Downsizers - October 2020 Team Chat
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Will the following people please post your steps for 10/10 ?
@Piqueaboo
@Tazaria87
@darleenturner
@eaturpasta
If I do not have them by the end of today 10/13 I will be zeroing it out so I can tally it up and post the winners ...Thanks for your cooperation
@Piqueaboo I made a mistake on the spreadsheet so you have steps on 10/10 ..sorry about that ..disregard your name being on the list ...Thanks 1 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Daily Post October 12
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 12178
Exercise 60min walk
Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.
Can you please post your steps for 10/10 and 10/11? Thanks
I did yesterdayIt was a busy weekend of camping and I wasn't able to get in here yesterday! So..
Daily post October 10 & 11
10/10
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 5957
Went to a trick or treating event at the campground and had lots of fun. Didn't go for an actual calorie burning walk at all so fell short on steps but did good on food and had a great day.
10/11
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie No
Water 128oz
Steps 3735
Go back from camping and went to my parents house for dinner. No one wanted to cook so we ordered out from a new bbq place my mom wanted to try. Everything was delicious but I definitely went over calorie limit. No regrets though. I still mostly stuck to diet, it was just high calorie meat. Had I eaten that on an exercise day I would have still been under calorie so it's not so bad. It was a planned indulgence and I'm back at it today! About to put the girls down for a nap and go for a walk.2 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Daily Post October 12
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 12178
Exercise 60min walk
Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.
Can you please post your steps for 10/10 and 10/11? Thanks
I did yesterdayIt was a busy weekend of camping and I wasn't able to get in here yesterday! So..
Daily post October 10 & 11
10/10
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 5957
Went to a trick or treating event at the campground and had lots of fun. Didn't go for an actual calorie burning walk at all so fell short on steps but did good on food and had a great day.
10/11
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie No
Water 128oz
Steps 3735
Go back from camping and went to my parents house for dinner. No one wanted to cook so we ordered out from a new bbq place my mom wanted to try. Everything was delicious but I definitely went over calorie limit. No regrets though. I still mostly stuck to diet, it was just high calorie meat. Had I eaten that on an exercise day I would have still been under calorie so it's not so bad. It was a planned indulgence and I'm back at it today! About to put the girls down for a nap and go for a walk.
I apologize for missing it ........Thanks for re posting for me 1 -
Tracked Mostly
Under Calorie No
Steps approx 9k Fitbit is having trouble syncing today
Exercise 39 min 10 rounds lower body strength workout
I tracked up until dinner time when I got lazy and didn’t cook and made a crappy frozen pizza. I snacked too much in the afternoon. I hate the beginning of the week because it is hard for me to get out and walk when the kids are home.1 -
Tuesday Daily Check-In:
Day #2 of my new resolution!
Yesterday I bought my bullet journal and now am learning how do do this - I walked for over an hour which was great even though it's starting to get cold, and it's been raining in Paris for weeks now!
I am currenly cooking a huge batch of vegetable chili which should come out at 4-5 meals for the week, meaning I have less room to cheat, fingers crossed ^^
For now I've had half of my 3l goal and am not worried about reaching it (I'm thirsty these days!) and am still within my calories, so all good
I just need to convince myself to go for my walk of 30 minutes, maybe after dinner later when there are less people out and about. 2 -
Tracked No
Under Calorie ??
Steps 8,986
Exercise short walk
Yesterday I took a second non tracking day, I was lazy after my friends went home. I did a short walk but took some time to rest since knee is still sore from all my exercise last week. Today I will get back to tracking before I totally fall off. Scale was down a good bit this am but we will see if that is still the case by Wednesday. Fingers crossed!!!
How did the tracking go on Monday? It’s so nice when the scale has a nice drop.Kitty2Katz wrote: »Just checking in! It's Monday the beginning of a whole new week and a chance to renew your commitment to yourself and what your hoping to accomplish on your journey. No matter what we are going through in are weight-loss journey. There's nothing we can't accomplish, If set our minds to it.
Wishing everyone the very best on your journey. We can do it!! You got this!! 😺💞
Love your positive message!10/09 steps = 7,888
10/11 steps = 13,544
Went for a long walk with my husband and my daughter who was visiting us. It was wonderful to have her home for the weekend. We all went for a great bike ride on Saturday. It was a glorious fall weekend. The colors were awesome and the weather was nice. Gotta think of all the positive things these days!
It is so nice when kids come back for a visit. Fall is my favourite time of the year.PW 225.8
CW 222.8 Yippee!!!
10/11 steps 7,085
That is awesome!Hi all,
Here for Monday check in. It's been a rollercoaster of a week with job interviews, job offers and injury! I fell down the stairs on Wednesday, thankfully nothing broken and walking pretty much back to normal but foot/ankle still not 100% so not sure where I stand on exercise unfortunately. Had a few not so good days of eating last week so I shouldn't be overly surprised this week on gaining.. just need to get back down.
CW: 250.8
So sorry you fell! I hope your ankle feels better soon!0 -
shortyjmorgan1 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
Overdue
@dabbers18
Today
@mszoueb
@shortyjmorgan1
@Case0099
Tuesday
@28Haveitall2020
@TracyKlaft1
@eaturpasta
PW:161.8
CW:161.2
LTD:.6
Nice loss!It was a busy weekend of camping and I wasn't able to get in here yesterday! So..
Daily post October 10 & 11
10/10
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 5957
Went to a trick or treating event at the campground and had lots of fun. Didn't go for an actual calorie burning walk at all so fell short on steps but did good on food and had a great day.
10/11
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie No
Water 128oz
Steps 3735
Go back from camping and went to my parents house for dinner. No one wanted to cook so we ordered out from a new bbq place my mom wanted to try. Everything was delicious but I definitely went over calorie limit. No regrets though. I still mostly stuck to diet, it was just high calorie meat. Had I eaten that on an exercise day I would have still been under calorie so it's not so bad. It was a planned indulgence and I'm back at it today! About to put the girls down for a nap and go for a walk.
There are occasions where we are going to have a day over our calorie limit. I think it helps keep us going with the journey. Yesterday for our thanksgiving dinner I was over.Check in for 10/10
Steps: 5330 (low due to painting)
Calories: <1000 but not as active this weekend
Water: 68oz
Ring streak: 35 days
C25K: 0 of 3 days
Tough weekend with my goals and the the scale is up today but I ate gilled chicken with carne asada seasoning that is super high in sodium. I wish they had a low salt version but I’m betting that is what makes it so good.
I am sure that water weight will drop by Friday. Do you buy the seasoning or make your own?iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »
GOALS: Sunday, Oct. 11
🏃🏻♀️Workout: YES
💦 Water: YES
🍽 Food: NO
😴Sleep: YES
STEPS
Sun 10/11: 12,643
Weekends are hard for staying within calories. You killed your other goals and I know you will have a good week.Steps for today: 4100
It should be more than that but my Fitbit isn't cooperating I think my band has gotten too big. *sigh*
Anywho I woke up at the crack of dawn and met a friend at the gym and got some fasting cardio and strength training in. Got a smoothie and went and worked at the surgery center where I sat on my butt. lol, Today was an emotional day for me but nothing I couldn't handle. Also, I dyed my hair for reaching my first long term goal of 50 pounds lost! As of this morning, I was down exactly 51 pounds so woot! (YES I Boohoo cried when I got on the scale the 3rd time for confirmation lol)
You look fantastic! I am so proud of you for meeting your 50 pounds lost milestone. Have you set a new long term goal?ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »10/11/2020 & 10/12/2020
ScorpioGirl70
Weigh In Day: Friday
10th .... Steps: 2723
11th .... Steps: 9794
Something I have been playing with on the treadmill and thought I would pass along the information I have.
When I first started out on MFP, I posed the question which is better, going faster or a steeper incline for weightloss.
Many people had told me the faster, so that is what I have been doing... BUT.... the incline burns more fat.
I had been going almost a year now with around a 3 incline and anywhere between 2.5-2.7 mph.
The past couple weeks I have been doing a 10 incline and nothing past a 2.1 mph and I am burning twice as many calories and really feel it in my legs. I do a mile each time I am on the treadmill which is anywhere between 25-27 minutes, depending how often I play with my speed.
So if you want to burn alot of calories increase your incline if possible on your treadmill.
Just thought I would share with you all what I figured out.
I will have to keep this in mind if I ever get back to the gym. When I did go I always used the treadmill but never played with the incline.28Haveitall2020 wrote: »Hi all
I don't know if I misread my weight last time but today
Cw 244.6
PW 241.9
I am doiing much better starting yesterday .still had extra food last night but way under control
Today I am feeling positive and motivated and confident next week will be a loss.
Have a nice day
Keep feeling like that and you will be sure to have a loss.Kitty2Katz wrote: »I'll be glad when Oct 28th gets here, I'll have a brand new talking scale. Even though I weigh in the 200s, it weighs up to 500 lbs. Hopefully, it will show my true weight better than the old scale. I need a tallking scale because I have vision problems, and this is the only talking scale I can get.
I just ordered a smart scale before I got on here. It is amazon prime days and they had a good deal.1 -
TracyKlaft1
Weigh in day Tuesdays
PW 166.75
CW 167.5
LTD .5
Had a stressful week and I eat when stressed. I'm really going to try harder this week.😥3 -
Kitty2Katz wrote: »MFP has given me a high calorie allmont nearly 2,000 calories a day. I can't not eat that amount and lose weight. I've been trying to do this amount, but it's to high and I'm not losing, mostly staying put.
Today, I'm going to start with a calorie amount of 1,500 and see how I do at this amount. Eat this amount or under, and continue to eat healthy as I can, and drink as much water as I able.
Starting today, I'm going to include some exercise and walking back into my daily routine. Because of my knees I'll as much as I can safely do without causing my knees to hurt
Sounds like your weight loss data is showing you that the 2000 calories is close to maintenance for you. Maybe try walking in 5 minute chunks through out the day and see how it is on your knee. This is what I have been trying with my leg issue.iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »GOALS: Monday, Oct. 12
🏃🏻♀️Workout: YES
💦 Water: YES
🍽 Food: YES
😴Sleep: YES
STEPS
Mon 10/12: 13,000 (spinning) + 3,163 = 16,163
I'm back on track as of yesterday. Hoping to finally get the scale moving down this month.
Have a great Tuesday everybody!
Love all those yesses next to your goals. My daughter wants to buy a peloton (sp?) bike. That is what you have right?Daily Post October 12
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 12178
Exercise 60min walk
Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.
Great steps! Are they having Halloween where you live? They haven’t announced yet here in Ontario but I suspect with our rising case counts it won’t happen.Tracked Mostly
Under Calorie No
Steps approx 9k Fitbit is having trouble syncing today
Exercise 39 min 10 rounds lower body strength workout
I tracked up until dinner time when I got lazy and didn’t cook and made a crappy frozen pizza. I snacked too much in the afternoon. I hate the beginning of the week because it is hard for me to get out and walk when the kids are home.
I find pre logging helps me with tracking. Then I just have to make quick changes before I close my diary for the day.Tuesday Daily Check-In:
Day #2 of my new resolution!
Yesterday I bought my bullet journal and now am learning how do do this - I walked for over an hour which was great even though it's starting to get cold, and it's been raining in Paris for weeks now!
I am currenly cooking a huge batch of vegetable chili which should come out at 4-5 meals for the week, meaning I have less room to cheat, fingers crossed ^^
For now I've had half of my 3l goal and am not worried about reaching it (I'm thirsty these days!) and am still within my calories, so all good I just need to convince myself to go for my walk of 30 minutes, maybe after dinner later when there are less people out and about.
Veggie chili sound delicious! A bullet journal sounds interesting. I need to research it more. How did you get the idea to start this?0 -
Monday’s check in
Calories: over
Exercise: 19 minute walk
Water: ✅
Steps: 5,101
Sleep: good
DBF: 5
Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful. I did eat too much and I had a drink which is unusual for me. Logging the best I could I feast over about 500 calories. I did add some fake calories to cover any inaccuracies in my estimates.
Have a great day!
Goals this week
1. No binge eating/late night snacking
2. Bed by 10 pm1 -
TracyKlaft1 wrote: »TracyKlaft1
Weigh in day Tuesdays
PW 166.75
CW 167.5
LTD .5
Had a stressful week and I eat when stressed. I'm really going to try harder this week.😥
I am a stress eater also. The last 5 days I have been trying hard to find things to distract me when I want to stress eat. Do you have any distractions you can use?0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Love all those yesses next to your goals. My daughter wants to buy a peloton (sp?) bike. That is what you have right?
No, I don't use the Peloton bike. I already had a spin bike, and since Covid started I've been using the Peloton Digital app (it's only $12.99 a month and on my big screen TV). I don't get the use of the leaderboard, or all of the diagnostics of the ride (although my bike does show some on an app I use with it), but I can ride all the same rides for a fraction of the cost and I use the app along with my treadmill for the running and bootcamp classes too. It's a great value to use the app, if you don't want to commit to the Peloton bike (since you can cancel the app at any time).
Tell you daughter to look at the Peloton Facebook pages--there are some for both the Peloton bike owners and some for the digital riders. The Peloton Digital FB pages talk about what other kinds of bikes they use successfully. The Peloton FB pages talk about the new Peloton bike B and other --it might be helpful to her in making a decision. 1 -
Today's check in.
drank water yes
7649 steps.
Close rings every day...yes
October Goals
LTG 155.0
Lose 1lb/week
Drink 90 ounces of water daily
7,500 steps/day
Close rings every day this month
Eaturpasta
Weigh in Day: Tuesday
PW:174.4
CW:171.2
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.8
Smartie Pants... 10/10 steps...7424
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
10/10 22391 steps
10/11 8553 steps
10/12 4421 steps
20/13 5629 steps
Travelled home on Sunday from a weekend away so didnt get steps in that wanted. Yesterday and today been at work and not felt well so bed really early last night and late home today really poor steps. Wanted to to 10000 a day.1 -
eaturpasta wrote: »Today's check in.
drank water yes
7649 steps.
Close rings every day...yes
October Goals
LTG 155.0
Lose 1lb/week
Drink 90 ounces of water daily
7,500 steps/day
Close rings every day this month
Eaturpasta
Weigh in Day: Tuesday
PW:174.4
CW:171.2
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.8
Smartie Pants... 10/10 steps...7424
Thanks for posting your steps Lisa 0 -
darleenturner wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
10/10 22391 steps
10/11 8553 steps
10/12 4421 steps
20/13 5629 steps
Travelled home on Sunday from a weekend away so didnt get steps in that wanted. Yesterday and today been at work and not felt well so bed really early last night and late home today really poor steps. Wanted to to 10000 a day.
Thank you so much for giving me your steps 0 -
WEEK 1 OCTOBER TOP STEPPERS ARE:
1st @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE -141,193 steps
2nd @Megan_smartiepants1970 - 130,350 steps
3rd @Case0099 -100,107
As a group we walked 293,589 Steps
Congrats Ladies
Great steps as a group ....well done Everyone 4 -
Daily Post October 12
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 12178
Exercise 60min walk
Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.
Great steps! Are they having Halloween where you live? They haven’t announced yet here in Ontario but I suspect with our rising case counts it won’t happen.
There are campsites around here that put on big halloween events every year. Decorating competition, games trick or treating, the works. Basically this year they just announced they weren't going to set up games or sponsor anything but that they wouldn't stop it from happening if people handed out candy anyway, which lots did. Almost everyone had gloves and mask on. I don't know about actual halloween. There are lots of houses decorated in my neighborhood. No announcements yet.
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Steps = 6,484
Calories = under
I biked 8 miles & had a flat tire . Luckily my husband answered his phone & came to get me. New goal for next summer - learn how to change a flat tire. I guess I’ll be walking tomorrow instead of biking. Does walking hurt anyone’s hips? I’ve been having hip problems due to walking so much.2 -
10/13/2020
ScorpioGirl70
Weigh In Day: Friday
Steps: 10117
Highest steps so far that I have ever accomplished since starting this.
However, my body hates me today. I am totally exhausted. Blood pressure has been running high today, so I am dizzy and blurred vision and I ate a bunch of junk food.. ugh.
Now to find a happy medium with eating and exercise, because.. I would have loved to have had all those "extra" burned calories today.2 -
iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Love all those yesses next to your goals. My daughter wants to buy a peloton (sp?) bike. That is what you have right?
No, I don't use the Peloton bike. I already had a spin bike, and since Covid started I've been using the Peloton Digital app (it's only $12.99 a month and on my big screen TV). I don't get the use of the leaderboard, or all of the diagnostics of the ride (although my bike does show some on an app I use with it), but I can ride all the same rides for a fraction of the cost and I use the app along with my treadmill for the running and bootcamp classes too. It's a great value to use the app, if you don't want to commit to the Peloton bike (since you can cancel the app at any time).
Tell you daughter to look at the Peloton Facebook pages--there are some for both the Peloton bike owners and some for the digital riders. The Peloton Digital FB pages talk about what other kinds of bikes they use successfully. The Peloton FB pages talk about the new Peloton bike B and other --it might be helpful to her in making a decision.
Thanks for the information. I will pass this on to Amy.eaturpasta wrote: »Today's check in.
drank water yes
7649 steps.
Close rings every day...yes
October Goals
LTG 155.0
Lose 1lb/week
Drink 90 ounces of water daily
7,500 steps/day
Close rings every day this month
Eaturpasta
Weigh in Day: Tuesday
PW:174.4
CW:171.2
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.8
Smartie Pants... 10/10 steps...7424
25 pounds lost is am amazing accomplishment! Keep crushing your goals and you will have continued success.darleenturner wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
10/10 22391 steps
10/11 8553 steps
10/12 4421 steps
20/13 5629 steps
Travelled home on Sunday from a weekend away so didnt get steps in that wanted. Yesterday and today been at work and not felt well so bed really early last night and late home today really poor steps. Wanted to to 10000 a day.
I hope you feel better! Get lots of rest.Steps = 6,484
Calories = under
I biked 8 miles & had a flat tire . Luckily my husband answered his phone & came to get me. New goal for next summer - learn how to change a flat tire. I guess I’ll be walking tomorrow instead of biking. Does walking hurt anyone’s hips? I’ve been having hip problems due to walking so much.
Awesome bike ride! I used to have lots of pain in my hips especially when walking. I had bursitis. I used to get cortisone shots in my hips for this. If the pain continues I would have it checked out.ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »10/13/2020
ScorpioGirl70
Weigh In Day: Friday
Steps: 10117
Highest steps so far that I have ever accomplished since starting this.
However, my body hates me today. I am totally exhausted. Blood pressure has been running high today, so I am dizzy and blurred vision and I ate a bunch of junk food.. ugh.
Now to find a happy medium with eating and exercise, because.. I would have loved to have had all those "extra" burned calories today.
Congrats on your accomplishment! Please take care of yourself. Do you normally have hoping blood pressure?1 -
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CW (Current Weight):187.2 😢
SW (Starting Weight): 187.2
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie No
Steps 1182 tracked
Exercise 39 min 10 rounds boxing workout
I finished my 6 week boxing program and tracked all day. I would have been within my calories but my daughter goes to a baking class and brought home pumpkin whoopie pies to try. Sad I gained back the small loss I had last week back. This is what I do but I am refocusing and hoping to be back with a loss next week.2 -
Tuesday’s check in
Calories: over by 8 calories
Exercise: none
Water: ✅
Steps: 5,643
Sleep: not good
DBF: 6
My weight is up from Monday. I am .8 pounds heavier than I was on Friday. It may be from Thanksgiving dinner or just those crazy scale fluctuations. We will see what Friday brings. I bought a smart scale yesterday from Amazon. It’s prime days so there’s great deals. I have wanted one for awhile. I would like the Fitbit scale but it is pricey.
Sleep is hit or miss lately. I was in bed before 10 pm but I was up for about 70 minutes close to 1 am. I think sleep is a big factor in weight loss. I have done two 5 minute walks so far today. I am expecting a package but I think I will take a chance and go for a quick walk.
Have a great hump day!
Goals this week
1. No binge eating/late night snacking
2. Bed by 10 pm1 -
CW (Current Weight):187.2 😢
SW (Starting Weight): 187.2
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie No
Steps 1182 tracked
Exercise 39 min 10 rounds boxing workout
I finished my 6 week boxing program and tracked all day. I would have been within my calories but my daughter goes to a baking class and brought home pumpkin whoopie pies to try. Sad I gained back the small loss I had last week back. This is what I do but I am refocusing and hoping to be back with a loss next week.
Congrats on completing your boxing! Are you starting something new or is there a part 2 to the program?0 -
GOALS: Tuesday, Oct. 13
🏃🏻♀️Workout: YES
💦 Water: YES
🍽 Food: YES
😴Sleep: YES
STEPS
Tues 10/13: 9,400 (spinning) + 6000 (spinning) + 12,004 = 27,404
I'm making crockpot beef chili for the first time. Finally broke out the crockpot since it was so cold and rainy here yesterday. Fall is definitely arrived.
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Had a bad day yesterday. My scale was up again and this time a total of 2.3 over my low and it got to my. I am doing everything right but not seeing results. So, I let it get the best of me and I had a pity day with no exercise (I HATE ANY EXERCISE) and even dipped into the Halloween candy (only 4 fun sized bars). I managed to stay under calories but blew the other goals including my ring streak and I don’t care.
I decided today that I am going to try not weighing in until weigh-day on Friday and see how that goes.2 -
iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »GOALS: Tuesday, Oct. 13
🏃🏻♀️Workout: YES
💦 Water: YES
🍽 Food: YES
😴Sleep: YES
STEPS
Tues 10/13: 9,400 (spinning) + 6000 (spinning) + 12,004 = 27,404
I'm making crockpot beef chili for the first time. Finally broke out the crockpot since it was so cold and rainy here yesterday. Fall is definitely arrived.
Amazing exercise! I love my crockpot. Today I am making lemon butter chicken. Looking at it I think I will use less chicken broth and butter next time. It called for a stick of butter which I have no clue how much that is so I just weighed some and added it. I use a liner with my crockpot to make clean up easier. Hope it taste good as it is my new recipe for the week. I think I am going to have rice with it but I haven’t decided which veggies yet.
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