@YinxFed how exciting to know your son and his wife will be visiting soon. It will be hard not to count down the days!

@Gidgitgoescrzy oh my goodness that is STRESSFUL! It seems like you're coping well but I would be so peeved if my boss did something like that and expected me to fix it. Oof. On the plus side you're doing so well and it's been inspiring!

@maddawgmadsen it's a bummer you're not feeling well. Working with a migraine is awful. Hopefully you're feeling better before your bowling tournament.

@conleywoods that competition seems really motivating! How awesome to have so much support and encouragement.

Some things went well today and other things could've been better. I had a kinda big breakfast so I got an Avocolada smoothie from Tropical Smoothie cafe with protein powder added to serve as my lunch. I felt good about choosing a smoothie with veggies and a decent amount t of protein, but after I started drinking it I realized I forgot to ask for no sugar added 🙃 those smoothies have sooo much sugar anyway, it seems excessive to add sugar imo. Anyway, I limited myself to half the smoothie to limit my sugar intake.

I did go for a short walk today. I tried doing some weights at home but didn't last long. I was tired from poor sleep and had a stressful day at work so was emotionally drained as well. I hoped that if I got started doing weights it would motivate me to keep going, but it didn't.

I had a bit of a sweets craving so I chose half of a homemade protein muffin instead of one of the Little Debbie's my mom left here when she babysat the kids. I'm proud of myself for not giving in to the desire to stress eat. I've asked my mom countless times not to leave stuff like that here but she does it anyway 😒 oh well, more opportunity to practice coping with cravings i suppose.

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Thursday weigh-in

PW: 298.9

CW: 295.2

Waistaways Week 4 Step Report
Total participants - 6

Top Steppers

#1 @lauren_989 77,326 steps
#2 @zankash23 60,771 steps
#3 @micki48 47,768 steps

Consistent Steppers

#1 Meeting pledge 7 of 7 days @zankash23
#2 Meeting pledge 6 of 7 days @micki48
#3 Meeting pledge 5 of 7 days @lauren_989

Waistaways September Month End Report

Top Steppers

#1 @lauren_989 311,859 steps
#2 @mkksemail 166,324 steps
#3 @micki48 153,152

Bravo team!

@ashleycarole86 Great weigh in this week!

@Gidgitgoescrazy Hooray for your awesome weigh in too. I know you were pretty mad at your scale earlier in the week.

@YinxFed How fun to have your kids come for a visit! That will be so fun!

@jguldi11 That's so frustrating when you order food and think you did so good, just to realize you forgot to ask for less sugar.

I'm so glad it's the weekend. Work has been fine but the kids sports schedule has been extra busy. It just feels like a lot of running around 🤪 I know these days won't last forever.

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Ooh enchilada soup sounds yummy @Gidgitgoescrzy, we had chili for dinner a couple days ago, it was a bit warm out but I'm in the mood for fall soups and stews! The next few days are going to be in the mid - upper 80s here though 🙃 I should be enjoying it, I know in a couple of months I'll wish for this weather.

@conleywoods wow that was so close! I'm sure next week you'll see that extra water weight has gone. Hopefully you're getting to relax this weekend.

@micki48 lol I've been there before 😂 time for a haircut? Kidding haha 😄

I had an anxious and stressful few days this week, work stuff. I managed not to turn to emotional eating which is great, but my activity has been looooow. I'm starting to feel more like myself now and hoping to get more movement in. My brother, SIL and their 2 kids are coming over soon to have dinner and play games. It's been a while since we've had a visit like this so I'm really looking forward to it. I have jambalaya planned for dinner and my SIL is bringing brownies. I'm only going to eat 1... there now I'm committed so I have to stick to it 😂

@mkksemail I haven't filled my October bingo card task list yet but it's on my to do list!

Greetings friends, and happy weekend!

Speaking of bingo cards, I've failed to execute on mine @mkksemail . Very well organized and well put together and appreciate all your effort and glad for teammates that are enjoying it. I don't know why I can't seem to make time for it, but I'm giving myself grace to not allow it to stress me out.

We took our cats to the vet this morning for vaccinations as we have to board them for the first time ever while we go on our trip to London on Thursday. We are going to see Simply Red at the O2 theatre.. this is years in the making! Can't believe it's finally here. Our sweet dog will fly the first leg with us to Calgary and stay with her honorary grandmother/best friend for the time that we're gone.

Thanks @conleywoods .. I have felt pretty in control of my food this week for the first time in a long time, it's nice.

10/3 steps - 3489 steps

10/4 steps - 4010 steps

@lauren_989 the week really did fly by! Your day sounds lovely.

@ashleycarole86 oooh enjoy London! It's on my bucket list to visit someday.

@YinxFed I'm intrigued, what does a chicken liver parfait consist of? The only parfait I'm familiar with has yogurt, fruit, and granola. Very different from chicken liver 😆

All things considered I feel pretty good about today. I did have 1.5 brownies instead of just 1, and made sure that all of the leftover brownies went home with my brother and SIL. We enjoyed each other's company and played cards after dinner. Our visits are a little different now that we all have kids (they have a son and daughter a few months younger than our kids) but tonight was the first time we were able to play cards while the kids entertained themselves in the next room. It only lasted a short while before 3 of the 4 kids wanted to join us but it was nice nonetheless.

I had the dates wrong on my last steps, so I updated Oct 2 to 3911 and Oct 3 to 3489. Oct 4 was 7280 - SO close to goal. I have been really low on steps lately. That will change on our London trip.

On that note, I won't be taking my laptop to the UK. Week 1 step report will be published by Wednesday of this week at the latest, so get those steps in for Sep 28 to Oct 4. Week 2 and 3 step reports will be issued together the week of October 20. Just so no one wonders where I am.

@lauren_989 I will weigh in normally this week on Thursday and then I'll need to be excused next week when I won't have access to a scale!

Happy Monday

@mkksemail How do I change my bingo card to October ? Thank You

I had a good weekend, we went on a hike/walk yesterday, it was a kinda short one 3.3 miles. My husband has to have surgery in December, so we are keeping it light because it causes him lots of pain, but he knows I am a believer of "never stop moving", so he sucks it up. LOL - He had a disk replacement in his neck like 5 years ago, and when the bone regrew, it grew in the wrong place, so it's squishing a nerve, so they need to go in and remove that disk, fuse that area, and then clean up a bunch of bone spurs in the area.

I did okay with food this weekend, Friday we had pizza, saturday, I made chicken peppers and rice, I can't remember what I had for lunch, hmmmm. Sunday was Air fried ravioli with a pesto dip for the game, then BLTS for dinner. I made tuna salad for lunches this week, and Enchilada soup for dinner the nights my husband isn't home. So hopefully I will have a good weigh in this week, cause the scale only showed me up .8 this morning.

I am loving using AI to create routines for the week. It's kinda fun.

Have a wonderful day

@lauren_989 - I do not have a weight from last week. Thursday was my first weigh-in in about a month.

@ashleycarole86 - Wednesday, October 1 - 7,097 steps (1 hour of coaching soccer)

Thursday, October 2 - 6,288 steps

Friday, October 3 - 5,120 steps (8+ hour car ride)

Saturday, October 4 - 10,382 steps (4 games of bowling, 1.5 hours of roller skating)

Sunday, October 5 - 1,837 steps (8+ hour car ride)