WaistAways Team Chat - AUGUST 2023
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@CarolAnnM2 and @littlemzkitty - great week! WTG
I'm sure you worked hard to get there! Take a bow.
Ready for Tuesday? Here we go -
@adrimango
@lauren_989 - great NSV with those cupcakes! Resisting feels good after you do it, but it is sure hard to stick to in the moment. You rock!
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PW: 216.8
CW: 210.4
It's amazing how much water weight I gained during vacation! Back to my normal routine and it came off, then some! I have a cruise coming up next month...I remember gaining 7 pounds 1 cruise and 10 pounds another. I'm hoping not to do that this time, but free food everywhere! Lol. I told my husband, it's vacation and I want to eat it all. His response, I have been on vacation for 30 years 😂 My thought is, if I enjoy myself a little on the cruise, as long as I get back to my normal habits when I get home, I should be fine.8 -
CW: 159.8
PW: 162.4
Sorry to be a day late with my weigh-in. I was up and out early yesterday for an orthodontist consult and forgot to weigh
. I'm glad to see some vacation bloat coming off. Had hoped for a little more, honestly, but I'll take it!
I've caught up on posts and am teary at all the support this group shows when one of us is having a hard time. Yall are amazing!
I'm reflecting a lot on how important it is to acknowledge the season I'm in when it comes to healthy habits and self-care. That means the actual season but also season of life/work/family/age, etc. The last 3 years have been full of change and it's been really hard to get into any routines for more than a few weeks. But, things are settling down in some areas and I am really embracing that and celebrating it.
I've already gotten my workout in for today. Now to get ready for work and put some miles on my under desk treadmill. I am way less stiff after a day at my desk and have less swelling in my ankles. My goals are for long term health and being active as much as weight so these are super great impacts for me.5 -
WHY do I constantly buy nuts, this week it was Honey roasted peanuts....
I can not control my portions when it comes to peanuts, sunflower seeds, pistachios and cashews.... Almonds I like also, but for some reason, I have no problem limiting them....
Anyway, yesterday was good, aside from the peanut debacle.... I didn't exercise, but I did go outside and have to lift up 2 huge pots, and the screens. The screens knocked over the pots, and then screens came off the hooks, and were just dangling... These are 8x 4 foot screens made with lattice and framed with 2x1's they are not light. This took place in a major thunderstorm, but I couldn't leave them... Anyway, that completely stressed me out last night, then it never stopped storming... Today I get to clean up the yard from all the sticks, branches, etc....
The radar said the storm was going to miss us, so I will be filing a formal complaint to the national weather service!
Today will be a good day, no exercise this morning, I had an appointment super early. But later my son is bringing my grandpuppy over, and I will be puppy sitting for the rest of the week.
Have a wonderful day !
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@lauren_989 and @adrimango Great job on the post-vacay debloating Now keep up the good work and feel even more amazing!
@DD265 no problem - a week off it is. I'm wishing you some lovely moments of peace and deep breathing to help balance the exciting times you are currently surfing. You've got this!
@Gidgitgoescrzy oh heavens - honey roasted (or any other sweet and/or salt infested) peanuts, cashews, or pistachios are irresistible temptation incarnate. I agree that almonds are not as bad, but they can get me too if they are roasted and flavoured. I only buy raw nuts, roast a few (dry no salt or anything) at a time, and then they stay well under control. But yeah, they can be seriously evil. You needed the fuel for all that screen wrestling in the thunderstorms, though! What an epic battle
Grandpuppy therapy will be just the thing.
I get "hot riding" instead of hot yoga today. We're having thunderstorms too, so Jasper and I will do a work session in the indoor arena. It gets really hot in there, but at least we won't be trying to work on canter transitions in big sloppy mud puddles. Horse slipping and falling under me is not on my bucket list.
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I am so grateful for this group and you friends. Reading through some posts today made me realize how much I care about all of you. I’ve been with some of you almost daily for four years. That’s something. Time to make this work on another level and see some green. I am in a new season of life for sure. But ready for the changing of seasons soon both literal and my life.
Off to meet some friends for a good chat. Lunch, and maybe a swim. We bring our own lunch so that works.
Have a great day everyone!!❤️🤗🙂6 -
Greetings Team,
It's been a good day with eating, but I could have taken in some more water. And now I'm completely knackered (damn your eyes, MS!)
Fortunately, we've eaten supper early, so I see an early night ahead and taking myself off to bed with a book.
I hope everyone else has had a good day.5 -
What a day! Once each month, a mobile food bank (poorly named, "Veggie Van Gogh") delivers food to towns all over the state of Vermont. My department "Volunteers in Action"( includes "Meals on Wheels" in our local area), assists the band of food friends and people drive through and we load them up with potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, cob corn, eggs, sometimes cheese, etc. In June, we gave out food for 245 families, which was down from previous months. Last month, we cancelled due to likely flooding in much of the state. Today, we assisted 400 families. I'm grateful there were many more volunteers than just a few of us! I kept pretty well hydrated but didn't have much actual lunch. I ate the remaining serving of Triscuit crackers after delivering 9 families' food allotments and by the time I got home, decided to relax for a while in the "dry" A/C living room and drink a homemade tall glass of iced coffee (yes, with sugar and 2% milk). It tasted heavenly!
For supper, I made a 1-pan combo of lentils, carrots, garam marsala, 1/2 lb ground beef, chopped tomatoes with chiles, plus a secret ingredient of powdered peanut butter. It's amazing how 2 Tablespoons can partly thicken and "round out" those flavors without masking anything.
I had 1 1/2 servings and topped it off with some ice cream. I'm now about ready for bed.
Let's hope tomorrow is a calmer day.
Keep up the good vibes, y'all! We can do this together.6 -
Wow @EvMakesChanges ! What a day indeed. Sounds like your delicious dinner was very well deserved. It is fabulous how good food gets distributed to people in need, too. That is quite the undertaking and I'm sure many people thank you every day. WTG!
Here is the Wednesday line-up
@MaddawgMadsen
@Gidgitgoescrzy
@asmallerlea
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Good morning WaistAways!
Today I'm up early, heading into the office and I have figured out a system to strap 64oz of water in 2 bottles onto my backpack so I can get it from home to work on the bus without it swinging around and hitting people or getting the stuff in my bag wet. I'm super proud! No excuses, except I have to drink it before 2pm so my commute home won't involve doing the 'pee-pee dance' while standing on the bus. Wish me luck!5 -
PW 175.4
CW 174.6
Okay, if you ever hear me say I want to get a puppy, slap some sense into me...
My goodness they are so much work, but atleast he will keep me busy for the next few days...
Yesterday was good, got my 10 minutes in and some. Had a dog escape, it was Toby, he turned 6 yesterday, he's so weird, so we have a big field behind my house, and if there are people with dogs out there, and I can't stop him in time, he will sometimes jump the fence, run a circle or 2 around them, then he comes back, sits and waits at the gate for me to let him in. He doesn't go up to anyone, bark at, or sniff, just runs a giant circle, and comes back and waits for me to open the fortress gate my husband created... But being an extra large pupper, he scares people, so it's very stressful... Needless to say he did NOT get his Birthday Ice Cream I made him...
Hope you have a great day !
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Naughty Toby! @Gidgitgoescrzy he sounds like an extra fun one. I love that he'll jump the fence to get out, but sits to be let in through the gate. Just has to prove that he really is a good doggy. But dog birthday ice cream?? Frozen puréed meat and potatoes? Cream and liver flavour? Sounds, um, special. Happy puppy sitting
@PlaneMonkey you certainly are on top of your water jug game! I used to fight the swinging water bottle problem when hiking (before those cool camelback things came out), but at least there were no commuters to bash in the head. But the dance on the bus - definitely to be avoided
I have to go to Montreal tomorrow (ugh) so today is cram-in-all-the-things day. I need to practice, ride, exercise, fill the car with gas (double ugh), make a batch of yogurt... How did I work there for all those years? I'm getting spoiled in my retirement. Working 85 miles from home was kind of nuts, I now see. 4 -
Hi Team!
Just a quick check in 😊
I'm petrified sitting in my car. In 10 minutes I have a gym induction. I'm so scared and nervous I feel like I am going to die.
Please wish me luck 🍀
I feel so fat ☹️🙄🤦8 -
@PlaneMonkey Way to the go with getting that 64 ounces attached. Carry the water is a challenge and the dreaded pee pee dance is a no fun effect of being so good about drinking our water.
@Gidgitgoescrazy Sorry you big pupper gave you stress, but your story made me laugh imagining it. Yes indeed puppies are work.
@EvMakesChanges Way to go serving 400 families. Such an important thing to make sure people have good food to eat. So much waste in our country here. My husband volunteers in Philadelphia doing a similar thing. That is a multi group distribution. Ours focuses on toiletries because SNAP doesn’t cover things like toilet paper.
I GOT ON MY MAT and did Pilates this morning. You know what? I felt better after doing it. So glad I did. A good step and I’m proud of myself. Also already drank 16 ounces of water.
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strong_fit_ells wrote: »Hi Team!
Just a quick check in 😊
I'm petrified sitting in my car. In 10 minutes I have a gym induction. I'm so scared and nervous I feel like I am going to die.
Please wish me luck 🍀
I feel so fat ☹️🙄🤦
Just so you know - the people getting the biggest cheers and smiles and well-wishes in a gym are the people who are SO BRAVE to go there because they feel like you do, but they go anyhow. They know it will make them feel as awesome as everyone there knows they are. You GO girl!! You're amazing. And you're not going to die
You remind me of an elevator ride I had in my first week at the conservatory where I studied. My roommate and I (both flutists) were going to the mandatory orchestra audition (=scary conductor with evil eye presiding). As we were arriving, my friend turned to me, grabbed my arms, and said "I'm going to pee on the stage!!!".
She didn't. We survived - and had some amazing times playing in that conservatory orchestra.5 -
@jugar Doggie Ice cream is Plain greek yogurt, Peanut Butter, Bananas, and Mint (sometimes). Blended and frozen, my puppers love it.6
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strong_fit_ells wrote: »Hi Team!
Just a quick check in 😊
I'm petrified sitting in my car. In 10 minutes I have a gym induction. I'm so scared and nervous I feel like I am going to die.
Please wish me luck 🍀
I feel so fat ☹️🙄🤦
I’m sure your gym induction is over by now.
How did it go? Just walking into the gym is a HUGE victory. So dang happy for you.
When you walked into the gym, you “leveled up 1%”. Any day you can level up by 1% is an awesome day.
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So I was catching up on the posts and was excited to see this team has been together awhile. That says something great about all of you. I’m so happy to be included. Lol
I also noticed the timestamps on the posts. It seems like I make it six or more hours behind everyone. May I ask where everyone is from?5 -
Antonia2050 wrote: »So I was catching up on the posts and was excited to see this team has been together awhile. That says something great about all of you. I’m so happy to be included. Lol
I also noticed the timestamps on the posts. It seems like I make it six or more hours behind everyone. May I ask where everyone is from?
Toni - we are from all over the place! You have added Hawaii to our globe-spanning ambitions. If you look on our spreadsheet, go to the WaistAways tab (at the bottom of the screen), scroll all the way over the the right and you'll see everyone's location (those who have shared it). I'm not very consistent - some are only by country, state/province, and some by city. The majority are in US and Canada, but there are some in the UK, and one each in Sénégal, Australia, and Brazil. We used to have more in Europe, but they have moved on it seems.
Here is the link if you want to check out the spreadsheet. It is always posted on the F2F home page if you lose track of it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fYD2mHNY_Z6FRCMVvAoPJpwxEhsXkb9imLu6OVG5m7U/edit?usp=sharing2 -
Weigh-in update time! A couple more Wednesdays to come in, and the Thursdays are next -
@MaddawgMadsen
@asmallerlea
@ashleycarole86
@39flavours
@conleywoods
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Thursday weigh-in
Username ashleycarole86
PW 204
CW 206.23 -
Yesterday was good, but I am exhausted. I am not even sure why, I sleep well. I think maybe I am limiting my food too much. So today for lunch I am going to order something yummy with lots of protein and healthy fat.8
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Good morning, WAs!! Just checking in. My water yesterday was ok. I reported that I got on my mat, which was a win, but I did not log. Spent many hours working in the yard and garage. Then some errands. My foot has decided to join my long list of hurts. I wouldn't be surprised if it has some connection to my hip that has been hurting. It's the opposite side and I'm sure my slightly limpy gate has something to do with it. It comes and goes and feels better with real supportive sneakers rather than my usuall summer flip flops. It's sort of my heel. I'm thinking plantar faciatis (sp?)
In my effort to get back on track, back on the wagon, etc. I came across a nutrition class through my health plan website. It's really good. I've completed the first lesson. Here are my takeaways for you to also think about if you wish.
What are a few strengths of your current eating pattern?
What are a few weakpoints?
It went on to say when trying to improve your diet start by ADDING to your diet rather than taking away aka deprivation. So add more fruits and vegetables, wholegrains etc. Then, once you have done that swap something you have been eating for something better. For example, instead of soda maybe seltzer. Next, eliminate or reduce something else that's not so great in your current eating pattern. But their bottom line was important to help us not beat ourselves up over lack of motivation or discipline. Many of the processed foods we eat are engineered to make us want to eat more and more of it. Some are even made to melt in your mouth quickly so your brain wants more and thinks it hasn't had enough calories, but you end up with too many calories. Not every company in the food industry is like that, but some are and it's worth noting that it's not just our inability to have discipline.
I need to get moving but some of my current strengths of my eating pattern are no soda, eating plenty of fruit, eating just a little red meat. My weakpoints are probably too much sugar and high fat snacks, eating out too often, and maybe needing more protein.
How about you?6 -
PW: 185
CW: 181.6 !! I knew it was just water weight and bloat
Sunday, July 30th - 7,259 steps, 1.61 mile run in 90 degree Fahrenheit temps
Monday, July 31st - no steps recorded - I forgot my Fitbit, but I was also sick this day - heat exhaustion from the day before
Tuesday, August 1st - 5,259 steps, 15 minute walk, 15 minutes of shooting hoops
Wednesday, August 2nd - 7,728 steps, 1 hour of spinning, 15 minutes of shooting hoops, 1 hour of CrossFit
Thursday, August 3rd - 8,703 steps, 1 hour of CrossFit (6.5 hours of driving)
Friday, August 4th - 11,588 steps, 45 minutes on the elliptical, (8 hours of driving)
Saturday, August 5th - 10,691 steps, 2 mile run down and back up the side of a mountain (camping)
I drove the 1,800 miles roundtrip with my mom and her pug to go camping in remote Eastern Oregon with my family. We do this trip every year to pick huckleberries. We call it huckleberry camp. This year I planned ahead to get some workouts while I was there. I did the elliptical at the hotel gym on the way up and one run while I was at camp. However, I have not had a workout since then. Also, I was unable to log much of anything because I had at best one bar of service during the trip.
We got back on Tuesday and I was out with a bad, weird for me migraine yesterday (hence why I didn't do the weigh-in until today). Usually migraines for me feel like I have an ice pick in my head and everything I try to do (even verbally answering a question) causes so much pain that I throw up. Yesterday, I just had extreme light sensitivity and everything was blurry/had an aura around it. No ice pick, no vomiting. Still a migraine. I'm glad to be back at work today with the stressors of that trip behind me. Now, I just need to get back to logging my meals and find some workouts to do.7 -
@micki48 that is great you were able to go to a nutrition class! My aunt lost a lot of weight by just adding veggies and fruit to her diet. It made her full so she didn't want to eat the bad stuff.
That doesn't always work for me, because no matter how full I am, I could always eats sweets. I think thats my major weakness. We had frozen yogurt with yummy toppings at work yesterday and I definitely indulged 😝 Free food and wasting food is my major downfall. I could only imagine if I had kids how much heavier I would be from eating crusts, etc.
Strengths for me are eating lots of protein, fruits, and veggies. I eat similar meals, which helps me get into a routine.
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@micki48 Two strengths of my current eating patterns are: 1. I am gluten intolerant so avoiding certain bad foods is really easy for me. 2. I have a pretty set routine that is easy to stick to when I am at home.
#2 leads me to a weakness - no pattern when my schedule changes. I tend to overeat, drink, and make poorer choices overall when my schedule changes. Like when I travel.
Another weakness is that my normal weekly pattern doesn't leave a lot of room for any indulgences which can make me way overindulge on the weekends.
The last weakness would be my instigator husband. I love him and he is happy that I am doing what I need for my health, but he regularly asks me if I want beer, ice cream, or unhealthy meals because we didn't have time to prep nor the energy to cook. I can only turn him down so many times before I give in.2 -
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@jugar weighing in a day early here if you don't mind! I will be out of town for a few days starting tonight.
PW: 282.7
CW: 281.0
Hope I have my prior weight right, because 1.7 lbs feels great for this week! I did start a medication for binge-eating and I think it is working? I definitely don't feel any effects from the stimulant component - no jitters or jolt of energy and still yawning in the afternoon, which my sister (a neurobiologist who works as a medical writer these days) says is a pretty clear sign that I have ADHD, as people with ADHD don't feel big effects from stimulants, if at all. However, I think I have noticed an effect from the appetite suppression component. Not as hungry in the morning or by lunch. Of course, the med does wear off by dinnertime so I've been pretty much on target for calories. And still getting good movement in - just did a 15 min butt-focused resistance band workout before I start packing up and loading the car.
Caught up on our posts here as well and we have a lot of renewal going on it seems!
This weekend is a big family reunion I have been planning since January and it was a ton of work but happy it is finally here. I am a total spreadsheet nerd so I was delighted to set up yet another tab in my master file for the weekend, focused on who bought what items for our shared meals and activities, and who owes who what.
Didn't have a great week with my foot/tendonitis though. Wish I could figure it out/have more time to just not walk for a few days? But really, how would that be possible.4 -
I made it to my yoga class in the forest this morning. We had our class out on the verandah. It was so lovely to be practising out in the sun, listening to the forest. So restorative.
@Gidgitgoescrzy thanks for the heads up on the joys of having a puppy in your life. Hubby and I are vacillating between deciding on a puppy or a young dog from a rescue home. I think we'll go for a rescue dog, just like our dearly departed Edie.
@Antonia2050 We have been aghast at the current news coverage showing the tragic fires engulfing your gorgeous island. I hope you are keeping safe.
@EvMakesChanges Your volunteering work, delivering meals is wonderful. It is sad to know that it is necessary. My husband volunteers for our local foodbank too.
Bed beckons.
Night night all.
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