Downsizers Team Chat - APRIL 2022
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This past week I didn't count calories or log into the mfp of food diary.
However, starting tomorrow I will try to log into the food dairy on mfp 6 days a week, and stay at or below 1,800 calories a day. I will try counting calories see how it goes.
My main focus is just to learn to eat smaller amounts in moderation and to eat till I'm almost full, but not quite. I know I'll have rough patches and ups and downs with my weight, but will do my best to stick with my weight loss goals and with this wonderful team.
This week I will work on finding videos to do some simple yoga, and stretching exercises. Zumba exercises would be good for me also, since I love music and dancing and it would help to get my heart rate up.
Best wishes for everyone on this team! 😀4 -
Weekly weigh in
Morethanjustanumber
Weigh in day Saturday 4/9
PW 233.1
CW 231.7
Loss 1.4
This week I will work on finding videos to do some simple yoga, and stretching exercises. Zumba exercises would be good for me also, since I love music and dancing and it would help to get my heart rate up.
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I love dance too it is an exercise I can do and enjoy. Logging is also key for me to keep portion sizes in control,5 -
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aneedlecraft
PW:321
CW:321
April Goals:
1. Log food daily
2. Drink 48oz of water daily
3. Exercise 4 times per week
For this 1st week:
Food logged: 5/7
Water: 5/7
Exercise: 4/44 -
Happy Saturday, Downsizers! Here's my check-in:
4/8:
Calories: 1,141
Exercise: 70 minutes elliptical
Steps: 13,761
I had a great day yesterday - hoping for a repeat today! I'm off to the adoption stand - will stop by this evening. I hope you are all having a great weekend!!
Cara2 -
The April Week 2 Group Challenge is now open and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, Apr 10th. Hope you'll join us every day next week to get active and share as a group. Can't wait to see you in the chatroom! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10861576/april-week-2-group-challenge-5-10-15-20-workout#latest2 -
Good evening everyone. How was your Saturday?
Check in for 4/9:
Steps - 15531
Calories - 1850
Exercise - several short walks today. Home to food give away, then to the grocery store, then home, then out again looking for a certain spice blend.1 -
Good morning, you guys are awesome!! thank you so much for all your advice I have took it all on board so really thank you ..it has helped me ALOT!.
I will set myself a small goal at present of making sure I track daily, which atm I am doing .....I did it religiously before I want to get back to that.
So far I have had one day where it went to pot that was literally in the evening with some crisps, the next day I jumped right back on and carried on. I feel like I am getting back into the zone slowly. The main thing that scared me was that I do not want to have to wear larger clothes and I felt mine getting tight. I will keep you all updated and looking forward to weigh in Wednesday!2 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps :
Sun - 2,902
Mon - 20,174
Tue - 14,107
Wed - 10,728
Thu - 13,925
Fri - 24,767
Sat - 16,190
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@KarlyM59
I think that’s a great plan. Sometimes when we weigh, measure and log our food it can be an eye opener. We have several team members who use dance as exercise. When you do something you love for your exercise it makes it easier to do.
@Morethanjustanumber
Fantastic loss!
@aneedlecraft
Great goals!
@peng123
Awesome exercise day! You seem to be enjoying the walking/jogging. Is it something that you might pursue as a regular exercise now that the weather is getting better?
@jayenguk
Great job getting on track. Picking one goal to focus on is a good way to keep from getting overwhelmed.
@rwood566
It’s great that you walk places instead of taking the car.2 -
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Steps: 20,207
Not very often I break 20k when it comes to my steps. I was to the pool twice yesterday so they added up between actual steps, laps and water exercising. The best part was the calorie burn of over 700 and a total of 115 exercise minutes.7 -
Weigh-in Sunday
Cheesy567
PW 230.2
CW 228.4 (-1.8 for the week)
Thurs: 5544
Fri: 2523
Sat: 4226
Your progress and ability to find solutions to challenges is impressive and inspiring!
I’ve been busy preparing for a trip leaving this Tuesday and driving to/ from an appointment several states away. I’ve scheduled a little over two weeks for it, so I’ll have to drive just 4 hours a day on average. That will hopefully save some energy for a walk each day, to be able to get food in a store instead of gas stations if needed, and more rest breaks.
I have a “kitchen kit” with a good cutting knife and cutting board that fits in the side of a cooler bag, a set of utensils for dining in the hotel room, a small “to go” type container that has a metal base and collapsible top that doubles as a reheat-able bowl, and a small food scale that fits in the side pocket with the knife. It lets me prep food and freggies for the day’s car ride, and do some simple microwave cooking in the hotel room.
Goals for the trip:
-Daily weights (I’ll have to calibrate my travel scale and home scale tomorrow, checking the batteries today.)
-log food daily, weigh it as best I can.
-5 freggies daily (I struggle with this at home lately too)
-Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) once or twice a day to help with swelling in legs, just learned this and it seems to help. Need to make it a habit.
-visit a State, National, or Regional park each day.
-walk daily. Rest breaks at somewhere to walk the dog.
-train the dog each day too, active training and Relaxation Protocol in the hotel room and somewhere public/ a park.5 -
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Making a good start to the new week. The group 5-10-15-20 weekly challenge shared yesterday sounded interesting. I prefer to watch and follow others exercising, rather than creating a routine completely from scratch. So, last night I looked around youtube and found several 5 minute stretch videos. I also found several zumba videos to songs I enjoy that I will combine to get the 10 minutes dance part.
This morning, I tried this 5 minute seated stretch video:
https://youtu.be/xRH1To_xyr8
It went pretty well, though my knees did not make it to my chest, and my sleepy teens looked at me strangely.3 -
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