WaistAways Team Chat - AUGUST 2022
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CW: 186
Gonna be high for a bit, I'm going hard at the gym to try and recover stamina and my muscles are screaming lol.7 -
Talk about consistency! AmazingCupcakeCrusoe wrote: »Exercise for the last week @ashleycarole86: 420 minutes again! Goal 180 (I'm upping the goal next month, lol).
How is prep going?
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Thanks for getting your steps in so promptly everyone!
I'm working on the report, but I'm a bit zonked! Back tomorrow to finish it off
8/28 exercise: 9652 steps + 40 minutes Peloton4 -
I just want to give a handful of you of a hug.
@MoonlitMuse Sorry August is rough. 1 more day and then September can be awesome.
@LoraineGB I'm sorry your anxiety is high. I'm kind of in the same boat. I have been doing a meditation app.
@Micki48 I hope you had an amazing first day back!!!!
@EvMakesChanges haha, that's what happens when you chase 5 years around all day!!! I also want to start walking ot work 1 day a week when it cools down. The afternoons are brutal here. I can only do 1 maybe 2 days because my personal kids have so many after-school activities.
The honeymoon of the school year has ended. The anxiety has kicked in. I am doing my meditation app in the morning and afternoon. I ate 1 slice of cake and 2 slices of pizza on Sunday for Mabel's birthday. 2 days later, the scale is still up 1.5 lbs. 😭😭😭 I can't even look at bad food without gaining a million pounds. I was so hopeful for a green month. I hate that 1 small cheat can destroy the entire month...I lose weight slowly. Ugh.7 -
I know I've been MIA for a good part of this month. I've had bronchetitis that laid me low. Ugh! My PCP was threatening hospitalization, but was hesitant to do so with the current upswing of Covid. So I agreed to bed rest at home. Anyway I haven't done my Tuesday weigh-ins and posting.
Can I still participate next month?5 -
Tuesday Weigh-in
PW: 246.1 (I think)
CW: 248.0
Not great, but not disastrous. I had a really solid Monday and this morning is going almost exactly to plan. Woke up on time, had my walk, breakfast, put my lunch together, put an actual outfit together including one of my new pairs of shoes, and caught the train to work right on time. can't believe it's only Tuesday though!! My big goal/hurdle this afternoon: Can I motivate to do my 20 min lower body workout right when I get home from work? (trying to find my inner football coach. I imagine she takes after denzel washington in Remember the Titans. "This is not a democracy. It is a dictatorship.")
I am potentially going to NY for Labor Day Weekend (monday holiday in the US) which would be fun to see some family but also means another weekend of somewhat splurge-y eating. oy.5 -
I signed up for the lose it app and they give you a free week of the premium version (which I have opted out of) so I will see what it's really like once that free trial expires. So far it's fairly similar to the interface with MFP but as I'm not really in a very dedicated place for logging food, I can't really speak to it yet.
I did cancel my premium MFP membership effective the end of September and barcode scanning is one of my favourite parts of logging when I do so I can see that being a factor.
We've run through our entire reno budget and then some, so this fall will hopefully be quieter with more time to focus on food choices and intentional exercise.
One can always hope. 😉
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Hello,
I've been reading posts but not finding much time to respond. We are busy getting the school year going. I completed the school clothes/supplies shopping. I have all my school lunch making stuff ready. My husband went to work yesterday for his first day. He has been on edge for weeks after last year was such a disaster. He felt cautiously optimistic after yesterday so I feel like I can relax a little. Tonight is open house. Tomorrow and Thursday I get to pack everyone up and send them out the door. My mother in law and I have 2 fun days planned all to ourselves! Woo-hoo I have been sewing for my fall guinea pig cage stuff and ran out of supplies. Fedex comes today with a new fabric delivery for the second cage set.
This week I'm working on working out in the morning. Once my school year starts in a week I will go back to morning workouts. I quit mornings because my youngest would get up too. Then he would get up earlier and earlier. 4:30 is too early! I'm hoping having my gym set up in it's own room will help with this! But seriously, wish me luck!
Food has been okay but I could be doing better. I'm up about a pound and it won't move.6 -
I know I've been MIA for a good part of this month. I've had bronchetitis that laid me low. Ugh! My PCP was threatening hospitalization, but was hesitant to do so with the current upswing of Covid. So I agreed to bed rest at home. Anyway I haven't done my Tuesday weigh-ins and posting.
Can I still participate next month?
You have no idea how glad I am to hear from you! I was worried that something might have happened, and bronchitis with threats of hospitalisation are right up there with the difficult stuff!
YES. You absolutely can participate this coming month. Let me know your starting weight (from today if you want to keep Tuesday weigh-ins). If you still need some weeks off, all you have to do is let me know. The most important thing is to get strong and well.
@conleywoods
Your plate is SO full. I remember those times, and was always so thrilled with how much I could get done after having kids. I thought was already doing all that was possible, and then suddenly I was doing the impossible. That's you. Doing the impossible.
Know one thing - it does not last forever. You are a parent forever, but the intense part calms down eventually.5 -
I am hitting the end of an intense family visiting time, and feeling how wonderful it has been! Sure, my diet and exercise have not been ideal, but it is only for this short time, and the emotions, talks, connections, and even the irritations have been most welcome and amazing.
Exercise will get better. Eating and drinking too! But it has been a fabulous week.
How about your final August week! Who is due for updates? I know they are not always fun, but sometimes they are amazing. Check in and we're hitting hump day for the last week of August
@AshenMoon
@KellyBgetsFit
@lauren_989
Thanks!6 -
I'm not sure if I'll be on here with you Wednesday - I have a gig in the evening, my daughter leaves at 4;30 am, there is a lot of stuff to move and set up - fun and games! I'll try to check in, but Thursday I'll be more here again for sure. Have a good one!8
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8/29 exercise:
7028 steps + 46 minutes Peloton2 -
Quick check in:
-Work lunch out today. Chose salad with chicken. Success!
-Big changes going on at work that result in more responsibility for me. Happening right on the doorstep of me leaving for my two weeks off. Not using food for stress management. Success!
-Had beers after work with friends. Nurturing social life. Success!
-Steps are over 10K today and my calories are under plan. Success!
Focusing on what I can control now and taking it one day at a time!8 -
As I mentioned before, we went on vacation this week and it's also my TOM. I think I need this week off from weighing in. It is NOT a good number at all. Even though I know it's just water weight and will come off. We got back from vacation Sunday and I continued some bad eating habits. My plan is for today to be one perfect day to get back in the swing of things.5
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I did it! I packed everyone's lunches, helped pack backpacks and feed everyone breakfast. Sent them all out the door to school with dad. Completed all the online school pick up stuff forms and cross country forms. All of that completed by 7:15 AM! The rest of the day is all mine. I'm very excited 😁
@ashleycarole86 Wow! You are doing a really great job 👏 Staying focused despite all of the new stuff coming your way.
@MoonlitMuse I use a wellness coach. It is really helpful but sometimes I wish she wasn't there peaking over my shoulder if you know what I mean 😁 it helps when I want to get sloppy.
@jugar Yes, a busy time in life for sure! I know it won't last forever and I'm glad I had kids starting in my mid 20's so I can keep up! I know you had kids later and I have several friends who waited too. You guys really like a challenge LOL! Our oldest went to 7th grade today. The middle child went to 5th and the little guy is in 2nd grade. Wow, I really need to beef up that college fund 🤔 We only have one left who still believes in Santa, toothfairy and easter bunny. My husband and I are savoring these last little bits of it because it won't last much longer.
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@AshenMoon That is great news on feeling better! Super excited for you.
@micki48 How was work? Hope you are enjoying it. How many boxes of books did you move into the school?2 -
There's a lot of stuff going on right now - I took my mom to the airport at 3:45 this morning and I need to check in on my stepdad after work because he's got tremors so bad that he can't really use his hands (something happened and we're not sure what's going on because he's really deteriorated in the past two weeks. He's only 58, so I'm hoping it can be fixed with no lingering effects). And my mom's visiting my sister because she's struggling. The timing is the worst. I'm feeling overwhelmed and like I can't share any of my stuff because no one has any empathy left in my family. So I'm venting here.
I haven't heard from my master's supervisor all summer and reached out yesterday because I'm struggling with math and programming. There's a large part of me that just wants to quit. But I've put in so much time and stress.
My ankles and Achilles are still in pain. I'm in pain all the time - I'm trying one more thing and if it doesn't work then I'm going to get some sort of injections, which is expensive and worrisome.
Ugh. Sorry. Just feeling super defeated right now and all I can think is that everything would be solved if I was at my goal weight (which is over 50lbs away), which is not true at all. The issues will be there whether I'm 190 lbs or 140 lbs. I might have less pain though7
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