DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - July 2020
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This may seem insensitive but after a bit of reading on Google I should have been a bit clearer on the prayer request. Actually a lesson learned is I should not have asked for prayer. Sometimes I forget we all do not believe the same. With that said do not offer any prayer. I will keep this less personal and more on weight loss.
There is nothing wrong with asking for a prayer or whatnot ... we are a team and we should be there for each other
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Weekly Check in:
PW: 163.9
CW: 162.7
GW: 140
I slacked on the fitness challenge and found I liked focusing my exercise on my gym routine, walking or getting outside for something else.1 -
Question of the Day:Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
Breakfast and Lunch are fairly routine during the week:
Breakfast is at 7:00 and Lunch b/t 12:00-12:30.
Dinner varies depending on work but I typically walk the dog and then do my exercise and then eat dinner b/t 7-8.2 -
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What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise 2
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Hi sorry I'm late 😟.
PW....220
Cw....219
Loss of 3lbs...go me 😁😁😁
Steps have increased slightly to 35415.
Took my food for work and drank lots of water.
This has been a much better week for me. I was under calories for 5 days and only just over for 2 days. This was due to having 2 grandsons stay lol. Honestly they force fed me a KFC.
This week I'm hoping for a similar week but with increased steps.
Well done everyone and have a great week ❤❤
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Marigorringo wrote: »Good morning family!
Or as we say in my family Egun on!
I just came from the dietist. Poor woman, she is having struggles with me.
She told me that in doing everything really good except for one thing: I NEED TO MANAGE TO EAT THE 1600 Calories
We have been brainstorming to see how can I manage to eat that many calories (in a healthy way of course) And we end up with the idea of eating 6 times a day instead of 5.
See, for breakfast I can eat a breakfast buffet and still have room for more, but the rest of the day I'm almost pushing food trough my mouth. I can drink and drink and drink but not eat.
So my big Huge challenge this week will be to eat EVERYTHING that is in my diet. EEEEEEEVEEERYYYTHIIIINNGG.
That's going to be a tricky one but I will manage 💪
I know one thing that helped me when I was trying to get into a routine of eating regularly was I actually scheduled the time of my meal and snacks. The night before I would plan out what I was going to eat so I knew I was eating enough. It is kind of strict at first but after awhile I was able to do this without being so rigid.
I planned everything. I even did a nice menu and everything but I dont follow it.0 -
Marigorringo wrote: »I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
I will do ho'oponopono for her
What is a ho'oponopono?
https://medium.com/@vanicetoassa/hooponopono-what-it-is-how-it-works-benefits-and-more-b3fe5f3031e50 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise
Dancing. I love dancing in all the varieties.0 -
Marigorringo wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise
Dancing. I love dancing in all the varieties.
That is awesome ..... as a kid I was in all kinds of dance classes ..at the time I didn't care for it but now I wish I would of stuck with it1 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »This may seem insensitive but after a bit of reading on Google I should have been a bit clearer on the prayer request. Actually a lesson learned is I should not have asked for prayer. Sometimes I forget we all do not believe the same. With that said do not offer any prayer. I will keep this less personal and more on weight loss.
There is nothing wrong with asking for a prayer or whatnot ... we are a team and we should be there for each other
That is the lesson I learned. As a Christian I should not have asked an open prayer request. It can open the door to huge unbelief. You even said it "or whatnot". The whatnot or prayers to different God's is what I do not want. I was mot wanting to get into this as it can cause trouble.
Please no prayers for my wife.1 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Good morning team! Linda and I have been brainstorming on how to get everyone more active and sharing ideas and we thought it would be fun to see if having an occasional “Question of the Day” would help get conversation going. So let’s give this a try and see how it goes 🤓
Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
I have 4 meals a day.
Breakfast before 9 am
Lunch between 12-1pm
Snack 4-5 pm
Dinner 7-8 pm and I try to not eat anything after 8.
I’ve tried many different things and this seems to work best for me. On Zumba nights I eat dinner at my snack time as I can’t eat right before a workout (sore tummy if I do) and it’s too late to eat when I’m done. Also when I’m doing IF I stay on the same schedule except I only have coffee at breakfast.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Sunday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 33 minute walk
Water: ❌
Steps 7/12 9,066
Self care: no yoga but I did give myself an extra 30 minutes reading my book
I am determined to get my 10,000 steps today. I am still having an issue with my leg today but I will persevere. I went outside for my walk today and got a nice dose of vitamin D.
Have a super day!
Today’s goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
2. 10,000 steps
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. Drink 8 cups of water
5. Bed by 10:30 pm
You can do it Linda! Get those steps in and then some!Cesse - age 72 - Check-In
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
295.4 lbs - weighin on 04/30 -- (-13.2 Total Loss to date)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 05/30 -- loss = 4.2 lbs for month of May (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)
293.2 lbs - weighin on 06/27 -- gain = 2.0 lbs for month of June (15.4 lb Total Loss To Date)
291.1 lbs - weighin on 07/04 -- loss = 2.1 lbs -- (17.5 lb total loss to date)
290.8 lbs - weighin on 07/11 -- loss = 0.3 lbs -- (17.8 lb total loss to date)
July Mini Goal -- 285 lbs - (need to lose 8.2 lbs or approx. 2 lb/week)
First Major Goal = Onederland
Goal Weight = 165 lbs
JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
STEP CHALLENGE ---06/28 - 300007/13 - 3000
06/29 - 3000
06/30 - 3000
07/01 - 3000
07/02 - 3000
07/03 - 3000
07/04 - 3000
SELF-CARE CHALLENGE ---06/28 - Did 20 min stretching routine07/13 - Create complete ToDo list; prioritize 2; set goals to accomplish
06/29 - Treat myself to fudgesicle on glider outside in shade
06/30 - Give myself a pedicure
07/01 - not a chance! LOL
07/02 - Do my Granddaughter's dishes (wash/dry/put away)
07/03 - 5-Minute Standing Flat-Belly Workout | Class FitSugar
07/04 - Work outside total of 30 min
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Collect all recyclable & put in bin; take bin to curb
Collect all trash (including from frig), put in bin, take bin to curb
Yardwork: water hanging plants, prune weeds/tree suckers from front of house
Create grocery order for delivery from Kroger
So, first day back at it! First day finally free of pain. Going to take it easy for next day or two; get back into doing stretches, walking, and tomorrow add back in yoga. I've lost track of all the things I need to get done so will create a master To-Do list today. There are a couple of items I really need to get started on so will set goals for those two items.
Not even going to try to catch up with all the posts I've missed. Will go back a page or two maybe.
Hope Y'all have a great day!! 🌞
Welcome back! I am so happy to see that you are geeking much better now. It sounds like you’ve got some great goals to ease you back into your routine. I think a to do list is a great idea. I need to do this myself! Looking forward to seeing your updates again ❤️888Angie888 wrote: »Steps-
7/10 17,970
7/11 13,419
7/12 6,399
Happy Monday!
Got your steps in! Wow it’s hard to catch il to you. How do you get so many steps in daily? Happy Monday to you too!Weekly Check in:
PW: 163.9
CW: 162.7
GW: 140
I slacked on the fitness challenge and found I liked focusing my exercise on my gym routine, walking or getting outside for something else.
No worries about the fitness challenge. I also struggle adding in to my already heavy workout routine. I love what I do so if I manage to add a little extra great if not I do t stress about it.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise
I love running. I never thought I would be able to and I would always watch my friends run 5k’s and 10k’s and I remember being a little envious that they could do it and I couldn’t. I run now at least 4 times a week and at least one of those is a 5k.
I also love my Zumba classes. So much fun and I sweat a lot and burn so many calories each session.
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I love running. I never thought I would be able to and I would always watch my friends run 5k’s and 10k’s and I remember being a little envious that they could do it and I couldn’t. I run now at least 4 times a week and at least one of those is a 5k.
I also love my Zumba classes. So much fun and I sweat a lot and burn so many calories each session.
Great job
I use to love running when I was younger... but I ended up getting tendonitis in both knees UGHH
I have Zumba dvd's but have never use them .... with this darn foot of mine I am kinda limited so I do what I can
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »This may seem insensitive but after a bit of reading on Google I should have been a bit clearer on the prayer request. Actually a lesson learned is I should not have asked for prayer. Sometimes I forget we all do not believe the same. With that said do not offer any prayer. I will keep this less personal and more on weight loss.
There is nothing wrong with asking for a prayer or whatnot ... we are a team and we should be there for each other
That is the lesson I learned. As a Christian I should not have asked an open prayer request. It can open the door to huge unbelief. You even said it "or whatnot". The whatnot or prayers to different God's is what I do not want. I was mot wanting to get into this as it can cause trouble.
Please no prayers for my wife.
I do understand what you are saying ...but like I said we should be there for each other .... I am here to support/encourage or just to talk0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise
My favourites are walking and swimming. Swimming is not an option right now due to COVID-19 but I am going to learn to like lifting weights again. Gyms are opening on Friday and I am going to get a membership.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite exercise ? It doesn't just have to be 1 ....Mine are walking my dogs (which I haven't done in awhile due to fracturing my foot and having foot surgery) Love swimming and doing aerobics (which I have had to stop since twisting/spraining my ankle last week ) so now I swim almost everyday in my pool ....and I use my "total gym" 3 days a week .....Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's favorite exercise
My favourites are walking and swimming. Swimming is not an option right now due to COVID-19 but I am going to learn to like lifting weights again. Gyms are opening on Friday and I am going to get a membership.
Awesome Linda... You are more brave than me .... I have never stepped into a gym .... I love working out at home though and I home school my daughter so it works out for me 1 -
We are thrilled to announce that @Megan_smartiepants1970 and @Marigorringo are our new team motivators. Myself and Mari look forward to working with them to support and motivate the team.4 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
We are thrilled to announce that @Megan_smartiepants1970 and @Marigorringo are our new team motivators. Myself and Mari look forward to working with them to support and motivate the team.
Thanks Linda and Mari I am so happy you thought of me to be a team motivator ... I am excited to support and motivate our team 2 -
Question of the Day: Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
no. usually stay within about an hour or so -- breakfast usually between 7 and 7:30. Lunch anywhere from 12:30 to 2. supper is between 6 pm and 8pm.
Mostly depends on what I'm doing, if I'll be going out, how active I've been.2 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »@lindamtuck2018 ..... I have always loved water ...but drinking tea, coffee ...counts as water too ..... I love adding berries, lemon or lime to my water .... I bought a 24oz cup with a straw .... I fill it will ice ...add lemon or lime juice and fill that baby up 4-6 times a day .... I drink approx. 120 oz of water ...Hoping to see you get your water on
I never count my tea or coffee. I drink it black. I usually have 2 or 3 coffees a day. I mostly have tea on the weekends when hubby gets the from Tim Hortons. I am going to start giving myself credit for them.1 -
Weekly Check in:
PW: 163.9
CW: 162.7
GW: 140
I slacked on the fitness challenge and found I liked focusing my exercise on my gym routine, walking or getting outside for something else.
Awesome weight loss this week! Sounds like you are doing lots of fitness related activities. I didn’t get a lot of rounds done myself.0 -
Thank you! My normal default is to fall back socially a little bit when I'm not doing the best, but I will try to remember that we're all going through our ups and downs here.mari_moulin wrote: »Got your steps in. I am so happy to see you back here and hope you can continue checking in with us daily. Let us help you get through these hard times. I know we aren’t there physically to help but we are here to listen and encourage you from afar.
Thanks so much! I think this one will be better than concentrating on a number on a scale. Sometimes you can't control what happens with the scale, but I can definitely control getting my steps in. You're both very right that logging in more often will motivate me more and keep me accountable. I have to be more conscious of it.lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I am glad you are starting to get back to yourself. It’s seems like these bets motivate you so good luck with this one. I agree with Mari about checking in and using the group as a tool to help you.
Steps for 7/11: 5,200
Steps for 7/12: 9,2922 -
Hi Team
So sorry I haven't been on to update, the app on my phone will not even let me in, keeps crashing and I don't have consistent wifi for my laptop right now due to our entire house being torn apart so I have only been trying once a week.
Weigh in Day Friday
PW - 230.6
CW - 231.7 (as of last Friday)
Steps
7/1 - 12,792
7/5 - 7,073
7/6 - 8,345
7/7 - 9,971
7/8 - 25,030
7/9 - 16,938
7/10 - 8,598
7/11 - 14,239
7/12 - 8,780
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Thank you! My normal default is to fall back socially a little bit when I'm not doing the best, but I will try to remember that we're all going through our ups and downs here.mari_moulin wrote: »Got your steps in. I am so happy to see you back here and hope you can continue checking in with us daily. Let us help you get through these hard times. I know we aren’t there physically to help but we are here to listen and encourage you from afar.
Thanks so much! I think this one will be better than concentrating on a number on a scale. Sometimes you can't control what happens with the scale, but I can definitely control getting my steps in. You're both very right that logging in more often will motivate me more and keep me accountable. I have to be more conscious of it.lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I am glad you are starting to get back to yourself. It’s seems like these bets motivate you so good luck with this one. I agree with Mari about checking in and using the group as a tool to help you.
Steps for 7/11: 5,200
Steps for 7/12: 9,292
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destiny_sierra wrote: »Hi Team
So sorry I haven't been on to update, the app on my phone will not even let me in, keeps crashing and I don't have consistent wifi for my laptop right now due to our entire house being torn apart so I have only been trying once a week.
Weigh in Day Friday
PW - 230.6
CW - 231.7 (as of last Friday)
Steps
7/1 - 12,792
7/5 - 7,073
7/6 - 8,345
7/7 - 9,971
7/8 - 25,030
7/9 - 16,938
7/10 - 8,598
7/11 - 14,239
7/12 - 8,780
Sorry you are having a rough time logging on ....awesome steps ...well done 0 -
Favorite exercise:
I love walking- with the dog at a leisurely pace, higher intensity a few times a week
SUP- meditative, stress reducer, connection to nature
Gym- lifting heavy things, get the heart rate up, achieving goals of getting stronger
Hiking- exploring trails1 -
OMG! I just realized that I posted the wrong weight to my check in this week. Here's the correction:
PW: 163.9
CW: 163.7
I guess it was a hopeful typo in the previous entry!2 -
Favorite exercise:
I love walking- with the dog at a leisurely pace, higher intensity a few times a week
SUP- meditative, stress reducer, connection to nature
Gym- lifting heavy things, get the heart rate up, achieving goals of getting stronger
Hiking- exploring trails
Awesome ...those all sound amazing 0 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.59%
2nd Weight No More 0.45%
3rd Shrinking Assets 0.08%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Mission Slimpossibles 26.6 Lbs
2nd Weight No More 22.1 Lbs
3rd Shrinking Assets 3.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @GretchenReine 3.09 %
2nd @ProfDawnLee 2.72%
3rd @Emmajhare 2.64%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @GretchenReine 9.2 Lbs
2nd @ProfDawnLee 4.0 Lbs
3rd @Emmajhare 3.9 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@iamworthy14
@KristieJC
@UCGRocks
@DesertColibri
@Piqueaboo
@KelGen02
@Cornanda
@Alexsandramorff
@Megan_smartiepants1970
How did I miss this ?? I just realized I am on this list LOL and I came in 1st for our team...WoW... who would of THUNKED LOL
Congrats to everyone else ....Great job everyone
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