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Hi Cheryl! Glad to hear from you and glad to hear you are back on your feet. Fall is fast approaching and I think I need to do something to get me back into gear. Just logging my miles has not been enough. I need someone/something to really push me out of my comfort zone again. I am checking out a KAIA Fit 6 week boot camp…
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Hi Chloe, great to hear from you. Keep hanging in there with your exercise and your individual nutrition challenges. They sound great. Gen and MrsMe use Fitbits and I know they really like them. I have a HRM that tracks calories burned but I notice the accuracy is much more valid for running than other types of cardio.…
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Hi Anna! Great to see you here. Please join in and start logging where ever you are at and finish out the summer with us. While we have several members, and many regular posters to the progress spreadsheet, Gen and I seem to be the only members to post regularly in discussion groups. So please jump in and visit us…
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Hi Gen, I know I haven't been around just because work has been massively busy and I have been working long days and weekends to get all our new staff on-boarded for the start of school and first payroll run of the new school year. But I don't know about everyone else. Lots of members, just not sure how to get everyone…
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Welcome Arylea! Please take some time to browse a few of our basic posts and get yourself set up on our miles/minutes spreadsheet. We are about 1/2 way through our summer challenge period and would love to have you join in wherever you are.
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Hi Gen! Love your new photo!! Wishing for more energy too. I feel like I am teetering back and forth over the same 3-5 lbs every month because I just do not have the energy to stay consistent. This past week was a rocky one. I found myself "stress eating" a lot because of everything going on at work. Several of us even…
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Well Gen, you can always roll that challenge into next week too. :wink: My kiddo was on dinner duty last night. Panini's and Doritos ... LOL. I passed on the Doritos and he made me a beautiful little fruit bowl with cherries, grapes and sliced nectarines. I think my favorite summer sandwich is now grilled ham, cheddar and…
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Wow Chloe - awesome challenge! I thought about chocolate but couldn't do it this week. Maybe next week. In the meantime, I walked around the kitchen several times yesterday trying to find something to replace my chip craving, and when we went to dinner at In-n-Out last night, I had a simple cheeseburger (no sauce) and no…
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Thanks for checking in Deirdre! So proud of all of you. We are almost half way through our summer challenge. Keep up the hard work and the changes will naturally follow!! Tough week at work for me so I haven't done so well on the exercise part this week ... but logging my foods keeps me mindful of my choices and ready to…
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Join challenge groups on this website. Being a part of a regular discussion group helps keep you motivated and helps you stay connected with like-minded folks. I have lost 35 lbs through logging faithfully every day and staying at or below my calorie count, exercising most days, and participating in challenge groups to…
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Welcome Arylea! We are happy to have you! Feel free to post your goals as of a current date through the end of August. You set your own pace ... We also enjoy having input in our discussion forums. Based on experience, participating in the discussion posts with the other group members is where we glean the most motivation,…
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Well ladies, I have to say I agree with you both. I don't have a Fitbit, but I do have a Heart Rate Monitor that also tracks the length of my workout and estimates calories burned. Again, these items are just TOOLS to help you gather data to assist a person toward their goals. I really get tired of people who look outside…
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Genn: Yes, I log it in MFP. That is where I am able to pull the graphs from (Reports) and see the trend over time. Perfect example, I did not weigh myself the whole time I was in SLO last week, and I was so worried that all the crap we were eating was going to pack on the pounds when I got back. Yesterday morning I weighed…
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After a five hour drive, we have arrived! Headed downtown to the Thursday Night Farmer's Market to see how may calories I can burn walking around town before beddie-by ... Consumed 500 calories of mindless eating in the car as my kid and I turned up the radio and headed down highway 101. Ugh!! Who wold have guessed that 6…
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Thanks all, for sharing your individual approaches to data management! Genn - wow, you are awesome!! 10 miles in one day ... sounds like you are ready to start training for a half marathon girlie, girl!!
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Welcome Chloe! Next step is to decide on your cardio goal and set yourself up on the tracker spreadsheet under "Summer Challenge" posting. We are glad to have you. Congrats on your weight loss so far. You can be an inspiration to the rest of us as well!
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Good news Frappleberry! Clarification for the group: Some people have claimed a miles column AND a minutes column. I am doing this because I plan to do a mixed cardio program and am getting over a pulled muscle so won't be able to put many miles on the board initially. BUT I encourage folks to choose the cardio plan that…
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Good thinking Yagmur! And I like the way you said, That was my key to my success during the holidays ... and somehow in the last few months of the school year this year, I caved in to instant gratification. Definitely great reminders for us all!! I am on vacation for a couple of days for the holiday and that's exactly what…
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Not a stupid question ... Yes, you have to paste the entire link into your browser. Here it is again: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmM0cobzcw0adEdjNVhYX2c4NGxkQzZoTFZyUzFUX1E#gid=0 It is long so it wraps onto two lines. You should be able to access it directly, just with the link I have provided above. But…
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Hi there! My name is Lisa. I am 51 years old and the moderator of this group. I am a working mom of two teenage boys. My husband and I celebrated 20 years of marriage earlier this year. In my first 6 months at MFP, I lost 35 lbs and 3 pant sizes which I attribute to daily food logging, my fitness-coach/son, and my MFP…
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With housekeeping out of the way, please be sure to post your introduction in the "START HERE" thread. Then enter yourself in the Tracking Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmM0cobzcw0adEdjNVhYX2c4NGxkQzZoTFZyUzFUX1E#gid=0 Looking forward to hearing about your daily successes!!
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More invitations just sent out. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
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Welcome Ladies! Yesterday was the official start date for the summer cardio challenge so let's get moving!! Glad to see you back Anna - and yes, no excuses allowed. :smile: I am looking forward to getting to know all our new members. If you haven't already, please be sure to post your introduction in the "Start Here" post,…
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Welcome Ichbinyagmur! I will send you an invitation to the group and looking forward to getting to know you.
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Thanks Sara- A great reminder as I jump start my way toward a smaller pair of sexy pants!
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@ 17newme: "How you started to eat healthy?" Just like anything else. You CHOOSE what you put in your mouth. You CHOOSE what you buy at the store. You CHOOSE what you put on your plate. You CHOOSE how much you eat and when you eat it. Not sure if I am missing something from your question ... You start eating healthy by…
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Feel free to add me to your friends list, but I am also part of a group of ladies that all support each other with exercise and nutrition challenges and check-ins. Accountability groups are great. Most of us have started about where you are with a variety of ages and backgrounds. We keep the group small so we can all get…
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I LOVE green smoothies. Especially with pineapple. Mango sounds good too. Will have to try that. Last weekend I dumped in a can of "Tropical fruit salad" and two handfuls of baby leaf spinach and a scoop of vanilla protein powder. That's it. So easy. I think that's also what I like about it. So easy - just through whatever…
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Congrats! And great reminder that we are never too old ... * for jeans * to wear rhinestones on our butt * to treat ourselves ... * to be/feel sexy * to commit to good health!! <<Hugs to you!!>> :flowerforyou:
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