WaistAways Team Chat - JULY 2023
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Hey all. We drive back home to Alberta today so it'll be a sedentary day in the car.
Time to get back to routines! Brad leaves for work travel tomorrow so he won't have long to get settled in. I need to get back to tracking!
Exercise for the remainder of the week:
Jul 12 - 12666 steps
Jul 13 - 15871 steps + 5 minutes outdoor cycling (quick commuting ride)
Jul 14 - 8022 steps + 103 minutes outdoor cycling
Jul 15 - 13691 steps6 -
Sunday: 7,562 + 2 mile walk in 30 minutes
Monday: 6,775 + 60 min body pump class
Tuesday: 7,039
Wednesday: 5,922 + 60 min body pump class
Thursday: 10,009
Friday: 3,961
Saturday: 7,669 + 60 min body pump class7 -
Username: healthygirlintransit
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW:235
CW: 238
Sorry team no green numbers this week
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Well, we squeaked into 3rd place - well done! Thanks for leading the way @YinxFed @lauren_989 and @kali225
It has been a day of hoping that our pond won't overflow and wash out our road! It rained so hard a few times that the water got pretty high, but I think we'll be ok. For now at least! I did manage to go for a ride while the sun was shining briefly, but the outdoor arena was flooded so we were stuck in the indoor ring. The gravel roads were kind of a mess too, so we stayed in - it was like a sauna, though! Even with the doors open. We both enjoyed our post workout pelting down rain shower to cool off.
Here we go for another WaistAways Week! We are already started off by our intrepid Sunday people. Time for the Monday people to get ready
@CarolAnnM2
@cleaneater80
@MoonlitMuse
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Whelp... It's Monday. The bus isn't too crowded this morning.
I had a reasonable weekend without too many over indulgences. More sleep was accomplished than projects but that will hopefully help me get over this head cold and make the rest of the week more energetic.
I think I get to play hockey twice this week and one of the games is with a faster, younger crowd where I have to step up my level of play so I'm excited and nervous. I planned our meals for the week around the weather and game times and there's lots of salads and veggies on the menu!
@jugar I'm trying out a beer style slug trap in my garden after I noticed some holes in the leaves of my pepper plants. Does it work for earwigs as well? They're all over my flower garden pots. This year we swapped the veggie garden with the herb garden to increase the sun on the tomato plants and it has made a difference. The tomatoes have taken over everything! Can't wait til they start to ripen....
Have a good week WaistAways!
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Happy Monday!
I was surprised at what the scale told me this morning, all things considered. I haven't made huge sweeping changes as I'm coming out of this burnout phase, but I managed to do the 3/12/30 most of the days last week and I got back into my 2L of water during work.
PW: 146.2
CW: 144.6
Yesterday I was cutting up some fruit and my pup nabbed the nectarine pit and swallowed it immediately. I ended up taking him to the ER (2hrs away) to be safe. They made him vomit but it didn't come up, so we just have to keep an eye on him. While we were down in that town, I stopped for Ramen. Coldstone was right next to the place so I'm like "it's my birthday...so why not?". Turns out the whole town had the same idea. I gave my son (he's 16 mind you) my keys and said that he can turn the car on to run the A/C for Atlas. 45 minutes later and I finally come out with our ice cream, only to discover that the car wasn't actually running....just the battery. With it being dead and everything closed, I had to find someone to jump me. Fortunately I did, but ended up not getting home until 11pm.
Now this morning, my husband is saying that the pup didn't eat his breakfast and threw up some yellow stuff...so we're on dog watch now7 -
PW 170.0
CW 170.0
@MoonlitMuse amazing loss. Gosh whay a day, hope your pup ends up ok
@conleywoods have a great trip
I had a full weekend of adjusting back home from my small trip to Vancouver with my daughter. We had an amazing time and spent so much time at the beach. I've since came home to so much smoke and a full garden. My zuchinni are out and will be eating beans all week.
I want to start tracking because I know this is my hardest but most successful way of losing. This morning I tracked breakfast and lunch and hope to keep this up all week. If I can get 2 meals down I'll take small steps in getting it all down eventually.5 -
@MoonlitMuse I hope your pup is okay!
My steps and exercise for the last week:
Sunday, July 9th - 1,661 steps - rest day
Monday, July 10th - 6,748 steps - one hour of spin class, one 15 minute walk
Tuesday, July 11th - 7,540 steps - one 15 minute walk, one hour of CrossFit
Wednesday, July 12th - 7,992 steps - one hour of spin class, one 15 minute walk
Thursday, July 13th - 7,552 steps - one hour of CrossFit, two 15 minute walks
Friday, July 14th - 7,644 steps - on hour of spin class, 15 minutes of shooting hoops, one hour of CrossFit
Saturday, July 15th - 322 steps - I was sick5 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 184.5
CW: 187.3
This is what 6 pass days will do to me - I’ll fix this!6 -
PlaneMonkey wrote: »I'm trying out a beer style slug trap in my garden after I noticed some holes in the leaves of my pepper plants. Does it work for earwigs as well? They're all over my flower garden pots.
@MoonlitMuse ahhh, the cautionary tale of stopping for birthday ice cream. You did deserve it! But not the price tag in time and aggravation. What a drag I hope your dog has left the nectarine pit behind and is feeling better
@cleaneater80 and @CarolAnnM2 you are on tracking duty! You've got this
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Had a nice long weekend ate the shore with hubby. I ate seafood every meal except breakfasts. I also had a cocktail with quite a few dinners. But that’s done. It was great fun. Now it’s time to turn things around. I will log my meals as best I can this week. I also need to up my water game now that I’m home. Being out and about and drinking water just doesn’t work for me. I will pee myself. No joke. So I did not drink enough I know. I ate so many meals out now it’s time to eat at home. What is everyone cooking this week?
@MoonlitMuse Happy Birthday! Sorry to hear about your pup and the car. Glad you got home safely.
@conleywoods have a great trip! Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday. 🎂🎈🎉 Post some photos from your beach trip.
@jugar Hope you get some good news on your foot.
@PlaneMonkey Good luck with your games this week
@CarolAnnM2 You've got this!! I know you can do it!
@ashleycarole86 i only have two days last week with a step count (Fitbit broke) Do you want those?
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PW: 213.6
CW: 213.2
It's green, I will take it! I had a couple over indulgences on Thursday and Friday, but tried to not let that ruin the whole week.
We have an orange weather alert this yesterday and today. It was fine yesterday, because it's my body pump class (inside). It doesn't seem terrible out, would you walk outside? Tuesdays I usually go for a walk. 🤷🏼♀️
@MoonlitMuse I hope your puppy is doing ok!4 -
lauren_989 wrote: »We have an orange weather alert this yesterday and today. It was fine yesterday, because it's my body pump class (inside). It doesn't seem terrible out, would you walk outside? Tuesdays I usually go for a walk. 🤷🏼♀️
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Ah, Tuesday. My Frienemy.
PW: 182.8
CW: 182.0
Slightly in the green. Not as much as I wanted, but more than I expected after this last week. Especially after last night. We had customers in town and treated them to a steak dinner which of course included a few hard seltzers (it would have been beer if not for a silly gluten sensitivity). But, the win is that I still made it to CrossFit today even though it kicked my butt!4 -
@PlaneMonkey I hear you on the popcorn! I eat popcorn almost every day. Luckily, I discovered the skinny pop bags at Sam's Club. I can get a big box (30 bags or so) for fairly cheap. It's only 100 calories/bag, so it makes a great snack and curbs my popcorn addiction.
I know I also said I love ice cream and that is true. But, I haven't found a good substitute for that yet because I can't buy the lower calorie, portioned serving containers. I end up having multiple servings in a single sitting. I don't like sorbet. I buy a smaller container and I eat the whole container. It's a mess. So, I just don't buy it unless I am willing to add the calories for that day.
Lastly, @PlaneMonkey, you mentioned fries in the air fryer. Delicious. I love potatoes. All potatoes. In every form. I will even eat them raw. My dad grew up in Idaho and developed a habit of eating raw potatoes that he passed down to me.
I always thought it was alcohol that was my biggest barrier to losing weight. Since calorie counting, I have found it is the three foods listed above - popcorn, ice cream, potatoes. Meal prepping and planning ahead have helped tremendously to allow me these food loves without over doing it.
What are other people's food weaknesses and what strategies have you implemented to help avoid them or only eat them in moderation?3 -
@jugar thank you for the suggestion! I am going to walk later this evening, the thermostat currently says 101.4F and going up.
@MaddawgMadsen I also LOVE the skinny pop popcorn! I get it from costco too with the 100 calorie portion sizes.
My food weakness is donuts! I have been planning a day once a month where I can have one. It helps me because I am not saying I can't have any, and it gives me something to look forward to. I'm weird and I don't like many knock off, recipes made healthier. If I want a donut, nothing else will do!
I have some foods that are triggers and I can't put down once I start, like cheese doodles. I just don't buy them or have them in the house. I find that once I have been eating "healthy," I don't crave the foods as much.5 -
lauren_989 wrote: »I have some foods that are triggers and I can't put down once I start, like cheese doodles. I just don't buy them or have them in the house. I find that once I have been eating "healthy," I don't crave the foods as much.
This is a great topic for discussion. Trigger foods are kind of scary. If avoided, we feel strong and virtuous. If used as a treat, they can easily get out of control. Serious shopping control is required! They cannot come into the house except on a "free day" or other careful exception
There are also slightly less intense triggers. These are not quite as difficult to stop consuming and do not create cravings that are as impossible to handle, but still lead to higher calories or consumption than we would like.
For me, there are the crazy triggers (certain ice creams, or salty treats in the trail mix or crunchy veggie straws, corn chips, etc. categories). Then there are the foods that just have too many calories for the volume of food - anything with flour, grains, noodles, etc.). I love having large volumes of food with less calorie density - in other words, tons of vegetables of the non-starchy variety, some veggies that are slightly starchy, pulses (beans), fish, fruits, and non-fat dairy.
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Upcoming weigh-in for Wednesday:
@jeezlawheeze - I hope you're still with us! You missed last week, but that is no biggie. check in and all will be well!1
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