Weight No More - November 2020 Team Chat
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I am having a good weekend. Staying on plan, doing prep, doing some IF and trying to sneak in some rest.
Another Hygge fact is the adjective for Hygge is “hyggelig”. This morning I ditched chores to watch a movie with my younger son. We stayed in pyjamas and cuddled under a comfy blanket. It was very hyggelig!
@freeglerock - Happy belated birthday!
@sleepymom5 - Congratulations on your F2F victory this week!2 -
Steps..
Sun- 10,000
Mon-5,262
Tues-5,156
Wed-6,901
Thur-6 ,159
Fri-6,944
Sat-11,1711 -
Freeglerock wrote: »Freeglerock
Week 2
PW: 169.6
CW: 171.6
LTD: 46.9
Up, down, up down, and back up again. That is exactly what my weight is doing at the moment! My "excuse" this week is that it was my birthday on Monday, and I enjoyed chocolates, prosecco and a Lebanese take away!
Happy birthday, Lisa! Overall, you are way down and birthdays come first. Your birthday treats soun perfect.1 -
@sleepymom5 Congratulations! You're number 1.
@sleepymom5 and @tryingagain5 Thanks for the words of encouragement. The presentation went well. I've never researched a family tree that was 97% Dutch and had to present it to someone in Amsterdam. She was the best though. All these cousins from the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands, some of whom had never met, had a Zoom show and tell of a family tree that I did for one of them. It's a great idea when you can't travel to meet or have family reunions. I am as tired as I remember being after exams.
@KUMEcyclingteam Well played. Who knew we'd have dog and cat poker on TWNM.
Sorry to keep you all in suspense, the details for our 5k challenge will be coming your way tomorrow.
I don't know about where you live, but we had a serious wind storm with crazy rain and power outages today. Stay safe everyone!1 -
Steps for going ape
Sunday - nov 8 - 2159 (did I report this already?)
Monday - 101676
Tuesday - 8285
Wednesday- 4573
Thursday - 10083
Friday - 9225
Saturday - 9225
Sunday - 7892
Cheers!1 -
Hi guys, sorry it's a bit late...
xX_phoenixrising_Xx
Weigh in week 3
Weigh in day Sunday
PW 246.9 (112kg)
CW 247.1 (112.1kg)
Today is the first day in ages that I didn't wake up with a headache or any significant eye/face pain, so that was nice.
Took my car for repairs - I don't know how it works in other countries but in NZ we need a yearly Warrant of Fitness on our car where it gets checked for safety. My car failed right before our first lockdown back in March, but with lockdowns and us having another car, plus losing income thanks to Covid, we just kept it off the road. It needed 2 new tyres and top mounts for suspension, oh and vehicle licensing fees because the government needs their money too. Goodbye $900. 🤑 At least this car is fuel efficient so we'll save in running around costs!
I've been in a regular exercise routine, and continuing to "clean up" my food. Mostly plant based and exploring some really nice recipes, I made a really delicious bean and lentil dal last night. So good. Even my youngest son (who complains about non-meat meals) gave it an 8/10. Winning. 😄
Going to start cycling back into work now that the weather is better. They're doing some major roadworks near work that I have to plan for though, I'm not keen on cycling with the flow of traffic through there after seeing how people have been driving through it. But this will be ongoing for months, so I'll figure out a safe way through.
Hope you all are well, I honestly haven't caught up with posts. So super busy at work, I need to work on checking in every day.
Have a good one guys!5 -
Username GingerPwr
PW 139
CW 1394 -
Username: mainebeachbum
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 231.2lbs
CW (Current Weight): 227.4 lbs5 -
Sorry this post is late
Debbie Sharpe
current weight 126.6 ( 1 pound lower than last week)
Sunday – 17,933
Monday – 16,830
Tuesday – 19,993
Wednesday – 17,592
Thursday –12,531
Friday –19,194
Saturday –8,360
I have had a very busy week. We are going back to Raleigh today for husband's follow up appointment with the oral surgeon. He is still having some issues. I will be in the truck for 2.5 hours riding there and back. I am not allowed inside so I hope the weather is nice enough for me to walk around the parking lot. My eye is better but it still feels like I have something in it often but not all the time. This, I can live with!
Y'all take care and keep on keeping on..........................
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11/15 steps 66742
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Hello Everyone! I should really start being more active around here on the weekends - my goodness there was so much to catch up on! Loving all the great losses I've seen around here, and some of you have pulled off some impressive step counts! (Looking at you, @debbiewsharpe )
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Quick update on me:
I had to take a blood test on Thursday, and while I'm normally an A+ student, I came out with an AB-... (you know you want to laugh)
Most of everything appeared to be okay, but my metabolic panel showed that I have a low total protein count (basically the number of essential protein particles albumin and globulin), which is directly related to my liver health. While I am not currently concerned about this quite yet, because being at the lower end of the recommended range isn't always a cause for alarm, my doctor had mentioned that this could be a sign that I would need to change medications. So, I've contacted my neurologist to schedule a call and see what's going on.
Sometimes knowing the science behind medical tests can be a comfort. But it also leads to me being an incredibly annoying patient for my neurologist, who just wants to go through his standard speech for his patients who don't care as much about how things happen in their bodies without questions about my intake of each individual amino acid (Fun Fact: There's 23 amino acids, 9 of which not naturally produced in the human body and require to be consumed in food - all animal products contain all 9, vegetarian sources of protein can be easily paired to get them all).
Beyond that, I think I'm doing alright. The end of election week brought a temporary wave of relief that I desperately needed. Ohio might be shutting down again, so I've ordered a set of weights in the event that I won't be able to go to spin class anymore. Hoping they won't be necessary, but a good supplementary source of exercise.
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@annliz23 - I just noticed that you've maintained your weight for three weeks straight! I don't know if we've asked you before, but would you want to move to the goal zone? Let me know!
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - In the US, we need to do emissions tests every other year for new cars (I think it's every year for older cars?), which is basically the same thing. My last car was a pain in the butt for these tests because it was lacking some of the structure to hold parts in place, which meant everything worked fine, but sometimes set off the check engine light when they bounced around too much.
@Freeglerock - Happy belated birthday! You have every excuse to indulge yourself a little bit around your birthday. I bet most of that is water weight/bloat anyway
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Check in for Sunday
Food-logged and under
Water-64 oz
Exercise-PT and stretching
Holy Crap! I rarely get on the leader board let alone be in first place! I am going to have to go on my MFP app and take screen shot so I know that it is possible for me to do this! Lol! I hear that sometimes people have a whoosh and lose a lot. That usually doesn't happen to me but I will take it! My weight is staying right around there so I think it was accurate.
Today I am going shopping and doing food prep. I actually prepped breakfasts and lunches so I am just going to do dinners today.
@tryingagain5 It is nice to see the scale going down when you are putting the work in. I feel like you turned a corner and you are doing great!
@Freeglerock Happy Birthday! Chocolate and Prosecco are two of my favorite things Lol! Sounds like a nice birthday celebration, just get back on track. You will get the extra weight off.
@melaniedscott I would have never guessed that was a dam!
@mxlaw90 Nice loss!
@CassieGetsFit2013 Nice loss!
@KUMEcyclingteam Lol! What a cutie!
@Cafelelia Sounds like such a nice way to spend the morning with your son.
@1theresamcvean I am glad the presentation went well. I can see why you would be tired! That sounds like a lot of work.
@xX_PhoenixRising_Xx Nice loss! Looks like the exercise routine and cleaning up you eating is working for you! It is amazing that you are able to continue forward with the pain. I know I am looking from the outside but it looks like you have learned to manage it and work around it or listen to your body and take a break. We also have to have yearly inspections for our cars. Repairs on cars really add up! Enjoy your nicer weather and getting out on your bike!
@mainebeachbum Nice loss!!!
@debbiewsharpe Nice loss for you too. Hope your husbands appointment goes well and you can get some steps in too.
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I have decided to try some planks, see how long I can hold it. Friday I held to a count of 30, yesterday to 35. I now that's not much but will try to build on that. Is there a routine I should try? How many in a day? As I said the other day, I don't do any routine exercising, mostly walking. I need to strengthen my core and thought this would be a good way to go.2
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I did a plank challenge earlier this year, using an app on my phone. Here's the link.
I found that it was a good way to increase my core strength and focus on my breathing. I most definitely need to get back to using it regularly. I think I was up to holding a plank for over six minutes by the time my gym was open again, and had completed the beginner and intermediate levels of the challenge. And then I dropped off the wagon, because I was back to spin class.1 -
November has some of us shivering indoors instead of stepping outside for a good walk.Time for a fun and interactive challenge. A virtual team 5k walk!**5k you say? Alright, alright. It just sounds more athletic. It's only 3.1 miles.
Play it your way:- Walk it all at once!
- Try a 3-day virtual relay with yourself. That's just three separate 1.66667 kilometre or 1.0333- mile walks. I'm not sure about you, but maybe walking the whole 5k is easier than the math
- Run if that's more your speed (but harder to take pics)
- Do it once or do it more often
- Just do it before the end of November
Share your walk highlights with the team:- Post a selfie
- Share a pic of something you saw along the way
- Recommend a playlist
- Show us your stats
- Map your walk
Pro tips:- Try Spotify walking playlists if you have Spotify
- Try Map My Walk (owned by HH, just like MFP) https://www.mapmywalk.com/app
- Try Peloton outdoor classes that you can preload to your phone
- Share your best tips with us
Thanks to @melaniedscott for the idea, @sleepymom5 for offering to help, @minstrelofsarcasm for not suggesting we do this on Spin bikes, and @lennoncpa for being the first entrant. (I'm calling Sheryl the first entrant because it sounds so official. I can just picture her with a race bib with the number one on it.)
Sample highlights:
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melaniedscott wrote: »1theresamcvean wrote: »@minstrelofsarcasm Good thing you went to Lake Erie when you did. This was yesterday.
Oh wow! Great pix Theresa!
Boy, Ashley, you really missed out!
The storm chasers had a great day. The people of Ontario and, I assume, surrounding states in the U.S., not so much.0 -
5K! My step counter says it was a Pi walk: 3.14...
Since I'm working from home, I'm making a point of taking walk breaks, so this was broken into 3 chunks: 20 mins, 30 mins, 20 mins. There is not much of interest on my short walks but there is this odd headstone I only see about every 3-4 times I walk by it...
Hello Kitty doesn't seem like a gravestone to me...but there it was today again. It's probably always there...I just miss it...but I like the disappearing headstone story better.
Tried for a less morbid one of squirrels but they weren't having any.4 -
1theresamcvean wrote: »
Holy wow, Batman!
I mean, I do have some pictures of my hair going everywhere from all the wind, and it was snowing for an hour while I was there... but I'm very glad I didn't get pelted with aggressive waves during my walks on the beach. VERY glad.2
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