WaistAways - December 2020 Team Chat
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@jugar The step spreadsheet is definitely not adding up total. No changes when I added Saturday steps for everyone. Week 2 is not working either. I think the formula may be missing. Not sure how to check. But look at the numbers, they don't add up. Thanks!!
When I go into it everything seems to work fine. Weird..... Maybe re-start your computer, or if you are using a tablet, go to your computer - there are notorious problems on the mobile/tablet versions. AKKK!2 -
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@Gidgitgoescrazy and @offitgoes - we'll do a next one soon, and try a different day/time. Please let us know what times and days could work for you, and anyone else who has a problem with the Saturday time. I think the best we can do is vary it and catch as many as possible whenever it happens. Thanks!4 -
Doing so so today on the food - prepped and ate all that I prepped but a few little chocolates worked there way in there too. All day at computer today and in an hour anticipate a fairly long zoom work meeting.
and for anyone curious, Zoom works quite well on a smart phone too.
out for a quick half hour walk before chaining myself to computer again.4 -
Steps for 6th December - 3264
And I would be up for the Zoom call on Saturday too! Did I miss the link to the call?1 -
@micki48 My steps for December 7 a bit low, lots of sitting around waiting on drs.
6,270
I would love to join a zoom call also.
My eating today was off. Tomorrow will be a better day!2 -
I was so happy to have to walk down my long driveway to the car parked at the bottom today. I'm hoping not to have to drive up at all for a few months, but I suspect it might melt again in a few days. This winter is sure off to a slow start!
I hope you are all doing well. Here is a question for Tuesday - what 2 things can you do to make it a great day? Twosday!
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Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Having a bad day, I am very grumpy, I did not exercise this morning... I will get it together... Unfortunately I will not be able to participate in the zoom meeting, I don't have a computer at home...
Sorry you are having a bad, grumpy day. I wanted to let you know that zoom works just fine on a smart phone. You don't need a computer to use it. Hope you feel better soon.
@jugar That walk on your driveway is absolutely beautiful. Like a card. Lucky you.
My day was so so. Had a grumpy, lonely 2 1/2 year old here. It's so sad. I don't know what to do to help her. She is so isolated. She sees her mom, dad, me and my husband that's it since March. We have about 6,000+ new cases a day in our state. My daughter did our shopping on line today. Doesn't want us out. It's really starting to get to me. Sad time of year anyway. Tomorrow marks 24 years since I lost my mom. I was a mere 32. I still miss her deeply. Glad she is not here to deal with covid though. Anyway, my food has been eh! I took a nap with the baby today. About a mile walk with her when she woke up. That's about it. Just trying to make it through the day.4 -
DECEMBER STEP CHALLENGE - WEEK 1 RESULTS
TOTAL TEAM STEPS - 534,331
STEP STARS!!!
1st - @CurvyCalorie 100,779
2nd - @jugar 96,855
3rd - @Kali225 95,419
STEPPERS MEETING DAILY GOAL
@Kali225 7/7
@jugar 6/7
@MandiSaysHey 6/7
@CurvyCalorie 5/7
@micki48 4/7[
NICE STEPPING EVERYONE
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I'm going to continue with this. Seemed to get a lot of response last week. Didn't want to be redundant, but I think we can do it for more than one week.
Talk it out Tuesday - Need to vent about something? Got a challenging situation coming up? Looking for suggestions on how to handle it? Reply with hugs or suggestions.1 -
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Steps for monday 12/7 are 7,888
Had a mostly healthy day, but just couldn't stop myself from going to get ice cream tonight. With exercise calories, I'm still under so not too bothered with my decision.5 -
Username: reflectionofme
Weigh in day: Monday
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I see Monday was a rough one for some of us! I was not sure about Monday either and decided to start the day up early soaking in the bath with coffee. The day seemed to pick up for me and my schedule opened up quite a bit this week with more quarantined classrooms. I did lots of prep work today for my first teletherapy session tomorrow. I'm sure a 30 minute zoom session with a 3 year old will go just fine 🤭😂😉 Thank goodness her mom is great...we'll survive.
Food has been okay. I am doing ok with calories but I just don't get as many fresh foods in lately. I think it's just the seasonal shift to warm comfort foods. Today I did weights and was able to either get an extra rep or add weight!
This last year I used a passion planner to work on goals and track progress. I was off and on with it mostly because this year was weird. I decided to keep this habit and further develop it. I ordered a monthly planner from Erin Condrin. They have some fun add on items that are similar to the habit tracker we have. I also got a meal planner and stickers. I'm excited to spend a little more time planning my goals out.5 -
@conleywoods 30 min zoom with a 3 year old! Oh my. I guess at least she'll be able to see your face and sort of know who you are? I hope she doesn't think you're just a TV character like Peppa Pig or someone though haha!
I also have a "bullet journal" which kind of sounds like a similar thing to your passion planner? I haven't used it much this year either cos, well, 2020. But am trying to pick it back up again - I actually wrote in it yesterday! I have had a gym tracker going in there which I've managed to keep up with
@micki48 Thanks for that - I am defintely needing those messages right now
@jugar 2 things that will make today good.....
1) Make time for the gym (as I didn't yesterday)
2) Write in my bullet journal!
Have a good day everyone xx4 -
Happy Tuesday!
More snow here, so I'm smiling. I have a lot of little jobs piling up, so will try to get to them today. This summer I very (very very) slowly turned my daughter's old bedroom into a sewing room, and now all the stuff I piled into my son's old room has to get sorted out and that will become our guest room. I already moved the single bed into the master bedroom to make a kind of couch/daybed but now I really have to get the place cleaned out and ready to use for my daughter when she arrives on the 16th. I know travel and visiting are highly inadvisable right now, but she has been well protected on her Army base, and they basically close down for 3 weeks, so she will travel extremely carefully. Non-stop flight, well-fitted mask, no eating or drinking, no one sitting next to her. Hopefully all will be well!
@conleywoods I got a passion planner last year and have been using it sporadically all year too. I like the layout and when I actually use it, it has helped keep me on track. Of course, all the lovely plans I made last December and January have fallen into the deep end and are not possible, but revisions happen, right? I'm going to get another one for the coming year and see if it goes any better.
A few Monday weigh-ins are still due -
@ells_runs
@snakagawa11
@healthygirlintransit
@FFwife925
As we always say, good, bad, ugly, or fabulous - it is a number to learn from. Send them on in!2 -
Okay, I did it I got my *kitten* together, not till this morning though, but the glue is holding for now... The cable people had to come fix something, so I needed to hang around and keep the dogs from eating the cable guy, so I did 15 min of hiit and a 30 min video, then I took a shower and got to wash my hair, and blow dry it, it was nice... But then the cable guy took longer, so I started sorting the drawers in my bedroom, I have my face drawer, my scent drawer and my drawer that is full of eye creams, face serums, lip stuff, etc.. so I got everything sorted all nice and neat.. I have alot of samples and stuff, my daughter is a sample queen every time she goes near a make up counter, she walks away with samples....
Anyway, I think my grumpiness came from the fact that on Sunday night my youngest son informed me his leave was denied ! He talked to his Commander yesterday and turns out he submitted it wrong, so he re-submitted it... keep your fingers crossed, it will cost alot more for me to have to go to North Dakota for Christmas but dang it, I will do it !
Today is my oldest sons birthday, he is 27... I am finding it hard to believe he is that old... I'll be completely honest, I don't feel that old, but that is a good thing, I gotta keep it up..
Tonight we have a football game, stupid covid, an 8pm game on a tuesday.... gonna make tomorrow hard, but I did my hair this morning, so I am ahead of the game... I think I will talk the hubby into doing Nalley Fresh Salads tonight for dinner...
Oh and my son said I could use his computer, and he would help me do the zoom thing... So I'm in...
2 things that will make today good ?
1- I exercised this morning, I don't know why, but that seems to be my KEY to a successful day
2- I have to stay positive, I am fortunate enough, that even if my sons leave is denied, I have the ability to go see him, so it's not some tragic event and I need to keep that in mind...
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who uses a planner, I looked at those Erin Condrin ones @conleywoods they are really pretty... I really want that daily wellness planner... I might have to order some stuff... lol
Anyway, hope you all have a great day !
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I decided to up my calories for December in the hopes that I would log every day, since I am not weighting in this month, I thought it would be a good time work on my logging... I haven't done it yet.. so maybe the rest of the month.... Yesh I am so bad at this !
I put myself at kinda active, and losing 1/2 a pound, so my calories went from 1200 to 1560 - so cross your fingers this helps me stay kinda on track for December, I still weighed in last week, and I am back to my lowest of 158.6 - so that is a positive...6 -
Two things to make Tuesday a great day...
Well, I had the morning off from watching my granddaughter. My hubby and I ran around like crazy people getting some things done. It feels so nice to have a little time for us, even if we are doing errands. She's here now and not much interested in a nap. Hmmmm too bad little one.
1. Log my food - Having breakfast for dinner
2. Do pilates
Here's hoping I can manage that. Almost done the dreaded Christmas on line shopping. One more thing for my son's girlfriend. Anyone have any ideas for a 31 year old sweet girl who is a little "extra". LOL (She admits this.)
@conleywoods I am going to check out those planners. Maybe I need one for me to get motivated. I also started the year with a bullet journal which morphed into 3 volumes (so far) of pandemic journaling. Don't know if I or anyone will ever want to read it, but it let's me get all the stuff out.
Talk to you lovelies later! 2 -
@jugar I need to change my weigh in day to Friday. My scale decided to die and with everyone trying to get fit I had a hard time finding one. I have one coming in on Friday so if I can make that my new weigh in day I would appreciate it2
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Ooooops, I did it again 😱🤭
Forgot to weigh in, sorry everyone 🤦😘
ells_runs
Week 2?
Monday
PW 207.2 lbs
CW 206.2 lbs
Good luck everyone 😉☺️6 -
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ahh...long tuesday over, too much time at a computer yet I come home and sit in front of my own. Now for a quick short walk in the cold and into bed. I might take a look at those planners online - I need something because how I've been managing the last months isn't working so great. I also like what you're doing @Gidgitgoescrazy with adjusting your calorie allotment, maybe I need to just be a bit less ambitious for the month of December and aim to simply not gain, not aim for that 1200, and have another reassessment as 2021 begins. I'll sleep on it.3
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OK - a big huge gigantic enormous exhale here. Talk it out Tuesday? Here I come.
My daughter called me from Alberta today, in tears. Of course, I hit the worst possible imaginings, and it was none of those. First big exhale. But the news was still not good. Our wonderful horse, the one my daughter first met at 16 the first summer she ever spent away from home, somehow fell and broke his leg this morning and had to be put down. This was one incredibly special horse. Here we are together - many years ago!
At 16 (17?), my daughter decided to follow a boyfriend out to Saskatoon for the summer. My condition was - find a job. Or don't go. She sent her info to every horse farm, breeder, trainer, and fanatic in the area. She found a job working on an Appaloosa breeding farm to help finish the young horses just returning from their 4 weeks of professional training (3 year-olds) and working in hand with the younger horses. It turned out to be a fantastic experience for her. The boyfriend did not last, but the horse experience did. There was a yearling horse there that fell in love with her. He would wait by the fence for her to arrive every morning and gallop along next to her car until she parked. He followed her everywhere. At the end of the summer job, the owners gave this beautiful registered horse to my daughter because they felt they had not paid her anywhere what was owed for the wonderful work she did. He arrived at our place the following Spring. This was the first time we had trained a horse from the beginning. My daughter was the first person to ever ride him, and we 2 were the only people who rode him for the first 2 years. He was a fun, brave, curious, goofy, amazing horse. I have never been around another one like him. At one point, I seriously injured my knee and could not put any weight in a stirrup. This was the horse I rode only bareback until I could use a saddle again - he was so well balanced, and so incredibly aware and considerate of his person that there was not one moment I felt insecure. Even when he spooked and bolted from a rattling hay wagon, he kept his balance so well I had no trouble staying on. He was silly (loved sweeping the floor with a broomstick between his teeth, or stealing the farriers tools out of his tool belt while having his hooves trimmed), loved kids and small animals, and always was happy to see us. Even his bad days were no big deal - he had given us so much, we did not mind putting up with his little fussiness from time to time.
Well, today, he met a premature end. Somehow he slipped and fell in his field and broke his femur - the really big bone in the upper leg. Nothing could be done, and he had to be put down. I cried all afternoon after my daughter phoned me in tears. 11 years with this horse was not enough. Even though they were far from me, that horse has been a huge part of our lives together as my daughter became the wonderful adult she is today.
OK, sorry for the bummer! I have NOT had a good food day - many things were eaten and drunk today. I'm sure tomorrow will be better.10 -
healthygirlintransit wrote: »@jugar I need to change my weigh in day to Friday. My scale decided to die and with everyone trying to get fit I had a hard time finding one. I have one coming in on Friday so if I can make that my new weigh in day I would appreciate it
No problem! It is done. Fridays are good
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OK - it is getting to be time for the big Wednesday weigh-ins! Heads UP !
@offitgoes
@PlaneMonkey
@AshenMoon
@coffeetwist
@evelynladams527
@KellyBgetsFit
@KatherineSkylar99
No matter how good or bad it is - it is welcome! And your news is even more welcome. How is it going?1 -
@jugar Oh Liselyn, I am so sorry to hear about your sweet horse. How devastating for you all. What a terrible accident too. Poor poor horse. Sending lots of virtual hugs your way and hoping you soon feel better. Thank you for sharing that great photo of you riding him. Tears needed to flow. Hugs hugs hugs.1
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@jugar so sorry to hear about the horse, what a terrible piece of news to receive. Animals can be so very special to us and it is hard to lose them.1
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Steps for Tuesday 13,2072
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@jugar That is so terrible!!! I have never had to put a horse down. I have watched friends deal with it and it is truly heartbreaking 💔 😢. I am so sorry for your loss. Very sad indeed.0
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