Downsizers - November 2020 Team Chat
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@azkunk
I haven't looked into a Garmin. This is my third Fitbit, and I have never had a significant problem till now. I'm not counting my FB that conked out after 3+ years. I've ordered a cheapy, $37, with discount coupon. It should be compatible with my Samsung phone, and work till I figure something out.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Thank you for the step recognition. I will be exercising in minutes till my cheapy interim watch gets here. By the way, have you ever tried vanilla powder? I haven't, but I was thinking about ordering some till I saw the price, lol.
@lelbarou
You are absolutely right about getting used to something, and expecting it to work. And, yes, it was frustrating to get conflicting information from two techs. I have ordered a cheapy replacement for the time being.
@Bluetail6 if you give me what kind of exercise and how many minutes I can convert them to steps with a converter chart .....I bought 2 big canisters of protein powder from Amazon ... Level's grass fed protein powder .. one is Chocolate mocha and the other is vanilla bean1 -
Daily Post November 19
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 9064
Exercise 60min walk pushing stroller
Got outside for a walk again!1 -
iHUSTLE4MUSCLE wrote: »
Thank you. This really helped me feel better. I'm trying to get back on the horse this weekend through Thanksgiving morning at least.
Hustle, I'm so happy this quote was helpful! Wishing you great success!
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Hi all! Things have been really crazy the last few days and it was at its peak today. I am trying to deal with the stress by not self medicating with food. It has been a bust the last few days. Sorry I haven’t been active today but I will try and pop on tomorrow morning and read everyone’s post. Keep on fighting my beautiful teammates! ❤️❤️❤️4
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Thursday, Nov. 19 steps = 5, 543
Friday, Nov. 20 steps = 9,254
I walked a lot today because my son had his wisdom teeth out and I waited on him. Got him gauze, made him soup, took his medicine to him, made sure he drank some liquids . . .
My hips aren't perfect, but they're better.
A friend told me to get a standing desk. I'm going to do that because I never used to sit this much, but now since I am working from home I'm always sitting.
I don't know if I submitted my steps on Wednesday . . .
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Nov 19th Check in
* Track food ✅
* Stay under calorie goal ✅
* Not restrict ✅
* Drink 2L water minimum ✅
Walks this week- 1 (goal of 3)
Steps- 11,670
OH BOY What a day. Work today was just bouncing. Honestly, it barely stopped. We get a big weekly delivery once a week and a food delivery once every 2 days. For the first time ever, they both decided to deliver to us before we closed -_-. which meant our back room was just crazy stuffed with things. Very frustrating because I barely get myself through to the fire door to get the garbage out. Thank goodness for being 20+ lb down because i slid through there eventually, but what an evening! I'm grateful I only close once a week. AND I'm off tomorrow
On the plus side- I got hella steps in today, woohoo!
Honestly though, with the stress of today, I wanted to eat like crazy tonight! What my wife and I used to do was to grab A+W or Wendys on the way home and I would eat probably about 1500 calories at least. But, I stuck with it, white-knuckled it, because I really didn't want to do undo all of my hard work from the last month or so. But if there was ever a time I was as close as anything to a relapse, tonight was it.
Also- I have decided, now that I have all the wires and stuff for my wii fit/ games, I am going to switch from just walks to general exercising. The condition I am putting on myself is a minimum 30 minute work out- on whatever I am doing, and up it to 4 times a week, after this weekend. With the weather turning very soon, I want to put that plan into action asap
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TASCascalho wrote: »Hi all!
Hope you are doing well!
First of all, I would like to thank @lindamtuck2018 @mari_moulin and @azkunk for the kind words and motivation from last week. It really meant something to me, thank you!
I was a really bad week, went overboard and felt awful because of that.
Shifting focus away from bad things onto positive things, this week even though I failed the weekly objective, I managed to lost some weight and got back on track!
Back to below 80, which is awesome!
Thank you again for your support! Let's crush this together!
Username: TASCascalho
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW (Previous Weight): 176.5 lbs (80.1 Kg)
CW (Current Weight): 174.6 lbs (79.2 Kg)
LTD (Loss to Date): 25.3 lbs (11.4 Kg)
That's wonderful, great work!!@shortyjmorgan1
I love, love, love your hippo pics. Never realize how cute hippos are. I totally get you! LOL
Thanks for sharing and giving us something to smile about!
@iHUSTLE4MUSCLE
First of all- hippos are the best, I love them so much!
And I also love this quote! 1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Hi all! Things have been really crazy the last few days and it was at its peak today. I am trying to deal with the stress by not self medicating with food. It has been a bust the last few days. Sorry I haven’t been active today but I will try and pop on tomorrow morning and read everyone’s post. Keep on fighting my beautiful teammates! ❤️❤️❤️
Stress not my love. Focus on you, and the real life stuff. We will still be here, egging you on through the interwebs!
Please please look after yourself, take the day in chunks. You got this!
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Thursday, Nov. 19 steps = 5, 543
Friday, Nov. 20 steps = 9,254
I walked a lot today because my son had his wisdom teeth out and I waited on him. Got him gauze, made him soup, took his medicine to him, made sure he drank some liquids . . .
My hips aren't perfect, but they're better.
A friend told me to get a standing desk. I'm going to do that because I never used to sit this much, but now since I am working from home I'm always sitting.
I don't know if I submitted my steps on Wednesday . . .
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Check In:
11/20:
Ex. Minutes: Yes, 46 mins
Calories: Yes
Water: Yes
Sleep: No
Eating Time: Yes0 -
@Tazaria87
It’s so nice the walk makes you feel better. Exercise is a natural antidepressant! I know for myself my mood was better when I was walking daily. Keep fighting those cravings. Great day!
@rlaskey2
How did those egg rolls turn out?
@mari_moulin
I think this week has been a bad week for weight loss for a lot of us. We can turn this around next week. A new week is a fresh start.
@shortyjmorgan1
Thanks for the picture as I needed a smile. 😊
@888Angie888
Awesome loss! You are going to crush the 240’s.
@azkunk
I am glad you are increasing your calories. Be patient about the 1 pound loss per week. That 1 pound is 52 pounds in a year.
@littleflutterby
Self care is an important part of the weight loss journey. I am so glad you avoided a relapse. You are so strong.
@Bluetail6
Amazing loss! You have a great sense of humour!
@lelbarou
Rest that foot for a few days! I have brooks which is the best pair of sneakers I ever owned. I love the quotes you posted.
@iHUSTLE4MUSCLE
I think some that gain is water weight. To gain that much you would have to eat 26,600 calories over maintenance for the week. That works out to 3,800 calories over your maintenance calories each day. Also, don’t forget to have compassion for yourself. You are having a rough time lately. You still have 1 week in November to do damage control. You have been meeting your goals for a few days so keep that momentum going.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Overall, you are doing awesome. Get back to honest tracking and you will start that losing streak again.
@TASCascalho
Nice loss! Great job on getting back on track.
@363days
Well done!
@lcfa5317
I am glad your hips are improving. Do you think the yoga helped?1 -
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Thursday’s check in
Calories: over
Water: ✅
Sleep:❌
Steps: 6,382
DBF: 0
Walk: no
Friday’s check in
Calories: over
Water: ❌
Sleep: ❌
Steps: 4,875
DBF: 0
Walk: no
PW 207.4
CW 210.4
I am not shocked at my weight gain. I have been self medicating with food. I was over calories everyday but 2. This week I am going to work on the binge eating and getting those walks in. Binge eating is related to my mood and stress level. So I am also working on those things too!
Hope you are having a great weekend!
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
5. Walk 15 minutes every day1 -
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User: cesse47
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
Previous weight: 298.2
Current weight: 294.8
STEPS -- 3000 each day this past week
Keepin' fingers crossed that I'm back in the groove!! Staying at keeping it basic: weigh/measure, meal planning, drink water (need more work here), cooking at home vs eating out, etc. This next week going to try to incorporate my daily exercise routines back into my days ... may be light compared to others but I find they help keep me more limber and more steady on my feet (more stable).
Have a great week y'all 3 -
Tracked No
Under calories No
Steps 22114 tracked
Exercise walking
Yesterday I didn’t track all day. My husband had the day off so went went into the city and walked and had lunch. We wore our masks the whole time and it was good to be out in the nice weather. I had a salad with salmon for lunch.
I got a call from a friends husband who drove my daughter home the other day that he tested positive for Covid. So now she needs to quarantine for 14 days, luckily we are 5 day into that already. I am bringing her to get tested Monday. That was the earliest we could find. She feels fine. I had pizza and some fried pickles for dinner. Stressful end to a good day but oh well she is great so I am not too worried.2 -
Weekly Weigh-in:
Username: mari_moulin
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
Weigh-in Week: 3
Previous Weight: 188.2
Today’s Weight: 191.8🔺
LTD: 147 Lbs 🔻
Check-in: Thursday Nov 19
• 30 active minutes - 113 min ✔️
• Water 2L - 1.5 ✖️
• 10,000 steps - 15,783 ✔️
• no carbs for dinner - fail ✖️
Check-in: Friday Nov 20
• 30 active minutes - 133 min ✔️
• Water 2L - 2L ✔️
• 10,000 steps - 15,282 ✔️
• no carbs for dinner - fail ✖️
Happy Saturday Team!
Well it was a bad week. I didn’t check in yesterday and won’t be able to catch up with
All the posts. I haven’t been at the top of my game. I will get myself back on track this week. I have my sons birthday tomorrow but I plan on starting back up on IF. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I’m here for you all and will do better keeping up with your posts.
November goals:
•Achieve at least 30 active minutes daily.
•Drink at least 2L water daily.
•Reach at least 10,000 steps daily.
•No Carbs for dinner.2 -
Check in for Nov. 20
Exercise - no (decided to rest the foot)
Tracking- yes (under)
Steps - 5267 (guess I still got some steps because I walked to the park)
Hi All,
Hope you have a good day today!
I went to the park yesterday and just sat in the sun! Might the last time I can do that.
The weather is changing. Snow and rain is coming. Boohoo!
Something reminded me of my mother yesterday, and I just cried and cried.
She died a while back from cancer.
But later, I was laughing and okay. I really have my ups and downs! LOL
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Daily Post November 20
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 128oz
Steps 9436
Exercise 30min treadmill
Yesterday was grocery shopping day. My parents didn't get released from quarantine yet so I'm still shopping for 3 households by myself. No outside walk this time as grocery shopping takes over my normal walking time. I'm still getting plenty of steps during that time though haha. Just needed to hop on the treadmill for 30 mins at night to finish off my steps for the day. My chocolate/unhealthy cravings are starting to subside. The only thing I gave in to was buying some low calorie ice cream bars at the store on impulse. I tried one last night after dinner and it was actually pretty good. Might be good for satisfying some more unhealthy cravings sometimes.3 -
Tazaria87
Saturday
PW 205.6
CW 204.8
Loss w/ MFP since 4/17/20 65.2lbs
LTD 118.2
I'm surprised by this loss a little bit even though it's small. It's TOM and yesterday my weight was showing 207 from bloating. Pleasently surprised it decided to drop back down for official weigh in today.6 -
Steps 11/20: 15,6902
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CHECK IN: Friday, Nov. 20
🏃🏻♀️ Exercise ✔️
💦 Water ✔️
🍽 Calories /Tracking ❌
😴 Sleep ✔️
STEPS
FRI. 11/20: 14,4361 -
You guys are amazing. (last hippo picture I promise)
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Nooooo we need MORE hippos! One for every day of the week please !!!shortyjmorgan1 wrote: »You guys are amazing. (last hippo picture I promise)
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UGGH I have had the most horrible week but let me start with the easy stuff before I go into detail.
Today's weight: 238 pounds (minus 0.2 pounds)
Steps: (still no Fitbit but I might go ahead and buy a cheap one just to have until Christmas)
November 14: 1,343
November 15: 1,562
November 16: 8,525
November 17: 2,208
November 18: 2,093
November 19: 2,670
November 20: 1,157
November 21: 1,918
As you guys can tell I don't keep my phone on me often, especially with the COVID numbers climbing. So the phone thing just isn't cutting it. Also, this week has been quite possibly the worst week of my life. I think my situations have resolved, so I am hitting the ground running this week and have meal prepped today.
The menu for the next 3 days (hospital days) is grilled chicken with mashed sweet potatoes, trail mix for a snack, and alfredo chicken for dinner. (I will be fasting so breakfast isn't needed) Also, will go back to trying to get my water intake up. Diet Dr. Pepper has been my only drink for the last week or so.
Anywho, someone falsely filed a report against me with child protective services, and my oldest child was temporarily removed from my home.
She is back home and honestly, I have developed so much anxiety from this situation that I am sure it isn't helping my weight situation. I didn't eat those days she wasn't home and to be quite honest I spoiled the hell out of her when she got back home so whatever she wanted to eat is what we all had. Anywho, as I said, hopefully, that is over. I am working for the next 3 days at the hospital and then the day before Thanksgiving at the surgery center. I am off thanksgiving but will fast that day also so I don't foresee the holiday being an issue. My trainer messaged me about getting back into the gym so I have an appointment Wednesday to get back on track
So yes, this week has been horrible but it can only get better from here. Going to try to get as many steps as possible in this week but also have a TON of school work to catch back up on because obviously, that was not my primary focus this week.
I have read through everyone's posts and a lot of ya'll are kicking some SERIOUS BUTT! Great job guys! Keep that 'ish up!!! I hope to join ya'll in the losers' circle next week!
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UGGH I have had the most horrible week but let me start with the easy stuff before I go into detail.
Today's weight: 238 pounds (minus 0.2 pounds)
Steps: (still no Fitbit but I might go ahead and buy a cheap one just to have until Christmas)
November 14: 1,343
November 15: 1,562
November 16: 8,525
November 17: 2,208
November 18: 2,093
November 19: 2,670
November 20: 1,157
November 21: 1,918
As you guys can tell I don't keep my phone on me often, especially with the COVID numbers climbing. So the phone thing just isn't cutting it. Also, this week has been quite possibly the worst week of my life. I think my situations have resolved, so I am hitting the ground running this week and have meal prepped today.
The menu for the next 3 days (hospital days) is grilled chicken with mashed sweet potatoes, trail mix for a snack, and alfredo chicken for dinner. (I will be fasting so breakfast isn't needed) Also, will go back to trying to get my water intake up. Diet Dr. Pepper has been my only drink for the last week or so.
Anywho, someone falsely filed a report against me with child protective services, and my oldest child was temporarily removed from my home. She is back home and honestly, I have developed so much anxiety from this situation that I am sure it isn't helping my weight situation. I didn't eat those days she wasn't home and to be quite honest I spoiled the hell out of her when she got back home so whatever she wanted to eat is what we all had. Anywho, as I said, hopefully, that is over. I am working for the next 3 days at the hospital and then the day before Thanksgiving at the surgery center. I am off thanksgiving but will fast that day also so I don't foresee the holiday being an issue. My trainer messaged me about getting back into the gym so I have an appointment Wednesday to get back on track
So yes, this week has been horrible but it can only get better from here. Going to try to get as many steps as possible in this week but also have a TON of school work to catch back up on because obviously, that was not my primary focus this week.
I have read through everyone's posts and a lot of ya'll are kicking some SERIOUS BUTT! Great job guys! Keep that 'ish up!!! I hope to join ya'll in the losers' circle next week!
Oh my goodness, this hurts my heart just to read. I am so sorry about what happened to you.
Good on you for prepping and getting right to it- that is so inspirational, seriously. I have a habit of going off track because of whatever situation then come back like 3 years later with my tail between my legs!!
Sending you big hugs, and well wishes. Even with the stress at work I truly hope that things calm down and you have an amazing week1 -
Nov 19th Check in
* Track food ✅
* Stay under calorie goal ✅
* Not restrict ✅
* Drink 2L water minimum ✅
Exercise sessions this week- 2 (goal of 3)
Steps- 7876
ALRIGHTY!!! So the wii is all set up! I just rocked about 40 min on Just Dance (3). Took a while not only to get everything set up but to find the games I *knew* I had. My wife just stuck a lifetimes worth of CDs and DVDs (and I kid you not- 2 VHS tapes) in a big garbage bag. So we had a nice purge. And I found my 2 Just Dance games.
I weighed myself this morning and I was in the 334's. Which meaaaaans that I can use my Wii Fit board hopefully in a few weeks! (330lb is the highest limit and I do have to wear some clothes when exercising, so have to account for that lol)
Honestly, doing that workout was wonderful. When I did it years ago I would do a 60-90 minute workout and I'd be sweating buckets.
Next on my list, is to get some decent, comfy, breathable sneakers. Since my sneaker fiasco about 3 weeks ago, where I got a blister on the bottom of my foot because part of the cushioning had worn away inside the shoe and my foot was rubbing like crazy, I have been wearing my works shoes. They are kinda sneaker-like but leather, so not very comfy and DEFINITELY not breathable.
My thanskgiving dinner was lovely. I was going to buy carrots on the way home from picking up the turkey but now that lockdown is looming in Toronto, everyone and their nan are shopping. So line-ups outside the stores. I ended up stirfrying some courgette slices (kinda like the consistency of spaghetti) and had that with my dinner.
Tomorrow is back to work, already planned my lunch. Supper will probably be mooooore turkey lol.
Anyway- I am now going to read back on messages, just like to get my musings out of the way lol0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
I am not shocked at my weight gain. I have been self medicating with food. I was over calories everyday but 2. This week I am going to work on the binge eating and getting those walks in. Binge eating is related to my mood and stress level. So I am also working on those things too!
Hope you are having a great weekend!
Oh hun I feel this. It shows a lot of strength to even admit that you've binged. I used to hide mine a lot. I have a lot of stories about it.
One of my definitions for abstinence is to be honest with my food. I used to hide it a lot. If I went to the store to get some treats for me and the wife, I would buy a packet of something (which shall remain nameless) and eat it before I got home, and dispose of the packaging and receipt before I went inside. Insanity really but that's how I lived my life.
And I go 2 ways if I am stressed or depressed- overeat or undereat. Either way it is not good.
So, thankyou for sharing so honestly with us. Here's to a fabulous new week!Check in for Nov. 20
Exercise - no (decided to rest the foot)
Tracking- yes (under)
Steps - 5267 (guess I still got some steps because I walked to the park)
Hi All,
Hope you have a good day today!
I went to the park yesterday and just sat in the sun! Might the last time I can do that.
The weather is changing. Snow and rain is coming. Boohoo!
Something reminded me of my mother yesterday, and I just cried and cried.
She died a while back from cancer.
But later, I was laughing and okay. I really have my ups and downs! LOL
Ughhhhh I wish I did thaaaaaaat haha. I was working a late yesterday (2-1030ish) and every break I just say on the pavement outside (we have a slightly hidden area behind the store) and just enjoyed the warmth. It was delicious.
It's amazing how those steps add up eh? Sometimes I feel jibbed because I feel like a long walk should be waaaaay more than 6k or whatever steps lol. But then when I'm not looking, I'll get the little vibration from my fitbit saying I've done 10k steps and i'm like "whaaaat"
I hope you enjoyed your relaxation, sounds like it was wonderful!mari_moulin wrote: »
Happy Saturday Team!
Well it was a bad week. I didn’t check in yesterday and won’t be able to catch up with
All the posts. I haven’t been at the top of my game. I will get myself back on track this week. I have my sons birthday tomorrow but I plan on starting back up on IF. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I’m here for you all and will do better keeping up with your posts.
Hey Mari! I find it hard to catch up on posts sometimes. I was looking at the numbers on the discussion boards and our group is definitely the Chatty Cathy group haha. I think we will hit over 1k comments at this rate!!
Happy birthday to your son for tomorrow! I hope he (and you) has a wonderful day! 1
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