Downsizers - October 2020 Team Chat

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  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    mszoueb wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Here for Monday check in. It's been a rollercoaster of a week with job interviews, job offers and injury! I fell down the stairs on Wednesday, thankfully nothing broken and walking pretty much back to normal but foot/ankle still not 100% so not sure where I stand on exercise unfortunately. Had a few not so good days of eating last week so I shouldn't be overly surprised this week on gaining.. just need to get back down.

    CW: 250.8

    Sorry to hear about your fall ...glad nothing is broken :)
  • 888Angie888
    888Angie888 Posts: 890 Member
    Happy Monday!

    Steps 10/11: 12,800
  • TracyKlaft1
    TracyKlaft1 Posts: 21 Member
    Piqueaboo wrote: »
    I'm going to try something new and start a daily check-in like some other of you lovely people here!

    Monday:

    My goals for the week are to move more and eat better - I am making a food plan that will allow me to eat out up to twice this week and I also want to avoid red meat in my home, so it's mainly vegetarian/pescatarian with some chicken in a couple of meals. I want to go back to my 3l of water per day, it feels good!

    Exercise is still off the menu (I have no energy, my mental health has been really bad for the past few months so I'm doing the best I can) and I figure a 30-minute walk each day is something I can handle with an audiobook, so that's what I'll start doing! I have this lovely running route that I'll just walk instead, around the Père-Lachaise cemetery for around 4K I think?

    Another thing I want to add is a bullet journal - my doctor says I need to start taking better care of myself and I don't know how to do this, so with a bullet journal I can track certain habits and add certain things I should be doing, does anyone here bullet journal and have any tips?

    So, all in all, here's what I want to achieve:
    • Daily check-in
    • 3l of water per day
    • planned meals at home
    • Walk 30m per day
    • purchase a bullet journal & learn how to use it

    Wish me luck and happy Monday to you all!

    Good luck. Hope you have a great week 😀
  • TracyKlaft1
    TracyKlaft1 Posts: 21 Member
    Sorry I'm so behind on posting my steps.
    10/7 - 7083
    10/8 - 7566
    10/9 - 5680
    10/10 forgot to take off charger
    10/11 - 4552

    Committing to more steps and tracking my food. Have a great week 😃
  • Tazaria87
    Tazaria87 Posts: 604 Member
    It was a busy weekend of camping and I wasn't able to get in here yesterday! So..

    Daily post October 10 & 11
    10/10
    Tracked Yes
    Under Calorie Yes
    Water 128oz
    Steps 5957

    Went to a trick or treating event at the campground and had lots of fun. Didn't go for an actual calorie burning walk at all so fell short on steps but did good on food and had a great day.

    10/11
    Tracked Yes
    Under Calorie No
    Water 128oz
    Steps 3735

    Go back from camping and went to my parents house for dinner. No one wanted to cook so we ordered out from a new bbq place my mom wanted to try. Everything was delicious but I definitely went over calorie limit. No regrets though. I still mostly stuck to diet, it was just high calorie meat. Had I eaten that on an exercise day I would have still been under calorie so it's not so bad. It was a planned indulgence and I'm back at it today! About to put the girls down for a nap and go for a walk.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    Sorry I'm so behind on posting my steps.
    10/7 - 7083
    10/8 - 7566
    10/9 - 5680
    10/10 forgot to take off charger
    10/11 - 4552

    Committing to more steps and tracking my food. Have a great week 😃

    Thank you for posting .... I hope you have a great week :)
  • eaturpasta
    eaturpasta Posts: 84 Member
    edited October 2020
    Sunday & Monday check in.

    drank water yes and close
    4963 & 5818 steps. not close, but I did 5 miles of biking both days.
    Close rings every day...

    October Goals
    LTG 155.0
    Lose 1lb/week
    Drink 90 ounces of water daily
    7,500 steps/day
    Close rings every day this month

    Eaturpasta
    Weigh in Day: Tuesday
    PW:
    CW:174.4
    LTD(loss to date) 22.6
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    eaturpasta wrote: »
    Sunday & Monday check in.

    drank water yes and close
    4963 & 5818 steps. not close, but I did 5 miles of biking both days.
    Close rings every day...

    October Goals
    LTG 155.0
    Lose 1lb/week
    Drink 90 ounces of water daily
    7,500 steps/day
    Close rings every day this month

    Eaturpasta
    Weigh in Day: Tuesday
    PW:
    CW:174.4
    LTD(loss to date) 22.6

    Do you have steps for Saturday 10/10?
  • azkunk
    azkunk Posts: 956 Member
    Check in for 10/10

    Steps: 5330 (low due to painting)
    Calories: <1000 but not as active this weekend
    Water: 68oz
    Ring streak: 35 days
    C25K: 0 of 3 days

    Tough weekend with my goals and the the scale is up today but I ate gilled chicken with carne asada seasoning that is super high in sodium. I wish they had a low salt version but I’m betting that is what makes it so good.
  • Kitty2Katz
    Kitty2Katz Posts: 95 Member
    @azkunk, What is this ring streak? That you mentioned often in your comments.
  • GottaDUMPmyRUMP
    GottaDUMPmyRUMP Posts: 270 Member

    GOALS: Sunday, Oct. 11


    🏃🏻‍♀️Workout: YES
    💦 Water: YES
    🍽 Food: NO
    😴Sleep: YES

    STEPS
    Sun 10/11: 12,643
  • AmyG1982
    AmyG1982 Posts: 1,040 Member
    Steps update:
    10/10 7,871
    10/11 11,029
  • lcfa5317
    lcfa5317 Posts: 147 Member
    10/12 steps = 11,362
    Lots of water today
    A long walk
  • ScorpioGirl70
    ScorpioGirl70 Posts: 196 Member
    Dang it...
    Steps above dates are wrong...

    Oct 11th - 2723
    Oct 12th - 9794
  • 28Haveitall2020
    28Haveitall2020 Posts: 230 Member
    Hi all

    I don't know if I misread my weight last time but today
    Cw 244.6
    PW 241.9
    I am doiing much better starting yesterday .still had extra food last night but way under control
    Today I am feeling positive and motivated and confident next week will be a loss.

    Have a nice day
  • Kitty2Katz
    Kitty2Katz Posts: 95 Member
    I'll be glad when Oct 28th gets here, I'll have a brand new talking scale. Even though I weigh in the 200s, it weighs up to 500 lbs. Hopefully, it will show my true weight better than the old scale. I need a tallking scale because I have vision problems, and this is the only talking scale I can get.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,838 Member
    I will catch up later today. I have an ultrasound and I have to go to two different places to get blood work for 3 different doctors so I am tied up all morning. My granddaughter is here this morning as I take her to school on Tuesday’s and I need to entertain her until we leave. Have a great morning!
  • Kitty2Katz
    Kitty2Katz Posts: 95 Member
    MFP has given me a high calorie allmont nearly 2,000 calories a day. I can't not eat that amount and lose weight. I've been trying to do this amount, but it's to high and I'm not losing, mostly staying put.

    Today, I'm going to start with a calorie amount of 1,500 and see how I do at this amount. Eat this amount or under, and continue to eat healthy as I can, and drink as much water as I able.

    Starting today, I'm going to include some exercise and walking back into my daily routine. Because of my knees I'll as much as I can safely do without causing my knees to hurt
  • Kitty2Katz
    Kitty2Katz Posts: 95 Member
    @Megan_smartiepants1970, I've decided that I'm going to start my steps again. Can you please put me back on challenge. I'll either post steps each evening or the next morning.

    Thanks Kitty 😺
  • Case0099
    Case0099 Posts: 38 Member
    10/10 7,178 steps
    10/12 6,974 steps
  • GottaDUMPmyRUMP
    GottaDUMPmyRUMP Posts: 270 Member
    GOALS: Monday, Oct. 12

    🏃🏻‍♀️Workout: YES
    💦 Water: YES
    🍽 Food: YES
    😴Sleep: YES

    STEPS
    Mon 10/12: 13,000 (spinning) + 3,163 = 16,163

    I'm back on track as of yesterday. Hoping to finally get the scale moving down this month.

    Have a great Tuesday everybody!
    :)
  • 888Angie888
    888Angie888 Posts: 890 Member
    Steps 10/12: 12,135
  • Tazaria87
    Tazaria87 Posts: 604 Member
    Daily Post October 12
    Tracked Yes
    Under Calorie Yes
    Water 128oz
    Steps 12178
    Exercise 60min walk

    Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    Kitty2Katz wrote: »
    @Megan_smartiepants1970, I've decided that I'm going to start my steps again. Can you please put me back on challenge. I'll either post steps each evening or the next morning.

    Thanks Kitty 😺

    I left you on the step challenge :)
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    Tazaria87 wrote: »
    Daily Post October 12
    Tracked Yes
    Under Calorie Yes
    Water 128oz
    Steps 12178
    Exercise 60min walk

    Had my niece yesterday. It always keeps me on the go to have 3 kids here instead of 2. We also got all the outside Halloween decorations up so I'm sure I got a lot of steps doing that. The weather has been beautiful lately and my walks are that much more enjoyable because of it.

    Can you please post your steps for 10/10 and 10/11? Thanks :)
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,306 Member
    Will the following people please post your steps for 10/10 ?

    @Piqueaboo
    @Tazaria87
    @darleenturner
    @eaturpasta

    If I do not have them by the end of today 10/13 I will be zeroing it out so I can tally it up and post the winners ...Thanks for your cooperation :)
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