WaistAways Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2021
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@happimess01 HAHAHAHA a true fan
@bowens1973 and @ashleycarole86 gotta say, I am enjoying this rivalry.6 -
CW: 185
I was feeling really good yesterday - doctor said I was doing a good job on my weight loss. And I got an awesome tattoo on Wednesday. But today I feel so discouraged and angry. Part of that is the three hours of sleep I got last night (Yay for waking up at 2:30). The other part is my weight is just going up. I'm 12 pounds up from my lowest weight this year (doctor didn't see that number) and the only way I got there was being really restrictive with my food and exercising a couple hours every day. That isn't sustainable right now because I'm working full-time and my commute is pretty long. Plus being a full-time student (and that is suffering)
Part of me is just saying "F*** it, why even bother?" Because I feel like I'm going to yo-yo forever. And part of me is wondering if I should leave the group because I'm not bringing any positivity to it, which I know is incredibly draining.
All of you have had some excellent losses this week.8 -
kellie_erin wrote: »CW: 185
I was feeling really good yesterday - doctor said I was doing a good job on my weight loss. And I got an awesome tattoo on Wednesday. But today I feel so discouraged and angry. Part of that is the three hours of sleep I got last night (Yay for waking up at 2:30). The other part is my weight is just going up. I'm 12 pounds up from my lowest weight this year (doctor didn't see that number) and the only way I got there was being really restrictive with my food and exercising a couple hours every day. That isn't sustainable right now because I'm working full-time and my commute is pretty long. Plus being a full-time student (and that is suffering)
Part of me is just saying "F*** it, why even bother?" Because I feel like I'm going to yo-yo forever. And part of me is wondering if I should leave the group because I'm not bringing any positivity to it, which I know is incredibly draining.
All of you have had some excellent losses this week.
I hear you, and I understand how disheartening it is when the scale refuses to co-operate - in spite of your best efforts. This is what has happened to me throughout this month. Doing the yo-yo dance sucks!
And you're right, severely restricting your food intake and 2-hour workouts is not sustainable. Not just that, it strips the joy out of your life!
But hang in there, Friend. Our bodies tend to just make the changes that they want to when they want to. I have to keep repeating this to myself over and over when I feel this way.
And feel free to vent here - we all know what you're going through and we're all here to support you.
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@kellie_erin You definitely don't have to feel positive all the time to be here, that's why we are here. Thanks for sharing your struggles. It's great to have you in the group and I appreciate your perspective. I'm happy your doc was proud of you even though you have your reasons to be disappointed.
@YinxFed I'll have to look up that YouTube. Caroline is a machine.. my goodness. Those of you that have gotten through so much Epic impress me!
Off to a movie with fam for my mom's birthday. Planned maintenance day today because there will be supper too and I'm not sure what yet.7 -
@jugar CW: 177.1
It's time for more water, less salt, and more walking. I'm happy to report that my shoulder is making great improvements and my PT and Ortho nurse are both pleased with me. Tweaking my diet will help me make some more nudges downward. I've been inspired by those of you who have gotten into the 160s and lower. I'm coming, too, one step at a time.
I found the first Harry Potter book on CD today along with several other CDs. They're all in a wooden holder and had been in the butcher block cart in the living room. The cart is now being re-repurposed as a kitchen item so, the *other* stuff had to be relocated. Yay!
Have a lovely evening/morning/afternoon, wherever you may be. See you on Saturday.
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CW: 165
Up from two weeks ago. It's been a frustrating week with injuries and falling back into old self-destructive habits. But next week will be better!8 -
@kellie_erin Oh boy! Do you know what anger is good for? It gives you power. Add in a dash of determination and push forward. You might need to change your basic plan. Super food restriction and 2 hours of exercise is certainly not a good one. I took a look at your food diary and you might want to see what adjustments could work for you - maybe reduce the protein? I know a lot of people believe you need massive amounts of the stuff, but if you are not a high level athlete or something similar, that may not really be needed. More veggies is always my favourite mantra. You can eat a large volume without blowing the calorie budget. You certainly do not have to try that particular direction, but it sounds like it is a good time to do some experimentation. Shake it up a bit. Cut the huge breakfast back - maybe 1 kind of seeds instead of 3, etc. Maybe try intermittent fasting. I know I sure cannot do that, but some people find it fantastic. In any case, take that anger, enjoy its power, and take it for a walk to see what happens. Stick with us! We love having you here, even if you're grumpy. Hugs flying your way
@EvMakesChanges sounds good! more water, less salt, more walking. I'm so glad your shoulder is coming along! We'll have you at those pushups any day now
My weight stayed stuck this week, but at least I'm back to staying inside my maintenance zone. My son was a good boy tonight - he came over for dinner and did NOT provide Ben and Jerry's ice cream. I told him I would not let it in the door! He has started coming over every Friday for dinner, and somehow thought he should always bring ice cream and candy. Luckily he got the message that this was a very bad, terrible, horrible, no good idea. He is sweet enough.
So - the week is coming to a close. A few more weigh-ins to go by tomorrow night, and week 3 is a wrap!
@bootilicious
@holymanhibbard
@Steph1498
@Micki48
@gak71
@evangsimmons170
@sljjjembeca
Have a great weekend, fabulous people!6 -
Friday weigh in
PW 198.7
CW 198.9
Well not as bad as I thought it would be.5 -
@micki48 I'd say.. good job!!
Good day here today, celebrated my mom's birthday and I'm at the point where I just know to make those my higher calorie days (still do maintenance - 10%). We did a movie, had supper, and just enjoyed the day. My brother is here from Montreal so that's nice too.
Fun night on the Peloton too.. did the FTP test which is basically to establish your baseline fitness for your training plan. I love stuff like that.. measuring progress and seeing what improvements I can make.
With that, I leave you with today's exercise:
40 minutes Peloton + 6706 steps
@happimess01 Sounds like your revised cheat meal strategy is a good one - eliminating guilt is a big thing and it sounds like you've accomplished that
Have a good weekend all6 -
PW 256.0
CW 255.7
It’s going to be a tough couple weeks! I’ll have Thanksgiving with family on Thursday and Saturday and then a 5 day convention in Las Vegas the following week.6 -
kellie_erin wrote: »CW: 185
Part of me is just saying "F*** it, why even bother?" Because I feel like I'm going to yo-yo forever. And part of me is wondering if I should leave the group because I'm not bringing any positivity to it, which I know is incredibly draining.
Feeling like this is EXACTLY why you need to stay with the group. We all take turns with the positive energy and the seeking support. Hopefully voicing your feelings has helped you realize that although your situation is hard, now that you have admitted it, you are able to change it. A lot of things are out of your control like a long commute, but some things still are and little changes to meal choices like @jugar suggested might give you that tweak you need, or even just taking off the mental pressure that maybe a maintenance phase focussing on holding steady until you have less on the go in life.
I definitely feel you on the perpetual yoyo of life. This is my 4th time getting down to 200lbs in 20 years and each time I have crept back up around 50 lbs as soon as I started to reward myself for the effort.
I'm not actively working as hard to lose more weight right now but I'm staying in this group and logging as much as possible to ensure that I don't have another 50lb backslide. Keep positive, change what you can, accept what you can't, and don't give up on the support of this group. 😁8 -
It’s going to be a tough couple weeks! I’ll have Thanksgiving with family on Thursday and Saturday and then a 5 day convention in Las Vegas the following week.
Don't forget about the 31 pounds you have lost - hang on to the trajectory and try to make the smallest bump you can! Have a good time with family and during the convention, though - plan what you can do to keep the food reasonable and still enjoy. Keep us posted!4 -
PW 154
CW 155.1
I can't say as I am surprised by this as last weeks loss was surely water weight. Last week I attempted to go the entire week on WW 0 point foods and while it worked I learned the valuable lesson that I don't want to spend my life trying to fill myself up with low "point" foods that I don't really want. I want Hot Cocoa occasionally and whole fat/sugar cream in my coffee. I wan't to make and enjoy holiday cookies with my family.
So, as with many others this week. @kellie_erin , I feel you! and I can only say that I sometimes have to think of where I would be if I did throw in the towel and give up.. So keep pushing through, ride out the really cruddy days and fully enjoy the good ones..
Challenging myself to enjoy getting together with family for Thanksgiving instead of just eating my way through it. Also looking for any tried and true advice for people who can't just have a little something sweet, and have to have the whole thing. How do you still enjoy, without over indulging? Thanks for being here all!7 -
@YinxFed @ashleycarole86 @jugar @PlaneMonkey @sljjjembeca thank you for your words of advice and support! I'm going to change up my diet a bit (although I love my breakfasts, it's the one meal I look forward to everyday).
I guess I'm trying to eat a lot of protein because I want to maintain my muscle mass while losing. Does anyone have any advice about that? I know you can't really build muscle while eating at a calorie deficit so maybe that's just futile on my part.
I'm feeling a bit better today - it's amazing what sleep does. I guess I just need to focus on making sustainable changes because I know I won't stick to the "diet" otherwise4 -
I use my larger bowl for salads (romaine, julienned green beans & carrots - leftover, and sliced flank steak). For dressing I use my favorite; apple cider vinegar and gomasio (roasted sesame seeds & sea salt).4 -
The part of my comment that disappeared was that my 2 kitties really *love* meat but not so much salad greens - this helps my digestion system function better, too, so it's a win-win-win! well, maybe not for the poor kitties who adore the wee slices of fat I cut off and toss to them in the kitchen, but I digress!4
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I hope everybody has had a good week, even if in the smallest of ways!
@ashleycarole86
Sunday 14th - 10,376
Monday 15th - 6,667
Tuesday 16th - 7,585
Wednesday 17th - 10,235
Thursday 18th - 11,934
Friday 19th - 2,510
Saturday 20th - 13,659
It's 8pm but I'm not going to do much more today so figured I'd add the steps now. Any guesses for which day I didn't leave the house?! I wouldn't mind, except I really was busy doing things (I was off work) but I suppose the house is pretty small so even going from the office to the kitchen doesn't get you many steps.
I'm slowly starting to feel better. I was improving on Tuesday and then it hit me again Wednesday, so I haven't run at all this week which is bad and my right glute is not thanking me. I've done a fair amount of walking though, and we'll do 6-8 miles tomorrow with my colleague followed by a pub lunch which I am really looking forward to because we're going somewhere new and I do love exploring. Today we've bought the flooring for the living room and hallways, but that won't be fitted until the new year. If plaster, paint and new flooring doesn't do make those areas look clean, I'll be left with no choice but to knock the house down and start over.
I've been overindulging this week - if it wasn't fast food then it was vast quantities of snacks. I do this when I'm physically or mentally stressed (check and check!). I also find that batch cooking is perhaps more calorific generally; it's not that the chilli, curry or stew is excessive, but that comes in with the sides so that's an area I need to look at. We always have curry AND rice AND naan, for example, or if it's garlic bread we'll usually split a serving for 4 between 2/3 portions because it doesn't reheat well. We did a nice big shop at the butchers today, so we're going to make chilli, beef rogan josh and smoked beef & paprika stew. We're also having our first stir fry for a few weeks!
I need to make a change to my 'diet' but don't have the capacity for anything big, so this coming week I'm going to make sure I'm drinking 3L of water a day. When I'm in the zone I easily drink that much, and it should help me feel less run down.3 -
Hey everyone. Hope everyone is doing well. It's a stressful time here as I am finishing my last paper before graduation. So far it has 32 pages and I still have at least another 14 to go. Oh how I will glad when graduation day is here.
@kellie_erin: I eat high protein diet per doctors order. I have at least 60grams a day and I limit garbs to no more than 20-25 grams a day. If you check out my logging I eat some pretty awesome food. Yesterday I had low carb pizza...I use a low carb tortilla wrap, Rao pizza sauce, pepperoni, sometimes sausage, sometimes ham, and 1/4 cup of cheese. Yesterdays pizza had just pepperoni and cheese and only had 261 calories. Very good and very filling...I think my dog ate about a quarter of it cause I was full. I don't like breakfast foods that much so I usually grill a chicken breast and make me a salad. I love love love cucumber ranch dressing. 100 calories in 2 tablespoons isn't the best but worth it to me. Then for dinner yesterday my boyfriend brought home Mexican food. He got me fajitas and the place we go does not assemble them. I used a low carb tortilla again and put some steak with onions and peppers then some lettuce, salsa, and sour cream...397 calories. I know it is not for everyone but it works for me. Just to give you another option. You got this!!
@Kali225 and @happimess01 I truly have never seen the office. Maybe I should give it a shot.
@gak71 Oh yes the dreaded Thanksgiving meals. I am going to see family for Thanksgiving but plan to show up about an hour after dinner time. Hopefully all the delicious non-healthy foods will be gone by then. Especially the pumpkin pie and my mom's famous no bake cookies.6 -
@jugar - CW as of Thursday my weight was 165.0
Sorry for not checking in this week. I traveled to the US Thursday to attend a school event and to visit my son and mom for Thanksgiving. Its a little hectic here. But I am so fortunate that everyone is healthy. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!6
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