Downsizers Team Chat - JANUARY 2024
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Slimmersixties wrote: »After some advice .....
I'm going to the usa for 6 weeks later this year. Which are the best restaurants to get low calorie/low carb meals? And best supermarkets for low calorie ready made meals?
Appreciate all your wisdom!
Where are you going to be when you come to the USA ? I am in love with the store called Sprouts and Aldi ..0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
I need to try the silver sneakers site. Thanks for the reminder.
Yes - there are a LOT of great on-demand videos on the site and it's a free membership. I use it a lot!0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »After some advice .....
I'm going to the usa for 6 weeks later this year. Which are the best restaurants to get low calorie/low carb meals? And best supermarkets for low calorie ready made meals?
Appreciate all your wisdom!
Where are you going to be when you come to the USA ? I am in love with the store called Sprouts and Aldi ..
Doing a road trip! Denver, tombstone, vegas, salt lake, yellowstone, deadwood, denver and lots of stops in between. Its my partners 60th year so ticking lots off his bucket list!1 -
28Haveitall2020 wrote: »January 2024
Sw: 250
Cw:250
Weigh day: Saturday
28Haveitall
Thank you.
Weigh day Saturday
Cw 249
28Haveitall
Happy Sunday. X1 -
Slimmersixties wrote: »After some advice .....
I'm going to the usa for 6 weeks later this year. Which are the best restaurants to get low calorie/low carb meals? And best supermarkets for low calorie ready made meals?
Appreciate all your wisdom!
Sounds like a fun trip you will be going on. I am not familiar with stores in the states but I am sure you will get great suggestions from the team. When do you leave? With my 60th fast approaching, the biggest thing I want to check off my bucket list is to go to Scotland. Maybe the fall if my surgery is successful. You had a great 60th and sounds like your partner will also.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »
Mine is a bit of a radical choice.... Never Binge Again, by Glenn Livingston. Its available free on amazon or as a pdf.
Free is awesome...so I will check this out.
My changer in 2023 is :
I must try this. I really want to read more self help books.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970
Weigh-in day - Friday
PW: 254.8
CW: 256.4
I am not sure what is going on with my body but I will not give up
We are all here to support you.
Thanks Linda ... I have gone organic Keto and I am happy to say I have not had any migraines YAY for that .. just wish my body would catch up lol
Thats great news. Migraines are the worst. I stopped having them for years and after I had Covid the first time they came back. I didn’t think they were my migraines because they not even close to what I used to get. The neurologist explained how Covid started them again. The injections I get seem to help but if they get bad I will get Botox for them.0 -
28Haveitall2020 wrote: »28Haveitall2020 wrote: »January 2024
Sw: 250
Cw:250
Weigh day: Saturday
28Haveitall
Thank you.
Weigh day Saturday
Cw 249
28Haveitall
Happy Sunday. X
Nice loss! How did your week go overall? Anything in particular that you credit with helping achieve the loss?0 -
Steps: 10,209
Rings: ✔️
Walk: 1/3
Swim: 2/2
If I hadn’t had the vomiting at the beginning of the week along with nausea all week I would have met all my goals. I feel proud of what I accomplished the past week. I attempted to do walks(didn’t make 15 minutesj, swam on Saturday so I reached that goal and I lost weight. Today I am getting some mini walks. The first one I did was just over 10 minutes. Again, I have to stop a couple of times to lean on something to help the back but I walked. I have done 2 walks so far and I am off to do another. We are playing cards with friends this afternoon so I need to get my steps before we go there.
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Hey, good morning, Downsizers! Hope you all had a good week.
Here are my numbers for the week, @lindamtuck2018.
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in day: Sunday
PW: 286.6 lbs
CW: 275.4 lbs (down 1.2 lbs)
Nothing spectacular but in the right direction. Slow and steady, stick with the plan.2 -
Good morning! Like I said, I plan to be here a bit more this week, given my gain from last week. This is exactly the point where the effort would have just faded in the past, so I am working on my "turn it around" skills. Identified some trouble spots and have upped my mental game on them. I am also aiming to monitor and increase my protein this week (I am such a carbs girl!) Walked to our local bulk food store yesterday for some protein powder (which I have never used) to try out a new breakfast bar recipe. Extra steps and extra protein - seems an okay start.2
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Almost forgot! Steps...
Jan 21 4950
Jan 22 7065
Jan 23 7009
Jan 24 9335
Jan 25 8531
Jan 26 7654
Jan 27 10628
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Slimmersixties wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »After some advice .....
I'm going to the usa for 6 weeks later this year. Which are the best restaurants to get low calorie/low carb meals? And best supermarkets for low calorie ready made meals?
Appreciate all your wisdom!
Where are you going to be when you come to the USA ? I am in love with the store called Sprouts and Aldi ..
Doing a road trip! Denver, tombstone, vegas, salt lake, yellowstone, deadwood, denver and lots of stops in between. Its my partners 60th year so ticking lots off his bucket list!
Awesome ...Denver has a lot of keto/low carb restaurants0 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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Bleeegh, currently under the weather. Set my move back a couple days as I have a multi-hour exodus to my new home. "Every little thing is gonna be alright" 💛1 -
Here is my friendly Sunday reminder of the people's steps I need ... Please have them in no later than Tuesday evening of the 30th ... If I do not have them by then I will have no choice but to zero them out ..Thanks for understanding
@itladyee 1/23, 1/26 & 1/27
@Mama530 1/21 - 1/27
@Hotspur11 1/21 - 1/27
@laquita606 1/21 - 1/27
@Slimmersixties 1/22 -1/27
@FindingSamMon 1/26 & 1/27
@prodigal6766 1/21 - 1/27
@myhands4God 1/23 - 1/27
@rainyrae 1/21 - 1/27
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Here's my steps. As always - thanks for the reminder!
21-Jan 17,429
22-Jan 21,400
23-Jan 21,016
24-Jan 22,516
25-Jan 17,625
26-Jan 22,514
27-Jan 11,179
Total 133,679
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Congrats @ChickieBoom22 , @sleepygirl79 and @liketoyak for being our top 3 weight loss losers this week
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Motto: 🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Recap: It's going to be a bit of a tough weekend. Yesterday... unplanned lunched out. Called my son to visit with my grandson and they suggested lunch.... Today there are two NFL games. I will still be within budget but the food choices will not be the best. Yes... I "could" make better choices but this is for the long run so I have to make it liveable. But to counter... this is my rest day but I went out and walked (minded you "out" means out in the cold (30 degrees) and walked for 30 minutes.
- THOUGHTS: “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
1/21 5,453 - no workout
1/22 8,296 - ST 17 minutes
1/23 3,893 - YouTube exercise video 30 - stretching and floor work.
1/24 8,243- ST 15 minutes
1/25 8,.658 ST 36 minutes
1/26 9,062 ST 20 minutes
1/27 10,878 ST 30 minutes
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/23 should have been reported but it's reported above also.
Weigh in Day: FridayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
1/5 221.6
1/12 218.8
1/17 216.8 (unofficial weigh in - just excited to see this movement)
1/19 216.8
1/26 216.4 ~ not thrilled with today...but considering the big picture > down 7.2 for the MONTH! That's HUGE!
Total 7.20 -
Motto: 🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Recap: It's going to be a bit of a tough weekend. Yesterday... unplanned lunched out. Called my son to visit with my grandson and they suggested lunch.... Today there are two NFL games. I will still be within budget but the food choices will not be the best. Yes... I "could" make better choices but this is for the long run so I have to make it liveable. But to counter... this is my rest day but I went out and walked (minded you "out" means out in the cold (30 degrees) and walked for 30 minutes.
- THOUGHTS: “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
1/21 5,453 - no workout
1/22 8,296 - ST 17 minutes
1/23 3,893 - YouTube exercise video 30 - stretching and floor work.
1/24 8,243- ST 15 minutes
1/25 8,.658 ST 36 minutes
1/26 9,062 ST 20 minutes
1/27 10,878 ST 30 minutes
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/23 should have been reported but it's reported above also.
Weigh in Day: FridayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
1/5 221.6
1/12 218.8
1/17 216.8 (unofficial weigh in - just excited to see this movement)
1/19 216.8
1/26 216.4 ~ not thrilled with today...but considering the big picture > down 7.2 for the MONTH! That's HUGE!
Total 7.2
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Motto: 🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Recap: It's going to be a bit of a tough weekend. Yesterday... unplanned lunched out. Called my son to visit with my grandson and they suggested lunch.... Today there are two NFL games. I will still be within budget but the food choices will not be the best. Yes... I "could" make better choices but this is for the long run so I have to make it liveable. But to counter... this is my rest day but I went out and walked (minded you "out" means out in the cold (30 degrees) and walked for 30 minutes.
- THOUGHTS: “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
1/21 5,453 - no workout
1/22 8,296 - ST 17 minutes
1/23 3,893 - YouTube exercise video 30 - stretching and floor work.
1/24 8,243- ST 15 minutes
1/25 8,.658 ST 36 minutes
1/26 9,062 ST 20 minutes
1/27 10,878 ST 30 minutes
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/23 should have been reported but it's reported above also.
Weigh in Day: FridayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
1/5 221.6
1/12 218.8
1/17 216.8 (unofficial weigh in - just excited to see this movement)
1/19 216.8
1/26 216.4 ~ not thrilled with today...but considering the big picture > down 7.2 for the MONTH! That's HUGE!
Total 7.2
Apparently you didn't see my last message .. I do not have anything for exercise videos and I do not have anything for floor work
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Good morning! Like I said, I plan to be here a bit more this week, given my gain from last week. This is exactly the point where the effort would have just faded in the past, so I am working on my "turn it around" skills. Identified some trouble spots and have upped my mental game on them. I am also aiming to monitor and increase my protein this week (I am such a carbs girl!) Walked to our local bulk food store yesterday for some protein powder (which I have never used) to try out a new breakfast bar recipe. Extra steps and extra protein - seems an okay start.
Keep hammering it, girl. Your team is here behind you!1 -
Pw: 208
Cw: 2091 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
This week's steps
1/21 7,290
1/22 6,505
1/23 5,786
1/2 11,425
1/25 5,234
1/26 5,525
1/27 7,022
1/28 14,520
Yay, great week for me considering I'm not in the rv!
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Hey, good morning, Downsizers! Hope you all had a good week.
Here are my numbers for the week, @lindamtuck2018.
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in day: Sunday
PW: 286.6 lbs
CW: 275.4 lbs (down 1.2 lbs)
Nothing spectacular but in the right direction. Slow and steady, stick with the plan.
Congrats on the loss! My motto is slow and steady wins the race.Good morning! Like I said, I plan to be here a bit more this week, given my gain from last week. This is exactly the point where the effort would have just faded in the past, so I am working on my "turn it around" skills. Identified some trouble spots and have upped my mental game on them. I am also aiming to monitor and increase my protein this week (I am such a carbs girl!) Walked to our local bulk food store yesterday for some protein powder (which I have never used) to try out a new breakfast bar recipe. Extra steps and extra protein - seems an okay start.
You have a good plan for the week. Can you share your recipe?aactuallyaash wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
21-7599
5101
5359
2967
5035
1504
27-1888
Bleeegh, currently under the weather. Set my move back a couple days as I have a multi-hour exodus to my new home. "Every little thing is gonna be alright" 💛
What a terrible time to get sick. Feel better and good luck with the move.0 -
@itladyee
Way to go walking in the cold. Looking for ways to offset a higher calorie day is positive. I think every precious moment with our grandchildren is worth a restaurant meal out. We go out for breakfast with our granddaughters every 3 to 4 weeks. I love getting that time with just the girls and its worth having a higher calorie day than I normally would.
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Steps: 6,384
Rings: ✔️
Walk: 1/3
Swim: 0/2
My step count was surprising. My biggest plus yesterday was I resisted the urge for a blizzard.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Motto: 🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Recap: It's going to be a bit of a tough weekend. Yesterday... unplanned lunched out. Called my son to visit with my grandson and they suggested lunch.... Today there are two NFL games. I will still be within budget but the food choices will not be the best. Yes... I "could" make better choices but this is for the long run so I have to make it liveable. But to counter... this is my rest day but I went out and walked (minded you "out" means out in the cold (30 degrees) and walked for 30 minutes.
- THOUGHTS: “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.” – Venus Williams
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
1/21 5,453 - no workout
1/22 8,296 - ST 17 minutes
1/23 3,893 - YouTube exercise video 30 - stretching and floor work.
1/24 8,243- ST 15 minutes
1/25 8,.658 ST 36 minutes
1/26 9,062 ST 20 minutes
1/27 10,878 ST 30 minutes
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/23 should have been reported but it's reported above also.
Weigh in Day: FridayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
1/5 221.6
1/12 218.8
1/17 216.8 (unofficial weigh in - just excited to see this movement)
1/19 216.8
1/26 216.4 ~ not thrilled with today...but considering the big picture > down 7.2 for the MONTH! That's HUGE!
Total 7.2
Apparently you didn't see my last message .. I do not have anything for exercise videos and I do not have anything for floor work
Just curious, wouldn’t those exercise videos be the same as aerobics?0 -
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