WAISTAWAYS TEAM CHAT - JUNE 2019
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HOUSEKEEPING! (sorry to break up the discussion!)
Wednesday Weigh-ins for tomorrow - HEADS UP!
@Fourathomej
@karenesg
@offitgoes
@SueSueDio
NOTE - @bfitb440n2022 : your weigh in was not done on time last week, so you were entered as a NWI (no weigh-in). Please submit your weight on Saturday before midnight (your time zone) or you'll have a 2nd NWI and be put on the drop list, and we don't want that!!!! The weight you just sent in with your steps won't count, so you have until Saturday to get to work and lose a bit! Good luck
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »@jugar...I was inputting my stats on the beat your best spreadsheet and noticed that we have a newcomer this week whose totals are not included in the "total" formula for either team. I don't know which team he or she is on, but their username is @shockvalue07.
Thanks! She is on the Workout Warriors, and I'll check the formulas on the spreadsheet. She didn't show up last week, so I'll make sure it is all working. We are more even now - we have 5 team members, and they have 4 now. Cool!
By the way, the "beat your best" and the "game on" are two different things. This one is the "game on" challenge between our two teams. It is confusing!
Thanks for knowing which one I was talking about @jugar . By the way, where is the week 3 challenge? Did I miss that post?
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I am blown away by the beautiful discussion going around WHY. @zlauerMom - what a story. It is so difficult when someone we love, and who has such great potential, has terrible blind spots. Let's all lose our blind spots as much as we can - that's a great WHY right there. @Terytha - fear often wears off as a motivation. Do you have some positive WHYs for yourself? Not to make your husband's life easier, but what about for you? I hope the rest of the team shares these stories about their answer to the question why. It is inspiring, and more authentic than many of the motivational kinds of posts that have a lovely effect but might not last. Thanks again, @evangsimmons170
Just keeping it real 🙂1 -
I am blown away by the beautiful discussion going around WHY. @zlauerMom - what a story. It is so difficult when someone we love, and who has such great potential, has terrible blind spots. Let's all lose our blind spots as much as we can - that's a great WHY right there. @Terytha - fear often wears off as a motivation. Do you have some positive WHYs for yourself? Not to make your husband's life easier, but what about for you? I hope the rest of the team shares these stories about their answer to the question why. It is inspiring, and more authentic than many of the motivational kinds of posts that have a lovely effect but might not last. Thanks again, @evangsimmons170
Sorry. I picked up negativity as a habit from my parents. Sometimes I don't realize I'm doing it again until someone calls me on it.
I put some real thought into this again, into me, and sorta have an answer. It's more of a feeling that's hard to put into words though. I felt it while I was doing the 500 Squat Challenge. If I had to describe it, I'd call it the feeling of It's Not Enough. I haven't done enough, I haven't pushed myself hard enough, I haven't found my limits for real and I want to know what they are, because I think I can go further. I think I could surprise everyone, even myself. But I need to be stronger and healthier for that first.3 -
For the Beat Your Best Challenge:
Username @evangsimmons170
6/16/19
Exercise minutes = 0
Steps = 9,498
Water (in oz) = 25
6/17/19
Exercise minutes = 60
Steps = 10,532
Water (in oz) = 64
6/18/19
Exercise minutes = 97
Steps = 12,341
Water (in oz) = 64
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Soooooo easy to let myself be sidetracked by following up and adding comments / what-I-am-hearing / my-takeaways from all the other stories .... and thereby "selfishly" employing my famous/infamous "stay below the radar" strategy and never actually post a word about my own WHY.
the closest so far has been my teaser
"Maslov's Hierarchy of Needs. The highest level, self-actualization. But to GET to that level, your own more direct basic needs have to be met (or mostly met)....
[My own WHY} DOES include the "selfishness" of clothing aesthetics .... and also the practicality of no longer being afraid that I will have changed pattern sizes between the time the I cut out a sewing project, and the time I finish hemming it ...."
@evangsimmons170 thank you for recognizing the value of Maslov's Hierarchy of Needs.
It was the (too often mangled) root used behind the whole pop-psychology "Self-Actualization movement back in the 1970's-80's ... If you are too young to remember that, here's a simplified primer https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.htmlhttps://simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
It will help clarify what I mean about "socially acceptable can have a selfish root ... and selfish ISN'T truly a bad thing" (despite North American social conditioning)
The psychological NEED for love / family&friends / connections is real. So wanting to see your mother stop self-sabotaging would ALSO be about you wanting and needing that caring person to stick around.
And yes ..... (hangs head) ... I am stalling again ..... at least someone else mentioned "shopping on the Misses side of the store" first.
I am VERY visually strong, and almost off the chart when it comes to pattern-recognition. both for number / letter patterning (and spelling is simply letter patterning) and abstract shape-patterning, So something visually "out of harmony with the overall pattern" jumps out at me. I refuse to digress, but it IS interesting that these are actually usually mutually exclusive traits. In general, people are either strong in one or the other, not both.
The original health squib-under-my-butt (cholesterol level finally crossed to the Dark Side) got me moving. Intellectually, I know that the longer I stay healthy, the longer I will postpone the likelihood of genetic tendency to late onset diabetes (as seen in both my mom and my sister)
Maslov's level 3 is more powerful ( NEED for love / family&friends / connections) I selfishly want to keep hubby around - he is the type who stresses to the point of damaging his own health about things he cannot directly control - like MY health. So the healthier I keep myself, the lower HIS stress level - and I get to "keep him" longer ....
What is even MORE likely to keep me at maintenance now that I have arrived, is a combination of visual patterning (what I look like in the kinds of styles that I am the only one in the family who can wear - as of the 3 females I am the only one with the bone structure that gives me a waist - mom and sis are both "natural structural rectangles" ) and data patterning (I want that weight-trending graph line to "look aesthetically pleasing" - which translates as "flatter is better" and I know what I have to do the impact the numbers that will affect the points on the line ... if I didn't have the capability of generating-SEEING that line (thanks to my fitbit .... did I mention that I have been using a fitbit since Easter?
) the purely intellectual weight-trending / forecasting concept wouldn't mean anything to me.
You thought I wouldn't be able to work the fitbit in, didn't you? Heh, heh, heh, heh.8 -
Did a little better on our Game On Challenge. Managed 83 minutes of exercise. I am getting blown away by people who are putting 2 hours in though. lol. 3
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UserID: karenesg
Weigh in: Wedn Week 3
PW: 188
CW: 186.2
Coming soon... my WHY3 -
UserID: fourathomej
Weigh in: Wedn Week 3
PW: 149
CW: 149.21 -
Andreabroadley wrote: »The book I mentioned is "The Last 15" by Joey Shulman.
Just checked .... it IS in my public library
Not in my library so ordered from Amazon. Thanks for the recommendation
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@jugar I am out of town this week. I will weigh in on Thursday.1
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UserID: SueSueDio
Weigh in: Weds wk 3
PW: 158.5
CW: 158.5
Better than going up again, I guess! And I have to admit that I'm struggling to stick with it at the moment. I'm looking on this month more as a "getting back into the swing of things" experience rather than expecting to lose very much, if anything. If I can drop a pound or two that would be great, but hopefully next month will be easier!
(See, I'm already looking forward to sticking around with you folks...
Sorry that I'm quiet at the moment, been feeling somewhat depressed lately and not very talkative.) 6 -
@karenesg Very nice weigh in!! WTG!!2
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Hi all!
I'll catch up with everything tomorrow. My wonderful taller half had shoulder replacement surgery this morning, so the day was spent at the hospital. Amazingly, this is a day surgery, and he is now home with the crazy arm brace thing they call the "airplane". He now has 2 knee replacements and a shoulder. I figure he is at least 3/4 as awesome as Iron Man by now! The pain hasn't hit yet - they do both general and a local block for this one - so he is feeling chipper. But it will hit, and I'll be happy to spend some time with you to get away from grumpy man in pain syndrome, I'm sure!
It was a beautiful day, though, and I spent all the hours he was in surgery walking through the quite lovely town of Sherbrooke, Québec. It is a hilly town with a big river and a lake - I walked all the way around the lake, all through the town, and enjoyed the sunshine and a lot of happy people out walking, running, biking. Got in plenty of steps - almost as good as some of our top walkers!
So after this long day, soon to bed. Hugs to you all!7 -
For the Beat Your Best Challenge:
Username @evangsimmons170
6/16/19
Exercise minutes = 0
Steps = 9,498
Water (in oz) = 25
6/17/19
Exercise minutes = 60
Steps = 10,532
Water (in oz) = 64
6/18/19
Exercise minutes = 97
Steps = 12,341
Water (in oz) = 64
6/19/19
Exercise minutes = 120
Steps = 19,997
Water (in oz) = 80
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Andreabroadley wrote: »Did a little better on our Game On Challenge. Managed 83 minutes of exercise. I am getting blown away by people who are putting 2 hours in though. lol.
I've been feeling a bit badly about not being able to post big numbers for exercise. LOL
When I did two hours it was by accident. I worked out for an hour when I got up. Later in the day my daughter asked if I wanted to walk the bike trail with her. Mentally I thought ouch, because my calf has been bothering me and I'm trying to give it a break. However, when your 18 year old couch potato who is nervous about going off to college for the first time asks, ya gotta say, "Of course!" Actually I said yes right off. I didn't think about my calf issues until we started out.
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Andreabroadley wrote: »Did a little better on our Game On Challenge. Managed 83 minutes of exercise. I am getting blown away by people who are putting 2 hours in though. lol.
@Andreabroadley, I'm just as amazed as you! Yesterday, I worked out for 2 hours over 2 separate sessions because I wanted to see if I could actually do it! And I did and lived to tell about it! That was the first time in my life that I'd ever worked out for that long in 1 day. All cardio. And I feel amazing!
What @Terytha posted the other day about feeling like she's not doing enough and feeling like she hasn't reached her limit yet, really struck a chord with me. I've been feeling the same way over the last 2 years or so. I've literally been wondering what would happen if I pushed myself harder. What would life look like on the other side of the self-constructed barriers I've put up about why I can't get there?
I saw a billboard recently that said, "Your only limit is you."
Yesterday was a turning point for me. No turning back now.5 -
Happy Thursday, everyone -
We had a rough night and the pain is pretty wicked today, but I think he'll get through it. He IS being kind of stupid about his meds. Convinced they don't work. Doesn't want to take them. Sometimes he is the world's oldest living teenager... (something my 90 year-old dad claims to be)
I'm enjoying your news, though. @andreabroadley 83 minutes of exercise and @evangsimmons170 upping the steps and exercise a LOT! You are both hitting it - your WHY will keep you going towards your new you. Keep up the great work!
@tdrjustus3 no problem for weigh-in today.
@fourathomej - thanks for sticking with your weigh-ins even when things are not moving much. Is there any way we can help you get the numbers sinking again, or are you hitting maintenance?
@SueSueDio - glad you're sticking with us too!! Getting back into the swing is a good move. Now get the logging and exercise in a slightly tighter frame, and you'll be losing, I'm sure! Thanks!
WEIGH-INS DUE
@offitgoes
@Blackbeautysue
@Cory172 -
TEAM WASITAWAYS
PLEASE WELCOME @Hcat35 AND @Davelocklear
THEY BOTH WILL JOINING THIS TEAM
PLEASE MAKE THE FEEL WELCOMED TO THE TEAM
THANKS
GREG3 -
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Welcome all newbies!
Sorry guys I've been MIA for awhile. Was trying to get back in the zone. This week has been much better so I'm hopeful for weigh-in tomorrow.
Been inspired by all of you pushing yourself to work out and kept up with C25K. It's tough but feels so good afterwards. It helps my mind stay strong and keep away from the biscuits (don't wanna ruin all that hard work)
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Is it already the other end of Thursday? The evening is here. It has been a really rough day. I wish my husband were still in the hospital for this part! He is in a ton of pain, feeling hopeless, and barely squeaking through the day. Hopefully this was the worst one. Full shoulder replacement is not a walk in the park - and day surgery? really? OKOK, my venting is done. We will make it through!
Welcome to our new people! @Hcat35 @Davelocklear @visiri and @tigrib (you all have pretty cool @ names)
For now, you are on the "cheer squad" and do not need to do weekly weigh-ins unless you want to. They won't count in the team stats until the July challenge officially begins. But you are welcome to come to the chat here, tell us about yourselves, and start to get to know your teammates. I'm one of the co-captains along with @BMcC9 , and our motivator-in-chief is @mari_moulin . Even if you only read the last couple of pages, you'll see you have some pretty special teammates. Dive in! There are also challenges for the whole 6 teams (these are under the "announcements" section of the home page) and we have a step team if you enjoy counting steps. Or having a device to count them for you. And tell you how you're doing. We'll tell you how you're doing too! So, bring on the intros.1 -
HEADS UP for our BIGGEST weigh-in day of the week -
FRIDAY people:
@AmyRobF
@Connie7355
@jlbtnc
@jugar
@KX7003
@LORIAB901
@martinesther88
@Perla4686
still waiting on today's people:
@Blackbeautysue
@cory17
and
@offitgoes from Wednesday.
Let's get them in and see how much green there is on the spreadsheet! And if it isn't green, let's get you back on track 1 -
AND FINALLY
The Step Team Report! How far did they go over the last two weeks???
I am sorry to be so slow with the Reports this month, but it has been a tad crazy. It feels good to sit down and shower some praise on the intrepid steppers. So, musing on craziness and intrepid people, I decided to see how far they would have gone on Zanzibar. Or to be more precise, on the island of Unguja in the Zanzibar Archipelago. I have always loved the idea of Zanzibar, so looking it up and finding out how many steps it would take to see the place has been fun. I hope you steppers enjoy looking back over the last 2 weeks, knowing you might have been on this gorgeous island, with turquoise sea, endless beaches, spice plantations, a stone town, and rain forests. With really cool monkeys.
WEEK 1 of JUNE: the team totalled 697,204 steps = 557.8 km = 334.7 miles. Plenty to hike the full perimeter of the island, which they say takes 5-7 days. Perfect. The top three team steppers were:- @reflectionofme with a total of 127,537 steps = 102 km = 62.2 miles. WOW.
- @mari_moulin with a total of 108,497 steps = 86.8 km = 52.1 miles. While still recovering!
- @fourathomej with a total of 101,752 steps = 81.4 km = 48.8 miles. Amazing.
WEEK 2 of JUNE: They liked it so much, they decided to stay on Unguja, and hike the interior. What a place! They covered 640,575 steps = 512.5 km = 307.5 miles. They saw a lot of great stuff. The top three? A new person appears in 3rd!! The crowd goes wild...- @reflectionofme with a total of 125,862 steps = 100.7 km = 60.4 miles. She is unbeatable!
- @fourathomej with a total of 104,748 steps = 83.8 km = 50.3 miles. Beautiful.
- @zlauerMom with a total of 93,497 steps = 74.8 km = 44.9 miles. Fantastic - welcome to the podium!
here is what it was like, right?
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AND FINALLY
The Step Team Report! How far did they go over the last two weeks???
I am sorry to be so slow with the Reports this month, but it has been a tad crazy. It feels good to sit down and shower some praise on the intrepid steppers. So, musing on craziness and intrepid people, I decided to see how far they would have gone on Zanzibar. Or to be more precise, on the island of Unguja in the Zanzibar Archipelago. I have always loved the idea of Zanzibar, so looking it up and finding out how many steps it would take to see the place has been fun. I hope you steppers enjoy looking back over the last 2 weeks, knowing you might have been on this gorgeous island, with turquoise sea, endless beaches, spice plantations, a stone town, and rain forests. With really cool monkeys.
WEEK 1 of JUNE: the team totalled 697,204 steps = 557.8 km = 334.7 miles. Plenty to hike the full perimeter of the island, which they say takes 5-7 days. Perfect. The top three team steppers were:- @reflectionofme with a total of 127,537 steps = 102 km = 62.2 miles. WOW.
- @mari_moulin with a total of 108,497 steps = 86.8 km = 52.1 miles. While still recovering!
- @fourathomej with a total of 101,752 steps = 81.4 km = 48.8 miles. Amazing.
WEEK 2 of JUNE: They liked it so much, they decided to stay on Unguja, and hike the interior. What a place! They covered 640,575 steps = 512.5 km = 307.5 miles. They saw a lot of great stuff. The top three? A new person appears in 3rd!! The crowd goes wild...- @reflectionofme with a total of 125,862 steps = 100.7 km = 60.4 miles. She is unbeatable!
- @fourathomej with a total of 104,748 steps = 83.8 km = 50.3 miles. Beautiful.
- @zlauerMom with a total of 93,497 steps = 74.8 km = 44.9 miles. Fantastic - welcome to the podium!
here is what it was like, right?
I have never heard of this place before. It sounds like it would be an amazing place to go. Those beaches are stunning.1 -
Is it already the other end of Thursday? The evening is here. It has been a really rough day. I wish my husband were still in the hospital for this part! He is in a ton of pain, feeling hopeless, and barely squeaking through the day. Hopefully this was the worst one. Full shoulder replacement is not a walk in the park - and day surgery? really? OKOK, my venting is done. We will make it through!
I hope your husband starts feeling better soon! It's surprising what they seem to do these days - a lady I know from another group just had brain surgery on Monday to remove a benign tumour, and she came home today. Brain surgery, for goodness sake! And she's at home!!! I was astonished, but I guess such procedures are much less invasive than they used to be.
Replacing a shoulder, though - there's not really a non-invasive way to do that, huh? 1 -
Welcome aboard to all of our newcomers! Glad to have you join us!
For the Beat Your Best Challenge:
Username @evangsimmons170
6/16/19
Exercise minutes = 0
Steps = 9,498
Water (in oz) = 25
6/17/19
Exercise minutes = 60
Steps = 10,532
Water (in oz) = 64
6/18/19
Exercise minutes = 97
Steps = 12,341
Water (in oz) = 64
6/19/19
Exercise minutes = 120
Steps = 19,997
Water (in oz) = 80
6/20/19
Exercise minutes = 64
Steps = 10,158
Water (in oz) = 651 -
Friday weigh in
PW:183.2
cw:180.4
Woohoo finally!7 -
Username: jlbtnc
Weigh in week: Week 3
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 196.6
Today’s Weight: 195.8
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