WAISTAWAYS Team Chat - June 2020
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Happy June everyone! I’m Stephanie from Luxembourg. Married. Currently a stay at home mom to 2 preteen grownups. Learning french and hiking whenever I get the chance. I’m working to loose about 15 more pounds. I’ve always focused on exercise and really need to be focused more on diet and less stress and more fun.
@Stefbomb2020 - hello Steffy! I frequently do intermittent fasting but wouldn’t say I’ve got it figured out yet. It helps me to be mindful of my morning foods and late night snacking.
@micki48 please keep me on the steps team.6 -
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Hi everyone my name is Grace, I am a pharmacist and post grad research student. I live with my sister (she is in this group btw 😅) and my hobby is food. My week went well
PW 183
CW 181
This week I’ll just track my liquids more, walk 4 times in the week and do some gardening for excercize. I’ll eat what I want this week but in small quantities. Should be fun 💃🏽8 -
Stefbomb2020 wrote: »hello everyone.. im Steffy from India... im just beginning my 1st attempt to intermittent fasting and hoping to lose atleast 20lbs by the end of july.... plz help me out...
Would appreciate, if anyone out here could really help me out with tips to intermittent fasting and the diet....
Hi Steffy,
I was doing IF at some point. I usually started eating at 12 then stopped at 8, or 10am to 6pm. The trick to loosing weight on IF is not to eat everything you would usually eat during the eating times. So if I was eating between 12 - 8...I’ll have lunch, a healthy snack and dinner. So I would have skipped breakfast. That’s the secret. If I eat the same amount of breakfast lunch and dinner and fast I will not loose anything. So pick a time slot that works for you.... with an 8 (or 10 😉) hour window to eat but skip a meal...or alternatively eat all your meals but in smaller portions. May I ask why you want to loose 20ibs in 2 months...that will depend on your initial weight etc, and if you are at the beginning of your journey . i usually can loose that amount but I put it back on quickly if it’s too fast. Another tip I have learnt is not to stay on low calories for more than 3 weeks. I usually eat maintenance calories twice a week 😅...it seems to push my body harder when I go back low during the week. Give your self a break once in a while. Being in this group has thought me to be patient with weight loss...it was hard but now even a 0.1 pound loss is great for me. I wish you all the best...can’t wait to hear about your journey4 -
Steps today (5/31) 8,000
Happy last day of May and almost 1st ofJune!
My name is Evelyn. I live in Vermont, 2.5 hours south of my sister, Liselyn (aka @jugar).
I joined Waistaways in November (2019) and am slowly losing weight and working on better eating habits...as in smaller portions. It’s all too easy to eat the same quantities as my spouse but I realize that there’s a big difference between 6’2” and my 5’2”.
I’ve lost a tad over 10 pounds and my goal is to lose 35-40 more.
For June, I will walk three times per day (right before or after meals) and will more carefully and consistently measure/weigh my meals. It’s a bonus that we're trying to lose weight at the same time - makes changing habits easier with built in support.
My Fitbit is giving me fits at the moment - it’s an old one of my daughter's & hasn’t been updated for over a year. Once that’s all set, I’ll get everything synced up. In the meantime, I’ll enter my steps every day or two.
Have a lovely evening. “Rabbit, rabbit”, as Nana used to say.
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I'm so glad it is new month and new start.
Last 10 days were stressful for me and quite a disaster 😞
June Week 1
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CW 222.6 lbs 🙈🥺😭
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June 1st! Rabbit rabbit indeed. I think the weather gods where I live are having an argument about Celsius vs Fahrenheit. We went from 34C to 34F between Friday morning and Saturday night. I have decided that I do not like the 30s in any system at this time of year.
Hoping today will warm up!
Some beautiful weigh-ins @graceojo999 and @jguldi11 ! Really impressive. Keep up the great green! And @ells_runs bad stress disasters happen. Just think how green this next week can become. Be sure to pre-log every morsel, and stick with it! Once you get even ONE perfect day done, it is amazing how much better it all feels. Deep breaths
Still 2 Sunday weigh-ins due:
@deniners2
@alexsandramorff
unless I missed them somehow - my internet has been on and off for days.
I'm off to get my hair cut!!!!! So excited. It has been growing since the 2nd of February. I have used a comb for the first time in 16 years over the past few weeks - and next would be conditioner, which I hate. So my mask and I are on the way
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Hello for a second month! And welcome to all the new Waistaways!
I’m CG. I’m 61 years old and live in rural northeast Alberta with my husband and two geriatric cats. Over the years I fell into the trap of putting everybody elses’s needs ahead of me and managed to put on weight that I would get around to “someday”. When I was 59, I decided to start some strength training with a personal trainer. I love the way muscles make me feel but when our gym had to close for COVID-19 I made the decision to get serious about losing weight.
On March 12 I topped out at 200.2 lbs and I’m 5’4”. I have been logging all my food and exercise daily since then and my starting weight for June challenge was 181.2. My goal right now is 150 lbs although that may change when I get there. I honestly can’t remember what that weight feels like so I don’t really know if it will be right for me…
This is my second month with Waistaways. I added in the daily Tracker and found both it and the inspiration and encouragement of the other members to be very valuable.
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Before I head into June, I want to take a minute and reflect on May.
My starting weight was 186.6 lbs. I had 4 green weigh-ins and lost 5.4 lbs to arrive at 181.2, an average of 1.4 lbs/wk not quite the 1.5 I have set as my MFP goal but I’m happy with that. Slow and steady.
My Tracker goals results were:
Log everything and stay within +/- 5o calories of my daily allotment --scored 89%
Check in here with all of you lovely people every day --scored 100%
Some type of exercise every day --scored 54%
Take my prescriptions/vitamins/supplements every day --scored 96%
Complete May Challenge 3 Mini-Habits --scored 96%
So my down fall is pretty obvious!! I’ve noted before that days where I am active in the yard doing functional exercise I can go all day. But I struggle with making time to exercise for exercise’s sake. Something to work on for June.
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Happy Monday and Happy June! My June goals are to increase steps to 10,000. During the school year, I can get 12,000 without much effort but in the summer, I only 5,000-7,000 without significant effort. I also want log everything every single day. I am inconsistent with my logging.4
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I'm Kristi and I am 37 married and have 3 kids age 11, 9 and 5. I am currently working from home as a school occupational therapist. In fact the whole family is home right now. 3 weeks until we are all officially on summer vacation! I started my weight loss journey in February 2019 at 255 and I have lost about 35 lbs. I use to avoid all exercise and now I really love it. My garmin watch reported I had 418 minutes of exercise this last week! Wow!
I'm currently really struggling to get the scale going lately. This isn't anything new for me, but still annoying. I'm a slow looser and that's okay. I'm getting lots of good exercise with a mix of strength and cardio. I'm in my calorie budget but am still working on improving my food choices. @Terytha
I'm about to put my scale in time out too. Hope you start feeling better!
I'm seeing lots of non scale victories right now. Lost inches and better strength and endurance. When I first started loosing weight one area I really wanted to change was my arm. It's taken over a year but my arm are looking so much better. I am thrilled about this.
Some things I want to work on in June:
☕ Drink my coffee black. I think I underestimate how much creamer I use. I drink a lot of coffee.
🌜Stop eating snacks in the evening. Limit it to air popped popcorn 2 times a week.
⚖ Balance my meals better and replace calorie dense foods with less dense foods.5 -
We bought a coffee maker. There was a very, very good sale.
I'm currently looking into experimenting swapping out sugar for like, cocoa or chocolate milk.4 -
Thanks for the advice @jugar , I think you are probably right about my goals - certainly the August one. I'll see how this week goes and have a think about something more achievable. Oh and my name is Lindsay. 🙂
In general, when I try to lose weight, there will be a few weeks of 3lb losses to start with so I think I may achieve 10lb in June before it slows down a bit.
My other goals for the month are:
1)Have reached week 6 of my couch to 5k programme without skipping any runs.
2) Achieve my step target daily. My garmin gives me a different target every day and currently I'm around 10000 steps but if I keep achieving them, it will go up.
3) Don't eat after 7pm. We all have our evening meal together at the moment so it's just snacking and never the right sort of food.
4) Have increased my water intake to 2l daily and complete a full week of 2l days by the end of June.
Today is my weigh in day.
SW - 187lb
CW - 184lb
I'll report today's steps tomorrow.
It's lovely to see so many people from all over the world. I'm in the West Highlands of Scotland so not terribly far from Inverness and Raasay. I forgot to mention my middle child (😱) in my first post. So I have an 11 yr old, an almost 8yr old and the baby who is 8 months.
@KellyBgetsfit I find the same about steps during the holidays! I was easily hitting 18000 a day at school before maternity leave but I find it hard to hit 6000 at the moment.6 -
Home from camping, so so tired.. will update you tomorrow... it didn't go as planned, but still had a great time... It was nice to just be away from my house and work...
Hi and welcome to all the new members...5 -
Unevano's Monday weigh in
PW 224
CW 220
2 number challenge (met my numbers for today)
GKI 5.25 (challenge number is less than 6)
exercise 1 hour (challenge # is 1 hour)
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I have 5 goals for each day in June:
#1 Log everything and stay within +/- 5o calories of my daily allotment
#2 Go for a walk everyday
#3 Make a daily To-Do List of 5-7 items and complete them
#4 Continue the 3 Mini-Habits from May and add a 4th
#5 Complete the 2 Magic Numbers challenge
I decided I needed to be more specific about exercise. Last month's goals were a little wide open. So I am specifying a daily walk and my 2 Magic Numbers are exercise related as well.
I got off to a rather inauspicious start yesterday. I ended up unwell after supper so didn't get through a couple of the things on my list on the first day out of the gate.
But today is going much better.
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IT'S GREAT TO BE GREEN
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Happy June everyone!!! Today was a crazy hectic day in the banking world.. when it’s the 1st day of the month and it also falls on a Monday that makes for a super busy day!! I had a cliff bar for breakfast and I missed lunch. Pretty sure I had a ton of steps but I haven’t even had a chance to look! I still have to get 1 kids to dance comp and go to the store. Left overs for dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a great evening!5
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I'm panting just reading about your day. Holy moly! I hope you have a chance for a calm meal and a breather tonight. Left overs sounds perfect.SMcFall0215 wrote: »Happy June everyone!!! Today was a crazy hectic day in the banking world.. when it’s the 1st day of the month and it also falls on a Monday that makes for a super busy day!! I had a cliff bar for breakfast and I missed lunch. Pretty sure I had a ton of steps but I haven’t even had a chance to look! I still have to get 1 kids to dance comp and go to the store. Left overs for dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a great evening!eponymoose wrote: »Thanks for the advice @jugar , I think you are probably right about my goals - certainly the August one. I'll see how this week goes and have a think about something more achievable. Oh and my name is Lindsay. 🙂
In general, when I try to lose weight, there will be a few weeks of 3lb losses to start with so I think I may achieve 10lb in June before it slows down a bit.
My other goals for the month are:
1)Have reached week 6 of my couch to 5k programme without skipping any runs.
2) Achieve my step target daily. My garmin gives me a different target every day and currently I'm around 10000 steps but if I keep achieving them, it will go up.
3) Don't eat after 7pm. We all have our evening meal together at the moment so it's just snacking and never the right sort of food.
4) Have increased my water intake to 2l daily and complete a full week of 2l days by the end of June.
It's lovely to see so many people from all over the world. I'm in the West Highlands of Scotland so not terribly far from Inverness and Raasay. I forgot to mention my middle child (😱) in my first post. So I have an 11 yr old, an almost 8yr old and the baby who is 8 months.
@KellyBgetsfit I find the same about steps during the holidays! I was easily hitting 18000 a day at school before maternity leave but I find it hard to hit 6000 at the moment.
So impressed! The couch 2 5k program is a good one, and you are on week 6 with no skipping. WTG! And I am relieved to see your realistic take on starting with 3 lb losses, and calming down from there. The steps and STOPs (evening snacking) are going to be crucial in your plan. Next time I come to Scotland maybe I will visit! One of my flutes is made by an amazing flutemaker from Nairn. Is that near you? I have had some good pub meals there... OH - your middle kid forgives you. I'm a middle kid. It happens
Looking good - I am glad you're doing the 2 magic numbers! It's silly but fun. And hopefully useful.Unevano's Monday weigh in
PW 224
CW 220
2 number challenge (met my numbers for today)
GKI 5.25 (challenge number is less than 6)
exercise 1 hour (challenge # is 1 hour)
I'm glad today is going well - icky days happen. I like your list. I'm going to go revise mine - it isn't quite right somehow!CanadianGiraffe wrote: »I have 5 goals for each day in June:
#1 Log everything and stay within +/- 5o calories of my daily allotment
#2 Go for a walk everyday
#3 Make a daily To-Do List of 5-7 items and complete them
#4 Continue the 3 Mini-Habits from May and add a 4th
#5 Complete the 2 Magic Numbers challenge
I decided I needed to be more specific about exercise. Last month's goals were a little wide open. So I am specifying a daily walk and my 2 Magic Numbers are exercise related as well.
I got off to a rather inauspicious start yesterday. I ended up unwell after supper so didn't get through a couple of the things on my list on the first day out of the gate.
But today is going much better.
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So I'll change my profile photo when I get some pics back from my haircut this morning! A friend's son was taking before and after pics, so maybe there's one in there I actually like. Let's hope so - it sure felt good to not have to take drastic measures to keep my hair out of my face.
My friend and her son and I had a lovely discussion about the current difficulties in both the US and Canada. We are all dual citizens who have lived longer in Canada than in the US, but our hearts and families are in both. The despair, fear, and their expression in anger are unsettling, but the hope, vulnerability, and vision that are peeking through are, we hope, a glimpse at some of the possibilities. No matter what happens, let's try to take care of one another.7
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