Downsizers - November 2020 Team Chat
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iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »CHECK IN: Wednesday, Nov. 4
🏃🏻♀️ Exercise: YES
💦 Water: YES
🍽 Calories: YES
😴 Sleep: NO
STEPS
WED. 11/4: 9,200 (Spinning) + 12,458 = 21,658
Is your sleep improving?Goals:
11/3:
Steps: Yes, 6,304
Calories: yes
Water: Yes
Sleep: Yes
Eating Time Goal: Was 9:23 p.m. when I finished eating
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11/4:
Steps: Yes (close, & will report actual # in a separately)
Calories: Yes
Water: Yes
Sleep: Yes (7+ hrs)
Eating Time Goal: Yes, it was close, but not 9 p.m.
Ok, so some really good news.... The treadmill repair tech called (just got off the phone) and it sounds like he will be able to fix the problems. He is going to call the company in the morning, and see about ordering the parts that I already discussed with Life Fitness, that I might need. Anyway, there is the possibility of free shipping! No promise of it, but the possibility. It (of course) is going to be more $ than I planned; but, nowhere near as expensive as replacing the actual treadmill. I am very grateful and happy.
Oops, for 11/3, I did not make my eating time goal of 9 p.m.
Nice! Two days in a row getting decent sleep. Looks like you are coming close to your goal of stop eating. Are you doing intermittent fasting or just want to close the kitchen at 9?Check in for Nov. 4
Tracking and under calories - yes.
Exercise - yes
Steps - 10555
It was a lovely day yesterday and I enjoyed going to the park nearby and taking a long walk. I'm trying many new foods and I bought some goji berries. They are considered a superfood and have some nutrients that help with several health issues including macular degeneration which I have the beginnings of. They are actually quite yummy and filling so I was happy that I tried them.
I hope everyone has a great day!
Great job meeting those goals. I will have to try those berries. I am not a fan of berries but you never know. I hope your macular degeneration slows.0 -
It's almost Friday2
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Wednesday’s check in
Calories: under
Water: ✅
Sleep:❌
Steps: 7,875
DBF: 9
I am excited to look at apartment buildings. I have a feeling that the one we are going to view this afternoon will be the one. It looks beautiful from the pictures on their website and it has 2 bathrooms. They also would let us move in early so we wouldn’t be moving on New Year’s Eve. Another plus is my hubby works for this company. He is a construction worker and he worked on the apartment building from start to finish.
Weekly goals
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Drink 70 ounces of water
3. Sleep 7.5 hours daily
4. No binge eating/late night snacking2 -
I almost forgot. I am weighing in a day early as I may be going staying at my daughters tonight and I won’t have access to a scale.
PW 211.4
CW 208.6
LTD 54.3
I am trying hard to be compassionate to myself for the weight I gained over the last 2 months and put it behind me.5 -
11/04 check in
drank water...yes
3772 steps, ugh, but did accomplish 30 min on the elliptical!
Close rings... yes
November 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:170.8
CW:171.4
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.62 -
eaturpasta wrote: »11/04 check in
drank water...yes
3772 steps, ugh, but did accomplish 30 min on the elliptical!
Close rings... yes
November 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:170.8
CW:171.4
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.6
I converted your 30 minutes on the elliptical to steps ...it gave you 9862 4 -
TracyKlaft1
Weigh in day Tuesday
PW 165
CW 166
LTD 21 -
Good Morning Everyone ...Happy Thursday I am about to go on our walk as soon as it gets lighter outside Will be doing everyone steps when I get back 5
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Since I'm behind I'm just going to start reporting my steps as of the 1st.
Steps:
11/1 4152
11/2 7163
11/3 6828
11/4 45904 -
Daily Post November 4
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 11022
Exercise 60min walk with stroller
It was another beautiful day outside. Put my daughter in the stroller and went for a nice walk. I also got some cleaning done and took down all the halloween decorations. Must be where the extra steps came from.4 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s check in
Calories: under
Water: ✅
Sleep:✅
Steps: 5,146
DBF: 8
My diabetic check was bittersweet. My blood glucose control overall is amazing. The sad part is the damage I have done by not taking care of myself all those years. The neuropathy is from my diabetes and poor blood glossed control over the years. The nerve pain will not get better but now it is a story of pain management. I want everyone to know this because if it helps just one person from being in this position in 10 years from now I will be happy. Being overweight and inactive is a contributing factor in developing type 2 diabetes. I sound like a public service announcement.
I have finally convinced my husband to move. The apartment building has gone downhill since the new management has taken over. Tomorrow we are going to view apartments. I have some scheduled and I am hoping to get a few more today. Some companies you have to view virtually due to COVID-19. I am excited about this! We want to move by December 31st.
Have a terrific Hump Day!
Weekly goals
1. Stay within calorie goal
2. Drink 70 ounces of water
3. Sleep 7.5 hours daily
4. No binge eating/late night snacking
Yay! for your glucose control. The important thing is that you are in control now and there will not be any further nerve damage. Hopefully, you and your doctor will find the right treatment plan for your neuropathy to minimize the pain and disruption of everyday activities. This is a big area for research, maybe one day they will have more options then pain meds. I happy you convinced your husband to move. The daily stress of being there is not good for your overall well-being.4 -
Check in for Nov. 4
Tracking and under calories - yes.
Exercise - yes
Steps - 10555
It was a lovely day yesterday and I enjoyed going to the park nearby and taking a long walk. I'm trying many new foods and I bought some goji berries. They are considered a superfood and have some nutrients that help with several health issues including macular degeneration which I have the beginnings of. They are actually quite yummy and filling so I was happy that I tried them.
I hope everyone has a great day!
I put dried goji berries on my yogurt. You might also like to try Acai berry. I use it in either a powder or frozen form in my smoothies.
https://www.amazon.com/Navitas-Organics-Acai-Powder-oz/dp/B001CGX3ZK
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I am trying hard to be compassionate to myself for the weight I gained over the last 2 months and put it behind me.
Linda, you are doing great! I have the same goal of not letting the number on the scale sabotage my efforts going forward. It's hard not to look backwards at previous progress we've made. Just keep focus on the future. Your non scale achievement of lowering your glucose with your diet is a tremendous success.
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I almost forgot. I am weighing in a day early as I may be going staying at my daughters tonight and I won’t have access to a scale.
PW 211.4
CW 208.6
LTD 54.3
I am trying hard to be compassionate to myself for the weight I gained over the last 2 months and put it behind me.
Awesome loss this week! I agree with @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE --keep looking forward.2 -
Just got back for a 5.86 mile walk ... I wanted to go more but my hip popped out of the socket ..born with hip dysplasia (was in a brace for 2 years of my life) ughh3
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Thursday Weigh Day
CW: 253.0
PW: 253.2
This is probably a little deceiving. I did a lower body workout yesterday with squats and lunges. Today my butt and thigh muscles are SCREAMING sore. I was a couple pounds lighter earlier in the week so I may be holding on to some water for muscle repair. I'm actually pretty stoked about staying on track, with both food and exercise, for the last week (even if the scale doesn't show it today.4 -
Steps 11/4: 18,598
Weekend (Weekday) Challenge 11/4: ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
Happy Thursday!1 -
@tazaria87 that is a very motivating post - thank you!
@littleflutterby @lelbarou I lost two pounds overnight by not having any bread etc. My knee was hurting bad enough to keep me from walking far, and that pain is gone, as well. I don't know why I keep "forgetting" that I just can't eat those things. It seems like I very slowly slip back into those habits. Thanks for sharing that you have the same issues..I am going to try to think of it as allergies.
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eaturpasta wrote: »11/04 check in
drank water...yes
3772 steps, ugh, but did accomplish 30 min on the elliptical!
Close rings... yes
November 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:170.8
CW:171.4
SW 197.0
LTD(loss to date) 25.6
Great job on your goals! 30 minutes on the elliptical is amazing!TracyKlaft1 wrote: »TracyKlaft1
Weigh in day Tuesday
PW 165
CW 166
LTD 2
You got this!Daily Post November 4
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 11022
Exercise 60min walk with stroller
It was another beautiful day outside. Put my daughter in the stroller and went for a nice walk. I also got some cleaning done and took down all the halloween decorations. Must be where the extra steps came from.
It is surprising how many steps you get buzzing around the house. I was shocked this morning when I synced my Fitbit. The only time I left the apartment was to take out the garbage.Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Just got back for a 5.86 mile walk ... I wanted to go more but my hip popped out of the socket ..born with hip dysplasia (was in a brace for 2 years of my life) ughh
Feel better!888Angie888 wrote: »Thursday Weigh Day
CW: 253.0
PW: 253.2
This is probably a little deceiving. I did a lower body workout yesterday with squats and lunges. Today my butt and thigh muscles are SCREAMING sore. I was a couple pounds lighter earlier in the week so I may be holding on to some water for muscle repair. I'm actually pretty stoked about staying on track, with both food and exercise, for the last week (even if the scale doesn't show it today.
Definitely sounds like water retention. I am so proud of you for staying track.0 -
Thursday Weigh-in Day:
PW: 183
CW: 181
I will check back later, when I have a little more time. Have a wonderful and safe day everyone.
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Check-in for 11/4
Steps (goal=8K): ✅
Water (goal= 80oz):✅
Carb goal= 145g:❌ under
Fat goal= 40g:❌ under
Protein= 105g:❌ under
Fiber= 28g:❌under
Exercise:✅
@Megan_smartiepants1970 - steps=8556 on 11/4
Under target on calories. Going out to lunch today but I pre-planned. Scale was another new low today 😁3 -
Tracked Somewhat
Under calories No
Steps 9338
Yesterday I only got in a dog walk in. My beachbody on demand was down when I tried to do my workout. I tracked up until dinner time then stopped after I was grumpy about not getting my workout in.3 -
1. Runs Friday to Sunday
2. 1 point for each item completed for day
3. Total 5 points a day
1. Track all day
2. Stay under calories
3. Take 5 minutes for yourself (deep breathing, journaling, etc)
4. 20 minutes of exercise
5. Eat a piece of fruit each day
Who will have bragging rights this week!
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^^^ I NEED to stick to this challenge, no matter what this weekend!
Thanks Linda! @lindamtuck20183 -
littleflutterby wrote: »ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »
@littleflutterby if you are weighing yourself alot, turn it into a game. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, before going pee then after I pee, I loose weight that way. and if I have a BM... more weight goes off... haha.
Also make sure you are weighing yourself with the same clothing on, if any clothing at all and the same time each day.
This morning I weighed in at 210.3 I know by the time Friday gets here it will probably be back up to 211, but next week will probably show 210 on my weigh in day, at least that is the way it has been working for me the past few weeks.
Usually I weigh first thing, after I have peed, lol. I do stay consistent (wearing nothing lol) it's just my body being a pain.
Today, I weighed and I was down 2 1/2 lb from the day before... it happens. if it's a regular thing, being randomly bigger on Tuesdays, I may change my weigh in day next month to wednesday.
Either way, the scales *are* going down which is nice. And my clothes are already looser.
I bought some more clothes yesterday or the day before.... made the most of a sale and got some nice sweaters.... in the next size down! And I will fit into them soon, I know it!
I changed my weigh in day from Mondays when I first started this to Fridays, because weekends I am almost never home and don't make the best decisions then.
Sodium is another thing I have found that messes with my weight. So I do take an over the counter water pill probably 3 times a week...some weeks a little more.
Hope you fit into your new sweaters very soon! That is a gutsy move purchasing something you don't fit into yet.3 -
ScorpioGirl70
Weigh in day is Friday
Steps for 11/5 - 72151 -
@tazaria87 that is a very motivating post - thank you!
@littleflutterby @lelbarou I lost two pounds overnight by not having any bread etc. My knee was hurting bad enough to keep me from walking far, and that pain is gone, as well. I don't know why I keep "forgetting" that I just can't eat those things. It seems like I very slowly slip back into those habits. Thanks for sharing that you have the same issues..I am going to try to think of it as allergies.
Yeah it's amazing how less bloated I feel with this whole "healthy eating" thing. The biggest changes were cutting bread out (or should I say, limiting it- I still have it a bit, but only whole wheat rolls and only a couple of times a week), prepping my food and only having 3 meals and maybe 1 snack if it is a long day.
I was literally eating 7-8 slices a DAY, at least! And I was wondering why I wasn't losing any weight, go figure -_-1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »1. Runs Friday to Sunday
So I read this and I was about to say - if the challenge is running, there is no way on earth I am doing that!!!!! LMAOlindamtuck2018 wrote: »
1. Track all day
2. Stay under calories
3. Take 5 minutes for yourself (deep breathing, journaling, etc)
4. 20 minutes of exercise
5. Eat a piece of fruit each day
This is much more doable haha.
Funnily enough, my wife got me some really nice fruit (watermelon, grapes and pineapple) and I have been meaning to make up a fruit salad. So I will do that tomorrow morning... That'll do mw for the whole weekend.
I am really grateful for containers of watermelon already cut up- saves me so much prep time and effort!!!!ScorpioGirl70 wrote: »I changed my weigh in day from Mondays when I first started this to Fridays, because weekends I am almost never home and don't make the best decisions then.
Sodium is another thing I have found that messes with my weight. So I do take an over the counter water pill probably 3 times a week...some weeks a little more.
Hope you fit into your new sweaters very soon! That is a gutsy move purchasing something you don't fit into yet.
Thankyou! I have done it before and it bit me on the behind, but I am so determined this time around that I am not even worried. I am usually "between" sizes anyway. No matter what size I am! So I am between a 3-4X, so the 3's should fit me in a few week, the way I am going
Yeah maybe Wednesday will be better for me, because I am never at work on Tuesdays, so a planned morning walk and staying home with less temptation or whatever the day before weigh-in will be better. I'll see how the next couple of weeks go 1 -
Nov 5th Check in
* Track food ✅
* Stay under calorie goal ✅
* Not restrict ✅
* Drink 2L water minimum ✅
Walks this week- 2 (goal of 3)
Today was crazy busy. I got my hair done today, which I am really happy with. Red, with dark low-lights. A friend of mine does it for me, and she did a curly blow... I swear I never knew my hair was curly and it's just bouncing! So happy!
My fitbit came a week earlier than planned *woohoo*. Of course though, I missed the delivery because I didn't tell my wife to turn her phone on to hear from the buzzer... but she picked it up for me- it's charging as I type! So I'll be able to join in the step challenge officially!!
I also did the Holiday setup at work tonight- so 4 hours of moving boxes and stuff... boy does my neck hurt! Resting it up since I have an 8 1/2 shift tomorrow night.... but then I have the weekend off! Bliss!!
Glad to be able to check in! This is part of my "me" time. Class it as journalling... nice to just sit in the quiet and chill, and just type
Hope y'all sleep well!
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