Downsizers - March 2021 Team Chat
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3/09 = 9,389 steps
03/13 = 6,390 steps
03/14 = 10,771 steps
Calories were bad the last 2 days.
We went to an outdoor party with heaters last night. It’s funny how when you drink alcohol you don’t care what you eat. The next day is depressing when you remember your lack of control. However, I laughed a lot & that’s healthy too.
Thank you
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Weigh in:
SW: 259.4
PW: 239.6
CW: 239.2
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Hi all, here for Monday check in. Another fairly active week on fitness front of 2 weight sessions, a 4.4 mile bike ride, building furniture and any other additional walking.
It was great to get out on the bike, love cycling.. unexpectedly really muddy and ended up getting properly stuck in quick sinking wet mud with nothing to hold onto apart from my bike which was also stuck in it with me.. nearly lost my shoes.. it definitely turned into an anxiety inducing situation as I was alone in woodland area at the time too. Thankfully managed to pull myself out and got back home safe.
I managed to stay within calories again this week. 2-3 days ago I was at 238/238.4 so to see this number hike up so much this morning has irked me somewhat. In theory, it should be impossible to only lose 0.4 on my current calories. It could be salt but I don't think I went overboard so maybe something else. It'll no doubt fluctuate back down, but it was a bit of a shock to see.
I am still giving myself some flexibility on the weekend to average the calories out across the week at an expected loss of 1.5lb atm. As I get lower, it may be a bit more difficult averaging the calories out from the weekend to stay in the predicted 1.5lb loss in the week overall.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just a reminder ... I need the following people's steps ASAP so I can post the results
@Piqueaboo -3/12 & 3/13
@Z1ORtza- 3/11, 3/12 & 3/13
Thanks Ladies
Yes! Sorry!
Friday 12, 11 974
Saturday13, 13 196
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JimBoden3
Weigh-in: Monday (Mar 15, 2021)
CW: 212.5
PW: 212.7
SW: 240
I started out so good in the morning but then finished off my wife's leftover pizza from the night before. It wasn't even that good but no one else wanted it and I hate to throw anything out so ... I … ate .. it … all.
Ugh - why do I get into these 'garbage disposal' moods - I even knew what I was doing and now I'm up 1.5 pounds from yesterday. We're leaving on vacation in 1 week and felt like we needed to finish it off instead of get rid of it so I guess I just 'discovered' a new bad dieting habit and I'm going to have to think about how I'm going to plan out the rest of the week as we use up the leftovers, etc. At least our upcoming departure should also result in eating more fruits and vegetables this week as well.
Time to tweak my plan.4 -
This yoga routine was in my Pinterest feed for Better Sleep:
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@lelbarou Your feedback is really encouraging. I had noticed, in the past, that when I didn't eat sugar and grains I felt smaller and I guess I probably was due to no inflammation. It was interesting to hear about your breathing improvement. I just did some tests as part of my regular Doctor visit because my breathing has really gotten shallow, sometimes I have to stop and take a breath during a sentence. I bet this is related to the crap I've been putting into my body. I'm excited to see how this changes things
@mszoueb Wow, what a ride you must have had. It's always a little surprising when we realize we are somewhere alone, and the potential seriousness of it. I'm glad you were able to get out - shoes intact.
@lcfa5317 Glad you had fun at the party! It is so important to laugh.
@jimboden3 It's crazy what is automatic behavior and how we can be "watching" ourselves do it and not be able to stop! Good for you for seeing it.4 -
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@lelbarou
I thinking taking a relaxing day is so important. I think it is great that giving up sugar and grains has helped you especially if they bothered my stomach. My daughter and son-in-law gave up sugar 3 weeks ago. They said it is amazing how many food products have sugar in them. They had to get rid of so much stuff in the cupboards and fridge when they started. I was surprised by some of the food items she told me about. Last night they took a break from it as it was a family gathering and they are right back on it until a one day break for Easter.
@lcfa5317
I think taking a day off for laughter and fun with family and friends is important to our sanity when we eat carefully.
@red1185
Take yesterday as a rest day. I am sure your calories will balance out for the rest of the week.
@mszoueb
Congrats on the loss! It is very frustrating when we have a jump in weight on our weigh in day. It happened to me on Friday. You are doing so great with your activity and eating I am sure your weight will continue to trend down. Your bike ride made made me chuckle as it reminded me of my days riding my bike in the mud as a kid though the being in the woods alone part didn’t. I would have been terrified. Do you ride in the woodland area often?
@jimboden3
You are down a bit so that is a good thing. My husband is like that when it comes to throwing it out leftovers. I think it goes back to his parents being like that. I try to freeze somethings but not everything tastes good after freezing, I hope you enjoy that vacation. Will you be missing any weigh ins?
@363days
I think yoga would work good for sleep. I wouldn’t be able to do some of the poses but I am willing to do the ones I can. Last night I was so sore I just sat on the floor and tried some stretches. My family was here and we all agreed we forget how good stretching feels.
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Weigh in
CW - 188
PW - 188.8
LT - 77
March 14 check in
Logging - yes
Exercise - yes
Steps - 9781
I'm disappointed with the weigh in, but I didn't eat wonderfully in the past few days. I think I'm thinking about experimenting with fasting. I feel not great and I don't want to eat today, so I'm just planning on having about 600 calories. I will go back to normal tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a great day!4 -
Daily Post March 14
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 70oz
Steps 9110
Exercise Wii sports and jogging in place
Saturday night my daughter was up all night sick. I had to change her bedsheets 3 times and she couldn't get to sleep. All of us were a little exhausted yesterday. I thought about not worrying about my steps and taking another rest day because of it. In the evening though my son wanted me to play Wii Sports with him and I thought, I can totally use this as a workout. We played boxing and then played bowling and I stepped in place whenever it wasn't my turn. Then at the end of the night got the rest of my steps jogging in place next to the couch. I'm proud of myself for hitting my goals even though I was so tired.
My hair appointment went well. I really liked the girl who did my hair. The conversation was nice and she seemed pretty knowledgeable about hair, especially curly hair. I've been to a couple hairdressers who don't know how to work with curly hair and it's usually disastrous. She ended up doing "gray blending" with hilites and they turned out pretty good. A little lighter than I thought they would turn out but the color is growing on me quickly.
There has been some talk in here about going sugar and flour free and I wanted to chime in. I eat a mostly primal diet which includes no sugar or grains. I love the way my body feels without using these ingredients. If I do happen to eat something with sugar/flour (last example would be my husband's birthday cake I made in January) then my stomach revolts and I'm in pain and feel bloated. I've been eating this way since last April. The longer you do it, the easier it gets I think. Also, if anyone wants any recipes for desserts that are free of grains and refined sugar, I've got a few that I've made several times and everyone loves-even people who don't eat the same way.3 -
Sunday’s check in
✅Steps 6,351
✅Sleep
✅Water
✅Track
Yesterday went really well. I am still really sore today. I feel like I need a complete rest day but I want to try for 7/7 on my step goal. I am going to do some stretching today to see if I can reduce the stiffness. My hips and lower back are the worst. I always have been guilty of not stretching enough. I will see how I feel after my coffee and I might go for a short walk.
I was surprised my weight was down even after eating Chinese food but I had a big spike in my weight after binging on Friday. We are having leftovers tonight and I probably will have a piece of cake. I am not going to eat a lot and I will drink a lot of water today so hopefully my weight will continue to come down.
I gave myself a check on tracking but nothing was weighed or measured. I used a generic entry in my diary for an assorted plate of Chinese food. I entered 2 plates even though I had one to hopefully overcome some discrepancies. I didn’t have an actual calorie count for the cake so it was another generic entry. Would you guys still consider this successful tracking? My supper will be tracked the same way today.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@mszoueb
Congrats on the loss! It is very frustrating when we have a jump in weight on our weigh in day. It happened to me on Friday. You are doing so great with your activity and eating I am sure your weight will continue to trend down. Your bike ride made made me chuckle as it reminded me of my days riding my bike in the mud as a kid though the being in the woods alone part didn’t. I would have been terrified. Do you ride in the woodland area often?
Thank you, it certainly wasn't what I was expecting to see this morning given that I had stayed within calories from what I gather. The muddiness made it feel more like a MTB bike ride than usual, there was a stretch of mud I somehow got through then went up a bit of a hill then met the next mud stretch and my tyres got stuck.
I don't get out on my bike often as I'd like as I don't feel too safe when having to go on roads etc. I hadn't been on the route I was in a good while, I do quite enjoy the straightish stretch it covers apart from the dark tunnel that you go through to get from one side to the other. Was certainly an eventful ride!
Thanks @363days for your comment too!2 -
Steps 3/14: 7,2511
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just a reminder ... I need the following people's steps ASAP so I can post the results
@Piqueaboo -3/12 & 3/13
@Z1ORtza- 3/11, 3/12 & 3/13
Thanks Ladies
Yes! Sorry!
Friday 12, 11 974
Saturday13, 13 196
Sunday 14, 13 031
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@lelbarou
Don’t be disappointed in your loss. You had a huge loss last week. With fasting for most days I try to do 16:8. The weekends my eating window tends to be a bit bigger. I think we have to make sure we do a fast that will work for us. For myself, if I did a longer fast or ate for 5 and fasted for 2 it would trigger my binge eating. I am not a breakfast eater anyway and I like that I can put more calories towards my supper and evening snack. Also, make sure you get all your calories in during your eating window. I am definitely no expert on fasting but there some in the group that have been doing it for awhile.
@Tazaria87
You have inspired me to get off my butt and at least get my steps in today. I might message you to get some recipes the next time I have family over. My granddaughter is vegetarian, my son is trying to eat no sugar/gluten/vegetarian and my daughter no sugar. I would love to make a dinner to satisfy everyone. Does everyone in your family follow the primal diet or just you?
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Weigh in
CW - 288
PW - 288.8
LT - 77
March 14 check in
Logging - yes
Exercise - yes
Steps - 9781
I'm disappointed with the weigh in, but I didn't eat wonderfully in the past few days. I think I'm thinking about experimenting with fasting. I feel not great and I don't want to eat today, so I'm just planning on having about 600 calories. I will go back to normal tomorrow.
I hope everyone has a great day!
I guess this was wishful thinking! LOL I put a 1 instead of a 2 in front of my weight! HA HA!1 -
Quick stop here
Steps @Megan_smartiepants1970
11-> 10.762 steps
12-> 4.780 steps
13-> 9.470 steps
14-> 9.368 steps
Weight @lindamtuck2018
131,9 kg = 290,8 lbs
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@tazaria87 I'm so sorry your daughter was that sick. I remember those days and it broke my heart to see my kids sick! I hope this isn't something that goes around the family. I'm glad to know eating grain free and sugar free has been a help to your weight loss. Today is day 2 and for some reason, I don't have cravings, YET. I am not yet going to take you up on the dessert recipes, it is too early in the game and I'm afraid it would send me to the dark side. It is motivating to hear your experience.
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March Week 2 Top 5 Steppers Are:
1st @mari_moulin -118,375 Steps
2nd @TheresaM787 - 112,147 Steps
3rd @888Angie888 -109,629 Steps
4th @Megan_smartiepants1970 -103,351 steps
5th @lcfa5317 - 101,059 Steps
AWESOME JOB LADIES
RECOGNIZING THE PEOPLE WHO PLEDGED THEIR STEPS
Linda- 6/7
Megan- 4/7
Piqueaboo-6/7
Laura-6/7
Angie-6/7
Theresa-7/7
iradi8-7/7
Andrea-3/7
Rlaskey2-6/7
Tazaria87-6/7
Mari_Moulin-6/7
Z1ORtza-6/7
Cesse47-7/7
Red1185-4/7
Great Job Everyone 5 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
@Tazaria87
You have inspired me to get off my butt and at least get my steps in today. I might message you to get some recipes the next time I have family over. My granddaughter is vegetarian, my son is trying to eat no sugar/gluten/vegetarian and my daughter no sugar. I would love to make a dinner to satisfy everyone. Does everyone in your family follow the primal diet or just you?
We make a lot of veggie curries and asian stirfrys with sauces you could do as veggie that are grain and refined sugar free if that is something everyone would eat. My husband eats the same way I do. My kids eat some of the meals we make, just not the spicy ones. They eat a lot of the same snacks we do too but I also have snack options for them in the house that I don't eat. And I have bread in the house for them, they like toast/sandwiches.2 -
3/15 Monday
35 minutes, 8 miles, moderate effort
3,500 steps
Hope everyone is having a great Monday2 -
TheresaM787 wrote: »3/15 Monday
35 minutes, 8 miles, moderate effort
3,500 steps
Hope everyone is having a great Monday
Missing steps for 3/140 -
Check-in for Sunday, 3/14
Check in daily:✅
Water (90oz):❌
Steps (9K):❌
Macros (P-105/ C-115/ F-40):✅✅✅
Exercise 30 min brisk walking 5x /wk:: ❔❔❔❔❔
Not bad for a Sunday which is usually my lazy day. I was down 0.1 today. Decided to let my daughter go back to the dance studio again after a whole year of zooming. It has become clear that she needs this for her mental health and with the spread at a low level we decided to let her go. I am vaccinated but my husband is still not. Our state is on track to open up vaccination for his age group by April. We will feel a lot less anxious once he is vaccinated.1 -
CW = 190.2
PW = 190.2
Steps -= 7,982
Biking-= 60 minutes
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Ok, not only am I glad to be home.... I am very grateful to be home. We're having another "snow day," not as bad as last week. Anyway, to get home we have to go down this hill. I'm driving down the hill, there is a truck pulling out of a parking lot on the passenger side. My husband is in the passenger seat.... This a$$h@#e doesn't stop at the stop sign. The stop sign is at the bottom of a short hill leading out of the parking lot. I had no time to even honk my horn.... I hit my brakes, it was as if I were stomping on the gas... swerve enough to the left to barely, and I seriously mean barely, avoid being badly t-boned on the passenger side. I have to immediately swerve back to the right as there is a car coming up the hill toward us!! The car coming up the hill did NOT slow down at first. I stop. The car coming up the hill drives by. The drivers eyes are as big as saucers. Hubs and I just stare at each other. I put on my hazards. I am melting snow with my language, I was just so freaked out. The truck that almost t-boned us pulls up alongside... I roll down my window.... All he and the passenger could say over and over is "we are so sorry, we are so sorry..." I erupted with, YOU STOP AT A STOP SIGN." "I COULD HAVE KILLED THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT CAR"!!! "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND."!!! They were saying something else, when I put my palm up to say, enough, wound up my window and drove off.... Ok, and I sincerely mean no offense to my warm climate friends.... They had California plates.... Some days it's best not to leave the house...
Oh yeah, hubs totally complimented me on how I kept my cool, controlled the skid, and got us out of that f*^k#d situation. I'll post more tomorrow. Lee5 -
Steps 3/14: 19,999
If I saw that last night, I would have taken just one more step...🙂4 -
@Z10Rtza
Nice loss! Are you still following the plan the dietitian gave you?
@azkunk
Great job meeting your macros. I can’t imagine the agonizing decisions that parents have to make with the pandemic. I watch my daughter make them this last year and it has been tough on her. The pandemic has been hard on children.
@lcfa5317
Great job on steps and biking.
@Bluetail6
I am glad you are safe.
@888Angie888
Your steps are impressive anyway!
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Ok, not only am I glad to be home.... I am very grateful to be home. We're having another "snow day," not as bad as last week. Anyway, to get home we have to go down this hill. I'm driving down the hill, there is a truck pulling out of a parking lot on the passenger side. My husband is in the passenger seat.... This a$$h@#e doesn't stop at the stop sign. The stop sign is at the bottom of a short hill leading out of the parking lot. I had no time to even honk my horn.... I hit my brakes, it was as if I were stomping on the gas... swerve enough to the left to barely, and I seriously mean barely, avoid being badly t-boned on the passenger side. I have to immediately swerve back to the right as there is a car coming up the hill toward us!! The car coming up the hill did NOT slow down at first. I stop. The car coming up the hill drives by. The drivers eyes are as big as saucers. Hubs and I just stare at each other. I put on my hazards. I am melting snow with my language, I was just so freaked out. The truck that almost t-boned us pulls up alongside... I roll down my window.... All he and the passenger could say over and over is "we are so sorry, we are so sorry..." I erupted with, YOU STOP AT A STOP SIGN." "I COULD HAVE KILLED THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT CAR"!!! "YOU COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND."!!! They were saying something else, when I put my palm up to say, enough, wound up my window and drove off.... Ok, and I sincerely mean no offense to my warm climate friends.... They had California plates.... Some days it's best not to leave the house...
Oh yeah, hubs totally complimented me on how I kept my cool, controlled the skid, and got us out of that f*^k#d situation. I'll post more tomorrow. Lee
I live in California and we have some really bad drivers here ..no offense taken ...just glad that you and your husband are okay ....hugs0
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