WaistAways - Team Chat AUGUST 2021
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@micki48 Seeing that number must be gut-wrenching, I am so sorry. But I bet a lot of of that is water weight and you will feel so much better already in a week when you drop the first chunk of that weight. You got this!3
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evangsimmons170 wrote: »Ready to roll into Saturday? Let's wrap up the week in style. Here are all the remaining weigh-ins due:
@Steph1498
@Micki48
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@JourneyAlone
@evangsimmons170
and @PlaneMonkey on the maintenance crew. Thanks and good night!
CW 361
This is getting so old!😳😡🙄
Oh I remember that number, it was my starting weight afterall. If I can do it, so can you!5 -
checking in on a busy Sunday. I went out to dinner last night and looked at the menu ahead of time - I got a spinach salad with goat cheese and caramelized shallots with steak as a protein, instead of the very tempting pasta dishes (it was an Italian place). We ordered some appetizers but split between 3, it was very manageable. However, the cocktail was a mistake - didn't taste great and expensive. Waste of calories and money! Hate that. But gotta remember it in the future.
Thank GOD the heat wave broke in the Northeast last night. It was getting out of hand. I've got a bunch of Sunday chores left, but some chicken thighs are roasting away in the slow cooker and I have a newfound love of farro to go with it.
@happimess01 those macros are insane! The calorie-to-protein ratio, sheesh. I have never been huge on yogurt but maybe I need to give it another try. Throw some strawberries in there.
I don't know if I've mentioned in here, but I am taking a professional exam on Aug 27 so studying is really my main focus right now. I will be SO relieved when it is done, win or lose. I feel like I've been putting a lot of things on hold for a few months now (reading for fun, video games, doing puzzles on my table, new workouts) to make room for studying so September is shaping up to be really fun. Off to do another practice test...5 -
Daily Micro Goals
•increasing my steps each day to get to 8k ✅
•log each meal and close out my diary ✅
•skip sugary desserts (hello ice cream!) most days. Ok 4 days! ✅
•eat 1500 calories or less✅
•eat a meat free meal at least once a week
•get 250 steps an hour✅All but dinner hour
•drink that water 💧✅
@jugar I think I had my perfect day!! Also took a 41 minute walk and I am steps from 10,000 for today. 😁😁😁
@ashleycarole86 Here are my steps for this past week and the closed out previous one.
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@ashleycarole86 steps for me the last 6ish days, have to get today's total tomorrow morning
Mon 8/9: 10,554
Tues 8/10: 8,388
Wed 8/11: 10,349
Thurs 8/12: 9,389
Fri 8/13: 9,163
Sat 8/14: 10,3033 -
CW: 161
We went to a movie in an actual theater for the first time in like 2 years this weekend and I celebrated by eating a large popcorn by myself.
We saw Free Guy, it was really good. Sorta weirdly wholesome and sweet despite somewhat being set in a GTA equivalent.3 -
Yo ho team!
I'm getting back on after my usual computer-free day after finishing tallies. It was a gorgeous, cool, sunny day today - and I got tons of veggies picked, prepared, processed, and preserved! It was a 4P day and now I'm actually happy to sit DOWN.
@happimess01
Looking great! That yogurt has just about the same macros as my homemade yogurt - I make a nonfat yogurt with tons of protein and it makes breakfast a breeze. Skim milk and a serious amount of powdered nonfat milk turns into a thick and delicious yogurt - I make 2 litres of it every 10 days or so. I hope your new job is going great, even if they call you the yogurt guy!
I did hear about Anneke Schleu - what a terrible and sad incident. I have never been in favour of the pentathlon equestrian event at all - having to ride a randomly chosen horse you do not even know is crazy stressful on both the rider and the horse. The coach who was banned over that incident did not help any at all - but I would not be surprised to see some more general ruling about that discipline at some point. It is hard to defend. The other equestrian events involve a well established partnership, and no horse is ever ridden by a rider it does not know well. They develop a strong communication and problems can usually be solved before they get dangerous.
@Kali225
What is your exam? You're smart to work hard on the prep and get ready for a really fun September after it is over! And yes, the heat wave being over sure makes getting things done a lot easier.
@conleywoods
Yes, my horse was supposed to be retired from his breeding career in May, and then become officially mine (I have just been his keeper and rider when it is not breeding season for many years). Unfortunately, his owner decided to keep him for one more year and then (without notice) sent him to another farm where he will stay until next spring, so I am horseless for the moment. I miss the lovely fellow.
I'll be back in the morning with more catching up!
Upcoming weigh-ins:
@Terytha
@once_mas
@DD265
@lovethyneighbor
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@micki48 thanks for the update! So glad you had your perfect day today! I like your minimum steps per hour goal... while I am happy with my daily progress, it strikes me that during workdays especially there are long stretches of time where I'm VERY sedentary... think my body would be happier overall if I kept it moving more frequently.
@Kali225 good dedication on your part... hoping this last window of prep time goes well! I can just imagine how good September will feel with that test behind you.
@Terytha thanks for the movie review, that one was on my radar... sounds like it's doing really well. I used to be a huge movie buff, would go to the theatre super often... I look forward to getting back to it.
Today's exercise was 12,115 steps.
Tomorrow I donate blood again for the first time since April... while I'm a regular donor I had a bad experience last time (almost fainted, nerve damage in my arm that took a while to heal) so it's taken me a bit to get around to rebooking. While I toyed with whether I can still keep my deficit tomorrow, I think I can as long as my meals and snacks around the donation are hearty enough. Last time I tried to wait for my bigger meal after the donation and even though I had my salty snack before, I likely went in more depleted than I should have. OR, it was just a fluke... who knows.
Put that in the category of "minute details I never thought I'd be thinking about", lol4 -
PW: 77.9
CW: 78.7
We had a very good weekend! 😂 Mostly water weight hopefully so should be back on track within a couple of days.4 -
Happy Monday everyone. I realized this morning that I haven’t tracked my foods for 6 days 🥺 not that my food choices were bad I just can’t remember what they were… accountability helps me but I usually check in here in the mornings. Like now.
So this week (prob more honest to just say today) I’m going to pre-log my food consumption and see how that goes….
@YinxFed - Love your smiling photos! you look like you’re having a blast!!
@conleywoods - Sorry about your dog and it’s good that he seems to feel okay. Could you tell me more about the online ballet classes? I’d love to be more graceful - maybe ballet would help with that2 -
Greetings, Team!
Here's a snapshot of my steps and exercise last week.
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Too long since my post and I can't edit.
@Terytha we saw Free Guy on Friday night and I loved it. Hoping to get to see it again soon.
@gak71 we also have an air fryer (a Ninja one, but not the foodie because we're short on kitchen space) and honestly we use it for chips and one chicken dish. As others have said, it can be a bit irritating if you want to do multiple things in it at once; the chicken dish for example, we cook the chicken (which is effectively chicken & cornflour) then set that aside, put the chips in, then when the chips are almost done, reduce the sauce, add the cooked chicken and warm through on the hob. The chicken does stay crispy, but feels like a faff. I'm planning to find an air fryer recipe book to try more; there are a few included with Kindle Unlimited in the UK, so if I find a good one I'll share
I am having a *very* hungry day, and I'm freezing. It's still mild outside but overcast and the house is cooler. You can tell, because Kirk keeps coming to sit on my chest which he does when it's cold. Add in training this morning and insufficient sleep for several days and I am at risk of becoming a bit run down. If I can get to bed at a reasonable time tonight I think I'll be fine from tomorrow, so I'll try and guide things in the right direction today but I'm not too hung up on it if I do have too many calories. Better to have one day and recover, than to end up feeling unwell and binging sugar for a week to function as I would in the past.
We started with a meal out Friday evening and haven't had a home prepared meal since; it was just one of those weekends with a couple of really late nights and very early starts. I didn't sleep well on Friday either due to uncomfortable hip flexors after a run, then we were out from 7.30am-00.30 seeing family. As it's a minimum 1hr30 drive each way, it can be difficult to see people midweek and we end up cramming lots into a day; with having the cats, it's not easy to stay over on a whim.
My PT session this morning was interesting. C had properly analysed the gait analysis footage from last week and had identified a third area to work on; tightness in the sartorius (I think) which is one of the muscles on the inner thigh, starting at the knee and going up the inside of the leg. This is shown on video by my foot flicking out (from the knee) which is eventually likely to result in an injury. We discussed heart rate and warmups, and he showed me a warm up to do before every run. He then massaged the sartorius and I told him we weren't going to be friends - it took a lot of determination to lie there - then we revisited some of the warmup and went for a run to take new footage. We came back and went through a cool down routine (to do after every run) then reviewed the footage and there was an improvement. I know warm up and cool down is important but it's so easy to skip them, and now I have a strong reason to make sure they get done. If C can loosen off the sartorius and I can train then stretch it, the muscle should elongate and improve very quickly. We also identified that I need more lumbar flexibility (I can barely reach mid calf if sat with my legs straight in front!) but that's for another time.5 -
Sorry to miss login last week. I’ve had trouble with the app lately and not being able to log in.0
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PW: 226.4
Cw: 228.42 -
@happimess01 That is my go to yogurt! I feel it is less sour than a lot of other plain yogurts. I started with the 5% fage plain yogurt which is even less sour. Then worked my way down to that one.
@Steph1498 I have been doing on-demand ballet classes through a website called Everyday Ballet. The lady who runs it is 51 and has lots of great classes for classical ballet. She has some free stuff on YouTube that you can try to get started. I pay the monthly on demand membership. I have a lot of tightness in my hips and some strength imbalances too. Ballet really helps with those issues.4 -
@ micki48
What a treat to read that you had your perfect day and are back to hitting those mini goals. Does it get to be a pain in the neck? Yep. Is it worth it? Absolutely!
I was saved by watermelon today. I was seriously tempted by all kinds of evil things while grocery shopping (later than usual in the day, but I got a good workout in before I left at least!). I managed to avoid them, and came home to scarf down some watermelon. It calmed all the silliness and now I can get on with my day!
@lovethyneighbor
So good you are there - I was worried when you did not drop in on time as usual!
I'm super behind on putting my steps and exercise into the spreadsheet - hope I'm not too late
@ashleycarole86 I'm running there right now! 2 -
AUGUST WEEK 2 STEP CHALLENGE RESULTS
# of participants – 6
WEEK 2 TOP STEPPERS
#1 @KellyBgetsfit 95,060 (two weeks in a row – keep it up!!!)
#2 @jugar 93,538
#3 @ashleycarole86 93,338
WEEK 2 TOP CONSISTENT STEPPERS
Days meeting daily step pledge
#1 @ashleycarole86 7/7
#2 @jugar 6/7
#3 @Kali225 6/7
Also want to give kudos to the following step challenge teammates who laddered up this week (more steps week 2 than week 1):
@jugar
@YinxFed
@Kali225
@micki48
We all have something to celebrate!
Together, we walked 478,499 steps this week or 227 miles. This is about the equivalent of the six of us signing up for and completing 73 5K races!!!4 -
@ashleycarole86 steps for Sun 8/15: 10,479
@jugar the exam in question is Level 1 of the CFA (Charted Financial Analyst). It's not a license per se, I don't actually need it to continue working in my field, but it shows a base level of competency. This is only level 1 of 3 though and I got deferred twice because of Covid. So who knows where I'll get the motivation to continue the program after the best part of 2 years studying!
@DD265 I am with you on the "need to get to sleep earlier and have a good night of it" train. Aiming for 11pm for me tonight, strictly!
I had an unfortunate water leak situation in my bedroom while I was away in NY for July and my landlord has been very on top of getting several roofers to come over an assess. I'm not too concerned about it now but the fun part is that when she stopped by today, she brought me a basket of zucchini and squash from her garden!! I'm so motivated to try some new recipes, but definitely starting with my old favorite zucchini fritters as an appetizer Tuesday night. Also eyeing this little ditty for the 1 butternut she included:http://theseasalt.com/2017/09/28/spicy-butternut-squash-skillet-with-cotija-and-pepitas/
Anyone else absolutely lose it over cotija cheese? [or any cheese. all cheese. mmm cheese.]4 -
happimess01 wrote: »evangsimmons170 wrote: »Ready to roll into Saturday? Let's wrap up the week in style. Here are all the remaining weigh-ins due:
@Steph1498
@Micki48
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@JourneyAlone
@evangsimmons170
and @PlaneMonkey on the maintenance crew. Thanks and good night!
CW 361
This is getting so old!😳😡🙄
Oh I remember that number, it was my starting weight afterall. If I can do it, so can you!
@happimess01 I saw your profile pic. How much weight have you lost? You look great!2 -
@jugar That is very sad about your horses un-retirement! Not very nice to move him away from you either. Glad you survived the grocery store and got home to your watermelon 🍉 😋
@Kali225 That sounds like no fun to study for such a long time! Glad you got some veggies out of your leaky situation.
@micki48 Proud of you my dear! You got this 👍3 -
@kali225 yes I add in a mix of strawberries and blueberries. Sometimes, also boiled potatoes. Good luck with the exam! Hope your hard work pays off
@terytha I am hearing great things about that movie, might have to check it out
@jugar I need to stalk your diary for that yogurt now haha. And you are right, randomly assigning a horse sounds crazy to me too. Hope this incident changes things.
@conleywoods It is? I saw the 5% too but decided to jump right in to the .2%
@evangsimmons170 I went from 361 lbs to 197 lbs at present in 14-15 months. I am 6 ft tall 2 -
Day 2 of getting back on track. Also a good day—yay!!
I have to say yesterday I think my calories were way too low. I ended the day at about 1200. I was starving when I went to bed and woke with a killer headache. I know it’s more because it was an adjustment from where I was calorie wise and cutting drastically.
So today I ate more calories. Still under total but not under 1500. More like 1700. I started the day with 15 minutes of Pilates and managed to get my steps over 8k. Hit my water goal too. Ate celery sticks while preparing dinner so I wouldn’t snack on not so low cal stuff. ( @Kali225 Yes to cotija and all kinds of cheese! 🧀)
Had a funeral to attend in the middle of the day for a friend’s mom. She was 90. She had so many amazing sayings. She also loved to garden and I have a lilac in my yard that she gave me. The funeral was a lovely tribute.
On to day 3 of being on track!! 🎉✅
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Today turned out to be pretty busy. Hubby and I got up pretty early and headed out for his physical therapy appointment. I ran to the grocery store during his appointment and picked up stuff for my mother in laws birthday party.
Then my MIL decided it would be fun to go to the mall. My daughter Rhesa went too. We haven't been to the Mall in years. It was fun and we got a decent walk indoors since we still have smoke.
Food wasn't terrible but not great with all the celebration. Lunch was panera 😋 For dinner I made slider burgers which helped with portion control. Then we had those darn chocolate waffles with icecream on top! Tomorrow I WILL BE UNDER CALORIES!3 -
@Kali225 @micki48 never heard of cotija but just looked it up and I'm confident I'd be a big fan! and perhaps I've had it in a dish and didn't even know....
@bowens1973 left for a business trip today so it's quieter than usual around the house. On that note @jugar ... assuming there isn't a scale in his hotel room (lol) then he will be late weighing in by a day as he's not home until Thursday night. Just so you know
The blood donation went well, all the extra water and a better meal closer to the donation seemed to make the difference!
The rain has finally arrived here... hopefully it helps with the fires.5 -
08/16 exercise: 10,044 steps
Had to get these in early as I didn't think I'd feel like doing much after the blood donation... meeting target today felt like a big accomplishment!3 -
Update on my post from yesterday. Putting in a general overview of my meals helps me stay on track. Yesterday I ate different foods and less than what I intended. Logging early helped me to have a “plan” and not just eat whatever was available. So I’m going to try this all week.
@conleywoods - thanks for the info on everyday ballet! I will check her out on YouTube soon 😊3 -
Happy Tuesday all!
I went to bed straight after work yesterday for 2 hours, then it was almost midnight before we went to bed (combination of Spock wanting snuggles and cross stitch, for me!). I definitely overate yesterday but I am a lot brighter today, helped by getting up at 6.30am to go running though I could've happily stayed in bed when the alarm went off.
I felt like the HR training went easier today. I'm definitely a bit sore (and bruised!) from the sartorius massage yesterday but I thought some of the running periods - before my HR got too high and I had to walk - were longer than on other runs. I also focused on knees up and toes up (so I land with a slightly flatter foot), and made sure to do the warm up and cool down we'd agreed on.
My Tuesday is off to a good start food-wise as well; I had a banana as soon as I got back from running, then my breakfast was a Graze (snack box) lemon and blueberry flapjack which was lovely. For tea we're having curry from the freezer, so I will pre-log that, and then lunch will either be a cold chicken pasta or a chicken and bacon sandwich. Yummy.2 -
Tuesday Weigh-In
PW: 219.0
CW: 213.9
Woo! I've almost made up for 2 worse weeks in a row this time. That feels pretty good.
Yesterday was one of the better days I've had in a while. Meals were planned and tasty. I finally got in the next Epic workout (Day 23), it was abs and glutes and WOW do I feel my stomach muscles today! I love that sore feeling because it makes you super aware of your obliques and whatnot. I did not snack after dinner. I had over 10k steps. I did not do great on getting to bed at 11pm though. I was too absorbed in review questions and didn't turn my light out until 1:06am... sheesh.
Today is off to a good start, however. I got up and did a 22 minute walk - first morning walk in 2 weeks, yay! I am making progress one my one major work task this week so I can devote my afternoon to studying. I am going to aim for Epic Day 24 around 11/11:30 in the morning, before I have lunch or take a walk. Tuesdays are my most reasonable chance for takeout (since I have 6 days thereafter before the next weigh in) so I will probably order Indian tonight and absolutely enjoy it.
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »@bowens1973 left for a business trip today so it's quieter than usual around the house. On that note @jugar ... assuming there isn't a scale in his hotel room (lol) then he will be late weighing in by a day as he's not home until Thursday night. Just so you know
The blood donation went well, all the extra water and a better meal closer to the donation seemed to make the difference!
No problem for @bowens1973 late weigh-in. Even if there is a scale, it might not be calibrated the same way, so best to wait until he's home again.
This must be WA co-captains giving blood week! I'm going in on Friday. It is the best excuse for eating a cookie ever
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