WAISTAWAYS TEAM CHAT - JULY 2019
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Thank you! They sound more like "colour by numbers" sort of things, but perhaps I'll give it a try for something different.
(I used to do a lot of actual cross stitch, but switched to paper crafts when my eyes got worse. I have so many kits I'd like to make at some point, though!)
I have seen "drawing apps", "learn cartooning" and others of that nature available too. So if you take your time to do some hunting and research, there may be "pick your own colour" apps out there, where you are supplied with a limited number of "coloured pen" choices but can put what you want where you want. Maybe look for "illustration" or "chart-your-own cross-stitch" or something. I haven't got that adventurous yet.
I DO know (but haven't tried yet) that you can have the cross-stitch app make an original project-picture from your own digital image you point them to. PERHAPS(?) you can specify how many shades they should keep the colours to (more than the default 32 but not EVERY MINOR pixel by pixel variation, particularly in shaddows or skin-tones), and "what size/ level of detail"? I do know the pre-planned "kit images" go up to "super-sized" in some cases. Haven't looked at any Large or Supersize, so I don't know if they have more shades.
That would be the closest I already know about to "sorta counted cross-stitch" in that YOU supply the original image and therefore affect the colour-family to work with. (maybe scan and convert some traditional-coloured-yourself images you have already done?)
I am finding more favour with the cross-stitch app right now. Less "colour-by-number" coloring-book feel to the pictures. And honestly .... sometimes the degree of shading is just tooooooooo fine and some of those 85 colours COULD have been the same colour-number.
And the cross-stitching is helping as a terrific brain trainer (especially when working in 3x magnification) with reinforcing the metaphor that "If you just trust the process, and put what they ask for where they ask for it ... even though it seems odd to have just one square of that colour in the middle of nowhere ... the big picture takes care of itself."1 -
I'm back. I missed my team and it looks like I missed July sign ups, as well (since it's now July 1). It's been a rough June but I'm back with a vengeance (plus 7 lbs). I'll join back into the group in August. Until then, I'll keep a weight chart along with you all. You all are doing great! Here's to an awesome July!!
YOU ARE NOT GONE!!!! You are still in the team - you were on support for one month, and you are back on active duty now! Give us a starting weight, and jump in with a green pledge for July!
Did I use enough !! ?
I love it!!!!!!! I weighed myself this morning - 170.4 (not a pretty sight). I left in the low 160's. SO glad to be back. Summer's here and I wanna "bring sexy back!"
My challenge is to lose 8 lbs in July. I want to be back in the low 160's!7 -
Thanks for your messages, weigh-ins and commitments. I like @BMcC9 's detailed goal-setting. I see on several other teams that people set this kind of goal and report in briefly every day on how it is going. Daily can be a challenge, especially in summer, but checking in and keeping each other on task can be helpful with sticking to those small but really helpful goals. Losing your pledged # of pounds for the month will be easier to attain with a some daily goals to make sure that the end of the month isn't a disappointment.
So good to see you back in the game @zlauerMom ! You're back on the wagon now, hitting the ground running with 5 pounds to lose this month. You lost 5 pounds in June, so I think you maybe dipped a toe off the wagon, and you can do it again for sure. Do you want to stick with Mondays for weigh-in? If not, it is easy enough to change...
@juliemargaretkim - great to see you too! Question for you: do you want to pledge the 10 pounds loss from today's weigh-in or from your starting weight for the month? I would suggest from today's weight. Tally ho!
@SueSueDio - I agree that calories are the most important consideration, even if the balance of those calories among various types of food have an influence on how we feel or digest. The best way to influence metabolism (which is most importantly the # of calories you burn at rest) is to grow more muscle. So adding to the calories in-calories out some kind of exercise that increases muscle, and it goes even better.
The green month pledges are all recorded - anyone can jump in any time, though. Step team additions, anyone?
@Perla4686 - good job getting back to C25K! You go go go!
@evangsimmons170 - you are making me blush.
@fourathomej - hope your trip to the aviation museum was lovely and that the sun came out again! My daughter (in Wainwright) has been surprised by the rain lately too. But it got her out of PT one morning! The sarge didn't want to run in the mud...
I'm not doing well on exercise today, so please BUG THE HECK OUT OF ME tomorrow. Really. I have to sweat on purpose.2 -
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So I lost the bulk of my weight well after age 55, and maintain fairly well now into 65+.
Omg @jugar I had no idea you were over 65! That is way cool! For some reason, I pictured you as 30 something. You're writing is always so upbeat. No I'm not in any way implying that seniors are boring or dull. I just had no idea. Thanks to you and the rest of our seniors on the team for reminding us 50 somethings that age ain't nothing but a numba!!!! I'm definitely inspired by you!
You got that right....59 here!!2 -
evangsimmons170 wrote: »
So I lost the bulk of my weight well after age 55, and maintain fairly well now into 65+.
Omg @jugar I had no idea you were over 65! That is way cool! For some reason, I pictured you as 30 something. You're writing is always so upbeat. No I'm not in any way implying that seniors are boring or dull. I just had no idea. Thanks to you and the rest of our seniors on the team for reminding us 50 somethings that age ain't nothing but a numba!!!! I'm definitely inspired by you!
You got that right....59 here!!
Way to go, @leni1us
I'll be 51 this year, and I'm lovin' it! 3 -
55 here. Played 90 minutes of doubles tennis tonight. Hip was feeling it. But glad to get out there and play. I also won a small bottle of Prosecco. It’s fun tennis 🎾.4
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Steps 7/1~10,6972
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Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!evangsimmons170 wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!
@Perla4686 Do you stick to the 3x a week routine for C25K, or do you do something different? Just wondering.
Good job girls.
I’m currently headed out for week 3 day 3. For week 3 finished early third week as I have a little mini surgery tomorrow. Not sure when I. An start my jogging again after tomorrow. So far week 3 has been a piece of cake. I stick to the 3 day a week program but on other days I’ll add in a short jog here and there.3 -
Username @evangsimmons170
6/30/19
Exercise minutes = 68
Steps = 11,321
Water (in oz) = 70
7/1/19
Exercise minutes = 123
Steps = 14,664
Water (in oz) = 40
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »evangsimmons170 wrote: »
So I lost the bulk of my weight well after age 55, and maintain fairly well now into 65+.
Omg @jugar I had no idea you were over 65! That is way cool! For some reason, I pictured you as 30 something. You're writing is always so upbeat. No I'm not in any way implying that seniors are boring or dull. I just had no idea. Thanks to you and the rest of our seniors on the team for reminding us 50 somethings that age ain't nothing but a numba!!!! I'm definitely inspired by you!
You got that right....59 here!!
Way to go, @leni1us I'll be 51 this year, and I'm lovin' it!
Me too! I'll be 51 in December. I also had a younger version of @jugar playing in my mind's eye. Just goes to show you that bodies may age but spirits don't have to.4 -
Good to hear you all are making progress. @Perla4686 I used to run a lot but I never could do two days in a row without regretting it. So I have always stuck with 3x a week.mari_moulin wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!evangsimmons170 wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!
@Perla4686 Do you stick to the 3x a week routine for C25K, or do you do something different? Just wondering.
Good job girls.
I’m currently headed out for week 3 day 3. For week 3 finished early third week as I have a little mini surgery tomorrow. Not sure when I. An start my jogging again after tomorrow. So far week 3 has been a piece of cake. I stick to the 3 day a week program but on other days I’ll add in a short jog here and there.
I had planned to do the None to Run program. I had done C25K years ago but thought None2Run was gentler. It is, but I still managed to hurt my calf a couple of weeks in and I'm having trouble getting going. Every time I try it my calf will call foul before too long.
I've resorted to walking. I'm up to 4 miles three days a week. And I'm doing fascia exercises and mobility exercises. Right now the calf is pain free, but I'm going to give it more time. I figure just because it doesn't actively hurt doesn't mean it is ready to rumble.
When I step back and think about it, I know where I went wrong. Before I joined this group in June I was averaging about 6,000 steps a day. I was lucky to hit 10,000 once a week. Since I've been checking in here I usually get 10,000 steps and I'm averaging around 11,000 steps a day now. So I doubled my daily step count and started running at the same time. It isn't so surprising that my body got annoyed with me.
I do hope to get to run again though. I enjoyed it. Ideally I'd like to do run/walk intervals. I don't really care if I can run for 30 minutes straight. I'd be happy with maybe run 5 min. / walk 1 min. or 4/1 cause it is easier to follow on my watch. I'll get there, sooner or later.4 -
evangsimmons170 wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!
@Perla4686 Do you stick to the 3x a week routine for C25K, or do you do something different? Just wondering.
I try to stick to 3x per week, but as you can see, not always successfully. I'm open to repeat some of the runs if they progress too fast but at the moment, I'm liking the pace.2 -
evangsimmons170 wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!
@Perla4686 Do you stick to the 3x a week routine for C25K, or do you do something different? Just wondering.
I try to stick to 3x per week, but as you can see, not always successfully. I'm open to repeat some of the runs if they progress too fast but at the moment, I'm liking the pace.
And just to add, my 3 days aren't always spaced out evenly, sometimes I run 3 days in a row if I know I won't have any other time that week. I wish I enjoyed strength training as I know how important it is, but I find any cardio so much more fun. Can't motivate myself to do any strength.1 -
Good to hear you all are making progress. @Perla4686 I used to run a lot but I never could do two days in a row without regretting it. So I have always stuck with 3x a week.mari_moulin wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!evangsimmons170 wrote: »Finally got my head back in the zone, I hope! Did C25K week 5 run 1 today after a week's break. It was challenging but do-able and felt good.
Welcome all newbies to this amazing team! Good luck!
@Perla4686 Do you stick to the 3x a week routine for C25K, or do you do something different? Just wondering.
Good job girls.
I’m currently headed out for week 3 day 3. For week 3 finished early third week as I have a little mini surgery tomorrow. Not sure when I. An start my jogging again after tomorrow. So far week 3 has been a piece of cake. I stick to the 3 day a week program but on other days I’ll add in a short jog here and there.
I had planned to do the None to Run program. I had done C25K years ago but thought None2Run was gentler. It is, but I still managed to hurt my calf a couple of weeks in and I'm having trouble getting going. Every time I try it my calf will call foul before too long.
I've resorted to walking. I'm up to 4 miles three days a week. And I'm doing fascia exercises and mobility exercises. Right now the calf is pain free, but I'm going to give it more time. I figure just because it doesn't actively hurt doesn't mean it is ready to rumble.
When I step back and think about it, I know where I went wrong. Before I joined this group in June I was averaging about 6,000 steps a day. I was lucky to hit 10,000 once a week. Since I've been checking in here I usually get 10,000 steps and I'm averaging around 11,000 steps a day now. So I doubled my daily step count and started running at the same time. It isn't so surprising that my body got annoyed with me.
I do hope to get to run again though. I enjoyed it. Ideally I'd like to do run/walk intervals. I don't really care if I can run for 30 minutes straight. I'd be happy with maybe run 5 min. / walk 1 min. or 4/1 cause it is easier to follow on my watch. I'll get there, sooner or later.
@zlauerMom See, that's why I tell people all the time that if they see me running, call 911 because there is an emergency somewhere. I do not run. Not gonna happen. I don't even have the desire to. I'm 5'9 and all legs. I have a pretty wide stride, so I'll get there when I get there. LOL. So "my" version of C25K is walking during the longer times and faster, power walking during the "run" times. In all seriousness, I am so protective of my arthritic knees. I am just not willing to sacrifice them for anything. Plus, if I hurt them, then that puts me out of commission for a while for recovery, and we all know how that will end up -- weight gain! So I'll stick to my walk/power walk routine. I meant to restart my C25K last week but didn't. I'll try again this week. I need to get out of the house more anyway. I've been doing my Leslie Sansone videos pretty consistently. They are great, and they remove any possible excuse for not exercising. I've got over 30 of her DVDs plus the app. I'm getting this weight off me by any means necessary!
You all inspire me so much! Love you guys! 5 -
@evangsimmons170 I've been thinking about you and your job search. I hope it is going well!
I never reported in after my interview on Friday.
For the new members here. I'm a potter and my studio space shut down June 30th. It has been a big, big mental blow for me. A physical one, too, having to move all that damn clay and equipment!
About the interview, - It was less of an interview and more of a picking of my brain for my thoughts on running the new shared studio space they are designing. However, it did come around to them offering what I think is a very fair deal. Basically I would work for them 6 hours a week loading kilns, making glazes, etc. and they would give me a studio space - not one of the new, shared spaces they have under construction, but one of the bigger long term artist-in-residence spaces. I showed great restraint and did not bounce up and down in my seat with joy. And I did not launch myself across the table and hug him when he said I could use my own glazes and rent out the entire kiln for my own work once I've been trained on their kilns.
So life is very good. I'm fortunate to get the chance and I'm grateful for it.
The hiccup is it is linked in with the new shared studio space under construction and it all has to go through the university red tape. So it will not start right away. He is hoping for the fall.
In order to feed my creative spirit and to get some pieces in the pipeline, I signed up for a summer class which starts this morning. The funny is... the class I used to take (Independent Exploration in Clay) is full. The only one that fits my schedule is "Beginner Wheel".
So I'm off now to my beginner wheel class! It is a new to-me-instructor. There is always something new to learn.5 -
BMcC9 Steps so far:
June 30: 13,448
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And just to add, my 3 days aren't always spaced out evenly, sometimes I run 3 days in a row if I know I won't have any other time that week. I wish I enjoyed strength training as I know how important it is, but I find any cardio so much more fun. Can't motivate myself to do any strength.
I have that same "strength block" as well. Trying to re-establish bike HIIT time (5 minutes at a shot) habit to make a better body composition ratio .... only doing the cardio "jogging on mini-trampoline" plus NEATs like after-supper walks with hubby or to store or such-like are great for the step-count, but not so much for the muscle creation/retention. Not that the bike HIIT would do anything in particular for the (waaaaayyyyyyy under-developed) upper body strength at ALLL ......0 -
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So I am pledging:- a minimum 100 game-calorie burn (~ 35 minutes / 4.5 to 5 thou steps) IN GAME CONTEXT Intentional Exercise regardless of how many other steps from "non-intentional sources" like walking with friend for her cardio-rehab, or to/from store for one or two items etc.
- And try to keep those non-intentional steps boosted too.
- And not letting the fitbit "count bike pedaling towards daily step total"
- And using a timer when doing the colouring to prompt 5 minute Bike HIIT sessions once an hour ... and DO include them in the MFP Exercise log
- And keeping the food logging complete (and actually IN the diary .... )
You-all are allowed to bug me about "How many bike sessions did you get in yesterday .... HHMMMM?????"
July 1 report (repeatable style of format not designed yet, but here we go ... )
N/B NOT a workday in Canada.- MORE than minimum game-calories burned / entered in the Exercise log. Ended one "game profile" - 124 cals / started new "game profile" - 98 cals.
- also had after-supper walk with hubby so total steps for the day: 14,720
- no biking so N/A
- only did 1 one-hour set of cross-stitch, so didn't do the "colour / bike / colour more" thing
- Food log complete and in excellent form (not starting day before noon helps keep down the intake ...
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I AM in the office today - and going to a bbq at bro's to see out-of-town relatives right after work. So SLIGHTLY a-typical (for a work-day) - will still try to get full and accurate food log in regardless (breaky / lunch / pm snack already written out and ready to log; bbq burgs and hotdogs will be on the menu; don't know yet about "dessert choices" that might be available, but hosts are not typically huge sticky-sweet dessert eaters .... ) - should still be able to get short gaming-jog in late this evening (20 mins minimum) but NEAT-steps will probably suffer today.1 -
If anyone reads this, please cross your fingers for me. My doctor's appointment is in an hour. I'm extremely nervous. I cut it pretty close with my blood test appointment and I am really hoping that not only does he have the results, but that they're lower.8
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If anyone reads this, please cross your fingers for me. My doctor's appointment is in an hour. I'm extremely nervous. I cut it pretty close with my blood test appointment and I am really hoping that not only does he have the results, but that they're lower.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻Hope all goes well and you get good news.1 -
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If anyone reads this, please cross your fingers for me. My doctor's appointment is in an hour. I'm extremely nervous. I cut it pretty close with my blood test appointment and I am really hoping that not only does he have the results, but that they're lower.
Fingers crossed. Good luck.
I had been meaning to ask... How is the air quality these days? Back to normal?1 -
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@jugar -- Yes -- make the green challenge (I'm pledging 10 lbs this month!) from my current weight! Thanks!! BTW -- I sweat VERY purposefully -- I do power yoga in 95 degrees and I'm aiming for 5 x /week this month -- so far, I've gone 2 days in a row, AND we did a 10 mile bike ride last night -- with hills! Seriously, it's is because of the power yoga that I can make it up the hills -- many on the ride were jumping off and walking up. That used to be me! Move/sweat/use muscles EVERY SINGLE DAY! Cheers!3
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If anyone reads this, please cross your fingers for me. My doctor's appointment is in an hour. I'm extremely nervous. I cut it pretty close with my blood test appointment and I am really hoping that not only does he have the results, but that they're lower.
Virtual hugs and hand-holding all the way! Let us know the outcomes!1 -
All today's food-so-far logged (having the mandarin, but saving the rest of the usual afternoon snack for tomorrow) - and a place-holder for a single burg and REAL hamburg bun already entered. Still lots of pre-exercise calorie room to maneuver for potential BBQ dessert (with a tentative extra will-burn-through-intentional-exercise 100 cals over and above that if needs be for an extra-calorific dessert) . I just have to stay away from any chips ......
I specify REAL hamburg bun, as we normally just stick our burgs between two slices of whole wheat bread ... which has a different nutritional break-down.3 -
All right! Well, results are... good. Lol.
On the plus side, all my cholesterol levels are down a good chunk except my HDL which is higher. Also my heart rate has dropped a good chunk. Huzzah!
My endocrinologist is all "just don't eat anything white or any fruit" and I was like, mmm. Probably not. Husband was smirking in the back, because his head is stuck in the gutter.
He (the endo) wants me to try Metformin to help me lose weight a little faster. I'm... mixed. I don't like drugs! The side effects are sometimes killer. But I could use the help, I have so far to go. So I guess I'll give it a shot for now.
@zlauerMom Air is pretty good! The fires are still pretty bad but at least it's not blowing in our direction. My coughing is way better. 5 -
It's so good to come in from a long day and read all your chat - I had to run DH to the hospital this morning for his 1st post-op appointment and to get the staples removed. Everything is looking good, and 2 more weeks in the dreaded "airplane" brace where his arm is held out to the side - it is pretty uncomfortable, but it is doing its job. Right now he's on the exercise bike right beside my computer table and he's really getting somewhere. No idea where! I think my sister's visit (she just left a little while ago) did him enormous good. She is an amazing massage therapist and I am always impressed with the kind of difference she can make. While she was working on him, my husband asked me to go find some handcuffs. I think he liked it
So needless to say, between the drive, the lovely waiting room experience, and my sister's visit I did not sweat yet. BUT I want to watch an episode of something tonight and will only do it while cycling away on the exercise bike. It is a full hour episode, so I do 45 minutes on the bike and 15 minutes of strength to finish me off. I WILL get it done tonight! Garden work earlier was not bad, but not really intense enough.
@juliemargaretkim - thanks for the quick answer! I'll put your pledge at 7.5 pounds for the month as calculated from your starting weight. That comes out to 10 pounds from your current weight and you'll be right down there at 121.9!
@zlauerMom - you must be doing your FINEST happy dance! What a great story - I could picture you leaping across the table even if you didn't do it. We want pictures of your work, BTW. I am a ceramic bowl addict and have lots of lovely odd ones of all different styles. I would love to see what you do.
@Terytha - we want to hear about your results too!
Hugs to all of you! I'll catch up more later, or tomorrow. 2 -
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