Shape Shifters Team Chat - DECEMBER 2021
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Thursday, December 09
Exercise: no
Steps: 11.605 / 11.000
Ramblings of the day
Good morning team. I had a very bad day so nothing to report. Happy Friday everyone
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December 10, 2021
Justanotherloser007
PW: 176.2
CW: 179.2
Funny story, I literally shrunk one size since last week! And I weigh more? Whatever. According to my scale I have lost fat, which I guess tracks because I have added 1.5 miles to my morning walk. So I guess this will be like when I started walking to begin with. That month I lost like 2 lbs the whole month, while still staying true to my fitness plan. But I shrunk a TON! The next month I did lose weight. My size large pants are getting loose. But I am still quite heavy, I am nowhere near maintenance weight!! Since I have never lost weight before this is all new to me. Which is also why I never joined these challenges previously. My body is full on chaotic, and the reason I am adding so much to my walk is I read somewhere that a person who walks 15,000 steps a day will keep the weight off. That is my goal more than losing it fast - keeping it off. So have a great Friday, and a blessed weekend!
Also, please pray for my Mother-in-law Sondra, she is in the hospital right now. I have to go take care of my Father-in-law who has severe dementia, while she is there. They are thinking she is having small heart attacks, but right now we don’t know. Thank you very much for your kindness!
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@justanotherloser007 may I ask, how tall are you and what’s your goal weight for maintenance? I’m curious, as 175lbs is pretty much my goal weight. It’s interesting to see how different goals people have. I absolutely agree with your thought of keeping it off rather than losing fast! I’ve always thought I’d rather only lose a little bit for good than go back and forth with a lot of weight. Also hoping everything works out with your in-laws.
I’m excited for the weekend - I actually slept a full 8 hours last night (woke up to pump in the middle, of course) and went for lunch with a friend. Now I’m home, dinner groceries for tonight shopped, and I’m ready to welcome the weekend. My new Christmas tree is being delivered today, I had to order a new one because we moved last December and my old tree is too small for the new apartment. We are having a movie night tonight, and tomorrow there’s two of us on baby duty and I can spend some time doing Christmas stuff etc.3 -
@LaurieWrobo Sending hugs and prayers your way...2
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Chalmation
Friday
PW 146.6
CW 145.24 -
frankwbrown
Friday, December week 2
PW: 227.8
CW: 226.7 (1.1 lbs; 0.48%)
LTD: 2.5 lbs (103.3 lbs since 7/10/2020)
I've been at this since July of last year, starting at 330 lbs. I finally dropped under 230 on November 18th. Now I'm wondering where my maintenance zone should be. I want to continue losing (at 0.5 lbs per week) until I find that magic weight where I have no more than 20% body fat.8 -
@LaurieWrobo I'm so sorry about your husband's diagnosis. Sending you strength.3
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Bearchested
Friday
PW: 201.6
CW: 201.6
I rowed almost everyday over the past week, but was lax on my diet.3 -
@bearchested Way to maintain, which is NOT easy to do!!! Great job!
@Pupowl I can relate...very stressful day, so I hope tomorrow is better for you!!
@frankwbrown Your journey has been amazing so far!!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts...you gave me hope! Nice loss this week!
@Chalmation WOOHOO awesome loss! WTG!
@justanotherloser007 I'm going through something similar...spending as much of my free time as possible walking, even with my right heel in pain some days...all of my clothes are feeling different over the past six months...not really seeing much in pound loss, but I'm losing inches like crazy. Wearing clothes I'd bought and stuck in the back of the closet last year because they wouldn't fit over my hips and now they do WITH extra space...so the scale will catch up with us, if we just keep moving forward. Great job this week!
Weekend here we come!!
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I am loving the combination of new team energy with still the comfy team connections from before. Looking great Shape Shifters!5
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Marni3369
Friday
PW: 237
CW: 236.8
LTD: 63 pounds6 -
KHill875
Friday weight
PW: 143.8
CW: 143.2
Hello new team members! I am still trying to lose 20lbs, but currently just trying to survive the holiddays first. (Since this question was asked for another teammate, I am 4' 11" tall.) I am a bridesmaid in a wedding in March, so I really need to pick up the pace.6 -
I’m joining the clothing problem brigade… I gained way more weight during pregnancy than necessary, and now I’m losing it pretty fast while my middle is still recovering. Pretty much none of my old clothes fit and my body changes so fast I should probably check my storage weekly for stuff that might fit right now. The one thing I’m most looking forward to is fitting into my old underwear comfortably again. I really don’t want to go buy new regular underwear in a larger size for what is hopefully only a few more weeks, so I’m still in maternity. I have one pair of stretchy jeans that’s one size bigger than my normal pre-pregnancy size, they’re too big but my regular size didn’t zip up last time I tried, and my maternity jeans are falling off me already. I’m not really surprised as I’m still 15-20lbs heavier than pre-pregnancy, but this is still annoying. I’m also really looking forward to my engagement and wedding rings fitting again.
I did take an intentional step towards recovery and starting exercise again: I signed up for a weekly pilates class that starts in January! It’s a class designed specifically for new moms and you go there together with the baby. That’s more about increasing my fitness level and helping recovery than actual weight loss, though. I calculated I’m already burning about 800 extra calories per day because I produce so much milk, so adding exercise to burn calories isn’t really necessary, especially on top of all the walking to simply go to places.4 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
Come on Walking/Running fans, we need to get on our game!! We just doubled our team size and I don't have even 10 walkers...what alternative universe have I stepped into!
Join the step team challenge...I just need your first name, favorite place to walk and your daily step goal...then just post your steps every few days and we're good to go. If you walk in a winter wonderland, feel free to post some pictures...it may motivate someone else to get moving. Can't wait for you to join us!!
Jessica
I'd like to participate. I try to walk most days but I've been missing a few lately. For December, I'm trying for 10,000 steps/day, but those steps come not only from walking, but from cardio and water aerobics workouts. (I track both steps per day and miles per walk)
Steps:
12/1 - 10,798
12/2 - 19,361
12/3 - 10,408
12/4 - 11,550
12/5 - 10,733
12/6 - 14,406
12/7 - 10,576
12/8 - 15,141
12/9 - 10,343
Mostly, I walk in either of two nearby parks (here are a couple pictures of one of them):
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frankwbrown wrote: »frankwbrown
Friday, December week 2
PW: 227.8
CW: 226.7 (1.1 lbs; 0.48%)
LTD: 2.5 lbs (103.3 lbs since 7/10/2020)
I've been at this since July of last year, starting at 330 lbs. I finally dropped under 230 on November 18th. Now I'm wondering where my maintenance zone should be. I want to continue losing (at 0.5 lbs per week) until I find that magic weight where I have no more than 20% body fat.
I noticed I was a bit mixed up in my above post this morning. This is what it should have been:
Friday, December week 1
PW: 227.8
CW: 226.7 (1.1 lbs; 0.48%)
LTD: 1.1 lbs (103.3 lbs since 7/10/2020)
I'll get it right next time.3 -
Friday, December 10
Exercise: no
Net calories: 588
Protein: 43
Steps: 12.926 / 11.000
Ramblings of the day
Good morning team. Sadly had to skip another gym session, but I will be back at it next week. Still not the best day for me, though I felt a little better. Thanks for the pings everyone. Happy Saturday
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Pupowl
Saturday weigh in
PW: 196.0
CW: 194.73 -
@frankwbrown
Those places look lovely to walk in. Congrats on your recent 100 lbs loss, that's amazing!2 -
Izzyred9400
Sat weigh in
PW 135.8
CW 133.4
At last the scales have moved!! Doing a happy dance 💃
My steps
12/8 15,266
12/9 17,040
12/10 11,671
Just stopping by so hopefully will have time later today to catch up on everyone's posts.
Have a great Saturday everyone.🥰7 -
CasandraW
Saturday weigh in
PW 229.4
CW 228.66 -
Daily Step Goal: 8,000
12/9: 8,261
12/10: 11,4412 -
Good morning guys!! I woke up feeling strong this morning...walked for a little over an hour and walked a little over two miles. Can't imagine doing that a while back...feels amazing!
@Marni3369 Nice loss this week! Wow!
@KHill875 Great job this week! WTG!
@Pupowl Another loss today...we're on a roll!!
@Izzyred9400 Awesome drop for the week! WOOHOO!
@CasandraW Terrific effort this week...so proud of you!
@FrankWBrown Got you added to the step challenge...Dec is running from Dec 5th to Jan 1st since we always start the week on a Sunday...got you recorded starting with 12/5. Welcome to the insanity! LOL
@hipari I know what you mean about the whole clothing thing...I don't want to buy anything new because I'm hoping to see another size drop in pants soon. I'm a little jealous of your jeans comment though...I haven't been able to wear jeans since college MANY moons ago...I've been in stretchy pants for ages. Can't wait to one day be able to buy jeans again. I'm pear shaped so it will likely be a long while before I can do so, but I look forward to that day! Congrats on starting your little one's fitness journey by working out with mom before even talking! Your class sounds like it will be fun and more bonding time with your little angel...
Hope everyone is enjoying a great Saturday. I'm headed out to run errands. Have fun!
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Jazzadesigns
Saturday
PW: 214.6
CW: 215.0 (+0.4)2 -
Yukie_OP
Saturday weigh-in
PW: 133.0
CW: 133.0
Quick check-in, I have a crazy workload and I've been fighting off a cold so my activity was minimal this past week (steps and exercise). I ordered pre-made health meals for the next 2 weeks in preparation for a busy month.
Step update:
12/7 - 6068
12/8 - 4326
12/9 - 2919
12/10 - 6025
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@jazzadesigns Teensy little gains are just annoying...you've got this...I'm sure it will drop next week! Keep on keepin on!!
@Yukie_OP I had your PW as 133.8 so that was a .8 drop! Good job this week! Hope you feel better soon! Smart decision on the health meals...very smart...what service do you use for that? Is it something online or in your community?
It is absolutely gorgeous here today, but a little windy...76 degrees...I was out with no coat and had my windows down on the car...wish it would stay like today until April and then jump up to the 80s! Not that I'm picky or anything LOL!
OK, gotta go work on some laundry...take care all! Walkers, please check the chart and report in...I like to stay up on keeping the spreadsheet updated.
Also, missing 9 weigh ins for the week (incl today), so report in before tomorrow...stats start bright and early.
Jessica1 -
Arc130
Saturday 11/20/2021 weigh-in
PW: 205.4
CW: 203.57 -
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@jessicakrall8 if it makes you feel any better, my jeans are super stretchy and I’m currently between XXL and XL in their sizing maybe one day I’ll buy ”real” jeans, these are kind of stretching the definition of denim… I need to find time to clear my wardrobe, try things on and figure out what is actually fitting me now and what isn’t. Right now I literally have a walk-in wardrobe full of clothes and nothing to wear. My husband starts a 2-week winter vacation after next week so maybe I’ll have some time to deal with my clothing situation then. 2
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