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@cmhubbard92 - please help if I am out of line. I think we need Monday weigh in @knlizght but I'm not sure because Monday is also almost the start of the week....

That's still a LOSS - congratulations, and what FUN to have the company!!!

3/02/2021 164.6 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: yes Water: 80 Steps: 8220 I enjoyed the extra walking on my virtual Camino. Today is another story. It's rainy and chilly and I am so crabby....but this too shall pass!

Oh I am so sorry to hear this news! My heart goes out to you for the loss of your fur baby companion. It never seems fair that they don't live as long as us. You gave her a great life and a peaceful loving end. <3

Virtual Camino got me my steps in - heading out now for today's segment 3/01/2021 164.6 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: yes Water: 80 Steps: 5929

Since I work in tech online, I was happy to step in as co-captain while Brandi is away. Please let me know what my tasks/support should be! You can send me a private message here or email me at annmcgr at gmail dot com. I've also been granted edit access on the master spreadsheet, so can help there, too. I am not quite…

So happy to see you here and that married life is suiting you so well! For the MUAC, I added the first week of March to the spreadsheet, kept Week 4 Feb, and 'hid' the other sheets (they aren't deleted) to make it easier to find the right place. Let me know how else I can help!

Thanks for asking! I signed up here https://caminoforgood.com/ I paid for the March to Santiago option, and the money goes to help fund the folks who have little hostels along the real route - who have lost their income in the pandemic. There is a FB community as well, if you like that sort of thing. You log your miles in…

@cmhubbard92 - I made a new worksheet for this week in the Water Challenge spreadsheet. please let me know if you'd also like me to copy the post from last month and manage this, or how else I can help!

Starting off the new month by joining a virtual Camino de Santiago walk -the real one is something I've wanted to do forever so this will inspire me more! Yesterday was a good day overall, and we got some home projects done plus a couple shorter walks to keep my knees happy. (bursitis/tendonitis/arthritis showing up) I'm…

Sure thing, it is annmcgr at gmail dot com (can you turn that into real email?) I will also send it via private message here on MFP if I can

@HASWLRS thanks for tagging me here. @AB0215 I'm sorry you've had a bad week, sending you lots of virtual hugs. My email is annmcgr at gmail dot com I can help with the spreadsheet for the water/steps challenge for sure, and any other way you feel I could support you all. I am a techie person by trade, and online almost…

Hey everyone! My name is Ann and I'm 59. Post-menopause is not a joke, muscle mass and metabolism shrinking, joints starting to feel the effects and more. But I am determined to go into my wise woman years with joy and abundant health and well being! This group keeps me motivated and accountable and I am grateful to all of…

Wrapping up Saturday - we did a lot of home jobs and gardening so I didn't make the steps. Still battling some knee issues but think I have a plan for that! 2/27/2021 165.0 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: yes Water: 80 Steps: 2272

Well, I ended up .6lb for the month - I'm sorry guys. But it could have been so much worse, and I'm heading back in the right direction. Here's to a better March! @AB0215 and @Krysless2 (Ashley and Krystal) please let me know if I can help with the spreadsheet/Google doc for the side challenge, or with any team stuff for…

@mooreshelly09 - let's make a deal. If you go gentle with yourself I will try to do the same, because I easily could have written the same post. I have been stuck within a couple pounds for the past few years. Being in the challenge, and really paying attention, is helping me learn more so I can do better. I can tell that…

@brandi_84 - thank you so much for all you've done for our group! I may be able to help with the MUAC - what would that involve? @cmhubbard92 - I think that may help me stay engaged and focused next month! @richmondwriter thank you for asking - I had the best day seeing my friend in the gardens, even though the pollen…

I hope I didn't overstep myself - I made the sheet in the tracker for this week. 2/23/2021 165.6 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: yes Water: 80 Steps: 5728 Today I am off to Bok Tower Gardens which should be blooming wonderful. Seeing my bestie who I haven't seen in person since last January. We figured walking around…

And this morning down that pound. Feel like a yo-yo with it. Def. stuck in that 165 range! 2/22/2021 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: no Water: 80 Steps: 1806

Up another pound - this is an interesting thing to watch. Things to note: skipped one meal yesterday, most cals at dinner. Pollen is off the charts, even my eczema is acting up on my fingers. Did yoga and a shorter walk. Had a stressful evening with an HOA meeting, but slept well after that with great dreams. 2/21/2021…

I think I had a mental block about 10K steps. That used to be my daily goal, but then I NEVER hit it (maybe once a week) and I felt dejected like a failure as a result. So I dialed it back to 5,000 and thought if I can hit that every day for a week I can bump it up. Truth is, with my current work and volunteer commitments,…

Look at you blasting to success!!! HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for all the support everyone. I'm sticking to the script and trusting the process, but dang it is discouraging some days. In my 20s, I could drink diet coke and eat popcorn for two days and lose 10lbs! I'm going to weigh every morning for the next week to see if I can get an idea of the fluctuations and dial in…

This is just no good today. I started running instead of just walking. I ate under calories every day. I ate those dang salads for every lunch. And yet, I am up more than a pound over my starting weight today. Pollen is up and allergies acting up, so inflammation could be part of it. But I feel so discouraged. Trying to…

@cmhubbard92 what a BEAUTIFUL BRIDE!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Mrs.!

great news, hubby called his mom this morning and she answered and said 'hang on a minute, I need to turn down the television' - so she has power!

@mooreshelly09 I hope your power is back. Last checkin with MIL they were going to give her an hour of power in the afternoon, and her water had stopped. But neighbor gave her hot soup and knows she's there alone so that's good. Today I am SO grateful to live in FL as so many others are suffering from the winter weather…

@mooreshelly09 - thanks so much for that. We talked to her again with all that info, and a neighbor was charging her cell phone in his car. She wants to sit tight today because she's still concerned about covid (despite being two weeks past 2nd vaccination) She'll think about other options if she doesn't get power back…

argh, we are all safe and cozy here in FL, but got through to MIL last night and she's alone in her house in Houston without power for 2.5 days and in her 80s with lots of health issues. She can't even open the garage door with the manual opening pull thing, and probably couldn't drive anywhere. I'm going to see if we can…

Fairly good day yesterday, overall! My first prepped lunch salad was yummy 2/15/2021 Tracked: yes Under: yes Exercise: yes Water: 80 Steps: 6396