Downsizers Team Chat - August 2020
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Sunday’s check in
Calories: over
Exercise: None
Water:✅
Steps: 2,408
It is going to be crazy busy the next few days. I am still struggling with the late night eating. All I know is I am gaining weight at a far rapid rate than I ever lost so I need to get a grip. I think I have to dig deeper into my bag of tricks to overcome this one.
Daily goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum
2. 9,000 steps
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. No late night snacking
5. 72 ounces of water
6. Bed by 10:30 pm
Sorry you are still struggling with late night eating .... I know in the past Fiber and Protein kept me full ... Maybe try an apple and peanut butter as your last snack in the evening ....Wishing you the very best ............hugs
I definitely need to mix up my snacks. This is worth a try also. Thanks!0 -
Daily post August 9
Tracked: Yes
Under calorie: Yes
Exercise: No
Steps: 2910
Water: 108oz
We spent the day at my parents house, relaxed, played cards, ate dinner. It was a true rest day for me and it was nice.
Relaxation is good. We definitely need rest days. It sounds like an enjoyable time.Check In - Monday
PW 289.4
CW 294.8
Got thru last night with only 1 small snack ... a couple of lifesavers. Today has been good thus far. Going Up North for an overnight stay at a hotel with small group of friends. Have checked the menu and have preplanned my supper. Also, taking an orange to have as a snack in my room. Plan to drink only bottled water while I'm there which is provided free ... plan to stay away from the free pop and mixed drinks. Breakfast should be ok ... omelette with dry toast. Keeping fingers crossed!! So far this week ... keeping on track!!
Steps -- 3000 each on Saturday and Sunday
Monday 3000
That is great that you have prepared in advance. With a plan you will do fine. Make sure you have a great time.Sorry I need a correction. I wasn’t totally awake when I posted this morning
Pw-292
Cw-289
Total loss to date 71
Got the change.slgibbs1987 wrote: »Hey everyone! My name is Stephanie. I apologize for being so late in joining and missing the first weigh. I was sick last week but I am doing better now. Still recovering a little.
The only upside to being sick is losing some weight, now if I can just keep that weight off once I get fully better that will be good!
A little about me.. I am 32 years old and single, no kids. I work as a bank teller, so a very sedentary job. I enjoy relaxing with my close friends, watching tv shows, playing music/singing and photography. I have been obese for the majority of my life. I feel like a professional yo-yo dieter, lose some weight just to go back to where I started if not heavier.
I'm 5ft7in and my highest weight I recall is around 380 pounds. My starting weight for this challenge is 367.8 and I chose my weigh in days to be Friday. My goal for August is to get under 360 pounds. I want to take it slower this time and hoping to be able to stick with it more.
One of my biggest struggles with weight loss is emotional eating. As an introvert I tend to bottle up my emotions often. Therefore food is a comfort for me. I really do need to fix my relationship with food and I need to learn to let my emotions out more.
I'm excited about this group because I need that accountability! Weight loss is something that is so difficult to do on your own! Now that I'm starting to feel better I am going to try to be more active on here and give support to others! I look forward to this challenge and getting to know everyone!
Feel free to add me as a friend on here!
Welcome to the team! I am glad you are on the mend. Emotional eating is a tough one. I am definitely an emotional eater myself. I am excited to hear more from you and watch you on your weight loss journey.0 -
Week 2:
PW: 173
CW: 173
I going to start a workout routine tomorrow, this plateau can’t continue!3 -
Before I forget and then the month is over 🤦♀️
Week #2 Monday 8/10
Weight: 232.8 I went up, but last night I ate horrible. My weekend eating was not very focus driven and hence the scale reflected that. But no worries I’m making a public announcement. Next week I WILL be between 229-230
Calories: stayed on point (but the day is not over)
Water: not so good today, that is probably why I was so tired and out of it all day, not simply because it was so darn hot 🥵
Goals for the week:
Eat more vegetables 🥦🥬🥒
Stay focused
Continue with my exercise routine (that really does keep me grounded)
Drink water 💦
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August 10 steps
10,7291 -
August 10: 6,770 steps.1
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August 10 Steps: 70001
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@mari_moulin I'm so sorry, I've been so thrown off on my sleeping schedule. It's affecting my efforts with fitness because I'm up to work at 8am, then I crash for a few hours after I sign out and here I am up until 2 am again. I'm going to pick up some melatonin so I can get back to where I'm supposed to be. I have been doing my 30-minute bike rides though!
Steps:
August 6: 6,853
August 7: 9,980
August 8: 806
August 9: 5,811
August 10: 4,997
guess what day my Fitbit stayed forgotten on the charger... ugh0 -
28Haveitall2020
PW: 237.7
CW: 237.7
I won't be active this week as we just lost our Grandma last night and it has not been an easy night nor will the week be.
All the best in your weekly goals.3 -
melichalupa wrote: »Week 2:
PW: 173
CW: 173
I going to start a workout routine tomorrow, this plateau can’t continue!
I can understand how frustrating this plateau must be. Maybe a new routine is what you need to shake it up and get things moving down again.jenmurphy3 wrote: »Before I forget and then the month is over 🤦♀️
Week #2 Monday 8/10
Weight: 232.8 I went up, but last night I ate horrible. My weekend eating was not very focus driven and hence the scale reflected that. But no worries I’m making a public announcement. Next week I WILL be between 229-230
Calories: stayed on point (but the day is not over)
Water: not so good today, that is probably why I was so tired and out of it all day, not simply because it was so darn hot 🥵
Goals for the week:
Eat more vegetables 🥦🥬🥒
Stay focused
Continue with my exercise routine (that really does keep me grounded)
Drink water 💦
Sharing your goal is a great way to help you meet it. It is funny how not drinking enough water can affect us. I have started buying the nestea ice tea drops to put in my water. It has really helped me meet my water goal every day.@mari_moulin I'm so sorry, I've been so thrown off on my sleeping schedule. It's affecting my efforts with fitness because I'm up to work at 8am, then I crash for a few hours after I sign out and here I am up until 2 am again. I'm going to pick up some melatonin so I can get back to where I'm supposed to be. I have been doing my 30-minute bike rides though!
Steps:
August 6: 6,853
August 7: 9,980
August 8: 806
August 9: 5,811
August 10: 4,997
guess what day my Fitbit stayed forgotten on the charger... ugh
I hope you can get your sleep back on track. My daughter swears by melatonin. Great job on keeping up with your bike rides.1 -
28Haveitall2020 wrote: »28Haveitall2020
PW: 237.7
CW: 237.7
I won't be active this week as we just lost our Grandma last night and it has not been an easy night nor will the week be.
All the best in your weekly goals.
I am so sorry for your loss. Sending lots of hugs your way.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
What triggers are in your environment that sabotage your eating and exercise? What do you do to overcome these triggers?
A big trigger for me is seeing a commercial or someone with a certain food item. I then in no uncertain terms want that food. When this happens I try and figure out if I really need it. Most times my looking at it logically I can overcome the tigger.0 -
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Monday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: None
Water:✅
Steps: 3,865
I didn’t late night mindlessly eat last night but I went to bed at 9:30. I would do this every night but it is not practical. I also adjusted my evening snack time last night. I got my walk in already today.
Daily goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
2. 9,000 steps
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. No late night snacking
5. 72 ounces of water
6. Bed by 10:30 pm2 -
Congratulations
Way to go Downsizers! We placed number 3 on the leaderboard. Let’s get to number 1 this week.3 -
28Haveitall2020 wrote: »28Haveitall2020
PW: 237.7
CW: 237.7
I won't be active this week as we just lost our Grandma last night and it has not been an easy night nor will the week be.
All the best in your weekly goals.
I am soooooo sorry for your loss ......hugssssssssssssssss0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Monday’s check in
Calories: under
Exercise: None
Water:✅
Steps: 3,865
I didn’t late night mindlessly eat last night but I went to bed at 9:30. I would do this every night but it is not practical. I also adjusted my evening snack time last night. I got my walk in already today.
Daily goals
1. Walk 30 minutes minimum ✅
2. 9,000 steps
3. Stay within calorie goal
4. No late night snacking
5. 72 ounces of water
6. Bed by 10:30 pm
Great job with no late night snacking ....You got this Linda
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@mari_moulin I'm so sorry, I've been so thrown off on my sleeping schedule. It's affecting my efforts with fitness because I'm up to work at 8am, then I crash for a few hours after I sign out and here I am up until 2 am again. I'm going to pick up some melatonin so I can get back to where I'm supposed to be. I have been doing my 30-minute bike rides though!
Steps:
August 6: 6,853
August 7: 9,980
August 8: 806
August 9: 5,811
August 10: 4,997
guess what day my Fitbit stayed forgotten on the charger... ugh
I hope you can get your sleeping schedule back on track2 -
I will be without internet for a few hours .... I am changing providers ... he is suppose to be here between 8am and 10am .....Hopefully I will not have any problems with the new provider like I am now ...1
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Check In - Tuesday
PW 289.4
CW 294.8
My night away was fun. And, best of all, I did stick to my eating plan last night and for breakfast so feeling good about that. I did have a late night snack but had a navel orange and it was planned ... YEA ME!! Home now. Have a couple of light chores to do, then plan to do my yoga after lunch.
Steps -- 3000 each on Saturday and Sunday
Monday 3000
Tuesday 30001 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Morning everyone, here for a Monday check in.
This morning on the scale I weighed in at 250.8. I'm happy to see those digits and hoping they'll stay and continue to go down! I still did multiple days of walking and one day of level 1 30 day shred Jillian Michaels so I feel I'm retaining some activity despite my food not being that great this past week. Let's see what fluctuations get me next week
Nice loss this week. I never have tried the Jillian Michaels shred but it must be intense. When I used to watch the biggest loser I always said if I ever had a trainer I wanted someone like her.
Thank you, I did level 1 sporadically ages ago and even then found it difficult.. that one session last week felt tougher now being heavier! It is a good workout though. I've done regular workouts in the last few months in terms of PE with Joe I did about a month (5 days a week) and then Chloe Ting 2 week shred (got about 7 days (not in a row) in then circumstances means I had to stop, but it was similar regularity). I realise that makes me look like I have a strong fitness level which isn't the case haha. I've never completed the Jillian Michaels full 30 day shred, I think I tried level 2 once.. here's to building it up slowly, my plan is to do level 1 a few times week like I used to and then eventually move up the levels if possible.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Morning everyone, here for a Monday check in.
This morning on the scale I weighed in at 250.8. I'm happy to see those digits and hoping they'll stay and continue to go down! I still did multiple days of walking and one day of level 1 30 day shred Jillian Michaels so I feel I'm retaining some activity despite my food not being that great this past week. Let's see what fluctuations get me next week
Great job ..... Jillian Michael's 30 day shred is not easy .... I did it in the past but of course I didn't do all 30 days ..That is something I will do in the future when I do not have anymore fractures in my feet
As mentioned above, I've never done all 30 days either - I don't know how people do it every day!
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Morning everyone, here for a Monday check in.
This morning on the scale I weighed in at 250.8. I'm happy to see those digits and hoping they'll stay and continue to go down! I still did multiple days of walking and one day of level 1 30 day shred Jillian Michaels so I feel I'm retaining some activity despite my food not being that great this past week. Let's see what fluctuations get me next week
Nice loss this week. I never have tried the Jillian Michaels shred but it must be intense. When I used to watch the biggest loser I always said if I ever had a trainer I wanted someone like her.
Thank you, I did level 1 sporadically ages ago and even then found it difficult.. that one session last week felt tougher now being heavier! It is a good workout though. I've done regular workouts in the last few months in terms of PE with Joe I did about a month (5 days a week) and then Chloe Ting 2 week shred (got about 7 days (not in a row) in then circumstances means I had to stop, but it was similar regularity). I realise that makes me look like I have a strong fitness level which isn't the case haha. I've never completed the Jillian Michaels full 30 day shred, I think I tried level 2 once.. here's to building it up slowly, my plan is to do level 1 a few times week like I used to and then eventually move up the levels if possible.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Morning everyone, here for a Monday check in.
This morning on the scale I weighed in at 250.8. I'm happy to see those digits and hoping they'll stay and continue to go down! I still did multiple days of walking and one day of level 1 30 day shred Jillian Michaels so I feel I'm retaining some activity despite my food not being that great this past week. Let's see what fluctuations get me next week
Great job ..... Jillian Michael's 30 day shred is not easy .... I did it in the past but of course I didn't do all 30 days ..That is something I will do in the future when I do not have anymore fractures in my feet
As mentioned above, I've never done all 30 days either - I don't know how people do it every day!
I know when I did it ... I hurt all over ...It was hard to sit down it hurt so bad LOL1 -
Daily post August 10
Tracked: Yes
Under calorie: Yes
Exercise: Yes
Steps: 10355
Water: 128oz
Most Mondays I watch my niece who is one. The kids are crazy when they get together so I'm on the go most of the day. Before lunch we went outside and I pushed the kids on the swings and helped the youngest down the slide. When the girls took a nap my son and I went for a walk. Got the kids to bed too late again to walk outside, so I hopped on the treadmill for a bit to get my last steps in.1 -
Hey everyone. I just want to apologize for my absence these past few days. My nephew is here visiting from England and he has kept us quite busy since Sunday. I’m so tired with the move and his visit I just need some downtime. He flies back out next Sunday so after that I’m back to the gym and things should start going back to normal.
I think I’ve gotten everyone’s steps in but if you see that I’ve missed you I apologize. Just tag me in a post and let me know what days I’ve missed.
I won’t be able to catch up on all posts And I’m very sorry but I’m still here cheering you all on through everything good and bad.1 -
Check In - Tuesday
PW 289.4
CW 294.8
My night away was fun. And, best of all, I did stick to my eating plan last night and for breakfast so feeling good about that. I did have a late night snack but had a navel orange and it was planned ... YEA ME!! Home now. Have a couple of light chores to do, then plan to do my yoga after lunch.
Steps -- 3000 each on Saturday and Sunday
Monday 3000
Tuesday 3000
Glad you had fun. Great job on sticking with your food plan.0 -
Daily post August 10
Tracked: Yes
Under calorie: Yes
Exercise: Yes
Steps: 10355
Water: 128oz
Most Mondays I watch my niece who is one. The kids are crazy when they get together so I'm on the go most of the day. Before lunch we went outside and I pushed the kids on the swings and helped the youngest down the slide. When the girls took a nap my son and I went for a walk. Got the kids to bed too late again to walk outside, so I hopped on the treadmill for a bit to get my last steps in.
Taking care of the kids probably burns a ton of calories. You are doing very well on meeting those goals.mari_moulin wrote: »Hey everyone. I just want to apologize for my absence these past few days. My nephew is here visiting from England and he has kept us quite busy since Sunday. I’m so tired with the move and his visit I just need some downtime. He flies back out next Sunday so after that I’m back to the gym and things should start going back to normal.
I think I’ve gotten everyone’s steps in but if you see that I’ve missed you I apologize. Just tag me in a post and let me know what days I’ve missed.
I won’t be able to catch up on all posts And I’m very sorry but I’m still here cheering you all on through everything good and bad.
Enjoy your visit. I guess you will be glad to get back to the gym.0 -
August 11 steps 55832
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August 10: 7,473 steps!2
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8/11 Steps: 72002
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Check In - Wednesday
PW 289.4
CW 294.8
Was not able to get my yoga in yesterday but did some fairly strenuous chores which I feel more than made up for it. Stuck to my eating plan yesterday and planned an apple for a nighttime snack. Because of my large gain last week, I decided to concentrate only on an eating plan this week. So far my eating plan and water have been on target so am please with that. After weigh-in on Saturday, I'll go back to including my August goals and Daily tasks but felt this week I need to keep my focus sharply on my eating ... staying on plan and rethinking a late night snack to keep it within my caloric goal and not a salty carb laden snack.
The insane cravings I experienced last week are no longer with me ... Thank God!!
Steps -- 3000 each on Saturday and Sunday
Monday 3000
Tuesday 3000
Wednesday 30002
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