Waistaways Team Chat - February 2022
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PW 148.8
CW 148.4
It was 148 on Monday so I am a little disappointed but, a loss is a loss. We have a snowday today. I am pretty excited to take my kods outside to play, but the high is 28 so I don't think we will be outside for long.8 -
Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in
PW 179.8
CW 179.26 -
Username: Bowens1973
PW: 180.4
CW: 177.0
Loss: 3.47 -
2/2 exercise:
5178 steps + 46 minutes Peloton + 20 minutes shadow boxing (not taking a supplement on top of steps but it's a fun new exercise I'm doing on the Peloton platform)
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MoStacy
WID: Wednesday
PW: 207 Lbs
CW: 207.5 lbs5 -
CW 193.4
More shovelling today and a possibility of hockey tonight. People we had over on Sunday for a skate tested positive for Covid this morning so hubby and I will test after work and I will have to check the isolation rules with my hockey league. Chances are their son caught it at school Monday, but it's better to be sure.5 -
Happy Thursday, team.
Confession time, I gave into hunger last night and had a total hodge podge-type dinner plus lots of snacks. Booooo. But! I finallyyyyy woke up today (at 7am naturally, ahead of my 7:30 alarm) and got out for a 1 mile run before work. Turning the ship around!
@ashleycarole86 and @bowens1973 I actually full-on gasped at your weigh-ins, pretty sure you were both in the 190s when I last saw your numbers. SO INSPIRING. !!!!!!
@PlaneMonkey your pics make me question why I don't make casseroles more often...6 -
1/31: 4475 steps
2/1: 37 minutes elliptical + 15 minutes weightlifting + 11374 steps
2/2: 48 minute walk + 6384 steps
Family drama is ramping up around here and I am using meditation and exercise to help me manage it. But, as an emotional eater, my go-to is food. So I am reminding myself today of my history with food and that it isn’t real comfort. I need to seek comfort elsewhere.
Jenn
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Hi, @Kali225. I was glad to read that you came here to post about your snacky night and your walk the next morning. I love to read about when people can move forward and “turn the ship around.” That is so inspiring.
Jenn
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Jenn @metaphysicalstudio hope the family drama calms down but it's great to acknowledge it and not let it derail you!
I've been feeling hungry a lot today so I'm filling the void with water as much as possible instead of with food. Hoping it helps and my body adjusts to the calorie reduction and this goes away soon.3 -
@jugar
First, I want to say that the Community section of MFP is super cumbersome to navigate on my phone but super easy on my laptop. Oh well, change is inevitable.
Second, I don't recall what I shared in the January post, but I joined the YMCA almost 2 weeks ago. Between that and my Leslie Sansone videos, I've been trying to do some form of exercise several days a week for at least 10 minutes. Gotta start somewhere, right? At the YMCA, I've been walking on the treadmill, even though I typically hate the machine that takes me nowhere fast. LOL. But watching a TV show or movie while I walk has made it quite enjoyable. I tried to do a 'bodyflow' class the other night and quickly realized that my body doesn't 'flow' like that from sitting on the floor to standing, stretching, and every other contortion in between. YET. The day will come soon when I'll try it again, but for now, I'm OK with the cardio. Next week I want to do the elliptical machine. I love that machine because it's no impact on my joints, thank God. I also want to do water walking; they have an indoor, heated pool. My joints will love me for it!
PW: 364.8
CW: 362
P.S. In addition to all of that, when we moved to our new home, I decided I wanted my office to be upstairs in the loft area. I work from home, so I knew that this would mean multiple trips up and down the stairs every weekday. For someone with arthritis in both knees (and probably both hips by now), it would seem illogical to make such a decision, but I'm determined not to be trapped in this bigger body. Some days, going up the stairs feels like torture, but slow or somewhat fast, I'm making it every single day. I'm getting stronger.
When you've hit bottom (metaphorically), the only way to go is up, right?
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@evangsimmons170 I'm on an android phone and I don't know if iPhone is the same but as long as I bookmarked the group chat, when I tap on my profile photo in the top right corner, it shows me notifications (the bell shape) whenever anyone has posted in the group chat. Whenever I tap on any of them, it brings me to the group. I hate trying to find the group without that feature.
Good work on setting your office upstairs! Your dedication is inspiring.1 -
PlaneMonkey wrote: »@evangsimmons170 I'm on an android phone and I don't know if iPhone is the same but as long as I bookmarked the group chat, when I tap on my profile photo in the top right corner, it shows me notifications (the bell shape) whenever anyone has posted in the group chat. Whenever I tap on any of them, it brings me to the group. I hate trying to find the group without that feature.
Good work on setting your office upstairs! Your dedication is inspiring.
Thanks! I'll give my Android another try. It's time to get a new one anyway.
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@evangsimmons170 that is a great loss! You are back on the way. I love that you are working on 10 minutes. I think you used to have a tendency to aim for unrealistic jumps up in exercise, and then get discouraged when you could not keep it up. The YMCA is a great resource, a boring session on the treadmill with something good to watch, and your Leslie Sansone videos are a fantastic start. I love the sound of the low impact pool exercise too - I know that is magic for a lot of people. Keep to your 10 minutes no matter what! If it is bedtime and you have not done it yet - do it anyhow! 10 minutes can happen any time, and slowly but surely you'll be able to do one of those flow classes. Go Rhonda!!Confession time, I gave into hunger last night and had a total hodge podge-type dinner plus lots of snacks. Booooo. But! I finallyyyyy woke up today (at 7am naturally, ahead of my 7:30 alarm) and got out for a 1 mile run before work. Turning the ship around!metaphysicalstudio wrote: »Family drama is ramping up around here and I am using meditation and exercise to help me manage it. But, as an emotional eater, my go-to is food. So I am reminding myself today of my history with food and that it isn’t real comfort. I need to seek comfort elsewhere.
My sister @EvMakesChanges once quoted a great "mantra" or reminder - "The only problem food can solve is hunger." Eating can fix that. It cannot fix anything else. Hunger happens and it is sometimes hard to stop eating when it hits hard, but getting hungry (preferably before every meal!) actually helps to eat well. The power of being hungry is that you did not overeat the meal before, so now you really need one! The power of eating to fill any other need is zero. I think sometimes our self definition statements can help change the dynamic in there, too. "I am an emotional eater" might not be helpful. "I eat when I am hungry" could maybe work better? And as @planemonkey suggested, try water first if you are just feeling like you have a void. But if you are really hungry, plan a good way to feed yourself. You've got this!
All that said, I had soft ice cream for lunch today. It is the only thing I had for lunch, so I'm not too worried, but you can bet that dinner was kale, cauliflower, a little bit of sweet potato, and a few shrimp. A dollop of pesto. I'm still not really looking forward to weighing myself when I get home...6 -
@evangsimmons170 Wow! I am so inspired by what you wrote. 10 minutes of movement is a great goal, and finding ways to enjoy your movement is essential. I liked being a member of the YMCA but it's a far drive as we live far from civilization.
Your post is so positive and focused on your goals. You want a body that "flows" and know it isn't quite there "YET." That word is pure magic! Just keep looking forward.
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The Friday lineup is ready!
@Steph1498
@Pearl4686
@Micki48
@happimess01
@gak71
@EvMakesChanges
@conleywoods
@bonnie_red
@ells_bellz
And a few stragglers - hoping you're ok and will check in soon
@graceojo999
@MandiSaysHey
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Keep well everyone - and send any extra energy you have to @micki48 - I sure wish we could all descend on you and help! Can you imagine the hilarity, energy, and (of course) the effective completion of all tasks in record time? It would be wild.
Oh thank you for that @jugar. If only that were possible. It would be a blast. And so much easier. I am truly spent. It was a LOT easier 11 years ago when we came down here.
I can hardly keep track of what day it is. Tomorrow is weigh in already. We’ll see. I had a loss when I stepped on earlier this week.
Falling asleep, so I better head to bed.3 -
Good morning everyone!
I'm checking in with weight loss 😃
ellz_bells
Friday
PW 230lbs
CW 227.6 lbs
Woop! Woop!
Have a lovely Friday all 💗8 -
PW 85 kg
CW 85.1kg
A small gain. I have fallen off the wagon but trying to nip it in the bud before it spirals out of control.6
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