WaistAways Team Chat - MAY 2023
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As I read thru the posts, I'm reminded AGAIN that pre-logging really works - worked for me before and I must return to it. Full days - my boss gave her notice and in 2 weeks it'll be just me and fortunately some consultants SHE hired to support me & the office - the bosses upstairs really screwed up by letting my overworking boss feel the need to leave. I'm not SO stressed about it - I can only do what I can do. Anybody else bring their lunch to work and eat it before 10am? that's me often. I do have the pickle snacks going but must rein all else in.
@jugar speaking of reins, I hope your big spotted four legged friend arrives safe & sound.5 -
@eggfreak
Are you a breakfast eater or no?
I eat my breakfast around 6 so by 9-10 I usually feel hungry. I generally have a small snack planned to get me through to lunch.4 -
Well, I put my walk on the calendar and started down the street when my phone rang. I realized I had forgotten I had a call with my financial planner! So I headed back so I could focus. I give myself an A for effort and planning, though!5
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »Love the new profile pic @micki48
Well @jugar and @LoraineGB I hadn't seen your posts about the perfect day until tonight but guess what? I joined you ladies.
Got up, started the day with water, tracked all my food, hit 10K steps, no alcohol.. it felt good. I also had mega terrible work stress and was near tears on the way home (with no one there to console me as everyone is travelling) and I didn't choose to soothe with food.
Hooray!
YESSSS!!! I am so glad to hear this. You will feel SO much better getting through stressful days when you don't drown it in calories. Of course you know that. But remember you "get to" eat healthy delicious food instead of "deprive yourself" of the easy brain thrill of those foods we can't stop eating. You get to enjoy time on the Peloton even after dinner if you haven't had any any alcohol or overeaten. Hopefully the worries of the day will calm down for a good sleep, or at least they won't include the feeling of failure we get from succumbing to eating all the foods. Join us for another great day today! I'm still going with it and feel much better after 2 really good days with no flour and stuff. There was a bit of ice cream... but measured and logged and not continuing until the thing was empty!
Everyone is welcome to enjoy today's perfect day
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@eggfreak and @ashleycarole86
Breakfast timing. Even though I'm retired, I still eat breakfast first thing (around 7 these days). I wake up and get up because I'm hungry, so there is no way I'm waiting! Then I am indeed hungry by 10:30. Most days I try to drink a big glass of water and just do some things until at least 11:30 - but sometimes it is too much and I have a snack. Usually that will be raw fruit (clementines, berries, or apple), sometimes plus an add-on that is a bit more substantial (a small smear of nut butter). Sometimes an ounce of cheese or a few nuts. Just enough to get me through to lunchtime, not necessarily to sate my hunger. Lunch is pre-planned or I end up making it too big very easily. If I'm working hard or doing a workout before making dinner (usual), another snack can happen.
Long answer about brief question, but planning for those hungry times helps a lot! Wandering into the kitchen with a growling tummy is a really bad idea...6 -
Another perfect day today. What about you @jugar, @ashleycarole86 , how’s your day going?4
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Wonderful, Loraine! Me too - a good day for food. I stuck with basically the same plan as yesterday, and even survived an unexpected social encounter. I went to a friend's house to work with her son on some of the music he is learning (he's the 13 year-old I like to kidnap), but he was feeling crappy, so I just hung out with the adults, including a guy who was there visiting. They were all enjoying beer or wine, but I just stayed and talked for a while and had none. Came home and made my high-veggie supper, feeling rather pleased with myselfAnother perfect day today. What about you @jugar, @ashleycarole86 , how’s your day going?
I'll finish off the last segment of exercise a bit later, but already did an intense hip-opening stretch series and a strength circuit. Biking to come. My steps are low today (rain!!). 5 -
I have no choice - it's time to remember what I am -
Lots of numbers due!
@TessieMac833
@strong_fit_ells
@honeygldchelly
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
@alydanbeads
@Gidgitgoescrzy
@DianaGetsFit512
And then the Thursday folks - get ready - don't make me run after you
@bowens1973
@ashleycarole86
@39flavours
@DD265
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Oh, such great updates!
I had a stressful day today that made me think I was in the Twilight Zone. Anybody remember that TV show? I drove one of the “Meals on Wheels” lunch delivery routes which covers many more miles than two other routes I’ve covered so far…it seemed like an invisible force held my car by the tail pipe to hold me back! I’m glad I had time at the pool to recuperate my equilibrium before going home.
I made a simple supper of brocoli, pasta sauce, thin spaghetti, and some grated cheese. I managed to keep dessert to a dull roar with some coffee iced cream and homemade fudge sauce.
I had just one serving of dinner as well as one of dessert. It felt good to gently remind future me that I can do this!
Time to sleep. It’s been a long day.4 -
CW 172.7
@ashleycarole86 I do eat breakfast and often early. Then yes, it's second breakfast around 10 or so. I just need to bring more things to eat into work- healthy things. Today I'm in trouble - have run out eggs - horror of horrors. But I'll pack up some pickles, some roasted red peppers and have some very nice ripe tomatoes.
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Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in
PW 197
CW 196.64 -
Sorry for the late weigh in - the long weekend didn't end
PW 169.6
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Hey all! Just popping in for my quick weight in. Sorry it's late @jugar ! It's been a whirlwind of a week. I'm just gonna put my weights down but if I have some time later, I'm going to go through everyone's updates!
PW: 144.4
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Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Thursday
PW: 147.0
CW: 146.8
Only a small loss this week, I thought it was going to be a good week as I got down to 145.0 twice over last weekend, but I've been letting my hair down too much in the evenings and the calories have been adding up. I need to find some discipline from somewhere!6 -
Another perfect day today. What about you @jugar, @ashleycarole86 , how’s your day going?
CONGRATULATIONS to you all for those perfect days! We know they are not easy, so good for all of you. I pre-logged yesterday, but never updated it. I was weak and ate a school cupcake. It wasn't nearly as satisfying as I imagined it would be. Should have had a glass of water first.
I haven't logged yet today but will soon. Still searching to find my footing and get myself back on track. Motivation is lacking, discipline is low. But I know I can't give up on it. So one thing I will do is log my food today, drink some water and take a little walk.
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Another perfect day today. What about you @jugar, @ashleycarole86 , how’s your day going?
I ended with Taco Bell..... and that's FINE if I was within my plan, but I went over.
BUT, I tracked it. Yes, I was over, but it could have gone much worse. The fact I owned up to it in my diary rather than saying screw it also proved it was much less than I thought calorie-wise.6 -
So today I ate unplanned sweeties at work. They ‘updated’ the bowl and while in the past five weeks there have been no sweets I like, that all changed today. We now have Swedish fish and taffy, ugh - more discipline needed.
We went to eat at Qdoba tonight and they were out of veggies, beans and shrimp so we ended up in a bar and I had a Ruben. That’s a bad choice when you weigh in the next morning but I have had a good week for exercise and food up to today.
@micki48 How about we have a Track Friday tomorrow? Pre track what you can and then update as you go for any additionals - Good, Bad and Ugly… who is in?3 -
@LoraineGB I like the idea of Track Friday! Often I go a bit doolally on Fridays after weighing in - so yeah. That would be useful.
Good Bad and Ugly tracking it is! We're having a pretty green week on the team, so let's build more of those 4 -
My coworker sells eggs, $5 for a dozen. Look a the beautiful shapes, colours and sizes ☺️7 -
CW 172.7
@ashleycarole86 I do eat breakfast and often early. Then yes, it's second breakfast around 10 or so. I just need to bring more things to eat into work- healthy things. Today I'm in trouble - have run out eggs - horror of horrors. But I'll pack up some pickles, some roasted red peppers and have some very nice ripe tomatoes.
Oh! I have a receipt for ripe tomatoes for you to try. Chop 2 hardboiled eggs; add 1 or more cut up ripe tomatoes; stir in cut celery for more crunch, sprinkle with tumeric, mix together with either 1/4 avocado or 1 tsp mayo (or less - seriously, the tomatoes provide plenty of moisture). I also added a bit of ground pepper and salt. It tasted so good that I didn't want anything else when I had it for lunch a few weeks ago.
I know that drinking water prior to eating can help us decrease food intake but I recently read something by a dietician. Considering that water zips right through the stomach to the "water system", it's better to eat "watery food", like soup or breakfast with additional yogurt or "loose" food...you get the idea. If we give our digestion something to work on, it helps us feel full longer.
Today, I had "2nd brekky" for my actual lunch. A friend treated me to a serving of her mom's favorite Italian scrambled eggs with a slice of baguette and it was just enough.
I roasted a whole chicken tonight and ate leftovers of broccoli, pasta, sauce, and grated parmesan. I let myself fall into a serving of ice cream again afterwards but will avoid it until Monday. At least, that's the plan.
Have a great night everyone.
Can't wait to hear how you all are doing.
Sleep well!
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