Downsizers - December 2020 Team Chat
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So, next week I am working 10hr shifts and I am not sure what I will have access to in terms of a kitchen/break area. I assume there will be water, bathrooms and likely snacks of the unhealthy variety. So, I need a plan and I am looking for suggestions that I can pack into a cooler bag that will be healthy and fill me up for breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Some great ideas here https://www.pinterest.com/altragesser/lunch-cooler/2 -
So, next week I am working 10hr shifts and I am not sure what I will have access to in terms of a kitchen/break area. I assume there will be water, bathrooms and likely snacks of the unhealthy variety. So, I need a plan and I am looking for suggestions that I can pack into a cooler bag that will be healthy and fill me up for breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Just a quickie cus I gotta get back to work. But I pack salads (chicken, cheese, whatever) and also pre prepped fruit like watermelon.
I've made pastas too that you can eat cold. Or wraps are easy to prep and eat too
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Goodbye 2020! I may not have made my 30lb goal by today but I came damn close ... 28.5lbs lost since 5/1/20. I am very proud of the graph below and can't wait to keep that downward trend going to my goal of losing 50lbs by my 50th bday on 5/14. This month I hit 2 major goals of 25lbs total lost and into the 170s. I am thankful for this group. You all keep me honest and motivated. It has been a really tough year for all of us in many ways but I think being assigned to the COVID Vaccine Distribution site for the next few weeks is filling me with a lot of optimism for 2021. I can see the light at end of the tunnel
You did amazing!!! Congrats!1 -
One more new member heading our way .... Please welcome @DawnCumm 2
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Yay!!! So excited to join!!!! So....I am 59, grandma (Nana) of two, one son, two dogs, two horses. Live in Northern Cal and eager to have a group to help keep me going. I was 255 three years ago and have not lost much over the last 6 months, I am now 156....or at least I think will weigh in on the first. I would like to lose another 20 before I turn 60 on July 29th. Planning to go to Jamaica (COVID permitting) in February so anything I can lose before that is a great help for living on the beach. Can not wait to start with you all!!3
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Yay!!! So excited to join!!!! So....I am 59, grandma (Nana) of two, one son, two dogs, two horses. Live in Northern Cal and eager to have a group to help keep me going. I was 255 three years ago and have not lost much over the last 6 months, I am now 156....or at least I think will weigh in on the first. I would like to lose another 20 before I turn 60 on July 29th. Planning to go to Jamaica (COVID permitting) in February so anything I can lose before that is a great help for living on the beach. Can not wait to start with you all!!
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Thank you @Megan_smartiepants1970 and @littleflutterby for the lunch ideas. I will need to go grocery shopping and do some food prep this weekend. I work am off Wed so I can prep on Sun and Wed to get through the week. I will pre-log everything too. I think that will keep me on track.2
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Thank you @Megan_smartiepants1970 and @littleflutterby for the lunch ideas. I will need to go grocery shopping and do some food prep this weekend. I work am off Wed so I can prep on Sun and Wed to get through the week. I will pre-log everything too. I think that will keep me on track.
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Bluetail6
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PW:167
CW:165.6
LTD:28.4
I am thrilled to have made it through the holidays, and happily continue to lose weight. @lindamtuck2018, asked me several days ago how I have been able to be so successful with weight loss (something to that affect, anyway).
It isn't any one thing. Mostly, I apply the things that have brought me so much success in other areas of my life, to weight loss.
I had a plan. When I started in September, I knew I wanted to lose weight; however, I wanted more as well. I wanted to improve more than just my weight. So, knowing, motivation would wax and wane, I started to build sustainable habits. For example, it is important to really like what I am eating/doing. I focus on what foods make me feel good/better/give me energy. I focus on really enjoying the process. The end result will come, regardless of what I am doing. I choose to stack the deck in my favor, and not let one day (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. derail me). As we all know, what may appear to be overly restrictive to one person, is a plethora of bounty to another. I live in bounty. I eat like a queen.
I focus on what is sustainable for ME. Of course my husband is at the heart of every decision I make. He loves me overweight or not. I choose to change my life in this way. I embrace the challenges that may come along. I wake up looking forward to the day to come, with gratuity, humility, and go from there. It has profoundly changed the way I look at weight loss. This was and continues to be my plan. Also, I never, ever compare myself to anyone else. I have my own journey as they have theirs.
YMMV. Lee
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12/31
food logged.
under calorie budget.
drank 128 oz. water.
walked 60 minutes at 2.0 mph @Megan_smartiepants1970
I am now less than a pound from a normal bmi. Weighed 159.9 lbs this morning and felt absolutely giddy with happiness. Am finally feeling like it is possible for me to be a normal weight. Now, if only I could change the critical inner voice in my head.
It has been a tough month with the death of my long time boyfriend and the holidays. At the best, I hoped to maintain or gain a little. I lost 4 pounds in December. Not a large number but it means much more to me. It means that I have learned successful coping skills. There was a time that I would eat food to comfort and numb my feelings. This time, I had one package of Hersheys triple chocolate cupcakes and got back on a routine the next day. I still cry most days but know that I must continue to live my best life.
Wishing you all health and happiness in the coming year.5 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »12/31
food logged.
under calorie budget.
drank 128 oz. water.
walked 60 minutes at 2.0 mph @Megan_smartiepants1970
I am now less than a pound from a normal bmi. Weighed 159.9 lbs this morning and felt absolutely giddy with happiness. Am finally feeling like it is possible for me to be a normal weight. Now, if only I could change the critical inner voice in my head.
It has been a tough month with the death of my long time boyfriend and the holidays. At the best, I hoped to maintain or gain a little. I lost 4 pounds in December. Not a large number but it means much more to me. It means that I have learned successful coping skills. There was a time that I would eat food to comfort and numb my feelings. This time, I had one package of Hersheys triple chocolate cupcakes and got back on a routine the next day. I still cry most days but know that I must continue to live my best life.
Wishing you all health and happiness in the coming year.
I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad you have learned positive coping skills this year and that you are taking care of yourself.1 -
Yay!!! So excited to join!!!! So....I am 59, grandma (Nana) of two, one son, two dogs, two horses. Live in Northern Cal and eager to have a group to help keep me going. I was 255 three years ago and have not lost much over the last 6 months, I am now 156....or at least I think will weigh in on the first. I would like to lose another 20 before I turn 60 on July 29th. Planning to go to Jamaica (COVID permitting) in February so anything I can lose before that is a great help for living on the beach. Can not wait to start with you all!!
It sounds like you have had success already and here's to your Jamaica dream come true!
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@Bluetail6 Lee, that is really beautiful and good words of wisdom.
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Beautyofdreams wrote: »12/31
food logged.
under calorie budget.
drank 128 oz. water.
walked 60 minutes at 2.0 mph @Megan_smartiepants1970
I am now less than a pound from a normal bmi. Weighed 159.9 lbs this morning and felt absolutely giddy with happiness. Am finally feeling like it is possible for me to be a normal weight. Now, if only I could change the critical inner voice in my head.
It has been a tough month with the death of my long time boyfriend and the holidays. At the best, I hoped to maintain or gain a little. I lost 4 pounds in December. Not a large number but it means much more to me. It means that I have learned successful coping skills. There was a time that I would eat food to comfort and numb my feelings. This time, I had one package of Hersheys triple chocolate cupcakes and got back on a routine the next day. I still cry most days but know that I must continue to live my best life.
Wishing you all health and happiness in the coming year.
You are a living inspiration and I wish I could give you a hug. Congrats on your success, you are made of tough stuff. You have had it all piled on with the holidays coming so soon for you. I'm so glad you are a part of our group.1 -
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littleflutterby wrote: »
Thank You Friend. Happy New Year 💜2 -
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Happy New Year to all of us Downsizers. May this year bring us so much more, and be so much better than this last one upon which we are closing the door.... 4
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Welcome New Downsizers
@McGreavy91
@Resistive
@jimboden3
@Sripalbhansali
@kdlgiannoulis
@DawnCumm
@cabman
This is a great group of diverse folks!!5 -
Happy New Year Dazzling Downsizers .......So looking forward to see what 2021 has to bring
Great loss Lee ....You are such a wonderful positive person
@Beautyofdreams... You are doing amazing and have such a great outlook on things even with your devastating situation ...so happy you didn't give up on our group ...hugs1 -
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username: Piqueaboo
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 219
CW (Current Weight): 218
LTD (Loss to Date): 31 lost to date
Yay! A mini-shift down! Usually, I'm in Madrid on the 31st of December and take part in the San Silvestre 5k/10k race, as this is impossible this year I did a 5k on my own, here, and I'm very proud =D
Today marks the start of the new year, more effort on my part and more control - I read the book by James Smith which was fun because he put on paper everything we here at MFP already know - cico - but it was refreshing to see someone publishes also remind me that this is the method that works. I finally return home on Sunday after two months with my parents where I will have so much more control over what I eat, so I'm very much looking forward to that. For now, one day at a time, one kg at a time, and have an overall positive outlook with some much needed kindless.
happy new year!4 -
Steps 12/31: 13,278
Goals:
1. No snooze ✔️
2. Steps ❌
3. Exercise ✔️
4. Meditate ✔️
5. Within calories ✔️
Happy New Year!2 -
username: Piqueaboo
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 219
CW (Current Weight): 218
LTD (Loss to Date): 31 lost to date
Yay! A mini-shift down! Usually, I'm in Madrid on the 31st of December and take part in the San Silvestre 5k/10k race, as this is impossible this year I did a 5k on my own, here, and I'm very proud =D
Today marks the start of the new year, more effort on my part and more control - I read the book by James Smith which was fun because he put on paper everything we here at MFP already know - cico - but it was refreshing to see someone publishes also remind me that this is the method that works. I finally return home on Sunday after two months with my parents where I will have so much more control over what I eat, so I'm very much looking forward to that. For now, one day at a time, one kg at a time, and have an overall positive outlook with some much needed kindless.
happy new year!
Nice loss! I think you have a great attitude for the new year. I want to start reading more self help/diet books in the new year. I have the workbook for the beck diet solution on order and will be ordering the book once I get moved. I am going to check the book you just mentioned also.888Angie888 wrote: »Steps 12/31: 13,278
Goals:
1. No snooze ✔️
2. Steps ❌
3. Exercise ✔️
4. Meditate ✔️
5. Within calories ✔️
Happy New Year!
Yes! You didn’t hit the snooze button. I think your steps are pretty awesome.0 -
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