Waist Aways - September 2020 Team Chat
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@evangsimmons170
I work Monday to Friday in schools.
I get up at 6.30 and get my family ready for the day. I leave the house at 7.30am and drive to do my first job: breakfast club in local primary school, from 9am I clean that school for half an hour (just wipe the handles, entrance - all the high touch surfaces). Finish that by about 9.30am and I drive back home to have quick breakfast and change my clothes for job number 2 - kitchen assistant in local high school 😁 I work there from 10.30 until 2.30. the job is full on, bit of food prep, cleaning, operating tills etc I finish that at 2.30 and I'll sit in the car in the car park to wait for my children to finish school. They go to that same high school that I work at. I always enjoy that 30 minutes. I have time to catch up on my emails, Facebook and just peace and quiet 😁 my boys get to the car at 3.10pm, I drive them home and then drive straight to my job number 3! Different high school - I clean there! Lol I work there from 3.30pm until 7.30pm. I walk a lot, because of mopping, hoovering, I have a large area to clean, little offices and classrooms ...
When I get home at 8pm I'm just knackered. I'm lucky because my husband helps a lot. We have slow cooker which is life saver, really 😁
@evangsimmons170 I bet you wish you never asked about my working day, right? 🙈😂😂😂1 -
Hiked a 4065 foot mountain today. It was hard. It took me 4:45 to do the whole hike, a total of 7.4 miles. Phew. I woke up at 5 am to get to the trail head before the Labor Day visitor hoard showed up and COMPLETELY forgot 8t was my weigh in day. @jugar can I weigh in tomorrow? I always take my weight first thing in the morning before I have ingested anything and right now I am FAR from being "empty"
Boy do I wish I had a bathtub right about now,these aching legs could use a nice epsom soak...3 -
I'm so jealous! I would join you in your Vermont hikes if the border were not closed. I did a lot of hiking in Vermont years ago - it is beautiful! Enjoy your epsom soak, and weigh in tomorrow. It is no problem!FatSlayer1016 wrote: »Hiked a 4065 foot mountain today. It was hard. It took me 4:45 to do the whole hike, a total of 7.4 miles. Phew. I woke up at 5 am to get to the trail head before the Labor Day visitor hoard showed up and COMPLETELY forgot 8t was my weigh in day. @jugar can I weigh in tomorrow? I always take my weight first thing in the morning before I have ingested anything and right now I am FAR from being "empty"
Boy do I wish I had a bathtub right about now,these aching legs could use a nice epsom soak...0 -
@conleywoods
Those cougar photos are great! We have the occasional lynx around here, but never one of the big kitties. They are impressive - but I sure would not want to get their attention.
@ells_runs
Heck with 3 dog night, you've got the 3 job day! Holy moly, that's some schedule. Even so, it is better in a lot of ways than sitting at a desk all day stressing over emails. You sure earn your shower, your night's sleep, and your family's appreciation! Hats off!
@evangsimmons170
I hope you feel better soon - maybe you need the 3 dogs to curl up with!1 -
Oh - just FYI
If you are wondering where someone on the team lives, I have put that on the spreadsheet - scroll ALL the way to the right, after the Green weeks part, and there are the names and places of those of us I who have shared that information. I may have missed some, but I think they are all there.1 -
The Week 2 Challenge is up! This week is an exercise focus, so tie your shoes and let's go!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10809445/week-2-challenge-fitness-spelling-bee/p1?new=10 -
Hey all, quick hi! I actually hit my step goal every day this week and exercised. I’m not feeling great tonight. My stomach hurts. I’m hoping it was our pizza dinner not agreeing with me.
I will attend to the steps tomorrow. Have a good night. 😴3 -
Hi gang! Feeling better today. I think the stomach bug has finally passed. I did the BRAT diet this weekend to get the stomach bug over with faster. Bananas, rice, apples, and toast. I didn't have any apples, but I ate everything else. Plus drank my probiotics (Kefir). Glad I had some on hand.
I am SO glad today's a holiday. I'm behind in my homework, housework, and work/work. So I'll be busy. I'm about to plan out my week now. I usually do that weekly with a calendar and a to-do list, but didn't do it last week with all the craziness going on at work. So not worth it! Planning out the week makes all the difference in the world.
I hope everyone can enjoy their Monday, even if it's not a federal holiday where you are.
@micki48 here are stats:
9/6/20 STEPS = 5,0231 -
@jugar so sorry wasn't sure if i was auto registered for September but i should have checked. I might be too late to give my weight but im up from i think
197 or 197.7 to 198.
I still want to be in for this month though.
You are always automatically brought forward from one month to the next, unless you ask to leave. No problem! You're stuck with us
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Hi everyone!
Weigh in day 🙈
Week 2
Monday
ells_runs
PW 215lbs
CW 213.4
LTD 11.6lbs
07 September - Mondays steps 23,661 😁
I'm a little disappointed 🤷 I'm moving a lot, no time to eat and my weight loss is so small 🤨
Never mind! Have a great week all 😌5 -
@ells_runs
1.6 pounds is not to sneeze at! I know it feels puny when you're hungry and running around a lot, but you're building muscle, right? That's always my story, and I stick to it!
Sunday-Monday weigh-ins still remaining:
@FatSlayer1016
@graceojo999
@jguldi11
@reflectionofme
Thanks!2 -
There are NO weigh-ins for tomorrow. So we can have a talk.
What makes this time different? You have certainly tried to lose before, we have all gone up and down. This time could be the one that sticks.
So what is or has to be different?1 -
Pw 92kg
Cw 92kg1 -
I hope everyone had a good Labour Day. I managed to get all my onions pulled and stripped all the cherry tomatoes off the vines. Also harvested all my herbs. The Roma and beefsteak tomatoes are still out but I've covered them because it is already only 2C (35F) and the forecast is for it to go quite a bit lower overnight. I would like for them to get a little more sun before I bring them in but we'll see what the next few days bring for weather...3
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@conleywoods The cougar photos and stories are amazing. I walk a lot here in Luxembourg forests and haven’t seen much other than deer, fox and birds. I would not like to see a cougar! 😳1
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@jugar - What makes this time different?
I have time and energy to focus on my health. I am choosing this now for my future self. A healthy lifestyle of good for me foods and exercise will pay off more that an immediate brief satisfaction. When I recently went home I recognized the destruction my family is doing to themselves by not being mindful of their choices. I can’t do that anymore.1 -
PW: 162.7
CW: 164
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So steps
9/5 = 14,777
9/6 = 6270 + 90 minutes of Kayaking - we were actually out for over 3 hours, but I wasn't paddling the whole time, I did some sitting and relaxing...
9/7 - 523 - I took the day off and charged my fitbit... I needed that day off...
BUT that day off, ran into this morning, because instead of getting up at 5.30 to get my exercise done, I slept till 6.30 - SO I am going to make it up, but doing a few quick walks here at work, then doing a video or two once I get home... I will make it up, no worries on that.. but I did get a 92 on my sleep score, I think thats the highest I've ever gotten..
So I said I wanted to work on doing better on weekends, well I feel like I was alot more active, BUT I still didn't eat as well as I could have, and I didn't log.. 3 More weekends to get it right...
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What makes this time different... I'll be completely honest, It's this group, for some reason, it's making me stick with it... When I did WW I went to the meetings with my sister, this was back in 2002 and we held each other accountable, along with the group setting. I've tried going back to the meetings by myself, and it's not the same, I haven't been able to make a connection... I've made a connection here, and apparently this is what I need to stay accountable...7
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Username: reflectionofme
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 125. 2
CW: 125.1
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Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a nice long weekend. This week, I decided to switch up my workouts. I have lifting 4 days and doing Barre 2 days. Today, I did a 10 min Barre enhancement with my lifting workout. I feel great. It was a nice balance.4
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SEPTEMBER WEEK 1 STEP RESULTS
TOTAL TEAM STEPS - 676,310
STEP STARS
1st - @ells_runs 109,840
2nd - @jugar 92,318
3rd - @KellyBgetsfit 76,712
MEMBERS MEETING THEIR DAILY STEP GOAL
@micki48 7/7
@ells_runs 5/7
@jugar 5/7
If you think you met your goal and I didn't include you, please let me know. I have a bunch of people with no daily goal. You may have given it, but I missed it. I am not good at searches. It never seems to work for me. Sorry.
GREAT STEPPING TEAM! LET'S DO IT AGAIN!
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@BaileyCat88 What is your daily goal? I feel like you gave it to me, but I can't find it and you had an amazing week.
@jugar I just added ^^^ Not sure the formula is in the cells. I added the total by "hand". It did include her total in the weekly group total, but could you check to see that they are in their for the future? I really need to learn how to do that.
@evangsimmons170 I looked everywhere but could not find two of your days this past week. I'm sorry.0 -
Step and Exercise update:
6th September:
Steps - 3844
Exercise - 0 mins (Sunday rest day)
7th September:
Steps - 3119
Exercise - 40 mins Upper Body HIIT2 -
@jugar Good question! Up until August I think the answer would have been logging and being accountable to all of you. And then last month I was not very diligent with either. And it scared me to think that I might be undoing all that I have achieved so far. So this month I am trying to be better at both. It did certainly establish in my brain that I cannot do this on my own yet (or maybe ever). So it looks like you are all stuck with me!
When I dig a little deeper and explore what I regretted about slipping up, I see that my sticking with it this time is about how I feel when I see my body returning to what I always felt was inside me. It has been exciting to be able to move differently, to see the changes in the mirror, to fit into my clothes better. And the one thing that has been different this time from other attempts is that I have had to rely on my own internal feedback and what I get here, because with the COVID-19 situation I honestly am interacting with a very limited group of family and friends. And to be honest none of them has noticed or said anything about my weight loss. Probably when we don't interact as often it is less noticeable or we have too much else to talk about.
Whatever it is this time, I need to stay focused. This is too valuable to mess up and I am really feeling like I want to make this stick so I can spend the years I have left on this planet living better. Having said that, this is my permission and gratitude for all of you to get on my case when you see me heading off the rails!3 -
@micki48 I think you missed me as well. My goal was 6k steps a day and I hit it everyday. I'll go back and double check that my post listing all my steps for the week actually shared and I didn't hit that darn done button again...
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What makes this time different? You have certainly tried to lose before, we have all gone up and down. This time could be the one that sticks.
So what is or has to be different?
Having our team to check in with and find motivation is what has made the difference. Our conversations help us understand that losing weight/getting fit is not a straight downward line. We will go up and down. We will plateau. Some will lose lots of weight. Some will lose a tenth of a pound. And sometimes, even when you are "good" you can gain. We learn from others' experiences and grow in the understanding of this journey. I know now that being on a "diet" is not going to make it work in the long run. There is no end of this work. I have learned that you have to experiment and look at your data, and even when you have figured it out, your body could change the way it reacts again. I know I cannot say that a particular food group is off limits. I know that exercise really can be part of my life and helps my body feel better (most of the time) and makes me stronger. In all of this, even when I am ready to give up or walk away, I know I have you all "whispering in my ear" and that you will always be here to support me or give good advice. Go team!!2 -
FatSlayer1016 wrote: »@micki48 I think you missed me as well. My goal was 6k steps a day and I hit it everyday. I'll go back and double check that my post listing all my steps for the week actually shared and I didn't hit that darn done button again...
I am SOOOOOOO sorry! I will go back and look again. I think something might be up with what is posting on my end.0
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