Shape Shifters Team Chat - April 2025
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MARCH STEP CHALLENGE RESULTS
Wk 1 - @Pupowl with 88,192 steps!
Wk 2 - @Pupowl with 106,872 steps!
Wk 3 - @Pupowl with 89,415 steps!
Wk 4 - @frankwbrown with 96,728 steps!
TOP 3 WALKERS
- @Pupowl with 368,403 steps!!!
- @izzyred9400 with 340,077 steps!!
- @frankwbrown with 329,380 steps!
OVERALL AS A GROUP, WE WALKED NEARLY 2.8 MILLION STEPS!!!!!!! WOW! Great job all!
Jessica
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@nancyinmiami Hey Nancy…how are you feeling post surgery this week?!! I saw your one post where you were feeling a bit fuzzy…I bet that's annoying!!
Hope you get moving and sending me new "be jealous of Miami water and weather" pics soon! Love those! Was talking to a friend in my company's Miami office this week and I told him how you love it there…he's the guy who always translate Spanish/English for all of our meetings with the Caribbean and South American meetings…
Talk to ya soon I hope and continue to feel better!
Jessica
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Steps goal : 12000
5th April: 17718
Thank you everyone for your input re calories in and calories out! Think I will try not to eat back all my calories, but so far have not linked my watch with MFP, and just trying to eat my allocation. Didn't actually meet my allocation today for th first time , also didnt do a hard workout so hopefully things are balancing out...says she in perimenopause
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Daily step goal 10000
4-4: 10268
Friday : Strong Seniors and about 30 minutes of decluttering. Most importantly I actually loaded up my car and dropped off the donations. I have routinely skipped this step and just stash the stuff in a different area of the house or garage to take care of “later”, so happy to have completed at least one round of the project 😊
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Good morning!
Saturday steps: 10,588 running behind the grandkids
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Step Goal:10,000🏃🏻♀️(Thu-Sat)
Thu 4/03: 5691
Fri 4/04: 12532
Sat 4/05: 4735April; Week2:📉Lost-3.3lbs
CW(4/06): 155.8lbs
Pw: 159.1(April-Wk1)4 -
Here are my Friday and Saturday step counts:
4/4: 2,934
4/5: 3,634
Congratulations to the Step Challenge winners — @Pupowl, @izzyred9400, @frankwbrown!3 -
Daily step goal: 10,000
Fri 4/4: 10,054
Sat 4/5: 14,660Yesterday, I spent the day on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay, participating in volunteer work put on jointly by the California Parks Foundation and the California State Parks agency. There were five groups to volunteer for, ranging in difficulty from hard to easy. Having done some hard work a couple years ago digging up small palm trees, I opted for the middle one which was described as raking up Eucalyptus bark and debris as a fire deterrent. That sounds a whole lot easier than digging up invasive plants, doesn't it? But I didn't imagine it would be on a slope and involve not just bark but small to large branches entangled in grass. It was hard work, but I got a free lunch out of it. 😂
Here's a couple photos on and from the island:
This first one is a view of Angel Island from the Tiburon ferry station.This one is a view from Angel Island back toward the Tiburon ferry station, with Mount Tamalpais in the background. Mt Tamalpais is a great place to hike among coastal redwoods. To the right of the island, you can barely see Alcatraz with San Francisco behind it.
I took this next photo while returning the mile or so to Angel Island's harbor from the location of our work detail, for the ferry ride back to Tiburon.
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So I guess we can't put photos inside a spoiler. I'll try again:
Here's a couple photos on and from the island:
This first one is a view of Angel Island from the Tiburon ferry station. To the right of the island, you can barely see Alcatraz with San Francisco behind it.
This one is a view from Angel Island back toward the Tiburon ferry station, with Mount Tamalpais in the background. Mt Tamalpais is a great place to hike among coastal redwoods.
I took this next photo while returning the mile or so to Angel Island's harbor from the location of our work detail, for the ferry ride back to Tiburon.
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@frankwbrown! - You had a very productive day! I appreciate all your clean up work and thanks for sharing the photos. Mount Tamalpais sounds like a beautiful place to hike with a background of coastal redwoods!
Great loss @Krysless2! And it’s motivating to see everyone posting such fantastic step numbers 🤩!
I had a busy workday on Friday, and I had to fill out a bunch of paperwork yesterday, so I ended up with some sedentary days. I had a good 30-minute session with the personal trainer so I’m glad the day wasn’t a total washout, but I need to move more! 🚶♀️🏋️♂️🏃♀️
@p8m6bwghh9 - You seem to be doing so well with your weight loss, exercise, and decluttering! I definitely understand the multi-step process of sorting, packing, and dropping off the items when downsizing. I often stack boxes in the mudroom and I have a carload of stuff that I need to get rid of right now — thanks for the inspiration!
@leanneosullivan4432 - As part of the CI/CO discussion about whether to eat back exercise calories, I should have mentioned a couple of other points:- I set my daily calorie limit to maintain my goal weight, rather than my current weight. So, my daily target is already set to a deficit.
- When logging food and exercise, I try to over-estimate my calories in (CI) and under-estimate my exercise calories (CO) because it’s difficult to calculate exactly.
I should weigh and measure more than I do. So, I hope to improve in that area to achieve better results. Best wishes, everyone!
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Steps goal 12000
6th April 18107
Two things happened today - 1) I had a sweet treat which I very rarely do. I knew I was doing better with my calories so had some chocolate covered raisins, while my husband and son had ice cream. Whenever they get a treat like that I get sparkling water or a coffee! But I went or it. I worked hard in the garden and actually burned just over 500 calories pulling and dragging things. 2) as a result I missed my workout, which sends me into a spin of shame and anxiety. My mindset around food and exercise need to get better, so I'm going to incorporate a weekly treat with my family and try to stop 'counting' exercise to the letter and punishing myself if I miss a workout. My goal is to mind my portions, not to be an athlete or someone who is afraid of food.
Here's to week 2! Good luck everyone!
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Daily step goal 10000
4-5: 10274
Saturday: Nothing special
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