The October Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, October 22nd. Please join us for the ONE EXTRA HOUR CHALLENGE! Here's your link:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10901907/october-week-4-group-challenge-one-extra-hour#latest

Hope to see you in the chat!
Jessica

@Katmary71 Yes, true! Thank you! Yes, you can create a team with a name and a photo and it is fun. Thanks! That sounds like a really good recipe. I'll check it out, thanks.

@micaroo4 How interesting to find more relatives for Rich. I hope you can actually find them. Congrats on saying no, that can be hard!

@tammymccrady6278 @Digger61 Congrats on the loss!

@865jessica Wowza, congrats! Sounds like you are going to have a lot of fun.

@AmbersWay Thank you! Great job yesterday.

Hi all. I had fun yesterday: we went to a gem show at the fairgrounds where I bought a glass Buddha pendant. Then we walked around looking for some beads to put with the pendant. I didn't see anything so we decided to go to Old Town San Diego to a bead shop that we love. I found some nice yellow amber beads (1,000,000+ years old), blue antique Dutch glass beads (made in 1500-1800 AD), some green Hebron beads (1300-1400 AD) and some vintage yellowish serpentine donut-shaped beads to put together with the pendant as a necklace. I used light blue cotton cord to string the necklace on. It came out really nicely. I also got these cool green uranium glass beads that glow under black light, to make a necklace and earring set. We walked around a bit there and then later went to Little Italy for dinner. I had spaghetti & meatballs and some focaccia along with some wine. We also had chocolate opera cake for dessert. My husband met us down there afterwards and we walked around Little Italy. Then we went for a beer and walked around more. 9,643 steps. This morning, we are headed to the beach for a nice walk on the boardwalk. Here's a picture from last night with my necklace I made, my glass of wine and plate of oil/vinegar for the focaccia, and the outside of the restaurant. Also, thanks to all this walking, I finished my Scooby Doo Challenge early!

Spooky Fitness Challenge for Oct steps/minutes: 9,643 / 6,000, 106 mins / 15 active mins
Add your steps/minutes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-c4S-GIz9asx1ghzcAnNdyEH1LkXL670f-2mZ4AFUqk/edit?usp=sharing

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

Sleepygirl79
Sunday
SW 232.2
PW 221.2
Oct.1: 218.8
Oct.8: 221.6
Oct.15: 220.8
Oct. 22: 220

elelja945
Sunday
PW: 181
CW: 182.4

@micaroo4 Wow that's incredible about more family for Rich, I hope he's able to connect with them and develop relationships. Boy those last names aren't making it easy at all! Good for you for saying no, I'm glad you're doing what's right for you and not just for others, it's not easy.

@865jessica Rock your new outfit at the faire proudly!

@AmbersWay I still need to get my bag together, I'm doing it tonight but have a list and my cat sitters have keys. Great job on the exercise, wtg!

@trooworld I've never been to a gem fair, it sounds pretty awesome (love gemstones). I'd love to see what you made, very cool. Your meal sounds delicious, yum! Have a great time at the beach! Is that the necklace with the Buddha, I love it!

@MissionSlimpossibles yay for 3nd place by pounds for the last week! Congratulations @865jessica @megnolia82 @steffibabiie on being top winners!

@bethanie0825 Good to see you, yikes I think that's a good call on using the last week's weight.

@gemwolf110 Great job on the tiny gain while out-of-town, that's impressive! You have a lot of great exercise planned.

Hi friends, had a heck of a time sleeping as Asher was mad about getting nail trims and yowled every time I fell asleep, I closed the door with him in the hallway around 6AM and I'm super tired! I met one of my oldest friends for lunch and my neighbor stopped by for cat instructions, everything's done except for packing a bag and the pre-surgery showers. My surgeon called today to see if I had any last-minute questions, thought that was a nice thing to do. You all keep being awesome, hope to be back at the end of the week, take good care of each other!

Sunday weigh in October 22, Megnolia82

SW: 228
PW: 202.4
CW: 202.6

Well, I got my hopes up a little too high and I slipped into some crappy habits. For accountability’s sake here are the poor choices I made this week:

Raided my hubby’s pack of mini Reese peanut butter cups. Several times.

Ate Nutella on a spoon. Several times.

Melted cheese in the microwave and ate it with a spoon. Several times.

Ate sliced salami on its own. Several times.

Made a glass of chocolate oat milk, then ate a couple extra spoonfuls of the chocolate milk powder just because…. Twice.

And you know what else happened? My joints started screaming at me. Everything is hurting. And for the first time I realized that my diet is possibly impacting not just my weight but my entire body’s well-being. I lost 25 pounds in the last two months and my body felt amazing. I had one week of crappy food choices (and I ate a bun on Thursday) and I woke up the past 3 days in pain and discomfort. I can’t wait to meet my gastroenterologist for the first time this week because I think I am starting to really gain some insight into what kind of havoc eating habits can play with my entire body.

Weigh In Day: Sunday

PW: 158.6
CW: 156.4

The cortisone shot is helping & and I've started physical therapy. Since I can't do strength training now, I decided to drop my calories down a bit, and seems like I might be finally coming out of the plateau I've been stuck at for the last few months.

Hi All

Congrats to our leaderboard makers!

My check in

11,813 steps
30 minutes cycling
Stayed on track with no simple carbs

Weight is at a stand still and I will be ok with that.

@DebJB30 glad your shots are working. You had a good loss.

@badnoodle sending hugs 🤗

@Katmary71 sending well wishes for a speedy recovery. 💐

Good morning!
This week my goal is clean eating for my gut recovery. I think I am trying to take on too much too fast. So for now: no bread products, no dairy, no alcohol. I got a little too into cheese last week and bread seems to have really derailed me.

On a fun note, I went to a curling open house on Saturday and took a 2 hour curling lesson. My thighs are so sore!! All those squats lol.

@katmary71 that sounds like a very good surgeon if he is calling to check in with you on a Sunday to see if you have any questions or concerns. Sounds like you are in very good hands! I will sure be thinking about you.♥️♥️♥️

@badnoodle with your symptoms increasing, you should be so proud of yourself for staying the same this week! I love that you have taken the steps that you need to take to stave off your binge eating. That was great fore site on your part!

@magnolia82 having those very yummy things within reach, had to be very tempting! I figured out a few years ago that the weight really does affect my body, I ache at night, definitely can’t keep up with my grandkids, my lower back is always sore, if I am up even 5 lbs. This is a new week, you’ve got this! Curling is a great workout, I can promise you, I could not do it anymore, good for you!!

@DebJB30 congratulations on the loss! Sometimes switching things up a little really does help.

@Ambersway so good you are staying strong!

@Trooworld wow you did have a busy weekend, great job on your step counts!! You definitely were up, bright and early checking in here lol. It sounds like you had a really great weekend, I can’t imagine walking at the beach right now, we just had our first snow. I have to tell you I love that picture of you!!

@865jessica it sounds like you had a super protein day yesterday and your breakfast this morning sounds absolutely delicious. I always find having what you are concentrating on laid out in advance, helps to keep on track. There are definitely times when I am focussing on proteins!

I am hoping this week is going to be a bit slower than last couple of weeks. I actually had laser done on my face and neck this morning so I will be laying low as I am very red and swollen. 🥴. Growing up on the farm, we never used any type of sun protection, and every year until I was about 14, I would burn so bad blister, and then peel. My skin is very fair and just could not take the sun, back in those days there weren’t any preventative measures. From time to time my dermatologist finds pre-cancerous cells, mainly on my face, neck, and shoulders. We just keep a watch and then I will do a laser treatment every now and then to get rid of them .
Hope everyone had a good day, keeping my fingers crossed that @Katmary71 surgery went well♥️♥️

Yesterday was my first day back to work after a week off. It's getting harder and harder to go back to work after vacation; I feel like I really want to retire. I'm probably going to hang in there for 2 more years, since Rich still has to work full time (he's only 61). I also don't know how I'll feel if I don't have a job to do with people depending on me at the workplace. I'm only working 3 days a week, but sometimes those 3 days feel like too much!
Today we had our first frost of the season. Since I have allergies, I've been waiting for that first hard frost to kill off the ragweed. But of course, first frost also means winter is on the doorstep. I'm planning my winter workouts, but currently still walking and bicycling when I can. Today temps are supposed to reach 60, and then through the weekend it will get up into the mid 70s everyday. So there's still some outdoors to be enjoyed.
For my winter workouts, I decided to give FitOn a try. I really love it! I've been doing some 10-20 minute morning workouts and I've found a few favorite instructors. I'm also considering getting one of those walking pads for under my desk here at home.
-Mica

DaveJ_43
Weigh In Monday
PW: 233.8
CW: 232.4

Chipping away! Lots of losses and healthy activities are being posted here. Keep up the good work, Team!

vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday
PW: 204
CW: 208

Hoping it's just TOM getting ready to visit...

@steffibabiie it sounds like you have had a really tough weekend. You’ve got this!

@Micaroo4 from the pictures you were posting it looks like you have had a great time off! Easing into retirement is a great way to go! I had not planned on retiring when I fell, and broke my wrist and had a year and a half of complications and surgeries. I wish I would’ve had more time to gear down. Sounds like your temperatures are perfect for doing outdoor activities, winter always comes to soon!

@trooworld it sounds like you and I have just about the same clock, but I must admit these days I am sleeping in until 5 AM which is heaven! Your new walking pad sounds like fun!

@DaveJ_43 congratulations on the loss!

@Vegan4lyfe2012 ADHD is such a complex disorder, and there are so many different avenues depending on your ADHD. I was diagnosed this summer, and the more I have discovered about it the more my life has made sense. ADHD can also go hand-in-hand with binge eating. I always thought I was a stress eater and now I realize I was binge eating to try to make up for lack of dopamine. I know that IF it’s a great tool for some, for me it’s eating every 2-3 hours. There is so much information out there, I’m so glad you finally have the right diagnosis, it’s a game changer!! I think @trooworld is/was doing IF.

I am trying to be productive while I am laying low, and got quite a bit done around here today. A local greenhouse had flats of tomatoes on sale for $10 apiece last weekend. I bought five huge flats of tomatoes and froze all but one. Today I made up a roasted tomato sauce, and tonight it is all tucked away in my deep freeze to be eaten during these cold winter months. Tomorrow I am going to try my hand at salsa. Typically, my cousin and I do it together every fall but I missed out this year, so I am going to try my hand at it by myself. Hope everybody had a great day, if @KatMary71 is checking in, you are missed!