WaistAways Team Chat - APRIL 2023
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@micki48 I am loving your news and renewed energy. It has been some year! Here's to your return to Onederland in time for your birthday
I had another lovely Alberta day - some walking, some hanging out with my daughter and her pals, riding Jasper, feeding carrots to all 3 of our 4-legged beasties (including the ever hilarious mule Emmett
), and enjoying the big sky well into the late evening.
And now - it will be time for the Wednesday line-up in short order! Let's celebrate the mid week in style:
@AshenMoon
@lauren_989
@alydanbeads
@Gidgitgoescrzy
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Weigh in Day: Wednesday
PW: 145.2
CW: 145.0
I've been doing a lot more strength training and I can tell I'm building muscle which is great! I'm starting to see my body becoming more toned, which is what I really needed after losing 20 lbs. I still would like to get down closer to 140, but I'm not worried about it right now.7 -
So projects will have to slow down and a bit as I'm included in the federal workers strike that's currently in progress in Canada. Being on strike will definitely affect the budget for a bit.
I walked the picket line for nearly 4 hours today in winter-like conditions. I didn't bring a chair with me thinking at my fitness level I should be ok to walk the entire time, especially since it helped to keep warm, but after 2 hours my hips started to ache. I took a seat from a friend who offered, and sat for 30 minutes but the wind tore right through all my winter gear and I froze solid! I'm at home now and have spent 30 minutes in the hot tub and another 15 in a hot shower and I still feel chilled. I'm hoping a short nap and a snuggle with a cat will bring me back to my normal perky self in time for Tabata class tonight.
With all the upheaval on the strike I haven't been making good food choices since portability of snacks and timing of meals are bigger concerns at the moment than the content.
Hopefully after this nap I can reset and figure out a better game plan to get through tomorrow's 'long walk'
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@PlaneMonkey - you are brave to hit the picket lines today! The entrance to my daughter's military base was home to a big picket line today, also in the worst weather of the past week. Cold, windy, and snowy. All of the civilian employees from the base are on strike, and they had quite a good crowd going, but with orderly entrance to the base maintained, even if it was slow. The soldiers generally support the strike, even though they cannot strike themselves. I hope that things warm up soon! Tabata class ought to get at least some of your blood nice and hot
My horse and I are taking a quiet day today - we had a harder workout yesterday, and since he is still young and has not worked all winter, I just walked around in the field with them, got mugged for the carrots I was holding, and generally hung out.
So glad you're building up muscles and feeling strong @alydanbeads ! The next few pounds can just wait a bit.5 -
Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Thursday
PW: 149.4
CW: 150.0
Another gain this week, sorry team. I think this is partly because totm is 2 days late, plus I ate a lot of fibre yesterday, which hasn't worked its way through yet. My food tracking has been bad this week, I'm fine up until the evening, but then I have a beer or some unplanned snack, which I know will take me over my calorie goal so I don't bother logging for the rest of the day. Luckily, I'm not going into full-on binge mode, but I'm more likely just eating at maintenance. I have been putting a lot of effort into getting my daily steps up, exceeding my target of 8500 on most days. I have also been weight training 5 days in the last week, as per usual, so at least I'm keeping my activity up. I'm getting to a point where I can't imagine losing any more weight, as much as I need to, I feel like I'm stuck at my set point (although I'm not sure I actually belive in set points). My maintenance is around 1500 calories a day, that's with keeping my steps above 8500 and weight training 5/7 days. I have a calorie goal of 1200, but it's becoming really hard to stick to without feeling really tired all the time. One challenge I'm finding really tricky is avoiding alcohol. My husband is having quite a stressful time at work at the moment and likes to relax by going to the pub or getting some drinks in, which I always end up joining in with. I can say no to chocolate any day of the week, but saying no to a drink I find really really difficult. Something I absolutely have to change if I want my weight loss to stick.5 -
Thank you all for your support! I got a call back from the dietitian, and we’re scheduled to meet in May. 😊
Tonight, I’m meeting up with one of my oldest friends who is visiting their parents and we’re grabbing dinner and drinks after work. I’m not going to drink tonight because I signed up for a spin class tomorrow morning and don’t want to feel “blah” after drinking. It’ll also be my first time working out this week since Monday because I had a strained muscle in my upper back that has finally sorted itself out thanks to pain relievers and a massage tool.
Happy Pre-Friday everyone!5 -
CW 176.33
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Thursday weigh-in
Username ashleycarole86
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PW: 94.4
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I hope that you are all getting through your week! Thursday folks - you're up next:
@bowens1973
@ashleycarole86
@39flavours
@DD265
and still left from Wednesday:
@AshenMoon
@lauren_989
Well shoot. This did not post last night, even though I hit the post button twice... Here it is late! I'll take names off as the numbers come in 2 -
Hi everyone, sorry to intrude on the group chat, I was hoping that I could join Waistaways again! I was here back in 2021 and lost weight through all of your wonderful support. I couldn't work out how to re-join as the registration thread has disappeared from the home page for me. Please can you let me know @jugar ? Thank you
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PW: 218.2
CW: 217.8
Sorry for the late weigh-in. Yesterday just flew by and before I knew it, it's Thursday evening!4 -
Username: Bowens1973
PW: 209.2
CW: 211.2
Ugh! Nothing more to be said.5 -
@jugar love hearing your time with the horses.
@PlaneMonkey - hope the strike doesn't last too long and things can get back to normal for you.
@39flavours. - I will say yes to chocolate and a drink. It's easy to slip into the habit of having a drink or 2, something I've been trying to reduce to 1-2 days a week.
@ashleycarole86 I agree around this time of year salads just say spring to me
I've been able to have more down time because my course is not finished up. I have one more on the go in a few weeks but not going to stress about it yet. I've joined the peloton app and really enjoying having a good workout in the basement on the treadmill before work and doing it 3-4 times a week. Love the flexibility.4 -
Yes! We always welcome people back after a break. There are times we need a team to keep inspired, so you are always welcome.Hi everyone, sorry to intrude on the group chat, I was hoping that I could join Waistaways again! I was here back in 2021 and lost weight through all of your wonderful support. I couldn't work out how to re-join as the registration thread has disappeared from the home page for me. Please can you let me know @jugar ? Thank you
Just post your weight from this week on whichever day you choose to use for weigh-ins (even if that was earlier this week). If you know where you were over the past couple of weeks as well, that info is useful too. And, of course, your all time high so you can feel fabulous as the number of pounds between that place and where you get grows
Post an intro as well - your first name (if you're willing to share it) and where you live (ditto), some stuff about your weight loss and fitness history, etc. Good to see you!!
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The latest silly photo. I think Jasper was a bit tired and wanted to just hang out on the couch today. He got worked anyhow, and so did I! We both hope it will warm up with some sunshine soon...
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OK, team. All sorts of things are going well, but there are an awful lot of red numbers in the "total pounds lost" for the month. This is not the first month we have had a lot of red - and we keep hoping the trend will change. Red will never disappear - it is impossible to lose every week all the time for everyone. But! We need to turn some of the red to green.
We all know what to do. Small changes - CONSISTENCY - never a "zero" day, so that we are always giving at least one little thing to our tomorrow selves - sweat before shower, logging before eating, some grit, some pleasures that are NOT food related, etc. Eating can only solve hunger. Overeating cannot solve much. Let's see if we can turn the red trend around - it can be tiny. We need to help each other, though.
What can your teammates do to help? Ask away!
What can you try to turn things around if you need to?
How can we kick each other's butts or be there to lean on?
You know this kind of moment comes back repeatedly. That is not a defect or a bad thing, it is just reality. Some of us need to get alcohol down to a couple of days a week. Some need to just trim the general volume or calories. Substitutions work. Stress situations, celebrations, vacations, slumps - what's the plan you need right now?
It is now Thursday. How can we all be doing better by next Thursday? Go!
If you want to look at those red numbers, hit the spreadsheet. Scroll around to get a good picture of the month (too much red) and the total pounds lost LTD (looking amazing). Know that this is a long game.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11UWOOUx3rypQx8oFXUxtYmahtwdr7-6iMOaZ8ts--Ww/edit?usp=sharing5 -
Perfect time for a pep talk @jugar
I am a guilty red this month. As in, red all month.
The bummer was, just yesterday I was green for the week. I would say since the weekend I actually feel really darn good about my progress.
Yet here we are, Thursday, and I'm still posting a red.
So, I'm committed to green this week.
To get there, I'll be focusing on the little things daily that add up.
A healthy salad again tonight.
A ride on the Peloton with my husband after dinner. That's right.. we got a second stationary bike so we can ride together. I know this is going to help us ride more with our busier schedule these days.
Actually drinking water during my work day.5 -
@ashleycarole86 It may be too late for last week’s steps but I’ll post anyway. I’m on a 26 day streak for meeting my goal. Yay!
This is our new home. 😊
And the backyard just waiting for a party to be held. Wish I could have all of you over. What a good time we would have.
Lots of packing today after work. More tomorrow. I’ll get there.6 -
Just in the nick of time @micki48 (and so glad you made it in.. GREAT work!) What a cozy backyard feel... love the house. You must be over the moon!
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Love the new house @micki48 !!
Just a quick reminder for all the lovely Friday people, and anyone who is still due before Friday
@AshenMoon
@Gidgitgoescrzy
@bobagurl2017
@EvMakesChanges
@micki48
@LoraineGB
@DianaGetsFit512
@wishfuljune
@PlaneMonkey
I'm still taking another excused week - there is no scale here
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@micki48 what a yard! I can imagine the party we would have. I'm so excited for you to finally be settled again and the upheaval to be reduced so you can get back to focusing on everything you had to put on hold while dealing with everything over the last year and a bit.
@ashleycarole86 a second peloton is such a perfect solution for you. Are they side by side or facing each other, or in different rooms so you won't be distracted by each other?
Today was a better day on the picket line. I was joined by 4971 other people at the local member of Parliament's office to clap, chant, sing, and encourage honking horns in the sunshine instead of in the snow. There were even a couple of inflatable dinosaurs. Talks are still ongoing but no agreement yet so I'll be back out tomorrow.
@jugar did the news of the fate of the folks at CFB Petawawa reach your ears out there? Someone miscalculated how many staff to deem 'essential' to be excluded from the strike and so the base's central heating plant went below the minimum safe staff levels to operate and the result is they shut off the heat and hot water to 700 people in 21 buildings on base for 2 days! Wowsa!
I'm going away for the weekend with my high school girlfriends as soon as my picket shift is over and I'm coming back Sunday night just in time for my next hockey game (we played tonight as well!). I have so many details on packing and clothing and food all running around in my head that I hope I don't forget to weigh in tomorrow morning.... In about 6 hours. Ack! Time for sleep.
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Yes! We always welcome people back after a break. There are times we need a team to keep inspired, so you are always welcome.Hi everyone, sorry to intrude on the group chat, I was hoping that I could join Waistaways again! I was here back in 2021 and lost weight through all of your wonderful support. I couldn't work out how to re-join as the registration thread has disappeared from the home page for me. Please can you let me know @jugar ? Thank you
Just post your weight from this week on whichever day you choose to use for weigh-ins (even if that was earlier this week). If you know where you were over the past couple of weeks as well, that info is useful too. And, of course, your all time high so you can feel fabulous as the number of pounds between that place and where you get grows
Post an intro as well - your first name (if you're willing to share it) and where you live (ditto), some stuff about your weight loss and fitness history, etc. Good to see you!!
Thank you @jugar ! It is nice to be back.
My weigh in day will be Friday
Today's weight: 86.5kg
All time high: 98kg
Two weeks ago I was 87.6kg so have lost a little
I'm Jess, mid-thirties and I live on the UK South Coast so I love spending time walking on our pebbly beaches! Also love art, music, reading, cooking, video games. I've been overweight my whole life and obese for some of it... I'm about as light as I've ever been at the moment which feels good, but I've got a way to go. I want to know what it feels like to be really fit and healthy and strong!
I see a personal trainer which is helping me a lot to learn how to move my body and how to strength train. I get a lot of low back pain so strengthening my core helps me with that. I like to do pilates/ yoga type exercises too, and I swim/ go to the gym when I can.
I do struggle a bit with motivation and depression so having support of others is really helpful. I'm also trying to get pregnant and have been having fertility treatments, so I'm hoping that weight loss will help with that.
Looking forward to keeping up with you all and the mutual support!5 -
CW 192.42
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CW 202.9
PW 209.7
I’m thinking this is a lot of water weight from my disorderly 2.5 weeks.
Job is going good, I work with two really nice people and the Clinicians seem nice too but there are many of them and apart from three, all work odd days and hours. The office is tranquil (no drama) and we play lo-fi music for the clients so it’s my kind of vibe.
I’ve only walked two days as MO weather is at its finest - rolling thunder storms 🤷🏼♀️
Lots going on in the group….
@micki48 love the house
@jugar love the photos of you and Jasper. Horse riding makes me laugh uncontrollably, it’s a reaction I can’t stop 🙆🏼♀️ I think it’s the movement, idk
@PlaneMonkey Sounds like you have many spinning plates, enjoy your weekend
I’ve read every post, sorry if I’ve missed a worthy mention
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What can your teammates do to help? Ask away!
What can you try to turn things around if you need to?
How can we kick each other's butts or be there to lean on?
...what's the plan you need right now?
It is now Thursday. How can we all be doing better by next Thursday? Go!
I got back from vacation in Boston on Sunday, and I actually maintained while I was there! Spoilers for good food and good times in Boston:Tatte Bakery, a local chain up there- so good I had it two mornings in a row and took it on the train, haha:
mushroom acorn squash farro bowl and honey halva coffee
chickpea puree and fava bean bowl, with the best warm, chewy pita bread
lemon raspberry pavlova- to die for
their take on a fattoush salad, very good
Gene's Flatbread Cafe- known for their hand-pulled noodles, and did not disappoint, the noodles were incredible.
We of course had tea and scones at Abigail's Tea Room and played 1700s games. I found I am a clotted-cream-on-jam person, instead of the other way.
Mike's Pastry makes the best cannolis I've ever had. This was so good.
Our tour guide on the ghost tour! She was funny and really great.
Whatsisface throwing "tea" into the harbor:
my favorite from the museum of bad art, I present: New Year's Bagel.
We did some other things, the Boston Athenaeum was great, and of course we did the freedom trail, and I ate a couple more things, but not many- I found I just wasn't that hungry after some of these good meals.
Calories for the week in and around Boston:
When I got back, I dedicated myself to 30 fruits/veg/herbs/nuts a week per @MoonlitMuse 's posts, and did some prep! I bought some little deli containers for the purpose and spent a couple hours getting everything prepared for the week.
Pictured: some fruits to go on top of my overnight oats (prepped in the big tub on top of my breadbox, haha), and the rest fruits for with my coffee in the morning, and a midafternoon snack. Chicken fajitas also on top of my breadbox for lunches.
This was somewhere around 27 fruits and veg, and these are before dinners every night, so I made over 30 this week.
And honestly, that's helped me so much this week, having snacks to grab that I had pre-logged and knew they supported my goals.
I plan on doing the same this week, doing this prepwork on Sunday, and reaping the benefits throughout next week.
I've also signed up for three gym classes next week that I'm very excited about, and I just finished 2 of three this week, the next being tomorrow. I love being back at my gym. I always love having done it, and I love the classes themselves.
Despite loving the gym and the classes, I don't ever want to go to the gym after a long day of work, but if I don't cancel my gym class by 9am the day of, I get charged for the class anyway, so I figure, I might as well go. So far I haven't ever cancelled on a class unless I'm sick or can't get there for another reason, so that helps a lot.
I've been logging weights in the 172's all week, hopefully tomorrow morning I can post a loss.
I'm hoping I can push my average weight trendline to the 172s this month, but we'll see what happens- the end of the month is approaching quickly.
@micki48 that back patio
I hope everyone has a great non-zero day today. 4 -
@PlaneMonkey
Have a great girls weekend - how fun!!
The second Peloton is right beside the first, and slightly set back because one caveat is that Peloton doesn't allow you to run one membership on two bikes at the same time, so I basically run the class we're going to do, and Brad does free riding on the second bike that's not logged in.
It's not perfect, but I think we'll make it work.... or get frustrated and get a second membership (but we're trying not to let them win!!)
@CupcakeCrusoe
I love me some good trip pics.. and you have such a well laid out of plan for getting back to regular life. Very good detail... inspires me to think ahead!
Enjoy your Friday everyone.. we're about to head into the office.3 -
Weigh in day: Friday
CW: 221.8
Sorry I knew it wouldn’t be good but didn’t realize it would be this bad…6 -
PW 203.9
CW 202.5
Too bad nobody wants to perpetually move to lose weight. LOL. I see you Onederland!!!!
@PlaneMonkey Have a great girls' weekend! Hope your strike is over soon and you get what you are asking for,
@jugar Keep Having fun!
@DianaGetsFit512 Hugs to you. I know this is hard. What is one thing you can do for yourself to get you on the right track? I cheering for you.
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Thank you @micki48
Honestly I don’t know..
I feel like I need to plan and track but deep down I’m also so tired of tracking…more so tired of failing at weight loss… 🙄6
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