Shape Shifters Team Chat - October 2024

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  • CasandraW
    CasandraW Posts: 642 Member
    Hi everyone, here is my re-introduction. I'm not sure if I did one last month or not.
    I'm Casandra, 41 yrs old and living in Ontario Canada. I'm a mom of 3, but only one is still at home. Most weekday evenings are spent driving to activities, I've started using this time to work on learning Spanish. Right now I'm using Duolingo and purchased some flash cards off amazon.

    I did really well losing weight last year and have not been successful at maintaining that loss this year. It's been a rough year with health. I stuck pretty decently with my healthy eating but consumed too many simple carbs. I really thought I had beat the insulin resistance. Apparently not! Back to low-moderate carbs.

    I have started hormone therapy to hopefully reverse endometrial hyperplasia and so far I'm feeling pretty good on the medication. I've stop the allergy med that gave me insomnia and I'm back to sleeping normally at night again.

    This month I intend to enter back into the 220's, I'm also going to join the 100 day challenge that Pupowl posted about earlier this month.
  • CasandraW
    CasandraW Posts: 642 Member
    @Zaxa2021 I hope you find some balance in your life, it's hard. My middle daughter required constant care and appointments for many years. It can be very exhausting.
  • PatriceFitnessPal
    PatriceFitnessPal Posts: 1,468 Member
    I started drafting this message yesterday and never posted it —

    @p8m6bwghh9 - It sounds as though you’re making great strides on your health, Rita! That’s fantastic. Alaska is one of only six states I haven’t visited yet, along with Alabama, Idaho, Oklahoma, and both North and South Dakota. I think I’ll make it to Alabama in late 2024-2025 as a side trip while visiting my son at Clemson.

    Congratulations to all the ShapeShifters on the leader board this week! 🎉🎉🎉 Our team placed second for the week, and the entire month. That’s fantastic! Great work last week @Tomsgal1985, @LaurieWrobo, and bearchested, though I’m sorry you weren’t feeling well Laurie!

    One of the most impressive results to me is staying ‘in the green.’ Our team had the highest percentage of team members in the green, and @DaffyGirl88 and @p8m6bwghh9 managed to lose weight for EVERY September weigh in! 🤩🤩🤩 Congratulations to @alleykat69, @Zaxa2021, and @LaurieWrobo for leading our team for the month of September! 🥳🥳🥳
  • Pupowl
    Pupowl Posts: 2,043 Member
    @globalhiker Just want to ask for clarification, are you just stepping for yourself or would you like to be added to our monthly step challenge?
    @CasandraW Good to hear you are sleeping again! Looking forward to having more Shape Shifters go for the 100 day challenge as well. :smile:
  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,099 Member
    Monday steps
    10,675
  • Krysless2
    Krysless2 Posts: 2,095 Member
    edited October 1
    Oct Wk1 Weigh-in:
    CW: 167.5

    Oct Sw: 165.1lbs
    Week1: Gained +2.4lbs

    Week’s Mini-Goals:
    UndCals: 🟢🟢🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴
    UndCarb:🟢🟢🟢🟢🔴🟢🔴
    Scale⏬: 🔴🟢🔴🟢🟢🔴🔴Mon-Sun
    MVE500: 🟢🟢🟢🔴🟢🟢🟢
    No🍺Alc: 🔴🟢🟢🟢🔴🔴🔴
    (Yes Days: 2 / 7 Days)
    Regretting how I finished the week 🫤 we had a small birthday event at a pub for my uncle on Saturday and afterwards all went to hell in a hand basket. At least I tracked although I’m working on tracking before consumption
  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 179 Member
    Daily step goal: 10000
    Sun 9-29: 10296
    Mon 9-30: 10360
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,689 Member
    Pupowl wrote: »
    @globalhiker Just want to ask for clarification, are you just stepping for yourself or would you like to be added to our monthly step challenge?
    @CasandraW Good to hear you are sleeping again! Looking forward to having more Shape Shifters go for the 100 day challenge as well. :smile:

    @Pupowl hello - yes please add me to the daily step challenge! Thank you!!
    globalhiker: Monday Sept 30- 11,150 steps
  • Pupowl
    Pupowl Posts: 2,043 Member
    @globalhiker Awesome! Do you also have steps for Sunday please? That is when we started this month. :smiley:
  • PatriceFitnessPal
    PatriceFitnessPal Posts: 1,468 Member
    @Pupowl Sunday was 28,672 steps, thank you!

    That’s a lot of steps! 🤩

  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 179 Member
    Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences, interests and hobbies. I find it motivating even if at some level it makes me feel like a slug😂

    Yesterday I attended Strong Seniors class and it was the 16th day in row for a walk around the neighborhood, current plan is to continue until weather prevents. I have a pretty good stockpile of outdoor gear so… 🤞.
    We have winterized and put the rv/caravan into storage. I replaced the batteries in my remote starter, made sure ice scraper snow brush is in the car and checked that we have extra winter windshield fluid. Winter is coming.

    @PatriceFitnessPal that’s a lot of states to have visited! I haven’t been to nearly that many but lived in North Dakota prior to moving here.

  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 1,373 Member
    Hi Team Shape Shifters. You have a new member joining. Please welcome @sunshinezombiegirl1!

    Also, do you have a weight from last week since Monday has already passed? Otherwise I will mark you as excused this week and start weighing in next Monday.
  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,099 Member
    Good morning and happy Hump Day

    Tuesday steps
    13,792
  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 858 Member
    @PatriceFitnessPal Thank you. It's definitely been an adjustment, but I'm getting there :) Also, it's awesome to hear about what you're doing for work-- that kind of thing is dearly needed and I wish you luck on learning the business management side of things!

    The dollhouse miniatures have been so much fun! ^_^ I've actually gotten a bit of a local following and folks will bring me little things to add to my 'scenes'. Like last month, I went to a convention and someone brought me a little glow-in-the-dark mushroom for a greenhouse I've been working on!

    @Pupowl Thank you so much! And I'll definitely keep that in mind :) The next few months are going to be very writing focused since I'm trying to finish editing my novel before the end of the year, but I got asked to do a few art and miniature workshops next year, so I'll probably be working on those a lot ^_^

    I'm so sorry to hear that you have chronic pain too. The 'am I able to' thing really resonated with me and has basically been the approach I've had to take lately, especially since some days I just have to curl up on the couch and operate from a nest of blankets. It's also the first time I've been on ongoing medication, which has been surprisingly tough. Meal prepping while having pain and fatigue has especially been challenging, so if you or anyone else has suggestions, I'm all ears!
  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 858 Member
    So far, the week has been hectic, but good. I had the energy to cook on Sunday, but cooked the wrong stuff lol Lots of cake and bread (I watched Bake Off and got ~inspired~), but not enough actual food. I'm making some quick chili and a dump casserole today, so that will help.

    I did discover that parking in the far parking lot at work adds about 700 steps to my day and only takes three extra minutes, so I've been doing that to try and get some extra daily movement :) Unfortunately, the last two days weren't super-active though, since I was having pretty high pain on Monday and just felt a bit lazy yesterday.
  • izzyred9400
    izzyred9400 Posts: 1,037 Member
    Hi & welcome to all the new members.I haven't done an introduction for a while so here goes ;
    My name is Izzy & I live in England UK.I have we been a member of MFP for about 6 years & a member of this group for I think 3 wonderful years.I got to my goal of 125 lbs in
    May 21 then again in April 22. Since then I've struggled to lose consistently & hovered around the 140 lbs mark.
    I am 64 years young & live with my hubby & 2 adult sons.I have always been active & I'm a keen walker.I attend my local gym & love the Dance fit classes which I go to 5 times a week.My kitchen is also made for dancing 💃
    I have just spent a month in Greece where I didn't log or track my food so now I need to get back on it for October.
    @jessicakrall8 I will weigh in this Saturday.Please could you add me to October Step Challenge at 13,000 steps.My favourite place to walk is my local park & along the canal paths.
  • izzyred9400
    izzyred9400 Posts: 1,037 Member
    My steps
    30/9 8,567
    1/10 12,530
    2/10 11,566
    I haven't got my Garmin activity tracker replacement back yet so I am using Google Fit for my steps.Im missing out on the Garmin badges & challenges too 😌
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,689 Member
    Tues steps: 9,861

    Diet yesterday: ate well but I included a whole bag of popcorn which I ate mindlessly at my desk while working along with m&ms. Note to self- limit the splurge to Sat night and make it small.

    I'm most active on weekends but really want to work on 12k minimum on weekdays. It's not hard, I just forget to plan! I'm going out for walk @ 6:30am before work so will hit my baseline 10k and then gym at 10am during a break. If I don't plan out my steps, they don't happen.
  • Zaxa2021
    Zaxa2021 Posts: 695 Member
    @PatriceFitnessPal Thank you so much for the kind words. Overall, I think we're settling into a new normal. But there are still some days where everything just seems extra heavy and hard to deal with.
  • Zaxa2021
    Zaxa2021 Posts: 695 Member
    May I join the step challenge for the month, please? My goal is 10,000 a day.

    9/29: 11,423
    9/30: 7,198
    10/1: 15,345

    We still have ridiculously high temperatures, so it's still a bit challenging to go for walks. Our lows are a bit cooler, so if I have time first thing in the morning, we can go for a bit longer of a morning walk, but other than that, we are still stuck inside all day. It's starting to feel like the summer that will never end.

    But I finally got back to the gym last night after a couple week hiatus. I was able to do a 2 mile run, as well as some walking. For some unknown reason, I signed up for a 10k in January. I have some work to do before I'm ready for that!

    I hope everyone has a good day!
  • LaurieWrobo
    LaurieWrobo Posts: 1,464 Member
    Wednesday Weigh In
    Can I please be excused this week? Stress is high and along with that weight....
    Hopefully it will settle next week....
  • LaurieWrobo
    LaurieWrobo Posts: 1,464 Member
    Steps
    9/29 6,694
    9/30 5,768
    10/1 6,782
  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 179 Member
    p8m6bwghh9
    Wednesday weigh-in
    PW 133.8
    CW 131.5
    LTD 28.5

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