WaistAways - November 2020 Team Chat
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@micki48 My steps for the week (a bit late!)
What a weekend here in the US. Must say, my eating (and drinking ) were not so healthy but that's okay! It was for a good reason. I really want to be motivated and focused this week so I can have some green on Friday. That starts now if I can get off the couch and do a 25 min workout and a 25 min yoga session. I'm kind of glad I left yoga until now when I usually do it in the mornings because today's practice is called "Wind Down Yoga" which should be go for before bed!6 -
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Hi Pearl! I'd love to be your buddy. I need something (someone) to help me staying on track and make a move down the scale again. So, how are you doing today? I'm getting my head back in the game after a crazy week. I can't believe it, but somehow, I actually lost this week. Probably because I had a big gain last week. In any case, I will take it. I would love to end this year with a little loss. So far, it has pretty much been a maintaining YEAR for me. Better than a gaining one I guess, right?
Hope your day went well!!! What are your aims for this week?
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Heads up for Monday weigh-ins:
@krcapone78
@jguldi11
@reflectionofme
@ells_runs
@dashofwicked
@kmriedell
@MandiSaysHey
@JvalaNavin
@snakagawa11
Off we go!0 -
@kmriedell I'm not sure what happened because I have been staring at this screen reading all the messages (over 50) for what feels like hours. I already had an entry, 12,965, for the 7th before your post above. I really don't know where that came from. Can you confirm the correct amount for Saturday the 7th? I'm happy to leave the higher amount.
12,965 or 10,715???
PS You are such a wonderful, supportive addition to this team. I really enjoyed all your posts.
Wow! It took a bit, but I have finally caught up with all the post from this past week. I don't think I'll do that again. Today wasn't a perfect day, but not bad either. I made a list. Checked most of the things off my list. I do notice the things I usually don't check off involve those things that are the best for me. I did not take a walk or do Pilates. I did, however, do my PT exercises. Didn't quite make it to my daily 9k goal today. I might be able to get a few more, but probably not to 9k. Tomorrow is another better day!
@CanadianGiraffe I am praying and hoping that things are going well and that your son is feeling better very soon. Know I am sending virtual hugs and lots of Light to help you through this difficult time.
@jugar Great news that you may soon be rid of the bump on your bum. What a pain in the *ss to continue for so long. I know you will be doing all the things very soon. Just take care when you are taking ashes down the steps of your porch.
@evelynladams527 So glad to see you back! Best of luck to you.
@conleywoods Happy to hear you are figuring all this out. You are an inspiration! I am grateful for all your positive support and your insightful posts.
@Gidgitgoescrazy Way to go, girlfriend!!!!! How exciting to be in the 150s. I never doubted you would. You are amazingly disciplined.
@Terytha You know you will not be at 169 forever. Sometimes our bodies need time at a new weight to make a new "setpoint" I think it's called. Your losses this year have been amazing!! Be patient. It will happen, I have no doubt. You are awesome!!!!!
@KellyBgetsfit Sure hope your little one is feeling better soon.
To all of you, thanks for your inspiring posts. Thanks for being part of this team.
Goals for Monday:
*Pilates
*9K goal
*Log ALL of my food
*Stay under calories
*1 act of self care
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Ugh, sorry I'm so quiet lately these days. Stress and depression sent me to a rough place and my word count fell behind.
It took me all day but I caught up with a very satisfying (if not very well written) exact 13,500 words.
I have a real love/hate relationship with writing lol.8 -
Steps today: 6084
Having been off work the last several days I am not walking nearly as much as normal. But I have been enjoying spending extra time with my son and just not worrying about work. Tomorrow I am letting my son skip e-learning so we can spend a few hours walking around the Arboretum. It has been in the 70s here which will continue through tomorrow and it is unseasonably warm for November in Chicago so we will take advantage of the gorgeous weather.6 -
Hi Pearl! I'd love to be your buddy. I need something (someone) to help me staying on track and make a move down the scale again. So, how are you doing today? I'm getting my head back in the game after a crazy week. I can't believe it, but somehow, I actually lost this week. Probably because I had a big gain last week. In any case, I will take it. I would love to end this year with a little loss. So far, it has pretty much been a maintaining YEAR for me. Better than a gaining one I guess, right?
Hope your day went well!!! What are your aims for this week?
Hey Michelle. So glad to hear you had a loss this week! Do we communicate on here or do we message privately? I sent you a message, let's see if that works.2 -
@micki48 I’m so sorry. Apparently I don’t know how to read a calendar. Hahaha 🤷🏻♀️
Here are my steps for the past week.
November 1. 13,961
November 2. 6,795
November 3. 8,305
November 4. 13,270
November 5. 15,524
November 6. 5,765
November 7. 7,469
November 8. 10,715
@jugar My weigh in today November 9
183.2 Woot!! Woot!!
Tomorrow I do the bodpod. I’m interested to see how my new scale measures up!
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What a weekend. My eating devolved both days and I know what stressors sent me to the kitchen repeatedly BUT I seem to have expended enough to balance the calorie intake, whew. I ticked a few things off my to do list but there is just too much to do right now. It's my turn for a week in the office and I'm going to set up my meals & snacks for the next few days once I'm off here.
Got a walk in last evening and have been adding in some short stretches of running to get my heart rate up. I've always hated running but for whatever reason (maybe carrying less weight) has made it a little more bearable. If I could ever do my whole walking route at a run ...that would be a good goal.
Found a delicious yogurt that I might just keep in the fridge as an alternate to ice cream...Aldi's brand Friendly Farms Whole Milk Key Lime Yogurt - so yummy, and at only 59 cents, a bargain. Highly recommend.
Have a great Monday everyone!4 -
@micki48 Sorry, I'm late on steps. It was a rough weekend. Not my best step week either.
Sun- 4,654
Mon- 15,837
30 min Intervals
Tues - 6,991
Wed 8,232
Thurs 11,041
30 min Intervals
Fri 11,649
Sat 12,406
@jugar I did 60 min the elliptical this week, but I didn't know if there is a step equivalent to it. It seems like it should give me steps, but it doesn't. 🤷♀️5 -
The last week has been hard. Work has me very stressed out and anxious. Mom life has been hard. My 4 year old wakes up several times a night. One night, I slept for 3 hrs 45 min, not in a row. I am lucky if I get 6 hrs, not in a row. This morning, I got up at 5am, ready to workout and the baby got up 5 minutes later.
My weekend wins - went for a walk on Sat, even though I was exhausted. I logged all weekend (all week actually) I did NOT eat all the carbs like I usually do when I sleep deprived. I not only washed the clothes, but I put them away - HUGE WIN for me. I am always doing laundry and I hate putting it away.8 -
Happy Monday !
It was an okay weekend, I could have done better yesterday, although on Saturday I did well, and earned lots of exercise calories...
Today is 10K steps and Strength Training, I did not exercise this morning, so I'm not sure if I will make the 10K, although I am going to shoot for it, it's just gonna be tough without the 4K I should have earned this morning...
Have a great day !
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Weigh in Day: Monday
SW: 139.5
CW: 139.1
Total loss: .4
Loss to date: .8
I thought I was going to have a gain after a terrible weekend but back on track today!
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@KellyBgetsfit that sounds rough, not sleeping can mess with our bodies in so many ways. I hope things improve for you!2
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Monday weigh in
PW: 236.8
CW: 233.8
LTD: 54.2lbs since highest ever (39 lbs since my most recent "starting weight" attempt)7 -
Hey, everyone. Hasn't been the best week for me weight loss-wise. But, seeing you all doing so great is really inspiring. I'll try harder this week. Thank you all for being so amazing!
Weigh in Day: Monday (Nov. 9)
PW 179 lbs
CW 178.5 lbs
LTD 2.5 lbs9 -
KellyBgetsfit wrote: »@jugar I did 60 min the elliptical this week, but I didn't know if there is a step equivalent to it. It seems like it should give me steps, but it doesn't. 🤷♀️
The elliptical gives you plenty! The chart gives 230 steps per minute, but you'd have to be going like a crazy person to burn that much - I will convert those minutes at 180. I'm sure you were having a good sweat on that machine!KellyBgetsfit wrote: »The last week has been hard. Work has me very stressed out and anxious. Mom life has been hard. My 4 year old wakes up several times a night. One night, I slept for 3 hrs 45 min, not in a row. I am lucky if I get 6 hrs, not in a row. This morning, I got up at 5am, ready to workout and the baby got up 5 minutes later.
My weekend wins - went for a walk on Sat, even though I was exhausted. I logged all weekend (all week actually) I did NOT eat all the carbs like I usually do when I sleep deprived. I not only washed the clothes, but I put them away - HUGE WIN for me. I am always doing laundry and I hate putting it away.
I remember weeping outside my daughter's room. Sunk right down on the floor. She did not sleep through the night until she was almost 5 YEARS old, not months. For the first couple of years, it was never more than 2 hours at a stretch. Best thing that ever happened was when she learned how to read and could just wake up and read for a while without having to wake me up. My son was the best sleeper ever, thank heavens. Don't sweat not being able to do all the things! Get plenty of protein, and if you don't lose weight now, you will once things settle down and you can sleep more. Many, many hugs are flying your way. And well done on the laundry! Putting away is the worst part. Train the kids young to somehow love that job. Hide all their favourite things in the drawers where things have to be put away or something!4
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