WaistAways Team Chat - FEBRUARY 2023
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Happy Sunday, Friends!
My weigh-in today:
PW - 186.8
CW - 187.0
[Whoah - wrong direction!]
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Greetings again!
Before I forget, here are my exercise and step stats for the last 7 days:
Sunday 5th February - 7256
Monday 6th - 5881 / 42 mins HR12W3.0 Day 9 - Full Body Metcon
Tuesday 7th - 4299
Wednesday 8th - 13541
Thursday 9th - 4632
Friday - 3144 / 39 mins HR12W3.0 Day 10 - Toned Thighs & Hip Mobility
Saturday - 2987
TTFN
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@jugar - I've unexpectedly out of town and won't be able to weigh in. Can I defer to next week?1
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You sure can. I hope your unexpected trip is a good one!cleaneater80 wrote: »@jugar - I've unexpectedly out of town and won't be able to weigh in. Can I defer to next week?
@adrimango I'm thrilled for you too! Hitting a weight you have not seen in over a year is a huge deal. Your goal of 150 for your Australia trip is certainly realistic - it gets harder as you go down, but you can do this!
Even though we did not hit the highs of last week, big congratulations to our top 3 winners
@IDebraK
@nightfeeding1
@alydanbeads
Well done! Keep up the good work this week and we'll all try to catch up to you
I had a video consultation with my trainer on Friday and got onto my new program today. It is more inspiring and challenging than the previous one, and I think I feel my mojo coming back! I look forward to doing these workouts and seeing real progress again. After that I went out snowshoeing, and it was good today. There were SO many fox tracks! It took me a while to convince myself that they really were fox footprints. I think it must be a hungry, very pregnant vixen who will soon be giving birth. She was everywhere, and all of the characteristic movement patterns of the footprints were closer together than normal, somewhat larger that I would expect, and uneven - which is not very foxlike. Then I realised that a very pregnant vixen would probably be having the same problems we do at that stage - balance is not so good, you're heavier than usual, and your stride is all over the place. I look forward to the kits running around in the spring - they are hilarious.
Let's go week 3! Remaining Sunday and Monday weigh-in line-up:
@ells_bellz
@nightfeeding1
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse
@cybernurse251
Congrats to the steps and exercise crew too - what a beautiful week 1 you had! I look forward to the week 2 results. I predict that the amazing @ashleycarole86 will still be stepping all over Costa Rica and making us all proud and jealous!
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@BlueSkyNomad I hope your MIL is doing OK
@bobagurl2017 Happy belated birthday!
@lauren_989 I told my OH about some secret eating last night too - it felt kind of good to be open about it. I ate a whole tube of Rolos, like 40g of chocolate so not excessive but not part of the plan, either. I don't know why I did it really, I guess I feel a bit restricted with the changes to our plan (1 'treat' a day, and if it's Rolos, it's supposed to be half the tube plus something with lots of fibre) and I definitely had the 'if I don't log it, nobody will know' thought. OH was at work so I didn't message him beforehand as he doesn't respond quickly when working, but I could've messaged Mum or my sister or gone on the treadmill or whatever. Anyway, I told him, and it wasn't a big deal (to him). Hopefully it'll help going forward.
@adrimango you're doing brilliantly!
@jugar I'd love to have baby foxes in the garden! I'd be so tempted to feed mama right now though.
I've had a good if tiring weekend, and the head cold from Friday that I thought I'd fought off is back with a vengeance. Friday afternoon disappeared on me, but I did make it to the allotment and I also got in a 1hr+ walk with my friend. On Saturday the same friend and I did a Parkrun - I ran more than I thought I might, but my nervous system ran out of juice about 3/4 way through and I lost the feeling in my feet/lower legs. Not bad for my 2nd run since last summer, though! I did a bit at the allotment afterwards including starting to dig the bed for the potatoes - much easier than last year. All this wiped me out and I don't remember doing much for the rest of the day, except burning a curry beyond rescue. We were able to make an alternate meal from the freezer/cupboard without resorting to fast food at least.
Yesterday I did the 2.5hr round trip to my grandparents; they're moving house soon (not by choice, unfortunately), and offered me some gardening stuff. I didn't bring much home, but I did help them declutter for an hour and was glad to have been able lend a hand. Got home and went to the allotment to finish digging over the potato bed. This just about finished me off too, but I stayed up for OH to finish his late shift, told him about the offending Rolos, then typically struggled to sleep due to a tickle in my throat.
Plan for this week right now is to take it steady and get over this cold properly. I'm sure there's a saying 'feed a cold, starve the flu' and I know I might feel a little hungrier than normal but I am aiming to stick to my plan. I have a few new healthy snacks to try - hopefully I like some of them!6 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 192.4
CW: 188.9
😃 Okay, that’s last weeks gain off, took away last weeks extra 100 calories a day. I’ll continue to be diligent about weighing and measuring too and if I get another loss next week I think I may have busted the plateau.9 -
Spent some time last night planning for the week - looking at my calendar, the weather, etc and sorted dinners, trips to the gym, even my work outfits. Watched the Superbowl last night and suddenly felt really yucky. My family has shared the cold they have, apparently. So off to the store after school drop off for soup and medicine. Going to take things one day at a time and NOT get into thinking my whole week is busted as a result.5
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@adrimango congratulations on reaching your lowest weight in a year! I hope you feel better and can keep your eating in check. As I shared last week, sick kids or sick self leads to carb overload for me.
@jugar that is awesome that you saw a pregnant. My brother went snowshoeing yesterday. He actually had to drive 2 hours to do it, which is why I haven't tried it yet. One day.
@DD265 I hope you get over your cold quickly. As I said above, I just want all the carbs when I am sick. I am sorry about your grandparents being forced to move. That's hard. I am glad you were able to help them.
In the past week, we have celebrated 4 birthdays and the scale shows it. 🤦♀️ I already bought yummy desserts for Valentines Day, but I am going to try to keep my diet clean except for those. I don't think Wed weigh in will be the best.
Goals
1. Move my body every day
2. Log everything
3. No unplanned snacking.
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How are everyone's No Zero days going?
I'm finding it helpful to make sure there is at least one thing that makes the tomorrow me healthier and grateful. Today was a good long brisk walk instead of snowshoeing - less exertion, but more steady striding along. It felt good. I'm going to balance it with a few push-ups and I did about 20 minutes of Pilates just to use the muscles more.
We have no Tuesday weigh-in people, but a few more Sunday-Monday folks yet to check in:
@ells_bellz
@nightfeeding1
@MoonlitMuse
@cybernurse251
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@bobagurl2017 I hope you had an awesome birthday!
@jugar What a nice snowshoeing day you had. Our snow is mostly gone so the snowshoes have been stored away. It is feeling like spring here. I would love to see a fox! Glad you're enjoying the new workout plan too.
@DD265 I struggle with logging honestly sometimes too. I don't post my diary anymore and that really helps me be honest. It's kind of a funny thing. Hope you kick the cold right away!
I'm with @KellyBgetsfit not sure my weigh in will be the best this week. The weekend was too fun and involved eating out more than once. Tried a new French Creole restaurant that was amazing!
I do love valentines treats and we already opened a box of fancy truffles I bought a month ago when we were on a trip. Here's a pic of my Valentines dress! I wore it this weekend to the creole restaurant.
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@conleywoods that dress is gorgeous on you!
@KellyBgetsfit I'm definitely feeling the carb cravings, so trying to redirect those towards low-GI carbs or a small amount of carbs & protein/fibre as per my dietician.
Yesterday I managed to resist the cravings somehow - messaging OH to say I wanted something sweet helped even though he wasn't able to respond straight away, I think avoiding 'secret eating' might be a good thing. Also, whilst he tries to empathise, he doesn't understand my struggles with my weight (he's never had any himself) so if I'm more open about it, he might start to 'get it'.
The cold is way worse today, which I think means I'm on the mend. These things always seem to get worse before they get better. I pushed my training session to the end of the week and I am glad of that as I would not be up for it this morning. A couple of years ago I'd have just cancelled, but these days I try to reschedule and miss as few as possible.
OH wanted pancakes for Valentines (despite the fact that it's pancake day next week) which goes totally against everything the dietician said because I have them with Nutella. She did suggest oatcakes with peanut butter as a snack (I tried it yesterday and oatcakes fine, peanut butter not fine) so I'm debating swapping the pancakes for oatcakes but then I feel like I'm being awkward. It's just one meal.
Plan for today? Die quietly, stick to 1 reasonable-portion treat, go for a walk/treadmill even if just 1 minute. Additional snacks are fair game but aim for low GI options. Also, try apple & peanut butter as a combo.3 -
Good morning, sorry I've been mia, I've come down with another sinus infection, this one hit like a truck though. Went to the urgent care and she put me on antibiotics again, but wants me to see my ENT to talk about chronic sinusitis and maybe long term antibiotics and further tests. My poor glands in my neck were like little balls of fire, they are better now, but the headaches are not. and to top it all off my blood pressure is through the roof, but I saw my cardiologist yesterday for my annual check up and he didn't think it was a big deal, added another med for the time being, and told me to get this fixed , see him again in 2 months, and hopefully not need the extra med anymore, he seems to think it's completely related to the sinus issues.
Anyway, food hasn't been too bad, cause even though I normally eat alot when I feel bad, the headaches and just feeling crappy has made me really tired, so I've been sleeping more than anything, and ya can't eat when you are sleeping, so I will take the positive side...5 -
@ CarolAnnM2 Well done! Sounds like you are working hard and its paying off 0
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@ conleywoods You look fabulous in your dress. Sounds like a nice time out0
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@nightfeeding1 Thanks!1
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@conleywoods that is a beautiful dress and looks great on you!
@DD265 that's a good term, secret eating. I don't necessarily binge, just hide what I eat. My husband is overweight himself, but doesn't understand why I would hide what I am eating. I am trying not to keep cash on me so I can't go out and buy sweets.
Today was a gorgeous day in NC, 67F and sunny! It's my half day at work, so I went to the gym after work and then sat outside to eat lunch 😊 Soaking up some natural vitamin D!3 -
@conleywoods looking great!
@Gidgitgoescrzy I hope you're feeling better and those headaches give you a break.
@KellyBgetsfit way to refocus after all those birthdays.
I did my plank challenge today and I adjusted the water in my hot tub so it's a no zero day for me! With my new training class I'm out of the house for all daylight hours which saps my energy and motivation to do much else. Tomorrow is my tabata class and I'm hoping Thursday I will be asked to play hockey (I'm not scheduled) so that will help me burn some energy. I haven't been logging but portions have been reasonable.
I just added apples to my shopping list to eat with peanut butter! That will be a good 'school' snack.2 -
I just brought home some new freshly ground peanut butter today. For apples. You all are making me feel like this was absolutely the right thing to do!
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Pw - 172.4
Cw 170.8
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@jugar @planemonkey I did not try apples with peanut butter yesterday. I should do today. I am not convinced I like peanut butter so I may have put it off.
Anybody know what the least-strong nut butter is?
We had our pancakes and I did enjoy them but I also noticed that the first ingredient in Nutella is sugar (50g+ of sugar per 100g) so they tasted OTT sweet to me. OH originally wanted steaks for V-day, but we didn't need anything else from the butchers and my Saturday morning was already busy. So we're going to have steaks on pancake day instead. Otherwise I stuck to my healthy eating guidelines (not "rules" - I'm feeling a bit restricted and want to reframe!) and I think I drunk about 4L of water; mouth breathing makes me thirsty!
I'm planning to do is print off some of the guidelines and stick them on the insides of cupboard doors, so portion sizes etc are easily available to both of us. I'll probably do one for snack ideas that I like as well. As I said previously, I need to reframe the feeling of restriction into 'choosing healthier options'. I'm trying to stick with it because much like the muesli that I didn't enjoy at first, I will get used to it.
I worked a half day yesterday to cover my meetings and took the rest off. I feel brighter today - not 100% by any means, but like I have more than 1 functioning brain cell.
Despite outside being very cold, it's sunny so I am going to try and get some fresh air in at lunch and/or after work. I would like to check on/top up the bird feeders at the allotment, which would be a short and enjoyable errand. 3 -
Weigh in Day: Wednesday
PW: 144.2
CW: 145.0
I hate that I had a small gain this week, but am really not surprised by it. Time to get back on track and make better choices!2 -
@conleywoods Beautiful dress
Hope.everyone who likes the holiday had a Happy Valentine's Day celebrating in whatever fashion!
Brad and I had a fun day which included a hike through a rain forest, hot springs, and a boat rise. And tons of steps!!!
Tomorrow is Brad's 50th birthday. We rented a cabana today and we are just going to relax, enjoy the sun and be together for his last day in his 40's.
I will look for movement throughout the day with my goal being to hit my 10K steps5 -
Has anyone heard of pickleball, it looks like it's like ping pong, but on the ground... LOL
Anyway, the husband signed us up for a membership at a club that is big into the pickleball, they have alot of courts, but they also have a pool, which is why we even went there in the 1st place. But now that I've seen it, I'm kinda excited to learn and play pickleball... Looks a bit easier than tennis.3 -
I want to play pickleball! It looks so fun. Our municipality has a league and when I went to sign up for the beginner level, I found out that it had sold out the first hour of registration. My aunt and uncle love it so much they painted a pickleball court on their driveway.
https://youtu.be/tYX5l6js01U
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For a long time I would only use sunflower seed butter - but almond butter is great too, as long as you get one that only contains almonds and nothing else.@jugar @planemonkey I did not try apples with peanut butter yesterday. I should do today. I am not convinced I like peanut butter so I may have put it off.
Anybody know what the least-strong nut butter is?
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Well hrrrumph! I thought I had posted a message last night, but it just sat here not saying a word. Then it disappeared when I refreshed the page - usually the "drafts" function is annoying and you can't get rid of something, but this time it disappeared no problem
In any case, the Wednesday people went un-nagged this week. I'll re-nag here!
First of all, though, @Gidgitgoescrzy I suggest you give a neilmed neti pot a try. My ENT recommends we use one 3-4 times per day in winter, especially if you tend to get sinus infections, have allergies, or get plugged up ears. I find it incredibly effective. They're easy to find in just about any pharmacy - but I would stick with the funny looking little blue pot, not the fancy pump thing or whatever. I hope you get relief - sinus infections are the very very bad dog of ailments.
Nagging refresh - due through end of Wednesday:
@ells_bellz
@nightfeeding1
@MoonlitMuse
@cybernurse251
@KellyBgetsFit
@lauren_989
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PlaneMonkey wrote: »I want to play pickleball! It looks so fun. Our municipality has a league and when I went to sign up for the beginner level, I found out that it had sold out the first hour of registration. My aunt and uncle love it so much they painted a pickleball court on their driveway.https://youtu.be/tYX5l6js01U
We have Pickleball at our apartments and I got a free lesson from a professional seeded player when I first moved here (Rain has stopped play over winter and apparently the cold affects ball performance).
I have been through every stage of this video and our neice bought us Pickleball rackets for Christmas. As soon as it warms up, we’ll be playing again 😁
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Keeping up with my goal to check-in here midweek eventhough I'm still pretty sick. I did manage to get out of bed today, shower, and work a bit. But I'm achey, shuffle, and exhausted now. Scale is up - probably salt. We'll see how the rest of the week goes.3
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@jugar sorry, we had an unexpected snow day. I did not weigh in. I will weigh in tomorrow.
I had productive day off. I got several loads of laundry done, went to Costco, did some meal prep, and worked out. I am ready to move my body more, eat less junk, and shake off this winter weight!!!4
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