Waist Aways - September 2020 Team Chat
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Steps for 9/12= 7,225
I went to visit a dear friend I haven't seen in a few years, it was such a good day... We ended up getting together with some other friends from our childhood.. It's so funny how with some people it's like nothing ever changed and we can just pick right back up...
Today, I took the day off and relaxed and watched football... that was awesome, I am glad I get that one bit of normalcy back....4 -
Almost goodbye to Sunday - I hope everyone had a good day. Our rain held off much longer than expected, so I got a good walk done along the Tomifobia River. The fall is really hitting its stride, and soon the colours will be bright. I'll hike this week for sure!
Week 3 is up and running! Heads up to:
@graceojo99
@jguldi11
@reflectionofme
@ells_runs
Weigh-ins never sleep. I just hope you did not eat the way I did today - a real anything-goes kind of day, and I'm glad it's over. Tomorrow will be a very clean eating day for sure!4 -
BaileyCat88 wrote: »@micki48 Weekly Step Challenge! Slow week this time around.
9/6 Sun - 6,393
9/7 Mon - 13,590
9/8 Tues - 8,597
9/9 Wed - 7,048
9/10 Th - 8,580
9/11 Fri - 4,762 -Wildfires burning in CA, OR, and WA have made the air unhealthy and we've been asked to stay inside. The sky is smoky and orange. It's sad. Pray for rain!
9/12 Sat - 3,014
only 3 days of meeting my goal this week, but I needed the down time.
@BaileyCat88 Praying for rain for the west. It is unbelievable. We have friends in the San Francisco Bay Area. Checked on them today. Air quality is bad, but they are doing fine. Makes sense that you should stay inside. Don't fret those numbers. We'd rather have you healthy.0 -
Thanks for those steps everyone! I hit my step goal each day this weekend, but most of those steps were doing things around the house. Didn't get in any good walks. Cooked dinner for the family again tonight. Ready for another week with Juliet. I will be starting the Pilates challenge tomorrow. So my goal is to get that workout out in every day this week. From 0 pilates workouts to 5! I can do it.
So sorry to hear about the fires in the west. It's so awful and sad. I sure hope there is rain soon so they can get under control. Hop you all are staying safe and that your air quality is not too bad. The photos are surreal and unbelievable.
Going to go work on that step report now. Have a great night.1 -
SEPTEMBER WEEK 2 STEP REPORT
TOTAL TEAM STEPS - 642,589
STEP STARS
1ST - @jugar 107,476
2ND - @KellyBgetsfit 86,750
3RD - @FatSlayer1016 66,329
MEMBERS MEETING THEIR DAILY STEP GOAL
@micki48 5/7
@YinxFed 5/7
@FatSlayer1016 6/7
@jugar 6/7
GREAT JOB EVERYONE. HAVE A GREAT STEPPING WEEK 3
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I had a happy little NSV moment this morning. When I went to get dressed for church, I grabbed a pair of dress pants from the back of the closet where they have been since last winter but they were miles too big. So I headed to my "someday I'll fit in this again closet" and found a pair of pants I haven't worn for several years and when I put them on my husband said they even looked a little big too.
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@CanadianGiraffe Yes!! Nice one! What a great moment
I've just been catching up on the posts here. I'm feeling pretty motivated this monday morning and I have also just started taking Orlistat (Xenical) so I am hoping that will also help shave off a few pounds. Anyone else on here taking it?
I am going away to Wales this weekend for my dad's birthday celebrations so am not going to be counting calories too closely, but I'm going to put my all in during the week and hopefully that will help balance things out!
@jugar I think I will need to weigh in on Friday this week instead of Saturday if that's OK? Don't have any scales where we are going (basically a rural house in the middle of nowhere
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Good Morning, and Happy Monday... This is the 1st Monday I've worked in a couple of weeks, so it's kinda good to have all 5 days to kick butt. So instead of trying to make up for 3 days of bad eating in 4 days, I have 5 days to make up for one day of bad eating... I actually went back and recorded everything this weekend, and yesterday was not so great, but I think as a whole it much better than previous ones.. Next weekend I will check all of the boxes..
So I have to admit my vanity this weekend, 2 of my friends I saw Saturday have lost a lot of weight, and did it rather quickly, well they both aged 10-15 years in those months.. and it made me realize I am thankful my body is like "yeah, stop rushing girl, we are going to do this ssssslllllooooowwwwwlllllyyyyyyy" I know that may make me sound horrible, but I am so happy they were able to get the weight off and get their health on track, but at our age skin doesn't bounce back as quickly....
This week is going to be my best week ever... I don' t know why or how, but I am determined to check every box, every day... We don't have any real plans yet, I was thinking about going to this botanical garden place on Sunday, and hanging out there for the day, but I'm not 100% set on that yet....
Anyway, hope you all have a great day !
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Thanks for those steps everyone! I hit my step goal each day this weekend, but most of those steps were doing things around the house. Didn't get in any good walks. Cooked dinner for the family again tonight. Ready for another week with Juliet. I will be starting the Pilates challenge tomorrow. So my goal is to get that workout out in every day this week. From 0 pilates workouts to 5! I can do it.
I'm with you on the Pilates this week! I have my list of substitutions for the moves I can't do and I have been getting closer to 5 days a week but have not gotten there yet. This is the week!@jugar I think I will need to weigh in on Friday this week instead of Saturday if that's OK? Don't have any scales where we are going (basically a rural house in the middle of nowhere )
No problem - middle of nowhere is a great place to go, and the lack of scales makes birthday weekend more, um, liberating
Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »This week is going to be my best week ever... I don' t know why or how, but I am determined to check every box, every day...
THAT is the attitude to have on Monday morning!! Every box, every day, do the best you can - GO!1 -
Steps update for 13th September:
Steps - 2736
Exercise - 0 mins (rest day)1 -
@jugar Completed today’s Balanced Life core strength workout (18 minutes) and took a :50 minute walk moderate to slow pace (with a 2 year old running) Was in fatburn the whole time. I’m over my 9,000 for the day already.CanadianGiraffe wrote: »I had a happy little NSV moment this morning. When I went to get dressed for church, I grabbed a pair of dress pants from the back of the closet where they have been since last winter but they were miles too big. So I headed to my "someday I'll fit in this again closet" and found a pair of pants I haven't worn for several years and when I put them on my husband said they even looked a little big too.
@CanadianGiraffe What an awesome NSV!!! It feels so good when those “some day” clothes fit or say “oops, you missed it, but you’re doing it girl!” Way to go🎉
@Gidgitgoescrazy What a GREAT attitude! When you say it, you make it happen!! Go! Go! Also, don’t feel bad about feeling good. You acknowledged you’re happy your friends have lost weight, but you know you and slow is ALWAYS better even though we all want fast. I think you are right. Our skin needs some time to adjust. I’m thinking of a photo of me where I was the lowest I had been in a long time. I can’t remember what I weighed. I just remember this photo of me on this beautiful beach and my face looked so saggy and old. I did not like it. Now maybe I wasn’t well hydrated or something like that, but I know what you mean about the loss making your skin look older. You are beautiful. Keep it up powerful woman!Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Good Morning, and Happy Monday... This is the 1st Monday I've worked in a couple of weeks, so it's kinda good to have all 5 days to kick butt. So instead of trying to make up for 3 days of bad eating in 4 days, I have 5 days to make up for one day of bad eating... I actually went back and recorded everything this weekend, and yesterday was not so great, but I think as a whole it much better than previous ones.. Next weekend I will check all of the boxes..
So I have to admit my vanity this weekend, 2 of my friends I saw Saturday have lost a lot of weight, and did it rather quickly, well they both aged 10-15 years in those months.. and it made me realize I am thankful my body is like "yeah, stop rushing girl, we are going to do this ssssslllllooooowwwwwlllllyyyyyyy" I know that may make me sound horrible, but I am so happy they were able to get the weight off and get their health on track, but at our age skin doesn't bounce back as quickly....
This week is going to be my best week ever... I don' t know why or how, but I am determined to check every box, every day... We don't have any real plans yet, I was thinking about going to this botanical garden place on Sunday, and hanging out there for the day, but I'm not 100% set on that yet....
Anyway, hope you all have a great day !
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@conleywoods thank you. That 12 week challenge was tough. I did a dance workout this morning and it was such fun!1
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@ells_runs
You are the stepping queen! Empress! Hope you're hanging in there through your crazy crazy week.2 -
@jugar and @micki48 Great job on the pilates! You girls can do it. It is totally worth it to get back into a routine.
@yinxfed glad you got to do a new workout and it sounds fun too!
@spyro88 Have a fun time at the birthday weekend!
@Gidgitgoescrazy Sounds like you are on a roll. It is hard to see others lose weight so fast, but you are right. It comes at a cost. I know several people who lost a bunch of weight quickly on low carb. The skin issue seems to be a common problem. I think I will never do low carb because of that!
I got up early and worked out. Then went to work and our schedules are all messed up and all 10 of us are full or close to being very full but they won't hire until we're all completely full. Frustrating for sure but we will be full by mid October. Came home and it is so nice to leave work behind and relax 😌 Made a shrimp boil for dinner. Putting the kids to bed and relaxing the rest of the night.5 -
@jugar
PW 244.5 lbs
CW 244.4 lbs
LTD 24.6 lbs
I feel pretty confident that next week will be better. We have lots of healthy groceries in the house and little Lola is getting much better on a leash so we have been walking more. I end up carrying her about half the time lol. I'm also feeling better since having the massage and chiropractor visits so I may make it to the gym this week.
I have another stressful workweek ahead of me. Really hoping it doesn't throw me off like the last 2 weeks. I prepped a healthy lunch for tomorrow to prevent myself from eating fast food so that's a step in the right direction.
My thoughts and prayers go out to anyone impacted by the wildfires. I can only imagine how scary it must be. We had a very hazy sunset today in Michigan and according to the news it's due to smoke from the fires. Crazy to think how far it has traveled!2 -
I survived my first day of in person teaching. It was...ok. It was definitely different. It was better then online teaching. I did not workout today. Jonas, my 4 year old has not been sleeping well, so I really needed to sleep. I set my alarm for 4:45 tomorrow. I have been doing really well with my eating. I am weighing logging everything.
It sounds like everyone had a nice weekend. Great job with NSV, getting meal prepped, and impressive steps.
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Hello everyone, I don't have much to say today but I hope everyone will have a great day whatever you are doing!
Go for it if you're feeling motivated!
Go easy on yourself if you're not.
This is a marathon not a sprint. 3 -
Well yesterday was a good day, I went over my calories... Stupid M & Ms, BUT I logged it, and that is something I normally woulda overlooked and ignored... Fun Fact : each M&M is 3.5 calories...
My steps
9/13 = 1925
9/14 = 10,225 & 30 min of firm 30
I was so tired yesterday, I slept fine, so I got home from work, went on a little 10 min walk to wake myself up, hubby made dinner while I did that, then after dinner I was so sleepy, I knew I needed to exercise, but I laid on the couch for just a minute and ended up taking an hour nap.. BUT I got up and exercised afterwards, so that nap musta been just what I needed... I think that was the reason for the M&M's too, when I don't feel well for any reason, I eat.. I could have a stomach ache and not be able to hold anything down, I will still eat, I'm not sure why I do that, but I know it's usually a precursor to when I fall ill to something... but I feel fine this morning, so hopefully it was nothing.
I'm sorry for you guys who are dealing with stressful work weeks... I was there once upon a time, about 6 years ago I decided my work/life balance was not very balanced, so I found a new job for a smaller company, and it's been awesome, I just do bookkeeping now, so I don't even have to really talk to other people. I don't know how you teachers/educators do it, I couldn't do it, it would stress me out.. Anyway, I hope your work world gets better and flows a little smoother for you...
Hope you all have a wonderful day !
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@offitgoes What state or country are you visiting? Sounds like you're having a good time! Enjoy![/quote]
I just got home yesterday. I spent a wonderful week in Cancun Mexico. The beaches were just opened up last Monday. The resort was just relaxing and wonderful. Food was incredible. Gained about 4lbs, but already down 1.5 today. So back in gear today.
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Happy Tuesday! The humidity is way down here in NC and there is a wonderful breeze. Not cold by any means but sure beats those high 80s and 90s. Now we are expecting lots of rain on Thursday and Friday from Sally the Hurricane. So bracing for that. My friends from New Jersey, where I used to live, are getting crazy skies and sunrises and sunsets from the fires as well. Crazy! We really are all interconnected. No specific exercise yet today, just a lot of jumping because this 2 y/o granddaughter of mine LOVES to jump and wants me to do it too!
Still need to get my pilates in and possibly a walk. Having my daughter and fam for dinner, so I need to plan accordingly. J is asleep now. I wonder if I can get in a 30 minute walk?
Hope you all are doing well, have lots of motivation and if not Put down that cookie or those M & Ms. Talk to you later.4 -
Username: reflectionofme
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 125.1
CW: 125.8
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Sorry I am not very active, just been so busy!
Since my meltdown on Friday, I've been very naughty Fri & Sat but now doing ok. Logging and staying under calories and trying to get in some form of excersize every day (does baking up a storm count?)
I've also just got my TOM so I think some of last week's gain might have been that as the scale is telling me I've already lost most of that gain. So, staying hopeful...4 -
Busy times! I had a day of many errands, and was served by the most helpful, pleasant, and wonderful people in each of the 4 stores I visited. It was actually a pleasure, and I hate shopping! I think I found my flooring for the room I just painted, at last, though. And I filled up on all kinds of things without adding a single speck of plastic or new container to my house. The zero waste and local product stores are getting better and better.
Now I have to get on the bike while I watch an episode of something. Enough time in my car, then putting things away and madly cooking! Time to move, even if it is a bit late. Pilates happened this morning before I left, though - it feels great to back to the daily without fail protocol.
Tomorrow's weigh-ins!
@offitgoes (it'll be fine! I'm glad you had a great time in Cancun)
@evelynladams527
@PlaneMonkey
overdue:
@graceojo999
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Tuesday! Wowza.
It’s been busy with school but we’re going do get into a routine with Pilates. I told my spouse that this needs to happen for us both. I need help to get going so, we agreed to take it gently and really learn the basic cues and stay-safe strategies so our backs won’t tweak out. Little by some, it will contribute to a lovely activity to share that isn’t eating or lumping on the couch. By the time we get through the 5-day challenge (spread out over 9 or 10 days), we’ll be ready for the present if continuing Pilates (thanks for a great, inspiring present, @jugar❣️)
Have a great night. Going to sleep now so I can be ready to weigh myself first thing.
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@jugar I am doing Pilates too I'm doing the challenge that was posted on here and also do some Zoom classes, I think they are really good for posture and strength! I love it.
I went slightly over my calories yesterday after being unable to resist stopping for chicken nuggets at McD's after work. Only 250 calories but that and a sneaky rum in the evening put me over by about 50 cals. Work was pretty stressful yesterday (seeing young people who were invovled in drugs and violent crimes is never easy!) and I was tired, but I need to try to come away from those excuses. At least I didn't go for my usual 1000+ calorie cheeseburger, fries and full fat coke! So that is progress.
Overall though I'm doing well this week. I am trying to see things differently and not beat myself up every time a little blip happens, but just move on and keep with it. Hopefully consistency will win out!4 -
@jugar
PW 237.4
CW 231.6
LTD 12.4 Lbs
Hey Team! I think I'm finally getting the hang of planning ahead for food throughout the day so I don't feel hungry and learning what the correct portion sizes of my regular go-to recipes should be so that I don't bust through my calorie goal.
I love all the thoughts, honesty and support of everyone's posts. I don't post often myself cause I'm on mobile and that Done button really gets you.... But I read through every night before bed. I hope in the next few weeks I'll be able to start joining in on the step challenges and even begin adding exercise to my schedule.
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I am so frustrated with the scale. I weighed in on Fri. I had a big loss, but I worked hard and felt like I earned it (and the scale was the highest ever the week before). I got on it on Sun and it was down about a half pound from Fri.😃 I felt like I was finally getting it right with how many calories my body needs and hitting my macros. Mon and Tues I hit 14,000 steps. I packed my healthy lunch and snacks. Logged everything. Today, I am up 2 pounds from Sun. 🤦♀️ I dont understand what I am doing wrong. I am still feeding baby twice a day but its been that way for a month so I feel like hormones should have leveled. I am really frustrated. I don't know if I should keep doing what I'm doing or change something. I just feel so stuck for over 5 years with my weight. Nothing I do ever seems to change it.
Oh, and if your thinking stress, I am actually pretty happy about being back at work. I am working from home on Wed which is also awesome - I can throw in some laundry between virtual meetings.6
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