Downsizers - September 2020 Team Chat
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Friday’s check in
Calories: over
Exercise: 15 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps:
DBF: 2
I need to focus on my goals. My sleep has been messed up so I need to regulate that again.
Today’s goals
1. No binge eating
2. Minimum 20 minute walk
3. Bed by 10:30 pm
No Step count Linda ?
4,570! Lack of sleep is has fried my brain. I am giving in and having a nap. 💤
Thanks for adding your steps .... I hope you can get some sleep...enjoy your nap
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »Sept 18, 2020
Scorpiogirl70
Weigh in Day is Monday
Goal: 2000 steps -- 3604 steps today
Can you please give me your steps starting on 9/13 to 9/18 I am missing a day ...thanks
Nevermind .... I lost a day I was thinking it was a different day ...silly me LOL0 -
Hi hi
My steps are here:
17 11.057 steps
18 5.024 steps
And my weight 132.2 kg = 291,4 lbs2 -
Username: Draby2011
Weigh-In Day: Saturday
Starting Weight: 278 pounds
Previous Weight: 236. 4 pounds
Current Weight: 233.6 pounds
This Week's Loss: 2.8 pounds
Loss to Date: 44.4 pounds
Steps for 9/18: 6,248
Steps for 9/19: 6,500
Yesterday I worked all day so nothing really exciting or eventful happened there. Today, I slept in a little bit which may have messed me up because I woke up feeling so grumpy and upset at the world for no apparent reason. I cancelled plans with my mom because I didn't feel like going and almost cancelled my appointment with my personal trainer but forced myself to go and I am soooooo glad that I did! We had a very intense leg day with weighted glute bridges, leg presses (I did 4 sets of 250#), lots of lunges, goblet squats, step-ups, and leg extensions. I felt both empowered and a lot like jello lol. I did get a lot of cleaning done here at home as well so that was good. My next goal is to find a boxing class as I think it would be fun and beneficial.3 -
I’m a bit over calories today but it was worth it. An old friend came to visit and we had a lovey dinner. All healthy except the margarita which pushed me over my calories. I’m not even going to step on the scale tomorrow.0
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just a friendly reminder ... I need the following steps from these people ... Please update as soon as you can
@AmyG1982 I need 9/12-9/15
@Colleen1018 I am not sure if you are still in the challenge if you are please update
@cesse47 I need 9/13-9/15
@fictionreader91 I am also not sure if you are still in the step challenge if so please update
@onward1 I am also unsure if you are still in the step challenge if so please update
@Piqueaboo I need 9/14-9/15
@Marigorringo I need 9/12-9/15
@Tazaria87 I need 9/14-9/15
@888Angie888 I need 9/15
@jenmurphy3 I need 9/15
Thanks for your cooperation
14.09: 7 004
15.09: 6 414
16.09: 8 036
17.09: 2 237
18.09: (fitbit not synching)
19.09: (fitbit not synching)
20.09: it's still 10am so I'll have those for you tomorrow (plus the unsynched hopefully) 😊
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Username: piqueaboo
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 201lbs
CW (Current Weight): 199lbs
LTD (Loss to Date): 49lbs
What a week - emotionally surely one of the most turbulent ones I've had. Here's to a better next one (minus restaurants every other day!!)
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just a friendly reminder ... I need the following steps from these people ... Please update as soon as you can
@AmyG1982 I need 9/12-9/15
@Colleen1018 I am not sure if you are still in the challenge if you are please update
@cesse47 I need 9/13-9/15
@fictionreader91 I am also not sure if you are still in the step challenge if so please update
@onward1 I am also unsure if you are still in the step challenge if so please update
@Piqueaboo I need 9/14-9/15
@Marigorringo I need 9/12-9/15
@Tazaria87 I need 9/14-9/15
@888Angie888 I need 9/15
@jenmurphy3 I need 9/15
Thanks for your cooperation
14.09: 7 004
15.09: 6 414
16.09: 8 036
17.09: 2 237
18.09: (fitbit not synching)
19.09: (fitbit not synching)
20.09: it's still 10am so I'll have those for you tomorrow (plus the unsynched hopefully) 😊
Got the missing ones!
17.09: 3 327 (made a typo above)
18.09: 3 610
19.09: 13 754
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FormerlyFit48 wrote: »Formerlyfit48
Last weight 222.2
Current 222
Great loss!User: cesse47
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
Previous weight: 293.2
Current weight: 295.8
STEPS -- 3000 each day this past week
Guess my week away caught up with me this week. Still in the game ... not quitting!!
Love your determination! Are you still setting your goals for the week?Steps for Friday= 7,791
I met all my other goals. The scale today was flat which is fine with me. I find the scale tends to creep up over the weekend and then starts to come down by Tuesday.
Has anyone seen the movie, ‘The Social Dilemma’? It’s everything you already know but it was pretty powerful to watch with my teen and tween. After watching it my husband and I decided to give up social media (Facebook and Instagram). We deleted our accounts yesterday and it free really freeing. I’m not giving up MFP though. This site is a necessity!
I always go up weekends as I tend to have higher sodium foods. I haven’t seen it yet but I will put it on my watch list for next weekend.0 -
Marigorringo wrote: »Hi hi
My steps are here:
17 11.057 steps
18 5.024 steps
And my weight 132.2 kg = 291,4 lbs
Awesome loss! Are you sleeping better with the cpap?Username: Draby2011
Weigh-In Day: Saturday
Starting Weight: 278 pounds
Previous Weight: 236. 4 pounds
Current Weight: 233.6 pounds
This Week's Loss: 2.8 pounds
Loss to Date: 44.4 pounds
Steps for 9/18: 6,248
Steps for 9/19: 6,500
Yesterday I worked all day so nothing really exciting or eventful happened there. Today, I slept in a little bit which may have messed me up because I woke up feeling so grumpy and upset at the world for no apparent reason. I cancelled plans with my mom because I didn't feel like going and almost cancelled my appointment with my personal trainer but forced myself to go and I am soooooo glad that I did! We had a very intense leg day with weighted glute bridges, leg presses (I did 4 sets of 250#), lots of lunges, goblet squats, step-ups, and leg extensions. I felt both empowered and a lot like jello lol. I did get a lot of cleaning done here at home as well so that was good. My next goal is to find a boxing class as I think it would be fun and beneficial.
Nice loss! You are fast approaching the 50 pounds lost! You are a beast in the gym. It is funny how both not enough or too much sleep can affect us.I’m a bit over calories today but it was worth it. An old friend came to visit and we had a lovey dinner. All healthy except the margarita which pushed me over my calories. I’m not even going to step on the scale tomorrow.
That margarita was well worth it I am sure.Username: piqueaboo
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 201lbs
CW (Current Weight): 199lbs
LTD (Loss to Date): 49lbs
What a week - emotionally surely one of the most turbulent ones I've had. Here's to a better next one (minus restaurants every other day!!)
Congrats on reaching onderland! 🥳🥳.
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Saturday’s check in
Calories: over
Exercise: 24 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps: 8,129
DBF: 0
I was really silly and fell last night. My youngest granddaughter likes to sleep on a mattress in our room. I forgot she was there and tripped. It wouldn’t have been so bad but I hit the dresser on the way down. My shoulder is bothering me more than usual and I am a tad sore. 🤷♀️
I set some weekly goals that I will meet. I am in that spiral that happens when I lose my motivation and start gaining weight back. I refuse to let this happen but I know I have to take baby steps to get back into the rhythm.
Goals for week
1. Walk at least 30 minutes 5x/week
2. Stay within calorie goal
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »Sept 18, 2020
Scorpiogirl70
Weigh in Day is Monday
Goal: 2000 steps -- 3604 steps today
Can you please give me your steps starting on 9/13 to 9/18 I am missing a day ...thanks
Sept 13- 2158
Sept 14- 7076
Sept 15- 5266
Sept 16- 3914
Sept 17- 3647
Sept 18- 3604
Sept 19- 1988
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Waist Aways 0.38%
2nd Weight No More 0.30%
3rd Shrinking Assets 0.30%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Waist Aways 19.4 Lbs
2nd Weight No More 14.4 Lbs
3rd Shrinking Assets 13.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @jennifersusanmcdougall 2.65 %
2nd @PlaneMonkey 2.44%
3rd @imgwendolyn2015 2.10 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @PlaneMonkey 5.8 Lbs
2nd @jennifersusanmcdougall 5.0 Lbs
3rd @timibotkin 4.0 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@eggfreak
@Dogmom1978
@kmfeig87
@Cornanda
@raleighgirl09
@Zumba_Luvah
@jazzagirl30
@azkunk
@evangsimmons170
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The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race! 
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@Piqueaboo - congrats on reaching onederland🤩
@lindamtuck2018 - great job recognizing where you are mentally and making goals to avoid the spiral.1 -
Awesome job to our top weight loss losers for our amazing team BIG CONGRATS to:
@azkunk for placing 1st
@draby2011 for placing 2nd
@ScorpioGirl70 for placing 3rd
WELL DONE LADIES 4 -
Okay I have changed back to the MFP method ...I had the wrong activity level ... I was going by what I do exercise wise not what I do otherwise ...So I was eating way to much ...calories are set at 1650 + the calories I burn from working out ....I am also going back to weighing myself so I have that data ...I am hoping that I have it honed in 2
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Okay I have changed back to the MFP method ...I had the wrong activity level ... I was going by what I do exercise wise not what I do otherwise ...So I was eating way to much ...calories are set at 1650 + the calories I burn from working out ....I am also going back to weighing myself so I have that data ...I am hoping that I have it honed in
I was messing with my goals the other day and moved it to lightly active since I am actually getting at least a 30 minute walk and over 7K steps per day. When I did, it bumped my calories to almost 1500. I quickly changed it back. I decided in August that I would eat my calories back if I felt like it. I am still averaging 1200 calories per day but I allow myself the flexibility to go over if I have them available. It seems to be working.1 -
Hi all,
Here for Monday weigh in. I'll be honest I don't actually know what my weight is this morning because the scales have gave me multiple readings ranging from 248.6, 248.8, 249 and 249.8. When I first stepped on it said 248.8, I was like omg then ran to get my phone from upstairs, came back down stepped back on said 249.8, tried a few more times and got 248.6 and then 249.. so I honestly have no clue!
Would it be an idea to use the 249.8 and see where my scales take me next week? It'd feel less of a hit if I were to go from the higher figure to whatever rather than the lower if that makes sense? Either way I'm taking all these measurements with a grain of salt as a few days ago I was still at 251.4.
CW: Who knows!2 -
Well, I must be the tortoise, slow and steady wins the race:
Weight: 232.0 (down 0.8)
I have to get better with water 💦
I have been pretty good with tracking. There are a few times that I forget to track dinner, but by the end of the day, I’m exhausted!
I do workout EVERYDAY. While I don’t get my 10,000 at least five days a week, I’m doing some type of physical activity daily.
Steps:
Sept 14: 5,382
Sept 15: 5,850
Sept 16: 13,290
Sept 17: 9,473
Sept 18: 6,354
Sept 19: 6,082
Sept 20: 6,000
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The Fall Equinox is happening this week! Join this week's challenge to celebrate with a pileup of great habits -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10810606/fall-is-here-pile-up-some-wins#latest1 -
Hey all. I feel like I'm trying to crawl my way back into my healthy lifestyle and it's not going so well. It started with my son's bday party last Monday. One day of off plan eating caused me to spiral out of control. One day turned to 2 then 3 and then a week. I've been trying to get back on my plan since Wednesday but end up giving up hlpart way through the day. I think it's mostly sugar cravings doing me in. Cake, chocolate, my son got a big bag of gummy bears at his party which are my favorite. Once I eat sugar, my body craves it which is why I usually just stay away. Today is a new day and so far I haven't eaten anything, just drinking water. I need to set some goals and stick to them. I think coming back here and checking in with everyone will help too. First, my steps
9-14 6690
9-15 3573
9-16 2969
9-17 4203
9-18 7174
9-19 3509
9-20 5363
Todays Goals
Log everything
128oz of water
No left over cake, no gummy bears
I'm just gonna try focusing on getting the sugar out and work from there.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Okay I have changed back to the MFP method ...I had the wrong activity level ... I was going by what I do exercise wise not what I do otherwise ...So I was eating way to much ...calories are set at 1650 + the calories I burn from working out ....I am also going back to weighing myself so I have that data ...I am hoping that I have it honed in
I hope this works for you. Are you going to eat all your exercise calories back? I have read so many varying opinions on this.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Okay I have changed back to the MFP method ...I had the wrong activity level ... I was going by what I do exercise wise not what I do otherwise ...So I was eating way to much ...calories are set at 1650 + the calories I burn from working out ....I am also going back to weighing myself so I have that data ...I am hoping that I have it honed in
I was messing with my goals the other day and moved it to lightly active since I am actually getting at least a 30 minute walk and over 7K steps per day. When I did, it bumped my calories to almost 1500. I quickly changed it back. I decided in August that I would eat my calories back if I felt like it. I am still averaging 1200 calories per day but I allow myself the flexibility to go over if I have them available. It seems to be working.
You get your exercise calories from an adjustment from your Apple Watch right? I get a Fitbit calorie adjustment everyday. I need to get back to working on my average calories. I just lowered them yesterday so I will see how it goes this week.Hi all,
Here for Monday weigh in. I'll be honest I don't actually know what my weight is this morning because the scales have gave me multiple readings ranging from 248.6, 248.8, 249 and 249.8. When I first stepped on it said 248.8, I was like omg then ran to get my phone from upstairs, came back down stepped back on said 249.8, tried a few more times and got 248.6 and then 249.. so I honestly have no clue!
Would it be an idea to use the 249.8 and see where my scales take me next week? It'd feel less of a hit if I were to go from the higher figure to whatever rather than the lower if that makes sense? Either way I'm taking all these measurements with a grain of salt as a few days ago I was still at 251.4.
CW: Who knows!
Sounds like your scales needs a new battery. I would go with the highest figure and see what happens next week. You have still lost since last week so well done! Try the battery and see what happens.0 -
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jenmurphy3 wrote: »Well, I must be the tortoise, slow and steady wins the race:
Weight: 232.0 (down 0.8)
I have to get better with water 💦
I have been pretty good with tracking. There are a few times that I forget to track dinner, but by the end of the day, I’m exhausted!
I do workout EVERYDAY. While I don’t get my 10,000 at least five days a week, I’m doing some type of physical activity daily.
Steps:
Sept 14: 5,382
Sept 15: 5,850
Sept 16: 13,290
Sept 17: 9,473
Sept 18: 6,354
Sept 19: 6,082
Sept 20: 6,000
Congrats on the loss! That’s great you workout everyday. I personally don’t get hung up on the 10,000 steps a day anymore. I was killing myself trying to meet that goal. I lowered my step goal on the Fitbit app and if I get more in a day it’s a bonus.Hey all. I feel like I'm trying to crawl my way back into my healthy lifestyle and it's not going so well. It started with my son's bday party last Monday. One day of off plan eating caused me to spiral out of control. One day turned to 2 then 3 and then a week. I've been trying to get back on my plan since Wednesday but end up giving up hlpart way through the day. I think it's mostly sugar cravings doing me in. Cake, chocolate, my son got a big bag of gummy bears at his party which are my favorite. Once I eat sugar, my body craves it which is why I usually just stay away. Today is a new day and so far I haven't eaten anything, just drinking water. I need to set some goals and stick to them. I think coming back here and checking in with everyone will help too. First, my steps
9-14 6690
9-15 3573
9-16 2969
9-17 4203
9-18 7174
9-19 3509
9-20 5363
Todays Goals
Log everything
128oz of water
No left over cake, no gummy bears
I'm just gonna try focusing on getting the sugar out and work from there.
I am glad to see you have made your way back to the page. It is hard to get back on track when things start to spiral but you have made the right steps. Focus on one thing at a time. You can do this.0 -
Sunday’s check in
Calories: over
Exercise: none 0/5
Water: ✅
Steps: 4,107 0/5
DBF: 0
If you don’t succeed try again. That’s my motto for the day. I am trying a new recipe today chicken breast. It is made in the crockpot but I am a bit nervous as I find chicken can be hit or miss when made like this. Keeping my crossed! 🤞
Have a great Monday!
Goals for week
1. Walk at least 30 minutes 5x/week
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. 7,000 steps 5x/week1 -
Hi hi.
I decided that I'm going to do the No sugar challenge again. Wish me luck.
Steps
16 17.566 steps
17 11.057 steps
18 5.024 steps
19 10.469 steps
20 13.056 steps1 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
Okay I have changed back to the MFP method ...I had the wrong activity level ... I was going by what I do exercise wise not what I do otherwise ...So I was eating way to much ...calories are set at 1650 + the calories I burn from working out ....I am also going back to weighing myself so I have that data ...I am hoping that I have it honed in
I hope this works for you. Are you going to eat all your exercise calories back? I have read so many varying opinions on this.
I will be putting what my fitbit says that I burned .....I weighed myself this morning and it said 237.2 so we will see what it says on Friday 1 -
Hey all. I feel like I'm trying to crawl my way back into my healthy lifestyle and it's not going so well. It started with my son's bday party last Monday. One day of off plan eating caused me to spiral out of control. One day turned to 2 then 3 and then a week. I've been trying to get back on my plan since Wednesday but end up giving up hlpart way through the day. I think it's mostly sugar cravings doing me in. Cake, chocolate, my son got a big bag of gummy bears at his party which are my favorite. Once I eat sugar, my body craves it which is why I usually just stay away. Today is a new day and so far I haven't eaten anything, just drinking water. I need to set some goals and stick to them. I think coming back here and checking in with everyone will help too.
I know the feeling. My daughter made cupcakes yesterday and I had to help her frost them. It was messy and a lot ended up on my hands piping bag burst). The sample of frosting I had made me really want the cupcake but I knew that was a slippery slope. Next week is her bday, so there will be another cake and more temptation. It’s so hard to pass up but if I don’t, the sugar addiction kicks in.
Don’t beat yourself up. Stay strong and get back on track. There will be lots of birthdays and celebrations and it’s ok to enjoy those things.
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