WAISTAWAYS Team Chat - June 2020
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Steps: 2,100
Yep, it was a slow kind of day. Our multiple walks didn't happen for a few reasons - mostly inertia, I think.
Tomorrow will be a new day. I plan to set the alarm, make coffee, and walk to the PO while it brews. I've got a package to mail to mom in NC so, that'll inspire me to get moving. We did get some yard and garden work done so, it wasn't a complete waste of time.
I'll do my weigh in first thing tomorrow...sorry I didn't get it in for today.
Is it too late for Sarah to sign up for this month? I keep sending her invites but she's yet to respond.
OK...more tomorrow.
Sleep well everyone.
Mwah!
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Hello Everyone! Wow. So many great things going on in our group. I read them all and am loving all the updates. @stephbomb2020 super transformation for sure.
I have been working on swapping out some medium density foods for high density foods. I already eat a lot of low density foods. Oh my, it has made such a huge difference in feeling fuller and not snacking. Some things I have added are lentils, sourdough bread, air popped popcorn, eggs, chicken and pulled pork. I ate some of these before but now they are more regular. The scale is already dropping and I think I saw my collar bone today!
I am getting lots of exercise in this week too. Lots of walks and bike rides. Did some weights too. Today was a really productive paperwork day. I finished 6 reports and entered Learning logs for all 30 of my students. Its about 20 entries per kid so lots of typing. Glad that is done. I just have a few more parents to contact and end of year report cards to do.
Tomorrow is another busy day and beautiful weather. I'm really getting in the mood for summer!6 -
My 2 number challenge for today:
GKI number needs to be less than 6 = It is 5.5 (whew, just made it. I had a bowl full of cherries and a big watermelon slice which nearly kicked me me above 6)
exercise 1 hour. - Did it.3 -
@conleywoods gotta love when that collar bone shows up!! That's always been one of my favorite NSV's 😁
@Stefbomb2020 so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your amazing progress.
Well I had a good calorie deficit for the first half of the week. Wednesday not so much, ended up giving in and had some cake with family at a birthday celebration. Our family is so large (I'm one of 5 siblings plus spouses & 6 nieces/nephews) we have at least 1 birthday per month and I really struggle to not have cake and ice cream. I did decline the ice cream part today so that's something.
I'm still expecting to have a deficit for the week. Tomorrow will be a better day, I can feel it.5 -
Sorry that I am so far behind...
LW 189.2
CW 190.5. 😢
I just can’t seem to stay on track.4 -
fourathomej
Week 4
Wed WI
PW 160.6
CW 1605 -
So one of the things on my daily goals was to make and complete a to-do list each day - improve efficiency, keep me focused, etc. Today one of the things on the list was to clean all the flotsam and jetsam off my computer desk. Except in the process the list disappeared and then I wasted way too much time looking for the wretched thing. So much for efficiency!
Hence I accomplished all my goals but that one today. The one I am happiest about is my goal of going for a walk every day. I told my husband about it and so he has been going with me, even asked me this afternoon when I planned on going. So that will be a good influence to keep me on track.
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@jugar PW 158 CW 158.5
grrrr....
I know it's only half a pound but I knew my eating/drinking choices and habits this past week weren't great. Tried to think of what was triggering me as I ate a second helping of box carrot cake yesterday and I'm pretty sure I've identified it and need to come up with a replacement activity. I think the thing is ..when I have so many things to do and being pulled in all directions at the same time, I am getting overwhelmed and that's when I don't care anymore and just reach for easy and not great food.
So I'm going to do a few things to combat - try to clarify what hours are going to what task, instead of trying to do all of them at once; and, if I feel that feeling coming on, either go for a walk in the garden or weed for 15 minutes and recalibrate my brain as to what to focus on; and finally, at least have healthy easy snacks available.
Everyone do a rain dance for New England....garden dry as a bone and I can't plant the tomatoes in it like that. TY5 -
@stefbomb2020 - What a fantastic job, You are beautiful...
@eponymoose I would love to have that on my doorstep, Good Job on staying on track !
@conleywoods Way to go finding out what foods are helping to keep you full longer, It's probably time I do that, I seem to get in ruts, and need to change things up every now and again...
@Terytha This moment in history is alot to take, there is so much going on, and none of it is positive.. I hope you can find a slice of hope to hold on to.
We have some positivity in Baltimore, 5 years ago our city was out of control with riots and such, this time is different.. The people who are trying to incite the violence and mayhem are being squashed quickly by the peaceful protesters, not the police, they learned that they will be heard, and they have been heard, but that the mayhem helps no one, and it's just not welcome here, The police are also joining with the protesters in lieu facing against them, quite a good change for our city...
Some sad news, there was a murder/suicide of 2 Airmen at my sons base, this saddens me so much, and as a mom whose youngest son is there, by himself, and yeah... it's tough... It's to normal of an occurrence in our military...
So I checked off all my goals yesterday, and did 3 miles this morning. The scale will probably not go back down quickly enough for me to show a loss on Saturday, but it's okay, I'm just glad I got back into the swing of things and didn't linger too long in " ehhh it's fine" land...
My steps for 6/3 ( I can't believe it's JUNE already ! ) are 12,061 & 15 min of yoga
Have a great day !
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It's Thursday!
As always, it is a pleasure reading your news, even when some of it is really tough. I understand the pain of suicides in the military, @Gidgitgoescrazy - my daughter (in the Canadian Army) has lost a few colleagues and every one of those deaths pains all service members everywhere. It is an intense environment, and the people who go into the military are sometimes lost and troubled to begin with. For many, it is an amazing turn around where they learn the meaning of a team, they take responsibility, and they find their way through all kinds of difficulties. For some it can be overwhelming. Send your son some hugs from my family.
@evelynladams527 - sistah mine! You are back from your walk before coffee? You are making another walk later? The answer is yes, right??? OK, enough from the mean big sis. Yes, Sarah can squeak in for this month but best if her weigh-in is Friday or Saturday, and even better if she has a weight from last Friday or Saturday as a starting weight. It will be lovely to have one more with us! Get her on it!
I have to get out there and find more exercise today or I'm going to spontaneously combust!
Two weigh-ins still due today:
@conleywoods
@mhariankhatibau12
Here's to the collarbone - and to a good Thursday -
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@Stefbomb2020 Amazing transformation. Great accomplishment.
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Thank you everyone out here... i exactly still dont know how to get to thank all of ul in the same post ..... tried cutting down on my sugar...but couldnt escape from my coffee...
I hardly eat anything.... but cant give up on that morning coffee...which means intermittent fasting isnt for me
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I had a goofy thought this morning while biking. My anniversary is right after June 18th, so I thought perhaps I could get down to 145 sometime between June 18-27. If I keep to 1200 cals, it's possible. I was just at 148 not too long ago...4
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PW: 220
CW: 217.2
Hooray for a great loss this week. I made some nice food changes this week and kept up on my workouts. I would love to be out of the 200's by the end of summer. I know it's a lot to ask but also doable. Summer time can be hard because my husband and I both have summer off and we take going with the flow very seriously! Sometimes that's a problem for weight loss.
We have wild Rose's, wild strawberries, lupine and some puffy white wild flowers blooming here.
@eggfreak I have been working on some similar bad habits. I have been meal prepping some foods that I can easily throw together instead of grabbing packaged foods. It has been helping. I also keep a note in my snack cupboard that says "there are fresh choices in the fridge ". That way when I magically end up in the snack cupboard without thinking I have a reminder to think twice.
@Gidgitgoescrazy So inspired by the peaceful protesters in your community.
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Hi all 😊 my steps for this week so far.
Hopefully it's useful 😬😊🙈3 -
Two more hours and I'm on vacation!
My plan for tomorrow is to eat a chocolate muffin for breakfast (we have the ginormous Costco ones) and do absolutely nothing all day. We have stuff to do after that but I get one day to do absolutely eff all and I cannot WAIT. I'm ignoring FB and Twitter and the news and everything that isn't fluffy kittens and happy things.
I need this break. I'm so burned out.5 -
Welp haven’t gotten my walk in since Tuesday so I’m only at 3 miles so far this month ugh I have been slacking that’s for sure. I will make them up though. I’ll get through that 60 miles again this month I promise!! Still no sweets since my ice cream tip the other day and I’m sticking to that. Tomorrow is weigh in day for me! Seems to come so fast when I really just want a couple extra days hahaha welp here’s to hoping the scale gods are on my side in the morning 🤞🏻4
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You did the exact thing to thank everyone! Any message here is just for your teammates, so we all read it and enjoy. If you want to name anyone in particular, just type in the @ before their username. Then they are named in your post and get a notification. To quote a message, do what you did with @unevano 's message, and write your own underneath just like you did. If you want to quote several messages, that works too - just keep adding them by scrolling back and hitting "quote".Stefbomb2020 wrote: »Thank you everyone out here... i exactly still dont know how to get to thank all of ul in the same post ..... tried cutting down on my sugar...but couldnt escape from my coffee...
I hardly eat anything.... but cant give up on that morning coffee...which means intermittent fasting isnt for me
I'm a tiny bit worried that you say you eat "hardly anything". I know that keeping the calories low can feel that way, but I hope you can experiment with finding foods that have good nutrition, plenty of volume (= lots of chewing!), and not too many calories. Vegetables and fruits are the best families for this. If you prioritise those over starches, grains, and refined foods, you will be able to eat more without getting tons of calories. But whatever you are doing is working - you look amazing!5 -
Great job @conleywoods ! Beautiful week for you - and we'll try to hold you to a whole summer of wonderful eating so that you hit the 100s by the end of the summer. You know what you need to do! Keep our voices in your head
@deniners2 - what a goal! YES we are going to make June 18th and the days after it extra special now. An anniversary and possibly a weight goal in the same time period - it will be a blast!
Big batch of Heads UP warnings!
Today:
@evelynladams527
@mhariankhatibau12
Friday weigh-ins:
@deniners2
@KellyBgetsFit
@Steph1498
@evangsimmons170
@SMcFall0215
@CanadianGiraffe
@ELENA01
I have had a good and productive day today - lots of little things done that needed doing, and a totally delicious dinner eaten The last time I got salmon before this, there was so much that I froze quite a bit. I have to say that it is quite horrible after being frozen, no matter which way I tried thawing or cooking it. Tonight I had some fresh salmon, and it was SO good. With tons of veggies, of course... And then the rhubarb and strawberry sorbet I made yesterday - with fresh rhubarb from the garden. Wow. I'm going to feel all nice and full and happy this evening.
Have a good one, all!5 -
Steps today: 8,300
CW: 184.1
Growling and sputtering about my weight gain sparked a good conversation with my “wubby” about decreasing serving sizes, salt, and processed foods. For the next few days, I’m going to focus on 10 cups of water and working some vinegary foods into my regimen. I know they help keep me from triggering into sweet foods. It’s a good recommendation from @jugar.
Good night, everyone!
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