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Hi All, I am 38, married and hve a lil buba. I started UAC in December 2020 and just love it to bits! Ive learnt so much from u all not only about weight management but life in general.
My life goals for May are:
* Focus on weekly calories.
* Contine my workout routine.
* Get out in nature as much as possible.
* Up my water intake.
* Continue with silence, talking less and listening more.
* To do things badly instead of not at all as i can be a perfectionists which results in procrastinating.
Welcome to all the newcomers! I will jump on later tonight to read all ur intros. Also thanks @RangerRickL for leading us to success.
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@donna25trinity "To do things badly instead of not at all as i can be a perfectionists which results in procrastinating." I'm right there with you. Here's to doing things badly rather than not doing them at all!3
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Hello all...I’m on month 3 of my second tour participating in the UAC. Was here from November’19 to April ‘20. I was very successful the first time losing about 60 but got derailed when the gyms closed last spring. Managed to put back on a considerable amount I had lost. Need to drop around 30 to get back to where I was. It took quite a while to get back into the routine , but I think I’m pretty much there now. Looking to lose another 10 this month. At 56 it is not as easy as it once was. Jim4
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Aww loved reading all ur intros and goals for May, good luck guys! We got this in the bag team! I feel like May doesn't hve as many peeps as we usually do?? Xox
@MizSpiffy let me know how u go with doing it badly! Lol! I hve started this w/e and hve made sum real head way with my to do list! Yay!! Its such a relief to get stuff ticked off and not be held back due to indecisiveness, fear and procrastination! Xox1 -
@Hsvaquita and @mshawski we are almost the same age!!Thats pretty cool! Xox
@Hsvaquita i also am away from family and friends so understand ur struggle! U will find great support here with Uac! Xox1 -
@donna25trinity
good to know that this is a great group to join. And yay on almost being the same age, I feel leas lonely knowing someone else is in this that might resemble my life a bit. 1 -
This will be my fifth month of the UAC.
Aiming for weight maintenance this month.
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Hello, I’m Lesley, living in Somerset UK.
This is my fifth month in UAC – found the group very supportive and inspiring.
I’m a little old lady (155 cm. 70 years old) and retired.
I started logging in MFP in July 2019 and lost 22.5 kg (about 50 lbs) over 9 months, have been maintaining since April 2019. 2 year anniversary!
Even now that I’m maintaining I still have to be very careful with food, as a little old lady my BMR is under 1000, and even ticking “moderately active” only earns me about 1400 calories a day. I do a lot of exercise to keep fit and earn a little more food and treats. I still log my food every day as it is still a struggle to keep to the limits. So, the three rules keep me on the straight and narrow!
Being retired means I have plenty of time for a variety of exercise - cycling, walking, YouTube workouts. I haven't been back to the gym or the swimming pool since they closed last April. But my local centre has re-opened and I should go back.
I have had some difficult issues to deal with in the last 18 months and Covid has made everything worse so I also have experience of mental health problems. My son was diagnosed with a brain tumour in late 2019 and after 12 months of reasonable quality of life the tumour changed and became more aggressive late in 2020. He deteriorated quickly earlier this year and died in March.
Good to see new folks and some returners. Good luck to everyone!
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Back for another month I really can not remember how long I have been a part of this challenge but so glad it’s here. Much support and positive thoughts/ideas good luck to each this month5
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I'm in! First time I have tried this challenge. I wasn't so sure due to the "exercise 20 mins per day" thing since I am a stickler about rest days, but I am active those days so reading that "cleaning the house for 20 minutes" counts has taken away that concern!
I'm not new to MFP, have lost weight using the macro calculators here before, and thanks to the forums and running challenge threads went from being a couch potato to running 3 full marathons in under 30 days with a tremendous amount of the credit going to MFP and the great people and advice I found here.
I've since gained a bunch of weight back in the last couple of years though and let myself get out of shape. My goals are to lose weight and become stronger, healthier and faster.
For my daily nutrition I have been following a (mostly) clean keto diet and following a 20/4 intermittent fasting routine, so I do not eat back my exercise calories as I'm just not hungry enough for them (I'm curious to see how that continues to play out as mileage increases). I plan to keep doing that as long as I can until I approach my target weight (still a long ways off). I have been diligently logging daily since I started going into ketosis in March.
For exercise I do yoga, runs and walks 6 days/week (weather might preclude some walks though). I also have some strength routines that are on a short break (this week) and will resume next week, 3/week (2 upper body, 1 lower). As mentioned earlier, I am a stickler about having 1 rest day/week and I don't log any "exercise" that day, but I am still active in some way. I never get to just sit around (no matter how much I want to), so I will log some sort of activity for those days like "yard work", "cleaning the house", etc.
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Hey yall. First time doing this. Since I'm late (I only discovered MFP even had a community functionality yesterday), I figured I would take part in the challenge but just opt to not be part of winner circle as it seem to be a lot of work to check in daily and post. Instead I wanted to focus on acknowledging when I fail instead because I think if I failed, I need to be called out so I feel ashame of it and don't do it again
Good luck to everyone here!2 -
Failed, ashamed
Why thinking this way even before trying 
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I've been on UAC for quite some time... not exactly sure how many months...but at least 9... March 18th was the day of my Mom's widowmaker heart attack...but PRAISE GOD...she is one of the 12% that survive this type of heart attack outside of the hospital and is doing really well considering. I stayed true to tracking...and logging in - but was not able to keep on track given the time spent with family and driving back and forth 6 hrs... So - I have learned about myself during times of routine change...I am back home for now - and I'm resetting. I work from home, homeschool my 15 yr old even when not in a pandemic and have a grown son at home as well. I'm looking at a slow and steady loss plan to rid my life of 150 extra lbs. I lost 22 during the past year - have regained some during the past 1.8 months - but I am going to get things moving in the correct direction again now....and plan to keep striving. The encouragement I get from reading others posts on here...helps me stay focused. I'm excited about being able to hit the gym again soon. I'm contemplating joining a kickboxing gym (cardio based) ...but want to protect my joints by losing 20 lbs first. Experimenting with doing the inter. fasting thing. I turned 50 in February. I have been through things - haven't we all... that I allowed to take over that area of my life that should have been reserved for discipline and self care. No excuse is valid enough to keep living that way(I said to myself in Feb. 2020). So - started walking with a neighbor when I could after the lockdowns, joined an online workout group...that is now meeting outdoors at parks and online...(pondering going in person now that I'm vaccinated)... Anywho - that's me in a nutshell. I pet sit full time. I am excited to go to church in person this coming weekend...hoping to anyway/if my sons will allow...... Alright - that's way more than anyone wanted to read... if you did - kudos to you! Here's to our collective successes - and motivating each other during the ongoing challenges.4
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Winner_in_Life wrote: »Failed, ashamed Why thinking this way even before trying
Haha it because I started MFP on Monday of this week (May 3rd). Before that I didn't keep track of calories and I know for sure I ate too much ice cream on one of the day so that for sure already use up one of my free pass
It not that I think I will fail, but rather I want to log when I fail so that I feel shamed when I have to announce public that I didn't hold myself accountable on that day. I don't intend on failing any time soon though
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@dsgoingtodoit I am sure you will get where you want to be. One can feel your determination. Kickboxing is that I always wanted to try... 0
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JacquelineCharmander wrote: »Winner_in_Life wrote: »Failed, ashamed Why thinking this way even before trying
Haha it because I started MFP on Monday of this week (May 3rd). Before that I didn't keep track of calories and I know for sure I ate too much ice cream on one of the day so that for sure already use up one of my free pass
It not that I think I will fail, but rather I want to log when I fail so that I feel shamed when I have to announce public that I didn't hold myself accountable on that day. I don't intend on failing any time soon though
there is no time like today. There is also a list of folks who altho they had more than 3 pass days, they checked in every day and kept themselves accountable. So why not start today? Honestly this is not a place where we shame or chastise people. We want to help and encourage. Posting daily and meeting the 3 goals regardless of pass days makes you a winner. And the daily posting keeps us all a big family with birthdays and illnesses and struggles and successes all rolled up into one wonderful package. Welcome!2 -
There are no failures. Only lessons learned, which in the end, as long as you remain accountable (purpose of this challenge), make you a wiser, smarter, and ultimately healthier person. That's a win. Just persevere past those challenges and you can do anything.JacquelineCharmander wrote: »...if I failed...
@dsgoingtodoit Glad to hear your mother survived that harrowing heart attack!1 -
dsgoingtodoit wrote: »I've been on UAC for quite some time... not exactly sure how many months...but at least 9... March 18th was the day of my Mom's widowmaker heart attack...but PRAISE GOD...she is one of the 12% that survive this type of heart attack outside of the hospital and is doing really well considering.
My brother had a widowmaker blockage about 7 years ago. It was actually caught with his annual eye exam. He then went immediately to his cardiologist who sent him to the cath lab the next day. Do not stop. Do not pass go! He had a stent put in and was lucky not to have had the heart attack. He did have some other mild symptoms which when they reoccurred earlier this year he had to go have another stent put in. But so far knock on wood. All good. Because it seems to be genetic to have clogged "stuff" in our family I also have a cardiologist check up in June after 7 years ago I did a stress echo to make sure all was ok.
I can totally understand you being out of the loop while you were caring for you mom!!! HUGS!! and welcome back.
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JacquelineCharmander wrote: »Hey yall. First time doing this. Since I'm late (I only discovered MFP even had a community functionality yesterday), I figured I would take part in the challenge but just opt to not be part of winner circle as it seem to be a lot of work to check in daily and post. Instead I wanted to focus on acknowledging when I fail instead because I think if I failed, I need to be called out so I feel ashame of it and don't do it again
Good luck to everyone here!
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Hello, I'm back again after an 8.5 month hiatus. I managed to maintain my weight loss within 3 lbs until Dec 30. At that point I ended up having emergency surgery to remove my gallbladder and subsequently have regained the weight I was at a year ago when I started MFP (16 lbs from Jan-now). I love this group; thank you to all you kind hearted souls and RangerRickL for keeping it going ❤5
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Hi - I am joining this group late and know that it is recommended to wait till June but I need accountability now! I am really having trouble focusing on losing weight and I have so much weight to lose! My knees hurt, I have no energy and feel just plain heavy. I keep starting and stopping weight loss plans - I need to establish some consistency asap. I have done it before and there is no reason I cannot do it again.
I know I cannot officially be in this challenge till June but I am going to start today with accountability and posting. I hope that is ok!0
