GarysGirl78

Weigh-in day: Monday (Late post, again 😔, so sorry. I did actually weigh in yesterday)
SW/HW: 78.83 kg / 173.8 lbs
PW: 60.3 kg / 132.9 lbs
CW: 60.1 kg / 132.5 lbs

Hope these crazy times at work end soon. I’ll try to do better here… At least my weight is back to where it was 2 weeks ago.

Steps will follow shortly.

Oh boy, time to get caught up with everything that I've been neglecting.

uclaxtina wrote: »

I’m feeling proud of myself today. A month ago I struggled to drink more than a glass of water throughout the day but for the past month I’ve been regularly drinking 8 or more. I’m going to keep working on it to stay consistent. I also added at least 30 minutes of any type of exercise. I mostly walk but sometimes yoga or elliptical or some strength training. Motivating myself to get my exercise in each day is the hardest. But I work a very sedentary job and I know I have to make the effort.

@uclaxtina -

It sounds like you're already off to a great start! Do you like listening to anything in particular while you walk? I used to save up podcasts to listen to while I walked.

Zumba_Luvah wrote: »

I missed last Saturdays weigh in as I was on vacation with my family. But im happy to see that loss. I was 209.8 before I was pregnant, got up to 212.4 and now to 211.4. I want to gain the least amount I can with this pregnancy since I am so overweight to begin with! Especially in the first trimester i dont want to gain any more. I've been nauseous a lot and most of favorite foods haven't tasted good to me so that helps lol

@Zumba_Luvah -

Have you had any cravings yet? Let us know all the details!!

JessicaVRosati wrote: »

Ugh. I get plenty of exercise. I generally have a small calorie deficit, but I need to be more consistent tracking my calories. It can just be a bit demoralizing when I think I'm doing everything I'm supposed to be doing, but the weight doesn't go down. I'll keep working on it. I'm more concerned with functional fitness than weight loss, but I'd still like to see that number go down.

@JessicaVRosati -

Whoa whoa whoa, even if you're doing everything you're "supposed" to be doing, the numbers on the scale won't always agree. Have you been eating anything sugary/salty? Drinking more alcohol? Stressing more? There's so many factors that impact water retention, even in the face of a caloric deficit. I bet you're doing better than you think.

Weigh-In Day: Tuesday

PW:117.6lbs
CW:115.6lbs

Hola guys, I’ll be skipping this week’s weigh-in.

I’ve been weighing myself throughout my day for the past week. My husband is helping me fast from looking at the scale this week, he hid the scale batteries and I’ll be given them back next week.

I need to work on my relationship with my body mentally

Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 192.2 lbs
CW (Current Weight): 189.2 lbs

Glad to see the weight from my work travel is gone and then some! We are on vacation next week, so it is nice to see a loss before that.

@minstrelofsarcasm that’s a great question! I think it’s a false sense of control. As if, me, looking at the number on the scale every other hour would help me make the right decisions concerning my health. I’m no scientist, but I don’t think that’s how health works

alexhomeandcoffee wrote: »

@minstrelofsarcasm that’s a great question! I think it’s a false sense of control. As if, me, looking at the number on the scale every other hour would help me make the right decisions concerning my health. I’m no scientist, but I don’t think that’s how health works

@alexhomeandcoffee -

Yeah, that's definitely not how health works. Your lowest weight of a day is either going to be immediately upon waking up (after using the rest room), or immediately after a fasted workout (which shouldn't count, because you're likely dehydrated).

As soon as you consume anything that isn't water, your body is going to start processing it, which requires water retention, which increases your weight. If your body is repairing muscles, it will hold onto water to help move amino acids to where they need to be. If your body is stressed, you'll see inflammation, which holds onto water to attempt to cool down. Burning fat requires and consumes water, and then releases carbon dioxide, which slowly leaves your body over time through your breath and other expelled gases. Most likely, all of these things, plus millions of other processes, means that your lowest expected body weight is right after that first toilet flush of the day.

But I get it. I've done the "how much weight did this burrito make me gain" thing, where I compared my weight after lunch to what it was in the morning and marveled at how the less-than-a-pound burrito resulted in a three pound gain, despite the fact that it wasn't the first thing I ate that day, and I drank half a gallon of water over the course of the morning, and I was stressed, and my sore muscles likely needed to hold onto ingredients to repair themselves.

And even as a scientist, I get it. Sometimes you just want to see how the number changes, because you think you have more control over ever detail than you really do. But here's the secret: Your body doesn't know or care that you're trying to lose weight - it's just doing its best to keep you alive.

Username: 2bfitgranny
Weigh-In Day: Monday (August 7)
PW: 210.1
CW: 211.6

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

OFFICIAL TEAM BUSINESS

First things first, I would love to announce that @BodyTalking has stepped up into the role of Motivator!
I'm super excited to see what she can bring to the team
Welcome aboard!

A Quick Note...
I will be traveling to Wisconsin for a yearly tradition of going to the Renaissance Faire with friends, so I will not be as active starting tomorrow through Monday. If anyone has anything they need, please have patience.

Thank you 😁
If there's anything you'd like me to do while you're away, let me know.

Username: marcy2890
Weigh-In Day: Friday
PW: 150.8 lbs
CW: 149.6 lbs

i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR wrote: »

Steps for 7/30-8/5

7/30 - 11,816
7/31 - 12,701
8/1 - 10.954
8/2 - 13,626
8/3 - 8350
8/4 - 14,142
8/5 - 11,180

Total: 82,769

*sorry @melaniedscott I’m so late to post! Crazy weeks!

No judgement I'm trying to figure out where Wed & Thurs went. And why I didn't get the steps post up ... Now ...I'll do it now.

Team Statistics -
Steppers: 7
Total Steps: 422,819 (+12.65% from last week)
Average Steps Per Stepper: 60,402

The Leaderboard -

@GarysGirl78 - 83,570 total | 11,939 average
@i_SWEAT_n_SWEAR - 82,769 | 11,824 average
@BodyTalking - 80,568 total | 7,950 average
@FitBee9 - 57,385 total | 8,198 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@JessicaVRosati - 55,650 total | 10,831 average
@9Harvey - 43,498 total | 6,214 average - Most Consistent!!!
@melaniedscott - 19,379 total | 2,768 average

All of our bolded steppers set a goal and met it, based on their average steps per day!

That is a strong start to the month (well, for everyone not me)! Welcome to the team @FitBee9! Look at you, rocking the most steps in one day on your first week!

We have five weeks in this challenge, so 2 million seems like an easy goal. Can we hit 2.5?

Following on from my previous post about activity levels, I thought I'd take a look at what I actually do in blocks of time (according to recently recorded walks) and I did a morning workout (general exercises and hand weights) to give myself a personal guide.



I hope it's useful for you too.

Zumba_luvah
Pw- 211.4
Cw- 211.2

I didn't get to weigh in at home so I am using my weight from the Dr last night. I had an appointment for my weight. She wants to try me on a different med and see if that will help me but not sure if my insurance will cover it. She also wants me to lift some weights. I got home Thursday night and have been cleaning my house and doing laundry ever since. This is the only weekend I have free. Later today we are either going to the fair or the carnival that's in town. I do have to get food shopping also. Being gone 2 weeks takes a lot to get caught up on.