FAT 2 FIT WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT GROUP

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  • MSWarrior7088
    MSWarrior7088 Posts: 167 Member
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    Karlyblue wrote: »
    @MSWarrior7088, Congratulations, on still being able to walking. Wishing you (and your husband) much success on your journey.

    Thanks so much...🧡
  • Karlyblue
    Karlyblue Posts: 25 Member
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    @Megan_smartiepants1970- Hope your doing better and your in my thoughts and prayers for continue improving on your health.

    @JaysFan82- best wishes on a great race today. Go Greg Go!!🏃🏁

  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,228 Member
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    Sorry it's a bit late! Here is the habit tracker for April:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GiSece86YFX-FpML825msLoGH94iuUYpbpecqz00uSE/edit?usp=sharing
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    adianeschu wrote: »
    Hi, I'm Anita from Iowa. I'm retired, I'm busier now than when I worked! I have a mother that is 86 and in-laws in there late 80's also that I help with and take to Dr appts. They keep me busy! I was on the March challenge and enjoyed it very much. I didn't reach my step goal alot of the time because of just sitting with my mother she had her knee cap removed from a fall. Now she is doing better I don't have to be with her as much. I feel the challenge helped me but my weight didn't change much. I yoyo back and forth with the same 3 lbs the month of March, hopefully April will show more weight loss. I am excited for Spring. I have several large flower beds that I keep up. Put me down for 5000 steps for now and hopefully when the weather gets better I can walk outside more and up my steps to 10,000, for right now baby steps.

    I am glad you stuck around even though you didn’t have much of a weight change. So many give up so you did well. I find the fact that I stay in this group even if I am stalled or I have gained it has helped me from gaining all my weight back. Here’s to a great April.
    MSWarrior7088 wrote: »
    Hello Team,
    My name is Joyce. I'm married (soon to be 28 years this month) to a wonderful man. I suffer from multiple sclerosis and battled it for almost 18 years. I'm on disability because I loss the use of my right side...my right hand is useless so I became left handed. I walk with a horrible limp and use a cane.
    I have three kids, Sarah is my oldest and is finishing her last semester in Law School... hooray 🤣, Jake is my middle child and works for CAT as a mechanic on those huge pieces of equipment. He has a serious girlfriend and I think very soon he will pop the question ⁉️ My youngest son, Zach will be graduating in May of this year...he has been doing high school and college classes.... hopefully he will graduate from both 🙏! He is going to college in the fall and we will be EMPTY NESTERS!!! YAY 🎉🎉
    I am on a new journey this past month with fasting. I use to IF but I read a mind blowing book called Fast Like a Girl!!! I have already seen some positive results and can't wait to continue my fasting journey. My goal to heal my body and the damage the MS has caused. I eat low carb and try to stay under calories.
    I do 5000 steps or more a day to keep moving. They are not the prettiest steps but I'm still walking and not in a wheelchair!!
    We plan to go camping a lot with our two dogs. My husband is on this fasting journey with me begrudgingly...lol
    He is going to give a month and he better see results...lol

    Glad to meet all of you and good luck on your own journeys!!!

    Please add me if you want... always looking for like-minded people to share the ups and downs 😊

    Joyce, you are an inspiration. The way you are battling this illness and continue to work on your mobility encourages me to try harder. You are a rock star.

  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    JaysFan82 wrote: »
    5km race today. Didn't sleep a wink last night lol. So excited/nervous. I was hoping for warmer weather but I had to scrape the frost off my windshield this morning so yeah, not warm haha

    I am sure you did great. I was watching some runners that were interviewing in the park here in London that are racing today. I was telling my husband about your weight loss success and your first race today. If the colour run ever comes back to Windsor you have to do it. It was my one and only 5k. It was a blast.
    Karlyblue wrote: »
    @Megan_smartiepants1970, @lindamtuck2018

    Username: Karlyblue
    PW (Previous Weight): 309 lbs
    CW (Current Weight): 311.4 lbs (+ 2.4 lbs)

    My blood moves very slowly through my body (this is not a good thing.)
    They (Drs) can't give me water pills, because of other health issues.
    I see two different specialist because of this issue with my blood.

    My legs and feet will swell up at times really bad and then it'll release. This will happen on and off at least until the Drs can figure out how to improve blood flow. Which will cause me to gain a few pounds and then lose a few pounds; eventually, it will even itself out and it will show a good loss.
    It's like an uphill battle, but one worth fighting. The poor blood circulation has caused my right foot to have an ulcer on the ankle area. (Not a pressure ulcer because I don't lay on my right side.) Its going on two months and it looks like it'll still be a few more months to get it fully healed, according to the wound specialist I'm seeing.

    I would list all that's wrong with me, but the list is way to long and some are very serious and I don't like to really talk about them. My losing weight won't change some of what's wrong with me, health wise; However, losing the excess weight will in a lot of areas especially my out look on life.

    Thanks for this group and the support and encouragement. Looking forward to reading how everyone is doing this coming month and returning the support.

    Hang in there. Weight loss is great for so many areas of health. It can’t cure everything but it helps a lot. Just the pressure it takes off our joints is crazy. I think it’s every pound we lose removes 3 pounds of stress on the knees and 6 on the hips. Can’t wait to celebrate your successes this month.

  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 41,130 Member
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    Karlyblue wrote: »
    @Megan_smartiepants1970- Hope your doing better and your in my thoughts and prayers for continue improving on your health.

    @JaysFan82- best wishes on a great race today. Go Greg Go!!🏃🏁

    Thank you so much Karly :)
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 41,130 Member
    edited April 2023
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    Here is my friendly Sunday reminder of the people's steps I need for March Week 5 ..Please have your steps in no later than Tuesday evening 4/4 so that I can post the results for week 5 and do the grand finale ... Thank you so much for your cooperation :)



    @HASWLRS 3/26 - 4/1
    @Jpedno 3/16 - 4/1
    @Bluetail6 3/26 - 4/1
    @FindingSamMon 3/31 & 4/1
    @Beverly2Hansen 3/26 -4/1






  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    Steps:3,995
    Sleep:✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
    Log food:✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️❌✔️
    Exercise: ✔️✔️✔️

    This was the best week I had in awhile. Only one ❌, I lost weight and I exercised three times. Moving forward I am working on getting my motivation to exercise back. I want minimum 3 days. I also want to get a new swimming badge for a swim burn on my Apple Watch.

    Have a super Sunday and a great start to the April challenge!

    Is anyone else having trouble with their food diary? I enter the food and it disappears. It even deleted food from yesterday’s diary.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 41,130 Member
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    @NouverauRee... All you do is tell me how long was the exercise and I convert it for you :)
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    Sunday
    @cormierannie
    @rwillems
    @pauladner
    @rachjolly
    @Tail0rMade22
    @Beverly2Hansen
    @MyChoiceisaGoodLife

    Monday
    @jimboden3
    @Morethanjustanumber
    @adianeschu
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
    edited April 2023
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    Post a quote to get our month started.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    I know I have posted this before but it’s one of my favourites.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    If you haven’t already, please send myself, @Megan_smartiepants1970, @Slimmersixties and @JaysFan82 a friend request. Thanks!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,602 Member
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    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    Please increase my step goal to 3700. I am not sure what you have my pool day goal but let’s make it 8500 until I build up my swimming endurance again.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 41,130 Member
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    lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    Please increase my step goal to 3700. I am not sure what you have my pool day goal but let’s make it 8500 until I build up my swimming endurance again.

    I had it 3500 non pool days and 9000 pool days ... Will change it
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 41,130 Member
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