Downsizers Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2023
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Sorry for the late check-in I've been sick this whole week1
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November 1: 📝 Tough day for eating and exercise yesterday. It was our monthly visit to my husband's 91 year old cousin who lives about 2 hours away. Leave at 5:30 AM - have breakfast and lunch with her (not good choices) and then drive back home later in the afternoon. We got back home at 6:00, and I hit the left over Halloween candy. No exercise at all. It's just a temporary situation!0
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Thank you! @lindamtuck2018 & @NachDeezy
I'm so glad to be back and looking forward to what this month will bring.2 -
Step Challenge - Goal 8,500
10/29 ~ 15,848
10/30 ~ 12,093
10/31 ~ 8,891
11/1 ~ 13,375
11/2 ~
11/3 ~
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Heretochange88
PW- 374.2lb
CW- 369.2lb
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Its slowing down a bit but still a really good loss!!
Happy to see the 360s too!
I bought one of those funky hula hoops that you stick to your waist and a cordless skipping rope so I'm planning on getting exercising! Swimming tomorrow too!!5 -
Well, I said I would post on November 1 regarding my Halloween battle with those little gremlins innocently called "fun-sized" treats. I bought slightly less then I thought we would need, bought them late so they were not calling from my pantry for long, and went out for the evening so my husband handed them out (these things do not tempt him at all.) Happy to say, they were pretty much all gone when I got home and a couple more kids cleaned them up moments later. There was only one social event last week where I unexpectedly came face to face with a whole battalion of them but managed to evade.
So this is a Halloween NSV for sure - I don't think I have ever gone through the date without eating several at a time (and thank you, @lindamtuck2018, for the chart reminder of what each of those costs us!) However, I am really looking forward to the day when I can eat one of such things - savor one, be satisfied with one, not be triggered for more by one. I think this is possible - I used to drink my tea with much-too-much sugar; now I don't think to add any at all, and I do not miss it. If someone does bring me a sweetened drink, it does not cause me to revert in the slightest. So perhaps my relationship with other sweet things, particularly chocolate (I could have typed that last bit all in capital letters...), can be remodelled as well. In all honesty, I do feel a tiny bit treat-deprived today, but I know that I can choose this small bit of regret/disappointment/missing-out without the calories, or the MUCH bigger regret of having given in, along with the need to deal with all those calories. On balance, it is regret or REGRET plus calories. I will choose the former, thanks!
On the funnier side, the friend I spent the evening with spontaneously handed me two pomegranates as I left. Gotta admit - that was the first time in my trick-or-treating history I have ever come home with pomegranates on Halloween. Perhaps I will find a way to turn that into my treat today.
I love this NSV! That is a wise thought: regret or regret plus calories. I am going to say this to myself when I am tempted by those extra calories.laquita606 wrote: »pw: 241.4
cw:238.6
Congrats on the loss! I hope you feel better soon.November 1: 📝 Tough day for eating and exercise yesterday. It was our monthly visit to my husband's 91 year old cousin who lives about 2 hours away. Leave at 5:30 AM - have breakfast and lunch with her (not good choices) and then drive back home later in the afternoon. We got back home at 6:00, and I hit the left over Halloween candy. No exercise at all. It's just a temporary situation!
Good way to look at it. There are always going to be days that exercise and choices are out of control. We always wake up to a clean slate.Heretochange88 wrote: »Heretochange88
PW- 374.2lb
CW- 369.2lb
-5lb
Its slowing down a bit but still a really good loss!!
Happy to see the 360s too!
I bought one of those funky hula hoops that you stick to your waist and a cordless skipping rope so I'm planning on getting exercising! Swimming tomorrow too!!
Congrats on the new decade. What do you do in your swimming classes?
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Steps: 10,149
Exercise: ✔️
Rings: ✔️
Physio: ❌
Need to be consistent with the physio exercises every day. Yesterday, I did a water exercise routine with my friend. Today it’s mini walks. Hopefully, soon the new medication works and the leg pain is reduced. Then I can turn my mini walks into walks. Time to do another one.
NSV: My bathing suit is way to big for me. I am ordering a new one today as my bottoms may fall off in the pool and no one wants to see that. 😂. I am trying not to buy too much new clothing right now. Once I get to goal I will buy lots of new clothes.
Have a great Wednesday and crush all your goals.3 -
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Thanks, @NachDeezy! You're on!One day when the streets aren't so dangerous, we will toast with a funny size cho######.
Look at those lovely steps, @lindamtuck2018 ! (Pool or otherwise!) And congratulations on that NSV! Swimsuit shopping - that is a pretty big "put it all out there" type of thing. (Well, I guess you are actually trying to avoid putting it ALL out there! 😂) I hope whatever you bought makes you feel great!lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Steps: 10,149....NSV: My bathing suit is way to big for me.
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I did it; made 2,023 fitbit miles in 2023 and down 58 pounds in the process. I am still a work in progress but I'm getting there!
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Learningmoments wrote: »MFP User Name -Learning Moments
Commitment for Week -5k/day 50K/week
Tracking Type - Miles or Steps: steps
Sunday -10523
Monday -12788
Tuesday -3437
Wednesday -10043
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday -
Total:
Commitment for Week -100 floors/wk
Tracking Type - floors
Sunday -6
Monday -17
Tuesday -6
Wednesday -30
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday -
Total:
Today I was very active:) 2 swim classes, grocery shopping, & had 4 grandkids for 6 hours. Then finished my steps and challenged myself to 20 floors. It has been a wonderful day. Good night all.
You are killin it!1 -
laquita606 wrote: »pw: 241.4
cw:238.6
Heck yeah!!!! Nice!!!!0 -
Heretochange88 wrote: »Heretochange88
PW- 374.2lb
CW- 369.2lb
-5lb
Its slowing down a bit but still a really good loss!!
Happy to see the 360s too!
I bought one of those funky hula hoops that you stick to your waist and a cordless skipping rope so I'm planning on getting exercising! Swimming tomorrow too!!
Woooooooooo! Solid loss! Let me know how that hula hoop thing goes- been seeing a lot of commercials!0 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Steps: 10,149
Exercise: ✔️
Rings: ✔️
Physio: ❌
Need to be consistent with the physio exercises every day. Yesterday, I did a water exercise routine with my friend. Today it’s mini walks. Hopefully, soon the new medication works and the leg pain is reduced. Then I can turn my mini walks into walks. Time to do another one.
NSV: My bathing suit is way to big for me. I am ordering a new one today as my bottoms may fall off in the pool and no one wants to see that. 😂. I am trying not to buy too much new clothing right now. Once I get to goal I will buy lots of new clothes.
Have a great Wednesday and crush all your goals.
lol awesome NSV!0 -
SW - 630
PW - 471.8
CW - 465.4
Certainly didn't see a 6.4 lb loss comin'! Got into the new decade with authority lol.7 -
I have come down with the flu .. I had to cancel my appointment with my surgeon ... I swear it is never ending with me ...I hope everyone else is doing good ... making homemade chicken soup and then it is back to laying down8
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@Megan_smartiepants1970 Oh no! I hope you feel better. Rest! Rest! Rest!0
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MFP User Name -Learning Moments
Commitment for Week -5k/day 50K/week
Tracking Type - Miles or Steps: steps
Sunday -10523
Monday -12788
Tuesday -3437
Wednesday -10043
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday -
Total:
Commitment for Week -100 floors/wk
Tracking Type - floors
Sunday -6
Monday -17
Tuesday -6
Wednesday -30
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday -
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@Megan_smartiepants1970 Oh no! I hope you feel better. Rest! Rest! Rest!
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aneedlecraft
PW: 319
CW: 318
Making progress.
Great NSV @lindamtuck2018.
I hope you feel better soon, @Megan_smartiepants1970.2 -
Nov 3: 👣 📝🥗 23K Steps Good day yesterday; everything on track and on my way back. As a reward for making my 2,023 goal hubby said to get the new Garmin Fitness tracker that I have been eyeing. It came a couple of days ago and I've been trying to figure it out; wearing both the Fitbit and Garmin. Today will switch to totally Garmin. Hubby is getting the Fitbit.2
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Friday weigh in
Sw: 276lb
Cw 185.2
Pw 186
Loss .8
9.8lb to target. Its so slow but I'm not giving up!!! Off to a hotel in Barcelona for 6 days and determined to lose something next week!!5 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970, sorry you're not feeling well! Rest up and recharge.
@NachDeezy, congrats on the loss! That's fantastic!
@lindamtuck2018, what a wonderful NSV! A great way to see our progress reflected. Congrats!
@aneedlecraft, nice loss!
@Slimmersixties, great loss! Any loss is progress. Enjoy your trip. That sounds wonderful!!
@ddainiak, congrats on the miles! That is quite an achievement! Enjoy your reward
@RoblinB, great NSV avoiding those candies! They are SO, so tempting and you did it! That should feel amazing.
@Heretochange88, great loss! Enjoy hulu-hooping! That sounds like a great way to workout.
Everyone has had such a great first few days of November! I'm so glad to hear it. I have to help my mom move this weekend and she's staying with me until her apartment is ready on Monday, so I am seeing some fast food in my future this weekend. I'll have to work on my choices for sure.
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Good morning Team.
Lindamtuck2018 please can I change my Weigh in day to Saturday?
I noticed choosing Sunday doesn't make me eligible for week 1.
I have some personal goals I would love to achieve.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Happy Friday.1 -
aneedlecraft wrote: »aneedlecraft
PW: 319
CW: 318
Making progress.
Great NSV @lindamtuck2018.
I hope you feel better soon, @Megan_smartiepants1970.
Thank you ...0 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970, sorry you're not feeling well! Rest up and recharge.
@NachDeezy, congrats on the loss! That's fantastic!
@lindamtuck2018, what a wonderful NSV! A great way to see our progress reflected. Congrats!
@aneedlecraft, nice loss!
@Slimmersixties, great loss! Any loss is progress. Enjoy your trip. That sounds wonderful!!
@ddainiak, congrats on the miles! That is quite an achievement! Enjoy your reward
@RoblinB, great NSV avoiding those candies! They are SO, so tempting and you did it! That should feel amazing.
@Heretochange88, great loss! Enjoy hulu-hooping! That sounds like a great way to workout.
Everyone has had such a great first few days of November! I'm so glad to hear it. I have to help my mom move this weekend and she's staying with me until her apartment is ready on Monday, so I am seeing some fast food in my future this weekend. I'll have to work on my choices for sure.
Thank you so much Tori....I slept most of the day away yesterday but still not feeling good
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aneedlecraft wrote: »aneedlecraft
PW: 319
CW: 318
Making progress.
Great NSV @lindamtuck2018.
I hope you feel better soon, @Megan_smartiepants1970.
Congrats on the loss,Nov 3: 👣 📝🥗 23K Steps Good day yesterday; everything on track and on my way back. As a reward for making my 2,023 goal hubby said to get the new Garmin Fitness tracker that I have been eyeing. It came a couple of days ago and I've been trying to figure it out; wearing both the Fitbit and Garmin. Today will switch to totally Garmin. Hubby is getting the Fitbit.
Great reward! Those are amazing steps yesterday.Slimmersixties wrote: »Friday weigh in
Sw: 276lb
Cw 185.2
Pw 186
Loss .8
9.8lb to target. Its so slow but I'm not giving up!!! Off to a hotel in Barcelona for 6 days and determined to lose something next week!!
Slow and steady wins the race. Enjoy Barcelona!@Megan_smartiepants1970, sorry you're not feeling well! Rest up and recharge.
@NachDeezy, congrats on the loss! That's fantastic!
@lindamtuck2018, what a wonderful NSV! A great way to see our progress reflected. Congrats!
@aneedlecraft, nice loss!
@Slimmersixties, great loss! Any loss is progress. Enjoy your trip. That sounds wonderful!!
@ddainiak, congrats on the miles! That is quite an achievement! Enjoy your reward
@RoblinB, great NSV avoiding those candies! They are SO, so tempting and you did it! That should feel amazing.
@Heretochange88, great loss! Enjoy hulu-hooping! That sounds like a great way to workout.
Everyone has had such a great first few days of November! I'm so glad to hear it. I have to help my mom move this weekend and she's staying with me until her apartment is ready on Monday, so I am seeing some fast food in my future this weekend. I'll have to work on my choices for sure.
You could always order a kids meal. It’s a smaller portion so less calories.
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Steps: 5,451
Exercise: ✔️
Rings: ✔️
Physio: ✔️
PW 166.4
CW 166.2
Small loss but in the right direction.
I am very tired today. I have not accomplished anything including steps and exercise. Fatigue is a part of my autoimmune disorder so I hope I am not heading into a fatigue period which can last days to weeks. I have Sjögren’s syndrome and for the most part is well managed.
Have a wonderful Friday!4
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