WaistAways Team Chat - JUNE 2023
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@ashleycarole86 steps and such so far this week:
Sunday - 11342 + 45 min. exercise bike
Monday - 10885 + 20 strength + 45 bike
Tuesday- 9667 + 30 Pilates + 30 bike
I have been riding every day, but we're not doing heavy sessions of lots of trotting or anything, so I won't count those for now. We're just having fun exploring and trying things out.3 -
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Today I'm in my calorie range for the day. This is a first since coming back this month. I've been close but today I got it. Still not really fitting week day workouts in yet. I am also noticing lots of little piles of unorganized things building up at home. I have a lot of little things on hold while I push through the end of work. Hang in there @micki48 we will make it to the end.6
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My name is Wendy. Thanks for welcoming me into this team. I live in the Moreton Bay Region, on the northern outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with my husband.
I am two weeks shy of my 60th birthday and currently self-employed as a remedial massage therapist; however I am looking forward to retirement on June 30. Managing my weight and fitness have always been important to me, ever since my teens and up until six months ago I was going okay. Just prior to Christmas 2022 I injured my knee and despite physical therapy it is still not cooperating, so I am now scheduled for surgery on July 20. The injury has given me a sense of vulnerability because it happened in a split second and that's all it took to disrupt my usual routine and my confidence in my strength and capabilities.
As a result I guess I have been eating a bit more than I should, although my food choices are still good. Maybe a few extra glasses of wine have slipped into the week too. Health and fitness are hard to gain/maintain but so easy to lose.
My goals for June? Well I think just being disciplined with keeping in touch with this group will be a good start and will motivate me to track my food more consistently. I have been increasing my walking distance and speed over the past month, so this will be ongoing. Bringing in some resistance training once or twice a week is also something that will help too.6 -
Hi team,
I'm Courtney, 42, living in the Ottawa valley in Canada. I work a desk job with a split of remote/in-office of 60-40% and the return to the office in-person threw me off kilter more than expected earlier this year. The loss of personal time and the added expense and hassle to commute to an office where I sit in a cubicle by myself and continue to take meetings on a video screen really went against my internal sense of efficiency! I found myself cranky in every aspect of my life as a result. This included my desire to track my food, but luckily I had already signed myself up to participate in several sports in the evenings so I stuck with those commitments (most weeks) and I'm continuing to maintain my current weight within a 6lb fluctuation.
I've suspected for awhile now that I have un-diagnosed inattentive ADHD and I'm in therapy, signed up for a full psychological assessment at the end of June, and seeing my GP later today to discuss medication options. I'm pushing hard on this hoping it will "fix me" but I'm probably setting myself up for disappointment. Medication and behavioural changes takes time and work. My therapist has actually suggested I create a habit tracker and reward system like I had in Feb 2021 when I was still in my initial weight loss phase with this team to focus on my work goals and reward myself for "good behaviour". Colouring in a square on a calendar and giving myself a $5 trinket on Amazon after completing my 3 workouts, meeting my water goals, and logging my food consistently really helped get me down 50lbs, so why wouldn't it also work for goals like clearing my inbox, tidying my filing pile, and not mindlessly scrolling on my phone when I should be researching?!?!?
My goals for June are to keep working towards breaking this decade to see 18# on the scale before July. I will do this with increased water consumption and being more mindful of portions, and upping my fibre intake to ease digestion.
Welcome to the team @wdalzell5401 !
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Happy Wednesday! I guess I have to include some happy Thursday energy for you @wdalzell5401 - you being our only member from your end of the world at the moment. We cover many time and geographic zones, age and weight zones, and all kinds of useful expertise and ideas to share. All towards the same goal. Not bad, I'd say!
I read some interesting stuff about boredom yesterday. I know many of you are way too busy to be bored, but it still happens that we lose interest in what is going on, what is around us, and what is inside us. Boredom is often a trigger to overeat, indulge in alcohol, or slouch on the couch scrolling or playing games that keep the mind minimally busy to avoid thinking. At the same time, we often feel guilty about being bored. We think that it's our own blasted fault that we are just sitting there, uninterested and unable to get going. It feels really uncomfortable. But the things I read brought up the notion that boredom is a positive thing.
The brain kicks into new activities when bored. It reflects on what has been happening, it muses on the connections between the self and others, it projects things into the future - brain activity is quite interesting when we are finding life uninteresting. During times like in the shower, while driving, walking, housework, or when engaged in some other kind of automatic but not engrossing activities, the memory and creative brain get busy. These are times when we are not scrolling, reading, listening. The shower is particularly good for that! No choice.
I'm going to try to see boredom as an opportunity for a while and see what happens. I'm going to take some time to think about what I'd like to be learning, doing, making, connecting with. The key word is curiosity, at least for me. The brain needs rest and idle sometimes too, so not all boredom needs to be swept away in a flurry of activity, but taking time to just let thoughts wander while in that state of openness and creativity is something that I tend to forget. Or fill with food - which does help soothe the slight anxiety that boredom brings, but surely does not help anything else but hunger.
Anyhow - turning things like boredom from a big negative to a big positive, in spite of how uncomfortable it can feel, is interesting to me at the moment.
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@jugar Liselyn that is so interesting!
I never looked at the boredom in that way!
My son is always complain that he is bored, but always quickly finds something else to do as soon as I suggest to clean his room if he's bored 🤭5 -
Late weigh-in, sorry!
PW: 156.6
CW:155.6
Still not back to 154 where I was two weeks ago but I'll take the loss.
Non-scale victory - I wore a dress on Tuesday that I could not fit into last Spring or Summer!! It's a favorite and I was thrilled with how it fit!
I'll be at the beach Sat - Sat, May not be able to weigh-in if no scale.4 -
Weigh in day: Wednesday
CW: 222.22 -
@PlaneMonkey My sister has adult diagnosed ADHD. She said medication really helps with focus and she can get a lot done. It does have a downside and she actually would rather do without the medication. My sister definitely has an impulsive spontaneous wild side which is probably due to ADHD. She's been that person here whole life prior to meds. Meds smooth out the fun spontaneous part of her and she felt she had given up a part of her personality. She just didn't feel like herself. I know other adults who are happy on meds. Everyone is different and I see a lot of different children have very different outcomes from ADHD meds. You will just have to see how it works for you.4
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I hope everyone is OK if you are in an area with bad smoky air these days - my husband is having troubles with his asthma, but it rained today and that helped a lot. Keep well!
@adrimango what? no photo of you in the dress? I'll bet you looked as great as you felt. That is such a fantastic feeling - I've been striding out in my favourite jeans which had become a bit too snug over the last few months. It is good to be back in better shape! It definitely puts a bounce in your step. Good for you!
Thursday people - your turn:
@ashleycarole86
@39flavours
@DD265
@eggfreak
@conleywoods
And a few stragglers - you know how much I love numbers! Send 'em along
@TessieMac833
@graceojo999
@MoonlitMuse
@alydanbeads (I know, it is still Wednesday - no worries!!)
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I've managed to stay within my calorie goal the last couple of days, despite my head being in a bad place. Yay me for not using food to cope. Even tonight... I was too lazy to cook but I chose a healthy takeout option that fit easily into my calories.
Brad has been back on his outdoor bike like a fiend... he is much more adventurous than this girl that just prefers the Peloton. We did ride together indoors on Monday though... and my steps have been great this week too. Getting our groove back perhaps?
In any event, feeling good about tomorrow! I also have a golf round for work.. it's supposed to be smoking hot so I'll have to make sure I don't get overheated.
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@jugar thanks for the happy Thursday
This morning I played 9 holes of golf before work. Walked the whole way without much limping, so feeling pretty good about that.
Getting back into the habit of tracking each day and I'm enjoying reading what everyone else in the team are doing.4 -
Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Thursday
PW: 145.6
CW: 143.0
Hi all, I've had a good week and finally feel like I'm making some headway, after spending months in the high 140s. I've gone 10 days alcohol free, which is a big achievement for me as I'm normally a daily drinker. Cutting out alcohol has made it so much easier to stay within my calories, as previously I was trying (failing) to stay within 1,200 and having at least 2 drinks a day most days. So now I can actually eat more than I'm used to and I'm losing weight, yay! Plus I feel so much better, anxiety has almost vanished completely, I'm energetic and my skin looks so much better and less puffy. I've also upped my steps and am hitting around 14,000 most days, thanks to walking the hills and fields in my area in the morning, before strength training at the gym. I'm 0.2lbs away from the healthy bmi range and it has taken 5 months to lose the 22lbs to get here. I am away on holiday for the last 9 days of this month and am really looking forward to feeling more confident on the beach and in summer clothes for the first time in 8 years.5 -
PW: 96.6
CW: 96.0
It's a small loss (much bigger than normal for me, though!) and yet I'm really feeling a difference in my shape; my leggings have been slipping down a bit and there's less of a 'roll' somewhere that was bothering me too. At some point, I shall need to start taking measurements again, as we know we can lose inches without necessarily losing what feels like a proportionate amount of 'weight'.
Water intake has been good, and I'm generally (and willingly) making balanced food choices across the day/week. Steps have been more difficult to get in; between poor sleep, the desk job and my activities (weight lifting, allotment) not necessarily being the step-registering kind.. something for me to work on. I'm going to start walking around the wharf again during my lunch breaks, although typically today I don't have time!5 -
Username ashleycarole86
Thursday weigh-in
PW 201
CW 197.65 -
@DD265 great loss this week and all the non scale victories you are noticing.
@ashleycarole86 awsome loss this week. Hope you can keep cool with golfing.
@39flavours amazing job. Alcohol is a tough one for me to keep down in the summer, I love a beer at the end of the day and something I'm working on too.
I found out I got accepted into a masters program that is attached to the current courses I'm taking. I'm pumped even though I'm still asking myself why I want to put so much energy into it. Had a great day yeasterday getting a workout in and not snacking in the evening. For the next 3 weeks I just want to keep maintaining my weight and do the habits I know I can control and just focus on getting through my class and focus on losing after.
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CW 173.8 up a bit from last week but overall just glad it's not more.
Sylvia in Massachusetts, 53, caregiver for 93 yr old dad, full time office job, active gardener - trying to get into the mental headset I was in 2 yrs ago when I started with Waistaways. For some reason, it's difficult to do so. I can't say it's because I'm too busy - I was pretty busy before too. The logging works for me but lately can't manage more than a few days before a crazy day hits, throws me off, and I stop. Like several of you commented, alcohol is better when limited, I go thru phases with that. Summer IS harder - the end of every day seems so nice to enjoy the sunset/garden with a glass in hand. I have been enjoying, sometimes, just seltzer and fruit juice - in a big wine glass. Nice just to have that glass stem to twirl.
@jugar - you talk of the potential benefits of boredom...I see benefits too of being in a 'waiting' period of life and am trying to savor the benefits of time here and slowing down, enjoying the garden, birds, moments with friends. Glad you'll have time with your family, sharing thoughts, love, and memories of your brother.
@micki48 a bit of smoke here in MA too - not so bad though, the photos of NYC, whoa!
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