WaistAways Team Chat - SEPTEMBER 2022
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Very late introduction here. I'm Sylvia,53, in Massachusetts, caregiver for my 93 yr old dad and w/ a fulltime office job...realized recently that I feel a bit like a single parent...but it's not forever. My weight has swung way up and down throughout my life, managing to get to good comfortable weights, only to overeat and get back up there again. Started with Waistaways in 2020 with a good mindset (& I swear there is some invisible switch inside that can turn on to focus and have selfcontrol...and then it flips unexpectedly on me)...I did great in 2020 with meticulous logging but have since gained back nearly half of what I dropped. My goal for this month is to have every week in the green - doesn't have to be by much, just all green, to set me up for October losses. I've read through the first pages and will catch up by the end of today with all your news and tips and inspiration and commiseration.
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Thankyou @bowens1973 for sharing the pictures and your success story! It’s exactly what I needed as fear is starting to set in with only 5 days left until I get my first new hip.4
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CarolAnnM2 wrote: »Thankyou @bowens1973 for sharing the pictures and your success story! It’s exactly what I needed as fear is starting to set in with only 5 days left until I get my first new hip.
You can say that again! @bowens1973 can be your superpower for getting through the surgery, all the physiotherapy (don't skip a single bit of that!) and coming out the other side so much stronger than you ever believed possible. You have done a fantastic job getting ready for your surgery. Losing 50 pounds while you are still pre-surgery and in pain is nothing short of fabulous. You've got this!4 -
Agree @CarolAnnM2 .. your commitment to yourself pre-surgery has been impressive. We'll be rooting for you. Nerves are expected and I can totally understand that. There is a road ahead but I know you'll take it seriously based on how well you prepped for surgery so you're going to continue to impress your surgeon I'm sure.5
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@bowens1973 CONGRATS 👏 🎆 🚵♂️ You have worked so hard for this. You look great and you look like an athlete! What an amazing experience for you and Ashley. Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip and have the best time on vacation.5
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Happy Sunday Team Waistaways!
PW - 184.4
CW - 184.9
Sorry about that!
And I managed 6 perfect form Pushups.
@PlaneMonkey I am in awe of your water sports activities!
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@CarolAnnM2 You've TOTALLY got this! I can't wait to hear about your initial post-surgery reaction. You will immediately find yourself no longer in pain - a little post surgery discomfort that is easily managed, but it is life-altering in such a profoundly amazing way.
If you have any questions or concerns that you'd like to chat through, I'd be happy to be your buddy and look forward to welcoming you to the club!
You're amazing and you've totally got this. As Jugar mentioned, physio is your best friend but the hospital will ship you out quickly so self-motivation is key. Need someone to hold you accountable? I'm your guy! 😉 But, given your amazing pre-surgery accomplishments, you've got all the skills!
See you on the other side and look forward to celebrating with you - @ashleycarole86 and I will have a glass of wine ready to go to toast you.
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Team Results
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Individual Results
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Team Winners
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Congrats to our top 3 for this week! You are lighting the way
As a team, we did not do well, but that means we're more determined for this week. Post any helpful things that you are doing this week to turn things around if you had a gain this past week. What will get is back in the green? Or at least in the red due to things like muscle gain - looking at you @YinxFed Your new commitment to the pushups is inspiring.5 -
@YinxFed, @ashleycarole86, @JEB03253 , @LoraineGB , @Micki48, @Bowens1973, @CarolAnnM2, @jugar
Thanks all for the birthday wishes! I had a great time eating dinner on the restaurant patio with my spouse and 2 daughters last Thursday. It's so odd to think I've made it to the 65-year-old mark a little lighter than I've been in several years. I plan to keep hydration up and highly salted foods *down* before weighing in next week! What a surprise to come in #2 on the WA team...wowza!
Time for supper...more soon.
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PW 151
CW 151.52 -
9/10 exercise:
61 minutes Peloton
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Steps
Sun 4,918
Mon 21,503
30 min lifting
Tues 13,323
Wed 12,060
Thurs 11,544
30 min lifting
Fri 12,170
Sat 9,409
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OK - getting back on track, and also making sure to get all the work done to be ready for my October concert/recording trip! I'm going to pre-check my habit track items and pre-log food and exercise. Each evening I'll pretend that the next day has already happened and that I was spot on plan. I find that once I have entered the info, I'm reluctant to have to go back in and uncheck it or change it. Hopefully that will work!
If you have any other ways that work to boot yourself into doing what you know is the good stuff, post it! I think we need to change these little tricks frequently, or they stop working.
Weigh-in update to get us through Monday:
@Terytha
@CarolAnnM2
@MsMcClane
@MoonlitMuse
Tally ho!5 -
@ashleycarole86 steps for the week (no extra exercise at all, but that will change this week!!)
Sun: 2,769
Mon: 915 [I think these days were when my fitbit died/was dying? or I forgot to charge it?]
Tues: 8,312
Wed: 6,073
Thu: 7,738
Fri: 7,110
Sat: 10,919
Caught up on reading. Determined to get back to regular posts and chiming in this week. Today felt like my first "normal" Sunday in 6+ weeks. No guests, no travel, regular workday tomorrow. I got up, planned meals, went grocery shopping, did a ton of meal prep. Finally took a nice long walk, starting with a 1 mile jog in the rain which felt super freeing. I did snack a bit but dinner was good. watched some football games - my favorite time of the year. I am so ready for colder temperatures (are you listening to me, ecosystem?) and cozy recipes. I have sold some more of my furniture so tomorrow I begin ordering the new. It's so empty in my living room it is starting to sound a bit echo-y. My only concern is that since I am ordering from Wayfair (my employer, ergo discount), all the pieces will need assembly and I am not paying their price for expert assembly. I'm fairly handy but not sure I will trust my own work when it means the bed frame under my body every night is supportive and long-lasting!
I have mirrored closet doors in the main room and I did yoga tonight for the first time in weeks. however, I got a truly unflattering angle of myself just sitting cross-legged from the profile view... wow. I just don't like any part of my reflection right now! Something with all this food and snacking has to give if I want to change that.7 -
I can't anymore.
I fell off the wagon in December of last year and all I've managed to accomplish in 9 months is to put on weight.
I just can't do this.
I'm sorry.10 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 202.7
CW: 200.8
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@Terytha 🙁 I don’t believe that you can’t do this, please believe in yourself and you so deserve to be here and reaching for your goal. We are here to help when you are ready for it.6 -
@Terytha we believe in you. Baby steps. You can get back there. Turn that wagon back around and make sure you're the driver instead of the passenger. Recommit to some of the healthy habits you made time for on your first March down to that size 8 you achieved. You are a priority. You deserve to feel good.
@Kali225 I hear you on those mirrors... They can help with good form, but can also startle when you're used to seeing the front view then suddenly see a profile you didn't expect. I have a photo of myself from a similar angle posted next to the snacks to remind myself.
You're putting in the work and you're aware of your weaknesses so you are already on the right track.
If you need help with furniture assembly, hit up youtube! You'd be amazed how many people make unboxing and assembly videos for all kinds of things.3
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