WaistAways - February 2021 Team Chat
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PW:157
CW: 157
Apologies for my tardiness.
In the middle of a 25 mile bike ride. 😲
You are not late at all! It is still Sunday
Yesterday I ran a 10k - first one ever. I came within 0.2 miles a couple of years ago, but since then if I've done the distance it has been walking or run/walk. Glad I've got it done, means I don't feel so bad about stepping back to do whatever I need to for my knees. They were fine during the run but sore before and after. Then I put a coat of varnish on the desks, went to the butchers, more varnish, chores, varnish, went to get more varnish, varnished...
Today I varnished, tidied the garden, varnished, made some soup, varnished, tidied up, varnished, stripped the cloakroom fittings ready for filling, varnished, just been for a 30min walk and really struggled. Right glute is hurting - think from all the bending over varnishing! Due to space limitations I can only do 2 desks at once with an hour's drying time so there's a lot of back and forth. Second coats on the tops and batons are done, so they need fixing together then I'll do the final coat, preferably tomorrow!
It turns out OH did buy a butternut squash and just didn't put it away where I would, so I've got another soup to make as well as sausage rolls. For now though, I am sitting on my backside and not budging until it's time to eat.
STOP!!! You're going to varnish! You are amazing - I love your chaotic energy and the willingness to put up with the glues and anything else hurting as long as it doesn't go too far. And the OH utting the squash somewhere weird. I love it. Sit on that sore backside, OK? We can commiserate about that together - mine is sore too! But getting better
@CurvyCalorie
WOWOWOWOW! This is great! But yes, you need to take a deep breath now, stay there for a bit, and see if it is the final destination. I had a couple of stops along the way to know if that was the right place - a month there is not unreasonable. Let me know if you want to try out the maintenance part of the team. You still weigh in every week. You set a range - usually around 5 pounds from minimum to maximum. If you go above the max for 2 weeks in a row, you are right back into the regular team. If you go below for 2 weeks, either you revise your range, or we yell at you a bit and send you recipes for cake and stuff.
@riagalgate
Welcome! Diving in at the end of the month as you prepare for your first month with the team can be a bit overwhelming, so I hope you'll just keep coming in, tell us about yourself, and don't worry about figuring it all out at once. There is no question that is not worth asking, and we really hope this team will help you a LOT. We have fun, and we try hard to get to those goals and then stay there. We have members from all over the place - Canada, US, Luxembourg, UK, Germany, The Netherlands. We are all kinds of ages, and I'm hoping you'll be with us for the long haul. Thanks for giving it a try!6 -
I did go for a walk. My usual 2 mile walk. Reached my step goal. Logged my food. I think my water is about on target. Did have an ice cream sandwich and one of these I made with my granddaughter.
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I'll have a pretzel @micki48 !
Well, before stumbling off to bed - reminders for Sunday and Monday weigh-ins:
@mbakhtiaruz
@CurvyCalorie
@MandiSaysHey
@DD265
@fuschiabolero
Enjoy the start of week 4! And check out this week's challenge.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10825296/february-week-four-no-junk-food-challenge#latest1 -
@jugar
DD265
PW 86.5
CW 86
Unsurprisingly I am exhausted today. I'm too tired to be stressed so that's a positive. I got the remainder of the batch cooking done, but OH didn't finish fitting the batons to the desks until about 10pm, so I didn't do the final varnish coats yesterday. If I can get them done before my chiropractor appointment I will, otherwise I won't do them before tomorrow; I avoid anything which puts strain on my body (like the bending and reaching to varnish would) immediately after a session.
I did eat my exercise calories yesterday (I felt that I needed the fuel!) but have had a nice loss this week which I'm pleased with. Hoping next week's result takes me under 86 and I get a new starting number.
I want to train myself to be active (maybe not quite so active..) as a stress response, instead of comfort eating. I'm revisiting a mindfulness course I did a few years ago which should help.4 -
Wow, I had 5 pages to catch up on!! I definitely went into full vacation mode. I did keep up with my steps each day, mostly some cold winter walks with my mom in the snow, and took a great yoga sculpt class on Thursday night. But pretty lazy otherwise! Some happy hour snacking and definitely got behind on yoga, but that's what vacation is for. May not be the friendliest weigh-in tomorrow - ah well. It'll come off eventually.
@micki48
tardy on steps for this week!
I had almost 400 emails to go through this morning.... gonna be a fun workday.5 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @davidji82 2.51 %
2nd @draby2011 1.93%
3rd @theresam787 1.92 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @davidji82 6.8 Lbs
2nd @draby2011 4.8 Lbs
3rd @heatherbluebell 3.46 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@deniners2
@eggfreak
@tiataleah
@shnerb00
@PlaneMonkey
@trooworld
@Firefly743
@itsmegina
@rachelrjh
@kerdil08
@888Angie888
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You have a new member heading your way .... Please welcome @MzBossy
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@jugar my official weigh in today is
149.2
I think I would like to go to the Maintance Team. Who knew that would be such a hard decision. Haha
Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. It’s an amazing feeling!! 🥰🥰5 -
Met all goals today. Steps 12,4083
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Sorry steps 13,408 Mistake above.4
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Wow, I had 5 pages to catch up on!! I definitely went into full vacation mode. I did keep up with my steps each day, mostly some cold winter walks with my mom in the snow, and took a great yoga sculpt class on Thursday night. But pretty lazy otherwise! Some happy hour snacking and definitely got behind on yoga, but that's what vacation is for. May not be the friendliest weigh-in tomorrow - ah well. It'll come off eventually.
@micki48
tardy on steps for this week!
I had almost 400 emails to go through this morning.... gonna be a fun workday.
You're good. Thanks for the steps. Looking for some more steps from others as well.
@evangsimmons170 need the whole week and @fuschiabolero Tuesday through Sat, but I understand it may have been a crazy week for you two in Texas. We hope you are ok.
@MandiSaysHey I need Saturday from you
@kiay131982 2/15 through 2/20
@CurvyCalorie all week (although I may have missed some)
@KellyBgetsfit all week
@Pearl4686 Sunday 2/14
I did 27 minutes of Pilates and took a 37 minute 2 mile walk. Logged all my food and just said no to ice cream. It was a good day. My husband even played Yatzee with me. 4 -
Well I disappeared for the day! I had some appointments and errands, and then a nap. Of course now I'm wide awake at bedtime!
@CurvyCalorie welcome to the Goal Zone maintenance part of the team! It will be fun to have some company there. Think about how you want to define your "zone" - what your minimum and maximum for maintenance would be. Most people use around a 5 pound limit beyond which you do NOT want to go in either direction. This can be changed at any time if you want to adjust it. Keep weighing in every week, and we'll see how it goes! There is also a discussion thread for everyone who is in maintenance. It is worth going back to read the earlier posts, and to join in whenever the spirit moves you. It is not a super active thread, but it is a good place for the few of us to share ideas.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10803339/goal-zone-maintenance-chat#latest2 -
Welcome @MzBossy ! Love the name. We can all use a bit of bossy from time to time!
So I'll get bossy and remind you about the next weigh-ins:
@MandiSaysHey
@fuschiabolero
@Kali225
@sarkrisd
Thanks!0 -
@PlaneMonkey Oh I love the picture of you in the oversized uniform!!! Congrats on all the hard work!
@CurvyCalorie Wow! Just an amazing job and congrats on making your goal 👏
@DD265 Phew!!! I was tired just reading your post. Can't wait to see pictures of the finished desks.
I really over ate this weekend 😒 and my scale noticed 😑 I'm getting back on track today and keeping the snacks pre planned. I was able to workout for an hour tonight. I did half of the workout, then put kids to bed and finished the second half. I am making some really good headway with my protein intake and I am really pleased with that! Welcome to our new members!5 -
Morning. Sorry for the delay and reduction in number of steps...I wasn't very well yesterday.
@micki48
15th 11921
16th 7954
17th 7096
18th 9317
19th 8551
20th 13254
21st 15439
22nd 46544 -
@micki48
I use a very old fashioned stepcounter which literally just counts steps. So there is no way for me to check! Also can't retrieve any missed days. Sorry!
Steps 22 Feb: 4911 no workout1 -
@conleywoods They're going in the office this evening - I managed to get them varnished before I went to the chiropractor so they're ready to go. All that's left to do in the room then is fill the hole around the light fitting (the new fitting is smaller than the old one, so there's a gap in the plaster) and repair a hairline crack in the fresh plaster because I'm a perfectionist. Those are jobs for the weekend, though. We also need some artwork on the walls but that will probably take time to find (though I have a small print already).
Chiropractor thinks I have tendonitis in both knees from tight quads. Based on how it felt when he was massaging, I'm inclined to agree with him! The fact that it's in both is a good sign - less injury, more niggle - and I am familiar with tendonitis as I get it in my shoulder(s) so I know how to deal with it. I also had sore glutes (the right one particularly), back and neck from bending awkwardly doing the varnishing, so very glad I brought the appointment forwards.
Plan is to walk tonight, I might do a walk/run tomorrow (or just a run, but probably quite short to test the waters) and just take it easy this week. Stopping is not an option - my body hates inactivity - and it's a reminder to do the strength work that I keep slacking with. Once the desks are in the office, we can continue decorating the spare bedroom and that brings us closer to having the garage functioning as a gym again. I can't wait!2 -
Good morning and happy Tuesday. I get my second dose of vaccine a week from today. Woke up and did my pilates first thing. Did not play with my phone except to check my sleep number--86. I completed 30 minutes of Pilates this morning. It was a stretch and relax one. I don't usually do 30 mins, I stick to 15, but this one was on the calendar and was really good. I felt loose muscles and real tight ones. Our instructor is having a 5 day - 15 minute a day challenge starting next Monday if anyone is interested. It's online and it's free. If you sign up, she'll even send you daily reminders to your email. Her name is Robin Long and it's called Balanced Life. If there is any interest here, I will post a link. Let me know.
Now to my coffee and off for a quick trip to Costco. I tried to go last night, drove all the way there, parked, and realized I did not have my purse, thus my member card, credit card or driver's license for that matter.
Oh well, take two this morning.
Have a great day everyone. Should be a warmer one here.3
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