DOWNSIZERS Team Chat - July 2020
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Saturday’s check in
Calories: way over
Exercise: 41 minute walk total
Water: ❌
Steps 7/11 8,410
Self care challenge: did hair treatment
Fitness challenge: I have been slacking on this one
I am really late getting everything done today. I stayed up way too late Friday and Saturday night as a result I ended up sleeping in until after 9 am today. It was still fairly cool when I got up so I went for a 30 minute walk. My leg has been starting to bother me again so I cut the walk short. I will try to get another 15 minutes in later if it doesn’t hurt too much. I am going to lower my step goal for the day to 8,000 to accommodate the situation.
Binge monster hit last night and I ended up quite a bit over calories. I still should be able to keep my average calories down to allow for a 1 pound loss this week. Does anyone else work on an average weekly calories?
Today’s goals
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Drink 8 cups of water
3. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
4. 8,000 steps
5. bed by 10:30 pm1 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.59%
2nd Weight No More 0.45%
3rd Shrinking Assets 0.08%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Mission Slimpossibles 26.6 Lbs
2nd Weight No More 22.1 Lbs
3rd Shrinking Assets 3.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @GretchenReine 3.09 %
2nd @ProfDawnLee 2.72%
3rd @Emmajhare 2.64%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @GretchenReine 9.2 Lbs
2nd @ProfDawnLee 4.0 Lbs
3rd @Emmajhare 3.9 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@iamworthy14
@KristieJC
@UCGRocks
@DesertColibri
@Piqueaboo
@KelGen02
@Cornanda
@Alexsandramorff
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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50+ lbs lost
@Emmajhare
@bigblues11
Under 250
@888Angie888
@KelGen02
Under 175
@H2596
@bigblues11
Under 150
@2020shih
CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING ONEDERLAND
@KristieJC
AND LOOK WHO HAS MADE IT TO GOAL!!!!
@GingerPwr5 -
The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember slow and steady wins the race! 
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I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
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7/12 steps 52141
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Good morning family!
Or as we say in my family Egun on!
I just came from the dietist. Poor woman, she is having struggles with me.
She told me that in doing everything really good except for one thing: I NEED TO MANAGE TO EAT THE 1600 Calories
We have been brainstorming to see how can I manage to eat that many calories (in a healthy way of course) And we end up with the idea of eating 6 times a day instead of 5.
See, for breakfast I can eat a breakfast buffet and still have room for more, but the rest of the day I'm almost pushing food trough my mouth. I can drink and drink and drink but not eat.
So my big Huge challenge this week will be to eat EVERYTHING that is in my diet. EEEEEEEVEEERYYYTHIIIINNGG.
That's going to be a tricky one but I will manage 💪1 -
I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
I will do ho'oponopono for her
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Hi sorry I'm late 😟.
PW....220
Cw....219
Loss of 3lbs...go me 😁😁😁
Steps have increased slightly to 35415.
Took my food for work and drank lots of water.
This has been a much better week for me. I was under calories for 5 days and only just over for 2 days. This was due to having 2 grandsons stay lol. Honestly they force fed me a KFC.
This week I'm hoping for a similar week but with increased steps.
Well done everyone and have a great week ❤❤
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Good morning team! Linda and I have been brainstorming on how to get everyone more active and sharing ideas and we thought it would be fun to see if having an occasional “Question of the Day” would help get conversation going. So let’s give this a try and see how it goes 🤓
Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?1 -
JULY SELF CARE CHALLENGE
It’s day 16 of our Self Care challenge! Create/review a list of goals for yourself. 🗒🖊📝
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Check-In: Saturday, July 11
•Log all food: No ❌
•Under Calories: No ❌
•Exercise: Bike Ride ✅
•Water: 2 L ✅
•Steps: 4,005 ❌
•Self-Care: I didn’t do a yoga class but I did do 10 minutes of stretching and a bit of hip massage. ✅
Alright team it’s a new week! Let get this party started! Wishing you all a kick 🍑 a $ $ day 💪🏻
July goals:
•Log all food. The good the bad and the ugly!
•Stay on or under my allowed calorie goal.
•Do at least 30 minute workout each day.
•Drink at least 2L water each day.
•Reach at least 10,000 steps each day.1 -
19shmoo69
Week 3
Sunday
P. W. 242
C. W. 246
Look back on your week and see what changes need to be made. Is there anything we can do to help you turn this around? I know you can do it on your own but we are happy to help however we can💪🏻Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »mari_moulin wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Yeah !! Well done on this weeks loss! You are smashing it 💪🏻 I’m gonna need some tips from you!
Thank you .......My only tip weigh and measure all your food ... I am back on keto since 6/9/2020.... I measure weigh everything .... I make my own keto version vanilla cream for coffee ... keto pesto sauce....my own keto mayo ....I work out 5 days a week (right now just swimming since I injured my ankle ....
BTW. Well done finding something that works for you while your ankle heals. Sending healing vibes your way 🙏🏻
Thank you so much ....I am type 2 diabetic and I was getting migraines (from meds and I believe carbs) ..and one of my goals is to get off ALLLLLLL medications (so far I am off one of them... cut the other in 1/2 and I still take 1 ....Last time I was on Keto ... I was not prepared and didn't really know what I was doing .... this time is different and my head is in the game ...I will succeed this time and will NOT give up
(I had a bad habit of that many times on here )
Getting off medication is such a wonderful goal. One of the best in my opinion because this is the ultimate proof to having improved your health! Giving up is no longer an option. You’ve got it this time around.
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Saturday’s check in
Calories: way over
Exercise: 41 minute walk total
Water: ❌
Steps 7/11 8,410
Self care challenge: did hair treatment
Fitness challenge: I have been slacking on this one
I am really late getting everything done today. I stayed up way too late Friday and Saturday night as a result I ended up sleeping in until after 9 am today. It was still fairly cool when I got up so I went for a 30 minute walk. My leg has been starting to bother me again so I cut the walk short. I will try to get another 15 minutes in later if it doesn’t hurt too much. I am going to lower my step goal for the day to 8,000 to accommodate the situation.
Binge monster hit last night and I ended up quite a bit over calories. I still should be able to keep my average calories down to allow for a 1 pound loss this week. Does anyone else work on an average weekly calories?
Today’s goals
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Drink 8 cups of water
3. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
4. 8,000 steps
5. bed by 10:30 pm
I hope you manage to get your leg pin under control.I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
That exercise ball is such a great solution to the crunches! Well done in finding something to help you with that. I can never do a full sit up myself but I do try to do all types of crunches. Let us know how the cl ball works out for you. Sending your wife all my prayers.7/12 steps 5214
Gotcha!Marigorringo wrote: »Good morning family!
Or as we say in my family Egun on!
I just came from the dietist. Poor woman, she is having struggles with me.
She told me that in doing everything really good except for one thing: I NEED TO MANAGE TO EAT THE 1600 Calories
We have been brainstorming to see how can I manage to eat that many calories (in a healthy way of course) And we end up with the idea of eating 6 times a day instead of 5.
See, for breakfast I can eat a breakfast buffet and still have room for more, but the rest of the day I'm almost pushing food trough my mouth. I can drink and drink and drink but not eat.
So my big Huge challenge this week will be to eat EVERYTHING that is in my diet. EEEEEEEVEEERYYYTHIIIINNGG.
That's going to be a tricky one but I will manage 💪
I love that your nutritionist has you in that many calories. Many people thing that eating less calories is the solution to their problems but it’s really not. The hard part about having this many calories is filing them with healthy foods. Eat almonds if you don’t have nut allergies. Those help curb hunger, are a healthy fat, and can fill in calories when you need to catch up.Hi sorry I'm late 😟.
PW....220
Cw....219
Loss of 3lbs...go me 😁😁😁
Steps have increased slightly to 35415.
Took my food for work and drank lots of water.
This has been a much better week for me. I was under calories for 5 days and only just over for 2 days. This was due to having 2 grandsons stay lol. Honestly they force fed me a KFC.
This week I'm hoping for a similar week but with increased steps.
Well done everyone and have a great week ❤❤
Well done this week! You came in with a nice loss despite the Force fed KFC lol.
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mari_moulin wrote: »Good morning team! Linda and I have been brainstorming on how to get everyone more active and sharing ideas and we thought it would be fun to see if having an occasional “Question of the Day” would help get conversation going. So let’s give this a try and see how it goes 🤓
Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
That's my goal but I don't manage
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I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
Sending lots of prayers for your wife. I hope she heals quickly.1 -
Marigorringo wrote: »Good morning family!
Or as we say in my family Egun on!
I just came from the dietist. Poor woman, she is having struggles with me.
She told me that in doing everything really good except for one thing: I NEED TO MANAGE TO EAT THE 1600 Calories
We have been brainstorming to see how can I manage to eat that many calories (in a healthy way of course) And we end up with the idea of eating 6 times a day instead of 5.
See, for breakfast I can eat a breakfast buffet and still have room for more, but the rest of the day I'm almost pushing food trough my mouth. I can drink and drink and drink but not eat.
So my big Huge challenge this week will be to eat EVERYTHING that is in my diet. EEEEEEEVEEERYYYTHIIIINNGG.
That's going to be a tricky one but I will manage 💪
I know one thing that helped me when I was trying to get into a routine of eating regularly was I actually scheduled the time of my meal and snacks. The night before I would plan out what I was going to eat so I knew I was eating enough. It is kind of strict at first but after awhile I was able to do this without being so rigid.1 -
Hi sorry I'm late 😟.
PW....220
Cw....219
Loss of 3lbs...go me 😁😁😁
Steps have increased slightly to 35415.
Took my food for work and drank lots of water.
This has been a much better week for me. I was under calories for 5 days and only just over for 2 days. This was due to having 2 grandsons stay lol. Honestly they force fed me a KFC.
This week I'm hoping for a similar week but with increased steps.
Well done everyone and have a great week ❤❤
Your better week was reflected in your weight loss. Well done! I find it harder to eat within plan when my granddaughters are over. Too many yummy treats around.1 -
mari_moulin wrote: »Good morning team! Linda and I have been brainstorming on how to get everyone more active and sharing ideas and we thought it would be fun to see if having an occasional “Question of the Day” would help get conversation going. So let’s give this a try and see how it goes 🤓
Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
I tend to eat my meals pretty close to the same time everyday. I don’t eat breakfast for the most part as I do IF. I think the reason I eat so regularly is due to the therapy I did for my binge eating disorder. One of the first things you learn is regular eating. I guess it has kind of stuck. I usually go home to Newfoundland for a month every summer and this is one of the things I find hard, having my meals at different times depending on who’s house we are staying.2 -
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Sunday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: 33 minute walk
Water: ❌
Steps 7/12 9,066
Self care: no yoga but I did give myself an extra 30 minutes reading my book
I am determined to get my 10,000 steps today. I am still having an issue with my leg today but I will persevere. I went outside for my walk today and got a nice dose of vitamin D.
Have a super day!
Today’s goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
2. 10,000 steps
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. Drink 8 cups of water
5. Bed by 10:30 pm1 -
Cesse - age 72 - Check-In
308.6 lbs - starting weight on 3/28
295.4 lbs - weighin on 04/30 -- (-13.2 Total Loss to date)
291.2 lbs - weighin on 05/30 -- loss = 4.2 lbs for month of May (17.4 lb Total Loss To Date)
293.2 lbs - weighin on 06/27 -- gain = 2.0 lbs for month of June (15.4 lb Total Loss To Date)
291.1 lbs - weighin on 07/04 -- loss = 2.1 lbs -- (17.5 lb total loss to date)
290.8 lbs - weighin on 07/11 -- loss = 0.3 lbs -- (17.8 lb total loss to date)
July Mini Goal -- 285 lbs - (need to lose 8.2 lbs or approx. 2 lb/week)
First Major Goal = Onederland
Goal Weight = 165 lbs
JULY GOALS ---
(1) Log all food and beverages honestly; Drink 10+ water [week 1 challenge = MEASURE IT!]
(2) Exercise 30 min minimum (3000 steps)
(3) Clean 30 min per day: house or yard or declutter
STEP CHALLENGE ---06/28 - 300007/13 - 3000
06/29 - 3000
06/30 - 3000
07/01 - 3000
07/02 - 3000
07/03 - 3000
07/04 - 3000
SELF-CARE CHALLENGE ---06/28 - Did 20 min stretching routine07/13 - Create complete ToDo list; prioritize 2; set goals to accomplish
06/29 - Treat myself to fudgesicle on glider outside in shade
06/30 - Give myself a pedicure
07/01 - not a chance! LOL
07/02 - Do my Granddaughter's dishes (wash/dry/put away)
07/03 - 5-Minute Standing Flat-Belly Workout | Class FitSugar
07/04 - Work outside total of 30 min
TASKS FOR TODAY ---
Do 20 min stretches and 30 min of walking
Feed & Water animals -- done
Collect all recyclable & put in bin; take bin to curb
Collect all trash (including from frig), put in bin, take bin to curb
Yardwork: water hanging plants, prune weeds/tree suckers from front of house
Create grocery order for delivery from Kroger
So, first day back at it! First day finally free of pain. Going to take it easy for next day or two; get back into doing stretches, walking, and tomorrow add back in yoga. I've lost track of all the things I need to get done so will create a master To-Do list today. There are a couple of items I really need to get started on so will set goals for those two items.
Not even going to try to catch up with all the posts I've missed. Will go back a page or two maybe.
Hope Y'all have a great day!! 🌞1 -
Steps-
7/10 17,970
7/11 13,419
7/12 6,399
Happy Monday!2 -
Marigorringo wrote: »I overate today. With that said I bought a large exercise ball to help with crunches. I used to be the sit up king. After I started losing weight it literally got harder to do anything close to a sit up. I'm not sure what's up with that. Tomorrow is a new day. Let the adventure begin.
I'm not sure if anybody in this group prays but if you could lift my wife up in prayer. She fell and it's bad enough the doctor said it's not broken but treat it as if it is.
I will do ho'oponopono for her
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mari_moulin wrote: »Good morning team! Linda and I have been brainstorming on how to get everyone more active and sharing ideas and we thought it would be fun to see if having an occasional “Question of the Day” would help get conversation going. So let’s give this a try and see how it goes 🤓
Do you eat your breakfast 🍳, lunch 🥙, and dinner 🥘 at a certain time every day?
I do not eat breakfast but I do drink coffee with my version of keto vanilla cream and butter (aka bulletproof coffee for Keto'ers) and that ties me over until lunch time between 12-12:30...... then I have dinner around 5-6pm ...and around 7pm I will have a ice coffee ...or nuts 1 -
@19shmoo69 ...your wife is in my thoughts1
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@cesse47 Terrific loss ....Well done 2
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@lindamtuck2018 ..... I have always loved water ...but drinking tea, coffee ...counts as water too ..... I love adding berries, lemon or lime to my water .... I bought a 24oz cup with a straw .... I fill it will ice ...add lemon or lime juice and fill that baby up 4-6 times a day .... I drink approx. 120 oz of water ...Hoping to see you get your water on 0
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This may seem insensitive but after a bit of reading on Google I should have been a bit clearer on the prayer request. Actually a lesson learned is I should not have asked for prayer. Sometimes I forget we all do not believe the same. With that said do not offer any prayer. I will keep this less personal and more on weight loss.2
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