WaistAways Team Chat - JUNE 2023
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Phew! I'm back home to Québec, no more tornado zone (that was weird last night in Charlotte!!), and relaxing in the cool woods. My vegetable garden is overrun by weeds and slugs, but I'll get on that tomorrow! Beer for the slugs, lots of bending over for the weeds
Here are my steps and exercise for last week:
Sunday, Monday - already posted
Tuesday - 12555 + 40 strength
Wednesday - 11127 + 20 strength
Thursday - 9743 + 20 elliptical + 15 Pilates + 15 strength
Friday - 10142
Saturday - 8238 + 15 Pilates4 -
I hadn't heard about the crazy tornado weather. Hope everyone is keeping safe. Welcome home @jugar .. hope you enjoyed that delicious cup of coffee
@micki48 Got your steps for both weeks, yay! Thanks for posting. Your backyard looks absolutely AMAZING... the definitely of tranquility. Enjoy
It has been days and days since I've closed my diary on track but today is the day. Woo hoo. That feels really good. So does the Peloton ride I did.
Got my haircut today and feeling fab. My first therapy session is coming up too in less than 48 hours.
Brad and I have been busy with work and we've had lots of fun too. We got invited to name that tune last night.. wings were had but I didn't go crazy. Better than before.2 -
Time to get ready for the solstice! @ashleycarole86 I have not had that good coffee yet, but first thing tomorrow morning, it will be enjoyed, I can assure you.
I second the happy vibes about @micki48 's lovely yard for relaxing, and about the amazing fat loss and muscle gain by the awesome @lauren_989 ! Inspiring.
Weigh-ins due through Wednesday - line up!
@MoonlitMuse
@adrimango
@DianaGetsFit512
@39flavours (honorary Wednesday person for this week!)
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@lauren_989 That is amazing results from your body scan! You must be thrilled.
@jugar Glad you made it home and out of the tornado zone. I hate being away from good coffee too! Next time you might have to pack your own coffee.
@micki48 You have a wonderful backyard! Love it. My deck is one of my favorite relaxing spots too. Hope your older kitty does okay.
@ashleycarole86 Nice work on the peleton and the food logging. I'm also struggling to get back into logging. So monotonous, yet so necessary.
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Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Wednesday
PW: 142.0
CW: 140.8
I'm off on my jollies today, so that's me done for the month. It's been a good one for me, 6lbs down so far! It's bound to be back up a little when I get back but I'll do my best to be active every day and not overdo the booze and grub... I'm taking a food scale so no excuses!4 -
Happy Solstice!
I was up early to do Aquarobics class at 6 a.m. with 3 other women and will go to work at 10:00 today. I could benefit from some of Liselyn's coffee but she's over 2 hours away so, I'll have to make my own in the French press. Better than coffee in some other locations!
Have a good day, lovelies. Enjoy the whole day while it lasts!
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@micki48 I believe it's an Inbody scale that they use. Its the one with the electodes that can measure body composition.
@jugar I'm glad you made it home safe! I saw yesterday there were a ton of delays and some cancellations at Charlotte Airport.
I have today off and went to visit old coworkers at my last job. It was so great seeing everyone, but I definitely don't miss the commute (45 min one way). But I did have a NSV. For the past few days I was thinking about the restaurants and yummy food I used to get and was thinking what I wanted to eat today. I ended up not stopping for any food and came home and had lunch! 😊5 -
@lauren_989 I have the home inbody scale and it is very comparable to the professional one I use to use with my wellness coach.
I am starting to get my work out routine going. I am still tired and it's just taking me awhile to wind down after the school year. I'm getting my weight lifting program going and just did my first workout. I tried a new app to log my weights and reps. I like it and it gives some fun stats. I like to track total volume lifted and this does it for you.
I really really really am resisting logging. I just don't want to yet. I know I need to and I will get there eventually. For now I'm going to honor my feelings and not log yet. That means I need to use a few tricks to keep food in check. My plan is to not snack between meals, eat normal meals but leave a few bites left on the plate. If anyone has any other ideas please share. Frequently weight loss feels like a battle and I just don't want it to feel like that anymore. Trying to be nice to my body and work with it.
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39flavours wrote: »Username: 39flavours
Weigh in Day: Wednesday
PW: 142.0
CW: 140.8
I'm off on my jollies today, so that's me done for the month. It's been a good one for me, 6lbs down so far! It's bound to be back up a little when I get back but I'll do my best to be active every day and not overdo the booze and grub... I'm taking a food scale so no excuses!
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There are a lot of ways to succeed without logging - finding ones that work for you is worth the effort. For me, I agree with the not snacking between meals. Leaving a few bites on the plate does not work for me, though. I like the volume, so I have adjusted what is on the plate so that I can eat it all. Something like 80% vegetables gives you lots of food with good fibre and calorie numbers. This can include sweet potato or other root vegetables, but that must not be a majority. I then do not have any rice or other starch. Just enough protein, vegetable protein when possible. Some healthy oil, not too much. Keep cheese to a minimum or have none. Then you can have some light sweet thing and still not be overdoing it. High fibre can be a good handful of nuts and raisins, or some whole fruit sorbet, or just the fruit.conleywoods wrote: »I really really really am resisting logging. I just don't want to yet. I know I need to and I will get there eventually. For now I'm going to honor my feelings and not log yet. That means I need to use a few tricks to keep food in check. My plan is to not snack between meals, eat normal meals but leave a few bites left on the plate. If anyone has any other ideas please share. Frequently weight loss feels like a battle and I just don't want it to feel like that anymore. Trying to be nice to my body and work with it.
If you're not logging, it helps to put up some guardrails instead. Maybe no sugar except max 100 calorie portion 1x per day, or restrict trigger foods to one day per week (flour, chips, whatever sets you into overdrive) - I'm sure you'll come up with a way to plan that does not involve logging everything. Good luck!
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The solstice has been lovely here - I hope everyone enjoyed their longest or shortest daylight of the year
Thursday folks? Ready?
@ashleycarole86
@DD265
@eggfreak
@conleywoods
Already due:
@MoonlitMuse
@adrimango
@DianaGetsFit512
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PW: 95.7
CW: 96
We went to the parish council meeting last night, and ended up having fast food for tea afterwards because it finished very late. I've also not been in the best headspace since Saturday, feeling like I have crashed and burned a bit. Those balanced choices have not been coming so naturally this week. I need to get a handle on my work stress, but it's not going so well right now.
I had my PT session on Tuesday, and increased my back squat personal best by 10kg to 55kg. We think there's more in the tank, but don't want to focus 100% on it. In other positive news, we finally had some rain earlier in the week, so there have been growth spurts down at the allotment. Lots to catch up on there this weekend.3 -
Thursday weigh-in
Username ashleycarole86
PW 200.2
CW 201.44 -
PW 242.8
CW 242.23 -
Well, the season of bartending for slugs has arrived. Every evening, I go out and top up the beer in the little cups strategically placed throughout the beds. At least I get to eat my lettuce and kale that way I buy the cheapest, crappiest beer possible - but they seem to like it anyhow!
I went to an early garage appointment this morning and had a couple of hours to wait - it was a beautiful day, so I walked the whole time and got back just as the car was ready. I went to a trail I had driven by many times, but not used before - it goes along the Magog River for quite a distance. I saw the biggest bullfrog I have ever seen. Lots of geese and ducks, herons, and small birds too. There were some big hills to get there and back - I think I like this garage!
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CW: 221.42
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Friday time! Here's the line-up:
@EvMakesChanges
@micki48
@wishfuljune
@PlaneMonkey
@Pearl4686
@jugar
and a few pre-Fridays to catch up:
@MoonlitMuse
@adrimango
@eggfreak
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PW: Missed last week
CW: 193.6
Yesterday was my birthday, and we celebrated by going to see one of my favorite podcasts do a live recording. I don’t think I have laughed that much at a show before; it was hysterical! I can’t wait to listen to the release.
Today, depending on the weather, I think we’ll walk around quite a bit and maybe see some museums in the area. We brought our pup with us too and I’m hoping we can take him for a nice long walk somewhere nearby.
I’m going to spend the morning meal-prepping for when we head back home and signing up for my gym classes to take for next week. I also had a really good appointment with my dietician where we talked about my stress eating. I’m going to try and prep some easy snacks in advance (yogurt and berries, precut fruit, boiled eggs, protein shakes) so that when my work days are busy and I feel overwhelmed, I’ll know to reach for the more nutritious foods versus the snacks (chips, chocolate).5 -
Friday weigh-in
PW 93.9
CW 93.3
Still haven't got round to introducing myself properly. Been super busy. Hopefully after the weekend.4 -
Saturday WEIGH-IN
PW - 77.6
CW - 77.8
Small wobble but it's on the back of two weeks marking my 60th birthday, so not worried and overall healthy choices have prevailed. This weekend is the final hooray for birthday celebrations with hubby taking me away for two nights. I have no idea where to or what we'll be doing as he has been very good keeping it under wraps (usually he cracks and gives up clues).
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