Shape Shifters Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2024
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Is anyone else allergic to Stevia? Seems a lot of companies are trying to swap out xylitol or sucrolose. Now I boast a face rash and am wheezing - didn't catch the label change. Doh. Benedryl is in my future
Today the weather was perfect and we went to the beach. I went to the bakery and had a decaf and a couple of donuts on my trek. I caught a lot of Pokemon and was out there for several hours.
North Head Lighthouse Ilwaco, Washington - Cape Disappointment (husband's photo, he was running this trail and passed the lighthouse, I didn't go that far down. I stuck around town and had donuts without him :-P )
Discovery Trail Longbeach Washington
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Thursday ~ Feb 22
Good morning Shape Shifters. Yesterday was a really nice day. Probably the best weather we have had in a few weeks since the sun finally showed up! I had a good walk and added the extra loop again. I used my gym rings in the afternoon which went great. I had a lot of fun listening to music and singing, I read some more fantasy and I enjoyed a vegan pizza for dinner. I also saw the sparrowhawk in the garden again. This time he saw a little blue tit in the holly tree. They were playing a game of cat and mouse for a while, but after a few minutes the blue tit fled the tree, which was a mistake. I saw them fly around the neighbours house and although the blue tit had over a meter headstart, the sparrowhawk returned shortly after with the little bird in his claws. I felt a little bad about it because I just watched it happen, but that is part of nature and the sparrowhawk needs to eat too.Happy Friday everyone
walk, good sleep & food, gym rings workout 
nothing! 
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The daily card:
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Itadakimasu7 wrote: »Is anyone else allergic to Stevia? Seems a lot of companies are trying to swap out xylitol or sucrolose. Now I boast a face rash and am wheezing - didn't catch the label change. Doh. Benedryl is in my future
Today the weather was perfect and we went to the beach. I went to the bakery and had a decaf and a couple of donuts on my trek. I caught a lot of Pokemon and was out there for several hours.
North Head Lighthouse Ilwaco, Washington - Cape Disappointment (husband's photo, he was running this trail and passed the lighthouse, I didn't go that far down. I stuck around town and had donuts without him :-P )
Discovery Trail Longbeach Washington
Stevia bothers me depending how it’s been processed. I have oral allergy syndrome, so if it’s been boiled I’m good, extra healthy that’s never been boiled for extraction equals swollen lips.3 -
FWSWCindy
Week 3 Step Goal: 10,000 a day average for the week
Sunday – 10,750
Monday – 10,975
Tuesday -10,926
Wednesday – 10,264
Thursday – 16,266 Wooohoooo
Friday –
Saturday –
Weekly 3 Daily average =
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nancyinmo
Friday weigh-in
PW: 124.4
CW: 125.0
Geez, I really haven’t budged. And maybe this is where I am supposed to be. After losing 107 pounds, I’m honestly not sure what my “goal” should be at this point. Do I feel good? Yes. Am I working out every day? Also yes. Are my numbers good (BMI, cholesterol, visceral fat, etc)? All excellent. So my question is, at what point do I say, “this is it; I’m at my stopping point”?7 -
@nancyinmo You are the only one who can answer those questions! Maybe a better one would be "is there any reason to keep losing weight?". Maintaining is also a goal in itself and seems just as hard as losing weight to me. I hope you can figure it out.4
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pedal__power
PW 208.4
CW 209.43 -
@SavageMrsMoose
Friday Weigh Ins
PW: 132.2
CW: 128.8
Might be a little dehydrated but I’ll take the loss. It’s below my 130 goal!
Could I be excused from the next two weeks weigh in? I will be traveling. Goal is to stay under 130 while I’m gone
Have a great weekend everyone!3 -
Angmarie28
Fridays
Previous weight-183.6
Current weight-184.6
I just realized I didn't post last week. I weighed in but forgot to post it, my weight was the same as this week though last week was also 184.6. I've been pretty good about working out, but last week I don't know what happened but I hurt my neck, and couldn't move my head at all. So that put a damper on it5 -
Bearchested
Friday
PW: 194.0
CW: 196.0
I've been weightlifting three times per week and rowing for cardio twice a week. My cravings have been out of control since I'm doing a combination of heavy sets and lighter hypertrophy sets, but I haven't been as good about my diet as I should be. I assume a lot of the gain is water weight as I've been getting at least a gallon of water a day to help manage the cravings. My waist is staying about the same so I'm not too concerned right now as I keep pushing for PRs.5 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Tue 2/20: 15,055
Wed 2/21: 11,313
Thu 2/22: 15,0863 -
frankwbrown
February week 3
Weigh in day: Friday, February 23
PW: 244.2
CW: 243.5 ( lost 0.7 lbs; 0.29% this week, but...)
LTD: ( gained 1.3 lbs; 0.53% this month)4 -
Nice picture @Itadakimasu7! Is that area close to where you live or did you drive there for a visit?
Beautiful 🤩
I don’t think I’m allergic to Stevia but I also don’t know enough about the products that use it as an ingredient. So, I’ll have to pay more attention.
@CasandraW - Your experience is interesting and I’m impressed that you were able to figure out the pattern of your allergic reaction. Ouch! My son has had a puffy lip from some food items that surprised me — like snow peas 🫛 — and it looked really sore to me.
I hope the Benadryl helped @itadakimasu7. Take care!2 -
nancyinmo
Friday weigh-in
PW: 124.4
CW: 125.0
Geez, I really haven’t budged. And maybe this is where I am supposed to be. After losing 107 pounds, I’m honestly not sure what my “goal” should be at this point. Do I feel good? Yes. Am I working out every day? Also yes. Are my numbers good (BMI, cholesterol, visceral fat, etc)? All excellent. So my question is, at what point do I say, “this is it; I’m at my stopping point”?
I can really relate to your situation, but I don't have any answers. Here's where I'm at:
I lost 105 pounds, from 330 pounds down to 225 pounds. That was two years ago. Since then, I've regained about 15 pounds. I had set out to lose 100 pounds, even though I wasn't sure that would be possible. Yet I ended up getting closer to 220 pounds. I felt great, and began thinking about maintenance. It's been tough, and I'm concerned that I don't regain any more weight.
But like you, I ask myself:
* Do I feel good? Yes.
* Am I working out every day? Also yes.
* Are my numbers good (BMI, cholesterol, visceral fat, etc.)? Cholesterol and visceral fat are excellent, but not BMI. (I hate BMI. It isn't realistic given my physique. At 6"1" tall, I would need be weigh less than 189 pounds to be at the high end of healthy! But according to a DEXA scan, my lean body mass is ~160 pounds. So for me, a BMI of 24.9 implies a body fat percent of ~15%)
* So my question is, at what point do I say, “this is it; I’m at my stopping point”?
Well, the real question is, how much body fat is acceptable for me? I've been wrestling with that question for months. I've been thinking: I'm not looking for a beach body, I'm not trying to impress anyone; if my health indicators are excellent and I've got good strength, stability, flexibility and balance, why should I care about a little extra fat? But just because I feel so much better today than I did before my weight loss, that doesn't mean I won't feel even better if I can lose some more fat. I don't know if I can get there, but my goal is to get down to no more than 25% body fat. And if I reach that goal, I'll set a new goal of 20% body fat. For me personally, I think I'll do better if I'm pursuing my goal rather than thinking I've reached it and just need to stay there.
Here's a good quote I came across years ago (don't know if it's authentic though):
"A goal is not always meant to be reached;
it often serves simply as something to aim at." ~Bruce Lee~
Here's to reaching our goals, or at least continuing to aim for them.
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@Pupowl and @frankwbrown
Thank you both, and thank you, Frank, for sharing your story. Much appreciated. I have some thinking to do. I am worried about gaining again, so my ridiculous thinking was, “well, if I could lose another 5 or 10, I’d have some wriggle room in case I gain.” Foolish thinking, I know. I’m never going to be where I was at 30 years old, and psychologically I have to come to terms with that. And at 62, a weight of 125 is hella-good, I know. Maybe it’s that the journey of losing weight has ended, and the journey of maintaining is beginning. It’s almost like I’m sad the first journey is ending. I’ve been on that journey for so long, it’s weird that that part of it is over. Kind of like letting go of the pain of a bad breakup lol.
And that Bruce Lee quote is fabulous. I will remember that!!4 -
@PatriceFitnessPal -- The lighthouse is across the river from me, so a little drive but not too far
It's called Northhead and they have whale watchers there at the moment as the coast hosts a grey whale migration.
Good weather again today so I was out on my bike for six miles on the local trail. It was a bit chilly but nice to see some sun shining.
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@izzyred9400 Missing your steps for the 16th please...let us know. Thanks!
Steppers, please check the chart and post your steps from this week. Thanks!
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Rough week, glad it's over...accomplished a lot but it was hectic. Had a good annual review. Hope it adds to my bottom line, but won't know for a few weeks...
Happy Friday all!
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »@izzyred9400 Missing your steps for the 16th please...let us know. Thanks!
Steppers, please check the chart and post your steps from this week. Thanks!
Jessica
2/16 17,082
2/22 20,545
2/23 15,8333
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