Downsizers Team Chat - February 2022
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So I haven’t posted lately. Struggling to stay motivated. I’ve been doing some baking (friend’s birthday, for a brunch get together, and a baking class I signed up for months ago). And I’m not good at resisting all these treats!
I also had started running and doing yoga… and ten days into it I skipped one day and couldn’t get back at it.
So here I am. Going to try to post more and see if that helps.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 you asked about favorite kitchen gadgets… I just bought a new gas range/oven and it has an air fryer feature. I’m excited to try it! I love fried tofu so I am hoping I can recreate that. Should be delivered in a week or so.
Steps:
2/6 4,876
Please post your steps for 1/31 to 2/5 by Tuesday Evening 2/8/22...Thanks0 -
Good evening everyone. Seems like a lot of us are struggling right now. It is a struggle to improve ourselves but we can do it.
Check in for 2/7:
Steps - 12211
Calories - 1728 or close. Popcorn and jello for dessert. 150 cal total. Crock pot pulled pork for dinner.
Exercise - 5.67 mile walk in 1 hr 42 minutes. I am getting faster.5 -
Yay!! I can see the group on my pc. I still can't see my wall. I'm just going to be grateful. It has been a solid week. I sincerely missed checking in, just, wow that Downsizers is such a source of connection.
I've decided to start posting some stats again. I have my Garmin week set is Monday thru Sunday.
Monday 2/7:
Start exercise early: Yes (for me this is before evening.)
Stairs: 20 flights
Intensity Minutes (Mainly aerobic):
Moderate: 15
Vigorous: 172
Total: 187/150 for week.
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Maejestique wrote: »Username: Maejestique
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW : 149.7
CW : 151
Hope you are all doing good! 😀 Last week has been a busy week! Shifting to new house and so could not stick to my workout and nutrition.. Hoping to have better numbers for this week!
Moving definitely makes weight loss difficult. Are you settled yet?JimBoden3
Weigh-in Day: Monday (Feb 7, 2022)
PW: 221.1
CW: 224.6
SW: 240
I'm sure I'm carrying some water weight as we went out to a Persian restaurant last night that's well known for their gin room (yes - it’s an odd combination but the owner is pretty well known for being an expert apparently). Anyway - too many wonderful appetizers and drinks apparently stuck with me during the morning weigh-in. Sigh.
Water weight and restaurants go hand in hand. Have a great week!Beautyofdreams wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
02/06
No exercise
02/07
45 minutes strength training, moderate
40 minutes stationary bike 4.6 miles
Really focused on eating within calories this week. Have managed to succeed but really hate cutting calories back when not exercising. However it is getting easier to tell myself no can’t exceed calorie budget. However did take a lot of naps on days was unable to exercise so body is fighting the deficit.
I am still after three years, having a hard time convincing myself to stay within calories. It is a fight every day.So I haven’t posted lately. Struggling to stay motivated. I’ve been doing some baking (friend’s birthday, for a brunch get together, and a baking class I signed up for months ago). And I’m not good at resisting all these treats!
I also had started running and doing yoga… and ten days into it I skipped one day and couldn’t get back at it.
So here I am. Going to try to post more and see if that helps.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 you asked about favorite kitchen gadgets… I just bought a new gas range/oven and it has an air fryer feature. I’m excited to try it! I love fried tofu so I am hoping I can recreate that. Should be delivered in a week or so.
Steps:
2/6 4,876
I find for myself, posting really helps. I think if I didn’t I would totally go off the rails and gain all my weight back. Do you have your weight from last Saturday? I can mark you as excused if you rather.Good evening everyone. Seems like a lot of us are struggling right now. It is a struggle to improve ourselves but we can do it.
Check in for 2/7:
Steps - 12211
Calories - 1728 or close. Popcorn and jello for dessert. 150 cal total. Crock pot pulled pork for dinner.
Exercise - 5.67 mile walk in 1 hr 42 minutes. I am getting faster.
Fantastic steps! Wow! That’s over 9 km you walked.Yay!! I can see the group on my pc. I still can't see my wall. I'm just going to be grateful. It has been a solid week. I sincerely missed checking in, just, wow that Downsizers is such a source of connection.
I've decided to start posting some stats again. I have my Garmin week set is Monday thru Sunday.
Monday 2/7:
Start exercise early: Yes (for me this is before evening.)
Stairs: 20 flights
Intensity Minutes (Mainly aerobic):
Moderate: 15
Vigorous: 172
Total: 187/150 for week.
Lee, I missed you! Look at those intensity minutes. Awesome!2 -
PW - 192
CW-190.4
UGW - 140
Steps -6502
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❌Steps 5,259
✅Log Food
Swim 800 laps: 212/800
Back in the pool today! Plan: legs, laps, cardio and abs. This week I am steam cleaning my carpets. I am spreading it out over the next 4 days to make it manageable for my back. Should burn extra calories doing this.
Please keep my nine year old granddaughter in your thoughts. She just tested positive for Covid. The rest of her family hasn’t been tested yet. So far her symptoms aren’t too bad. I haven’t seen her in over a week so myself and my husband are fine.
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Outdoorsy_Canadian wrote: »PW - 192
CW-190.4
UGW - 140
Steps -6502
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@lindamtuck2018
I'm about 35 minutes west of Lansing. I love being an hour from GR area - favorite place to be in the summer is Lake Michigan at the beach.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Favorite kitchen gadget currently is my Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Oven. It's an air fryer/oven/toaster oven. Works great for small batches when I don't want to use my full size oven and toasts wonderfully. I'm thinking of getting rid of my traditional toaster since I don't even use it anymore and it's just taking up space.
Steps 2/7 = 1967
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Username: Beautyofdreams
Weigh In Day: Tuesday
PW: 139.9
CW: 136.95 -
@lindamtuck2018 yes, last Saturday was 159.6.
@Megan_smartiepants1970
1/31 0 - I must have forgot to put on my way h after charging...
2/1 4,475
2/2 3,590
2/3 5,238
2/4 6,650
2/5 6,317
Yesterday I walked on the treadmill while catching up with a friend on the phone. The high temp today is 46 F so maybe I'll walk outside with my hubby today. Last week was too cold, it got down to -4.5 -
Here is my 2nd reminder of the people's steps I need for February week 1... If I do not have them by the evening of 2/8/22 ...I will have to zero them out ...Thanks for understanding
@tahm42 1/30 - 2/5
@MeowScout 1/30 - 2/5
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Happy Tuesday, Downsizers! This is just a quick check-in - work is incredibly busy this week. I'm pleased to report that I've been able to stay at 1,200 calories each day - and I've been doing lots of strength exercises - I haven't been doing a lot of cardio because of my knees. Steps for 2/7 6,287.
I hope you are all having a great day!5 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Strength training 45 minutes moderate
Elliptical 33 minutes 4.02 miles
So happy that weights are increasing on squat and bench press and some isolation exercises. Hoping to get back to where I was before stopped exercing last March.3 -
sorry for the late weigh in this week.
cormierannie
weigh in day sunday
pw: 158 pounds
cw: 155 pounds
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »What is everyone's favorite kitchen gadget that they use the most? I have to say mine is my new instant pot ... I was terrified of it at 1st since I have never used a pressure cooker before ...but I am in love with it now ... I made pulled pork with a keto bbq sauce last night for dinner ... It was done in an hour and so moist and and juicy ... I use to make it in the crockpot that took all day long ...I have a crock button on my instant pot but have not used it ... I have made hard boiled eggs in it .... starbucks copycat egg bites and many other things ... I have to admit I am a kitchen gadget queen ... I can spend hours in a kitchen store
@Megan_smartiepants1970, I LOVE my instant pot! You know, I was never much for gadgets, then my parents sent me the instant pot a couple of years ago and WOWZA! It's pretty amazing for meats and stews and soups and chilis. We get a cow share from a friend and I can put a hard frozen roast in there and it's done in an hour. Incredible. Then about a year after the instant pot came the air fryer, again I thought, "What am I going to do with this?" Well, after several years of almost daily use I upgraded that recently as well. With it just being me or me and my husband here, it's pretty much replaced my oven.lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps:
1/30 - 7,327
1/31 - 11,553
1/1 - 1,575 (Day after being food poisoned...I pretty much laid on the couch all day)
1/2 - 10,193
1/3 - 11,021
1/4 - 5,333
1/5 - 4,077
1/6 - 2,195
Friends, it has been such a challenging week. Then on Friday, my BED just took me...all weekend. I think it's related to eating a lot of bread and noodles on Wednesday and Thursday of last week (after being food poisoned on Monday). I woke up this morning feeling terrible, mentally and physically. I hopped on the scale and have gained 4 pounds over my Friday weigh-in. I know it's fluids but, ugh. However, more than the weight gain, is the terrible feeling of being out of control.
Time to breathe deep, pause, and get my head on straight.
With the BED we have to take it moment by moment. What are some of the strategies you have you used in the past? For me, reducing stress is a big one. One thing my therapist said to me is to be gentle and forgive myself when I do have a binge. It is so easy to beat ourselves up but a little forgiveness goes a long way. We are always here to bounce things off. Take it one moment at a time.
@lindamtuck2018 thanks for the support. Yes, the stress is a killer - and I had no desire to engage in all of the things that have helped in the past. I didn't want to meditate or practice anything over the weekend, or exercise, all of which I know help. I even thought about just abandoning this group, like all my effort was irrevocably ruined somehow. But yesterday I posted here and then took it easy on myself, mentally, and focused on just cleaning up my eating. Today, I'm getting my water back on track and you're right, it's moment by moment, day by day. That was the first multi-day binge that I've had in months, probably since the summer. It's great to be able to process it here.3 -
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2/4-9748
2/5-7322
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So I decided to buy another British Bulldog puppy last Thursday and put down a deposit, she's only 2 weeks at the moment so I'm not announcing it to anyone we know yet. But since they are hugely expensive I make a decision that I would quit smoking and the money I save will help me to pay for the puppy. So I had my last smoke on Thurs night. The main thing I'm missing is the habit of going out for a break and some me time, just trying to stop the internal voice that just automatically says "I'll go out for a smoke now". I haven't told my partner, I want to surprise him in a month or so when I've got some money saved up.
At work since I'm used to having a little break by having a smoke instead I'm getting up and going for a quick walk around the block which is really helping my steps. My eating hasn't been the best though, seeing some bad snacking and food choices starting to creep in and combined with that time of the month I'm definitely carrying a bit more weight. Want to get motivated to get back on track and start seeing the results again.
Really struggling to find low cal, low fat tasty snacks that I can easily pack for work. Getting a bit bored with my current routine and need to mix it up to keep myself motivated, so anyone with more sites for easy low cal snacks I'd love to see your links.5 -
Pippin20206 wrote: »So I decided to buy another British Bulldog puppy last Thursday and put down a deposit, she's only 2 weeks at the moment so I'm not announcing it to anyone we know yet. But since they are hugely expensive I make a decision that I would quit smoking and the money I save will help me to pay for the puppy. So I had my last smoke on Thurs night. The main thing I'm missing is the habit of going out for a break and some me time, just trying to stop the internal voice that just automatically says "I'll go out for a smoke now". I haven't told my partner, I want to surprise him in a month or so when I've got some money saved up.
At work since I'm used to having a little break by having a smoke instead I'm getting up and going for a quick walk around the block which is really helping my steps. My eating hasn't been the best though, seeing some bad snacking and food choices starting to creep in and combined with that time of the month I'm definitely carrying a bit more weight. Want to get motivated to get back on track and start seeing the results again.
Really struggling to find low cal, low fat tasty snacks that I can easily pack for work. Getting a bit bored with my current routine and need to mix it up to keep myself motivated, so anyone with more sites for easy low cal snacks I'd love to see your links.
I am keto and have a fatty liver .... but since going back on keto I am not having any issues ... YAY!!
here is are my favorite sites that I use often .... ibreatheimhungry.com wholesomeyum.com ketopots.com and of course pinterest.com2 -
Good evening everyone.
Check in for 2/8:
Steps - 5436 plus 10 minutes bike. Moderate.
Calories - 1773 or close.
Exercise - gym in morning. 8 machines, mostly legs this time, and 10 minutes bike. Legs told me they were done. Lol.5 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
2/7 steps: 8,961
Not too bad of a day. I had several meetings at work. Unlike everyone else, I like meetings! I work with a great team so meetings are usually pretty productive.
My hubby and I went for a walk after work. Had a yummy dinner and I avoided evening snacks. All in all pretty good day.5 -
Morning guys and gals just a little check in, hope your all ok...so far so good been sticking to it since Saturday I am hoping I am back on track now:
weigh in is ok small loss next week hope to smash it
username: jayenguk
weigh day: Wednesday
PW 238.4
CW 237.8
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@lindamtuck2018 Yes definitely! Have shifted every things here but still unpacking going on..2
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Happy Wednesday, Downsizers! Here's my weigh-in:
PW: 161.9
CW: 160.7 (-1.2)
SW: 250
I was hoping to break into the 150s this week - but - since my exercise has been primarily strength training because of my knees, I'll take any loss I can get! Just 1.7 pounds to go until I'm in the "healthy" BMI range - I can't wait! @Megan_smartiepants1970 my steps yesterday were 9,194
Have a great day everyone!
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✅Steps 15,675
✅Log Food
Swim 800 laps: 258/8005
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