Seltzer_lover
Weigh-in Day: Mondays
7/18: 235.2
7/25: 232.9

Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 168.2
CW (Current Weight): 167.6

Steps
Sunday: 13,210
Monday: 13,257
Tuesday: 10,935
Wednesday: 12,914
Thursday: 11,436
Friday: 8,186
Saturday: 7,976
TOTAL: 77,914

@minstrelofsarcasm the hardest thing about losing weight is consistency. I know I don't have to be perfect but as long as I keep going and not give up I'm getting ahead

Nice loss @worldtrav89 @shnkrnrynn and @shinskin last week. Keep up the great work

Hi WNM...You have another new member joining your team ...Please welcome @kayedgibson

Oh boy. If this isn't a post-workout bloat, I don't know what is. From the soreness in my hamstrings and shoulders, I can almost guarantee this is a sign that my muscles are retaining water to better repair themselves.

And sure, my eating has not been great, and neither has my sleep schedule, and maybe my workout routine is all over the place... but that is no indication of holding onto a whopping 17,500 extra calories over the past week. I don't even know if that's possible without intentionally doing it. Maybe I could have eaten that many calories while recovering from a breakup? But that's not my situation right now, and my eating is far from THAT out of control.

I bought myself a couple updates for my kitchen, hoping that the joy of cooking with my new pan and matching slotted spoon will keep me from ordering so much delivery throughout the week. There's a lot of good quality food in my fridge, and I've started doing amateur cooking streams for a group of recent college graduates I've taken under my wing, so maybe they will also help hold me accountable.

I also told my personal trainer friend to really push me, since I've informally become one of her clients. Last night, she had me do six sets of deadlifts (one warmup of 95lbs x 8 reps, four of 115lbs x 8 reps, and one 125lbs to failure - I think it was 6 reps?), and oh boy are my legs not happy with me. I could have probably gone heavier than 125lbs had I not already done 40 full deadlifts prior - telling her this, she proceeded to add deadlifts into the plan for my next training session, just so we could determine where my true maximum is. Luckily, the rest of that program should be upper body focused.

But outside of personal training sessions, I'm struggling to remain motivated or have any sort of discipline. I do not currently have a gym membership. I purchase drop-in credits for the spin studio whenever they go on sale, but I do not want to go back to a straight-up cardio regimen, and really don't want to financially support the owner more than I already do. He's... not my favorite person. There is a gym in my building, but I keep staying up late and skipping my morning workout.

I've got options. I can get a membership to a local gym near me, which offers classes and access to a peloton database on top of all the standards found in gyms. I can switch to afternoon workouts and see if I'm better at committing to being in the gym AFTER the workday. I change out of my work clothes as soon as I get home anyway, maybe it's as simple as that. I can also go back to F45, but that's a 40 minute drive, which is tough early in the morning. Lots of things to consider. I'll report back when there's more to say.

Anywho. That was a lot. This week, the goal is to keep it simple, and watch as the water weight drops. I talk about getting back to basics a lot, but I think I've finally got enough structure in place that I can actually do it? Maybe? Potentially? We'll see.

Hi WNM..You have a new member joining your awesome team...Please welcome @no_more_weighting

Hi guys, just my steps and weigh in- steps first

Steps

Sun-12185
Mon-13355
Tues-5528
Wed-5415
Thurs- 3021
Fri- 9614
Sat- 4241

Shinskin
Wednesdays

PW 358.4
CW 359.0

Another week where I have no idea why I gained... even though it's only half a pound... I have a lot to lose so this shouldn't be happening. I have only had pop 1 day this week (at a party) and i have not eaten over what i should be eating. I did have a takeout meal yesterday (I usually do on tuesdays) so maybe it's water weight more than usual... if i have a big drop tomorrow, that would explain it!

Anyway I am still down compared to the start of the month, so that i'm grateful for!

Team Statistics -
Steppers: 6
Total Steps: 330,165
Average Steps Per Stepper: 55,028

The Leaderboard -

@cleaneater80 - 77,914 total | 11,131 average
@ljdanny - 75,336 total | 10,762 average
@MotylekOkruchy - 74,594 total | 10,656 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@shinskin - 53,359 total | 7,623 average
@shnkrnrynn - 31,895 total | 4,556 average
@pacsnc - 17,067 total | 2,438 average - Most Consistent!!!

Not a bad week! Over half of us reaching five digits for our average step count, and the six of you managed to trek an impressive 330,000 steps! Even just seeing that number makes my legs tired.

Could I please be excused from weighing in this week? I am on vacation and I do not have a scale. I am trying to eat somewhat healthy. I was just at a buffet fir dinner and did pile my plate with salad, fish and mussels, I did have some lasagna but I thought I did pretty well. I also got in 2 walks this week.

Hi I’m Melissa. My Dr told me today to lower my calories. I’m diabetic but have good labs except triglycerides bc of medicine. I don’t want to have to take statins so I’m counting calories to lose weight. I need to lose 75 lbs. Someone sent me a video about diabetes and it was pretty scary, recently diagnosed and want to not be dependent on meds so here I am.
CW 243
GW 190
Highest weight 258

pacsnc6
Thursday weigh in
PW 156
CW 156
Yay I managed to stay stable in spite of all the fluids and not much walking due to the hot weather

Gigglemachine

Weigh day: Saturday (usually!)
PW: 198
CW: 198

Sorry team, no loss this week. My excuse is that I'm weighing myself 2 days early as going to France tomorrow 😆

Have a great weekend everyone, au revoir

Hi WNM..You have another new member joining your team ...Please welcome @SarahJoyManea

Hi WNM....Another new member joining your team...Please welcome @Sunflowersong7

Melaniedscott
Sat weigh day
PW: 218.9
CW: 220

Ooff. So, the last two weeks have been total insanity. The conference was great. I hiked so much.


The upgrade was fine...we're still adjusting. My big presentation went really well. Apparently, my director has been getting calls all week about how great it was. And it has been non-stop.

I went to the botanical gardens today to decompress. The weather was lovely. The crazy number of people, not so much. It is a botanical garden, not a playground. Many gorgeous flowers, a couple butterflies.