WaistAways - Team Chat AUGUST 2021
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@Steph1498
I love the shirts off stories! I'll never forget the first time I dared a sports bra workout at the gym (back when I was going to one!). It was scary and fantastic at the same time - especially when I got compliments on my back muscles. So now we have Sam @happimess01 with his milestone of feeling OK without a shirt at the pool, and you out running in (and like!) the wind. I'm sure the corn fields were shouting out their encouragement. These NSVs are looking really good.
@Gidgitgoescrazy
It is a victory also that you managed HIIT first thing in the morning after being comfy and meditating. 5 minutes sounds good to me, and your menu looks great. Enjoy!
@DD265
Great loss this week! It sounds like your trainer is really putting you through your paces, too. The dessert thing, and feeling left out if you don't have one is a tough one when eating out with friends. I have gotten pretty good at the immediate "OH - I ate so much already there is NO way I can eat another bite" line before looking at the choices. Sometimes that helps someone else who will regret dessert too - there is usually at least one "me too" chiming in. In any case, you are doing well and can manage an occasional dessert, I'm sure.
@once_mas
Gradual reduction in the tough trigger foods is a good plan. It is hard to cut something out forever, though, so be sure to have a plan how to allow some in a restricted way. Some people can just cut out the sugar (or whatever) and eventually not miss it at all, though. Is that the case for you?
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@once_mas
Gradual reduction in the tough trigger foods is a good plan. It is hard to cut something out forever, though, so be sure to have a plan how to allow some in a restricted way. Some people can just cut out the sugar (or whatever) and eventually not miss it at all, though. Is that the case for you?
Gotta get back to the day - stuff and things to do!
For me cutting sweet drinks like coca and orange juice just worked by replacing them with nonflavored sparkling water at once, then later used casual tap water instead of sparkling water.
But for sweets and foods with sugar it was not easy to cut at once, I first had to increase my calorie intake by having more cooked veggies, avacado and protein then because I was too full I didn't grave sweets anymore. After a while I could skip sweets without that much overeating and lower down the amount of intake food.
Yes, you are right. I have to choose one specific day for Pizza/burger. They are harder for me to cut, because my husband constantly order them and he is already fit so he does not feel the need for eating more healthy. So I need to plan ahead to not get tempted by it.4 -
Hey all! Started my day slow but got my push-ups and stretching done early. Steps are slow to materialize... we slept in and got some rain when we went out to fish for a bit. We are planning to get out for a late afternoon light hike or walk, so that will get me back on track.
Call at 11 p.m. tonight to find out if our hot air balloon ride is on for tomorrow morning or not! Can't wait.6 -
Hello everyone, my name is Karly, 58 year old female. I'm an emotional eater, and have to work hard on not turning to food when upset about something. Looking forward to this challenge.
My weigh-in Day: Saturday
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JourneyAlone wrote: »Hello everyone, my name is Karly, 58 year old female. I'm an emotional eater, and have to work hard on not turning to food when upset about something. Looking forward to this challenge.
My weigh-in Day: Saturday
Hi Karly!
I think you'll find support and ideas for emotional eating here. What steps are you trying to stick with for this month? If you find a habit tracker helpful, we have one that anyone in the challenge can use. I was 58 when I finally hit my stride and lost the weight - don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, or if you have ideas to share.3 -
I survived my first official day back to work. I got through about half of my workout before Mabel woke up. I feel pretty good about that. I ate great during the day, but ended up staying at the school late and made bare chicken and sweet potatoes in the airfryer. I'm pretty sure my calories will be ok, but that might be to high for carbs... I will lof it after this.
@steph1498 good for you!!! I see people of sizes run in their sports bra, but I could do it. I do workout at home in mine, but no one can see me.
@ashleycarole86 can you out me 10,000 a day? I prefer to post them all on Sun morning, if that's ok. Your day sounds amazing!! Rain and hiking.
@journeyalone I am an emotional eater, too. I find that moving my body first thing helps me to stay on track for the day. I also find logging everything I eat to be beneficial. Somedays, I think I ate more then I actually did. Other days, it is bad and I try to do better the next day.7 -
@KellyBgetsfit 10K it is and once a week works perfectly for me. Do you use your air fryer lots? Brad and I bought one back in May and we are finding lots of fun uses for it. Glad you survived day 1... always lots of anticipation for those first days back.
Just got word that our hot air balloon ride is postponed for tomorrow due to low cloud and poor visibility. Drats! But, common and not surprising.... anyway, we will get back in the schedule tomorrow with a new date and try again!
Our day is trending late, Brad is just making supper now... we went about 45 minutes north of our trailer to another small town (I'm finding them all over the place now @jugar)
and went for a 6KM walk around their lake. The town basically put together a little nature walk... and minus about the first 1KM that's in the residential area of the town, the rest was very outdoorsy and scenic. We still have to drive home to Airdrie tonight, so it'll be a later one... will report my steps for today tomorrow instead since I'm still busy stepping but I'm already over 11K, so I know I've met my goal for the day. 3 -
Decided we no longer had a reason to drive home late, so staying one more night at the trailer after all. We're tossing around a bike ride or a hike for a replacement activity for tomorrow. These loosely planned staycations can be so much fun - I'm usually always gone when I'm on vacation, so I kind of like these for a change of pace!
Exercise 08/02 - 12,085 steps4 -
Happy Tuesday!
It is a gorgeous day here, and I'm stuck inside waiting for a phone call from a guy who will hopefully get here today to give us an estimate on re-digging our pond. We have to do this every few years because the stream that feeds it washes down serious quantities of mud, but this time we waited a bit too long. Hopefully it won't cost us the moon! I'll do my Pilates and some practicing while I wait.
I'm going to try to use the habit tracker for the whole month this time, and not dribble off after a couple of weeks. I have fallen into giving up on things, and need to work on keeping up the small daily things that make a difference. One of my favourite online exercise gurus just posted a 30-day kettlebell cardio challenge, so I'm doing that. The daily emails really help me get to it. They are short, doable, and build strength as well as cardio, so added to the Pilates I should be feeling fabulous by the end of the month, right?
We are missing two people and hope they will be back! If there is no weigh-in today, it will be sad
@MandiSaysHey
@CurvyCalorie
If you need some time off, just let me know!
And today's weigh-in is a solo by:
@Kali2254 -
Been working on my weight-loss eating plan.( Low carb Mediterranean) Little bit of meat, a little dairy, Eggs in moderation twice a week, and no more than 2 eggs at one time.. Lots of veggies, and some fruit (mostly berries).
I have found that this eating plan works best for keeping my blood glucose in check.
I'm a type 2 diabetic. My A1C last time it was tested was a (10.9) which is dangerously high. My goal is to get it down to 7'' range and then into the 5'
(10.9 - my blood glucose testing daily was in the high 300's to mid 400' rang.
My daily testing is now beginning to lower to the 200" and 100" rang. Once I reached a 91. Would love for my reading to be between the 80's and 90's on a daily basis. I believe if I keep my diet clean and low carb, and continue to work on my weight-loss, with exercise, I'll reach this goal.
This way of eating is not for everyone, we are all different and have to find out what works best for ourselves.
I have learned to check my sugar before eating and 1 & 2 hours after eating to find what food raises my blood glucose level. Foods that raise it high, I don't eat no more. I've tried a lot of diets out there and found this works best for me. I have slowly been getting rid of overly processed food, and trying to eat as clean and whole foods as I can.
My goal is to incorporate some exercise into my daily routine, and increase as I'm physically able. @jugar, no don't have a habit tracker! Probably should use one.6 -
@jugar, tried to do F2F habit tracker, even downloaded google drive that it stated I needed, still wouldn't allow me to put information onto spreadsheet.0
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@once_mas I can really relate to having a slim fit hubby who can eat a lot more calories than I should. Last night I was out of calories and he ate three more snacks with the final one being a big stack of homemade pancakes. Hang in there.
@happimess01 I have only done some really basic weight training programs and I make modifications since I am at home and can't always replicate machine based stuff. I used the Faster, Leaner and Stronger Training Journal. I would have liked to try some of the programs from the guys at Mind Pump but didn't want to spend the extra money while my husband had the year off. Maybe this winter I will give it a try. I usually get in the weight lifting mood when the weather isn't great.3 -
Tuesday Weigh-In
PW: 213.0
CW: 215.3
I'll just be over here, losing and gaining the same 2 lbs in perpetuity...
I'm having a rough week at work and it's only Tuesday morning! Yeesh. Gotta get some movement in today for sure, as it was a lazy Sun/Mon.
I had to catch up on the last few days of July's chat - @happimess01 CONGRATS ON ONEDERLAND!! And @PlaneMonkey big congrats to you, too, for that maintenance zone. Seriously impressive.
So, intro -
I'm Kay, 26, living in Boston and working in finance downtown (although I have been WFH since late March '20). I was a runner and a dancer all my childhood through high school, and totally dropped regular activity in college. Add in an unlimited meal plan and a general dislike for vegetables, and I gained way more than the freshman 15. I consider my start date for this weight loss to be Feb 2018, when I moved out of my parents' house and started my first post-grad job. I am very big on getting my steps in, via fitbit. I love home workouts almost exclusively for strength, cardio, hiit, etc. (through youtube, instagram, and the app FitOn mostly) and I follow Yoga with Adriene on youtube for my daily yoga practice. My biggest struggle with weight loss is bingeing on weekends and emotional eating when I get stressed/frustrated, especially on a bad workday. I joined F2F in August 2020, but took a short break in April/May 2021 - not my best idea, as I really backslid. I am hoping to get back to where I was in mid-February (about 50 lbs down from my start) by the end of this year. (Or more! Wouldn't that be nice.)
@ashleycarole86 I have no idea if I even gave you steps for last week so here they are!
Mon 7/26: 12,349 +32 min HIIT workout
Tues: 7/27: 11,705 +35 min HIIT workout
Wed 7/28: 11,234 +47 min HIIT workout + 39 min dance cardio
Thurs 7/29: 7,253
Fri 7/30: 10,383
Sat 7/31: 6,625
Sun 8/1: 3,301
I had a bridal shower in NYC on Saturday and it was SO fun and the food spread was pretty healthy (plus one cupcake...), but it was an all-day travel thing for me so I was absolutely exhausted Sunday. And then my aunt made pasta for dinner for everyone and I was too weak to resist lol.3 -
Happy Tuesday 😊
We have had smoke for several days and have been indoors ever since 😑 Fingers crossed it will go away soon. It rained the other day and I was able to sneak in a quick walk. Did a bunch of cleaning and got rid of a lot of clutter! Calories have been really good and the scale is looking good.4 -
Hi all, well yesterday was good, worked late, so i didn't get to yoga, but i did get in a nice walk during my lunch break...
This morning I did 10 min of hiit. I have a work dinner after work, so no exercise this evening. I did do a nice long walk during lunch and am getting a pedicure, i normally work till 4, but dinners not till 6, so I am taking a nice long "lunch"... yes I am saving all my calories for dinner... 😁
Okay have a great day ! 😀4 -
Tuesday is always a weird day for me. Mondays are always gung ho and then Tuesdays are usually a drop in energy.
I woke up late this morning but stretched and did a light workout in the early afternoon. I haven't met my step goals yet (its 1030pm for me now) but I did drink my required water and stayed within my calories range. SO overall a wash but just without any gusto.
Somehow I feel like I don't have the time to do everything well right now.
I need to get back into a regular sleeping routine - waking up early really sets the tone for my days and energy level.4 -
JourneyAlone wrote: »Been working on my weight-loss eating plan.( Low carb Mediterranean) Little bit of meat, a little dairy, Eggs in moderation twice a week, and no more than 2 eggs at one time.. Lots of veggies, and some fruit (mostly berries).
I have found that this eating plan works best for keeping my blood glucose in check.
I'm a type 2 diabetic. My A1C last time it was tested was a (10.9) which is dangerously high. My goal is to get it down to 7'' range and then into the 5'
(10.9 - my blood glucose testing daily was in the high 300's to mid 400' rang.
My daily testing is now beginning to lower to the 200" and 100" rang. Once I reached a 91. Would love for my reading to be between the 80's and 90's on a daily basis. I believe if I keep my diet clean and low carb, and continue to work on my weight-loss, with exercise, I'll reach this goal.
This way of eating is not for everyone, we are all different and have to find out what works best for ourselves.
I have learned to check my sugar before eating and 1 & 2 hours after eating to find what food raises my blood glucose level. Foods that raise it high, I don't eat no more. I've tried a lot of diets out there and found this works best for me. I have slowly been getting rid of overly processed food, and trying to eat as clean and whole foods as I can.
My goal is to incorporate some exercise into my daily routine, and increase as I'm physically able. @jugar, no don't have a habit tracker! Probably should use one.
I think you have a wise choice for an eating plan. I was not type-2 diabetic, but I think I avoided any tendency in that direction by adopting something like a Mediterranean plan and sticking with it. I don't eat what I would call low carb, but I eat very few grains at all, even whole ones. My carbs are from vegetables and fruit and I sure eat a lot of veggies! For protein, I am solidly in the fish or beans camp, never red meat, rarely eggs or chicken, sometimes dairy. My daily breakfast includes homemade non-fat yogurt (quite high protein) but otherwise I have a small amount of cheese and almost no eggs. I do eat sugar (mainly in my homemade sorbets for dessert!), but without eating flour products, I think there is some room for fruit and some sugar. I would say that vegetables make up the biggest part of my diet, and this has worked really well for many years now. I'm 67 and do not take any medication whatsoever. Exercise helps too! I am glad you are here to move forward and get away from those 10.9 levels. Keep us posted on how it is going!3 -
JourneyAlone wrote: »@jugar, tried to do F2F habit tracker, even downloaded google drive that it stated I needed, still wouldn't allow me to put information onto spreadsheet.
eek. It should allow anyone with the link to edit. Here is the link here again and hopefully it will work!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1clzgw5CpOogPsL_D4tq27gEsE8rCVnVzk6QUC1XnO7Q/edit?usp=sharing1 -
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Wednesday
LW: 200.2 lbs
CW: 200 lbs
On vacation, not going up- I’ll take it!5 -
Big Wednesday coming up! Here's who will grace us with their lovely numbers:
@AshenMoon
@EvMakesChanges
@KellyBgetsFit
@MoStacy
Onward ho!1 -
Exercise 08/03 - 5584 steps + 135 minutes biking
Brad and I did the Legacy Trail again from Canmore to Banff. About a month had gone by since we last did it. Three things went better than the last time - 1) no rest the way there (the harder way), 2) conquered the hardest hill that I previously didn't make it all the way up and 3) beat my time both ways.
Fun to do something again that was measurable and see some improvement.4 -
⭐ JULY STEP TEAM - FINAL RESULTS ⭐
WEEK 5 TOP STEPPERS
1️⃣ @jugar 86,558
2️⃣ @Kali225 80,111
3️⃣ @ashleycarole86 79,236
JULY TOP STEPPERS
1️⃣ @ashleycarole86 497,605
2️⃣ @Kali225 414,660
3️⃣ @jugar 407,990
Across eight steppers, we recorded 2,285,092 steps for the month of July! This is the equivalent of 1,082 miles, which means together we travelled the distance from New York, NY all the way down to Orlando, FL.
Thanks for everyone's patience as I settle in to this reporting. Way to go to each and every teammate that contributed to this awesome total! Let's keep up the great work in August.3 -
@jugar,
I had to add the Google spreadsheet along with the Google drive before it would let me put any anything on the habit tracker.
My goal is to eventually cut out all red meat and eggs (not really fond of them anyway)2 -
@conleywoods @once_mas I'm in the lean-hubby-it's-not-fair club too Thankfully he is my biggest supporter, and as he does most of the cooking, weighs out ingredients etc without complaint.
I was not feeling the run last night; aching badly from Monday's PT session, and I was sure I wouldn't be able to run up the first steep hill, but I managed that, and the next, and the even bigger hill after. We finished up extending the run to a 10k and it was my 3rd best 10K time on Strava. After ~7k I start feeling like I can just keep going, and throughout the run I was thinking of my medal challenge and weight loss goal for August. The medal challenge is 50 miles, and I'd love to do it all running, if I can - I'm off to a good start. It's interesting to me that often what I perceive will be one of my worst/hardest runs, ends up being one of the best - I had the same on Sunday with a fast-for-me 5k when I was shattered.
Tonight I'll do my stretches and foam rolling, and we might go for a walk. Productivity around the house has slipped a little, so there are some jobs that want doing. We bought a new set of dinnerware on Monday, and need to wash the new set before putting it away, then I'll check the old set and the chipped ones will stay to be used in the garden, but if I can get a decent set, I'll donate it to charity. We've got a new set of towels too, so I can gather up all the old ones and figure out what to do with them. I'm not sure any are suitable to charity shop for people, but animal rescues can often use them, or a local massage parlour said they'd donate £1 to an animal shelter for every towel they received. Our recycling collection includes textiles as well for the worst ones/bath mats. It's not that I have an issue with throwing things away (I LOVE decluttering) but I like to see things re-used where possible, and recycled if not.5 -
@PlaneMonkey maintenance Wednesday weigh in
194.0
Bouncing around in the end zone. Up from last week but it will be down again on Friday after hockey.
I'm going to recommit to drinking water. I've let that slip a bit too much.
@ashleycarole86 you're doing great with the step team! I've always loved seeing the numbers and especially the exercise minutes (I'm looking at you @YinxFed) for those epic workouts but my Garmin records petting my cat as climbing stairs so I can't trust that anything I would post would be accurate! 🤣😂🤣😂 The kitty and I sat on the couch together for a 30 minute show and I think it recorded I went up and down 5 flights of steps. Ohh well.
C'est la vie!
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PW 150.6
CW 149.6
Work is keeping me busy so I am sticking to my daytime meal plan...but not my dinner. I had mac and cheese last night!!! I am getting in decent steps because I setting up my classroom. So far, Monday was my only formal workout, but I did 10 minutes of legs yesterday and I will do 10 min of core today.6 -
CW: 217.8 woo!
I'm feeling pretty good, I think I'm falling into a pretty good rhythm and eating pattern! I have definitely noticed that I am better at gauging how much food I should be eating and noticing that I can't eat as much as I had been.7 -
The last two days have been hard on me emotionally, so much going on in my life, and I'm glad I didn't sabotage my weight loss. Since, I usually turn to food when I'm really upset, but I didn't do it like I normally do. I'm very happy about that.
Today, I finally started losing again after gaining a few ounces for past 3 days. I'm now at a good loss under my start weight of this challenge. Hopefully, I will continue to see the weight go down this week, so I'll have good weigh-in on Saturday (my weigh-in Day).
Hope everyone, is doing good on Y'all's journey. 😄💕💐7 -
I woke up early today and just went right into my fitness goals. Water. Stretch. Run. Stretch. Yes!! Felt invigorating. Then boxing late with my son just for fun. It really does help me to get out of bed with an intention to move.
@JourneyAlone - you mentioned that you eat mostly a Mediterranean diet. I made Greek chicken tonight and I love the lemon flavor with all the veggies. Id love to work in more Med. diet recipes into my rotation. What other meats (besides chicken and red meat) do you use a lot?3
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