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TEAM: The Big Butt Theory (July)

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  • Posts: 417 Member
    edited July 2022
    Naija82 wrote: »

    The first 2 days were hard but once day 3 comes it felt much easier

    I felt better mentally! It's like my brain was suddenly sharp and clear
    My stomach issues significantly reduced
    Had some bumps on my body that cleared up and some back pain that went away.

    I mainly like the longer fasts for the autophagy, the cell destruction and repair. Some say it has helped them cure diseases etc

    Thanks for sharing! :)
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    Sunday 17 July
    Track: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes 🚴‍♀️🧘‍♀️🛶
  • Posts: 721 Member
    MUAC Daily Post: Monday (7/18)
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes - Net Under / 💧148 oz.
    Exercise: Yes - 💪 3,245 kcal’s : SUP, Kayaking + Swimming ⛑ +75 (Daily Max) PAI (262), 👟 38,645

    Goals/Day/Comments: Wowsa! I was amped again yesterday! Spent almost 14 hrs at the lake and was actively paddling/swimming just shy of 10hrs. (racing my son + best friend for a fair chunk). Not sure where this burst of energy has come from but I’ll take it. I feel better than I have in at least a month. I was sore while we were still moving + shaking yesterday and today there isn’t a muscle outside of my face that isn’t feeling it! Ate late at Red Robin (full Mad love plate) and treated myself to a big Stella but I did skip lunch. Once I stopped moving though I was ready to snooze and that’s about what happened as soon as we got back home. Scored a never used Vertical Climber for $25 (my goal hitting prize) and can’t wait to pick up this evening.

    “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new” - Socrates
  • Posts: 345 Member
    edited July 2022
    Naija82
    Week 3
    PW = 141.3
    CW = 141.8

    Another Monday of being bloated and constipated, I didn't gain as much as I thought I would probably because I was working out but really need to be stricter on the weekends as sabotaging my efforts during the week
  • Posts: 721 Member
    edited July 2022
    Thanks all for recognizing my achievement.

    @KimR_1986 I’m glad you have better peace of mind about your caloric input/output now. Big hugs and smiles over here.

    @Naija82 Hang in there, the month isn’t over yet and was much as you move I won’t be surprised if you still see a loss.

    @BlissfulK you were expecting the gain. Excited to see what happens when you start to dropping like a mad cat.

    For all of you fasters how in the heck do you do so much? I love food and cannot fathom how you contend over there. That’s massive will power!
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @JbeanR0212 Wow, that's a heck of a day! No wonder you fell asleep!
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @brandi_84 @Krysless2 @Mrscanmore Need weigh-ins for last week please ladies. I don't want anyone to get dropped! :)<3
  • Posts: 669 Member
    JbeanR0212 wrote: »
    MUAC Daily Post: Sunday (7/17)
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes - Gross Under / 💧176 oz.
    Exercise: Yes - 💪 739 kcal’s : Rowing, Dancing, yoga + strength ⛑ +65 PAI (244), 👟 13,970

    Goals/Day/Comments: 🎉 Wahoo! Ya’ll I’m officially down 20LBS from where I was at the start of April. Nothing could erase today’s joy! Most of that decline came from the encouragement of this group!!!! You are all amazing and I thank you! ❤️

    “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” - Zig Ziglar

    @JbeanR0212 congratulations on the loss - that is the best feeling in the world! Keep up the good work.
  • Posts: 73 Member
    JbeanR0212 wrote: »

    @maryphum curious to hear how Jazzercise has been going. Do you like it?

    @JbeanR0212 I heard about the free 4-day Jazzercise classes from July 1-4 on Facebook. There's a Jazzercise place about 5 minutes from my house so I signed up. I really enjoyed it and signed up after my free trial. Each of the locations is its own franchise. My locations offers a free 1-week trial. I use to do Zumba many years ago and torn both my ACLs and had reconstructive surgery on both knees. I was told not to do Zumba anymore but really like exercising in a group to music. Jazzercise is very different than Zumba because it's a lot safer on your knees, hips and back.
  • Posts: 345 Member
    edited July 2022
    Update: Mon 18th Jul
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Under this time! Fasted for 21hrs and 23mins
    Exercise: Yes - 11654 steps, 2.5 miles walked in 50mins and 32mins run/walk intervals

    Goals/Day/Comments: Almost didn’t make it out today as it’s too hot! I don’t do well in the heat, it’s probably hotter in other countries but in the UK we don’t really have AC or anything so it’s boiling everywhere. Struggling to sleep as well
  • Posts: 901 Member
    edited July 2022
    Hey y’all sorry I’ve been MIA. My surgery started almost 2 hours later than it should have and they found a second tear in my meniscus that they didn’t see on the MRI. They gave me a nerve blocker so I over did it a little Friday and paid for it Sat and Sunday. I don’t like narcotics so I’ve just been taking my ibuprofen to help with pain and swelling. Was able to ditch the crutches today and hope to start physical therapy soon. They are talking 6 weeks worth, but I’m a feisty one, so hopefully not that long. My eating has been utter crap being stuck on my bottom, boredom eating is getting the. Eat if me. Really gotta work on that for tomorrow and am back to work Wednesday, so that will help! Thanks for checking in, ready to be back to kicking butt ❤️
  • Posts: 721 Member
    maryphum wrote: »

    @JbeanR0212 I heard about the free 4-day Jazzercise classes from July 1-4 on Facebook. There's a Jazzercise place about 5 minutes from my house so I signed up. I really enjoyed it and signed up after my free trial. Each of the locations is its own franchise. My locations offers a free 1-week trial. I use to do Zumba many years ago and torn both my ACLs and had reconstructive surgery on both knees. I was told not to do Zumba anymore but really like exercising in a group to music. Jazzercise is very different than Zumba because it's a lot safer on your knees, hips and back.

    Thank you for the feedback @maryphum I’ve been considering it but I think you might have just sold me. I’m not a big skier or snowboarder especially with my bad ankle so I think I might plan on taking a class come winter. And yes hips especially I feel with Zumba and not in a good way.
  • Posts: 721 Member
    Can I just say I’m missing you @ajdvegan?!
  • Posts: 417 Member
    @DaffyGirl88

    Sunday Weigh in was 154.6! 🙃

    I really think I hit my peak finally!

    @JbeanR0212

    Thanks for the encouragement! It was a slow start to get fat adapted because of the weight gain I knew that was coming. Excited to start losing with more of a gradual consistent trend downward to goal. Now that I changed lifestyles, I don't know what my goal weight is anymore since your body will go through recomposition where you lose inches and the weight will redistribute between fat, muscle, and bone. I belive I should be 130lbs or less. Original goal was 120lbs. We'll see where health and fitness takes me :)

    Intermittent Fasting has many benefits for health and fitness. I also like it for time freedom. It is so nice not to worry about food. People really do well with fasting when they eat nutrient dense foods before Fasting. There are also many variations of Fasting that works for different people.

    July 17

    📊: Yes
    ⬇️: Yes
    👟: Yes
    💬: I need to be mindful of working out while out of town. Managed to do an hour today. Feel I'm behind. Hoping to get a workout in the morning :)
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    JbeanR0212 wrote: »
    Can I just say I’m missing you @ajdvegan?!

    Yes you can. 😊 Me too, but I think they were traveling?🤷‍♀️
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    Monday 18 July
    Track: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @mooreshelly09 So glad you're up and about and popped in to say hello! Don't overdo it and make your recovery longer!! Rest now so that you can come back stronger. <3
  • Posts: 721 Member
    MUAC Daily Post: Tuesday (7/19)
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes - Gross Under (by 2) / 💧144 oz.
    Exercise: Yes - 💪 452 kcal’s : 1hr. Walk, Yoga & Strength ⛑ +13 PAI (266), 👟 12,899

    Goals/Day/Comments: Legs and many other muscle groups are still sore though so I’ll continue to take it a bit easy.

    “Keep your vitality. A life without health is like a river without water.” - Maxine Lagacé
  • Posts: 417 Member
    BlissfulK wrote: »
    @DaffyGirl88

    Sunday Weigh in was 154.6! 🙃

    I really think I hit my peak finally!

    @JbeanR0212

    Thanks for the encouragement! It was a slow start to get fat adapted because of the weight gain I knew that was coming. Excited to start losing with more of a gradual consistent trend downward to goal. Now that I changed lifestyles, I don't know what my goal weight is anymore since your body will go through recomposition where you lose inches and the weight will redistribute between fat, muscle, and bone. I belive I should be 130lbs or less. Original goal was 120lbs. We'll see where health and fitness takes me :)

    Intermittent Fasting has many benefits for health and fitness. I also like it for time freedom. It is so nice not to worry about food. People really do well with fasting when they eat nutrient dense foods before Fasting. There are also many variations of Fasting that works for different people.

    July 17

    📊: Yes
    ⬇️: Yes
    👟: Yes
    💬: I need to be mindful of working out while out of town. Managed to do an hour today. Feel I'm behind. Hoping to get a workout in the morning :)

    This was for Monday July 18***

    Some how missed a day
  • Posts: 345 Member
    Update: Tue 19th Jul
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes under. Fasted for 22hrs and 1min
    Exercise: Yes - 10235 steps, 1.78 miles walked in 34mins and 27mins run/walk intervals

    Goals/Day/Comments: Another hot day, quite a few houses caught fire in the city, very scary. Glad this is the last day and temps will be a little cooler
  • Posts: 669 Member
    MUAC Daily Post: Monday (7/18)
    Track: yes
    Calories: yes
    Exercise: yes
    Fast: goal 16 hr actual 23hrs 0min

    MUAC Daily Post: Tuesday (7/19)
    Track: yes
    Calories: no over
    Exercise: yes
    Fast: goal 16 hr actual 15 hrs 15 min
  • Posts: 118 Member
    Daily 7/18
    Track: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes

    Daily 7/19
    Track: yes
    Under: no
    Exercise: no and no more for the next month and a half.

    Well now I've gone and hurt myself trying to exercise like a fit person for the GoT challenges. Spent today at the doctors office after a god awful amount of pain in my foot and ankle when I woke up this morning. Turns out I gave myself peroneal tendonitis and the order to stay off my feet and wear a brace for 6 weeks to let it heal before I do any permanent damage. To say I feel a bit defeated is an understatement.

  • Posts: 721 Member
    edited July 2022
    KimR_1986 wrote: »
    Daily 7/18
    Track: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes

    Daily 7/19
    Track: yes
    Under: no
    Exercise: no and no more for the next month and a half.

    Well now I've gone and hurt myself trying to exercise like a fit person for the GoT challenges. Spent today at the doctors office after a god awful amount of pain in my foot and ankle when I woke up this morning. Turns out I gave myself peroneal tendonitis and the order to stay off my feet and wear a brace for 6 weeks to let it heal before I do any permanent damage. To say I feel a bit defeated is an understatement.

    I’m so sorry to hear this @KimR_1986. I’m glad you got it checked out though. Listen to the doctors & follow their advice for recovery while getting in whatever movement you can. I’d also ask about stretches or strengthening exercises you can do to help at your follow up visit.

    I permanently damaged mine as a high school athlete. The only option for me is surgery to cut + fuse it back to shorten the length and that’s expected only to get me to 75-80%. I declined the operation and essentially wear a brace constantly (I own several kinds depending on the intensity of my activities) and avoid high impact when possible. I also ice, massage and elevate it daily. At times I still have to lay off of it or wear a walking boot. The drops in barometric pressure/cold temps get me the most.

    Not adding pressure to you but there are upper body only exercises on YouTube and all for people who are confined to a wheelchair and such (if you are still wanting to move). Sending you big hugs. Listen to your body, take care of yourself and don’t give up.
  • Posts: 721 Member
    Naija82 wrote: »
    Update: Tue 19th Jul
    Track: Yes
    Calories: Yes under. Fasted for 22hrs and 1min
    Exercise: Yes - 10235 steps, 1.78 miles walked in 34mins and 27mins run/walk intervals

    Goals/Day/Comments: Another hot day, quite a few houses caught fire in the city, very scary. Glad this is the last day and temps will be a little cooler

    How scary @Naija82! I’m glad the heat wave in the UK will be dissipating. You are about the only one in my network that hasn’t let the heat stop you from getting out and exercising. I didn’t even know that people there didn’t have a/c’s until now. Hang in there.
  • Posts: 417 Member
    July 19

    📊: Yes
    ⬇️: Yes
    👟: Yes
    💬: Im finally trending down! I should have a loss this week😁
  • Posts: 231 Member
    Hello!
    I am now back home in Spain after almost 2 weeks back in England staying with family and my best friend's wedding.
    The trip was amazing! Saw all my brothers and sisters and spent real quality time with my parents.
    My baby is now 7 months old, so my family loved us being there. I won't see them again till I visit at Christmas.
    Stepped on the scale this morning and was not surprised to see a gain! I'm sure se.of it will be water retention from travelling, but the rest is definitely fat gained from too many tasty foods and mums wonderful cooking.

    Back to my usual routine and ready to see the scale moving back down again.

    Ajdvegan
    Week 3(?)
    PW 155
    CW 157
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    Tuesday 19 July
    Track: yes
    Under: yes
    Exercise: yes
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @ajdvegan You were gone two weeks and only gained 2 pounds? Shoot...I do that just overnight!! LOL Good job and welcome back!
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @Naija82 OMG! How scary! Stay safe! :o
  • Posts: 5,353 Member
    @KimR_1986 Oh no! :( I hurt mine a few years ago and it was not fun. I tell ya feet problems are not fun at all. In the last 8 years I've broken both my feet, had peroneal tendonitis, and cortisone shots for a heel spur. My heel spur flared up again in Feb/Mar and I'm just getting to the point where I can go for walks/hikes again. With inserts in my hiking shoes of course. You need your feet for everything. I totally empathize with what you're going through. :(
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