised 20 minutes but at least it is a start.
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User: KakoHikes
Weigh in day: Sunday
Week 1
PW: 184.4
CW: 184.8
Sunday 06/05
Tracked: Yes
Under Calories: Yes, only thanks to those wonderful exercise calories though.
Exercise: Yes, 62 minute hike. Friend was concerned about thunderstorms and we really booked it the last 15 minutes (we almost never get them here but was a small chance)
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Daily Post Sunday
Track yes
Calories yes and over empty calories
Exercise yes walking and yardwork
A little heavy on the calories for dinner. I should really wait a few minutes for my mind to realize I am full.2 -
Daily Post Monday
Track yes
Calories yes and under but french fries twice not a good choice
Exercise yes golf ⛳️2 -
Daily Post
Monday 6/6
Track yes
Calories under
Exercise cleaning2 -
Daily Post (Monday 6/6)
Track: yes
Calories: Yes (over)
Exercise: no
Goals/Day/Comments: Lost focus on exercise goal. Too much snacking but did good on meals.
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Monday 06/06
Tracked: Yes
Under Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 114 minute hike! Went with a friend that I hadn’t seen in person for a year, loved getting to see her!3 -
Daily Post
Tuesday 6/7
Track yes
Calories under
Exercise yes2
