WaistAways Team Chat - JANUARY 2024
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Good morning WaistAways!
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I only had a couple of meetings yesterday but still walked quite a bit while I worked. Meeting a friend today at a brewery and my plan is one beer and kale salad for lunch.
@lauren_989 I hear you on the grocery bag carry challenge! Often I am doing a quick tidy at home between meetings and just move things closer to their final destination in stages, but after a day if Zoom meetings it can feel good to take 1 thing all the way to its home and then circle back to the original room. I move more and it's more satisfying. High of 19 here in the mountains today!3 -
CW: 185.4
Sigh. Looking forward to keeping the green momentum going next week.
I’m getting into a more regular groove of purposeful exercise. It definitely helps my mood and is encouraging.
@Gidgitgoescrazy check out the art gallery called, “3402 Art”. Some friends of my daughter (wedding photographer) own it and have a lovely set up. I hope to see ot in person sometime. We’ll see!
Well, time to get some steps in doing housework. Our temperature is finally up to the high of 12 degrees F. I decided to drive to my haircut appointment, even though the 2-mile walk would’ve been a good thing, if it wasn’t for the cold!
Have a great Caturday!3 -
PW=79,1Kg
CW=79,2Kg
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Hello all!
I got back from Montreal very late last night after truly packed days, ending with a stressful sprint to get a report in before the end of the day. We decided that would have to mean midnight because we were never going to get it done by 5 pm, but I finally hit SEND on the thing at around 7. Then had to go catch an 8:45 bus to get back home - walked in the door around 11! I have a lot more work to do between now and the end of the month, but at least there won't be a big crunch like that at the end. I will make sure of it! In any case, I'm being paid by the hour, and if it takes the time, it takes the time!
I did manage to get a lot of steps in, which also cut the stress a lot. I didn't use public transport much, just walked. Snow, cold, yep - but that's how I like it! No other exercise happened, though, so I'll be happy to be home to my exercise bike + episode of something habit tonight.
I think I have caught up with all the weigh-ins - just 3 to go for the week:
@wishfuljune
@Pearl4686
@zankash23
Thanks!6 -
PW: 145.5
CW: 144.8
Sun- 7328
Mon: 9049
Tue- 6378
Wed - 10768
Thur - 13903
Fri - 14567
Sat - 64485 -
The January Week 4 Group Challenge is active and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, Jan 21st and will run til Saturday, Jan. 27th. Please join us for Fitness Bingo and have a wonderful new fitness experience to shake up your routine this week! Would love to see you in the chat thread. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10907890/january-week-4-group-challenge-fitness-bingo#latest
Jessica
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Greetings Friends!
I'm managing to keep up with the posts (just - @micki48 !)
It's been a busy week for me, but I'm getting better at managing my time (aka not doing work for free). So after a lot of consideration I decided to hand in my notice at the college just before the festive break. I will be returning to industry and private practice. I realise that I am better suited to consultancy than lecturing, and leaving will provide me with a much more meaningful work/life balance. I have a three month notice period to work, so I won't be leaving until Mid-March.
This gives me the time I need to finish my book (don't get excited, it's an industry book on Land Referencing! ) and build up my marketing list and online courses.
This year is our 25th wedding anniversary, so we have a celebration to arrange. Ben has muted a trip to the Baltic States, but nothing has been arranged yet.
I weigh myself each morning and my daily numbers are encouraging. I'm hoping for a modest loss.
Signing off now to get some shut eye.
Goodnight and stay warm.6 -
Checking in! Had a productive day of errands and shopping. My "25lbs down" reward was supposed to be a pair of hoop earrings and I finally found some today that I am loving. Got a great price, too.
My foot is back to bothering me a bit after what seemed like 1-2 weeks of improvement. I wish a PT or podiatrist could just watch me for a week and figure out what is causing all of this via observation haha. alas!6 -
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@jugar Those trips can be stressful. I went to Cincinnati Ohio for work last year. It was quick fly in. One night there and back home the next night. I hope you had a wonderful time.
Long day at work Friday. Saturday was better. Got in some walking with my two dogs.
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Sunday weigh in -
PW - 186.1
CW - 184.6
First bit of green I've seen for a while!
TTFN
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Here are my step & exercise stats for the last 7 days:
Sunday 14th Jan - 2659
Monday 15th - 3061 / 38m Heather Robertson 12 Week 4.0 Day 5 - Quads & Calves
Tuesday 16th - 6017
Wednesday 17th- 7188
Thursday 18th - 4458 / 69m Yoga
Friday 19th - 2035 / 45m HR12W4.0 D6 - Back & Triceps Strength
Saturday 20th - 17094 -
I did a low impact exercise video yesterday to get in some movement and steps. I thunk I'll bundle up and go for a walk outside today. We are looking at 5 days of rain ahead. I stayed up too late to see who would win the 49ers/Packers game but woke up feeling rested. Some prep to do for the week ahead, more football to watch, and I've promised my daughter we would play Ticket to Ride. Hope everyone has a good Sunday.6
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@adrimango
I LOVE Ticket To Ride! One of my favorite games to play with my husband.
Yesterday was the first day in a long time it was safe enough to take my 5 pound Maltese for her walk. And even then it was borderline. Today is cold again but things will warm up later this week.
Looking at my habit tracker for week 3, I improved over week 2. However, I started off strong in week 1.. so I'm hoping I can make week 4 my best week yet!
Step wise.. I took a step back in week 3, so again I have something to build on for week 4. So there we have it, want to improve my step and habit check mark count in week 4 over week 3. I have a target now!
And on that note, here is my exercise for week 3:
Jan 14 - 3879 steps + 48 minutes Peloton + 10 minutes strength
Jan 15 - 10965 steps
Jan 16 - 9962 steps
Jan 17 - 10323 steps
Jan 18 - 6972 steps
Jan 19 - 4468 steps + 62 minutes Peloton
Jan 20 - 5447 steps5 -
@ashleycarole86 We gave our daughter Ticket to Ride for Christmas and it quickly became a family favorite!
Took the pooch on a walk which lovely in the sunshine all bundled up. Did some cooking for the week to help me eat well. I'll need to do some more movement today to reach my step goal.3 -
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Sunday: 11,037
Monday: 5,378 + 60 min body pump class
Tuesday: 9,693 + 5k on elliptical in 45 min
Wednesday: 3,476
Thursday: 3,856
Friday: 2,962
Saturday: 4,726 + 60 min body pump class
These weeks are flying already. I feel like I just posted my steps for the week before.2 -
1/19:
PW: 195.6
CW: 196.8
Apologies! I thought I posted this but I’m looking back through the notes, I realize I didn’t.
I think (and hope) this gain was due to bloating and TOM for me. We’ll see what this upcoming Friday looks like.
1/14 - 1/20
Sun: 60min vinyasa yoga + 3,253 steps
Mon: 4,188 steps
Tue: 4,619 steps
Wed: 1,997 steps
Thu: 3,870 steps
Fri: 3,535 steps
Sat: 45min spin class + 4,012 steps4 -
Greetings all! I'm so pleased to see that @bowens1973 and @ashleycarole86 are back on the leaderboard! Making a great come back and tracking all the things. WTG you two! And @cleaneater80 is right there with you - congrats to all 3 of you for putting together all the ingredients for a beautiful week.
I am feeling a bit slow - my dad has been in the hospital for a few days, and he took a turn for the worse yesterday and last night. I decided to come down to spend some time with him and my stepmother. I arrived at the hospital this afternoon and he is more stable and resting better than he was yesterday - he was awake and talking for a bit of time at least. He is in and out of awareness, but it looks like he might not be ready to go yet. He is eating a bit, especially the dessert
@EvMakesChanges (my sister) and I will both be keeping a close eye on how things are going. Hopefully I'll be able to get back to my exercise! I'm doing well with no alcohol - even with the stress of the past few days. It feels good not to be trying to relieve stress that way, and not wanting to. The habit is sticking! But I need some good old sweating and moving.
Quick catch-up on the nagging
Due through Monday:
@Zumbaforever
@CarolAnnM2
@strong_fit_ells
@StayFITTer
@adrimango
@cleaneater80
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Steps for Jan 14 thru 20
Sunday 11,239
Monday 11,756
Tuesday 3,467
Wednesday 3,231
Thursday 7,456
Friday 12,255
Saturday 12,5293 -
@jugar and @EvMakesChanges I hope your dad gets out of the hospital soon.
Great job this week everyone! I had a lazy weekend with it being cold and basically binged watched a new show (2 seasons). Not much movement today.
Off to bed early with a headache I'm trying to get rid of and hope for a good work week!7 -
Sunday- 1/14 8,054 (20 min core)
Monday-1/15 7,764 (37 kickbox, 20 min core)
Tuesday-1/16 10,385 (20 min core)
Wednesday-1/17 8,715 (60 min piyo)
Thursday-1/18 13,591 (20 min Core, 20 min strength)
Friday-1/19 10,644 (20 min core, 20 min dance, 15 min kickboxing)
Saturday-1/20 11,490 (20 min strength, 20 min dance )5 -
How am I doing this week?
I felt for the past two weeks I did really good about eating when hungry. This week—-not so much? I’ll chalk it up to change of routine and my kids 3 extra days off of school this week due to extremely cold weather!
This week, I ate cashews everyday. And a “clean cookie” (oatmeal-cocoa powder, raisins PB-and agave no bake mixture) I enjoy eating as comfort food, but probably should refrain from eating until I make goal? We’ll see. It’s my only compromise I kinda feel good about. But I need to also make sure the scale move in the right direction.
Feeling myself cause I posted my steps on time. 😁
Room for improvement
I need to work on my macro. I struggle with sugar and protein. And I noticed I need to stay on my water tracking. I’m drinking but I feel some out-of-sight-out-of-mind slippage happening.
I’m choosing not to do the weekly group challenges anymore. I am going to do the BINGO board, but I’m not trying to post everyday—I just want to do the work. And focus my energy on my team and making the habit tracker light up with green!
Did you learn something about/from a team mate that encouraged/helped you?
@strong_fit_ells Loved the turbo trainer added to the bike idea and loved to see that happen for her to motivate her to keep going.
@adrimango Seeing her have a good week and lots of planning that went into it and it paid off! So that is super encouraging.6 -
Here is a Decluttering thread that just got revived for those who are looking for accountability, inspiration or encouragement for letting go of things ( or people or thinking etc) 🤷🏾♀️
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10620293/let-it-go-decluttering-simplifying-your-life-of-people-places-or-things-success-stories#3 -
Old weight 149.5. New 149
Busy day. Did a 21 minute ab strength workout. Went on a short walk with my husband. First one since his knee replacement. Cleaned 3 of my larger aquariums. At 10% that is 30 gallons. Went shopping. Was doing well until I ate a candy bar. Stupid
@jugar wishing your dad the best. Times like these are hard.
@StayFITTer thanks for the declutter link. I really need to start going through things. Big move with my new aquarium coming up. Lots of downsizing first. Very nervous about moving all my fish and corals.
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@jugar
You’ve had a busy week. A lot going on in your world between work and family health challenges. Your faithfulness and how you show up is very commendable and inspiring. Thanks for all that you do to help make this community great.
@zumbaforever I hope the Decluttering link serves you well and glad you found it interesting. I’m going to keep musing there. I’ve bookmarked it so I don’t miss a beat.
And thank you for your encouragement regarding walking. I plan to stay vigilant and thanks for the reminder to have fun!!! 🙏🏾.
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@jugar @EvMakesChanges - all the best to you, your families, and your dad. Glad to hear he enjoyed a little dessert!
@StayFITTer - thank you for sharing the Decluttering link! I think I will go and check it out myself.
This past week was busy and I simply lacked motivation. I know that it was due partially to the TOM and I am thinking about trying that cycle-syncing where you do exercises based on where you are in your cycle. I think if I had just done yoga every day last week I would have been successful, but I was trying to do more cardio and strength based, and I just wasn’t into it.
The other story to last week’s lack of success is traffic has been terrible where I am. Essentially it has been taking me double the amount of time it takes me to leave the office and get home. I’ve been arriving home at 7pm or later, and missing the classes I signed up for (and paying late cancellation fees). After sitting in traffic, hungry for dinner, and working 10 hours, I had zero motivation to go to a workout class.
This week, I signed up for classes only on the days I am not going into the office. That way I can’t blame the traffic. I also need to be better about leaving at a reasonable time when I do go into the office.
I hope everyone has a great week!7 -
Weigh In Day: MONDAY
PW (Previous Weight): 182
CW (Current Weight): 181.45
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