WAISTAWAYS Team Chat - April 2020
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@micki48 - I must say I agree about fitrockr. If you don't sync your info before 6 pm it does not count for the right day (or so it seems), and it is not as inspiring as I had hoped, as you said. What about you others who are using it? What would help? More messages here about how we and the Slimpossibles are doing? Maybe we're just not getting into it enough.
If we decide to let it go, maybe there would be a way for us to internally track more than just steps. Minutes of intentional exercise (the kind that builds muscle or breaks a sweat) equivalent to a certain number of steps? We used to have occasional "baseball" competitions where each "base" was the equivalent to a number of steps OR a number of minutes of exercise. It may be possible to play around and come up with an in-house way of mixing exercise and steps.
But let's hear from those who are using the fitrockr - is it helping? The one thing I do like is that all exercise counts, and it does make me want to get the logging in and do the exercise since I am "seen" there and it helps the team.2 -
PW: 219.6
CW: 219.0
YEEEESSSSSSS! Finally I feel like I got to see some results from my hard work. I am working on getting in my exercise, eating well and stress reducing this weekend. Work has gotten a little bit better. We will see what happens next week but until then I am not going to worry about it.
I don't really find fitrockr to be all that exciting. The concept is great but it is finicky and takes additional attention. Attention I could be investing here with our group. For me personally, I focus more on workouts that make me sweat over steps.4 -
@evangsimmons170
PW 342.4
CW 341.6
I was hoping for more, but I'll take it! I think it's time to change things up a bit. Next week, I'm going to incorporate more outdoor walks into my daily routine. I get a totally different burn with outdoor walking than I do with my Leslie Sansone workouts, no matter how many video miles I do. I've already proven to myself that I can stay on my feet and moving for 1-2 hours at a time while indoor exercising. My focus will be on length of time for the outdoor walks. I'm going for 90 minutes. Gotta keep this body guessing!6 -
Great job! Yes, it is moving - keep the weekend sane, and enjoy that zero after the decimal! We'll see what the others on the fitrockr say - @evangsimmons170 @Gidgitgoescrazy @YinxFed @eggfreak @steph1498 ? I think that is everyone. Let us know if it has been helping you, or if we should try something "in house". Thanks!conleywoods wrote: »PW: 219.6
CW: 219.0
YEEEESSSSSSS! Finally I feel like I got to see some results from my hard work. I am working on getting in my exercise, eating well and stress reducing this weekend. Work has gotten a little bit better. We will see what happens next week but until then I am not going to worry about it.
I don't really find fitrockr to be all that exciting. The concept is great but it is finicky and takes additional attention. Attention I could be investing here with our group. For me personally, I focus more on workouts that make me sweat over steps.2 -
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.
Look over what your food diary, you might need to change things up.2 -
Another week almost coming to a close! Three things:
Weigh-ins still due for today::
@AmyRobF
@Steph1498
Heads up for Saturday people:
@Terytha
@Micki48
@lovethyneighbor
@matthewsfive
Assignment!
We have gone from being the largest team in the F2F group to being the smallest! There are several people on the support team temporarily who might come back as regular members for May, but we could still use some new people. If you enjoy the team and want to help us build up, please invite people you know who might enjoy it, need it, be good for us, or who are just up for giving it a try. I'll be putting up the May registration page fairly soon so that we have time to get the word out - but if you already know someone you'd like to invite, they can jump in any time. Thanks!4 -
Great job! Yes, it is moving - keep the weekend sane, and enjoy that zero after the decimal! We'll see what the others on the fitrockr say - @evangsimmons170 @Gidgitgoescrazy @YinxFed @eggfreak @steph1498 ? I think that is everyone. Let us know if it has been helping you, or if we should try something "in house". Thanks!conleywoods wrote: »PW: 219.6
CW: 219.0
YEEEESSSSSSS! Finally I feel like I got to see some results from my hard work. I am working on getting in my exercise, eating well and stress reducing this weekend. Work has gotten a little bit better. We will see what happens next week but until then I am not going to worry about it.
I don't really find fitrockr to be all that exciting. The concept is great but it is finicky and takes additional attention. Attention I could be investing here with our group. For me personally, I focus more on workouts that make me sweat over steps.
Frankly, I rarely look at it. It was too cumbersome to get started, and once I did, there's nothing on the site that motivates me to go back and check it. It's nothing like MFP or FitBit. It's well-intentioned but doesn't do it for me.2 -
I agree, Fitrockr is not so engaging and yet another thing to have to log into. I don't mind ending the experiment and being able to spend more time here - next month will definitely start the small habit page.2
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I'm not waiting for May for the habit tracker - jumping in on April. As I contemplated what to enter for my small habits, I thought of a few things -advice my sister told me and I believe it has helped me- eat ALL the calories allotted by MFP for your goals - it will help fend off a binge or poor choice (if I'm low, I'll use almonds to get there), re-log your goals once in a while - MFP will adjust your calorie intake if need be - as you drop - your needs change, and, reboot your metabolism once every two weeks going OVER your daily calorie goal by 2000 calories - doesn't have to be with poor food. That last one I questioned but for my rare binge (last Friday I completely caved to 3 servings each of wine, ice cream and chocolate sauce) - it serves as a shrug 'ok, that was my metabolism boost'.
Two other things that help me a lot - one, logging the night before for the next day - I can tweak as needed but know I am more likely to make a poor choice if I'm hungry and open the fridge with no plan, and two, having a healthy delicious soup and also boiled eggs on hand at all times.
A surprise snowfall here today - good opportunity to take care of indoor items - finally finish the quilt that's been hanging around for weeks, maybe try sewing some masks and write some postcards. And make some more soup.
Have a good day you all.
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PW 210
CW 210
I haven’t logged my food, checked in, made goals or exercised. I have been eating and napping! Of course everyday things. Now to discipline myself...4 -
Matthewsfive
Saturday Week 3
PW 161.8
CW 160.8
Happy with that,150's I'm coming for you.4 -
Happy Saturday, everyone!
It is a cold sunny morning here, the house is cozy and my little plants are growing. I am going to try to take a little more exercise today - the consequences of my fall last Saturday morning have been annoyingly long to depart, but I think it is time to start venturing into some more movement.
I had two big Friday excitements yesterday. First, there was a pileated woodpecker right in front of the kitchen window for quite a while. What an extraordinary bird they are. I can see why Woody Woodpecker was designed from this guy! The red on the head is so brilliant it looks like some kind of crazy shiny plastic, the black and white stripes swooping along the head are zebra-worthy, and the way they toss dead leaves in the air to get at the root they want to peck is hilarious. Then their laughing call is loud enough to hear through the double glazing. Bird TV was at its best yesterday! We hear the pileateds often, but rarely see them. Then I actually got into the car and drove off the property! I went to a friend's sewing workshop where she is making masks and anything else people want. She lives alone and keeps contact appropriately limited, so we stood far enough apart and had a lovely conversation. I gave her an old book I had, she gave me a couple of masks (very funky ones!!) and it felt good to get out for the first time in a while. It felt even better to talk with a friend.
Thanks for your thoughts on fitrockr. So far it seems underwhelming, and I will start to work on an in-house alternative while we wait to hear from the rest.
@eggfreak - you are right, in my opinion anyhow, to include an occasional "shake up the calorie deficit" day. All through the months I lost the 40 pounds I had to shed, I did one of those per week at first, and then one every 10 days or 2 weeks. Now I just do it occasionally, but it really helped me stay on track when I had that one "free day" to look forward to. All the cravings got put off to that day, and when it arrived I found I did not need all of them. It felt good to have a planned day where there was NO logging, NO counting or tracking, and NO worries. It made the stricter days feel possible. I know this does not work for everyone, but it sure helped me. And you are also right to avoid going under your calorie allowance. That is usually a recipe for rebound and loss of control, even if it feels ok at the time. Logging the night before is extremely helpful!1 -
April week 3 weigh in: 186.6
I'm SO CLOSE. 185 is my boundary between obese and overweight and I'm almost there and waiting for it is just driving me nuts.4 -
evangsimmons170 wrote: »conleywoods wrote: »PW: 219.6
CW: 219.0
Frankly, I rarely look at it. It was too cumbersome to get started, and once I did, there's nothing on the site that motivates me to go back and check it. It's nothing like MFP or FitBit. It's well-intentioned but doesn't do it for me.
Although I don't have as much exposure to fitrockr as some of you, I agree that it's just another app to open and fuss with. I'm more interested in our group here. I think it'd help to have steps as well as exercises or routines (maybe alternate upper body/lower body for some sort of "credit"?)
I aim to take a walk later today - since it didn't snow much, it might be good to wander around.
Have a lovely day, beauties.1 -
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PW 210
CW 210
I haven’t logged my food, checked in, made goals or exercised. I have been eating and napping! Of course everyday things. Now to discipline myself...
I’ll be your accountability buddy if you want to get back on track. I need it too. Let me know and we can text. If your head is not in it right now and need a break, I understand. I want a break too but I don’t want to forfeit all my hard work. So on I go.1 -
Saturday weigh in
Week 3
PW 189.9
CW 191.5 😝
So many times I’ve thought I’m going to skip this week’s weigh in, but who am I REALLY kidding. If you all were intense “we’ve got to win” people, I would worry about the effect on team stats. But you all are supportive, realistic teammates who accept you as you are. Thanks for that. So there is my reality. I’m up again. I think I’m the slowest loser. 😐
Anyway, I know I haven’t been 100% in this lately, so with your help, I need to reinspire myself and get it together so I don’t give up the gains (actually losses) I’ve made.
Yesterday I took a walk. Did not get to 10,000 steps, but got in 8,693 steps. ✅
40 active minutes ✅
Today’s goals:
30 min walk 👟
Drink 80 ounces 💦
Log all food 🥘
10,000 steps
What are your goals for today? 💕📝
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@micki48 The only winning is done when we help each other and the only losing is when we give up. As long as you're still trying you're a winner in my books.
I have just one primary goal today: some exercise. Any amount. Although I've still been losing weight more or less, since losing the gym and working from home I have been averaging like 100 steps a day. That's not a typo. I keep making excuses to not do anything.
Other smaller goals: do some stretching, drink 1 bottle of water, portion out my snacks for the week, resist eating my leftover Chinese food.
So here's the deal. You make a solid effort at your goals, I'll make a solid effort at mine, and we'll report back here. Fair?3 -
I am definitely done with fitrockr - especially now that I don't have a FitBit anymore. But I plan to continue logging my steps.
Talking of which:
12th Apr. - 5320
13th Apr. - 3397
14th Apr. - 4861
15th Apr. - 3661
16th Apr. - 3516
17th Apr. - 3494
Pretty dismal, I think, particularly as my daily target is only 6000 per day. I think that I will have to add an outside walk to my days next week.
But I shan't think about that now! Weekends are to be enjoyed - even under lockdown!
Have a great weekend, friends!
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So what I am hearing you ladies say is I should be logging??? Lol. I haven't been logging, except when I think I've eaten bad and Iwant to see how bad. I will log yesterday and today and continue to log.4
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@micki48 I think you and I are on similar weight loss speeds! If I figure out how to speed up without having a total meltdown I will let you know. I know for me going slow works and it has taken me awhile to make peace with it. I still get frustrated when others can go faster than me. I have made a lot of habits stick and I'm sure you have too. Think about how long you have stuck with it. I bet it's getting harder to remember your previous limitations when you started. You are basically a new person! All we can ask for is that we keep trying. I get worried about letting the team down too. It can be a lot of pressure.
Today I took a 10,000 step challenge. I got about half my steps in marching inside. Hopefully I can get the rest of my steps outdoors, weather permitting. I am trying to get more and more vegetables into my diet. I had lettuce wraps for a snack and will have vegetable potato soup for lunch. For dinner I am craving a big veggie stir fry with shrimp! Focusing on water too.4 -
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PW 210
CW 210
I haven’t logged my food, checked in, made goals or exercised. I have been eating and napping! Of course everyday things. Now to discipline myself...
Amy - some tough love here. You say this every week. Then you check in one week later and say it again. You need to make a commitment, join in much more, make some TINY changes, decide what one small change you can make at a time. We'd love to see you succeed! So while you're on the couch, put yourself on the habit tracker if that would help - you can start that any time. Put in one habit - no need to go for five. Or two - make the first one "post every day on the team"!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kfm2zGAheqpXKG4o3sj-sWen5bx6p14e12M1n0QhG9M/edit#gid=1801852206 (on the bottom of the sheet, find the Waistaways tab, add your name, put in your habit(s), and start earning check marks. You can change the habit any time. No one checks up on you here.)
If the habit tracker isn't your style, ask the team what tools work for them. One of the suggestions might ring just the right chime. Or check out the tinyhabits.com site. It is overwhelming to think of "make goals" or "exercise". Break it down, aim for those small changes. Then keep going!
As they say, what have you got to lose? Weight! You've got weight to lose and you can do it!2 -
AND it is time for my weekly warning:
A few more weigh-ins and it's a wrap!
@Steph1498
@Micki48
@lovethyneighbor
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AND it is time for my weekly warning:
A few more weigh-ins and it's a wrap!
@Steph1498
@Micki48
@lovethyneighbor
@matthewsfive
@jugar
Gave my numbers this morning will resend if you didn't see it0 -
Matthewsfive
Saturday Week 3
PW 161.8
CW 160.8
Happy with that,150's I'm coming for you3 -
I messed up my good sleeping cycle on Wednesday by staying up practically all night long to work on something for my job. I have not quite recovered from that stupid stunt yet. Since Wednesday's sleep debacle, I've struggled with fluid retention and exhaustion. But I refuse to go backwards. I've worked too hard. That said, I'm going to bed now. Sleep tight!3 -
Saturday end of day update: husband and I each received different devastating pieces of news, so I did not achieve my exercise goal because we were too busy hysterical laugh-crying it out.
But I did drink water and stretch.
So, something at least!4
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