WaistAways - January 2021 Team Chat
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@KellyBgetsfit I love using bone broth! It's so much richer and delicious. I make my own and it is even better! It's really easy to make, especially with an Instant Pot. If you want beef: get marrow bones and roast them for an hour in the oven (300 degrees F). When they're done, add them to 6-8 cups of water, and 1/4 cup vinegar in your pot (of any kind - doesn't have to be a true "Instant Pot"). Add a whole onion (uncut) Spanish ones are my favorite but any kind will do. Cook on "broth" setting (or simmer in a pot for 2-3 hours). Vinegar is the magic ingredient that helps the marrow meld into the broth, increasing the protein level.
Pour into a pitcher or something you can refridgerate overnight. Remove the fat from the top of the broth then put into ball jars and keep in the fridge until you need it.
I usually make a bunch of it and, after defatting it, put into quart containers and freeze them. I use roasted whole chicken bones for chicken broth. Yum.
@Kali225 good luck switching over to being a morning (and morning workout) person - especially in the winter. The only times I've been able to get up and out early is when I have someone else who'll do it simultaneously.
@ells_runs I'm sending love & light to surround you and your family during this tender time. This is the time to be gentle with yourself. Recriminations are a waste of time, love, and energy, and serve only to weigh you down in a quagmire of guilt and sadness. None of us wants to see that happen to you, I'm sure. Peace.
Today is my younger daughter's 35th birthday. It's really hard to shift my perspective on the movement of time! Besides the fact that this week I haven't done much tracking, in spite of my good intentions last week. So, this week, I will log meals, do some pilates, and take my measurements. If I do the measurements once per month, I'll have another tool to use in my "NSV" (non-scale-victory) bag!
I'm intent on reducing the lower-abdominal flabby-flap. I'm tired of lugging it around.
OK, time for an epsom salt bath and early to bed for a good-quality sleep, I hope!
Be well, everyone. Stay safe.
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE 4.93 %
2nd @EmilyDoesKeto86 4.47%
3rd @Sripalbhansali 4.11%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @EmilyDoesKeto86 10.6 Lbs
2nd @iHUSTLE4MUSCLE 9.2 Lbs
3rd @gretchenreine 6.0 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@Cstockton18
@Beautyofdreams
@rachelrjh
@sarkrisd
@jennifersusanmcdougall
@Beka3695
@shnerb00
@kandi3570
@kerritho
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@ells_runs I'm sorry for your loss and the feelings that go with the disappointment from things unsaid. Cling to your immediate family and go forward knowing your children will never feel about a parent as you feel yourself. *hugs*
Team, I'm sad I have a Garmin instead of a Fitbit! I want to join the hustle. Ohh well.... I need the motivation. Everyone have fun! I set up my free weights in an empty corner of the house so I'm hoping I'll spend an evening or two during the week doing ANY exercise besides keeping the couch warm.
I'm back at work tomorrow so back to better, fixed portion sizes! The free grazing that comes with proximity to the kitchen on weekends isn't working with my current willpower. Tomorrow is a new day!
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I wish you could join us too! But you make me laugh with your weights - just the other day, @eggfreak (Sylvia) was contemplating putting her weights in the middle of a high traffic zone so that she would trip over them and finally use the things. You'd both laugh to see my all-purpose work room. The exercise mats are between my piano and my music stand and desk. The weights are next to that and I have to look at them all day when I'm in there either at my computer or practicing. Or doing anything on the mats. Oh! And then the exercise bike is in the other direction from the weights. I'm surrounded! They're out to get me!PlaneMonkey wrote: »Team, I'm sad I have a Garmin instead of a Fitbit! I want to join the hustle. Ohh well.... I need the motivation. Everyone have fun! I set up my free weights in an empty corner of the house so I'm hoping I'll spend an evening or two during the week doing ANY exercise besides keeping the couch warm.
I'm back at work tomorrow so back to better, fixed portion sizes! The free grazing that comes with proximity to the kitchen on weekends isn't working with my current willpower. Tomorrow is a new day!
As usual, my nagging efforts for Sundays and Mondays are a bit sluggish, but here goes!
@sodonovan74
@Evallusion
@ells_runs (excused for this week, but check in ok?)
@CurvyCalorie
@MandiSaysHey
@DD265
@fuschiabolero
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WEEK 2 CHALLENGE -- A PERFECT 10!!!!!
Click on the link below to access the week 2 challenge.
The Perfect 10 challenge is about tracking 5 of your habits/behaviors for a week then scoring yourself on your consistency.
Hop on over and dust off your scorecards!!!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10820913/january-week-2-challenge-a-perfect-10#latest0 -
steps 6905
Have a great week everyone!3 -
@micki48 steps for January 10
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Hello it's Sunday night 🌙
Friday and Saturday I went over calories and cookies were involved 😋 The entire weekend has been really good for workouts. Today was a very good eating day and 50 min of weight lifting and 1 hour of ballet with my mother in law and daughter. This week I met my water goal daily and exceed my exercise goals. I only met my protein goal of >25% on 2 days. It is actually quite a bit of growth for me but I won't increase the % this week until I hit 5 days.
I love all the workout equipment set up! I would LOVE to leave mine out. Our house is too small so everything is set up and taken down every time. Oh well!2 -
DD265
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 195lb
CW (Current Weight): 194lb
Another 1lb off. I'm a little surprised the numbers haven't been higher to begin with, as they usually would be more like 4-5lb if I got back on the WW bandwagon, but I'm wondering whether drinking 2l+ of water a day (which is not something I normally make an effort to do) is balancing out the changes in water retention. It could also be that I'm snacking quite a lot on carb-heavy foods - within my calorie goal - and I need more protein/fat. I'm finding that I often have 500+ calories left over in an evening before taking exercise into account and some days I'll try and snack 50-75% of them, other days I'll leave them as I'm not hungry or it's too late for more food. Yesterday, after eating 1600 calories (goal is 1900, all numbers rounded!), I supposedly had a deficit of 1000 after exercise...
For now I'm not changing the calorie goal or trying to do more than track calorie intake (plus 30 min activity a day and 2L plus water a day over on the tracking thread) because I don't want to change so much at once that it gets overwhelming and I give up. The plan is to revisit the plan at the end of January, probably focusing on increasing protein intake for February.
@ells_runs I am sorry for your loss.5 -
Good Morning HAPPY MONDAY!!! The weekend went way to fast, as usual. Back to the grind of work, cheer competition, and selling Girl Scout Cookies!!! (She set a goal to donate 150 boxes to the military and to sell 2021 boxes ALL BY HERSELF! 🤦🏻♀️) During this season I’m literally gone from 7am until 830 pm 5 nights a week and don’t even have time to think. My goal for this week is to stay within my calorie goal INCLUDING next weekend! I did not meet that goal this week, the weekends are hard for me. So I’m going to keep myself accountable and keep y’all updated to see how that goes!...
Do y’all do Monthly goals or weekly goals?
I do set monthly goals but for some reason I can’t stick to them. I seem to do WAY better with short term goals..
Anyways happy Monday y’all enjoy your day!6 -
Good morning ☀️
Today’s weigh in *drum roll, please** 159.8
It has been a LONG time since I’ve seen 159 anything! Wooo Hoooo I will do my best to stay in this new decade. ❤️❤️
I’m sorry I haven’t been as chatty lately. It’s because trying to read all the threads on my phone is really hard to do. Haha When I can get to a computer it’s SO much easier! But, most importantly, I’m still here and cheering for everyone!! Keep up the EXCELLENT work!6 -
CurvyCalorie wrote: »Good morning ☀️
Today’s weigh in *drum roll, please** 159.8
It has been a LONG time since I’ve seen 159 anything! Wooo Hoooo I will do my best to stay in this new decade. ❤️❤️
I’m sorry I haven’t been as chatty lately. It’s because trying to read all the threads on my phone is really hard to do. Haha When I can get to a computer it’s SO much easier! But, most importantly, I’m still here and cheering for everyone!! Keep up the EXCELLENT work!
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@curvycalorie way to go!!! Moving into a new decade is exciting!!!
I had a GREAT weekend. It was too cold to go outside, but I got a lot of steps just moving around the house. I got in a killer workout, slept well, ate well, spent some quality time with the family, read some, and worked some. It all felt very balanced. The scale was happy this morning.6 -
Okay so I set myself up for success this week, I had a bad weekend... I might change my weigh in day, next month, if I can't get my weekends under control.. It didn't help that I couldn't exercise this weekend, but thats over, so I am looking towards this week. I really want to get back into the 150's...
This week my goals are
Monday - Morning - 10 min hiit, 20 min video Evening= 30 min yoga, 15 min treadmill
Tuesday - Morning - 10 min Hiit, 30 min video Evening = 10 min on treadmill, 10 min rowing,20 min video
Weds - morning - 20 min hiit , 20 min video Evening = 45 min video
Thurs - Morning- 10 min hiit, 30 min video Evening = 30 min yoga, 15 min treadmill, 10 row
Friday - Morning- 10 min hiit, 20 min video Evening = 45 min walk/jog outside
Saturday - Morning- 20 min hiit, 45 min video, 2 mile dog walk
Sunday - off
I haven't done the treadmill in a while, as that was what made my tendonitis/ planter facsiatis flare up, I haven't had it since I stopped using it, so I am going to go slow on it, and really try to pay attention to how I walk on it... And the rowing, well it's just hard to row for more than a few minutes at a time, it's so boring...
Okay have a great day !
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Steps
1/7: 1855
1/8: none, 30 min of low impact aerobics
1/9: 1255
1/10: 15,112
I was dealing with a bad migraine and had a rough end to the week. I havent checked in here in days. I will try to catch up today after work.3 -
Weigh in
Pw: 222
Cw: 220.63 -
CurvyCalorie wrote: »Good morning ☀️
Today’s weigh in *drum roll, please** 159.8
It has been a LONG time since I’ve seen 159 anything! Wooo Hoooo I will do my best to stay in this new decade. ❤️❤️
I’m sorry I haven’t been as chatty lately. It’s because trying to read all the threads on my phone is really hard to do. Haha When I can get to a computer it’s SO much easier! But, most importantly, I’m still here and cheering for everyone!! Keep up the EXCELLENT work!
🎉👏🏼🎉👏🏼🎉👏🏼🎉👏🏼
CONGRATULATIONS 🎈🎉 Welcome to a new decade. That’s wonderful
@PlaneMonkey We’re sorry you can’t join us too. Wish there was a way. We don’t want to leave you out. 🤗
Good Monday morning! I never got on yesterday. But it was a good day. I logged and was under. Did 16 minutes of Pilates and took a 36 minute walk. Saw my daughter and family. Had them for dinner. Read a little. I think I have too many things I’m trying to track in too many places. I ran out of time doing them all.
Seems everyone is doing fairly well. Good to read all the updates. Better get moving here. My sleep score was 89, but my wake score, so far, is 0😉. Going to watch my granddaughter in a bit so my daughter has time to get some work done. I’ll check back later.
Have a great day. 😀
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Happy Monday!
Things are popping - thanks for the great updates. As usual, your plans and accomplishments are impressive!
In answer to your question @SMcFall0215 - I am terrible at long term goals, even monthly. I sometimes put in an "aim" - this month I aim to lose 3 pounds - but that is more a direction than a firm goal. Weekly is also hard, but I set my daily goals every week, and then track them with the habit tracker. Sometimes I change one or two of the daily habits from week to week, and some never change. I do better with actions (habits) than aspirations (goals). Daily helps a lot. Your schedule sounds so crazy, that maybe having just a few small actions to include in those jam-packed days will work well. Good luck!!
I have tons of running around to do - it is big grocery pick up this morning, and that all needs hauling up the half-mile hill on the toboggan. Ready to roll!4 -
@SMcFall0215 I like to have 1-2 bigger monthly goals when it makes sense, but I am definitely a week-to-week person for all my stuff, heath-related or otherwise. I did start planning meals further out so I can schedule some fun takeout meals and not always have to grocery shop on Sundays!
@CurvyCalorie YAAAYYY!! You are so inspiring! A new decade is AWESOME!
@MandiSaysHey migraines are so debilitating. Hope you are feeling better!
I had a solid Sunday, although I did have more snacks than I planned on. I went hiking with a friend in the morning, sold that dining set I mentioned (so quickly, and the buyer already picked it up!), and did a nice session of dance cardio. It's a gray day here today, but after selling the dining set, I moved my work from home setup into the room where the set was, and now it is like an office! Hoping the better lighting situation helps me be productive. I am also seeing the first of 3 apartment tours this week, this afternoon. Definitely going to be a crazy busy week but I have a plan in place.
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@MandiSaysHey Nice Work!
@SMcFall0215 215 I set goals weekly to try to obtain long term success. I am actually in a challenge group with 4 friends. We all set 3 goals per week and then we get stars based on if we meet those goals.4 -
Today, I took progress photos for a challenge I am starting. I knew I had dropped a pant size this year, but I was still impressed when I saw these photos. I actually didn't lose any weight in 2020. In fact, in September, I reached my highest nonpregnancy weight. I hope that in 2021 I do lose scale weight, but I just wanted to share that the scale is not the only measure. I take inches every month. I lost 3 inches off my belly and 2 inches off my hips/
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@KellyBgetsfit
WOW! It is amazing - and not just your belly! Your butt is definitely more compact, and your legs look stronger and leaner too. Great job!0 -
@KellyBgetsfit Kelly, that is so inspiring and so important for everyone to note. You lost NO weight, but you did a fantastic job exercising!! What a great example to us all how hard work to get fit is just as important as cutting back the calories. The reminder to not place all our hope of the scale is especially important. Your progress photos are amazing. Like @jugar said, the difference can be seen everywhere. I will add that back wrinkle is also gone. Great job! So happy for you and thank you for sharing with us. Way to go!!!!
@SMcFall0215 Goals...I set monthly goals, but have not always had them come to fruition. I also set daily goals. I am much better with those. Daily steps, log food, 15 minutes of exercise. I can do that. I usually don't have too many weekly goals. I do currently aim for 150 active minutes or more on my fitbit, but that's kind of an extension of my 15 minutes a day. But that's ok! Another thing to check off. I always would like to lose weight, but I rarely set a specific weight loss goal. Our bodies are to cranky, particular, I don't know, uncooperative for that. Sometimes we are totally on target and our the scale refuses to budge. And sometimes we are not so focused and we lose. See what I mean about our crazy bodies? I am reminded of something Amber (@terytha) said a while back. Our weight makes up all the stuff in our bodies. Food, water, salt, bones, muscles, poop. Our best intentions don't always have control over all that. And just look at what can happen when the scale doesn't move. See @KellyBgetsfit. I also lost NO weight this past year, but I can tell you I am in better physical shape. So, play with your goals and see what works for you. Know that we are always allowed to make changes whenever something is not working. Good luck.
Not a huge number of steps yet today but I have done Pilates, listened to my 2 year old granddaughter read two books to me, built a magnetile house with her, played Boomwhackers, served lunch, read stories, and got her napping! That's a win!
Now off to tally those step results. I see a few missing, but I am going to go ahead without them.
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WAISTAWAYS JANUARY WEEK 1 STEP RESULTS
TOTAL TEAM STEPS - 652,362
STEP STARS
1st - @Kali225 122,917
2nd - @jugar 107,699
3rd - @Sunny9847 88,057
TEAM MEMBERS MEETING DAILY GOALS
@Kali225 7/7
@CurvyCalorie 4/7
@jugar 7/7
@sunny9847 7/7
@KellyBgetsfit 4/7
GREAT STEPPING TEAM!!!!!
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Happy Monday, Friends!
First of all - @ells_runs sincere condolences to you on the death of your father. I can appreciate how difficult things are for you at the moment and you are in my thoughts.
@KellyBgetsfit - those pictures! You look great - thanks for sharing. Proof of what progress looks like - and a lesson to me not to rely too much on the scale.
@micki48 - I'm sorry that I can't be part of the Fitbit gang. Despite years and years of loyalty, and several models, my last Fitbit gave up on me. I was furious and bought a much cheaper, but better, smart watch. Hence my absence from the Fitbit community.
My step and exercise log for last week are:
03/01 - 3916 steps
04/01 - 2266 steps & 49 mins yoga
05/01 - 4595 steps & 37 mins yoga/15 mins dance
06/01 - 2179 steps & 34 mins yoga
07/01 - 5232 steps & 27 mins yoga /19 mins dance
08/01 - 4754 steps & 24 mins yoga /19 mins dance
09/01 - 4670 steps & 28 mins yoga /17 mins dance
10/01 - 3767 steps
'Night all!5 -
Met all goals. Steps today12,392.5
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@micki48 steps for January 11
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Happy Monday!
Start Weight - 182
PW - 181.4
CW - 180.7
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Looking good out there! @Kali225 is crushing us on steps in Fitbit today with @KellyBgetsfit close behind! We're having a good laugh and getting the steps done!
Just a small weigh-in reminder list tonight. Hoping for green!
Due now:
@sodonovan74
@Evallusion
Due Tuesday:
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Steps jan 11: 13,2593
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