WaistAways - Team Chat SEPTEMBER 2021
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Welcome @mocchaeyes7961 - this is a great team! Good to see another person weighing in on a Monday too; there aren't so many of us who choose that day.
Our new freezer is in situ and turned on to cool down. I will transfer some bits from the fridge-freezer after work so it's not empty, and then let the batch cooking commence. First on the list are two soups; roasted sweet potato and carrot, and spicy Moroccan lamb. I'm not sure which is my favourite, though one is considerably cheaper to make between the lamb and saffron in the latter! We're having spaghetti bolognese for tea and I don't have enough large pans to cook all three at once so will have to choose...6 -
Welcome to the team @mocchaeyes7961 .. looking forward to having you!
Ok, loving all the cookbook and meal prep talk guys... sounds like a cozy up under the blankets to plan type of activity. You're inspiring me to do the same!3 -
I enjoy steel cut and non-quick varieties of oats and find it helpful to always have protein with them to keep the sugar spike from happening. Let us know what you learn from your experiment!@jugar PW 150 CW 149.5
Just read an article last night about high glycemic foods - I don't think I've ever seen this subject before...to do with carbohydrates, sugars spikes and how it all reacts in cells and hunger pangs... Anyhow, here I was feeling good about my oatmeal but now know that the instant oats, which are so quick and easy, are high gylcemic whereas if I switch to steel cut oats it would be much better. Will give it a go and see if I feel any different...more satiated?
Well, it's the last day of September already and I'm ready to make a plan for October so I can get below 180 again.
My food choices haven't been as veggie oriented and I can really tell that I'm more bloated, even if not heavier (yet).
I'll write more tomorrow when I have a little more time in the morning.
Rabbit, rabbit!
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Woohoo! Thursday evening already here. It's dark out. It's been quite chilly, the wood stove is making us all toasty, and soup is definitely high on the meal planning list. My soups tend to have really original names - green soup (zucchini, spinach, dill, ginger), orange soup (red lentils, sweet potato, carrots, fresh turmeric, ginger), mishmash (brown or green lentils, carrots, any vegetable you can chop up fine and hide from your children like cabbage, onions, then season with whatever you're in the mood for). I love cold weather, so soup season is my fave!
Welcome @mocchaeyes7961 - tell us a bit about yourself, and dive right in. It might take a bit of time to get to know everyone, but we're thrilled to have you here. Your name and where you live are great to have if you're willing to share those, but whatever you want to get ready to start "officially" on Sunday - tell us where you are and what you'd like to try to get things moving. And questions are welcome!
I have some tunes to learn for a weekend trying to think up cool ideas for collaboration, so I'll be quick! Just a heads up for everyone.
OK, a warning.
Tallies will be done VERY VERY early on Sunday morning - so don't be late with this week's weigh-ins, OK? Don't bust your timing!
Due on Friday:
@Pearl4686
@conleywoods
@happimess01
@gak71
@Steph1498
@JohnPetelle
@kellie_erin
@ellz_runs
@Micki48
And Saturday our bride-to-be!
@evangsimmons170
Two late ones I hope to see double quick -
@Emerald_Storm
@PlaneMonkey (I need yours for starting weight for October)
Tally ho!2 -
@ashleycarole86 so funny you would say cozy up under the blankets activity! I just got into bed (it's 7:45pm here, am I turning 27 or 72?) and it's actually chilly tonight! I am SO EXCITED. I might need my extra blanket! And I have about 3 days worth of holes in the meal calendar so a bit more work to do tonight.
Happy to report that it was a very on-target day for eating and exercise. Getting the ball rolling, inch by inch.
and welcome @mocchaeyes7961 !!6 -
@jugar my starting weight for October will be 196. Pretty happy, as that's just 1lb over my maintenance range I set of 190-195lbs when I began this journey over a year ago and actually reached 5 months ago. I managed to maintain without logging while we were so busy but as soon as things slowed down, the portion sizes and takeout creeped back up to kick me back above my comfort zone.
I'm going to be setting a new goal to get to 175lbs which I haven't seen since high school. It will probably take another year to get there as there will need to be serious discipline involved. Hubby has IBS and is triggered by nearly any vegetable, so high volume/low calorie eating is very difficult in this house. I love soups/stews but like others have said, it's hard not to accompany it with some delicious bread and butter!
New recipes are so fun, I'd love that morrocan lamb soup recipe @DD265, Lamb is my absolute favorite.
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Can’t believe how quickly this week flew by. Tomorrow is weigh in and I have no idea where I am. I’m feeling much better from my 2 shots. My daughter got hers today.
Started the day with about 20 minutes of Pilates. Then took a leisurely walk for about 28 minutes to look for decorations. Met a sweet dog.
Logged all my food. It was under. A Few salty items- pork roll at lunch. It’s a New Jersey thing!
Congratulations on the great losses all. Love the soup talk and meal planning. Not sure I could map out a whole month, but a week maybe. I did happen to make broth today so perhaps soup tomorrow. It’s still warm here, but I love soup anytime.
Off to bed. See you tomorrow.5 -
CW - 190.2 lbs. I wasn't expecting to lose anything since I have been eating at maintenance for a week now. From Monday onwards, I will go back to eating at a deficit.8
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Hey Team! We have another month-long challenge to help you get the junk out of your diet and focus on whole foods and good health. Join us today!! 
OCTOBER CHALLENGE
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PW: 289
CW:2875 -
Good afternoon everyone!
Today is a loss for me 😁
Friday
PW 218.1 lbs
CW 216.8 lbs
Good luck everyone 🎉🎉🎉
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PW: 181.2
CW: 181.4
Disappointed in this but trying to think of extenuating circumstances. I was really hoping to get into the 170s by the end of September. Hopefully I'll have a big loss next week.
All of you did super fantastic in September!7 -
PW 227.2
CW 223.48 -
conleywoods wrote: »PW 227.2
CW 223.4
Whoa girl.. way to go!! Congrats2 -
@PlaneMonkey Really inspiring to see how well you maintained over the summer. Congrats on the good work and looking forward to watching you work towards your next goal.2
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@happimess01 @JohnPetelle @ellz_runs great losses!!
@kellie_erin You are so close to the 170s.. you've got this for October! You had a tough situation in Sept.. proud of you for sticking with it and loving having you on the team.5 -
Friday weigh in
CW 201.7
Well, not out of the 200s yet, but at least I think I ended the month with a slight loss. That’s better than the last few where I had a gain.
The Pilates I do has an off the mat mission each month. This month’s mission is non-scale victories. We often (me included) let the scale defeat us, even when we know we had a good week. We are more than a number on a scale! What are your non- scale victories this month? Mine is having a pretty consistent month with daily exercise, specifically Pilates.
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@jugar I don't know if I missed my name on the reminders (it's quite possible, I'm really tired) but my starting October weight is 163.8 (just weighed myself after getting home from traveling). You all are so inspiring!5
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Happy Friday, Friends!
So today is the 1st of October and I am starting a month-long challenge in support of ActionAid. It's called the 137 Challenge. 137 marks the number of women around the world that are killed each day by a partner or family member. Each day you have to do either 137 sit ups, step ups or squats. So today I did 137 squats - I worked at the cafe today so I spread the squats out over the day. It's early days, but I'm determined to do something each day - whether it's a work out day or not.
My friends and family were so generous in supporting me for my London Bridges Trek and I raised just shy if £800 for MS. But I've decided not to raise money through anyone else for this challenge. Instead, once I get to the end of the month, I'll just donate £137.
Here's an early progress shot!
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JohnPetelle wrote: »PW: 289
CW:287
Great job, John! That's 7 pounds gone this month.
And Ellie! @ellz_runs you have kicked more than 10 pounds into the void in September.
You are right - I already had a starting weight for you from your sign-up, but it is great to have an update on it. Raring to go!bonnie_red wrote: »@jugar I don't know if I missed my name on the reminders (it's quite possible, I'm really tired) but my starting October weight is 163.8 (just weighed myself after getting home from traveling). You all are so inspiring!
For anyone new - whenever I enter your weigh-in to the spreadsheet, I mark your post here with the "Insightful" thingy, just so you can verify that it is done, and I can be sure I did it. No one else should mark anyone's weigh-in post with that reaction please!
Wow Yinka! @YinxFed - that is an ambitious challenge. I'm not sure I could do 137 of any of those things every day. It is a great reminder of how that number is much too high. Thanks for bringing that challenge to our attention
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This has been a wonderful day.
I played some amazing duos with my friend this morning getting ready for our weekend workshop - a Macedonian piece with complicated rhythms, a French Mazurka that is completely hypnotising, and a Telemann piece that is like a great big smile in the room. It feels so good to have an actual rehearsal. Then the afternoon saw the garden completely planted in a cover crop to nourish it and keep the weeds from creeping in before planting next spring. And I made soup.
On top of all that, my bestie invited me over for HER soup tonight, so I'm off. I'm not sure how much I'll be online tomorrow, but will catch up when I can!5 -
Heading into the last day for this week's weigh-ins!
Due Saturday:
@evangsimmons170
Remaining Friday weigh-ins:
@Pearl4686
@gak71
@Steph1498
Overdue:
@Emerald_Storm
Don't forget that I will be doing the tallies extra early on Sunday, so everything has to be in by the end of the day Saturday wherever you live. Thanks!0 -
The October chat thread is OPEN! Please continue to weigh in and chat here, but go ahead and post your introduction on the October thread, state your goals for the month and get ready to go!
October this way -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10845267/waistaways-team-chat-october-2021/p1?new=11 -
Today Brad and I took my Mom for tea at the Banff Springs Hotel. I did track it but it's so hard to know what I actually ate - just a wild guess.
Went for a nice 71 minute walk when we got home so I got my steps in at least.
We are on holidays for a while more yet... trying to balance some of these food activities with plenty of movement. We stayed in a hotel last night so even little things like my water intake was off... definitely easier to stay on track when I'm firmly planted in my routine.
These are good "life practice" moments... gotta be able to navigate these things so I am glad when I can see how well I get through them without the old disordered patterns of my past.
Exercise stats for the last couple days:
09/30 - 10242 steps
10/01 - 11605 steps6 -
Morning team, happy Saturday and final day of September's challenge.
I have my final round of golf for the season. I am also up before Brad and I've gotten my squats in and intend to pop down for a yoga session as well. So, exercise will be good for today.
We have dinner out with friends tonight so I'm perusing the menu to pick my choice now - that way I can back in to the rest of my meals for the day and be successful!
Enjoy the day everyone!5 -
Happy Saturday everyone!
Thanks to all of your for your well wishes for our upcoming re-wedding. We have about 77 days left to pull this off. I didn't even want a bridal party this time, but Jeff wants groomsmen, so here we go. Funny thing is, I found the perfect bridesmaids dress this morning. I like it so much, I ordered one for myself. (I've used the website lots of times over the past few years, where they tailor your clothes to your measurements and you get to adjust necklines, sleeve and dress lengths as you wish.) Needless to say, I don't have time (or desire) to spend countless hours wandering through bridal shops for my dress, but I found 2 that I liked (both from websites I've used repeatedly) and ordered both of them. One should be here this month, the other next month. I don't have time for redos, thus the 2 dresses. I ordered my shoes and my fascinator (headpiece), of course 2 of both. I should be ordering my silk cascading bouquet (for me), bridesmaids' bouquets, boutineers, and a corsage all before the day is out. The venue is already selected (my church), and the date/time are cleared. Not bad for a day's work, eh?
I also created a 'save the date' invite in Canva and started distributing it digitally. I guess in the last 20 years, paper invitations are becoming less common. That's OK. That'll save us money.
My flowers:
Our colors are champagne and green (since our wedding is a week before Christmas). My dress is champagne and my shoes will be green:
And my shoes for after the wedding:
(check out the candycanes in the heels!)
My fascinator:
@jugar my CW 357
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@evangsimmons170
WOW! You have some gorgeous ideas happening, and I am sure you will be resplendent, smiling, and champagne bubbly! The candy canes on the shoes are adorable. And guess what? Your day's work was worth double overtime. Don't forget - if you keep up your weight loss like this month you might have to nip in those dresses in 77 days!
@ashleycarole86
I imagine you are heading out to dinner soon - your diligence in choosing ahead and adjusting your day's food in consequence is a great example to all of us. I always forget that restaurants have their menus online and you can actually do this! Of course, I have not been to a restaurant of any description in a very, very long time.... Have a great time! I'm still hoping your trip eastwards will happen sometime so that we can meet up again, and this time with @bowens1973 too!
I had one of those double-edged sword days today. The workshop I went to was utterly abysmal. My partner in the endeavour was equally disappointed - this was one useless day, and we had been expecting some inspiration, results, and good development of our nascent duo. Instead, we got nothing, banality, and more nothing. Some of the other participants were interesting, but the leader hardly gave us any time to get to know one another. The "exercises" were all about "being in the moment" in a way that made it impossible to actually try out any new ideas, or to share anything useful at all. BUT, the good side was that I came home (we left an hour early and will not go back tomorrow) and wrote down 2 pages of ideas for a workshop that would actually be productive, useful, and enjoyable. I will work on this and propose something to the organisation that offered the disappointing one, and maybe will get to teach again. I have missed working with other artists and I think I have a lot to offer to those who are exploring their ideas and want to do so with artists from other disciplines. A fire has been lit! And the other good side of this sword? I walked for 2 hours, fast, peeved, and burning lots of calories. Angercise as Amber @Terytha named it sometime last year! It is good stuff.
So I hope everyone has their plans for October in hand and starting to figure out what you need the most from yourself. Dig deep! October is a great time to firmly hold to the things you'd like to accomplish this year.4 -
@evangsimmons170 WOW! Thanks for sharing ... love all the details and special touches to honor the close to Christmas date. So exciting!
@jugar At this point we really aren't sure when we'll get out to visit the Ontario and Quebec family that way... we are going as far as Manitoba next week to see my Dad but no further (for now). You know I'll definitely be looking you up when we get out to Montreal to see my brother though!!
Super bummed your workshop was such a bust but it would be great if it truly is the catalyst to you having a new outlet to teach in!4 -
Final exercise report for the Sept challenge:
10/02-
17 minutes yoga + 18832 steps (thank you 18 holes of golf!)3 -
Morning Team! Here's my Sunday weigh in:
PW - 185.6
CW - 185.2
More later ... Yx4
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