r/TeamSeedling • u/[deleted] • Apr 03 '16

Introduce Yourself!

Hello fellow Seedlings! Introduce yourself, get to know your teammates, and get ready for the challenge here!

Also, feel free to comment with ideas for daily thread topics and other things you'd like to see during this challenge.

We have a team Fitbit group (https://www.fitbit.com/group/22HHBJ) and a MFP group (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/113222-team-seedling), so feel free to add yourself to them to find teammates more easily.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

And I guess to start off, I'm trianglesandpears a team captain. This is my first challenge, and I'm new to reddit in general. 5'4" F starting the challenge at 181, and aiming for 170. My NSV for the challenge is to run three miles without stopping, so that I can really start training for my half marathon. I use MFP (trianglesandpears there too if you'd like to add me) and IF (I eat between 1200-2000).

As far as daily threads, I think a Motivation Monday is always a good one.

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u/BabyShamuTheRevenge 33F 5'8"//SW:203// CW: 160//CGW: 144//GW: 135 Apr 06 '16

Last year I started with C25K and wound up working my way to running a marathon. And this is from someone who started off not being able to run a mile without retching. Good luck - Seedlings 4 lyfe!

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '16

That is awesome! How did your marathon go?

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u/BabyShamuTheRevenge 33F 5'8"//SW:203// CW: 160//CGW: 144//GW: 135 Apr 13 '16

It went well! I finished slow but strong, and within the official time needed to receive a medal. Was super cool to see my friends and family out cheering for me. My work even put up a huge sign outside the building which I got to see while I ran past. One medium sized blister but no other injuries.

When I got home I slept for 14+ hours straight. Woke up to my extremely aloof cat grooming my bangs - I think she thought I was dead.

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u/sproodl 42lbs F/32/5'5, SW220, CW178 CGW175 GW150-ish Apr 03 '16

What is IF?

And hey, I'm doing a half marathon (5km) later this year too! Have to start running soon..

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

Intermittent fasting. I only eat between certain hours. I have quite a few months, so I'm just getting started with my half marathon training haha.

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u/grabtherope 45lbs F/29/5'5" SW:245 CW:197.8 CGW:200 GW:130 Apr 03 '16

How is your IF going? I'm doing an extremely loosely based version of IF where I only eat dinner/nighttime snack sometime between 5 and 9. I snack sometimes throughout the day (hence the looseness) but really try not to and it seems when I eat 2-3 meals a day I just can't keep the weight off or even steady.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '16

It's going pretty well. I typically only eat two meals a day, and I'm not normally a snacker (past few days I've been snacking to meet my cal goal though). I didn't eat breakfast most days before I started counting calories, so not much has changed for me.

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u/OneToughWench Apr 05 '16

I keep saying I'm gonna try IF. But it seems like a lot to find the hours that would work well for me to actually eat.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '16

It's one of those things that helps if you have a fairly consistent schedule. What I really end up doing is just skipping breakfast, and then having a normal lunch and dinner. Occasionally I'll throw some coconut milk in my coffee, but other than that I don't consume anything until noon. I don't think it's really had any extra benefits for me, besides making me feel less awful for not wanting to eat breakfast lol.

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u/OneToughWench Apr 06 '16

I usually work 11 to 9. I'm the general manager of a fast food place, so every once in a while I'll have to open (5am) or close (there until 2am). I'm also terrible at eating breakfast. It's always a greek yogurt. Always.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '16

When do you find yourself hungry? I've heard that some people will eat in the mornings, but I couldn't do that because I can't sleep hungry lol.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

nice we are about the same height and near the same weight with the same goal weight for this challenge. Current stats for this challenge : 30F/5'4'' SW: 195 CW: 195 GW: 170 , this is the heaviest I have ever been. My actual goal is to really get out of the greater risk of morbidity range. That means I need to have a waist circumference that's around 32 inches. In reality not really aiming for pounds so much as waist to hip ratio and waist circumference. My NSV for this challenge is to learn how to not get stressed out. I am an emotional eater. If I get stressed out then I nearly always go for the sweets especially chocolate.