WaistAways - November 2020 Team Chat
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Hi!
Oh boy, it looks like things are getting stressful out there. Work is definitely stressful here too. I think all the quarantines and the Holidays together just make people feel a little raw and isolated. We definitely need to make time to fit in some self care ❤. It can be hard to be patient with so many people when we ourselves are feeling edgy.
My eating habits need some work. I am in my calories but I totally slacked on meal prep. So I'm eating hardly anything most of the day like under 500 calories. Then I get home at 4:30 and make up those calories in a hurry usually with chips. I have the hardest time not snacking while I cook! I have had lots of breaks from work and next week is a short week and I get to work from home. I'm just in a mindset that I only have a few days, I'll wing it. Well...big fail...minus 1,000 points for me!
I was messing around with my calories for a bit and I just lowered them back to where they were. I just wasn't seeing movement on the scale 😕 A little bummed but I do like lossing. Unfortunately it has been a while since I have had a loss. My head is in a better place and food and workouts are falling into place...it's all good 👍 😌.
Christmas is getting closer and I have been shopping early for the kids. Do you guys remember one of your favorite childhood gifts that you got?
I remember one year my sister and I each got the big boom box stereos! Too funny 🤣 Why were those things so gigantic. We thought we were pretty cool 😎 Oh, the 90's🤭6 -
Tuesday is almost over. Today was so so. I reached my step goal, logged most of my food. Still have dessert to add. But no specific exercise today. Just running around. My food was ok. Could have added more fruit and veggies. I need some water right this second.
I know this pandemic has been hard on everyone and it looks like it's going to get considerably harder in the coming weeks. Wishing you all health and safety as we move forward.
@conleywoods Oooh oooh Favorite Christmas gift? Well, I remember when I was about 6 or 7 getting a whole avocado green kitchen (sink, stove, refrigerator) and I snuck down the stairs when I heard a noise and saw Santa putting it in my living room. One funny memory...my older sister gave me a present and when I opened it, it was a camera box. I was so stinkin' excited. When I opened it, it wasn't a camera, but tiny pewter candle sticks. (We still have them.) Needless to say I was pretty disappointed. What a weird gift it was! However, I did get a camera from her as the next gift. She saw the disappointment on my face. LOL. We do make it a habit of giving gifts in the wrong boxes.
Hang in there everyone!4 -
I’ve dropped off logging and checking in. Now it’s Wednesday for me! 😖 okay back to logging and the habit tracker. I feel like I’m always in this loop.4
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@conleywoods those stereos were the best! It would be fun to have one now maybe that connects with Bluetooth!!
I couldn’t think of my favorite Christmas present from childhood. I did love traveling to my grandparents house and singing random Christmas songs for most of the 4 hour trip with my mom and sister. 🥰1 -
It’s not my weigh in day, but.....
I did it!! I’m am SO SO EXCITED today. My weigh in is ..... drumroll please!!!!
179.2
I’m in the 170’s! I’m ecstatic.
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PW 151.2
CW 150.8
So close to the 140s! Hopefully, next week, and then keep it through Thanksgiving!8 -
@kmriedell Congrats ! So happy for you, it's such a good feeling...2
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@MandiSaysHey I am so sorry. Working during Covid is scary. They will actually close businesses here once they have 2 or 4 positives in a 2 week period. We also officially went back on lockdown Monday. Actually, they call it shelter in place.
@conleywoods My favorite Christmas gift was that 80s cabbage patch kid. I also remember when my brothers got their Nintendo. This year, I bought my two oldest the 2020 Boombox- Echos
@kmriedell that's such a good feeling!!! I hope I am in a new decade next week3 -
It's Weds a day closer to Friday... Woohoo
So yesterday was good, got all my exercises done. It was strength day, my knee was bothering me, but stopped after a couple of squats, who knew squats could help knee pain. Anyway, Today is my rest day, so I did not exercise this morning...
I signed me and hubby up for a 5k Turkey Trot we will do it Thanksgiving morning, where is to be determined, it will depend on the weather leading up to it, I know of a great trail at a park close by that would be perfect, it's in the woods along the bay, but when it rains alot it gets very muddy and some spots are impassable. I want to do woods, rather than pavement, but will do pavement if thats all there is... My 1st 5k took me 58 minutes to complete, but I didn't take it very seriously, I had hubby and both dogs, and we basically took a leisurely 3 mile stroll, there was no jogging, or running.. so this time we are going to take it seriously, and I told Hubby we are going together, but once we start, we just meet the finish line.. LOL Atleast I know I will definitely beat my last time !
Have a great day !5 -
PW: 217.4
CW:217.0
LTD 27lbs
@jugar, would you be able to update my location on the team spreadsheet? I live in Quebec, I only work in Ontario cause that's where they stuck the bigger airport. I'm a Montreal girl trapped in the Outaouais for my job.
I finally managed to login on a computer instead of a phone so I could check out the Habit Tracker and everything. I think I need to get into the Habit Tracking cause my weightloss has taken a bit of a plateau. I originally set my goals up to lose 1.5lbs per week and didn't allow myself exercise calories but then I wanted to ramp it up, so I changed it to lose 2lbs per week but allowed myself the exercise calories cause I had sticker shock on the program dropping 400 calories a day from my allowance for that extra half a pound! My Garmin tracks exercise a tad weird, and if I synchronize the Garmin with MFP on my phone after 4pm, I only get a fraction of the exercise credit than if I synchronized it before 4pm. Very strange. I'm thinking I should just go back to the 1.5lbs a week and give up the exercise calories so I can plan better and not just go over my goal everyday and say to myself, "It's fine! I worked it off, it just didn't track it....." cause I didn't! We're slowing down on the Home Reno's but I still not able to find time to dedicate to actual exercise. The only exception is the city has modified our COVID protocols and my Hockey league is starting up again, my first game is Thursday night! Can't wait to get back on the ice. Hopefully that will motivate me to start more cadio on other days cause it sure is humbling to have to sit on the bench for a couple of shifts, doubled over out-of-breath after the first rush down the ice! I haven't skated since March so it's going to be special! Fingers crossed....
Happy Wednesday Everyone!
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PW: 175.2
CW: 1762 -
PlaneMonkey wrote: »PW: 217.4
CW:217.0
LTD 27lbs
cause I had sticker shock on the program dropping 400 calories a day from my allowance for that extra half a pound!
laughed out loud at the 'sticker shock' - I agree! at various times that I've updated my goals/weight and that number drops it's a bit shocking to think you're expected to eat even LESS calories!!
Good for you to get back to your skating league! I wouldn't last 60 seconds on ice skates ; )1 -
WAISTAWAYS NOVEMBER WEEK 2 STEP RESULTS
TOTAL TEAM STEPS - 812,439
STEP STARS
1st @Kali225 98,410
2nd @KellyBgetsfit 95,568
3rd @eggfreak 93,935
Steppers Meeting Daily Goal
@Kali225 7/7
@jugar 6/7
@Micki48 5/7
@jguldi11 5/7
@YinxFed 5/7
@eggfreak 5/7
@KellyBgetsfit 5/7
@kmreidel 5/7
@evelynladams527 5/7
WAY TO GO TEAM!!!!!!!
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@micki48
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!4 -
Steps and exercise update for 17th November:
Steps - 6588 including 47 mins walking workout.3 -
Wednesday has flown by! I got a lot of good exercise today, and kept almost all of my commitments - went over a bit on calories, but I'll hop on the bike for an episode of something in a bit and kill those extra calories.
@PlaneMonkey
I have duly put you in as a Québec resident! It is fun to have 2 of us. Somehow when you first introduced yourself, the Ottawa part stuck in my mind more than the living across the way in Gatineau part. I'm glad you only work in - um, what to call Ontario? We have so many terrible ways of referring to it... Have a great time getting the skates laced back up and flying around again. It's gonna feel great. And terrible. And then great again. Have a blast.
@CurvyCalorie same as @kmriedell? You changed your user name, right? In any case, Keri - well done on hitting a new decade!!! Stick with it
@Gidgitgoescrazy
Isn't it amazing how squats (and lunges, and step-ups) can help knee pain go away? It always amazes me. If your alignment is good, you make sure your hip and glutes are also in good strength so your knee doesn't wobble about, the pain just stays away. I'm sure it is not true for every kind of pain, but it sure works for many of them. I tore a meniscus in one knee 7 years ago, and it is still my little canary in the coal mine. If I do not do enough strength-maintaining exercises, it hurts. Every time. I was really surprised how well it came back after weeks of pain - no problems as long as I keep it up! Great incentive.
I love your Turkey Trot idea too. I just saw the Santa Run that is happening up here organised by Foam Fest. I was supposed to do a Foam Fest (silliest race ever invented, all proceeds to charity) this summer, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic. Now they are doing virtual races. For this one, they send you, or you and your "bubble", Santa costumes, a timing device, and you do 5k to raise money for the Children's Wish Foundation. I might do it with my son and a couple of friends. It would be pretty hilarious. 5k. In a Santa costume. Beard included. If we have enough snow, I'll do it on snowshoes!
Keep well, people. And keep your thumbs and your chins up!3 -
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@krcapone78
@reflectionofme
@dashofwicked
@JvalaNavin
Hoping you'll drop in, weigh in, give us some news and stick with it! If not, we hope you have found another wonderful way to hit your goals
And still due for today:
@AshenMoon
@evelynladams527
Due tomorrow (Thursday):
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Steps today 15,608
Work was not awful today for the first time all week. Glad to be off tomorrow though. I will be spending my morning shopping for Thanksgiving dinner next week.6 -
I made it through Wednesday! Phew, it was a busy day at work with lots of opportunities to solve problems😉 I have not worked out for two days. Oh my, have I been sore! Like not sleeping great sore. I planned to only take one week day off, but oh well. I will get back to it tomorrow.
@MandiSaysHey Glad you finally had a better day at work!
@micki48 I love the story about the candle sticks in the camera box 😂 Made me think of a Christmas my sister opened up a box with a can of soup in it. My sister made quite the scene and my mom just let her carry on. When she finished her rant my mom asked her what kind of soup she got. It had money rubber banded around it. Hehe!!
@jugar and @Gidgitgoescrazy Love the fun run ideas. The Santa 🎅 one sounds especially silly!
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Did my 5K run. I thought I couldn't improve on my time by somehow got it down to 36 minutes. Feeling good...
I weighed in yesterday and clocked a good loss but then this morning it's up by more than a kg. Grr, it's so frustrating. I know it's probably water weight (too much salty sushi) but still frustrating.4 -
Yesterday was not very good, I took my rest day too literally... didn't eat bad, but went over calories... I think 100% rest days during the week aren't good for me, I need that structure... so I am going to make it a Yoga/5k day...
My February cruise with the whole family was cancelled, I kinda knew it would be, but now my kids don't want to rebook, I woulda had them all for a whole week on a captive vacation... LOL
Oh well hubby and I are re-booking for next year...
Today is Strength and 10K day...
Have a great day !4 -
PW: 220.6
CW: 218.2
HOORAY! I am finally going the right direction. Maybe I will see some consistent looses and finally get past 214 and out of the teens. My goal is to stay in my calories, keep up with my weight lifting workouts and keep working on my protein intake for more balanced macros.8 -
Muscle repair after big effort = weight. It will pass! WELL DONE!Did my 5K run. I thought I couldn't improve on my time by somehow got it down to 36 minutes. Feeling good...
I weighed in yesterday and clocked a good loss but then this morning it's up by more than a kg. Grr, it's so frustrating. I know it's probably water weight (too much salty sushi) but still frustrating.3 -
PW 283.3 lbs
CW 279.3 lbs5 -
Steps and exercise update for 18th November:
Steps - 3945
Exercise - 20 min HIIT2
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