WaistAways Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2022
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Day 1 of week 2 is going very well for me.
I woke up naturally (no alarm) since I'm finally not on call for my work this week. Checked my Garmin account and it says I slept for 8 hours and 43 minutes and got a good sleep score. This is my first good sleep score since October 10, so you can appreciate how good this felt.
I got out of bed, put on my workout clothes, and did 45 minutes on the Peloton. Cranked out my push-ups, started with water, had a healthy breakfast, did some chores.
It's amazing how much better I feel today. Gotta remember how different a good start makes me feel.5 -
Week 1 exercise:
10/30: 14590 steps
10/31: 8842 steps
11/1: 10422 steps
11/2: 6987 steps
11/3: 8702 steps
11/4 6184 steps
11/5: 5096 steps
For what I'm targetting, I have lots of room to improve in week 2. Based on my Peloton ride, things are off to a better start so far!4 -
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So random question sort of like a poll
Do you track before your first bite, while pre-tracking the day before or after you finish eating??1 -
@ashleycarole86
Is it too later to submit my steps for the week? I forget if I was supposed to on Friday, Saturday or Sunday0 -
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DianaGetsFit512 wrote: Β»So random question sort of like a poll
Do you track before your first bite, while pre-tracking the day before or after you finish eating??
I tend to track as much as I can for the day after I eat breakfast. I typically have the same breakfast and know how many calories that is. Then I pre track lunch, dinner, and snacks. I have an alarm set for 8pm and I make sure everything is accurate for the day. I found that if I tracked after eating, I might eat more than I realized. Little snacks here and there add up. That's just me and I know everyone has a different process.
Way to go this past week team! My head is back on straight for the time being, so hopefully I will help the numbers this week!2 -
Well done team π€πππ
@ashleycarole86
Can I please join in with steps challenge?
I'd like to start with 10k goal, pretty please π5 -
Steps
Sun 11,401
15 min elliptical
Mon 20,322
15 min elliptical
Tues 15,544
30 min intervals
15 min elliptical
Wed 11,124
Thurs 16,334
15 min elliptical
Fri 14,610
Sat 97913 -
The past few days have been rough. No sleep and way too many carbs. I eat the veggies first but then still want the carbs- and I mean pretzel and chip carbs. I am going to try to take a nap, but I had a lot of coffee this morning to get through 2 soccer games. I want to walk the dog and meal prep today.7
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OK! We were top for week 1, even though losses were small, we had no one in the crazy high losses zone. That is fantastic! I think the smaller losses, if they can be sustained, are the way to go. So don't forget - as soon as you weigh in, you are working on the next week! Let's see if we can get our green % up past 50% this week.
That said, I had a totally sluggish day. No big walks, no workout - but lots of talking and catching up with people. But I don't feel great as I head for bed. I prefer the days where I get lots more exercise, so tomorrow will have to be better than today!
Let's go Monday people! Are you ready?
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse - missed you last week! Hope you're OK - check in and don't worry good or bad. We just hope to hear from you.
@ashleycarole86 It is so good to hear that you had some good sleep followed by a great start to the day with exercise. I'm going to try to follow you
@DianaGetsFit512 Logging practices - great question! I am all over the place with that one. When I really need to be accurate and stay on plan, I log right after breakfast, which is the same every day like @lauren_989 . I log exercise too, and that really helps me stick with it. On less strict logging days, I track as I go, one meal at a time, and make sure everything is in there by the time I go to bed, good or bad. Some days I don't track at all (like today!) but I try to have as few of those as possible. They get away from me easily.3 -
DianaGetsFit512 wrote: Β»So random question sort of like a poll
Do you track before your first bite, while pre-tracking the day before or after you finish eating??
I generally track before I eat.
My husband makes most of our meals. He is in this group and tracks as well (and even if he's being slack about it, he knows I want to).
So, for breakfast, when I'm just starting my day, I may eat it before I track it, but my measurements are waiting on a slip of paper for me to put in.
However, I do make sure as the day goes on I am inputting my food before I eat, so that I know I won't go over (or if I'm going over, what I'm consenting to do!)6 -
DianaGetsFit512 wrote: Β»@ashleycarole86
Is it too later to submit my steps for the week? I forget if I was supposed to on Friday, Saturday or Sunday
Not too late at all! In fact, today would be right on time!
The week runs Sunday to Saturday, so if you can submit your steps and minutes of other intentional exercise for Oct 30-Nov 5 within the next day or two, that's perfect.2 -
ells_bellz wrote: Β»Well done team π€πππ
@ashleycarole86
Can I please join in with steps challenge?
I'd like to start with 10k goal, pretty please π
You sure can! If you have your data from Oct 30-Nov 5, I'll take that! Otherwise, hop in a week from today for Nov 6-120 -
The day finished well. We got our dog out for a short walk in the cold, my food was on track, and I feel more postiive than I have in a while. Feels like a good place to build on for the week.
Love what you said @jugar - you are SO right. The next week starts the second we weigh in. But not only that, the next bit of progress starts the second you recognize that and move forward.
So, no matter where you are, good or bad, on track or off, up or down, this is a moment to move forward from!
Hope everyone has a good start to the week!3 -
Steps-
Sat: 10736
Today was good. Stayed within my calories even with sweets and a heavy breakfast. This afternoon, I tried on a couple of dresses that I haven't worn since I had my son. I was able to get into them, but couldn't zip them up. So... a lofty goal. But hoping that by new years eve, that I might be able to wear one of them.
I know it's crazy! Especially a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. But.. hoping that keeps me on track.
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Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 197.0
CW: 196.1
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Sunday was an OK day. My fruit and veggie count was low , but I was under my target calories .
@ CarolAnnM2 - I love the "I don't mind running with turtles" imagery.
@jugar - thanks for the pep talk! It feels good to see the Team in that #1 spot. I plan to add to the losses column this week .4 -
@JEB03253 Your OK day fits right in with the turtles, too! Something is always better than nothing0
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Sorry I missed last week! I did weigh in...
PW: 144
CW: 143.2 (-0.8)
We've been getting my guys ready for the long trek back to Ohio, so I've been trip planning, meal planning, shopping, and generally trying to remind my husband to STOP PROCRASTINATING. I'm not sure exactly how long they'll be gone, but I assume around a month.
It's actually going to be nice in a lot of ways (other than the fact that hubs is my bed heater) because he tends to request extra trips to the grocery store for snacks, and while we have very different ideas of what good snacks are, it's hard to NOT grab a handful of cheese-its/wheat thins/munchies/etc. when I'm around him.
ALSO - On the 28th, I participated in a health fair for all the teachers in the school district. I helped to interpret fancy BIA printouts (from the Mediana scale) and get the info for the teachers who want to do 1:1 with me. I've been working on those and then we're going to do weekly group classes. Of course I had to hop on the scale for myself to see where I need to focus my efforts. Here are the results I remember off the top of my head
Weight: 144
BF%: 33.8
Body Type: Skinny Fat
Desirable Wt: 129
Target Fat Loss: ~16 lbs
Target Muscle Gain: ~2.2lbs
So this leads back to my guys being gone. I'm already on week 4 of 8 of a 'skinny fat' lifting program, so I'm going to stick with that and probably repeat it once it's done until I gain that 2.2lbs of muscle, but in the meantime, I'm really going to focus on more protein. I'll be shooting for 1.5-2g/kg instead of just 1 to see if that makes a difference. Right now my goal is to gain that recommended muscle and get my BF down to an even 30% before I shoot for anything more intense.4
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