WaistAways Team Chat - APRIL 2022
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I went to my consult with the wellness coach. I did a body scan with a machine called In Body 770 if anyone wants to look it up. It looks at lean mass versus fat mass. I had above average lean mass which shows my workouts have been working but I need to lose 80-90 lbs of fat to get into a healthy BMI like the wonderful @ashleycarole86 just did. Congrats girl! It also looks at visceral fat (can't pinch it or feel it, around your organs) I should have 100 or less cubic cm but my number was 252😬 This definitely got my husband's attention and he is now 1000% on board with the pretty drastic dietary changes coming. It also looks at cell health and how much water is inside and outside the cell. My cells are healthy and conduct electrical impulses well. It also detects inflammation and can locate it in the body. I feel in the average range for this. She said my numbers and history suggests I am likely insulin resistant and either have metabolic disorder or it's beginning. I have a physical in a month and they can do blood work to confirm this.
With the exception of adding a lot more protein, I have officially been put on the @jugar diet of low to zero grains, fiber and vegetables. Oh and don't forget one of my approved condiments...DILL pickle relish 🤣🤣🤣
I will start with a 3 day jump start of no carbs to get a clean slate and people with insulin resistance need to exercise at least every other day. I will learn more through my online course and next weeks appointment.7 -
Wow @conleywoods .. that is super comprehensive. Must feel good to walk away with so much valuable information. How did you like the coach herself? Sounds like you go back and see her multiple times so I hope it will be a great relationship. I would be interested in "going inside" too and seeing what is actually going on at a more granular level inside my body so this definitely has my interest piqued.
Thanks for the congrats by the way... and the kick butt weight loss you posted this week! Spring break be gone indeed!!
Well it's Friday and it's time to PLAY! Brad and I flew two bottles of red home from Niagara wineries that we're walking over to a friend's house tonight.. they are the same type but one was grown in clay and the other in sand. We're doing a taste test and such. We will walk there and back which is good because it's 4:30 p.m. and I haven't even hit 2000 steps yet... told you work from home days were way more sedentary!
How is everyone planning to make this weekend a success? We have more food events than usual this weekend, so I'm going to need a lot of good planning and ways to fit in exercise around it. Hope everyone has a great one!
4/21 exercise:
16074 steps
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Hi everyone! Just a tiny loss for me 🥺
PW 218.3 lbs
CW 218.0 lbs 🥺
So sorry 🥺
Have a great weekend all ☺️4 -
Don't you dare apologize! A tiny loss is a loss! You had a good week!ells_bellz wrote: »PW 218.3 lbs
CW 218.0 lbs 🥺
So sorry 🥺5 -
@conleywoods that is fantastic - I like the detail in your report, and hope it is not overwhelming. Good work on the lean body mass! More veg and fibre are always a happy place, but the metabolic/pre-diabetic stuff is really worth taking on "full pin" as they say here in Québec. And of course the dill pickle cure is the best! Shouldn't we all publish this and make a million bucks to split?? TheTeam WaistAways Pickle Miracle
I had a great ramble in the woods today - found a creepy tree we could not remember where it was, enjoyed the view of the nearby lake we can only see when there are no leaves on the deciduous trees (the lake is now all thawed!), and played tag with a hawk. I was hanging out in its hunting area and it was keeping an eye on me, it seemed. I also startled a group of 4 deer - they are looking good.
Off into Saturday - are we seriously ready for that? Maybe?
Here are the final weigh-ins due for the week. Hopefully the late people will catch up - consider yourselves nagged! No problem to get a week off if needed, but silence is NOT golden...
@Terytha
@Kali225
@evangsimmons170
@EvMakesChanges
@lexabeep
@Pearl4686
@bonnie_red
@eggfreak
@kellie_erin
@veronica1359
@lauren_989
Get those numbers in and off we go!4 -
@jugar I'll go first with a terrible weigh in...
pw 158.2
cw 164
I know what some of that is about but not sure how it was such a jump. Post Easter chaos? I did have my salads prepped for work lunch all week but every other meal/snacks were not. Logging went by the wayside this past week too. I must buy in some more veg, steam it up in bulk and have it in the fridge.
AND I need to get back to my soups.
@conleywoods having your husband on board will be a huge help.
I saw a fun thing on the net the other day - will share here for any other eggfreaks out there
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Happy Saturday! I am up nice early to get started on laundry and meal plan. I have a 9am hair appointment, and planning on stopping at store after to meal prep for the week. I really need a reset. Other then a few weeks in March, my eating had been horrible. So many carbs. I am done with my spring classes so that will make a huge difference. I will have more time in the evening to cook.
@eggfreak I am making soup this week for my lunches. Your eggs look delicious. Is that rosemary?
@conleywood I am so proud of you for putting yourself first. It really helps having your husband on board. You got this.
@jugar your adventure in the woods sounds so fun! I just read an article about all the health benefits of getting out in nature AND taking it all in as your described. We live right by the Bosque (river) but I never go in the Winter/ early spring because it is ugly with its bare trees! There are so many mountains by us, all about an hour away, but they are usually snowy/muddy until May. I need to get out in nature, that's my rambling point. It must be nice to live in the woods3 -
@EvMakesChanges I'm going for a massage Wednesday so it should help. My hubby has hands that are the size of dinner plates from being a night club bouncer and hockey goon in his youth so I don't trust him on a surface as small as my neck, but he's great for the lower back! The neck is better and I can finally sit up in bed instead of roll over while whimpering to get out of bed. My new set of resistance bands arrived and I want to get started while I'm still motivated! One more week to go until launch day!
@conleywoods that scan sounds super interesting, especially the internal fat deposit information. I'm glad it got your husband's attention because as we've seen with @ashleycarole86 it makes such a difference for success. My husband keeps looking for a 'quick fix' and gets swayed by fake online keto diet pill reviews that you will 'lose 20lbs in a month without diet or exercise!' yeah, right.... Dream on buddy! It's been 600 days for me being mindful of eating after 15 years of yoyo dieting, I would lay money down those ads are false promises. All of us are here because we've realized that if you want results you have to do the work, which is hard to do, hence we seek the support of a like-minded group. As we say in Quebec, 'Ah ben, on continue'! Ohh well, let's just keep going. Lol
@ashleycarole86 I'm really curious to hear if you can taste a difference in those wines!4 -
PW: 216.2
CW: 220.2
So a slightly rough week eating wise (that was an understatement). I ate a lot of food on easter and then didn't stop the next few days. I didn't track calories either this week. Yesterday I started tracking again and stayed within my calorie limit.
I track my weight at home too and a while ago my husband said I always gain weight during my time of the month, so it's almost like I give myself permission to eat more or chocolate because my weight will go up anyway. I need to stop that habit/way of thinking.
@eggfreak those eggs look delicious! I will definitely be making them in the near future!4 -
@eggfreak those eggs look so good I almost wish I liked eggs! I'll definitely cook them for the tall guy, though. He eats eggs like a crazy, um, egg freak! And don't panic over the big bump up - soup will help, and probably more water and less salt? Good luck!
@lauren_989 you make a great point about eating during that time of the month. It is silly to think you're going to gain anyhow, so what the heck - but tempting! One of the greatest things about menopause (there really are many) is that the annoying fluctuations go away, both of weight and even of mood. There is a lovely steadiness, but of course that means no more blaming TOM for gains when they happen or for being cranky and short-tempered
It's a sunny day, so as soon as I re-pot a whole bunch of my baby vegetable plants, it's outside with me. It is true that hanging around in the woods is healthy, even when it is muddy, leafless, full of fallen trees in some areas. It is not always beautiful by any conventional means, but being in that space is fantastic. Have a good one, all!4 -
Not my eggs - just something I saw on the net that was inspiring
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CW: 187.8
It's a little up and I expect I'll be up next week too as it's my last week of work and the stress of job hunting is already getting to me.4 -
Happy Saturday!
@jugar I have been out in the forest more too! Did you know there is this thing called "forest bathing" it's a Japanese thing and I think it is called shinroku. We have little white wild flowers now but I am on the lookout for the itty bitty fairy slipper orchids.
@ashleycarole86 I really liked my coach. She was very easy to talk to and has a lot of knowledge. She has degrees in exercise science and kinesiology. She was a professor locally for many years. She's a certified person trainer, certified integrative nutritionist (Or something like that) and a board certified wellness coach. I will also have a local support group but they have a lot to live up to compared to this team.
@eggfreak I love eggs and those look amazing. Glad you are realizing that meal prepping can help you get back on track. Sorry to hear treatment isn't doing what it should for your mom. Hugs ❤
@KellyBgetsfit Sounds like you have a productive day ahead of you. Getting your hair done is always so relaxing and fun! Enjoy
It is always helpful when the husband is on board. Not that he isn't other times but I think he always has felt I do this for looks only. So we he wants to have someone eat fun foods he reminds me that I am beautiful at any size...so let's eat ice cream. I think this was a good wake up call and there are health issues that need consideration too. I think it scared him a little, me too! It's going to be a lot of changes but it has to happen.3 -
The Week 4 Group Challenge is ready and will begin tomorrow, Sunday, Apr 24th. Bring a friend as we work on the ULTIMATE POINTS CHALLENGE this week! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10862677/april-week-4-group-challenge-ultimate-points-challenge/p1?new=1
Hope to see you there!
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@jugar CW 183.6 (as reported on page 12 yesterday)
Well, I have one more week and 2 days left of my semi-retirement and then back to a 20-hr/week job since 2 years ago. Seems like 100.
We've got several boxes of "stuff" to go through this week and I'm determined to make it HAPPEN, no matter what! For one thing, it'll feel great. It'll feel even better when my daughter returns home May 3rd and also when anyone else in the family visits in the near future and sees such good improvement. Now, if we could just have a little bit less wind, we could have a few useful bonfires in the fire-pit to keep going on the tidying gig in the yard.
OK. I'll follow the ideas my sister is good about (thanks @jugar), namely be hungry for each meal rather than eating because it's "time for a meal". More meals with at least half my plate full of veggies and cut back on all the other stuff. I have several containers that I can put aside pre-cut servings of fruits & steamed veggies in when I start back to work. It's kind of nice to have those ready in the fridge when I'm not working, too.
Have a great weekend, everyone. Here's to getting better from Covid, traveling safely, and getting enough exercise as well as sleep.
Hugs all around!5 -
Saturday night, and I'mLet's get caught up - tallies begin in 9.5 hours
@Kali225
@evangsimmons170
@lexabeep
@Pearl4686
@bonnie_red
@veronica1359
Thanks!
And get ready for Sunday people - getting the final week of April off to a start:
@deniners2
@Terytha
@BlissfulK
@kathrynartis22711 -
CW: 164.8
I'm so sorry that I'm late in posting!2 -
@PlaneMonkey We could definitely taste a difference in the wines. It was a fun tasting - the boys liked one the best, and the girls liked the other! My husband (little devil that he is at times) decided it was a good idea to order Dairy Queen Blizzards to the house while we were playing games, and then he got us all mediums to boot, and well... 1260 calories later (when I was already over my limit before those came).... it was one of those days. Chalk it up as an exception, make it so, and time to look forward!
Tonight we had date night in Calgary... went to a pescatarian restaurant and then went to the theatre version of Kim's Convenience. A lot of fun! I was over again but under maintenance this time. It's harder to be at deficit for sure when we go out. Not sure where my weight loss from here is headed exactly but I do want a buffer between my weight and my top end of normal BMI so I'm planning to continue on a fairly regular deficit schedule for now at least. I've never been at this weight as an adult so I don't really have a reference point. New territory that's fun to explore!
I've been having issues with the app - it wasn't syncing my exercise so I was entering it in manually, and then finally I re-installed the app and it knocked out a lot of my tracking. Odd. I definitely depend on this tool! I get a little data focused so I was annoyed but I'm just hoping it's all good now.
We are taking a lovely couple that looks after our dog and are our neighbors up at the lake out for brunch tomorrow to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary. If all goes as planned we're following that with an outdoor ride on the Legacy Trail... looking forward to seeing if it feels easier and/or I go faster after my winter of Peloton action!
4/22 exercise:
8784 steps
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PW=192
CW=188
I saw this number on the scale but don't see it in my body
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87.74
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98.7kg
98.4kg3 -
We are looking for new members for May! If you have any friends who might be interested in any of our teams (but especially this one, of course ) share this link and encourage them to join -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10862725/registration-for-new-members-may-2022#latest
Please let people know that frequent participation is important - as many of you know, you get the best out of the team when you read the messages daily and post whenever you can. Thanks!2 -
Steps
Sun 10,123
Mon 12,719
30 min intervals
Tues 10,243
Wed 12,541
Thurs 11,656
Fri 13,341
Sat 13,4974 -
We had friends visiting from CO last night. I stayed up way to late and my kids got up way to early! My house is clean, I just need to work on laundry and complete on online training. I am going to cook some soup for lunches this week. I need to workout, but that hard on 6 hrs of sleep.3
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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. Yx3 -
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
Absolutely! Looking forward to having you back.3 -
@jugar @ashleycarole86
Happy Sunday ☀️
Is it okay to sit out on Weigh-ins until Sunday May 1st.
Joining this group has been amazing and has helped plan and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
I have started a project in reorganizing the kitchen and and other things to be consistent with diet/lifestyle goals. It’s way more work than anticipated.
I haven’t been tracking and exercising as much because completely invested in doing homework for what will be a staple diet for health and weight loss/maintenance. I have had to make purchases to “super” organize the pantry, freezer, and fridge. It is very time consuming. Once Im done with everything, I will be back better than before 2 -
@YinxFed So happy to see you back. Hope you are feeling good. You were missed!3
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Welcome back @YinxFed!
@conleywoods that sounds super interesting and I am glad that your husband is keen to help you.
@ashleycarole86
Sunday 17th - 2618
Monday 18th - 15580
Tuesday 19th - 5238
Wednesday 20th - 11667
Thursday 21st - 10019
Friday 22nd - 12642
Saturday 23rd - 13487
I was so busy on Sunday and Tuesday that I feel it's a little unfair it doesn't reflect in my steps. Unfortunately, decluttering and housework etc just doesn't count on the watch - but I know I did it.
My non-plans for the weekend went awry, when I got a phone call on Friday morning shortly after I'd posted. I am now the proud tenant of an allotment! I'm excited, and rather daunted because pretty much all 150sq ft-ish of it is weeds and there isn't a single plant to be kept. I will be proud of it, eventually, but it is going to take so much work before I can even get started growing anything. So far we've cleared some rubbish off it and taken measurements. Next we'll plot out where things will go, then pick a bed and start clearing by hand - hopefully this will be good exercise lol. In the mean time I am already learning so much. Wish me luck!5 -
PW 147.5
CW 147.5
Whew! I went up, but came back down just in time. I snacked at night this week.2
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