Shape Shifters Team Chat - JANUARY 2024
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »Steps
1/24 5,868
1/25 4,605
1/26 3,663
Please change my steps on 1/25 on spreadsheet - they are listed 460 and I posted 4,6052 -
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1/27 6,391
1/28 5,8963 -
Hi SS ... You have a new member joining your wonderful team ...Please welcome @juliestokes4772
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS ... You have a new member joining your wonderful team ...Please welcome @juliestokes4772
WELCOME @juliestokes4772 to our team!! Glad you found us! Take a few minutes and post an intro of yourself so we can learn a little about ya and tell us what a few of your goals are for February and beyond! I'm Jessica, one of your Captains...the other is @Pupowl who is our resident beautiful picture taker and all around go-getter! On behalf of us and our lovely Motivators, @Cyncia85 and @LaurieWrobo we welcome you and wish you luck during the coming month!
If there's anything we can do to better motivate you, or nudge you in the right direction, please do not hesitate to ask! Looking forward to celebrating milestones with you soon!!
Jessica
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SavageMrsMoose wrote: »@LaurieWrobo
This is the first year in as long as I can remember that I didn’t have losing weight as my NY resolution. What a relief. I just want to keep it off, which is easier said than done. My new goal this year is to finish my book. I started writing a mystery book about 10 years ago just for fun and I’d really like to finish it, even if it never gets published. I signed up for two writing courses to get myself back into writing. I finished part 1 of the first one. Another one starts February 1st….
… Hope everyone has a great day today! My son is coming home to visit tomorrow with 3 friends. I’m excited to see him! He and his girlfriend are planning to get engaged after they graduate in May and they told us yesterday that they’ve already booked the venue for July 2025 because things are filling up. They are getting married at a historic mansion in Newport Rhode Island. I’ve never been but it looks beautiful. Another motivation to keep the weight off. Hopefully I’ll have reset my body in another 18 months!
Last week was busy because I had a shorter work week than usual. I was in Florida for a rowing camp, Thursday afternoon through Sunday night. So, I’m still catching up on some of the messages posted last week and see that you have a lot of fun and interesting activities planned for 2024 @SavageMrsMoose!
I loved the photo of you and your husband on the slopes, and it was exciting to hear about your book. The writing classes are a fantastic idea for motivation, accountability, and a great way to find a supportive community of other writers you can connect with after the classes finish — if the interest and right ‘chemistry’ develops.
Congratulations to your son and his fiancé. Newport, RI is a popular spot for weddings so they are smart to plan early. It’s gorgeous there, especially during the vibrant summer season. I’m sure it will be wonderful and, as you noted, there’s nothing like a big public/family gathering to create some extra momentum for sustaining your impressive loss. Good work maintaining your amazing fitness progress!
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »
How exciting!! My youngest son is getting married on a mountain in CO in late September so it could either be snowing or sunny - who knows and of course wants the reception in our home so we have lots to prepare including our first grandchild coming in early August from my older son and wife who just bought a home 4 houses down from us in our neighborhood!
Congratulations @LaurieWrobo! 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks for sharing pictures of the wedding location. It’s beautiful 🤩and will be such a picturesque back drop for the event. Those sound like fun preparations — Enjoy!
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Good morning everyone!
Heading to Houston today and planned on getting up early to sneak in a run before we left for the airport. Somehow I slept until 7 am! Maybe I need it. Travel days are hard on me.
Steps
1/29. 13554
Your rowing camp sounds like fun @PatriceFitnessPal ! And I love your word, flourish. It’s very descriptive.2 -
Happy Tuesday 💕💕💕 some suggestions to beat the winter blues
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Daily step goal: 10,000
Sun 1/28: 12,518
Mon 1/29: 12,2744 -
Steps
1/27: 7,151
1/28: 17,436
1/29: 8,6553 -
Hey yall. Just a little update on my progress. First follow-up visit with the surgeon. I'm 18 days post surgery. Everything is looking good and is pleased with my progress so far.7
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Armygirlarmyof1 wrote: »Hey yall. Just a little update on my progress. First follow-up visit with the surgeon. I'm 18 days post surgery. Everything is looking good and is pleased with my progress so far.
That's good news ❤️ @Armygirlarmyof1
I've had a couple of meals out this week,my sister's birthday & I met up with a friend for lunch today.Both involved wine & a pudding & I have another meal out tomorrow evening HELP !! Hope I can include the extra calories within my daily goal.🤞4 -
My steps
1/27 11,725
1/28 17,188
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Hi All
Popping in with a some inspiration...
Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do.
Nadia Comaneci - Former Gymnast-Gold Medalist
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Steps
1/30 2693.3 -
Weigh In Wednesday
PW: 133.5
CW: 133.3
I'm happy to be losing but this is sloooow.
I went to the gym last night but the parking lot was so full. It was hard to find parking, so I just went home. All of the treadmills probably would have been in use anyway when the gym is that busy. It was frustrating to have things like that get in the way of my goals. Oh well, will try again tonight.4 -
Wednesday Weigh In
PW: 166
CW: 164.74 -
Steps
1/29 11,801
1/30 4,1844 -
Finished my 65 mile intentional walking goal for January!!!!!!! Woohoo 🥳😊🙌🏃🏻♀️
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Depressing rant under the spoiler. Feel free to skip!I am struggling a lot at the moment. It feels like I am always hungry, I always want to eat more, and the foods I crave never fit in my day. I always plan treats in my day, because I don't want to give up everything. So I can have one or two cookies, but I don't want one or two, I want the whole pack. I don't want a mini pizza, I want a big greasy one with fries from the pizzaria. I don't want one brown bun with cheese, I want a pile of rice cakes with cheese. I enjoy the foods I eat, that isn't the problem! It is just so exhausting to always have to weigh things, track things, make sure I don't go over 1400 calories and tell myself no over and over. I have done some testing, and I start gaining around 1500 which isn't very much food so I don't really have room to add more food. I hate that I am thinking about food all the time. I don't want to do this for the rest of my life, but I don't see any other way of doing it. If I don't track and plan, I will eat everything in sight and buy ridiculous things from the store.
I just wish that this whole weight loss journey had more positives for me on a day to day basis and that I would feel better. Of course my chronic fatigue isn't going anywhere, and my depression isn't going anywhere and that makes it really hard. More energy isn't something I am getting from weighing less unfortunately (at least not yet). Sometimes I just think "why bother". I am also aware that I just feel kinda crap about everything now and it isn't like this every day. I am not giving up. I just figured that sharing it here would be more productive than diving into my cookie tin.6 -
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@pupowl Rant away, my friend...that's why we're here!! We've all been there...sick of tracking things, answering to a scale that, let's face it, virtually hates us as much as we hate it most days, tired of thinking of every single bite we take, glass of water we drink, step we take, blah...blah...blah. It DOES get old. Luckily thought, it's second hat to us now...and we know the journey is for life, so we've already become used to the patterns, we know what works for us and what doesn't...we know how to pack our plans with treats on occasion so we don't feel too badly deprived AND we rant when we need to do so, then the next day, we dust off and start again. Sounds like you're doing all the right things, but I feel for every word you said...it DOES GET FREAKIN OLD...I agree! I doubt anyone on this team would disagree with you...thankfully, you have a lot of friends here who will listen to your rant, agree with you, offer suggestions or cheer you on (as the case may be)...you got this!
I would recommend when you feel this way, take one day...log a random 1800 points and let yourself feel normal for that day...be wise but not too restrictive and then go back to your usual pattern of tracking...it's always good to take a short break.
My latest kick...tangerines...the little seedless ones that are oh so sweet, easy to peel and a great, quick snack that's only 40 calories and full of vitamin C...something we all need during chilly weather when everyone around is sneezing or hacking up something! Someone at work last week brought in some of these and some bananas when they brought in a breakfast spread, with muffins and pastries...I grabbed a tangerine and rediscovered how delicious they are...just bought a 5-lb bag of them today...will be quite citrus-y for a while I think!
Hope you have a wonderful day, gal!
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For Those Struggling- I hope you fine peace💕💕💕
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@Pupowl I could tell you were struggling as you haven't posted as much,ha Detective Izzy 😀 I know exactly how you feel,I was going to stop logging & tracking my food after Christmas just to see if it really made a difference.Ive not lost much weight all last year just gone up & down as usual.
It's definitely OK to rant & I love your honesty about your feelings over food,the daily difficulties you face.So don't be too hard on yourself,you are a creative caring person & a walking warrior.Be fierce & strong.Take a break & when you feel better you will be back stronger to continue the battle my friend.🥰5 -
Steps
Sunday Jan 28- 5017
Monday Jan 29 - 2152
Tuesday Jan 30 - 101424 -
angmarie28 wrote: »Angmarie28
Fridays
Previous weight-182.6
Current weight-185
Ugh. I didn't work out, we had a cold snap and it was -40 out, so I hibernate, lol
I would hibernate too and did the same a few weeks ago when we had our frigid days.3 -
Happy February 💕💕💕
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kcpond
Thursday Weigh In
PW: 237.0
CW: 237.45 -
Steps
1/31. 15,593
@Pupowl We all feel your pain.
I’ve been struggling with my weight my entire life. I can remember dieting in 5th grade, when I was 10. I’ve always been active, but it wasn’t enough. I just struggled, losing 5,10, 20 pounds, then putting it back on. Last year I was given a prescription for semiglutide and for the first time I was able to lose weight consistently. It might not be for everyone, but it was a miracle for me. I finally realized that my problem wasn’t that I had a weak character, I was just hungry and that’s an incredibly hard biological drive to overcome. I hope that these medications become widely accessible and the stigma associated with using them becomes less. You still have to try- watch what you eat, exercise, etc, no one gives this to you,, I know some people that have lost little weight, but for me I was able to do what I’d been trying to do for 40 years. I hadn’t shared this previously because I was afraid of judgement from others, but I’m so happy with my decision that it really is inconsequential at this point. Weight loss is f&$#ing HARD. But I am happier and healthier having gone this route and have zero regrets.4 -
Here’s my weekly weigh-in report:
Name: PatriceFitnessPal
Weigh-in day: Thursday
PW: 143
CW: 143.8
SW: 168
LtD: 24.2
I exercised a lot during my rowing camp, but I also ate much more than a usual day. I had a harder time figuring out how many calories to eat to compensate for the workouts. So, I probably erred on the side of too many calories! Typically, I don’t drink much alcohol these days, but I had a margarita one night and a glass of wine another night. I find myself alcohol consumption increasing now that we’re socializing more, which adds extra calories. Social interaction is important to good health, so I guess I’ll just try to resist the pressure to add alcohol in these situations. My friends don’t ‘pressure’ me but I feel as though they would be less likely to indulge the way they want to without ‘company’ so that’s my own assumption that needs to be tested—
Exercise was good so I’m hoping the gain is related to retaining extra water needed for muscle recovery, but I doubt it 🙄. The 8-person boat of rowers (+coxswain) went out on the water three times on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, we were supposed to row twice — once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Instead, we combined the time and rowed in the morning so we could explore more of the river and have enough time to catch our late afternoon flight. We rowed 19,000 meters on the last day, which is a little over 11 miles, I think. I hope everyone is doing well— Go Shape Shifters!
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