Sept 1-7
Team Statistics -
Total Steppers: 9
Total Steps: 647,629
Average Steps Per Stepper: 64,763 (15.1% higher than last week)

Individual Statistics -

@Emilienewme - 104,099 total | 17,029 average
@OllieAndEd2021 103,761 total | 14,823 averageMost Steps in One Day!!!
@mnsmov15 - 95,600 total | 13,657 average
@andja87 - 87,256 total | 12,465 average
@Jensmakingprogress 79,084 total | 11,298 average Most Consistent!!!
@daria0919 - 63,262 total | 9,037 average
@Ljdanny - 50,571 total | 7,224 average
@melaniedscott - 44,052 total | 6,293 average
@BodyTalking - 19,944 total | 2,849 average

A big welcome back to @mnsmov15!

Looks like we started the month very strong! 15% increase!! And a big shout out to @Emilienewme, who increased steps by almost 50% over the previous week!

Our bolded members set a step goal for the week and met it!

Well done, walkers!!

If you want to join the challenge for September: Part of the challenge or new and want to add or update a goal? For anyone confused about where we are ... Some numbers housekeeping:
Awesome start to September! Let's keep stepping!

...also, a couple of new people indicated they planned to join the step post but I don't see any steps posts. If you still plan to participate, you are welcome to post now for the week of Sept 7!

Steps

Sun-2,583
Mon-9,067
Tues-7,619
Wed-7,102
Thurs-5,706
Fri-7,242
Sat-2,108

@minstrelofsarcasm thanks for keeping the weight loss discussion going!

I had a big set back last week. Fell off the healthy eating wagon and had too much chocolate and cheez its and other junk.

I can’t seem to get back to my salads and apples and fruits and veggies. I have no motivation right now. Frustrating….

I’m probably in a bit of a blue state right now, just a lot of things going on that are stressing me out. Tendinitides in my left foot which is painful and swollen, a dentist who can’t get his s**t together and get the crown done correctly for my tooth, a messy house with no motivation to pick it up, a car that’s giving me trouble. That’s just a few of the things bugging me. Starting to feel more blue as it gets closer to October. Used to be my happiest month with three of my son’s birthdays and beautiful fall colors, and now it’s become the month of the yearly anniversaries of the death of one of my sons.

The only thing I’ve still kept up on is trying to get a lot of steps in (even though it’s aggravating the tendinitis).

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

We are officially over halfway through the month! For those of you who set a goal for the end of September, how are we feeling about our progress? What went well for the beginning of the month? What do we want to change?

Well, I think I have some intestinal thing going on because my scale shot up a lot of pounds inexplicably. I've had some weird stomach behavior and decided it is probably time for another round of prilosec (I have GERD and take meds that mess with the stomach, so this happens). But I will try a probiotic for a few weeks first and see if that helps. I don't love prilosec.

melaniedscott wrote: »

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

We are officially over halfway through the month! For those of you who set a goal for the end of September, how are we feeling about our progress? What went well for the beginning of the month? What do we want to change?

Well, I think I have some intestinal thing going on because my scale shot up a lot of pounds inexplicably. I've had some weird stomach behavior and decided it is probably time for another round of prilosec (I have GERD and take meds that mess with the stomach, so this happens). But I will try a probiotic for a few weeks first and see if that helps. I don't love prilosec.

Oooh yikes, I remember taking prilosec back in the day before doctors knew what was actually wrong with me, not a fan of how it made me feel, even if it took away some of the nausea. Best of luck!

Thanks for sharing your lovely photos @nansbones It looks like you're both having a great time and well done for doing all that while pushing a wheelchair! I'm glad the weather is being kind too

Ljdanny
Thurs
Cw 193

@ljdanny - Fantastic drop! Did you change anything, or is this just the effect of consistency?

Weigh in day Friday:

PW 193.3
CW: 192.9

ljdanny wrote: »

@minstrelofsarcasm thank you, my weight goes up and down. I can never get it to keep going down. I haven’t been having breakfast as much lately and have had more salad and veggies so hoping that helps. I want to try yoga for my back so I can get back into walking but I get very bored because yoga is not my thing.

There are different types of yoga. Maybe you haven't found the right one. LesMills used to have a yoga-pilates fusion thing that was pretty fun. I think they called it BodyFlow? Might be YogaFlow now. I've seen some videos of old classes on youtube...you might check them out. Of course LesMills is a gym thing but still ...

In other news, I think I'm excusing myself tomorrow--probiotic is starting to help but I am not out of the woods quite yet.

Weigh day Friday

Previous weight 183.2 lbs
Current weight 182.3 lbs

Back in the right direction

The Sep Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sun., Sep 22nd. Please join us for the second week of the Partner Up Walking Challenge! If you're new to this challenge, no problem, just find your partner, register in the chat thread (link below) and give us a name for your team! Rules are in the first post. Good luck! Here's your link:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10924143/september-week-4-group-challenge-week-2-of-the-partner-up-challenge/p1?new=1

See you in the chat thread!
Jessica

Weigh in Sunday
Pw 152
Cw 151.8

It’s a miracle since I’ve been on holiday