WaistAways - February 2021 Team Chat
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I'm glad you're feeling ok @jugar
My weight is still fluctuating around the same 300g. Bit frustrating, especially when I see people on my ex-WW group posting 3lb+ losses every week. I keep telling myself what they're doing may not be sustainable and what I'm doing really feels like it is...
Unless I'm sleep walking into the kitchen and snacking overnight, it's got to be water retention. Friday's run and yesterday's 12km walk were hard work (it's been very cold) so combine that with more processed food than usual and I think that's the culprit. We had McDonalds for tea but between the Coke Zero from that, and some grapes that needed eating up, I went to bed feeling a bit bloated. I think whilst I stayed within my calories yesterday I didn't necessarily eat well. I slept OK at least, but we did go to bed very late (1.30am).
We're trying a new recipe tonight (duck tacos) which I think will be high in sugar and salt, not to mention fat as it's a confit!, then tomorrow night we are going to get a takeaway to celebrate or commiserate the outcome of my professional exam, which is in the afternoon. We didn't want to get a takeaway today as we think it'll be pretty busy. Then it's pancake day.. this isn't going to be the most balanced week, healthwise, but it's an usual meal plan and it fits within my calories.
I could go back to weighing weekly (well, 3x a week as I check in to different places on 3 different days) but I think having this fluctuation information combined with the food diary will help me understand it and improve my nutrition.
I am tempted to drop my calorie goal further (I dropped it by 100kcal a day on 1st Feb), but also trying to be patient and give things time to work. I'm 6 weeks in to this, have lost over 2kg so I'm doing better than the 0.5lb a week I was originally aiming for. I have had one day this month where I've eaten net 1804 calories, one where it was net 651 (when I was doing all the sanding.. I'm not sure about the calorie adjustments that day!) but everything else is comfortably 1715 or less. Will see if I can carry on as I am until the end of the month.4 -
Sunday weigh in - spoiler alert : it's not going to be green!
PW - 186
CW - 186.9
So sorry, Friends! 🥲3 -
Steps
Sun 8957
Mon 12,264
Tues 10,352
30 min intervals
Wed 9,612
Thurs 10,515
Fri 14,261
Sat 8,779
Not my best week. I am in a bad cycle. I am not sleeping well, which is partially due to kids, but I always get better quality sleep when I workout, even if the kids wake me up. I am not sleeping well, I am not working out, so I'm not sleeping well.5 -
PW: 160
CW:157
I did something crazy yesterday. Instead of using chips as my nacho conveyance, I used a spoon. 😳 I was left with the chip crumbs that were too small to pick up nacho goodness. I noticed I ate faster, but the point is I was willing to try something different.5 -
CW: 167
I dunno, maybe this is just what it is. I don't seem to be able to go lower.
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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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@jugar I'm happy you're feeling okay
mbakhtiaruz
Sunday
PW 61.5 kg
CW 61.5
LTD 7.3kg
It seems that I have stucked at this weight, but I m happy that I started to actively working on it again. I did around 11hours of indoor and outdoor workout during the past week and had a complete self control over food.
This week it snowed in the Netherlands some canals were frozen, and this is a photo taken yesterday during my walk
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@Terytha
I bet you'll get past this phase after a while, but it might last a while! I stayed at 125-130 for months, then 120-125 for months, and only after that can I stay comfortably around 115. The closer you get to the best spot the more time you need to just hang out somewhere for a few months first. I know some people just motor on straight to goal, but that never worked for me. Enjoy 167 for a while - you look great! And you have come a long, long way.
@mbakhtiaruz
sounds like you had a great week, and the photo is wonderful. I have a good friend in Nunspeet, and he was skating a lot lately. I remember when I lived in Den Haag and tried the traditional Dutch skates - that was SO scary!!!! I was not good at it, but we had a blast anyhow.
@DD265
Thanks for posting the details of your thinking and trying things out. I like seeing the thought process. Even if this coming week is one for some extravagant eating (exam is a great reason!), your 0.5 pound per week rate is a great choice. Comparing to the 3 pounds per week people just does not work for everyone. For what it is worth, I find it much easier to control the weight part when I do not go by "net" calories. I set a goal for calories in and try not to go into the calories out too much. It worked for me anyhow.
I am having so much fun sitting like a normal person. There are still staples, a drain, and swelling - but it is so much better already! I find myself heading for a chair to sit like a mermaid and then I remember I can just sit down now. It is really cool. It will be even better in a few weeks when all the stuff is removed and the swelling subsides! Thank you all for the well-wishes this week. It was rough for the first couple of days, but now I'm feeling pretty danged good. Not heading out for any crazy sweaty workouts or snowshoeing for a while, but that will come back.
Congrats to our top 3 this week! @kali225 @Pearl4686 and @happimess01 Great job!6 -
Met all goals today. Steps 12,2685
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @jennifersusanmcdougall 2.74 %
2nd @squeakmnm41 2.47%
3rd @beka3695 2.31 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @jennifersusanmcdougall 5.0 Lbs
2nd @Z10Rtza 4.7 Lbs
3rd @lelbarou 4.6 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@rachelrjh
@mlhopp93
@Pearl4686
@annliz23
@Bluetail6
@kerdil08
@Kali225
@happimess01
@kandi3570
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We made Purin, also known as creme caramel, for Valentines Day. Its only 160 calories each and turned out pretty well. Turns out Swerve caramelizes as well as sugar.
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Happy Valentine's Day! It is snowing in Dallas but I am embarrassed to mention to this group that it is about 1-2 inches. That is alot for Texas! I will admit to being nervous for the first time about my weigh in tomorrow. I hurt my knee on Friday morning, so my exercising was non existent this weekend. I hope to see the specialist in a week.
Friday- steps - 3,092
Saturday steps - 2,410
Sunday steps -2,614
I hope everyone had a great day!6 -
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@jugar yes was really a wonderful week, specially because of lockdown all the indoor entertainments have been shut down and this gave a little vibe to the city@mbakhtiaruz
sounds like you had a great week, and the photo is wonderful. I have a good friend in Nunspeet, and he was skating a lot lately. I remember when I lived in Den Haag and tried the traditional Dutch skates - that was SO scary!!!! I was not good at it, but we had a blast anyhow. haha it actually is scary 
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DD265
PW: 86.4kg
CW: 86.5kg
A slight gain from last week but down from yesterday.
@jugar I do wonder how accurate the exercise calories are; it's calculated by my Garmin. I try not to eat them all, usually leaving around 100kcal 'spare' a day. I will try this week to not eat above my goal at all (today is likely an exception due to the planned takeaway!) and see how that feels/shows on the scales. I could also recalculate my TDEE, but I don't want to get in the trap of recalculating that more than once a month and feeling like I'm obsessing.3 -
Sorry I have not been around much again. I dont know what's wrong with me. Here are my steps.
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Pw: 214.6
Cw: 212.66 -
It has been a terrible weekend for my food intake.. I did not count my calories all weekend I did not log my food all weekend and we ate out Friday Saturday and Sunday!!! We where not home on Friday and Saturday night I knew we wouldn’t be and I should have prepped but I didn’t.. Sunday we went out because today is my anniversary and my husband has to work all day so we wanted to celebrate yesterday.. we went to Italian and it was sooo good.. now I have a *kitten* ton of making up to do because I’m sure this weekend set me back a couple pounds!!! Well happy Monday MFP I’m home today because it’s a holiday I hope the rest of you are enjoying your Monday!3
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