Downsizers Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2022

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  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
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    NOVEMBER WEEK 1 RESULTS:
    TOP 5 STEPPERS ARE:
    1st @mari_moulin- 91,881 steps
    2nd @rwood566- 75,472 steps
    3rd @fatfifties- 74,941 steps
    4th @MissGyst- 63,374 steps
    5th @Jpedno- 56,072 steps
    GREAT JOB EVERYONE :):):)
    As A Group We Walked 708,544 steps
    AMAZING JOB EVERYONE :):):):)

    RECOGNIZING EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED THEIR STEPS:
    @lindamtuck2018 4/7
    @rwood566 7/7
    @Morethanjustanumber 5/7
    @aactuallyaash 2/7
    @mari_moulin 5/7
    @laura9400 3/7
    @IP2021 7/7
    @aneedlecraft 5/7
    @Jpedno 5/7
    @red1185 1/7
    @Chrissyinbloom 2/7
    @fatfifties 7/7
    @rwillems 5/7
    @MissGYST 4/7
    WONDERFUL JOB EVERYBODY :):):):):)
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 825 Member
    Hi Everyone!

    I'm going to check in today instead of my usual Friday because I won't have access to a scale until Sunday or Monday. I'm traveling. Moving my sister home to Pennsylvania from Florida. I can't wait to see her tonight and give her a big hug!!!!

    I've got my motivation back somehow! Let's just hope that it continues through my trip.

    chrissyinbloom
    PW: 221.3
    CW: 219.3

    Great loss!
  • JaysFan82
    JaysFan82 Posts: 853 Member
    SW: 388.6
    PW: 267.2
    CW: 265
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    Wednesday check-in 11/09

    Wednesday went on except for the fact that it rained ALL day! I didn’t get a chance to walk in the park. I had to wait for my son to finish his swimming in my car 🤦🏻‍♀️. I still managed my 10k steps for the day but I wish I could have done better. Sam was happy to get back to his activites. Everything stops here when the kids are on school break so he was getting pretty bored.

    Today Ive got someone here working at home but only I til about 10 am which I will then head to the gym. Back home for lunch then going to a shop where I saw some cheap dumbbells and kettlebells that I would like to add to my home gym. Then tonight is choir rehearsal. Getting ready for our Christmas concert. 🎶

    Steps :

    Sun - 9,631
    Mon - 16,604
    Tues - 16,308
    Weds - 11,149
    Thur -
    Fri -
    Sat -

    Goals :

    Karaté - 1/3
    Gym - 2/3
    Log food - 4/7
    Stay under - 4/7
    Drink 2L - 3/7
    Say something Nice to myself - 3/7
    “I have all that I need to make today a great day.” ❤️
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 825 Member
    Hi Everyone!

    I'm going to check in today instead of my usual Friday because I won't have access to a scale until Sunday or Monday. I'm traveling. Moving my sister home to Pennsylvania from Florida. I can't wait to see her tonight and give her a big hug!!!!

    I've got my motivation back somehow! Let's just hope that it continues through my trip.

    chrissyinbloom
    PW: 221.3
    CW: 219.3

    Great loss!
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    I hope you are happy with your new GP. I remember when my Gyne left and I was needing to find a new one. I was not a happy girl.

    Hoping you can find some form of relief for your pain. I also struggle with joint pain when the temps get cold.
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    Hi Everyone!

    I'm going to check in today instead of my usual Friday because I won't have access to a scale until Sunday or Monday. I'm traveling. Moving my sister home to Pennsylvania from Florida. I can't wait to see her tonight and give her a big hug!!!!

    I've got my motivation back somehow! Let's just hope that it continues through my trip.

    chrissyinbloom
    PW: 221.3
    CW: 219.3

    I live far from my sis as well and our reunion hugs are the best! I hate that I live so far from her and I hope that one day our lives come back together again and we can be with each again. I really miss her. I’m so happy you get your sis back again. I’m also happy you have your motivation back. Makes everything so much easier.
    Steps: 3,345
    Exercise: ✔️
    Sleep: ✔️✔️
    November Badge: 2/10

    I am going to do mini walks and arm exercises with my dumbbells today. Anyone else eat pickles and retain water the next day? I went to a potluck yesterday and didn’t do to bad with my choices but couldn’t resist the pickles. So good but so much sodium.

    I retain water with sausages and Chinese food. I can try to be a good as I can with either of those and I’m guaranteed a 2lb gain the next day. What do you usually bring to a potluck? I’ve always struggled with them. I get scared of what people put in their food or how they prepare it 😬
  • rwood566
    rwood566 Posts: 987 Member
    Good evening all.
    Check in:
    Steps - 11000
    Calories - 2700
    Exercise - pickleball 90 minutes. It stopped raining long enough for the courts to dry. Still very cold and windy. Made for some interesting hitting.
  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,838 Member
    edited November 2022
    Hi Everyone!

    I'm going to check in today instead of my usual Friday because I won't have access to a scale until Sunday or Monday. I'm traveling. Moving my sister home to Pennsylvania from Florida. I can't wait to see her tonight and give her a big hug!!!!

    I've got my motivation back somehow! Let's just hope that it continues through my trip.

    chrissyinbloom
    PW: 221.3
    CW: 219.3

    Fantastic loss! Send some of your motivation my way. Anything in particular that you did?

    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    Good luck with your new doctor.

    JaysFan82 wrote: »
    SW: 388.6
    PW: 267.2
    CW: 265

    Awesome loss!

    Hi Everyone!

    I'm going to check in today instead of my usual Friday because I won't have access to a scale until Sunday or Monday. I'm traveling. Moving my sister home to Pennsylvania from Florida. I can't wait to see her tonight and give her a big hug!!!!

    I've got my motivation back somehow! Let's just hope that it continues through my trip.

    chrissyinbloom
    PW: 221.3
    CW: 219.3

    I live far from my sis as well and our reunion hugs are the best! I hate that I live so far from her and I hope that one day our lives come back together again and we can be with each again. I really miss her. I’m so happy you get your sis back again. I’m also happy you have your motivation back. Makes everything so much easier.
    Steps: 3,345
    Exercise: ✔️
    Sleep: ✔️✔️
    November Badge: 2/10

    I am going to do mini walks and arm exercises with my dumbbells today. Anyone else eat pickles and retain water the next day? I went to a potluck yesterday and didn’t do to bad with my choices but couldn’t resist the pickles. So good but so much sodium.

    I retain water with sausages and Chinese food. I can try to be a good as I can with either of those and I’m guaranteed a 2lb gain the next day. What do you usually bring to a potluck? I’ve always struggled with them. I get scared of what people put in their food or how they prepare it 😬

    I am the same way about potlucks. My friends laugh at me and say it’s no different then eating in a restaurant. I knew almost everyone there and have been in their homes many times so I feel a bit better. I brought meatballs. Quick and easy.
    rwood566 wrote: »
    Good evening all.
    Check in:
    Steps - 11000
    Calories - 2700
    Exercise - pickleball 90 minutes. It stopped raining long enough for the courts to dry. Still very cold and windy. Made for some interesting hitting.

    Great stepping!

  • lindamtuck2018
    lindamtuck2018 Posts: 9,838 Member
    Steps: 4,682
    Exercise: ✔️
    Sleep: ✔️✔️✔️
    November Badge: 3/10

    Did my mini walks and got all my steps in. Not sure what I will do today as my granddaughter passed a bug onto me. Colds are back!

    To my teammates in your 50’’s or older: Do you find you need less sleep as you age? I have been debating this one with some friends.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    I hope you are happy with your new GP. I remember when my Gyne left and I was needing to find a new one. I was not a happy girl.

    Hoping you can find some form of relief for your pain. I also struggle with joint pain when the temps get cold.

    Thanks Mari my new GP is friendly and on the ball when it comes to refilling my medications so that is a plus ... I see my podiatrist this afternoon ... I am hoping for good news but I have a feeling it is not going to be good news since it has been 3 weeks and 1 day since I had foot surgery and the pain is still unbearable
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
    Steps: 4,682
    Exercise: ✔️
    Sleep: ✔️✔️✔️
    November Badge: 3/10

    Did my mini walks and got all my steps in. Not sure what I will do today as my granddaughter passed a bug onto me. Colds are back!

    To my teammates in your 50’’s or older: Do you find you need less sleep as you age? I have been debating this one with some friends.

    I am a sleeper ...and I can fall asleep with a drop of a hat... if I don't get at least 8 hours of sleep I am a crab-apple the entire day
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member

    Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)


    Good luck with your new doctor.

    Thanks Linda :)
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
    rwood566 wrote: »
    Good evening all.
    Check in:
    Steps - 11000
    Calories - 2700
    Exercise - pickleball 90 minutes. It stopped raining long enough for the courts to dry. Still very cold and windy. Made for some interesting hitting.

    Hi Roger ...Can you please confirm your steps I seem to have missed a day? Thanks
  • MadDuck62
    MadDuck62 Posts: 159 Member
    PW: 303
    CW: 304

    I need to stop making excuses and get back on track.
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 825 Member
    @lindamtuck2018
    My thoughts on sleep ....
    I d always been able to sleep anywhere anytime and undisturbed for 8 or 10 hours.
    Then 11 years ago my husband passed away and that was the end of my sleep! I spent 2 or 3 years hardly sleeping at all .... and during that time I learnt to sleep when I could .... if it was 12 noon and I could sleep I did!
    Things are alot better now. I get off to sleep around 10pm most nights. But I wake up early 4 or 5am. If I get back to sleep great x if I don't then I don't! I don't stress over it. If I'm tired at 3pm I don't fight it ... I take an hours siesta. Benefit of retirement .... sleep when your body wants too!
    Ps always sleep listening to something as it helps my brain stop thinking!
  • 363days
    363days Posts: 548 Member
    @lindamtuck2018
    363days
    pw 169
    cw 171 whoops!
    sw 173
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    Steps: 4,682
    Exercise: ✔️
    Sleep: ✔️✔️✔️
    November Badge: 3/10

    Did my mini walks and got all my steps in. Not sure what I will do today as my granddaughter passed a bug onto me. Colds are back!

    To my teammates in your 50’’s or older: Do you find you need less sleep as you age? I have been debating this one with some friends.

    Yum meatballs for a potluck is such a good idea. Especially if you are using a slow cooker for them. Such a great idea. You know I think I may have been a bit traumatized as a child when we would have potluck at church. There was this lady who would bring a Mac and cheese bake and there were always like milk curdles in it and then I started to just not teust anything that was brought. I started imagining the worst lol. I would only eat what my mo would bring which was usually like an enchilada bake or lasagna.

    I’m sorry to hear that you’ve caught a bug. I do hope it’s nothing too bad and that it quickly passes.

    On sleep….. i used to be able to fall asleep on demand. No matter what time of day it was or where I was. Now, by 8:30 pm I’m falling asleep no matter where I am. Bed, sofa, st a friends house lol. 8:30 hits and I’m yawning and eyes are red. It’s really embarrassing. BUT. Then I’m up by 5 am. I can never ever ever sleep in. I just get up and do laundry and have an early relaxing breakfast. I also always have a one hour nap after lunch almost everyday. Otherwise I’m a grumpy girl. 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    I hope you are happy with your new GP. I remember when my Gyne left and I was needing to find a new one. I was not a happy girl.

    Hoping you can find some form of relief for your pain. I also struggle with joint pain when the temps get cold.

    Thanks Mari my new GP is friendly and on the ball when it comes to refilling my medications so that is a plus ... I see my podiatrist this afternoon ... I am hoping for good news but I have a feeling it is not going to be good news since it has been 3 weeks and 1 day since I had foot surgery and the pain is still unbearable

    Oh Megan I hadn’t realized that you had foot surgery recently. Oh man that’s not good that you are still experiencing pain 3 weeks later. I hope it’s nothing too serious and that whatever it is your so doctors can fix the problem. How did it go with your podiatrist?
  • rwood566
    rwood566 Posts: 987 Member
    rwood566 wrote: »
    Good evening all.
    Check in:
    Steps - 11000
    Calories - 2700
    Exercise - pickleball 90 minutes. It stopped raining long enough for the courts to dry. Still very cold and windy. Made for some interesting hitting.

    Hi Roger ...Can you please confirm your steps I seem to have missed a day? Thanks

    I forgot the 8th. 4840.
  • rwood566
    rwood566 Posts: 987 Member
    Good evening all.
    Check in for 11/10:
    Steps - 7856
    Calories - 2760. Fudge. Thankfully it is almost gone.
    Exercise - pickleball for 45 minutes, walk for 35 minutes.

    My weight is soaring. This is going to be a very bad holiday season.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 43,269 Member
    edited November 2022
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    I hope you are happy with your new GP. I remember when my Gyne left and I was needing to find a new one. I was not a happy girl.

    Hoping you can find some form of relief for your pain. I also struggle with joint pain when the temps get cold.

    Thanks Mari my new GP is friendly and on the ball when it comes to refilling my medications so that is a plus ... I see my podiatrist this afternoon ... I am hoping for good news but I have a feeling it is not going to be good news since it has been 3 weeks and 1 day since I had foot surgery and the pain is still unbearable

    Oh Megan I hadn’t realized that you had foot surgery recently. Oh man that’s not good that you are still experiencing pain 3 weeks later. I hope it’s nothing too serious and that whatever it is your so doctors can fix the problem. How did it go with your podiatrist?

    I was throwing the ball for my 2 pups when I suddenly fell into one of their craters that they dug in the backyard... I broke my ankle in 2 places ( the ER Doctor only 1 break) and I tore ligaments and tendons ...No phone call or voicemail so I showed up and the receptionist said we call you several times the Dr is not in today ... thank goodness it was just across town and not in a different city ....I will see him Dec. 8th


  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 825 Member
    Fatfifties
    Weighday Friday

    Pw 193.2
    Cw 191.2
    Loss 2lb

    Ltd 84.8lb

    So glad the scales has started showing what I've earned!!
  • Slimmersixties
    Slimmersixties Posts: 825 Member
    @Megan_smartiepants1970
    Steps

    11/11 8963
    11/12 7343
    11/13 11,210
    11/14 8,442
    11/15 12,541

    :)
  • aneedlecraft
    aneedlecraft Posts: 181 Member
    aneedlecraft
    PW: 321
    CW: still holding at 321
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    I have a new GP doctor that I saw yesterday ...My old GP moved to Hawaii (jealous)...Had labs this morning .... foot is killing me due to the colder weather ... I hope everyone has a great day :)

    I hope you are happy with your new GP. I remember when my Gyne left and I was needing to find a new one. I was not a happy girl.

    Hoping you can find some form of relief for your pain. I also struggle with joint pain when the temps get cold.

    Thanks Mari my new GP is friendly and on the ball when it comes to refilling my medications so that is a plus ... I see my podiatrist this afternoon ... I am hoping for good news but I have a feeling it is not going to be good news since it has been 3 weeks and 1 day since I had foot surgery and the pain is still unbearable

    Oh Megan I hadn’t realized that you had foot surgery recently. Oh man that’s not good that you are still experiencing pain 3 weeks later. I hope it’s nothing too serious and that whatever it is your so doctors can fix the problem. How did it go with your podiatrist?

    I was throwing the ball for my 2 pups when I suddenly fell into one of their craters that they dug in the backyard... I broke my ankle in 2 places ( the ER Doctor only 1 break) and I tore ligaments and tendons ...No phone call or voicemail so I showed up and the receptionist said we call you several times the Dr is not in today ... thank goodness it was just across town and not in a different city ....I will see him Dec. 8th


    Wow. Just wow. December 8th is a long time to wait ! Especially if you are having so much discomfort. Are you on pain meds?
  • mari_moulin
    mari_moulin Posts: 3,717 Member
    edited November 2022
    Thursday check-in 11/10

    Thursday was a bit of a drag for me. I did lots of waiting in the morning. We had our heating guy here getting our heating system on and ready for the winter and it took forever. I then walked doggo and finally dragged myself to the gym. I got my workout done but I was NOT feeling it. After I went to the shops to lol for those cheap kettlebells k had seen and they were gone 😭. I should have grabbed them when I saw them. I will try a different location this weekend. Fingers crossed they have some there. Then for the boys dinner ready and had a very good choir rehearsal. I think we are going to be good and ready for our Christmas concert. 🎶

    Today is going a bit better. It’s bank holiday so my kids are home but I still managed to go to my Karate class. Just made myself a nice tuna wrap and I’m gonna go ahead and take a nap now lol. Easy day!

    Steps :

    Sun - 9,631
    Mon - 16,604
    Tues - 16,308
    Weds - 11,149
    Thur - 16,705
    Fri -
    Sat -

    Goals :

    Karaté - 1/3
    Gym - 3/3
    Log food - 5/7
    Stay under - 5/7
    Drink 2L - 4/7
    Say something Nice/positive to myself - 4/7
    “I acknowledge my own self-worth – my confidence is rising.” ❤️
  • leeniekat
    leeniekat Posts: 145 Member
    Hi! I ended up hopping on the scale at my mother's house on Wednesday, so I have a weight for that day. I wanted to wait until I got home to confirm it on my scale though because it seemed crazy, haha! I guess that first week's water weight is really coming off.

    MissGYST
    Weigh-in day: Wednesday
    SW: 237.6
    LW: 237.2
    CW: 233

    @lindamtuck2018
  • IP2021
    IP2021 Posts: 85 Member
    Sorry for being late again 😔

    IP2021

    Wednesday
    PW: 260.8
    CW: 260.1
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