Welcome aboard, @wonderfulbrown79 !!! Happy to have you here with us. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns before your first weigh-in is due next week - I am more than willing to help you find your bearings.

@alexhomeandcoffee
Thurs
CW: 206.4

Happy Friday everyone!

Username: marcy2890
Weigh-In Day: Friday
PW: 154.2 lbs
CW: 152.6 lbs

Team Statistics -

Steppers: 6 (-2 from last week)
Total Steps: 407,729
Average Steps Per Stepper: 67,995 (+7.14% from last week)

The Leaderboard -
@GarysGirl78 - 95,947 total | 13,707 average
@JacquelineRochelle - 88,749 total | 12,678 average - Most Steps in One Day!!
@JessicaVRosati - 70,416 total | 10,059 average
@BodyTalking - 52,956 total | 7,565average
@melaniedscott - 52,341 total | 7,477 average
@9Harvey - 47,320 total | 6,760 average - Most Consistent!!!

Almost half a million steps while two steppers down from last week... it's really incredible! We started the month with 9 and are now at six.

An extra congrats to @GarysGirl78 for meeting their average step goal this week! Our other two goal walkers were so close . Well done walkers!!

Hey all,

Congrats to all the steppers, some awesome numbers there!

@BodyTalking - I am hoping to get to Prague this winter, it looks beautiful I would say no chippies would help me avoid temptation, but I'm sure I'd just find something else lol!

@ksludwig - fab loss! I hate plateaus, I get so discouraged, so glad you've broken yours.

@EDTake2 - welcome back! I'm kinda a new starter as well (last month) but this is going to be the time that sticks

So, outdoor Sense and Sensibility at the zoo was a lot of fun, even if we got rained on a bit by the end. The funniest bit was the lions were apparently restless so it kept being interrupted by background roaring. At one point the actors were saying something like, 'oh no, Marianne is not back yet and it could be dangerous out there.' and there was a huge round of roaring which cracked everyone up - dangerous indeed

Apart from that has been a pretty quiet week. I caved to Indian takeway last night, but just took a small portion and the scales are still down this morning, so quite proud of myself. Just need to resist all the leftovers in the fridge now I'm thinking I might have another small portion for dinner and then throw the rest. It's quite hard for me as I was brought up with a 'do not waste food' mentality, but I am trying to reprogramme myself (easier said than done).

The weather is looking quite nice here today and tomorrow so might try and get outside and do something. The Edinburgh festival starts next week and while I love it in many ways, it also means everywhere becomes crowded and chaotic so need to enjoy some relative quiet beforehand
Hope everyone has a great weekend x

Hi WNM...Another new member is joining your wonderful team .... Please welcome @uclaxtina

Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »

Hi WNM...Another new member is joining your wonderful team .... Please welcome @uclaxtina

Hi Everyone thank you for the welcome! I can’t wait to start this challenge. I’m really looking forward to losing weight but mostly improving my health and fitness.

Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): 239.2
CW (Current Weight): 240.0

Ugh. I have really been struggling to take care of myself while getting my new business started. There's so much to do before opening day, and almost all of it involves sitting at the computer. And I honestly have so little faith in my ability to change that I have lost touch with my motivation to do so.

But I can't just say "eh, whatever - I'll just do nothing and stay where I'm at." Because my weight keeps going UP when I don't actively try to lose weight.

So it's back to the drawing board. This week I will try a variation of something that helped me a long time ago: I'll make one small change I can win at easily. I have a meeting with my dietitian today and will get her help figuring out what do.

BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Saturday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 79.6 kg/175.49 lb
Current weight: 79.6 kg/175.49 lb

No change for me this week. I went up midweek but came back to the same as last. I guess I know how much to consume and how active to be in order to stay as I am and, at the same time, that I need to increase my activity to make changes. I'm in a good place with what and how much I'm eating, so it's all about the exercising now. Having spent this month really concentrating on caloric deficit, next month will be maintaing that and upping the ante!

Have a lovely weekend 🤍