WaistAways Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2023
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Congratulations team! Well done! We spent most of the day looking at houses. Just gathering information now.
No zero today … I did some stretches.
Steps. I was not feeling well Sunday and Monday and it shows.
Sunday 4146
Monday 2956
Tuesday 7938
Wednesday 7318
Thursday 10254
Friday 8149
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My goodness team! Waistaways number one, during a week where I gained enough for at least 5-10 people combined
Seriously good work across the team!! Bravo
Today's no zero day feat:
-made sure to make my way down to the pool for the 11 a.m. aqua aerobics. Was something different
-walked on the beach to ensure my step goal was met and then some
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Ready for Monday weigh-ins? And a couple of Sunday's to go? Let's see how it's going:
@ells_bellz
@nightfeeding1
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
@cybernurse251
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Sorry! Trying to get back in. The swing of things:
PW: 209
Cw: 207.9
Working on recording, weighing in, low carbs, healthier choices. Only one moscow mule this week. That was my cheat.4 -
I hope everybody had a good weekend!
Poor OH ended up doing a 15 hour shift over Friday night - he was due to finish at 3, but it was 6.15 before he got home. It was one thing after another during his shift, then he took a colleague back to their car and as he was nearly home, one of his tyres blew out. Luckily he and the car (minus said tyre) are fine. While he was sleeping I got a couple of hours in at the allotment on Saturday afternoon, potting my garlic (the beds aren't ready for it) and planting the snowdrops and we met Mom for tea. I had a peri peri chicken burger which was lovely - might find a recipe for one of those!
Yesterday OH was going out with friends so he took my car all day and we both forgot that my allotment stuff was in the boot! I did go down to the allotment anyway, had a nice chat with another plot holder and we reckon there are now 4 vacant plots which is a shame - hopefully people will take them on and get stuck in soon. After that I went on a good 2 hour walk with my friend and her dogs; really enjoyed catching up and some of those hills were great exercise. We are going for a walk/run on Wednesday morning.
Today my car is in the garage, and I have a chiropractor appointment after work. The weather is lovely but very cold, so I think I might be glad to be stuck at my desk.4 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 187.2
CW: 192.4
Well, I thought maybe because I’ve been getting extra steps in my body might want a few more calories, so I added 100 a day - guess that’s not what it wanted. Back to the drawing board. 5 -
Congratulations team!! Excellent week and first place! You rocked! I wish I could have contributed - but next week for sure.2
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Weekend wasn't great, but wasn't horrible either. This week is going to be really good...
Made salads for lunch this week, I like a lot of stuff in my salads, so it's Romaine, Spinach, celery, red pepper, cucumber, carrot, red cabbage, broccoli, radishes and turnip. (I really need to invest in something that will chop all this up for me quicker than I do it, it took me 2 hours to clean and chop all that stuff into tiny little pieces, lol) I put everything in its own separate container, and then throw the salad together in the morning.
My toppings are sunflower seeds, hemp seed and crispy red pepper. Then I make a spicy ranch dressing, I start with some Hidden valley light ranch, add minced fresh cilantro, habanero sauce, smoked paprika and some water to thin it all out, so all in all in a week I only use about 3 ounces of actual ranch dressing. It's a very yummy dressing with a kick...
My hubby and I went to Valley view farms this weekend, it's a nursery. I got some nice plants, I think my favorite are the Calathea's they move to the light, and it just fascinates me. I am new to houseplants, but I really enjoy it, I didn't use to, but I think as I've gotten older, I have more time and patience for it. The only problem, I'm having is I have so many plants now, and the best place for them is my den, but that's where all my books are... The humidity I need for the plants, is not good for my books... So, this could become a problem... I am going to need to take over another room of the house I suppose.
Hope you have a great day !
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Monday must be gardening day! I'm totally amazed that you can work in your allotment in the winter @DD265 . I'll be lucky to be able to get into my garden before the middle to end of April, and then it is so muddy for a while I have to keep away until it dries up enough to till. I have never planted anything earlier than the 2nd week of May, and that can be a bit iffy, even for cool-loving veggies. The gardening part of me is living vicariously through you right now!
And @Gidgitgoescrzy - houseplants! They are a pain sometimes, but so beautiful. I don't have very many, but sometimes wish I did. There's a lovely app called Planta that helps you not kill them, if you have that tendency
My daughter has the world's blackest thumb, but actually has some thriving houseplants now that she uses that app. I'm not sure if there is a companion app called Booka, though...
I had some good non-zero moments today. I did a workout I really did not want to do (not sure where my mojo has gone these days), walked past the cheese bread to save "tomorrow me" from that. I have also been working on a document with a friend - it is heavy going and I am not much in the mood, but it is going well. It needed a lot of re-structuring, and once that was done, I think it will flow better and make more sense to the government people it is intended to reach. Gotta get back to that now...4 -
@DD265 sounds like your OH is having a hard time with working 15 hour shifts and tyre blowouts!
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@Gidgitgoescrzy I like the sound of your salads and that you are using hemp seeds and sunflower seeds as a topping. I have never eaten hemp so would like to try this as a one of my goals this week. Have you tried eating nutritional yeast? I read that this taste like cheese (without the calories!) and was thinking of buying and trying this too.
This week I have been overeating every day slightly (roughly150calories) but eating less than usual so hope I have lost weight. I stepped up my training and have begun doing more aerobics and HiiT. I feel better and woke up yesterday with a bit more energy
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Nutritional yeast is great stuff. I always use it instead of cheese on vegetarian dishes like chili (stir it in while it is good and hot), and in any sauce where you want a cheesy flavour without the fat and calories. It has great amounts of all kinds of vitamins too. And on popcorn? Wow. Pop up a batch of just plain popcorn and then shake it up with nutritional yeast. It is delicious. I make homemade vege-paté also. This is mostly sunflower seeds, some vegetables (carrot, onion), nutritional yeast, herbs, and a bit of oil blended up and then baked. It is so good as a dip (with raw veggies) or on slices of tomato, in sandwiches, crumbled in salad - you name it. Now you've gotten me started! It is a very useful substance, let's saynightfeeding1 wrote: »@Gidgitgoescrzy I like the sound of your salads and that you are using hemp seeds and sunflower seeds as a topping. I have never eaten hemp so would like to try this as a one of my goals this week. Have you tried eating nutritional yeast? I read that this taste like cheese (without the calories!) and was thinking of buying and trying this too.
This week I have been overeating every day slightly (roughly150calories) but eating less than usual so hope I have lost weight. I stepped up my training and have begun doing more aerobics and HiiT. I feel better and woke up yesterday with a bit more energy
Hemp seeds are also a really useful add-in to all kinds of things from salads to yogurt, oatmeal, date-seed-nut bars, smoothies, on ice milk or ice cream (I did NOT say that), etc. They have a lot of nutrition and taste pretty good IF you find super fresh ones that have not been sitting around at room temp for too long. I always keep them in the fridge. I just bought some today that were so fresh I ate a spoonful of them just plain - there was too much to fit in the jar
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Steps:
Sun 12822
Mon 12643
Tues 13544
Weds 12124
Thurs 10938
Fri 11831
Sat 24062
Saturday I went on a date. Ended up walking 4 miles with a fellow I have been talking with. We ended up getting brunch afterwards.
Happy Monday!
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PW: 166.8
Cw: 170.6
Not sure what's up with the gain as I was consitent with my exercise but my diet needs to be worked on.4 -
Hello everyone! I had a good weekend that included getting some exercise and hitting the food goals too. Tonight we had pizza and earlier in the day I had intentions of doing something different for myself but then just ate pizza when it came time to sit down for dinner. Oh well, at least I hit my calorie goal.
Tomorrow I'm planning to get back to my 5 AM workouts. I would love to do it after work but I just won't. I have one more visit with my wellness coach and we set it for a month away once I get the results from my hormone test. We looked back over my data since starting in April. Really disappointed that not a ton has changed. My weight has been pretty stubborn and my body fat percentage is relatively the same. My coach said she has a few others like me that get stuck despite our best efforts. She talked a little bit about some of the weight loss medications but that wasn't really what I wanted to hear. I would just love to know why my body just won't let go of the weight. Still moving forward and trying new things.7 -
@bobagurl2017 That sounds like a good date 👍🏻
@cleaneater80 Been there, done that….Don’t get discouraged. I’ve received lots of good advice here and it’s helped me to soldier on.
@conleywoods Kudos for “still moving forward…” 👏🏼2 -
Nutritional yeast is great stuff. I always use it instead of cheese on vegetarian dishes like chili (stir it in while it is good and hot), and in any sauce where you want a cheesy flavour without the fat and calories. It has great amounts of all kinds of vitamins too. And on popcorn? Wow. Pop up a batch of just plain popcorn and then shake it up with nutritional yeast. It is delicious. I make homemade vege-paté also. This is mostly sunflower seeds, some vegetables (carrot, onion), nutritional yeast, herbs, and a bit of oil blended up and then baked. It is so good as a dip (with raw veggies) or on slices of tomato, in sandwiches, crumbled in salad - you name it. Now you've gotten me started! It is a very useful substance, let's saynightfeeding1 wrote: »@Gidgitgoescrzy I like the sound of your salads and that you are using hemp seeds and sunflower seeds as a topping. I have never eaten hemp so would like to try this as a one of my goals this week. Have you tried eating nutritional yeast? I read that this taste like cheese (without the calories!) and was thinking of buying and trying this too.
This week I have been overeating every day slightly (roughly150calories) but eating less than usual so hope I have lost weight. I stepped up my training and have begun doing more aerobics and HiiT. I feel better and woke up yesterday with a bit more energy
Hemp seeds are also a really useful add-in to all kinds of things from salads to yogurt, oatmeal, date-seed-nut bars, smoothies, on ice milk or ice cream (I did NOT say that), etc. They have a lot of nutrition and taste pretty good IF you find super fresh ones that have not been sitting around at room temp for too long. I always keep them in the fridge. I just bought some today that were so fresh I ate a spoonful of them just plain - there was too much to fit in the jar
Never heard of nutritional yeast, but now I will have to try it... The vege pate sounds yummy, and I will definitely have to try it on popcorn, we eat alot of popcorn.
Hemp seeds are great, they remind me of walnuts, just super chopped up. I use them alot, we use them as a filler in meatballs instead of breadcrumbs, casserole topping, I've even put them in brownies, and cookies when I wanted a nutty flavor but didn't have walnuts, the only problem is they are so small you don't get that bite of a nut, but the flavor is there, sooooo it works, but not exactly the same and yes, they have to be fresh, when I buy a bag, I always put it in a glass jar, then in the fridge.3 -
Last night was not so good, I snacked alot. I had a terrible headache, and I am a snacker when I don't feel well...
Today will be good though.
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Hey all! Greetings from paradise
We met the most amazing baby sloth in the wild.. some poisonous frogs, and both a non venomous and venemous snake.
I hit the treadmill today for a 20 min interval run. I am always amazed when I have access to a treadmill how much I love running. I did a half marathon about 10 years ago but was much heavier and didn't train well.. but I do think I could get into running. Don't want to blow my knees though. Something to think about..
We are going to Nicaragua tomorrow to peer inside an active volcano. Can't wait!!7 -
Ok, so I'm really starting to think heavily on this whole set point theory
PW: 143
CW: 144.2
I haven't been able to dip under 140 since last July, but you know what, I'm not fretting too much, especially since I've noticed more definition and more muscle mass in my upper body (I admittedly love upper body days and don't have a lot of love for leg days). I just keep saying, we're going for recomp, not just weight loss. With recomping, however, you only have a small caloric deficit, so depending upon the margin of error between recorded caloric intake and estimated burn, I may be in less of a deficit that I think. I'm going to stick with my current numbers, however, until April - after we hop on the fancy BIA scale again.
This week I'm going to have to be really vigilant about watching my snacking. I'll be baking petit fours for v-day and making strawberry crème cheese crepes for breakfast. Hopefully my boys will be my portion control and eat everything before I give in
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Sunday - Monday:
@ells_bellz
@nightfeeding1
@cybernurse251
Wednesday:
@AshenMoon
@KellyBgetsFit
@lauren_989
@alydanbeads
@Gidgitgoescrzy
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@Gidgitgoescrzy your salads sound lovely. I could definitely be more adventurous with mine - but I'll wait until the weather warms up!
@jugar I can't do much at the allotment as the beds are either frozen or water logged depending on the day of the week, but there are some tidying jobs and I'm still enjoying pottering about.
@nightfeeding1 it was definitely a bad night and it's not surprising he came down with a cold on Sunday. He's on the mend now, and luckily that was his last shift before a few days off.
@ashleycarole86 your holiday sounds amazing. I am not jealous at all
@conleywoods That sounds frustrating. Hopefully you can move forwards once you get your test results back.
Yesterdays training session was a tough one, because it involved a circuit. 10 calories on the rower, drilling the snatch with a 10kg bar, 10x deep squats with a 6kg kettlebell and heels raised, and 15x thrusters with 5kg dumbbells. Each exercise on the minute, and 4 times round. It doesn't sound like so much written down but I got pretty light headed at one point! Had a few good snatch reps; we need to work on moving me around the bar instead of lifting the bar higher, which means loading the weight up so I can't lift it as easily.
In the evening we went for a short walk, which I extended to 30 minutes by finishing off on the treadmill. We had pie for tea, but instead of the usual 1/3 each plus leftovers, had 1/4 each and we'll have the rest tonight. We had potato wedges (from the home grown stash - the end is not yet in sight!), broccoli, carrots, sweetcorn, and then corn on the cob with it too as I'd picked up some reduced ones. We've talked about portion control based on hands, which is far easier than weighing everything. I remembered to photograph all of my food intake yesterday as well - no retrospective logging.
This morning I've been for a mostly-run with a friend. I was surprised at how much running I managed. It's frustrating to be starting over (again) but I do think that each time I come back to it my base level of fitness/conditioning has improved, and it's quicker to build on it as well. As a bonus, zero guilt when I (almost certainly) don't do anything active this evening. I'm not aiming for any races; I'd like to get out 2x a week, eventually doing mostly 5-7k but capable of running 10k if I feel like it. It's more about being able to go for runs I enjoy than speed or distance. The trick will be keeping it up as I get busier at the allotment. 5 -
Weigh in Day: Wednesday
PW: 145.2
CW: 144.2
Was honestly surprised by a loss this week, but I'll take it! Have a great day everyone!6 -
PW - 171.8
CW - 172.4
I know what did it, and it's my fault, I have to get my weekends under control. Ya know it's funny, I used to blame it on my weekends because that was when I drank, and I had to eat so I wouldn't get too drunk, or I was hungover and just didnt care. Now I don't drink, so I can't use that as an excuse. So it's because I don't have structure, but I don't want structure either, so it's going to have to be something like " you can have that Frappuccino, but you need to get a small one, not a large one" I just have to get my brain to remember this though...
I don't know what I have planned for this weekend, but the weather is not going to be horrible, so I think maybe I will try to get outside, and go on a hike or something, I've been saying that for a while, and have yet to do it.
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PW 152.2
CW 153.6
It's carb weight. Mabel was up all night crying Mon. My fitbit said I slept for 2hr 45 min. We stayed home yesterday and I snacked all day. This is my number one downfall. When I am that tired, I just don't care. I comfort eat.
I found some fun new recipes to try next week. I will turn it around.8 -
I'm back to my morning workouts and the past two days are going well. I'm feeling more confident in creating my own workout which cuts down on the time I spend looking for videos. Yesterday food was going so good...in the middle of dinner I lost my appetite (something gross happened). That lead to late night snacks that were not good for me. I never bake cookies, why?!? Back on track today and the scale shows minimal damage from the cookies.
@ashleycarole86 The animals sound so cool. We have an indoor petting zoo about an hour and a half from our house I've wanted to take the kids to. The have sloth experiences where you get to hold them and spend time with them. I can imagine a baby is cuteness x 100!
@DD265 Sounds like you are making a lot of good progress with food workouts and running.
@KellyBgetsfit I hope Mabel is doing better soon. Less than 3 hours of sleep isn't enough 😴 I'm the same, no sleep equals all the carbs.
@Gidgitgoescrazy I also like unstructured weekends but they definitely lead to unstructured food. Starbucks frequently shows up on my weekend meal logs!4 -
@Gidgitgoescrzy @jugar @nightfeeding1 I'm also a fan of nutritional yeast! It can bring a slightly nutty flavor too. It's a staple in our fridge for sure.
@DD265 I'm also going to wait for salads until it's warmer. I'm always cold Sept - April it seems! Your workout is awesome!
@KellyBgetsfit Fatigue/exhaustion is my #1 undoing. My body just wants energy and so craves carbs. Hope you got some sleep last night.
Mon & Tues were long days. After work both nights I spent a long while putting together my new standing desk and rearranging everything so it fits and I can sit or stand easily. I was moving the router and sorting out a nest of cords at 8pm last night. But my tiny home office is way more functional now. Still some purging and organizing to do, but it will have to wait for the weekend. Planning to hit the gym this evening - I got taken out by my TOM then the office reset so haven't been back since last week. My new sneakers came though so no more sore feet!
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I’d never heard of nutritional yeast but I’ve put it in my basket to pick some up next time I food shop 😊5
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CW: 218 😫
Why can't I stop eating?!?! I haven't been tracking my foods, I've definitelt been overeating and eating sweets. I have been going to the gym though! Last night we went out to eat and I got sweet potato fries with some sort of amazing cinnamon dip which was definitely not low in calories. My goal is to lose weight, I know what to do, why can't I do it???
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@ CW: 218 Lauren you are not alone in having this problem. I totally understand because I am also struggling too. Definitely recommend that you find time to track your food and look at your macros. This is helping me because I can see patterns that I was not aware of. I have discovered that I tend to eat a lot of carbs and not enough protein and fat. Now I am trying to correct that. Hopefully I wont want to nibble food so much. I am always hungry at 2 or 3 in the morning and then get up to eat and its such a bad time to do it!5
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