Downsizers - April 2021 Team Chat
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Daily Post April 24
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 84oz
Steps 11865
Exercise 65min walk around the lake
Yesterday ended up being a high step count day! Just before lunch I got the lawn mowed. As we were finishing up lunch my mom texted about walking so we went for a walk outside. When we got home, I had a snack and then decided to shampoo the carpet in the basement at the bottom of the steps. After that, I was ready to just sit haha. We got the kids off to bed, watched a couple episodes of a show and went to bed ourselves.
Today I think we might walk again. It's going to be nice outside so my parents want to set up corn hole too. Should be a great day to just hang out outside.1 -
@rlaskey2
I love reading everyone’s post about meeting with friends and family. They give me so much hope.
@red1185
Shake things up to break your plateau. Making a change in your exercise or diet may do it.
@Tazaria87
Awesome loss and steps! At the beginning of the May challenge can you post your progress pictures again? It would be great motivation for the new people starting this month. Also, it will help the rest of us.
@iradi8
Nice stepping!
@TheresaM787
Great workout! Which fitness watch are you considering?
@AlphaEliJoe
Nice loss! You have a really good loss falling in the 1 to 2 pound weight. At your weight it is ok to lose a little more. A change in exercise will help. What’s your calorie deficit? Happy belated birthday! 🥳
@Beautyofdreams
I always describe it as someone repeatedly stabbing me with a knife. I have to get Atomic Habits. Maybe someone will get it for Mother’s Day for me.
@363days
Sounds like a good vacation. Those vacation pounds will disappear fast.
@rwood566
Do you weigh your food? It gives a more accurate calorie count. When searching for things putting usda in front of it will give an accurate calories count. At least that was the recommendation given to me.
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Saturday’s check in
✅Steps 9,058
❌Sleep
✅Walk
✅Water
I was so caught up in my bad mood yesterday I walked further that I intended. So that and groceries really raised my steps. It was rough on the way back and the grocery shopping with the pain. I sucked it up and got through it. We ended up having Firehouse subs yesterday I got a medium but it was still huge. It was the first time we had it and it was really good. Of course I had another jump in water weight but it will drop over the next few days. I see drinking extra water in my future. I have to go to a different supermarket today as they didn’t have my Nestea water drops. The drops really increase my water intake.
I broke the rules yesterday and visited my granddaughters outside for 10 minutes. We stayed 6 ft apart, wore masks and no hugs. It made me feel so much better. I am going to do a short walk today in a few very soon.
Have a super Sunday!1 -
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Steps 12,762
Wondering how many days I can keep up my step streaking, 11 days so far. Kids go back to school tomorrow. Yesterday we went to the beach for a few hours since it was so unseasonably nice here and then did my lower body workout. 4 weeks of this program almost complete. Had the rest of my leftover homemade pasta for dinner and back to skinnytaste dinners starting tonight. We went over to a neighbors house for drinks and s’mores over the fire. We do this a lot in the warm weather months. Luckily in warm weather I prefer the lighter seltzer drinks that are only 100 calories. Last night I had two high noon cans which are
Vodka and flavored seltzer.1 -
Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW: 150.0
CW: 146.8
LTD: 76.63 -
A BIG CONGRATS to @lindamtuck2018 , @jimboden3 and @TheresaM787 for coming in 1st 2nd 3rd for our AHHHHHmazing team ....well done you 3
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Another reminder for those people I still need steps from :
@Piqueaboo - 4/24
@888Angie888 - 4/22-4/24
@azkunk - 4/19-4/24
@Z1ORtza- 4/21-4/24
@lcfa5317 -4/23-4/24
@red1185 - 4/24
@missysave0612 -4/22-4/24
@transparentenigma -4/18-4/24
@bluetail6- 4/24
I will be zeroing out the steps that I do not have by 4/26 evening ...Thanks for your cooperation 0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@Tazaria87
Awesome loss and steps! At the beginning of the May challenge can you post your progress pictures again? It would be great motivation for the new people starting this month. Also, it will help the rest of us.
Absolutely! I've been thinking lately that I should get out a picture of me at my heaviest and put it up next to my current picture. I'll get it done and post when the May board opens!3 -
Username : azkunk
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW:175.8
CW: 176.9
LTD: 30.1
Another gain this week
This week was mostly good but yesterday was a bit off track. Now that we are fully vaccinated we had a friend over for a BBQ and I was a little over on calories and lot over on sodium. That led to a big spike on the scale today. I seem to be getting a little lazy after almost a year of doing this and need to tighten things up ... especially on the weekends! Daily goals for this week
1. Track everything accurately and check in
2. Macros P>100, C<115, F<40
2. 7000K steps/ per day
3. Row 2000m x 5 days
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@AlphaEliJoe - sounds like a good plan. The 300s will soon be history
@TheresaM787 - which watches are you considering. I have tried them all. Fitbit kept breaking after about a year and I switched to Garmin which I liked better. Later I got an Apple Watch and loved it. It's very intuitive and natural for me since I am team iPhone.
@red1185 - I feel you. I have been stuck for some time. I am hoping that starting a new exercise regime will help kick things back in gear. I also need to tighten up my tracking
@rlaskey2 - sounds like a nice day. I am looking forward being able to go to a restaurant again someday. That will be my strategy when that day comes ... eat only half.
@lindamtuck2018 - I am sorry that the injection did not help and that you are not getting anywhere with your chronic pain. I am so inspired by your determination to walk and exercise despite the pain. I hope you get relief and answers soon.1 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970 - please make my goal 7000K
4/18- 4138
4/19- 10236
4/20- 6595
4/21- 4226
4/22- 8508
4/23- 5347
4/24-5743
4/25- ???1 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970 - please make my goal 7000K
4/18- 4138
4/19- 10236
4/20- 6595
4/21- 4226
4/22- 8508
4/23- 5347
4/24-5743
4/25- ???
I already changed your step goal to 7000 1 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Peloton 30 minutes, 8 miles. moderate effort
Steps 700, still haven’t made a decision on a smart watch. Thank you @azkunk for your suggestion. I need to just make a decision. I keep putting it off. other responsibilities keep pulling away my attention.1 -
TheresaM787 wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
Peloton 30 minutes, 8 miles. moderate effort
Steps 700, still haven’t made a decision on a smart watch. Thank you @azkunk for your suggestion. I need to just make a decision. I keep putting it off. other responsibilities keep pulling away my attention.
I love my Fitbit ..I have the fitbit Versa (I really want the fitbit sense but I won't get one unless my versa no longer works ...... I had a garmin before which I gave to my daughter0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »A BIG CONGRATS to @lindamtuck2018 , @jimboden3 and @TheresaM787 for coming in 1st 2nd 3rd for our AHHHHHmazing team ....well done you 3
Congrats to the three of you and to everyone who helped put Downsizers in teh #1 slot. It was a great month and here's to an even greater one!
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@Beautyofdreams Nice loss - can't wait to see your interview!
@rlaskey2 Please remind me, are you going to the gym for this work-out, or is it an "at home"? Is it a specific plan you are following? What differences have you noticed after 1 month?0 -
04/24 =5,912 steps
04/25 = 10,143 steps
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Way to go, team. another win under our belts. we need it to help hold up our pants.
@azkunk a good bbq is morale building. now use your better morale on that rowing machine.
@rlaskey2 ohh. smores. being moderate in those instances is wonderful. great thinking. good luck on your walking streak and enjoy your beach walks.
where would i find the podcast "half size me"? i've never looked one up.
everyone has wonderful things going on, even if their scales don't agree. this just shows that there's more to our lives than scales going down. even when we gain a bit it's doing something that we haven't been able to do in a long time and it's making us happier. just get back on track the next day but keep the memory of the happy times you had and let that carry you thru for a while.
check-in for 4/25:
steps - 10117. wow! two days in a row. i think at least several hundred were counted without me moving my feet.
calories - under 1800. i modified dinner a bit to stay under. my lunch was a bit higher than i wanted. i thought the calorie list was for 2 tacos but it was for 1 yet they gave 2. that's fine. i'll just keep that thought for future reference.
exercise. - we went to the wild animal park this morning. we stayed 1 1/2 hours and looked at the parts that we didn't see the first time. up stairs, down stairs, up and down hills. i walked about 3 miles there but i didn't start my fitbit at the beginning and forgot to restart it after our snack break.
i'm looking on barnes and noble now for atomic habits and see they have a workbook. has anyone done it?3 -
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Username: mszoueb
Weigh in Day: Monday
PW: 233.4
CW: 232
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Hi all, here for Monday check in.
Did 5.3 mile walk, 5.6 mile bike ride and had birthday celebrations this past week. I didn't end up getting takeaway (takeout) and instead got food to cook in the oven at home from supermarket which was a win. The no takeaway since before Christmas continues yay! I may decide to get one for my best friends birthday near the end of next month.
This week I've been on the higher side of calories, but I've still been relatively mindful. 2 days ago I was 233, then tried yesterday, I forgot I hadn't drank a lot so scale went down to 231, but I tried last night near 7pm out of curiosity and was 231.6, happy that the scales didn't jump back up too much, I was expecting to see not much loss given the food and approx calories were more towards an expected MFP loss of 0.5 this past week, but we'll see how this next week pans out.
Hoping to get more walking and bike ride in again this week.
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Weigh-in Day: Monday (Apr 26, 2021)
PW: 206.3
CW: 209.6
Just like the 5.3 lb loss last week probably didn't accurately reflect what was really going on, I suspect my 3.3 lb gain this week also isn't really the full story. That said, I did expect to gain a bit as this is the 2nd weekend in a row of traveling - this time to move our daughter to Pittsburgh so eating on the road wasn't ideal. Anyway, I did put in 20 minutes yesterday on the rower and worked up a good sweat after being in the car for 9+ hours driving back to St. Louis. I got the exercise room in order before we left town and promised to post a picture (it's the machine in the back). I still need to get the motivational decal for the wall but I'm motivated to get a good workout everyday this week so I end April in a good way.
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@jimboden3
20 minutes on the rower👏👏 that’s a fantastic full body burn! Great exercise room, looking forward to seeing the decal. Terrific way to end the month🎉
@missysave0612
Wow! What a huge increase in 4/25👏👏👏 Super consistent Missy 🥳
@mszoueb
Congratulations on the no take away since Christmas 🤩👏👏👏 wow!!
Plus you had those two fabulous long workouts! What a great week 🎉2 -
@rwood566
Here you go:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/half-size-me/id502334416
It’s also on Spotify.
Here’s a similar one I was just introduced to
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-only-look-thin/id1335251466?i=1000401467100
I didn’t use the Atomic Habits workbook. He also has resources on his website.
Phenomenal walking days!!! I need to start walking. I keep using the excuse of - it’s too hot outside and my step tracker broke (hubby going to get me a different one for Mother’s Day 🤩).0 -
Daily Post April 25
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 108oz
Steps 3864
Exercise Rest Day
Yesterday was a great relaxing day. Gave my son a haircut in the morning followed by a bath for both the kids. Headed to my parents house to hang out. Dad helped us stain and seal our corn hole boards so we can put our wraps on and play at home too. We played on their set several times, it was gorgeous outside. We ordered out for dinner and I got fish tacos on corn tortillas instead of flour. They were really good. We played more corn hole after dinner and then headed home to put the kids to bed.
Today my nieces are here for the day. Not sure what the plan will be for steps, but it's going to be even warmer out today so hopefully something outside!1 -
Steps:
4/22: 17,640
4/23: 18,705
4/24: 11,606
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@rlaskey2
Amazing steps and streak!
@Beautyofdreams
Awesome loss!
@azkunk
Sounds like sodium was the culprit. Great goals for the week!
@TheresaM787
I agree with Andrea about fitbits breaking. I have had so many different ones since my first Fitbit. I just recently had another one replaced under warranty. I love the Fitbit but I am seriously considering switching to apple when this one gives up.
@rwood566
I ordered AtomicHabits, a workbook and a journal last night off Amazon.
@mszoueb
Another great loss! Happy belated birthday!🥳
@jimboden3
Love you’re exercise room. Eating out would explain the gain. Hopefully, after a couple of days the water weight will come down.
@Tazaria87
Relaxation days are so important. Sounds like yours was perfect.
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