Shape Shifters Team Chat - OCTOBER 2022
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Steps
10/16 6,415
10/17 6,548
10/18 6,455
It's been cold, cloudy, windy with gusts up to 40mph - even on Monday we had snow showers
So steps will start being lower with the fall/winter mos. ahead - It's going to be a long winter in WI2 -
KHill875
Goal 12,000 stepS
10/14 - 16,201
10/15 - 11,105
10/16 - 6,424
10/17 - 13,473
10/18 - 10,3113 -
@Armygirlarmyof1 - I hope you can get more relief for your allergies now! I had one of those ‘scratch’ tests done when I was young. Luckily, I’ve outgrown most of my allergies. I still get irritated by mold and mildew so doing laundry in my mother’s basement bothers me but I don’t experience the terrible itchiness in my eyes and uncomfortable congestion from hay fever any more. Take care!2
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I finally updated the habit tracker after missing a few days while traveling to my cousin’s funeral, working on a grant funding submission, and participating in a rowing race over the weekend.
It’s good to see our Shape Shifters team members tracking specific habit building goals. I’m traveling again this weekend. This time I’m attending a cousin’s wedding and I’ll try not to lapse in my food and exercise diary entries or habit tracking.
How are you all feeling about your progress and/ or habit tracking in relation to your goals?
I could definitely improve but I’m staying close to my maintenance targets and I’m hoping to implement a few positive changes when I return from Boston on Monday afternoon.1 -
@PatriceFitnessPal , ty. 1 I knew I had was ragweed but I guess it's the biggest irritant I've got but dust mites pollens and certain molds. And who knew one could be allergic to roach droppings? News to me1
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Angmarie28
Wednesdays
Previous weight-164.4
Current weight-166.8
Must be water retention from the extra exercise1 -
@PatriceFitnessPal
Nice to hear it made you laugh! I think it is also important to know how much sleep you actually need and at which amount you feel the best. That can be a little tricky to figure out. I think getting up earlier is better than staying up late. Like you said, when you can't focus well, you can't do your tasks well either. But that also depends on when you feel most productive and that is different for everyone as well. I need quite a while to really wake up, so I really like my slow morning routine. Brush Tinus' teeth, clean his eyes, give him some treats, take him for a walk, sit down with some tea, check in on the online world (not news though, that's just depressing). I don't really want to do anything until at least after 9 in the morning. Thankfully I have the luxery of doing that since I don't have a job.
I have had some issues with falling asleep the past few days. It normally takes around 30 minutes, now I have had 3 days in a row where it took over 1,5 hours. Not sure what is up with that. Maybe I need to see if it helps to go 30 minutes later. I still get my 8+ hours anyway.2 -
Steps
18 Oct: 15.397
19 Oct: 14.645
Good morning Shape Shifters. Going to keep it short today. I haven't really been up to much Tuesday and yesterday I was a bit upset (not going to bother you guys with 'why'). I was tempted to 'fix' this with food, but I am trying to teach my brain that we are going for long term things now. I find it hard to sit with negative feelings still, but I stuck to my food plan. I also distracted myself with a video game which was nice and Tinus was really cuddly and slept on my lap twice during the day. He hasn't done that in months so I bet he knew something was wrong! He lately has only been coming on my lap in the evening for 30 minutes or so. This time he sat so long that my butt was going numb.
I got a new puzzle haul delivered. These will be the last puzzles I am buying in 2022 for sure, and probably longer. I limit myself to buying 2 a month, but I had a hard time narrowing it down. A few of these have been on my wishlist for a while; they were also the last ones in stock and I couldn't find them on any other Dutch websites. I already have a puzzle on my table at the moment, but I am super excited to get started on these! Happy Thursday everyone
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Walela617
Weigh In Day: Thursday
PW (Previous Weight): 158.2 - 09/29/22
CW (Current Weight): 158.2 - 10/20/22 (7.4 lbs. lost in September; 1 lb. lost so far in October.) No change in scale stats since 10/13.
Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I give up on the steps challenge here because I can't seem to manage staying consistent with that.
My Lifestyle Change program had three "off weeks"; so I fell out of the habit of tracking my food, etc. Since we do have a call this evening I decided to pick up where I left off. Wouldn't you know it? It appears MFP is having some trouble and I am unable to access the food tracker. I will try again later.
I will try to keep up going forward.
Thank you and have a great day/night! (Carole)1 -
Here's what I get when I try to log in a food: (Are you having the same difficulty?)
MyFitnessPal
There was a problem with your request
Sorry, but a server error occurred processing your request. Our team has been notified of the issue.0 -
@Walela617 I just checked and my diary is working ok. Hopefully it’s just temporary.
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Here’s my weekly maintenance weigh-in report:
Name: PatriceFitnessPal
Weigh-in Day: Thursday
PW: 127.1
CW: 127.8
SW: 168
LTD: 40.2
My maintenance goal is to stay between 120 and 130 pounds so I’d like to move closer to 125.2 -
Steps 20 Oct: 14.652
Good morning Shape Shifters. Yesterday I got some groceries and did laundry; I was all out of socks. Played some more video games, cuddled Tinus. Nothing special really. My sleep was really bad again. I had 3 nightmares that I woke up from crying, so that was fun. There was also some crazy rain and thunder for a bit which made sleeping hard. Around 5:25 Tinus showed up to cuddle which was nice. I made another attempt at sleep, but quickly realised it wasn't going to happen so I got up at 6:00. My weight was the same for 3 mornings in a row, so frustrating, especially when you have such a high deficit that that should be impossible. But this morning it finally dropped a decent amount. If I lose a tiny bit more tomorrow, I am still making the 2.2lbs loss a week I am aiming for. Happy Friday everyone 1 -
pedal__power
PW: 195.4
CW: 198.2
Happy Friday Shape Shifters! I was really motivated after a good loss last week and had a good week of eating well, exercising and logging my food. Unfortunately the scale was non-cooperative. My weight really seems to fluctuate on two week cycles, probably in line with my hormones. Overall, I'm feeling okay about it, I think I'm heading in the right direction and will keep at it.
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@pupowl I’m sorry to hear about the nightmares, that must have been horrible.
Also glad to hear the scale is cooperating today.
@pedal__power that’s a great mindset.4 -
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Side rant:
*Of course, no team can compete with the investment made in American college football, which absorbs about 90% of funding and causes all the other groups to fight over the scraps, but that’s an issue for another day. I do enjoy football but there are so many challenges to the money, injuries, and influence on young players! [/quote]
As a mom to a daughter who was a D1 rower in college and a son who was a talented place kicker and qb who quit after a fellow player who’s series of serious football concussions possibly led to his suicide at 15….I relate to all this!
My workout yesterday was 6 miles, with 4 at an 8:20-9:00 pace. I spent the morning at the vet, so I didn’t get to try until afternoon. I couldn’t do it. Run started with a weird popping sensation in my left hamstring. It didn’t hurt really, but I was stiff and tight otherwise and it seemed alarming. I finally felt comfortable with the warm up pace and then boom- I was supposed to get to my speed work. I tried- got there for a minute or so, but couldn’t sustain.
My body is telling me this is too much, too fast and I’m going to get injured if I don’t listen.
I’m still planning on my long run Saturday, but I’m seriously thinking of running the half marathon instead of the full so I can run with my daughter and enjoy myself.
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Daily step goal: 10,000
Tue 10/18: 12,254
Wed 10/19: 12,815
Thu 10/20: 13,018
My legs have been complaining lately. I think it's time to give them a rest. I'm going to finish this month getting in 10,000 steps/day, but in November, I'm going to abandon this strategy of hitting at least 10,000 steps/day and instead shoot for an average of 10,000 steps/day. This will allow me to have rest days where I do maybe 5,000 steps, and still reach the goal of 300,000 steps/month. Right now, I am at 280,000 steps after 20 days in October. That's an average of 14,000 steps/day. So, I might try two days of 12,500 steps followed by one day of 5,000 steps and see how that feels.
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frankwbrown
October week 3
Weigh in day: Friday, October 21
PW: 228.3
CW: 226.3 ( lost 2.0 lbs; 0.88%) this week
LTD: ( gained 0.5 lbs; 0.22%) this month3 -
Mulecanter
Friday
PW: 225
CW: 2224 -
@frankwbrown that sounds like a great way to fit some rest into your goals. Fatigued muscles need a break.
@mulecanter great loss2 -
Cre804
Friday
PW 194.5
CW 196.0
Ugh. Stressful week, too many carbs. Hoping things will settle down next week. Had to prep for a yard sale which was today. Next is to decide on paint and redo my daughters room and finish in time for thanksgiving. Lots to do and very little time!3 -
Hi Guys...busy week at work and I apologize for not posting much...I've been keeping up with all of the stats and that was the most I could do.
Was able to finally get an appointment tonight at 6:30pm to get my 2nd COVID booster, so tomorrow will be a lazy day for me...might get to finish that book...just hoping I do the fever/chills thing...just hate that feeling. Think of me you guys...
If anyone has a suggestion for next week's group challenge or something you feel you need more work on that might inspire a challenge, please drop me a note...I'll be off and on tomorrow depending on how I feel...enjoy your weekend!
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leni1us
Friday
PW 164.5
CW 165.0
I waited until the end of the day to post this. It's horrible. Spending three weekends straight out of town caused me to crash and burn. Eating out every day. No real exercise. I can't seem to reel it back in. I just need to get my head back in the game. Sorry everyone.
Steps:
10/17 9,352
10/18 10,504
10/19 10,532
10/20 8,019
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10/17-10,041
10/18-11,599
10/19-11,541
10/20-4,911
I quit my 2nd job so I didnt have to work 51 + hours a week, now im down to 1 job and clocked in at 51 hours this week, haha. Anyways I picked up on all like 3 mini shifts this week, hence my absence. The 1 day I took off this week was my daughters birthday yesterday.
Other news, I went to the store looking for a stool for my daughters new makeup desk and they store has a nice $800 exercise bike for 50% off. Ive wanted to buy one for forever but didnt want a cheap crappy one but also cant afford $800 to 1000, so I bot the bullet and bought me a bike for winter to ise inside when its -20°F out, sweet.3 -
Pupowl
Saturday weigh in
PW: 238.8
CW: 236.8
Scale was the same as yesterday morning sadly. Would have really liked to lose that extra 0.2lbs. Now I need to lose it this week in order to stay on track. My sleep was better thankfully. Happy Saturday everyone
Steps 21 Oct: 17.1473 -
Izzyred9400
Sat
PW 141.4
CW 140.8
As my scales are in Stones & pounds I really didn't think I had lost so I had a nice surprise when I converted it to pounds.🙂
Nice loss @Pupowl I know those decimal points can make a difference but you still had a loss so celebrate .
@leni1us again only a small gain,you don't need to apologise,we have all been there.Sometimes life takes over & you lose control.Just get back on that horse,as you say it's all in the mindset,you've got this .
@angemarie28 Oh gosh ! I thought you would be working less hours with your new job.Guess the extra money comes in handy.Hope you enjoy your new bike & you find a stool for your daughter.
Have a great Saturday everyone.I am painting my bedroom today,it's taking so long as it's a big room & I'm doing it on my own.
Tonight I'm going out for a meal with 2 friends & then we are going dancing.Hoping to find a place with 70s music for a good bop.🕺3 -
Kateineu
Saturdays
PW 177
CW 1772 -
My steps
10/18 17,119
10/19 9,281
10/20 14,005
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@izzyred9400
Thank you, great loss for you too! I know it's not much, but if I manage to lose 2.2lbs/1kilo a week, I will be back where I was in January this year in time for my birthday in March! I thought that would be a fun goal to go for. It was just a little frustrating that my weight didn't move 4 days of the week this time. Hopefully these tiny misses don't happen too often.1
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