WAISTAWAYS DECEMBER CHAT
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fabulous pics everyone! Happy New Year, Not sure I have anything I can post but I will think about it!2
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Well as some know last year was topsy turvy for me. I had pretty tough calcified tendonitis in by shoulder right at beginning of year. My husband had back surgery for spinal stenosis in late January. I had pulmonary embolisms that landed me in Emergency a couple of days later. Then he had a heart attack and emergency stent put in in June. Yikes!
I have had a few ongoing issues but they look like they might be on the mend so I am back here for more
All in all a great year. We are very grateful for the care we received and the great outcomes for us. We got a lot healthier. We are doing a lot more exercise. And we have totally revamped what we are eating.
Still a work in progress, but I lost 22 pounds or 12% of my body weight in 2019.
If I can do that at age 61 years, you can too! GO FOR IT in 2020 everyone.7 -
It isn't a before and after, but here is part of my trek through the woods on the ol' snowshoes
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Andreabroadley wrote: »Well as some know last year was topsy turvy for me. I had pretty tough calcified tendonitis in by shoulder right at beginning of year...
Still a work in progress, but I lost 22 pounds or 12% of my body weight in 2019.
If I can do that at age 61 years, you can too! GO FOR IT in 2020 everyone.
I'm working on it, too and at 62! Calcific tendonitis is such a painful condition. That's the main reason inspiring me to become a Physical Therapist Assistant for my "retirement job" so I don't have to hurt quite so much. Massage Therapy keeps parts of me strong but I need more balanced exercise.
I'm walking more and plan to get more resilient in the meanwhile.
We can do this. It'll be fun!
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Steps Wednesday 1/2/20 1,5650
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@Terytha Oh my gosh you certainly can see a difference. Your most recent photo shows your shirt floating on a much smaller you. See if you can get them side by side. Or take a new one each month to compare. Sometimes, it takes the mind’s eye a while to catch up with reality. Body image stuff is weird. But never doubt it. You look amazingly smaller. You are beautiful in both, but much healthier in the most recent. Yay, you. You inspire me and so many others. I know you doubted yourself at first, but you are doing this!!🎉💪🏼🤩 🤗
@offitgoes We will be waiting for those photos. You’ve done so well too. 🤗1 -
@Andreabroadley 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉You look amazing!! Thanks for sharing. And imho, I loved the gray haired you. You look so happy. Here’s to a great 2020!!!
@evelynladams527 Good for you! What a great plan for “retirement.” I know you’ll do this too. Thanks for those steps. 🚶🏽♀️ 🦶🏻 👣
@jugar How lovely!! I’m not a huge fan of snow, but can easily appreciate its beauty when I don’t have to shovel it. Thanks for sharing. ❄️☃️❄️
Anyone else want to share progress photos. If you’re just starting, take those photos now. You won’t regret it. MFP will even split screen them for you if you add the photos to your progress weigh ins.1 -
Thanks, Andrea @Andreabroadley 1
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evelynladams527 wrote: »Steps Wednesday 1/2/20 1,565
I am assuming you meant Wednesday 1/1/20? Thank you for getting those steps in. You are doing great.
Anyone else with some steps for me? I'd love to get them in our spreadsheet. Do our new members know where to find this information? If you go to the main F2F page and look for December spreadsheets, click that. Then go to the Waistaways tab. You can see our team weigh in and at the very bottom is our step chart. Or here's the link. I figured it out! Yay.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YoXYBtHgjGINJeX_mcso1l6mP5JD2warYh1h7oB5QAM/edit#gid=753974727Apparently I didn’t move much yesterday because when I checked this morning, I had 2,771 steps for the day. 🤪😂😴 I promise to be better today!!
My fitbit hadn't synced. I though it seemed low. Steps for 12/31/19 were actually 6,302.
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Name cedarfoxy
SW 220.8 (1st)
Weigh in day Wed2 -
Up to 163 from 161. Does that become a new start weight?
I begin logging MFP today.
I need to stop eating my workout calories & snacking. I've done this before, & I can do it again. I have the knowledge, but I need to obey.3 -
Okie Dokie... Son leaves this afternoon, I said my goodbyes this morning before work, and I also threw away a bunch of candy that was leftover... Ready to get back on this horse... Was not happy with the scale this morning and am totally going to screw up our team numbers when I weigh in tomorrow... BUT I'll make it up to you guys in Jan
Have a great day !
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Up to 163 from 161. Does that become a new start weight?
I begin logging MFP today.
I need to stop eating my workout calories & snacking. I've done this before, & I can do it again. I have the knowledge, but I need to obey.
It is probably better to use the higher weight for a start - then you are more impressive after the first week, right? I'll adjust it. BUT, your official weigh-in day is not until Saturday, so if you want to adjust again then, go ahead!
Good job on logging. It is the biggest help - as long as you also keep the calories from creeping up!
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Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Okie Dokie... Son leaves this afternoon, I said my goodbyes this morning before work, and I also threw away a bunch of candy that was leftover... Ready to get back on this horse... Was not happy with the scale this morning and am totally going to screw up our team numbers when I weigh in tomorrow... BUT I'll make it up to you guys in Jan Have a great day !
Sad to say goodbye to your son, happy to say goodbye to that candy and get back on this horse! Don't worry about the team numbers - we have all had a rather rocky December, to say the least. January ALL GREEN, though, right? 1 -
So my husband is doing a weight loss challenge at work. He weighed today and texted me a sad face. He isn’t by any means overweight but it’s the most he has weighed on his life. I think with him by my side doing this journey it will be easier. He is an awesome support. I will try to get him to join us!6
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Oww. I'm up 7 pounds to 210, and judging by how miserable I am, it's all food weight.
Add this to my new year's resolutions: get a friggin referral to a gastroenterologist.
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@Terytha I know how that feels, but put it behind you and get back on track. You know what to do. You are a pro. Hopefully with eating the right foods that you have figured out, the gastro bit calms down. Sending virtual hugs. Hope you get that referral and feel better soon. ❤️1
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@Terytha I know how that feels, but put it behind you and get back on track. You know what to do. You are a pro. Hopefully with eating the right foods that you have figured out, the gastro bit calms down. Sending virtual hugs. Hope you get that referral and feel better soon. ❤️
Regrettably there is no right food. It's all food. I haven't been able to digest anything without drugs since... July? June or July.
Normally I can deal, but New Year's was pretty heavy so I'm suffering a bit for it. I just hate the drugs so much. 1 -
I know I will end up doing this in a couple days in the January thread, but I thought while I had the chance to go ahead and introduce myself. (And I will most likely copy and paste this in the new January thread bc it took me two days to write!
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Hi. My name is Sarah. I am 37, married with two kids, 10 and 7. I am at my highest weight ever. Most certainly, I have said that the last few years. I lose 10 gain 12, lose 5 gain 7 etc. I never have a routine bc our lives are busy with baseball, school, 4-H, work and classes. Notice baseball was first listed! This rules our spring and fall months bc my husband and I coach. I was a stay at home mom for 9 years until our youngest went to school. Out of the blue I received a phone call to go into the workforce. I have been back to work for two and half years however in a full time position for the last year and a half. It has been a difficult adjustment not just trying to manage my time at home but also adjusting to the sedentary lifestyle. When I was a stay at home mom I got in 20,000+ steps a day, running regularly and went to workout class regularly. Now that I am working at a desk computer all day, the day light disappears before I get home. My daily steps are now around 4,500 topped out by bedtime. I desperately need the accountability. I actually rely on it. Without an accountability partner, I tend to lose interest.
I currently attend my HIIT class two days a week. My husband has always been a fitness guru, however we tend to argue rather than work together. We have made a new commitment to each other to do better starting January 1st. This said, I am 80 lbs heavier than the day we married. I know I will never get back down to where I was, and I am okay with that.
Along this journey, despite the weight gain, in the last two years I have learned to love myself again. Deeply and truly. Realizing this has been my turning point and confidence to move forward to a new statement of commitment to myself and to the work needed. I will still need accountability, so let me be honest...I LOVE FOOD. Please help keep me accountable and any ladies who don’t mind an extra friend, please friend request me.
I think this has been the most responsive, uplifting group I have ever been in and I am looking forward to this journey with all of you. 6 -
Thank you @lovethyneighbor for your introduction and your honesty and knowledge of where you are, where you're going, and what you need to do. Even with less exercise than you would like, getting the calories under control will make the biggest difference - even though we LOVE food. I am of the fill the plate with amazing vegetables (usually all cooked together in the same skillet, with a different sauce or seasoning set every day, depending on my mood), some fish or beans (I don't eat meat or eggs much), and minimal grains. Plenty of veggies means you can fill up like mad, eat tons, but not too much fat or grain. Works for me - I would be very sad if I couldn't pile my plate high!
We will want to hear from you often, and any time there is something more you need for support, questions you have, or whatever - run here first!3 -
Our JANUARY chat page has just gone up!
This is always a bit crazy at the end of our challenge month. We open the new one, where you can go and post an introduction, or whatever you want to say at the beginning of the new month. But keep doing your week 5 weigh-ins here, and discussions don't really have to move to the new one until Sunday. We just like to be prepared
You can find it in the list (sometimes you have to click on "all discussions" to find it) or just go to
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10777941/waistaways-january-2020-chat#latest2 -
thanks @evelynladams527 for your kind words. that is a great goal to do physio work when you are retired! Yes that calcified tendonitis was pretty tough. Luckily they gave me a cortisone shot after a what seemed like 5 days of hell, lol. What a miracle drug it was.3
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@terytha so sorry to hear you are having gastro problems. Hope they can figure it out for you soon.2
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HEADS UP!
There are some weigh-ins that are overdue: (if I missed you, sorry!)
@fourathomej
@evelynladams527
@Juliemargaretkim
Friday weigh-ins due tomorrow! (how did Friday get here so fast?)
@Connie7355
@jugar
@AmyRobF
@Pearl4686
@Steph1498
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Shexio
New members for January, if you want to update your starting weight, here are the Friday people:
@mrsjar5311
@mrs_chivonne
@bunnybuns1111
@ann_1403
@conleywoods
@mbutler2013
If you want to update, just post your weight tomorrow, and that will be your new starting weight for the January challenge.
Send me all your numbers - good, bad, crazy - I love them all. Starting on Sunday I might be more picky! I will want GREEN numbers then! Everyone is gonna lose, right?1 -
Aquarobics plus walk = 4,800 steps
Here I come!
It’s been a good day. I hope you are all feeling fine.
More tomorrow!
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I am having such a hard time moving on from all the treats. Just when I think it's gone something else pops out of nowhere! Boo
Ready to say "no thank you" to treats and not use all my exercise calories up on over indulging. If anyone else is struggling right now, I feel your pain. Hang in there and we can do this.3 -
evelynladams527 wrote: »Aquarobics plus walk = 4,800 steps
Here I come!
It’s been a good day. I hope you are all feeling fine.
More tomorrow!
Wahoo!🎉 Way to beat your best day Evie!! 🤗What a great day! Aquarobics sounds like a great workout. 💦
Still fighting this cold here.😷🤧 I think I’ve gone through a whole box of tissues today. No voice either. Good thing I only need fingers to cheer you on. 🙌2
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