WaistAways Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2023
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Our flight was cancelled right when we got to the airport. We got rebooked through Edmonton with a 9 hour layover. They put us up in a hotel with food credits but Brad isn't feeling well and it was going to be a long night anyway so this 16 hour overall delay just adds to it. Not to mention not being back to work on time, ack!
Needless to say my mind is distracted and not on healthy living!! We have handled the situation as best we can but we're tired.. we will have some recuperating to do when we get home!5 -
@jugar
Have fun in NC!!!
@MaddawgMadsen
Sorry to hear illness has been kicking your butt girl!
@YinxFed
And same with your hubby's chest infection!
Tis that time of year, isn't it?? ACK!1 -
@ashleycarole86 YIKES! That sounds like a miserable trip. Ugh. I hope you don't catch what Brad has, and that you both get home safe and have some time to rest and recover.
Same to all of you on the sick list - feel better soon
Quick reminder for weigh-ins:
Sunday-Monday-Tuesday
@Betsy___
@littlemzkitty
@strong_fit_ells
@lauren_989
Thanks!1 -
Thank you for your various cents on the protein powder question!
@ashleycarole86 oh man what an incredible wrench in the top of your week. get home safe and get the best sleep you can.
hugs to all who are under the weather!
Back to my workouts in the challenge for the next 4 weeks and today was a DOOZY of a lower body workout. It took me 70 min! gonna be pretty sore tomorrow I bet.
Getting into bed now - how does the day fly by SO fast!!!3 -
Happy Monday!
PW: 229.2
CW: 232.0
Missed last week - sorry about that. Last week wasn't the greatest, but gotta keep going.3 -
PW: 208.8
CW: 211.6
🙈🙈🙈 I knew it was a bad week4 -
Yesterday when I got home, I was feeling so incredibly lethargic and just so tired. Took my blood pressure it was 100/60 - Now that is not go to the hospital low, but it's low, especially for me. and like she said, everyone reacts differently to stuff. So lets find out if this is what is happening. I really dislike drs that say, oh thats not what it could be, low blood pressure only makes you dizzy and faint.
So I am to stop the one med and take my blood pressure 2 times a day. Then check back in on friday to see if I can discontinue that one for good.
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Gidgitgoescrzy wrote: »Yesterday when I got home, I was feeling so incredibly lethargic and just so tired. Took my blood pressure it was 100/60 - Now that is not go to the hospital low, but it's low, especially for me. and like she said, everyone reacts differently to stuff. So lets find out if this is what is happening. I really dislike drs that say, oh thats not what it could be, low blood pressure only makes you dizzy and faint.
So I am to stop the one med and take my blood pressure 2 times a day. Then check back in on Friday to see if I can discontinue that one for good.
I was having the same symptoms in 2022. The lethargy was because my blood pressure was going down to 90/60 for me. It turns out for some reason I didn’t need my blood pressure medicine anymore. I had been taking it for about 10 years and I guess some lifestyle changes and post Covid things changed enough that I was able to stop my blood pressure medicine completely.5 -
@Kali225 - Something I forgot to mention about protein powders, I really don't use them much. To get extra protein in my diet, I use collagen powder in my coffee, powdered peanut butter every few days in my breakfast (usually either with Greek yogurt or oatmeal), and will occasionally do protein shakes. Premier Protein had a pumpkin spice protein shake for the fall that was really good.
@YinxFed - I forgot to say that I'm sorry to hear your husband is struggling with a chest infection. I hope he is on the mend!
@ashleycarole86 - your trip sounds miserable. I hope it and Brad get better, and quick!
@jugar - I am glad you made it safely to NC! Enjoy the time with your family in the nice weather!1 -
@ashleycarole86 - Monday, November 13th - 6,713 steps, 40 minutes spin, three games of league bowling
It seems like we have a few people who are in the red this week, which happens. But it makes me ponder a topic that was brought me recently, that of rebellion. Often, we get into eating, drinking, or habits that we know aren't good for us as a form of rebellion. I know I definitely do this, so I would venture to say others do too, but the question is why?
I am going on vacation this next week with my family. I plan to count calories, exercise at least a few days, and limit my alcohol intake, with respect that I am on vacation and it is okay to cheat a little. However, I guarantee I will have a day or two where I say to heck with all of it and do what I want; a.k.a. cheat a lot. I then will regret it - most likely the next day because I had too much to drink or drank the wrong thing (beer/gluten).
My big questions for everyone about this are: Do you ever find yourself rebelling? If so, why do you think this happens? Does rebelling really help us reach our goals? What are some strategies to help avoid this?2 -
MaddawgMadsen wrote: »
My big questions for everyone about this are: Do you ever find yourself rebelling? If so, why do you think this happens? Does rebelling really help us reach our goals? What are some strategies to help avoid this?
Absolutely, I rebel at times. I think it is because I get frustrated, because what I want to happen isn't happening as quickly as I would like it to, and I just get that thought, "ugh why bother".
No rebelling doesn't help us, but I have noticed, I rebel less and less as I stay on the path, because I really do want this to work, so I think the longer we can stay on the wagon, the less we will slip off.
I think some strategies are to really pay attention to how you feel after rebelling, I can't think of a time where I said, " screw it" and truly felt good about it, sure it gave me instant gratification in that moment, but that was it, it did not last, and I felt like crap later in the day, or the next day.
I did this with drinking, I typically drank to excess, and then the next day was just horrible. I guess it finally clicked, WHY am I doing this to myself, it's not worth it. The drinking may be a large key as to why I am rebelling less also. Food has always been my comfort, and after drinking I always felt horrible, so that was when I wanted that comfort.
Great Question !
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I have heard of it called self sabatoge instead of rebel. I agree with @Gidgitgoescrzy and think that I am not losing weight fast enough, sometimes I get depressed which doesnt help, and sometimes I think life isn't fair and why can't I just eat the tasty food!
Then when I see the scale go up, I kick my butt back in gear until it happens again. 🙈🤷🏼♀️3 -
Gidgitgoescrzy wrote: »Yesterday when I got home, I was feeling so incredibly lethargic and just so tired. Took my blood pressure it was 100/60 - Now that is not go to the hospital low, but it's low, especially for me. and like she said, everyone reacts differently to stuff. So lets find out if this is what is happening. I really dislike drs that say, oh thats not what it could be, low blood pressure only makes you dizzy and faint.
So I am to stop the one med and take my blood pressure 2 times a day. Then check back in on friday to see if I can discontinue that one for good.
That will be great if you can get off any unnecessary meds! My bp is always quite low, and I have to be careful to drink enough water to keep it up. And eat salt! Not my fave thing to do, but it beats the weird feeling of low pressure. You have been losing weight pretty steadily lately, especially the past 2 weeks. That is sure to have a strong effect. Good for you! But don't lose too fast
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Thanks for the rebellion question @MaddawgMadsen . It is one of the things that needs a good hard look for sure. The inner rebel's tendency to hit the F** It button when feeling too hemmed in by rules, "good" behaviour, instructions, and all the "shoulds" can be really intense. It feels great to hit the F** It button.
But as a couple of you have already said, that great feeling is very short-lived. And it does not save us from the restrictions we love to hate. It feels pretty horrible afterwards, and then we still have the problem to solve. As @Gidgitgoescrzy said, though - the longer we take the steps towards our goals and stop believing in the use of rebelling against good things, the better! And who wants to rebel against that?
But (again!) bad slips can still happen. Triggers are a physical reality - certain kinds of food and drink will kick that yum reaction into overdrive. That's not rebellion, it's chemical - although reaching for those foods in the first place might be a kind of rebellion. The hardest part for me is that hitting the FI button is not really done by the most conscious, intelligent parts of my brain. I guess that is why avoiding or limiting trigger foods feels like such annoying restriction in the first place. Interesting topic for sure!
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Sorry to hear your trip had a big hiccup Ashley and Brad. Hope you get home soon and can feel rested and back on track. @jugar glad to hear you and your son arrived in NC just fine. Say hi to my son down there in Charlotte.
@Gidgitgoescrzy I have been thinking of you the last couple days as I do stomach vacuums.
I just got over a cold and now I have another or it came back. I don't know. Not fun. Making me very tired. My shoulder was really hurting the other night. The next day at school, I fell and I think it put the shoulder back in the right place. I was fine except a tender spot on the pad of my hand. I was SOOO thankful because when I fell, my mouth was about two inches from the edge of the sidewalk. So glad I didn't hit my teeth. Wew! I'm off tomorrow to go to the dermatologist with my husband.
I need to get back to logging my food. been slacking the last week. Take care.4 -
loving the discussion about rebelling and self-sabotage, I am very much guilty of that as well. I'll have to think a bit more on my "why I do that" but I am just totally exhausted today. My TOM has hit HARD, my arm workout tonight was such a struggle. So weak and tired. Glad I am finally in bed around the time I planned to be. dreamland, take me away.2
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PW 166.2
Cw 167.4
I knew this would happen, but hey it could have been worse. I will get back to it. My goal now is to have 3 losses in a row... LOL
I get to go get blood work done today, but I got her to do an inflammation panel and insulin panel on me. I think I have needed these for a long time, so it will be interesting to see what it says.
Does anyone else keep a spreadsheet of all of their blood work, I have one with my blood work back to 2015 - I do this because although they say these are the levels that are normal, not everyone has the same normal, this way, I will know my normal. Who doesn't love a good spreadsheet.
I had a self sabotage moment last night, I knew today was weigh in day, and that I would have a gain, so I ate somethings I shouldn't have eaten. It's like I thought this won't count because I am already up...
But today is a new week
Have a great day !
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PW: 173.4
CW: 172.2
Tuesday, November 14th - 9,379 steps, one hour of CrossFit
I'm pretty sure the weight loss is only because I had a couple of days without movement or food because I was sick, but I'll take it.
I feel like I should answer my own questions now, too. So, I definitely rebel or self-sabotage and I still haven't found a reason why other than it's part of my nature as a human. It definitely does not help with my goals especially the way I do it. My biggest self-sabotaging habit is drinking. Once I drink, my inhibitions go down and then I hit my point of not caring. That becomes a spiral of overindulgence and it can happen so easily. Strategies to help for me include making a plan, listening to my body so that I can reasonably adjust the plan as I need to, and setting small, attainable goals.1 -
Gidgitgoescrzy wrote: »Does anyone else keep a spreadsheet of all of their blood work, I have one with my blood work back to 2015 - I do this because although they say these are the levels that are normal, not everyone has the same normal, this way, I will know my normal. Who doesn't love a good spreadsheet.
Oh! I LOVE a good spreadsheet! Seriously. I've had to stop my husband on many occasions from buying shirts or mugs that say stuff like,"I Excel in the Sheets". Working with spreadsheets is my happy place ... I donate blood once every two months and I keep a spreadsheet of the vitals they take. I haven't started one for my blood work, but I really like the idea of doing that.
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