BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Saturday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 80.1 kg/176.6 lb
Current weight: 80.5 kg/177.4 lb

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Weigh in day Saturday

PW: 194.4
CW: 193.8

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The December Week 3 Group Challenge is open and active. Please join us for a Targeted Exercise Week. Here's your link:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10905182/december-week-3-group-challenge-targeted-exercise-challenge/p1?new=1

Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Jessica

Please change my step goal to an 8000 step average - I’ve moved up from doing 7000. Thanks!

Daily Cheers to a BETTER ME!
🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫 (Sun-Sat)
🩷⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ Meditate
🥴⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ 6+ hrs Sleep
🩷⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ 1.5 ltrs Water
🥴⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪ 6,000+ Steps

I didn't get my step goal but I did get a lot of other things done today, like laundry, shopping, recycling, organising some details of our holiday, checking all the basic necessities were bought and packed - yes, I've started packing my suitcase! I mean, it's not the early hours of the day we're flying, so that's quite an achievement on my part 😆 Oh, and I've made a big pot of soup with all the vegetables that were in the fridge - another positive move instead of having to bin the unused or rotting veg! The last time we went on holiday, I froze the veg, hmm, the celery and tomatoes were ok for soup, but the carrots were yuchy looking! I guess they're best par-cooked before freezing 🤷‍♀️ Anyhoo, only yoghurt, avocado and dragon fruit to eat before we go, so that's a breeze 🥑

Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 170
CW (Current Weight): 170

@BodyTalking nice job continuing to keep up with your habit tracking!

I’ve been battling a cold/flu for almost a week now. I’ve still been trying to get walks/runs/steps in though and still making an effort to eat well. Keeping up with my habits on my paper tracker. Doing pretty okay with that. Will see what the scale says Saturday.

@sydditt how’s tracking going for you? Still getting your prepared workouts in?

We as a TEAM came in SECOND this past week!! Great job all!!
GO TEAM WEIGHT NO MORE!! Let’s do this!! Ra Ra Ra!! 😀🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻

sydditt wrote: »

🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪⬛️ (Sun - Sat)
❤️🧡💛⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ (Protein/Fiber)
❤️🧡💛⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ (Planned Exercise)
❤️⚪️💛⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ (Steps 5k+)

I’m doing - ok - this week. Fell off the wagon in a huge way yesterday when a co-worker gifted me with some caramels for Christmas. First time I’ve been truly out of control since September. Still got my protein & fiber in as well as a 10 min trigger workout (which was all I had planned). Today I teleworked so I was able to sleep in a 1/2 hour later, do a 20 min spin and a 10 min HIIT and be logged on and at my desk right on time. Love telework days! It was beautiful out today so I did a 1/2 hour walk over lunch and got a 50 min weight workout in later in the day.

Hope you feel better soon @daria0919

@sydditt thanks. I’m hoping that I’m on the mend.
And, I’m exhausted just reading about all the working out you did! Great job!!

@minstrelofsarcasm I’m sorry to hear about your mom. Fingers crossed that the biopsy comes back as benign. Keep us posted!

Your new opportunity sounds exciting! I don’t know much about Burn Boot Camps. Hopefully, you’ll be able to tailor the workouts to individuals, rather than it being a one-size-fits-all.

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

A Question: (well, a couple...)

After you got started focusing on your health, what kept you going? Was it a community you found? A specific exercise format you loved? One surprisingly delicious healthy food?

Doing challenges like this one, and listening to podcasts like Chalene Johnson, Dr Gabrielle Lyon Show, and Mind Pump keep me motivated.

I started looking for podcasts and books to begin with because I signed my daughter and I up for a weightlifting class at our local gym (she needs it for her sport) and wanted to research nutrition to support it.

I’ve always thought that for exercise, cardio was the main event and weightlifting was the extra thing you did if you’d gotten your cardio in. I have an acute dislike of jumping around and running for any length of time so I’ve never been able to stick to any exercise. Hearing that, at 48, I just need to pick up some heavy dumbbells (or a barbell) a few times a week and go for walks (steady state cardio) made all the difference in the world. I actually still do some cardio, but it’s because I like to spin, and I do short runs/hiit so I can walk up the hills around my house faster. I keep my cardio short - it’s more like doing sprints, so hopefully it’s not too damaging.

Also being able to keep my calories around 1500-1600 by eating non-inflammatory foods and focusing on protein and fiber has really helped. I’ve never been able to stick to diets where I was eating 1200-1300 calories a day.

I will say, that it’s mostly the community that has kept me going through plateaus, etc… ❤️

Laurabb99
Monday's weigh
Pw 210.3
Cw 210.4

I feel like I can't get in the right mindset to stay consistent. In the past, reading books, podcasts, food tracking, habit tracking usually keep me moving in the right direction. I do feel tired of being tired, but can't focus enough. I know that I've talked about meal prepping before. I think that would really help especially getting in the amount of protein. I just need to find the time and start making it a priority.

Finally got caught up on the thread. You all are doing amazing! @daria0919 Praying that you get some rest and feel better soon.

BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Saturday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 80.5 kg/177.4 lb
Current weight: 80.1 kg/176.6 lb

This may be my final weigh-in for this year. I was hoping to be below the 89 but it is what it is.

Daily Cheers to a BETTER ME!
🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫 (Sun-Sat)
🩷🧡💛💚💙⚪⚪ Meditate
🥴🥴💛🥴🥴⚪⚪ 6+ hrs Sleep
🩷🧡💛💚🥴⚪⚪ 1.5 ltrs Water
🥴🧡💛💚💙⚪⚪ 6,000+ Steps

Friday weigh in

PW: 81.2kg
Todays weight: 81kg

Not a significant drop in weight but pleased have been able to say no to treats at work and made reasonable choice at lunch with my sister today. Still only drinking water and occasional green tea. Not sure how I’ll go Christmas Day but my plan is to enjoy the day, eat healthy options mostly but will enjoy a treat (or 2). If I’m honest, managing portions portions may be a challenge.

How is everyone planning to manage Christmas day?

Team Statistics -
Steppers: 5
Total Steps: 264,785 (+8.92% from last week)
Average Steps Per Stepper: 52,957

The Leaderboard -

@andja87 - 89,365 | 12,766 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@daria0919 - 60,770 total | 9,310 average
@sydditt - 55,927 total | 8,681 average
@BodyTalking - 33,496 total | 4,785 average - Most Consistent!!!
@melaniedscott - 25,227 total | 3,604 average

Some of us really stepped up this week! Bolded steppers made their stated goal!

Two of our steppers stepped more than 10,000 steps in a day more than three times! Let's hear it for @andja87 (5) and @daria0919 (4)! And an honorable mention to @sydditt for being only ~2400 steps behind most steps--that's about a mile, where the two highest step counts were in the 7-8 miles in a day range. Well done!

I suggested we aim to meet a million steps and we are just over half that and halfway through the month. On track!

Last week we collectively walked about 132 miles. I'm couldn't find a song that references 132 miles, so I'm going to go with a general Miles Away today (I'm fond of Kip Winger).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IzX3vSO14iI
Don't like my pick? Make another suggestion (hint: there are at least a half dozen other songs with the same name)

Incidentally, while looking for a song, I found out our weekly mile count is the same as the distance a man in Norfolk ran for World Suicide Prevention Day in 2021. Kind of random but interesting.

We can try for a different number and song this week!

sydditt wrote: »

This is likely my last weigh-in for the month as I leave on vacation and won’t be around until the new year.

@sydditt have a WONDERFUL VACATION!! Even if you don’t weigh in I hope you pop in and say “hello” a few times. Happy Holidays!