WAIST AWAYS -- February 2019
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Feb. 13----steps
10,450
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Getting this up early, because I may turn in extra early tonight (might have a cold coming on ... hope not!)
Thirsty Thursday - why your body needs water (can include UN-CAFFEINATED (herbal) teas like peppermint or camomile - DE caffeinated isn't the same thing. Caffeine is a diuretic and will cause the body to lose more water.)
Here's a graphic of the % of water in 10 of your major organs.
There are different theories of how much water a person needs to drink. A good rule of thumb to work up to is:
(current body weight in pounds) / 2 = number of fluid ounces water. (8 oz = 1 fluid cup)
So for me, for example,
140 / 2 = 70 oz (70/8 = just under 9 cups or 2.13 litres)
If you don't drink that much yet, work up to it slowly. Aim for 6 or 8 cups per day to start.
Keep in mind that it doesn't have to be cold water. I actually have been better at drinking enough water through the winter than through the summer, 'cause I have been using the recently-boiled nearly-hot water in the office kettle as a substitute for tea or coffee to keep me warm.
Do you add a touch of flavour to your water? I like a spritz of lemon or lime juice ... orange juice will do in a pinch.
Do you have a picture of your water bottle you could share? How much does it hold?
Does anyone use an app (not MFP) to track your hydration intake? What's it called? How do you like it? (I know they exist, but I don't put apps on my work phone so I don't have any names for you)
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User - Healthy67Chick
Week - 2
Weigh in Day - Wednesday
PW - 247.5
CW - 246.05 -
Username: kkmark
Weigh in day: wednesday
PW:
CW: 161.32 -
So good to hear from everyone. I missed tirade Tuesday but Wednesday seems as good as Tuesday for venting. I am a very slow looser (weight wise) and always struggle with my food more than the excercise. It seems I can’t eat normal food and loose weight. I have been trying to get rid of this baby fat for 5 years now and it keeps increasing rather than decreasing even while I am active. I have an IUD and that seems to make very hard for me to loose weight. Food struggle is real and as a vegetarian don’t eat eggs either my protein intake is not that much. So after 2-3 months I kind of only loose 7-8 pounds and then I give up again and gain it all back. Hoping to stay with it this time. This is the fabulous group I have found. So inspiring and motivating.
I love to do cardio funk which is dance based workout and I do it 3 times a week. I also started weight training more seriously so hoping to accomplish something. I also do fitbit challenges and have awesome team to motivate me there.
My target is to fit into a nice matching dress with my daughter on her birthday in June. Hopefully size 10 or less. I wear 12 -14 now.
Any tips on increasing protein intake (veggie source) are appreciated. Can’t do protein powders though.1 -
User id- kittu125
Personal challenges:
Step challenge - 10k steps weekdays
Sunday-2/10-1567
Monday- 2/11- 17668
Tuesday-13967
Wednesday-10501
Weight train- yes-3 times this week
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Name: Blackbeautysue
Weigh in day: Thurs
PW- 227.8
CW- 225.8
Steady loss but need to do more Zumba!!4 -
Happy Mid-Month!! The one good thing about February in cold, grey Indiana is that it is only 28 days long!
So ... now that we are at the half-way point, how are those of you doing who committed to a personal fitness challenge this month doing? Report in and tell us how it is going.
My Challenge: I started a 30-day plank challenge at the first of the month. I had never done planks before and was not certain how it would go. So far, so good. I have done planks every day and twice a day on those days that I don't do weight training. I do a set of 3 planks each time. I started at 45 seconds and yesterday did two @ 1:45 and 1 at 2:00 for each set. (2:00 was my goal).
My reflection on Planks: Definitely the hardest single exercise I do, but an incredibly good total core workout. The good news is that I am totally done with them in under 10 minutes (I do some mild stretches between planks).2 -
Happy Valentine's Day to my extended virtual circle of friends!4
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FEBRUARY FITNESS CHALLENGE for Team Waistaway!
Name: Liselyn
Your Personal Challenge:
FITNESS: Complete the last 2 weeks of 8 week program. Ends February 25. EVERY DAY!
Go snowshoeing or other outdoor fun and games 5 days.
NUTRITION: Stay on or under allowed calories at least 5 days this week.
HYDRATION: Drink 1.5 litres water minimum daily.
ALCOHOL: No alcohol 5 days this week.
Week 2:
Sun - all OK.
Mon - all OK, but drank beer.
Tue - missed workout, but did moderator's ab challenge!
Wed – tons of exercise – did my program, some core work, and went snowshoeing in the fresh wonderful snow. I did have a beer, but also drank a ton of water, and food intake was good.
Thu - today I want to add a challenge - clear my desk off so I have a good place to write!
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STEP CHALLENGE:
Sun - 3606
Mon - 6372
Tue - 9218
Wed - 7258
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DAILY REFLECTIONS:
I am feeling a lot more on track today – the slump is being held at bay. I did not let the day or two of slowness stop me from getting the exercise done, and I made sure to eat right so that I actually felt like exercising. I find that a slip with food makes it much harder to exercise. Even if it is only timing, it is hard to exercise if I’m not happy with what is going on in the food department. I tried to take a photo for the week 2 challenge – lunge step-ups in snowshoes. Every step is kind of like that. But I could not get a photo with my mittens on and my arm isn’t long enough anyhow!1 -
Okay, I think I am actually ready for a personal challenge again.
Name: Andrea
Your Personal Challenge:
FITNESS: Get to 400 exercise calories on my new Apple Watch every day and meet the stand rings at least 12 hours.
NUTRITION: Keep average weekly deficit between 100-1000 daily per week. Eat at least 5 servings of fruit/vegetables per day. Also, over a one month period, average less than 1 pound in total of red meat, fish and chicken per week (I use beans for my other major source of protein).
HYDRATION: Drink 1.5 litres water minimum daily
ALCOHOL: None (actually have not had any this year so far).
DAILY REFLECTIONS:
Used my stationary bike for about 10 mins yesterday and am walking up and down the hall in my basement to get steps in. If I can consistently get to 400 exercise calories per day, I will up it to 500. Gradually getting back to it.3 -
Does anyone else have a sodastream? Our water in the city is not very palatable, but the bubbles make it bearable. It has been a godsend for me. I am not really big anymore on drinking bottled water due to the plastic pollution which is a big problem in Canada.1
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User name: willrunformartinis
Week: 2
Weight in Day: Thursdays
PW: 178.5
CW: 176.5
Step Challenge WTD
2/10: 1,102
2/11: 6,184
2/12: 2,683
2/13: 12,190
@jugar
Personal Fit Challenge
8k steps everyday
This week I’ve been super busy with traveling and conferences so my steps have suffered 😩. BUT I do have a plan to make up for it. 8k is 56k for the entire week so I need to do 11,280 every day for the rest of the week. I’m getting it done 🏃🏾♀️! I’m super happy that I dropped another 2 pounds. Doing IF & a low carb (working up to Keto) has really worked for. I’ve done low carb before and it made me binge but with IF it’s helped me control urges better. Here’s to our continual success 🤙4 -
Steps 2/13
9,314 woooooot!
A record for me.4 -
Treating this like a Wed - I rejoined MFP due to health. Lost weight in 2004 and 2015 and it's crept back on in between those years. 2017 was breast cancer tx and last Thanksgiving was a hip replacement. The MDs say to walk & walk but then the other side starts up. So have been trying to be consistent. Then the monkey in my head pops up and I sabotage myself with food. I exercise consistently, drink copious amounts of water, upped the sleep hours, eat healthy, just too much.
And my eldest son is getting married this fall and would really like to look great and have the energy to enjoy everything.
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Just wondering .... when was the last time you re-set your MFP "assisted calorie goal" setup?
If it was more than 10 pounds ago and you are still eating at the old level, you may be honestly eating what you THINK you should be, but actually more than your BMR needs (what would keep you at your current weight if you were in a coma). When I hit my Normal BMI zone, I did a recalc, and my recommended intake dropped a bit. It has been steadily decreasing whenever I recalc'ed ever since I started last May (more than 20 pounds ago).
This is an often over-looked hidden cause for "plateaus". Once a person resets, and starts eating the CORRECTED number of calories for their CURRENT BMR, the plateau breaks.
By the way, MFP will NEVER give women less than 1200 calories per day as a recommended level, and warn you if you have not eaten enough.
And remember, as your weight drops, you should be stepping down the expected "lose X per week" level as well.
There is information on sticky-posts at the top of the Getting Started message board with details about realistic expectations and how to determine the rate of loss you should choose depending on how close you are to goal.2 -
Andreabroadley wrote: »Does anyone else have a sodastream? Our water in the city is not very palatable, but the bubbles make it bearable. It has been a godsend for me. I am not really big anymore on drinking bottled water due to the plastic pollution which is a big problem in Canada.
My friend's daughter has one, and quite likes it.
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Andreabroadley wrote: »Okay, I think I am actually ready for a personal challenge again.
Name: Andrea
Your Personal Challenge:
FITNESS: Get to 400 exercise calories on my new Apple Watch every day and meet the stand rings at least 12 hours.
NUTRITION: Keep average weekly deficit between 100-1000 daily per week. Eat at least 5 servings of fruit/vegetables per day. Also, over a one month period, average less than 1 pound in total of red meat, fish and chicken per week (I use beans for my other major source of protein).
HYDRATION: Drink 1.5 litres water minimum daily
ALCOHOL: None (actually have not had any this year so far).
DAILY REFLECTIONS:
Used my stationary bike for about 10 mins yesterday and am walking up and down the hall in my basement to get steps in. If I can consistently get to 400 exercise calories per day, I will up it to 500. Gradually getting back to it.
This is great - everything is measurable, and you can adjust as needed. I also eat very little meat (only fish, rarely chicken) so we can trade some recipes on Fridays - I find getting tons of fibre really helps.
And for soda stream - I don't have one of those, but I do make our own carbonated water. It is fantastic - I'll post some pictures of our crazy set up in case there are any other people who go to extremes like my husband who put whole thing together.2 -
willrunformartinis wrote: »User name: willrunformartinis
Week: 2
Weight in Day: Thursdays
PW: 178.5
CW: 176.5
Step Challenge WTD
2/10: 1,102
2/11: 6,184
2/12: 2,683
2/13: 12,190
@jugar
Personal Fit Challenge
8k steps everyday
This week I’ve been super busy with traveling and conferences so my steps have suffered 😩. BUT I do have a plan to make up for it. 8k is 56k for the entire week so I need to do 11,280 every day for the rest of the week. I’m getting it done 🏃🏾♀️! I’m super happy that I dropped another 2 pounds. Doing IF & a low carb (working up to Keto) has really worked for. I’ve done low carb before and it made me binge but with IF it’s helped me control urges better. Here’s to our continual success 🤙
WOW. Great job! You are earning some kind of martini bar. Well-stocked and ready for you when you finish that 56k!1 -
Housekeeping ----
Late weigh-ins - please get them in!
@GettingFitTash (Monday)
@NikkiDT9211 (Tuesday)
@nicole3921 and @TuesdayLucero (Wednesday)
Due Today
@cory17
Due Tomorrow
@Bear479
@BMcC9
@Connie7355
@leni1us
@Sue_01
This has been a strong week so far, with lots of good losses. Keep it up!
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This am wt 214.63
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For Thirsty Thursday a photo of my Fizz Making Apparatus. Of course, we do not make just any fizz. This is Deep Artesian Artisinal Hand Shook Carbonated Canadian Water
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Personal challenge- Exercise 4x a week
2/11- Yes! (upper body)
2/12- Yes! (lower body)
2/13- No (rest)
2/14- No
No reason I didn't exercise today. It was a crummy night of sleep again, but I felt fine today.. I just.. didn't want to exercise. Really not laziness either like a UGH I don't want to. The day just sort of flew by and I didn't even think of doing it. /shrugs
Debating if I want to start intermittent fasting again. I was doing it before Christmas. Christmas (and cheating eve and xmas day) came along and I just stopped doing it. /shrugs
Maybe if it comes naturally I'll do it, but I won't push it.
Diet was good today though. No Valentine's Day cheats other than having a little more than usual dairy for dinner (made a cheese sauce)
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Step Challenge
2/14 ---12,2952 -
Thirsty Thursday - I tried hot water with lemon last night. I used about a half a lemon. At first, I was taken aback by the tartness, but once it “steeped” I rather liked it. Something different to try to get that water in.2
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Thursday fitness report - all OK today. Water, no alcohol, exercise, steps (6,232), food.
I had a small success today – I ate lunch really late, and had more food than usual because I was so hungry. Then I did not feel like exercising at my usual time because I was full. Usually that makes exercise feel really unpleasant, and I use it as an excuse to skip it. This time I did it anyhow. I got in a good intense session, and earned that shower. So now I have to remember that it is possible!3 -
Thirsty Thursday - I tried hot water with lemon last night. I used about a half a lemon. At first, I was taken aback by the tartness, but once it “steeped” I rather liked it. Something different to try to get that water in.
Try steeping fresh mint leaves from the herb section of the grocery store in hot water. VERY refreshing ...either hot or cold.1
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