Downsizers Team Chat - MAY 2024
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@megansmartiepants1970Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: ยปiLive2Walk wrote: ยป@megansmartiepants1970 - or do you pull them off my daily posts - if so is it easier in one post?
4/28 17,458
4/29 17,549
4/30 21,124
5/1 18,729
5/2 22,880
5/3 23,175
5/4 24,930
it is easier is one post
Then you can ignore my daily posts - they are just for me to keep me accountable. I'll do one for you at the end of the week. ๐1 -
iLive2Walk wrote: ยปThursday
I have been getting our garden beds ready and am going to try growing potatoes this year. I bought 15 gallon cloth pots to try them in. I will try to get them planted this week. I love gardening
We grew potatoes for the first time last year. Planted them both in the ground and in containers - both were successful. We bought seed potatoes at the nursery AND planted some that we got at the grocery store. Again, both successful. I like the containers better because at harvest time you just had to dump the pot into a wheel barrow and then find them. In the ground you had to dig - not as easy. We had potatoes for months. This year we just did them in containers. Hope you have great success!
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: ยป
Gardening is a great way to burn calories. I have a silly question. How did you plant the potatoes? Did you cut the eyes off older potatoes and use them? This will be my first time growing potatoes so I am in the process of figuring out how to do it. I am getting the pots that you have a flap to open to get the potatoes out.
We did them two ways last year. We bought the "seed" potatoes from the nursery and then just put them in the pot as is. We also had the small yukon gold and tri colored potatoes from the grocery store and just put them in the pot. Both worked. This year we had some really old potatoes with the eyes. I read this article on how to plant those - we ended up just cutting the potato into quarters and planted each quarter with eyes up. Hope it works.
https://www.mightymrs.com/how-to-plant-a-sprouted-potato/
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Sunday
๐ฃ 10,033 steps (My rest day)
๐ Logged Everything
๐ฅ Stayed under my calorie range
๐ช Strength 30 Min
๐งโโ๏ธ Pilates 30 Min
๐ฆ 8 glasses of water
๐ง Under my Sodium Limit
๐๐ฎ ME![/color]Read and played on my phone; caught up on American Idol.
๐ท๐ชปHappy May! ๐ท๐ชป
Rested a little yesterday, didn't reach my step goal - but way over my 17K average goal. Tonight is bingo night with Mom- going to resist the junk food that is always on the table!3 -
What is the weirdest food combination you enjoy?
Peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches ..I ate a lot of them when I was pregnant with both kids0 -
Please get your steps in as soon as possible so that I can post the results for week 1
@lindamtuck2018 5/4
@aactuallyaash 4/28 - 5/4
@Hotspur11 4/28 - 5/4
@MommyJeannie 4/28 - 5/4
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Good Morning,
Weigh in Day: Monday
PW: 170
CW: 169
Steps Challenge:
4/29- 7,626
4/30- 13,744
5/1- 7,152
5/2- 10,090
5/3- 13,573
5/4- 17,7333 -
Hi, Team. I've been traveling with spotty wifi.
Weigh-in Day: Monday
PW: 207.2
CW:207.0
I went to Barbados with my family. The weather was so lovely. I did pretty good with my food but I did drink quite a lot while I was there. Rum punch and pina coladas. I try to be mindful on vacation without depriving myself of the things that I really want to enjoy.3 -
Monday Weigh-ins
@Hotspur11
@chickieboom2020
Tuesday Weigh-in
@aactuallyaash
Wednesday Weigh-in
@myndieet
@lovethyneighbor
@iLive2Walk
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: ยป
What is the weirdest food combination you enjoy?
Beer and Donuts - I know not good for weight loss.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: ยป
Would the following people post your steps please ....
@lindamtuck2018 5/4
@aactuallyaash 4/28 -5/4
@Hotspur11 4/28 - 5/4
@MommieJeannie 4/28 - 5/4
@Megan_smartiepants1970 did you get my steps and weight yesterday?
I got both.. thank you for posting0 -
Motto:
๐๐พโโ๏ธ Don't think, just do it!!
Eat well ๐ฅto Live Well ๐ขโ๏ธ๐งณ
H2O - Make it Flow ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Daily Goals for May1. Calories @1650 and protein 150g.Recap: Considering reducing calories this week from 1650 to 1350...just to see and hopefully move the needle.
2. Limit Wine to the weekend, if at all.
3. Water - Minimum of 80 ounces
4. Exercise 6 days a week (core/strength train/cardio)
5. Consistently hit 10k steps - Goal 20+ days.
6. Daily reads or audible.
7. Post work out snack
- THOUGHTS: โEither you run the day, or the day runs you.โ โJim Rohn
What will it be???
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
5/5 3,721
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11
One color ......everything?
I'm thinking a light gray.
Food combo.....
I'm pretty basic so nothing really weird.
When I was growing up, we used to get Jay's onion and garlic potato chips and mix them with okey-doke cheddar cheese popcorn. It was so good!! I'd do it again today if I could find the chips!
@slimmersixties ~ I'm committed to being 208 by July 1. That's 10lbs. 5 for the remainder of May and another 5 in June. Very reasonable and doable!!
@Chickieboom22 ~ Welcome back from Barbados. Hey, you lost while being on vacation!!! Kudos to you.
Weigh in Day: SaturdayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
Ending January - 215.8 (7.8)
Ending February - 216.4 (+0.6/7.2)
Ending March - 218.4 (+2.0/5.2)
Ending April = 216.0 (3.2/7.6)
April
5/4 218
5/11
5/18
5/25
Total Loss for month .0 Total loss 7.62 -
Hotspurs
PW: 87.3
CW: 86
Steps
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Motto:
๐๐พโโ๏ธ Don't think, just do it!!
Eat well ๐ฅto Live Well ๐ขโ๏ธ๐งณ
H2O - Make it Flow ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
Daily Goals for May1. Calories @1650 and protein 150g.Recap: Considering reducing calories this week from 1650 to 1350...just to see and hopefully move the needle.
2. Limit Wine to the weekend, if at all.
3. Water - Minimum of 80 ounces
4. Exercise 6 days a week (core/strength train/cardio)
5. Consistently hit 10k steps - Goal 20+ days.
6. Daily reads or audible.
7. Post work out snack
- THOUGHTS: โEither you run the day, or the day runs you.โ โJim Rohn
What will it be???
Step Challenge - Goal 8500
ST = Moderate
5/5 3,721
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11
One color ......everything?
I'm thinking a light gray.
Food combo.....
I'm pretty basic so nothing really weird.
When I was growing up, we used to get Jay's onion and garlic potato chips and mix them with okey-doke cheddar cheese popcorn. It was so good!! I'd do it again today if I could find the chips!
@slimmersixties ~ I'm committed to being 208 by July 1. That's 10lbs. 5 for the remainder of May and another 5 in June. Very reasonable and doable!!
@Chickieboom22 ~ Welcome back from Barbados. Hey, you lost while being on vacation!!! Kudos to you.
Weigh in Day: SaturdayStarting - 223.6 (12/29/2023)
Ending January - 215.8 (7.8)
Ending February - 216.4 (+0.6/7.2)
Ending March - 218.4 (+2.0/5.2)
Ending April = 216.0 (3.2/7.6)
April
5/4 218
5/11
5/18
5/25
Total Loss for month .0 Total loss 7.6
Fantastic I'll add you to the challenge!0 -
Monday
๐ฃ 20,460 steps (My rest day)
๐ Logged Everything
๐ฅ Stayed under my calorie range
๐ช Strength 30 Min
๐งโโ๏ธ Pilates 15 Min
๐ฆ 8 glasses of water
๐ง Under my Sodium Limit
๐๐ฎ ME![/color]Read and played on my phone; bingo with family
๐ท๐ชปHappy May! ๐ท๐ชป
Bingo night with Mom, always a good time; noone won. I can never resist the junk that is on the table - I left some extra calories to my day just in case - but someday hope I will have power to resist it.
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@Slimmersixties I am all in for the summer challenge!! I'm committed to being 159lbs by July 1. So I'll have to lose 10lbs by then! I will have to really put in some effort but will try my best!!0
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Which do you prefer... Coffee or Tea?
I prefer coffee
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: ยป
Which do you prefer... Coffee or Tea?
I prefer coffee
I love both! I enjoy my coffee in the morning and then I enjoy a relaxing cup of sleepy time at night. When it is hot in the summer my go to is unsweet tea when I am not drinking water.0 -
TUESDAY WEIGH-IN
@aactuallyaash
WEDNESDAY WEIGH-INS
@myndieet
@lovethyneighbor
@iLive2Walk
THURSDAY WEIGH-INS
@NachDeezy
@aneedlecraft
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@Slimmersixties I am all in for the summer challenge!! I'm committed to being 159lbs by July 1. So I'll have to lose 10lbs by then! I will have to really put in some effort but will try my best!!
Brilliant in sure you can do it0