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Hey everyone! I'm Ann and have participated as co-captain/filler in the past several months. I live in Florida and work full time from my sunroom! I am taking this month off from participating with weigh-ins, but plan to focus more on consistent exercise and will be on our thread as cheerleader! I had started the mental…

Thanks so much @HASWLRS and @AB0215! I am taking the month off from participating with weigh-ins, but hope to focus more on consistent exercise and will be on our thread as cheerleader! I hope to be back for October refreshed and revitalized!

I re-weighed myself tonight and since it's still Friday, I'm taking it SW: 168.2 Final Weight: 169.2 Makes me hate myself a little less...and yes, I do know with all my logic mind that I should not base my self worth on the numbers on the scale, but I'm still working on learning that in my emotional brain! On deck this…

I have been MIA and my final weight is up for the month and I'm in a bit of an abyss mentally despite the best intentions and plans to do better. SW: 168.2 PW: 168.6 FW/CW: 169.8 I'm going to try to shake things up a bit in September, and won't participate in the challenge. I'll try to pop in here to keep up with things,…

totally heading in the wrong direction again.... CW: 168.6 PW: 168.2 that being said, I have not been exercising much at all, haven't been eating well, and have been stressed and not sleeping well. hmmmmm

well, inflammation (neck/head) takes its toll - I am back to starting weight of 168.2 SW: 168.2 PW: 168.0 CW: 168.0 and more importantly, stagnant for this month. I'm heading out to a stressful (because travel+people indoors) memorial service this weekend, and hope to minimize the impact with walks and lots of outdoors…

Yesterday was not so great. STill battling an occipital headache from tight back/shoulder muscles and it's been almost a week - argh! BUT, this morning I popped some ibuprofen and went for a short bike ride on my recently put back together road bike. I even wore cycling shorts and a jersey. It felt really good... Tuesday,…

@rawrxamberx what a scary thing! I'm glad the antibiotic worked and you are back on the path to health! Yesterday so glad I got the walk in as the day deteriorated Steps 5801 water 80+ I did 'un-volunteer' for a big event that was starting to eat up too much time and would have required burning a week of vacation time at…

Sunday 8/8 Steps: 3142 water: 80+ I wish it was as easy to exercise as to drink water in hot hot Florida summers! I ended up just doing errands yesterday and nursing a pulled muscle in my upper back/neck that has been messing with me for a few days (back of the head headaches like crazy) I did some googling and learned…

lots of yard work yesterday got me up in steps AND our yard looks so nice! Sat 8/7 Steps: 8051 Water: 80+ Having a slow lazy morning today and trying to figure out whether to do a lap swim at the Y, a walk, a bike ride, a cruiser bike ride, a yoga class, or more yard work...or some combination of these. I should write them…

Only got 1856 steps in yesterday, but I hopped on my cruiser bike for almost 5 miles through town to balance out, and kept my eating in check. All told, felt like a winner for day! Now for the weekend!!!!!!!!

Thurs 8/5 steps: 5024 water: 80+ Got a rainy walk in at the end of the day just because of this challenge. Rain is supposed to let up today. I am feeling moldy and soggy by now! Finally heading (barely) in the right direction again! SW: 168.2 PW: n/a CW: 168.0 (Week 1)

Yesterday I made it to the Y and did some treadmill and the circuit the trainer set up for me. I feel like I can do a bit more on the circuit - maybe do more sets or reps or add a few machines. I didn't get as many steps in 4367 of my 5000 goal, but drank lots of water. Just a little over on calories (34) even with…

7am and rainy and I've been up since 4:30 with thunder-grumpy dog....trying to talk myself into going to the Y (or maybe at least for a walk) and all I want to do is sleep...but I'm halfway dressed so we'll see if I can do it. Posting here for accountability. Tuesday, August 3 Steps: 1398 (mostly sitting at the computer to…

Monday, Aug 2 Steps 3990 Water 80+ travel day and transition back to home and work....all walking is the airport stroll, but it's something I guess!

You did a triathlon!!!!!

Oh heck, me THREE on the Happy Birthday!

Hey everyone - I'm back! I had an incredible trip to Utah - it is SOOOO BIIIIGGGGGG! I did a lot of sitting and eating what they had in the barn for people, so no clue how this week will turn out, but I'm fired up again, which is awesome! I'm going to stick with just steps and water challenge this month: Sunday, Aug 1…

You guys - I am sooo sorry, I let you and I let me down in July and I honestly have no clue how I gained so much! Final (early) weigh in before heading to the airport today was 168.2!!!! I am not going to dwell on it, but I am really going to try to get a handle on it. I know that the stress of trip prep, and dog waking me…

So today I learned how to export my fitbit data and import it to my Garmin. Both devices already sync to MFP. Aye-yi-yi that's a lot of tech for me to mess up!!! I started the day with my walk because I just have to - otherwise I delay and it doesn't happen. If I end up having time for two - more's the better. I had a…

That is so funny, because I assumed the opposite and have been so careful to log it in the spreadsheet but not always in the chat thread. I am working through some personal stuff in preparation for a course I'm taking next week, and I think me doing all these technical things wrong is a super learning experience for me.…

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for letting me know! Will we still be doing the MUAC here in our threads, or is that just too much? Maybe with so many of us seemingly struggling a bit lately (at least I am feeling overwhelmed a little) keeping it simpler is wiser. I love that you did that in the sheet for us!

argh, I got a free fitbit for my son and now found out my own fitbit didn't sync for three days, so I've been battling the bluetooth this morning. I think I finally got it fixed. I went to log everything and noticed the spreadsheet had changed from MUAC or steps and water. Are we simplifying things now @HASWLRS and…

@cmhubbard92 - I don't know about @HASWLRS but I am a 5'5" 59 year old and my calorie limit is just 1200 daily. Post-menopause my metabolism slowed to a CRAWL and my muscle mass decreased like crazy for the first time in my life. (estrogen helps you maintain muscle mass so when it's gone, you start to look 'stringy') I…

You did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations to you!

Well whomp whomp...my weigh-in is another gain: Starting weight: 165.6 Previous weight: 165.8 Current weight: 166.4 In looking back I can see some factors in this up and down weight cycle - stress and sleep really negatively affect me on the scale, and skipping walks, even when substituting other exercise, is problematic.…

@AB0215 sorry to bug you because I am so totally grateful for all that you do! as @cmhubbard92 mentioned, our teammate rpkg62 somehow got dropped and she just weighed in again with fingers crossed it would 'count'...can we keep her engaged and excited and get her back in the challenge? I'll be happy to do whatever legwork…

@CycleMomOf3 I LOVE the pics of the trail and good for you for showing your kids a healthy, active lifestyle. I am just back, all hot and sweaty, from a quick bike ride (25 minutes on the cruiser). I had to pick something up in town and decided why not ride the bike?! My husband has been riding his every day to the grocery…

That's the good kind of ouchy! What are those - I feel like I need to do some, too, now that I've had my orientation day at the Y!

@cmhubbard92 - I just realized that I'll be out of town next week for weigh-in, in the middle of Utah without wifi or cell phone. Should I just weigh in a few days early for the final (Tuesday instead of Friday) or roll over from this coming Friday, or ? Yesterday was ALMOST a bust but I pulled out walk near the end of the…