SHRINKING ASSETS TEAM CHAT - AUGUST 2019
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@lindamtuck2018 did you try on the dress?0
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MAJOR NSV!!!!!
I just looked at my Fitbit heart rate monitor.
My resting heart rate has dropped 17 beats per minute from its all time highest.
My range has improved from Poor- Fair to Fair- Average. Hoping Average-Good is around the corner.
I am astonished at the heart rate drop!!!!3 -
I HAVE POSTED DAY 3 OF THE
"DID YOU KNOW" SERIES
9 Ways to Lose Weight That Have Nothing to Do With Diet or Exercise
PLEASE POP OVER AND TAKE A PEAK
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10759016/week-2-mods-challenge-did-you-know#latest0 -
@lindamtuck2018 did you try on the dress?
Not yet but I think I will on the weekend.1 -
I have not been successful in meeting goals for the past week...
Steps:
8/9 20,119
8/10 8,257 (forgot the Fitbit on the charger and didn't get credit for most of the day😐)
8/11 5,190
8/12 10,9843 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »No doing so great on my targets. Not managed any strength training this week. thrown a curveball last night and took a 9 hour round trip taking my son to Uni so exercise plan and meal plan for Thursday / Friday out. How are you dong @171lake ?
Not the best last week, but keeping goals in week 2 as well. I had too many outside activities last week.
1. Lose 4 lbs in August (3.5 lbs to go)
2. Drink 72 oz a day (5 of 7 days)
3. Exercise 60 minutes a day (3 of 7 days)
4. Add strength training/body weight exercises (new goal is 3 barre classes a week)
5. Limit drinking to less than 5 a week (10 last week, because of music festival)3 -
The last month or so has been a lot easier to make sure I am eating right and drinking right at work..however, effective tomorrow I will be training instead of just assisting with training until the 22nd then again in September
This will be the biggest challenge for me since I set my mind to doing better for my health.
I drink less (can't be running to the restroom while trying to train) and don't have time to snack when I am training. It is typically harder for me to log daily (I forget as I don't enter it as I eat or drink).
My goals for the next 7 working days:
Drink drink drink....Refill my bottles at least twice a day
Still have my snack
Make time to sit and eat lunch instead of eating it on the run
No fast food!
De-stress nightly3 -
Week 1 Step Challenge ResultsWe walked a total of 685,022 stepsTop Steppers@ngk2000 107,912 steps@kilobykilo 104,212 steps@boehle 88,979 steps2
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Great day today. I got three 17- 20 minute walks in today. I didn’t get to the pool again. I have to go the next 3 days as I am getting my hair done Saturday and I am not putting my head in the water. Stayed within my calories, so no binges. I have decided Sunday that I will go over my calories a bit. We are celebrating my sons and granddaughters birthdays. We are having 2 cakes and a bbq. I am going to try and get 2 longer walks in that day to give me some extra exercise calories.
Yesterday’s steps: 10,374
@LovebyDraug69 love those goals! Maybe you you could have a small notebook to jot down what you eat at work and enter it in your diary when you get home.
@171lake glad you are going to continue with your goals with some updates. Barre classes sound interesting.
@ngk2000 set some new goals and keep working towards them
@Beka3695 that is awesome! Heart health is so important.3 -
New day, same story. I bought a multi-pack of 4 bounty bars and ate a multi-pack of 4 bounty bars. I barely stopped for breath between each one.
Anyway I have changed my step counter as my last one was been ridiculously generous and giving me steps whilst I was sat in a chair. My new one has a start/stop function so I will only use it when I am actually exercise walking and not around the office or house.August target 300,000, More cycling so less days for steps this month.13/08 - 12,517 (5.44); Cycle 6.46
Jun '19 total 411,642 ~ average 13,721
Jul '19 total 405,320 ~ average 13,075; Cycle 31.69 miles
01/08 - 12,286 (5.43); Cycle 4.54
02/08 - 18,160 (8.89); Cycle 0.00
03/08 - 21,100 (10.32); Cycle 9.46
04/08 - 8,812 (4.16); Cycle 14.53
05/08 - 16,983 (8.31); Cycle 0.00
06/08 - 13,612 (6.65); Cycle 16.21
07/08 - 17,801 (8.71); Cycle 11.85
08/08 - 4,594 (2.25); Cycle 6.33
09/08 - 8,063 (3.57); Cycle 8.49
10/08 - 15,290 (6.76); Cycle 17.55
11/08 - 14,222 (6.28); Cycle 5.48
12/08 - 15,757 (6.96); Cycle 1.28
Aug TD total - 178,897
Aug average - 13,7611 -
Weigh in Wednesday
PW: 160.8
CW: 158.8
Pretty damn proud of this....I haven't been under 160 in over a year, maybe two; so now my total weight loss is 7.2 lbs starting from this January when I was 166....9 -
Iamworthy14
Mondays
159.43 -
PW 139.8
CW 139.4
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Steps 8/13 9,9731
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Steps:
8/13
5,166
Steps were low due to all day meeting for work and traveling back and forth1 -
UGH! I have the munchies today! Still hungry after a snack AND lunch.
I have been eating a quite a deficit for several days. I think a bulkier dinner might be in order tonight.2 -
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE SORRY FOR THE LATENESS OF THIS...... STILL TRYING TO USE TO WINDOWS 10HERE IS THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF
"DID YOU KNOW"
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10759016/week-2-mods-challenge-did-you-know#latest0 -
Overdue weigh ins:
@CA_Underdog
@ShowKitten
Wednesday’s weigh ins:
@JenHorsmon
@Mouse816
Due tomorrow:
@LovebyDraug69
@ngk2000
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Busy day today. Lots of walking and I went swimming. I had my granddaughters most of the day and overnight so we moved a lot. I can’t go into the pool for 4 days as I have an ear infection. I popped by the doctors because I have been dizzy and my ear started paining. He wants me to start wear ear plugs in the pool to prevent another infection. This is my 2nd in 3 months. Last night I really had the urge to binge. I made myself a sandwich and did not continue eating. Had to edit this to add, when I closed my diary tonight my what you would weigh in 5 weeks was under 200 pounds for the first time. I know this is not accurate but it did make me happy.
Yesterday’s steps: 11,321
@TheMrWobbly those bounty bars are so good. Maybe you could just buy 1 bar at a time.
@LaurieWrobo awesome loss and you should be proud!
@iamworthy14 congrats on the loss!
@171lake congrats on the loss!5 -
August target 300,000, More cycling so less days for steps this month.14/08 - 5,314 (2.31); Cycle 15.37 Just counting exercise steps now
Jun '19 total 411,642 ~ average 13,721
Jul '19 total 405,320 ~ average 13,075; Cycle 31.69 miles
01/08 - 12,286 (5.43); Cycle 4.54
02/08 - 18,160 (8.89); Cycle 0.00
03/08 - 21,100 (10.32); Cycle 9.46
04/08 - 8,812 (4.16); Cycle 14.53
05/08 - 16,983 (8.31); Cycle 0.00
06/08 - 13,612 (6.65); Cycle 16.21
07/08 - 17,801 (8.71); Cycle 11.85
08/08 - 4,594 (2.25); Cycle 6.33
09/08 - 8,063 (3.57); Cycle 8.49
10/08 - 15,290 (6.76); Cycle 17.55
11/08 - 14,222 (6.28); Cycle 5.48
12/08 - 15,757 (6.96); Cycle 1.28
13/08 - 12,517 (5.44); Cycle 6.46
Aug TD total - 184,211
Aug average - 13,1581 -
Good Morningggggggggggg
I am nervous but kinda excited to weigh in tomorrow.
I have been pretty on point with my food and really logging it all.
I woke up in the middle of the night and really wanted some sugar but I refrained.6 -
Good morning everyone
LovebyDraug
PW: 236.2
CW: 234.4
Have a fabulous day2 -
Thursday Weigh Day
PW: 254.0
CW: 253.6
Happy with this as the last week has been hectic as heck and I wasn't successful at meeting my goals for steps, workouts, calories...
I have a long weekend trip coming up then things should settle back to normal next week. Hopefully. 🙂
Congrats to everyone on their success!3 -
Steps 8/14 10,987
Looks kind of like a countdown!3 -
@TheMrWobbly, I totally understand the Bounty Bar situation. Several weeks ago, I bought 8 packs (16 half-pint tubs) of Chilly Cow ice cream. I had intended to stretch them out over a 3 week period, but NO, I ate them all in 6-7 days. This is such a learning process for me. Most people are either 'moderators' or 'abstainers'. Some people eat everything in moderation, however, other people must abstain from 'trigger' foods. Moderators feel stifled if told to eliminate certain foods from their diets. Abstainers feel uncomfortable with certain foods in their presence. We are what we are and I have learned that I am an abstainer. So for now, I abstain from certain foods. Will I need to do that forever? I don't know. But I am prepared to do so if that is the case. Today, I bought 1 pack of Chilly Cow ice cream for my grocery shopping treat. And I won't be at all surprised if I eat both 1/2 pint tubs today. Actually, I will plan that into my food diary and enjoy them both immensely!3
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I looked for the excellent post I read recently about moderators versus abstainers, but cannot locate it. I did find this older definition:
* Moderators: find that occasional indulgence heightens their pleasure (while strengthening their resolve), and they get panicky at the thought of “never” getting or doing something.
*Abstainers: have trouble stopping something once they’ve started, but aren’t tempted by things that they’ve decided are off-limits (or are tempted less).3 -
Steps
8/14
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Thanks @pjshawley I'll try and find more myself. I generally pass on things I know I will just eat, I think I knew I was going to eat them all - just decided I was going to. I was low on sleep, who knows - just a poor choice.1
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I looked for the excellent post I read recently about moderators versus abstainers, but cannot locate it. I did find this older definition:
* Moderators: find that occasional indulgence heightens their pleasure (while strengthening their resolve), and they get panicky at the thought of “never” getting or doing something.
*Abstainers: have trouble stopping something once they’ve started, but aren’t tempted by things that they’ve decided are off-limits (or are tempted less).
This is an excellent explanation I hadn’t heard before but resonates with me. I’m an abstainer too - it is easier for me to draw a hard line putting something out of bounds than for me to have it in my house as a sometimes food, as I will overindulge.
I have done well these past 7 months having put everything “bad” out of bounds for most of it. Around my daughter’s birthday there were a few exceptions for cake, and a few times I’ve make healthier versions of peanut butter cups (70% dark chocolate, coconut oil, pure peanut butter, ground flax, sunflower seeds, almond) which i was doing a pretty good of moderating on, but it reintroduced chocolate to my household and when I was too busy to make the peanut butter cups I started having one or two pieces of chocolate... at first moderation was working after such a long break, but slowly it started to increase to 4 pieces, 6 pieces, 8 pieces... so now I’ve switched to Sweet William and another brand of sugar free chocolate which has fewer carbs so it does less damage, but i am not good at stopping at one serving size (2-3pieces)... the fall back into old patterns!2
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