Downsizers Team Chat JANUARY 2022

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  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
    Last week of January challenge!

    What have you done well this month?
  • peng123
    peng123 Posts: 352 Member
    Happy Sunday, Downsizers!

    I apologize for being MIA - life has been getting in the way! I have been sticking to my healthy eating and staying at or below 1,200 calories each day.

    @Megan_smartiepants1970 - here are my steps:
    1/21 - 8,643
    1/22 - 11,133

    My knees have kept me from exercising the way I would like to - but I continue to go to physical therapy and I am doing daily strengthening exercises. It looks like we have a lot of team members with excellent losses for the week - and very impressive step counts - congratulations everyone!!
  • tslose
    tslose Posts: 420 Member
    @lindamtuck2018, @Megan_smartiepants1970

    I fell apart - not doing anything I should. But this week I am back at it! Sorry for letting team done. CW193.3
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,733 Member
    tslose wrote: »
    @lindamtuck2018, @Megan_smartiepants1970

    I fell apart - not doing anything I should. But this week I am back at it! Sorry for letting team done. CW193.3

    Do you want me to excuse you from the step challenge for week 3 ? Please let me know thanks
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,733 Member
    edited January 2022
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    Here is my Sunday Friendly reminder of the people's steps I need for week 3 .... Please have your steps in by the evening of Tuesday the 25th..If I do not have them by then I will have no choice but to zero them out ...Thanks for understanding :)


    @MeowScout 1/16- 1/22
    @tslose 1/16- 1/22


  • littleflutterby
    littleflutterby Posts: 432 Member
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    Here is my Sunday Friendly reminder of the people's steps I need for week 3 .... Please have your steps in by the evening of Tuesday the 25th..If I do not have them by then I will have no choice but to zero them out ...Thanks for understanding :)

    @red1185 1/22
    @tahm42 1/16- 1/22
    @MeowScout 1/16- 1/22
    @littleflutterby 1/18- 1/22
    @Morethanjustanumber 1/22
    @tslose 1/16- 1/22
    @Lessennan 1/16- 1/22
    @JodiSW 1/16- 1/22
    @Jpedno 1/22

    hola! was just coming on to see what dates I needed to input so thanks for this ^_^

    18/1- 7408
    19/1- 10573
    20/1- 8450
    21/1- 11156
    22/1- 7311

    my aim in February is to get out more for sure. I have been hibernating lately (not going out except to go to work) and the weather has not been helping with that!

    my body is not co-operating either! I hope that my scales were just having a bad day today when I took a sneak peak but I am going to knuckle down and get back on my food plan 100% til Tuesday to undo some damage from the last few days (it wasn't terrible binging but it also wasn't on plan....mostly just careless with minimal movement)

    In terms of my steps- I am going to try and get in the top 5 at least once In the month of February!! haha
  • Morethanjustanumber
    Morethanjustanumber Posts: 656 Member

    @Megan_smartiepants1970

    Date 1/22
    Step count 7746
  • JodiSW
    JodiSW Posts: 193 Member
    JodiSW
    Weigh-In Day: Friday
    PW (Previous Weight):165.4
    CW (Current Weight): 166.6

    Friends, it has been a rough week. I'm exhausted. Still getting some exercise in most days but my eating has been up and down (in terms of matching my goals and planning). Ugh.

    I need to get back on track - here's to a better week. I want to finish strong!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
    peng123 wrote: »
    Happy Sunday, Downsizers!

    I apologize for being MIA - life has been getting in the way! I have been sticking to my healthy eating and staying at or below 1,200 calories each day.

    @Megan_smartiepants1970 - here are my steps:
    1/21 - 8,643
    1/22 - 11,133

    My knees have kept me from exercising the way I would like to - but I continue to go to physical therapy and I am doing daily strengthening exercises. It looks like we have a lot of team members with excellent losses for the week - and very impressive step counts - congratulations everyone!!

    I hope your knees start feeling bette soon. Life does get busy but it’s great you are staying on track.

    tslose wrote: »
    @lindamtuck2018, @Megan_smartiepants1970

    I fell apart - not doing anything I should. But this week I am back at it! Sorry for letting team done. CW193.3

    You didn’t let us down. Glad you are back on track.

    97tuoda95x00.png

    Here is my Sunday Friendly reminder of the people's steps I need for week 3 .... Please have your steps in by the evening of Tuesday the 25th..If I do not have them by then I will have no choice but to zero them out ...Thanks for understanding :)

    @red1185 1/22
    @tahm42 1/16- 1/22
    @MeowScout 1/16- 1/22
    @littleflutterby 1/18- 1/22
    @Morethanjustanumber 1/22
    @tslose 1/16- 1/22
    @Lessennan 1/16- 1/22
    @JodiSW 1/16- 1/22
    @Jpedno 1/22

    hola! was just coming on to see what dates I needed to input so thanks for this ^_^

    18/1- 7408
    19/1- 10573
    20/1- 8450
    21/1- 11156
    22/1- 7311

    my aim in February is to get out more for sure. I have been hibernating lately (not going out except to go to work) and the weather has not been helping with that!

    my body is not co-operating either! I hope that my scales were just having a bad day today when I took a sneak peak but I am going to knuckle down and get back on my food plan 100% til Tuesday to undo some damage from the last few days (it wasn't terrible binging but it also wasn't on plan....mostly just careless with minimal movement)

    In terms of my steps- I am going to try and get in the top 5 at least once In the month of February!! haha

    Between the cold and all the snow in Toronto, I don’t blame you for hibernating.

    Jpedno wrote: »
    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    1/22 14,658

    Yesterday was a good day!

    Awesome steps!
  • cormierannie
    cormierannie Posts: 5,655 Member
    cormierannie
    weigh in day sunday
    pw: 158 pounds
    cw: 156 pounds

    daily check in
    calories-under
    fitness minutes 140
    steps- 14,678
  • mszoueb
    mszoueb Posts: 155 Member
    edited January 2022
    Last week of January challenge!

    What have you done well this month?

    - Got back on my journey with focus and determination

    - Stayed on track with food

    - Drank more water

    - Lost some weight

    - Got two bike rides in, one of my goals this year is to be on my MTB more than I was last so I've got off to a strong start

    January has felt like a long, but yet short month, already going into February!
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,733 Member
    Last week of January challenge!

    What have you done well this month?

    I have done well with be consistent in logging my food ...If my body would cooperate I would be more consistent in working out...

    I have decided to go on strict keto starting on 1/31 ... I want to see what I can do for 6 months with my weight ... I will re-evaluate then and see if I want to finish out the year with strict keto or go low carb ... I am having headaches almost daily not sure what is causing them ...I also want to use my home gym 2 days a week and walk 3 days a week if my body allows me to
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,733 Member
    Congrats @jayenguk @flowerblossom_58 and @peng123 for being our top 3 weight loss losers :)
  • red1185
    red1185 Posts: 388 Member
  • mszoueb
    mszoueb Posts: 155 Member
    Username: mszoueb
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    PW (Previous Weight): 237
    CW (Current Weight): 237

    Hi all, here for Monday weigh in. Not sure why the scales didn't show a loss because there's no chance I've been eating enough calories to maintain.. hopefully it comes down next week! Can seem to happen on getting wooshes not on weigh in day 😂 I've still lost 1 pound a week already technically for this month so that's the main thing.

    Had a good weekend, went mountain biking on Saturday afternoon. Nature is such a grounding medicine, especially in these times of working from home, can feel isolating and constantly plugged into technology.

    Was a win not to get any takeaway or restaurant afterwards, instead just came back hone and had the lunch and dinner meal and snack together.. prior to that only had the breakfast and snuck in 74 calorie worth of lotus biscoff biscuit before ride for a boost.

    My hunger levels didn't tip to ravenous surprisingly. Adding some orange juice to dilute into water helped on the ride.

    I think that's one thing about getting back on my journey is I should be able to buy proper cycling clothes at some point down the line. It seems to be shop online or in person that clothes are solely on the smaller side sizing.

    Have a great week everyone!
  • Pippin20206
    Pippin20206 Posts: 194 Member
    edited January 2022
    Steps 4003

    Working from home today and tomorrow. I'm starting to feel better but I'm just constantly hot and sweating for no reason, really gross. Got a negative test result so confirmed that sore throat and everything is just from the booster as i suspected. Anyway as I said working from home again tomorrow and then wed is a public holiday so back in the office Thursday hopefully back to normal.

    I'm totally pissed at my scales they haven't moved at all, I thought you were supposed to lose weight when you're sick! Ugh, anyway trying to stay on track the hard way 🤣

    Meanwhile my hobbies include tagging workout routines i like the look of but never do and scrolling through pictures of meals I'm not allowed to eat 🤣🤣

    I think I'm going slightly mad. Worried I'm getting to my breaking point, I've never lasted this long with weight loss before and I don't want to slowly slip off the rails.
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    Last week of January challenge!

    What have you done well this month?

    This month I’ve gotten back to tracking my food. It’s been such a long time and hard to stay consistent with it but I am on day 5 of tracking all my food ( the good, the bad, and the ugly ). I’ve also gotten back full swing into my workouts and weight training. I can feel myself getting stronger. Also, IF has been going good. I have had a couple of days where Ive dropped the ball but all in all I’ve done a good job with it. I guess this month was about me getting myself back to the basics and back to where I was before mentally, before my weight started going up again. I’ve got some improving to do but so proud of what I’ve accomplished this month.
  • jimboden3
    jimboden3 Posts: 340 Member
    JimBoden3
    Weigh-in Day: Monday (Jan 24, 2021)
    PW: 222
    CW: 221.1
    SW: 240

    Our youngest (just turned 16) wanted to go to one of the high-end steak houses for his birthday dinner last night so I knew there was no way to avoid having an 'up' day on the scale this morning for weigh-in day … and it was, but it was still down from last week!

    I managed to take 1/3 of the 12 oz filet and baked potato home and I didn't feel like I had to give up anything (since we split an appetizer, and I had a salad, a little bread and 2 drinks). No rocket science here, I just stopped eating once I realized I was full. The 'old me' never would have quit fighting the desire to make the 'clean plate club' so I consider that a good mindset victory that I didn't over eat.
  • peng123
    peng123 Posts: 352 Member
    Happy Monday, Downsizers! Here's my daily check-in:

    1/23:
    Calories: 1,161
    Steps: 5,831

    I'm still unable to do any exercise except for the strengthening exercises given to me at physical therapy. It's very frustrating but I'm sticking with my calories and hopefully the weight will continue to come off. I hope you are all having a great day!!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
    Congrats to our biggest losers for the week:
    @jayenguk
    @flowerblossom_58
    @peng123

    Awesome job Downsizers! Number 1 for the week!

    🏆🏆🏆🏆
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
    rwood566 wrote: »
    Good evening everyone. I hope you all had a good weekend. Start your week off with a clean slate and work your programs from scratch.
    Check in for 1/23:
    Steps - 10462
    Calories - 1650. Acceptable.
    Exercise - 3.84 mile stroll after lunch. 1 hr 14 min. Gym after dinner. 9 machines and 10 minutes bike, moderate intensity.

    Off to the USS MIDWAY museum tomorrow. Want to finish the tour this time.

    Great exercise day! Enjoy the museum. Is it on a boat?
  • Morethanjustanumber
    Morethanjustanumber Posts: 656 Member
    @Megan_smartiepants1970

    Date 1/23
    Step count 5171

    Sunday is turning into my rest day. I worked to get my min. steps in yesterday as I had 3 hours of zoom meetings yesterday! I have a whole new appreciation for all those that have been working from home for two years!
  • Morethanjustanumber
    Morethanjustanumber Posts: 656 Member
    What have you done well this month?

    I stuck to my exercise goals. I have logged every day, every meal, every snack. Those two things are the key to weight loss for me. I have no sense of portion control, mindlessly snack, and eat my emotions. Logging, weighing foods, and focusing on movement help me to control all my vices. Thank you for the accountability that this group provides!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,851 Member
    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    You did great this month. Logging is such an important tool in our weight loss battle.

    @mszoueb
    Sometimes the scales need a good scolding and but in the corner until it agrees to behave. 😂 I really like your list of accomplishments this month. Maybe you can make new cycling clothes a reward for reaching a particular weight or NSV.

    @Pippin20206
    You are really having a hard go of it with the booster. I know my Mom is pretty awful from hers. I never lose weight when sick in fact I gain. Are you still working with the dietitian? Also, for the foods you are tagging you can try and find a healthier version that you can.

    @mari_moulin
    You should be proud of what you have accomplished this month.

    @jimboden3
    Nice loss! Happy 16th birthday to your youngest.

    @peng123
    I know you are frustrated but you are doing so well with your eating. The weight should still come off. Are you like me in that exercise (swimming for me) is my happy place.
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