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  • conleywoods
    conleywoods Posts: 986 Member
    @jugar I will be returning to the regular team in June! I will weigh in on Friday's. I'm guessing you will need my initial weigh in next Friday? If not I also got on the scale today. Just let me know.

    I've been checking my calories by logging random days to get an idea of where my daily calories are right now. I was able to narrow it down to 2100-2300 calories. I will be tracking at 2200 calories for the rest of this month and weighing in to make sure that's my true maintenance calorie range. This will help me plan my deficit for weight loss. My goals for the rest of this month are to log, just focus on calories and get steps in.

    Many things have been checked off the list and life is getting a lot easier. I have made a lot of progress with stress management and my supplements for missing nutrients has made a massive impact. School is almost out...3 more weeks. I finished my instructional unit for my masters program and analyzed all my data. I just need to write the final sections of my paper and make a PowerPoint. Next week is conference week and not many parents wanted to meet. I will have some down time to finish my masters program up. This will put me on track to graduate about 2 months early. I'm glad I took a break from weight loss and really pushed through this process. Not so happy I gained 10 pounds but what's done is done.

    Excited to be back with you all!
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,305 Member
    jugar wrote: »
    One worry, though - those guys with big fingers (I've got too...) don't seem to contribute to the online calendar thing too much - unless yours is more of a collaborator than mine! I think a white board is a great idea, and then there are no excuses for putting things on there and making it clear. More than one might be too crazy. They are portable :smiley:

    @PlaneMonkey
    This is my experience too
    Brad and I use a shared Google Calendar, but only for events
    However, while we both view it, I find I end up having to administer most of Brad's updates for him

  • DD265
    DD265 Posts: 651 Member
    @PlaneMonkey we use a shared Google Calendar. OH's shift pattern is on there (as is when he's likely to be sleeping if that's during the day) which helps with planning. He doesn't always put events in with enough notice for my liking, but he also tends to leave it late to plan things. Not a hill worth dying on.

    We also use the Todoist app as a recent addition, which is working quite well. You can have scheduled tasks and assign them etc, or leave them unassigned and whoever has time gets to them. I think you could use a smart phone assistant (be it Google, Siri etc) to add them by voice command if that would work for him?
  • LoraineGB
    LoraineGB Posts: 926 Member
    @jugar Sorry I completely forgot to weight this morning, I will report tomorrow
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    conleywoods wrote: »
    I will be returning to the regular team in June! I will weigh in on Friday's. I'm guessing you will need my initial weigh in next Friday? If not I also got on the scale today. Just let me know.
    That's great news! Next Friday is the day for your June starting weight.

    Did I just type the word June? Something weird happened to my brain...
    conleywoods wrote: »
    Many things have been checked off the list and life is getting a lot easier. I have made a lot of progress with stress management and my supplements for missing nutrients has made a massive impact. School is almost out...3 more weeks. I finished my instructional unit for my masters program and analyzed all my data. I just need to write the final sections of my paper and make a PowerPoint. Next week is conference week and not many parents wanted to meet. I will have some down time to finish my masters program up. This will put me on track to graduate about 2 months early. I'm glad I took a break from weight loss and really pushed through this process. Not so happy I gained 10 pounds but what's done is done.

    Excited to be back with you all!
    All this and graduating 2 months early? Wow Kristi - that is fabulous. It sounds like the stress management and supplements have had a massive impact indeed. It never ceases to amaze me how an altered balance of micronutrients can send the brain into all kinds of directions. You did well to chase down the answers and act on them.

    You may have noticed that I put out a call for a team motivator - since you were not there for a while, I thought it might be good to add another so that it isn't on one person's shoulders. Let me know if you want to continue - and we'll still hope to have two motivators! We do really well without anyone holding that title, though - so it is not a huge problem if no one can take it on. We will just have to be sure to continue to challenge each other, start discussions, and provoke thinking.

  • DianaGetsFit512
    DianaGetsFit512 Posts: 139 Member
    Sorry @jugar
    Complicated week I apologize

    CW:222.2
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    @conleywoods glad things are coming together - happy to see you back on the regular team. You've got a lot to manage.

    Just had another confirmation of why I think weighing is better than volume measuring. Have lately had Caesar salad ingredients in the house for my brother. The Caesar croutons you can buy - well, they taste great, right? finally today I took a look at the nutrition info - 2 Tablespoons(7 grams)=35 cal. they're bulky hard crunchy little tasty things so how would you ever measure that with a spoon. Weighed instead on my scale. 8 grams were 3 croutons.

    @EvMakesChanges unfortunately they're not MY ripe tomatoes, but I have been making a simplified version of what you describe for work snack and I love it; can't wait until I have my own to pick ( long ways to go for that)

    Dear old dad's inner routine has changed and I'm trying to go with the flow, he's more agitated in the evening. Trazadone dose increase as a result - still far lower than if he were in a nursing home but probably double what it was 4 months ago. Just aiming for an even keel. Must admit, I'm tired at times.
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    OK it's time to think about Saturday :star: Our stars for the day are:
    @IDebraK
    @CupcakeCrusoe
    @zankash23
    @carlsoda
    @veronica1359

    And all the blank spaces still remaining need to be filled by the end of Saturday too!
    @TessieMac833
    @strong_fit_ells
    @honeygldchelly
    @alydanbeads
    @Gidgitgoescrzy
    @bowens1973
    @EvMakesChanges
    @micki48
    @LoraineGB
    @spyro88

    Thanks!
  • eggfreak
    eggfreak Posts: 687 Member
    @jugar so happy for you and Jasper. You've been waiting a long time for this day :)
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,426 Member
    Good morning WaistAways!

    PW: 173
    CW: 171.2

    @jugar how exciting!
  • wishfuljune
    wishfuljune Posts: 2,607 Member
    edited May 2023
    @PlaneMonkey - My husband and I use a shared Google calendar as well for appointments, and any contractors that he has contacted that need to come to the house. It’s good that he adds them so that I can plan my work from home days to be here when they need to get in to work on something. I also use it to plan our social events, which he would say in the past he wouldn’t know about until the day was here (not true; I’d say it multiple times to him but ya’know), so now he can’t use that excuse anymore lol.

    Then finally, I do have a shared chores list on our google calendar, which has weekly and monthly to-dos. I’ve been bad about keeping to it since we moved and are having a ton of work done at the house, but we did find it very helpful when things were calmer at our old place. Hopefully we’ll get back to that soon.
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,305 Member
    @conleywoods
    Welcome back. Glad to hear you're wrapping so many things up. We will benefit from you being back.

    @jugar
    A new friend to ride horses with - divine!
  • strong_fit_ells
    strong_fit_ells Posts: 150 Member
    Happy Saturday Waistaways!
    @jugar so sorry Liselyn! I completely forgot to give you my weight for last Sunday 🤦

    CW 231lbs.

    It is up, so not pretty 😥

    I promise I'll weigh in on time tomorrow 🤗
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
    IDebraK wrote: »
    IDebraK
    Weigh in: Saturday
    CW: 136

    I'm a little discouraged about my weight. I know it could be worse, but I think I've tacked on about 14 pounds or so. 14? 12. Something like that.

    I'm not posting a previous weight at all. TODAY IS DAY 1. I'm resetting and starting all over.

    I have a wedding in August. I need motivation, for sure.
    Debra! I have news for you. You did not tack on 12 or 14 pounds - not this month, anyhow. You got me worried with that large number, but when I put your weight in, you had only gained 1.6 pounds. Yes, you gained a few pounds this month, and maybe have put on 12 or 14 since your lowest point, but this month is not terrible when you remember that you have lost 60.6 pounds since your highest point.

    60 pounds. That's an average 9 year old child! A grizzly bear cub! Be proud.

    Your body is still not used to this state of affairs and it will try to convince you to go back. Just put it in its room until it stops lying to you. Get it out there with your push mower and make it do chores! You've got this. Join those of us having a logging-fest. Whatever works - and come on in here and brag :smiley:

    Brag about that gorgeous Dremel work, too. Blurry photos or no - that is seriously impressive.
  • LoraineGB
    LoraineGB Posts: 926 Member
    205.9

    June will be different.
  • LoraineGB
    LoraineGB Posts: 926 Member
    edited May 2023
    My Farmers Market haul ☺️

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  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,478 Member
    The May Week 5 Group Challenge is live and ready to begin on Sunday, May 28th. Join us for Take Care of YOU and THEM! Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10891344/may-week-5-group-challenge-take-care-of-you-and-them#latest

    Hope to see you there!
    Jessica :blush:
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,305 Member
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  • EvMakesChanges
    EvMakesChanges Posts: 568 Member
    CW: 190.3
    If I can change the batteries early enough tomorrow (and there's a positive "lower" weight, I'll let you know first thing tomorrow. Otherwise, we'll go with this one. It's not lower but it's not up by that much. I can give myself a little bit of grace and chill. I have 2 major house projects afoot which actually amount to 15 or 20 if you count all of the tiny steps that will need to happen in the middle of it all. Sigh. So annoying to not have endless amounts of energy to just get it all sorted and done - BOOM!- wouldn't that be nice.
    The white board idea is great as is writing things down on the existing calendar. We'll see how the next few days go. This is the last late night shift OH is having to do and starting Tuesday, 7 a.m. - 3:00. Wahoo!
    Time to make some tea and settle down for the evening. I'll be in bed early tonight and plan to get up early for a good walk.
    Have a happy evening, everyone!
  • project_shan
    project_shan Posts: 135 Member
    Weigh-in
    Username: Project_Shan
    Weigh-in day: Sunday
    PW: 163.0
    CW: 163.0


    Steps: May 21-27
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    How is it the end of May already? Have a lovely week everyone!
  • IDebraK
    IDebraK Posts: 139 Member
    I bought the push mower and mowed the yard yesterday. The Emu didn't freak out as bad with a push mower. She absolutely goes nuts over the rider.

    My boyfriend's father passed away in 2020. We visit the cemetery a lot. I have some family at the same cemetery, so we usually do our walk through when we go and check everyone's grave. We keep them up and clean them regularly, changing flowers frequently. When we go, we see a lot of old graves. He made a comment about how dirty some of the graves were. This has been on-going since 2020. He will point and say, "That grave is dirty," or "Look at that one." That led him to purchase a mobile pressure washer. So, after I cut the grass yesterday, we hitched the trailer and took the pressure washer on it's maiden voyage. Our first test was on my uncle's headstone. I figured if it was too much, we'd know on one of "mine." It did not disappoint.

    There is another cemetery here that contains some very old graves. 3 In particular, caught our eye. We've been trying to research these women, but haven't found much yet. They are in a family plot containing 5 graves, but these three women are all buried in a North-South direction. Most graves are in an East-West direction. Anyway, we decided to adopt these graves. We take flowers and decided that this family plot was going to be our first secret "clean-up." I guess it's not a secret posting it here, but we are sure this family has no one left. The flowers we leave are never disturbed. The last person died in 1943. There is only one male in the plot. I'm going to do a rubbing of his headstone. It's the only one that's a different style, and it was damaged and broke in half at some point and has been repaired. I believe the death date is 1899. Anyway, We did a total of 15 headstones yesterday and plan to do more today.

    Here's some before and afters of our secret mission.
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