Good morning Waistaways 🥰

CW 242.5 lbs 🤦🤷 all I can say it's still TOTM 😢It really is so painful this time and I have a feeling I am on the "change". I'm 46 years old, I have mood swings quite often, the hot flushes too 😢 oh dear....

Sunday weigh in (spoiler alert, it's up!)

PW - 187.2
CW - 187.8

@wishfuljune Couldn't agree with my fellow captains more - what a great way of assessing your week and what you want to work on. Loved the format!

Yesterday we got out for a 30 minute walk with the dog but otherwise it was a pretty sedentary day. We do have light weights here to do small workouts and of course I could do bodyweight exercises or walk more too.

I did however keep the snack monster at bay for the whole day and this time last Sunday I was 2 pounds heavier than I am today - I usually spike up at the end of the weekend and then come back down through the week so I feel good about that. Mind you, I must navigate today yet!

Thanks all! I appreciate the words of encouragement! 😊

@lauren_989 - Yes! They are free on YouTube and are dumbbell-focused. If you search her name, you will find her channel.

For her workouts, she sometimes also uses a bench, kettlebell, and sliders, but she will always tell you how to modify if you don’t have them. Her workouts range from 30-45 minutes including a warm-up and cooldown period, and the workouts are Monday - Wednesday, rest on Thursday, Friday - Saturday, and rest on Sunday.

Bravo Waistaways!
We have a new teammate, a returning teammate, and one of our biggest overall losers on the leaderboard for week 1.
Who is going to take week 2?
There's also half of us that started in the green so that's a lovely streak to extend - can you make all four weeks in the green? Can you start with two in a row?
For the rest of us that started red (me included!), what small changes will you make to post a modest loss this week?

I find this time of year exciting but exhausting! I had two of those big yellow bags of soil delivered... Let's just say, that is a lot of dirt that needs to be shifted. Needless to say I did my exercise... Lunges (pulled weeds), squats (transplanted hostas), weights (digging dirt from big bags, filled wheel barrow and hoofed it to multiple drop spots).. Pooped! And I'm only half way through one bag. Rest... Yup more like coma😴

@YinxFed I'm glad you came to our group when you felt like giving up. I hope we can give you some support and help you through this challenging time. I definitely wish I had all green weeks and kept improving our teams numbers, but that's not always possible. I also weigh in once a week, so the daily fluctuations don't drag me down.

It's amazing how much yardwork and gardening can really be a workout! I don't mind getting out and weeding or mowing just for that reason, plus to get some vitamin D! 🌞 I have some zucchini and yellow squash starting, tomatoes, and I'm trying peppers from seeds for the 4th time now. Plus my hubby is trying peppers too. So we will see how try #4 and 5 go. My mom saw this idea on facebook, where you cut the top of a pepper off and plant the whole thing in a pot. Hers started sprouting, so that's what's in my pot now! We just do the pots on the back deck. I'm interested to see what we will get this summer!

I missed A LOT the last week or so.

@lauren_989 - great job completing the race in the rain! I used to do a lot of races in Portland, Oregon, which as you can imagine, often rained. Those were some of the best races! Also, I love the pictures! I'm so glad people still dressed in costume despite the weather. Also, your plants look amazing.

@YinxFed - I am so glad you came on here instead of giving up! Like @jugar said, we are here for you in whatever capacity you need!

@micki48 - I am sad to hear about everything going on at your work. It's amazing that you can be so positive for the kids even when it's hard. Keep it up and I hope it gets better soon!

My CrossFit gym decided to do an eating/exercise/healthy lifestyle challenge. It started yesterday (which was kind of a bummer because I had a sinus headache induced migraine). My OH and I are both participating in the challenge, which for us means cutting out processed carbs, limiting natural sweeteners like maple syrup and honey, and no alcohol. Also, I am committing to 3+ CrossFit workouts/week, and 2+ spin classes/week. We have to write a summary each week of what worked, what didn't work, what is getting easier, what changes we see, etc. The options are to do the challenge for two weeks, three weeks, or four weeks. My OH and I opted for three weeks because we will head out on a road trip during the fourth week. I'm hoping this will help me get to the next decade (the same one I've been close to reaching since October) before we leave to go to the wedding at the end of this month.

Like @jugar always says, we are our own experiment. I've been plateaued for so long, I need to change something up and this seems like the perfect time and opportunity for that change.