bjc1971

I have the fitbit flex. I got it when I began the 6 month supervised diet. I started out barely able to get 2,000 steps a day !! Actually I was shocked to see how much I wasn't moving each day! My fitbit motivates me daily now and I just love it.... Would not want to be without it.
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Stats for the Week of June 13th
Well done for another week! We had quite a few new additions to the challenge and dropped about 6 non-responders. Sorry for the delay in posting – I was holding out for some missing values
We have 112 People Participating 12 participants who I carried over the previous week's weight (which may skew the results a bit) A big shout out to @@cbrr and @Bellcurves who both were on vacation and still lost weight! We are collectively down 347.3 pounds (157.5.20 kgs) - That is 180.0 lbs from last week! To date, as a group we lost 1.49% of our overall weight and 0.78% from last week The highest percentages of weight lost from last week to this week that really kicked their weight loss goal’s butt are: @@krae_98 6.53% @@Shanni1269 4.63% @@BCs 1000 with 3.91% The highest percentages of weight lost overall that should be commended are: @Sleeve it to Beaver with 7.86% @leag78 with 5.96% @@dede0314 with 4.51%
A few people are VERY close to their 6 Week Goal and we should see some announcements for that next week – so stay tuned! (Extra motivation waves are being sent to @@BCs 1000, @@krae_98 and @@Yoga-lady as they go for the weight loss gold and blow their goals out of the water!) Keep up the good work everyone! We are 1,482.2 pounds away from our collective goal!
Have a great and healthy week!
@goplay94123

I'm going out of town for a week so would like weight n early.... 198. Ty!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I am the only one who is surprised when i see old pictures of myself. Everyone else knew how fat I was except me. But I know my family loved me just as much then as they do now. And I have no doubt your family feels the same. Yes, our obese past can be embarrassing, but it's all a part of who we are. Make those photos a part of your motivation and pride in how far you've come!

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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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You said "I can't seek help bc I work with the people you go to when you're feeling like I am."? So you work in mental health? Surely if you work in mental health you have the empathy and understanding to know that someone seeking mental health help in 2016 is not different than someone seeking medical help in diagnosing a pain or physical symptom that won't go away and is impacting their life?
Right? You're in mental health....you gotta appreciate that some people legitimately need help at crisis points in their lives? Kind of like some people legitimately need stitches or a cast after a physical fall. Your fall was emotional, big deal. It's fine. And it sounds like you had a long domino trail of pain and issues that finally tipped over.
And....sounds like your friends are not doing you any favors if they can't be real with you and supportive if you're not all drinking. That's not friendship, that's group anesthesia and you deserve a hell of a lot more.
I am not a religious person at all but this is a story I think of often about accepting help:
There was a flood coming, and the TV news sent out broadcasts saying if you lived on the east side of town, you should consider evacuating. An old man with a strong, lifelong faith in powers outside himself was watching the news and said "Nah, I'll be fine, I can stand a little Water, and if it gets bad I know that my God will save me. I trust in God!"
Hours later the Water filled the streets several inches deep, and his neighbor drove over to his house asking him to please evacuate with them. There was room in the car, and the neighbor was worried, and begged the neighbor to accept their help and leave the area, just in case. The old man said, "I've lived here 40 years, I have seen flood warnings and nothing has ever happened...plus, I know God will save me if need be." The neighbor sadly drove away.
Flood waters rose to waist deep. More and more were safely floating down the street in kayaks and rowboats, moving themselves to safety. The old man watched them go by, and refused their offers of a space in one of the rowboats. "I can swim in water this deep, and if need be, my God will save me."
Within an hour the waters were churning and violent, and reached the level of of the gutters along the roofline. The old man struggled to his roof and sat there quietly, watching the scene around him. No more people were floating by in rowboats or kayaks, offering help. But suddenly above in the sky appeared a helicopter, which dropped a line attached to a large basket. The helicopter pilot said they had space on the helicopter to save him, all he needed to do was climb in the basket and they would pull him up and fly to safety. The old man called out, "Do you know exactly where you will take me, do you know the exact route, how long it will take, if the ride will be easy and comfortable?" The helicopter pilot replied he did not know the exact path, but he was a trained professional who devoted his life to saving people in crisis, and if there was a way to safety, he would do all he could to get the old man to safety. The old man shook his head and waved him off. "I can sit here high on my roof just fine, and if things get serious, I know my God will save me!" The helicopter flew away.
Suddenly a huge rush of water barreled down and carried the old man to a panicked, painful death by drowning. Within moments the old man's spirit was at the Pearly Gates, and he stormed over to St. Peter angrily and yelled, "All my life I trust in God, trust that he will keep me safe, and THIS happens??!! God didn't save me, he forgot me in my moment of need!"
St. Peter spun around furiously and replied, "In your MOMENT of need? You had HOURS of need! And throughout those hours, we sent news broadcast warnings, we sent your neighbor in a car, we sent rowboats and kayaks, we even sent a darn helicopter!!! We sent it all, all YOU had to do was accept the help and climb in."
Story done.....so where are you now? In front of your TV, on the porch, on the roof?
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I am 7 weeks out now...My body is fighting back so badly... its such a stubborn thing just like its owner. Hehe ☺
I have had annoying weight loss so far... i stall a week... drop a little suddenly... maintain for a week then drop again .. etc etc... sooooooooo annoying.
But hey... at least its going down... not up... i think i need to escalate my exercise now.
I don't mind the slower weightloss in a way... at least this way my skin has some time to recover... hence less loose skin

Stats for the Week of June 6th!
We are off to a roaring start! We had quite a few new additions to the challenge and dropped a few non-responders.
We have 111 People Participating 12 participants who I carried over the previous week's weight (which may skew the results a bit) We are collectively down 163.6 pounds (74.20 kgs) - or an entire person - @ ! As a group we lost 0.70% of our overall weight A HEARTY Congratulations to our Onderlanders who crossed the threshold this past weigh in: @@bjc1971 @@MayMarie @@newmeme @@songsmith The highest percentages of weight lost that should be commended are: @@sarahb309 with 6.13% @@Sleeve it to Beaver with 5.46% @@leag78 with 3.62% Next week I will start adding Highest % Overall Keep up the good work everyone! We are 1,324.3 pounds away from our collective goal!
Have a great and healthy week!
**goplay94123

I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I tried to climb clingmans dome last year and I stopped before halfway ideas embarrassed and dispointed I can't Wait to try again
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My sister lives in Chattanooga and two years ago she did the hike in for the lodge that is at the top of a mountain with a girlfriend (I can't remember the name). This past year she did it with her husband and kids.
I want to be able to the hike someday.

Nay, Woman. Anyone else would have sung, "My Eyes Adore You."
Not to hijack this topic, I'll send you a list in a private message. @@Daisee68, I'm guessing your "like" means you'd also like the list, so I'll send it to you, too. Anyone else interested, just let me know.
You are magnificent. You got me weepy with joy for you.
@@Valentina -- Planning a 'Rosie Ruiz' to cheat the zipline? You of all people! I am shocked and incredulous.

I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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I personally know how hard that climb is! I thought I would die on that trek. That was several years ago at close to 300 pounds wearing stupid shoes. Congratulations!!!!
JustWatchMe

I went hiking!! I went to the Smoky Mountains and climbed Clingmans Dome. That may not sound like a lot .... But 5 years ago I tried this hike and I could not do it.... I didn't even make it 1/10th of the way up the trail before I had to stop and give up. I remember leaving disappointed. Well this year I did it!!! Made the climb... Saw the dome for the first time..... I felt like crying tears of joy!!
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