Shape Shifters Team Chat - OCTOBER 2023
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CasandraW
Saturday weigh in
PW 217
CW 214.5
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving. We are celebrating by hosting my husbands family on Sunday.
Have a nice weekend everyone6 -
10/6 Steps 18,813
Had a nice him with my husband yesterday although he started feeling bad at the end, unfortunately. No big plans this weekend other than trying to get in a 10 mile run. Just starting to train for the Houston Marathon in January.
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What a beautiful area for hiking! -It’s so nice to see photos of the different landscapes @SavageMrsMoose and @Pupowl Thanks for sharing your photos and experiences. I hope your husband feels better soon @SavageMrsMoose.
P.S. Congratulations to your daughter on passing the bar exam. That’s a lot of hard work and quite an accomplishment! I’m so happy to hear the good news for your family!3 -
I just dropped off my husband at the airport for his trip to Japan. He’ll be there until the 19th. It’s a rainy day here so I think I’ll join the other Shape Shifters catching up on cleaning chores. You’ve inspired me @Pupowl, @izzyred9400, and @jessicakrall8!
I also need to take a trip to the post office. My son forgot a few posters at the house that he wants to hang in his college apartment. He had them all packed in poster containers but left them in the mudroom by mistake. I’ll probably go to a nearby post office instead of walking to the smaller one in our neighborhood because there’s a big Art on the Avenue event going on in our neighborhood today.
The streets are closed down for music, food, and art stalls. In the past, I’ve been very involved in planning and volunteering to host activities but this year I’ll probably just visit for lunch and wander around a bit to visit with neighbors. Some of the fun activities I led in previous years include scarecrow making from donated clothes and hay, small pumpkin painting, and creating big sand mandalas on the street. It’s a nice event that we started 28 years ago, the year we bought our house in this neighborhood. It has really grown over the years! I kind of miss the smaller local feel we had in the earlier days but it’s wonderful to see so many people enjoying the day with family and friends!4 -
Cre804
Gotta turn this ship around!
@Cre804 - You can do it. Yesterday is in the past and today is a new day. Each decision we make is a chance to start fresh.
This morning, I made a bad decision for breakfast because I had some leftover baked goods that had been sitting there for awhile. I really need to figure out a way to get over my guilt around wasting food. It wasn’t too bad this time, since I spaced out eating them well enough that I can probably manage to stay within my daily calorie target, but they had very little nutritional value.
I’m planning to make better decisions for the rest of the day but the frustration I sensed from your post above resonated with me. Now I’m picturing one of those big ships that takes awhile to turn but eventually makes it, and I’m going to try to stick to a steady course to turn this ship around!
Guilt and shame are not helpful so I hope you can be kind to yourself. We can learn and improve — and we can turn the ship!4 -
September Step Challenge Results
Wk 1 - @Pupowl with 123,564 steps!
Wk 2 - @Pupowl with 120,966 steps!
Wk 3 - @Pupowl with 124,925 steps!
Wk 4 - @Pupowl with 141,591 steps!
Top 3 Placers
1. @Pupowl with 511,046 steps!!!
2. @pedal__power with 383,665 steps!!
3. @Zaxa2021 with 375,427 steps!
Overall as a team, we walked nearly 3.2 million steps! Wow...4 -
Friday steps 10.6 3301
Saturday steps 10.7 41502 -
Well...my DVR and cable box died today...lost several Hallmark movies, Hallmark mysteries and 1-2 seasons of all of my favorite shows...nothing could be done...had to upgrade my modem and box...got them all hooked up with little trouble...guess I'll have more time to read until all the new fall shows are finally up and running, huh?! MORE TIME FOR WALKING!
Getting ready to stir up dinner. Hope your day is going well! It's raining here...and it's chilly out...I'm staying in.3 -
@SavageMrsMoose -- aww' man! You're training at altitude then going to Houston? You'll smash that marathon, Muhahaha
haha. (I think I've had that fantasy a few times). When is the marathon? Heat and humidity might be an issue though, idk, but best of luck training!! Beautiful mountain scenery. I used to live in Colorado Springs but all I could see was Pikes Peak in the distance and Filmore street. I did a half-marathon where I went from sea level to elevation - I signed up for the darn thing and didn't realize I would be going UP in elevation, well, I realized that in a hurry on the course, lol, I wanted to lay down in the middle of the road, and it was such an isolated location, no aid stations and 83f. ;-P.
6 miles on the bicycle today - tourists have flocked to the coast as the temperatures here have gone up rather dramatically. We normally are 55 and raining this time in October, but this weekend we're supposed to see 84 I think they said. It's too hot.
My cat is crazy, he loves the new rug, and when I go in there he'll be laying on his back like this:Mind you - he's totally alone, just snoozing on his favorite textile.
What's your basic favorite thermostat / temperature?
Have a good weekend everyone!
I'm too hot if it's over 70 ;-P
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I was wondering if steps on an elliptical count? My ankle is toast but I might be able to get enough time in on the elliptical. Not sure how that would get tracked though, I have an old fitbit and an older apple watch.2
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The October Week 2 Group Challenge is ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, Oct 8th. Please join us for the 7 Days 7 Minutes Challenge. Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10901066/october-week-2-group-challenge-7-days-7-minutes-challenge#latest
Jessica 0 -
Bearchested
Friday
PW: 185.6
CW: 188.8
Let travel and stress eating get the best of me this week.4 -
Angmarie28
Fridays
Previous weight-181
Current weight-179.46 -
10/1-15,521
10/2-9,347
10/3-9,661
10/4-11,783
10/5-6,191
10/6-9,9452 -
Good morning Shape Shifters. It was the last day my mom was here. We didn't really do much. Walked to the village center, checked out the giftshop and we went to the grocery store. They didn't have what I wanted though, so it wasn't a very productive visit. At least my mom found some things to buy at the gift shop. She got picked up again in the afternoon. After that, I mostly relaxed and read a lot. Happy Sunday everyone
October 7 numbers- Sleep: 8h 31m ~ 85 score
- Steps: 14.822
- Zone Minutes: 13
- Calories: 1235
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Steps
10/4 - 9,843
10/5- 8,219
10/6- 6,478
10/7- 10,5894 -
10/7 Steps 12,302
Didn’t feel great yesterday and snacked way too much. Didn’t feel up to my training run either. I feel much better today but I am up 2 pounds. Ugh. Hopefully just water. My body needed the break. I did do a hike with my husband in the morning so I got my steps. He was feeling much better. Maybe we caught a little bug? Or maybe we are still recovering from Covid.
I’ve run the Houston full or half May probably 10 times. It’s a great, flat course with plenty of water stops, port a cans and cheering Houstonians. It’s in mid-January- as cool as Houston ever gets. Last year I ran the half with my daughter and it was both
warm an humid, but it was perfect in 2022.
Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend. I ought to clean up the house too, but I’ll probably get out another puzzle instead.5 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 10/6: 11,659
Sat 10/7: 17,5103 -
If you can't count steps on an elliptical, then I've been doing it all wrong! 😉Itadakimasu7 wrote: »I was wondering if steps on an elliptical count? My ankle is toast but I might be able to get enough time in on the elliptical. Not sure how that would get tracked though, I have an old fitbit and an older apple watch.
My 10,000 steps/day goal is usually achieved only by doing some water aerobics in addition to walking. I get around 3,000-3,500 steps in an hour of water aerobics, and I feel like it should be more, because I get around 6,500 steps in an hour of walking, and my average heart rate is much higher during water aerobics than during walking.
(I was in a 12-week step challenge last spring that wanted steps recorded in miles. Initially, I was only recording miles I got during my walk activities, until someone pointed out that I should be converting my total steps to miles. I think I got about double the miles by recording what my watch said was the mile equivalent to my day's steps!)
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Steps
10/5 7,334
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10/7 6,3742 -
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Itadakimasu7 wrote: »@SavageMrsMoose -- aww' man! You're training at altitude then going to Houston? You'll smash that marathon, Muhahaha haha. (I think I've had that fantasy a few times). When is the marathon? Heat and humidity might be an issue though, idk, but best of luck training!! Beautiful mountain scenery. I used to live in Colorado Springs but all I could see was Pikes Peak in the distance and Filmore street. I did a half-marathon where I went from sea level to elevation - I signed up for the darn thing and didn't realize I would be going UP in elevation, well, I realized that in a hurry on the course, lol, I wanted to lay down in the middle of the road, and it was such an isolated location, no aid stations and 83f. ;-P.
6 miles on the bicycle today - tourists have flocked to the coast as the temperatures here have gone up rather dramatically. We normally are 55 and raining this time in October, but this weekend we're supposed to see 84 I think they said. It's too hot.
My cat is crazy, he loves the new rug, and when I go in there he'll be laying on his back like this:
Mind you - he's totally alone, just snoozing on his favorite textile.
What's your basic favorite thermostat / temperature?
Have a good weekend everyone!
I'm too hot if it's over 70 ;-P
@Itadakimasu7 It's so crazy how acclimation works, isn't it?!! You and I are exact opposites! Anything under 70, I refer to as "cold". I love the hot weather, but have no problems using my air conditioning to stay comfortable, but anything under 70 and I'm in long sleeves. At work, they keep the temps like refrigeration and I run a heater at my desk throughout the year. LOL It went down to the mid 40s last night for the first time this fall and I had to get up and turn my heat on to 65. Today it's 68 for the high and I'm in a sweatshirt...
I love you fur baby...he's so cute...thanks for sharing...always makes me smile!
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Itadakimasu7 wrote: »I was wondering if steps on an elliptical count? My ankle is toast but I might be able to get enough time in on the elliptical. Not sure how that would get tracked though, I have an old fitbit and an older apple watch.
@Itadakimasu7 Try putting your watch on your ankle and see if that works...just a thought...I do it sometimes when I'm walking in a store pushing a cart...
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angmarie28 wrote: »10/1-15,521
10/2-9,347
10/3-9,661
10/4-11,783
10/5-6,191
10/6-9,945
@angmarie28 I didn't see a posting from you asking to register for this month's step challenge...what is your daily step goal? What is your favorite place to walk in the fall? PLEASE make sure to report your steps every 2-3 days. Thanks!
Jessica2 -
I need to move to a better neighborhood, or the crack house down the road needs to burn to the ground this time instead of merely exploding. Anyone who can put the good mojo out for me, I appreciate it
They have a collection of large unnuetered dogs and they let them run my yard (because I have a *nice* yard) and one was in my yard trying to attack an elderly persons small dog, while my cats were outside. Then -- the guy with the dog threatened me. I utterly lost it. I couldn't believe someone would stand there and try to threaten me after that. Not an apology, not a 'wont' happen again promise' nope, threatened me -- I just utterly lost it.
Um' but yeah, had a great 9 mile bike ride today otherwise. A lot of mushroom hunters out, they were finding some King Boletes. I sat for awhile at the ocean and just took it in - I had my chill set to 10 - I had meditated this morning making good plans for future... It wasn't too hot or too cold. It was very nice out, and everyone was polite on the trail. I came home and sprayed my bike with detergent and washed it (I had gone to the beach that is full of fine granular sand) and made sure there was no sand in the derailure etc. and then I oiled my bike and put her away. I thought I would oil the mountain bike a little too when I heard this unreal yelling from a small dog and my elderly neighbor shouting for help. Neighbor Steve was quickly on the scene and another guy, I guess visiting, it's Sunday so a lot of people around. Thank goodness the little dog was okay and the cats were alright.Swash like is tidal, and a storm must be pushing water in from the sea.
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2222 steps4
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@frankwbrown -- Thanks, that clears it up for me. For some reason I thought moving my feet in any other way would invalidate my steps. I'll start tracking!2
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Good morning Shape Shifters. I had another quiet day. I was still pretty tired from my moms visit and Tinus woke me up at 6:15 which didn't help. I did laundry and I ordered some new postcards. Looking forward to pick up Postcrossing again. That is one of those hobbies of mine that comes and goes in waves. Happy Monday everyone
October 8 numbers- Sleep: 7h 31m ~ 76 score
- Steps: 15.306
- Zone Minutes: 11
- Calories: 1305
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@Itadakimasu7 How awful about the loose dogs! I am a dog lover, still devastated over the loss of my Buddy in June, but owners must control their animals. I blame the owner every time. And in YOUR yard on top??? Crazy!
My husband was bit by a dog on a walk last summer. Wasn’t really injured although it it break the skin. He had to go on antibiotics because he’s had two hip replacements and is very vulnerable to blood infections. The owner was very apologetic and the dog had its rabies shot, but my husband, even more of a dog lover than me, is still spooky by loose dogs.
Had a good day yesterday. Hike and my 10 mile run. Weight down a little, but still up overall. I keep trying.
10/8 Steps 20.9103 -
JessicaKrall8
Mon weigh-in
PW: 303.8
CW: 303.03
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