Waistaways Team Chat - February 2022
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I forgot to look at my distant after both workouts. I do have the times for both.
2/22 65 minutes Treadmill + 5 minutes Abs
2/23 35 Minutes Treadmill + 5 minutes Abs
Will remember distance for next post 😊3 -
In the middle of the same conversation I have with myself every single day:
*lunch is finished*
Me - I want to eat ALL the food.
Me - Too bad, you have to wait.
Me - BUT BUT BUT!!!!
*supper nears*
Me - FOOD - NOW!!!!!!!
*supper finishes*
Me - What can I snack on now?
This little voice escalates as the day goes by! The afternoon voice is strong because it wants to eat but it still knows it has to save room for dinner. The after supper voice is the happiest (or saddest, depending on what calories are left) because it knows what it has to work with for snacks.
Over one year of tracking every single day and that voice does not quiet down! I have to step outside it and find it a bit comical sometimes, which is why I'm here sharing with you.5 -
No change in my weight this week unfortunately!
Ohh @AshenMoon to be you... I think I'm up around 4lbs or so this week.
CW 195.6
Next week the pendulum will hopefully have swung back a bit. I felt a lot of relief that many team members also experienced the same so my guilt is fading. I do want to renew my dedication to portion control. I can eat ALL the things, just not ALL THE TIME. I get ONE piece of something, not all-you-can-eat buffet sized portions.
I'm going to get back to my printed calendar habit trackers taped to the wall and get back to workouts. I have been doing my physio and it's amazing how exhausting it can be to balance on your weak leg. I have seen improvement and I have found my inspiration for this push to exercise before boating season. I have another inspiration bathing suit I want and am not allowed to buy until I make it past 185. I've also signed up for another hockey team for the summer that will expect me to be a better player than my current fitness level so I gotta do this to not let them down as well.
Hope everyone else has a good week. Thinking of you all4 -
CW: 143.81
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Took my rambling food obsessed butt to the bike right after work and got my sweat on..was definitely nice to be joined by the two ladies for the same class. One of them said they were doing it instead of happy hour - a fun swap!
See... I'm just more relaxed because my favorite eating window is about to kick off
My weight was very stable this month but I seem to be on the move now. Confident I'll get you that 1 pound in week 4 you were searching for @jugar
See everyone tomorrow. Good call on looking to bring back the habit trackers @PlaneMonkey .. that sort of thing is motivating for me too!!3 -
Oh dang! I should have read some of these messages before eating, not after... That horrible voice! The one that just wants more! Arrrrrgh! Sometimes I am very good at producing a loud voice that states, with relief and firm resolve, that the meal is over. That I will not eat again until the next one, and the struggle over ending the meal is done. Other times, that one gets drowned out by the brat who just does not like to stop. It looks like we all have that voice, and all the tricks to make it shut up are needed! Pre-logging (and pride in sticking to it) sometimes works well, putting away the food so no seconds are available, not buying the snacky stuff to begin with, etc. etc. I'm sure we all have a repertoire of helpful ideas, and then just have to commit to the good results we can get when we stick to it.
I love your skit there, @ashleycarole86 - as you say, sometimes we just have to step outside of ourselves and see how completely ridiculous it is. Laugh a bit, and roll on.
It looks like you are doing well keeping the brat under control @metaphysicalstudio - well done! Down just over a pound this week.
We've got this - even during tough days or weeks. Thursday - a good time for a perfect day. Log it and do it!3 -
Weigh-in update:
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Waifer003
@MoStacy
@KellyBgetsFit
@eggfreak
@bowens1973
@ashleycarole86
That will get us through Thursday - thanks!1 -
I had a busy but productive day at home. My daughter had a little burst of energy in the morning but then the covid fatigue hit. I had gotten backed up on my masters program with everyone being sick so I scheduled my final exam to put some pressure on myself to buckle down and study. Passed the test 🙌 Moving on to the second course. I rewarded myself with some sewing time, which was really just cutting and prepping. Tomorrow I will sew the new leopard print guinea pig cage liners together.
Since yesterday was 2-22-22 one of my favorite ballet subscription sites had a "tutu" sale. I signed up and did my first workout since becoming sick. Felt hard but good. She has a lot of free stuff on YouTube if anyone is interested https://m.youtube.com/c/everydayballet/videos
Food has been good. I have been having some of the daily harvest oatmeals or smoothies for breakfast. They are really filling but have more calories than I usually have for breakfast. They have lots of fiber so I am definitely staying full and eating less at lunch. @ashleycarole86 I really struggle with hunger during the 10 days before my period. It is so hard when you have that nagging gotta eat feeling. Glad you got to work out during the hungry time of the day.
@micki48 Thinking of you 💓 That's a lot to manage right now but wow! You got this.3 -
Those have to be the most-spoilt guinea pigs in the world @conleywoods and well done on passing your test!
I have the food-voice too. I can handle it until I stop tracking and then everything is fair game. I feel like stricter routines help because your body and mind get used to when they eat, when they sleep, when it's time to work out etc. I will have to be quite strict with my own routines for meal times and sleep going forward or I'll be all over the place trying to fit around OH's variable shift pattern.
I'm a little sad, because I think my favourite duck down at the pond may have passed away. Nobody has seen him since the bad weather at the weekend, the wharf flooded (they have an island in the middle we think was fully submerged) and we don't believe he can fly, so the consensus is he may have been resting on land where a predator could get him. I know he wasn't my pet or anything, but he had such character, and being almost twice the size of the others (and white), he really stood out.3 -
Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in
PW 179.8
CW 177.26 -
Username:Bowens
PW: 178.2
CW: 175.8
Loss: 2.4
Almost recovered from the epic birthday week where things went south. Next week ...5 -
2/23 exercise:
4492 steps + 30 minutes strength + 37 minutes Peloton
Today is one of those busy days! We were up late last night watching a movie (King Richard) so I didn't have the energy to get exercising before work. Took my dog to daycare before work started since it's been too cold for her to be outside and I wanted her to have a fun day, so that also impacted my ability to exercise before work. At lunch I have to take my Mom for a doctor's appointment which will be longer than my break so the work day will go late. Then we drive into Calgary to pick up my new gravel bike (EEE!!) and have sushi. By the time we get home it'll be after 8 and that'll be the earliest I will have time to think about my exercise. I am determined to get it in!2 -
@DD265 so sorry about your duck! Even if it's not an official pet, we still get attached! We have a mink that comes around every winter and if I don't see her for a few weeks, I worry as well! Hopefully he turns up. What did you call him? Did he have a name?2
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2/24
30 minutes Dancing
15 minutes Bike
11 minutes Jump Rope
10 minutes Alternating Front Kicks
5 minute Abs
Didn’t go on treadmill today. Not sure if this information can be converted to steps, posted incase.
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@PlaneMonkey I called him Ronnie - somebody else called her Jemima Puddle Duck, and somebody else called it Quackers. Nobody actually knows whether it is/was male or female, and it's funny how we all choose different names. Somebody said they saw him yesterday, but there's a smaller white duck and I think they saw that one. I hope you're right and he is back home soon.4
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30 minutes Dancing
15 minutes Bike
11 minutes Jump Rope
10 minutes Alternating Front Kicks
5 minute Abs
Didn’t go on treadmill today. Not sure if this information can be converted to steps, posted in case.
This sounds like a really fun workout - although I'm not a huge fan of jumping rope... I am sure there is a way to count this as circuit training or general calisthenics - Ashley will have a way, I'll bet.1 -
Good evening everyone!
I am still here
Sorry I am not posting much. I am so stressed out.
I did get a job cleaning the high school, yey! but I did not realise that I will have to work for two months before I get paid for the first month! Because the job is not contracted but relief I work for the first month, give my hours that I worked at the end of that month to be paid on the 30th of the next month ...
So until that job settles and I'll get my first paycheck, I do have to continue to work in the hotel. Because I work in that school, my hours in hotel are shortened, so even though I start my work day at 9am and don't get home until 10pm five times a weekmI still have to live on £50 a week
With gas and electric prices going up, our water bill tomorrow, council tax etc my savings are gone and I have to use credit card Oh how I cannot wait until 30 March until next payday 
In the meantime I do and try to eat healthy. I am always in and out and more often than not it is quick snack or sandwich, sadly.
I don't have much hope for my weigh in tomorrow.
I hope everyone is well
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@BlissfulK got it!! I will always find a way 2
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@ells_bellz Wow, that's a long time to have to wait for your pay. Your days sound exhausting right now. Thanks for still finding a way to share some of your time with us!2
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Hang in there @ells_bellz - that sounds like a rough month ahead. I hope you can find a few minutes from time to time for you! April is going to feel like a breeze.1
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Friday people! It is time for numbers
@Steph1498
@Pearl4686
@Micki48
@EvMakesChanges
@conleywoods
@bonnie_red
@ells_bellz
@happimess01 (maintenance weigh-in)
And there are still some gaps from today and earlier:
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Waifer003
@MoStacy
@KellyBgetsFit
@evangsimmons170
@mmarceau2
As always, the good, the bad, the frustrating, and the surprising numbers are all good - they don't always feel good, but they let us know where things are so we know when to keep going and when to try something different. Let me know if you really need the week off, though. If you're sick, need a break, etc. it is always possible. 0 -
Evening! I followed through on my plan to ride tonight despite my busy day. My legs were pretty sore from some strength work I did yesterday, but I got it done. The sushi dinner in Calgary was nice too. I felt great about my choices - sushi has the potential to become a runaway but I ordered simply and didn't overdo it.
I have my new bike safely tucked in the basement ready for some serious riding come spring. The Peloton training has been a blast and it will be great to see how it translates back to riding outdoors.
Friday already tomorrow... these weeks are FLYING by! The weather seems to be improving so I'm hoping to get my step count outdoors up again for this weekend but I have another busy one.
See you all tomorrow!4 -
I had hockey tonight for the first time since before Christmas. We were short on players tonight so I got a lot of ice time but I coasted around the ice more than skated hard so my Garmin says I didn't even burn 500 calories. Ohh well. I'm sure there will be more shovelling tomorrow to burn some more!
@ells_bellz I hope you have a step counter for that cleaning job! And make sure you occasionally switch which arm holds the spray bottle and which one wipes the desks or you will end up with one Popeye sized forearm compared to the other! I found cleaning highschools to be so satisfying because you had your section, you worked alone mostly, you could listen to your music and the visual progress when the cleaning is done was the icing on the cake. Sucks about having to wait so long for the pay though... Yuck.3 -
Good Friday morning everyone!
CW: 162.0
Otherwise - updates for this week.
I was also in the office more instead of working from home which meant I did less exercise overall and ate more. That lead to me feeling more stressed and yucky overall.
I went swimming at a local indoor pool and LOVED it. A friend invited me last minute for a lap workout and I forgot how peaceful it is. Really allows you to focus on breath and form. I don't know how long or how many laps I swam or how many calories I burned - which was nice not to tally or compete about fitness with myself. After the laps we also went down the slides for a great laugh!
Looking forward to March and some spring sun and flowering trees!
https://katekizi.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/luxembourg-in-blossom/
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85.3
A bit yo-yo at the moment. Trying to find my more consistent zone.4 -
CW 148.8
PW 148.6
Sorry for the delay, again. I have been so sick and not sleeping. When I don't workout, I don't sleep. Then, I don't handle stress well. I think it is why I have been sick for so long. I finally got a workout in yesterday. I slept like a rock, but woke up with a pounding headache. I took some motrin, I am drinking my coffee and plan on working out in a few minutes. I did make it to Costco yesterday, and got lots of healthy food. I am ready to crush March!!! Sorry, I am behind on everyone's posts but I am excited to catch up and here what is happening in everyone's lives.
@jugar obviously this is my last Feb weigh, but does that mean it is my starting weigh in for March? You would think after 2 years I would know the answer to that!3 -
KellyBgetsfit wrote: »@jugar obviously this is my last Feb weigh, but does that mean it is my starting weigh in for March? You would think after 2 years I would know the answer to that!
Yes indeed! The final weights each month are then copied in as the starting weights for the next. The only good thing about having a gain in the final week of a month is that your next 1st week usually looks brilliant!
I have the same sleep thing - no exercise=crappy sleep, usually anyhow. Being sick certainly does not help - I'm glad you're starting to feel better and can get back to some more lifting yourself and things up!1 -
2/24 exercise:
47 minutes Peloton + 6325 steps1 -
PW 237.6
CW 237.8
I'm basically just maintaining right now and haven't really gotten back to a serious or consistent weight loss regime. I have just been trying to take care of myself and get back to normal. My husband’s job is trending in a more positive direction and it looks like some not so helpful staff members will be let go at the end of the year. The jobs will be redistributed and my husband will be teammates with a different teacher. He is feeling optimistic and that really helps take pressure off me too.
My goals for next week:
Log a deficit 5/7 days
Workout 2-3 times
Enjoy more fruits and vegetables
Lay off the carbs!
My new leopard guinea pig cage set up is all sewn and in the cage!
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