WaistAways Team Chat - APRIL 2022
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Team Results
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This week may have been rough, but we had plenty of people in the green last week!
WaistAways - 36%
Mission Slimpossibles - 34.8%
WeightNoMore & Downsizers - 33.3%
Shape Shifters - 16.7%
All you have to do to be in the green is lose weight. It doesn't matter how much, it doesn't matter the percentage, all that matters is you end lower than you were the week before. And that's it! For this next week, I encourage you to take things one step at a time, one choice at a time. It's never too late to make a choice that benefits you. Move a little more, eat a little better, listen to your body.
And if you're struggling, you have an entire team here to help you. You're not alone, even if it feels like it sometimes.4 -
Happy Sunday! I'm standing while typing and sway-dancing to some calming music to try and offset my OHs' panic about misplacing their phone. Sigh. Well, movement is a good thing. I had a good walk after our Chef salads today. It felt good to move beyond the first thought which is to put off the walk until X (fill in the blank) is finished. I already accomplished a few things today including emptying 2 boxes in the basement to start sorting things for a yard sale (or the trash bins). That feels good!
Brekky was 1 poached egg, natural unprocessed bacon, roasted zucchini and summer squash slices and one slice of 5-seeded toast. I'm going to make a red lentil soup for supper. :-) feels good to make a plan. A week from tomorrow I start my new Job. Whee!
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Happy Sunday, Everyone!
@jugar Liselyn, can I please start back with the main team from 1st May?
And @ashleycarole86 Ashley, can I rejoin the Step team on the same day?
My re-starting weight is 187.8 and my daily step goal is 8000.
Thanks in advance, both. Yx
Yay!!!
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It seems there are problems with MFP again - my food diary does not communicate between the web and mobile app versions. It will look like I had a crazy day when they combine, I'll bet... There have been some other problems too. I hope you are all able to get on and do what you want all right.
I had a great time outside today - we have a gorgeous pair of hawks nesting nearby and hanging around near our pond a lot. I love being able to see them up close. I also saw the first of my arch enemies today - the dreaded groundhogs who eat my beloved kale from the garden! I'm rooting for the coyotes. It's their job to guard the kale, right? They had better get a head start before I plant it.
I'm doing the weekly group challenge this week, and I'm determined to get ALL the points! You all should join in and show everyone how it is done.
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@BlissfulK no problem for the week off - it sounds like you are making some major changes. What are you changing in your diet? We always love to know Good luck with all the kitchen work!
@DD265 an allotment! that sounds fantastic. It is a lot of work getting ready for planting, but the results are so good you'll be glad later. I am getting ready to start the heavy work fairly soon - the earth has to dry a bit more before I get out there digging and tilling, but I hope to have the cool weather veg planted before I go off to my daughter's for 10 days. I'm leaving the 11th of May, so just before that I'll try to get the lettuces, arugula, and kale planted. It is slow from the first planting because the ground is still cool, but the sooner those salads can be coming from the garden the better! All my plants that have started indoors won't go out until very late May or early June - when the soil is nice and warm. It helps that I don't have to have the entire garden tilled, compost added, etc. all at once. In two sessions it isn't so bad. My garden is huge!
Before I forget - this week's steps and exercise for you @ashleycarole86
Sunday - 14,384 + 45 bike
Monday - 11,973 + 15 Pilates + 45 bike
Tuesday - 5720 + hours of sitting!
Wednesday - 12,961 + 45 bike
Thursday - 9542 + 30 Pilates
Friday - 11,155 + 15 Pilates + 45 bike (slower than usual)
Saturday - 10,710 + 45 bike5 -
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4/23 exercise:
11661 steps + 60 minutes Peloton
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Lots of issues for me over the last couple of days - Garmin no longer syncing with MFP diary (yet it shows up in the newsfeed), pictures not displaying properly on the web... trying to be patient
We had a BIG day. Biked over 60 KM in the mountains... I am exhausted!! It was a beautiful day though. It actually started with a nice brunch to celebrate our friends' 55th wedding anniversary, so we were well fueled today
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Happy Sunday evening 😊 Today we had a very nice spring day. Food was good and my diary will not post. Playing around with meeting my macros. I am in the ballpark but need practice. Luckily the next 30 days are pre planned for me. I took the dog for a walk, cut the boys hair and my youngest and I took the guinea pigs out in the grass to eat dandelions.
@ashleycarole86 and @bowens1973 Great ride today. That was some serious biking. Sounds lovely.
@DD265 Excited for your garden plot! We have ours close to ready. All of the drip irrigation is layed out. It has been cultivated once and rain water has been collected. We just have to set up our big water tubs that collect runoff from the well and get the pump set up. I'm sure you will have it ready for planting in no time!
@jugar I am definitely struggling to use features on MFP lately. I'm kinda amazed I made it in here!3 -
PW: 86.5kg
CW: 85kg
@jugar @conleywoods I am jealous of your gardens ready to go! I don't have time to get down there today but I want to plan the layout on the PC first anyway, and then I'll go down in an evening and start marking out the beds to see how it would look in real life. It has been recommended that we begin with potatoes, as they're good for breaking up compacted soil.
@ashleycarole86 @bowens1973 that sounds like a fantastic ride and well worth being tired for.
I had a good week - started on Wednesday - and it shows on the scales. It felt like very little in the way of snacking compared to what I had been doing, and within my calorie goal each day. I was a bit hungry several of the days (thought about what you said about a little hunger being a positive thing @jugar!) but no real issues. We're starting to look for our September holiday and I'm hoping that will be another reason to stay focused.
I am also having issues with the site; namely trying to quick add 43 calories to yesterday, but at least the community seems to be working.4 -
Hello everyone! I read posts from the last few days, but have way more older posts to read to catch up. I am curious about this dill pickle relish!
@ashleycarole86 Sounds like you have made it to your goal BMI level. Congratulations!!! That’s fantastic. You have worked so hard. Nice payoff. So happy for you.
@conleywoods Kristi, your test sounded so informative and comprehensive. I’m glad they gave you a heads up to insulin resistance before it became a real issue for you. Glad you got so much information and happy to hear hubby sees your efforts in a new light. I know you’ve got this. Good luck!
@jugar thank you for the email. I saw it but as usual was on the run and haven’t responded yet. I will, but will also tell you here, I will be back on the regular team and step team for May. I have done enough damage. Time to get myself back into a routine and follow what I have learned. Thanks for the nudge.
That said, I have read about all the MFP problems people are having. 🙁 I also read the notice from MFP about an “extended outrage” of all of MFP to fix the problem. Do we have a plan, as a team, for support when that happens? Would a closed Facebook group work for folks or something like that? I know I am going to need this team for support in the coming month and don’t want to be left on my own for an extended period!🤪
I will weigh in later this week, but tipped the scale at 200 today 😳 All my progress this past months or so lost. More on that observation later.
Still trying to find new drs and schedule appointments. National healthcare feels like it would be so much easier in my situation.
Tomorrow my granddaughter, Juliet, turns 4!!! She’s very excited. Party on Saturday with friends. Yes, we have those here because we lived here a decade ago. She also has made new friends in our neighborhood. Our neighbors are lovely on our little cul-de-sac.
She will go to camp this summer and then in September we will attend school together. She’s in PreK. I still don’t know which grade for sure.
All the garden talk makes me miss my garden in NC. I’m sure it’s an overgrown mess since my son hasn’t moved in yet. A few more weeks. I do have some containers I will plant some things in. And I will put tomatoes in the ground.
So good to get my brain and self back into this journey. It’s all part of it. I just had a little detour. @YinxFed glad to hear you are back too.
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Happy Monday!
PW: 142.4
CW: 141.4 (-1#)
Lack of prepping has been taking a toll on me so I'm trying to get everything together again.
I love hearing about the gardens that are getting prepped! I'm going to live vicariously through you all since it's probably not in the cards for me this year (I've got too many other home repair things to take care of now that I know we'll be staying up here for a few years)
Also - taking ideas for elopement locales in the Redwood areas of CA....so if you have some awesome spots, I'd love to hear them!2 -
So good to see you @micki48 - you're going straight back onto the regular team, and all will be heading back in the right direction pronto! Do you still want to stick with Friday weigh-ins? If so, this coming Friday will be the time for your starting weight. You have a few days to sneak back down under 200 I am sure you will have a fantastic party for Juliet on Saturday - and then you'll both be at the same school in the fall - how good is that?
I read the notice from MFP https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/5716717249933 where they say there may be extended outage. As far as I know, this is ONLY on the diary side, not on community. So it may be difficult to track food and exercise properly, but it won't effect the groups, forums, etc. The team is safe! Maybe an alternative tracking site might be a good idea for a while, in case things get worse. I know some people who use mynetdiary.com and they like it a lot - but there are many of them easily available.
I cannot wait to see the answers to your elopement recommendations request @MoonlitMuse
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@Terytha
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Alternate tracking site?? But ... but ... I don't want change!!! LOL
Although the problems with the site are worse than a bit of downtime to get it back to normal, I suppose! I've heard good things about an app called Lose It too, or Cronometer. Hopefully it doesn't come to that, but I really don't know if I want to break out paper and pen!
I was a tad sore from the long bike ride yesterday, but the kind of sore where some movement today was going to help it. The weather was beautiful today! My work day dragged (just my mental space I think... ) but the break at lunch to walk my dog was lovely. After work, I got our taxes filed, and that felt great to get that monkey off my back!
I joined Brad for a 10 minute strength session, did my 45 minute Peloton ride, and finished off with a stretch. A nice hot shower earned @jugar style to cap off the night!
Back to office tomorrow so my wake up call comes earlier... I am not doing so well at maintaining 7.75 hours or more of sleep. Just something to note and keep working on.
@micki48 Glad to see you back on the team and was delighted to see your Pilates workout in my feed today.
@MoonlitMuse Nice progress this week! I have no suggestions for you as I'm not familiar with that area but that sounds very exciting!
4/24 exercise:
8200 steps + 190 minutes outdoor cycling2 -
@veronica1359 If you are able to submit steps for Apr 17-23 by tomorrow evening, I'll be sure to include your numbers in our tallies! 1
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@micki48 @ashleycarole86 I don't want to use another tracking app either! Hopefully they'll be able to tell us when the outage will be and how long they expect it to be down for. I figure if I pre-track my days and screenshot them, then I just have to stick to my planned food. As somebody who works in the software industry, I would be surprised if the downtime is more than a few hours/half a day; the software is their business, so they need to be able to minimise the downtime.
What I have found good lately is being able to select multiple items to track on the Android app - it makes tracking on my phone a lot less painful, even if the items are currently duplicating on the PC!
I had the chiropractor again last night, then a training session this morning. My mobility is very good, even the aching thoracic area, but there's something going on in/with my right hip. C did some stretching with it this morning then we did work on the bear complex again - I definitely felt stronger after lifting, even with just the 12.5kg bar but quite quickly. We've agreed to focus on the bear complex and overhead squat for our next training goal, then outside of our sessions I'll try to get more runs in. I am still getting breathless very quickly, so I'm going to try running a 5K as slowly as I need to. If I really can't do it, I may go see my GP.
Tonight I am taking OH shopping for Lego, as he has birthday money burning a hole in his bank account. I can't judge him as childish because I'd be the same.
Might also look for a bird feeding station - we've got to stop putting food out the way we do to see if the rats in the garden leave. I feel bad about stopping feeding them completely as I love seeing the birds in the garden, but we don't want to risk the rats spreading and causing issues for our neighbours, or damaging the house. 
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@DD265 Good idea to see the GP if your breathlessness is persisting after the run attempt. Your mention of the R word has me shook.. we don't have rats in Alberta but my biggest fear when we open the trailer at the lake this weekend will be mice having gotten in over the winter. For some reason I imagine @jugar laughing at me now... country living gal that she is. It's a legit fear!!!! What kind of Lego did OH get?
Up early thanks to my lovely cat... but off to office today so not the worst thing. I have a big meeting with the larger group today, many of which I still haven't seen yet despite being back for two weeks. Will be interesting as I've had some pretty obvious reactions so far in a more private setting.
Will be back later to post exercise for yesterday and the week 3 step report!3 -
I am so ready for May to begin, I have been doing terrible. I must have it in my head that I am going to start on May so it's okay to overindulge now while I have the chance... Makes no sense, but that is how my brain works.
I did do a 10 min video this morning, and yesterday worked my last official day at the old job. So this is my last 50+ hour week.
I went bathing suit shopping this past weekend, I DID NOT EVEN NEED A BATHING SUIT ! but I tried one on, and smashed my self esteem into a million pieces... I don't know what I was thinking...
Ugh... Tonight when I get home, I will be cleaning and prepping all of the beautiful produce, I bought over the weekend, but never took the time to prep...
Ugh, it will get better, I think I had to get over this hump of finalizing that last job, so now I can throw myself into just this one, and working on myself. Apparently I can't do 3 things at once...
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@Gidgitgoescrazy it will get better it will get better it will get better. really. it will. And besides, your May week 1 weigh in is this coming Sunday - 5 days from now!
@DD265 I'm wondering if you have considered seeing an osteopath - I have found over many years as a performing musician and part-time mover of my body that it is much more effective than chiro. In fewer treatments, way more integration and ability to keep doing all the things. Just my 2 pennies worth
And rats? We have muskrats here but usually, like @ashleycarole86 , just tons and tons and tons of mice. And groundhogs! But everyone needs the muskrat song
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Hi WA's ...You have a new member joining your wonderful team ...Please welcome @sophsjw 2
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Uh, perhaps said cat can assist in the potential mouse-expedition? Had to laugh along with you!
Good luck with the mouse-invaders. I hope there aren't any still hanging around by the time you open the camp.
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@jugar
On April 24, I posted my steps for week 31 -
@jugar I think my chiro is very similar to an osteopath (as opposed to the chiro I used to see), but I haven't seen one specifically. I find it's enough to keep me ticking over and usually just a nice massage these days, then I get the brutal sports massage from C on a weekly basis if needed. As long as there's nothing more than a niggle, a few years of training have taught me that the best thing for my body is weight lifting.
We've just booked our holiday for September - off to Rhodes (a Greek island) for a week. I'm going to put a countdown timer somewhere, then it can help me stay focused on my weightloss journey. I'll crunch some numbers and see what I might aim for. Ideally something that would see me fitting comfortably into holiday clothing I already own!
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@DD265 Rhodes! Lucky you
@sophsjw Welcome! Dive right in and introduce yourself - if you have any questions, fire away. I hope you'll enjoy our lovely crew. If you want a quick overview of the general procedures and who everyone is, the first page or two of this chat thread is a good place to start. You certainly don't have to read the whole month, though! We always re-introduce ourselves on the beginning of each month's challenge. In any case, it's great to have you here.2 -
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Thanks @veronica1359 ... found them!
My community isn't loading photos properly so I missed yours on the 24th. Got them!1 -
4/25 exercise:
9220 steps + 47 minutes Peloton + 10 minutes strength2 -
tuesday weigh-in
CW: 250.2
Sorry I completely blanked on logging & posting last week!! As it turns out, 2+ weeks of vacation in 1 month got me to a new all-time high. Who would have thought. Bleh. I also saw one photo of myself from the time in Colorado (which was overall VERY fun, so much better than the Cali trip, that I was near tears to leave) and ooooof it's so unflattering. So, trying to turn over a new leaf this week. I've basically been gaining weight continuously since November and that stinks.
Totally behind on reading posts, too. I saw something about dill pickles, which are so delicious.5 -
It looks like mfp should only be down for an hour tonight at 8pm pst. Should fix the issues everyone has been talking about. Syncing issues, not being able to quick add...hopefully will come back up in an hour like they say!
Welcome @sophsjw!4
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