WaistAways - November 2020 Team Chat
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Hi everyone 🙂
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Week 4
PW 208.6 lbs
CW 205.4 lbs
LTD 20 lbs 😀👏👏👏
Good luck all! 😀5 -
PlaneMonkey wrote: »Noticed a NSV today!
Got out of the shower and noticed for the first time that the towel fit all the way around me, without flaring out and leaving an open gap at the hip like it used to! This is fabulous, now I won't feel like I'm scandalously at risk of flashing the neighbours when I run back to the bedroom from the bathroom (reno budget hasn't allowed for blinds yet!) (or an ensuite bathroom!!)
Super happy!
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I am so behind on reading!!
I ended up not needing a ton of weekend exercise inspiration, because my friend invited me to go hiking. We did just under 2 hours and it was great. Unfortunately, we followed it with a diner lunch and then later went for drinks at a tapas place and got food there too.... scale wasn't so happy Sun/Monday. But it sounds like you guys got a lot of fun activities in!
I was pretty good when I first started losing about not going out to eat, not getting takeout, and being firm with friends that I couldn't really go do those things with them. I also cut alcohol strictly but after a few months at a time, it creeps back in. I think for December I need to tighten up the approach again if I want to see some movement before the new year. (And I DO!!)
Yay team for 1st place (in both categories!!) this week!!! We rock.
Also late on my steps @micki48
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@PlaneMonkey What a great NSV! Keep up the good work 👏
@jugar The pig cupcakes were super fun and my little boy picked a tail. Because he's a 6 year old boy and booties are hilarious 🤣 My older son went through a pirate phase too!
Wow we did awesome this week! I am really hoping to have a total loss at the end of this month. It will be close but I think it is possible. So far today calories look good and I did an hour of weight lifting.
We set up our Christmas decorations already. I usually wait until December but it just sounded good this year. Anyways, we have this wooden tree cut out that is a little advent calendar. Our dog is terrified of it. He spends a lot of time growling and barking at it. It's so funny 🤣 When he isn't looking we move it to a different spot in the house. Once he notices it's gone he searches the whole house for it! We're enjoying it while we can because pretty soon he'll either get over it or destroy it 😉3 -
@conleywoods
Your dog story is hilarious! I wonder why he thinks it is so terrible - we should start a betting pool on whether it ends up destroyed or the dog gets over it
We had one of those all-weather days - rain, sleet, snow, wind, sunshine, more snow... We got some furniture moved around. One was a VERY heavy long table we brought up 2 flights of stairs, and I was on the walking backwards end of things. Good things I have been keeping up with my lunges and balance exercises - it could have been bad! Then the desk I wanted to move into the sewing room (used to be my daughter's room) did not fit through the door. So unless we find a way to dismantle it completely, we're stuck with that staying in our bedroom. It was all good exercise in any case! Now I'm heading off to Denmark to cycle through another episode of Borgen.
Great job on the towel-wrapping, @PlaneMonkey ! Next milestone, staying in a cheap hotel with skimpy towels and having that one wrap all the way around. You'll get there!
No Tuesday weigh-ins, so let's all try to have a Tuesday that will make our weigh-in days good days this week.
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@CurvyCalorie so sorry I forgot to change your user name in the spreadsheet until after the tallies were done! Well done in any case - and this week, you lost almost another 2 pounds! Keep up the great losing.
@jugar No worries! I’m surprised I even figured out how to change my username. Thank you for all your hard work on the team! 🏆⭐️✨
@micki48 my steps for November 23
15,435
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Hi everyone 🙂
ells_runs
Week 4
PW 208.6 lbs
CW 205.4 lbs
LTD 20 lbs 😀👏👏👏
Good luck all! 😀
Great loss!! Congratulations 🎉👏🏼👏🏼
@PlaneMonkey Congratulations to you on that NSV. That is such a great feeling. I loved and could relate to your description. Way to go.
@conleywoods Loved the piggy cupcakes and HBD to your little one! The dog story is really funny. I’m going to vote your dog gets over it. I don’t see you allowing him to destroy it. You are too organized and together for that.
@jugar you are a Mighty woman moving your heavy furniture two flights. That’s a workout. Glad those buns of steel got your furniture where it needed to be. (Almost) Enjoy your ride.
We had take out last night for my SILs birthday from a Mexican place I haven’t eaten from since March when the pandemic started. We hardly ever get take out. Well, I felt yucky. Still don’t feel like my system is back to normal. I have felt not great eating there long ago in the past. But not like last night. I think my body is so used to my own cooking, it no longer enjoys food I don’t cook. Not sure if it was salt or what (and possibly eating more than I normally do.). So, I won’t be doing that for a while. Plus Covid19 is so bad here, we aren’t taking anymore chances. My daughter won’t even let us go to the grocery store. She orders it for us. Lol. Can’t wait for the widespread distribution of the vaccine next spring. A little sad about how bad it’s likely to get in the coming months.
In other news, I am treading water, so to speak, with my weight loss efforts. I am likely to end the year about where I started. I just feel unmotivated to really try hard like when you first start. I still have 30 pounds I need to lose, so I’m not done, but I’m just not feeling it. Not sure what it is going to take to get me on board again. I have learned many habits that now allow me to maintain but I need to do more than maintain. I don’t think I’m going to suddenly start losing weight during the holidays when I bake for fun and because my family loves my cookies. But I need to think of some of the things I can do and set some goals or things to focus on.
How is everyone doing? How are you finding the motivation to keep going when you’ve been doing this for a while?
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Steps for monday: 9,155
@micki48 I am having trouble being motivated right now too. I feel like I am missing out on so many of my favorite seasonal treats. And I am an emotional eater, I have always found comfort in food when I am sad/worried/stressed. It has been a very trying time at work lately, we have had several positive covid cases which means tons of people are out because of contact tracing or just people calling out because they're nervous. So every time I have a bad day I just daydream about all the things I want to eat. I have been exercising good will power most days, but I haven't binged on Taco Bell twice in the past couple weeks. I need to find healthier ways to deal with stress.4 -
@micki48 I feel your pain on many levels! We had Friends give us a gift card for Mexican about a month ago. We really hadn't had that stuff in so long. I felt terrible for about 3 days🌮😟
The motivation thing is hard! Something new that has really stuck with me lately is to just quit relying on motivation 🙃 Sounds weird right? Motivation is fickle, inconsistent and not always something we can control. It also makes a great excuse. Instead just keep training your discipline. You didn't show up to work all those years because you were soooo motivated 🤫 You built habits and discipline that probably started when you were a child. Just keep at it and if motivation shows up, use it as a boost not the entire plan. Trying something new can be fun too. I'm trying weights right now and it has been exciting to learn new things and experiences a workout very different from my usual Ballet Beautiful workouts. Where do you think you would be if you had given up? This year has been hard, any progress is a win. So many people have gained weight during covid. I can think of 10+ people at work who would have loved to have stayed the same weight this year. You're doing fine and things will get better. Hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤6 -
Username: reflectionofme
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 125.7
CW: 125.95 -
I’m going to workout and eat right today!!
I just know it - now to get started 😆🤣🤣6 -
@Steph1498 Yeassss! YOU got this! 💪🏼3
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@micki48
step report for last week
11/15 23054
11/16 10355
11/17 8609
11/18 9416
11/19 11414
11/20 22697
11/21 13409
@micki48, the baking is tough. I love to cook and bake but then that sweet stuff just sits there calling me. I like what @conleywoods has to say about motivation/discipline.1 -
Good Morning All,
@Micki48 I get it on the baking I like to bake also, and make holiday cakes, and fudge, and now apparently pies... I will still do it, but I will keep myself so busy with other things that I won't have time, except for a little bit, gotta make fudge and cookies to send to the kid in ND who is all by himself ! I did just send him a crate of Mrs Fields cookies that he really enjoyed, he really liked that they were wrapped in serving sizes, because he could actually share with guys on the flight line, apparently they aren't allowed to share things that aren't individually wrapped, so I gotta remember not to send a ton, because he won't be able to share what I make and send... Boy that got off track didn't it...
@conleywoods I love your take on motivation and you are right on point, I think I finally learned this, this go around, and it's working... My SIL asked me on Friday what diet I was on, and I told her, I'm not on a diet, I am just changing how I relate to food. She of course looked at me weird, but it is what it is. I am not going to stop eating the way I eat, once I get to my goal weight, I will keep eating the way I do now, just a little bit more... As for the exercise, I have learned that at my age and with my spine issues, if I stop exercising for more than 2 days, I feel it, and I don't like that feeling, heck I feel it if I don't do atleast 10 minutes of something once I wake up... So exercise is no longer about weightloss for me, it's more about making me feel good.. Apparently that was my mothers biggest regret before she died, she said "I never should have stopped moving, it led to my decline in health"... So that has stuck with me and will stay stuck...
I did kinda find a way to motivate myself though, I have for the past 3 months been focused on my skincare, so I've been seeing a derm/med esthetician about once a month, and we've been working on my skin, it's been kinda fun and it keeps my mind off food, but at the same time makes me think about it, because what you eat affects your skin. So maybe when you are lacking the motivation for diet and exercise, you can find a new focus that still helps you reach your goals even if it is in some roundabout way.
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You all rock - the discussion today about motivation, discipline, our relationship to food, bellyaches, and exercise is so good we should put our heads together and write an article for some magazine. Or just be selfish and keep it to ourselves!
@conleywoods - it is so true that we cannot count on motivation. I'm a musician, and if I waited for motivation to practice, I never would have made it. It means doing something we are crap at over and over again until we get really good at it. That is the reward, but sometimes it is long in coming. Every part of the body has to be involved in getting it right - the breath, articulation, fingers, refinements of sound, time, weight - and when it all works, it feels (and sounds!) amazing. Same with eating right, exercise, and all that good stuff. We don't feel like resisting our human urge to relax when in a time of plenty, but it sure feels good when we shift in that direction. Learning to love that pleasure over the pleasure of cookies is a tough one - no doubt about it, but we're working on it, right?
@Gidgitgoescrazy - I hate to rain on your parade, but you won't really be able to eat more in maintenance. You'll be able to eat the amount that keeps you at your goal weight, which is less than you are able to eat to maintain now. I find it does not feel all that different than it did when I was losing, except that I am really used to it now, and it feels normal.
But yeah. Baking is awesome. I'll be doing our annual Swedish coffee rings this year with my daughter YAY! They are so ridiculously delicious, but luckily they get stale fairly fast, and they are just for breakfast for a few days. The danger with having her home will be talking more than exercising. How many calories does a 6 hour gabfest burn?
Back to motivation vs discipline. Trying something new to keep it fresh. Ideas? Fire away!2 -
@micki48 You're welcome. haha the Ikea in Munich is a two-hour bus ride from the city and leaves me exhausted for some reason. Plus, my german is non-existent so I keep getting lost once I am inside.
@steph1498 Glad you liked it. Here is one for Protein sources. It's from another really good group on mfp so I hope you can access it - https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/926789/protein-sources
@conleywoods Thank you so much. Hope you can find ways to include more protein - it's so good for staying full, for muscles and for keeping cravings away.
@eggfreak Glad you liked it. If you want to read further, this group page is a goldmine of information for weight loss, nutrition and muscle gain - https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/833026/important-posts-to-read/p12 -
Steps and exercise update for 23rd November:
Steps - 2924
Exercise - 35 mins Leg strength workout2 -
@happimess01 Thanks for those links! You're a fountain of information. I'm just so glad I stumbled on this forum during my first week on MFP and found all of you lovely people. I credit my success and the fact that I haven't quit yet to everyone here. Everyone who's added me as a friend has just made my day and in the end, for me, this is like a team sport. I don't want to let down my team so I'm not going to have that extra serving that will put me over the top of my calorie goal. That's exactly the ticket that will work for me for the long run. I need to be accountable to SOMEONE ELSE. Thank you WaistAways!
K, enough outta me. Back to work.
I'm going to take a page from @Gidgitgoescrazy and take a work walk later. Maybe I'll join that step challenge in December after all!
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PW: 81.9kg
CW: 82.6kg
Wednesday check in. UGH, it's been a very long and stressful week, so I'm not surprised at this week's gain. Insomnia has reared its ugly head which really affects my eating. But I'm at the end of the tunnel of the cause of this week's stress, so here's to a better week next week.4 -
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That is a great week and a beautiful milestone of 20 pounds gone! What lovely reward will you enjoy? Not food, of course - but maybe a massage, a walk with a friend, a new belt - something happyHi everyone 🙂
Week 4
PW 208.6 lbs
CW 205.4 lbs
LTD 20 lbs 😀👏👏👏
Good luck all! 😀coffeetwist wrote: »PW: 81.9kg
CW: 82.6kg
Wednesday check in. UGH, it's been a very long and stressful week, so I'm not surprised at this week's gain. Insomnia has reared its ugly head which really affects my eating. But I'm at the end of the tunnel of the cause of this week's stress, so here's to a better week next week.
Not the dreaded insomnia! Oooof. That is hard. Take those small breathing breaks, and we'll all hope you have an easier week coming up.
Thanks for the great links @happimess01 and the team cheerleading @PlaneMonkey !4 -
OK Team! Ready for Wednesday - led as always by the woman from the future, @coffeetwist
@offitgoes
@PlaneMonkey
@AshenMoon
@evelynladams527
@KellyBgetsFit
Thanks!
If anyone is interested to see how their month is shaping up (or down!) the spreadsheet is always fun to peruse - especially the month's totals
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K-4xnu_YPx7PD1R3eXjLO1FqDh2aL-0pgLKna1YkQFg/edit?usp=sharing2 -
Steps for Tuesday 12,1151
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Can I skip weigh in Friday? I don’t think that’s going to be the best time to weigh myself lol...1
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So I went to the dr yesterday and had her give me anxiety meds, I am not sure if I am having anxiety or some weird form of heartburn, but apparently anxiety can cause heartburn, anyway, I got meds, I didn't opt for the ones you take daily, I got the ones you only take as needed.. It's actually an antihistamine, but it's also used as an anxiety drug, anyway, cross your fingers it works...
I didn't exercise last night, I just wasn't feeling it, but it's okay I will make it up this week, I still have enough days to get everything done, and if I don't it's okay too ! Holiday weeks seem to just throw me off, not only by schedule but they mess with my mental health too, and I can't quite figure out why...
Anyway....
I tried a new thing this morning,I use the Down Dog app for my yoga , well they have other apps, they have a HIIT one, and yesterday they rolled out a revamp of it, it's completely customizable, so if you don't like lunges you can tell it you don't want to do that. You can pick to do leg day, or core day, or total body for bad knees, or total body no jumping, they have one called bubble butt, I think I will be doing that one alot, I definitely have the flat bottom gene.... You can pick your music, and the voice of the person telling you what to do, your level, the time for exercise, and rest, and how long the whole work out it, so it's like seriously customizable... So I did 7 minutes of it this morning, I think for December, I am going to do that for 10 minutes in the morning, then do my video for 15/20 - I think it's time to take my morning routine to the next level, so I will work it bit by bit, till I just do the HIIT for 30 minutes each morning.. it will mean my step count goes down, but ya know I gotta get out of the thinking that 10k steps means I'm doing well, because thats just not true...
Also the App is free until Dec 15th, if anyone is interested in checking it out... it's called HIIT Down Dog, it has a furry dog in a step motion as it's icon.
Running my 5k In the morning, I told the hubby we are doing it rain or not, we have jackets... I think we will go to Gunpowder state park, it's paved, and on the water, and will be empty.. I gotta earn my slice of Eclair Cake tomorrow !
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PW 150.8
CW 151.4
Not surprised, but I am still bummed. I killed my workouts, but I am eating too many carbs.5 -
I cried myself to sleep last night after the provincial lockdown update. I'm barely holding on today.
I'm not able to pretend any kind of positivity right now.9 -
No problem! The only upside to a bad Friday weigh in for week 4 is that it makes your December week 1 look amazingSMcFall0215 wrote: »Can I skip weigh in Friday? I don’t think that’s going to be the best time to weigh myself lol...
Anyone who needs to skip Friday morning can get a pass - enjoy the feast, and don't get bummed afterwards - we're going to work hard for the first 3 weeks of December, ok?Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »So I went to the dr yesterday and had her give me anxiety meds, I am not sure if I am having anxiety or some weird form of heartburn, but apparently anxiety can cause heartburn, anyway, I got meds, I didn't opt for the ones you take daily, I got the ones you only take as needed.. It's actually an antihistamine, but it's also used as an anxiety drug, anyway, cross your fingers it works...
I didn't exercise last night, I just wasn't feeling it, but it's okay I will make it up this week, I still have enough days to get everything done, and if I don't it's okay too ! Holiday weeks seem to just throw me off, not only by schedule but they mess with my mental health too, and I can't quite figure out why...
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I tried a new thing this morning,I use the Down Dog app for my yoga , well they have other apps, they have a HIIT one, and yesterday they rolled out a revamp of it, it's completely customizable, so if you don't like lunges you can tell it you don't want to do that. You can pick to do leg day, or core day, or total body for bad knees, or total body no jumping, they have one called bubble butt, I think I will be doing that one alot, I definitely have the flat bottom gene.... You can pick your music, and the voice of the person telling you what to do, your level, the time for exercise, and rest, and how long the whole work out it, so it's like seriously customizable... So I did 7 minutes of it this morning, I think for December, I am going to do that for 10 minutes in the morning, then do my video for 15/20 - I think it's time to take my morning routine to the next level, so I will work it bit by bit, till I just do the HIIT for 30 minutes each morning.. it will mean my step count goes down, but ya know I gotta get out of the thinking that 10k steps means I'm doing well, because thats just not true...
Also the App is free until Dec 15th, if anyone is interested in checking it out... it's called HIIT Down Dog, it has a furry dog in a step motion as it's icon.
Running my 5k In the morning, I told the hubby we are doing it rain or not, we have jackets... I think we will go to Gunpowder state park, it's paved, and on the water, and will be empty.. I gotta earn my slice of Eclair Cake tomorrow !
Anyway, hope you all have a great day !
I'm hoping the anxiety meds work well for you - something like that saved my life right after I adopted my son and was finding the adaptation to his new life very, very stressful. Just taking it when I needed some calm and clarity for a while was amazing. Sometimes getting through a crazy time needs a little help. I hope it helps your heartburn too! That stuff is miserable.
I am definitely going to try the DD app - I am not much of a yoga person, but this sounds good. I am with you on the 10,000 steps thing too. It is WAY better than zero steps, but does not advance the fitness level much. My doctor used to say "walking is like breathing". That little mantra helped get me to up my game for sure. Especially when repeated with the world weary sigh that went with it! You are earning your Eclair Cake!! Yesss.
@Terytha - hang in there If everyone takes it seriously and hunkers down, it will be over soon. Keep writing, burn up the telephone lines as needed, and do silly exercise videos whenever you can.
And those of you worried about those little gains? See my first comment to @SMcFall0215 - your December week 1 is going to look great (or at least week 2!!), and we're all going to try to pull together to make the first 3 weeks of December as good as possible.
Happy Hump Day!5
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