WAIST AWAYS - NOVEMBER CHAT
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eyezbydiana wrote: »@micki48 steps 11/6: 8,900
Just realized my fitbit is breaking down.. it doesn't register steps i take barefoot around my house :-( not sure how long it's been doing it..i was due for a new one
Now to decide between the fitbit versa 2 and jumping in and getting the galaxy active 2 watch.. anyone have either?
Are you sure it’s not a delay? Sometimes in bare feet around my house my Bluetooth is not connected, then as soon as it’s reconnected and refreshes, steps go up.@micki48
Steps 11/6: 9580
Also could you help me with how to look at the results on the spreadsheet again? Thanks!
If you go to November spreadsheet, click the Waistaways tab and scroll all the way to the bottom, you will see the steps.
You can get to the spreadsheet on the main Fat2Fit page.
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Nope, I mean on my actual fitbit device it doesn't change as Im walking.. would there be a delay on the device u think?1 -
Steps:
11/6/2019: 11040
Accountability: Had 2 licorice sticks given to me by a friend. I thought I would be able to have just those and...being an adult, I would stop and be okay. But, it spiraled.
2 hotcocoa packets, mixed with sugar and a tbsp of water make a yummy paste (hot cocoa is free here....that's an issue(my addiction to chocolate, lol).
Then I just said F*#& -It and had 3 little debby nutty bars.
Ended the evening with chicken and cauliflower. But, I didn't log everything in. I know I was over calories.... but I didn't Stuff my face. Its just little things like this will NOT improve my weight.
For the sake of being accountable, I will go back and log it in today. This whole calorie logging thing used to be so much easier back a few years ago....or maybe the memory of it was easier.
Workout for 11/7 - The Superman workout from Jim Stoppani. Chest/back/shoulders/Calves/Traps. WEights at the gym! and then 8 mins of Infrared sauna. My brain feels happy again. Now if I can only get the "fluffy" feeling to go away.
Food for 11/6:
It was enough calories to maintain weight ie. I am not eating too FEW calories to starve myself.
I had protein over 70g that's good. (I probably should get 75-100g per day
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Really stressed about this trip tomorrow. No airports where we're going so we fly to Seattle, rent a car and drive 3 hours. I have limited experience on US roads so, that's a thing.
I will be skipping gym time. I won't know what I'm eating. I won't have any alone time. I'll be worried about my cat. I come back super late Monday and have to work Tuesday. My work is behind. My writing is behind.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is everything sucks and that's why I've been quiet.2 -
@GidgitgoescrazyGidgitgoescra - oh no!!! Prayers for you girl!
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eyezbydiana wrote: »@micki48
Nope, I mean on my actual fitbit device it doesn't change as Im walking.. would there be a delay on the device u think?
@eyezbydiana I’ve seen that happen on mine. While watching it and walking around my house it doesn’t move, then it jumps ahead by 20 or 30 steps. Or maybe mine is going too. 😂1 -
@Gidgitgoescrazy sending virtual hugs and hoping your husband is feeling better soon. Be sure to take care of yourself while taking care of him. 🤗
@Shexio We all have slip ups (I ate four cookies I made yesterday. None today so far) Let it go and get right back on track. Drinking plenty of water should help the fluffiness subside. I drank mint tea the other night and that sure helped. I’ve also read warm or hot water helps with digestion.
@terytha Virtual hugs to you too. What a stressful time. Set a timer every few hours to remind yourself to take a few deep breaths. I find this very helpful. Healthy eating is such a challenge when traveling. Do the best you can and move on. Drink water as you can. As an American, you’ll be fine on our roads. They are pretty well marked. Remember the blue signs are the interstate. (Main roads. Between states) The NE has all the potholes, so you should be fine out west. Good luck with everything check in when you can. We’re here to support you and listen to you vent. Take care. 🤗2 -
CW 215.6
This month has not been going well. Brought in the Halloween candy this past Monday and passed it on. Good thing as a few pieces each day. Someone brought in snacks and have been eating Costco choc chip cookies for the past week and chips, and started w/1 cookie and today had 4. Please send me boots to the bum! Must stop it!
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Really stressed about this trip tomorrow. No airports where we're going so we fly to Seattle, rent a car and drive 3 hours. I have limited experience on US roads so, that's a thing.
I will be skipping gym time. I won't know what I'm eating. I won't have any alone time. I'll be worried about my cat. I come back super late Monday and have to work Tuesday. My work is behind. My writing is behind.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is everything sucks and that's why I've been quiet.
Breathe, @Terytha you're going to be ok. Tell us about your writing. What type of writing do you do?1 -
@Gidgitgoescrazy I pray your husband gets better soon.1
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »Really stressed about this trip tomorrow. No airports where we're going so we fly to Seattle, rent a car and drive 3 hours. I have limited experience on US roads so, that's a thing.
I will be skipping gym time. I won't know what I'm eating. I won't have any alone time. I'll be worried about my cat. I come back super late Monday and have to work Tuesday. My work is behind. My writing is behind.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is everything sucks and that's why I've been quiet.
Breathe, @Terytha you're going to be ok. Tell us about your writing. What type of writing do you do?
Yeah, breathing. My boss let me go home early because I was anxiety spiraling at my desk.
I'm doing National Novel Writing Month. 50,000 words in 30 days. I've been doing it every year since 2006. This year's terrible novel is a paranormal romance thriller sort of thing. It's awful. Completely unreadable. I love it.2 -
evangsimmons170 wrote: »Really stressed about this trip tomorrow. No airports where we're going so we fly to Seattle, rent a car and drive 3 hours. I have limited experience on US roads so, that's a thing.
I will be skipping gym time. I won't know what I'm eating. I won't have any alone time. I'll be worried about my cat. I come back super late Monday and have to work Tuesday. My work is behind. My writing is behind.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is everything sucks and that's why I've been quiet.
Breathe, @Terytha you're going to be ok. Tell us about your writing. What type of writing do you do?
Yeah, breathing. My boss let me go home early because I was anxiety spiraling at my desk.
I'm doing National Novel Writing Month. 50,000 words in 30 days. I've been doing it every year since 2006. This year's terrible novel is a paranormal romance thriller sort of thing. It's awful. Completely unreadable. I love it.
Omg I'm an author too! I'd love to get in on that if I can! Is there a website? Well duh I could just Google it!
Will you publish your work when you're done, @Terytha ?2 -
WOW! I spend a day in the big bad city and things go WILD over here. There is every kind of thing, and it goes without saying that we are in this together and I hope we can help each other out.
@Gidgitgoescrazy - I hope your husband gets his meds straight and is home again. I know it can be hard when we want to make things right more naturally, but a lot of us are alive because of antibiotics, blood pressure meds, clot busters, insulin, etc. Take many deep breaths along with @Terytha ! And hospitals often have a layout where long pacing round and round the floor or up a few flights of stairs and back down again give you a great break from the tension and anxiety of waiting.
@cory17 - consider the many boots hitting your posterior! As with others' candy meltdowns over the days following halloween, just throw them out and move on! We all have days of indulgence from time to time, and you only did a small amount of damage. Tomorrow will be a well-controlled, logged, and calm day, right? Report back!
@Steph1498 - did you find your way to the spreadsheets OK? Good job on steps
@Connie7355 - hope your knee is feeling better! Be sure to take the rest prescribed - hopefully that will do the trick and you'll be back on your usual form soon.
@Shexio = You are my fellow low-weight member, and yes, it is hard to eat the small number of calories we need and not too many more. The best things in your totals there? Your fibre and protein numbers. Especially fibre. Get the fat and carbs down, and you'll feel a lot better. But you already know that. Breaking a few days' craziness is not easy, but you have taken the amazing step of logging absolutely everything. You'll hate doing that after a bit - and the balance will improve. Courage!
@Terytha you are wonderful. And we all wish we could read your terrible wonderful novel. And @evangsimmons170 too - we'd love to read your writing! But don't forget that a death in the family and all the travel, family gathering, and tensions that go with it happen. Driving in Washington state is not much different than driving in BC. Maybe bigger roads than near Edmonton, but I'm sure you'll be fine. As @micki48 says, it is a LOT better than driving the NE corridor! We're all breathing with you.
I did well in Montreal even though I ate out 3 meals there in restaurant heaven. I also walked a LOT and racked up not only way more steps than usual, it was in the falling snow, and running late, to a place way farther than I thought it was. I arrived for my lunch late, in a sweat, and hungry. Luckily it was a build it yourself salad place
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Tomorrow is our BIG weigh-in day. HEADS UP for:
@Connie7355
@jugar
@AmyRobF
@Pearl4686
@Steph1498
@Gidgitgoescrazy
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »evangsimmons170 wrote: »Really stressed about this trip tomorrow. No airports where we're going so we fly to Seattle, rent a car and drive 3 hours. I have limited experience on US roads so, that's a thing.
I will be skipping gym time. I won't know what I'm eating. I won't have any alone time. I'll be worried about my cat. I come back super late Monday and have to work Tuesday. My work is behind. My writing is behind.
Anyways what I'm trying to say is everything sucks and that's why I've been quiet.
Breathe, @Terytha you're going to be ok. Tell us about your writing. What type of writing do you do?
Yeah, breathing. My boss let me go home early because I was anxiety spiraling at my desk.
I'm doing National Novel Writing Month. 50,000 words in 30 days. I've been doing it every year since 2006. This year's terrible novel is a paranormal romance thriller sort of thing. It's awful. Completely unreadable. I love it.
Omg I'm an author too! I'd love to get in on that if I can! Is there a website? Well duh I could just Google it!
Will you publish your work when you're done, @Terytha ?
There is! NaNoWriMo.org. It's free to join and there's a lot of resources and a community and stuff for when you would rather procrastinate than write.
I've never tried to publish anything. I just do this because I love stories. I feel pretty good about this one so maybe? But a novel written in a month needs a LOT of polishing. I'll probably need to rewrite most of it. It really is awful. XD
Assuming I even hit my goal. But I've done 10,000 word Saturday catch ups before.1 -
@jugar Its really just the miles per hour thing. It looks like highway speeds are a lot faster. I'm sure it'll be OK once I'm there, I'm just bad at waiting for things I'm scared of. I'm a take action kinda girl. Patience is not my virtue.
I'm not sure I want anyone to read this thing I'm writing. I've never tried to write romance before. It's sort of embarrassing!1 -
Met with a trainer today. She wrote up an upper body and lower body program for me to start with. I also used a machine at my pharmacy that tells you fat vs lean body mass. I plan on checking it again at the end of the month. It’s free. Not sure how accurate it is, but interesting.
I came back home, made dinner for every one and ate one cookie, which I planned for, logged and was under my calories.4 -
@micki48
Steps for 11/7: 12,2603 -
@micki48 Thanks for helping with the spreadsheet! Honestly, I had never looked at it before. I signed in using my desktop instead of using my phone and the site is easier to read. Especially the community blog! I checked on the spreadsheet layout and my steps. I got a new phone last week and my watch (that previously caught all my steps) wasn't paired correctly. Could you update the spreadsheet for me for the last week with these steps?
11/3: 10,685
11/4: 13,113
11/5: 14,338
11/6: 10,486
11/7: 11,852
Lastly, its awesome to see the people in our "Waistaways" spreadsheet it helped to reaffirm that we all are in this together and there are so many other people that want to improve their fitness too. I am feeling connected and committed!
@jugar Here's my Friday weigh in
CW: 167.8
PW: 169.81 -
Well Husband is fine and back to work, apparently all the tests came back just fine.. I noticed on the one med the dr told him to stop taking that there is an FDA warning that stopping this medication suddenly can cause angina and other side effects... and that you need to reduce the medication to stop... So WHY would his dr tell him he can stop taking it and not have him lower doses 1st ??? stuff like that irritates me to no end... Anyway, he got home yesterday before I got off work, so all is back to normal... Well except for the fact that I am working on a friday, that's weird, but my new normal for the next 4 months... Today was my weigh in... drum roll please....
PW 183.4
CW 182.4
1lb.... I am super happy with that, between the weekend away, the stomach virus, the hubby in the hospital, and not smoking through any of it... I am taking that 1lb and holding it up like the greatest achievement ever!
Have a great friday !
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Happy Friday!
I'm really happy to see the good news - a pound down for @Gidgitgoescrazy , 2 pounds down for @Steph1498 , fantastic steps from @eyezbydiana and everyone else (myself included!), and @Terytha heading for the miles with kilos of courage. @micki48 with a trainer! This is all great news.
I walked so much yesterday in Montreal that I'll probably never be able to make that many steps at home, but it was great. I simply did not take the bus or metro system anywhere - only walked. And when I got home there are a few inches of snow on the ground! This makes me very happy. Not enough for snowshoeing yet, but it has begun.
I'm really glad your husband is OK @Gidgitgoescrazy - that was quite a scare. Have fun working on a Friday
I'm off to get my flu jab after doing Pilates for today. How is it going for anyone else doing the Pilates for a Purpose challenge? Today's the last day already!0 -
Steps: 11/07 :9683
11/7 Workout: Superman Workout #1: Chest/back/Traps/calves and swim pool walk for 25mins.
SW: 107.0
11/8: 106.0 (scale at the gym was old school ...I didn't have anything else to weigh on since I wasn't at home. )
Perhaps it was yesterday's workout that I am feeling...wowza...I do feel my back now that I think about it. Tonight my hubby and I scored tickets to a free concert at a casino that is about an hour drive away from our apartment. I am NEW to Memphis, after living in South Dakota for ....well, 48 years. Nice day out today...32. I can get used to this!
@jugar Snow...YUCK... how much of it do you want? Its good that you live in canada - seems you like the weather more than I did. I'm a beach girl.
I logged my food yesterday. Looks like I forgot something...its only 1400 calories, I think I had more than that. I need to work on accuracy as well as logging in a timely manner.
Nutrition tip: I was reading Jim Stoppani's Superman Workout Meal plan and noticed just how many times a day he has a protein shake. It got me thinking....maybe I could use a protein shake more often as my 'water' and that would help fill in the want for a 'chocolate mud batter' from swiss miss. I'm going to try it. In any case, the protein will be healthier for me. and it should reduce my sugar cravings, at least that's what I've read....sugar cravings can be from not eating enough protein.
I need to start work. I'll try to read posts as I get time.
Sherry
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Yes @Shexio I love snow! I have always been a winter person. As long as it snows a lot. I also would put in a word of caution about protein - I think it is possible to go too far and really tax your kidneys. You are a small person and do not need anything like the amount of protein of a Superman, so just be careful if you ramp it up. And a protein shake is not a sub for water! I have found that sugar cravings are from sugar itself. The more you eat the more you eat... My 2 cents' worth to take or leave! But also a reminder to weigh in today, or let me know if you just want to carry forward your starting weight. Since you started part way through the week, it is up to you. Thanks!1
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@micki48 - If I drink tea, I want a ton of splenda in it, so I don't drink any.
newest idea is to use chocolate protein shakes / watered down for the sugar cravings.
AND, I could nuke it for a hot cocoa if I want also.
@Cory17 Passing on Halloween candy! WIN!!! I used to keep a salt shaker on my desk and douse food with it so I wouldn't eat it.
In a pinch, soaking treats in water works also. then its easier to toss them, because they are destroyed. I should do this more often come to think of it.
@evangsimmons170 & @Terytha - you write? I helped my daughter publish a piece on ?Kindle? or something. its easier than you think if you do it online, it was free if I remember right. She was 13yrs.
@Jugar - thanks for the cheering up on my food. Once I get back into logging it will be a no brainer. Yes, the fiber was excellent. Do you like my protein shake idea? This group seems really fun. Its been a while since I found a group that was active and all.
I'm low weight on purpose. 102/103 is my ideal. #3-4# isn't a LOT right now. But, if I let that go and each year gain 4 lbs. in 10 years that's 40 pounds when I'm 59 and 80 more pounds when I'm 69. If I stop it now, It will be EASIER than if I wait until later.
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@micki48 Thanks for helping with the spreadsheet! Honestly, I had never looked at it before. I signed in using my desktop instead of using my phone and the site is easier to read. Especially the community blog! I checked on the spreadsheet layout and my steps. I got a new phone last week and my watch (that previously caught all my steps) wasn't paired correctly. Could you update the spreadsheet for me for the last week with these steps?
11/3: 10,685
11/4: 13,113
11/5: 14,338
11/6: 10,486
11/7: 11,852
Lastly, its awesome to see the people in our "Waistaways" spreadsheet it helped to reaffirm that we all are in this together and there are so many other people that want to improve their fitness too. I am feeling connected and committed!
@jugar Here's my Friday weigh in
CW: 167.8
PW: 169.8
@steph1498 steps are updated. Congratulations on a great week. Awesome loss too. Way to go!!! 🎉💪🏼👏🏼👍🏻1 -
Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Well Husband is fine and back to work, apparently all the tests came back just fine.. I noticed on the one med the dr told him to stop taking that there is an FDA warning that stopping this medication suddenly can cause angina and other side effects... and that you need to reduce the medication to stop... So WHY would his dr tell him he can stop taking it and not have him lower doses 1st ??? stuff like that irritates me to no end... Anyway, he got home yesterday before I got off work, so all is back to normal... Well except for the fact that I am working on a friday, that's weird, but my new normal for the next 4 months... Today was my weigh in... drum roll please....
PW 183.4
CW 182.4
1lb.... I am super happy with that, between the weekend away, the stomach virus, the hubby in the hospital, and not smoking through any of it... I am taking that 1lb and holding it up like the greatest achievement ever!
Have a great friday !
Fantastic news about your husband. And way to be successful!!! You are inspiring taking on so many things. Congratulations on your loss! We’re proud of you. 🎉💪🏼🚶🏼♀️👍🏻👏🏼🤗0 -
@jugar well you always say to post the good, the bad and the ugly, right?? Well this is really ugly!! Sooo mad at myself but here goes....
PW 175.8
CW 178.4
Too much birthday and Halloween!! Will do better next week!!2 -
@Connie7355 I’m sure that’s not what you want to see, but you can get rid of that. We’ve all been there. You know what to do. Log, 💦🚶🏽♀️This is the challenging season. We’re all doing better by being here for support and accountability. 🤗1
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Here’s an informative graphic I came across.
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Seattle was foggy so we landed in Spokane. We've been stuck on this plane for an hour and I hear we're probably getting kicked off to fend for ourselves. I'm hungry, exhausted, and potentially stranded in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country.
So there's a reasonable chance we'll miss the funeral after all this.
Guys, if ever there was a time to flip this diet the bird and eat a whole cake with a bottle of vodka as a side, this would be it. -_-2
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