WeightNoMore Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2024
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May I be excused this week. I got a stomach bug the other day. Although, I would love to claim the 5 lb drop. I really need that liquid back. I'm so dizzy still. Can't wait to feel normal again.
@Laurabb99 - Oh no! That's no fun, I hope you recover swiftly and permanently! (I'd absolutely let you claim that 5lb drop if you wanted, but I understand the decision not to)0 -
Hi! I’m late to the party, as usual. Sorry! Thanks for letting me tag along.
@MPJDVM - Late or not, welcome to the party! I'm Ashley, one of the captains here at Team Weight No More, and I'm here to help in whatever ways I can. Feel free to get involved in any of the weekly challenges posted on the main F2F page, join our incredible step team (I'm about to get a new watch so I can finally jump in too!), or post as frequently or infrequently as you'd like about your successes and struggles. We're here to support each other
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Steps
Sun-2,361
Mon-5,072
Tues-7,301
Wed-7,985
Thurs-8,001
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Welcome new members.
I'm Tracy, I will be 52 in April. I work in childcare. We cant hire anyone, everyone calls out all the time and then complains when someone else. For the rest of us we are burnt out. I use to walk all time and go to zumba. Now all I am is tired. I can never get out of work on time so by the time I get home i do not feel like doing any exercise and I am to tired in the morning to get up at 4am. Hopefully one day things will be back to normal. I am going to Jamaica in April and I was hoping to lose some weight by then but I'm not hopeful that's going to happen.3 -
Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 192.2 lbs
CW (Current Weight): 191.6 lbs
Heading in the right direction!3 -
@ljdanny You actually get some nice steps in there. The only way I get those numbers is by going for an intentional walk. I bet you’re constantly moving, fidgeting, etc… even when you aren’t walking. Add in a bit of strength training and you probably wouldn’t need much more exercise, especially with all the stress.
I have a 10 minute dumbbell full body workout that I do 4-5 times a week in my bathroom when I first get up, Maybe something like that would work for you? I get up at 5:30, though, instead of 4am, so in your case, sleep might be more valuable.
I use 8-10lbs because I can’t do anything harder at that time of the morning. After doing it a couple of times, I just wrote the moves and reps down so I wouldn’t have to find the video while I was half asleep.
https://youtu.be/CUNwlVnrStc?si=hEwh-6ZK9EXchlpn
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Weigh in day: Thursday
PW: 261.0
CW: 261.0
well I forgot to weigh myself this morning so just use last weeks numbers. I will repost them if I remember tomorrow.1 -
@ljdanny - Do you ever get little pauses throughout the day where you could fit in 30-60 seconds of movement? I remember back when I was in and out of meetings most days, and I did a couple laps through the building between them just so I could get a bit of extra movement, even if it was just 200 steps and a set of stairs. I can't imagine how any of that would work in a childcare scenario, but you're smart, you can probably come up with some small things you can incorporate into your day that do the trick.
@sydditt - An itty bitty workout right when you wake up is perfect for getting that metabolism into gear. How'd you decide to start doing that?
@Stimpy56 - Not a problem, I'll keep your weigh-in for this week set to whatever your most recent reported number is.2 -
@sydditt thank you for sharing the link to your favourite workout I will give it a try too
If anybody has a favourite yoga workout on YouTube could you please share? I have tried a couple of them but not quite sure I like them.
@melaniedscott here are my steps so far for the week
Sunday 4th Feb 11149 steps
Monday 5th Feb 9610 steps
Tuesday 6th Feb 8460 steps
Wednesday 7th Feb 11336 steps
@ljdanny sorry to hear about your struggles at work, we have been short staffed at work for months so I know it can get very draining. Take care of yourself, sometimes resting is the best thing you can do for your body and your mind
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minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »@sydditt - An itty bitty workout right when you wake up is perfect for getting that metabolism into gear. How'd you decide to start doing that?
I have no idea! 😂 I know I used to focus on getting cardio workouts in and strength workouts were an after-thought and only done if I had time. I think that’s why I went looking for a short full body dumbbell workout in the first place.
I’m really bad about doing workouts when I get home, so that’s when I wrote out the exercises and reps she was doing in the video so I could just get up 15 min early and quickly do them. I figured it was just my imagination, but I do feel like it wakes my body and metabolism up!
Right now, I’m doing a strength program that’s 2-3 days a week where you do 10 min “trigger” sessions on the off days to keep the body building/repairing muscle. This workout is perfect for that too.
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@minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott please excuse me from this Saturday’s weigh in. I’m out of town and am extending my trip with no scale available. Thanks!2
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@daria0919 - You got it, not a problem. Have fun!0
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Ljdanny
Thurs
Cw 188.63 -
Thanks for the advice everyone. I do get some good steps some days running around the school, up and down the stairs. Like today was one of those days. Lately there are times I am so busy I don't even get to eat breakfast. I know it will change when we can hire people because it wasn't always like this. This is why I am really looking forward to my mini vacation.3
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~ STEPS CHALLENGE RESULTS ~
January Week 5 FINAL
Team Statistics
Total Steps: 451,848
Participants: 9*
Average Steps per Person: 50,240 (9.42% higher than last week's, even adjusted for late submissions)
Final Monthly Steps: 1,517,522
The Leaderboard
@andja87 - 103,702 total | 14,815 average Most Steps in One Day
@Emilienewme - 81,580 total | 11,656 average
@daria0919 - 61,140 total | 8,734 average
@ljdanny - 44,327 total | 6,332 average
@BodyTalking - 43,808 total | 6,258 average
@Losingweekly - 41741 total | 5,963 average
@sydditt - 39,826 total | 5,689 average
@melaniedscott - 20,010 total | 2,859 average Most Consistent
@9Harvey (one day only) - 15,705 total | 3926* average
*Only 4 days reported
We ended the month with an awesome increase over December! Some walked a little less, but many stepped it up. @andja87 had fewer steps than the week previous but still walked twice the steps most of us walked. Super walking!
Bolded walkers met their goal! Our 1.1 million step goal for the month was easily met, in fact, we broke 1.5 million steps! Superb!
To those who are not currently part of the step team, it's super easy to join and a great way to be more involved with the group if you're looking for something else to hold you accountable. Joining merely involves posting your weekly steps (Sunday - Saturday) either day-by-day or a weekly total. Those posting the weekly totals are not eligible for the Most Steps or Most Consistent awards, but will still be included on the leaderboard.
What goal do we want to set for February?4 -
Friday weight
CW 79.3kg
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Friday weigh in
Previous weight 85.5kg (188.5lbs)
Current weight 85.0kg (187.4lbs)
I stayed within my calorie deficit and managed to avoid the mindless chocolate eating
Exercise was good: 🏃♀️run on Sunday and Thursday, 🥋 taekwondo class on Wednesday and later, 🏋️♀️ online class on Tuesday and 🧘♀️yoga Tuesday and Thursday
Next week is school holidays for us so I have a week off. My parents are coming to visit and stay with us for the week so logging food and lighters meal options will be more limited, also probably less steps than when I am in work but I will try my best
Have a nice day everyone4 -
Daily Cheers to a BETTER ME!
🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫 (Sun-Sat)
🩷🧡💛💚💙⚪⚪ 6,000+ Steps
🩷🧡💛✖️✖️⚪⚪ Exercise
🩷🧡💛💚💙⚪⚪ Caloric deficit
🩷🧡💛💚💙⚪⚪ 1.5+ ltr water
✖️✖️💛💚💙⚪⚪ 6+ hrs Sleep
My feet are aching! I'm not sure what the problem is but I could hardly walk yesterday morning while I was going to and from the underground stations. Anyway, I'm flexing them when I can, am wearing different shoes each day and have woven some French-knitted cord in and out the gaps between my toes to stretch them in case they're a bit cramped. They do feel less painful today compared to yesterday. However, it's a struggle to walk much and do some exercises. I have managed to reach my basic 6,000 steps a day though.2 -
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🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪⬛️ (Sun - Sat)
⚪️🧡⚪️💚💙⚪️⚪️ (Protein/Fiber)
⚪️🧡💛💚💙⚪️⚪️ (Planned Exercise)
❤️🧡💛💚💙⚪️⚪️ (Steps 5k+)
I think I might edit this for next week to follow my weigh-in day.
Weigh-in day: Friday
PW 179.8
Feb 9: 178.8
GW (Feb) 175
Plan: Strength training, daily walk, Protein 100g+, Fiber 25g+
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Anybody found any good flexibility workouts? (Not necessarily yoga! I hate yoga! 😂)
I like to change things up every few months or so, and something came across my newsfeed at work about someone swearing by an exercise plan that is 3 days strength training, 2 days flexibility, and 1 day of cardio (that would be a bit more than a daily walk (hike, bike ride, HIIT, skiing.). I’m in the middle of a 2-3x/week strength program, and I KNOW flexibility is where I’m lacking - so I think I might try that.
Feeling a bit of winter doldrums and want to try something new.1 -
Anybody found any good flexibility workouts? (Not necessarily yoga! I hate yoga! 😂)
I like to change things up every few months or so, and something came across my newsfeed at work about someone swearing by an exercise plan that is 3 days strength training, 2 days flexibility, and 1 day of cardio (that would be a bit more than a daily walk (hike, bike ride, HIIT, skiing.). I’m in the middle of a 2-3x/week strength program, and I KNOW flexibility is where I’m lacking - so I think I might try that.
Feeling a bit of winter doldrums and want to try something new.
@sydditt -
I highly recommend looking into mobility training. It's less yoga-esque flexibility work, incorporates some yoga moves, but doesn't have a flow focus to it.
Here's a good place to start:
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a40059106/mobility-exercises/
Highly recommend keeping everything slow, and focus on your form. Doing these in front of a mirror would be useful.2 -
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 217.4
CW (Current Weight): 216.23 -
@BodyTalking thank you for the yoga and workout links, I will give those a try 💛1
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BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Saturday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 79.5 kg/175.3 lb
Current weight: 79.5 kg/175.3 lb
Daily Cheers to a BETTER ME!
🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫 (Sun-Sat)
🩷🧡💛💚💙🐢⚪ 6,000+ Steps
🩷🧡💛🦥🦥💜⚪ Exercise
🩷🧡💛💚💙🐷⚪ Caloric deficit
🩷🧡💛💚💙💜⚪ 1.5+ ltr water
🦉🦉💛💚💙💜🤎 6+ hrs Sleep
I didn't like having the big crosses when I didn't get a goal, so I'm changing to some appropriate animals instead 🐸
I had wine and sweets last night and watched a 3 hour long film (The Message) rather than go for a walk but, thankfully, I've stayed at the same weight as last week 🦧1 -
Zumba_luvah
Pw- 218
Cw- 217.61 -
The February Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Feb 11th, running through Saturday, Feb. 17th. Please join us for Fifteen for Fitness. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10909403/february-week-2-group-challenge-fifteen-for-fitness#latest
Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Jessica
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BodyTalking
Steps Total, 04-10 Feb: 43,707
S 6003
M 7544
T 7888
W 6117
T 6460
F 3502
S 61930 -
Melaniedscott
Sat weigh in
PW:235
CW:235
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Daily Cheers to a BETTER ME!
🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪🟫 (Sun-Sat)
🩷🧡💛💚💙🐢🤎 6,000+ Steps
🩷🧡💛🦥🦥💜🦥 Exercise
🩷🧡💛💚💙🐷🐷 Caloric deficit
🩷🧡💛💚💙💜🤎 1.5+ ltr water
🦉🦉💛💚💙💜🤎 6+ hrs Sleep0
https://youtu.be/4tR0nVX8qEM?si=7yT_mkkNcyjlORew
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