WaistAways Team Chat - DECEMBER 2021
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@DD265 Your training sessions are always so inspiring. Fun to have an organized plan with a trainer and to be working on specific things. How did you decide on your particular trainer?1
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CW 190.6
Holding steady. Going to have to work harder to catch up to @ashleycarole86 and reach the decade goal by the end of the month! I've been making good choices on the days my planning calendar has circled. I'll do my best to keep it under control this weekend even though we are travelling out of town for the funeral Friday/Saturday and then returning to a high school girlfriend reunion brunch on Sunday. I went out and bought new outfits last evening and it sure feels great to shop in regular stores so I want to keep this feeling!4 -
Hi all, coming up for air, have caught up on posts!
@YinxFed isn't it funny how all of a sudden a bit of xmas spirit can catch you, breaking up for the holiday can certainly help.
@conleywoods So sorry to hear about your beloved dog...what a wonderful life he had with you and the kids and the countryside.
Just hanging on here...as my cousin said, it's like Whack-a-mole just trying to keep us all going in this house. Doctor appts, visiting nurses - feels like 5 phone calls ahead of every appt. My choices have been poor foodwise - opened a box of wine (4 bottles in there!) the other day - I should just take it outside and pour it out. I START out the day fine...then it devolves from there. I'm not too hopeful for my weigh in tomorrow - if I just stayed the same - hallelujah.
Oh AND I spotted something on a drive the other day that really spoke to me for powering through the holidays this year.
Not as peaceful and joyful as your beautiful photo @micki48 but makes me laugh.
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Pw: 234.6
Cw: 232.0
I stuck with the 16:8 intermittent fasting all week with a few days varying a bit outside my timeframe by half an hour or so. But I also still tracked calories and made mostly good food choices. I'll make a few exceptions this next week and a half or so because of stuff going on, but I think I'll stick with doing the 16:8 rule. Hopefully I'll continue to see good results. This is the best single week loss I've had in a while.4 -
PW 145
CW 145.6
@eggfreak I love it!!!! On Monday, we had dress as your favorite holiday character. I saw a little boy all in green, including his face painted. I asked his teacher if Hulk was his favorite, she laughed and said he was the Grinch!!! 🤦♀️ Not sure how I messed up that one.3 -
That's fab @eggfreak!
@ashleycarole86 How I picked my current trainer is a bit of a long story..
I first went to a PT in 2009 at a local gym. Nice guys, but pretty generic here's a circuit, here are some machines, go do the thing. I don't think I made any progress at all in ~5 years going there. I went solo in 2014ish when I started a long commute. Began a lifting programme called Fitter, Leaner, Stronger (basically progressive lifting) but found myself going backwards. Went for some physio with J in 2017 and after sounding me out, he offered me a training slot. This was really the beginning of the journey and a love of running (I'd told him I didn't run!) and lifting. J built my body from the ground up, beginning with a seriously strong posterior chain and core. In 2019 we moved away and whilst I tried to keep going once a month, J got busy then Covid hit and I haven't seen him since April 21.
In.. July, I started Stronglifts 5x5. On the second session - so not heavy at all - I couldn't do the squats without my IT bands screaming in the potential-injury way, not the this-is-hard way, and decided to find another trainer. I knew I didn't want a 'personal trainer' based on how spoiled I'd been with the physio approach, but was struggling for somebody I deemed qualified.
In the UK, personal training isn't well regulated and there's a real mixture of qualifications, (lack of) experience and expertise. Physiotherapists generally focus on rehabilitation; they'll earn more on the physio rate than most people are willing to pay for training plus they can typically see more patients for physio than if they combine the two. J loved both aspects of the job so he balanced it for his enjoyment as much as anything.
After a lot of google searching I found C's website; I think the search term was 'physiotherapist personal training'. C is actually a sports injury therapist, so the emphasis is on a return to activity rather than day-to-day function. His website mentioned all the right words (exercise prescription, prevention, strength and conditioning) and said he was previously in the military so I knew that he'd have a good understanding of what it takes to be resilient, that being my ultimate goal. I still needed to meet him, have an initial assessment and see whether we'd train well together - thankfully we do!1 -
Happy Wednesday!
Today is my brother's and my daughter's boyfriend's birthday, and a party will be enjoyed. My brother is far away, but will be in our minds as we make merry. We're making an angelfood cake and grilled cheese sandwiches, apparently! Birthday boy's favourite stuff. I'm certainly adding salads, fruit, and plenty of yummy additions to the grilled cheese, including an amazing green tomato turmeric relish that I make every year. So far, its most spectacular use is on grilled cheese sandwiches, so this will be a good chance to use some of it up!
@PlaneMonkey your lineup of funeral followed by lovely reunion sounds so balanced, even if both are opportunities for difficult to track food and drink. Hang in there!
@eggfreak your hulk is fabulous. If you want some help moderating that wine without having to dump it out, give a try to an app called Sunnyside (used to be called Cutback Coach). It has helped me a lot - it is an encouraging and helpful way to set limits.
@MandiSaysHey great job! It looks like the 16:8 is working well for you so far. It is so good to find a method that works without being too difficult or depriving to enjoy.
I had better get some walking and stuff in before the cooking starts...2 -
@MandiSaysHey Definitely looks like you've got a great strategy going for yourself... keep it up!1
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PlaneMonkey wrote: »CW 190.6
Holding steady. Going to have to work harder to catch up to @ashleycarole86 and reach the decade goal by the end of the month!
I've been back in the 190's all week... Last week's Thursday weigh-in was definitely a case of a huge overnight drop that happened to fall on my weigh-in day, and I haven't been that low since!
Another justification for why I weigh daily and track my trend weight for myself. I know I'll be up for the team weigh-in tomorrow (sorry team!) but my trend weight this week is still down.
I love that we both have the same goal (enter 2022 in the 180's!!) I have all the faith in the world we can do this. Thanks for sharing the clothing shopping experience, those are the moments that make it all worth it aren't they? Sorry for your loss...
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I first went to a PT in 2009 at a local gym. Nice guys, but pretty generic here's a circuit, here are some machines, go do the thing. I don't think I made any progress at all in ~5 years going there.
How common this experience is eh? I used to workout at Goodlife on my own (a chain gym here in Canada) and it would drive me nuts to see PT just putting people on the circuit we could do ourselves.
Not knocking the experiences of people who are happy to do that and just require some oversight, but I suspect a lot of folks were just like you and looking for way more out of the process than that level of training can offer.
My best friend Jordan does training that sounds a lot like what you're doing. His main focus is functional movement, injury prevention and the like... he trains a lot in rehabilitation, and his big focus is ensuring that the body is set up to keep moving in a healthy way.
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12/14 exercise:
3550 steps + 10 minutes strength + 45 minutes Peloton3 -
I'm on time this week, but unfortunately am not able to weigh myself probably for this week and next week. I fell last week Thursday and have been nursing a sprained ankle 😢
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Ohh dear @AshenMoon! You take care. No fun to lose mobility, even if it's temporary.
I signed up for another high-level hockey game, next Tuesday night. My neighbors might even come cheer me on! Next week's weigh-in should benefit from the calories I will be burning chasing all those younger players around the ice. Super excited and nervous, as usual. The unknown is always scary, isn't it?
@eggfreak that hulk is fantastic!
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@MandiSaysHey welldone. I am also starting intermittent fasting from tomorrow. I am going to look around for an app to help me track my time. I will also try 16:8 and see how that works for me
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@AshenMoon aww bless you. I hope your leg gets better soon.2
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PW: 206lbs
CW: 206.5 lbs
I don’t expect much through the end of the year. Big plans for 2022! I am so tired of living the chubby life.6 -
@AshenMoon So sorry to hear about your ankle, Hannah. I hope it feels better soon - I have excused this and next week's weigh-in for you, so just keep me posted if you need more. And do NOT worry if the inactivity has a bad effect temporarily - you'll get back on track after healing. HUGS!!
@graceojo999 Good luck with the IF! It really helps a lot of people. Keep us posted how it goes!
@MoStacy - yes indeed, the good things are coming. Don't put them off too long, plan them, and hang out here to keep on track!
@PlaneMonkey get out there on the ice and dazzle everyone
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Ready for the Thursday lineup!
@ashleycarole86
@eggfreak
@bowens1973
And hoping for @kdblpn - your long shifts must be keeping you super busy. Hugs to you!2 -
Hi!
Thank you to everyone for the kind words about my sweet doggie ❤ I really appreciate it so much. I have ONE MORE DAY, then Christmas break!!! I can't wait and definitely feel worn down. One of our physical therapist at work had a scary situation with her kindergarten son which revealed a brain tumor. He just had a 10 hour surgery yesterday and still isn't fully awake as of today. We have a close team so it has definitely weighed on us all. We have a team Christmas lunch tomorrow and it will be good to connect with everyone. He is expected to do well.
I got to visit one of my good friends today who works at a different building in our district. They needed an Assistive technology consultant so I got to pack up my fun tech goodies to show off. She has had an off month for weight loss this month too. We are planning to get back on track together. Honestly I haven't been on the scale for about 10 days which is not like me. I think I will focus on a wellness Christmas break for sure! Glad to hear a lot of you are doing so well this month! Keep up the good work. All of you who are experiencing bumps hang in there!
@eggfreak Love the hulk!
@KellyBgetsfit I am so sorry you have to work so late! December can be rough on teachers, especially the younger grades. We have a little girl who loves Christmas and then her birthday is in January. She doesn't understand why the magic stops after the middle of January and the next month is usually pretty brutal 😅
@jugar the celebration sounds awesome! Glad you are having such an amazing time.
@AshenMoon Such a bummer 😕 I hope it gets better soon
@PlaneMonkey I must have missed the post about the funeral but so sorry for your loss 😢 sending hugs.
@ashleycarole86 Dang! That step report was so beautiful 😍 Since I collect data for work so much I usually try to limit data collection 😅 from my regular life! Your report definitely has me thinking 🤔 😏 😁3 -
@jugar
CW 160.2
PW 158.1
That's it, I'm going to channel my inner hulk and stop this runaway train of random eating and drinking. Thought to ask for a pass but I need to learn how to manage these situations and STILL take care of myself well. Sorry for the red hit to the team.5 -
Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in
PW 188.2
CW 190.6
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PW 296
Cw 296
Been a bad week. In the middle of a gout attack and can barely walk. 😩 Hoping to be up and moving around again soon.6 -
Username: Bowens1973
PW: 184.6
CW: 184.4
Loss: .2
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12/15 exercise:
5001 steps, 35 minutes Peloton, 10 minutes yoga, 10 minutes arm strength2 -
A nice quiet day here - I actually got some Pilates in, some walking, some shopping with and for my daughter, and this evening we'll have our early Christmas. Last night was the birthday party, tonight the Christmas! It will be very low key - my son works all day and will be tired, so we'll have a simple dinner (steak for the boys, salmon tartare for the girls) with plenty of salad and raw veggies.
I hope you're feeling better soon @kdblpn - and everyone keep taking care of yourselves as much as possible
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It's time for the Friday people! Yippee!
@EvMakesChanges
@happimess01
@Micki48
@bonnie_red
@gak71
@Pearl4686
@ellz_runs
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CW - 176.4 lbs
PW - 178.6 lbs6 -
Way to start the Friday folks off on a great foot @happimess01
Sounds like you're having a lovely time with family @jugar
It's still super crazy cold here. I bundled up this morning for a 20 minute walk before work, but blowing snow came in through the afternoon and it was accompanied by extreme cold warnings, and the like. So my steps are lacking. Guess I need to come up with different ways to keep them up. Of course I have the bike as an exercise replacement and the other forms of exercise that I enjoy, but I was used to much higher step counts with my walking. I guess it will be a matter of making hay while the sun shines when the good weather returns!
12/16 exercise:
50 minutes Peloton + 4327 steps4 -
CW 87.22
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Hey everyone. Feeling much better today. I don't know if you know how gout works, but it is a build up of uric acid and it feels like it locks up ur joint. Mine affects my big toes making it nearly impossible to walk. Have to take medicine that makes u crap yourself to death but it is worth it for pain relief. Needless to say, I should have an awesome weigh in on Monday.
@ashleycarole86 Don't beat yourself up over lower step counts. Cold weather makes outside activity unbearable. You don't want to get sick trying to get steps in. Lucky for me it is supposed to be in the 70s today and tomorrow.
@eggfreak: Today is a new day. Remember what you weren't happy with yesterday and change it today. Baby steps will get u back on track.
@jugar That menu sounds amazing. I would have to join the guys for 3oz of steak. I have tried fish and seafood every way possible and cannot stomach it. We never ate it growing up and I guess my taste buds just want to reject it now. Wish I could find at least one type of fish I like bit no luck yet.
@conleywoods Sending prayers and positive thoughts to your friends son. I can't imagine going through that as a child, a parent, or a friend. Praying for an awesome outcome.
Have to work 12 hour shifts all weekend. Getting the last Christmas gifts in the mail this morning. Have a wonky schedule next week but I have a job interview on Dec 27 for a job I have wanted for a long time. Will still be working nights but it is less physical work and my body needs a break so keeping my fingers 🤞4
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