WaistAways - February 2021 Team Chat
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Tuesday Weigh-in
PW: 182.1
CW: 181.0
I will take it! On vacation now for a few days, and of course I had to ask my parents to bring some real bagels to me, and I received a big cookie and a box of Vday chocolate, but I have been logging whatever I have. Today I may indulge a little bit post-weigh-in, but the rest of the week I have plenty of exercise & activity planned, which is good.5 -
CW: 212.7
Sorry I disappeared last week. I’m having a hard time mentally getting past the fact that I can’t stop snacking at work, no matter what I do. I need to start counting everything again.4 -
mbakhtiaruz wrote: »
@TerythaWe 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.
it looks delicious! this is the first time I hear about Swerve, I don't like the taste of stevia, so I go entirely for sugarless foods. How is the taste of the Swerve compared to the real sugar?
So far Swerve (non-brand name: erythritol) is the only sweetener I can stand. I've tried almost all the others and they're gross. By itself, raw, it has a slight aftertaste but I don't even notice it mixed in with other things.
The caramel tasted exactly the same as if we'd used sugar. Which is good because creme caramel only has three ingredients and one of them is a bunch of sugar, which would make it pretty diet unfriendly normally. =P5 -
So glad you're doing better, @jugar!
I'm catching up on all of the news of the team. Such a good variety of check-ins and activities. I've been sleeping poorly and alternating days of reasonable eating with overdoing it to compensate. With any luck, I won't mess us up with my weigh in tomorrow. We'll see.
We're experiencing my least favorite type of weather - freezing fog and drizzle. Nasty stuff. It may look sweet on some of the plant life but man-o-man, it stinks on the roads! I know. It underlines the "stay-at-home" recommendation which sometimes makes me just want to be more of a slug. Today, however, there's a ton of laundry to do which will give me a lot of steps - lookout gang! I have to go from the 2nd floor to the basement for washing then drying. If I go after each wee batch, it makes for almost 7,000 steps. If my fitbit isn't fully charged, I'll rely on my phone to communicate the info later.
I reorganized the kitchen counter equipment yesterday evening and it looks so much better. Good thing I need to do laundry today - it gives my spouse a chance to cook dinner in advance (day off from cooking at the job)...otherwise, I'd be tempted to bake!
Have a lovely day, y'all.5 -
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Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 203
CW (Current Weight): 202
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Aw, c'mon, @jugar. Let's use the whole pound loss for all of us who are a bit over this week. you know...a little consolation prize?
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Happy Tuesday! Late in the day, I know - I have been avoiding sitting at the screen today. I just got caught up on all your news, stats, and plans. If you're falling off - hop back on, ok? It is good to see you back @sarkrisd - you hardly put on any weight and you are here! Doing the thing! Counting gets to be a drag, but it does work awfully well...
I'm off to get my bandages changed, etc. shortly - I'll have to walk down our crazy hill to the car since it is too miserable out to have the car up here. Lots of snow and ice - but at least the roads will be fine. One thing that gets done really well in this crazy country is snow clearing!
I like the video recommendation, @micki48 -- anyone have more? Something to do when you don't feeel like it? And then after you do it you feel great?2 -
I'm glad you're recovering well @jugar.
We had our takeaway last night; at 9pm! It was an hour and a half late, so we ended up staying up late ourselves. I tracked it as best I could.
Had two lots of bad news today; my boss, and friend, has a new job. She'll be leaving in April. I'm sad about it and it's pushing thoughts I've been having about my own career to the front of my mind. We had a meeting today about some organisational changes (not redundancies) which I think are positive - or I'd think so if not for the change in line manager. Her replacement hasn't been named yet so I think I will wait it out and see how things go.
The second is my brother in law had a checkup. He's been in remission from cancer since the summer. The x-rays aren't normal. We don't know what the outcome is yet so another wait and see.
I've managed to stay pretty much within my calorie goal, and went for a couple of walks today so tried not to eat those calories. I can feel my stress levels rising and am hoping a good night's sleep will take care of that.5 -
Met all goals today. Steps 12250. Plus 3 hours shoveling snow. I think that doesn’t track my steps much because of holding the shovel maybe.4
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@DD265
What a day - all kinds of stress and uncertainty. You are amazing to have kept on track and taking a couple of walks. It is true that a good night's sleep will help, as will drinking plenty of good old H2O. Keep taking care of yourself
@sunny9847
Three hours shoveling snow is a lot! You can bet you were burning up mountains of calories while moving mountains of snow. Extra steps will be added to your total!
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Hi friends! Sounds like many of us are feeling the week 3 doldrums. I did do 11 minutes of Pilates and took a leisurely walk with a little one on a tricycle. She was. Not me. Lol
Logging has been meh. I have been eating my baked good lately. Why is it so darn good? I haven’t even looked at my steps. Just not real strict on myself. Jumped on the scale this morning and it scared me. It was up a couple pounds. I rarely get on the scale between weigh ins. I wish I had more motivation to be more disciplined. I’m not.
We are facing another ice storm tomorrow night and Thursday. Praying all those trees stay upright.
I think I will try that Happy 💃🏽 video tomorrow.5 -
Ready for Wednesday? It's all post-mid-month from here!
The good, the bad, the educational - post 'em all here, Wednesday people!
@PlaneMonkey
@AshenMoon
@EvMakesChanges
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Happy Hump Day everyone!
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Good morning! 1 day at a time - logged everything yesterday and was within goal. No exercise but that'll come with snow shoveling soon enough.4
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PW 152.4
CW 151.8
Sick baby, husband direct exposure to Covid (awaiting test results), and snow days. That has been my week so far.6 -
Wednesday weigh-in
PW: 86.4
CW: 86.3
Not a loss really but I had a big drop last week so I'm trying to remind myself that's a good rate of loss and not let dissappointment derail me.3 -
Love the idea of a happy dance workout and I will check that out too! I started telling myself a few months ago that I needed to dance just a little everyday. I sneak it in usually when no one is around and sometimes at dinner. It does create a little burst of energy. I think I will just go do some more of that now... !7
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Hello ladies, I hope you are all doing well. I apologize again for my lack of participation lately.
I am struggling a bit. I still had a great weigh in on Monday but i havent exercised outside of walking at work in going on 2 weeks. We have been just getting hammered with snow and I am so over it and I think it just has me in a funk. I have also had some totally out of control eating/snacking the last couple of days so hoping I can get myself back on track here starting today.4 -
MandiSaysHey wrote: »Hello ladies, I hope you are all doing well. I apologize again for my lack of participation lately.
I am struggling a bit. I still had a great weigh in on Monday but i havent exercised outside of walking at work in going on 2 weeks. We have been just getting hammered with snow and I am so over it and I think it just has me in a funk. I have also had some totally out of control eating/snacking the last couple of days so hoping I can get myself back on track here starting today.
I wish I could send you all some of my demented snow energy! I love the stuff - it makes me happy. Let this guy help you out with his amazing joy in the Yukon, where the cold is the stuff of legend. I know it is not the same when you have to get out there and deal with it via the business end of a shovel, but throw in a few of his steps and see what happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM1FiX7wlX4&ab_channel=GurdeepPandherofYukon 3 -
Happy Wednesday!
I hope you are all doing OK and getting at least a bit of happy (or silly, or just plain peaceful) in your day. Deep breaths, especially exhaling. Squeeze out every last molecule of air, really squeeze hard, wait a few seconds, and then just let go to get all the new air in effortlessly. That's my order for the day
The sun is shining, it's cold, and the new snow is calling me. I don't think I'm making it onto the snowshoes quite yet, but maybe just for a few minutes... I did a little tiny Pilates session last night, but that was not the best idea. Too much pressure on the sore bits - but I'll do the face-down ones today. Gotta use up all the energy that has returned now that my blood pressure is back to normal!
Fingers crossed for you and your family @KellyBgetsfit - Hugs on the way.4
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