Downsizers - June 2021 Team Chat
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@lmf1012
Way to go with those steps!! I hope you found some shade during your walks.
@Poobah1972
Fingers crossed that your bread turns out delicious! You're doing amazing 👏🏻👏🏻
@lindamtuck2018
Enjoy those amazing grandchildren of yours. I hope you have a wonderful day!
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amymartin555 wrote: »Check in for 6/12
Steps 19,454 . Went grocery shopping . I have been doing good not buying too much junk food. I buy cookies and stuff like that for my husband and son to take in lunches for work but not for me. I have 1 package that I can have some if I want but I am doing good staying out of them. If I want chocolate I eat one of my protein bars. The ones I have are very good. I also can have an ice cream sandwich which are only 140 calories. I don't want to deprive myself . That just doesn't end well.
I also went swimming for 1 1/2 hours. It was great exercise! I even did my 1000 jumps in there and my legs got tired but my knees didn't hurt.
I hope to get in some swimming again today. Have a good day everyone!!
Was your swimming leisure, moderate effort , treading water or vigorous effort ?0 -
Good morning team!! It’s a fantastic day for healthy habits and taking great care of ourselves.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
6/12 steps 8,618
Planning an early morning walk as it’s already getting steamy outside here.
Man I am screwing up people's steps this week ...I apologize but I do not have steps for 6/11 ... Sorry if I missed it1 -
Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW: 149.4
CW: 143.2
LTD: 80.2
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Good morning team!! It’s a fantastic day for healthy habits and taking great care of ourselves.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
6/12 steps 8,618
Planning an early morning walk as it’s already getting steamy outside here.
Man I am screwing up people's steps this week ...I apologize but I do not have steps for 6/11 ... Sorry if I missed it
I could have forgot to post 6/11, I try to remember every day
6/11 steps 9,865
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Beautyofdreams wrote: »Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW: 149.4
CW: 143.2
LTD: 80.2
Holy weight loss Batman! What did you do this past week?! 6lbs is huge at any weight but at 149, that’s pretty substantial.5 -
TheresaM787 wrote: »
What is one mini goal (a goal you can hit daily)
that you can later use as a Non-Scale Victory (NSV)?
We all know mine - drink five cups of seltzer every day (aim for eight cups).
Aim for 7,000 steps Monday to Saturday. This will be a challenge some days but I am going to try. I did it 4 days last week. I want to accomplish this by end of June.4 -
@TheresaM787
Amazing steps! That’s so nice that your husband is walking with you and he did it 2 days in a row. Sounds like the beginning of a good habit. Maybe you can start competing with your steps. I would have loved to seen you walk like a duck. Also, well done staying in your maintenance window.
@rwood566
It’s not very often you eat over 1800 so it will average out over the week. You still did well at the gym. Maybe if you didn’t want to eat a full breakfast before the gym you could have a protein bar or shake. I was definitely a klutz in the kitchen today so I celebrated. I still need to clean up the mess.
@roz0810
Hope it cools down. Your steps are still great. I added you on Fitbit so maybe we could do a work week challenge this week. You up for it?
@amymartin555
Crazy steps again. You are awesome! 👏 Swimming is great exercise. I am so jealous you get to swim. Depriving ourselves is not something we can do long term. I eat a 150 calorie bag of chips each day. Since I started this I haven’t binged. So we have to do what works. I also keep 50 calorie popsicles on hand for a cool treat.
@lmf1012
Awesome steps! It is hard walking when it’s so humid out.
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Beautyofdreams wrote: »Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW: 149.4
CW: 143.2
LTD: 80.2
Fantastic! Over 80 pounds lost. You are such an inspiration.3 -
Poobah1972 wrote: »20th Consecutive Sunday fast...
Blood Ketones 1.3
Blood Glucose 112
GKI 4.79
Fat intake was higher yesterday on purpose, and my ketones actually dropped today... So I really don't know how any of this works. lol
Other then that... I'm making bread with a new batch of yeast. If this doesn't work, I'm taking a shotgun to the bread maker.
The rest of the day will be relax and stay of the internet day. 😆
And pray the weight loss fairy arrives over the course of the night.
I hope your bread turns out. If I see the weight loss fairy I will send her your way.3 -
Check in for Saturday
✅Steps 10,596
✅Sleep
✅Walk
Yup, that is my step count. Not counting moving day, it is my highest steps for the year. The walk with the kids yesterday was a little longer than planned. Sure I am in pain but I am very proud. Also, the exercise calories allowed a bigger slice of cake last night. We dropped the kids off and we went shopping. It felt good to be able to buy non essentials after 2 months. I am marinating some salmon to have on the bbq tonight. So supper should be delicious.
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Awesome steps Linda
...I have salmon on my menu this week also but I will be using dijon mustard and everything bagel seasoning on mine 4 -
@lmf1012 I actually weighed 153.0 lbs on June 1. I gained 6 lbs the week before starting to weigh myself again while overeating due to depression for the last 3 weeks. Since June 2, I have been eating back at a 250 cal deficit and started a new weight lifting program. So bulk of weight loss was food weight, waste and glycogen and water weight. Actual fat loss is probably closer to 1 pound.
Remember the scale weighs everything.3 -
The most important NSV for me is learning to work through my fears and mental hang ups about weight loss. I feared people laughing at me and making comments when I started walking and lifting weights. Some people did but most ignored me and I kept going. My brain kept telling me that I couldn't walk that far but my body did it anyway. I feared family comments when I changed my eating habits and met initial resistance until they decided that a healthier diet made them feel better too and controlled their weight.
Through this journey, I have found myself mentally hung up on scale weights(I can't possibly lose more!) clothing sizes(I will never wear that clothing size!), the unresolved emotions and memories that bubbled up when I would reach certain weights, not being able to walk since starting skin grafts(You will gain your weight back!) and the thought of future maintenance(you will just gain all your weight back when you start maintenance!)
I have been able to work through these fears by researching and coming up with strategies and learning from others on MFP. @TheresaM787 thanks for the reassurance that maintenance is not really different from weight loss. Hearing that really helped me stop the self sabotage that I was engaging in to avoid reaching goal weight.
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Happy sunday, everyone. I hope it's a beautiful day where all of you are.
@lindamtuck2018 wtg on the record steps. It's easy to walk longer when you are with people you find interesting.
@Beautyofdreams great post about the self doubts. Thank you. I still go thru them myself in the gym. I'm expecting to catch someone making fun of me. I need to concentrate more on my workout and care less what others think.
Finally resting for a couple hours. Counted fingers after breakfast - 10, 2 burned slightly. Lesson is don't touch a hot griddle. Walked around old town, San Diego. Almost went down. Light headed and slow walking. Ate lunch out and left half my chicken burger on the plate. When I started eating I was going to eat it all but my training kicked in and I stopped. Left it at the table when we left, which is a first. Didn't want to bring it home since we have lots of leftovers. Only ate 1/3 of my fries and brought home the rest for tonight. High calorie count after lunch but it looks like I can manage it and maybe get a sliver of cake.
I'm truly surprised I'm doing this well today.5 -
Steps 6/12: 20,158
It's been a pretty successful weekend staying (mostly) on-track. Need to get in gear and prep for the work-week. Hello laundry 🤨.4 -
steps steps steps
i think it was just friday and saturday this week that's missing?
11/6- 10,601
12/6- 4,716
I think that's the whole week with every day clocking in more than 4k steps!! I am getting there!
Tonight I may go for a small walk, but I've already worked 8 hours so might allow myself some rest!4 -
I need the following steps from these people
@littleflutterby - 6/11 and 6/12
@363days - 6/12
@rlaskey2- 6/12
@Tazaria87- 6/12
@Z1ORtza- 6/6-6/12
@Bluetail6 - 6/12
@red1185 - 6/12
@Beverly2Hansen - 6/12
@BRGking - 6/11 and 6/12
Thanks for your cooperation... I will be zeroing out the steps on the evening of 6/142 -
6/12
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 91oz
Steps 4328
Busy weekend coming to a close. The house warming party yesterday was great. Got to see a lot of people we haven't seen in what feels like forever. Some friends have had babies in the past year and we got to meet their little ones. I spent the majority of my time there holding/rocking someone's baby haha. No official exercise but I didn't sit down the whole time. Today my mother in law and her husband and his son came over. Lunch was great and everyone enjoyed. When they headed out then the kids got dressed for swim and off we went. We are home now and I'm exhausted. I don't have all my steps for today but I don't know if I have the energy to get them. Still need to get the kids ready for bed.3 -
Steps 16,291
Did day 3 workout which was tabata. Had some friends over for cookout and fire pit. We did chicken, burgers and tons of grilled veggies instead of unhealthy side salads. It was a fun night.4
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