TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (July)
AB0215
Posts: 7,141 Member
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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Thank you so much for all you do to keep this running @AB0215. Approaching the end of my first go around & have loved every second of it. I’m in again!2
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My weigh-ins are on Wednesday. Do you want results for June 29 on this challenge or are we skipping a week and do I report starting next Wednesday on July 6th?1
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My weigh-ins are on Wednesday. Do you want results for June 29 on this challenge or are we skipping a week and do I report starting next Wednesday on July 6th?
@maryphum not to worry...you're last weigh-in from June will automatically carry over as your starting weight for July. You don't have to do anything! Easy peasy! 1 -
Welcome @Naija82!
Many of us are occupied with completing the June challenge so this page may be super quiet through Sunday but feel free to pop into the June thread. I was a newbie last round & love being a part of this team! Anybody in the group would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10865745/team-the-big-butt-theory-june#latest2 -
Great Thank you1
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July 3
📊: Soon
⬇️: Yes
👟: Yes
💬: Too sleepy to comment 😅2 -
Sunday 3 July
Track: no
Under: hell no
Exercise: no
Travel day yesterday but am home today and ready to undo the damage. 😂2 -
Welcome new people! 🙋♀️ This is your captain speaking 😂. I'll do a proper introduction tomorrow when I can type on a computer 🖥️. In the meantime if you have any questions feel free to post here and I (or some other helpful soul) will answer.
Welcome back to my returning friends. 🥰
Are we ready to rock July?!?3 -
@DaffyGirl88 @JbeanR0212
I responded to GOT goof in June chat. Now that I’m wide awake I totally get why @DaffyGirl88 was surprised. I promise I didn’t see her on Stark team! I was super sleepy last night. I couldn’t even finish reading the game rules😅 It’s a very interesting and fun challenge and ready for a friendly competition!☺️1 -
MUAC Daily Post: Monday (7/4)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes - Under
Exercise: Yes (482 Active burn)
Goals/Day/Comments: Luckily I‘ve been maintaining for the most part through the stresses. Finding energy again so doing what I can before my next weigh in. Wishing my USA friends a wonderful Independence Day. 💧176oz. 👟4,033 ⛑ +25 (141).
“If you listen to your body when it whispers, you will never have to listen to it scream." - Ujjwal Sharan
Luv ya’ all. July is our month, I can feel it!
@daffygirl88 & @BlissfulK now we’re all lopsided 😂.2 -
@DaffyGirl88 @JbeanR0212
I responded to GOT goof in June chat. Now that I’m wide awake I totally get why @DaffyGirl88 was surprised. I promise I didn’t see her on Stark team! I was super sleepy last night. I couldn’t even finish reading the game rules😅 It’s a very interesting and fun challenge and ready for a friendly competition!☺️
LOL Now it's a fair(er) fight. Except poor little @KimR_1986 is dangling all alone on Lannister. But she said that' ok and we still
her. The rules are a bit long, and daunting at first, but it's not as difficult / confusing as it seems at the beginning. All becomes clear quickly. 2 -
@DaffyGirl88 @JbeanR0212
I responded to GOT goof in June chat. Now that I’m wide awake I totally get why @DaffyGirl88 was surprised. I promise I didn’t see her on Stark team! I was super sleepy last night. I couldn’t even finish reading the game rules😅 It’s a very interesting and fun challenge and ready for a friendly competition!☺️
LOL Now it's a fair(er) fight. Except poor little @KimR_1986 is dangling all alone on Lannister. But she said that' ok and we still her. The rules are a bit long, and daunting at first, but it's not as difficult / confusing as it seems at the beginning. All becomes clear quickly. 2 -
Naija82
Week 1
PW = 142
CW= 140.4
I have been following a low carb diet for the past few weeks the first couple of weeks lost lots of water weight so now guessing the real weight loss starts now.3 -
A drop always feels great. Congrats on the loss @Naija82!2
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7/3
Tracked: no
Under: no
Exercise: unless pool party counts…..no
Here’s to undoing the weekends damage 👀👀
Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸🎉3 -
DaffyGirl88 wrote: »@DaffyGirl88 @JbeanR0212
I responded to GOT goof in June chat. Now that I’m wide awake I totally get why @DaffyGirl88 was surprised. I promise I didn’t see her on Stark team! I was super sleepy last night. I couldn’t even finish reading the game rules😅 It’s a very interesting and fun challenge and ready for a friendly competition!☺️
LOL Now it's a fair(er) fight. Except poor little @KimR_1986 is dangling all alone on Lannister. But she said that' ok and we still her. The rules are a bit long, and daunting at first, but it's not as difficult / confusing as it seems at the beginning. All becomes clear quickly.
I’m ready for the fair(er) challenge, first I need to print and highlight the rules😅 Glad you say it’s easier than it looks!
Aww, I wish @KimR_1986 could switch with someone on Stark1 -
MUAC 7/3
Track: Nope
Under Calories: Nope
Exercise: Nope
Comments: Spent the day out of town for the holiday eating lots of junk and driving.
MUAC 7/4
Track: Nope
Under Calories: Nope
Exercise: 45 minute walk
Comments: More poor eating and driving home. This will not be a good weigh in week...
Goals for this month are to try to do the daily post everyday and try to not do too badly since every weekend this month is a party event.
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Update: Mon 4th Jul
Track: Yes
Calories Under: No slightly over
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments: Need to reduce my nut consumption started eating a lot of pistachios lately and getting into my poor portion control habits. I also need to add more exercise in but kind of tired from adjusting to low carb, currently doing a beginner running program (I'm forever restarting running)2 -
mooreshelly09 wrote: »7/3
Tracked: no
Under: no
Exercise: unless pool party counts…..no
Here’s to undoing the weekends damage 👀👀
Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸🎉
Holiday periods are hard to get through!2 -
July 4, Happy 4th☺️🇺🇸
📊: Yes, Finally!
⬇️: Yes
👟: Yes
💬: There is going to be some serious fat intake the next 2 weeks. Finally got my Keto Meter and should be testing starting tomorrow3 -
Update: Mon 4th Jul
Track: Yes
Calories Under: No slightly over
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments: Need to reduce my nut consumption started eating a lot of pistachios lately and getting into my poor portion control habits. I also need to add more exercise in but kind of tired from adjusting to low carb, currently doing a beginner running program (I'm forever restarting running)
@Naija82 I hear you on the nuts. I recently switched from almonds to pistachios. Hoping I'll eat fewer because I have to eat them slower and after a bit my fingers hurt. 😂😂3 -
Monday 4 July
Track: yes
Under: yes
Exercise: yes
Today's a double edged sword, back to my normal routine but that means back to work. 🙃
Hope I can undo the damage by Friday.
Happy Tuesday!!2 -
Update: Mon 4th Jul
Track: Yes
Calories Under: No slightly over
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments: Need to reduce my nut consumption started eating a lot of pistachios lately and getting into my poor portion control habits. I also need to add more exercise in but kind of tired from adjusting to low carb, currently doing a beginner running program (I'm forever restarting running)
Welcome to the group @Naija82! Nice to meet someone else who is doing low carb☺️
I started in June. You definitely go through a period of feeling lethargic because your body is adapting to changing energy source. It can take people a few days to over a month depending on your diet history. I’m finally starting to get my energy back now that I’m increasing my fat intake.
You may want to try walking instead of running. Walking is better on our joints and uses fat as a energy source, while running uses more of carbs as an energy source. There are many people who have gotten leaner with walking vs running:)2 -
Good morning all! 🙋♀️ And welcome to another great month of TBBT!
My name is Sue, and I am 61 years old. I live in southern Maryland, am married, have two grown kids (1 in Seattle, 1 in VA), 1 grandbaby (VA) and 1 fur baby 🐶. I should have grandbaby #2 before the month is out. WOOT!!! I work full time, currently teleworking which appears may go on for.ev.er. I love to read, ride my bike, quilt, and make greeting cards. I am always up for a challenge (you've probably figured that out LOL) and am usually involved in multiple reading, fitness and Fitbit challenges at any given time. 📚🚶♀️
I have been on MFP for almost 10 years now and part of TBBT for a little over 2. Wow...time sure does fly!! I joined TBBT after COVID/teleworking caused my weight to climb. I am closing in on my “official” goal of 140 lbs but will probably revise it down a bit when/if I ever hit it. It took me years (almost 20) to crack the 150 barrier so we’ll see.
The days are warmer so I am looking forward to being able to get back outside and bike / hike / kayak. My goal for July is to be lighter than I ended June. ⚖️ I don't care by how much, it all adds up. However, I WOULD like to finally bust that 140 mark. I am going to Hawaii in October so I need to start getting serious now. Can't wait until the end of September and try to lose 10 pounds. LOL
Anyway, welcome everyone and here's to another great month for TBBT!!! 🎉
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MUAC 7/3
Track: Nope
Under Calories: Nope
Exercise: Nope
Comments: Spent the day out of town for the holiday eating lots of junk and driving.
MUAC 7/4
Track: Nope
Under Calories: Nope
Exercise: 45 minute walk
Comments: More poor eating and driving home. This will not be a good weigh in week...
Goals for this month are to try to do the daily post everyday and try to not do too badly since every weekend this month is a party event.
@KimR_1986 Great goals for the month! I have found that I do much better when I check in here every day. It helps to keep me focused on my goals.1 -
MUAC Daily Post: Tuesday (7/5)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes - Under barely 😂
Exercise: Yes (524 Active burn)
Goals/Day/Comments: I had some booze, processed food & desert but I worked enough to barely squeeze under that goal. Hoping to drop a little more before weigh in (.8 below). I might have to fast tomorrow to make that happen & not sure I’m feeling it. Today’s choices will be the determining factor but hey no pressure. This lady’s got goals 😉!💧146oz. 👟8,218 ⛑ +69 (165).
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” - Maya Angelou1 -
@BlissfulK yay! So happy you have your meter and feel more comfortable logging your food now. I can’t imagine how hard it has been to stick to the plan and your goals without all the tools in hand. Big hugs my friend.
@KimR_1986 you have been sorely missed! I started my weight loss journey in April but I have to say it doesn’t feel like I really started until last month. Checking in daily here and with my other accountability groups was the gamechanger I needed to boost my success. Am I super competitive, yes but an even bigger motivator for me is not wanted to let my team down. The best part is having you all here to help hold me up when I begin to fall. Chin up buttercup, you’ve got this.
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July 4, Happy 4th☺️🇺🇸
📊: Yes, Finally!
⬇️: Yes
👟: Yes
💬: There is going to be some serious fat intake the next 2 weeks. Finally got my Keto Meter and should be testing starting tomorrow
Nice I am thinking of getting one, I did have one years ago but for the life of me don't know where it is1 -
JbeanR0212 wrote: »@BlissfulK yay! So happy you have your meter and feel more comfortable logging your food now. I can’t imagine how hard it has been to stick to the plan and your goals without all the tools in hand. Big hugs my friend.
@KimR_1986 you have been sorely missed! I started my weight loss journey in April but I have to say it doesn’t feel like I really started until last month. Checking in daily here and with my other accountability groups was the gamechanger I needed to boost my success. Am I super competitive, yes but an even bigger motivator for me is not wanted to let my team down. The best part is having you all here to help hold me up when I begin to fall. Chin up buttercup, you’ve got this.
Thanks! @JbeanR0212, I really want a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) to see how different foods affect my blood sugar. You need a prescription for most. Have to find out if there are any quality ones available for non prescription use. If anyone knows, please let me know😊
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July 4, Happy 4th☺️🇺🇸
📊: Yes, Finally!
⬇️: Yes
👟: Yes
💬: There is going to be some serious fat intake the next 2 weeks. Finally got my Keto Meter and should be testing starting tomorrow
Nice I am thinking of getting one, I did have one years ago but for the life of me don't know where it is
Really, that’s nice! Have you done low carb before?1
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