Shape Shifters Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2023
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@PatriceFitnessPal @SavageMrsMoose
Good morning- happy Groundhog Day with 6 more weeks of winter - boo
Yes, I'm feeling the same way - less carbs more protein as I try to adjust with joining Weight Watchers
I had a meeting yesterday with my new nurse practitioner as my Dr has retired- I have gained weight; however, my cholesterol levels are good - I'm also on a med for it
Trying to rid bad habits and continue on to lose weight
I also found out my youngest son and fiancee will most likely elope either later this year or sometime next year
So this had been playing on my emotions 😕3 -
pedal__power
Fridays (but am travelling tomorrow)
PW: 198.2
CW: 198.4
Step check-in:
1/31 17,021
2/1 14,449
I've been sleeping horribly this week and feeling exhausted by the afternoon. As a result, I've not been careful with nutrition and have been snacking. I'm travelling this weekend and will try to get some rest, make some heathy choices and will bring my exercise clothes to enjoy the hotel gym.
Happy end of week!2 -
So I have been feeling like crap lately. 2 weeks ago I was having bad chest pains, couldn't breathe well and just exhausted even moving around the house. Go to the hospital and found out I had pneumonia. I started an antibiotic for that and just got done with it two days ago. My kids have their gma (my mil) watch them on Mondays and Fridays. Last Friday she watched them and Sunday night both kids(3yo &11 month old) were both sick. Fever, cough, congestion, not able to sleep or get comfortable. I had to hold my baby upright all night just so she could sleep. Today I am now sick, again. 😭😭 Whatever they had I now have. My mother in law is a germ magnet and hates when I make her wash or sanitize her hands when she comes over. Does anyone have any remedies to boost immune system or something? Because I'm over all of this. I take Vitamin D every week and I'm sure the prenatal vitamins I take have vitamin C in them but probably a low dose.5
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Missing 4 weigh-ins for the week (incl today):
@SavannahS2016
@alleykat69
@trappedskinnyb
@Lynniebinny76
Please report in so I can catch up on the stats! Thanks!
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@ewilhelm2487 I’m sorry to hear you were so sick, and the poor kids too 😞
I keep getting sick every time I got out somewhere. Thankfully not as sick as your family, but a sore throat a little cough a little sinus thing etc.
my doctor said that a lot of people’s immune systems are lacking because we went so long without being exposed to germs etc. Her advise was take a multivitamin, eat well, and sleep well. The best way to boost a healthy persons immune system is to be exposed.
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@ewilhelm2487 I usually take Emergen-C when I'm going to travel to help boost my immunity I usually mix ice cold water and put ice cubes in it to drink it2
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@ewilhelm2487 - I don’t have any good ideas to add about boosting your immune system but, as @CasandraW noted, I guess you are building your immune system by experiencing this miserable ‘petri dish’ period of parenting. I hope you recover soon and I’m so sorry you’re going through such a tough time with back-to-back-to-back illness!
Good advice from others on the sleep, which I know feels impossible when your kids aren’t sleeping well either, and they often cling to you for comfort. My sons are 15 months apart in age and I remember how ridiculous some of the simplest suggestions sounded, so I hesitate to repeat the usual advice about plenty of fluids, etc…. I find hot water with ginger and lemon helps but it sounds as though what you really need is a short hotel stay so you can care for yourself and get a little rest! Seriously, it might end up cheaper than a hospital stay due to pneumonia. Take care! ❤️🩹3 -
@ewilhelm2487 I’m so sorry! Nothing is worse than being sick with little kids. Hugs!!!
I remember once taking my sick kids to the pediatrician and the doctor put me on oxygen and called my husband to come pick us all up- she thought I was too sick to be driving. We all want to be the best moms we can and sometimes it’s just physically too much!
Hopefully you can get some rest and get well. I’ll be thinking of you!3 -
Daily check in ~ February 2
Steps: 19.867
Workout (4 a week): yes (3/4)
Calorie deficit: no
Vegan: yes
In bed by 21:00: yes, 8h 30m / 85 score
Good morning Shape Shifters. I did a lot of reading and puzzling. Tinus was sleeping in one of his houses, so he didn't get in the way. Once I sat down to puzzle, the last bit went pretty fast. This puzzle is from Pomegranate which is an awesome brand. The quality is insanely good and they have really nice art puzzles. I am totally going to keep an eye on this brand and grab more in the future (I currently have 2 more by them at home). I did a 50 minute workout in the evening which went well. Happy Friday everyone
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@SavageMrsMoose
Friday Weigh In
PW 163.0 (1/13/2023)
CW 162.4
This is a huge victory for me even though its still quite a bit higher than I was at the end of December. Definitely heading in the right direction.
Steps
2/1 10,732
2/2 18,317
@Pupowl love the puzzle! Will look for the brand.
I am still sick! Had a terrible night last night- took another hit of NyQuil at 4 am and slept until 7:30. Definitely in my chest. My house sits above 10,000 feet which can make it harder to recover from these things. Going to Houston next week, which will help, but I don't want to get my parents (or anyone else) sick.
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Username: kodakslim
Weigh-in day: Friday
PW: 153.6
CW: 155.6
Oh no
Wrong food choices and a lack of exercise! I was officially diagnosed with PCOS yesterday, and if I can lose some weight, it might just help with some of the symptoms. The diagnosis has given me the push I need to look after my body, and keep myself healthy. I’m hopeful that I’ll report in with a loss next week
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@pupowl LOVE that puzzle picture. You can tell the quality of the puzzle in the picture and the colors are SO vivid. Nice!
@kodakslim I'm not sure what PCOS is, but I'm glad you're planning ahead and taking care of your health. Have a great weekend! YOU GOT THIS!
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KHill875
Friday weigh in
PW: 145.0
CW: 144.0
1/27- 20,252
1/28- 9,457
1/29- 12,603
1/30- 13,611
1/31- 19,286
2/1- 10,565
2/2- 11,227
Things have been crazy here, so I am surprised that I was able to lose weight. We have been eating out a lot less, so I know that is helping.
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Daily step goal: 10,000
Tue 1/31: 10,111
Wed 2/1: 4,453
Thu 2/2: 568 (not a typo... I'm sick!)3 -
frankwbrown
February week 1
Weigh in day: Friday, February 3
PW: 235.7
CW: 237.0 ( gained 1.3 lbs; 0.55%) this week3 -
Mulecanter
Friday
PW: 223
CW: 222.52 -
Cre804
Friday
PW 195.0
CW 196.5
That gain was pretty much just overnight. We’ve been iced in since Monday and I did pretty well staying on track, but by Thursday we were getting stir crazy so we went out to eat. I’m guessing it was a lot of sodium; I hope it won’t stick around too long. I will admit, I’ve not been focused on food during this icy weather so I need to get back to meal planning and shopping.
It’s been just over two weeks since my cortisone shot. My knee has improved up to a point, but I’m hoping it will continue to improve. I’ll probably have a better idea after my next grocery run.3 -
@izzyred9400
Sorry to hear you are also struggling with food at the moment. Using the habit tracker is a great start as long as you are honest with yourself. I really like how easy it is to see where the 'problem' areas are. And since it resets every month, you can adjust goals as well which is nice. I do find weight loss very exhausting sometimes. Not sure how it is for other people, but thinking it about it every day, at every meal is just blegh. I have had a period where it all went automatically and I barely thought about it at all; it was awesome. But that state of mind isn't easy to get to. You are totally right that giving up will feel a lot worse, it is always better to keep going, even if that is only at 10%. That's still a lot better than 0. I hope you feel better soon! 3 -
@jessicakrall8 May I please be excused for my weigh in today? I just don't have the courage to step on the scale. I will be back next week, promise. Thank you!3
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Daily check in ~ February 3
Steps: 20.826
Workout (4 a week): yes (4/4)
Calorie deficit: no
Vegan: no
In bed by 21:00: yes ~ 8h 33m / 83 score
Good morning Shape Shifters. I got groceries yesterday, played a game and started on the next puzzle. I am loving it already and I think this one will be pretty fast. Unless Tinus decides to 'help' a lot of course. I fixed my pair of fleece pants. It had a hole along the seam, so that was easy to sew up. We are getting some freezing temperatures next week, so it is nice that I can wear them again. They are super comfy and warm. I did a 45 minute workout in the evening. It felt a little slow and easy. This time I muted the video and had the flowerpowerradio on. They have really upbeat music, so I often went faster than the lady in the video which helped a lot with the difficulty and I burned plenty of calories. I came up with a new foodplan so hopefully I can finally manage to get a daily calorie deficit again. I see a lot of people aren't feeling well, so I wish everyone a speedy recovery! Happy Saturday
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Ewilhelm2487
Pw:234
CW:233.1
Thank you everyone for the advice!! I will definitely start trying some of these. 😁2 -
izzyred9400
Sat
PW 140.6
CW 140.6
Sorry no loss for the team but at least I've not gained !
Thank you @Pupowl for your encouragement. I love how Tinus just sits right in the middle of your puzzling ! It is a struggle to lose weight & be consistent.Especially when I look back over the past year when Ive hardly changed.I just got fed up with the logging & had a couple of migrains which was definitely related to not eating enough.Im still not feeling too good physically but a bit better mentally.I feel wheezy & tight chested so it's difficult to exercise.I did manage to do a Leslie Sansone walking workout with weights.Well a tin of baked beans in each hand,I had to improvise 😁
@jessicakrall8 I just looked back on the February spreadsheet to see where I was up to & realised that you've given me an unexpected boost on 01/29.I put 4,659 & you have added an extra 5 & a comma 45,659. I wish I could have done that many steps in a day but not at the moment 😊
My steps
1/30 5,472
1/31 10,495
2/1 13,379
2/3 1,981
@frankwbrown I know how you feel,my steps are low too.Hope you feel better soon.Also anyone else who is under par at this time.I hope you all recover soon.
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nancyinmo
Saturday weigh in
PW: 181.2
CW: 177.4
This is much a non-scale victory for me as it is a good loss for the week. We were iced in for almost 4 days; I normally use something like that to eat everything in the house. Not this time! It felt wonderful to have control in a situation where I normally lose all control.
@jessicakrall8 I need to skip next week’s weigh-in; heading to Bloomington to visit my daughter at school. Thanks!5 -
CasandraW
Saturday weigh in
PW 226.6
CW 226.6
I’m ok with this. I had a big loss last week.3 -
@frankwbrown and @izzyred9400 I'm sorry you are both sick too! It stinks! The doctor called in some steroids yesterday, which are definitely helping, but I'm still not well. I haven't been this sick, for this long, in a really long time. It's a beautiful day here and I'd love to go skiing but I think its too soon.
@Pupowl Tinus is wonderful! My puzzle is missing an adorable cat, but I thought it was pretty.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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@SavageMrsMoose Gorgeous! Is that a wooden puzzle? I have never done one of those. They are super expensive here, but it looks so fun with all the weird shapes. Maybe I should look into it and at least get one to try.2
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Steps:
2/1 5,318
2/2 8,287
2/3 5,0422 -
Yukie_OP
Weigh-in Day: Friday * sorry I'm late
PW: 138.4 lbs (i think)
CW: 140 lbs
Bit of a setback this week. I was sick most of the week and didn't do much as far as steps/tracking meals.2 -
Daily check in ~ February 3
Good morning Shape Shifters. I got groceries yesterday, played a game and started on the next puzzle. I am loving it already and I think this one will be pretty fast. Unless Tinus decides to 'help' a lot of course. I fixed my pair of fleece pants. It had a hole along the seam, so that was easy to sew up. We are getting some freezing temperatures next week, so it is nice that I can wear them again. They are super comfy and warm. I did a 45 minute workout in the evening. It felt a little slow and easy. This time I muted the video and had the flowerpowerradio on. They have really upbeat music, so I often went faster than the lady in the video which helped a lot with the difficulty and I burned plenty of calories. I came up with a new foodplan so hopefully I can finally manage to get a daily calorie deficit again. I see a lot of people aren't feeling well, so I wish everyone a speedy recovery! Happy Saturday
@pupowl I EXC this week's weigh-in. Winter months are hard and we all have struggles from time to time. I'd like to encourage you to examine what's going well. You're taking care of Tinus. Your identified the issue with your eating plan and have already taken charge, got your head on straight and developed a new food plan to work towards success. Look how far you've come from where you started! You inspire each of us on a daily basis with your daily check-ins, kind words of encouragement to everyone on the team and your workouts are consistent and active. I love your can-do attitude!!
I'd like to plant a seed with you Pupowl...would you consider becoming co-captain with me? Just think about it. You have everything we need in good leadership and giving to others always helps US more than anyone else. Let's talk soon.
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izzyred9400 wrote: »izzyred9400
@jessicakrall8 I just looked back on the February spreadsheet to see where I was up to & realised that you've given me an unexpected boost on 01/29.I put 4,659 & you have added an extra 5 & a comma 45,659. I wish I could have done that many steps in a day but not at the moment 😊
@izzyred9400 I fixed it. Thanks for letting me know. My life is filled with so many spreadsheets, I'm surprised I don't make more errors. Appreciate the assistance.
Jessica1
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