WaistAways Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2022
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Good morning WaistAways!
I had a surprise meetup with my bestie this weekend, so this weekend has been more off the rails than usual. Time to lock it down again, one perfect day, so I don't hit 180 again (I'm very close, yikes).
Just for today: going to the gym, poles and choreographed dance, going to drink all my water, chicken sausage and egg whites for breakfast, apple for snack, chicken breast and peppers for lunch, protein bar for snack, dinner is chicken thigh and either rice or cauliflower rice, with greens. Emphasis on drinking my water today, let's go.
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@PlaneMonkey actual beavers, child-beavers (I think Beavers is the precursor to Scouts in the UK) or a group of people nicknamed the beavers? I'm hoping for the animals - how cool!
@jugar I wish I had your enthusiasm for the snow and cold. Today it hit 1 degree C - the coldest so far this season - and I am wrapping up warm just sat inside.
The private GP agreed to put me forward for a dietician referral. I started tearing up on the call because I felt like I have a way forward. I haven't binged since Sunday 20th - that's a full week without. I recognise that I am overeating in my planned meals and snacks in terms of portion sizes, but that's what the dietician is for. The referrals team will call me this week to get the ball rolling. I've also had the repeat blood test this morning (3 goes this time - getting better but my arm hurts!) and should get those results on Friday.
My daily CBT is feeling less needed, but I'm doing it anyway. I've adjusted my tracking sheets so the front is the food part, and the back is half and half CBT/problem solving, which encourages me to do both. Last week was much better at work after setting and sticking to boundaries. I also managed to get the potted strawberries, fruit trees and the comfrey planted in two new beds at the allotment over the weekend, so I feel like progress is good generally.3 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 195.1
CW: 193.1
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@jugar No pressure at all! And that is how I do 4 weeks in the green! Must be the legumes 😄7 -
@DD265 real animal beavers!
The seasonal shift of wildlife has happened and we have a solid dusting of snow so you can see the deer tracks along the road. The muskrat was swimming by this morning and our ice rink has started to freeze up. I'm super surprised that our great blue heron doesn't migrate so he's still flying around the bay. Woody woodpecker with the bright red head was also out there this morning. There's always something interesting out the window.6 -
Hey Ashley @ashleycarole86 here's my exercise and steps stat since last week:
Sunday 13th November - 3647
Monday 14th November - 3870 / 39 mins Caroline Girvan Epic Heat Day 14 - Unforgiving Full Body
Tuesday 15th November - 2586 / 35 mins CG Epic Heat Day 15 - Sequenced Full Body HIIT
Wednesday 16th November - 9515
Thursday 17th November - 1987 / 35 mins CG Epic Heat Day 16 - Triceps & Delts
Friday 18th November - 2138
Saturday 19th November - 2132 / 44 mins CG Epic Heat Day 17 - Effective Leg Day Collective
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Week 3 stats:
sunday - 10,833 + 45 min. bike
monday - 10,326 + 15 Pilates + 45 strength
tuesday - 7781 + 30 Pilates
wednesday - 7458 + 15 Pilates + 45 strength + 45 bike
thursday- 8163 + 15 Pilates
friday - 10,645 + 15 Pilates
saturday - 11,096 + 15 Pilates + 45 strength2 -
@ashleycarole86
Sun 11,059
Mon 7,364
Tue 15,458
Wed 11,218 + 35 mins lululemon workout
Thur 5,957
Fri 15,423
Sat 9,299
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So #1 thanksgiving meal at work today. I am proud that I only had 1 plate of food, but I still over indulged and ate a ton of desserts 😳 The kinda plus side is that I ate too much for lunch, I'm not hungry and didn't eat dinner. I still don't think it balances out though. Normal eating tomorrow and wednesday and then gym tomorrow evening. Thursday plans to be a light breakfast and lunch to maybe, sorta, kinda, not really balance out dinner?? I weighed myself this morning and it's not looking good this week 😕 Plus we are going out of town until Saturday, so not fully sure how eating Friday and Saturday will look.
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@jugar Please may I have a pass this week, we are going back to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving and I won't have access to a scale.
I am a person who does Intermittent Fasting
I have done very well with my fasting, sticking to hours and even if I break my fast late, I am still starting my fast at 17:30. However, we went to the town square on Saturday to see the lighting of the Christmas tree and whilst we left the restaurant by 17:30, with all the festivities it completely went out of my mind and I had some hot chocolate and cookies that were being handed out. I am drinking my water and doing my tracking so forming some good habits.
In other news, I am having a really tough week. Last Thursday my pup's back legs wouldn't work. He is 12yrs old and part Lab so his breed is prone to hip issues but we have always done a lot to try and prevent any issues so this has is a bit out of the blue. He has not been right since Thursday so I've been staying very close to him. I'm hoping he perks up by Wednesday when we go out of town or I may have to cancel my trip.
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Crazy weeks happen - you are working at the balance, and even though you are not getting it perfect every single time, you are not just throwing up your hands, saying "Well, I blew it, so will just keep blowing it!". As one of my favourite jazz musicians always says - "Do the best you can. Every single day."lauren_989 wrote: »So #1 thanksgiving meal at work today. I am proud that I only had 1 plate of food, but I still over indulged and ate a ton of desserts 😳 The kinda plus side is that I ate too much for lunch, I'm not hungry and didn't eat dinner. I still don't think it balances out though. Normal eating tomorrow and wednesday and then gym tomorrow evening. Thursday plans to be a light breakfast and lunch to maybe, sorta, kinda, not really balance out dinner?? I weighed myself this morning and it's not looking good this week 😕 Plus we are going out of town until Saturday, so not fully sure how eating Friday and Saturday will look.
Your pass is recorded - I hope you are able to go on your trip and have a great time. Huge congratulations on your IF adventure! You are doing well, and the evil chocolate and cookie handouts will not throw you off track! I hope your ol' doggy feels better soon. It is hard seeing them in pain and unable to get around well. Hugs to you both@jugar Please may I have a pass this week, we are going back to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving and I won't have access to a scale.
I am a person who does Intermittent Fasting
I have done very well with my fasting, sticking to hours and even if I break my fast late, I am still starting my fast at 17:30. However, we went to the town square on Saturday to see the lighting of the Christmas tree and whilst we left the restaurant by 17:30, with all the festivities it completely went out of my mind and I had some hot chocolate and cookies that were being handed out. I am drinking my water and doing my tracking so forming some good habits.
In other news, I am having a really tough week. Last Thursday my pup's back legs wouldn't work. He is 12yrs old and part Lab so his breed is prone to hip issues but we have always done a lot to try and prevent any issues so this has is a bit out of the blue. He has not been right since Thursday so I've been staying very close to him. I'm hoping he perks up by Wednesday when we go out of town or I may have to cancel my trip.
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It has been a slow Monday - at least in included walking to and from the car now that we're parking at the bottom of our hill. Then there was a long meeting at the notary, some annoying errands that included looking for a battery that is very hard to find, and other (non)excitements. Time to get on the bike and watch something more thrilling than my day!4
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I am a person who exercises in the evenings.... Except not when I already overdid it with other energy sapping activities during the daytime. I need to find a balance.
This weekend's project was to paint the master bedroom and that has now spilled into the week as the walls were in much worse shape than expected and its a huge room and I have a lot of clutter to shovel from one wall to another as the paint went on. As the project progressed it was decided I will now sand down and paint furniture to match the new colour scheme so that will continue to take time and energy. Luckily the painting will happen in the basement and the installation is upstairs so I will get lots of caloric burn running up and down.
Yinka @YinxFed I see your exercise list of all the Caroline Girvan epic heat workouts and I yearn to do one myself. I will be this person who exercises in the evenings by January, I swear! The project list has to finish sometime, doesn't it? At least I can have serenity in my new soothingly blue master bedroom.... 😉4 -
@LoraineGB Hope everything is okay with your dog, not easy to see our loveable furry friends going through something....
@lauren_989 I'm not American but my husband is out buying all the fixins to do a second Thanksgiving. He is off Thursday to watch football and he is going to cook a full turkey dinner. He loves to cook and it will be tasty.. practice of some of the dishes he'll do for Christmas I'm sure.
So yesterday started off okay and then I slipped into my Sunday abyss, stopped tracking, and made a series of poor decisions.
Today was truly the dust off. Great exercise, everything tracked and under. My weight is up like 5 pounds since Thursday. Just looking to be doing damage control now. Not happy to have to keep coming here to report on my poor decisions but that's all I can do until I turn those decisions around!
Think I'm just waiting on steps from @micki48 @KellyBgetsfit and @ells_bellz and then the report will be out.4 -
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Steps
Sunday 6332
Monday 6983
Tuesday 9378
Wednesday 6997
Thursday 10008
Friday 10269
Saturday 8383
Something seems wonky with these numbers. I was pretty sure I met my goal every day. My fitbit also has the wrong number for my step streak. IDK
Scale was down a bit today. 210.9. We shall see how it stands. I may weigh in on Thursday this week instead of Friday.
Haven't read any posts yet. Wanted to get my steps in first. Hope all is well.2 -
OMG!
Never thought Id win a week! And of course it’s the week that I didn’t log on here everyday to even realize it! LOL
So proud of myself, but already this week I didn’t pre-track today so that lead to not tracking and hence I’m sure I’m over calories….
Will now track tomorrow’s meals to plan for success as the end of the week will be that much harder.
Thank you to those who have been motivating me from day 1 on here: @micki48 @ashleycarole86 and of course @jugar9 -
@PlaneMonkey are you sure the DIY projects aren't taking longer because you're distracted looking out of the window at all the amazing wildlife? Sounds incredible! All our DIY projects seem to take longer than expected too (looking at you, greenhouse) so I feel your pain.
It was more work on the overhead squat with my PT this morning and I had a couple of perfect reps with the 12.5kg bar, and a few very good 20kg ones. It showed that we need to work more on shoulder stabilisation and wrist strength, so don't think we'll hit 30kg by Christmas, which isn't a bother because the weight goal was arbitrary anyway. My abs are sore now; it's a good ache.
We tried a new recipe last night - Korean BBQ Beef - and have enough left over for this evening too. It is a stir fry but was basically beef, some spring onion and then OH did some rice. It definitely needs more veg, and we have allotment-broccoli in the freezer which I think will do nicely. We've said that in the future, we'll do half the recommended amount of beef and use the remaining marinade on veggies/as a sauce. I'm not sure it's the healthiest dish, but it felt like quite a small portion when split between 4.
Korean BBQ Beef
500g frying steak
1 onion, 1/2 roughly chopped and 1/2 thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic cloves
½ pear, peeled and roughly chopped
3 spring onions, 1 cut into pieces and 2 sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
80ml soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon sesame seed, for serving
Slice the beef into thin strips, then set aside in a large bowl.
In a blender or food processor, blend the onion chunks, garlic, pear, spring onion pieces, brown sugar, pepper, soy sauce, and sesame oil until smooth.
Pour the marinade over the beef, add the thinly sliced onion, then mix to coat evenly. Cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, or overnight.
Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Pat the meat dry.
Being careful not to crowd the pan, sear the marinated beef and onions until browned. Sprinkle with the sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
Serve with rice and side dishes.7 -
Steps-sorry for the delay
Sun 13,284
30 min Barre
Mon 14,642
45 min weights
Tues 12,721
45 min weights
Wed 11,933
Thurs 15,314
Fri 11,882
30 min intervals
Sat 8,5444 -
I had a rough weekend. I am feeburnt out on life right now. I took it easy on Sunday. Hubby and I are planning a much needed date night for Saturday. Today, I hope to get a lot of cleaning done. The kids have a dentist appointment. Tomorrow, number 2 has an eye appointment and I have to get to Costco...hoping to make it right at 10 when they open.6
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