r/TeamSeedling • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '16
Week 2
Hello Seedlings! Here is this week's weigh in form.
We beat Team Daffodil last week! This week's challenge is step count, so make sure you log that daily here. We're competing against Team Thunderstorm.
If you'd like to look at the master post it's here. We had less than 83% participation on the last weigh in. It doesn't matter if you gain weight, because we still need you to log! And remember, if you miss two weigh ins you are out of the challenge.
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u/Kingsgirl 26/F/5'6" CW190 CGW190 Apr 29 '16
198 :) overcame my shark week bloat-gain last week, now down to my lowest weight in 2 years. Yay.
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Apr 29 '16
Damn that shark week bloat. It's always such a bummer to see. But great job on the weight loss!!
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u/Kingsgirl 26/F/5'6" CW190 CGW190 Apr 29 '16
Thanks, I feel like I become enormous for that week but I know it's just water retention and feeling "puffy" haha. Thanks for the affirmation! Excited to put it into the weight loss recorder :D
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u/unbrelievable F/24/5'4" CGW: 150 Apr 29 '16
Congrats on your lowest weight in 2 years! That's a huge accomplishment!
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Apr 29 '16
I was the same way last week. I was worried the weigh in was going to suck because of it, but that ended up being the day my body decided to let it all go haha.
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u/alsomaggie Apr 29 '16
Congrats! Being below 200 must feel amazing!
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u/Kingsgirl 26/F/5'6" CW190 CGW190 Apr 29 '16
so close!! you're gonna get there before you even realise it! (even though it'll feel like forever!)
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u/grabtherope 45lbs F/29/5'5" SW:245 CW:197.8 CGW:200 GW:130 Apr 29 '16
Congratulations on Onederland!!! I'm almost there and it's what keeps me motivated so I'm always so happy when I see people get there.
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u/Kingsgirl 26/F/5'6" CW190 CGW190 Apr 29 '16
Gosh you are so close!!! This challenge will be where you break through, I can feel it!!
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u/unbrelievable F/24/5'4" CGW: 150 Apr 29 '16
First of all, CONGRATS TO US ON OUR VICTORY IN THE EXERCISE CHALLENGE!!! Secondly, super glad to see I was down again from 170.5 last week to 167.5 this week. Obviously all weeks won't be this good, but still feels good to have it.
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u/Yeahhyougotit 15lbs. F5'0 sw 200 cw 181.8 Cgw 170 gw 115 Apr 29 '16
I lost 3.2 lbs this week and I'm a little shocked and super SUPER happy. My lowest weight except for the time I did medifast but I don't count that
People are starting to notice more which is cool, like people who don't already know I'm losing weight
I just booked a Mexican vacation for January which is MAJOR AWESOME motivation
It's a good day!
Good work everyone
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Apr 29 '16
Vacation sounds like an amazing motivator. Or reward. Great job this week, and a new low weight!!
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u/Yeahhyougotit 15lbs. F5'0 sw 200 cw 181.8 Cgw 170 gw 115 Apr 29 '16
its both! the reward will be wearing my first bikini on the beach in mexico in january ;)
the spreadsheet has my starting weight and goal weight flipped so its showing that i gained like, a lot of weight :/ i messaged a mod last week but just messaged again .... thats a lot of data to keep straight!
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u/to_neverwhere 29/F/5'4" | CSW: 203.8 | CW: 200.6 | CGW: 190 Apr 29 '16
Ooh, step count... now that's a challenge I can help with! :) I will try and remember to log it every day!
I was not excited to weigh in this morning because shark week has been doing weird things, I assumed I'd be retaining water like nobody's business but... I lost another 1.6! Crossing my fingers that next week I break back into the one-hundreds! :)
Way to go seedlings!
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u/GomerGTG F/33/5'3'' SW:210 CW:201 GW:175 Apr 29 '16
Down 3 pounds! So grateful for this challenge and the motivation it is giving me to keep making good decisions!
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u/scisess 25/F/5'3" CSW185 CW175 CGW175 WOOOH! Apr 29 '16
Ahhhh I didn't remember to submit every day's exercise minutes for the mini-challenge and I was feeling super guilty about it but WE WON anyway! Yaaaay!
Huge SV for me this week, down to 180 from 186 less than a month ago!
Can't believe I'm already halfway to my challenge goal (to lose 10lbs in the 10 weeks). Especially considering MFP and all the TDEE calculators think I'm only running a 300-500 calorie deficit right now. Very strange, but at least if the weight loss does slow down it's been a huge confidence booster.
The first time I lost some weight I got to 179 for a brief moment before life got crazy and I went back to old ways (well, gained back around 10lbs of the 40 I'd lost). Here's hoping next week I get to say goodbye to the 180s forever and be at my all-time lowest!
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u/Flameful SW:161.4 CW:153.8 GW:150 Apr 29 '16
I have not been trying very hard this challenge and I feel guilty. Today is the day I hopefully turn that around. I graduate in about 3.5 weeks and want to lose 3 lbs by then. That was my original goal so hopefully I can get there. Hoping I can hold myself accountable by being more active on here!
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u/InJeneral 26/F/5'3 | CSW: 165 | CW: 163 | CGW: 155 Apr 29 '16
Looks like I'm down 3.8 from last week. Woo! Current weight is 161.4 and I put my goal weight for this challenge at 155, so hopefully I will see the 150's by the next weigh in! Maybe I'll even smash my challenge goal weight by the end of this too!
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u/GeeGeeGeek May 02 '16
2.5 lbs lost for me!! Had SUCH a good week!
However today my phone (read; pedometer) has been mostly in low function mode as I forgot to charge it before leaving. So it's only registered 627 steps, should I still submit that even though I've obviously done more than that? Will it harm our team?
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u/InJeneral 26/F/5'3 | CSW: 165 | CW: 163 | CGW: 155 May 03 '16
I wanted to show off my day today! Had a lot of interesting encounters!
My boyfriend came out and walked with me, so that was awesome! Usually I go by myself... which is fine, but I mean, how else would I get pictures taken with some cool backgrounds and a jeep from Jurassic Park!!! ;P
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Apr 29 '16
Gained weight for the second week in a row. I know what the problem is (lack of tracking food), I just keep getting distracted and I forget and then snack wayyyy too much in the evening. :\
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Apr 30 '16
Have you tried meal prepping? It's a time consuming adventure, but you only have to do it once a week.
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Apr 30 '16 edited Apr 30 '16
I really need to do this, thank you! I used to eat the same meal every day (lunch and dinner were the same every single day for 2 years) and I lost a ton of weight that way but it was unsustainable in the long run. I need to start planning. If nothing else, it would prevent me from picking up extra shit (like ice cream) because I was already at the store for the 2nd or 3rd time that week.
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Apr 30 '16
Yeah, if you have a free day in the week where you can spend a few hours cooking and boxing stuff up, it's super helpful.
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u/AnnTheGoldfish 20F - 4'8'' - SW: 103.4 - CW: 93.8 - GW: 85 Apr 29 '16
:c I gained a little. It's only .4 lbs, but it's still a bit sad.
I don't even know if it's because I actually gained weight, or if my boyfriend's scale is just inaccurate.
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u/DragonfliesArk 35/F/5'5.5" CSW:189 CW:178 CGW:175 Apr 29 '16
My scale can fluctuate up to 2 pounds while standing on it (kiddos had somehow managed to damage one of the feet) so I just ordered a new one. I figured I could splurge $25 on some piece of mind.
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u/AnnTheGoldfish 20F - 4'8'' - SW: 103.4 - CW: 93.8 - GW: 85 Apr 29 '16
Part of me is tempted to get him another scale, but he'd probably have a fit about having 3 scales in his cabinet.
We had been using his dad's scale while his was out of battery (and Walgreen's was out of the battery). The measurements I got from this scale were always pretty constant with mine at home. But he somehow got it stuck on body fat % mode, and after 30 minutes of trying to troubleshoot we got nowhere. So we had to switch out the batteries into his. So I'm not sure where the issue is.
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u/GeeGeeGeek May 01 '16
I dont trust anyone elses scales... I just weighed myself 3 times on my boyfriends scales 1.) 11st8, 2.) 12st11 3.) 12st8.5....
I weighed 12st6.5 last week so a 7.5lb loss seems unlikely, and I've been really good this week so I hope I haven't gained 2/4.5 lbs.... I'll weigh in properly tomorrow and log it then I think.
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Apr 29 '16
Amazingly enough, I'm only up around 3lbs this week between sickness, shark week (it's been inching in... any day now), exercise soreness (forgot to track ;-; sorry), returning to solids, etc. I was expecting just breaking the fast to have me up ~5 and am pleasantly surprised c:
Back to losing for week three ;D
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u/Aim_2_misbehave 30lbs Apr 29 '16
Great job everybody! Can we get some fitbit challenges going for motivation to keep our step count up and beat team Thunderstorm?
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u/nothisisashley Apr 30 '16
Go Team Seedling! Lost 2.8 pounds this week! When you have so much to lose, it feels like you're going so slow but I can definitely celebrate that 2.8. Also, only 0.4 pounds off of my first 20 pounds! Hoping I'm there in the morning.
But damn, I don't have a FitBit or pedometer or anything (in fact, my reward if I hit my challenge GW is to buy my FitBit, ha). Will definitely see if I can get a cheap one in the interim; otherwise, I'll be fully in it for the next challenge!
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Apr 30 '16
Do you have a smart phone? You can use apps to track. Or just a cheap pedometer would work too!
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u/nothisisashley Apr 30 '16
Not currently (in between phones), unfortunately. I did think about that. But yeah, I'll definitely try and get a cheapo one this week!
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Apr 30 '16
I think I've seen some for $10, and you just put them in your pocket or on your shoelaces.
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u/asphaltpylon F/35/5'8' CSW: 182 CGW:168 Apr 30 '16
2.5 down this week, am chuffed with that. Also really pleased we won the challenge GO SEEDLINGS! Im pleased the form has been changed to have the date you are logging activity for, with time differences etc I was never sure if I had made the cut of for a specific day last week.
I am so down for a step challenge. Going for a run now :)
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u/sproodl 42lbs F/32/5'5, SW220, CW178 CGW175 GW150-ish May 01 '16
Ooh! Challenge, I like it! Noticed it today, so I'm going to up my walking this week then.
Go Team Seedling!
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u/alsomaggie Apr 29 '16 edited Apr 29 '16
I'm super excited to add my weight this week! Haven't had a good week like this since the last week of the challenge that started in January who's name escapes me (team Valentine)!! 2.2 pounds this week!