DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - June 2020
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Oh sakes! I have learned a lot over the last week. I will try to keep this brief but I cannot tell the future. We'll see. Also, I realize there are a lot of people who already know this information but I needed to find it for myself.
I got stuck. I was/am so frustrated with my lack of progress over the last 6 months that I found myself sitting in my room ready to cry. This was last week. So I decided that I could sit there and cry but afterwards, I needed to pull myself together and work on a solution. I looked up Ted Talks on weight loss and found some interesting things but all of them said the same thing "calories in vs calories out". But that hasn't been working! Hence my frustration. I kept my calorie limit to 1200 and started including regular exercise. I gained weight (and no, it wasn't muscle). I literally got fatter. During my Ted Talk extravaganza, I ran across another Ted Talk that didn't necessarily have to do with weight, but with getting what you want. I watched it and I am not sure if I was angry or inspired or more frustrated. It did spark something, though. I did some research on the woman doing the talk, Mel Robbins. Her talk was labeled "How to stop screwing yourself over". She may piss me off (because sometimes the truth hurts) but I love her! I bought her book, Stop Saying you're Fine, and have been reading it over the last couple days. It has re-energized me to stop trying the same old thing because it's not working! It has given me perspective.
I turned my research to nutrition and diet. I found out that I wasn't eating enough. Seriously. I also found out that carbs (specifically simple carbs/sugars) are the bane of the body. To avoid this being an entire book, I will simply say that the end result of my research said to change how I was eating. I lowered my carb intake to 100 g/day and upped my fat intake to compensate. I upped my calorie allowance to 1400/day. Here is what happened:
1) Lost 2.5 lbs of water weight overnight. Apparently, heavy carbs can cause you to hold on to sodium which will make you bloat and retain water.
2) My leg and joint pain disappeared. I have had joint and leg pain and inflammation for over a decade. It just went away. I cannot explain how nice it feels
3) I slept better than I've slept in a long time. I got a full 8 hrs and didn't have to get up to pee every hour.
4) My energy levels have gone crazy. I have so much more energy than I usually do.
5) My cravings are pretty intense since I've only been doing this for a couple days BUT I'm not hungry. Not being hungry helps tremendously in controlling the cravings.
6) I'm actually finding it difficult to reach my calorie goal because I'm so full.
7) Also, and this seems like a weird thing to mention, but my hands and feet aren't cold. This is a new sensation for me. I am pretty sure it has something to do with the change in diet but I haven't figured that one out just yet.
I am NOT doing Keto. I refuse to go below 100g of carbs per day as the brain needs carbs to function. I am sticking with healthy carbs like veggies and some fruit. I do not need my brain to be foggy.
I've included links to the Ted Talk and the book, if you're interested.
Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over?language=en
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Saying-Youre-Fine-Getting/dp/0307716732
Most of the reason for me posting this was to remind myself, when I'm questioning why I'm doing this, of all the positives that come with healthy life changes. If it manages to help someone else as well, bonus!
Great post! I definitely do better when I don’t under eat. I am going to check out the links later today. Thanks for posting!1 -
And my weigh in. While not what I was hoping it would be at this point, I honestly feel like I've turned things around. Next week will be better!
Also, I think I skipped a week. Whoops! Sorry.
Username: Mellane30
Weighin Week: 06/08/2020
Weighin Day: Monday
Previous weight: 210.3
Current weight: 211
Good for you on turning things around. Next week will be great!1 -
Steps for Sunday, June 7th: 5,250
I wish I could be more upset that I barely passed half of the steps that I’m usually aiming for, but I had a beautiful day at the beach with my 16 year old niece. 😊 I kept my calories in check, though!
Glad you had a great day! Sometimes making memories are worth missing your steps for the day.2 -
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mari_moulin wrote: »Check-In: Monday, June 08
•Log all food: Yes ✅
•Under Calories: Yes ✅
•Exercise: Zumba Fitness ✅
•Water: 2.650L ✅
•Steps: 19,446 ✅
Yes!! Reached all my goals yesterday!! Good morning team! I am feeling so good right now. I’m sitting here catching up with you all, just had my breakfast (homemade English muffin with 1/4 of an avocado and 2 eggs topped with hot sauce) and sipping my coffee feeling very proud and happy. I’ve just gotten home from my first gym session since it was shut down for confinement. I was there at 6 am and was alone for almost an hour. It felt so good to do my run on the treadmill and to finally do some weight training. I have a feeling I’ll be very sore this week and I might have a gain due to muscle repair. I don’t care. I am so happy I’m finally back. I also did Zumba last night. It was an hour and a half that was cut a bit short cause we got rained on towards the end but it was amazing. I feel like I am finally back to where I’m confortable when it comes to workouts. Now to get my eating back on track. I will do my best to track it all and check in each night. I also need to drink all the water cause I haven’t been drinking enough these past couple of weeks.
June 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.
I am so proud of you for reaching your goals. I am glad you are back to the gym. Your breakfast sounds delicious!1 -
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Tuesday’s weigh ins
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Monday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 25 minute walk and lots of 5 minute walks
Water: ✅
Steps 6/8 11,846
Haven’t accomplished much yet today as I slept in. I need to make sure I am in bed before 10pm so I am up early. After I finish my coffee I am going to walk for at least 25 minutes. I am expecting a few deliveries today so I hope they don’t come in middle of my walk. I have a telephone doctors appointment at 11 and after that I have to catch up on housework. I should be able to go out of the apartment by Thursday or Friday. Can’t wait to walk in the fresh air.
We got some good news yesterday from our premier. On Friday, we are entering stage 2 of the reopening of our province. Two of the things included in this stage are the pools and hair salons. Don’t know which one I am more excited about. Hopefully, the pool that I go to will open up. It is owned by a private company. I guess I will find out this week.
Today’s goals
1. Walk 25 minutes minimum
2. Walk 5 minutes every hour until hubby gets home
3. Catch up on housework
4. Stay within calorie goal
5. Drink 8 cups of water
6. Be in bed by 10 pm1 -
I just want to thank you again for sharing this. I have just watched and it sure puts things into perspective. I will have a look at her books and look into buying some.lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Monday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 25 minute walk and lots of 5 minute walks
Water: ✅
Steps 6/8 11,846
Haven’t accomplished much yet today as I slept in. I need to make sure I am in bed before 10pm so I am up early. After I finish my coffee I am going to walk for at least 25 minutes. I am expecting a few deliveries today so I hope they don’t come in middle of my walk. I have a telephone doctors appointment at 11 and after that I have to catch up on housework. I should be able to go out of the apartment by Thursday or Friday. Can’t wait to walk in the fresh air.
We got some good news yesterday from our premier. On Friday, we are entering stage 2 of the reopening of our province. Two of the things included in this stage are the pools and hair salons. Don’t know which one I am more excited about. Hopefully, the pool that I go to will open up. It is owned by a private company. I guess I will find out this week.
Today’s goals
1. Walk 25 minutes minimum
2. Walk 5 minutes every hour until hubby gets home
3. Catch up on housework
4. Stay within calorie goal
5. Drink 8 cups of water
6. Be in bed by 10 pm
Fingers and toes crossed for that pool opening! Great job getting those walks in despite being stuck indoors.0 -
6/8 steps 81402
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Steps for Monday, June 8th: 10,1751
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Steps:
6/5 11,790
6/6 6,021
6/7 3,578
6/8 8,783
Tweaked my back on Friday-so have not done any jumping. I am hoping it will be good enough tomorrow to start again.
Happy Tuesday!2 -
6 june 12.239
7 june 10.538
8 june 10.834
9 june 18.021
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Steps:
- Sunday June 7: 14 289 (corrected)
- Monday June 8: 7 691
I'm back on track and have started playing with 16/8 Intermittent Fasting, it's a bit tricky to stay in the time limits - if I finish eating at 21:00 I need to wait until lunchtime the next day for my next meal, meaning I'm skipping breakfast which I'm not used to - but then again I have loads more to eat in a shorter time meaning I don't get hungry at all. I suppose it's just something I'll get used to fairly quickly, I also don't really want to do it every day so I'll do it tomorrow still and then again maybe on the weekend.
I'm also experimenting with staying in my macros - I adjusted (with the TDEE calculator recommendation) to go with 35% carbs, 35% fat and 30% protein, I noticed that in the past I'm always on 50% - 60% carbs so maybe this'll change up things a bit. I'm researching a lot as I don't want to eat meat every day, so experimenting with alternatives - today I had a spoon of peanut butter, so good!3 -
6/9 steps none recorded as I forgot to retrieve my fitbit from the charger. Smh1
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Happy Tuesday!!
Today was a great day, stayed under calories, resisted eating at Culvers, one of the only fast food places I like, and was productive at work.
Here is my weigh in this week
Week2
PW - 175.2
CW - 172.8
GW - 1452 -
Check-In: Tuesday, June 09
•Log all food: Yes ✅
•Under Calories: Yes ✅
•Exercise: GYM (💪🏻+ ❤️) ✅
•Water: 2.250 L ✅
•Steps: 12,133 ✅
Day 2 of getting myself back on track. I managed to get myself out of bed again to go to the gym. There were more people today than yesterday but not at all crowded. I pushed myself as much as I could but stayed reasonable as to not cause too much muscle damage. I’m beginning to feel the soreness which is unavoidable after having stopped completely for almost 3 months. I know I kept on with my runs but that’s got nothing on weight training. I’ve logged all my food and drank all my water and i am feeling very proud of my 2 WIN days. I hope I can keep this up and lose a good amount of weight before my surgery in September. 🤞🏻
June 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.2 -
6/8 steps 8140
Gotcha!Steps for Monday, June 8th: 10,175
Gotcha!888Angie888 wrote: »Steps:
6/5 11,790
6/6 6,021
6/7 3,578
6/8 8,783
Tweaked my back on Friday-so have not done any jumping. I am hoping it will be good enough tomorrow to start again.
Happy Tuesday!
Gotcha! Hope your back is feeling better today 🙏🏻Marigorringo wrote: »6 june 12.239
7 june 10.538
8 june 10.834
9 june 18.021
Gotcha!Steps:- Sunday June 7: 14 289 (corrected)
- Monday June 8: 7 691
I'm back on track and have started playing with 16/8 Intermittent Fasting, it's a bit tricky to stay in the time limits - if I finish eating at 21:00 I need to wait until lunchtime the next day for my next meal, meaning I'm skipping breakfast which I'm not used to - but then again I have loads more to eat in a shorter time meaning I don't get hungry at all. I suppose it's just something I'll get used to fairly quickly, I also don't really want to do it every day so I'll do it tomorrow still and then again maybe on the weekend.
I'm also experimenting with staying in my macros - I adjusted (with the TDEE calculator recommendation) to go with 35% carbs, 35% fat and 30% protein, I noticed that in the past I'm always on 50% - 60% carbs so maybe this'll change up things a bit. I'm researching a lot as I don't want to eat meat every day, so experimenting with alternatives - today I had a spoon of peanut butter, so good!
Gotcha! I like doing IF. It always gives me a good boost in my weight loss when I’m stuck for awhile. I never last too long on it tho.6/9 steps none recorded as I forgot to retrieve my fitbit from the charger. Smh
uhm .... Gotcha? Lol. No worries about missing one day. Only means you have to do extra all the other days 😉Happy Tuesday!!
Today was a great day, stayed under calories, resisted eating at Culvers, one of the only fast food places I like, and was productive at work.
Here is my weigh in this week
Week2
PW - 175.2
CW - 172.8
GW - 145
Great job resisting that horrid temptation! And all well worth it! Look at that amazing weight loss this week! Congratulations 🎉
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888Angie888 wrote: »Steps:
6/5 11,790
6/6 6,021
6/7 3,578
6/8 8,783
Tweaked my back on Friday-so have not done any jumping. I am hoping it will be good enough tomorrow to start again.
Happy Tuesday!
Oh no! Hope your back feels better soon.1 -
Steps:
- Sunday June 7: 14 289 (corrected)
- Monday June 8: 7 691
I'm back on track and have started playing with 16/8 Intermittent Fasting, it's a bit tricky to stay in the time limits - if I finish eating at 21:00 I need to wait until lunchtime the next day for my next meal, meaning I'm skipping breakfast which I'm not used to - but then again I have loads more to eat in a shorter time meaning I don't get hungry at all. I suppose it's just something I'll get used to fairly quickly, I also don't really want to do it every day so I'll do it tomorrow still and then again maybe on the weekend.
I'm also experimenting with staying in my macros - I adjusted (with the TDEE calculator recommendation) to go with 35% carbs, 35% fat and 30% protein, I noticed that in the past I'm always on 50% - 60% carbs so maybe this'll change up things a bit. I'm researching a lot as I don't want to eat meat every day, so experimenting with alternatives - today I had a spoon of peanut butter, so good!
That was hard for me in the beginning to skipping breakfast. I am used to it now. I usually don’t end up doing IF on the weekends. It’s good to hear you are back on track.1 -
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