Downsizers - April 2021 Team Chat
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Steps for the last few days:
4/18: 4,734 (I can’t remember if I already uploaded this day)
4/19: 6,578
4/20: 8,2672 -
@iradi8
Awesome loss!
@TheresaM787
Great bike ride!
@rwood566
You are doing so well with the check ins. Is macros something you watched closely before?
@rlaskey2
Nice loss! Do you make anything with the sea glass? I love looking at sea glass jewelry in gift shops when I go to Newfoundland.
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Overdue
@Z10Rtza
@lcfa5317
Wednesday
@kdlgiannoulis
@missysave0612
Thursday
@888Angie888
@Bluetail6
@roz0810
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Tuesday’s check in
✅Steps 5,861
✅Sleep
✅Walk
✅Water
No walk today as I am trying to stay off my feet after yesterday’s cortisone. My check in will have a little red the next 2 days. I had a big drop in weight again today. I am hoping to hold onto the loss until Friday.4 -
Daily Post April 20
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 122oz
Steps 9177
Exercise 24min boxing & 29mins jogging in place
My dad is changing jobs, and doesn't start until tomorrow, so he has had a few days off this week. It had been a little bit since we boxed together, so yesterday after I dropped my son off at preschool, I headed to Dad's house for a workout. We could both definitely tell it had been a few weeks. I can feel it in my arms and shoulders just a bit today. Boxing doesn't give a ton of steps so I also just jogged in place next to the couch last night to get to my goal.
I made something new for lunch yesterday. After my niece's party last Saturday, I took home some leftover shredded chicken. I used it yesterday, along with homemade bbq sauce, to make a bbq chicken pizza on almond flour crust. It was fantastic. And perfect recovery food after the boxing session haha.4 -
My steps
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/04/2021 9.553 steps
2/04/2021 8.306 steps
3/04/2021 21.314 steps
4/04/2021 8.432 steps
5/04/2021 18.384 steps
6/04/2021 8.908 steps
7/04/2021 11.952 steps
8/04/2021 5.092 steps
9/04/2021 7.884 steps
10/04/2021 9.684 steps
11/04/2021 7.515 steps
12/04/2021 9.228 steps
13/04/2021 7.604 steps
14/04/2021 13.262steps
15/04/2021 15.406 steps
16/04/2021 8.837 steps
17/04/2021 8.246 steps
18/04/2021 9.560 steps
19/04/2021 10.085 steps
20/04/2021 14.969 steps
My weight
@lindamtuck2018
19/04/2021 131.4 kg 289.6 lbs3 -
Steps 4/20: 17,876
Daily mini-workout ✔️1 -
The scale was way up today and I am not sure why. I gave blood yesterday and was expecting a loss just from that ... lol. My rower arrived yesterday and I did two mini workouts that totaled 27 minutes. I am really hoping that this shakes things up and helps me break through this plateau and into the 160s.
Yesterday was good with macros but not exercise. I always feel bad after donating blood, so I just rested. I think part of my problem is that I have gotten lazy with measuring and weighing. I need to tighten that up.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 - please change my step goal to 7000. I am going to focus on using the rower as my primary source of exercise.2 -
@rlaskey2 - do you find a lot of shark teeth? I never found anything but sand dollars. If I lived near the beach, I would walk all of the time. I LOVE the ocean.
@rwood566 - sounds like a good day. Is your dizziness getting better?
@iradi8 = nice loss! You are closing in on 60lb LTD, you must be feeling like a new person. Great job!
@lindamtuck2018 - hoping you are feeling good after your injections. I schedule an endocrinology appointment but need to wait until May 19th
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Hi Megan 😁
Peloton 30 minutes, 8 miles
Steps 3,500 (that’s what my phone recorded. Although I don’t have my phone on me all of the time)
@azkunk
Well... how do you like your rower? Two workouts on day one! Sounds like you’re a natural.
Thank you for donating blood. I’m sorry you’re not feeling well after donating. Hopefully tomorrow you’ll feel better.
@lindamtuck2018
Congratulations on all ✅s and the loss!!2 -
@lindamtuck2018 hope you recover soon from your covid injections. With the weight loss it sounds like you are getting your evening eating under control.
@azkunk Congrats on getting an endocrinologist appointment scheduled. Will enjoy hearing more about what you think of your rower workouts.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 So glad that you were able to get surgery scheduled soon. Wishing you a successful outcome.
@rlaskey2 love looking at the colors of sea glass. Did you do any of your house in these colors. Do you make mosaics or jewelry with your finds?
@Tazaria87 love hearing about how you incorporate health and fitness into your family life. So glad that you got to spend time with your dad.
Well, I think that someone is trying to tell me something. In the last few days I have learned why I seek fleeting happiness, how overeating/ shopping is a mechanism to prevent us from feeling and people who delay self gratification are more successful in general and how weight loss causes one to face their fears and question their self identity. I seem to have the food under control again but the shopping is a work in process. Will continue my healthy habits while I struggle with emotions and self identity. I think that a lot of this was triggered by my 1 year anniversary in March and MFP interviewing me. It has really caused a lot of emotions to bubble up and I need to question who I am. It makes me realize how many years that I have identified as fat, incompetent, inconsistent, lazy, an addictive personality and an outsider. It saddens me to think of how little I have valued myself and how much weight I placed on others' words to me.
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I apologize that I didn't weigh in this week nor have I been recording my steps. I will write my steps here, but I didn't weigh myself this week.
I have been going through a depression. I call my mom every day and I didn't call her for a couple of days. She was wondering why I didn't call & I tried to explain that I didn't have the energy to do anything but my job. She doesn't quite understand as she has never experienced depression. She is getting better than when she was younger, but she still doesn't quite get it.
Anyway, that's why I haven't posted. I wear an Apple watch, so I have my steps. I can tell by my steps that I have been depressed. Today I feel crabby! Yay! It is better to feel crabby than depressed. I have a ton of work to do for my job and I stepped in my dog's poop tonight. My dog constantly wears a cone because she has old age growths on her legs and bites them off which causes them to bleed. We have her on medication and we use a special cream on her leg. She can get off any boot that we put on her. She can even scratch off a scab with the cone. OMG. She's a very needy dog. We love her, but she's a lot of work.
I am glad that I feel crabby which is strange but true. Hopefully tomorrow it will be sunny unlike today's snowy weather. Things are improving.
Here are my steps for the past few days:
04/18 = 9,062
04/19 = 6,020
04/20 = 3,349
04/21 = 6,760 + 50 minutes on stationery bike6 -
TheresaM787 wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
4/20
Peloton 30 minutes, 8 miles, moderate effort
Steps? No idea. My counter broke. Let’s say 2,000.
Do you like the Peloton? I'm thinking of buying one - or perhaps a bike similar to it.0 -
Beautyofdreams wrote: »@lindamtuck2018 hope you recover soon from your covid injections. With the weight loss it sounds like you are getting your evening eating under control.
@azkunk Congrats on getting an endocrinologist appointment scheduled. Will enjoy hearing more about what you think of your rower workouts.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 So glad that you were able to get surgery scheduled soon. Wishing you a successful outcome.
@rlaskey2 love looking at the colors of sea glass. Did you do any of your house in these colors. Do you make mosaics or jewelry with your finds?
@Tazaria87 love hearing about how you incorporate health and fitness into your family life. So glad that you got to spend time with your dad.
Well, I think that someone is trying to tell me something. In the last few days I have learned why I seek fleeting happiness, how overeating/ shopping is a mechanism to prevent us from feeling and people who delay self gratification are more successful in general and how weight loss causes one to face their fears and question their self identity. I seem to have the food under control again but the shopping is a work in process. Will continue my healthy habits while I struggle with emotions and self identity. I think that a lot of this was triggered by my 1 year anniversary in March and MFP interviewing me. It has really caused a lot of emotions to bubble up and I need to question who I am. It makes me realize how many years that I have identified as fat, incompetent, inconsistent, lazy, an addictive personality and an outsider. It saddens me to think of how little I have valued myself and how much weight I placed on others' words to me.
Thank you so much @Beautyofdreams
I will be calling tomorrow or Friday to make sure I am on that darn schedule .... 0 -
@Beautyofdreams thank you so much for what you said. it has reminded me of problems that i have. i really hope you get thru your challenges. keep fighting the good fight.
@lindamtuck2018 i look at them every now and then but i generally don't pay much attention. i've been noticing that more have been high lately though and so i feel i can do better since i'm keeping my calories in check now.
@azkunk congrats on the rower. i hope you're singing or humming that song. hopefully you'll be able to row across the u.s. in a year. my dizziness varies day to day. some days i don't get any and other days it's pretty bad. i'm just trying to stay upright as much as possible and move slowly. grats on giving blood. i'm getting back into it now that i'm lighter. it's really gratifying knowing we are helping someone else. i gained weight right after i gave as well. lol
@lcfa5317 good luck with your depression. i can only imagine how bad it has been for you. i'm glad you may be coming out of it a bit. sorry to hear about your dog.
check-in for 4/21:
steps - 8264. i'm in for the night since daughter is off today. woohoo.
calories - well under 1800. i even made a small milkshake tonight. i also made a couple for my wife and daughter as a surprise and to make more room in the freezer and fridge.
exercise - i got a walk in after dinner. it was cold but didn't rain. my daughter actually walked most of it with me. woohoo.
we got our littles today but they are shy and skittish since they were taken away from their mom and sister. we're letting them settle in for a day or two. one is a real adventurist but the other is trying to stay hidden. hopefully she'll be more outgoing in a day or so and i'll be able to take a couple pictures.4 -
@rwood566 - are your littles puppies or hitters?
@lcfa5317 - we had our dog’s old age bumps removed because she kept tearing them open. Hopefully, the weather will get spring-like for you soon. The winter blues are real, get out in the sunlight as much as possible.
@Beautyofdreams - I really like the rower. It’s definitely better than my usual “brisk walk”. Your post was very insightful and inspiring. You are doing great work.
@TheresaM787 - I did a couple of beginner videos to work on my form. We’ll see how sore I am tomorrow 😂2 -
Username: roz0810
Weigh In Day: Thursday
PW: 254
CW:252.44 -
@Tazaria87
It is so nice you work out with your Dad. That pizza sounds amazing!
@Z10Rtza
Great steps!
@azkunk
Measuring and weighing is so important. Last night I was shocked how much my chicken thighs weighed. I knew they were bigger pieces than usual but it was almost 200 calories in difference. Those calories add up fast and can eat into a deficit. As for the chicken, I ended up eating it anyway as I was so hungry. 🤦♀️
@TheresaM787
I never have my phone on me so I would end up with very little steps. Great job on your exercise.
@Beautyofdreams
It is great when you can pinpoint what is causing a problem. I am glad your eating is settling down.
@lcfa5317
I will carry your weight over. I hope you start feeling better soon.
@rwood566
You always stay with in calories and get a little treat in. I am impressed.
@roz0810
Nice loss!
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Overdue
@kdlgiannoulis
@missysave0612
Thursday
@888Angie888
@Bluetail6
Friday
@Piqueaboo
@rwood566
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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Wednesday’s check in
❌Steps 1,938
❌Sleep
❌Walk
✅Water
Ok, that’s a lot of red. I forgot to buy coffee on Saturday and I am really missing my cup this morning. Yesterday I was so hungry. I ended up going over calories after I closed my diary. It wasn’t boredom or stress eating. I did my meal plan yesterday as I was going to order our groceries for pick up. Nothing is available until Saturday night so we are going to shop early Saturday morning again this week. When we had COVID and were moving, I used Instacart to have my groceries delivered. It is nice in that you avoid those food cues at the grocery store.
Happy Thursday!2 -
Daily Post April 21
Tracked Yes
Under Calorie Yes
Water 108oz
Steps 9008
Exercise 50mins walking/jogging intervals on treadmill
I'm so ready for this cold weather to go and stay gone. We got teased with warm weather last week and then it disappeared. I'm so looking forward to getting outside more. Last summer, I took my kids on a walk almost every day. I'm hoping to do that again this year. The kids loved walking down to a bridge in the neighborhood where the sides are filled with rocks that have been painted by the local school kids.
My son graduates from pre-k in three weeks. He starts kindergarten in the fall, which just seems crazy. Thankfully, the preschool is able to have their summer camps this year (cancelled last year due to Covid). Both my kids will be attending once a week and I'm hoping it will help my daughter get acclimated to the school easier, going there with brother over the summer. She starts preschool which also just seems crazy. My babies are growing up fast.6 -
@lindamtuck2018
Username: missysave0612
Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 210.4
CW (Current Weight): 212
Unfortunately had a gain. I've been so busy working on the new house in preparation to move & have fallen off the wagon q number of times this last week (sorry I'm late at weighing in too).
I have taken the grill & griddle to the new house & have decided that I need to plan meals when I'm working there. Fast food is obviously not my friend!4 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps
4/18 - 6224
4/19 - 6455
4/20 - 2994 (fitbit battery dies part way through day )
4/21 - 36232 -
Steps 4/21: 16,303
Daily mini-workout ✔️2 -
Weigh Day Thursday
CW: 224.8
PW: 224.4
I'm not too concerned with the small gain as the scale was lower earlier this week and I was mostly on track with eating. I have been eating more of my 'exercise' calories and might have to dial it back?
Happy Earth Day! 🌎2 -
Just called the hospital ....I am on the schedule for 4/28 ...They will be calling me tomorrow or Monday to go in for a Covid test and other testing7
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Yayyyyy 🥳🎉👏👏👏👏👏
@Tazaria87
It happens too fast. They grow in a blink. I still remember tearing up in the parking lot, after I walked them in on their first day.
You’re doing fantastic with your daily goals. ✅✅✅👏👏👏
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Our littles are rats. One is a black and white hooded named sweetheart and her sister is an albino named rose. I have a couple pics. I just have to figure out how to import them. They are 9 weeks old.3
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@icfa5317 depression is rough. Continuing with your healthy eating and movement helps lessen it. My mother doesn't understand depression either and says just clean something or belittles my feelings. So I go to the local mental health center to speak with someone who is willing to listen and help me find solutions. It is good that you are posting here and hugs to you.
@roz0810 congratulations on your weight loss. It all adds up.
@rwood566 I hear that rats are very intelligent and can be affectionate. I remember that there is an MFPer named Hawkeye that has posted pictures of his pet rats. Congratulations on consistently staying within calorie budget and have you thought of keeping a diary of when your dizziness occurs and what you were doing before it occurred. This is how doctors were finally able to diagnose mine so that they could run the correct tests.
@lindamtuck2018 Maybe you need a diet break and a few days of eating at maintenance calories. I find that when I am uncontrollably ravenous it is usually because I have let my calorie deficit get too big or on the occasions that I don't want to take a break imagine that the hunger is eating the fat away.
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