Downsizers - January 2021 Team Chat
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Friday’s Check In
Steps: 3,211 ❌
Tracked: ✅
Sleep: ❌
Water: ✅
Healthy snacks: ❌
To much red today. I spent most of my day on the phone. There was a family situation so I had lots of calls. I missed lunch and snacks as I totally lost track of time. After my husband got home we did some work on the bunk beds. It is going to take most of today to finish it as the directions are useless. I am terribly out of shape as I ended up with 51 zone minutes on my Fitbit and it all came from working on the bunk beds. Covid numbers are starting to drop here. Maybe soon the pool will open and I can work on getting fitter.
I am soon going grocery shopping. I should hit my steps today. I never hit my sleep goal on Friday nights. I go to bed a little later than usual and I have to get up early to get things done before groceries. I have been reaching my water goal but I want to increase it further this week. We will see how it goes.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Steps 17,525
Best step day in a long time. Did my lower body workout and stated cleaning out the basement for our renovation starting next month. Went for a dog walk and longer walk with friend as well.
Let’s hope that counteracts my cheat meal of the week that I had for lunch. I decided my planned cheat meal is better off as dinner since with lunch I wasn’t hungry to eat my planned dinner and just ended up picking of various things.6 -
Tazaria87
Saturday
PW 191.2
CW 189.2
Loss w/ MFP since 4/17/20 80.8lbs
LTD 133.8lbs
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Daily Post January 22
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 108oz
Steps 9945
Exercise 24min Inc Dance Fit Video
So baby wearing my niece in the grocery store really worked for getting extra steps. She was a little fussy so I was bouncing up and down the aisles and while standing in place lol. Had another moment at my son's preschool with a couple of the teachers commenting on my weight loss so that was fun. One of them told me that the teachers have been talking about me haha.
Today will be day 2 of weight lifting for the week. My muscles from day 1 (Tuesday) are finally recovering. I can still feel the soreness just a bit.5 -
Weigh Day Saturday
CW: 156
PW: 155
YTD: -1
LTD: -99
1/22/21 steps 3,166
I need someone to slap me into action. I hate that the last ten-ish pounds I want to lose just is not happening. It is all me, I know the gig. I am not staying on the right path of eating and exercise (mainly exercise). I think I need to spend some time this weekend contemplating how I am going to deal with next week, make a plan and try to stick to it.5 -
Steps 1/22: 12,1772
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@lindamtuck2018mari_moulin wrote: »Happy Saturday!!
Well sadly I am up this week by 2.2 Lbs. BUT. According to my scale even if my weight has gone up this week my body fat percentage has gone down. It went from 44.3% to 43.9%! So I know the extra weight is not from fat but from water! I just hope I can continue on with my workouts and that I will be able to come in with a loss next week. I’m just happy that my soreness is finally starting diminish. Still can’t sit properly or wash my hair right but it’s coming along lol.
I did finally take my measurements which I was refusing to do since last August. I am up anywhere from 3 to 5 cm all around. And these aren't even my lowest measures. 🤦🏻♀️
Previous (Aug 2020) / Current
Chest - 103.4 / 108
Waist - 103.4 / 106.6
Hip - 107.2 / 110
Thigh - 55.4 / 58.8
Calf - 35.8 / 37.4
Arm - 29.8 / 32
Let’s see how those change as I continue my strength training.
Just curious how long water weight lasts when lifting weights. It has been years since I have done it. Is it just like water weight from sodium? Will drinking extra water help? Sorry for all the questions. Every time I see someone posting about measurements I end up wanting to take my own but get lazy. It is good you body fat is decreasing.
I imagine it’s only during the time you are feeling sore. I started workouts on Monday and soreness started on Tuesday. I was very bad Wednesday and Thursday but by Friday it started getting better. I’m still sore today but nowhere near where I was only a couple of days ago. My weight spikes to its highest on Thursday and started creeping down on Friday. I think water weight from sodium comes off faster but with strength it’s only very bad first week you start then your muscles get used to it and they rarely get sore again unless you really change things up again. Drinking water during this period I is very important. It helps with the healing and eventually evacuating all the extra water.
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/22 Steps 7,241
I was going to take it easy yesterday to give my feet and knees a rest because they hurt. Yesterday evening, my daughter and I did 20 minutes of intense dancing with Wii Fit Dance. It was so much fun. I was sweating and my heartrate was soaring! I felt good afterwards even though it was supposed to be a rest day:)4 -
@mari_moulin - I'm just curious, what type of scale do you have that tells you the percentage of water? I didn't know those were available! Thanks for sharing your measurements and your journey
@Tazaria87 This is one time when people talking about you feels good, right??? Good to hear a bout dancing to the Disney movies - you are also creating some good memories for your kids.2 -
@DawnCumm I know that having 10 pounds must be a tough place. I think @Bluetail6 is there also, right? If I got that close..or I should say when, it would be tough to not start relaxing. You guys are doing great.2
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@mari_moulin - I'm just curious, what type of scale do you have that tells you the percentage of water? I didn't know those were available! Thanks for sharing your measurements and your journey
I have a smart scale made by Tefal which I think is only sold in Europe. But I am sure similar scales are sold in your country. It doesn’t tell percentage off water on the body but it does have fat percentage. As my fat percentage went down but my weight went up (and I’ve only been doing strength training for a week so it’s not muscle mass gain) it shows that the weight gained is water weight.
Also I am sure there are scales you can buy that do tell you percentage of water weight and muscle mass and fat mass etc because there is one available at my gym. I haven’t used it this year but will do so at some point in the next couple of months.
Here’s one I found on Amazon that does full body composition measurements.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071XW4C5Q?tag=dotdashvwellf-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=3435133|n20b3b31269d24394a5dda8bb49248b1f23
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1/22
Food logged.
Under calories.
Drank 96 oz. water.
Slept 8 hours.
Rec center was unexpectedly closed today and I wasn't braving the below zero temps here. So no intentional exercise. Will raise my heart rate watching the Chicago Bulls play tonight on tv.
Weight was up a little today from last night's feast. Will hope that it comes down tomorrow.
@DawnCumm just keep on tracking and exercising. You have lost so much weight and know what to do. How did you determine your goal weight? Did you use 100 pounds for 5' plus 5 pounds for each inch above? I am trying to determine what is a realistic goal weight for me. My weight is coming off slowly but it is due mostly to inactivity in the winter.
@lindamtuck2018 please message me with the link to the podcast. I would love to hear it. Am having lunch with Kevin's oldest daughter on Tuesday. She is only 23 and is settling her father's estate by herself, working a full time job as a prison guard and raising 3 children from 4 years to 6 months with her husband. She has so much responsibility and hardly a minute to herself. I really feel for her.
Hope that you are settling in well to your new home and will look forward to hearing when you are out of lockdown.
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Happy Sunday !!
I wish today was my weigh in day lol. Down 1.6 Lbs since yesterday. I would have only had a 0.6 lb gain instead of 2.2. Ah well. Soreness is still there but better and better. My friend brought her dog yesterday and we took the hounds out for a nice stroll in the mud.
Today I will be doing laundry and maybe go out for a nice long stroll with Jax.
Blessed day everyone ❤️
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Sunday - 9,657
Monday - 17,178
Tuesday - 18,930
Wednesday - 10,283
Thursday - 16,138
Friday - 15,499
Saturday - 16,238
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Check in Jan. 23
Logging = yes
Steps 13 693
I made a bunch of carrot ginger soup yesterday and took a walk with a friend. As you all know, during the time of Covid, not a whole bunch to do! LOL
Normally I would be volunteering which is kind of a big hobby of mine.
I have like 4 books from the library to read so I better get on that. Otherwise, not a whole lot going on.
I hope everyone is well and has a great Sunday!6 -
User: cesse47
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
Previous weight: 298.1
Current weight: 297.0
STEPS -- 3000 each day this past week
OOOOPs!! My bad ... I seem to have lost a day. Thought today was Saturday until I saw a post above.
Have a great day Y'all!!!
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@363days - I've had the Fitbit Aria scale which also calculates the BMI for multiple family members (I forget how many - maybe 4 - 6, I think) and I've been really happy with it because it automatically records both weight and BMI everyday and synchs with my Fitbit tracker and it's only around $50 or so. I primarily got it because I use a Fitbit but if you use an Apple watch, then it might make sense to get something different. Fitbit was recently acquired by Google so I wouldn't be surprised to see more tie-ins with other Google products over time. A few things to keep in mind with the BMI measurements - first you need to be barefoot when you use it because a small electric charge is used to measure the resistance and estimate your measurement. Trust me you can't feel a thing as it's powered by a couple of small batteries. Second, I consider the BMI measurement to be directionally correct so I don't worry too much about the variance day to day and focus on the general trend over time.
One of the nice features is the auto-calculation of lean vs. fat portion of your weight so that over time you can see what kind of weight you're losing. Unfortunately in my case part of my weight loss has been muscle which I expected somewhat but it points out that I probably need to focus on bumping up my weight training more that some of the aerobic activities so it looks like I need to refine goals a bit and my plan on how I'm going to get there. You can really see how I was doing great until COVID hit last Spring and impacted my lifestyle (working from home, snacking, I stopped working out, etc.)
Anyway, hopefully this helped explain the benefits of this kind of scale ... basically (1) convenience of having it automatically record your results, and (2) some of the analysis features to easily monitor your results over time.
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mari_moulin wrote: »Happy Sunday !!
I wish today was my weigh in day lol. Down 1.6 Lbs since yesterday. I would have only had a 0.6 lb gain instead of 2.2. Ah well. Soreness is still there but better and better. My friend brought her dog yesterday and we took the hounds out for a nice stroll in the mud.
Today I will be doing laundry and maybe go out for a nice long stroll with Jax.
Blessed day everyone ❤️
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Sunday - 9,657
Monday - 17,178
Tuesday - 18,930
Wednesday - 10,283
Thursday - 16,138
Friday - 15,499
Saturday - 16,238
Just think of the loss you will have next week. It does suck when there is a drop in weight the day after weigh day. Awesome steps!Check in Jan. 23
Logging = yes
Steps 13 693
I made a bunch of carrot ginger soup yesterday and took a walk with a friend. As you all know, during the time of Covid, not a whole bunch to do! LOL
Normally I would be volunteering which is kind of a big hobby of mine.
I have like 4 books from the library to read so I better get on that. Otherwise, not a whole lot going on.
I hope everyone is well and has a great Sunday!
I never had carrot soup before but it sounds interesting. My hubby wouldn’t eat it but I could make it and freeze portions.User: cesse47
Weigh-in Day: Saturday
Previous weight: 298.1
Current weight: 297.0
STEPS -- 3000 each day this past week
OOOOPs!! My bad ... I seem to have lost a day. Thought today was Saturday until I saw a post above.
Have a great day Y'all!!!
Nice loss and great consistency with your steps!
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Saturday’s Check In
Steps: 4,991 ✅
Tracked: ✅
Sleep: ✅
Water: ✅
Healthy snacks: ❌
The bunk beds are together finally and we didn’t kill each other. 😂 Between the bunk beds and groceries my leg and back pain was the worst has ever been. I am so over this!
I went quite a bit over calories. At the supermarket we got a box of 30 chocolate bars and my favourite peanut M&M’s where in there. I ended up eating two. I had already had my treat for the weekend so it was a calorie disaster. I am only slightly below my calorie average so I have to be strong the rest of the week even if they are calling my name. Hubby better start eating bars. I did track everything.
I will be resting for most of the day. I only have to do laundry and a few other chores. I really have to sort out a means to get some exercise until the pool opens. It is going to be on the top of my to do list tomorrow.
Enjoy your Sunday!3 -
Daily Post January 23
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 100oz
Steps 9024
Exercise Arms/Shoulder Lift and 60mins treadmill
Completed day 2 of weight lifting. This schedule is definitely going to be better for me. The 60min treadmill was just because I got hardly any steps during the day. Today is rest day and we will be going to my parents house to hang out.2 -
@lindamtuck2018
Carrot ginger soup is really easy to make and you can freeze it.
For 4 cups or servings, it's about 10 minutes of chopping and 5 minutes to get all your ingredients lined up and then it cooks on the stove for about 30 minutes. Finally it's blended.
It has ginger, but I also added a TBSP of cinnamon to give it something else to the taste.
Very easy recipe! I found it on the love and lemons website.
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@mari_moulin @jimboden3 Thanks to each of you for your information. I am definitely going to research these scales with the outcome of getting one. I like the fact that you I can get one that graphs my history, that in itself could be meaningful for me because I can tell as I'm aging that I'm losing muscle and this would help me keep it on track. Also, I get so focused on the "numbers" that this could help me understand the increases aren't always a bad thing - it could be muscle. I have never used these types of scales and I'm excited to check them out!
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Saturday’s Check In
Steps: 4,991 ✅
Tracked: ✅
Sleep: ✅
Water: ✅
Healthy snacks: ❌
The bunk beds are together finally and we didn’t kill each other. 😂 Between the bunk beds and groceries my leg and back pain was the worst has ever been. I am so over this!
I went quite a bit over calories. At the supermarket we got a box of 30 chocolate bars and my favourite peanut M&M’s where in there. I ended up eating two. I had already had my treat for the weekend so it was a calorie disaster. I am only slightly below my calorie average so I have to be strong the rest of the week even if they are calling my name. Hubby better start eating bars. I did track everything.
I will be resting for most of the day. I only have to do laundry and a few other chores. I really have to sort out a means to get some exercise until the pool opens. It is going to be on the top of my to do list tomorrow.
Enjoy your Sunday!
You have been doing a lot of heavy lifting and moving. Glad most of the hard part is over for you.0 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @digger61 2.73 %
2nd @tryingagain5 2.51%
3rd @LaurieWrobo 2.48 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @mlhopp93 6.2 Lbs
2nd @digger61 6.0 Lbs
3rd @tryingagain5 5.4 Lbs
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