DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - July 2020
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Wednesday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 45 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps 7/1 12,303
I am nervous about weigh in tomorrow. Today I am up a pound. I know it is probably from the French fries or the sun burn. Sun burns can cause water retention but mine is only bad in spots.
Couldn’t do my 45 minutes when I got up. I had to keep stopping to yawn. So I only did 15 and I will do another later this morning. Sometimes coffee is the most important thing in the morning! 😂
Have an awesome day all!
Today’s goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Drink 8 cups of water
4. 10,000 steps
5. Bed by 10:30 pm2 -
michelleywardell wrote: »Hey all! I'm sorry I've been so quiet. I fell at work a few days ago and I couldn't wear my glasses. Very hard to read without them. I will be going back to work Friday. I'm very sore my face is very bruised and it looks like I was in a fight. Big black eye. I can put my glasses on today. Yah!
Aunt Flow came to visit this week too. I'm miserable.
OUCH!!! So sorry you were hurt. Glad you're on the mend. Hugs!! 🤗1 -
HELLO! Don't give up on me yet! I'm still here
I got very caught up in using my fitbit app that I forgot to post here as well. Sorry.
username: mellane30
Weight in day: Monday
Weigh in week: June 29
previous weight: Don't remember - 212 I think
Current weight: 211
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Steps 7/1: 18,0022
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Weigh Day Thursday
PW: 251.4
CW: 248.02 -
HELLO! Don't give up on me yet! I'm still here I got very caught up in using my fitbit app that I forgot to post here as well. Sorry.
username: mellane30
Weight in day: Monday
Weigh in week: June 29
previous weight: Don't remember - 212 I think
Current weight: 211
Not going to give up on you! Glad to see you here. Well done on the loss!1 -
888Angie888 wrote: »Weigh Day Thursday
PW: 251.4
CW: 248.0
Super loss! Amazing!1 -
Check-In: Wednesday, July 01
•Log all food: Yes ✅
•Under Calories: No ❌
•Exercise: No ❌
•Water: 1.5 L ❌
•Steps: 7,401 ✅
•Self-Care: it wasn’t easy for me to unplug but I did do my best. I did however choose to rest today as I think my body really needed it. I slept in and also had a nap in the afternoon. I even went to bed early and had another sleep in today. ✅
I never got to do that walk yesterday. I decided to make it a rest day and just give myself a break. I have been feeling so tired and low in energy so I needed it. I’ve yet to do anything today but I have planned to go to the gym this evening. I dit. Really like going in the evenings but i need to get it done. Wish me luck in getting there.
July 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 -
Marigorringo wrote: »Tuesday 30 11.537 steps
Wednesday 1 24.135 steps
Gotcha!lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@19shmoo69 steps for today are 15,259. He couldn’t get in to the app.
Got him in!destiny_sierra wrote: »Check in Tuesday June 30
Steps - 13,006
My weight will be up on Friday and I know it because I am intentionally dehydrating myself, not to the point of being ill but so I don't need to use the bathroom as often as we currently don't have one in our house. We have to be home all day for the contractors and both our full and half bath are out of commission so I am stuck driving to find a public restroom during the day until at least Friday. Very little water + sodium = water retention but I know it will pass.
Got your steps in. I hope your bathroom problems get sorted out quickly. What a nightmare to have to drive some here just to use one.Cesse - age 72 - Check-In
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
295.4 lbs - weighin on 4/30 -- (-13.2 Total Loss to date)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 5/30 -- loss = 4.2 lbs for month of May (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)
293.2 lbs - weighin on 6/27 -- gain = 2.0 lbs for month of June (15.4 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 - 3000
06/29 - 3000
06/30 - 3000
07/01 - 3000
07/02 - 3000
SELF-CARE CHALLENGE ---
06/28 - Did 20 min stretching routine
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)
Tasks for Today ---
Do dishes; clean kitchen
Vacuum and Mop kitchen floor
Sweep and Mop bathroom floor
Do 15 min of yardwork
Have a great day Y'All 🌞
Good luck with all of today’s goals. You are doing fantastic!
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Wednesday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 45 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps 7/1 12,303
I am nervous about weigh in tomorrow. Today I am up a pound. I know it is probably from the French fries or the sun burn. Sun burns can cause water retention but mine is only bad in spots.
Couldn’t do my 45 minutes when I got up. I had to keep stopping to yawn. So I only did 15 and I will do another later this morning. Sometimes coffee is the most important thing in the morning! 😂
Have an awesome day all!
Today’s goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Drink 8 cups of water
4. 10,000 steps
5. Bed by 10:30 pm
Maybe lots of water could help. Either way you know what’s happening to your body so if you come in with a gain you know it’s only due to water and not actual weight gain.HELLO! Don't give up on me yet! I'm still here I got very caught up in using my fitbit app that I forgot to post here as well. Sorry.
username: mellane30
Weight in day: Monday
Weigh in week: June 29
previous weight: Don't remember - 212 I think
Current weight: 211
Give up on you!? Never!! We are always here for you. I’m happy you checked in with us and well done on your loss this week.888Angie888 wrote: »Steps 7/1: 18,002
Gotcha!888Angie888 wrote: »Weigh Day Thursday
PW: 251.4
CW: 248.0
Awesome loss! Keep it up you are doing fantastic!
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JULY SELF CARE CHALLENGE
It’s day 5 of our Self Care challenge! Do a random act of kindness for someone!
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Good Morning/Afternoon All.........I hope you have a wonderful day 1
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Hi everyone, sorry I'm overdue. As you can see by my weigh-in this past week hasn't been one of my best. I've been struggling with consistency in what I'm eating and my exercise. I'm not really sure about the reason for my complete tanking mentally and physically, but I'm trying to get myself out of this funk.
Username: missgyst
Weigh-in Day: Wednesday
Weigh-in week: 4
Starting Weight: 229.0
Previous weight: 210.1
Current weight: 212.4
Catching up with my steps from about a week ago...
6/25: 2,187
6/26: 3,487
6/27: 11,897
6/28: 10,529
6/29: 8,967
6/30: 7,948
7/01: 4,4662 -
Check-in Thursday, 02.07.2020
•Food:
Woke up earlier this morning but was a bit shaking because of the low calorie intake yesterday I guess. So I ate before my water this morning. #veryfruity
2 nectarines, 2 peaches, a banana & 2 small (9 g each) peanut butter cup treats
4 rice + seed crackers with homemade guacamole
2 small store bought wraps with homemade veg filling (baby potatoes, zucchini, kidney-beans, sweet corn, tomatoes)
1 peach
•Water: 2 Liter water
•Exercise: 5,75 km / 3.5 mile walk duration 0:58:02 #5kaday (not uphill today)
•Highlights: Went for my walk even though the weather still has been horrible. 🌧💪🏻💦
Was pretty upset finding that my expensive hydrangeas in the garden have lots of little black and red creepy crawly things crawling around on them. 😭 have had them for 3 years now and I re-potted them last year for a lot a money (new huge, huge pots and special blue hydrangeas soil). I hope I can save them.
That upset me so much I was going back and forth really wanting more peanut butter cup treats and chocolate but I reminded myself that it’s weigh-day tomorrow and resisted. 🙈
•Notes: Planning on starting work at 6:30 am tomorrow. 💪🏻 Wakey wakey hopefully I can get my *kitten* out of bed. 😅🙈
Starting weight: 192.9 lb / 87,5 kg 28.06.2020
Have a nice evening everybody. Nighty night for me over here in Germany soon. x0 -
username: dymphnadaniels
CW: 329.8
Weigh-in Day: Monday
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Sorry I haven't really been around much, well hardly at all. I am in the process of appealing for financial aid, getting my individualized degree setup, filling out paperwork for a new apartment program, prepping to move, and still trying to get some kind of progress on work done at home! I also had a MRI today on my left wrist. In about two weeks I will hear from my doctor as to if nothing can be done or need to come in and decide what kind of surgery to do to repair it! End of June to this month is literally heating up for me stopping outdoor workouts as heat indexes climb, even at six am it's too warm and muggy! I also need to adjust my sleeping pattern to match the new pattern that I will need to have in about 45 days!2
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Just checking in ....I just got back from my DR's appt. Things went fantastic ..... He was happy with my progress and my experiments I was doing on my own .... I took myself off Victoza and cut Metformin down to 1/2 a pill twice a day.. he said he had no problems taking me off all meds if I reach 199 ....I am a happy camper 3
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dymphnadaniels wrote: »Sorry I haven't really been around much, well hardly at all. I am in the process of appealing for financial aid, getting my individualized degree setup, filling out paperwork for a new apartment program, prepping to move, and still trying to get some kind of progress on work done at home! I also had a MRI today on my left wrist. In about two weeks I will hear from my doctor as to if nothing can be done or need to come in and decide what kind of surgery to do to repair it! End of June to this month is literally heating up for me stopping outdoor workouts as heat indexes climb, even at six am it's too warm and muggy! I also need to adjust my sleeping pattern to match the new pattern that I will need to have in about 45 days!
Sounds like you'll be having a very busy month! Good luck with MRI results.1 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just checking in ....I just got back from my DR's appt. Things went fantastic ..... He was happy with my progress and my experiments I was doing on my own .... I took myself off Victoza and cut Metformin down to 1/2 a pill twice a day.. he said he had no problems taking me off all meds if I reach 199 ....I am a happy camper
Yea!! That is good news! Congrats1 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Check-In: Wednesday, July 01
•Log all food: Yes ✅
•Under Calories: No ❌
•Exercise: No ❌
•Water: 1.5 L ❌
•Steps: 7,401 ✅
•Self-Care: it wasn’t easy for me to unplug but I did do my best. I did however choose to rest today as I think my body really needed it. I slept in and also had a nap in the afternoon. I even went to bed early and had another sleep in today. ✅
I never got to do that walk yesterday. I decided to make it a rest day and just give myself a break. I have been feeling so tired and low in energy so I needed it. I’ve yet to do anything today but I have planned to go to the gym this evening. I dit. Really like going in the evenings but i need to get it done. Wish me luck in getting there.
July 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 hope you start getting more energy. Fingers crossed 🤞 that you made it to the gym!0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just checking in ....I just got back from my DR's appt. Things went fantastic ..... He was happy with my progress and my experiments I was doing on my own .... I took myself off Victoza and cut Metformin down to 1/2 a pill twice a day.. he said he had no problems taking me off all meds if I reach 199 ....I am a happy camper
Yea!! That is good news! Congrats
Thank you so much 1 -
Hi everyone, sorry I'm overdue. As you can see by my weigh-in this past week hasn't been one of my best. I've been struggling with consistency in what I'm eating and my exercise. I'm not really sure about the reason for my complete tanking mentally and physically, but I'm trying to get myself out of this funk.
Username: missgyst
Weigh-in Day: Wednesday
Weigh-in week: 4
Starting Weight: 229.0
Previous weight: 210.1
Current weight: 212.4
Catching up with my steps from about a week ago...
6/25: 2,187
6/26: 3,487
6/27: 11,897
6/28: 10,529
6/29: 8,967
6/30: 7,948
7/01: 4,466
Ups and downs are part of this journey. Try and look back at what your weeks are like when you are doing good. Maybe set 1 goal to accomplish over the next few days. Then after a few days add another goal. You got this!2 -
stephipeanut wrote: »Check-in Thursday, 02.07.2020
•Food:
Woke up earlier this morning but was a bit shaking because of the low calorie intake yesterday I guess. So I ate before my water this morning. #veryfruity
2 nectarines, 2 peaches, a banana & 2 small (9 g each) peanut butter cup treats
4 rice + seed crackers with homemade guacamole
2 small store bought wraps with homemade veg filling (baby potatoes, zucchini, kidney-beans, sweet corn, tomatoes)
1 peach
•Water: 2 Liter water
•Exercise: 5,75 km / 3.5 mile walk duration 0:58:02 #5kaday (not uphill today)
•Highlights: Went for my walk even though the weather still has been horrible. 🌧💪🏻💦
Was pretty upset finding that my expensive hydrangeas in the garden have lots of little black and red creepy crawly things crawling around on them. 😭 have had them for 3 years now and I re-potted them last year for a lot a money (new huge, huge pots and special blue hydrangeas soil). I hope I can save them.
That upset me so much I was going back and forth really wanting more peanut butter cup treats and chocolate but I reminded myself that it’s weigh-day tomorrow and resisted. 🙈
•Notes: Planning on starting work at 6:30 am tomorrow. 💪🏻 Wakey wakey hopefully I can get my *kitten* out of bed. 😅🙈
Starting weight: 192.9 lb / 87,5 kg 28.06.2020
Have a nice evening everybody. Nighty night for me over here in Germany soon. x
Hope your Hydrangeas survive. Great job on resisting the chocolate treats.0 -
dymphnadaniels wrote: »Sorry I haven't really been around much, well hardly at all. I am in the process of appealing for financial aid, getting my individualized degree setup, filling out paperwork for a new apartment program, prepping to move, and still trying to get some kind of progress on work done at home! I also had a MRI today on my left wrist. In about two weeks I will hear from my doctor as to if nothing can be done or need to come in and decide what kind of surgery to do to repair it! End of June to this month is literally heating up for me stopping outdoor workouts as heat indexes climb, even at six am it's too warm and muggy! I also need to adjust my sleeping pattern to match the new pattern that I will need to have in about 45 days!
Sounds like you are crazy busy. I hope things work out with your wrist. The weather is crazy for going outside. I have taken my walks indoors for the most part due to the heat.0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just checking in ....I just got back from my DR's appt. Things went fantastic ..... He was happy with my progress and my experiments I was doing on my own .... I took myself off Victoza and cut Metformin down to 1/2 a pill twice a day.. he said he had no problems taking me off all meds if I reach 199 ....I am a happy camper
That is awesome news. Losing weight is so good for our health!0 -
7/2 steps 18190
I was thinking, is the jump rope motivation still an option?
How about a workout/ calisthenics challenge? Nothing too difficult mainly to encourage all of us to move at our own pace. It could help to see how everybody else is doing along side "you".
Just a thought.2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just checking in ....I just got back from my DR's appt. Things went fantastic ..... He was happy with my progress and my experiments I was doing on my own .... I took myself off Victoza and cut Metformin down to 1/2 a pill twice a day.. he said he had no problems taking me off all meds if I reach 199 ....I am a happy camper
That is awesome news. Losing weight is so good for our health!
Thanks Linda 1 -
Tuesday 30 11.537 steps
Wednesday 1 24.135 steps
Thursday 2 16.288 step1 -
Yesterday I went to the doctor and next Monday I need to go to the specialist. Much probably quite soon I would need to sleep one night in the hospital to check how I sleep. (Which I already know is real bad) 🤣🤣
And much much probably they will give me a CPAP to sleep.
The last time I used a CPAP was in June 2010. Back then I lost plenty of kilos and my quality of sleeping improved a lot.
The doctor told me yesterday that with the way I'm sleeping right now is impossible to lose weight.
And I hear his words but in the back of my mind I'm still thinking: I'm eating healthy, doing my sport! Why am I still in this weight?
It's stupid how my brain works sometimes.
I really hope they do everything quite soon and I start to see the real results of my effort.1 -
7/2 steps 18190
I was thinking, is the jump rope motivation still an option?
How about a workout/ calisthenics challenge? Nothing too difficult mainly to encourage all of us to move at our own pace. It could help to see how everybody else is doing along side "you".
Just a thought.
We can do a movement challenge. Josh was running the jump rope challenge but he hasn’t be around lately. I will talk to Mari and get something started for next week.0
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