Waistaways Team Chat - MARCH 2022
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PW: 139.6
CW: 133.0 I don’t know how?? 😦😅
I went on the scale like 5 different times because I didn’t think it was correct, like I didn’t believe it😅
I think what contributed to this week’s loss is that I ate more veggie 🥗 based meals this week. Was afraid that homemade chick pea brownies and homemade mint brownie ice and banana chocolate ice cream was going to impact progress, but looks like it was okay 😊 Plant based is really the way, I need to stick to it, because you can eat more and not fear the scale, lol. The homemade sweets used a variety of Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetners (powdered sugar, brown sugar, white sugar), Organic Raw Agave, Organic Honey, Organic Grade A? Maple Syrup, Organic Date Syrup, Organic Bananas.6 -
PW: 139.6
CW: 133.0 I don’t know how?? 😦😅
I went on the scale like 5 different times because I didn’t think it was correct, like I didn’t believe it😅
I think what contributed to this week’s loss is that I ate more veggie 🥗 based meals this week. Was afraid that homemade chick pea brownies and homemade mint brownie ice and banana chocolate ice cream was going to impact progress, but looks like it was okay 😊 Plant based is really the way, I need to stick to it, because you can eat more and not fear the scale, lol. The homemade sweets used a variety of Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetners (powdered sugar, brown sugar, white sugar), Organic Raw Agave, Organic Honey, Organic Grade A? Maple Syrup, Organic Date Syrup, Organic Bananas.
Fantastic loss! Plant-based is an amazing way to be able to eat quite a bit and not suffer from it - the fibre makes a huge difference. Sweeteners are still pretty high calorie, but things like chickpeas instead of lots of fats sure help! Well done
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Well, we made it to #3 by the tips of our fingernails! I'm feeling like we need an energy reboot this week.
Let's take some time to question ourselves, share the answers, and see how we can kick up our success. Here is a list of questions - pick any one of them every day and post an answer. Or ask one of your own! Use the answers to find the best ways to keep on going with this challenging journey to weight loss, health, and fitness.- What do I need to do this week?
- What lessons did I learn from things that did not go so well last week or recently?
- What is your greatest accomplishment so far in March?
- What can you do right now to make the coming week(s) less stressful?
- What is one thing you need to do this week that you have been putting off?
- What good habits do you have?
- What are you resisting?
- How can your teammates help you? How can you help them?
- What is the next step towards your goal?
- What excess baggage are you carrying that you can drop this week?
- What will help keep you on plan this week?
That should give us some good mind exercise
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PW: 139.6
CW: 133.0 I don’t know how?? 😦😅
I went on the scale like 5 different times because I didn’t think it was correct, like I didn’t believe it😅
I think what contributed to this week’s loss is that I ate more veggie 🥗 based meals this week. Was afraid that homemade chick pea brownies and homemade mint brownie ice and banana chocolate ice cream was going to impact progress, but looks like it was okay 😊 Plant based is really the way, I need to stick to it, because you can eat more and not fear the scale, lol. The homemade sweets used a variety of Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetners (powdered sugar, brown sugar, white sugar), Organic Raw Agave, Organic Honey, Organic Grade A? Maple Syrup, Organic Date Syrup, Organic Bananas.
Fantastic loss! Plant-based is an amazing way to be able to eat quite a bit and not suffer from it - the fibre makes a huge difference. Sweeteners are still pretty high calorie, but things like chickpeas instead of lots of fats sure help! Well done
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What good habits do you have?
I track every bite, every single day.
I weigh in daily (and for me this works well).
I aim for intentional movement every day for a minimum of 20 minutes.
I ensure I drink a minimum of 64 oz of water.
I aim to get a good amount of sleep every night and I'm working on extending that.
I toggle between deficit and maintenance- 10% days depending on life circumstances but stay below my chosen budget almost all of the time.
I check in with various parts of the MFP community every day.
I walk my dog every day.
Good prompt @jugar - looking forward to reading some responses from our team!3 -
PW: 83.2kg
CW: 83.9kg
We ate out A LOT this last week due to having things on and family visits. Ended up getting pizzas yesterday lunch (Mothers Day in the UK) but I don't eat cheese, so I was having chicken strips. The takeaway don't do anything green (unless it's on a pizza!) so we stopped at a service station on the way up for me to pick up a salad because I was craving something healthy. I felt pretty good about my chicken & salad, but it's the exception rather than the rule for last week unfortunately. Not a bad gain, but I've drawn a line under that behaviour for sure.
Steps @ashleycarole86
Saturday 20th - 17795
Sunday 21st - 6772
Monday 22nd - 12664
Tuesday 23rd - 8558
Wednesday 24th - 4665
Thursday 25th - 5648
Friday 26th - 9902
Saturday 27th - 7523
What do I need to do this week?
Track calories and stay under my goal
What lessons did I learn from things that did not go so well last week or recently?
Eating out is expensive and doesn't get me closer to my goal. Nice in moderation but last week was excessive!
What is your greatest accomplishment so far in March?
Having a focused week (week before last) - if I can do it for that week, I can do it for today
What can you do right now to make the coming week(s) less stressful?
Meditation, plenty of sleep, lots of water
What is one thing you need to do this week that you have been putting off?
There's nothing that needs to be done this week
What good habits do you have?
Not eating chocolate has stuck
What are you resisting?
Going to bed at a reasonable time
How can your teammates help you? How can you help them?
Being here to chat in this thread
What is the next step towards your goal?
Focus on one day/meal/hour at a time
What excess baggage are you carrying that you can drop this week?
Alas, this is not the week for it
What will help keep you on plan this week?
Sticking to the meal plan, and pre-logging so it's less effort overall and I only need to track the 'extras'
The alarm went off at 5am this morning, and OH has gone to do his first shift out on patrol. I've been feeling run down since Thursday (hello mouth ulcer that won't go away) and can only attribute it to stress. Focusing on work today is proving to be a significant challenge. I did get a 5k done on Saturday, where I focused on maintaining a quicker pace, which was successful but it wiped me out so I'm planning on taking it easy today.
The food for the week is planned. OH isn't eating with me for the next 3 days, so I'm either using up single portions or things he is less keen on. It's all freezer food this week for the convenience/flexibility, and all bar one of those meals was home cooked then frozen. We need to see how his shift pattern affects our current routines, then we can figure out new routines and I'll know when we have time to cook from scratch, vs when batch cooked is better etc. A big challenge is that he's never guaranteed to finish work on time, so even if we can theoretically eat together, in practise he may be home too late. This is why batch cooking is so great; we can reheat our portions separately. Sides are a little trickier but we'll figure that out. It will probably take a few weeks to settle into the rhythm of things!
I had my women's health physio assessment on Thursday and I do indeed have increased tone in my pelvic floor. I wouldn't have said it was that bad going in, as I don't really have any symptoms, but I think I got lucky. Apparently it's extremely common for women (men to a lesser degree) to hold stress/tension in the pelvis, and she's seen a lot more general pelvic pain since the pandemic. I don't have any stuff to do at home yet, but going back in a couple of weeks for a follow up. Still hoping it might help with my running!4 -
It's been kinda crazy at my house. The stomach flu has been working its way through our house. The kids and I have all had it and I am home with the last sick kid today. Fingers crossed my husband doesn't get it. I think I slept a total of 2 and a half hours last night and not all at once. Before I got sick my husband and I had massages and it was very needed. My shoulder that I thought had inflammation is actually just a very big knot. I had been holding off on any weight lifting until I knew for sure what the deal was. I did one run so far and it went pretty well overall. I may need to wait a bit longer to get back into a full workout routine. The new refrigerator is coming on Wednesday and I can't wait. So tired of trying to feed a family of 5 out of a mini fridge. The nearest grocery store is about 25 minutes away so no such thing as a quick grocery run.4
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CW: 182.6
Sorry for the lateness, I worked most of the weekend and it borked my sense of time pretty bad. Also I'm beyond exhausted.
Ate a lot of (company provided) fast food this weekend trying to force our way through some problems.
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Where did the day go? I got some work done on a medieval song I'm "updating" - new lyrics (by a friend of mine), slightly new harmonies, and finding a way for it to work well in a more folk sound with guitar, voice, and flute. It is a beautiful tune.
Foodwise things are going OK - and my first seeds are planted for this year's vegetable garden. Soon the plant starting window will be chockablock with baby plants, but so far it is just a few. More to come later this week.
I will be going to my physiotherapist/osteopath on Wednesday to follow up on some seriously annoying neck and head pain from my right shoulder issues, and to make sure that all is now well with my back after last week's pain. It is feeling ok but I'm a bit wary of getting back to my weights. Taking it slow, bodyweight for now.
@ashleycarole86 last week's numbers are not much to brag about! I was stopped pretty hard by that back thing for a few days there...
Sunday - 15,527
Monday - 10,6867 + 45 min. bike
Tuesday - 8,074 + 30 Pilates + 45 bike
Wednesday - 6,852
Thursday - 5,844 + 35 bike
Friday - 7,770
Saturday - 7,847 + 15 Pilates
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Time for more numbers! Hop on the dreaded number recording device, and send them in! Thanks -
@wendydpromos
@graceojo999
@kdblpn
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What is your greatest accomplishment so far in March?
I had my first real bout of illness since I started on my journey, and I didn't gain weight. My whole routine was off, I was exercising less than normal, but it validated my plan is sound the way it is and that it's not built on habits that I cannot sustain.
I missed the exercise, but I knew how to adjust to manage the period where it wasn't as accessible to me.
3/27 exercise:
16941 steps + 25 minutes outdoor cycling on my new gravel bike (ee!) + 21 minutes upper body strength
We had a fun moment today. Brad and I got married in Oct 2019 and from there my rings had gotten so tight I actually wore them around my neck for a while until I started losing. Today we finally took both my rings and Brad's in to be resized. We both went down 1.25 in our sizing - Brad wasn't even wearing his because it fell off one day and he didn't want to lose it.
@DD265 Hope shift #1 for OH went well! How exciting it's that time now. Your life has been adjusting for a while now as you settle into this new phase and this week sounds like another chapter. Your meal plan sounds great and I do the same when I'm eating without Brad (eat down the things he won't choose himself).
@conleywoods I can only imagine how hard it was to feed your family out of a mini-fridge while everyone is sick. Hoping for less stressful times ahead.
Thanks to all who have reported steps for the 20th to the 26th. Hoping for a few more of the team before I issue the report tomorrow night so please get those numbers in as soon as you can.
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What is the next step towards your goal?
I think my next step is to shift my workout schedule from a few workouts inconsistently spaced throughout the week to a consistent 6 days of activity/exercise of any amount.
@jugar hope you have a productive appointment and figure out what is going on with your back and shoulder!
@ashleycarole86 Congrats on the ring resizing! That is a fun milestone for you guys!2 -
Pw 103.5kg
CW 102.8kg
Not really in keto but low carb at the moment. This week I’ll focus on drinking water and being consistent for at least 5 days of the week. I’ll stay under 1200kcals for those days. I have a wedding coming up next weekend so I’ll probably not keep that calorie limit then.3 -
@ashleycarole86 I'm glad his shifts have finally started so we can make our last routine adjustments for a while. Definitely going to take some getting used to though!
I do want to find some dishes I can cook fresh that are good for one person - either because they aren't expensive to cook in small batches, or because they reheat well. I've never tried freezing stir fry, for example, but I find myself craving more of that kind of food at the moment. As the weather improves I'll eat more salads; I can marinate and freeze chicken to have with them. Any recommendations, either for recipes, or freezing tips?
Trained this morning despite feeling half dead as I hadn't slept well. It was a good one, because we did a bit of work on the overhead squat. This is a lift I find quite difficult as it requires a lot of thoracic mobility, and having a desk based job I can lack that. We were only using the 12.5kg bar but the focus was on technique rather than weight. I do enjoy a technique session, which is something C doesn't do as much of I guess because I have the technique already for a lot of what we do. I had better feed that back 2 -
Happy Tuesday! It is back to winter here - all white out there for the past couple of days. Fun for tracking the animals that are out and about now, though - and it's a lot prettier than the mud
I'm reposting these questions for anyone who wants to answer one - you surely don't need to do them all!
What do I need to do this week?
What lessons did I learn from things that did not go so well last week or recently?
What is your greatest accomplishment so far in March?
What can you do right now to make the coming week(s) less stressful?
What is one thing you need to do this week that you have been putting off?
What good habits do you have?
What are you resisting?
How can your teammates help you? How can you help them?
What is the next step towards your goal?
What excess baggage are you carrying that you can drop this week?
What will help keep you on plan this week?
I am all about the one about things I have been putting off. I have a big list of phone calls, things to organise, and I am going to write it all in one place and start scratching them off. I have to get my "contaminated" car cleaned so that my DH can use it while I am away visiting my dad next month, line up a contractor about a possible deck construction job, get my regular car serviced, learn some new tunes, and get my step count back up!1 -
I do want to find some dishes I can cook fresh that are good for one person - either because they aren't expensive to cook in small batches, or because they reheat well. I've never tried freezing stir fry, for example, but I find myself craving more of that kind of food at the moment. As the weather improves I'll eat more salads; I can marinate and freeze chicken to have with them. Any recommendations, either for recipes, or freezing tips?
Stir fry is perfect for one person - you use just the amount of veggies (lots!) for one person, add whatever protein you need, throw on your seasonings and a one-person meal is done. I agree that they are not so good frozen or leftover, but using frozen veggies for some of it can work - just don't freeze it all after it is cooked. You'll be disappointed. If you're no longer in the mood for the usual stir fry flavour options, go for pesto, curry, thai curry (leftover coconut milk or the whole sauce freezes really well), herbs, etc.
I usually have this kind of skillet meal with no grain - I sauté a part of a sweet potato or parsnips or other "starchy" vegetable right in with the vegetables. That way it is truly a one pot meal - just put in the longer cooking things first. Have fun with all kinds of combinations!2 -
You have a new member joining your amazing team for April... Please welcome @MoonlitMuse 1
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@MoonlitMuse welcome! I love your username Please jump right in and introduce yourself - ask any questions you might have, and you'll be off and running for your official start on Sunday. 2
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Hi Everyone! Thanks @jugar (it's heavily influenced by the band and the fact that I'm a cancer lol)
So here's a little bit about me....- I'm US based (Originally from Ohio, now in NW Montana just outside of Glacier National Park)
- I'm a Registered Dietitian and Yoga Instructor
- My first fitness loves were yoga and pilates but I've been trying on and off (due to injuries) to become a runner for the last 15 years. I completed a 10k training at the end of Dec and am about to start on a Half-Marathon training plan with the hopes of running the Glacier Half in June
- I'm a crazy cat mom of 5 and a new Alusky Mom
- Most of my hobbies involve art, reading, and baking (ironic and detrimental I know...my fiance has banned me from baking for a while because it's counterproductive to our goals)
As for questions - I've never been part of a group like this that is actually ACTIVE, so I'd love to know what everyone talks about, shares, checks in with, etc. I'm just super excited to have a group of people to connect with and cheer on to stay motivated!5 -
Tuesday Weigh-In
CW: 243.3
No idea if that is a gain or loss at this point! I am also 5 pages behind the chat here, totally crazy week for my final week in this job (yaaaaaay) and I was in Philly (hello, @micki48 !) thurs-> Sunday last week.
@ashleycarole86 best take me off the step team for now. Finally met with my doctor today and discussed the mysterious foot pain and as suspected, she prescribed rest. So I should try to rein it in with the walks and jogs. Bah, humbug.
Hope everyone is doing well, but I'll try to catch up on my reading here today/tomorrow so I can find out!6 -
You lost 1.5 pounds this week! Good job - I guess that means there is at least one thing that is ok about such a crazy week. Bummer about your foot, though. Maybe you can become a Pilates fanatic as many of us are - it's great exercise and mostly done down on the mat. Hope it feels better soonTuesday Weigh-In
CW: 243.3
No idea if that is a gain or loss at this point! I am also 5 pages behind the chat here, totally crazy week for my final week in this job (yaaaaaay) and I was in Philly (hello, @micki48 !) thurs-> Sunday last week.
@ashleycarole86 best take me off the step team for now. Finally met with my doctor today and discussed the mysterious foot pain and as suspected, she prescribed rest. So I should try to rein it in with the walks and jogs. Bah, humbug.
Hope everyone is doing well, but I'll try to catch up on my reading here today/tomorrow so I can find out!
@MoonlitMuse you are so lucky to live near Glacier Park! It is gorgeous there. As to what we talk about here - it goes all around the houses. Sometimes we have a discussion around the many common issues that love to recur as we lose weight and get more fit - the obstacles we face, the setbacks, and the fabulous successes. There are three people on the team who have lost over 100 pounds, two of us on maintenance, and everyone is helping to keep the whole team accountable and supported. If anything anyone says gives you an idea, or you just want to commiserate about how baking is a terrible skill to have
- dive right in. I think the ultimate goal is to have your teammates voices in your head, and to have a bunch of shoulders to share the tough times, kicks in the butt when needed, and wild happy dances when you make good progress.
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Hi everyone! It’s been a whirlwind here. Boxes are still in most rooms, but fewer and we’re working our way through them. Totally missed my weigh in. Thanks for the excused weigh in.
Just read thru most of the pages.
Good to catch up. Now, I’m sleepy now. More tomorrow.
@ashleycarole I know it’s late for these but we can add them for the month.
Well, MFP is telling me I don’t have permission to post again. Boo.3 -
What do I need to do this week?
Track and stay mindful of my choices despite me being out of my routine.
@micki48
I am doing the step report tomorrow so if you can get your numbers to Liselyn again I'll add them in. Glad you're making your way through the unpacking.
Welcome @MoonlitMuse ... we have many Albertans on the team so we are basically neighbors
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@Kali225 you got it. Hope the final days of the job go as smoothly as possible. Get lots of rest and look forward to having you back in fighting form soon.. great loss this week2
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Today has been another crazy day 🙃 Up at 4 AM with my poor husband finally getting the stomach flu. Took another day off work to drive kids to school and get my husband anything he needed. I did get a little bit of down time today which was much needed. Picked kids up, made dinner and had to rush my daughter to her choir concert. Came home got everyone to bed. Finally, moved all the furniture and cleared the path on the deck for the new fridge arriving tomorrow. Food was not great today and I never made it over 1000 calories. It's past 10:00 at night so I will not get any more calories in today. Tomorrow I need to leave 45 minutes early so my daughter can catch an early bus for her field trip. I will be going to work tomorrow and it is conference week. Not sure what my schedule will be but I will figure it out and all of my reports were done last week. After work I will head to my son's conference. So close to spring break! A few more days and I will get a break 😌6
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Hang in there @conleywoods and @micki48 you are both so close to a rest!
I had such a hungry day yesterday, I couldn't stop eating. Combination of being under the weather and an early start methinks, then chuck in a bit of emotional eating and it was a recipe for disaster! I'm not trying for perfection on intake today, but I am going to make sure everything is tracked. My main takeaway from yesterday is that I met my water target and stayed off the chocolate, so that's definitely a win. I enjoyed a walk with one of my running friends and her dog, then spent the evening cross stitching on the sofa with one of the cats snuggled up, so a nice restful one.
It's our anniversary today (4 years married, though we've been together 17!) and we're getting McDonalds for lunch as we only have lunch together where we're both free and I don't have time to go out-out. In the future I think we'll do our 'specials' on different days, or instead of wanting it to be the evening meal, doing steak for lunch or whatever, but this occasion came around too soon in our adjustment period for me to have really thought about it.
@jugar I will definitely give single-person stir fry a go. I do find they tend to reheat OK (from the fridge!) so I could make enough for two and have it multiple days, but mainly I need to pick up a few new recipes, or buy pre-made sauce which isn't always the healthiest. Something I'm aiming to do this week is extract the recipes from a load of cook books I want to get rid of, so hopefully there'll be inspiration in those. I also want to understand more about meal/ingredient prep, as opposed to batch cooking, which would be useful for stir fry. If I prepare all my ingredients for the week on a Sunday, are they still fresh by Thursday, for example.2 -
What can you do right now to make the coming week(s) less stressful? - I did it on Monday morning - packed up 4 salads and yogurts and apples to put in the work fridge.
I needed a mental pass from weigh in last Sat. as much as having forgotten Sat. morning. It's been TOO crazy here...I won't even start to rattle the list off...
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Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in (weighing in one day early today)
PW 168.4
CW 169.8
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Hi WA's ... You have another new member joining your marvelous team ....Please welcome @SatanLuciferJones 2
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