WaistAways - January 2021 Team Chat
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Hey all, it's coming into Thursday evening here and it's cold. We're due heavy snow overnight/tomorrow, so I'm planning to do the supermarket shop tonight (or send OH tonight). I've already meal planned but need to check ingredients. I can walk to the butchers tomorrow if needs be, and unless the snow is exaggerated, it might be unrealistic to run anyway.
Doing better on water this afternoon; struggled this morning but it's 4.30 and I've had 6 cups so I'm happy with that. I am in a bit of a hungry/snacky mood, so I've just had a banana to keep me going until tea which is a diet cola chicken stir fry with rice (and very tasty).
Exercise wise today I'm leaning towards a walk, as my brain is a bit frazzled from work. Plus... more ice!4 -
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@fuschiabolero as soon as I read your comment on the difference drinking water makes, I looked over at my still mostly-full water bottle from this morning and downed half! Thanks for the reminder.
@eggfreak I know it is productive to say, but lemon olive oil cake sounds absolutely amazing...
@conleywoods ugh the worst time of any month. glad you are giving yourself the day off from workouts, which you are so good with anyways.
Zumba was super fun last night, just about 40 minutes and a lot of calories. Today, a friend hosts her weekly power yoga class over zoom at 6pm, so I am hoping I can get off work in time for that. Feeling pretty calm about my admittedly overwhelming workload - it kind of makes me more productive when I have so much to do? It will all get done eventually.
Taking my lunch-break walk soon and I think I will try to run a few miles of it so I can start counting towards my "21 miles in Jan 2021".
Happy Friday Jr pals.5 -
Happy Thursday Friends,
I'm having a quiet day today. One of my coping strategies for dealing with anxiety is reading. That's what I'm going to do now.6 -
Met all goals today. Steps today 12,5075
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Thursday is ending already! How does that happen...
I made the mistake today of going snowshoeing before doing my Pilates workout or my little kettlebell squat routine. BIG mistake. The Pilates workout for today was a challenging one, and once that was over, there was nothing left for any kettlebell squats, that's for sure! Snowshoeing is always intense, and I usually try to do any other workout before it, but got the order mixed up today. Live and learn. Food is going well, and I'm less crazy hungry than yesterday at least!
Weigh-in update! I know you have all been waiting for that
overdue:
@ells_runs
@evelynladams527
due Friday:
@healthygirlintransit
@evangsimmons170
@SMcFall0215
@CanadianGiraffe
@happimess01
@Pearl4686
@Steph1498
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@micki48 steps for January 7
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Hi Everyone,
I came home from work tonight and I really just wanted to sit on the coach tonight and watch tv. I then thought of my goals and this group. I did my workout and felt better. thank you waistaways for being my accountability buds!
step aerobics 55 minutes - medium difficulty & 5,790 steps today
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@jugar It's totally understandable to get too excited about snowshoeing and forget about all other workouts! Great job with food. That is awesome 👌
@Kali225 Sounds like you have had some great workouts going on. Keep up the good work!
@fuchsiabolero Great job sticking to your goals and getting your workout in.
@YinxFed A quiet day sounds amazing and maybe in many years I will have one. I listened to a toy dinosaur roar for longer than I would like today 🤭😊
Today was good. I stayed home from work today and it was so nice. I've only missed one other day this school year. I rearranged my schedule and had everything done ahead of time so it was truly guilt free. I did great on calories today but too high on carbs and not enough protein. I made the mistake of taking dinner requests 🙃 My husband wanted chili and cinnamon rolls. I did a good job of lightening it up. I used canned chili but mixed in extra diced tomatoes and beans to bring the calories down. Cut the cinnamon rolls in half. Side dishes were carrots, bell peppers, cucumbers and a big pile of raspberries!
Did an hour of ballet with my daughter. So fun to do that together with her. I never knew her favorite ballet music was from the Nutcracker! Worked out and learned something new! 😄
I have been writing in my planner everyday. It really has been helpful to spend a few minutes each day connecting with my goals in a kinesthetic way. I have been writing down a small celebration each day too. Helps me appreciate little moments 💜6 -
@DD265 Hope you don't get buried in the snow! I always drink more water when I have a straw🥤Great work getting those glasses in!2
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PW - 263.4 lbs
CW - 260.3 lbs5 -
Friday weigh-in
PW 87.9
CW 88.2
I'm stuck in a rut
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conleywoods wrote: »@DD265 Hope you don't get buried in the snow! I always drink more water when I have a straw🥤Great work getting those glasses in!
There was zero snow overnight and no sign of any this morning (it's now 11). I know British weather is unpredictable but...
I finish work at 12.30 on a Friday, so I'll probably drive to the butchers then go for a run nearer home and make the most of the daylight.
I was thinking about a straw - it'd need to be a long one for this bottle - or even getting my hydration pack on the desk and clipping the tube on my jumper. I've asked OH that if he's going downstairs, could he check whether my bottle needs filling? I usually offer him a drink but I walk past him/have visibility of his glass and he can't see my water bottle. Either I'll ask him to fill it, or it'll prompt me to do it myself rather than forgetting.
I was already planning on tracking (and increasing) protein intake in February, but I'm thinking of adding a 'move hourly' thing then too. My old Fitbit could prompt you to do 100 steps an hour, and my Garmin pops up at 10am to say go move, but I don't know if it does anything more frequent - will need to check. I can always set alarms to achieve it.4 -
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My exercise is really falling off... But my food is good and within goal, lots of fiber, and protein... So I am giving myself a pass on the exercise, this week..
This weekend I will put Christmas away and get my house back to normal, and finish up all the errands, and get everything ready to have a solid, productive rest of the month...
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@happimess01 and @SMcFall0215 some great losses!
@micki48 steps update:
1/6: 14,788
1/7: 14,469
Got 2 miles in for 21 miles ran in Jan! Very happy with that. But wow, my Thursday was hectic. My friend's yoga class was a killer! Sore today but feeling good. And the class was a nice break from work - the quarterly downpour has begun and it meant I had dinner at 10:48pm. Yikes. Will try to avoid that today but honestly, even more things are blowing up today! Need to schedule in a walk/run preferably in daylight but who knows. These are the days when it would be really great to get some movement done in the morning before work starts. Even like 7/7:30am. Who do I contact about rewiring my brain into a morning person?5 -
Too bad you live far away and across our closed border - my son, who was my daily completely reliable but ridiculously early alarm clock for years, now gets up at 3:30 am every day and is at work for 4:30. He actually likes this! Want a transfusion?Who do I contact about rewiring my brain into a morning person?
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Happy Friday, Friends!
I got a video call from my son this afternoon. He moved to Virginia 15 months ago and I miss him dreadfully! But we adore his wife, who also happens to be a doctor and all of her family - so win-win. And he's very happy. So I just zip it up and find something to distract myself. Luckily for me, he calls me every week and we always end up giggling. So now I'm in a very good place 😌
And my 80 year old mum got her Covine vaccine today - happy days !
This month I'm doing a 30 day yoga challenge, followed by a short dance routine every day. And I bought a water bottle with a straw that's making such a difference to my daily water intake.
Weekend plans include a bit of self love - manicure, I think and magazine reading - as well as the normal household chores.
Hope you all have fabulous weekends. ❤6 -
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@Kali225 Thank you so much
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Why do nightmares have to hurt so much. It's hard to move when I hurt all over.
Today was rough in a lot of ways. TGIF.5 -
Met all goals today. Steps 12,6715
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@YinxFed
I can just see your smile after speaking with your son! I am glad he is so happy and does not forget his sweet mama. Your combo of yoga and dancing sounds really nice for this month, too. Serene and happy
@Terytha
No nightmares! Tell them I'll come through and whack them with my snowshoe. I can swing that thing with some serious velocity. And then send you hugs. TGIF indeed.
@sunny9847
You are getting those steps done, not to mention hitting the goals every day! Beautiful job.
I think the online Pilates program that @micki48 and I use is on a serious crusade to up the ante this month! Yesterday and today were some serious sessions - I'm glad I got through them, but they were a challenge. I am also doing a 30 day kettlebell squat challenge that seemed really easy at first, but I can already feel the changes happening 8 days in. It helps with the snowshoeing - as long as I remember to do the squats BEFORE snowshoeing! Today I took a day off from the snow, so there was no problem. That means I have to go get myself onto the exercise bike though - off I go!5 -
Heads up!
Tomorrow is Saturday. The last day of week one - so all weights for the week have to be in and ready to be tallied by early Sunday morning, no matter what time zone you are in. It has been a great week so far! Let's get all the numbers in and see how it looks --
Due up to and including today:
@ells_runs
@evelynladams527
@healthygirlintransit
@evangsimmons170
@CanadianGiraffe
@Steph1498
Due Saturday:
@Micki48
@spyro88
@lovethyneighbor
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@sunny9847
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@micki48 steps for January 8
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I've had a couple late postwork eating meltdowns after having ate good all day. I think that's over- resolved some stress issues (temporarily). And I'm determined this week to be an energetic angel. A week from today is my 52nd birthday. Same day last year I declared my goal of losing a pound a week for the year. It didn't work out exactly like that but if I'm an angel all week, I might be able to say I did it and I'd REALLY like to. It would be the first time I consciously set a goal and met it (at the same time I swore off hairdye and have met that too and am very happy about it). And Oct 4, after enjoying a whole bottle of rose to myself the prior night at my mini-Oktoberfest, I decided to stop alcohol for awhile - still going and haven't really missed it. I sometimes wonder how I could spare those calories.
Despite my good intentions with the habit tracker - I just have not dedicated myself to the toning and conscious exercise (other than walking) that I want to do - perhaps a week from today, I'll set that goal...and make it happen?
@Terytha I hope you get some good sleep and rest this weekend
@Gidgitgoescrazy I'll bet you feel a lot lighter having dealt with the uncomfortable resignation from work! They should be glad you gave them 4 weeks. We had a major player give 2 weeks - everybody scrambling now.
@evangsimmons170 You're awfully quiet. Hope you're marching along and doing okay! How about a workweek hustle this week?
@curvycalorie you are cruising along ...super focused...good for you!!
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@eggfreak ^^correction, NOT productive to encourage olive oil cakes. And yet.
So, I gave some of the cake away and ate the rest. I think it was worth it, dee-licious, and will someday make it again. I was able to calculate the calories with the mfp recipe calculator - 535 for a big slice. So to enjoy a half slice with a cup of coffee is not unreasonable (I'd halved the sugar and was plenty sweet enough). It is just the problem, for me, of stopping at the half slice.
Morning person? I'm a morning person but could use some rewiring too in order to become a morning EXERCISE person - especially in winter. A pre-work walk would be a good idea but it just doesn't happen. You are managing to get in a LOT of steps though, whatever time, keep it up!
WORKWEEK HUSTLE
Calling all Fitbitters - anyone interested in a major workweek hustle challenge? @micki48 I think you're connected to more folks than I am...interested in throwing down the gauntlet?4 -
Hey friends, I am feeling defeated this morning. My weigh in was high on Wed, but I knew why. I was determined for that to be my highest weigh in of 2021. I logged everything. Every hour I got up and walked up and down my stairs or used my cordless jump rope. Of course that afternoon, I spent snacking on chips and string cheese, but I was pleasantly surprised when I logged it that my macros balanced. I did better Thurs. and Fri. Kept moving every hour. Logged. My eating isn't perfect, but I am within my calories and macros. The scale is up 1.6 pounds today. When the scale is up, you make changes and it goes up more, it is defeating....BUT I will keep working at it. I will workout, meal prep, and actively move every hour. Hopefully, by Wed., I will be down.7
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Oh wait. The scale wasn't up this morning. It was the exact same as Wed. I forgot how high it was on Wed!!!!! I wish it was going down, but at least it isn't going up!5
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