Downsizers - November 2020 Team Chat
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CHECK IN: Sunday, Nov. 1
🏃🏻♀️ Exercise: YES
💦 Water: NO
🍽 Calories: NO
😴 Sleep: YES
STEPS
SUN. 11/1: 16,7290 -
WEEKEND CHALLENGE: 14 points
Track everything ✅✅✅
Stay within calorie goal ✅❌✅
20 minutes of exercise each day ✅✅✅
No takeout or dining out ✅✅✅
Reach your water goal each day ✅✅✅
You did amazing this weekend! Do you think the challenge helped at all?shortyjmorgan1 wrote: »Hated missing the last of October. My arthritis kicked in sidelined me for over a week. I promise I will be better in November
Dont be hard on yourself. I know when my rheumatoid arthritis acts up I can be knocked on my butt for weeks. You got this.These last 2 days have been ABSOLUTE insanity lol. The patients I have either been very sick, very needy, or both. I have had so many new experiences and so many situations in which I have literally had to RUN! #ERlife lol
I did somehow manage to lose my fitbit transferring a patient from my department to the ICU which I am VERY upset about, but what can you do? I'm looking to replace it on Tuesday.
I have been listening to different motivational speakers every morning before work and can I just tell you guys how much of a difference it is making in my day to day life? I mean literally, in every aspect. When I get frustrated or annoyed at work, something I heard during these speeches pops into my head and literally helps me to change my thought process which helps me to a) not be so frustrated or annoyed b) makes me less stressed and c) makes me AND my patients feel better. Also, today I did not bring a lunch to work because I have worked the last 7 days and have had no time. I was ordering something to be delivered and I kept looking at items on the menu like "Ohhhh! That looks so good!" and then that speech would pop into my head and I ended up getting a chicken and cheese quesadilla. It isn't the best but it was definitely the better alternative to what I was initially wanting. I work yet another 12 hour shift which will make 39 hours in 3 days (if I do not end up having to stay longer). I am so ready for a break! lol Thursday can not come fast enough!
Ya'll have a good night! I am going to try to get some sleep!
I think nurses are amazing. I was so proud when both my daughters decided to become nurses. Is there any particular speakers who you would recommend?Nov. 1 = 13,005 steps
I walked 3 1/2 miles with my husband today. It was cold & windy, but I was glad to be outside. I work from home now & I need to get out . I bought snow shoes for my husband & myself for Christmas, so hopefully we can get some exercise with them. Actually, I’d prefer to have no snow than to be able to use them, but that’s highly unlikely.
Tomorrow’s goal - chop up veggies for quick snacks throughout the week.
Great job! Have you used the snow shoes yet? A friend of mine shoe shows and she gets a great workout.littleflutterby wrote: »I swear I posted in here but now I can't find it, so I'll do it again haha
Hi all! Excited to be here
My daily goals are:
* Track food every day
* Stay under calorie goal
* Not restrict
* Drink 2L water minimum
My weekly goal:
* Exercise on my days off work (this week coming will be 3 times a week). I work at a busy coffee shop and doing exercise before and after is not very good for me to do right now- the 8 hour shifts are enough! haha. But I *definitely* need to make the most of the warmth because BOY is it starting to get cold outside!
I am seriously so looking forward to this challenge!
Nov 1st Check in
* Track food ✅
* Stay under calorie goal ✅
* Not restrict ✅
* Drink 2L water minimum ✅
Walks this week : 0
I also need to find my darn fitbit! I swear i found it a week ago (not the charger though, but amazon is my friend there) because i really want to get my steps in!
We are excited to have you here. Your goals are great. I like that you broke it down daily and weekly. Awesome check in for yesterday!11/1: 6,239 steps.
I wound up walking a lot in the house. That was just fine!!
I didn’t see this before I responded to your previous post. Great job!Hi all,
Here for Monday check in. Wow, into another month already! This past week I've continued to try more Pinch of Nom recipes which has been enjoyable. Looking back, last month I only technically lost 0.4 pounds which is still a loss but very minimal.. I need to step up in the next few weeks before the holidays. I know in previous weeks during the week the scale can fluctuate up and then back down so feels like you've lost a lot more than the small number on weigh in day if that makes sense but, nevertheless feels like the margin to gain is incredibly small. It's a journey and I'm happy that I've kept near 10 pounds off since earlier this year, better than gaining it all back!
CW: 250
First of all congrats on keeping that 10 pounds off. With everything going on in the world today this weight loss journey is even harder than before. With consistency you will see bigger losses. Do you use an app to track your weight. I find looking at the information it provides is beneficial to me.shortyjmorgan1 wrote: »I have done nothing but gain. October just wasn't my month. I can't sit on the couch anymore. Taking last week off did not help. My goal for November is to walk every day, stop eating the junk food which makes the arthritis worse, and try to find my confidence again.
CW:167.4
Put it all behind you and crush this month. Can you stop bringing junk food into the house? I don’t know what kind of junk food you crave but mine is potato chips. I try and only buy single serving bags otherwise it can be a disaster.Tracked No
Under calories
Steps 9746 tracked
Exercise Back/biceps strength workout
Yesterday was a relaxing day but I did get my butt in gear and did my workout late in the day and meal prepped breakfast for the week. I was only up .2 this morning which is amazing. Now going to buckle down next few days to try to ensure a loss. Happy Monday all!!!
Great job getting your workout done.0 -
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@lindamtuck2018 do you have steps for 10/31 and 11/1?1
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I will be zero-ing out missing steps today for October so that I can tally it up and post winners 1
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Sunday’s check in
Calories: under
Water: ✅
Sleep:✅
Steps: 4,773
DBF: 6
Yesterday I threw my back out. I just made an appointment with the chiropractor. I only go when this happens and I haven’t been there since 2016. It is not as bad today so a few visits with him should help. I am so proud of myself for not having a binge in 6 days. Keeping the bread frozen is making a difference as it has been a trigger food for me lately. Bread is something we need in the house as my husband has sandwiches for his lunch durning the week.
I am so excited for November. I have to work hard on my nutrition this month. I found a lot of good information handouts regarding nutrition that I have been given in the past while decluttering.
Have a great start to the week!
Weekly goals
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Drink 70 ounces of water
3. Sleep 7.5 hours daily
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Daily Post November 1
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 7956
Exercise 30min treadmill
Went and did some after Halloween shopping but didn't really find much. I did get my daughter some tutus in different colors out of the costume section. She has been getting into dressing up lately so I think she'll like them. Other than that, we all stayed home all day. My husband has been sick for the last few days with a cold so we didn't want to spread any germs to family. Especially my new niece. Usually I call Sunday my rest day because we are gone but I really wanted to report a perfect score for the weekend challenge so I hopped on the treadmill at night haha.
Sunday weekend challenge 5/5
@Megan_smartiepants1970 My step goal is 90004 -
WEEK 4 TOP STEPPERS FOR OCTOBER ARE:
1st @Megan_smartiepants1970 -191,630 steps
2nd @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE -85,364 steps
3rd @rlasky85 - 83,129 steps
CONGRATS LADIES
AS A GROUP WE WALKED 910,858 steps
TOP STEPPERS FOR THE TOTAL MONTH OF OCTOBER ARE:
1st @Megan_smartiepants1970 -599,755 steps
2nd @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE - 481,003 steps
3rd @rlasky85 -385,924
WELL DONE LADIES
As a group we walked 4,293,078 steps for October GREAAAAAAAAAAAT JOB EVERYONE
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Steps 11/1: 12,767
Daily Step Goal for November: 15,000
Weekend Challenge 11/1:
1) Track it all ✔️
2) Under calories ✔️
3) Exercise 20 minutes ✔️
4) No takeout ✔️
5) Hydrate ✔️
Three days in a row! I absolutely know the challenge motivated me to stay on track for the weekend. Otherwise I would have certainly had a boatload of tacos yesterday and who knows what else? Now to ride that momentum through the rest of the week. I'm going to stick with these goals until the next challenge????
Thanks @lindamtuck2018 for the challenge. I hope your back heals quickly💐.2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Sunday’s check in
Calories: under
Water: ✅
Sleep:✅
Steps: 4,773
DBF: 6
Yesterday I threw my back out. I just made an appointment with the chiropractor. I only go when this happens and I haven’t been there since 2016.
Oh snap I'm so sorry. I did my back in about 15 months ago and decided to regularly see a chiro. Jacked it about 2 weeks ago and spent a lot of time just lying down to rest. Back pain is brutal
Sending you speedy recovery vibes!2 -
If any of our newcomers would like to join our step challenge please let me know so I can add you ..also tell me what your daily steps will be ...Thanks 1
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Good afternoon. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
My daily/weekly goals are:
Stay within macros
Stick to my workout program
Drink 128oz of water daily
My co-workers and I are on Day 2 of Planksgiving, if anyone else would like to try it (photo attached).
I am looking forward to participating in this challenge!3 -
Hi! I'm new to MFP (one week) and love the support and friendliness of this group. I'm aiming for30 pounds lighter, and good habits along the way. I have 3 dogs all over the age of 12 but that doesn't slow them down! I have no reason to not get my steps in and I'm shooting for 10,000 a day. I live in Tulsa, OK and it is gorgeous here this week. I like the looks of planksgiving, I think I'll give that a shot, too.
Goals:
stay under calories
steps: 10,000
Exercise - 2x a week on top of step
Water - 64 oz
planksgiving1 -
Please put me down for the step challenge.
11/1 - 10,1240 -
Hi! I'm new to MFP (one week) and love the support and friendliness of this group. I'm aiming for30 pounds lighter, and good habits along the way. I have 3 dogs all over the age of 12 but that doesn't slow them down! I have no reason to not get my steps in and I'm shooting for 10,000 a day. I live in Tulsa, OK and it is gorgeous here this week. I like the looks of planksgiving, I think I'll give that a shot, too.
Goals:
stay under calories
steps: 10,000
Exercise - 2x a week on top of step
Water - 64 oz
planksgiving
So happy that you are able to post and be here with us ...welcome aboard 0 -
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Check-in for 11/1
Steps (goal=8500K): ✅ 9325 @Megan_smartiepants1970
Water (goal= 80oz): ✅
Carb goal= 145g:❌ too low
Fat goal= 40g:✅
Protein= 105g: ❌ too low
Fiber= 28g:✅
Exercise:✅2 -
@lindamtuck2018 - yes, the weekend challenge really helped! Thank you 😊1
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »@lindamtuck2018 do you have steps for 10/31 and 11/1?
October 31st 7,191
November 1 4,7730 -
Daily Post November 1
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 7956
Exercise 30min treadmill
Went and did some after Halloween shopping but didn't really find much. I did get my daughter some tutus in different colors out of the costume section. She has been getting into dressing up lately so I think she'll like them. Other than that, we all stayed home all day. My husband has been sick for the last few days with a cold so we didn't want to spread any germs to family. Especially my new niece. Usually I call Sunday my rest day because we are gone but I really wanted to report a perfect score for the weekend challenge so I hopped on the treadmill at night haha.
Sunday weekend challenge 5/5
@Megan_smartiepants1970 My step goal is 9000
Perfect score on the challenge! Well done!888Angie888 wrote: »Steps 11/1: 12,767
Daily Step Goal for November: 15,000
Weekend Challenge 11/1:
1) Track it all ✔️
2) Under calories ✔️
3) Exercise 20 minutes ✔️
4) No takeout ✔️
5) Hydrate ✔️
Three days in a row! I absolutely know the challenge motivated me to stay on track for the weekend. Otherwise I would have certainly had a boatload of tacos yesterday and who knows what else? Now to ride that momentum through the rest of the week. I'm going to stick with these goals until the next challenge????
Thanks @lindamtuck2018 for the challenge. I hope your back heals quickly💐.
Perfect score also! I am so glad it helped you! I will have to come up with one for this weekend.
Good afternoon. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
My daily/weekly goals are:
Stay within macros
Stick to my workout program
Drink 128oz of water daily
My co-workers and I are on Day 2 of Planksgiving, if anyone else would like to try it (photo attached).
I am looking forward to participating in this challenge!
Looks like a great challenge.Hi! I'm new to MFP (one week) and love the support and friendliness of this group. I'm aiming for30 pounds lighter, and good habits along the way. I have 3 dogs all over the age of 12 but that doesn't slow them down! I have no reason to not get my steps in and I'm shooting for 10,000 a day. I live in Tulsa, OK and it is gorgeous here this week. I like the looks of planksgiving, I think I'll give that a shot, too.
Goals:
stay under calories
steps: 10,000
Exercise - 2x a week on top of step
Water - 64 oz
planksgiving
I am glad to see you here! Great goals! I adopted a senior beagle a year ago July. Unfortunately, she passed in March. She gave me so much joy .Check-in for 11/1
Steps (goal=8500K): ✅ 9325 @Megan_smartiepants1970
Water (goal= 80oz): ✅
Carb goal= 145g:❌ too low
Fat goal= 40g:✅
Protein= 105g: ❌ too low
Fiber= 28g:✅
Exercise:✅@lindamtuck2018 - yes, the weekend challenge really helped! Thank you 😊
I am sure it will take a little time to get the macros consistently on point. I think you are doing a good job.0 -
I must confess I DO NOT like my walks in the afternoon
It is 80 degrees here and I am allll sweaty eww ....will be getting up at 5am tomorrow morning to go for a lonnnnnnnnger walk .... we walked 3.83 miles today tomorrow I am hoping for 8+ 4 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
11/1 6503
11/2 4426
Well from Thursday we are back in lockdown for a month. Able to to go out for outdoor exercise so will need to wrap up warm and try and get some steps in. Worried about going off track as get bored
i constantly visit the kitchen.1 -
darleenturner wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
11/1 6503
11/2 4426
Well from Thursday we are back in lockdown for a month. Able to to go out for outdoor exercise so will need to wrap up warm and try and get some steps in. Worried about going off track as get bored
i constantly visit the kitchen.
Happy that you are joining our step challenge ...Great job Do you have a daily step goal that I can put on the spreadsheet ? 0 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »I must confess I DO NOT like my walks in the afternoon It is 80 degrees here and I am allll sweaty eww ....will be getting up at 5am tomorrow morning to go for a lonnnnnnnnger walk .... we walked 3.83 miles today tomorrow I am hoping for 8+
It was 90 during my walk today and I totally regretted it 🥵 We had a couple of days in the 70s which was a total tease. I am so ready for winter.
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Good afternoon. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
My daily/weekly goals are:
Stay within macros
Stick to my workout program
Drink 128oz of water daily
My co-workers and I are on Day 2 of Planksgiving, if anyone else would like to try it (photo attached).
I am looking forward to participating in this challenge!
I think I'm adding myself to the Planksgiving 😁0 -
@lindamtuck2018 - my weigh in day with the health coach is actually Sunday. Can I switch to Sunday? If I need to change last weigh-in, my weight was 186.5.
Sorry for the changes. This was my first week with her and I wasn’t sure how she worked things.0 -
@lindamtuck2018 - my weigh in day with the health coach is actually Sunday. Can I switch to Sunday? If I need to change last weigh-in, my weight was 186.5.
Sorry for the changes. This was my first week with her and I wasn’t sure how she worked things.
Can you give me a weight tomorrow for this week? I don’t know if you are still weighing yourself everyday still. Otherwise, we can excuse you from this weeks weigh in and get your first weight of the challenge on Sunday.0 -
I'm not in the top 3 in the Step Challenge anymore! Shame on me!
Today the lockdown really made the streets look even more creepy. I am hoping that I will manage to go for walks or do something to compensate.
One of my biggest issues is that I need to go to the WC every 45 minutes, maximum 1 hour. I really have issues with that. And if they close all the bar, restaurants... I don't have a place to go.
I know it sounds like a lame excuse but it is a real deal.
Yesterday I managed to do 11.750 steps but today I only managed to do 8.716 steps.
I hope tomorrow I do at least 10.000 as I want.
This Month I wanna have 1 kg less from the begging to the end. Is not much, but lately I go more up than down. So one kg is my deal for November.
Today's weight 133.5 kg = 294,3 lbs
I really hope I go better little by little. Baby steps.1 -
Nov 2nd Check in
* Track food ✅
* Stay under calorie goal ✅
* Not restrict ✅
* Drink 2L water minimum ✅
OMG I was having such a "hungry" day today. I just wanted to grab something at work even though I had my lunch and a protein shake with me. I timed it well so had my shake around 4 and just about to sit down and have dinner. Tomorrow I'm off work so I'm going to maybe make a cottage pie or something, portion it out so I have a couple of extra meals.
I have "completed" my food diary so no snacks or anything tonight- one of my habits is to stop eating before 8pm also so... dinner and that will be it for me! Especially with my first official weigh in being tomorrow... already nervous haha.
Weather permitting, I am hoping to go for a walk for a bit tomorrow morning 2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@lindamtuck2018 - my weigh in day with the health coach is actually Sunday. Can I switch to Sunday? If I need to change last weigh-in, my weight was 186.5.
Sorry for the changes. This was my first week with her and I wasn’t sure how she worked things.
Can you give me a weight tomorrow for this week? I don’t know if you are still weighing yourself everyday still. Otherwise, we can excuse you from this weeks weigh in and get your first weight of the challenge on Sunday.
I can give you tomorrow’s weight. Thank you for being so flexible
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