Trimstones Team Chat - OCTOBER 2021
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@jessicakrall8
I’ve been reading the Wheel of Time series for ever. I like the books but find it hard to read before bed. I like them so much I don’t like to put them down. I’m on book 5
I’m also reading a Nicholas Sparks book currently, and a Nora Roberts one as well. I always have at least 2 books on the go.
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ncfitbit
10/4-8,991
10/5-6,845
Captain's challenge
Last week I was mostly focused on planning meals and making sure I tracked everything I put in my mouth. It was eye-opening how much I was used to eating "just a little bite of". It reminded me that I enjoy all my food more when I sit down and really enjoy it.
This week my focus is still on planning and tracking, but figuring out to do that when things get nutty. For example, yesterday my daughter's ultimate frisbee game ran late so my plans for dinner got sidetracked. I scrambled a little, but it worked out. Usually that would have been an excuse to order out. Maybe I just need to plan for dinner to be easier or ready ahead of time on game nights? My husband and daughter are vegetarian so I don't use my crock pot as much I like, but I know I can come up with something easy for these kinds of nights. We love stews in the fall and those taste better after sitting around so I will make sure I have that ready for next game.
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I forgot to say that I love reading, too! I don't read as much as I used to, but if I can force myself to put down my phone, that is what I like to do in the evenings. My favorite authors are Ann Patchett and Liane Moriarty, but I have to admit that I frequently return to my dog-eared Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte novels like I'm visiting old friends. I'm trying to branch out and read other genres, but I have to convince myself to do it. Love to get suggestions from others!2
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »@izzyred9400 If I can get your steps for Oct 1st and 2nd, we'll be done with the stats for September. Please let me know ...thanks!
Jessica
Sorry @jessicakrall8 I thought I had gone to the end of the month.I'm still in holiday mode,don't know what day it is half the time !
10/1 9,617
10/2 9,223
10/3 18,024
10/4 3,385
10/5 6,983
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10/5-11,7083
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Wednesday, October 06
- Exercise: gym
- Knee push-ups: yes, 3x10
- Net calories: 892
- Protein: 95
- Steps: 10.546 / 8.500
Good morning team. I had another good food and exercise day. Protein on point as well. I was getting a fiber optic internet cable installed at home; they do this for free for everyone, even if you don't want/use it (which I won't). The guy showed up 1,5 hours early when I was still half naked from the shower after the gym. Then he said the cable was in the wrong spot. Instead of near the front door, it had to go to the other side of the house and into the livingroom. He tracked mud through the whole house while installing a new box inside so I spent 20 minutes cleaning up after he was gone. Next week they are going to dig up half my garden again to put the cable under the ground. So that was quite a lot of annoying things! I really wanted that all to be finished yesterday because I had planned to put some bulbs at front, but now I can't do that. All that effort for something I am not even going to use, oh well. Plan for today is more garden work and plant delivery somewhere in the afternoon.
Happy Thursday everyone.
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Steps
10/05 - 7,898
10/06 - 7,0881 -
Step Challenge Results for September
Week 1 - Izzyred9400 - 109,441 steps
Week 2 - Ssssseika - 99,221 steps
Week 3 - Izzyred9400 - 79,291 steps
Week 4 - Ssssseika - 89,737 steps
Week 5 - Ssssseika - 79,550 steps
Overall Results for September
1st Place - Ssssseika with 337,614 steps!!!
2nd Place - Izzyred9400 with 319,468 steps!!
3rd Place - Angmarie28 with 271,960 steps!
Great job to everyone who participated! We had nearly 1.6 million steps for the month! Look at US go!!! What will October look like?!! Who will pull out the big win for the month?!! Hope it's you!2 -
Woo hoo! Way to go, steppers. That's inspiring!1
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10/06 - 5,7822
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Angmarie28
Wednesdays
Prev-156.4
Current-158.2
Holy cow, I am super disappointed in myself. I really need to get myself in check. Like now. No more munching, no more junk food, and stick to calories 100%. Also this past sunday was my last double shift at my 2nd job, I dropped down to just 1 shift a week there, and today is the last day of my sons cross country, so my sleep routine can start regulating again. I WILL stick to my workout routine from now on.5 -
10/6-7,7050
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Boy you guys are quiet this week...hope everyone is having a good week. Today was better than yesterday, although it was busy, it was much less stressful. I'll take busy over stressed ANY day.
Tomorrow is Friday and then the weekend!! Hope to hear from each of you soon!
Jessica
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Yes 🙌🏼 Friday Eve!!!
Can’t wait for the weekend and to celebrate thanksgiving. I haven’t seen some of these family members except for very quick driveway visits in 2 years.
It will be a busy prep day for me on Friday and Sunday. I’m making cake pops, brownie pops and 2 apple pies for Saturday. Then 1 apple pie 1 pumpkin pie and home made dinner rolls for Monday. I got the cake, pie dough and brownies made today. So mostly assembly tomorrow.
My daughter who is staying in a mental health group home is coming home this weekend to visit as well. I’m happy, stressed and worried about that one. I miss her, however the home and other children are doing so much better with her living away. Hopefully it goes well and we don’t have any breakdowns etc.2 -
10/07 - 14,2082
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Thursday, October 07
- Exercise: no
- Knee push-ups: no
- Net calories: 579
- Protein: 77
- Steps: 11.761 / 8.500
Good morning team. I had a very exhausting Thursday. I think I spent around 5 hours total working in the garden. Half of it was pulling out weeds by hand. The other half was removing buxus shrubs along the fence. I had to hang on some of them with my full weight to yank them out. I should probably have considered my calorie burn, but I didn't adjust my eating. I burned about the same as on a gym day! I had no energy left for the knee push-ups. I finished in the garden around 17:20, had a much needed shower, then relaxed with some tea, did the dishes and then I was pretty much done and crawled to bed.
Very sore this morning, mostly my legs and the middle of my back. Today should be a little easier because I don't have to do everything alone. My dad will be here around 9. I am going to pop to the grocery store before he shows up to buy some bread and buns and something tasty to snack on. I will put some pictures in the spoiler if anyone wants to see what I have been up to.Before:
After:
There were shrubs all along the fence. Also no idea why it's floating in some places, there are like 20 cm gaps under the fence.
All the 'trash' I collected:
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Steps
10/07 - 8,8831 -
Yukie86
Steps update:
10/5 - 8904
10/6 - 7711
10/7 - 6797
Happy Friday everyone... Congrats to the steppers- you'll need to share how you all maintain such great numbers on your daily step counts.
My daily goal is 6500 steps, which seems small, but I'm taking a very patient approach to these habit/goals now. My usual tendency is to set big goals and go all out, which tends to have a very short lifespan before I drop off disappointed in myself.
@pupowl - great work with the garden (really like that tall plant with little purple flowers).3 -
Ewilhelm2487
Friday
PW: 216.9
CW: 218.92 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »@GSAllumbaugh Hope you had a great weekend!! Don't forget to report your steps every few days...and tell us where you are on the Captain's Challenge...what's your focus for this week? Answer the questions I posted above...what you share might help motivate someone else!
Hope all is well!
Jessica
Hey all! Thanks for the reminder!
GSAllumbaugh
Friday Weigh-in
PW: 212
CW: 206.5
For the step challenge - I have been below my goal of 10,000 steps, but working to pick it up. It's actually been pretty nice in my neck of the woods (IA/NE area).
10/1: 5,862
10/2: 10,705
10/3: 3,710
10/4: 6,611
10/5: 3,504
10/6: 6,902
10/7: 8,357
For the Captain's Challenge - I worked on logging my food, the challenge was that I was in St. Louis with my husband to see Alice Cooper and I didn't eat super awesome and I didn't take the time to log my food. The good thing was the scale was kind and I have learned that I need to always take time to log - it doesn't take that much time out of my day
I also didn't log in to check the boards and the things you all have shared. I think my goal is to actually put 15 minutes on my calendar each day to spend some time here. If it is on my calendar, hopefully I'll have some uninterrupted time just for me!! My focus this week will to get my water in - this has always been a struggle for me. I have cut way back on my diet soda, so I have been able to tell the difference in how I feel. I hope you all have a great weekend!! 4 -
Bearchested
Friday
PW: 203.4
CW: 202.63 -
Happy Thanksgiving weekend to my friends in Canada! Enjoy the time with family and friends and say a prayer for those who are alone on the holiday!
Jessica 5 -
Non-stop day at work, even working OT tonight...so no walks today for me...trying to do enough around where I'm at to at least finish my 6k steps, but not sure I'll get that done...some days it can't be helped. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I'll get some walking in sometime but it's supposed to rain off and on all weekend here in Virginia...
Take care all and stay safe!
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Dillyg08
Weigh in day - Friday
PW 194
CW 1923 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »Non-stop day at work, even working OT tonight...so no walks today for me...trying to do enough around where I'm at to at least finish my 6k steps, but not sure I'll get that done...some days it can't be helped. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! I'll get some walking in sometime but it's supposed to rain off and on all weekend here in Virginia...
Take care all and stay safe!
Jessica
Have a great weekend!! Hope you get some good weather in Virginia!!1 -
Hey All,
Just arrived at our mountain condo for Thanksgiving weekend. Long drive but excited to be here to do some hiking and enjoy some turkey. Hoping to get out this evening for a walk before it gets dark, but only have an hour or so to eat dinner and get outside. Let the relaxation begin!5 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
Step Challenge Results for September
Week 1 - Izzyred9400 - 109,441 steps
Week 2 - Ssssseika - 99,221 steps
Week 3 - Izzyred9400 - 79,291 steps
Week 4 - Ssssseika - 89,737 steps
Week 5 - Ssssseika - 79,550 steps
Overall Results for September
1st Place - Ssssseika with 337,614 steps!!!
2nd Place - Izzyred9400 with 319,468 steps!!
3rd Place - Angmarie28 with 271,960 steps!
Great job to everyone who participated! We had nearly 1.6 million steps for the month! Look at US go!!! What will October look like?!! Who will pull out the big win for the month?!! Hope it's you!
Wow, isn't it amazing to see the numbers for the month in total?
Thank you so much for putting everything together, @jessicakrall8 !
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Here is my steps for this week;
10/3- 15080
10/4 - 11172
10/5 - 16062
10/6 - 15236
10/7 - 14161
10/8 - 154272 -
And today is my weigh-in day!
Username: ssssseika
Weigh-in Day: Friday
PW: 161.3
CW: 162.2
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