WaistAways Team Chat - AUGUST 2023
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After such a positive weigh-in Thursday, I started the work for this week alright, and not in a good way.
My boss and I hit the road on Thursday for Lloyd. It's a 5+ hour drive from my house. When we got in we had a relatively healthy lunch, went to a meeting, and then my coworker's work party started. I stuck to vodka sodas for my drink of choice so at least I was drinking a lower calorie option, but I had a lot of them. There was snacky food brought out - pizza, wings, cake, etc.. I avoided it all. We went for supper just before 9 (late for me) and I had a nice healthy chicken and rice bowl. Not sure of calories with the eating out and the uncounted drinks and while it was bad, it could have been worse.
Friday we drove back and at the breakfast buffet I threw caution to the wind and did things like get two helpings of tater tots... just felt like it and started my day like that. By the time we got home at 2 I was hungry so Brad and I went for a walk (yay no more sedentary) but on that walk we stopped and got fast food (boo!) I then had a very special once in a lifetime impossible to get reservation date night on Friday in Calgary with Brad so that was all sorts of calories.
That progressed me into yesterday and it just went downhill from there.. ending with a massive late night food binge.. you know when you end up at one of those places where all the drunk kids are hanging out eating their late night meals? Yeah, that.
So I'm up like 6 pounds from Thursday and feeling a bit of shame this morning. A lot of that will be water weight of course and just the heavy content of late night food that's still in transit, but still...
That is my honest confession. So, time to track and get back to it.
The yo-yo is not where I want to be. A few others have mentioned it and it's not fun. The sad part is that my ups are lasting longer than my downs and I need to turn that trajectory around.8 -
@ashleycarole86 Hang in there - the yo-yos happen, but we can keep the string relatively short. Those times when the eating just won't stop (I have had a couple of those this past week too...) are so annoying. You know. You just keep eating. Aim for having your home as "sanitized" of those compulsive eats as possible. At least one safe zone - and watch the alcohol... It makes it so much easier to eat too much, even over the next few days when your body is looking for the hit of high-impact (fun) calories from sugar and simple carbs.
Our team had a big net gain this week - we won the RED numbers for sure, even though our top 3 people did a great job of trying to counteract that stuff. We all need to hang in there, put up some boundaries, and find new pathways to those lovely feelings we tend to get via food and drink. We can do this!
Hoping for a greener week
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Sunday: 5,358
Monday: 12,139 + 3 miles at 4.3 mph
Tuesday: 5,669
Wednesday: 5,554 + 60 min body pump class
Thursday: 3,687
Friday: 3,410
Saturday: 6,585 + 60 min body pump class
Not the best week of steps. Here's to getting more this week!5 -
healthygirlintransit
Weigh-In: Sunday
CW:240lbs
Sorry team but I'm in the red. I wasnt able to work out like I needed to and my appetite wasn't there this week. Also steroids do not help the weight situation but has taken the swelling down. Hopefully I can get on track this week.
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I spent time today trying to hang pictures around my house. Trying because I hung one and a few minutes later it fell and broke. Luckily and weirdly the frame broke but not the glass. Then I wrestled with a twisted hose trying to water some new plants I put in yesterday. The plants were from a local garden group I belong to. The hose seem to come from some cattle ranch because I was wrangling the dang thing like a wild mustang!
Then I decided to lay in my hammock and enjoy it a bit as I hardly ever do. However, the birds have certainly enjoyed it as a target. I knocked it off and took a swing anyhow. Just found out daughter and fam will not be having dinner with us tonight. So pressure off. Our neighbors invited us for a fire 🔥 tonight.
I haven’t hit my steps yet. Been working on that water. I had a real bad body hurting day the other day and I wondered if dehydration had anything to do with it. It is better with more water in any case.
I posted a red gain this past weed and wouldn’t you know it, I’m down today and it would have been green. Oh well!! Those scales certainly are not the whole story.
Off to get some dinner. And steps. And water. And logging. Oh here is a real pretty flower I saw today.
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@19shmoo69 I keep forgetting to thank you for visiting the F2F teams to wish us a good morning the other day. It is a great idea to wander around the other team chats and see what's up
I hope you're having a beautiful weekend. Come by any time! 4 -
Ready for Monday! Here we go:
@strong_fit_ells
@CarolAnnM2
@littlemzkitty
@adrimango
I am picturing Ellie @strong_fit_ells photo from a few days ago - leaping with joy! I hope we all feel that kind of lovely energy And @micki48 the beautiful flower, and taking time to enjoy the hammock. We need that kind of peace too. Hugs to you all 
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Venting because last night I really wanted to either eat all the things or go into restriction and need to hold myself accountable.
To make a story short: I went to a sweet 16 last night. I never wear dresses that are poofy on the bottom because I always find they make me look bigger since I am bottom heavy. I had bought one about a year ago because it was on sale and in the fitting room didn’t look terrible. The party was for someone I’m not very close to so I didn’t want to buy something new and decided I might as well wear the dress. Keep in mind I’m already not feeling very confident in it because it does make me look bigger.
At the party I notice my mom doesn’t say anything but you know your mom so I knew she wasn’t a fan of the dress. Later that night one of my aunts tells me “oooo do you have a surprise for us?!” I said huh and hear my cousin tell her mom “mom no” so I realize she must think I’m pregnant! (I’m not by the way.. have an almost 2 year old). Of course that just got me upset. When I tell my mom she tells me “well that dress does make you look bigger than you really are” i excused myself to the bathroom and got some tears out. Fast forward my mom comes to console me and my aunt claims someone told her I was pregnant and that’s why she said it and not because of how I looked but I honestly think she was just trying to make me feel better. At that moment honestly it wasn’t the thinking I was pregnant that upset me it was that it just reminded me of how unhappy I am currently in my own skin.
I know my family loves me and my mom says things because she wants me to be happy and healthy and this weight is not healthy, but it really made me want to either 1. Eat everything 2. Go into restriction and not eat anything (would never do but it does pass my mind). I have conquered so much in my life and achieved many things I’m proud of, but the one thing I’ve wanted my whole life (to be “skinny”) is the one thing I’ve never been able to do. It’s depressing. (I lost weight once only my whole life and I’m 36!)I
I apologize this was a total rant, but I needed to vent.
I hope to sit here and plan tomorrow instead of sitting in my gloom and allow tomorrow to be a residual effect of today and yesterday.10 -
Morning Waistaways 😊
CW 231lbs 🤦
I have no words. Must be all the holiday food, resting.
Have a lovely Monday everyone!6 -
Had a wonderful weekend, did not work on my 10 min a day, so I've missed it since thursday, but saturday I did walk in the pool alot. Food was pretty good. Here's to the start of a new week !
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Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 194.3
CW: 190.5
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@19shmoo69 I keep forgetting to thank you for visiting the F2F teams to wish us a good morning the other day. It is a great idea to wander around the other team chats and see what's up I hope you're having a beautiful weekend. Come by any time!
I did have a great weekend. Thanks!!
I started visiting because I was a bit curious. Then I realized I had friends in the other groups. I expected friends in one other group because I had done a swap once but to see friends in the others was very inspiring.
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Good Monday!
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 243
CW (Current Weight): 239.5
Step and exercise stats -
7/31 - 9,415 + 20 min low impact cardio
8/1 - 7,716 + 30 min bike
8/2 - 10,549 + 25 min arms/shoulders
8/3 - 10,023
8/4 - 7,625 + 20 min HIIT
8/5 - 6,195 - 40 min bike
8/6 - 6,533 + 25 min low impact cardio6 -
@DianaGetsFit512 First, there is no need to apologize for the rant. That is what we are all here for and we’ve all done it or needed to. I am sending you a great big virtual hug and want to acknowledge that I know exactly how you feel. It is very frustrating to be uncomfortable where you are with your body but feel like you can’t seem to do anything about it. Life makes that hard for many of us. You are a busy mom, partner, professional so just where does this getting healthy, fitness weight loss thing come in? So many demands on you. I strongly encourage you to love yourself wherever you are at. It’s hard I know. But you have to give yourself some grace for all the things you do get done like raising your son, running your practice. Your head has to be in it and ready. Maybe there is not much room for that right now or maybe that feeling you had was the nudge you needed to do this. Like Liselyn always says One Perfect Day or maybe all you can manage is one perfect meal. Once you’ve done that then try for another and another. If it were easy, none of us would still be here. It’s work and honestly it’s not always fun or easy. But we are here to encourage you, hold you up, tell you we believe in you. You can do this. Do one thing, anything, that makes you feel good about you today and tell us what is was so we can cheer you on.
Keep at it! You can do this for you. You deserve to. Hugs 🤗9 -
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Thank you so much @micki48
So happy to have you here for me from the beginning 😘😘5 -
@DianaGetsFit512 I second Michele's beautiful message! It is hard to enjoy life when we are feeling so literally out of our shape, and even when we know that we are a wonderful person anyhow, it is hard to believe it. It's why we're here, and I really hope that we can all work on both ends of those feelings. We are wonderful people. We love to work, celebrate, hang out, and everything else with other people. Lots of them love us, no matter what. But then we feel somehow inferior, unworthy, unlovable and unloved. Worth a rant (or ten!) any day!
Changing our thoughts is hard. Our bodies are fiercely attuned to eating and making sure there are all the things to eat. Our modern foods often exaggerate that reaction by being so easy to digest and triggering the wrong kind of learning in our primitive minds. It is not a fault, a failure, a lack of discipline - it is the exquisitely evolved survival system. Our bodies and brains are amazing. BUT, when there is too much plenty out there, the fact that there is not a good shut-off system in there hits us hard.
So, we find strategies and tools to try to stay within boundaries that work for us, even if it takes tons of experimentation to define them. We move more and build some muscle even if that is not a "natural" part of our lives. All these things are not going to make us a better person or someone worth loving. We are already all that and more. But we can help love ourselves more. Some might end up feeling OK with some extra weight, some might not. Some might have health issues that come into the planning. But we are really deep-down absolutely terrific.
When my kids were little, one of our favourite books was called Monster Mama. It was about a very ugly mom. She was a great mom. I felt like that mom when I was at my heaviest, and I have to say, that book helped. So yes. You're great. People might know that you'd like to look thin and all, so you feel like they are down on you about that poofy dress. But really they want what you want - happiness for you.
Massive hugs. All the hugs.5 -
Just popping in to say goodnight, Friends ❤️
I've read today's messages and I'm sending hugs and love to anyone who needa them.
Sweet dreams 😴5 -
@DianaGetsFit512 I agree with both Michele and Liselyn! I hate when people judge or make comments, and when it comes from family, it's even worse. I like that you took a minute to feel your emotions and then are coming up with a plan tomorrow. I agree with living in the minute and coming up with just 1 perfect meal to start!
Today was a good day. I struggled this past week with some cravings, but I pushed through and didn't cave! It's hard when there is cake and cupcakes sitting on the counter at work! That was a major NSV for me!
I went to the gym this weekend and today and have been trying to get my steps in. I have also been very tired recently and don't know if it was from my vacation and not sleeping well or if I was fighting something. I have taken a nap almost every day last week and this weekend and slept 8-10 hours every night. I am finally starting to feel back to my normal self today.
I hope everyone is having a great week!6
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