Waistaways Team Chat - MARCH 2022
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It was 171.4, so 2 pounds gone! Good job. And isn't every day Saturday unless otherwise announced?lonestarbabe wrote: »PW: 171.2
CW: 169.4
I think that was my previous weight, but I can't find the link to the weight tracker to double-check. I apologize for the late posting! We went out of town, and the days got messed up in my head. I thought today was Sunday.
@ells_bellz - that's a good strong commitment for March! There are 5 weeks, so if you go the max and lose 2 pounds a week, you'll ace it! I'm so glad your husband has been doing better with his blood sugar. That's the incredible power of nagging, right? My "born to nag" photo that I drag out every now and again is more than just a joke
@BlissfulK - if you are comfortable sharing, it would be great to know your first name and where you live. Not everyone in the team does, but I find it wonderful knowing where people are, and having a name more than the username to call them if they are OK with that. Anything else about you is welcome too!
I had a very exciting morning - in the recording studio for the first time in ages. I am playing compositions by a Cuban jazz wizard and it is a blast. I have never played this kind of music before, but this old dog is sure enjoying the new sounds, rhythms, and crazy tricks. It is sure a good thing I did not show up for the session in sweatpants and a worn out old t-shirt (or heck, all dressed up in yoga pants instead) - it turned out they were recording video too
In any case, I luckily had put on some half decent clothes and did not put them to shame. It is always easy to dress better than the drummer in any case!
All right - strength workout done (oof), now for a bit of pilates to get ready for making dinner. Ahhh.1 -
@jugar - the Cuban jazz sounds great and glad you got out to play with them!! If they ever put the video online - post the link.
@ells_bellz I've got the same 10 lb goal for long March - it won't be easy but let's do it!!
I had a good day food-wise. My daily salads are in the work fridge (eases the congestion in the house fridge).
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Welcome all newcomers and returners,
My name is Yinka. I've been with the WaistAways for quite a while now. I live in Worcestershire in the UK with my husband. We both work from home. I am a Business English coach.
I love this group, and even though I may not post daily, I do keep up with all our news.
I have been nursing a pulled back muscle and have had to lay off my workouts for the past three weeks. This has made me both miserable and sluggish. However, I have recovered enough to effect a gradual return to fitness. Last week I discovered a fun step aerobics YouTube instructor from Brazil, and I have now put together a more varied, fun workout routine.
This week I will be returning to my Epic 2 program (I did Day 37 this morning, but I decided to swap out almost all the weighted moves with Bodyweight moves. When I did use my weights, they were very light ones - 3kg and 4kg) it felt good. For the rest of the week, I plan to go for a forest walk on Wednesday, another Epic workout on Friday and a Brazilian step class on Saturday.
Welcome once again everyone!
TTFN
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Happy Monday! I have Parent Teacher Conferences this week, which means going in early and leaving late. I got in a 20 min Barre this morning. I logged my food and I am under my calories and hit my macros.
@eggfreak and @ells_bellz you girls are ambitious with 10 pounds. Good luck!! I am over here hoping for 3lbs.5 -
Here we are at the hour for reminders again - how do the days fly by so fast? Happy March everyone -
Here are all the weigh-ins due through Tuesday:
@wendydpromos
@Gidgitgoescrazy
@Waifer003
@kdblpn
@Kali225
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Username: collegelyfe17
Weigh In Day: Fridays
PW (Previous Weight): 192.4
Hello everyone,
I’m Jen, Im a newly wed (Dec 2020) and have gained about 14 lbs due to happy weight and just not really watching what I eat.
My problem is mostly the snacks that I eat, but I eat fairly healthy meals. I work with children all day as an OT and that’s pretty much my exercise for the day LOL. When I’m not working I tell myself I’ll workout but I never keep up with it. Recently (just two weeks) I have asked my cousin to Do workouts via FaceTime just for motivation and accountability.
I’m doing this challenge because I don’t want to gain anymore weight.. we are thinking of having children in 1-2 years and I know I need to lose weight as I have a condition called PCOS and that’s what most of my docs recommend. Not only for babies but really to feel more confident and to fit into my clothes again!🙂7 -
@jugar
I’m Kris and I love family, health, and fitness. Life has been super busy and trying to get back into a consistent workout routine. Goal is to maintain at least 3 intense cardio days per week. For the challenge I will try to increase the amount of cardio days to help reach the goal weight of 115. I tried intermittent fasting last year and it worked out great to keep off unwanted weight along with a slim waist
I didn’t do it long enough to make it a lifestyle change. I have started again with the intentions of making it a lifestyle change. I love to cook and want to learn to cook more plant based meals that are tasty and healthy☺️ 5 -
My three numbers for the week:
-7.5 hours of sleep
8 hours 14 minutes
-64 oz of water
Got 64 oz in
-1694 net calories
Ate 1900, burned 209 for a net of 1691
Gotta get to bed so I can get my 7.5 hour minimum!
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I'm Katie, I live in the UK with my husband and our two cats. Like many others, our main meals are usually cooked from scratch and reasonably healthy, balanced and varied, but side dishes and snacks are my downfall. I'm the unfortunate combination of an emotional eater and a chocoholic! Currently going through a very busy, very stressful period and my weight is yo-yo-ing, but the end (or at least, some big changes) is in sight and I hope to settle back into a focused weight loss routine.
We packed a lot into this weekend - I managed to spend some time tidying the garden which I'm very pleased about, as well as a long walk and a day out. Now I'm rushing around getting things done before my trip to Dubai on Thursday. I come home on Tuesday, and we have a week and a half left of OH's classroom based training, then we believe he has a week off. I don't really have enough holiday to take a full week off with him unfortunately, and I probably wouldn't have booked the Dubai trip if we'd known he was getting that time off sooner (it's still not confirmed), or we'd have gone together in that week.
After that, so the end of the month, OH starts his variable shift pattern and it's all change again. This will be the 'final' big change though, and whilst it's going to take a lot of adjustment, I'll be glad to build a routine around it and know what I'm dealing with.3 -
Happy Tuesday!
A million things on the go this morning, but it is great to hear your news @BlissfulK @collegelyfe17 and @DD265 - your energy is beautiful
My numbers for MONDAY -
38g fibre
1200 net calories
1 strength workout, 1 hip flexibility session4 -
2/28 exercise:
10972 steps
Last night we had a post-work meeting with a financial planner and then we had to rush to downtown Calgary to catch a movie we had tickets for. We are trying to see all the Best Picture nominees before the Oscars... I am a big movie buff.
The movie was longer than expected so by the time I got home I didn't have time for my additional exercise. Even when I skipped that, I still didn't get my 7.5 hours of sleep (which you'll see on my numbers report tonight). So, needless to say it was the right call not to stay up even later exercising.
We are returning to office 3 days a week starting in April and I know I'm going to feel way more time crunched overall, so I suppose it's good practice. If I don't exercise as much I just don't eat as much so I can buffer regardless, but I love the exercise. I guess then it comes down to skipping other fun like movies in favor of it at times. All things to think about and plan for.3 -
Tuesday Weigh-In
CW: 244.7
And it's a doozy. By far, the highest weight I have ever seen on the scale. Ouch. Struggling for sure recently. Sorry for the terrible weigh-ins!7 -
I am sure @jugar would say the same to you @Kali225 (and anyone else who has recently expressed guilt for a weigh-in)... we would all much rather have you here than have your guilt make you feel like you need to fade away.
Just wanted to assure you that while you may feel disappointed, the team is not disappointed in any of you. I am thankful for each and every one of you and the perspective everyone brings. We all know this is far from a sunshine and roses journey... proud of you for sticking with it even when you've had a doozy week.
Let us know if you want to get anything off your chest.6 -
@Kali225 I second what Ashley @ashleycarole86 said, and I know exactly how you feel. My recent weigh ins have been awful. But I need to stay the course, so I'm staying. I plan on doing some celebrating when I break through this barrier of negative behaviour.5
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I probably did closer to 7,000 steps today but I always feel like o eat so much because I burned off energy. Today I was doing a pretty good job but passed by the kitchen at the end of the day and got like two cookies , between kids I had a total of like 4 thin mints. I just don’t know how to control myself as much esp when I see the food in our shared therapy kitchen😭
I think this week is like to strive for drinking at least 6 cups of water a day. I’m at 4, when I get home I’ll drink at least 2 more.4 -
Well, sometimes we just make those same old bad choices and things go haywire for a while. I feel your struggle @kali225 @YinxFed and @collegelyfe17 . You can change it up, I know you can!
I like this question -collegelyfe17 wrote: »I just don’t know how to control myself as much esp when I see the food in our shared therapy kitchen😭
How do we get better at that? I don't think it is possible to be forever good at it, but it can get better. What are some strategies any of you use to walk past the cookies, the chips, the extra stuff you know it is not a good idea to eat?
I have a few mantras that often help. This one I stole from my niece - "Just because you want it does not mean you have to have it." Just say that a few times. It can sometimes undo the urge. Or good old "Just say no!" Or self definitions: I don't snack between meals. I don't buy those trigger foods because I know what will happen. I drink X glasses of water every day. Pick a few and say them to everyone. And to yourself!
What else works (at least sometimes)?
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Well. Husband gave up chocolate for Lent. He says this will help him (and therefore me) resist all those tasty desserts we keep wrecking our calorie deficits with.
It doesn't stop my coworkers from bringing me donuts, but supposedly I get an office soon and then I can close my door on them.
Got a 30 minute workout in today and look like I took a swim. Man am I sweaty. I like boxing workouts. Ages ago I coined "angersize" as the aggressive workouts I do to let off steam when I'm mad, and punching the heck out of some targets to Dragula or Down With the Sickness is deeply satisfying.
I like metal. XD
And on that note, my favorite metal band Sabaton is releasing a new album on Friday and a new band I like called Shadow Academy dropped their second single. It's a good month for music.5 -
@ashleycarole86 Not sure if this is too late. Trying to catch up.
Final countdown. So much going on. Packing. Health. Sister diagnosed with lung cancer. Getting new drs. Insurance. Blah blah. Then my daughter’s realtor contacted us with a potential buyer who may offer $20k more than our “makes us sell” number. Not sure yet. We’ll see. Just throws a curve ball in our plan in a mostly good way.
Boxes are piling high, and still more to go. But we’ll get there. Taking the car in tomorrow for check and oil change.
No time for snacking. Food is fine. Not a huge appetite. A nurse the other day commenting on my side pain asked me if I have been drinking enough water. No way have I been hydrating properly. So I’m trying to focus on drinking more water. I’m getting sleep, but so tired. Moving is exhausting.
I miss you guys so much and look forward to being more involved later this month. You are all so important to me. I’m making it through this because of all I’ve learned from you all.
Ok. Gotta go. But thank you all so much for the good vibes. Keep up the good work.
❤️Michele xoxo8 -
Steps 👣 5853
Exercise 👟 abs, arms, legs
Was literally a Cookie Monster 🍪 today while organizing, lol. Thankfully they were keto cookies and still feel light. They also made me drink tons of water ☺️5 -
@micki48 What a pile-up! Good things (no snacks, a high offer on the house), bad things (sister with cancer
, being tired, boxes upon boxes), and oddly cool things like being asked about your water intake. Long drinks of water sound like exactly what the doctor ordered. And hugs! Lots of those flying your way. We miss you too!
Numbers for today -
29g fibre
1200 net calories (just a bit under)
1 Pilates workout and a good hour out on the snowshoes. More snow has fallen in the past few days, so it is perfect out there!
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