DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - MAY 2020
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metonymicalinsanity wrote: »I think I strained my hamstring just now on a walk. Maybe it was the 30 seconds I jogged 😒
I probably won’t be able to make my 3 miles a day goal this week unless it’s feeling better in a few days. I’ll have to adjust my routine to eat a little less and/or add some other workout to compensate.
Rest it and don’t push it. I had to cut my walk short due to my leg pain. We have to listen to our bodies.1 -
Steps 5/15: 22,0203
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Happy Saturday!!
Today’s goals
Walk 4.4 Miles
Under Calories
No midnight snacks3 -
Yeah I know I should. It’s annoying because it’s not a bad injury. Honestly it may just be a cramp. But not being used to walking for exercise it does hurt more than it probably should. Also annoying because I was on a roll! So yeah I’ll take the win on weight loss and keep doing my planks and we’ll see how this silly hammy feels in a few days. I could also do some weight lifting to invigorate the old arms, although that won’t make a big dent in burning calories. 🤷♂️lindamtuck2018 wrote: »metonymicalinsanity wrote: »I think I strained my hamstring just now on a walk. Maybe it was the 30 seconds I jogged 😒
I probably won’t be able to make my 3 miles a day goal this week unless it’s feeling better in a few days. I’ll have to adjust my routine to eat a little less and/or add some other workout to compensate.
Rest it and don’t push it. I had to cut my walk short due to my leg pain. We have to listen to our bodies.
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Steps today 308074
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Starting weight....210.1
1st weigh in .....209.6
2nd weigh in.....210.74 -
May 16. 7692 steps.3
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Check-In: Saturday, May 16th
•Log all food: Nope ❌
•Calories: Nope ❌
•Exercise: 5K run ✔️
•Water: 2L ✔️
•Steps: 13,173✔️
Good Sunday team! Woke up to see a huge spike on the scale this morning. That’s water retention for you. I had very high sodium foods and very late at night. I’m hoping that I see this back down by tomorrow morning.
No workout for today as I’m feeling physically and mentally tired today. I will go out for a little walk with a friend later today. Wishing you all a blessed day.
May goals:
•Log all food. The good the bad and the ugly!
•Stay on or under my allowed calorie goal.
•Do at least 30 minute workout each day.
•Drink at least 2L water each day.
•Reach at least 10,000 steps each day.3 -
19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 252
C. W. 257
To be honest I'm just about done with this. I've tried so many food calculators to find my deficit. I am always hungry.
Steps for 5/16 is 16561 I think.3 -
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19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 252
C. W. 257
To be honest I'm just about done with this. I've tried so many food calculators to find my deficit. I am always hungry.
Steps for 5/16 is 16561 I think.
Don’t give up! We’ll help you find something that works. Have you tried any sort of dense but low calorie options? Like oatmeal (with sugar and cinnamon for me—can’t stand bland food) or a big salad with a protein on top (and dressing, because as far as I’m concerned lettuce can go eat itself if it doesn’t have something tasty on top— see previous comment about bland food). Anyway I’m sure the team has other ideas about how to fill up so you’re not hungry, all while staying under calorie goals.
Personal update (along the same lines actually), I was under calories yesterday according to MFP, but up 1.2 lbs this morning on the scale. I’m planning to eat light today since my hamstring is still a little tight so I won’t be doing much exercise.1 -
PW 183.8
CW 183.8
Really this is weird. I went up to 187 this week and then today came out at my last weigh in weight. Oh well. I guess a loss is a loss. I'm sorry 😞 I didn't lose anything this week from last week. I'll try to keep it down this week. Too much salt I think.3 -
19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 252
C. W. 257
To be honest I'm just about done with this. I've tried so many food calculators to find my deficit. I am always hungry.
Steps for 5/16 is 16561 I think.
Have you spread your calories out evenly over the day? I had to go back to my old way of eating this last week. I am spreading my calories over 3 meals and 2 snacks. This way I am eating fairly regularly and don’t feel the hunger as much. Try keeping some low calorie snacks like cut up veggies for when you get real hungry.1 -
michelleywardell wrote: »PW 183.8
CW 183.8
Really this is weird. I went up to 187 this week and then today came out at my last weigh in weight. Oh well. I guess a loss is a loss. I'm sorry 😞 I didn't lose anything this week from last week. I'll try to keep it down this week. Too much salt I think.
Don’t be sorry. Weight loss has many up and downs. Salt can cause a big jump in weight.2 -
Saturday’s check in
Calories: over 🤦♀️
Exercise: 21 minute walk
Water: not enough
Steps 5/16 9,448
I ended up getting into bread again and it put me over for the day. I let myself get into boredom eating. Very dangerous.
My leg bothered me after grocery shopping yesterday so I wasn’t able to get a long walk in. I was out already this morning and I had a decent walk. Not going to do very much today except clean the apartment.
Today’s goals
1. Walk 5km (done)
2. Clean apartment
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. Drink 8 cups of water
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LW: 201.8 (was two days late weighing in)
CW. 201.2
Been sick for three weeks, moving house and now back to my regularly scheduled workout routine!2 -
Friday May 15 and Saturday May 16 Check in
Friday Steps: 11,608
Saturday Steps: 7803
Calories: Under Friday, Over Saturday
Water: no both days
Exercise: Friday was OK
I didn't get as many steps in as planned yesterday, it was a nice day here so we ended up going to the cemetery to plant flowers and then I planted the flowers we had left at home. I think I spent a little too much time kneeling yesterday as my back is killing me today!
Sunday's Goals
- Stretch out my back
- Drink 2L of Water
- Eat lower sodium foods2 -
Steps:
- Friday, May 15: 14 012
- Saturday, May 16: 20 958
- Sunday, May 17: 10 866 (for now, will update final result tomorrow)
Weigh-in:
Username: Piqueaboo
Weigh-in week: 3
Weigh-in day: Sunday
May Start Weight: 195.6
Previous weight: 193.4
Current weight: 198
May Loss: +2.4lbs
Total Loss to date: -51lbs
What can I say - it was my first week "out" after our deconfinement has begun, in terms of calorie counting I've not been great but I tried to watch what I ate. My big downfall is alcohol - Friday night we were drinking until 4 am so Saturday I ate way too much, and Friday was carb-heavy so I'm sure most of the damage is water weight, but it still doesn't negate the fact that I'm undoing all the good work I'm putting in. I did do my workouts - 6 times this week (3x Kayla Itsines calisthenics + hiit & 3x c25k) and I walked way more, but numbers are numbers and I'm at the same weight as April 10th. I'm a bit disappointed in myself but I won't beat myself up because I know what the problem is and I worked out consistently. I'll try to do better next week.2 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Waistaways 0.53%
2nd Downsizers 0.40%
3rd Trimstones 0.22%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Waistaways 26.8 lbs
2nd Downsizers 21.4 lbs
3rd Trimstones 11.5 lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @unevano 3.84%
2nd @SMcFall0215 2.56%
3rd @metonymicalinsanity 2.31%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @unevano 9.0 lbs
2nd @metonymicalinsanity 7.2 lbs
3rd @SMcFall0215 4.3 lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
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@michelleywardell
@Jen_967
@angmarie28
@charlottemilton
@1theresamcvean
@deniners2
@machchic
@TheMrWobbly
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metonymicalinsanity wrote: »19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 252
C. W. 257
To be honest I'm just about done with this. I've tried so many food calculators to find my deficit. I am always hungry.
Steps for 5/16 is 16561 I think.
Don’t give up! We’ll help you find something that works. Have you tried any sort of dense but low calorie options? Like oatmeal (with sugar and cinnamon for me—can’t stand bland food) or a big salad with a protein on top (and dressing, because as far as I’m concerned lettuce can go eat itself if it doesn’t have something tasty on top— see previous comment about bland food). Anyway I’m sure the team has other ideas about how to fill up so you’re not hungry, all while staying under calorie goals.
Personal update (along the same lines actually), I was under calories yesterday according to MFP, but up 1.2 lbs this morning on the scale. I’m planning to eat light today since my hamstring is still a little tight so I won’t be doing much exercise.
Thank you for the encouragement. I've not heard the phrasing "dense low calorie" options. However oatmeal will never be an option. I know I could eat it in a survival situation but it's not appealing to look at.
I've tried eating low carb which works for a few days but then it starts feeling like it goes through me and no sense of fullness. Going vegetarian I can make it a couple days and then food boredom strikes. I've searched for help and a few years ago I even paid for help. All of the help had me at a sedintary lifestyle and eating 2100 calories a day just for maintenance. The uniqueness is I did it and the exercise I was told to do weights and all. I gained and gained fast. When I would ask about it I was told to keep following the program it will work. I did until I had to buy bigger clothes. I slowly dropped my calories and I think 1700-1800 is where I should be but it's difficult to eat to be satiated and not snack. It seems the only time I actually lost weight was when I did exercise all the time. So it's a battle do I exercise all the time to lose weight and keep it off or spend time with family? Plenty of people have said to me just to include them. That's easier said than done. I sympathize a little with the cast of my 600lb. life having to eat 800 calories only. I've a friend that has lost a large amount of weight. He's told me he drinks MCT oil when needs to curb his appetite. I cannot do that or comprehend how my friend can. Well it seems I've rattled on long enough. I hope I was not too negative.1 -
charlottemilton
Sunday
PW 236
CW 236
I have been eating poorly this last week, even to the point of multiple milkshakes from DQ along with lunches. Had to be on the road and I am a sucker for DQ chocolate chip shakes and can't get one locally. Weight staying the same shows I wasn't very careful. The way I feel also shows I wasn't eating carefully.
Non weight wins are that I am noticing my nails are growing for the first time ever. My mother said I was born chewing on my nails. I just haven't been biting them. Actually had to trim them because I don't know how to cope with nails that aren't bitten to the quick--that was what made me realize i hadn't been biting them. Guess the medication for my stomach, and my dietary improvements are making a difference. Yeah for 6 servings of veggies a day (at least most of the time.)
Also got my liver test results back and it is as good as can be hoped for. NAFLD which was already diagnosed but without scarring so it should be reversible if I can continue to lose weight. 70 lbs more and we will do some more testing to see where I am. That is more than twice what I have lost already. Hopefully, I'll make it.3 -
May 17. 7721 steps.3
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Steps:
- Friday, May 15: 14 012
- Saturday, May 16: 20 958
- Sunday, May 17: 10 866 (for now, will update final result tomorrow)
Weigh-in:
Username: Piqueaboo
Weigh-in week: 3
Weigh-in day: Sunday
May Start Weight: 195.6
Previous weight: 193.4
Current weight: 198
May Loss: +2.4lbs
Total Loss to date: -51lbs
What can I say - it was my first week "out" after our deconfinement has begun, in terms of calorie counting I've not been great but I tried to watch what I ate. My big downfall is alcohol - Friday night we were drinking until 4 am so Saturday I ate way too much, and Friday was carb-heavy so I'm sure most of the damage is water weight, but it still doesn't negate the fact that I'm undoing all the good work I'm putting in. I did do my workouts - 6 times this week (3x Kayla Itsines calisthenics + hiit & 3x c25k) and I walked way more, but numbers are numbers and I'm at the same weight as April 10th. I'm a bit disappointed in myself but I won't beat myself up because I know what the problem is and I worked out consistently. I'll try to do better next week.
Updated steps:
Sunday, May 17: 11 193
Also good news, dropped the water weight overnight
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5/17 steps 20262
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chassp8pooh wrote: »LW: 201.8 (was two days late weighing in)
CW. 201.2
Been sick for three weeks, moving house and now back to my regularly scheduled workout routine!
Congrats on the loss! I hope you are feeling better!0 -
destiny_sierra wrote: »Friday May 15 and Saturday May 16 Check in
Friday Steps: 11,608
Saturday Steps: 7803
Calories: Under Friday, Over Saturday
Water: no both days
Exercise: Friday was OK
I didn't get as many steps in as planned yesterday, it was a nice day here so we ended up going to the cemetery to plant flowers and then I planted the flowers we had left at home. I think I spent a little too much time kneeling yesterday as my back is killing me today!
Sunday's Goals
- Stretch out my back
- Drink 2L of Water
- Eat lower sodium foods
Take care of your back! I hope the stretching helped.1 -
Steps:
- Friday, May 15: 14 012
- Saturday, May 16: 20 958
- Sunday, May 17: 10 866 (for now, will update final result tomorrow)
Weigh-in:
Username: Piqueaboo
Weigh-in week: 3
Weigh-in day: Sunday
May Start Weight: 195.6
Previous weight: 193.4
Current weight: 198
May Loss: +2.4lbs
Total Loss to date: -51lbs
What can I say - it was my first week "out" after our deconfinement has begun, in terms of calorie counting I've not been great but I tried to watch what I ate. My big downfall is alcohol - Friday night we were drinking until 4 am so Saturday I ate way too much, and Friday was carb-heavy so I'm sure most of the damage is water weight, but it still doesn't negate the fact that I'm undoing all the good work I'm putting in. I did do my workouts - 6 times this week (3x Kayla Itsines calisthenics + hiit & 3x c25k) and I walked way more, but numbers are numbers and I'm at the same weight as April 10th. I'm a bit disappointed in myself but I won't beat myself up because I know what the problem is and I worked out consistently. I'll try to do better next week.
Your loss to date is an amazing accomplishment! I am sure you have it figured out for next week.2 -
charlottemilton wrote: »charlottemilton
Sunday
PW 236
CW 236
I have been eating poorly this last week, even to the point of multiple milkshakes from DQ along with lunches. Had to be on the road and I am a sucker for DQ chocolate chip shakes and can't get one locally. Weight staying the same shows I wasn't very careful. The way I feel also shows I wasn't eating carefully.
Non weight wins are that I am noticing my nails are growing for the first time ever. My mother said I was born chewing on my nails. I just haven't been biting them. Actually had to trim them because I don't know how to cope with nails that aren't bitten to the quick--that was what made me realize i hadn't been biting them. Guess the medication for my stomach, and my dietary improvements are making a difference. Yeah for 6 servings of veggies a day (at least most of the time.)
Also got my liver test results back and it is as good as can be hoped for. NAFLD which was already diagnosed but without scarring so it should be reversible if I can continue to lose weight. 70 lbs more and we will do some more testing to see where I am. That is more than twice what I have lost already. Hopefully, I'll make it.
When it comes to DQ I love blizzards. I love when they have cookie dough ones but I try to only go a couple of times in the summer. Can’t blame you for getting one while you could.1 -
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