WaistAways Team Chat - JUNE 2022
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Happy Sunday, Friends!
PW - 186.2
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PW 149
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Morning all!
Woke up this morning with a pit of anxiety in my stomach... stuff that I was able to put out of my mind yesterday that is now facing me today.
I'm on call for work, and there is a simmering issue that I'm expecting won't have improved since yesterday, so I'll have to make some tough decisions about that.
My Mom is still in Afib and she saw her doctor Friday and he tried her on one more medication with direction that if it didn't take her out of it, she's to go to the hospital. We're at that point now so when we get home from the lake I'm off to the hospital with her unless something changes in the next few hours. This causes anxiety in general as I have to finish my on call, we have a video chat with Brad's mom in a couple hours that is way overdue, and then there are lots of pack up activities at the trailer to get us ready to go home. Not to mention the obvious concern for my Mom and not wanting to be too late getting back.
I am golfing twice for work this week, and I need to get new golf clothes to do that. I had planned on that later today, but that will get pushed, and there's not much free time until the rounds.
I have a business trip to Lloyd (including one of those rounds of golf) Thursday morning and won't return until Friday, so I'll be away for a night, which adds pressure to what needs to get done before I go.
I'm technically off on Tuesday for my rescheduled hot air balloon ride (which is EXCITING!) but the weather is rainy so I suspect it will get postponed again. Tthe "am I or aren't I" is creating more anxiety for this planning type of personality as I won't find out until about 11 p.m. Monday and if it's off, I'm working downtown instead, which requires planning. Such a minor thing but when I'm anxious already, EVERY LITTLE THING starts to feel stressful and my resiliency goes way down. Hoping it does go ahead but if not we will hopefully find another slot for later this summer (it books fairly far ahead) and hope for better weather.
All that to say, I will be focusing on:
-drinking my water
-logging my food before I eat it
-moving when I can, but knowing I may have less time for that, so adjusting my food intake accordingly
-being nice to myself, and setting realistic expectations
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CW: 162.0
I'm so so so sorry that I'm late!! This week got very busy and I was unexpectedly out of town yesterday!4 -
The new job is going okay. There are some things I need to get used to and I'm find the driving exhausting at the end of the day - the traffic is stop and go and I feel like I'm in Office Space. I'm having issues with my sleep again so it's getting to the point where I'm doing the slow blinks on the way home, which is scary and frustrating and just something else to deal with.8
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bonnie_red wrote: »CW: 162.0
I'm so so so sorry that I'm late!! This week got very busy and I was unexpectedly out of town yesterday!
And such a great week! You would have been second on our top 3 and bumped me off
We'll still count you as #2 in any case, so you get to wear the awesome tiaras along with @Gidgitgoescrazy and @JessiBelleW 
@ashleycarole86 What a crazy time for you - but I have every confidence that you will power through and make as many of the things as are actually possible come to be. You're reminding me of the sign I had posted on my office door for years:BUT I'm going to come back to self talk for a minute. Yes you like to make, have, and control the plan. Yes you are at your best when everything is clicking along as it is planned to be. BUT that does not define you - your resilience does not "go down" when you are stressed by unplanned things firing from all directions. Unplanned chaos causes anxiety for sure, but firing up on the chaos energy and getting through all the things is a good way to put that anxiety to use. That hyped up feeling is power and energy - dance with it! Of course, it cannot and should not last for long, but change the self talk a bit to make friends with the wild and unpredictable. Enjoy the whirlwind for a bit. Things will get back to a more regulated style soon - you've got this!
and I hope your balloon ride works out, but if it doesn't you get a free day to catch up, do some Peloton, or just veg a bit. Hugs to you!4 -
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Sun 2656
Mon 12,220
60 min strength
Tues 12,139
60 min strength
Wed 15,213
Thurs 11,235
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Fri 9,438
60 mi strength
Sat 3,338
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@ashleycarole86 anxiety for things 100% out of your control are the worst! The only thing you can control is your reactions to stressors. You know what's ahead of you, challenge-wise, and knowing you, you have backups and alternate plans waiting to fire off once things are more certain.
Sucks about the golf clothes shopping. The time crunch is taking something that probably would have been fun into a rushed chore.
Hope your mom gets better soon, and good for you to vocalize your feelings and make set plans to not turn to food for comfort.4 -
sunday check-in for me... welp, today went not really to plan and ended with a total carb load/binge. I've given myself a migraine from it, so that feels terrible. I'm going to wait until my laundry can be moved to the dryer and then try to go to bed. New day tomorrow.5
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@ashleycarole86 I hope your mom feels better soon! It definitely sounds like you have a lot on your plate right now. Make sure you take a few minutes for you every day!
I had a great time with my sister visiting! We went to a winery which was beautiful and the weather was perfect! I made sure to get my exercise in each day and I ate a "normal" breakfast and lunch. Now that all my visitors have left, I'm looking forward to getting back into my routine and getting some of these pounds I gained last week back off!4 -
Well, we both fell off the log and stay on track thing today - so that's it! One day is OK. Tomorrow will be on track, all tracked, and we'll feel really well. I just didn't feel like logging today. I did not eat too badly, but still included some corn chips and other snacky things... Those will leave the scene for tomorrow.sunday check-in for me... welp, today went not really to plan and ended with a total carb load/binge. I've given myself a migraine from it, so that feels terrible. I'm going to wait until my laundry can be moved to the dryer and then try to go to bed. New day tomorrow.
Off we go for a new week! The Sunday weigh-in people have led us off. What is your plan for the week? Anything need to change? A new experiment? Some hard stuff to deal with is already out there for a few of us, so keep up the suggestions for best practices on getting through rough weeks. Ideas are always welcome!
Weigh-in update:
due today - @Gidgitgoescrazy
due Monday -
@MoonlitMuse
@DD265
@CarolAnnM2
Thanks!
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Hi everyone! Late on my introduction but I’m Michele from Pa ( formerly NC). I’m about to turn 58 this week on the 8th. I recently moved from NC to the Philadelphia area and my husband and I are currently living in a house we rent with my daughter, SIL, and granddaughter who is 4.
I’ve been with Waistaways since February 2019 and have so much gratitude for this group of amazing people. I’ve learned a lot. But also, lately, have ignored all I learned. As a result, my weight has catapulted upward 12.5 pounds since March when we moved. I see that weight. I feel the weight. My blood pressure is up and I had to increase my dosage. ☹️
I have been ignoring all I need to do to take care of me because life feels temporary and unsettled. I need to get back to routine and make myself feel settled. Part of that is we have not completely unpacked because it’s only for a year-ish and we’ve combined households as well.
Whatever I’ve been doing since we moved is not working. In fact, it’s really dangerous to my health. I have to take care of me! But life is kind of wild and different. Definitely a challenge. I live in a house of snackers now. I can’t do that because I’m also a meal eater. I’ve been fighting an upper respiratory virus for a week and just haven’t felt my best.
My SIL has found a new job which started last week, so now my husband and I are back to taking care of my granddaughter while her parents work. She has found her sassy lately which is fun. I will also be one of her teachers come fall.
Life is challenging. But I am here ready to try again. I know I’ll make poor choices sometimes, but I’m grateful knowing I have you all to encourage and support me. And me you.
I have not had a chance to catch up on all the posts so I hope everyone is ok. @ashleycarole86 sorry to hear about your mom. Hope they can get her Afib under control soon.
@Kali225 Thanks for the support. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you as well. We can do this. We have done it. ❤️
I am focusing on my nutrition, self-care, and activity this month.3 -
I was embarrassed by 2 of my step days last week ... and I was going to have another low day today, but I decided to take the kids and my dog for a walk my the river. It was definitely fun!7
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Hello! Oh my weekend wasn't at all what I planned. I finally caught the cold my boys have had. The massages were rescheduled for later this month. I still managed to get my daughter and her friend to the art museum and they had a great time ☺. I was just so tired by the time I got home. Today I am improving but still congested. Just rested and eating was okay. Not great but not totally off track either. Normally when I get sick it's just toast, soup and crackers all day long. Managed to get some decent protein in! I have no time to be sick so back to work tomorrow with lots to do! I also need to get groceries and the fridge is pretty bare. I have to go tomorrow or the guinea pigs and I will fight over the last bit of lettuce and cucumbers.
@ashleycarole86 Hope your mom feels better 💓. Can you do some curb side pick up on golf clothes? Get several sizes and styles and just return what you don't want when your schedule opens up.4 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 223
CW: 219.5
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I am not sure why I can't get this together...
PW 180.8
CW 182.6
I want to give up, and just say screw it, but that won't do me any good...
I did a 10 min video this morning...
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Happy Monday!
It is absolutely gorgeous out today, so the outdoors is calling. I wish I had my horse! I'd be out all day...
I'm going to try to hit all the right things today - keep the eating a bit better, track it all, move a lot, and enjoy playing some music, listening to the birds, and hopefully seeing my oddball raccoon friend (the one who is astrally inhabited by my daughter's odd cat).
@Gidgitgoescrazy no screwing it! You started the day with a 10 minute video - keep building on that. You want to feel better, right??
@CarolAnnM2 Brava!! Second week in a row with a good loss! You're on track for 4 weeks in the green in June - keep up the great work!5 -
@ashleycarole86 recommend Top Gun, it was brilliant. Even my sister, who didn't want to see it but took our grandfather, enjoyed it. Movie of the year for me so far. I hear you on the anxiety thing.. once you're there, even the smallest stuff piles on top like a really precarious, over-stacked fruit bowl!
@PlaneMonkey I hope you can find a satisfactory solution to the WFH thing.
@jugar I like the idea of experiments. I think experiments will be a part of my guidebook (formerly known as a plan lol) going forward. I hope you're fully recovered after your incident with the deer fence.
@micki48 I feel the same about many of my clothes. I may have to visit a customer this month, and I'm panicking because I have nothing to wear. I don't want to buy things in this size but equally the suitable clothing I do have is probably 2 sizes too small. Sigh.
Decorating the bedroom has taken far longer than I thought - I am incredibly grateful for the head start! It's pretty much done now; all the main painting is done so I've got a couple of bits of touching up to do where the cutting in went wrong but overall my standards are met. Got to re-fit the sockets, need to clean the windows and fit the blinds but have been waiting for the woodwork to be 100% dry as I'll probably knock it. I'm still not 100% on the colour at the moment but it has taken so much effort that there's no way I'm redoing it. I think it'll look good once the carpet and everything are in. OH loves it, of course; it was mainly his choice and it's bold/dark which is exactly what he likes!
I've had almost no time at the allotment despite being on day 5 of a 6 day weekend, which I'm disappointed about but will make up for later. Being on the go for 3-4 hours at a time, 2-3 times a day, and I suspect it's been that time of the month, plus anxiety, have meant I've been ridiculously hungry. My anxiety - and stomach - are settling though. I've binged a few times over the weekend, including last night when I spent a small fortune on chocolate, due to low energy levels or last night was triggered by feeling like I was falling behind. Looking forward to normal service resuming later this week and feeling calmer.5 -
I know you're in slammed mode, @ashleycarole86 so if you don't get to the step and exercise stats this week we totally get it! Here are my numbers for last week in any case, but don't feel like you have to keep this on your absolute to-do list this week. Hope all is going better
Sunday - 11,137 + 45 bike
Monday - 10,694 + 45 bike
Tuesday - 10,661 + 25 Pilates + 45 bike
Wednesday - 9404 + 15 Pilates + 45 bike
Thursday - 10,759 + 30 Pilates + 45 bike
Friday - 8,775
Saturday - 10,051 15 Pilates + 45 bike
Hoping your weather for tomorrow does what you need it to do!3 -
My Monday was a lot better than my Sunday. hoping the same for you, @jugar !
I was slow to get up but that's okay for an unemployed gal on a Monday. I got to yoga, a long walk, a good lunch, a workout, more meal prepping, and some desk work. I heard back from one of the jobs I applied to last week and I have a phone interview on Wednesday, which is super encouraging because most of these online applications feel like a total black hole and I don't expect to hear back from most of them.
My dinners this week are a copycat crispy chicken salad I concocted from one I had with my mom last weekend. It was so yummy - romaine, tomato, red onion, crispy chicken tenders, and parmesan peppercorn dressing.
Trying to be positive about weigh-in tomorrow. I know I slipped up yesterday so it might not be the number I want. I am also headed home to NY this coming weekend for my mom's birthday party, which will be a trial calories-wise. I know I'll have a 40 min yoga for strength video to kick off the day. The really hard part will be resisting all the diners, delis, and BAGELS that abound on Long Island.
Today flew by. Hopping into bed. sweet dreams, waistaways!5 -
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Today we seeded the lawn on the newly rebuilt shoreline. The ground has been so soggy this year that while we were rebuilding the dock, every step we took from the shore to the water make a piece of mud break off. I rearranged some rocks and hauled down five 30kg bags of crushed stone and forty-five 25L bags of soil all 54 steps from the parking to refill the shoreline. I earned the brownie I ate for dessert!
I had a NSV as well. From all the rock hauling and lifting I now have biceps definition again. That was one of my favourite things from when I was actively doing Crossfit. I've always been strong, even when I was much more overweight but as the pounds melt away it's like the muscles are the sun peaking back out from behind a cloud to say hello!3 -
@jugar And miss out on reporting the absolutely awesome week you had? Heck no! Thanks for your understanding, though.. and for all the lovely thoughts of my Mom. We ended up spending 5 hours at the hospital last night where she was seen and they attempted eletrical cardioversion on her (which is a shock to the heart with pads - kinda like defibrillation of sorts) but it didn't bring her out of Afib. She is still home and not working, felt like she almost felt worse today.. but anyway, she's hopefully going to be triaged sooner at the speciality Afib clinic again as a result of that.
So, to that point.. last call to anyone else reporting steps for week 1... and I'll get the report out tomorrow.
We're in the middle of a torrential downpour so needless to say the balloon isn't happening in the morning. Off to work instead to save the vacation day as we are rebooked to try again on July 5!
Couple other quick updates:
-Brad and I both have sleep apnea, so it was our 6 month check-in today. This was my first time going in a normal BMI range, and they said they would look to have me retested when I got there. Now, it's altogether possible my sleep apnea is structural and losing weight hasn't made it go away, but it's also possible my weight was part of the problem. So, I'll get a doctor's referral for another sleep study, and we'll see where I'm at. I actually don't mind using the CPAP, so if it's still there, so be it.. but it's nice to be at a point where I have a medical reason to retest.
-On the way home, I was able to stop at the golf store. I got a few outfits, so i'm set for my back to back tournaments and then my normal few rounds a year. I still find myself pulling larger sizes into the dressing room and then having to send Brad to hunt for the right ones.. he's truly the best.
@conleywoods I'll have to save the curbside idea for next time... I have been procrastinating on clothes shopping my whole life so I don't think there's much hope I'll change anytime soon. Hope you feel better soon.
@PlaneMonkey that's a great NSV.. I didn't realize you used to do Crossfit. It's always looked interesting to me!
@Kali225 Fantastic news about the phone interview.. hope it goes well!
Read and caught up on everyone else's posts.. but I'd best say my goodnight for now and get myself some sleep.5 -
@jugar, I would like to change my Weigh in day to Saturday please and thank you.
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@PlaneMonkey Isn't it amazing how hauling earth and stone like a prisoner can make your day? That was some impressive day's work, and yes indeed - you earned that brownie. Now, a prisoner would not get one of those... Those moments of revelation when the layer of fat that has been hiding your muscle definition goes away are enough to plaster a smile on your face that lasts longer than the happy from the brownie - we want bicep pix!!
@ashleycarole86 golf clothes are something I have never had to think about, but I hear you on shopping procrastination. I hate clothes shopping with a seething simmering lifelong passion. Even now that I wear small sizes, I still hate it. I sometimes have to enlist a friend who actually enjoys it to go with me so that I don't give up before even making it 2 steps into the store. I always hope their enthusiasm will rub off - it sometimes works, at least temporarily. In any case, have a great time out on the golf course showing off your new outfits, and I hope your mom feels better soon. Great news on the sleep test, too!
@Gidgitgoescrazy you are now officially a Saturday person. 3
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