Waist Aways - September 2020 Team Chat
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Happy Friday!
I know the day is more than half over for you all in the UK and elsewhere, but there you go. At least it is early for our Albertans and Californians!
Some awesome weigh-ins this morning! @happimess01 you have just taken over first place for the month! You and @PlaneMonkey are going to be pretty well impossible to beat, so wear those tiaras! And hang on for October - this is when the big whoosh of first-month energy might wane a bit. The losses might be smaller, so don't get discouraged - keep on doing what you are doing, adjusting as needed so your body doesn't freak out. It might need a little slowdown. But still, I'll bet we see you in the 200s in our first week of October, @happimess01 !!! That's a big deal. Hats off! Tiara on!
@Pearl4686
Don't let that dratted scale get you down! You know you are doing the right things. There are fluctuations even over an hour, let alone a couple of days. One day I put on a pound in the first hour of the day. I had not eaten or drunk anything. It happens! But you know you are doing the right things, and your weight was lower a couple of days ago. Don't panic
@deniners2
You are welcome to come back any time! Concentrating on your health is good whether or not it involves weight loss. Keep up the good work!
It sounds like we are getting in some beautiful walks, and that there is Halloween energy out there. I never quite understood the whole Halloween thing, having missed most of my childhood trick-or-treating due to ear infections, and now living somewhere that is inaccessible to visitors. It was kind of fun with our kids when they were young, but the nearest town was so crowded by all the families from the surrounding countryside that it was really a zoo, and the weather almost always is horrible. It is usually our first snow, wet and miserable. It is hard to be a beautiful princess when you have to wear a warm coat and waterproof boots! Luckily my daughter favoured the lady knights and warriors, and my son was game for just about anything as long as he was warm enough. I can't say I miss it! So there. I have thrown dampness onto your happiness - sorry about that!
Let's get to all that stuff to do - and get those weigh-ins in. @conleywoods ? you're late....1 -
Friday Weigh-in
PW: 190.8
CW: 189.6
Back out of the 190s! I was hoping to do another takeout dinner today, try a new place I passed while walking to the doctor this week, but maybe I'll try to extend further into the 180s first? I have some stuff on hand I could make instead. And I want to get a lot of steps in today.
There is definitely fall in the air with everyone talking about hiking and decorating - love it!4 -
ONE more thing!
We need more members! The sign up thread seems to have calmed down a bit, and so many people requested the Downsizers (their co-captain is a great recruiter) that they have more members than anyone else! I like to keep it even, so PLEASE share the registration thread link on your social media, your MFP news feed, your friends and people you know who might like to join us. Thanks! People can sign up right through Sunday.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10811137/registration-for-new-members-through-october-4th#latest2 -
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We have a new member - and hopefully a couple more to come! Welcome @AshenMoon Great username by the way!
And another! There's a sailboat in her photo. That's always a good thing! Welcome @gracermom - sail on in!4 -
Steps and Exercise update for 1st October
Steps - 3138
Exercise - 37 mins HIIT (with weights)3 -
@jugar and @micki48
PW:174.2
CW: 173 yay.
Hi Friends. I just remembered that today is weigh-in. Hope it's not too late. I'm going to have to ask to be removed from the Waist-Aways message boards/walking challenges. I just can't keep up right now - crazy time at work for me (always is this time of year).
Thanks for the support for the last 2 months. I lost an honest 4 pounds and I know I can keep it going down. You all gave me the jumpstart i needed. Everybody has been so nice. Take care of each other!!6 -
BaileyCat88 wrote: »@jugar and @micki48
PW:174.2
CW: 173 yay.
Hi Friends. I just remembered that today is weigh-in. Hope it's not too late. I'm going to have to ask to be removed from the Waist-Aways message boards/walking challenges. I just can't keep up right now - crazy time at work for me (always is this time of year).
Thanks for the support for the last 2 months. I lost an honest 4 pounds and I know I can keep it going down. You all gave me the jumpstart i needed. Everybody has been so nice. Take care of each other!!
Bailey, I will keep you in the Support Team so that you do not have to weigh in unless you want to (to track for yourself), but you can still drop by and chat if you ever have a minute. Maybe when things calm down at work you'll feel like coming back - I hope so! Either way, I wish you the best and hope that you continue to keep healthy and fit no matter what life throws your way. Take care of yourself! 2 -
UPDATE!
Here is where we are for the end-of-September weigh-ins.
Due up to and including today:
@conleywoods
@evangsimmons170
@Steph1498
Due Saturday - (or really, by Sunday morning, early, Eastern time)
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Terytha
@Micki48
@lovethyneighbor
@spyro88
this week is looking really good! very green
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So I found out something interesting today. I have been frustrated the past few weeks with my weigh-ins going up a bit or holding static. But today I had another body scan at the gym which shed a little light on what has been happening. It's been 3 weeks since I did one and in that time I gained 3 pounds of skeletal muscle and the amount of body fat has decreased both as a percentage of total weight and in absolute value. So even though my weight isn't decreasing the way I would like at least I am more muscular. I'll take that for now.
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We have another new member! @coffeetwist will be joining us soon
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Oh no I'm late! Well, my weigh in is STUPID and I'm mad at it. I started my period on weigh in day.
PW: 214.8
CW: 217.6
I was really hopeful I would have a completely green month but no! It that time of the month and all that water weight shows up and I am so bloated 😫. I did watch the video @terytha shared and it was helpful information.6 -
BaileyCat88 wrote: »@jugar and @micki48
PW:174.2
CW: 173 yay.
Hi Friends. I just remembered that today is weigh-in. Hope it's not too late. I'm going to have to ask to be removed from the Waist-Aways message boards/walking challenges. I just can't keep up right now - crazy time at work for me (always is this time of year).
Thanks for the support for the last 2 months. I lost an honest 4 pounds and I know I can keep it going down. You all gave me the jumpstart i needed. Everybody has been so nice. Take care of each other!!
Oh I know how hard the start of the year can be, but don’t leave us completely. Stay on support. I’ll miss you. Check in when you can and let us know how you are doing. I wish you well friend.
Not much to report today. No real exercise. We ate pizza for dinner. I’m up too late. Weigh in tomorrow. Ugh.3 -
@eggfreak Not sure Halloween will happen this year with covid. CDC says no trick or treating. She might want to be a skeleton. She is currently fascinated by them. She is constantly asking where is the pelvis? Where are the ribs? Lol. Last year, she was the cutest little lion. The other day she put the costume on again. It fit, but not quite the same way. I’ll try to post a photo. But here she is the other day being Minnie.
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@micki48 Oh my gosh, what a total cutie! Love the planets t-shirt.
@conleywoods Aw, so gutted for you but don't be disheartened. I found that video really helpful too and we really do need to go easy on ourselves at certain times of the month. Hugs! You'll be back on it soon, be kind to yourself for now
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@micki48 OH what a cutie!! Our newspaper has offered some alternative ideas for Halloween, like have a scavenger hunt (I guess a bit like an easter egg hunt).
Someone remind me what NSV stands for pls.
I walked every evening this past week - good for me on all sorts of fronts - countered office sitting most of the day, quiet neighborhood streets with only crickets beautiful good for the brain, countered restless leg syndrome, and helped with a good night sleep. I'll keep trying to push myself to do that at 8 pm while the weather is so pleasant for it.
Well well, I think I might have a good weigh in this Thursday. Why? I just read the instructions for my over 50 now, first ever colonoscopy
which is scheduled for Thursday morning. And for those of you who have had one, I'll give you a laugh (which I'm sure I'll appreciate all the more when I finally have to drink all that stuff)...my brother went for his first a year ago, showed up at the hospital, and they were embarrassed to tell him that it had been cancelled due to a broken pipe! He had to do it all over another week! 
hosting Mini-Oktoberfest this evening - only about 7 people, plenty of space outside, firepit, sauerkraut, bratwurst, beer, potato salad, onion cake and oompah music. Prosit!!
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Pw 163.4
Cw 163
Thats great considering I didn't get back on the wagon till Wednesday...
On to a successful October...6 -
Happy Saturday, Friends!
I'm enjoying the weekend - well I always do, to be honest - even though I have to go for my flu jab this afternoon.
I sang happy birthday to one of my best friends over the phone at lunchtime. Unbeknown to me, she had me on speaker phone, and two of her brothers were with her - one of them is an opera singer, and he remarked that I was "delightfully in tune". That made my day!
So later this afternoon, I will be updating an ebook that I am putting together for my students, do some reading, plan my menus for next week and chill.
Steps and Exercise update for 2nd October
Steps - 1884
Exercise - 31 mins Yoga
Wishing you all splendid weekends 😊5 -
Thanks so much for the nice words @jugar. *Puts Tiara on* The weight loss was decent the first 2 months but it really picked up this month. On to month No. 4! And yes, I am very excited to enter the 200s next week. Can’t wait.7
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Happy Saturday!
The sun is back and things are looking good. In spite of TOM, pizza parties, Oktoberfest feasts, and any other wildness, this team is doing really well! Three of our newest members are leading on GREENNESS - all five weeks in September were green for @PlaneMonkey @happimess01 and @Kali225 - and more weigh-ins to come. Well done! You are our inspiration for October.
One consolation for you, @conleywoods and anyone else who is not too happy with their final September weigh-in. It means you'll have a fantastic Week 1 in October
If the bump up is due to TOM, saltiness (unless you kept that strictly to your vocabulary), or big changes in exercise habits, it will be easy peasy to lose. Look forward to that next weigh-in!
Down to work - lots to do today. Have a good one!5 -
The October Team Chat is open! Please continue Saturday weigh-ins here, and head over to October for introductions and getting a new month started -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10811817/waist-aways-october-2020-team-chat#latest1 -
Kali posted this in October, so I took the liberty to move it here so that all the September stats are in the same place!@micki48 steps for me thus far:
I believe that is 97k+ so as long as I meet my goal today, I should be well over the elusive 100k! Woo
Happy Saturday all! I'm taking a shopping trip to Yankee Candle to find some fall-scented tea lights. And knowing me, I will also pick up an additional 2-3 giant candles that I don't need but such is life.
@Kali225 - if you can go and delete this message from the October thread, that would be great. If no, no worries!1 -
Last September weigh in:
*drum roll*
169.6
I'm actually pretty happy with this tiny drop, given how swollen my everything is from the allergies and how many drugs I took for them yesterday. I feel like I should have gained and yesterday I actually was up to 173, so there you go.6 -
Hi all. Welcome to our new members.
Sorry I've been MIA for the last 2 weeks. Work has been horrible dealing with emotionally disturbed atudents who run, kick, scream, bite and punch.
So I don't have any weigh in info for you @jugar. It just has not been a priority in light of the amount of stress im under right now. I'll do better in the October challenge. See you on that thread.7 -
I love this idea! We are a part of a German Cultural organization that hosts a big (350+ people) Oktoberfest which for obvious reasons is not happening this year. But we could try a little one here maybe. Now you have my thinking cap grinding...hosting Mini-Oktoberfest this evening - only about 7 people, plenty of space outside, firepit, sauerkraut, bratwurst, beer, potato salad, onion cake and oompah music. Prosit!!
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Saturday weigh in
Week 5
PW 192.3
CW 192.6
LTD 30.9
I’m fine with that tiny gain. Could be from pizza last night. I’m most happy that I end this month with a little net loss. That’s far better than the last few. On to October.
An Oktoberfest gathering sounds delightful. So do “autumn” smelling Yankee Candles. Way to go with the losses everyone. We all know if you had a little gain, you’ll manage a loss soon.
@evangsimmons170 Hugs to you girlfriend. They should pay you twice what you’re getting for all that. 🤗
@Terytha Glad the allergies are getting under control.
@conleywoods I know that weigh in feels defeating, but you know what’s up and you have SO MANY great habits. I’m confident you’ll be fine. Hugs 🤗
@YinxFed Your day sounds pleasant and well planned.
@Gidgitgoescrazy Where ya hiking this weekend? I really want to head to the mountains to see the leaves 🍁 change color. But like others, we haven’t ventured out much. We are experiencing a spike in cases this week and I’m weary of using public restrooms. 😬😷 Maybe find some place a little closer. It’s so hard. Drink 💦, must 🚽.
Have a wonderful day everyone!!
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CW 161-8
PW: 1621
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