WaistAways-July Chat 2021
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@ashleycarole86 love the quotes! That guy is hella smart!
I went swimming in a public pool today. Was naturally feeling a bit self conscious because I haven't taken my shirt off in public in over a decade. Then that feeling doubled in size when I ran into a fit, female colleague there. But then after I came home, I looked at myself in the mirror and felt I looked decent. I started liking how I looked in clothes about 2 months back but wasn't expecting to like how I look without them so soon. This is huge9 -
What a thoughtful day in here. Great questions and interesting responses.
Ultimate goal - there's a game I have not really played very consistently. I have been all over the place over the years I tried to lose weight, the year I finally buckled down and got it done, and the almost 9 maintenance years ever since. Sometimes it is about keeping up with active kids, enjoying riding my horses more, feeling better about clothing the body, being able to keep performing without pain or feeling awkward on stage, keeping healthy, etc. etc. What I think has stuck the most is being strong. I love the feeling of muscles working the way they should, having good function and flexibility, and being able to enjoy moving in all kinds of ways. I don't think that is completely a result of weight loss, but it was a big part of it for me, and has become the biggest part of maintenance.
I get it about "too much grace" though! @micki48 - we want to be kind to ourselves. We want to feel rewarded and even indulged. It is hard curbing that stuff! So I stuff myself with vegetables and try not to have too much room for the goodies Work on those dreams for you though - it is hard having your career end too soon. A dream that includes but is not exclusively family is good to have, but hard to figure out.
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I have not read Atomic Habits - looking forward to hearing your thoughts! I did read part of Tiny Habits (they are bigger than the atomic ones??) and found it really helpful. I have to admit, I did not finish reading it though. Maybe some day!
I hope the air for you and @Terytha is bearable. It sounds serioushappimess01 wrote: »I went swimming in a public pool today. Was naturally feeling a bit self conscious because I haven't taken my shirt off in public in over a decade. Then that feeling doubled in size when I ran into a fit, female colleague there. But then after I came home, I looked at myself in the mirror and felt I looked decent. I started liking how I looked in clothes about 2 months back but wasn't expecting to like how I look without them so soon. This is huge
This is great! I love that you started to like how you look in clothes, but had not yet expected to look good without them - I'm sure everyone can relate to that! I had one of those "without clothes" moments last week too. I spent a good part of my physio appointment in nothing but underwear in front of a huge mirror with the therapist measuring, pointing out the unevenness, etc. I hardly ever even wear shorts, so this was a moment to really take stock. And yeah - it wasn't bad, even if it was hard to do! So keep on taking off that shirt, and you might even get used to it. WTG!5 -
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@micki48 I hear you on the too much grace! Ha It can feel weird to make yourself a priority when you spend a lot of time prioritizing others. I hope you find a balance with this that works for you.
@ashleycarole86 Thanks for the article. I definitely find myself more off track when I feel guilty.
@happimess01 Thanks for the YouTube recommendation. I liked the videos I watched. Tons of info and I might need to re-watch them to catch all of the little tidbits in there. Great job on the new found confidence at the pool! Hope this opens up a whole new world for you. Congrats on the amazing progress.
Today I was in budget and did a 40 minute walk with the dog. We went to the lake but I was pretty lazy and just floated around.
My husband and I have a little spot behind our house and we like to sit and watch animals in the field while the sunsets. We were sipping coffee and a cougar popped out about 25 yards from us!!! It slowly walked across the field pretty close to the house so we yelled at it until it ran off. Unfortunately our video didn't work but it was really fun to see one that close. Glad I always walk with dogs since the cougar cut across my walking trails. We found a bunch of prints. It probably cuts through there all the time.6 -
Apologies late weigh-in
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PW: 78.6kg
CW: 78.8kg
It's 10.04 am and I am seriously considering going back to bed - yes, I'm supposed to be working. It's very hot (not compared to what many of you have had recently, but hot for England) and that has affected my sleep plus I've worn myself out.
We went back home to Yorkshire on Saturday and saw OH's family, then stayed over with his grandparents. Despite going to bed at a reasonable time, I was too hot to sleep well and got about 4 hours kip. Yesterday we spent all day - about 12 hours - helping a friend who had organised a horse show. I was on my feet virtually all day, and in the sun for probably 10+ of those hours; despite having sun tan cream on I did get a little burnt, which may be my fault for not reapplying. We eventually got home after 11pm, unpacked the car, moisturised our red bits and went to bed. I struggled to sleep again so I was awake at 5.20am when my alarm went off.
Food wise, I don't think I logged anything Saturday/Sunday. Both days I controlled my lunch and snacks by bringing/buying specific foods to where ever we'd be (avoiding all the baked things and the BBQ yesterday!) then Saturday's evening meal was a pub tea, where I had lovely battered haddock and chips followed by chocolate fudge cake, then yesterday we went to a Thai restaurant with a friend where we shared 3x starters and then I had chicken Pad Thai. At both places I could've had just the main I think as the portions were generous. I don't think I drank enough over the weekend, but with being out and about it was difficult to keep track. I shall focus on water intake and calories this week to see a loss next week; I'm not surprised by the small gain all things considered.
The personal training session at 6am was great. There are things to work on for clean, press and back squat, and the focus is going to be on loosening the hip flexors to begin with. He said my deadlift form was perfect (hurrah!), was impressed with my technique on the rowing machine (so was I to be fair, as I've not been on one for ~10 years) - and when I said I felt like my 'level' was reasonable (i.e. better than I expected) he said it was pretty high so that was all really positive. I don't actively feel angry with myself for letting my strength slip, but the way he phrased it has me thinking that the strength is mostly still there and just needs activating. I thought I'd find it harder to get up so early to train but it was fine, so same again next week and I'm quite excited for it.5 -
ashleycarole86 wrote: »I am starting to read Atomic Habits (will see what it does for my habit setting in the tracker @jugar lol) anyone read it? I've heard good things and saw my mom had a copy so figured I had to borrow it
I have read it - last year I think. I tried to put a bit into practise as I was going through but didn't really stick with it. However, when I started doing my values course last year, I took what I learned in Atomic Habits to help me put together a plan for meeting those values regularly. I think a lot of it is obvious... when you know it! Often I find it difficult to come up with the strategies/tools myself then I read them somewhere and it all makes total sense.conleywoods wrote: »Happy Sunday 😊 Stepped on the scale this morning and I am almost back to my pre vacation weight so that felt good. I have been doing noom for awhile and one of the things they ask you to do is develop an ultimate why statement. This is your big motivation for weight loss. For the past 2+ years mine has always been "To have adventures with my family" It just isn't inspiring me any more. I'm still a ways from my goal but I'm pretty fit. So I really don't miss out on adventures anymore! I can bike, hike, kayak, walk, swim, snowshoe etc. This is very exciting 😀
I need to come up with a new ultimate why but I'm not sure what. I have been about the same weight for awhile so I definitely need a new focus 😌
I've always struggled to come up with what I thought was a good 'why'. I've got one now, which is to be resilient, but I'm not sure it would've passed the test at WW. I always felt like 'because my jeans are too tight' or 'because I want less back fat' wasn't worthy.
I think you're right too that they change over time. We change over time, so it's no surprise that our 'why' would change as well.6 -
@jugar Monday Morning Weigh-in
159.2 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Now I’m cooking with gas. I’ll update my steps soon.
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Monday morning...past time for me to get back on track! Super busy weekend with lots of steps..I just don't know that I balanced that with intake because..no logging. Must begin again...because it works.
@conleywoods super cool that you saw the cougar. But certainly, knowing you are in its territory, would be an odd feeling. I was treated to seeing a doe and a fawn eating apples the last few days.
@micki48 move a little further north to RI and we can meet up for a good walk and talk
Must go and prep my workday meals now and a hundred other tasks before work.5 -
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Week 4 Challenge -- Reward Points!!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10838785/july-week-4-challenge-reward-points/p1?new=1
Hop over and see how many points you can rack up this week!!!2 -
Monday!
I hope everyone is charging along in good form. Except for @DD265 - you needed that nap and I hope you took it
@CurvyCalorie your gas stove is flaming away for sure! Well done. Tell us about how you have made the changes to get back on track - and how you got yourself to do it. We usually know what to do, but it takes some kind of beautiful effort to make ourselves actually do it. Those stories are always interesting. Thinking about the comments around guilt from earlier posts - I think this is where a lot of our guilt lives. We know what to do. We don't do it. We feel awful. Reminders of getting past that point are always helpful.
If you have the time to do the points challenge, give it a try. It's a bit of work, but worth it. I have put it in a small notebook so I don't have to remember to post every single day. I like that the food points are meal-by-meal. You can blow it at one meal, but still get points for the other ones to help getting right back to reason after a slide into some unregulated consumption.
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Greetings Team,
Here are my latest Step & Exercise stats
11/07 - 3608
12/07 - 1917 / 7 mins Yoga / 54 mins Glutes & Hamstrings [Epic 1 Day 28]
13/07 - 7197 / 49 mins Cardio Kickboxing
14/07 - 3394 / 72 mins Isometric & Dynamic Full Body workout [Epic 1 Day 29]
15/07 - 7288 / 53 mins Aerobics
16/07 - 1927
17/07 - 4406 / 35 mins EMOM [Epic 1 Day 30]
18/07 - 12128 / 78 mins Aerobics
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@DD265 interesting that you say that some of your past whys didn't feel "worthy". While I certainly understand the sentiment, I do think we all have our own reasons why we're making changes and to me clothing fitting better or liking our physical appearance better are just fine if that's truly the bottom line motivator.
Love the idea of doing it for resiliency though - such a great word to capture a whole feeling!
Hopefully you are feeling better after some rest, the effects of sun are no joke for sure.5 -
Did 15 minutes of Pilates to start the day. Had a nice chat with @jugar. Most of the afternoon spent trying to figure out some household business stuff.
I have logged all my food and I am under my budget for the day so far. I have had 65 ounces of water so far. My Fitbit is charging so my steps will be inaccurate. Trying to decide if I have the motivation to go for a walk before the sun sets. With the weather here lately, I better check the weather report first.
@conleywoods Wow!!! A close encounter with a cougar! I love that you view that as fun. I would have probably been a bit scared. When we used to hike with our kids, we used to tell our son, who liked to wander off, that he needed to stay close because they go for the smallest person. Lol
@eggfreak I’d love to go for a walk with you. 🙂4 -
Hi ho gang!
Some exciting team announcements coming your way tomorrow morning - but for now, just the usual reminders!
Weigh-ins due:
Sunday:
@Terytha
Monday:
@graceojo999
@MandiSaysHey
Tuesday:
@Kali225
Thanks!4
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