Downsizers Team Chat - MARCH 2023
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GirlOnTheRebound wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Going to try this again...and I am going to keep trying until it sticks! For the sake of my health, my mantra needs to be, "Fake it 'til you make it"!
Sunday, the 5th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 8 cups (could be better)
Exercise: Yes, a 37 minute walk (318 calories)
Steps: 12,050
Monday, the 6th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 10 cups
Exercise: Yes, a 33 minute walk in the snow while my husband was curling (321 calories). It would have been really pretty were it December, and not March!
Steps: 14, 519
I went to work and did some filing, so that always gives me steps.
Today is errand day, so hopefully I will keep busy and not spend too much time plunked down at my computer, which ALWAYS becomes my downfall!
Do you curl as well? I am kicking myself for not getting brier tickets to see Gushue play. I bet curling burns lots of calories. One thing I have beef doing to try and limit my iPad time is to set a timer and stick to it.
I too love curling. Was never an actual curler but to watch is fun. Both my parents took up curling in the military in Germany and continued to play till about ten years ago. They attended many Briers. My son played for several years in his youth and my daughter recently took it up last year. Hard for me to watch here in America as it's not as huge.
It is fun to watch. The brier is in London this year so I missed a big opportunity to go. My husband’s birthday is on Tuesday and it would have made a great gift.0 -
Anyone interested in doing a team bingo challenge for week three?1
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
MARCH WEEK 1 RESULTS:
TOP 5 STEPPERS ARE:
1st @Huckleterrie 109,310 steps
2nd @888Angie888 97,315 steps
3rd @Mama530 92,211 steps
4th @indefenceofsprouts 87,330 steps
5th @tahm42 68,748 steps
WELL DONE EVERYONE
As A Group We Walked 857,669 steps
RECOGNIZING EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED THEIR STEPS
@lindamtuck2018 5/7
@888Angie888 7/7
@aactuallyaash 6/7
@HASWLRS 2/7
@itladyee 2/7
@GirlOnTheRebound 5/7
@Jpedno 3/7
@Bluetail6 0/7
@Slimmersixties 5/7
@rwillems 7/7
@FindingSamMon 4/7
@Mama530 7/7
@Huckleterrie 7/7
@indefenceofsprouts 5/7
@MSWarrior7088 7/7
@tahm42 7/7
@Beverly2Hansen 7/7
@adianeschu 1/7
I wanted to thank everyone for getting their steps in early ... I greatly appreciate it ....Great results everyoneadianeschu wrote: »3/5-47346
3/6-5116
3/7-5324
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »adianeschu wrote: »3/5-47346
3/6-5116
3/7-5324
3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11
I have 4152 for 3/5 ...you have a 5 digit # for 3/5 ... Please let me know what is correct ..Thanks
the 4152 is the right number for 3/51 -
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Going to try this again...and I am going to keep trying until it sticks! For the sake of my health, my mantra needs to be, "Fake it 'til you make it"!
Sunday, the 5th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 8 cups (could be better)
Exercise: Yes, a 37 minute walk (318 calories)
Steps: 12,050
Monday, the 6th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 10 cups
Exercise: Yes, a 33 minute walk in the snow while my husband was curling (321 calories). It would have been really pretty were it December, and not March!
Steps: 14, 519
I went to work and did some filing, so that always gives me steps.
Today is errand day, so hopefully I will keep busy and not spend too much time plunked down at my computer, which ALWAYS becomes my downfall!
Do you curl as well? I am kicking myself for not getting brier tickets to see Gushue play. I bet curling burns lots of calories. One thing I have beef doing to try and limit my iPad time is to set a timer and stick to it.
I curled for maybe three years, and I really enjoyed the game. Then Covid hit, so there was no 2020/2021 season. I also hurt my knee in November 2020, when I had been having a great year since April, getting back in shape. I was down about 24 pounds at that point and being very active. 2021 and 2022 I went downhill mentally, and as a result, downhill physically. Now I am just too fat and out of shape to curl. Disclaimer: I cannot bend in the hack without it hurting me knee, but I could curl with a stick. However, I feel like I am too young to do that when my only disability is lack of discipline. If I lost weight and did strength training, I would be able to curl normally!
Speaking of Gushue, we were flying from St. John's to Toronto in 2018 and three of his team members were also on the plane! (Himself, Mark and Brett). They obviously sat in the big seats near the front of the plane, so they boarded first and then we had to walk right by them to get to our seats. They were flying to China for a bonspiel. And yes, if you sweep with intent, curling does burn a lot of calories!
I haven’t curled since the 80’s when I was in the military. I was young and tiny. I really enjoyed it but couldn’t say I was a great curler. I wish I would run into him on one of my flights to St. John’s. I had a lovely chat with Alan Doyle one year so does that count.
When my husband and I did our Adventure Cruise around Newfoundland in '18, (best vacation ever), Alan Doyle was one of the many locals on the ship, along with historians and geographers and documentary makers, etc. He sang quite a bit. I wasn't overly familiar with his music because I was raising my kids in the 90's, not listening to popular music on the radio, but I did recognize some hits of course. I generally enjoyed all of it. One night we had a kitchen party in Francois, and the the first round of the after party back on the ship was compliments of Alan Doyle. I ordered a White Russian, which impressed him somehow.
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Poor sleep = poor eating.
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I’ve had an off the scale victory today… bought some jeans in November online. Tried them on an couldn’t get them past my hips. Thought I’d give them a go today and see if I was any closer to getting them on. Got them on with buttons and zip done up! I don’t feel any slimmer so it’s definitely motivating to see a result like that 🤸♀️💪❤️
That’s so exciting! What an amazing feeling that is, jeans can be so unforgiving.. lol. Congratulations and great job on all your hard work!
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I’ve had an off the scale victory today… bought some jeans in November online. Tried them on an couldn’t get them past my hips. Thought I’d give them a go today and see if I was any closer to getting them on. Got them on with buttons and zip done up! I don’t feel any slimmer so it’s definitely motivating to see a result like that 🤸♀️💪❤️
I love those kind of surprises!3 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Step count (goal 13,000):
03/05 - 15,752
03/06 - 20,521
03/07 - 18,940
03/08
03/09
03/10
03/113 -
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MSWarrior7088
SW 265
PW 190.4
CW 188.8
Can I just say fasting is new favorite thing. I'm doing a 48 hour fast but I may do longer ... My cycle started and I'm following Dr Mindy's schedule. I'm checking my ketones and glucose three times a day on my longer fasts.
This is a healing journey. I'm excited to start to make progress finally!!!6 -
Steps:
3/6- 10,847
3/7- 5,055
Current Week:
Water✔️✔️✔️
Calories❌✔️✔️
Exercise❌✔️❌
I find that the day after I do a lot of walking for work I take fewer steps. I end up sitting at my desk more the next day just catching up on what I missed.2 -
DAILY CHECK IN:
Wednesday 03/08
- Calories: 2082,(goal 1200-1600)
- Water: 90 oz
- Gym: no
- Walk: no
- Protein: 72g (85 goal)
- Fiber: 19g (25 goal)
* Thoughts: Eating under 1000 calories yesterday was a big mistake. While, I wasn’t hungry yesterday, it caught up with me today. To make matters worse, I planned a decadent dinner tonight, so my calorie budget was thin throughout the day. That’s when the hunger caught up with me. I ended up giving in to a bowl of chips (two servings worth) and using yesterday’s calorie deficit to justify an extra helping of ooey-gooey Mac & Cheese. Now, I feel so full, I’m sick. Well, lesson learned. Won’t do any of that again.
STEPS:
03/05: 11,751
03/06: 12,269
03/07: 13,617
03/08: 10,1115 -
Step count (goal 10 000):
03/05 13124
03/06 12330
03/07 10324
03/08 13386
03/09
03/10
03/11
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DAILY CHECK IN:
Wednesday 03/08
- Calories: 2082,(goal 1200-1600)
- Water: 90 oz
- Gym: no
- Walk: no
- Protein: 72g (85 goal)
- Fiber: 19g (25 goal)
* Thoughts: Eating under 1000 calories yesterday was a big mistake. While, I wasn’t hungry yesterday, it caught up with me today. To make matters worse, I planned a decadent dinner tonight, so my calorie budget was thin throughout the day. That’s when the hunger caught up with me. I ended up giving in to a bowl of chips (two servings worth) and using yesterday’s calorie deficit to justify an extra helping of ooey-gooey Mac & Cheese. Now, I feel so full, I’m sick. Well, lesson learned. Won’t do any of that again.
STEPS:
03/05: 11,751
03/06: 12,269
03/07: 13,617
03/08: 10,111
Ugh! I did the same with a publix sub. Just feel heavy and still feel full. So exciting to learn the good lessons as we eliminate the bad. Here's to a better day for us both!2 -
SW 388.6
PW 231.6
CW 2323 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Going to try this again...and I am going to keep trying until it sticks! For the sake of my health, my mantra needs to be, "Fake it 'til you make it"!
Sunday, the 5th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 8 cups (could be better)
Exercise: Yes, a 37 minute walk (318 calories)
Steps: 12,050
Monday, the 6th
Logged: Yes
Under: Yes
Water: 10 cups
Exercise: Yes, a 33 minute walk in the snow while my husband was curling (321 calories). It would have been really pretty were it December, and not March!
Steps: 14, 519
I went to work and did some filing, so that always gives me steps.
Today is errand day, so hopefully I will keep busy and not spend too much time plunked down at my computer, which ALWAYS becomes my downfall!
Do you curl as well? I am kicking myself for not getting brier tickets to see Gushue play. I bet curling burns lots of calories. One thing I have beef doing to try and limit my iPad time is to set a timer and stick to it.
I curled for maybe three years, and I really enjoyed the game. Then Covid hit, so there was no 2020/2021 season. I also hurt my knee in November 2020, when I had been having a great year since April, getting back in shape. I was down about 24 pounds at that point and being very active. 2021 and 2022 I went downhill mentally, and as a result, downhill physically. Now I am just too fat and out of shape to curl. Disclaimer: I cannot bend in the hack without it hurting me knee, but I could curl with a stick. However, I feel like I am too young to do that when my only disability is lack of discipline. If I lost weight and did strength training, I would be able to curl normally!
Speaking of Gushue, we were flying from St. John's to Toronto in 2018 and three of his team members were also on the plane! (Himself, Mark and Brett). They obviously sat in the big seats near the front of the plane, so they boarded first and then we had to walk right by them to get to our seats. They were flying to China for a bonspiel. And yes, if you sweep with intent, curling does burn a lot of calories!
I haven’t curled since the 80’s when I was in the military. I was young and tiny. I really enjoyed it but couldn’t say I was a great curler. I wish I would run into him on one of my flights to St. John’s. I had a lovely chat with Alan Doyle one year so does that count.
When my husband and I did our Adventure Cruise around Newfoundland in '18, (best vacation ever), Alan Doyle was one of the many locals on the ship, along with historians and geographers and documentary makers, etc. He sang quite a bit. I wasn't overly familiar with his music because I was raising my kids in the 90's, not listening to popular music on the radio, but I did recognize some hits of course. I generally enjoyed all of it. One night we had a kitchen party in Francois, and the the first round of the after party back on the ship was compliments of Alan Doyle. I ordered a White Russian, which impressed him somehow.
There is nothing better than a good old Newfoundland kitchen party. Did you get a chance to try a jiggs dinner on the trip? That’s what I made on Sunday. I only make it a few times through out the year as I retain water anytime I eat it.0 -
Huckleterrie wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
Step count (goal 13,000):
03/05 - 15,752
03/06 - 20,521
03/07 - 18,940
03/08
03/09
03/10
03/11
Those are some crazy steps! Great job.MSWarrior7088 wrote: »MSWarrior7088
SW 265
PW 190.4
CW 188.8
Can I just say fasting is new favorite thing. I'm doing a 48 hour fast but I may do longer ... My cycle started and I'm following Dr Mindy's schedule. I'm checking my ketones and glucose three times a day on my longer fasts.
This is a healing journey. I'm excited to start to make progress finally!!!
Congrats on the new decade.DAILY CHECK IN:
Wednesday 03/08
- Calories: 2082,(goal 1200-1600)
- Water: 90 oz
- Gym: no
- Walk: no
- Protein: 72g (85 goal)
- Fiber: 19g (25 goal)
* Thoughts: Eating under 1000 calories yesterday was a big mistake. While, I wasn’t hungry yesterday, it caught up with me today. To make matters worse, I planned a decadent dinner tonight, so my calorie budget was thin throughout the day. That’s when the hunger caught up with me. I ended up giving in to a bowl of chips (two servings worth) and using yesterday’s calorie deficit to justify an extra helping of ooey-gooey Mac & Cheese. Now, I feel so full, I’m sick. Well, lesson learned. Won’t do any of that again.
STEPS:
03/05: 11,751
03/06: 12,269
03/07: 13,617
03/08: 10,111
Skipping meals gets me. Sometimes I am not real hungry at lunch and even though I know better I skip or just eat a banana. Later that night I end up overeating or binge eating. I am gettIng better at not doing this but I am a work in progress.3
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