WaistAways-July Chat 2021
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Hey Team! As we wrap up July let's have a fun and easy challenge!
So, hop on over to WEEK FIVE-PHOTO CHALLENGE
For some extra fun post your daily picture to your team so that you can get to know each other even better!
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Happy Monday, Team!
Here are my steps and exercise stats for the last week:
19th July - 8754 / 68 mins Zumba
20th July - 3264 / 50 mins Dumbbell Abs & Glutes [Epic 1 Day 31]
21st July - 8350
22nd July - 2209 / 59 mins Obliques & Shoulders workout [Epic 1 Day 32]
23rd July - 24349
24th July - 9488
25th July - 4323
Enjoy your day
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Hey guys! Happy Monday. The alarm went off at 6, but the cloud is still over me a bit.... couldn't quite roll out of bed right away. But, I did manage to do so before work anyway and got out for a quick 20 minute walk to start the day. Not the length I originally planned, but better than nothing!
Last call for steps for the week of July 18-24 from @CurvyCalorie @once_mas @MandiSaysHey if you'd like your progress to be captured in the weekly report!
@DD265 It was quite a hot day but the water was super cool so we dipped our hands in and it felt so nice! Sounds like you had a great weekend, good job on the ParkRun!
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Happy Monday! Rolled my mat out first thing and did a 15 minute full body flow. I felt challenged. I had to laugh when I saw my Fitbit say I burned, like 38 calories or something like that. The benefit of that workout was definitely more than 38 measly calories LOL
@happimesss01(oops) Wowzers! What a difference. You look fantastic and have done so well. I have no doubt you will master this last 20 pounds.
@conleywoods I bet that fire was a little unnerving. Glad to hear it is out. They are so unpredictable.
@ashleycarole86 I managed to get out of my house by myself and go for a 40 minute walk at two of our gardens near my home. Not huge in general, but fairly big for me lately. Here are some flowers I saw.
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Hello all,
I have been busy busy...
I have gone down, but I am no good at writing.
LW129.4
Current weight 129.4
Funnily enough I have done less exercice this past week and I went down to 128...
I spent 3 days at my cousin with other cousin and managed to only gain one pound. Not bad.
I seem to be less interested by salt and sugar...
I eat a lot of fruit...
Doing well but still aiming for a healthier body.
Off to the lake to swim,
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Monday mayhem!
Things are looking green in the weigh-ins so far this week - let's keep that trend coming. I got a lot of steps yesterday out picking berries and then walking all over the land looking for more (looks like the critters beat me to most of them) and some biking just to earn the shower even more. It was a muggy day, with more of that to come.
This morning I took my 24 year-old son grocery shopping with me - since he cannot drive at the moment (sigh) he has resigned himself to going along with me once in a while. There is a smaller grocery store within walking distance of his house, but the big store is useful sometimes. In any case, we had a good time. He isn't so good at telephone, so throwing him in the car and going somewhere is the best way to get him talking. He has always been like that, and probably always will be! I'm still hoping for some amazing young woman to grab him and loosen him up a bit
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@DD265 Thank you so much. Now that I am seeing the results, I am feeling even very motivated to keep pushing.
@jugar I love how vigilant you are.
@KellyBgetsfit Thank you so much! Another weight lifter, I see. That is very cool. Which program are you running?
@Terytha You have done an amazing job losing 111 pounds, I am sure you will find your groove again
@Kali225 OMG! You did not just quote my fav show! haha I actually quit from my job last month but I didnt even get to gloat. My boss and other superiors told me they were devastated I am leaving so I had to act sad as well. Wasnt easy!
@ashleycarole86 thank you! Hope to see your progress pics soon
@conleywoods Having to log when overeating has been one of the hardest things I have done but it was worth it. I have logged 5000 and 4000 calories on separate occasions and it killed me to share that with my friends. But seeing the numbers prevented me from overreacting aka "I must have gained 5 lbs today, what's the point? Let's continue eating like this every day"
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
@CurvyCalorie
@Tazaria87
@TheGlwUp
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
@TheGlwUp
@ewilhelm2487
@CurvyCalorie
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@JoDavo66
@Megan_smartiepants1970
@bowens1973
@Anniesquats100
@apple852hk
@CasandraW
@chublet25
@leni1us
@amymartin555
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@jugar I like grocery shopping as a social activity. The other night Brad and I went to the grocery store together for the first time in forever... it was fun. I hadn't done a full shop since COVID started as Brad took that responsibility on, so I went a little nuts. Luckily I'm one of those people who can have anything in the house when I'm on plan because I'll only eat what I have caloric room for, but if you weren't that type of person, my house became very dangerous after I went to the store... lol
Got out at lunch for our bike ride instead of waiting until after work... so love when we can do that! I've moved a lot already today and still have an option tonight to do something more, or not! Will see how I feel. I'll miss that flex when I return to office but I usually try to walk down by the river at lunch when I'm downtown anyway, so it's all good.
@micki48 Looks like you had a lovely walk, I can even see the bugs on the one flower! I agree sometimes that the calorie burn for certain things doesn't seem representative to how hard it feels like we're working. It was so windy out there today and we were commenting that the resistance of the wind isn't really factored in to general calorie burns for the bike, it just thinks we're slow, lol3 -
Happy Monday, everyone. We've had a lot of rain recently so I haven't been swimming very much this summer. I had a plan to today and then we had major warnings because of the smoke from the fires out West clogging up the airwaves. I decided my lungs would do better when not having to deal with particulates. Tomorrow might be a little better but if not, I'll go on Wednesday morning.
I decided to keep the small kitchen scale on top of the stove. It's remarkable. Having it in a prominent place makes it easier to use more reliably! Pretty cool. See you on the flip.4 -
OK - I just love the idea of a good quitting story. I never saw that show, but quitting can be the best. Here I am with a good friend - she had just quit an orchestra job, I had retired from the university where I worked for 37 years. Pre-pandemic when we could go nuts over milestones.
I'm the one really laughing hard. She still has teenaged kids and other jobs!
So work on those quitting stories, people! Sometimes they are what we need. Quitting things like high-calorie drinks and ice cream might not feel so good, but it sure helps anyhow. Can you tell I need that reminder tonight? The huge number of berries I am picking every day (blueberries, currants, raspberries) is making it hard to keep away from the recipes for ridiculously good baked goods and just spooning them over ice cream. So far I'm sticking to ice milk, but...8 -
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@KellyBgetsfit I am biking outdoors on a bike that is maybe 13 years old haha. I asked my lovely mom to bring it upstate when she saw me next and she took it to the bike store first (needed some work, whoda thunk). I also thought about a stationary bike during quarantine, but I don't think I have a good spot for it in my apartment.
@happimess01 I have seen the Office waaaay too many times but it's so quotable! "My boss and other superiors told me they were devastated I am leaving so I had to act sad as well." ---> this made me laugh. My sister quit her (terrible) job today and I am sending her this line hahaha. (I also sent her some champagne, woo!)
@jugar are you kicking off the photo challenge for week 5? Love the laughs! I tried to take some kind of bike selfie last Thursday and it did NOT work at all.
@ashleycarole86 starting a biker gang, loving it.
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
@CurvyCalorie
@Tazaria87
@TheGlwUp
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
@TheGlwUp
@ewilhelm2487
@CurvyCalorie
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@JoDavo66
@Megan_smartiepants1970
@bowens1973
@Anniesquats100
@apple852hk
@CasandraW
@chublet25
@leni1us
@amymartin555
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I have to agree that quitting is so much fun! My good friend and I always joke about fantasizing about quitting our jobs. It always makes bad days at work feel better. My favorite quitting story was I told the biggest gossip in our district that I had an interview for a job I knew I was going to be basically handed and just let the rumors do there thing. Ha too fun! @Kali225 I love the office too, the best show! My favorite episode is Jim and Pams wedding. My husband and I closely identify with the line "Why did we invite all these people to our special day?!?" My husband just quit a job where the principal is a little immature and it was rough and involved a few texted meme from the movie The Big Labowski (My favorite movie 🤩). In the end he felt pretty good about moving on. Too bad it doesn't feel as fun to quit chocolate!5
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"That rug really tied the room together."
I was just thinking about the movie yesterday!!!1 -
Tuesday Weigh-In
PW: 215.0
CW: 213.0
Great so if I just do exactly this, every week, for 30 weeks, I'll be done. Easy peasy.5 -
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One week till I ride in the hot air balloon (as long as the weather allows for it!)
My weight is down quite a bit more from the time I even registered. There was something else I was looking at recently with a weight limit of 230 and I thought "hey, I'm below that!"
I have this paranoia about not fitting things, not being under the weight limit, etc.... I haven't really had any crazy bad experiences in this department, but it doesn't take much before you start just avoiding for fear of embarrassment. As I get smaller again, it will be a matter of teaching my brain to catch up and reminding it that there's nothing to worry about there anymore.3 -
Happy Tuesday!
Biking! Ballooning! things are getting exciting around here. Especially when the word ballooning is NOT referring to anyone's weight - we are looking nice and green
I have to escape the house now... OH is working on a reno project that sounds like it is going badly. No help is accepted
so I am getting out of the black cloud of doom! the garden calls 3 -
I am definitely in the danger zone today, must be that time of the month. I don't track my cycle as I'm on birth control, but maybe I need to start. It's difficult to pinpoint exactly where I am at a given time, but yesterday, and more so today, I am eating everything in sight. We've got our long walk this evening and I'm currently within my calorie goal (to the max, admittedly, with tea included) so I should be fine, and I know tomorrow or Thursday I'll be back to normal. In the mean time, I'm trying to drink extra water, and telling myself that we're having dinner early today! I shall be battling with not raiding the fridge when I put the curry on in an hour or so... maybe I'll prep myself a carrot or two lol
I'm a bit excited because last night I ordered some new towels - adulting at it's finest! Our airing cupboard is now empty (the new boiler is being installed in the loft) and the plan is to turn it into a wardrobe which will house the towels, long (dresses, coats etc) clothing and shoes that aren't worn regularly. It sounds as though OH is going to have a lot of work gear in his new job, and I have a sinking feeling that the wardrobe space is going to be taken over. Not sure how I'm going to make everything fit, especially as he won't start getting the gear until nearer November.2 -
Happy Tuesday!
Biking! Ballooning! things are getting exciting around here. Especially when the word ballooning is NOT referring to anyone's weight - we are looking nice and green
I have to escape the house now... OH is working on a reno project that sounds like it is going badly. No help is accepted so I am getting out of the black cloud of doom! the garden calls
I'm so glad you're able to escape those types of clouds! I must admit, having my OH in Wyoming for the summer has actually helped me stop anticipating egg shells. Learning interesting things about eating and emotional patterns in their absence, some of which are mine to work on and some which aren't. It's a big help!4 -
WAISTAWAYS WEEK 4 STEP RESULTS
TOTAL TEAM STEPS FOR WEEK 4 (BASED ON FIVE PARTICIPANTS) - 474,825
Together, we walked the Las Vegas strip 53 times!!!! That would sure burn off some of these, wouldn’t it?
TOP STEPPERS FOR THE WEEK
1st - @Kali225 115,562
2nd - @ashleycarole86 102,315
3rd - @YinxFed 99,802
STEPPERS MEETING DAILY STEP PLEDGE
@sunny9847 7/7
@Kali225 6/7
@jugar 5/7
We crushed last week team! Keep up the GREAT work.
Noticed I never made a pledge – so I’m marking down 10K as a go forward. @YinxFed I don’t have one marked down for you either, so let me know if you want to make a daily pledge.
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@ashleycarole86 Thanks for asking, I will try to get to 10k a day as a stepping target. So 10k it is.
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That Las Vegas photo is seriously frightening! One of our newer members, @marsipan100 worked there with the Cirque du Soleil for a while. I'm sure she walked that strip at least 53 times!
I need to find a new series to cycle to tonight. Something that will make me pedal faster! I did not get a lot of steps in today - so on the bike I go.
Ready with some numbers?
Late weigh-ins:
@MandiSaysHey
@CurvyCalorie
I hope I'm not forgetting that you are on vacation or something...
Wednesday weigh-ins:
@AshenMoon
@EvMakesChanges
@KellyBgetsFit
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@conleywoods @Kali225 Love The Big Lebowski too.
Today was ok. My steps weren’t real high. Food was good, but probably ate more than I should have at dinner.
My husband and I made biscotti for the first time ever. Baking together is new for us.5 -
@jugar Couldn't help myself.. lol. Super neat fact about you @marsipan100 .... bet that was quite the experience!
@micki48 How did the biscotti turn out? I love anything to dip in coffee but admittedly don't do that often - super great textural thing though!
07/27 exercise - 12,978 steps4 -
Good morning. I believe some on here weigh every day and calculate the average for the weigh in day...am I right? I'm thinking about doing that. Seems I'm back to a big fluctuations period and I feel like such a fraud when I 'lose' 2-3 pounds in one week. And on the flip side, when I gain 3 pounds in a week, I'm down on myself.
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Good morning. I believe some on here weigh every day and calculate the average for the weigh in day...am I right? I'm thinking about doing that. Seems I'm back to a big fluctuations period and I feel like such a fraud when I 'lose' 2-3 pounds in one week. And on the flip side, when I gain 3 pounds in a week, I'm down on myself.
A weekly average can really help when you are going through swings like this. It's a drag when you have a nice low day on your actual weigh-in day, but it gives you a clear idea from week to week if you're steadily going up or down, or just sticking on one spot. Give it a try!2 -
I'm in my own dog house. I just slipped up over my top "goal zone" weight. It has been a sloppy month and I'm not very inspired to get out and sweat, so my plan to fix this right away is:
- weigh daily (I start skipping when I don't wanna know...)
- pre-log the food for the day every morning. Breakfast is easy since it is always the same, but then I'll log the rest of the day and stick to it.
- move more
- enjoy beer less!
If I'm still over my top weight next week, I'll be back on the regular team for August! It has been too easy to slip into bad habits after being really stable in my weight for a long time. Drat!7
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