WaistAways Team Chat - August 2020
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Sorry I have been AWOL this week. Monday evening we had to say goodbye to one of our beloved 18 year old cats and then we ended up having to deal with a family situation that has arisen for another couple days. Add in 16 hours in the car & truck and the week has simply vanished.
But I have been being careful with what I eat and getting some exercise but honestly have not had the inclination to log anything. I am honestly surprised that today's weigh in turned out green. But I am looking forward to getting things back on track in the coming days.
Reading everybody's posts I can see there are a lot of us needing hugs right now so big hugs to everyone who wants one.
Also love the "eat the rainbow" thing that is going on. I'm going to have to give that a try when things sort.5 -
I’m going kayaking tomorrow. I’m not sure I’ll remember to weigh in since I’ll be up early.2
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »Picture it. There I was driving along minding my own business when a lovely, lemony aroma started wafting through my car. It made me smile. ........Thankfully I escaped with my life and the best smelling car this side of the Mississippi. Ya just can't make this stuff up!!!!😂😂😂
Too funny.
I can just imagine the moment you realized what it might be! 2 -
My dentist appointment was fine. And my dentist remains the nicest dentist in the universe.
But I'm so hungry. I'm not gonna make it guys. I can feel myself wasting away where I sit. My stomach has wrapped around my spine and I have only minutes to live I'm sure. Tell my broccoli farewell.
How nice to have the nicest dentist in the universe.
Google Tim Conway, dentist sketch on youtube - always good for a laugh.
I hope you found a good broccoli substitute
a little reward for braving the dentist. 1 -
What a great read! Everything from crying broccoli and stomach-wrapped spinal columns, to Rhonda running away from a swarm of bees loving on her lemon scented car trunk! This has certainly thrown some serious smiling into everyone's day. Although I am sure the storytelling made both way more fun than they were to live through!
I hope that after your trip and some crazy days that things will calm down, @CanadianGiraffe - I think that working on eating your way through the rainbow will be a wonderful restorative.
Do you all know how many GREEN numbers there are so far this week?
I had a lovely but slightly crazy day today - including a swim at a totally secluded spot along the St. François river. This spot is known to a few people, I'm sure, but I have never seen anyone there. You have to hike in, and then you have your choice of deep-ish water with light current, and shallower with quite a lovely floating ride through several twists and turns. The current gets pretty intense, but then you can get up, walk back, and do it all again! I needed some water therapy, so luckily it was a beautiful day when I had 3 hours to wait around between 2 different appointments.
No worries if you are weighing-in late @lovethyneighbor - if I don't see one by Sunday morning when I'm doing tallies, I'll just carry you over from last week. Early morning kayaking is always a good excuse!4 -
I will close my day here with the reminders!
Still due for today:
@KellyBgetsFit
@Steph1498
Due Saturday - and remember, you can't be late when you're a Saturday person! I do the tallies bright and early on Sunday morning, so no matter what time zone you're in, just get the weights posted here by the time your Saturday ends. If you miss that, Sunday morning cut off is 8:00 am Eastern (Canada/US). After that is OK, but it won't count in the team tallies - thanks!
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Terytha
@Micki48
@matthewsfive
@Stefbomb2020
@Cerizez
@lovethyneighbor
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I loved the stories too. Rhonda and Amber, you had me laughing out loud.
Our team is doing amazing this week! Way to go with all that green. 💚
I was able to get over 10,000 steps again today. 🙂👟👟 I did a 16 minute upper body & arms workout, then did about 15 minutes of kid yoga with my sweet granddaughter. It was her idea. 🧘🏻♀️ I logged all my food and closed it out.
Sure hope what I saw today when I stepped on the scale is not what I see tomorrow for my official weigh in. I need a loss.
My rainbow 🌈 today...
Red raspberries, yellow banana, green pepper, cucumber, lettuce, avocado, orange carrots, red 🍷, I can’t think of any blue or purple today.
@jugar your swim sounded lovely.
Have a great night!
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Steps: 7,010
@evangsimmons170 I could picture your entire adventure! Thanks for sharing and for being such a good entertainer! Have a fab weekend.
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I'm feeling horrible today and its only 7am
Feel like I messed up yesterday and haven't logged either. I've been weighing myself throughout the week and I'd lost but now im back up to where I started which is demotivating.
I've got a BBQ today as well so I'll miss my lunch and just eat at that for dinner. Already ate crisps and toast 😅4 -
PW: 216.8
CW: 214.87 -
@jugar your swim sounds heavenly. Did the grant you applied for a while back ever come through?
The weather cooled off at least (without a drop of rain) and I took advantage and cooked up a chicken, barley & mushroom soup - not exactly summer fare but delicious and the chicken was on sale. Just entered the recipe and it works out to 190 calories per cup of hearty, thick, & filling soup. The Recipe tool is great for soups - it can sometimes be hard to find a suitable match but persist and you will. I make a huge pot, once it cools a bit, I measure out how many cups it made (the recipe tool needs that), portion and freeze some. I've learned that if I make the soup again and need to adjust quantities in the recipes, because I never quite make it the same way twice, you can 'copy' the recipe and then just edit/tweak the copied version. I try to date the soup in the title so I know which one to select when logging. I guess I should just delete the older versions but I don't.
have a great weekend all3 -
Pw 166.6
Cw 164.4
Steps for 8/7- 8392, 30 min yoga, 15 min calisthenics..
Going tubing today, trying out a new spot, hope its as fun as our regular one...7 -
PW 150
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Baby got me.
PW - 151.2
CW -152.4
I knew last week's big loss wouldn't stick.🤷♀️ I had a rough week going back to work. I am struggling to workout due to the baby waking up to earlier or bouts of insomnia. My eating was so-so but I didn't log. Moving forward, I will strive for 30 min for exercise because it really helps with my stress. I will sit down this weekend and meal plan, shop, and prep.5 -
Hang in there! Grab some fruit and raw veggies to munch on when the urge for something crispy or sweet hits. Need salty and crunchy? Pickles! Don't let that scale get you down. Or if it does, give it a piece of your mind and tell it "Oh yeah? I don't think so" or some such snide and challenging remark. Then go move your body and eat some good stuff. You can do this!theweeonemfp wrote: »I'm feeling horrible today and its only 7am
Feel like I messed up yesterday and haven't logged either. I've been weighing myself throughout the week and I'd lost but now im back up to where I started which is demotivating.
I've got a BBQ today as well so I'll miss my lunch and just eat at that for dinner. Already ate crisps and toast 😅2 -
Happy Saturday!
Another gorgeous day here - we're on a roll. DH is finally re-doing the inside of our sauna so we can use it this year some time. He replaced the roof 2 summers ago and gutted the interior, but then had shoulder replacement surgery last summer and could not do the work. So finally it is happening. I get to go down and help every now and again. It is an adorable tiny building next to our pond, and we have sorely missed going down there to bake in the coldest part of the winter (which lasts approximately forever), and then walking around outside in nothing but our boots whooping and feeling invincible. It's fun having absolutely no neighbours!
@eggfreak - no, sadly, I did not get the grant I applied for. We're working on a different one and hoping to make something work! In the meantime, I'm finally putting all my old concert recordings on soundcloud, and as soon as I have all the other performers' written approval, I'll make them public. It's tedious, but I'm finally finally getting it done. I just wish I were playing with other musicians. It feels like a huge part of my life has been removed. Meh.
Onward ho! I hope you're all having a lovely Saturday 3 -
Matthewsfive
August week 1
PW 161.2
CW 165
Can't blame anyone or anything but me. Sorry team7 -
theweeonemfp wrote: »
Feel like I messed up yesterday and haven't logged either. I've been weighing myself throughout the week and I'd lost but now im back up to where I started which is demotivating.
You're not alone. This is exactly me on all three counts for yesterday. Really blew it. Oh well - hang in there and I will, too! We can do this thing. 7 -
It pains me to post this...
Week1
PW 192.4
CW 193.4
Gains are NEVER fun, but gains when you know you have been good can be infuriating. It has taken me til now to not let that scale tell me about myself!! I will not let its disappointing digital number tell me whether or not I have had a successful week. I will not allow that little liquid number to send me into a self sabotaging response. No! The scale is NOT in control. It is one measure. The diary is another, so is the Fitbit, and the measuring tape and the mirror and your clothes and your friends and your partner, but mostly you, wonderful, you!
So look in that mirror, tell yourself how wonderful you are for all the hard work you are doing. Forgive yourself if you need a break from logging, ate that cupcake or missed that exercise you had planned. You know there is not a quick easy way to traverse this journey. And journey it is, not a destination that we arrive with everything figured out.
I will look at the number on the scale and give it a great big raspberry! 😝 I KNOW I had a good week. I know I have worked hard on my journey. I know I am in a better place, health-wise, now than I was when I started this journey with you all.
Wrap your arms around yourself and give yourself a great big hug 🤗. You deserve it. We’ve all got this and having the support of this team and knowledge that we all go through this helps. Sending you all good vibes for a fantastic week of small victories and loving yourself wherever you are on this journey.
❤️Michele6
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