WAISTAWAYS Team Chat - April 2020
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April 14, 2020 9:43PM
That is some beautiful flower, @micki48 - is it a peony? I love them, but have not had luck growing them up here. I used to have a dog named Peony, though! A lovely boxer. Her personality was as gorgeous as this flower, even if her face was not!
@jugar Thanks. It’s actually a rose and smells so good. Peonies are also a favorite but I do t have those yet. I swipe some from my daughter’s house.
@Gidgitgoescrazy I love seeing your posts. You may not think so, but coming here reading all of your posts helps me see I am not alone on this journey and we all cycle through periods of success, frustration, boredom and everything else. I like when I see there are many posts to read and it always does me good.
I used to get FabFitFun and I have that same lavender hand soap. It does smell soo good. I just cancelled for spring. Was uninspired by the spring box.
Ahhhh, avocados. Such a roulette wheel. Not yet, not yet...too late. 🥑 Love them just the same. Glad the rest of the meal was good.
You all inspire me with your exercise plans. Kudos to you. I really needed to do my Pilates this morning because I read too much news about reopening without a plan and sending teachers back first to see if it works and it made me so mad. Like teachers don’t have enough to deal with, let them be the canaries in the coal mind, so to speak. Ya da ya da. Anyway, I did my Pilates and followed up with some weight bearing exercises and it sure did help. So exercise REALLY does help.
@YinxFed I love the visual of your neighbors. How precious. And little Edie helping you exercise. My cat, Chloe, joins me on the floor. I think she’s worried that I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. 😂
Yesterday I went grocery shopping. So today I need to go try to organize my refrigerator so I can find stuff. It’s quite packed right now.
Everything I’ve eaten so far is logged today and that’s the first time in a while. Baby steps, right.
I thank each of you for all you contribute here to our United journey!🎉❤️👏🏼👍🏻🥑🥒🤙🏻👣🏃🏻♀️🧘🏻♀️🏆2 -
PW: 176.4
CW: 175.6
Always a late start. I have to keep telling myself just start where you are and move forward. Took labs today for my 3 month A1C. I was doing so much better before the shut down. I won't know results until next week. I can't change them - they are what they are. My eating went way off track the last week. Trying to avolid meds for controlling diabetes. Time will tell next week.3 -
Feeling smug with this unmolested Easter egg! I'm having some grapes after supper (and I don't mean wine!
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Have a good evening, friends!
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@YinxFed I really like Lucy Wyndham Read and chocolate eggs! Good for you leaving the egg alone and eating fruit. I am also trying to resist the few chocolate eggs and bunnies we have around too.
@micki48 Nice job logging and working out! That is a great start and hopefully the habit grows a little more each day.
My baby steps today including eating a more satisfying breakfast: eggs, sausage, cheese and wheat toast. I made a big pot of vegetable and potato soup to keep me full with lower calories. Next is working out and spending time with the kids. The kids are growing butterflies and we will work on their butterfly journals.1 -
@offitgoes We are all experiencing ups and downs lately. Hopefully your test results are okay. Take baby steps and log everything! Come in and chat too.2
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I couldn't donate blood. My veins are too small.
It's stupid but I'm pretty upset.4 -
I couldn't donate blood. My veins are too small.
It's stupid but I'm pretty upset.
keep working out - they'll get bigger! And yeah, it is always amazing how bad we feel when we can't do something good like give blood. Last time I went, my blood flowed SO slowly that they almost gave up on me, and I felt like I had done something wrong. So now you'll just have to figure out another wonderful way to make a difference - and I'm sure you will!1 -
So good to hear from everyone - struggles with chocolate eggs always make me laugh. I'm SO mean just because I don't like chocolate. Halloween and Easter just give me that obnoxious superior attitude. Don't get me started on nuts or good trail mix or ice cream, though...
Today was another slo-mo day for me. My technicolor bruise and all the swelling are still giving me discomfort, but at least the huge drops in blood pressure have calmed down! I took a good walk today, and did about a half a Pilates workout (avoiding at all cost anything rolling from sitting to lying and vice versa!). It is tricky because a certain amount of working the glutes helps dissipate all the liquid and blood in there, but too much makes the swelling worse.
But I got almost a complete file drawer emptied! I am finally getting rid of old teaching materials. I won't be teaching those courses again, the materials are in outdated formats (SO many transparencies!!!) and they are no use to anyone at this point. It is kind of fun going through them all anyhow, but the box of paper to recycle is very full. Two more drawers to go. The best was finding drawings from my kids on occasion. They would come to work with me sometimes and draw while I was getting lecture notes ready, or they would give them to me when I was working at home. Made me smile.
Only one Thursday weigh-in:
@eggfreak
and @evelynladams527 from today. Consider yourselves headsed up!3 -
@micki48 I will keep with the step challenge, even though my steps aren't as good now that I teach from a computer.
@conleywoods I love Beachbody on Demand. I've had it for years. I'm currently doing 21DF RT for the 100th time. I am excited to try Barre Blend.
@jugar good job cleaning out the file drawer. This past year, I did that in my classroom. It caused me several anxiety because what if someday maybe but, it felt great when I was done.
This week has been pretty good. I'm finally getting the hang of working at home while home schooling my kids. I am still rocking my workouts. Eating is better...most days. I ate a lot of carbs yesterday. I keep saying I need to consistently log so I can finally have good results3 -
@jugar
PW 179
CW 177
my scale only does half pounds, I feel like I ought to get a better one. I see a lot posted here with .2s or .7s...any recommendations?
it's grilled asparagus season....even better than chocolate eggs. ; )
Glad you're recovering from your fall - scary- AND you're even getting in some exercise around it, good for you!0 -
@jugar 182.4
Catching up to yesterday. I accomplished lots of other things including a big batch of laundry which I hung out on the clothes line. It takes a lot longer but I get more exercise because I use one of those machines you have to fill by hand with a bucket - it has very small attachments for an external flexible tubes for water but, it doesn’t fit on the faucet. It’s a “Giantex” type usually used in small campers, etc. At any rate, our landlady is odd. One side of the duplex has 3/4 of the back-deck/porch space and a full laundry in the basement. Our side has the wee deck and NO washing machine. There’s no water access at all in the basement, although there *is* an electric dryer. I get so many steps when I do the laundry! Wash on the 2nd floor, dry in the basement or, carry outside to the line. It’s good.
It’ll be a varied day with walking, school work, mask making, and all sorts of unplanned things. We’ll see.
Have a great Thursday, everyone.
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Gosh it is -1 C this morning. Still doing the quarantine but going a bit batty. I guess we are lucky to have nice warm homes to stay in! Everyone have a great day..4
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Well done @Terytha on the hand sanitizer. I hope it works out for your community.2
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I just bought some fall bulbs.. Amaryllis for Christmas time.. And some helleborus plants to be planted in the fall. Who knew you could do this all online? I may never leave the house again. LOL.4
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Good Morning !
It's a bright sunshiney day here, although a little chilly, the high is only 50 today... I am on the back end of the week, tomorrow starts my 3 day weekend, and the work week has been rather nice, although the drive home everyday has been extremely frustrating, it seems the people who are out just driving around for fun, are out at the precise time I leave work, so I always end up behind the folks who either don't know how to drive, don't know where they are going or are on a nice leisurely sunday drive... I just worked all day, I want to get home promptly, I do not need you to take your time deciding if you want to turn there or not... okay rant over...
My poor big doggy got stung by a bee, or something.. his poor snout was so swollen on one side, he is going to the vet this morning just to be sure, my daughter is taking him. He looks quite funny though, I had to laugh at him...
I did good yesterday, stayed somewhat in a round about area of my calorie goal... I was only over by about 150 so I'm calling it a win... considering... today will be better...
I did my pilates when I got home, then took the dogs for a walk, they are getting much better at it, the big one doesn't pull so much, but I still can't get him to walk beside me.. Maybe he will now that he got a boo boo on his nose from sticking it where it didn't belong.. wishful thinking, I know.. But he is improving each walk, so we will get there...
I did my video this morning, and remembered all of my lunch so yeah, it's a good day !3 -
Work has been so frustrating this week. We were told that we had to use a virtual option to stay in contact with students/parents. They also told us our preschool parents don't have access to the virtual options so just be creative. WHAT! What does that even mean!?! I use to love my job and it is so weird lately. My team is meeting today and we are just going to figure things out. There is a lot of pressure on teachers in our area to make all these spectacular things happen with little tech support. My building did a parent survey and the overwhelming response was that it's too much and parents are overwhelmed. These stupid meetings make me eat a lot of chocolate! My husband and I had a combined 6 hours of video meetings yesterday. What are my kids supposed to do all day! Yikes, I hope this gets better.
I did okay with calories and got in one workout video but no cardio yesterday. Hopefully today will go better but I have more meetings boo! I'm glad I am off tomorrow! Hope to see a loss but I think all the stress is having the opposite effect.4 -
Are you sure these numbers are correct? I have 169 as your last week, not 179...@jugar
PW 179
CW 177
my scale only does half pounds, I feel like I ought to get a better one. I see a lot posted here with .2s or .7s...any recommendations?
it's grilled asparagus season....even better than chocolate eggs. ; )
Glad you're recovering from your fall - scary- AND you're even getting in some exercise around it, good for you!
As to a scale, it is probably a good idea to get another one, just so you can record small losses and gains. It isn't really necessary, but it is sometimes a nice feeling even if the loss is tiny! They are not expensive.
Grilled asparagus. You are so right! We're not into that season quite yet, but soon...2 -
Cold here too! The wood stove is still in daily service. Looking forward to not needing to take out ashes, start fires, fuss over them...Andreabroadley wrote: »Gosh it is -1 C this morning. Still doing the quarantine but going a bit batty. I guess we are lucky to have nice warm homes to stay in! Everyone have a great day..2 -
Wow. That sounds crazy, and you are completely right! Do you have a volunteer organisation with people willing to help out with kids on line? I volunteer for a local organisation that supplies after school homework tutoring and other support. Now they are putting together the tutors and students online for the kids who would normally go to the after school program, and anyone else who needs some help. I enjoy it, as a retired person, and I am sure it takes some of the pressure off the parents and teachers. I know it adds one more task to the list, but maybe there are retired folks in the area who would love to do this.conleywoods wrote: »Work has been so frustrating this week. We were told that we had to use a virtual option to stay in contact with students/parents. They also told us our preschool parents don't have access to the virtual options so just be creative. WHAT! What does that even mean!?! I use to love my job and it is so weird lately. My team is meeting today and we are just going to figure things out. There is a lot of pressure on teachers in our area to make all these spectacular things happen with little tech support. My building did a parent survey and the overwhelming response was that it's too much and parents are overwhelmed. These stupid meetings make me eat a lot of chocolate! My husband and I had a combined 6 hours of video meetings yesterday. What are my kids supposed to do all day! Yikes, I hope this gets better.
I did okay with calories and got in one workout video but no cardio yesterday. Hopefully today will go better but I have more meetings boo! I'm glad I am off tomorrow! Hope to see a loss but I think all the stress is having the opposite effect.
WTG on the calories and exercise! Too many meetings gives you plenty of pent-up energy to blow off!0 -
I have made a decision this morning. I am going to put myself on the Support Team (cheer squad) and consider myself officially on maintenance. My doctor had suggested experimenting to see where I feel best, with the best-guess goal to be 110. As I have gone below 115, though, I have had increased bouts of low blood pressure and dizziness, and I am hungry all the time. I think 115 is much more comfortable, with a range of a couple of pounds either way. I know these numbers are low, but I am well within the healthy range and I feel strong and have great stamina until recently when the blood pressure has been running too low. I look forward to maintaining and seeing how it all goes! I know that some of the problem is due to the ginormous hematoma on my poor butt (from falling on Saturday), but it still feels like the good time to take a break and get used to this place.6
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Yikes, 169 to 167, sorry, I was one cup of coffee short of having my brain in gear
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Moving forward for the next few weeks, do we want to continue to have our Step Team here? Please let me know. I know many of you who are steppers are also doing Fitrockr. You still need to report your steps here on our thread as they don't carry over and I can't see them. Please respond below YES to continue on our step team or NO to put it on hold for this month. As long as I have one other person who wants to continue, we will.
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I'm going to sit out. Quite literally. Since I don't have to go to a copy machine at my 'home office' I get in even less steps now. Thank you for checking in.1 -
I'm not sure if I have lost more weight, but I can most certainly say I look healthier. My stomach isn't sticking out past my chest when standing.
I have been taking my probiotics, vitamins and drinking more water. While I still need to work on cutting out carbs, I haven't had my daily Dunkin' coffee in four weeks. I have made coffee at home maybe 5 times in the last 4 weeks. Don't get me wrong I still crave it, however it's easier to make my Plexus drink than to make coffee.5 -
I'm not going anywhere! Just not taking part in the team weight loss stats. Anyone can be on the support team if they are on maintenance, vacation, or need to take a break for any reason. I'll still be here - and I'll still weigh in, just to keep myself on an even keel, but it won't count in the team stats. You're stuck with me!!!@Jugar I will miss you, but I so understand your reasons for taking a Time Out. Yx5 -
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I'm not going anywhere! Just not taking part in the team weight loss stats. Anyone can be on the support team if they are on maintenance, vacation, or need to take a break for any reason. I'll still be here - and I'll still weigh in, just to keep myself on an even keel, but it won't count in the team stats. You're stuck with me!!!@Jugar I will miss you, but I so understand your reasons for taking a Time Out. Yx
Oh goodie
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PW 154.2
CW 154.2
I don't know why I can't shake this weight. I'm working out. My eating is perfect but it's also not that bad.2 -
For a while, be scrupulous about your portions and the real amount of calories in and calories out. Sometimes the database is inaccurate (compare several entries for the same thing or use the bar code scanner), sometimes we eat more than we think or don't burn as many calories as the tracker likes to tell us. You won't burn the same # of calories as a larger person doing the same exercise, for example. Measure amounts carefully and see if you can make a slightly (only slightly!) larger calorie deficit each day. Small changes - hopefully then the numbers will start creeping down. Check out www.tinyhabits.com - some people swear by it. Or just aim for accuracy and consistency. You can do it!!KellyBgetsfit wrote: »PW 154.2
CW 154.2
I don't know why I can't shake this weight. I'm working out. My eating is perfect but it's also not that bad.0 -
Happy Friday!!! Congratulation @jugar for getting to that place we all strive to be, maintenance! Yay you. And good for you knowing your body best...and listening as well.
Just finished some pilates. I'm afraid my weight will be up again. But, I have been fooled before. Although it doesn't look great today. My steps are a little better than last week, but not what they were. I have only been outside for one walk, so my exercise is pilates, some dancing, and walking around my yard. And a little ball bouncing. I still have not gotten back into logging everything. I don't feel like it. Burn out. Too much with all this other stress. IDK But, I know my eating hasn't been horrible, but I am focused more on eating what we have and not wasting food. We were out of lettuce for almost a week. Now, we are resupplied. Having dinner leftovers instead of my usual salad probably has not helped my weight. Plus, we've been using up ham from Easter and there's all that extra salt. So, hopefully I don't show a gain tomorrow, but if I do, I know why.
Glad that many of you still want to do our team step challenge. I am not finding fitrockr super motivating. I'm not sure I even understand how it really works. And if you have to log in to sync, then half the days, I'm forgetting to do that. Just another place to log in. Blah. I'm going to stick with it here. Last week, I only had step numbers from Rhonda @evangsimmons170 and me that were complete, so please get those numbers to me. Also, might I suggest a daily check in with how your steps are going. Maybe your goal for the day and the result? Or whatever you want to share.
Daily Step Goal 4/17: 10,000
(I'm off to a late start getting those steps in too, so it will be challenging.):)
See you later!! @AmyRobF How are you doing? Haven't seen much of you here.0
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