DOWNSIZERS January 2020 Chat
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Here are my steps for the week. Kinda slacker early for me, but I’m back in the game now!
1/12–5,573
1/13–8,764
1/14–6,882
1/15–5,292
1/16–7,606
1/17–I’ll post these in the morning, but it’s over 10k finally.
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Friday Check In
Calories: over. I did great until late afternoon. Then the plans I had for dinner bombed and I did not adjust well.
Exercise: Got in 7.5 miles on the bike.
Water: not there yet, but I will be before bedtime
Tomorrow:
Stay in the green
Get in either a good walk or bike ride
At least 60 oz water0 -
17 January 2020 steps 16,000.
COFFEE!1 -
Friday check in
Calories: under thanks to exercise calories
Exercise: 20 minute walk and of course a walk with my senior beagle Molly.
Water: could be better
Saturday goals
1. Stay under calories
2. At least 72 oz water
3. Walk minimum of 30 minutes
I am a type 2 diabetic and I spent the day chasing sugar lows. I ended up eating more than I normally do. I decreased my insulin again tonight. At the rate it has been going for the last 5 days, I should be totally off the insulin by end January or early February. This makes me very happy! 😃0 -
Steps for 1/17 = 10,886
Good Saturday morning, Downsizers! I've seen a good bit of discussion about how weekends are hard, and I think we ALL can relate to this. This morning, let's think about ONE thing that we can do today to start making a better plan (and thus, result) for our weekends. Each one of us knows what our own unique challenges are for today, so let's pick just ONE of those challenges to address.
For me, my Weekend Winner strategy will be: if I eat out today or tomorrow, I will eat a salad and be careful about what all is in it. For instance, I will order my dressing on the side and not order a salad choice that is full of calorie dense additions.
Who's with me? What will your Weekend Winner strategy be?
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FormerlyFit48
Starting 225 Jan 5
Last week 223.5
CW 222
GW 1752 -
Steps for 1/17 = 10,886
Good Saturday morning, Downsizers! I've seen a good bit of discussion about how weekends are hard, and I think we ALL can relate to this. This morning, let's think about ONE thing that we can do today to start making a better plan (and thus, result) for our weekends. Each one of us knows what our own unique challenges are for today, so let's pick just ONE of those challenges to address.
For me, my Weekend Winner strategy will be: if I eat out today or tomorrow, I will eat a salad and be careful about what all is in it. For instance, I will order my dressing on the side and not order a salad choice that is full of calorie dense additions.
Who's with me? What will your Weekend Winner strategy be?
On the weekends while my husband is home on the weekend I find it harder to stick to my plan. I have a list of go to things I can do at a glance instead of putting food in my mouth. Sounds silly but it works.2 -
Overdue weights:
@Fizzzy1
@LonniJay
@Hilogirl2018
@blueunicorn125
Saturday’s weigh ins
@FormerlyFit48
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I read this on my feed yesterday and it really made me think.
Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes from when we rise after we fall. Some mountains are higher than others. Some roads are steeper than the next. There are hardships and setbacks but you can not let them stop you. Even on the steepest road you must not turn back. ~Muhammad Ali2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »UTMom81
Thursday Weigh In
Previous: 165.4
Current: 168.4
Sorry, team, being pent up in the hospital for 5 days did not help me any, then when I did get home, I was absolutely exhausted. The one good thing about this is, with MyFitnessPal, each day can always be a new beginning. Here's to a fresh start!
I love your outlook! You are right every day is a fresh start. I was beating myself up about something I overate until I read this. Thanks!
I agree, every day when I see that fresh green with no calories spent, it's a great fresh start! A reminder that what happened yesterday is behind me (unless I peek at it).1 -
(Sorry, I fell asleep last night before I could post)
Hilogirl2018
Friday weigh in
Week 2
PW: 126.6
CW: 126.22 -
My daughter misplaced my step tracker watch after taking it to school to show her friends- needless to say, I wasn't happy about that! She couldn't find it the next day, and we're headed to the lost and found Monday (as if any 5th grader's going to turn it a fun gadget they find!). So for the time being, count me out of the step challenge, unfortunately.1
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Friday check in
Calories: under thanks to exercise calories
Exercise: 20 minute walk and of course a walk with my senior beagle Molly.
Water: could be better
Saturday goals
1. Stay under calories
2. At least 72 oz water
3. Walk minimum of 30 minutes
I am a type 2 diabetic and I spent the day chasing sugar lows. I ended up eating more than I normally do. I decreased my insulin again tonight. At the rate it has been going for the last 5 days, I should be totally off the insulin by end January or early February. This makes me very happy! 😃
This is the best news! Congrats Linda!!2 -
Thanks @utmom81 for the Weekend Winner idea! I’ll do the same as you - as cold as it is here and as much as a burger and fries will taste so much better in frigid temperature I too will have a salad, dressing on the side!
Other goals for the weekend:
1. Keep moving - workout both days
2. 100oz of water both days - this will mean carrying water with me when I’m out of the house1 -
Thanks @utmom81 for the Weekend Winner idea! I’ll do the same as you - as cold as it is here and as much as a burger and fries will taste so much better in frigid temperature I too will have a salad, dressing on the side!
Other goals for the weekend:
1. Keep moving - workout both days
2. 100oz of water both days - this will mean carrying water with me when I’m out of the house
Adding a grilled chicken breast or piece a grilled salmon will warm it up a bit and be just fine!
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Good Evening! I hope every one is having a wonderful weekend!
I just want to say if you are here and working towards your goals you are doing awesome!! Be proud!!
I notice a bit of a trend on weigh ins of people explaining why they did not lose more and it seems they feel bad about that, and In some of these it was with a decent loss 1-2lbs for the week, which is a very healthy loss. Now I may be reading too much into this, so I apologize up front if I am wrong. However, I want everyone to know that every active step they take towards their goals is progress and you should feel good about it. The only failure is when we stop trying.
Sustained healthy weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. So keep putting one foot in front of the other and you will get there😊3 -
Saturday Check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 20minute walk and met step goal
Water: success
Sunday goals
1. House clean
2. no planned exercise as I rest on Sundays
3. 72 oz of water
Update to Friday check in - I did end up going over my calorie goal0 -
Saturday Chevk In
Calories: under
Exercise: nothing other than carrying the newborn around today. Getting in some unexpected upper body workout I’m not used to!
Water: 60 oz
Weekend Winner: success today! A salad with chicken on it was my lunch when DD wanted to pull through Arby’s.
Tomorrow: hope to get in an early bike workout. Stay in the green, and shot for 70 oz water.1
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