WaistAways Team Chat - APRIL 2023
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CW: 190.2
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Great Friday, everyone! I like this kind of lively day on the thread. @CupcakeCrusoe your photos and fun times in Boston are great, and your spread of veggies, fruits, herbs, nuts and all is impressive for sure. Well done for keeping steady during a vacation time - and for prepping so well going forward. Not to mention your gym commitments. I'm looking forward to taking some gym classes when I get back home - the inspiration from being in a group can really help.
This is a normal pattern. We get sick of it, but more sick of not succeeding. If you can find a way to make tracking fun again, it helps. In fact, @micki48 used to make paper chains with the days or pounds on them and then be able to rip one off and burn it (or otherwise destroy the thing) when she succeeded at tracking that day or losing that pound. I don't remember which it was, but either (or both!) would be a lot of fun. I love fire to celebrate knocking off another pound or getting yourself to track and match a planned day. When that stops working, try to find another silly fun way to keep at it. A short break is OK, but if you don't keep it fresh, the break turns into a stoppage. So good that you are still here! Your gain over the week is one you can correct quickly. You will find itDianaGetsFit512 wrote: »Honestly I don’t know..
I feel like I need to plan and track but deep down I’m also so tired of tracking…more so tired of failing at weight loss… 🙄
Mr. Jasper was not in the mood to be caught and do some working out today (or maybe it is the mental effort he is resisting!), but once I got him going, he was fantastic. I am trying out a few used saddles over the weekend to see which fit both him and me, so we had to get out there and move! He did really well, and we eliminated 2 of the 4 saddles. We'll work with those 2 over the weekend and decide on Monday which of them to keep. There is a young person selling used tack in order to pay for her own riding lessons - she is an impressive 15 year-old making her own little home business enterprise work. She has taken some saddle fitting workshops and helps to find the right equipment for each horse and rider. Her prices are impossible to beat, too!
Hopefully the sun will be shining tomorrow! I'm glad you had a warmer strike day today @PlaneMonkey . And thanks for the news about Petawawa
What a debacle - but a great result for the striking workers. Things just don't go too well without them!
Remaining Friday and all Saturday folks are up next!
@bobagurl2017
@EvMakesChanges
@CupcakeCrusoe
@zankash23
@carlsoda
@veronica1359
Don't forget! A couple of late ones:
@AshenMoon
@Gidgitgoescrzy
Tally ho!6 -
@jugar @micki48
Thank you so much..
I guess my issue with tracking is not so much the act of tracking… it’s that I’m often over because I often end up doing it at the end of the day when I can’t go back to change my choices
I’m also not certain if my choice of calories is the best.. I first went with what MyFitnessPal recommended then I manually changed it twice.. not really sure the best range6 -
PW: 159.8
CW: 157.6
Sun- 20mins Rowing
Mon- 6769 + 20 mins rowing
Tue- 1519
Wed -1303
Thur -7942 + 30 weighted glutes bridge
Fri - 6046 + 20 mins assault bike
Sat - 500 and counting
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Good morning WaistAways!
PW: 173
CW: 172 !
I'm especially happy about this because, of course, I did manage to do it the week after vacation. My average weight is 173.3, so my average is under the overweight/obese line for my height, and I'm very happy about that.
I'm still sore from the gym Thursday, and today I'm back there again
It'll be good to have done it today, though. I'm not going back until Tuesday after today.
Quick tags to try to ease myself into more engagement here:
@wishfuljune way to go!
@jugar a 15 year old entrepreneur, that girl's going places! Hopefully one of the last 2 will be the best.
@DianaGetsFit512 would it work for your life to pre-log the night before, and then adjust if you ate more or less than that the day of? That is always a winning strategy for me.
About the calories MFP gives you, sometimes they do give you a very low calorie allotment, and I'm not thrilled about that. I've found for myself that if I go any lower than 1400-1500, I start a binge-restrict cycle, because I'm just not eating enough every day to be sustainable for me, I get too hungry. Whenever I'm rethinking my calories, I use a calculator for my TDEE, subtract 500, and those are my calories (unless, for me, they're under 1400-1500, because I've found that's as low as I want to go).
Here's a TDEE calculator I used to love to use, when I was questioning my calories: https://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced . I've just done it again for myself, and it gave me a number that's a couple hundred higher than my expenditure number from MacroFactor (the food logging app I use that auto-calculates my expenditure based on my loss and my intake), but it would be a good starting place.
(quick aside, this is my macrofactor expenditure screen- the grayed out is because I wasn't weighing in on vacation)
So if you calculate your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) using that caluclator and subtract 500, there are your daily calories to lose 1 lb a week. If, while you're doing this calorie level, you find after a few weeks (give it at least 3 weeks!) that you're averaging more or less than 1 lb a week, you can adjust your daily calories up or down if you want, or keep them the same if you're happy with the rate of loss.
I'm at the point in my weight loss where I'm happy with .5 a lb a week, because I don't want my calories too low. You might eventually reach that point, but until then, gather the data, see where you are comfortable and satisfied and still losing.
I hope all that helped some, sorry for the novel!
@zankash23 incredible progress! Also, weighted glutes bridges are no joke!
Have a great Saturday, everyone!5 -
CW: 159.9
Aww the ups and downs have started again. This is very normal for me and hopefully soon I will see a whoosh of weight loss!
I do know I need to do something different with my work days - I log on at 7:30 and log off at 4:00 - no real breaks and the whole time I am stress out. After work I mindlessly scroll my groups on Facebook or watch dog videos on Instagram! Soooo starting today I will find some sort of way to get some exercise (walking if it’s nice outside or something on YouTube) and reading your posts daily. Everything you all say is so motivating so why am I not taking advantage of it??!! (too lazy I guess!) So that’s my challenge for this week - start making some good changes for my health!!
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@DianaGetsFit512 I also look at the TDEE calculator and subtract 500 calories. One other method I heard is take your goal weight and multiply by 12. Either way, I try to eat around 1500-1700 calories per day. I really found the range to be so much easier on my mental thoughts than a single number. Yes, some days I go over, but some days I am under too.
@micki48 I love the house! Those lights over the patio are very inviting!
@CupcakeCrusoe that looks like a great trip to Boston and that cannoli looks delicious!
This past week I managed well, even with the lunch potluck, book club, and work dinner! I have a wedding to go to tonight, and a work lunch next week, but I think I have these planned out. I went to the gym this morning too! Today is rainy, but tomorrow looks nice, so I hope to work out in the yard 😊
Also, to the gardners out there...are there any vegetables you like to plant that don't require much sun? I have a raised garden in the back of our house and tried to grow some veggies, but it didn't get enough sun to do much. The trees nearby provide a lot of shade.3 -
PW: 80,3Kg
CW: 80,1Kg
Steps 16-22
Sunday - 1,958
Monday - 6,384
Tuesday - 5,666
Wednesday - 4,337
Thursday - 5,240
Friday - 1,934
Saturday - 1,8564 -
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1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Challenge. Bring your creativity and let's build a plan for your week. Here's your link:
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Hope to see you there!
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lauren_989 wrote: »@DianaGetsFit512 I also look at the TDEE calculator and subtract 500 calories. One other method I heard is take your goal weight and multiply by 12. Either way, I try to eat around 1500-1700 calories per day. I really found the range to be so much easier on my mental thoughts than a single number. Yes, some days I go over, but some days I am under too.
This past week I managed well, even with the lunch potluck, book club, and work dinner! I have a wedding to go to tonight, and a work lunch next week, but I think I have these planned out. I went to the gym this morning too! Today is rainy, but tomorrow looks nice, so I hope to work out in the yard 😊
Also, to the gardeners out there...are there any vegetables you like to plant that don't require much sun? I have a raised garden in the back of our house and tried to grow some veggies, but it didn't get enough sun to do much. The trees nearby provide a lot of shade.
First of all, great work on the planning for potluck, clubs, work dinners, weddings, and a work lunch! That is a LOT and you are doing well for sure.
As to your gardening question, the best for slightly less sunny places are leaf lettuces, arugula, spinach - especially if you want to eat them while small, like a mesclun mix for salads. Most of those do well in cooler areas, so getting them out of the super hot sun makes them happy.4 -
@CupcakeCrusoe @lauren_989
Thank you guys!
So the issue I bump into is I find the recommendations are too high, but maybe that’s why I struggle when I choose my own lower number… I’m probably hungry
Will redo it today and see what it recommends and try that minus 500.
Thanks for the support guys!
Btw pretracking def helps… I just stink at doing it because I try to do a whole week.. I’ll try this week just one day at a time and go from there4 -
Ok so I’m still confused lol
@CupcakeCrusoe @lauren_989 @jugar
So I used that calculator and got my
BMR: 1,699
TDEE: 2,730
-500 would be 2,230
(I know I would not lose if I was eating 2230 daily for a fact)
Redid my goals on MFP and it recommended 1,620 for not very active losing 1lb weekly…lol big difference
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DianaGetsFit512 wrote: »So I used that calculator and got my
BMR: 1,699
TDEE: 2,730
-500 would be 2,230
(I know I would not lose if I was eating 2230 daily for a fact)
Redid my goals on MFP and it recommended 1,620 for not very active losing 1lb weekly…lol big difference
What would you guys recommend I go with?
I think 1620 is a reasonable thing to shoot for. Like I said, that TDEE calculator gave me a couple hundred extra calories despite me being as honest as I could, haha. No calculator is perfect.
As long as you log as accurately as you can, and stick to around 1600, you'll be able to make a determination about whether that gives you the rate of loss you want in a few weeks.
It's hard to be patient, to not change your calories after just a week if you're not seeing what you might like, but it's important to stick with it to filter out the noise of water weight and all that. And at around 1600, barring some metabolic disorder or something, you will definitely lose weight. It's just a matter of how much.
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@DianaGetsFit512 I looked at that calculator and the TDEE was higher on that one than the one I use. I usually also put sedentary because I don't like to eat my calories back. My BMR is 1680, my TDEE is 2010. That is why my goal is 1500-1700. I use tdeecalculator.net3
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Sunday weigh-in. It's not great so I won't linger...
PW - 186.1
CW - 186.9
TTFN3 -
Happy Sunday!
I just finished the tallies, and we had a nice green week! Our first of the month. And we even rose up to 2nd place among the 5 teams, so I would call that a good one. Let's keep it going!4 -
Good evening Waistaways!
PW 235.1 lbs
CW 234.1 lbs
One pound lost - I'll take it 😁
Have a lovely rest of Sunday 🥰3 -
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Woo, way to go @LoraineGB .. turning that vacation gain around! Nice job. And congrats to @wishfuljune and @zankash23 for a green week as well
There is an event held quarterly called the Pelofondo where people pledge distances and ride their Peloton... it was this weekend and I was behind on my other challenge rides so I just got inspired to spend a crap ton of time on the bike.
85 kilometers and 3 hours of ride time later, and phew.. I'm wiped. I've done this event once before, and I've also rode 100 KM outdoors once, but otherwise this was my 3rd longest day on the bike. I'm not exactly in my top form either so I was happy with this. It's over half the distance of my Gran Fondo that's coming up in less than 3 months (EEK!) so it was good to prove to myself that I could.
Exercise stats for the last week:
Apr 16 - 9714 steps + 62 minutes Peloton + 30 minutes strength
Apr 17 - 6380 steps + 46 minutes Peloton
Apr 18 - 10050 steps
Apr 19 - 12433 steps
Apr 20 - 9920 steps + 31 minutes Peloton
Apr 21 - 15834 steps
Apr 22 - 10904 steps
Bed time!
Trip out to Manitoba Wednesday to Friday to see my Dad while Brad goes for business... so it'll be another busy week.
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Beautiful week @strong_fit_ells ! One pound is a good loss, and you'll be able to lose another one this week, I'll bet.
@ashleycarole86 we can moan about our sore muscles tonight
I'm only walking and then riding Jasper, but more and more posting trot - it's the stairmaster of horseback riding.
I'm going to be travelling back home on Tuesday
It has flown by so fast! I give one more breathing class to some soldiers tomorrow evening, then it's back to Edmonton to fly away. I have to say I will not miss the relentless wind, but I certainly will miss hanging out with my daughter and riding every day.
Sunday - Monday weigh-ins to get the week going full steam:
@IDebraK
@TessieMac833
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
@Natroushka
As usual, I did not post a reminder for the Sunday people (sorry!), but @YinxFed and @strong_fit_ells have given Week 4 a good start. @TessieMac833 you are up to 3 green weeks so far this month - I'm hoping for you that you make all 4! If not, no worries - 3 is a great job already.
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Late again..
IDebraK
Weigh-in:Sunday
PW: 129 something
CW: 129.8
I feel like I have no control. I have no idea what this body is doing right now.
Is it the weight training? Is it my food intake? Who knows? I may track a bit to see where there's a gap. Typically, I track nothing. I know it's important for weight loss, but I try to form habits I know I'm willing to do forever. I know I'm not going to track every bite for the rest of my life.4 -
Step and exercise stats for the last 7 days:
16th April - 4899
17th - 5455
18th - 4093 / 45 mins HR12W3.0 Day 40 - No Repeat Metcon
19th - 10076
20th - 2666
21st - 2325
22nd - 40853 -
Good morning!
CW 191.02 -
Late again..
IDebraK
Weigh-in:Sunday
PW: 129 something
CW: 129.8
I feel like I have no control. I have no idea what this body is doing right now.
Is it the weight training? Is it my food intake? Who knows? I may track a bit to see where there's a gap. Typically, I track nothing. I know it's important for weight loss, but I try to form habits I know I'm willing to do forever. I know I'm not going to track every bite for the rest of my life.
First of all - the best thing about having Sunday as your weigh-in day is that you can be days late and it is still OK! As long as you're getting your number in by the end of Saturdays, it counts. Sure, consistency is helpful, but one number per week is all I need Some people in the past have used a weekly average - weigh yourself every day, and then post the average on your weigh day. This can help smooth out weird daily swings.
Second of all, you are near goal, and not tracking is a good way to experiment with ways to keep it that way. You have lost over 66 pounds. This month you have only changed by 0.2 pounds. If that is "no control", you are doing well. If you want to conquer those last few pounds, it is going to be slow, and yes - tracking can be a super useful way of weeding out the last little things you need to change in order to get there. I have been maintaining for a long time, and I need to go in and out of tracking, or at least making sure that I keep certain kinds of foods to a minimum. Enjoy the experiments! It is all information, and none of it has to be every single bite forever. That would be miserable!
In short, I think you're doing great. I'm glad you're here even if it is a struggle sometimes. Hang in there!6 -
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I’m so tired. Almost there. Just get through this week. Food has been tough. We are in the grabbing whatever food we can stage of packing moving. I’ve had a chicken panini, Greek salad, and Burger King. I had a medium fry but found I could not eat them all. That’s a win. My appetite is definitely smaller.
Need to work on more water. That might wake me up.4 -
This is a great group. I haven't been able to participate much because hubby had his 5 abdominal aortic aneurisms fixed and he's a horrible patient. He lives being the center of attention and everyone feeling sorry for him. Ge really has it up too. Today he got his 34 staples removed finally. Then there's my upcoming cataract surgery. My eye surgery had to be postponed for his and my eyes are bothering me like crazy. Of course it is kitten season so I've been helping some of the moms and bottle feeding some of the newborns. My garden is a lost cause this year. Oh well. Anyway, so very sorry for not being a better member.5
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