Downsizers - Team Chat SEPTEMBER 2021
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Good evening everyone. None of you should be home. It's friday night and you should be out.
Check in for 9/10:
Steps - 2772. only 99 and humid today. Went outside once and was drenched.
Calories - 1839. Under by 3. I was cleaning out food stuffs today. Extra ice cream did me in but I did it in as well. Getting ready for meat run soon.
Exercise - nope nope and nope. It was super ugly at 6am. I was up but wishing I wasn't.
Tuesday I will get fitted for my compression socks. I really hope they work.
99 and humid sound tough!! Just thinking about that at this time of the year makes me uncomfortable, lol. Just for info, I have been wear compression stockings since 2006, when I travel. They are not prescription. Two doctor friends mentioned this to me in the same week, in 2006, about how they never traveling without them... I'm sure they will help you.
P.S. I giggled at the 'nope nope and nope.' Some days exercise just "ain't gonna happen."😊1 -
Weekly weigh-in:
Username: mari_moulin
Weigh-in day : Saturday
Weigh-in week: 2
Previous weight: 208.2
Current weight: 208
Daily Check-in: Friday 09/10
✖️Track my food
✖️Stay on or under my allowed calorie goal
✔️Gym 5/4x each week at least
✔️10k steps daily
✔️2L water daily
Steps:
09/05 - 12,849
09/06 - 21,939
09/07 - 18,479
09/08 - 9,581
09/09 - 15,999
09/10 - 13,080
Good morning FitFam!
I got up at 4:30 to get ready to be at the gym by 5. I was still sitting on the floor in the garage come 5:30. I never made it to the gym. I stayed there on the floor in the dark for 30 minutes scrolling through my phone, got up to go to the toilet, laid on the sofa for another 30 minutes then said alright, that’s it, let’s go. I went for a 5k run. It felt good to change it up. It was so nice to get the fresh air. I’m feeling very tired tho so I think tomorrow may be a rest day. Have a great Saturday Fam!
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So I need to get out of this funk I am in. I am starting to eat bad food, although it is in my calorie limit its not good wholesome food - last night I ate super noodles and a gammon steak not the best meal ...I have only been to the gym once this week. So from today I am going to step it up again and fight back against this funk because I am not failing again!!! from today good food, gym every other day regardless.6
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Username: jpedno
Weigh in day: Saturday
PW: 153.8
CW: 154.8
I guess I’m pleased my weight is under 155, which is where it hovered (or higher) after junk food filled holiday weekend last week. It’s almost 8 am and I am not feeling incredibly motivated to go to the gym. I have volunteer work here in Santa Fe today then headed to Albuquerque to pick up race packet for tomorrow’s 10K.
Steps @Megan_smartiepants1970
9/8 9,735
9/9 9,241
9/10 8,608
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Username: red1185
PW: 161.2
CW: 161.2
Steps for this week:
9/5: 2,797
9/6: 4,944
9/7: 7,724
9/8: 8,086
9/9: 8,422
9/10: 8,167
It’s my birthday weekend! I’m going to try not to overdo it, but I am going to make sure I enjoy myself. We went out to dinner last night, and I was super proud that I did not stuff myself silly - I stopped when I knew I had enough, but still with room for dessert. Tonight my family and I are doing the hot sauce challenge, and I am so excited! It’s going to be so much fun! Tomorrow, a friend and I are going to see Hamilton, and I am so excited for that, too. I’m trying to monitor my calories throughout the day to make sure I keep a nice stockpile for dinner and whatnot.
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Daily Check-in For Friday 9/10:
Calories: Over by 500
Water: 90+ Oz
IF 16/8: Fasted 18 hours
Alcohol Free: Yes (6/10 days this month)
Exercise: 2 Mile Run
Sleep: 5.5 Hours (Thursday night)
A little over on calories yesterday but still in at a very good spot for my weekly average. Yesterday's run was meh, still feeling sluggish and in a bit of a funk dealing with some pain issues...will adapt and keep on keeping on.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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Good Morning Everyone... I hope everyone is doing good ..As for me I have decided to change my workouts ... My right hip has been giving me problems ...so no more 10 miles walks for me ...I will be walking M W F 3 to 5 miles ...Tuesday and Thursday using my home gym and no workouts on the weekends ...I am hoping that will be do-able ...I see my Dr in November so I will be asking for an x-ray on my hip and go from there... I have hip dysplasia and was in a brace for 2 years of my life as a baby...1
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It's weigh-in day!
Username piqueaboo
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): 209
CW (Current Weight): 207
I'm actually super happy because this morning I worked out for the first time (properly) since August 24th. It felt great an I plan to do it again tomorrow. I've been watching my food like a hawk, so I really welcome the 2lbs loss this week! I set an imaginary goal as January 2022 so let's see how much I can achieve by then!
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Daily Check-in (9/10 stats):
Steps: 20,262
Floors: 20
Calories Burned: 775
Daily Intensity Minutes: 165
Total Intensity Minutes: 801* /150
Early W/O: Technically no, as I started at 7:23 p.m.🙂
*There could be something off with this number. I was futzing with settings on my Garmin. I'll look at it more closely when I have time. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend everyone!!🧡1 -
Steps 21,450
Met a friend for a walk and coffee. I have done so well this week with alternating my walking days every other day with my strength workouts. I wish I could say I have done as well with my nutrition. I just can’t seem to get in a good groove and it shows on the scale.1 -
Tazaria87
Saturday
PW 150.8
CW 149.6
LTD 173.4 lbs
I'll post my steps for the week later, don't have time to look them up right now. Wanted to get weigh in posted though!4 -
Steps 21,450
Met a friend for a walk and coffee. I have done so well this week with alternating my walking days every other day with my strength workouts. I wish I could say I have done as well with my nutrition. I just can’t seem to get in a good groove and it shows on the scale.
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Weigh In day : Sunday
PW : 97.4KG
CW : 96.2KG
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Good Saturday Evening Everyone, 😆
It was a really busy day today, and our guests just left. Whew!
So, confession time.... Yesterday sucked... I didn't react well to Lynn not doing well and it kind of drained me mentally. Like way to be strong for your Honey there Johnny boy. *Yeah, not my best moment*
So, after work, I came home, and instead of getting ready to work out, I crawled straight into bed. Mind was made up, and I wasn't going to be convinced otherwise. 😑
Good news is Lynn is back to old self today, and so am I. *kitten* part is we just had too much to do today, and no time for hike. Which kind of sucks.
But I was determined to make up for my lack of enthusiasm from yesterday.... So, I kind of didn't a different kind of leg workout, along with some chest work to kill 2 birds with one stone. 👍
My plan to Deadlift more weight for less reps, actually worked. I managed 6 reps of 300-pound Hex Bar Deadlifts in the first set. Doing it this way, taxes me muscles to failure before my cardio becomes a factor.
After 3 Sets of deadlifts, I switched up to Dumbbell Bench Presses... Sadly, I didn't quite manage 8 reps at 75 pound and once again got 7 reps, followed by 7 more.... But I followed that by doing 80 pounds for 4 reps, then 3 reps.... Then 82.5 pounds for 2 reps and 2 more reps... I think I'm going to jump up to 80 from the start on Wednesday and I'll be happy if I can get 5 reps. Why not?. 🙂🙂
AND now for the coolest part of the day!
I used our new 12" Pilo box to do Box Squats... 12" is nice and low, definitely sub 90 degrees.... And I DIDN"T USE ANY BANDS TO ASSIST ME. And guess what? I got all the way down to that box each and every time, and did 3 full sets of 12. I finally feel good in the slot. I was balanced. and I could get out of the hole. Just 3 weeks of the assisted band squats seems to have been enough to get me tuned in. This is definitely an NSV, and things only get better from here on out.
So, you know what this means right? I need to start doing legit squats with weight across my back from now on... I'm going to go ahead and do this on Tuesdays... Nothing but squats on Tuesdays. I'm going to start really light mind you, and I'm going to continue to use that 12" Pilo box to make sure I get low. But this is really exciting.
I'm also going to order a Safety Squat Bar... As a reward. lol YAY ME!!! 😁
Between cleaning house getting ready for guests, grocery shopping, and the workout... I managed to burn 1800 calories 😎👍, I would have preferred to get a hike in though.
One of my orders has been delayed for another 3-4 months. The 4 x 45lb plates I have had on order since January which were supposed to arrive this week... Were pushed back to December 30th. This is not good. Since I'm deadlifting 300 pounds, there isn't really any weight left, especially if Lynn is doing squats while I'm Deadlifting. I just have some smaller plates to work with maybe get to 320 or a bit more. So, I have a plan. I'll use whatever small plates I have till I either Run out of plates, or I reach a body weight of 350 pounds. Then I'll switch from using the High Handles on the Hex Bar to using the low handles which is 6 inches lower. Which means I'll have to drop significant amount of weight and start working my way back up.
That extra 6" will be a large part legs, and it will do wonders for my squat as well. It's not going to be easy, but It is the right decision.
And last but not least... I'm going to try to switch up my nutrition a bit around major workout days, Tuesday will probably count even if I'm only doing 4 sets of squats. I kind of put it in action today. I want to boost my protein percentage in effort to see if I can capitalize on more muscle growth. At the expense of Fat Calories, in an effort to see if my body can still reap what it needs from my body fat reserves via ketone production. If it works, I should see an uptick in muscle growth via the Renpho Scale. If it doesn't work, I should see my energy levels drop resulting in fatigue? I think it's worth trying? I figure the best way to do this, is I'm just going to buy some chicken breasts tomorrow, and cook'em up. lol Sadly I will need to drop yummy chocolatey snacks to accommodate these... I could also eat more quest chips and Twin Peak Puffs, but both are expensive options. I guess I could line up some jerky too. 🤓
Okay I've rambled on enough. 😄 Good night! 😎🥰🤗
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Been busy at work, just popping in to report steps.
9/9 11,925
9/10 14,620
9/11 9,3343 -
Hi guys! I am ready to go home and get back to a routine. We survived Friday night’s hurricane. It was only a category 1 but still caused a good bit of damage around the area. Some places are still without power. I can only imagine the damage the recent hurricanes some of our teammates experienced lately.
I have been awake for a few hours because a lovely rooster likes to wake us at 5 am. I am catching up my steps and I read through the team chat.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Sept 6th 4,057
Sept 7th 5,811
Sept 8th 4,136
Sept 9th 4,040
Sept 10th 2,580
Sept 11th 3,8353 -
Hi guys! I am ready to go home and get back to a routine. We survived Friday night’s hurricane. It was only a category 1 but still caused a good bit of damage around the area. Some places are still without power. I can only imagine the damage the recent hurricanes some of our teammates experienced lately.
I have been awake for a few hours because a lovely rooster likes to wake us at 5 am. I am catching up my steps and I read through the team chat.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Sept 6th 4,057
Sept 7th 5,811
Sept 8th 4,136
Sept 9th 4,040
Sept 10th 2,580
Sept 11th 3,8352 -
bonnierose49
Sunday
PW...236
CW...235.4
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Hi guys. This has week has been stressful. This cold has really affected my energy levels and is lasting forever, my son has croup, and I've been trying to battle my cold while also finalizing things for the sale all week. Drop off was on Friday though, so that's all done. I ended up with almost 300 hangers worth of baby/toddler clothes and it was just winter items, hung 2 or 3 pieces to a hanger haha. It was a lot of work but hopefully will be very worth it. No intentional exercise this week but my steps weren't terrible for the most part. Largely due to the fact that I still walk my son to and from school every day. He didn't get sick until Friday so he only missed one day of school this week.
Steps
9/6 9137
9/7 6456
9/8 6476
9/9 8551
9/10 6812
9/11 3505
@Megan_smartiepants1970 I wasn't sure what day I last reported for, does this catch me up?5 -
I need the following people's steps ...Please have them in no later than Tuesday evening 9/14..If I do not have them in by then I will have no choice but to zero them out ...
@Piqueaboo- 9/5-9/11
@iradi8- 9/5-9/11
@rlaskey2- 9/9 & 9/11
@Tazaria87 - 9/7- 9/11
@red1185 - 9/11
@rwood566 - 9/11
@lmf1012 - 9/5-9/11
@amymartin555 - 9/6-9/11
@Jpedno - 9/11
@mari-moulin - 9/11
@mthomas0228 - 9/11
@THUNDER5453 - 9/5-9/11
@Abi2131 - 9/5-9/11
Thanks for your cooperation Everyone
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Hi guys. This has week has been stressful. This cold has really affected my energy levels and is lasting forever, my son has croup, and I've been trying to battle my cold while also finalizing things for the sale all week. Drop off was on Friday though, so that's all done. I ended up with almost 300 hangers worth of baby/toddler clothes and it was just winter items, hung 2 or 3 pieces to a hanger haha. It was a lot of work but hopefully will be very worth it. No intentional exercise this week but my steps weren't terrible for the most part. Largely due to the fact that I still walk my son to and from school every day. He didn't get sick until Friday so he only missed one day of school this week.
Steps
9/6 9137
9/7 6456
9/8 6476
9/9 8551
9/10 6812
9/11 3505
@Megan_smartiepants1970 I wasn't sure what day I last reported for, does this catch me up?
Yes you are caught up for week 2 ...Thanks for posting ...I hope you start feeling better soon ....hugs
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Daily Check-in For Saturday 9/11:
Calories: Over by 600
Water: 90 Oz
IF 16/8: Fasted 20 hours
Alcohol Free: No (6/11 days this month)
Exercise: Full Body Strength Workout
Sleep: 7.5 Hours (Friday night)
Back to back days being over calories, need to get that back under control. Ended the week with my average calories still in my allotted range but on the higher end. Exercise, water, IF all on track for the past week. Did have alcoholic drinks twice this past week, which is my maximum - looking to reduce that to maybe just once this upcoming week.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
9/11 Steps = 3,4603 -
Daily Check-in: Saturday 09/11
✖️Track my food
✖️Stay on or under my allowed calorie goal
✔️Gym 5/4x each week at least
✔️10k steps daily
✔️2L water daily
Steps:
09/05 - 12,849
09/06 - 21,939
09/07 - 18,479
09/08 - 9,581
09/09 - 15,999
09/10 - 13,080
09/11 - 11,942
Rough day for me today. See you guys tomorrow. 💪🏻♥️👍🏻
for those who would like to follow me on Instagram…
IG - maris_transformation_journey3 -
SEPTEMBER WEEK THREE CHALLENGE - LADDER UP!
Join in on this week's challenge and make little steps towards real and lasting progress!
FIND THE CHALLENGE HERE1 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Daily Check-in: Saturday 09/11
✖️Track my food
✖️Stay on or under my allowed calorie goal
✔️Gym 5/4x each week at least
✔️10k steps daily
✔️2L water daily
Steps:
09/05 - 12,849
09/06 - 21,939
09/07 - 18,479
09/08 - 9,581
09/09 - 15,999
09/10 - 13,080
09/11 - 11,942
Rough day for me today. See you guys tomorrow. 💪🏻♥️👍🏻
for those who would like to follow me on Instagram…
IG - maris_transformation_journey
Sending you lots of hugs today! ❤️2 -
Congrats Downsizers top of the leaderboard again! Congrats to our biggest losers for the week: @1002Shed @mthomas0228 @Aqualang262
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