Downsizers Team Chat - DECEMBER 2023
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »Slimmer sixties
Friday weight in
Start weight 276lb August 2021
Pw 177.5lb
Cw 176 lb
I've done it. 100lb lost. I'll be honest and tell you I've cheated to get to goal this week🤣🤣
I was really naughty and have eaten virtually nothing for 2 days, just too get to goal!
Thank you everyone for your support, especially Linda! Couldn't have got there without you.
I'm actually lighter than i want to be ... my maintenance is going to be around 185lb so I'm really looking forward to having a few drinks (no alcohol for the last 3 months) and eating a bit more before starting maintenance in January xx
I am so proud of you. You know you helped me also. The Christmas weight loss challenge was a big motivator. Just watch you on your journey has really helped me. I will be turning 60 in June. Your drive to be healthy by 60 inspired me. I am glad to have a maintenance buddy.
I will get you moved to maintenance for the January challenge. Give me a maintenance range. I need a low and high range. Mine is 157 to 163.
Thanks Linda, don't be to hasty too move me to maintenance! I can put 20lb on in the blink of an eye🤣🤣 Will probably be back to "need to lose some weight" by 1st January!!
My maintenance range is going to be 183 to 189lb. 190 being me alarm weight when i know things are getting out of control!0 -
@Slimmersixties Congratulations. What a huge accomplishment. And to get there during this crazy month is phenomenal.
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@lindamtuck2018
PW: 163.6
CW: 165 😒 Not a great week for me - I am not looking at a scale until next Saturday. I'm addicted to it and don't want to see the damage from our Christmas festivities for the next three days. I am back full force on Tuesday!1 -
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Slimmersixties wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »Slimmer sixties
Friday weight in
Start weight 276lb August 2021
Pw 177.5lb
Cw 176 lb
I've done it. 100lb lost. I'll be honest and tell you I've cheated to get to goal this week🤣🤣
I was really naughty and have eaten virtually nothing for 2 days, just too get to goal!
Thank you everyone for your support, especially Linda! Couldn't have got there without you.
I'm actually lighter than i want to be ... my maintenance is going to be around 185lb so I'm really looking forward to having a few drinks (no alcohol for the last 3 months) and eating a bit more before starting maintenance in January xx
I am so proud of you. You know you helped me also. The Christmas weight loss challenge was a big motivator. Just watch you on your journey has really helped me. I will be turning 60 in June. Your drive to be healthy by 60 inspired me. I am glad to have a maintenance buddy.
I will get you moved to maintenance for the January challenge. Give me a maintenance range. I need a low and high range. Mine is 157 to 163.
Thanks Linda, don't be to hasty too move me to maintenance! I can put 20lb on in the blink of an eye🤣🤣 Will probably be back to "need to lose some weight" by 1st January!!
My maintenance range is going to be 183 to 189lb. 190 being me alarm weight when i know things are getting out of control!
You’re not going to base your range around your goal weight? We will move you back to weight loss if you are over the top of the maintenance range 2 weeks in a row. I like that rule because it helps if those of us in maintenance stay in our range. We can make adjustments to that range at anytime if we need. I may lower mine depending on what my weight is at the beginning of the January challenge. I am going to talk to my family doctor again because the pain specialist thinks losing another 10 pounds will be beneficial to my chronic pain. I think my family doctor can be over cautious.0 -
Two pounds closer to goal. Great job!iLive2Walk wrote: »@lindamtuck2018
PW: 163.6
CW: 165 😒 Not a great week for me - I am not looking at a scale until next Saturday. I'm addicted to it and don't want to see the damage from our Christmas festivities for the next three days. I am back full force on Tuesday!
I took a break from the scales not that long ago. My friend bought it to her apartment so I wasn’t tempted. I only weigh myself once a day. I do it first thing in the morning after I go to the washroom. I stay off it until the next morning. Sometimes the fluctuations in my weight get to me but I try not to let it. Today my weight is up almost 4 pounds from yesterday. I had too much salty foods so I know the culprit. I know the next few days will cause some weight gain. I don’t count calories tomorrow or Monday. Like you I will be back to a more normal diet.0 -
JimBoden3
Weigh-in Day: Friday (Dec 22, 2023)
PW: 242.6
CW: 242.1
First day off in a long time and I'm not planning to do much work over the holidays so I'm really glad to finally be able to relax in a long time. Our older son got home from college a few days ago and younger daughter arrives tonight with her boyfriend and the older daughter and son in law tomorrow night so it will be a big change to go from the 3 of us to 8 in the house for the better part of a week. We're all looking forward to visiting with family in town and hosting brunch and dinner for my and Susan's parents (respectively), going out to look at Christmas lights and do a few other activities. Moderation will be the key theme for me but also focusing on being present and enjoying having everyone home for the holidays.
Congrats on the loss! You really deserve to relax and enjoy your family time. Have a great Christmas!Learningmoments wrote: »@Slimmersixties Congratulations!!! That is fabulous. We are very proud of you.
SW: 185.6
PW: 186.2
CW: 185.0
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Steps: 5,751
Rings:✔️
Daily walk:❌
No walk yesterday as by the time we got home my back and legs were giving me lots of pain. We are off to go pick up the last few things we need. Then home to finish wrapping the presents. I would like to get my walk in but it will depend on how my back and leg feel after we get home.
Next year I will be more organized for Christmas. 😂1 -
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@itladyee
I thought you weighed in yesterday but I scrolled back and I can’t find it. I apologize if I missed it or you asked to be excused this week. Can you either post again or let me know if you want to be excused?0 -
Question:
This question is more for my own curiosity. For those celebrating the holidays, do you log everything on the days you celebrate or do you not log?
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I swear I can’t remember how to spell or write a proper sentence anymore. Please ignore my mistakes.0
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Question:
This question is more for my own curiosity. For those celebrating the holidays, do you log everything on the days you celebrate or do you not log?
No logging for me - nothing to use to weigh my food - don't know what is in the recipes. I just will enjoy the days and get back to it on Tuesday.0 -
@MyChoiceisaGoodLife
Weigh-in day: Friday 12/22/23( Late again!)
PW: 158
CW: 159.6
Holiday baking was the downfall this week, along with not enough exercise due to the frantic schedule of holiday prep. One day I'll master that balance!1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@itladyee
I thought you weighed in yesterday but I scrolled back and I can’t find it. I apologize if I missed it or you asked to be excused this week. Can you either post again or let me know if you want to be excused?
I thought I did as well, but apparently not....sorry for the late post
Weigh-in Day
PW: 218
CW: 220.20 -
PW: 141.5 pounds
CW: 143.2 pounds
Gained 1.7 pounds
Earlier in the month I was up 0.2 pounds so I'm up 1.9 pounds this month and Christmas Day hasn't even arrived yet which I know will likely lead to more weight gain.
Need to lose 2.9 pounds to get back down to 140.3 pounds which is what I weighed on November 11th.
I am trying to be gentle with myself as I know some of my weight gain is from my health conditions and from my inability to exercise due to more and more health problems piling up on me. I used to hike or walk many times a week for a good amount of time and at a good pace but my body is not currently allowing me to do that and it has even been advised that I stop walking for now (in hopes of some of my pain problems improving if I do) so that has been a huge disappointment as walking can be good for me physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is also very hard to maintain my weight loss or lose more weight when I can't exercise. I will be allowed to attempt up to 15 minutes of walking in a day on some days but I am not to walk all 15 minutes at the same time and I have to walk really slow but even when I have tried this in the past to cope with the pain in many areas, as well as to stop and sit to rest many times I still deal with pain walking and after the fact.
Sooooo, for the time being, I am trying my best to keep my mental and emotional and social health in tact as much as I can (which is a challenge), while dealing with sooooo many health conditions and health problems and pain issues all piling up on top of one another.
I am also working hard not to binge eat when I am spending so much time at home and trying my best not to keep overeating when going to Christmas pot lucks and visits at people's houses for meals and snacks (another struggle, especially this time of the year) or make too many unhealthy choices when I go through periods of being down about not being to do all the things I used to do, want to do, and need to do and being aware that weight loss and weight maintenance is just going to be more of a challenge now when exercise isn't an option.
At this point, I need to remind myself that even though I am have been working to lose weight for over 20 years, I am currently down 26.8 pounds from my highest weigh in June of 2016 and I will be able to get down 3.2 pounds at some point to get to 140 pounds and when my body allows me to return to exercising and I can get myself on the straight and narrow, I may eventually be able to lose the final 10 pounds to reach my final goal of 130 pounds which will be 40 pounds lost out of the 52 pounds I gained after getting married.
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Step Goal 8,500
12/17 ~ 2,675 - My day of rest after exercising (with weights) 8 days straight!!!
12/18 ~ 8,417 - Should have looked before I went to bed!!
12/19 ~ 6,903
12/20 ~ 6,535
12/21 ~ 6,074
12/22 ~ 10,569
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PW: 141.5 pounds
CW: 143.2 pounds
Gained 1.7 pounds
Earlier in the month I was up 0.2 pounds so I'm up 1.9 pounds this month and Christmas Day hasn't even arrived yet which I know will likely lead to more weight gain.
Need to lose 2.9 pounds to get back down to 140.3 pounds which is what I weighed on November 11th.
I am trying to be gentle with myself as I know some of my weight gain is from my health conditions and from my inability to exercise due to more and more health problems piling up on me. I used to hike or walk many times a week for a good amount of time and at a good pace but my body is not currently allowing me to do that and it has even been advised that I stop walking for now (in hopes of some of my pain problems improving if I do) so that has been a huge disappointment as walking can be good for me physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is also very hard to maintain my weight loss or lose more weight when I can't exercise. I will be allowed to attempt up to 15 minutes of walking in a day on some days but I am not to walk all 15 minutes at the same time and I have to walk really slow but even when I have tried this in the past to cope with the pain in many areas, as well as to stop and sit to rest many times I still deal with pain walking and after the fact.
Sooooo, for the time being, I am trying my best to keep my mental and emotional and social health in tact as much as I can (which is a challenge), while dealing with sooooo many health conditions and health problems and pain issues all piling up on top of one another.
I am also working hard not to binge eat when I am spending so much time at home and trying my best not to keep overeating when going to Christmas pot lucks and visits at people's houses for meals and snacks (another struggle, especially this time of the year) or make too many unhealthy choices when I go through periods of being down about not being to do all the things I used to do, want to do, and need to do and being aware that weight loss and weight maintenance is just going to be more of a challenge now when exercise isn't an option.
At this point, I need to remind myself that even though I am have been working to lose weight for over 20 years, I am currently down 26.8 pounds from my highest weigh in June of 2016 and I will be able to get down 3.2 pounds at some point to get to 140 pounds and when my body allows me to return to exercising and I can get myself on the straight and narrow, I may eventually be able to lose the final 10 pounds to reach my final goal of 130 pounds which will be 40 pounds lost out of the 52 pounds I gained after getting married.
Have you discussed with your doctor a suitable goal weight? I am not at the “ideal” weight dictated by bmi and various weight charts. The doctor wanted me to stop because of my heath issues. Have compassion for yourself as you are dealing with a lot while trying to lose weight. Don’t worry about how short or slow your walks. I sometimes have to get my walks three minutes at a time. Feeling down when we look at what we are unable to do anymore is normal I think. I think in away we grieve. Sometimes when I feel like this, I picture myself walking through the park that I used to go for my walks. I picture all the things I saw on that particular route. I swear I am not crazy. It actually relaxes me. Take care of yourself and enjoy your Christmas.
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@itladyee
I thought you weighed in yesterday but I scrolled back and I can’t find it. I apologize if I missed it or you asked to be excused this week. Can you either post again or let me know if you want to be excused?
I thought I did as well, but apparently not....sorry for the late post
Weigh-in Day
PW: 218
CW: 220.2
Thank you. Maybe mfp made the post disappear.0 -
MyChoiceisaGoodLife wrote: »@MyChoiceisaGoodLife
Weigh-in day: Friday 12/22/23( Late again!)
PW: 158
CW: 159.6
Holiday baking was the downfall this week, along with not enough exercise due to the frantic schedule of holiday prep. One day I'll master that balance!
Thankfully I suck at baking. I would gain weight like crazy. My friend sent over homemade goodies and they all disappeared in one night. My poor husband is so happy anytime my friend brings baked goods. In a few days the Christmas madness will be over and we can all get back to healthy eating.0 -
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At some point we should be logging our lean body mass as well.1
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@lindamtuck2018
PW 174.6
CW 175.8
Bummed but not surprised. Feeling very out of control. Triggers everywhere!
Thanks for the recommendation @itladyee Downloaded the audiobook Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating. I have an hour commute to/from work so will start listening Tuesday. Hope it helps with finding that something that just clicks.
Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays🎄🎅🎁1 -
MFP User Name - Learningmoments
Commitment for Week -50 000
Tracking Type - Steps
Sunday -2795
Monday -2636
Tuesday -3349
Wednesday-5789
Thursday-2453
Friday -10408
Saturday -2291
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The December Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Dec 24th. Please join us for the Sharing is Caring Challenge. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10905561/december-week-4-group-challenge-sharing-is-caring-challenge/p1?new=1
Hope you'll join us this week!
Jessica
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@NouveauRee ~ I haven't started yet and think I will target January 3 to get it going (I'll be on vacation prior).
I made cookies today at the request of my husband....BUT.. I didn't make my favorites ( a Plus). I did try two new recipes ....one at oatmeal cookie recipe. Very sensitive as half burnt (a good thing), the ones that survived are good. I also made this peanut butter chocolate bar....(still chilling). The oatmeal cookies will be my challenge, the others...I can pass.1 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Slimmersixties wrote: »Slimmer sixties
Friday weight in
Start weight 276lb August 2021
Pw 177.5lb
Cw 176 lb
I've done it. 100lb lost. I'll be honest and tell you I've cheated to get to goal this week🤣🤣
I was really naughty and have eaten virtually nothing for 2 days, just too get to goal!
Thank you everyone for your support, especially Linda! Couldn't have got there without you.
I'm actually lighter than i want to be ... my maintenance is going to be around 185lb so I'm really looking forward to having a few drinks (no alcohol for the last 3 months) and eating a bit more before starting maintenance in January xx
I am so proud of you. You know you helped me also. The Christmas weight loss challenge was a big motivator. Just watch you on your journey has really helped me. I will be turning 60 in June. Your drive to be healthy by 60 inspired me. I am glad to have a maintenance buddy.
I will get you moved to maintenance for the January challenge. Give me a maintenance range. I need a low and high range. Mine is 157 to 163.
Thanks Linda, don't be to hasty too move me to maintenance! I can put 20lb on in the blink of an eye🤣🤣 Will probably be back to "need to lose some weight" by 1st January!!
My maintenance range is going to be 183 to 189lb. 190 being me alarm weight when i know things are getting out of control!
You’re not going to base your range around your goal weight? We will move you back to weight loss if you are over the top of the maintenance range 2 weeks in a row. I like that rule because it helps if those of us in maintenance stay in our range. We can make adjustments to that range at anytime if we need. I may lower mine depending on what my weight is at the beginning of the January challenge. I am going to talk to my family doctor again because the pain specialist thinks losing another 10 pounds will be beneficial to my chronic pain. I think my family doctor can be over cautious.
My goal weight was silly! I just got it into my head that i wanted to lose 100lb and i did. But i ve realised that 176lb is not a good weight for me. Sounds ridiculous but I've had people asking me if I'm anorexic🤣 Im also reintroducing carbs to my diet and i know from experience i will instantly gain 7lb of water weight. 185lb feels like a very comfortable weight for me, more realistic, sustainable and still the lightest I've ever been as an adult! Not bad for 60 years old!!1 -
Hi all, I'm away for the next 2 weeks on a cruise, so won't be online, but I'll catch up with you all on the 8/1/2024!1
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CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE
Congratulations to everyone who gifted themselves a weight loss for Christmas. Regardless of if your goals were achieved down is down
Hope you all enjoy a lighter Christmas!!
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Weigh-in day Friday, December 22
SW-304
PW-288.6
CW-290.0
Too many treats this week and a lot of dishes with salt. Next week here we come!2
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