Downsizers - December 2020 Team Chat
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Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
Dec. 13 weigh in: 162.8
I have over eaten and not slept nor exercised for the past week. Will try to start some semblance of routine today to while I work through the grief.
I am sooo sorry for your loss ... if you need to vent or talk ..you can always reach out to me ..... Please take cared of yourself ...Hugs1 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
😔 I'm so very sad to read this. Condolences on the loss of your boyfriend. 🙏0 -
CHECK IN: WEEK 3 (Wednesday)
🏋🏻♀️ Exercise ✔️
🥤 Water ✔️
🍽Calories /Tracking✔️
💤 Sleep ✔️
👣 STEPS
WED 12/16: 14,500 (spin) + 9,812 (circuit training) + 5,676 = 29,9882 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
Dec. 13 weigh in: 162.8
I have over eaten and not slept nor exercised for the past week. Will try to start some semblance of routine today to while I work through the grief.
Oh My goodness! I'm so very sorry for your loss. This is truly terrible news. I think it makes total sense that you aren't tracking and having sleep issues. Maybe a good time to just give yourself a break from everything. You can go back on track when you are somewhat over the shock of everything. I hope you have support around you at this time. I hope we can be there to support and encourage you during this difficult time as well. My thoughts and prayers are with. Please feel free to message me as well.2 -
@Beautyofdreams
I am so very sorry for your loss. Please be kind to yourself, and give yourself time to grieve. Taking a break might just be what you need. Do you have a support system that you can lean on? We can be one for you here as well. Again, I am so very sorry. Lee1 -
@lindamtuck2018
Bluetail6
Thursday
PW: 171
CW: 168.2
LTD: 25.8
I have hit my personal December goal early. I wanted to be under 170 lbs., by 12/31. I still have 30+ lbs. to go. It has taken me 3.5 months to get here. I'm really happy that I truly believed I could get here and beyond. I got here, and I'm going beyond!!
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Daily Post December 16
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 100oz
Steps 8366
Exercise Jogging in place 25mins
I'm upset with myself for not paying close enough attention to my total steps at the end of the day. I climbed into bed just over 600 steps short, which I realized this morning. I also did not drink as much water during the day and didn't finish off my gallon! I'm getting distracted by holiday stuff I think. Food is still on point though so I'll make it through just fine! Must pay more attention to detail.4 -
Food logged and under calories.
Weight lifted for 50 minutes and walked for 7 minutes. (Gym is limiting us to 1 hour and only
3 people at a time.)
Did not sleep last night, too much grief.
Thanks to all for the hugs. It is greatly appreciated.
I was wide awake at 4:30am so to take my mind off the grief. Tried on a pair of Arizona Skinny bootcut jeans in the next size down. I buy a couple of pairs one size smaller than I wear for a goal. They buttoned though snug. Could squat in them.
It was very bittersweet not being able to tell Kevin and share my joy. It still hasn't sunk in that he is gone.6 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
Dec. 13 weigh in: 162.8
I have over eaten and not slept nor exercised for the past week. Will try to start some semblance of routine today to while I work through the grief.
I'm so sorry to read this. Please take time for yourself.1 -
Scorpiogirl70
Checkin 12/17
Steps today 2219
I have been going back through the information on MFP looking up my weights and reflecting on this past year. I started off January 1, 2020 at 228 lbs. I have been working on logging my weight journey on a line graph most of the day. This is a practice I plan on continuing into 2021. I'm just trying to come up with a good way to track everything for my own knowledge. I am a visual person as far as seeing my accomplishments in a graph vs numbers.
Do you do anything that helps you stay on track? Like journal? give yourself gold stars? I'm also planning on doing some meal planning this next year, something I have never ever done, so not sure how that will turn out.1 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Food logged and under calories.
Weight lifted for 50 minutes and walked for 7 minutes. (Gym is limiting us to 1 hour and only
3 people at a time.)
Did not sleep last night, too much grief.
Thanks to all for the hugs. It is greatly appreciated.
I was wide awake at 4:30am so to take my mind off the grief. Tried on a pair of Arizona Skinny bootcut jeans in the next size down. I buy a couple of pairs one size smaller than I wear for a goal. They buttoned though snug. Could squat in them.
It was very bittersweet not being able to tell Kevin and share my joy. It still hasn't sunk in that he is gone.
I love that you tried on the jeans in a size down and they fit!! I'm sorry that you were unable to share this joy with Kevin. I'm, again, so sorry for your loss. I know this is not the same, but when a brother of mine passed a few years ago, I read a book about the stages of grief. I can't remember the name of it. Anyway, that and grief counseling really helped. I was so close to this older brother, that we may as well have been twins.
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@Scorpiogirl70 A couple of things that have helped me this month; I pre-log my meals ahead each week (I mostly eat the same things during the week, so it's pretty easy--weekends are a different story🙆🏻♀️). I also use my calendar on my computer to schedule my week's exercise routine. I am visual also, so it helps to see the week view calendar with all of my variable workouts laid out for the week. I check off each workout with a ☑️ when I complete it.2
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Also, some people find these coloring trackers helpful:
You can google: "colouring in weight loss chart" to find one online
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ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »Scorpiogirl70
Checkin 12/17
Steps today 2219
I have been going back through the information on MFP looking up my weights and reflecting on this past year. I started off January 1, 2020 at 228 lbs. I have been working on logging my weight journey on a line graph most of the day. This is a practice I plan on continuing into 2021. I'm just trying to come up with a good way to track everything for my own knowledge. I am a visual person as far as seeing my accomplishments in a graph vs numbers.
Do you do anything that helps you stay on track? Like journal? give yourself gold stars? I'm also planning on doing some meal planning this next year, something I have never ever done, so not sure how that will turn out.
What I do is make sure I wake up being grateful. What I mean exactly, is I have a few positive affirmations that I use each morning that help me to start my day. At the end of the day look over what worked, and what didn't. I do journal about what I want in a specific period of time. This isn't necessarily a specific # of pounds in a short period of time. So, when I started my journey in September 2020, at 194 lbs., I thought being under 170 lbs. was a reasonable goal by 12/31/20. I didn't think I "have to lose" x lbs. in x days. It is that subtle difference that has worked. I give myself plenty of room for changing goals. I also focus on total health, not just weight loss. That way if I don't lose, I have something else to focus on. For my first and second weeks of tracking, I gained week 1, stayed the same week 2, and have been losing steadily week 3 and beyond. If I had just been focusing on weight loss, I might have been down about not actually losing till the end of my third week.
I meal plan after a fashion... I mean, I will have a general idea of what I plan to eat during the week. I make sure I have those items on hand. I will make up batches of food for my husband and me, but not every week.
I do track daily, and honestly. Lately I have had this obsession with gummy bears.... I track them, I fit them in. I hate the term "clean eating", but, we don't eat a lot of processed foods in general. If I eat more (processed food) than I had planned, who cares. Life happens. I have learned to not dwell on it or get down about it.
I do hope this at least makes some sense, and might possibly even help.5 -
Hey all! Sorry I've been MIA. Depression is really kicking my butt and I have no motivation to do anything.
I'll try my best to come on tomorrow to do my check ins and read all of yours xx6 -
littleflutterby wrote: »Hey all! Sorry I've been MIA. Depression is really kicking my butt and I have no motivation to do anything.
I'll try my best to come on tomorrow to do my check ins and read all of yours xx
If all you can do is pop by to say hello, that's ok. We're thinking about you and sending positive thoughts!! 2 -
Gm Team
It's weekend yay.I love weekend.haha
@Megan_smartiepants1970 sorry I have not updated since ...( I don't even remember my last update).
Today: 38 mins very slow Zumba dance ( was feeling really heavy😅).
Walk : have to go for a short trip at 5pm. Will confirm the time tonight.
Xx2 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
Dec. 13 weigh in: 162.8
I have over eaten and not slept nor exercised for the past week. Will try to start some semblance of routine today to while I work through the grief.
Oh accept my deep sympath.
May God grant him Eternal rest and grant you comfort and strength!3 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Wednesday’s check in
Calories: over
Water: ✅
Steps: 2,878
Sleep: ✅
DBF: 2
I ended up ordering pizza last night and it put me over but I did not binge on it. My weight is up this morning but that is normal after pizza. It may not be settled by tomorrow morning. I am going to drink extra water today. I got the pizza as I was in just way to much pain to cook and I had a headache which I believe was from the pain. I have a dietitian appointment this morning. Today is also meal planning and making my grocery list. This week should be a light grocery list as I am going to use things I have in the house. That way less to move. My appointment is early so I want to get a few hours of move related stuff done after that.
I thought my steps would be more yesterday with the work I did but I quess I was mostly in the kitchen.
Well done on not binging. Hope your appointment goes well.2 -
Not too bad for a snow day where I had to work
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi Team ...sorry I am just now posting ..haven't felt good all day ...haven't left the house for the past 2 days ...felt light headed nauseous yesterday and today I have just felt blah ....Hopefully will be back to myself tomorrow ...hugs to all
I hope you get to feeling better soon! Hugs
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littleflutterby wrote: »Hey all! Sorry I've been MIA. Depression is really kicking my butt and I have no motivation to do anything.
I'll try my best to come on tomorrow to do my check ins and read all of yours xx
2020 has hit all of us in one way or another. I saw a gorgeous sunrise this morning that made me grateful for today. Small victories are how I get through each day. Hugs4 -
WEIGH IN: FRIDAY, DEC 18:
PW: 177.4
CW: 177.0
CHECK IN: WEEK 3 (Thursday)
🏋🏻♀️ Exercise ✔️
🥤 Water ✔️
🍽Calories /Tracking✔️
💤 Sleep ✔️
👣 STEPS
THURS: 12/17: 10,024 (circuit training) + 15,749 = 25,7735 -
Weigh Day Thursday (Friday):
PW: 248.6
CW: 252.4
Bouncing back and forth again.2 -
Steps:
12/16: 15,221
12/17: 17,600
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28Haveitall2020 wrote: »Gm Team
It's weekend yay.I love weekend.haha
@Megan_smartiepants1970 sorry I have not updated since ...( I don't even remember my last update).
Today: 38 mins very slow Zumba dance ( was feeling really heavy😅).
Walk : have to go for a short trip at 5pm. Will confirm the time tonight.
Xx
I do not have anything from 12/15 thru 12/180 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »Sorry, that I have not participated for the last week. My boyfriend died of covid pneumonia on his 63rd birthday on December 9th. The funeral and burial were yesterday. It just doesn't seem real yet. We always talked to each other at least three times a day. I will miss the sound of his voice the most.
Dec. 13 weigh in: 162.8
I have over eaten and not slept nor exercised for the past week. Will try to start some semblance of routine today to while I work through the grief.
I am truly sorry for your loss. Hugs!0 -
Megan_Smartiepants1970
Weigh ins -Friday
PW: 229.1
CW 227.0 (loss 2.1 lbs)
LTD 42 lbs5 -
@lindamtuck2018
Bluetail6
Thursday
PW: 171
CW: 168.2
LTD: 25.8
I have hit my personal December goal early. I wanted to be under 170 lbs., by 12/31. I still have 30+ lbs. to go. It has taken me 3.5 months to get here. I'm really happy that I truly believed I could get here and beyond. I got here, and I'm going beyond!!
Congrats on reaching your December goal! Very inspiring!ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »Scorpiogirl70
Checkin 12/17
Steps today 2219
I have been going back through the information on MFP looking up my weights and reflecting on this past year. I started off January 1, 2020 at 228 lbs. I have been working on logging my weight journey on a line graph most of the day. This is a practice I plan on continuing into 2021. I'm just trying to come up with a good way to track everything for my own knowledge. I am a visual person as far as seeing my accomplishments in a graph vs numbers.
Do you do anything that helps you stay on track? Like journal? give yourself gold stars? I'm also planning on doing some meal planning this next year, something I have never ever done, so not sure how that will turn out.
I love looking at my weights on a graph. The 2 main things that help me stay on track is meal planning and pre logging all my food. By pre logging all I have to do is adjust the serving size when I weigh my food at each meal.iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »Also, some people find these coloring trackers helpful:
You can google: "colouring in weight loss chart" to find one online
I love this! New apartment, new way to visualize my weight loss!2
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