Downsizers - April 2021 Team Chat
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Steps 13,362
I did not workout got up early since the flooring was ent in for the basement and wallpaper went up in the bathroom. Yesterday was a great family day girls went shopping and boys to grocery store. We played board games and had a family movie night which we hadn’t done in a while since I think we overdid it last year with covid.3 -
@cesse47
Nice loss! Your total loss is really starting to add up.
@red1185
That water weight will be gone in a day or two.
@Tazaria87
Awesome loss!
@rwood566
Good to see you back on your feet. My granddaughter became a vegetarian about 6 months ago. She eats veggie burgers so i will ask my daughter which ones and let you know.
@AlphaEliJoe
It may not be the loss you would like but it is in the right direction. I think you should enjoy that piece of cake. Make sure you log it though. I would get your fiancée to remove it if it is too tempting.
@TheresaM787
Congratulations on getting to goal. That is amazing. Your hard work and determination has paid off. You are an inspiration to myself and the team. I am klooking forward to continue learning from you how to succeed on my journey.
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Saturday’s check in
✅Steps 7,886
❌Sleep
✅Walk
✅Water
I am going to be a grandmother again. I will have another reason to visit Scotland. I am not sure how i got that many steps as i only did a short walk and I rested a lot. I am going to rest today so no walk today and I am hoping for a good nights sleep tonight. I am going to prelog my meals for the week today also.
Have an awesome day!
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@lindamtuck2018
CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉👏👏👏
Another grandchild 🤩 that’s spectacular news! Look at all of those steps! Great job 👏👏. Thank you for all of the encouragement. I really appreciate everything that I’ve learned along the way. 🤗2 -
The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember that even if your team doesn’t rank the highest in weight loss for the week you can still be the Green Percentage winner by having the most losses in your team! So keep it up!! 
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Getting fit & healthy is more than weight loss. We have to take care of every part of ourselves so that we can thrive!!
Join this challenge today and do something good for you!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10830662/april-week-four-self-care-challenge#latest1 -
4/16 steps: I didn’t wear my Apple Watch yesterday, and I also didn’t move around a lot. I’m going to guess that I got about 500 steps in yesterday!2
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@AlphaEliJoe happy birthday for wednesday. nice runs. for the cake, maybe think about a cupcake? that's what i've had the last 2 years since i was afraid to get a normal cake. if you want a large cake maybe think about sharing it with your neighbors? either way, plan your calorie count around it as much as possible.
@TheresaM787 GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!! congrats on getting there. best wishes for your maintenance.
@TeresaW1020 I demand a recount on the green challenge. i thought almost everyone lost weight this week. this group rocks.
have a great sunday, everyone.4 -
AlphaEliJoe wrote: »Username: AlphaEliJoe
Weigh in Day: Saturday
PW: 303
CW: 302.7
I know I could definitely do better, also i want to bump up my miles per day. My birthday is next week wednesday though, so hoping to have a bit of cake and not ruin progress so far 😓😓
(Cake is a weakness) but this could be a way to instill some self control? Any advice?
If, however, i feel like I cannot resist eating more than I should, I would ask my fiancee to take the cake away.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 I did 12 miles (6 days) in total this week. Bumping up to 4 miles a day from Monday God's willing
I need to know for how long and if it was a 6 , 7,8, or 9 minute a mile in order for me to convert ....Thank you 0 -
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I need the following steps from these people
@missysave0612 -4/14-4/17
@transparentenigma 4/12-4/17
@Bluetail6 4/12- 4/17
I will be zeroing them out Monday Evening ...Thanks for your cooperation 0 -
@AlphaEliJoe happy birthday for wednesday. nice runs. for the cake, maybe think about a cupcake? that's what i've had the last 2 years since i was afraid to get a normal cake. if you want a large cake maybe think about sharing it with your neighbors? either way, plan your calorie count around it as much as possible.
Thank you for the early birthday wishes! I think my Fiancee already ordered the cake so it may be too late for her to get it changed to cupcakes, but I will definitely be using that as an option moving forward. I will take your advice and try to share that cake as much as possible so it won't be a temptation at all
Thanks for the advice!
@lindamtuck2018 I am already planning out my cals for the week and keeping those for wednesday lower than usual so that I can accommodate safely for the cake lol Still aiming for a better loss this week!
@Megan_smartiepants1970 I am pretty new to running, so I never really tracked the time per mile just the overall run time
For each day I did 30 mins with 2 mins of warm up jogging. I can use Pahla B videos this week to help with the per mile time tracking1 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @apple852hk 2.75%
2nd @19shmoo69 2.67%
3rd @digger61 2.42%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @19shmoo69 7.0 Lbs
2nd @digger61 5.0 Lbs
3rd @eahrenee 4.4 Lbs
3rd @ashleycarole86 4.4 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@eggfreak
@Mrscanmore
@gottagetthisdown
@jennifersusanmcdougall
@machchic
@graceojo999
@cldvermont
@Piqueaboo
@Tazaria87
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Hi all. It's been a busy weekend! So Friday we went to the zoo for about 5 hours. We all had a blast even if it was a little chilly. The zoo here is huge so even after 5 hours we didn't see it all haha. We have a membership though so we will go plenty this summer. After the zoo, I dropped off the kids at home and my mom and I went grocery shopping. No problem on steps that day!
Yesterday was my niece's birthday. In the morning I got up and made french vanilla cupcakes for the party. Then I went to half price day for the consignment sale and got a couple more things for the kids. I also looked around to figure out what I hadn't sold yet. Then I went home, gathered everything up, and headed to the birthday party to help decorate and get ready. The party was great and went pretty late. I had planned on having one of the cupcakes I made after dinner but my sister in law made oreo balls so I had 2 of those instead and let the cupcakes be.
This morning I had to head to the sale and pick up my unsold items, and then we went for a family walk out at the lake!
Steps 4/16 10082
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Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh in day: Sunday
PW: 151.0
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Username : azkunk
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW:175.8
CW: 175.7
LTD: 31.3
It’s been a rough weekend. My daughter had a dance competition and my 14 yr old Westie was sick. Spent 12+ hours at the emergency vet today and had little sleep all weekend. I am pretty sure she has kennel cough. The puppies coughed for a day or two a couple of days before she got sick. I declined the $1100 work up and opted to treat for presumed infection and see if she improves with medication.
My repeat blood work came back and the calcium is still high. I’m am pretty sure it’s my parathyroid. I will likely need a bone scan to check for osteoporosis and a scan of the parathyroid glands and likely surgery to remove. I hope this is the reason for my joint pain and my general ‘blah’ feeling these past few months.
Rower still estimated to be here Thursday 🛶🛶🛶4 -
Friday 04/16 steps = 9,836
Saturday 04/17 steps= 10,908
Sunday 04/18 steps = 9,062 plus 45 minutes indoor biking
lcfa5317
It was a big birthday for my husband today & I had a small party with neighborhood friends last night . It was the first time since the pandemic that we had people inside the house. We had lots of fun, but I drank wine & ate guacamole (along with other food.) it felt so good to laugh & hug again.
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congrats to our team's winners. the other teams brought in ringers against our mighty team. lol
@Tazaria87 i'm amazed at how much you do. i'd be dead after the zoo. speaking of, where are you at? we have a famous zoo here in san diego.
@azkunk good luck with your westie. i'm glad the blood work found something wrong. now they can start pointing at it and hopefully getting you feeling better.
checkin for 4/18:
steps - 2528. just hit the store today otherwise sat around the house.
calories - barely under my 1800. had a burger for dinner without cheese and my first corn on the cob of the season.
exercise - nope. day off, but i tried to go to the zoo. it was sold out. i'll be walking early in the a.m.
have a great week, everyone.5 -
Username: mszoueb
Weigh in Day: Monday
PW: 234
CW: 233.4
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Hi all, here for Monday check in.
Had a reasonably active week this past week. On Monday, I did over 11k steps on a socially distanced nature walk with a friend and two other days just took dogs out on a 30/40min walk round the block. I'm off out for another walk this morning with same friend, I've potentially got myself a walking buddy with this friend which would be great on a number of levels, my friend has a goal to run 1000 miles this year.
As far as I'm aware, I stayed under weekly cals for expected 1lb amount, would of been good if it actually happened, but I did eat close to the amount and I am on last day of my monthly cycle today so maybe it'll start to go back down in due course. I'm two pounds away from a total loss of 2 stone (28lb) yay!
I'm still not fully decided about food for birthday celebrations in a few days time, torn between getting some yummy things at supermarket or a takeaway. At the minute, I'm leaning more to the supermarket option which would mean my no takeaway duration extending, which would be cool, but I'll see how I feel.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »I need the following steps from these people
@Piqueaboo 4/12-4/17
@azkunk 4/11-4/17
@Tazaria87 - 4/16 & 4/17
@lcfa5317 -4/16 & 4/17
@missysave0612 -4/14-4/17
@transparentenigma 4/12-4/17
@Bluetail6 4/12- 4/17
I will be zeroing them out Monday Evening ...Thanks for your cooperation- Monday 12/04 10 275
- Tuesday 13/04 10 712
- Wednesday 14/04 15 127
- Thursday 15/04 11 902
- Friday 16/04 7 967
- Saturday 17/04 12 589
- Sunday 18/04 8 742
Thank you @Megan_smartiepants1970 !!
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JimBoden3
Weigh-in Day: Monday (Apr 19, 2021)
PW: 211.6
CW: 206.3
SW: 240
So, I really didn't lose more than 5 pounds this week as much as I was artificially heavy when I 'gained' 2 pounds last week but the bottom line is that the trend is down so I'm happy with the progress even if the pathway is filled with hills and valleys along the way. We had a great time in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday taking our 2nd daughter out for her 21st birthday (earlier in the week) but we're from St. Louis so it needed to be a weekend and anyway, I'm sure she's rather celebrate with her friends on the actual birthday. I was worried that eating out over the weekend would kick back my progress but I made good decisions (and still enjoyed myself) with some healthy but tasty options (always easier when you're going to nice restaurants over fast food). This Friday we'll be moving our oldest daughter to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated college and started her job last fall but has been working from home all this time (it didn't make sense to pay rent and still be working remotely). She's a Research Assistant with the University Pittsburgh Medical Center and has had both vaccines for a while now and they're ready to start bringing people back (splitting the group out to just 1-2 days onsite a week but it's a path back to normalcy). Anyway, I doubt we'll be eating 'fine dining' food this time so my goal is to limit the salt & fat. Of course Susan and I are happy to see our first born start to live life on her own but of course it's bittersweet. I guess one very small silver lining of the COVID lockdown was that we got to spend extra time with her. Of course it doesn't make up for all of the tragedy of lost life, jobs, mental health, etc. so many people have suffered so I'm mindful of how fortunate we've been through all of this.
I've really enjoyed the new rower but am not yet into a routine as I've been so busy but this is the week I dedicate myself! It took nearly a week to get setup as I thought I was missing a part but once I got it together, it's been fun to use. I've been focusing on my form more so than breaking a sweat as I really want to make sure I'm doing it right so that I get the most out of the machine. The version I bought is a little more complex to use than the typical one since my feet are moving back and forth instead of my butt. This seems to work my core/abdomen more than my legs (or maybe my midsection is just more out of shape so it's more noticeable). I've still not put the exercise room back together yet so I'll include a picture later this week or this coming Monday on my next weigh in. 4 -
Steps 10,174
Another quiet day at home getting stuff done around the house to work toward getting it out away when everything is done. Did my boxing workout. I even passed up on the kids treats twice this week, frozen yogurt earlier in the week and yesterday they made me take them for frozen hot chocolate. I say made as they are quite persuasive!5 -
congrats to our team's winners. the other teams brought in ringers against our mighty team. lol
@Tazaria87 i'm amazed at how much you do. i'd be dead after the zoo. speaking of, where are you at? we have a famous zoo here in san diego.
@azkunk good luck with your westie. i'm glad the blood work found something wrong. now they can start pointing at it and hopefully getting you feeling better.
checkin for 4/18:
steps - 2528. just hit the store today otherwise sat around the house.
calories - barely under my 1800. had a burger for dinner without cheese and my first corn on the cob of the season.
exercise - nope. day off, but i tried to go to the zoo. it was sold out. i'll be walking early in the a.m.
have a great week, everyone.
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Daily Post April 18
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 92oz
Steps 9807
Exercise 65min walk around the lake
So I kind of posted this yesterday too but I got up in the morning and had to go to the sale to pick up my unsold items. Didn't have to bring any big items home so that was fantastic. Sold way more books than I thought I would, and came home with only a couple bins worth of stuff. I ended up selling 133 items! And the check gets mailed out today. I think we're gonna use it to start building our bar in the basement.
After that, we went on a family walk around the lake. My husband couldn't come because of work, so it was me and my kids and both of my parents. Then we just hung out at my parents house for the day. Sat outside, played cards, made dinner- it was a nice day.
Today my nieces are here, and I'm going to try and get some housework done.4 -
@Tazaria87
I admire your willpower. It would have been so easy just to have both. Those family walks sounds like fun. You are exercising but getting quality family time.
@TheresaM787
Great exercise day!
@Beautyofdreams
Nice loss!
@azkunk
I hope your dog feels better soon. It will be nice to have a reason for your health issues so i hope you get your scans soon.
@lcfa5317
Nice steps on the weekend!
@rwood566
Now i want to go to the zoo! It is a fun way to get some exercise.
@mszoueb
Awesome loss! Keep up what you have been doing and you will pass the 2 stone in no time.
@jimboden3
Amazing loss! I am impressed that you did this while eating out.
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