WaistAways - April 2021 Team Chat
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@jugar, I'm pleased to report that a higher water intake (back up to 3-4L a day) is helping me stay under my calorie goal and not eat exercise calories - I hope you're finding the same!
Yesterday was awfully stressful. I went into the office - since last March I'd been once in April last year, once in September last year, then this was the first time this year - and I was a bit anxious about it for various reasons. An alarm system had been installed, and I mis-understood the instructions to mean that it was at the entrance to our shared building, not our internal entrance, and proceeded to set it off as I was first in, then panic. I think if I hadn't been already anxious, and there'd be somebody else there I would've been fine, but I couldn't figure out how to open the keypad cover so I wasn't sure it was the keypad and I had the alarm going for what felt like a good 5 minutes. This was about 8.30am, and the anxiety stayed with me for the rest of the day, even when coworkers came in. I did set the alarm at the end of the day (my heart rate shot right up...) and I've tried to tell myself that 'the worst thing' has happened and it ended up fine so I don't need to worry about it in the future.
It was a really interesting lesson for me in how when I'm even mildly anxious - when my 'lizard brain' is in control - my cognitive function is impaired. It doesn't take much to escalate from the lizard hovering in the corner to being behind the wheel, which is probably something I can work on. I'm generally an intelligent, logical person who likes solving problems but in that situation I lost it and couldn't think to pause for a moment and deal with the issue. I'm not generally anxious these days, but I can see how easily it would be to allow that part of my brain to take charge and then overeat, etc.3 -
PW 194.2
CW 193.6
LTD 50.4 LBS
@Steph1498 PB2 is the powdered peanut butter. it's amazing what you can substitute with it, especially in baking! https://pb2foods.com/
They sell it at health food stores, amazon, and our local Costco I think has even started stocking it. Great suggestions @conelywoods, I'll have to get some vanilla protein powder to try that out. Pumpkin spice..... yum! I only have chocolate powder in the cupboard at the moment but that could make for some great chocolate peanut butter smoothies.... I also have popcorn in the cupboard for afternoon cravings, 80 calories for 2 cups of the movie butter style, I reheat it in the microwave so I can pretend its fresh and savour every piece.
@Pearl4686 hope you get out of your rut! don't let it become a man-eating pothole like on the roads this time of year!
@jugar do you have to strip outdoors in the winter as well? or are barn visits relegated to good weather seasons only? Happy Anniversary!2 -
PW 148.6
CW 149.2
My hopes of a green month always get ruined. I had a great week so there is nothing I could have done differently. I think there is something hormonal that causes my weight to go up around the this week every month. I noticed last month that I have a high weigh in around this time every month (it's too early for PMS).🤷♀️1 -
KellyBgetsfit wrote: »PW 148.6
CW 149.2
My hopes of a green month always get ruined. I had a great week so there is nothing I could have done differently. I think there is something hormonal that causes my weight to go up around the this week every month. I noticed last month that I have a high weigh in around this time every month (it's too early for PMS).🤷♀️
You ARE having a green month - 3.2 pounds lost and one more week to go! Maybe you did not get green every single week, but as long as the final number at the end of the row is green, I'd say you're doing great. TOM can really mess with weight - for some people more than others. It is just a fact of life, like so many others, that drives us a bit crazy! Drink plenty of water, and sigh deeply. That's just a meditative breath in disguise
That plane is FLYING! Huge congratulations on losing the equivalent of a nice heavy bale of hay! Next time you're carrying some 50 pound object, remember how it felt to carry that around all the time. Your knees and everything else thank you for a great job donePlaneMonkey wrote: »PW 194.2
CW 193.6
LTD 50.4 LBS
Usually I have a deal in the winter to shower at the house where the barn is before I leave, and the car never gets contaminated. But now the house has been sold and I'm not sure where the horse and I will be next winter. Hopefully I will not be stripping outside... although we DO have a sauna and I could just start the fire in there before leaving home, couldn't I? That might work! Thanks for the anniversary wishesPlaneMonkey wrote: »@jugar do you have to strip outdoors in the winter as well? or are barn visits relegated to good weather seasons only? Happy Anniversary!
@DD265
Hugs flying your way too It is so weird how much anxiety has grown after a year of going so few places outside the home. I also get really anxious when I go to places I used to go all the time, and my tolerance for new things is going to have to be re-grown. Stuffing down the anxiety with food is hugely tempting at those times, and you did great to keep it at bay. I feel sometimes like a little kid experiencing new things for the first time and finding them really scary - but remember that doing them a few times will build your confidence back again. A repertoire of breathing exercises really helps. You can beat it! Down, lizard, down! No driving for you!
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Oh yes, powdered peanut butter sounds completely amazing. It is now ON the shopping list.1
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@jugar Happy belated anniversary!
I think my golf round is only 9 holes tonight, but I believe I'll be walking the course, so it'll be a good workout right before weigh-in tomorrow morning
Have a good day all - really warm and sunny here in the Calgary area before our rain/snow comes back tomorrow4 -
Pw: 225.2
Cw: 222.9
Yippee some progress 😁6 -
This is currently my favorite keto snack or light meal with only 168 calories and 10 grams of net carbs. I prefer the Crepini egg wraps to the cauliflower wraps.
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »Have a good day all - really warm and sunny here in the Calgary area before our rain/snow comes back tomorrow
It really is very nice, the wind is a bit brisk though. Still need a sweater for a little while longer.
I went out on my lunch hour to get some sun. The loop around my neighborhood is the perfect distance, and the map Garmin makes is kind of satisfying.
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PW - 227.3 lbs
CW - 224.4 lbs7 -
Thanks for the recipe @gak71 ! Looks good. Our snow is going kinda wild here tonight, so raspberries look like a great idea.
A quick bit of nagging for ya!
Still due for Wednesday:
@EvMakesChanges
Heads up for Thursday weigh-ins:
@conleywoods
@kalaki6145
@ashleycarole86
@eggfreak
Looking forward to the weekend when the spring temps come back - hope you are all getting through the weeks well 3 -
@steph1498 and @jugar The link @PlaneMonkey gave for the PB2 powdered peanut butter is the same one I use! It is amazing stuff.2
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As Gwen Stefani once sang, “This *kitten* is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!...”
We could just put “snow” in there and it’s be accurate.
I completely forgot both weigh in *and* your anniversary, @jugar! We’re at Emily’s and will return home later tomorrow afternoon. So, I’ll weigh in on Friday this week, OK? I hope you had a good anniversary.
We went to a great Italian restaurant nearby last night. Thank goodness we walked both ways - the food was great & precautions were good.
We ended up doing some errands in the mid afternoon when we were hungry and thirsty so...ate authentic fish’N chips at a British run fish shop. It was really tasty and well over calories, I’m sure!
It’s a good thing that we often have kale and other veggies with breakfast.
Ok, time for bed.
Sleep well, y’all.
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Happy Thursday, Friends!
So this morning, I decided to try something different 🤔 I lay on my bedroom floor, with my feet up against the wall while I did my morning meditation.
And I learned 3 things:
1. It feels odd - but in a good way.
2. It's much easier to meditate this way.
3. I didn't realise what a challenge it would be to get my 57 year old posterior flush against the bottom of the wall!
But you know me, I love a challenge. I WILL turn my body into an inverted right angle! Eventually.
I will keep you posted on my progress.
Now off for one of my practice walks - it's a beautiful day!
Enjoy your day!
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Feeling a little blah and uninspired... the weather is cold and yucky and morning exercise just isn't there, wasn't yesterday either.. I am planning a restart for Saturday morning and giving myself the 3 days to just commiserate in my blahness... eating isn't bad, pretty good with that, so thats something positive...
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Back from my walk and the weather's lovely. Here are a couple of snaps that I took.
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Username ashleycarole86
PW 260
CW 258.44 -
Thursday weigh-in
PW: 181.4
CW: 180.65 -
PW: 228.0
Cw: 228.8
Hopefully this is temporary. I was upset when I first saw this number pop up. Then I remembered I increased my carbs so probably just water weight.5
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