Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in

PW 262.2
CW 259.2

hi friends

@ashleycarole86 so glad for you that you got on the bike!! my sweet mom is bringing my bike to Boston when she comes to town for a wedding in the end of september and I am so excited to finally be able to bike around my neighborhood. Gotta invest in a bike rake and a tire pump now lol. and great weigh in! you knew it would be good.

@MaddawgMadsen and a solid step down for you too! good luck on 75 tomorrow.

I had a bit of a struggle today, I went to bed with some stomach cramps and woke up with them still hanging around on my left side, and they really didn't let up all day. So that was fun. But I rallied for my PT exercises and then headed over to the pool for 24 laps in 20 min, which felt good. I'm cozy and dry in my PJs now while some water boils for a bit of ravioli for dinner. yum.

@Gidgitgoescrzy feel better!

PW: 193.8 lbs
CW: 192.6 lbs

Overall, a good week for me! Spin and yoga over last weekend felt great to be back in it. I rested on Monday after we stayed up late on Sunday, and then I worked out Tuesday - Thursday with the final week of Sydney’s Summertime Fine program. I have 2 workouts to go until I complete the program!

I have noticed that I am considerably stronger in all of the exercises, and much stronger in my abs. I do not need to modify that much anymore, and I am doing many of the moves with a dumbbell, or even a heavier weighted one, whereas in the beginning I didn’t use weights at all.

My clothes have also started to feel less tight so I am interested in taking my measurements as well to compare to when I took them in May at the beginning of the program.

This weekend we are visiting friends who recently purchased a home and now live slightly farther away. We plan on going to the beach which will be very relaxing.

Next week I have 3 presentations for different initiatives and I’m looking forward to them. One I have given several times virtually, but now it will be in-person, so that should be fun.

@Kali225 I hope your stomach feels better soon! Great job still doing laps!

@ashleycarole86 that makes sense. Are you able to meal plan/prep ahead on Sundays to help? Great job getting out on the bike!

@wishfuljune that is awesome you feel stronger! I'm curious how your measurements come out and that was smart to do them at the beginning!

I had a day yesterday. I guess my no sleep and extra steps caught up with me. I got EXHAUSTED after lunch. After work, I got home, crashed, ate dinner and was in bed by 8pm. I got 11.5 hours of sleep last night! Hopefully I caught up enough!

Today I am going to try and walk on lunch. Yesterday we had a meeting, so it wasn't possible. Then hubby and I are going to the grasshoppers baseball game tonight (local minor league team)!

We had fun at the grasshoppers game tonight! We ate there and I got a grilled chicken pita and side salad. Not bad for a baseball game!

I felt very rested today after catching up on sleep last night. Got out for a walk at lunch since I knew we were going to the game right after work.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! Any fun plans?

Halloooo! I am finally raising my head after getting home to so much rain that culminated in a total washout of our private road, making it impossible to go anywhere for a couple of days. The insurance is covering all the reconstruction, but this washout has affected the public road as well, so no one is getting around too well... I spent too much time consoling myself with extra goodies, so I am officially back on the regular team until I get things back under control!!

Friday weigh-in 118.0 ugh.

I was doing so great down at mom's and was easily under 117, but this last few days have done me no favours. Really, it is I not doing myself any favours. My garden is all squishy, I can't get to the barn to ride -so things are a bit stalled.

BUT! Today my son picked me up down at the road and we went to get his new cat! He has been living alone for ages, and his big sister finally decided he needed a cat. She found him a gorgeous 2 year-old Maine Coon that really needed a new home. This was his birthday gift, and we picked her up today. She is lovely, curious, and sweet. I think they will enjoy sharing a home together.

Now that I'm booted from maintenance for a bit, I'll be back in here more often booting myself in the butt and hoping you will all do the same! You are all showing some lovely losses this week, and I'll do my best to join the trend by next Friday. Tally ho!

Week 2 Step Report

Top steppers
#1 @strong_fit_ells 77,140 steps
#2 @lauren_989 67,783 steps
#3 @zankash23 64,662 steps

Consistent steppers
#1 @zankash23 6 of 7 days hitting goal
#2 @lauren_989 and @ashleycarole86 4 of 7 days hitting goal
(reminder @strong_fit_ells I'm not sure what your target is these days so I can't include you in this stat)

And a big congrats to both @zankash23 and @lauren_989 for improving their week 2 steps over week 1 by 16% and 38% respectively!

Hi Friends.

This week got away on me. It was my Birthday this week and had some time off to do some fun family adventures.

PW - 163
CW- 164.2

Not a great week

Still waiting for weigh-ins for several folks! Please post by tomorrow morning!

@smcewen99
@Heathere244
@EvMakesChanges
@micki48
@StayFITTer
@zankash23

We moved our veggies out front where hopefully they will get more sun. I still only have 2 tomatoes growing, and they are still green. We have a lot of peppers, though! I just planted zucchini and yellow squash again and am hoping to actually get some veggies from them! I think I started the veggies too late this year and the heat killed them. Out back gets less heat from all the trees, but not enough sun.

lauren_989 wrote: »

@EvMakesChanges

CW: 181.5
Sorry for missing weighing in over the past couple of weeks. I’m home from NC and finally have my scale at hand. What a blast to meet you in person last Saturday, Lauren!
My food intake has been eratic but I plan to get back into the zone this week.
The trip to and from NC was great. Sure, there were times for “wooden swearing” (door slamming out of frustration), but generally, mom, Liselyn, and I get along pretty well.
I’ll also catch up on the rest of the shares.
Have a good rest of the night. 😘

The registration for September is now open. Since you are already on a team, you do not need to re-join. However, if you know anyone who would like to join us, send them this link!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10922487/registration-for-new-members-september-2024#latest

Heathere244

PW 175.4
CW 174.6

I missed last weigh in while visiting with my daughter. My plan for this week is to meal prep for bfast and lunches. Hopefully get some yard work done for exercise.

Congrats @ashleycarole86 @bowens1973 @wishfuljune for being our top leaders this week!!

Also, we had 41% of our team in the green which is awesome!!

Every team lost weight this week

Let's keep this up for the last week in August!

happy Sunday.

My stomach cramping and general GI distress continued through the weekend until about 10am this morning, which was a huge relief. I think I know the culprit, so going to make some adjustments going forward. I was so annoyed at the scale for being up on Friday, especially with how I was feeling + not really being able to eat normally, that I had to check the scale again yesterday morning and today. Wouldn't you know, it showed a significant drop from Friday. So, hopefully I can keep that off and continue downwards for a very solid loss this coming Friday. Actually, @lauren_989 I might weigh in one day early on Thursday this week, I took Thurs & Fri off and want to be in full "day off" mode come Friday, which means I might forget to weigh in then anyways.

I took a long walk today (75 min) and my foot was actually fine at the end which is really exciting. I think the difference is maybe that I was intentionally walking quite slowly - more of an amble than a walk, really, and maybe that prevented the tendon from getting tight. Obviously I still hope to work back up to my brisker normal pace but I will take this as a small win.

A bit tired today, wasn't sleeping well the back half of this week with my stomach. Didn't grocery shop today since I'm not sure what will appeal to my appetite this week. But glad I got movement in, cleaned my kitchen, took the trash out, and have been taking care of some desk tasks this afternoon. How is it already after 5pm! The weekends go so fast.

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