Downsizers Team Chat - MAY 2024

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  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 40,227 Member
    edited May 4
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    I need the following people to weigh in please
    OVERDUE
    @ChickieBoom22
    @Jimboden3
    @hasabu2020

    SATURDAY WEIGH -IN
    @itladyee
    @inshapeCK
    @RoblinB
    @liketoyak
    @MommieJeannie
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 40,227 Member
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    Would the following people post your steps please ....
    @lindamtuck2018 5/2 -5/4
    @aactuallyaash 4/28 -5/4
    @itladyee 5/3 - & 5/4
    @Hotspur11 4/28 - 5/4
    @RoblinB 4/28 - 5/4
    @Slimmersixties 5/3 & 5/4
    @iLive2Walk 5/3 & 5/4
    @myhands4God 4/29 -5/4
    @Stacimfit 4/28- 5/4
    @Myndieet 4/28- 5/4
    @lovethyneighbor 5/3 & 5/4
    @Jamie574 4/28 - 5/4
    @MommieJeannie 4/28 - 5/4
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,527 Member
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    NachDeezy wrote: »
    SW - 630
    PW - 397
    CW - 389.8

    Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

    What a loss! Congrats.
  • RoblinB
    RoblinB Posts: 229 Member
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    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    Weigh-in day: Saturday
    PW 149.7
    CW 149.9

    Work is still WAY too busy. So glad this wasn’t substantially more!
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,527 Member
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    Slimmer sixties
    Friday weigh in

    Pw 185lb
    Cw 183.5lb

    Nearly back to my pre birthday binge weight!!! But I'm keeping going this time and making the 170s my normal weight!
    Well done.
    iLive2Walk wrote: »
    Thursday

    👣 22,880 steps
    📝 Logged Everything
    🥗 Stayed under my calorie range (barely)
    🫀 Cardio - 35 Min
    💦 7 glasses of water
    🧂 Missed my Sodium Goal
    📖 🎮 Read a couple chapter of Sorceror's Stone, and a little bit of the Burning Page, played on my phone for a bit.
    🌷🪻Happy May! 🌷🪻

    Busy day yesterday. Got our morning walk done, then worked in the garden most of the day. Spread the rest of the soil and turned it in. Got the carrots, potatoes, and parsnips planted. Cleaned up the screened porch which was filled with garden stuff. Exhausted, so of course binged a little - but with all the exercise today came just under my calorie limit.

    Gardening is a great way to burn calories. I have a silly question. How did you plant the potatoes? Did you cut the eyes off older potatoes and use them? This will be my first time growing potatoes so I am in the process of figuring out how to do it. I am getting the pots that you have a flap to open to get the potatoes out.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,527 Member
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    April 28th: 7,855
    April 29th: 11,535
    April 30th: 3,880
    May 1st: 3,867
    May 2nd: 5,073

    A bit short on steps. There was a lot going on so I am happy with the 5k.

    PW 151.8
    CW 150.2

    Hopefully, I can keep it going and get back in the 140’s by next week.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 40,227 Member
    edited May 4
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    How did you meet your best friend?

    I met my best friend at work ... we have worked together over 20 years as ER nurses... She is amazing and we do things outside of work too
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 3,660 Member
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    Friday

    👣 23,175 steps
    📝 Logged Everything
    🥗 Stayed under my calorie range
    🫀 Strength 15 Min
    💦 8 glasses of water
    🧂 Under my Sodium limit
    🎮 Played on my phone for a bit.
    🌷🪻Happy May! 🌷🪻

    Another busy garden day - all done except for the corn and squash which can't be planted for another couple weeks.

    Took a beautiful walk by the Connecticut River this morning and got this shot of the Sun reflecting in the water.

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  • NouveauRee
    NouveauRee Posts: 395 Member
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    NachDeezy wrote: »
    SW - 630
    PW - 397
    CW - 389.8

    Wow Nacho whipped right through that decade🤗🎉💪 Congrats 👏

  • liketoyak
    liketoyak Posts: 181 Member
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    Liketoyak
    Saturday weigh in
    PW-285.5
    CW-282.3
  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 4,209 Member
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    Saturday Weigh-In
    PW: 216
    CW: 218

    Motto:
    🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
    Eat well 🥗to Live Well 🚢✈️🧳
    H2O - Make it Flow 💦💦💦

    Daily Goals for May
    1. Calories @1650 and protein 150g.
    2. Limit Wine to the weekend, if at all.
    3. Water - Minimum of 80 ounces
    4. Exercise 6 days a week (core/strength train/cardio)
    5. Consistently hit 10k steps - Goal 20+ days.
    6. Daily reads or audible.
    7. Post work out snack
    Recap: A bit frustrated at that number on the scale but moving on. I had a good week hitting the majority of my goals (1) Slighly over 2 days. (5) 3 10k+ step days!
    I did change a couple of things that might have affected the scale negatively:
    1. The program that I am following for calories and protein strongly encourages a pre-workout and post-workout "meal" for fuel. I normally work out in a fasted state and don't eat until around 11am or noon. Wondering if I was missing an opportunity for my body to recover quicker, I implemented a post-workout fueling. It's a power/protein drink, roughly 200 calories, 23 protein, 18 carbs consumed at about 7:30am breaking my fast about 4 hours earlier.
    2. The other thing I did was implement some "meat" sticks for protein... processed food with a significant amount of sodium, had those 4 times this week (they are actually quite tasty).

    The positive things this week:
    1. Water, no day was under 80 and most were over 90! Almost to 100. So I'm guessing the sodium is causing me to retain the extra water that I consumed!!??
    2. AND... 3 days this week I went on an additional 30 minute walk.

    I also think that 216 was a fluke last Saturday as I changed the battery the next day and it jumped up to 218. :worried:
    Next week I will limit the protein sticks to no more than 2, continue with the water and play the post workout fueling by ear....


    - THOUGHTS:

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    Step Challenge - Goal 8500
    ST = Moderate
    4/28 8,085
    4/29 9,293 ST = 15
    4/30 12,717 ST = 20
    5/1 10,097 ST = 15
    5/2 10,820 ST = 10
    5/3 9,763
    5/4

    Weigh in Day: Saturday/b]
    Starting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
    Ending January - 215.8 (7.8)
    Ending February - 216.4 (+0.6/7.2)
    Ending March - 218.4 (+2.0/5.2)
    Ending April = 216.0 (3.2/7.6)
    April
    5/4 218
    5/11
    5/18
    5/25
    Total Loss for month .0 Total loss 7.6
  • liketoyak
    liketoyak Posts: 181 Member
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    How did you meet your best friend?

    I met my best friend at work ... we have worked together over 20 years as ER nurses... She is amazing and we do things outside of work too

    I met my bestie while forcing our boys to meet and play together. Her family had just moved two houses away and we set up the 8year olds to play. 12 years later we are going strong but the boys have moved on to different parts of their lives. Hers is in Uni; mine working ft. Going over for a visit tonight and looking forward to it.
  • jimboden3
    jimboden3 Posts: 314 Member
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    JimBoden3
    Weigh-in Day: Friday (May 3, 2024)
    PW: 239.9
    CW: 239.9

    Sorry I'm late (such a busy life) - I can't wait until I retire ... although I'm not looking forward to getting older so I guess I can wait after all!
  • myndieet
    myndieet Posts: 57 Member
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    @Megan_smartiepants1970

    Step Challenge - Goal 6000

    4/28 sun 5303
    4/29 mon 6527
    4/30 tue 4785
    5/1 wed 4645
    5/2 thur 4604
    5/3 fri 625
    5/4 sat 4413

    From cold, windy and wet weather to all of a sudden very hot weather.. Just when I was going in the right direction my body said, uh uh 🤨 not doing it!
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,192 Member
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    The May Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, May 5th, so please join us for the No Gym Workout Challenge! Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10914922/may-week-2-group-challenge-no-gym-workout-plan/p1?new=1

    Hope to see you in the chat thread!
    Jessica
  • inshapeCK
    inshapeCK Posts: 3,942 Member
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    inshapeCK
    PW: 141.1 pounds (re-lost 0.4 pounds)
    CW: 141.7 pounds (re-gained 0.6 pounds)
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 806 Member
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    Steps

    Fri 3rd 14,550
    Sat 4th 15,504

    Thanks
  • RoblinB
    RoblinB Posts: 229 Member
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    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    Steps! But not nearly as many as there should be!!!
    Apr 28 7817
    Apr 29 4278
    Apr 30 2491
    May 1 2537
    May 2 3338
    May 3 4238
    May 4 4517
    It’s been that sort of week.Ready to start over tomorrow.
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 3,660 Member
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    How did you meet your best friend?

    I met my best friend in college - our boyfriends (now husbands) were in the same fraternity. We actually didn't become best friends back then. As life goes on most of my college and high school friends have become less and less important in m life - and the tried and true are always there. She moved away a couple years ago but we do see each other every few months - we take turns visiting. Avelo airlines has a direct flight from Connecticut to Florida and many times a round trip flight is less than $100!
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 3,660 Member
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    Saturday

    👣 24,930 steps
    📝 Logged Everything
    🥗 Stayed under my calorie range
    💪 Strength 15 Min
    🫀 Cardio - A LOT!
    💦 8 glasses of water
    🧂 Over my Sodium limit
    🎮 Played on my phone for a bit.
    🌷🪻Happy May! 🌷🪻

    Relay race for another challenge I am in and the garden (finished) kept me so busy yesterday. When dinnertime came I said I'm too exhausted to cook - we got subway, which has so much sodium, then I had pretzels, and cookies - ate all my exercise calories. Had two calories left for the day!