WaistAways Team Chat - AUGUST 2022
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@jugar my starting weight is 195 😩
I'm Kellie, back on the regular team after a very tough June and July. Here's hoping I can make the number on the scale go down knowing the rest of this year might be just as busy7 -
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PW 217
CW 181.3
GOAL 135
Hello all from Washington state! @jugar may I change my weigh day to Sunday as well since that's the way of the group & this is my first week anyway?
Intro
My name is Kay, but I'm known in my family as Kasey if that makes it easier there being another Kay already 😉.
I'm a retired person (1 yr) and have mostly worked at a desk the entire career. I've battled my weight since my pregnancies years ago!
I do enjoy activity, especially camping, fishing, hikes. I go to the pool several times a week. In winter it's crucial as our weather is no bueno.
I lost 50 lb back in 2015 thru WW and was even recruited to work for them. I did for nearly 3 yr but was laid off at the beginning of the pandemic. That's when I started putting some of that 50 back on! (I was super-bummed & hurt) It's taken me a few false starts until now to get serious again. So here I am. My Dr recommended MFP.
I'm glad to know there are others with the menopause challenge. Ugh!
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My name is Lauren and I live in NC. I have been up and down with weight my entire adult life, but mostly up. I had lost a lot of weight with weight watchers 10 years ago (about 60 pounds), then gained most of it back. I lost about 40 pounds during graduate school and then gained about 20 of those pounds back. Over the last year, I have been basically maintaining 😕
My goal this month is to consistently track my food intake. Funny how that is my goal every month 😂 I do well for the first 2 weeks and then it falls by the way side. Maybe I should use the habit tracker this month.
Great job team for coming in first for July!!8 -
Hello team Waistaways! I am your co-captain alongside our fabulous @jugar and my role here is to run our step challenge. Happy to have new members, returning members and continuing members set to join us in August!
A few key items to know:
-Step challenge is an optional add on but it can be super helpful to report in and hopefully you'll find it motivates you to move more.
-All intentional activity counts, so you need to provide me with your daily steps + additional minutes of intentional exercise not counted in those steps which I will then convert to steps for you
-If willing, commit to a daily step pledge and provide me with that target. Your total steps + exercise minutes converted to steps will count towards this pledge. I will use it as part of our consistency stats in my weekly report.
-You can report daily or weekly. The week runs from Sunday to Saturday so each Sun/Mon please ensure I have your stats from the prior week.
Hopefully that covers it but feel free to ask if there are any questions. I have been on holidays so I'll be doing a catch up and last call for those who participated in July Week 5 and then I'll be able to wrap that up!
Now, a little about me!
My name is Ashley, I'm 35 years old, and I am married to fellow teammate and weight loss accountability partner @bowens1973
I was overweight my whole adult life until I committed to a new lifestyle last year. I have a history of binge eating, emotional eating, and generally just loving on food way more than I needed to. There is a decent amount of obesity in my family and while I was a super athletic kid, the weight just piled on when the activity stopped but the bad eating habits remained.
I sort of tried to lose weight over the years, sometimes on a website like this, sometimes just by making more sensible choices, but I was always walking a fine line and found myself easily slipping back into my old bad habits.
I had mostly given up by early 2021, accepting my lot in life was to be obese for good and determined to find peace with that even though I could never find comfort or love for myself. One morning in late January I woke up from a bad dream about my size and for whatever reason I just got started on here and I haven't left.
Just shortly before (Sept 2020), my husband had a life changing hip replacement surgery. He was previously struggling to walk short distances and suddenly he was able to do much more than before. So, while I started first, after a couple of months of tracking my food my husband saw my success and he hopped on board.
The rest is history! I found this group and the MFP community and my participation there has been instrumental to my success.
I went from 293 to the mid 160s and decided as I was in a normal BMI for the first time in adulthood that I was ready to switch to maintenance.. I am a relatively new maintainer and looking to translate the new habits I made while losing into habits I can sustain for life.10 -
Hello! My name is Michelle. I am 54 years old. I live with my fam in Ontario, Canada. I am semi-retired. I stopped working to be a stay-at-home mum in 2008 and just never went back. I did start volunteering at my children's school where they needed me but when Covid hit, I stepped away. Hoping to go back this September.
My goal for this month is to get 'more' active. I start the day with 30 minutes of yoga and I am usually able to get out for a 30 minute walk twice a day. My challenge is that things I like to do involve sitting ie reading, knitting, video gaming, etc. I had plans to kick it old school. I did some Tae Bo with Billy Blanks and dusted off my step but the old Baker cyst decided to rear its ugly head and will have to dial it back to just walking until it settles down again. My weigh loss goal is to lose approx 30+lbs but will be taking it 10 lbs at a time.
What I love most about August is the vision of pumpkins, changing leaves and all things Autumn
Question: Does anyone know how MFP calculate the daily protein requirement?
Cheers!
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My favourite little newsletter came by email today - it is not always my fave, but often it really hits some nail right where it is needed. This one did.
I know I am not alone in getting stuck sometimes. We sit there, knowing what has to be done, and we just don't do it. Well, here is a terrific reflection on that state, and an excellent (but kind!) kick in the rear to get past it --
https://brittlestar.substack.com/p/asleep-at-the-wheel?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
I hope you enjoy it! And I'd love to hear your thoughts on getting out of wallows.2 -
Hey everyone!
The summer is zipping by - hard to believe we are doing intros for August already.
I'm Brad and I'm the proud husband of @ashleycarole86 - my BFF!
I have been in my weight loss journey for about 16 months and have hit a bit of a plateau - I find summers particularly challenging, which seems a bit counter intuitive given that there is greater choice for physical activity, but I find there is also greater temptation.
August will be spent partially losing the weight from a 2 week vacation back to Ontario to see family - knowing that I have the knowledge and desire to get back to where I was pre-trip, I decided to enjoy the time and hit my favourite spots around southern Ontario. I will also be working towards my second Gran Fondo this season. This time I will be taking on the Vancouver to Whistler 160km ride that is rated "extreme" due to the massive incline. I'm nervous but excited and hope to spend as much time on my road bike this month as possible.
For those that are new to the group, welcome! You're in the right place, with the right people.
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@ashleycarole86 steps & exercise for last week below. Also, I love reading your intro every month!
Sun: 13,673 + 0.75 mi jog (12 min mile pace), 27 min dumbbell arms
Mon: 10,976 + 40 min dance cardio
Tues: 16,607 + 0.40 mi jog, 36 min total body sculpt (dumbbells & cardio)
Wed: 10,691
Thurs: 15,778 + 0.50 mi jog, 19 min ab workout
Fri: 12,689 + 30 min total body hitt & strength
Sat: 10,302 + 1.00 mi jog5 -
Love those photos @ashleycarole86 and @bowens1973 - you both look great! I'm with you, Brad, on finding summer harder than winter for weight. Weird, eh?
OK - quick reminder as we get this week going! Be sure to post your weight and let's see how green we are
@deniners2
@jan110144
@MoonlitMuse
@DD265
@CarolAnnM2
@MsMcClane
@christhiann
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PW 150
CW 1512 -
Hi everyone. I’m Michele, 58, living outside Philadelphia, Pa. I, too, moved recently and piled on a bunch of pounds. Like 16 I think! Now, I am just coming off my 5 day isolation from Covid. Hubby and I got out, masked, and walked almost 2 miles in the woods today. It felt great to be out. I e been with this awesome group for a long time now. I think since February 2019! I love this group!! What a bunch of all stars and wonderful friends.
@jugar My starting weight for august is 208.9. Considering all that I put in my mouth this week. Not awful. I need to get myself together and get a plan. Working on that.
So post menopausal ✅
Move with a weight gain ✅
Loves shoes ✅
Just getting over COVID✅
Former member and employee of WW ✅
I have about 35 pounds I’d like to lose, But my first goal is just to get below 200 again.
@ashleycarole86 Ill post my sad steps in a separate post.
Funny tidbit: Somehow this week while mostly laying/sitting on a bed, my Fitbit recorded two workouts of “swimming”. One for 50 minutes and another for 17 minutes. I have NO idea what I was doing to get those workouts. Lol. I was drinking a lot of water 💦 🤷🏻♀️😂6 -
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Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 211.9
CW: 209.6
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This is hilarious! I used to try to teleport myself to a beach somewhere, during the deepfreeze days of January, by drinking mojitos or mai tais or other tropical drinks. That didn't work, my brother told me, because I was NOT wearing a bikini. He lived in Florida at the time and knew what he was talking about. So I figure you must have been wearing something that your Fitbit thought was a bathing suit while you were drinking all that water and lying around.Funny tidbit: Somehow this week while mostly laying/sitting on a bed, my Fitbit recorded two workouts of “swimming”. One for 50 minutes and another for 17 minutes. I have NO idea what I was doing to get those workouts. Lol. I was drinking a lot of water 💦 🤷🏻♀️😂CarolAnnM2 wrote: »Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 211.9
CW: 209.6
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Fabulous!!! The team is now 0.3 lb in the green for the week!
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Hi WA's ... You have one more new member joining your amazing team ... Please welcome @CupcakeCrusoe
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Hi everyone! I'm Christina. Thanks so much for having me late!
Weigh In Day: Fridays
PW (Previous Weight): 186.2 this morning!
CW (Current Weight): 186.2
I've been a long time poster in the Women's 200+ thread, and I felt like I needed a little kick to get me out of some doldrums I find myself in. Seems like every time I hit the mid-180s, this happens again, where I have a harder time losing. I have to wonder if part of it is because I was just about at this weight in high school for a long time.
ETA some of my likes! I currently do a lot of pole/chair dance fitness classes, I've finally found exercise that I can't get enough of, and I'm thrilled. I also love knitting/crochet and playing video games (currently obsessed with Destiny and Bear and Breakfast, very different paces of games, haha, and I just finished Stray).
My daily habits (going to go put them in the tracker now!)
🧡 Log everything in grams
🧡 Do at least three pole/dance classes a week
🧡 More than 100g protein every day
🧡 No doomscrolling after 7PM each night
🧡 At least 64oz of water a day
Thanks all again for having me, I look forward to getting to know you all!
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@ashleycarole86 would it be a huge pain if I gave you exercise minutes weekly, since one of my goals is to do a minimum of three classes a week? If it would be a huge pain, don't worry about it at all!
Three classes would be at least 180 minutes a week of exercise, as a goal.3
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