Downsizers Team Chat - OCTOBER 2021
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Today my body finally broke thru my loss goal after teasing me for a couple weeks. I have now lost 300.8 pounds on my downward transformation.8
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@Jpedno happy belated anniversary. I'm sure you will find a good trip for next year.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 try to get a rhumatologist for your arthritis. You can still keep your primary. I was after my wife for a few years to see one for her hands. She didn't until it was to late. Her fingers are all bent out of shape now.
@lindamtuck2018 I hope the shot took. I will be crossing my fingers for the next 5 days.2 -
MJ_Keto
Weigh-in Day: Friday
PW: 138.2
CW: 138.0
Frustrated because when I weighed myself on Tuesday I was at 137.6, and I really thought I'd be down more by today. Oh well! Baby steps!3 -
Check-in 10/14:
✔️Steps 20,849
✔️Track
✔️Meditate
✔️No hooch (or pizza delivery after just one more beer😉)
✔️ Positivity3 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970
Weigh-in Day-Friday
PW: 245.5
CW: 242.0 (loss 3.5lbs)
LTD: 5 lbs
Awesome loss!Rwood566
Weigh in day: FRIDAY
PW: 268.2
CW: 265.8. -2.4
LTD: 300.8 IN JUST UNDER 31 MONTHS!!
You are so inspiring!1 -
MJ_Keto
Weigh-in Day: Friday
PW: 138.2
CW: 138.0
Frustrated because when I weighed myself on Tuesday I was at 137.6, and I really thought I'd be down more by today. Oh well! Baby steps!
You are down so you are moving in the right direction.888Angie888 wrote: »Check-in 10/14:
✔️Steps 20,849
✔️Track
✔️Meditate
✔️No hooch (or pizza delivery after just one more beer😉)
✔️ Positivity
You are doing great!1 -
Good evening Guys and Gals..
I know I have been pretty much absent on here and social media in general. The pain has been lots to deal with. I haven't managed a full day of work all week. My paycheck is going to suck big time. lol
Not sure if this is progress, but I managed to stay about an hour longer at work each of the last 4 days. Today I left at 1:30pm. Even while I'm at work, I can hardly concentrate on anything complicated cause pain does that. (I'm such a winey baby huh? lol)
Anyway, when I haven't been at work, I've been in bed usually in a fetal position. So that's what I did again today. Except shortly after 4:00pm, Lynn got home, and I pulled myself out of bed and headed downstairs for LEG DAY!!!! If I didn't have the laydown (which helps reduce the pain significantly) I would have never been able to talk myself into the workout.
We made some very minor adjustments today... I didn't think Dead lifts would be wise, given my lower back issues, so we basically opted for 4 sets of 12" box squats instead. I did 20 reps each set, first 2 were just body weight... then I used 2 orange bands around my neck and my feet, for 20 more, and then I skipped a band and did 2 blue bands and did 20 more... This one got me to almost 160 beats per minute. (Note I forgot to start my Fitbit until after my first set). My brother was there too, and he stuck to BW starting on the 14" box and moved to the 12" box for the final 2 sets. And Lynn used the 10" box. 😉 (Cause she's a shorty).
The rest of the workout was pretty much the same, leg extensions, leg curls, and the final superset of Shrugs, Calve Raises and Good Mornings. Cept I opted out of Good mornings because I didn't want to chance it.
All in all, I'm happy with my performance... Leg extensions were noticeably more difficult, but I haven't done them in over 2 weeks so not surprised.
I was hopeful that actually doing this workout might actually help loosen me up, perhaps knock something back into place? But it didn't really make much difference at all. Walking and standing is just painful and tight. But generally, perform the actual work was more or less fine. Maybe it did help a little bit? hard to say. It doesn't appear to have made anything worse, so I guess that's good.
So, this will mark the third weekend in a row of being on the go while I'm either sick or injured.... Heading to Manitoulin Island, to spend some time with one of Lynn's friends. (She's a Masseuse... hmmmmm). I'm so looking forward to having a weekend to rest one day... Who know's when that will happen, but one day.
Jason is going to be one sore MOFO the next 2 days. MoooahahAHAHHAHA
Good night everyone! 🤗
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
I totally get it. My PCP retired. He had been our dr. for 20+ years!! The dr. he recommended went to a concierge style. She charges 5K a year plus per visit... Not gonna happen, not even with great insurance. So now in the process of finding a new PCP. There are more suggestions. I just don't want to wait 2 months, lol.3 -
Today did not go how I planned. It was suppose to be salad for dinner tonight but it was cold today and I wanted something warm. So I had to go to the grocery store to buy stuff for the hike tomorrow and found these beauties. They remind me of Fredericksburg, TX and German feast. I miss home. Will make up for the bad food decisions tomorrow5 -
Hi everyone. Hope that you are all doing well. It's a rainy day here today. My daughter says hello to everyone. I got to go for a walk and I got to do some dancing after supper. Take care and stay safe.5
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cormierannie wrote: »Hi everyone. Hope that you are all doing well. It's a rainy day here today. My daughter says hello to everyone. I got to go for a walk and I got to do some dancing after supper. Take care and stay safe.
Wonderful that you love dancing!! You can burn a ton of calories. Hello back to your daughter😊!4 -
Daily Check-in (10/14 stats):
Steps: 6,189
Floors: 5
Calories Burned: 281
Daily Intensity Minutes:
Moderate: 48
Vigorous: 8
Total Intensity Minutes For The Week: 638
Early W/O: No. Rest day😊4 -
Good evening everyone. Another work week in the books.
Check in for 10/15:
Steps 5028 plus 20 minutes recumbent bike moderate effort.
Calories 1614.
Exercise gym. 9 machines, mostly legs this time. 20 minutes bike. 5 6 miles.
Now I get to see if my weight bounces up again.5 -
good morning all from rainy uk ....so working an extra shift today then I think after I will hit the gym ....so today i will try to get more of the bingo ticked off! WOOOOT have a great weekend all!5
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@Poobah1972
Sorry your back is still bothering you. You managed a great workout. You are not whiny as with constant pain you are not just dealing with the physical issues. It can be very tough mentally as we are limited in what we can do. I hope the weekend brings you some pain relief.
@shortyjmorgan1
I love smoked sausage. We don’t get it often but it is a treat. I don’t think there are any bad foods just have to eat things in moderation. Log it and move on to the next day.
@cormierannie
Dancing is a fun way to burn calories! Do you follow a dance video or just put the music on and dance? Hi to your daughter!
@Bluetail6
Lots of intensity minutes even on a rest day. All that movement pays off. I read your response to Megan about doctors. I never even think of the cost of doctors or test but we pay for it with long wait times for test and specialist.
@rwood566
Killer gym session!
@jayenguk
It’s pretty wet in my part of Canada today. Enjoy your gym time!3 -
Friday check in
❌ Steps 11k daily (steps and converted steps)
372/500 Zone minutes
✅ Stay within calories
✅ Track food accurately
Spent a pretty lazy day yesterday. I did a couple of mini walks of 5 minutes. I did have some back pain, numbness in my foot and leg pain yesterday. The true test will be grocery shopping today. Technically, I can get back in the pool at 5pm today as it will be exactly 48 hours but I may hang off until tomorrow morning. Tomorrow I am taking my granddaughter to a movie. I looked up the nutritional information of popcorn on the theatre’s website. Wow, it’s high in calories. I will be sticking to the snack pack tomorrow. Moderation!
Have a great weekend!
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps
4,768
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