Shape Shifters Team Chat - August 2024
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@frankwbrown Beautiful hike you did yesterday! Have you ever tried dill pickle juice (1-2 oz) for your muscle recovery? It works really well for me!2
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@looneycatblue It was linked in the July thread on the first of August. You can also find it on the main page of the group under the announcements.
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@PatriceFitnessPal Thank you, I was also impressed with myself, lol. I did some more work today, but I am giving up now. I got one half of the wall almost entirely clean, and the more to the left I went, the harder it got to remove. Tomorrow I plan to look for some plastic sheets to protect all my stuff and then start sanding. I do think removing as much as I could was the better option though. Considering how easy it came off, if I painted over it, it might have just started peeling on its own from the wetness. And now I won't have to deal with it again in the future if I decide to hang up other stuff. I appreciate the compliments about the 75 hard thing too! Though I am pretty sure I undid all that progress, boo.1
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Hello Shape Shifters. I just finished my workout for the day, so I figured I would write a post while I am drying up. I am a bit late today and it is past my bedtime, but it is really hot and my neighbours are having people over in the garden and being noisy so I probably can't sleep anyway.
I did some more work on the wall and made some good progress on one side. I noticed pretty quickly that the second part of the wall wasn't going to happen though. I am not going to peel it off one centimeter at a time. If it sticks that well, it can just stay!
I will be looking for some plastic sheets tomorrow to protect all my furniture and then give sanding a try. Tomorrow I should also get some filler so I can fix up the holes in the wall. I ordered the paint which was very expensive. When I moved here I picked a good quality one since I didn't expect to paint again, but alas. It is 107 euros for 2,5 liters, ouch. Tomorrow and Tuesday it is going to be around 33 degrees (91F) so I will likely save the painting until Wednesday. But we will see, maybe I will be in the mood. Hopefully there won't be a big difference in color between the peeled and non peeled areas. It is a chalk based paint with pretty good cover so I am optimistic.
I also finished the side table which doubles as a cat bed. The stencil worked okay, but it did bleed through under it, so the lines are far from crips. If you don't look too closely, it is pretty cute! I am happy with it and it is for sure much nicer than plain untreated wood. I will varnish it tomorrow. Have a good day everyone
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Just looking at that wall makes me tired! 👍Hello Shape Shifters. I just finished my workout for the day, so I figured I would write a post while I am drying up. I am a bit late today and it is past my bedtime, but it is really hot and my neighbours are having people over in the garden and being noisy so I probably can't sleep anyway.
I did some more work on the wall and made some good progress on one side. I noticed pretty quickly that the second part of the wall wasn't going to happen though. I am not going to peel it off one centimeter at a time. If it sticks that well, it can just stay!
I will be looking for some plastic sheets tomorrow to protect all my furniture and then give sanding a try. Tomorrow I should also get some filler so I can fix up the holes in the wall. I ordered the paint which was very expensive. When I moved here I picked a good quality one since I didn't expect to paint again, but alas. It is 107 euros for 2,5 liters, ouch. Tomorrow and Tuesday it is going to be around 33 degrees (91F) so I will likely save the painting until Wednesday. But we will see, maybe I will be in the mood. Hopefully there won't be a big difference in color between the peeled and non peeled areas. It is a chalk based paint with pretty good cover so I am optimistic.
I also finished the side table which doubles as a cat bed. The stencil worked okay, but it did bleed through under it, so the lines are far from crips. If you don't look too closely, it is pretty cute! I am happy with it and it is for sure much nicer than plain untreated wood. I will varnish it tomorrow. Have a good day everyone
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That table looks cute, and from the looks of it, Tinus finds it quite cozy underneath.
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@pupowl Tinus has got the life!!!! Love that little area just for him!!! What color are you planning for the wall...the same or something different?
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@PatriceFitnessPal,
Like you, I've never been a fan of showboating, but you make an interesting point, that sometimes it might have personal mental health benefits for the showboater, so I guess I'll have to give 'em the benefit of a doubt. 🙂
And I agree, Olympic athletes definitely have to train hard and make sacrifices to get to that level of their sport. So with full acknowledgement of how my achievements pale in comparison, I am humbly sharing these accomplishments of mine (not showboating, just proud 😂). Of the seven Garmin Olympics-inspired challenges offered, I managed to complete five. I had my doubts about the "Ride Like the World's Best" because I still had 9.7 miles left yesterday, and I went on a long hike instead of riding my bike. But earlier, with today being the last day, I thought, if Olympians can tough it out, then out of respect for them, I should at least give it a try, sore legs and all. And to my surprise, I was able to ride a full 10 miles! Now, like all those great Olympians, I'm ready for a good rest. 😩😂
Here's to being the best we can be!
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I don't like pickles, but I might ask my siblings if they have any leftover pickle juice I could try.looneycatblue wrote: »@frankwbrown Beautiful hike you did yesterday! Have you ever tried dill pickle juice (1-2 oz) for your muscle recovery? It works really well for me!
(Can't I just pretend that ice cream has the same effect?) 😂
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😂🤣😂 - They must sell pickle juice ice cream somewhere @frankwbrown!
Fantastic job challenging yourself to finish the last leg of your cycling badge after the long hike. 🥇
I don’t think your achievements pale in comparison to the Olympians. YES! - “Here’s to being the best we can be!” 🥂 We’re each running our own race so it’s all relative — Enjoy your rest!3 -
Good morning
Sunday steps
11,242
75 Soft Day 2: check
Here's to a great week!4 -
Im not sure if the moderators saw this but I requested to be in the step challenge
Step Goal: 8500
Wed 08/07: 2334
Thu 08/08: 8779
Fri 08/09: 8968
Sat 08/10: 43913 -
It's halfway through year 2024 - what milestones are you celebrating that you have accomplished so far?? 🤔
I can say I have been getting activity in 5 out of 7 days of the week and attending yoga classes at the studio
Let's Celebrate🎉🎉🎉4 -
Here's something to try for this week!!
Let's check in by mid-week to see how it's going😉
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Steps
8/9 7,798
8/10 4,446
8/11 8,4884 -
LaurieWrobo wrote: »
Here's something to try for this week!!
Let's check in by mid-week to see how it's going😉
@LaurieWrobo I like this, thanks for the inspiration4 -
8/9-7,327
8/10-12,554
8/11-8,3664 -
looneycatblue - Steps
8/11 11,3913 -
@DaffyGirl88 Thank you for joining me in the Soft 75 challenge
Day 3 and going strong!2 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »@pupowl Tinus has got the life!!!! Love that little area just for him!!! What color are you planning for the wall...the same or something different?
Jessica
I still really like the green I have now so I didn't even consider painting it a different color. I don't think it would look good and it would be even more work so just sticking with this green. It is also very hard to pick a color based on something you only see on a computer screen.3 -
Hello Shape Shifters. Today was exhausting. I had to wait with sanding until later in the day because I needed plastic sheets. The store opened at 13:00 so it was already hot by then. I decided to make a curtain of plastic from the ceiling to the floor. I figured that would be the best way to keep the rest of the house clean. I did also cover my couch separately. I wanted to look for dust masks as well, but I forgot so I ended up using a scarf which I ran under some water first. I am glad I did that because the sanding was a horrible effing mess. If I knew how bad it would be, I wouldn't have done it. The plastic curtain did not in fact keep all the dust contained. It looked like I had smoke in the house; it was awful.
After I had a shower and changed clothes, I moved Tinus upstairs with his food, water and litterbox and then I basically removed as much furniture/items as possible from the living room. I did like 3 rounds of vacuuming, took the plastic down, wiped down the walls with a wet cloth, vacuumed again, mopped, checked the floor, there was still white dust coming off, mopped two more times. And I will probably do another round of vacuuming and mopping tomorrow. I also removed all the blankets and plaids etc from the living room and I will be washing those tomorrow. Cleaned Tinus' waterfountain as well just to be safe. It is okay now, but I think I will wipe down all my stuff and decorations tomorrow. There was so much white dust flying around, it probably got everywhere. It was very not fun and of course I picked one of the hottest days to work. Tomorrow will not be so busy. Run the laundry, fill the holes and I also got a small tin with wood paint so I can clean up some woodwork by the ceiling.
The end result better be worth all the sweat and headaches! Have a good day everyone
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@Pupowl I think I understand now how you get so many steps in a day! I'm sure that I wouldn't have just thrown in the towel early on... you are like an energizer bunny! Looks like you wore out your little helper, Tinus!2
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@frankwbrown What a hike! I do not live in a place where I can hike. When we travel, we look forward to long hikes. That's great that you did five out of the seven Olympic challenges.
@Pupowl Whew! My goodness, that was so much work! You must be exhausted. I love what you did with the table top. Tinus looks mighty cozy under it. Hope the rest of your painting and such goes well.
@LaurieWrobo Getting activity in 5 out of 7 days is wonderful. I have not gotten back to that activity level for myself since I missed a day, then a week, then a month, then multiple months. Today, though, I got on the treadmill and also worked out my legs. I've got to get back to 5 days a week. I felt so much better and so much healthier when I was doing that. So good for you! I like the graphic you put up too.2 -
PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »😂🤣😂 - They must sell pickle juice ice cream somewhere @frankwbrown!
Fantastic job challenging yourself to finish the last leg of your cycling badge after the long hike. 🥇
I don’t think your achievements pale in comparison to the Olympians. YES! - “Here’s to being the best we can be!” 🥂 We’re each running our own race so it’s all relative — Enjoy your rest!
Hmmm, I think I'll stick with Vanilla Swiss Almond (my favorite), chocolate, chocolate chip, vanilla, strawberry, coffee, Dulce de Leche, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, Cherry Garcia, etc. 😋🤣
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looneycatblue wrote: »@Pupowl I think I understand now how you get so many steps in a day! I'm sure that I wouldn't have just thrown in the towel early on... you are like an energizer bunny! Looks like you wore out your little helper, Tinus!
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Good morning Shape Shifters
Monday Steps
15,889
Soft 75 D3 went well. Part of me is wondering whether 75 hard wouldn't be that hard after all. But then the other part knows that work often throws me a curve ball and I can't even get to 10K steps, let alone two 45 minute workouts. Perhaps I should aim for hard on the weekend and soft during the week. Something to think about. 🤔5 -
frankwbrown wrote: »PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »😂🤣😂 - They must sell pickle juice ice cream somewhere @frankwbrown!
Fantastic job challenging yourself to finish the last leg of your cycling badge after the long hike. 🥇
I don’t think your achievements pale in comparison to the Olympians. YES! - “Here’s to being the best we can be!” 🥂 We’re each running our own race so it’s all relative — Enjoy your rest!
Hmmm, I think I'll stick with Vanilla Swiss Almond (my favorite), chocolate, chocolate chip, vanilla, strawberry, coffee, Dulce de Leche, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, Cherry Garcia, etc. 😋🤣
🤢🤢. And I like pickles! 🤣3 -
Good Morning
Maintenace weigh in
PW: 126
CW: 125.5
Steps:
Aug 6= 11,262
Aug 7= 10,299
Aug 8= 10,084
Aug 9= 10,088
Aug 10= 2983 (Charging fitbit)
Aug 11= 6999
Aug 12= 5134
I can't remember when I posted steps last so I might have already posted some of these days, sorry!
Have a great day everyone.5 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Sun 8/11: 10,391
Mon 8/12: 10,7514 -
@DaffyGirl88 Nice idea about switching up to the 75 Hard on the weekends. I'll think about it too.
Day 4 - good 4 out of 4
Steps:
8/12 10,156 had to do some house stepping to get there!5 -
@frankwbrown I love pickles and even drink a little of the juice sometimes. But, no to pickle ice cream! I can't believe they make it!2
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