Downsizers Team Chat - OCTOBER 2021
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I got most of the Bingo Card filled. 🎉
What is an NSV though?
I'm also not great at - sharing What I Do, because it's nothing out of the ordinary. I just do what works for me. 😉
Share a Tip for Increasing Activity: I went Out of My Comfort Zone yesterday and joined a Yoga class for 1 hour. I was able to increase by adding something I don't normally do. I normally Walk for exercise, but this pushed me over and Boy, do I FEEL IT today. 🤭
Find a New Recipe to Try: This is going to sound Super Lame, but I made my own Cheesy Lasagna and I added "Wheat" Lasagna instead of White. This is huge for me because, before I couldn't care less what I shoved in my mouth. Now, I'm being Proactive (for the most part) in what I eat. Well.....it tasted good anyways. I had to make a regular pan for my hubby and son. Wimps! 😂
I also found a Recipe online for a Broccoli Salad that I really want to try. 😋🥦
Lastly, I give Encouragement to strangers mostly. I'm currently not employed, due to a work injury years ago, but I'm hopeful to get back in the game in the future. So I have a tendency to Listen to people a lot and Give them Encouragement, when they need it. 👌5 -
tinaBawesome wrote: »I got most of the Bingo Card filled. 🎉
What is an NSV though?
I believe it's short for "Non Scale Victory" - such as;- I've lost x inches / cm off my waist
- A friend commented on how I much healthier I look
- I can fit into my old favorite outfit again
- I can run/walk x miles/km without falling over or passing out
- ... etc.
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@lindamtuck hope the injection relieves your pain.
Please excuse me from the weigh ins or place me on support for the present.
I went to Orthopedics where the amputation option was strongly recommended. If they go by my mri from September they will amputate. The big toe entirely. A partial amputation of the toe would give better balance so would rather that option. In the meantime I am in a plaster walking cast until the end of October when see infectious disease and orthopedics again.Am so angry with myself for comfort eating for the past 2 weeks. Not exercising has given me too much spare time to stress. Need to think more about the positives and stop putting life on pause.
On an unrelated note. Glad I wore an old pair of jeans today because had to have seam ripped out of the leg of the jeans to take them off and put sweats on. Anyone have tips to moving in a cast. It feels so heavy and out of balance.5 -
FOODS Calories Carbs Fat Protein Cholest Sodium Sugars Fiber
Breakfast
Daily Nuts And Fruits Inc (BT6) - Just Cashews - Dry-Roasted, Unsalted, No Oil Added, GF, Non GMO, 28 g:
155 9g 12g 5g --mg --mg 2g 1g
Garden Of Life (BT6) - MyKind Organics Fermented Organic Turmeric Booster, Inflammatory Response, Nutrition Booster 4.5 g: 15 4g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 1g
Garden Of Life (BT6) - MyKind Organic Maca Root - Fair Trade Organic, Energy Boost, Probiotics, 2.5 g:
10 2g 0g 1g 0mg 0mg 1g 1g
HealthForce SuperFoods (BT6) - Cacao Alchemy - Adaptogen Tonic, Organic, Vegan, GF..., 10 g:
40 8g 0g 0g --mg --mg --g 8g
Gundry MD (BT6) - Proplant Complete Shake - Chocolate - High Fiber, Supports Muscle Growth and Recovery, Etc., 30 g: 110 10g 3g 11g --mg 149mg --g 7g
Elmhurst (BT6) - Milked Walnuts - Unsweetened, Made With Only 2 Ingredients, Filtered Water And Walnuts, 240 mL:
120 1g 11g 3g --mg 5mg --g --g
Vital Proteins (BT6) - Collagen Peptides - Chocolate - Made W/Natural Cocoa, 0 Added Sugar, From Costco, 27 g:
90 4g 1g 18g --mg 150mg --g 2g
Starbucks (BT6) - Cold Brew - Premium Coffee Drink - Black, Unsweetened, 11 oz:
15 2g 0g 1g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Kitu (BT6) - Super Coffee - Coconut Mocha - Sweet + Creamy, W/Monk Fruit, Postiive + Energy, Enhanced Coffee Bev., 325 mL (11 oz):
90 4g 4g 10g --mg 100mg --g 2g
TOTAL: 645 44g 31g 49g 0mg 404mg 3g 22g
I hope this copy/paste comes out in a reasonable fashion. I have long been a fan of a protein shake or coffee in the morning. If I pack it with fiber, it keeps me full for quite sometime. The (BT6) is for my profile name. I input 95% of my own nutritional information. I have pretty much been doing this since I started seriously using MFP last Fall. I simply found too many errors or information that wasn't important to the macros/micros I track. Also, no MFP user can change the information I enter, as I don't share it with the Community. Anyway, I have gotten quit fast at entering the nutritional info. It just works for me.😉
I do add a few more non-caloric things like various mushroom powders, but I trimmed this recipe down.
So I put this in the Vitamix, even the cashews, and it is a large, hot, creamy, and delightful drink. I have many iterations, with fruit, you name it. This is the recipe I used this morning!😊
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NSV
I am continuously cleaning out closets and donating. I remembered this leopard-print shirt. It was one of those with shoulder pads... I bought it sometime ago. I tried it on earlier... It was too big. It is going into the donation pile, lol. It is really cute. I hope someone will enjoy it.4 -
@lindamtuck2018
I want to say thank you. You are very positive and encouraging. You are always lifting our team up, no matter what you are facing. Next month will be a year that I have been one the Downsizers team. Your constant positivity has never wavered. I sincerely appreciate you and all you do. May I say... YOU ROCK!! Lee😊8 -
BINGO 😀
Stretching was today.6 -
Good evening everyone. Happy hump day.
Check in for 10/13:
Steps - 5312.
Calories - 1413. Nice eating today. Light cal meals
Exercise- slow walk around the block going to the store to get gravy. 0.9 miles.
I bought another new item to cook. Delicata squash. I would love to roast it tomorrow with my meatloaf but the temp is to high, 425, compared to meatloaf, 350. Don't know if I can compromise at 400. Now that I'm thinner and eating well I can get away with trying new things.3 -
Daily Check-in (10/12 stats):
Steps: 20,046
Floors: 14
Calories Burned: 1,285
Daily Intensity Minutes:
Moderate: 78
Vigorous: 194
Total Intensity Minutes For The Week: 452
Early W/O: No2 -
A quick check in before bed. A good day today eating-wise. I did not eat any candy from my coworker's dish and I stayed within my calorie allotment. Took a walk today and treated myself to massage after work. It's my birthday month!
@Megan_smartiepants1970
10/12 steps: 5,7445 -
@luccianaff
I say you completed more of the bingo! 👏🎉 Does the smoothie taste good? My daughter makes some that look awful but she says they taste ok. Something like this may be a good way for me to get some kale and fruit in my diet. Awesome activity tips!
@amymartin555
A very low calorie option to get your water in. I want to get a soda stream to mix my water intake up.
@Poobah1972
Sleep is good. It makes sense the fetal position helps as you are taking pressure off the nerve. Great news you are going to have another workout partner. I am sure you make a great trainer. I hope you woke up today feeling a little better.
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My tip for increasing activity is if you have a desk job make yourself get up and walk around every 30 minutes. Also use your chair and do at least 15 in/outs every hour2
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@tinaBawesome
Doesn’t sound lame! I have been considering making different foods for my husband as he is also a wimp. I really want to explore some vegetarian recipes. Good for you trying new activity. Did you enjoy the yoga?
@Beautyofdreams
I will move you to support until you can weigh again. Don’t beat yourself up about the last two weeks. You have been going through so much you need to have compassion for yourself. Look for ways to exercise. There are tons of chair exercises on YouTube. Get a small set of dumbbells and do some arm exercises with those. Remember to be kind to yourself.
@Bluetail6
You are making me blush. Thank you very much. I keep thinking of adding a shake or even just protein powder to my coffee. You are the second to post so I should take this as a sign. Love your NSV.
A full card! Fantastic! Those are some crazy steps yesterday! Well done!
@rwood566
Great day Roger! Wouldn’t it be great to have 2 ovens.
@Jpedno
Staying out of the candy is awesome. If there is one around I am sure to grab some and then it is a nightmare trying to log as I can never remember how many I took. Massage sounds so good!
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shortyjmorgan1 wrote: »My tip for increasing activity is if you have a desk job make yourself get up and walk around every 30 minutes. Also use your chair and do at least 15 in/outs every hour
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Wednesday check in
✅Steps 11k daily (steps and converted steps)
361/500 Zone minutes
❌Stay within calories
✅ Track food accurately
I did get my key to the pool yesterday so I am all set for getting in under the new rules. I had a fairly decent workout but I did have to catch my breath every now and then. I will miss the pool the next few days.
I will gain weight this week. My food as been off and the nighttime eating has happened 3 times this week. I know it’s my anxiety which as been getting worse over the last while. I need to find a better way to deal with the anxiety besides eating. I need to have some compassion for myself instead of beating myself up about this. I pray the injection works today and I can get back to some of the activities I love such as walking in the fall. Walking is a great anxiety medication.
Off to prep some stuff for supper. Hubby is cooking tonight which is a rare occasion.
Happy Thursday!
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps
6,986
Swim
25 minutes moderate = 4,350 steps
Water weight workout
27 minutes moderate = 2,700 steps
Total converted steps: 14,036
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Good evening everyone. Happy hump day.
Check in for 10/13:
Steps - 5312.
Calories - 1413. Nice eating today. Light cal meals
Exercise- slow walk around the block going to the store to get gravy. 0.9 miles.
I bought another new item to cook. Delicata squash. I would love to roast it tomorrow with my meatloaf but the temp is to high, 425, compared to meatloaf, 350. Don't know if I can compromise at 400. Now that I'm thinner and eating well I can get away with trying new things.
You could also cube up the squash, parboil it and saute it in a pan3 -
@lindamtuck2018 Thank you for reminding me of my dance video goal I had started last year. The channel I was using has been posting new videos all this time so I've got lots to catch up on haha.
I chose one yesterday to do, to pick up where I left off, and it felt great to be dancing again. It was 36mins, and ended up being a great one too so I saved it!3 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Wednesday check in
✅Steps 11k daily (steps and converted steps)
361/500 Zone minutes
❌Stay within calories
✅ Track food accurately
I did get my key to the pool yesterday so I am all set for getting in under the new rules. I had a fairly decent workout but I did have to catch my breath every now and then. I will miss the pool the next few days.
I will gain weight this week. My food as been off and the nighttime eating has happened 3 times this week. I know it’s my anxiety which as been getting worse over the last while. I need to find a better way to deal with the anxiety besides eating. I need to have some compassion for myself instead of beating myself up about this. I pray the injection works today and I can get back to some of the activities I love such as walking in the fall. Walking is a great anxiety medication.
Off to prep some stuff for supper. Hubby is cooking tonight which is a rare occasion.
Happy Thursday!
I hope the injection will help with the pain
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