Shape Shifters Team Chat - AUGUST 2023
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Cyncia1028 Step Share
Fri 8/18 = 14,537 (um, I'm going to trust Garmin on this. I didn't realize I did this much on Friday. I did a lot of cleaning and prep for the bonfire I was hosting. Must have been lots of steps as I got more wood for the fire and showing guests the bathroom).
Sat 8/19 = 6,4236 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 8/18: 10,209
Sat 8/19: 11,0355 -
Steps
8/20 7,268
Steps will be low this week - Excessive Heat Warning for WI Wednesday & Thursday - 96 & 98 with heat index above 110 + I have all day meetings Tuesday & Thursday 😞4 -
Hello Shape Shifters. Just doing a little check in. Saturday wasn't a nice day. It was super humid and gross outside. I had a killer headache all day long, so besides working on my puzzle a bit, I didn't do anything. On Sunday morning my dad messaged me that he was coming over in a bit. A little short notice, but alright! He bought 2 big tea mugs with flowers for me which was really sweet. I pretty much only buy really big mugs (500ml) and they aren't easy to find. We often go out for lunch when he visits, but I just got my food back on track and I didn't want to go off plan. So I suggested we go for a walk instead. There is a fairly short forest walk nearby which is great when it is a little warm because you are never in the sun. So even though we left pretty late (11:00) it was still doable. I am really glad we did this instead of being lazy and eating food.
The rest of the day I worked on my puzzle; it was such a pain! I love the picture, but as a puzzle it was an absolute nightmare. The area above the polar bear took me over 3 hours to complete. I am looking forward to starting a relaxing and easy puzzle today. Happy Monday everyone
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Weigh day
PW 175.5
CW 179
+3.5 lb
I know I ate aimlessly and didn’t walk as much but I don’t believe it was 3.5 lb gain.
It is what it is and I started off fresh this morning with a nice walk and meal prep for today.6 -
We're under a heat warning where I'm at in Missouri till Thursday or Friday before we get a break again. I think Mother Nature is in menopause yall.
Steps for today are 4026. I could have done more but the heat zapped me the few minutes I was outside to get the mail. Tomorrow is work day slay and usually I can get quite a few steps in there because I am inside the whole time.3 -
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Hey y'all...
Hope you had a good day...mine was busy, with a crazy busy day at the office, then errands, came home put groceries away, did some kitchen/bathroom cleaning...played with Betty for a bit...walked a mile...knee is acting up so just going to finish my steps for the day and that's it. Ankle, thankfully is NOT swollen. Getting ready to lie down and read for a bit. Hoping to have a more productive day tomorrow...today was just "putting out fires" in IT. Have a major report I need to start tomorrow, so cross your fingers for me! LOL
Enjoy your Tuesday...or as I call it, the 2nd Monday of the week!
Take care,
Jessica3 -
Steps
8/20 3,407
8/21 11,6493 -
Had a lovely break in our capital city,the weather was sunny.We walked,ate & laughed now to get back to healthy eating.
Well done @Pupowl for your good planning & for walking & puzzling.Glad you enjoyed your walk with your Dad.Sorry the scales took a jump in the wrong direction @Sbus12 don't let it get you down,you can do this !
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Hello Shape Shifters. Yesterday morning started with facing the number on the scale. I haven't checked my weight in months and my fear was that I would have a new highest weight. I am glad to say that wasn't the case, though it still wasn't pretty! But it happened, not going to dwell on it or tie any feelings to it. It's a number and I will get it down again. In the morning I walked to the vet with Tinus in the stroller. He needed his next injection for the spondylosis. So far it seems to be working great, so I hope that will stay that way for a long time.
I want to try to hit at least 22 zone minutes every day. Having a step goal is nice, but stepping at home doesn't really do anything for my heart rate. So even though it was warm and I wasn't in the mood at all, I went out for the same forest walk again. It was a lot of puffing, but I did it. I can't wait to feel a little bit more in shape though! I didn't bring my camera, but took some pictures with my phone. I found the tiniest mushroom, like fingernail size, it was so adorable!
The rest of the day was lazy and I completed an easy cat puzzle. Not a bad day. Happy Tuesday everyone
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8/18 14,084
8/19 12,554
8/20 16,580
8/21 14,054
Hi friends, I'm slowly catching up and appreciate reading all your updates. We took a trip last week to see my family, which had some good and challenging moments. I'm very happy to be back home and getting back into my routine. While I was away I tried to be more mindful over food and now that I'm back home I'm ready to be more diligent with nutrition tracking since it really helps me with clarity over my progress. I've cut back on chocolate but I'm finding that tough/rough to do. Chocolate has been my go-to feel good treat, particularly in the evenings after my kids are in bed. Aside from eating it, I even find it tough to not buy it when I'm out at the store. I'm keeping a small bag of dark chocolate chips around to help when the cravings get intense. This morning I saw some initial progress on the scale (now around 201). I'm trying to set myself up with better nutrition habits before the craziness of September work, school and activities start up.
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@Armygirlarmyof1 lol
about mothernature menopause. I'm in Chicagoland area - we are under a heat warning too. Stay cool!
@pupowl - that's the cutest mushroom and cat
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Daily step goal: 10,000
Sun 8/20: 11,171
Mon 8/21: 14,537
I started Cigna's Global Wellness Challenge last Friday, suggested/encouraged by my water aerobics fitness instructor. It's a 6-week challenge that awards points for minutes of exercise plus awards additional points for achieving minutes of specific activities: cycling, running, walking, elliptical, swimming, strength training, aerobics, yoga, stretching, martial arts, and sports. It has it's own app, and you can manually enter your activities or you can sync with your activity tracker device (in my case, that's a Garmin watch).
The problem is some activities synced from Garmin aren't identified properly and are treated as just aerobics. If you enter manually, you specify the activity type, and you can edit or delete it. But an activity sync'd from Garmin cannot be edited or deleted. That's a problem, because my yoga and tai chi activities aren't identified as such, so if I want the points for those, I must manually add them instead of recording them on my watch. So, since I'm an addict for these kinds of things (and already have my Garmin badge for August Yoga), I will not be recording my yoga and tai chi activities on Garmin until I win those Global Wellness achievements.
Incidentally, my aquafit instructor is currently ranked #1 with 4094 points and I'm #5 with 3307 points!7 -
JenHul
Monday weigh in
PW:161.7
CW:160
sorry weigh in and steps are late, life took a weird turn on Wednesday and it's just getting back to "normal" now!
Steps
Aug 16= 11,749
Aug 17= 10,817
Aug 18= 10,814
Aug 20= 11,400
Aug 21= 4551
Aug 22= 23175 -
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8/21 9,8633 -
Itadakimasu7 Weigh in Tuesday
PW: 186 (hormone day - wasn't a good weigh in and I knew I hadn't gained but water happens)
CW: 183.6
2.4 pounds lost (although really probably a pound)
NSV: My pants are too big on me and my undies!
NSV: My husband noticed 9 -
Hey yall.
@Cyncia85 , ty and you as well gf.
@pupowl, Tinus is gorgeous as always.
Tuesday steps 4844. Not as high as normally during work days but it's OK. They were mostly in the morning when we were the busiest.
I'm officially on vacation for the next 2 weeks. I'll return to work on September 5th which will give me time when I get home next week to declittee my shed.3 -
Catching up on all the posts. So nice to hear how everyone is doing.
I’m on “leave of absence” for this month and next due to travel, but I’ve been weighing every day I can and I’ve stayed with about a 3 pound range since I reached my goal 6 weeks ago. Feeling good about that but also nervous. I really don’t want to regain my lost weight. I’ve started buying new clothes that I want to fit.
I have an exciting breakthrough on the exercise front. A NSV I suppose. I ran a half marathon on Saturday in 2:03. That’s a 9:27 minute mile. It’s not the fastest I’ve ever run- but the fastest in 20 years. I know it’s the weight loss. It was also a trail run with lots of hills so more difficult than a flat, paved course. And at altitude- over 7000 feet in elevation.
I was third in my age group and I’m super proud of myself!11 -
My steps
8/18 7,620
8/19 17,428
8/20 21,841
8/21 15,162
It's nice to mix things up with new challenges,good luck @frankwbrown .
Well done @SavageMrsMoose for great maintaining & a great time & placing for your half marathon.You have every right to be super proud of yourself.
@Itadakimasu7 that's two great NSVs I have the same problem I have had to clear out my undies drawer 😆6 -
@angmarie28 PLEASE REPORT IN ALL OF YOUR STEPS FOR WEEK 3 NOW THAT WE'RE IN WEEK 4. THANK YOU! I'VE LEFT SEVERAL NOTES WITH NO RESPONSE.
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SavageMrsMoose wrote: »Catching up on all the posts. So nice to hear how everyone is doing.
I’m on “leave of absence” for this month and next due to travel, but I’ve been weighing every day I can and I’ve stayed with about a 3 pound range since I reached my goal 6 weeks ago. Feeling good about that but also nervous. I really don’t want to regain my lost weight. I’ve started buying new clothes that I want to fit.
I have an exciting breakthrough on the exercise front. A NSV I suppose. I ran a half marathon on Saturday in 2:03. That’s a 9:27 minute mile. It’s not the fastest I’ve ever run- but the fastest in 20 years. I know it’s the weight loss. It was also a trail run with lots of hills so more difficult than a flat, paved course. And at altitude- over 7000 feet in elevation.
I was third in my age group and I’m super proud of myself!
bravo!!! a half on trails, well done!2 -
Good morning Shape Shifters. I went for another walk with my camera yesterday. The weather was pretty nice, though I often felt like a manatee out of water. I can't wait for walking to feel easier again. Both my heels are still hurting as well which is annoying. I really love walking on my barefoot shoes, but that isn't really possible now that I am already sore. My sandals are fine, but I can just feel that it is more of a struggle to walk on them, it's annoying to get stuff under your feet, socks sliding around, feet sliding around. I really hope I can go back to the barefoot shoes soon. Later in the day I went to the grocery store for some grapes, a salad, a croissant and a small vegan burrito. If I need a break from the shakes, it is nice to know those things still fit in my day calorie wise. Happy Wednesday everyone
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Wednesday Weigh In
PW: 160.4
CW: 161.4
Apparently stress is contributing factor to the gain even though I get my meditation in every morning
Please excuse me from next week- I'll be on vacation in Vegas3 -
Steps:
8/22 6,2023 -
Wednesday Weigh In
PW: 139.6
CW: 139.2
Month Loss: 2.7
Total Loss: 13.8
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Step Update
Sunday 8/20: 16,081
Monday 8/21: 8,945
Tuesday 8/22: 5,6725 -
Steps Wednesday 5109.
I'll be so glad when this heat wave goes away on Friday night. Good gravy.3
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