Waist Aways - October 2020 Team Chat
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PW: 169.6
CW: 170
Expected! I've been on stomach meds. Also I went hard at the gym yesterday and I am sore today. It was a good time.
I also have good news and bad news.
The good news I don't need the pills because I don't have gastritis. The bad news I have gallstones, and nothing can be done about that.
But at least the pain is understandable.5 -
Really! Bummer - but can't you have your gall bladder removed if it is really bad? I know 2 people who have had that and they are so happy that all the pain is gone. They are really glad they had the surgery - and the recovery was quick and relatively easy. In any case, I hope you are not in too much pain!The good news I don't need the pills because I don't have gastritis. The bad news I have gallstones, and nothing can be done about that.2 -
Saturday is flying by! I have to get out while the sun is still shining, and then we'll finish flushing out our water system later - it will be nice to have water again, but still might be tomorrow before we can really use it. The well will have to fill back up after we empty it to flush out all the evil no good stuff. Then it should all be wonderful again. Iron bacteria is weird stuff - it does not harm the health in any way, but it builds up to the point where it tastes bad and it reduces the capacity of the well. Good riddance I say. And I am also glad we still have our old outhouse! It adds 500 steps to my day every time I have to go over there
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Steps and Exercise update for 9th October:
Steps - 2107
Exercise - 31 mins Strength workout
Enjoy your Saturday, Friends!4 -
Really! Bummer - but can't you have your gall bladder removed if it is really bad? I know 2 people who have had that and they are so happy that all the pain is gone. They are really glad they had the surgery - and the recovery was quick and relatively easy. In any case, I hope you are not in too much pain!The good news I don't need the pills because I don't have gastritis. The bad news I have gallstones, and nothing can be done about that.
I've been referred. I'll hear back in 4 to 6 months about possibly scheduling an appointment.
Because of Covid and because my case is 'uncomplicated' and not posing an actual threat to my life, I basically am in limbo indefinitely.7 -
Biggest news of the week is that I dyed my hair AND was brave enough to use it as my new avatar on MFP. I'm happy with how it turned out ❤️
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SMcFall0215 wrote: »@micki48 can you please remove me from the step challenge for now? I’m having a hard time keeping up lol
You’ve got it. Just let me know if you want to go back on. 🙂0 -
Saturday weigh in
Week1
PW 192.6
CW 192.4 😂 A loss is a loss.
Making a check on my tracker today for social contact. My two former colleagues and friends came by this morning. We couldn’t walk like we usually do because we are getting rain from Delta, but we chatted on my screen porch for two hours and it was wonderful!! I need to do more of that.
My week went pretty well and had a tiny loss. My steps were very good, hitting my 🎯 every day. Now making a grocery list for the week. I will ride my stationary bike or do Pilates later.
@jugar You work so hard. I take my water for granted. All I have to do is run it through a Brita filtering pitcher. And outhouse?! Wow. Haven’t used one of those since I was a kid visiting up in Maine.
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@Terytha I had gallstones and was having gallbladder attacks. They are terrible and mine felt pretty similar to being in labor. I had mine out in December and it was a super easy recovery. I was back to working out in 3 weeks. Lools like the medical system in Canada is super slow compared to the US so that's a bummer. Loosing a significant amount of weight can cause them and just being a woman puts you at an increased risk. If you get it out, you will be amazed at how much better you feel and the variety of foods you can eat again. If you have gallbladder attacks then the stones are plugging things up which means gross stuff is forming in there. They usually don't want that going on for very long. Hopefully they remove your 🤞5
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I love the new photo! You look great, and there is now a significant line-up of beautiful smiles under the last appearance of my photo featuring horses' posteriors!!!
Week 1 last weigh-ins due - my last nagging of the week Be sure to have them in by early Sunday - the good, the bad, the ho-hum.
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PW 212.0
CW 212.03 -
@jugar this week specifically Thursday and Friday were a bit hectic (office love) so I forgot to even come on here. 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 I am so exited to be back...I think I should keep Sunday. I am forgetful and can get caught up during the week, but I usually manage to remember to log in on Sundays or at least Monday when i am late. It’s now 2Am sunday morning and it’s technically not been a week but I might as well.
PW 89
Cw 88
Still on Keto...loving it. I enjoy my self on some days and allow my carbs to get to 45g (can have up to 3 ripple chocolates). I usually do not loose weight on those days. On 3-4 days I would usually keep my carbs low at 20g and intermittent fast 12-16 hours...those are my weight loss days....i have special snacks for these days too 😊. Havnt started exercise yet.
Hopefully my new office will encourage a lot of walking. I can’t believe you have an outhouse..I have never heard of iron bacteria and I am glad you are getting rid of it. It’s frustrating not having water...our toilets and baths clogged and the bathroom flooded. It was just terrible. We had to use a friends bathroom for 3 days until the plumbers found the right parts to fix it with 😅.
@Terytha wow I definitely hope it doesn’t take 4-6 months..that’s a really long time to wait for an appointment.
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happimess01 wrote: »PW - 302.5 lbs
CW - 297.8 lbs
Wow that was a big one 🙂. Weldone
@Pearl4686
Yay I think you are the only one that uses kg apart from me. I like pounds because you can see the tiniest changes but my scales are In Kg and I used to try and convert them but I always forgot my PW. I know the feeling of being relieved when one doesn't gain as much as expected. Good luck this week.
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@conleywoods thanks for the cheering!
@Terytha sorry to hear about the gallstones. That very much sucks. crossing fingers for closer to the 4 months than the 6, sheesh.
@micki48 Steps for the week: (I'll add final for Saturday tomorrow - but I know I hit 100k again this week!)
It was a beautiful, almost summery day here - my friend and a new coworker wanted to walk the Freedom Trail, so we did, with a couple of detours. Lots of steps, and a mini apple cider donut!
Why do the weekends have to go so fast though...7 -
Hi team, looks like there's lots of great progress this week!
I've been doing pretty good with logging and staying within my calorie goal. I have not logged today's yet but I will!
A friend and I visited our local farmer's market and stocked up on lots of yummy produce. I have a bunch of wild apples + apples from the market so I''ll be preserving them soon.
I unfortunately fell down the last half of my stairs today, twisted my right ankle and bruised my leg. Hopefully it doesn't impact my ability to walk too much, it is pretty sore though. I'll try not to let it bring me down (or up as far as the scale is concerned lol)6 -
You are many! I think right now we have 5 people in the UK, 1 in New Zealand, 1 in Luxembourg, and 1 in the Netherlands. And 4 in Canada! There are some people who have not said where they live, but we are all over the place. I keep my calculator handygraceojo999 wrote: »@Pearl4686
Yay I think you are the only one that uses kg apart from me. I like pounds because you can see the tiniest changes but my scales are In Kg and I used to try and convert them but I always forgot my PW. I know the feeling of being relieved when one doesn't gain as much as expected. Good luck this week.
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@jugar You have my sympathy with your iron bacteria. We have the same thing with our well but we are able to get about 24 months between shocks.
@Terytha Good at least to have an answer for the problems that you have been having, but sorry to hear it is gallstones. And unfortunate that our medical system in Alberta is so backed up. I would like to believe it is due to Covid-19 but I waited 16 months in 2018-19 to see a gastroenterologist. Hopefully you won't have too much more grief with them in the interim.
I had a busy day in the yard. Unseasonably warm at 18 C (64 F) so I managed to dig the last 15 hills of potatoes and then tilled everything before I put my garden to bed for the winter. My body is counting that as my exercise for the day.
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It’s been raining here (Luxembourg) for the last few weeks. This weekend there’s sun ☀️☀️☀️ but it’s only 50ish degrees. I was outside all of Saturday and it felt amazing! I forgot how great it feels to just stand in the sun. More of that today!7
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PW 27sep: 65.9kg (145.2lbs)
PW 4oct: 65.3kg (143.96lbs)
CW 11oct: 64.2kg (141.54 lbs)
LTD: 1.7kg (3.75lbs)7 -
Thank you 🙂graceojo999 wrote: »
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@graceojo999 I use kg too - purely because I don't understand it as much as lbs/ stone so it stops me stressing as much about the numbers! Haha.
Morning all. I'm feeling good today. I had a lovely walk on the south downs yesterday with my partner - it was a little chilly but climbing the hills kept us warm! Lots of sheep, cows and wonderful views, and a lovely pit stop afterwards for a cuppa and a small piece of ginger cake. Delicious (can't say I wasn't jealous of his hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows though!)
Today I have my gym session booked in and am gonna be doing my best for a loss this week!
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Sunday weigh in:
PW - 183.2
CW - 183.1
The loss is tiny - but it's a loss!
Happy Sunday, folks 🙂8 -
@spyro88 That sounds like a gorgeous walk! With suburban sprawl around here, I'd have to drive a ways to get to that kind of landscape.
@Terytha sorry you've got that to deal with. Good to have finally determined the cause of your discomfort but not a big help when you are feeling crappy and have to bear with it for such a long time before any resolution.
@jguldi11 Apples!! yum. I haven't been reaching for them as a snack for awhile but cold applesauce with a dash of cinnamon has been my go to ice cream substitute since January. I've been buying the Mott's unsweetened (can't imagine added sugar to it - it's certainly sweet enough) but I may look for for some apple bargains and make my own - I hate canning though so I'd have to try to jam it into the already packed freezer. Are you preserving them in jars?
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@eggfreak yes I will be using jars. Canning is a lot of work but I feel so satisfied after so I keep doing it! And I don't have much freezer space so this works better for me. At least with apples I use the regular water bath which is a lot easier than using the pressure canner!
@Terytha my sister ended up with gallstones and gallbladder attacks a while ago, they did her surgery through the bellybutton and the incisions were tiny, so she said the healing process wasn't bad at all, and now of course feels much better. That is a very long wait for you, I hope you're able to find some type of relief in the time being!!
@Kali225 I agree about the weekends being too short. Sounds like you're making the most of it though 😊 I'm hoping to get a cider doughnut myself next weekend!4 -
@micki48 Please include me in this month's step challenge if you haven't already. Thanks.
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Spoiler Alert!
We're #1 this week! We lost more than the other teams, and we are 2nd in the % of the team who stayed in the green, by however small an amount. Well done!!!12 -
@micki48 my steps for last week:
10/4 2,396
10/5 10,406 *
10/6 3,771
10/7 6,418 *
10/8 3,408
10/9 5,242 *
10/10 5,162 *
Depending on this ankle I may not do great with steps the first few days of this week 😞 I am able to walk on it though so hoping I can still hit my goal more days than not.4 -
Steps and Workouts for the Week
Sun 15,541
Mon 12,179
Tues 11,552
Wed 7,075
30 min Intervals
Thurs 14,333
Fri 15,553
30 min Barre
Sat 19,718
Goal for this week - walk to work 4 days, 2 additional walks, 5 workouts.
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The Green Challenge Percentage of people who lost weight this week. No matter how small the loss the weights are recorded in green. Remember that even if your team doesn’t rank the highest in weight loss for the week you can still be the Green Percentage winner by having the most losses in your team! So keep it up!! 
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st WaistAways 0.48%
2nd Trimstones 0.39%
3rd Downsizers 0.36%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st WaistAways 29.3 Lbs
2nd Trimstones 22.6 Lbs
3rd Downsizers 22.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @twitch82 2.75 %
2nd @angmarie28 2.66%
3rd @breanacasey2017 2.23 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @evangsimmons170 7.0 Lbs
2nd @breanacasey2017 5.2 Lbs
3rd @twitch82 5.0 Lbs
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