DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - April 2020
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Monday Morning Musings:
I cannot continue to sit here on the computer and HOPE I won't gain weight. I must get up and DO something about it! I have to be available for "work from home" in one hour, so I'm going out to walk if it will hold off on the rain, and if it doesn't, I'll ride my bike.
Just having a place to make this declaration is making me get up and DO IT.
What are you doing today to combat Quarantine Fatigue? #InThisTogether0 -
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Monday Morning Musings:
I cannot continue to sit here on the computer and HOPE I won't gain weight. I must get up and DO something about it! I have to be available for "work from home" in one hour, so I'm going out to walk if it will hold off on the rain, and if it doesn't, I'll ride my bike.
Just having a place to make this declaration is making me get up and DO IT.
What are you doing today to combat Quarantine Fatigue? #InThisTogether
That is a good way to put how I feel quarantine fatigued. Today I am going to walk and do my tai chi.3 -
Sunday check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 28 minute walk
Water: not enough
Steps 4/13 5,702
I have to start drinking my water. I feel all puffy. This morning I have made a good start as I already have drank a full water bottle already. It holds 2.5 cups of water.
Today’s goals
1. Walk at least 4km
2. Stay within calorie goal
3. Log all food accurately
4. Do tai chi
5. Deep clean kitchen
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Check-in
4/11 steps: 6824
4/12 steps: 5242
I feel like I've about hit my max on the steps for my current health and energy levels. I don't think I'll be able to keep up through the rest of the challenge.
Today's plan:
1. Core workout video
2. Morning Routine
3. Rest for 30 minutes
3. Bookwork for Hubby's business
4. Rest for 30 minutes
5. Make supper
Sew if there's time. This is getting ridiculous. I have been trying to finish a sewing project for a long time and I just can't seem to get to it! I may have to schedule a designated seeing day yet.
Health goals for today:
1. Track food. (Didn't track anything yesterday. Just decided it was Easter and I was going to enjoy the day.)
2. Hydrate.
3. Stay under calories for the day.
4. Core workout2 -
Monday Morning Musings:
I cannot continue to sit here on the computer and HOPE I won't gain weight. I must get up and DO something about it! I have to be available for "work from home" in one hour, so I'm going out to walk if it will hold off on the rain, and if it doesn't, I'll ride my bike.
Just having a place to make this declaration is making me get up and DO IT.
What are you doing today to combat Quarantine Fatigue? #InThisTogether
It's kind of ironic, as I'm more active now than I was before the while stay at home. But I am walking out of some health issues that caused debilitating fatigue.
I feel like it's a real blessing that the timing is what it is, because I think I could have sank into some severe depression had I been dealing with that along with the stay at home order.
Other than becoming more active, I'm working with my thoughts. Trying to focus on positive and uplifting things. And humor. And not let my mind dwell on the what-ifs and the how long could this potentially go ons.2 -
Check-in
4/11 steps: 6824
4/12 steps: 5242
I feel like I've about hit my max on the steps for my current health and energy levels. I don't think I'll be able to keep up through the rest of the challenge.
Today's plan:
1. Core workout video
2. Morning Routine
3. Rest for 30 minutes
3. Bookwork for Hubby's business
4. Rest for 30 minutes
5. Make supper
Sew if there's time. This is getting ridiculous. I have been trying to finish a sewing project for a long time and I just can't seem to get to it! I may have to schedule a designated seeing day yet.
Health goals for today:
1. Track food. (Didn't track anything yesterday. Just decided it was Easter and I was going to enjoy the day.)
2. Hydrate.
3. Stay under calories for the day.
4. Core workout
I LOVE your idea of scheduling a Sewing Day or time in your day. I am sewing some during this, and it is helpful to keep my mind doing something creative. It's just not active, which for me is my big problem right now. But it IS part of keeping me sane during the lockdown. What is your sewing project you are working on right now?
Also, as for not being able to keep up with the step challenge, my vote would be to just keep striving for where you are each day right now. If a little tiny bit more happens over time, that's a win, right? Forget the bigger numbers that some without your physical issues are striving for. Do YOU!2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Monday Morning Musings:
I cannot continue to sit here on the computer and HOPE I won't gain weight. I must get up and DO something about it! I have to be available for "work from home" in one hour, so I'm going out to walk if it will hold off on the rain, and if it doesn't, I'll ride my bike.
Just having a place to make this declaration is making me get up and DO IT.
What are you doing today to combat Quarantine Fatigue? #InThisTogether
That is a good way to put how I feel quarantine fatigued. Today I am going to walk and do my tai chi.
I was able to squeeze in 2.5 miles this morning before having to come back to the computer looking sort of presentable. And boy, do I feel better for it!
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What are you doing today to combat Quarantine Fatigue? #InThisTogether
Yes! Quarantine Fatigue!! That is a great description. After being in lockdown for about a month ... it's a daily battle to fight that fatigue. Luckily, it's starting to get warm enough I can get outside in the afternoon for a bit which has helped a lot.3 -
Today's Goals -- April 13
Log all food and beverages honestly - try for lower carb & lower sodium choices
Drink at least 8 cups of water
Do morning stretches -- done for today!
Do at least 2 5 minute walking sessions
Do 30 minute chair yoga
Get outside if weather permits -- supposed to be mid-40's so should be able to get out after lunch
Would like to do one load of laundry: wash, dry, fold/hang, put away -- didn't do yest; maybe today. lol ... still not done; maybe Monday? -- Nope ... DGD is home AGAIN today and decided she's doing her laundry ... so moving mine to Tuesday.
Have a great day everyone!
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My irritation level with the app is high right now. This will be the third time I have tried to post and it just disappears.
All in all, things are better. I'm just going to leave it at that because I'm not typing everything all over again, again.
Username: Mellane30
Weighin Week: 04/13/2020
Weighin day: Monday
Previous weight: 213.0
Current weight: 2125 -
I just read in the news that instead of toilet paper, hair dye and other personal grooming products are now flying off of the shelves. Here is a new F2F group challenge. We want to see it all from you, the success stories, the greying roots, the crazy beards, the long bangs, the tussled hair. Post photos of your grooming successes, challenges or fails relating to you, your family or your pets. Maybe you have discovered your inner hairdresser or pet groomer? Maybe you went a little to crazy with the scissors? Maybe your roots are in high contrast right now? Show us what is going on!
You can post photos and commentary at the thread link here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10792163/the-good-the-bad-the-really-not-good-grooming-photo-challenge#latest
Have fun and we will keep this challenge going as long as you like!0 -
My irritation level with the app is high right now. This will be the third time I have tried to post and it just disappears.
All in all, things are better. I'm just going to leave it at that because I'm not typing everything all over again, again.
Username: Mellane30
Weighin Week: 04/13/2020
Weighin day: Monday
Previous weight: 213.0
Current weight: 212
Congratulations on the loss! Great job!
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My irritation level with the app is high right now. This will be the third time I have tried to post and it just disappears.
All in all, things are better. I'm just going to leave it at that because I'm not typing everything all over again, again.
Username: Mellane30
Weighin Week: 04/13/2020
Weighin day: Monday
Previous weight: 213.0
Current weight: 212
Awesome loss!1 -
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Monday check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 59 minute walk
Water: lots
Steps 4/13 10,304
I drank so much water yesterday and my puffiness is gone away today. I did get my 4km walk in yesterday. My goal is to get a 10k walk in eventually. Problem is I am a slow walker, so it will take me about 2.5 hours. Maybe my pace will pick up eventually.
Today’s goals
1. Walk 4.5 km
2. Tai chi
3. Drink minimum 8 cups water
4. Stay within calorie goal
5. Pick a closet and declutter2 -
Tuesday April 14 check in
Calories --- under
Exercise --- stretches done; chair yoga, chair exercise, and walking to go
Water
getting at least 8 every day; trying for more
Today's To Do List --
get in rest of exercise, drink all water, be mindful of food choices
take trash, recycling, and yard waste bins to curb
get outside for at least 10-15 min; I don't wanna (whine)-it's only 28 and snowing! Blah!!
Vacuum all rooms on main floor
Clean cat boxes
My food choices are becoming very boring ... dangerous because it leads to snacking. So need to see if I can come up with some more interesting options.
Have a good day Y'all 1 -
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Weigh In Day
SW 308.6
LW 305.4
CW 300.2
diff = 5.2 YEA!!
Amazing!! You are doing something so rightgharvey2753 wrote: »Weigh in gharvey2753
Previous 165.2 IBS
Current 167.6 IBS
Have walked a lot the last couple of days over 20,000 steps and 17,000 steps. Been eating and drinking a lot though so contributing to gain. Finding it difficult to eat healthy in lockdown and not drink.
It’s so challenging. I’m finding it hard to focus on me during the day. Trying to make sure the kids are happy and staying active and forgetting about me.mari_moulin wrote: »
Still waiting on April week 2 steps for:
@Lindamtuck2018 - Saturday
@ddk125 - Saturday
@Murphyi150 - Monday - Saturday (daily please 😌)
@Kres567 - Sunday, Thursday - Saturday
@Kguin0323 - Sunday - Saturday
@mari_moulin:
Sunday-10,503
Thursday-8214
Saturday-9236
April 12-3960
April 13-85372 -
Check-in
4/13 steps: 8220
I only walked out to the mailbox twice. The rest of those were from tidying the house and putting laundry away. Getting out of weekend mode.
I think I will just keep doing what I can do on the step challenge. It still is alot more than what I was doing a month ago, and that's what is important, right?
Yesterday's goals:
1. Track food: Started strong, but somewhere along the line I quit.
2. Hydrate. Yes
3. Stay under calories for the day: I doubt it! We had easy chicken Alfredo for supper and I didn't skiml on my portion!
4. Core workout: yes
Today's plan:
1. Core workout video
2. Morning Routine
3. Rest for 30 minutes
3. Lunch for hubby
4. Rest for 30 minutes
5. Sew!!!!
6. Make supper
Today is the day. I plan to finish sewing the dress I'm sewing for a friend of mine.
The rest of this week I want to spend finishing my started projects. It's my nature to start things and be enthused but eventually I leave it undone. Why? I've been listening to a book on the birth order and apparently that's a first born trait. I'm actually a last born but maybe a functional nfirat born or only child since my closest sibling is & years older than I. Hopefully I can learn something to help my own poor habits.
Health goals for today:
1. Track food. All day long this time.
2. Hydrate.
3. Stay under calories for the day.
4. Core workout2 -
Weigh In Day
SW 308.6
LW 305.4
CW 300.2
diff = 5.2 YEA!!
Amazing!! You are doing something so rightgharvey2753 wrote: »Weigh in gharvey2753
Previous 165.2 IBS
Current 167.6 IBS
Have walked a lot the last couple of days over 20,000 steps and 17,000 steps. Been eating and drinking a lot though so contributing to gain. Finding it difficult to eat healthy in lockdown and not drink.
It’s so challenging. I’m finding it hard to focus on me during the day. Trying to make sure the kids are happy and staying active and forgetting about me.mari_moulin wrote: »
Still waiting on April week 2 steps for:
@Lindamtuck2018 - Saturday
@ddk125 - Saturday
@Murphyi150 - Monday - Saturday (daily please 😌)
@Kres567 - Sunday, Thursday - Saturday
@Kguin0323 - Sunday - Saturday
@mari_moulin:
Sunday-10,503
Thursday-8214
Saturday-9236
April 12-3960
April 13-8537
Oops sorry can I get your Friday steps as well please ? Sorry 😐0 -
Got in 3.2 miles this morning before “work.” Felt good! Now to make better food choices the rest of today.5
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This weeks weight
Last week 305.1
Current 304.44 -
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Tuesday check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 65 minute walk
Water: success
Steps 4/14 10,903
I have to drink a ton of water today. I made a casserole with rice last night. I was silly and used a lot of soy sauce on mine. It didn’t need it as it had lots of flavour. My weight jumped almost 3 pounds this morning. I got the 4.5 km walk in yesterday so I am going to try for 5km today.
Today’s goals
1. Drink at least 10 cups of water
2. Walk 5km
3. Walk 10,500 steps for challenge
4. Stay within calorie goal
5. Tai chi2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I was silly and used a lot of soy sauce on mine. It didn’t need it as it had lots of flavour. My weight jumped almost 3 pounds this morning.
It's amazing how one small thing can derail the day isn't it? I know you'll turn it around. Looks like you have a good plan in place to do so!! 1 -
I had a huge thing typed out and then hit done instead of post!
Steps: 9048
Past weight: 183.6
Current weight 185.2
We had take out for supper last night and I'm thinking it messed with my weigh-in. I seldom eat takeout, and certainly not the amounts of simple carbs I consumed last night. I'll was comfort eating after receiving some emotional news.
Yesterday was pretty a much failure as far as health goals go. But I'm getting my energy back! My doctor currently has me on progesterone every day of the month. I think it's not the right dosage for the follicular phase of my cycle. I had about a week and a half that I was really low again. Buut I'm up and running now. (Or at least I was yesterday.)
I finished sewing the dress for my friend, got it packaged up and in a drop box.
Spent time sifting through a whole bunch of old papers. And shredding and throwing them away. How liberating it can be to get rid of some of that old stuff!
I did save one dear little diary from 8 year old me. I just love the entries like the one at Christmas time that says 'Today we played and got very fat!'.
Then in the late afternoon I got the wild urge to rearrange our bedroom. We have this massive bedroom, so there are many options. I moved all the furniture around in there, and tidied and moved decor around and suddenly it feels like a luxerious B&B in our bedroom. I'm so pleased with it.
I still want to finish up more unfinished projects this week. A huge important one is to finish switching around which room is sewing/craft room and which room is office. Each room has a big heavy desk in them that I'm not moving, so there will be lots of little stuff to move. That should help get steps in
I'm hoping to work on that today. Today is supposed to be my rest day from exercise.
However it may be a complete rest day if it needs to. I didn't have a good night last night. Didn't sleep until after 3am. Not sure why that was. Did drink tea in the evening. Maybe too much caffeine?! :
Today's health goals:
Log food.
Stay under calories.
Hit post reply instead of done when I get done typing this.
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Good morning team! I’m so sorry I haven’t been active this past week. I’ve been feeling a bit off health wise and started feeling very bad a couple of days ago with pressure and pain in my lower abdomen and then I realized I may have a UTI after a couple of new symptoms occurred. I Skyped with my doctor 2 nights ago and he prescribed a one time dose antibiotic which I am happy to say has cleared up all my symptoms. I had stopped jogging due to pressure in my lower abdomen but was still walking my 5k’s each morning and this morning I was able to do walk/run intervals. I’ll get back to my runs soon enough.
I will post last weeks step results in a few and try to catch up with some of your posts over the last week. Again sorry for disappearing 😘3 -
APRIL WEEK 2 STEP RESULTS
AS A GROUP WE WALKED 359,222 STEPS
TOP 3 STEPPERS
@mari_moulin - 103,288 steps
@lindamtuck2018 - 59,226 steps
@19shmoo69 - 57,811 steps
Great stepping all!1
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