WaistAways Team Chat - MAY 2022
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PW 152.2
CW 151.4
I gained 2.5lbs in a week, at the beginning of May. I did not eat 9,000ish calories above maintenance that week. I had a few days that were at maintenance or slightly higher. I really thought it was water weight, but I am still not back down after 2 weeks.1 -
KellyBgetsfit wrote: »I gained 2.5lbs in a week, at the beginning of May. I did not eat 9,000ish calories above maintenance that week. I had a few days that were at maintenance or slightly higher. I really thought it was water weight, but I am still not back down after 2 weeks.
That is frustrating, but you're losing now - I think the "definition" of water weight deserves those quote marks - so many factors go into whether we hold on to weight, put it on fast, or all the other things. I find I hit an immediate gain when eating flour regularly, for example, not to mention the difficulty of figuring out how many calories we are actually needing on any particular day. Maintenance # of calories is like water weight - all over the place! One book that helped me understand some of the invisible factors in digestion was The End of Craving by Mark Schatzker. Crazy interesting, and fortified flours, supplements, texturizers, etc. all play a role in they way we absorb calories and develop cravings.0 -
I'm going to request both of Mark Schatzker's books and the Influencer from my local library. Knowledge is power. I love the logic behind cognition and choices we make and just wish my husband would read more on food and digestion theories instead of using me as his google machine and food police. I've learned to accept his disappointed looks when he says "let's get poutine for dinner" and I respond with "you go ahead, I don't want one". If I'm not having one, it makes him realize he shouldn't either, so then he pouts and goes without, but it's better for both of us health-wise. I'm not denying him what he wants, I will just no longer self-sabotage and enable whenever I can maintain the discipline to put my goals and heath first.
That's one of the biggest growth points for me during this journey. knowing I don't have to participate in other's food choices, and being able to say no to short term satisfying tastes that don't help my goals. I can still eat the foods, but I make better choices with the timing and portion sizes.
I also find now that I'm down 50lbs, that I'm always jogging and running around the property, up and down the stairs. I'm a bouncing energizer bunny with full-charge batteries. There is no walking, only run. So weird!4 -
Hi WA's ...Another new member joining your amazing team .. Please welcome @Athletatrade
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Welcome @Athletatrade ! We're looking forward to getting to know you and hope that the team is going to help you get to your goals. Tell us a bit about yourself, and ask any questions you may have - thanks!
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@DD265 I was thinking of you while out hoeing, digging, planting this week! It sure gives a good workout, and hopefully later some amazing eating. It is also good to hear about your therapy and stuff you are working on - it is extraordinary how many sciences are involved in eating right for each of us - biology, chemistry, psychology, endocrinology, the list goes on.
@PlaneMonkey running everywhere. So good!!!3 -
@jugar some of my poor mood has passed (although my time of the month is due in a day so brace yourselves) and I think you're quite right on continuing to weigh in. I very much regretted when I stepped away from the team in March 2021 I think - it's getting hard to keep track of the years with covid. I'm not very optimistic about next week since I'm going to a family party on Saturday where they are roasting a whole pig + plenty more food I'm sure, and Sunday is a 1-day vacation with my mother.
But. Today was very productive for my job search and very on track with calories/movement/health. Yay. And I'm going to try to limit the effects of a food-heavy weekend by doing the following:
1. No alcohol! I really don't drink that much but I am officially cutting it out, perhaps for the whole summer.
2. Getting a walk in both Saturday and Sunday + 1 day of yoga.
3. Bringing my water bottle to keep hydration up and add to feeling full.
I upped the ante today on my hill walk by going all the way over to the other side and back home, so uphill in 2 directions! ~50 min and my foot still feels okay, which is super news. Planning to feel the calves and glutes tomorrow. 4 -
Very envious of all you gardeners and green thumbs! We have a very simple yard - no plants, one tree that we are trying to keep alive.. I am definitely one of those people that gets gifted a house plant that dies right away. Needless to say, there's no veggie growing happening here, but man it's the best to think of having access to freshly grown veggies!
I am finding the three days at the office to be just plain hectic! My alarm goes at 5:30, I'm out the door for 6:25, and usually not home until close to 6. By the time we make supper, do dishes, pack lunches, and walk the dog, it's almost bed time! If I can get a go on the Peloton, it comes at the expense of sleep, which isn't great. Serves me right for building outside Calgary I guess
Anyway, just observing.... I am still making the best choices I can considering the circumstances, but I am very much reminded of why starting this lifestyle change during the COVID lockdowns made life easier!
Back for weigh-in tomorrow! Feeling good that it'll be back into my intended maintenance range. Brad and I are travelling to Vancouver Fri-Sun, so it will require a lot of discpline to stay in it next week for week 2 in a row... but that's my goal! We had a super cool intense hike challenge thing planned but rain is in the forecast (when is it not) and it might not be safe... well we'll see what we can do!
Anyway, I have a Thursday to tackle first See you in the morning! 4 -
5/24 exercise:
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PlaneMonkey wrote: »That's one of the biggest growth points for me during this journey. knowing I don't have to participate in other's food choices, and being able to say no to short term satisfying tastes that don't help my goals. I can still eat the foods, but I make better choices with the timing and portion sizes.
I realised yesterday that instead of following rules (when it comes to food, exercise etc) I ought to view it as making choices. I chose not to snack on chocolate throughout the day yesterday, opting for fruit/chicken instead, then I chose to have a smaller portion of chocolate in the evening instead.ashleycarole86 wrote: »Very envious of all you gardeners and green thumbs! We have a very simple yard - no plants, one tree that we are trying to keep alive.. I am definitely one of those people that gets gifted a house plant that dies right away. Needless to say, there's no veggie growing happening here, but man it's the best to think of having access to freshly grown veggies!
I am finding the three days at the office to be just plain hectic! My alarm goes at 5:30, I'm out the door for 6:25, and usually not home until close to 6. By the time we make supper, do dishes, pack lunches, and walk the dog, it's almost bed time! If I can get a go on the Peloton, it comes at the expense of sleep, which isn't great. Serves me right for building outside Calgary I guess Anyway, just observing.... I am still making the best choices I can considering the circumstances, but I am very much reminded of why starting this lifestyle change during the COVID lockdowns made life easier!
Yesterday I found out that straw bale gardening is a thing - no soil etc needed and you can put a straw bale anywhere. It sounds really simple and apparently it can be great for discouraging pests as well; you should look it up!
Could you use a slow cooker or have batch cooked meals to reheat for your office days? You might then get a 10 minute sprint on the Peloton whilst the food was reheating. It's very difficult when we want/feel like we should do so many things and can't reasonably fit them all into the day - I am learning to not set such high expectations. I definitely get sick of batch cooked foods (sometimes I want something made fresh like a stir fry) but I make sure if there's an evening appointment or whatever, it's a quick/easy batch cooked meal to be reheated.3 -
Thursday weigh-in
Username ashleycarole86
PW 165.6
CW 162.65 -
Thanks @DD265 ... smart advice. We do meal kits and they take a while to prepare. I will definitely think about the option to do batch cooking to save time. One thing that we do tend to do is split tasks - so when we get home I may hop on the bike while Brad cooks and then he rides while I clean up and make lunches. When that works, it works well.
One other item for me to consider is paring down my rides on days I'm in office. The program I follow has rides that are usually 45 minutes or longer, which I love..but a shorter ride is better than no ride.
One thing I have been doing is not rising as much - my steps are naturally higher on office days so that is plenty for some days. I just pare back my eating to match and all is well.
Thanks for your insights, and I'll definitely look into that type of gardening... it's nothing I've heard of before!2 -
Ugh, so I've been doing great during the day with food, evening snacky time is just killing me though...
I have a confession to make, so on Monday when I realized I couldn't find my batteries, I ordered them from Amazon for same day delivery, well you have to spend $25.00 to get same day delivery, and the batteries were only 6 dollars, so guess what I spent the other 419.00 on...... A 5lb bag of smarties candy !
I swear my brain is broken... I keep making excuses in my head...
The scale is moving though...
Anyway, I will give that bag of candy to my daughter this weekend, and to be honest, it's okay cause I'm already tired of them...
I cancelled my plans for this weekend, I've decided I want a calm weekend at home, although I do have a kayaking then Movie date with my 2 oldest kids this monday. ( it's a holiday weekend).
I have some yummy meals planned for the weekend that are going to contain lots and lots of veggies.
I am excited to not have any commitments...
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CW 190.0
PW 192.0
LTD 54lbs
Going to keep a tight hold on the reins this weekend. Family gathering to remember my dad will bring out the comfort foods and free-flowing alcohol but I plan on being a busy bee setting up and serving to keep the emotions in check so hopefully I will buzz right past the yummy food. The next decade is within my reach!4 -
Holding steady at 227 this week, unfortunately I've had a stressful week and expect that it will show next week
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Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Ugh, so I've been doing great during the day with food, evening snacky time is just killing me though...
I swear my brain is broken... I keep making excuses in my head...
The scale is moving though...
I am excited to not have any commitments...
I am enjoying this combination of thoughts from you! I remember when my doc finally went all severe on me, she asked me how I ate. I said, "I eat really well. Then I eat badly." Sounds like our brains run in the same track
I doubt the brains get unbroken from this kind of thing, but we have to add the track that tells us just because we want or crave something does not mean we have to say yes. Like your kid or dog with the big puppy eyes - sometimes we have to grit our teeth and say no. Your scale is moving! You're here and getting the no muscles warmed up again.
Not having commitments is often the best
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Hi! Back at it again, need accountability. #206 six years ago, got down to less than 130. Highest been since is 178, currently 158. In order not to lie to myself I need to weigh in daily, track food daily and do some type of activity daily, no excuses. Goal is 135, don't really care how long it takes. Turning 50 next month.4
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Thanks for joining us! I hope you'll be joining our maintainers before long - you're getting close and working hard.Athletatrade wrote: »Hi! Back at it again, need accountability. #206 six years ago, got down to less than 130. Highest been since is 178, currently 158. In order not to lie to myself I need to weigh in daily, track food daily and do some type of activity daily, no excuses. Goal is 135, don't really care how long it takes. Turning 50 next month.1 -
Afternoon Friends,
This has been a really good day; I completed my onboarding process this morning by co-piloting a training session with my boss (we had a virtual audience of 20!) Afterwards, my boss gave me some excellent feedback and now I am looking forward to my first solo assignment, which is next week. Having come through it, I can see how tense I was beforehand. I feel almost lighter now!
And it's only 4 weeks until we fly out to Virginia to see Theo! Happy days!
Enjoy the rest of the day.5 -
@YinxFed Countdown for your vacation is on for sure. So happy that you're in a place where you're looking forward to the first solo assignment. Nice to get some great positive feedback!2
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5/25 exercise: 12078 steps2
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Had a catch-up meeting with a coworker this morning and we grabbed a coffee and went for a walk. At 6060 steps already and I haven't done my lunch walk yet! A truly good feeling.. it is SO much easier to hit 10,000 steps when I break it up throughout the day.4
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Username bowens1973
PW 173.2
CW 173
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It's time for the Friday line-up to begin (it's so good having people on the team in European time zones!) Go go go -
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I'm not too excited about my own weigh-in, but I think I'll still be just on the edge of my maintenance zone...
The new chat thread for June, which starts early here on F2F, will open tomorrow, so prepare your introductions. It is great to know what might have changed for those who have been here a while, and to get to know all our new folks -- tally ho!3 -
evening, team. today started off really great, up early to grab some groceries and get my car's state inspection renewed. I got more done at my desk towards the job search, so I think having some structured time in my office space was a good idea.
I went downtown to shop for a new top to wear with the only pair of pants that fit me right now, for a family graduation party this weekend. you would think finding a size 3X shirt at Nordstrom Rack and it being the only thing that fit me would be a wake up call. And it was. But, then there was some commotion on my train line leading to big delays, and by the time I got home I was totally exhausted and sweaty and I turned to snacking that bled into an overboard dinner. I look in the mirror and can't believe I let all that progress from 2018 - early 2021 slip all the way through my fingers. Feels really hard to break the binge cycle right now. But I must! simply all there is to it.
I'm prepping for a good Friday and getting into bed with my book.4 -
evening, team. today started off really great, up early to grab some groceries and get my car's state inspection renewed. I got more done at my desk towards the job search, so I think having some structured time in my office space was a good idea.
I went downtown to shop for a new top to wear with the only pair of pants that fit me right now, for a family graduation party this weekend. you would think finding a size 3X shirt at Nordstrom Rack and it being the only thing that fit me would be a wake up call. And it was. But, then there was some commotion on my train line leading to big delays, and by the time I got home I was totally exhausted and sweaty and I turned to snacking that bled into an overboard dinner. I look in the mirror and can't believe I let all that progress from 2018 - early 2021 slip all the way through my fingers. Feels really hard to break the binge cycle right now. But I must! simply all there is to it.
I'm prepping for a good Friday and getting into bed with my book.
My heart is with you. You now believe that it is possible to lose your progress. Believe also that it is possible to get it back. You must get it back, as you say. And you can. It will take time. Each time you try and make progress builds the time that you stick there. Believe it.
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You now believe that it is possible to lose your progress. Believe also that it is possible to get it back. You must get it back, as you say. And you can. It will take time. Each time you try and make progress builds the time that you stick there. Believe it.
@jugar I needed to hear this too. ^^^^^ I definitely know it is possible to lose my progress. I thought for sure I had it down. But three stressful months preparing for a move, the move, and a whole new living situation has just messed me up so bad. Still trying to find my groove in this new life of mine. I’m still here, barely hanging on with no progress. But I will get through this. June is my birthday month and I’m sure I will treat myself but I’m also hoping a more predictable schedule will help me plan.4 -
@ashleycarole86 I really hear you on the work week time drain! I end up on a similar schedule to you. I get home earlier than you but I am frequently busy with kids until 7. It is easy to feel disappointed as time just slips away. I try to view myself as a weekend workout person and I just aim for 2 shorter workouts mon-thu. I am supposed to fit in 2 or 3 hiit workouts a week and hiit workouts shouldn't be longer than 30 minutes. It might be worth considering for your busy days. The reason it is helpful to do hiit vs. Steady state cardio is a little technical but ai will do my best to describe it. This doesn't mean you shouldn't do steady state cardio for longer times if you love it. Adding a few hiit workouts to your regular workouts can make a big difference. This information really helped me change up my workout schedule and stop eating sugar because they are connected.
First it's important to understand that our body uses and stores sugar as glucose. We store sugar in 3 parts of the body. We have an emergency stash in our liver and the body will only use it for low blood sugar or other emergency situations. Our muscles are composed of fast twitch muscles fibers that store 200 mg of sugar and slow twitch muscle fibers which store a little less sugar. Any extra sugar is stored in the fat cells. if you have eaten sugar recently you also have sugar in your blood stream on its way to one of the 3 storage areas.
If you workout regardless of the type of exercise and you have recently eaten sugar, your body will just use the sugar in the blood stream. If you are not eating excess sugar, your body will get sugar from your muscles and then fat.
When you do steady state cardio your body breaks down a sugar molecule and then your cells mitochondria processes it. Your body can maintain this pace and will generally not run out of sugar in the slow twitch fibers for hours. Your body will not need to break down fat for sugar either.
During hiit workouts you are using your fast twitch muscle fibers by keeping your heart rate above 70% of your max heart rate. Your body will need sugar from your muscles faster. All of the sugar in the muscle will be broken down and depleted so your body will turn to fat cells for more sugar. The other thing that happens is the mitochondria in the muscle cell can't process all of the broken down sugar molecules fast enough. This causes lactic acid build up and makes you feel sore. Your body will burn extra calories until it processes all the broken down sugar and lactic acid. This is what causes the 24 hour extra calorie burn with hiit workouts.
If you workout at least every other day, you will keep on top of burning up sugar and reduce the need to store sugar in the fat cells. Your body will also shift towards maintaining its muscle glucose or sugar levels in anticipation of upcoming exercise. This can cue your body to pull sugars from fat cells vs. muscle cells. Incorporate weights into your hiit workouts to cue the maintenence of the muscle glucose.
Oh my! That turned out long. I hope that made sense. I absolutely loved learning this as it really helped me quit eating sugar. My workouts are so much more productive now too.8 -
@Kali225 @micki48 and @Gidgitgoescrazy Hang in there girls! I went through a gaining and stuck period and it's an awful place to be. It's hard and disappointing. I know I felt mad at myself and hopelessly lost. I kept trying to just go back to habits that worked before. I had to start with baby steps and rebuild my routine. You will win I know it!
Today I did not hit my macros and didn't get a workout in. Had an after school event for the kids that lasted too long and resulted in a visit to McDonald's. Darn it, but oh well. Tomorrow I will check all the boxes!5
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