WaistAways Team Chat - MARCH 2023
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I didn't realize Mother's Day was in March in the UK. Happy Mother's Day to you fabulous woman!
@YinxFed Nice job starting us off with green this week despite how crazy your week was!4 -
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Sunday: 12,246 + 60 min cardio dance class
Monday: 2,390
Tuesday: 7,451 + 30 min jog @ 4.5mph + 20 min weights
Wednesday: 2,902
Thursday: 3,089
Friday: 2,657
Saturday: 6,222 + 30 min jog @ 4.5 + 20 min weights5 -
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@LoraineGB @lauren_989 and @KellyBgetsFit are also our greenest! So far, all 3 weeks in the green. I am super impressed!
The rest of us have the advantage that it would be difficult to have a worse week than this past one. Even if we get tiny little losses it will be great progress! I am sure we can do this, or at least give it a good try. It may be hard, what with trips, stresses, and huge responsibilities - but we're here. We're working it.
Let's get back to reporting daily what our No Zero Days accomplishments are. Do that one thing, however small, that contributes to a healthier self tomorrow. It might be more than one, or one big thing, but something that makes a move towards a goal. It might be weight, or some other goal. A moment of stress relief, a time out in the fresh air, a few (or a lot!) pushups - whatever moves you towards a goal. Tell us about it!
Meanwhile, as always, I am late with the update for the new week's first weigh-ins! @YinxFed has led us off brilliantly, soon to be followed by:
@adrimango
@IDebraK
Monday:
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
Thanks!3 -
Good Monday morning!
Brad and I are both in office today. Food is planned. We will walk at lunch. I'll give him priority on the bike tonight if there's only time for one ride since he's gone tomorrow on his business trip.
A well planned day is ahead.. now it's just time to execute!6 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 188.7
CW: 186.7
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S.M.A.R.T. Goal - 2 down 3 to go ✔️4 -
You are an excellent executioner. All will be well. Bwahahahaha!ashleycarole86 wrote: »Good Monday morning!
Brad and I are both in office today. Food is planned. We will walk at lunch. I'll give him priority on the bike tonight if there's only time for one ride since he's gone tomorrow on his business trip.
A well planned day is ahead.. now it's just time to execute!
You are amazing!!!CarolAnnM2 wrote: »Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 188.7
CW: 186.7
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S.M.A.R.T. Goal - 2 down 3 to go ✔️
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PW: 147.2...I think?
CW: 147.0
Last week was a whirlwind and this week may be as well. I had 2 health fairs last week. The first was for all the kids and teachers in the district and OMG....my deepest condolences to those of you who are teachers. Those kids are little heathens and it turns out that they stole some of my food models. I was working with them to create balanced meals and they were out of control! Slapping each other with the steak, stealing my stuff, being just generally terrible. I wanted to make it interesting and interactive for them but apparently food models are like crack to kids and I'll never make that mistake again! My Friday fair was much more laid back and I did green smoothies for the teachers in honor of St. Patrick's day. I'll likely do a similar thing for the college fair coming up on Weds.
I also did a 'rethink your drink' visual with bottles filled with sugar. I had my son help me drink all these things (because I was between a rock and a hard place but couldn't justify pouring them all down the drain). I drank a Dr. Pepper, Starbucks Frappuccino, Vitamin Water, and Subtly Sweet Peach tea....he drank a Bodyarmor, Gatorade, Raspberry Tea, and Pink Lemonade. My stomach was torn up and I had so many regrets after that! We also calculated it and figured out that he drank 1.875 CUPS of sugar within those four drinks. I figure that since we never drink SSBs any other time....it's like we just banked all the opportunities to blow for one presentation visual aid
Despite the crazy, I still tried to get my NRC runs in, so here are my activity stats:
3/13: 7852 steps (incl. 1.14 mi run) + 45 mins yoga
3/14: 7358 steps
3/15: 10131 steps (inc. 1.65 mi run)
3/16: 6353 steps
3/17: 18844 steps (inc. 4 mi run)
3/18: 3678 steps
3/19: 4957 steps + 1hr yoga
I'm mixing up my lifting this week after taking a two week break, so hopefully that'll be more motivating (my old routine was getting stale)5 -
Steps
Sun 7,384
Mon 11,233
Tues 12,760
Wed 12,690
Thurs 13,952
Fri 15,216
20 min elliptical
10 min Barre
Sat 15,293
20 min Barre
15 min elliptical4 -
Yesterday, my steps were low and my food was high. I hope keeping it together today and tomorrow makes for another green weigh in on Wednesday. I am officially on Spring Break. We aren't going anywhere - just fun stuff in town and a day trip to Santa Fe. I will have to work hard to keep my steps up and food in check. I am changing my workout routine this week.3
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Monday weigh in
PW 170.8
CW 169.4
I had a great weekend and my activity was up from the last few weeks and so is my mood. Funny how that works.
Amazing loss @LoraineGB @lauren_989 and @KellyBgetsfit
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Non zero day: went for a walk around the neighborhood after work 🌞🌷4
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I'm sorry for the late weigh-in. Yesterday was hectic. I actually had the page pulled up first thing yesterday and was sent on a rescue mission before I even finished my first cup of coffee. From then, it was just go-go-go.
I forgot my fitbit in the charger, so I have no steps to report on paper, but I can promise that I took a bunch.
Anyway ....
IDebraK
Weigh in cough cough Sunday
PW: 129.2
CW: 129
I did weight training and treadmill work at the gym. Right now, I don't even remember what days. I'm thinking it was Monday - Thursday. I know each day was 2 total hours with the last 30 minutes of treadmill walk/run intervals. I'm doing C25K on the treadmill as my "training" for a 5K next month.5 -
The best thing about a Sunday weigh in is that you have all the way until the next Saturday to actually get it in to count for the week! Well done! It sounds like you had quite the ruckus to put up with, so late is not a big deal in any way. WTG on the training, too!Weigh in[/b] cough cough Sunday
I had a few good non-zero things today. I ate well, gave blood, avoided triggers, and both moved and rested. I did my workout this morning, but finally made a discovery about why I tend to do my trainer-designed workout program less often than I would like. It is a well-balanced workout, connecting breathing, general dynamic movements, specific strength and mobility building, and then a good going over of the places that need fascial release and simple presence. I have been frustrated with myself for a while that I do not do these workouts as often as the more straightforward Pilates sessions or just walking, snowshoeing, and other "normal" daily activities. The workout design turns out to be very emotional for me. Every time I do it, I fall in love with it, even when it is hard. But it is not easy to start - it is such a great exploration of the body that it creates an emotional reaction that I am having more trouble stepping into. Anyone else have this kind of reaction to your movement regimens? I absolutely never regret going there, but it is sure hard to decide to do so sometimes. It is more than a number of reps of a number of exercises. This trainer really has helped me connect play, breath, spontaneity, effort, power, and all kinds of other big themes. It is intense!
No stationary bike allowed tonight though - gotta have an easy evening after giving blood!5 -
Non Zero wins today are: I drank my water and I ate to my meal plan. I didn’t want to work out and spent the day watching tv 🙆🏼♀️. So before going to bed I checked in here and saw @jugar ’s post about doing something non zero.
I reluctantly did a quick 30 minute beginner Tabata class. Not like @PlaneMonkey with weights, just a beginner mixed cardio. Now I’m laying in bed very pleased with myself and very grateful for the nudge ☺️4 -
Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Tuesday (normally Thursday)
PW: 150.8
CW: 150.2
A better loss this week than I've had for a while. I'm doing a lot of strength training, 6hrs a week, so I have a feeling that muscle gain is masking a lot of fat loss on the scale. My clothes are fitting better and I can see the muscle definition. I'm off to Portugal tomorrow so it's going to be a week of challenges in terms of sticking to a calorie deficit, but there'll be a lot of opportunity for me to get in extra activity so it'll be interesting to see what the outcome is when I get back.5 -
@jugar I can't say I've ever had an emotional response to exercise like you've just described but I'm intrigued! usually I'm just cursing my trainer based on the exercises they've decided to include (full squat thrusters I'm looking at you!)
My tabata class this week and last were cancelled as the gym wasn't available but since the spring session starts the week immediately following the winter session, to make up the missed classes, they're adding an extra 30 minutes onto the 2 sessions remaining. eeek! that'll be an hour and 45 minutes of intensity, 2 weeks in a row. I'll definitely be feeling emotional after that!
Good for you @LoraineGB for gifting tomorrow's you with that workout. Every little calorie burned counts!4 -
Sorry to be late @jugar!
PW: 157.8
CW: 158.6
The scale has been all over the place. I have been getting more exercise and am seeing results from it - increased stamina during workouts and my hike, muscle definition starting, and my waist is back!
I've worked through the fact that I will not be where I wanted to be for my trip to Australia. But I found 2 pairs of shorts to take that fit at least. The friends we are visiting are quite health conscious so I should be able to eat well and there will be walks swimming, hikes and I can do BurpeeGirl videos.
I will need a pass for April. I am traveling 20 out of 30 days across two trips. I'll check in mid month when I'm home then be back for May.5 -
Bon voyage for April! I'll put you on the support list for the month, or for whenever you want to come back. When do you leave? Are you still with us for the rest of this month?The scale has been all over the place. I have been getting more exercise and am seeing results from it - increased stamina during workouts and my hike, muscle definition starting, and my waist is back!
I've worked through the fact that I will not be where I wanted to be for my trip to Australia. But I found 2 pairs of shorts to take that fit at least. The friends we are visiting are quite health conscious so I should be able to eat well and there will be walks swimming, hikes and I can do BurpeeGirl videos.
I will need a pass for April. I am traveling 20 out of 30 days across two trips. I'll check in mid month when I'm home then be back for May.
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