WAISTAWAYS Team Chat - June 2020
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I'm Kristi and I am 37 married and have 3 kids age 11, 9 and 5. I am currently working from home as a school occupational therapist. In fact the whole family is home right now. 3 weeks until we are all officially on summer vacation! I started my weight loss journey in February 2019 at 255 and I have lost about 35 lbs. I use to avoid all exercise and now I really love it. My garmin watch reported I had 418 minutes of exercise this last week! Wow!
I'm currently really struggling to get the scale going lately. This isn't anything new for me, but still annoying. I'm a slow looser and that's okay. I'm getting lots of good exercise with a mix of strength and cardio. I'm in my calorie budget but am still working on improving my food choices. @Terytha
I'm about to put my scale in time out too. Hope you start feeling better!
I'm seeing lots of non scale victories right now. Lost inches and better strength and endurance. When I first started loosing weight one area I really wanted to change was my arm. It's taken over a year but my arm are looking so much better. I am thrilled about this.
Some things I want to work on in June:
☕ Drink my coffee black. I think I underestimate how much creamer I use. I drink a lot of coffee.
🌜Stop eating snacks in the evening. Limit it to air popped popcorn 2 times a week.
⚖ Balance my meals better and replace calorie dense foods with less dense foods.5 -
We bought a coffee maker. There was a very, very good sale.
I'm currently looking into experimenting swapping out sugar for like, cocoa or chocolate milk.4 -
Thanks for the advice @jugar , I think you are probably right about my goals - certainly the August one. I'll see how this week goes and have a think about something more achievable. Oh and my name is Lindsay. 🙂
In general, when I try to lose weight, there will be a few weeks of 3lb losses to start with so I think I may achieve 10lb in June before it slows down a bit.
My other goals for the month are:
1)Have reached week 6 of my couch to 5k programme without skipping any runs.
2) Achieve my step target daily. My garmin gives me a different target every day and currently I'm around 10000 steps but if I keep achieving them, it will go up.
3) Don't eat after 7pm. We all have our evening meal together at the moment so it's just snacking and never the right sort of food.
4) Have increased my water intake to 2l daily and complete a full week of 2l days by the end of June.
Today is my weigh in day.
SW - 187lb
CW - 184lb
I'll report today's steps tomorrow.
It's lovely to see so many people from all over the world. I'm in the West Highlands of Scotland so not terribly far from Inverness and Raasay. I forgot to mention my middle child (😱) in my first post. So I have an 11 yr old, an almost 8yr old and the baby who is 8 months.
@KellyBgetsfit I find the same about steps during the holidays! I was easily hitting 18000 a day at school before maternity leave but I find it hard to hit 6000 at the moment.6 -
Home from camping, so so tired.. will update you tomorrow... it didn't go as planned, but still had a great time... It was nice to just be away from my house and work...
Hi and welcome to all the new members...5 -
Unevano's Monday weigh in
PW 224
CW 220
2 number challenge (met my numbers for today)
GKI 5.25 (challenge number is less than 6)
exercise 1 hour (challenge # is 1 hour)
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I have 5 goals for each day in June:
#1 Log everything and stay within +/- 5o calories of my daily allotment
#2 Go for a walk everyday
#3 Make a daily To-Do List of 5-7 items and complete them
#4 Continue the 3 Mini-Habits from May and add a 4th
#5 Complete the 2 Magic Numbers challenge
I decided I needed to be more specific about exercise. Last month's goals were a little wide open. So I am specifying a daily walk and my 2 Magic Numbers are exercise related as well.
I got off to a rather inauspicious start yesterday. I ended up unwell after supper so didn't get through a couple of the things on my list on the first day out of the gate.
But today is going much better.
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IT'S GREAT TO BE GREEN
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Happy June everyone!!! Today was a crazy hectic day in the banking world.. when it’s the 1st day of the month and it also falls on a Monday that makes for a super busy day!! I had a cliff bar for breakfast and I missed lunch. Pretty sure I had a ton of steps but I haven’t even had a chance to look! I still have to get 1 kids to dance comp and go to the store. Left overs for dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a great evening!5
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I'm panting just reading about your day. Holy moly! I hope you have a chance for a calm meal and a breather tonight. Left overs sounds perfect.SMcFall0215 wrote: »Happy June everyone!!! Today was a crazy hectic day in the banking world.. when it’s the 1st day of the month and it also falls on a Monday that makes for a super busy day!! I had a cliff bar for breakfast and I missed lunch. Pretty sure I had a ton of steps but I haven’t even had a chance to look! I still have to get 1 kids to dance comp and go to the store. Left overs for dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a great evening!
eponymoose wrote: »Thanks for the advice @jugar , I think you are probably right about my goals - certainly the August one. I'll see how this week goes and have a think about something more achievable. Oh and my name is Lindsay. 🙂
In general, when I try to lose weight, there will be a few weeks of 3lb losses to start with so I think I may achieve 10lb in June before it slows down a bit.
My other goals for the month are:
1)Have reached week 6 of my couch to 5k programme without skipping any runs.
2) Achieve my step target daily. My garmin gives me a different target every day and currently I'm around 10000 steps but if I keep achieving them, it will go up.
3) Don't eat after 7pm. We all have our evening meal together at the moment so it's just snacking and never the right sort of food.
4) Have increased my water intake to 2l daily and complete a full week of 2l days by the end of June.
It's lovely to see so many people from all over the world. I'm in the West Highlands of Scotland so not terribly far from Inverness and Raasay. I forgot to mention my middle child (😱) in my first post. So I have an 11 yr old, an almost 8yr old and the baby who is 8 months.
@KellyBgetsfit I find the same about steps during the holidays! I was easily hitting 18000 a day at school before maternity leave but I find it hard to hit 6000 at the moment.
So impressed! The couch 2 5k program is a good one, and you are on week 6 with no skipping. WTG! And I am relieved to see your realistic take on starting with 3 lb losses, and calming down from there. The steps and STOPs (evening snacking) are going to be crucial in your plan. Next time I come to Scotland maybe I will visit! One of my flutes is made by an amazing flutemaker from Nairn. Is that near you? I have had some good pub meals there... OH - your middle kid forgives you. I'm a middle kid. It happens
Looking good - I am glad you're doing the 2 magic numbers! It's silly but fun. And hopefully useful.Unevano's Monday weigh in
PW 224
CW 220
2 number challenge (met my numbers for today)
GKI 5.25 (challenge number is less than 6)
exercise 1 hour (challenge # is 1 hour)
I'm glad today is going well - icky days happen. I like your list. I'm going to go revise mine - it isn't quite right somehow!CanadianGiraffe wrote: »I have 5 goals for each day in June:
#1 Log everything and stay within +/- 5o calories of my daily allotment
#2 Go for a walk everyday
#3 Make a daily To-Do List of 5-7 items and complete them
#4 Continue the 3 Mini-Habits from May and add a 4th
#5 Complete the 2 Magic Numbers challenge
I decided I needed to be more specific about exercise. Last month's goals were a little wide open. So I am specifying a daily walk and my 2 Magic Numbers are exercise related as well.
I got off to a rather inauspicious start yesterday. I ended up unwell after supper so didn't get through a couple of the things on my list on the first day out of the gate.
But today is going much better.
Good start to the week, team!2 -
So I'll change my profile photo when I get some pics back from my haircut this morning! A friend's son was taking before and after pics, so maybe there's one in there I actually like. Let's hope so - it sure felt good to not have to take drastic measures to keep my hair out of my face.
My friend and her son and I had a lovely discussion about the current difficulties in both the US and Canada. We are all dual citizens who have lived longer in Canada than in the US, but our hearts and families are in both. The despair, fear, and their expression in anger are unsettling, but the hope, vulnerability, and vision that are peeking through are, we hope, a glimpse at some of the possibilities. No matter what happens, let's try to take care of one another.7 -
Last message for tonight -
For those of you who would like to count steps and/or exercise and receive beautiful virtual kudos each week, here is a bit about how it works for the combination of exercise and steps:
Today I did 20 minutes of Pilates and (so far) 12,414 steps. According to some wonderful charts I have found, we are giving Pilates 100 steps per minute. The Pilates = 2,000 steps, so the total for the day is 14,414.
Many forms of exercise are on these wonderful "translation" charts, so if you do circuit training, canoeing, whatever - we can find an equivalent in steps. It is a fun way to count more than just daily steps if you are into other forms of workout. Let us know! @micki48 and I both work on the tracking for and with you. One of these days we'll have it down pat!
So post about those minutes of exercise, and we'll make you look great
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Hello everyone,
My name is Jennifer and I live Alpine, California. I started my weight loss 2 weeks ago when I got my cholesterol and a1c labs back. They aren't bad but creeping up so I need to do something before I have no choice. I've let go of oil, sugar and salt hoping this will make a difference in levels but also weight. I've been intermittent fasting but not on purpose really. I have come to realize I really ate a lot of snacks late at night so now I have cut it all out and typically don't eat anything after 4pm. I've also started walking 2 miles a day and it really feels like its all up hill. I'm hoping to lose 5 pounds this month but I'll take anything. I hope everyone has a great week. 5 -
Steps: 4,500
What an odd day. The weather in VT wasn’t much better than in Canada. Chilly, gusty, cloudy, some sunshine, then rain, then...well, you get the idea. I felt slightly hung over from a sneak-attack last night from a migraine. It came out of the blue after my shower.
Well, things got better after most of the day was done. Time for a good sleep.
I’m really glad that you’re in my life. Take good care of yourselves! See you tomorrow.4 -
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Username: reflectionofme
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 123
CW: 122.8
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Here's what I saw on my walk today. The wild violets are blooming! What did you see on your walk or run?
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Update on my Goals:
last weeks goals from 5am on 5/25/2020 to 5am on 6/1/2020 score is done 1-7
**7** 1) Keep my GKI number in the range of 1-5
**7** 2) My weight goals: 220
** 7** 3) Eating Goal - Track my calories, fats, total carbs, protein, fiber, trans-fats. Figure net carbs per day.
**1** 4) My water intake to be 64 fl. oz. or more.
**7** 5) Exercise goals: work hard in the yard to where I am breathing hard, sweating and having to take a rest periodically to catch my breath so to speak. Do this at least 3 times this week for a duration of about 2 hours or longer.
**7** 6) Directed Meditation for 15 minutes 2 times per day or longer.
**6** 7) Celebrate my wins with activities that I love doing rather than food.
**1** 8) Learn how to make fat bombs and make at least 1 batch this week.
**1** 9) Learn to make keto crackers and make at least 1 batch this week.
Commentary on how I did: Avg score is **4.9** which I am happy with. On the goals I scored a 1 on are the goals I basically didn’t focus on or I could have done them. That tells me that to me, they should not be a goal as I just don’t care about them so I will be dropping those goals for this coming week.
Goals.
This weeks goals from 5am on 6/1/2020 to 5am on 6/8/2020
1) Keep my GKI number in the range of 1-5
2) My weight goals: 218
3) Eating Goal - Track my calories, fats, total carbs, protein, fiber, trans-fats. Figure net carbs per day.
4) Exercise goals: work hard in the yard to where I am breathing hard, sweating and having to take a rest periodically to catch my breath so to speak. Do this at least 3 times this week for a duration of about 2 hours or longer.
5) Directed Meditation for 15 minutes 2 times per day or longer.
6) Celebrate my wins with activities that I love doing rather than food.
7) go to bed by before 4 am every day this week.
Below are my long range goals, most of which are coming due in a few weeks. Yikes! I haven’t made any progress on my sleeping goal so I have set an achievable goal this week for sleep to me. The other 3 long range goals on track to being met as of right now.
Long term goals:
1) Weight goal for Monday, January 18, 2021 is to weigh 154 pounds.
2) Sleeping goal - By June 18, 2020 I wake up each day at 5 am after getting at least 4 hours of sleep feeling refreshed, excited to experience the coming day, and with a definite purpose to fulfill.
3) By June 18th, 2020 I get 30 minutes of strenuous activity average per day as defined in #4 of this weeks goal.
4) By June 18th, 2020 I do directed meditation at least 2 times per day for 15 minutes or longer.
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Happy Tuesday folks!
Exercise & step update for Sunday and Monday:
Sunday - rest day, 3780 steps
Monday - 20 minute HIIT session, 7986 steps
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Okay so I am so sunburned it is not even funny... So I am taking this week off official exercise, my body just hurts.. If it feels better I will exercise, but right now, I am moving as little as possible... LOL
Anyway, camping was fun aside from the sunburn, we did not make it the 5 miles around the lake, my poor old puppers couldn't do it. He is only 3 years old, but he has hip dysplasia (was diagnosed when he was 1) - anyway, he swam for a while before the hike, then about a 1/4 of a way through you could see him walking funny, so we took a break, I rubbed his hip, then limped our way back to the beach, where the kayaks were, so we took turns kayaking /hanging out with the pups.. The weather was perfect.. It was nice to be away..
Anyway, I didn't eat horrible, but I didn't eat great, so I mighta undone some of my nice loss last week, so I've got to work extra hard the rest of the week.
My Steps are
5/29 = 13051
5/30 = 14039
5/31= 9168
6/1 = 3956
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Happy new month everyone🥳 my name is Esther and I live with my sister @graceojo999. I’m currently a law student and I just finished my exams💃🥳🥳. I started my weight loss journey about two years ago when I was just over 300 pounds. I’ve struggled with binge eating for a while as I tend to binge when I’m stressed or sad. For June I want to find my stressors and control my bingeing, I also to walk/exercise more and track my calories, drink more water and keep my sugar intake to a minimum. 😇🤗
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Happy Tuesday, everyone - in spite of the craziness and upsetting news, I hope we can find our little oasis of warmth and support here. Little communities like this one are needed more than ever, and my heart goes out to all of you who are living with so much uncertainty.
In the "what we can control" department - WTG on those Sunday and Monday weigh-ins! Check these numbers:
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Out of 7 weigh-ins, these 6 are green! And not just a little! That's 13.7 pounds.
Now you need to get rid of your redness, @Gidgitgoescrazy ! Sunburn is horrible. I burned the tops of my feet last week working in the garden and that is bad enough - but a huge general sunburn is SO painful. Keep cool, and rest indeed. And maybe stock up on SPF 100 sunscreen
Congrats on finishing your exams Esther @Alexsandramorff ! That cannot have been easy. My sister finished her exams recently too - and I think you are both brilliant. I love it that we have 2 pairs of sisters on the team. We can encourage (and tease) each other into getting this health thing together, right? Your walking, drinking water, tracking, and taking the time to reflect are all going to help.
@unevano - you're such a fabulous data geek! I gotta ask, though - what is the significance of January (and June) 18th? If any. I'm curious because Jan 18 is my birthday and I wonder if it is also an important date for you. No matter if it is or isn't - next January we can celebrate you're arriving at goal and my 67th birthday at the same time!
@YinxFed - Go! It is good to see your exercise routine back on the feed! I'll give you all those lovely step points 20 minutes is equivalent to 178 steps per minute, so you get 3560 steps added to your 7896. That was a beautiful Monday! 4 -
I've never introduced myself because, well, this is the internet. I grew up the chubby kid. I was 5'6" by the 3rd grade, so I was always in the back of class pictures with JL who was the tallest boy. In high school I was 165-185. I got down to 155-165 in college by only eating meals at the cafeteria. I maxed at 209 in grad school when I was sitting all the time for work, school, & commuting.
I decided I would buy one gallon of fat free milk, a box of Raisin Bran Crunch, 14 Michelina frozen dinners for lunch & dinner, a box of individual coffeecakes for afternoon snack. I told myself that if I ate all the food, I would have to wait until the following week. It worked! I portioned out the cereal in 7 bags, and I ate my daily portion. It didn't take long for me to get back to the 180s. I think within a year I was about 145, and I got married at 135.
I think my thinnest moment was 117, but then I ate. Ha ha! That's not sustainable for me because I enjoy food. If I can stay between 135-145, that's healthy to me. It's a bummer for me that because I've been overweight my whole life that losing weight just creates more skin. I think that looks worse than just being skinny, so low numbers are not a motivation any more.
I started 2020 at 163. I got down to 145 before Covid; but I visited family, and I started snacking again at night. I'm still struggling with turning off the snacking, but I've been doing better. Today I am 152.5.
I'm quite competitive, so challenges help me. But I need to not eat my exercise calories. Even though I'm currently injured (Achilles), I enjoy running, walking, & hiking. I also do indoor biking. I don't do the steps challenge because I probably get 12,000-18,000/day.
Intermittent fasting doesn't help me because I can eat 1200 in less than 30 minutes, but I can easily fast for days or weeks when I commit.
I suppose if I set a goal with this group, I might feel accountable...
** I will plan to be 145 by the end of June. Then we'll see if I can maintain. **
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Beautiful violets @CanadianGiraffe . My daughter had to find flowers to press for one of her school assignments today so we went for a walk along the shore and collected some wildflowers. We didn't see violets but we did see bluebells, tulips, clover, primroses and lots we don't know the name of.
@deniners2 achillies injuries suck. My right one is pretty grumpy and I have to stretch lots to keep it from becoming too tight and irritated. I hope yours is on the mend.
Today was a mixed day in terms of goals. The baby was up partying between 12 and 2 am and then woke for the day at 6. It's just as well he's so cute. My husband's currently furloughed so would normally get up with him in the morning and let me catch up on some sleep. But he and my eldest are taking part in a cycling challenge so were up and out the door for 6am to cycle 10 miles before it got too hot. Tired days are usually when my willpower is at it's weakest.
However, my calorie intake was within target, I aced my step goal and I did the run I was scheduled to do so I'm pretty delighted. I also didn't snack after 7pm but I didn't achieve my water intake. I needed my liquid to be caffeinated today. 😂
I'm hoping for a better night tonight and am writing this in bed before I try to get some sleep.
My step counts are:
1st June: 10640
2nd June: 12377
Tomorrow will hopefully be a day of more energy! I hope, for those of you who are behind me time zone wise, the rest of the day's a good one.7 -
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My eating was not great yesterday. I was really busy, missed lunch and definitely made up the calories with quick junk later on. Today, I starts the day with a long walk. I did 43 out of 55 minutes of my 80 Day Obsession. The baby was climbing all over me during the last 15 minutes. I had to turn it off. I did great with my eating, a little lower then usual to balance out yesterday. I hit my macros almost perfect. It's going to be a good week.4
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Good evening, everyone - or whatever it may be by you. I hope those of you in Europe are sleeping like cats.
It is wonderful to hear the stories of babies in the night, cycling dad+kid combinations, lifetimes of weight up and downs (we are all nodding and sighing with you @deniners2 !), and flowers on walks. I have felt a bit down today because my injured left glutes are very unhappy today and I decided to take it easy on long walking. I did some exercises and moderate walking around, but it is very sore and swollen, so I think it needs a break. I have had fun eating though
Here are some of the lovely flowers right outside the house - everywhere else are violets, ferns, trilliums, and many other wonderful fragrant plants. I'm glad last week's heat is over!
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Not to mention Heads UP for weigh-ins!
@MoStacy due today
Due Wednesday:
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Deck is finally finished. We also built 2 simple off the ground planters. It was a busy, busy week.
I used to sleep so good in the trailer, but I've been having problems lately. Really need to figure that out...good thing I can nap like a boss!!!
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@jugar Wasn't sure what happened but was mentioned in June chat for EVERY team...lol0
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