sorry my steps sucked last week. Sunday I forgot to wear my watch and then I didn’t know it had died for mon and Tues. My back has been bothering so much I have been wearing a brace and added on more meds. I really didn’t want to but I’m in so much and I have a pretty high tolerance. We booked our 30th anniversary trip to Aruba in April. Not sure how I’m going to do much but as long as I’m away it’s ok. I would love to be able to start walking again but that will have to wait a bit. I do yoga twice a week. I am easing myself into because I don’t like it.

sorry I’m a day late but I waited a day because I knew it wouldn’t be accurate. I want out to dinner on Thursday with my Granddaughters. We had burgers, fries & ice cream. No regrets. We had so much fun! 💕

DorisV207 
Highest Weight: 210
Starting Weight: 197
Previous Weight: 197
Current Weight: 196

The March Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Mar 9th. Join us for a few rounds of Self-Care Bingo! Here's your link:

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See you in the chat thread!

Jessica 😊

~~ Step Challenge Results -

Febuary Week 4 FINAL~~

Feb 22-March 1

Team Statistics -

Total Steppers: 5

Total Steps: 259,413

Average Steps Per Stepper:51,882.6 - (2% higher than last week)

MONTHLY TOTAL: 1,260,668

Individual Statistics -

@Emilienewme - 105,100 total | 15,014 average | 440,116 monthly total Most Steps in One Day!!!

@blessedgrandma5 - 67,164 total | 9,595 average | 246,975 monthly total

@BodyTalking - 37,696 total | 5,385 average | 128,319 monthly total

@Ljdanny - 22,823 total | 3,260 average | 108,328 monthly total

@purple1butterfly - 21,757 total | 3,804 average | 118,668 monthly total Most Consistent!!!

*@daria0919 - MIA total | MIA average | 140,781 monthly total

Way to walk Weight No More!

Kudos to top of the leaderboard, @Emilienewme for most steps in one day--exceeding 20K! And look at that shake up! @purple1butterfly was Most Consistent! And of course, bolded members have a step goal and reached it!

The steps team walked more that onne and a quarter MILLION steps in February! That is more than 550 miles! What a great achievement!

* Members did not complete the month but had enough posted to deserve recognition!

If you want to join the step challenge for March:

Part of the challenge or new and want to add or update a goal?

For anyone confused about where we are ...

Awesome walking steps team!

sorry I’m also late with the weigh in:

weigh in day:Saturday

PW: 198.4

CW:198.6

Gained .2 lbs, will try to work more on my diet. I’ve been working out all week :/ idk why it’s so hard for me to lose weight.

@melaniedscott - Same, MFP should go back to BBCode, at least it was consistent

Team Results

By Percentage

By Pounds

Individual Results

By Percentage

By Pounds

Team Winners

Percentage of Members in the Green!

Weigh in day: Monday

PW: 268.3
CW: 267.6

This week was a step in the right direction. I did better with meal planning and making better choices.

Goals for the week:

• Strength train 3x
• Mobility 2x
• Drink 2L of water daily, minimum
• Read for 10 minutes daily
• Stay within calorie range (2000-2400 calories)

Weigh In Day: Tuesday

Start Weight: 154.6

Current Weight: 153.6

Up just a bit, but I was overly ambitious when I hit that 2+ pounds last week. This feels more realistic.

Steps this week:

Tues: 12,429

Wed: 14,091

Thurs: 14,532

Fri: 7,244

Sat: 15,279

Sun: 16,877

Mon: 10,285

Total: 90,737

204,421 left for the month

March Goals:

187,579/392,000 steps

[ ] Shave my legs - I know, seems easy, but not really. 

[ ] Spring clean the kitchen and bath.

[X] Build dog kennel

[ ] organize the feed barn

Other goals were:

[X] Go to work

[ ] Tackle the rest of the feed barn

[ ] Make some flowers for the cemetery

[X] Meet a customer for some custom vinyl work

[/] Vacuum and mop floors.

I did vacuum, and I swiffered the floors. It keeps raining, so I'll deep mop when we have at least 2 dry days.

Update on Me…

I accidentally ate something I shouldn't have on Sunday, and food poisoning followed. Upset stomach, inability to stay sleep, dizziness, all that fun stuff. About 18 hours after consuming the hazardous lunch, I found myself waking up from sleep to… erm… evacuate the way it came in. The next day was rough, my body temperature fluctuated wildly and I was wary to eat anything with flavor, so I ended up eating a handful of crackers, some pasta, and shredded chicken. So, two days straight of not consuming nearly enough food.

This morning, I'm feeling mostly better, although there have been a few concerning dizzy spells that led me to skipping my workout - I am hoping my body stabilizes before I have to coach two classes this evening.

One unfortunate thought that ran through my head was "At least I'll lose some weight this way". When I weighed myself this morning, that was proven to be true. Not that I expect the loss to stick around, especially since I anticipate quite a bit of water retention while my body attempts to rehydrate.

But yeah, fun times. Drink your water, folks. And pay attention to how long you've held onto leftovers.

@minstrelofsarcasm - hope you're feeling better. I have to admit, when I do get ill like that I can't help but think of Emily in the Devil Wears Prada film, saying, "I'm just one stomach flu away from my ideal weight." Terrible thing to focus on, but hey sometimes you need to try and think of a silver lining 😆

I had a blip on Sunday and Monday morning scales shot up 3 pounds overnight. Which I know is not accurate but still wasn't nice to see. Hence I'm a bit late with weigh in as hoping it has balanced itself out by tomorrow! I will take a gain if I have to, but I know it shouldn't be that much.

I was so hoping for a better number. I am still stuck at 191. I have been moving more, drinking more water, eating more careful. But I am stuck! I had a thought this morning (and through the day so far) that I might as well eat what I want since the scale has not budged. But I also know that every time that this happens, I binge and then I go backwards. So, instead, I am coming on here and ranting instead of eating. I am choosing change. If I want to see change, I need to change. I do know that this morning I am feeling very inflamed. So maybe that has something to do with it. Yesterday, I went on two walks and a bike ride on top of a body weight workout.

@minstrelofsarcasm yes I can see my clothes fitting better.

@minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott

Weigh In Day: Wednesday

PW (Previous Weight): 194.6(3/5/2025)

CW (Current Weight): 194.2 (3/12/2025)

Also, I can't weigh in next week. Sorry!

my steps are awful because my back ad leg hurt so bad. We are going to Aruba the end of April so when we get back I see the surgeon the next day. I’m going to tell him I want the back surgery. I’m terrified of having it but I’m in so much pain it’s going to have to be done. I’m going to get a shot in my back tonight and I sit don’t think they are really helping put I take meds every day and nothing is working. Today I had to do training in an infant classroom and I thought I would die by the end of day. Right now I’m sitting on a heating pad until my appointment.

My granddaughters cheer competitions start this weekend. I’m so excited to go watch. She’s only 5 and she’s very good at gymnastics and doing flips and hand stands. She has 4 weeks of competitions and then my other granddaughter who is also 5 not sisters, her sports will start. I have very busy weekends coming up. I can’t wait. I love going to watch them. I’m waiting for my grandson to sign up for things, he will be 3 end of month. I also think I forgot to weigh in last week. Sorry about that. I’ll remember tomorrow.