Downsizers Team Chat - SEPTEMBER 2022
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Progress on the 21lb by Xmas challenge Well done everyone
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I'm a little late to the game; however, I wanted to know if it's possible to still join your 21lb by Christmas challenge ? If it is possible what are the guidelines to join?
Welcome aboard. I've added you to the challenge.
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I made it through Labour Day weekend unscathed.
My friends and I had a live Fantasy Football draft at one of my friends. Chicken wings and pizza as far as the eyes can see. My two favs. Plus lots of beer. I didn't touch a thing. I stuck to my carbonated cherry flavoured water and Marijuana has zero calories thankfully lol.
I'm looking forward to being 100 pounds down in a couple days (hopefully).
Great job avoiding the food especially when they are your favourites. As for the 0 calories in pot, I think if I indulged the wings wouldn’t stand a chance. 😂Hi all! Back home from Oregon! The half marathon course was beautiful! I got it done and so did my husband. YAY!
More of an update in the next few days -- tired from traveling but wanted to post my steps:
@Megan_smartiepants1970
8/28 9594
8/29 5846
8/30 7965
8/31 9091
9/2 9256
9/3 18503
9/4 12439
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9/5 46,215 !! I'm sure this is a record for me! After half marathon we later hiked to a waterfall.
Congratulations on completing the half marathon. Soak those feet and rest from your travels.
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fatfifties wrote: »Progress on the 21lb by Xmas challenge Well done everyone
I think I got the direction wrong. I need to buy a compass.
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Steps: 4,301
7:30 wake up: ✔️
I am proud of myself for getting up at 7:30 even though I am so tired.3 -
Good evening everyone,
My name is Marie, and I'm 59 years old and live in Oklahoma.
I'll be 60 in a few months and I decided that I didn't want to go into my senior years dealing with being overweight, pain and mobility problems. There's a whole list of things wrong with me medical, some minor and some very serious.
The main reason I want to lose weight is for my health, and to be more free to move around without as much pain. Not everything, I have wrong with me will be cured by losing weight. Some, I'll have the rest of my life because there is no cure.
But without the cumbersome of this huge body of mine especially in the stomach area making it hard for me to move and do things at least it would be a better quality of life.
I'm grateful that there are groups out there like this one where a person who's trying to lose weight by themselves can go to find some like minded people to find motivation and encouragement to continue.
Again, Thank you all for allowing me on this team looking forward to September challenge and what it has to bring.
Goal for September is to be able to walk further than I can now and lose 10 + lbs with a goal for Christmas of 21+ lb. A girl can DREAM can't she. LOL
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Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi all! Back home from Oregon! The half marathon course was beautiful! I got it done and so did my husband. YAY!
More of an update in the next few days -- tired from traveling but wanted to post my steps:
@Megan_smartiepants1970
8/28 9594
8/29 5846
8/30 7965
8/31 9091
9/2 9256
9/3 18503
9/4 12439
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9/5 46,215 !! I'm sure this is a record for me! After half marathon we later hiked to a waterfall.
Thanks for posting your steps .... I am missing 9/1
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Oops, I was just off by a day above. 9/2 should be 9/1 and so on down the list. My half marathon was 9/4 not 9/5.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
What started this journey this time for me is when I was sick with the flu and couldn't breathe and ended up in the hospital for 9 days in 2019 ...only to find out I was type 2 diabetic and found out after I was released that I had pneumonia (doctor didn't tell his nurse or myself) I found out when I went to a check up ..I have been on this journey since 2009/2010 ( I did well up until I lost 3 family members within a month apart ( I was a basket case and gave up on myself )1 -
@lindamtuck2018
PW: 304
CW: 300
I keep on keepin' on. I was at the gym 5x last week and even went last night after a Labor Day pool party. I've started to integrate some weight training along with the cardio and I feel pretty good about my progress.3 -
@lindamtuck2018
PW: 304
CW: 300
I keep on keepin' on. I was at the gym 5x last week and even went last night after a Labor Day pool party. I've started to integrate some weight training along with the cardio and I feel pretty good about my progress.
I just realized I missed my 8/30 weigh-in. I was 304 lbs. Here are my last three weigh-ins, in case you want to update chart:
8/23: 304
8/30: 304
9/6: 300
I guess I'm not always the most attentive member, but this group helps me to maintain accountability anyway!
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »fatfifties wrote: »Progress on the 21lb by Xmas challenge Well done everyone
I think I got the direction wrong. I need to buy a compass.
Great idea .... might help you steer away from the fridge
Seriously i completely get it, after losing so much the motivation dwindles. It's hard to get refocused but I'm sure you can do it 1 -
Why I started this journey? I over ate during covid, then injured my knee and could nt exercise at all for 6 months, so I just sat and ate more! I gained 50lb in 18 months and I was fat before then. Then I saw the following photo!
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Why are you on this journey?
I'm on this journey because of my health keeps getting worse: there's a long list of diseases and illnesses that I have, including, that I've already had one heart attack and don't want to have another one.
What pushed you to start?
The Doctors keep finding things wrong with me, both minor and very serious with me and I've been told that if I don't change for the better that my healthy will most seriously continue to decline my quality of life will get worse and worse. And from the way I feel I tend to believe them. Suffice to say, I want to live a long time, as long as God will give me upon this earth. If I keep going the way I am that won't happen. My body is being pushed to it's limit, from all the medical problems and meds that I'm taking.
I'm really truly Tried of being Tried and in discomfort all the time. I want to see what it's like to finally be a normal average weight for my height (I'm 6 ft) and enjoy being that way for the rest of my life.
Hopefully, if I can get my weight under control, a lot of my health issues like diabetes, or chance for having another heart attack may go away or never happen again.
I realize that some of the things I have wrong with me, at least I've been told there's no cure. I just have to hope and pray that once I get my weight under control , that perhaps I can live the remainder of my life, with nothing serious coming from these other health problems. At least I can hope that will be true.
Wish everyone the best for tomorrow's Weigh-In:
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
My dad died of a heart attack at age 51 and my grandpa at age 50. I was near 400 pounds and was about to turn 40. It doesn't take a Doctor to tell me where I was headed. I was getting winded taking a shower. I knew it had to change2 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
My dad died of a heart attack at age 51 and my grandpa at age 50. I was near 400 pounds and was about to turn 40. It doesn't take a Doctor to tell me where I was headed. I was getting winded taking a shower. I knew it had to change
Sorry for your losses ...My dad also died of a heart attack at the age of 51 but it was because his 2nd wife pulled a gun on him ughhhhh
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
I literally hit rock bottom before starting. My Dr. called and told me he couldn't renew any of my prescriptions since I hadn't been there for two years. That meant no more b/p meds or cholesterol meds. I had to tell him how bad I really was, being housebound and not fitting into a car. He got me into a program where they came to my home.2 -
Good evening everyone.
Check in:
Steps - 7535
Calories - 2313
Exercise - pickliball for 2 hours in a hot gym. Lots of fun and sweat.2 -
@fatfifties I had a huge amount of help getting my head straightened out. My advice would be to log honestly. You are only lying to yourself and that shows you aren't ready to seriously lose.1
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Weigh in day: Wednesday
PW: 302.2
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
I started my journey to try and get healthier. I also wanted to be around to see my grandkids graduate, married and maybe even meet a great grandchild. Fear pushed me to start. I was starting to see weight related health issues. I was doing therapy for my binge eating so it was a good time to start.1 -
@lindamtuck2018
PW: 304
CW: 300
I keep on keepin' on. I was at the gym 5x last week and even went last night after a Labor Day pool party. I've started to integrate some weight training along with the cardio and I feel pretty good about my progress.
Awesome loss! Twoterville is the next stop on your journey.lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Tuesday’s Question
Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
I literally hit rock bottom before starting. My Dr. called and told me he couldn't renew any of my prescriptions since I hadn't been there for two years. That meant no more b/p meds or cholesterol meds. I had to tell him how bad I really was, being housebound and not fitting into a car. He got me into a program where they came to my home.
Such an inspiring journey. Housebound to playing pickle ball for 2 hours is amazing.
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Steps: 3,506
7:30 wake up: ✔️
My daughter booked me a trip to the Dominican in December. They booked along time ago but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go. They are taking me for all the help I have given them while she was in school. This hopefully will give me some motivation to get my weight going in the right direction. Anyways, 98 days to go or 13 weigh ins.
It’s interesting reading everyone’s why yesterday. Most of us started to get healthier and be around for family.
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Wednesday’s Question
What are your triggers? How can you avoid them?1 -
Steps 9/6: 16,9031
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