Ugh, last night I weighed 239, I ate or drank nothing but water til this morning, had the least calories I’ve had this whole diet yesterday, then the scale tells me I gained weight this morning. What the heck? How is that even possible? Ugh. I’ll trust the process, though. Maybe only nutrient dense food today. Still frustrating.

Username: CassieGetsFit2013
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 231
CW (Current Weight): 231.2

Glad it wasn't more! Kind of had more sweets than previous week, but not much food so I guess it balanced out my calories or something. Would've preferred a good loss, but glad it wasn't a big gain at least!

@sanugent9874 Motivation is a funny, fickle thing isn't it! Some days my motivation is soaring high, and I'm frustrated to sit at my desk instead of doing a workout...other days I have all the time I need but struggle to get my butt up even for a short walk. I saw this thing the other day that talked about how motivation is a fallacy - we can't depend on it and instead we need to build habits and discipline and I gotta tell you, I agree!


I sometimes get caught up in having too many goals, or confused goals that aren't actually what I want to focus on, so this month I decided to take myself back to basics because I know it will work if I can just not try to do everything at once lol. I'm trying to build streaks for the number of days in a row I can hit these targets:
1. Walk 5,000 steps (I know, it's not much, but it's a reasonable target for where I'm at right now and I want to work on this as a starting point and gradually increase it)
2. Drink 2L of water (not that hard for me most days, but sometimes I struggle)
3. Track all my calories (I tend to do this for a few days and then forget, or it gets too hard, so it's important to me to make this a habit every day - at this stage I'm not even focusing on how many calories I'm eating, just the process of actually keeping track)
4. Limit my social media time to 60 minutes (it's so easy to go down a rabbit warren of videos or comments and I waste too much time that I could be spending with loved ones or doing something productive!)
5. Weigh in (I find it helpful to see the daily ups and downs on the scale as it helps me see how my body responds to certain foods etc. - like if I have Chinese food I KNOW to expect a jump on the scale the next morning)

I'm fully expecting to have breaks in my streaks for these (in fact, I did over the weekend) but I'm hoping to get longer and longer streaks and be able to use that as a motivator/have these habits ingrained so I don't even think about them as challenging anymore!

Is pw (previous weight) the weight from the start of the challenge or is it the weight from week to week of the challenge? TYIA🌻

melissacoleman430 wrote: »

Is pw (previous weight) the weight from the start of the challenge or is it the weight from week to week of the challenge? TYIA🌻

Your PW is your weight from the week before. We typically use SW (Starting Weight) as your weight from the beginning of the challenge, if you ever want to report it. The only thing we ever use it for is calculating your loss to date and milestones.

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

melissacoleman430 wrote: »

Is pw (previous weight) the weight from the start of the challenge or is it the weight from week to week of the challenge? TYIA🌻

Your PW is your weight from the week before. We typically use SW (Starting Weight) as your weight from the beginning of the challenge, if you ever want to report it. The only thing we ever use it for is calculating your loss to date and milestones.

Awesome, thank you😊🌻

Steps

Sun-4,703
Mon-5,569
Tues-5,294
Wed-9,376
Thurs-10,013
Fri-3,791
Sat-6,171

Steps
Sunday 7/31 3415
Mon 8/1 3666
Tue. 5700
Wed. 5596
Thu. 4892
Fri. 3189
Sat 2202

Thought I could get in a few more steps just now but ....thunder! Guess I can go with my what I've got with a few more inside.

Melissacoleman430
7/31 1011
8/1 1593
8/2 3005
8/3 6152
8/4 7404
8/5 6354
8/6 4056 steps

melissacoleman430 wrote: »

My body is so efficient at keeping me safe during a famine. About 1500 calories - 500 calories of walking (12000 steps) and i gain half a pound. Normally id give up by now from frustration but im gonna continue believing in the process. Ugh. Anytime i get to 239 lbs, my body starts resisting the weight loss. Im dont need extra weight in case of a famine, i promise u body! Ugh

That much walking probably put a reasonable amount of strain on your body! Your gain is likely water to help your muscles recover from the movement. Just stick with it, I promise consistency is the way to go!

MotylekOkruchy
steps
Sunday: 8334
Monday: 7260
Tuesday: 9367
Wednesday: 10809
Thursday: 9882
Friday: 18415 ( hike day!)
Saturday: 12637
TOTAL: 76,704

We were away for a swim meet last weekend but Friday we were just driving there. Once the tent was set up, we drove some more to see two beautiful waterfalls. The hike was not too long but added some steps. We camped next to the pool, which is next to the beautiful park with a pond - I went around that pond in the evening = more steps.
Eating was totally out of my normal and I came back so bloated I almost got a heart attack when I saw the number Monday morning. Then I miraculously lost 3 pounds overnight. Oh, how I wish I could keep that pace!

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

melissacoleman430 wrote: »

My body is so efficient at keeping me safe during a famine. About 1500 calories - 500 calories of walking (12000 steps) and i gain half a pound. Normally id give up by now from frustration but im gonna continue believing in the process. Ugh. Anytime i get to 239 lbs, my body starts resisting the weight loss. Im dont need extra weight in case of a famine, i promise u body! Ugh

That much walking probably put a reasonable amount of strain on your body! Your gain is likely water to help your muscles recover from the movement. Just stick with it, I promise consistency is the way to go!

thank goodness, I believe that’s correct too bc I lost weight this morning 😊thank you for the extra motivation I needed it😊🌻

Weigh in 8.10.2022
Weigh in day: wednesday

Pw: 218.6
Cw: 220.0

Team Statistics -
Steppers: 8
Total Steps: 481,871
Average Steps Per Stepper: 60,234

The Leaderboard -

@SarahJoyManea - 121,574 total | 17,368 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@cleaneater80 - 79,286 total | 11,327 average
@MotylekOkruchy - 76,704 total | 10,958 average
@Browan19 - 63,689 total | 9,098 average - Most Consistent!!!
@ljdanny - 44,917 total | 6,417 average
@shnkrnrynn - 37,466 total | 5,352 average
@melissacoleman430 - 29,575 total | 4,225 average
@pacsnc6 - 28,660 total | 4,094 average

Our small but mighty team may not be so small anymore, but we're definitely still mighty! I'm thinking we can hit a whopping 2 million steps together by the end of the month...