Happy Wednesday, Friends!

So my nephew sent out some photographs from his wedding that the family attended in the summer. And I looked AWFUL! You know when you have an idea in your head about how you look, and then you spot a reflection in a shop window and are simultaneously shocked and surprised? Well that was me yesterday. I told my husband and temporarily forgot that I had married the loveliest man on the planet when he said "I just see a beautiful woman, Darling!" Well it certainly brought me up short and I have finally made the decision to make the changes that I need to make.

I'll let you know how I get on.

With regards to No Takeout November, Ben and I were discussing this very topic last night. We have decided to stop our habit of a weekly takeaway and replace it with a nice dinner out every fortnight (no fast-food venues!)

A bit of drama this morning - one of our old (it was originally second-hand) tall kitchen cupboards fell over, (just missing me, by the way!) - so I swapped my workout for sweeping up the contents that were damaged, removing tins and cans and putting storing them temporarily (on my dining table). Finally I rewarded my efforts with a new unit (solid oak, I'm so excited), which Ben and I will be collecting on Friday.

And @DD265 Whenever I read your workout schedule, it takes my breath away. You are so STRONG. I use weights regularly and don't lift anywhere near those numbers. You're very inspiring.

Enjoy the rest of your day, Team Waistaway!

Yx

Oh Liselyn, @jugar , your posts are always so uplifting - thank you! Don't worry, I shall continue lifting.

Night night all!

Yx

@holymanhibbard it's about the baby steps! It can feel overwhelming trying to make a complete lifestyle change, but if you break it into pieces and take it one day or even one meal at a time, you can do it without being overwhelmed. If you have a bad day, don't let it turn into a bad week, just accept it and move on and do better next time. Progress over perfection is the motto here.
You've got this! Give us specifics on what your biggest struggle is. I'm sure you feel alone but chances are someone here has faced the same struggle and could give you insight how they dealt with it.

Here's a quick update:
I have been really good with food, staying under (but very close to) my calorie goal most days. Unfortunately, I did no workouts but I did pick-up an old rowing machine from someone who didn't want it, so I'm going to try that as I get bored of doing the same thing for too long.

I downloaded the app Libra to track my weight daily. This is a tricky issue for me as I have a compulsion to weigh daily but then reward/punish myself with food. I have tried sticking to weekly but find that hard so I'm hoping the tracking will rewire my brain to accept the daily fluctuations. Anyone else do this?

Logging food used to work a treat, helping me lose weight quite consistently but now I worry that age has slowed me down, I'm turning 40 soon. That's another thing to work on- patience...

Have a wonderful day everyone

YinxFed wrote: »

And DD265 Whenever I read your workout schedule, it takes my breath away. You are so STRONG. I use weights regularly and don't lift anywhere near those numbers. You're very inspiring.

@YinxFed firstly I think you're gorgeous!

In terms of strength, I used to be very weak. I was lucky that I found a physio who trained me from the ground up, and I think it was going on 12 months before we even picked up a barbell. Thankfully, despite not training for over two years, that foundation has stayed in place and just needed to be activated again with the help of a sports injury therapist. It took a while to believe that myself, but that invincible feeling I'm chasing is starting to show up for fleeting visits.

holymanhibbard wrote: »

I’m feeling very defeated, I feel like I will never succeed, I feel Ike I am destined to be big forever, how can I get motivated to do what I need to. I’m feeling like a big failure

Is there one thing you can do to take some control? Maybe drinking X amount of water or swapping a chocolate bar for an apple. It only needs to be small and easily achievable, and motivation will build on top.

@Pearl4686 I weigh daily. I find the fluctuations easy to explain; "oh I ate something salty last night" or "I drank loads of water". I remember a WW coach being horrified that I weigh in daily, but I see it as information so I can make an adjustment. If I've lost/maintained then I can think about what worked from the day before and keep doing it, and if I've gained, then I can look for the probable reason and plan to minimise that whilst understanding that it's not a terrible thing and is totally normal for weight to go up and down. A lot of people use an app that shows the average trend, or average the week for their weigh in. I have Garmin scales so these feed into MFP and I just use whatever the weight is on a Monday.

@Pearl4686 I also weigh daily and absolutely love seeing the data. You definitely have to be in the right headspace about it - you'll have a great day and be up because you ate later than usual or drank more water or something like that. As long as you can look at that logically then I think weighing daily is best. The data has helped me so much and over time I actually don't feel bothered by the number when it goes up but like @DD265 it allows me to think about the reasons and if I do have legitimate reason to make a change, I can do that.

@holymanhibbard We live in Alberta and we love mountain hiking too! Great to have you with us. I am sad to hear things feel so helpless but being here for yourself is a great first step. We are all finding our way in some fashion... looking forward to being part of your journey!

@jugar you did not miss my weigh in. I didn't post Wednesday because I was mad at my digestive system and today I totally forgot to step on the scale, so I apologize, but I assure you, there will be data from me first thing tomorrow am.
I should become a daily weigh person and then use the weekly average like some other do. Makes for less fluctuation maybe.

I should check into my macros or the nutrient values I'm logging as it seems I need to up my fibre intake.... Things just aren't processing as quickly as I would like! 😉🤣