MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES TEAM CHAT - JULY 2019
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Hey Team - there have been so many questions about low carb/keto eating. I am wondering if I could put a request/challenge to those members currently following this kind of plan to put together their top 5 Must Do’s to find success with this plan. These are the top 5 (or more if you have them) habits or tips you have incorporated into your diet that you believe other should know about and try if they are considering low carb/keto.
No pressure here. Totally understand if life is busy at the moment and your time is limited - just something that struck me as I was updating myself on the amazing discussion these last couple of days. 😊2 -
Hi everyone! I am Michelle and will be joining the challenge in August. A little about me...I am 42, married with two kids (1 in college the other in high school). 5 years ago I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Transverse Myelitis. I was blessed by that I never lost my ability to walk but I did loose a measurable amount of mobility. I was only able to walk slowly for 10 minutes at a time before my legs would go numb. I did let the disorder define me for a few years and then I had enough. I am now currently back to the gym doing cardio and strength training 1 to 2 times a week and the rest of the days are spent doing swimming and water aerobics. I recently visited an acupuncturist who is doing wonders for the symptoms of my disorder. And I am in the process of changing my diet to paleo/Autoimmune protocol. I have cut out grains and recently dairy to see if this is causing my inflammation. As well, I only get sugar from fruits and honey. (Well, most times anyways).
I do have a question regarding the challenge. I submitted my starting weight as of Friday but I am hoping that decreases before the August challenge begins. Is there a way to update the starting weight closer to August 1st?
I found your introduction so inspiring! Thank you for sharing - so pleased you are part of the team! I will have a look at the spreadsheet and see when you can update your weight.
I think(?) the starting weight for August would be the one recorded during the week of 7/28-8/03 for those already participating. For new members, I'd think the same would apply(?) so you could provide a weigh-in on 8/2 (if you are going to use Fridays).0 -
TEAM MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES
PLEASE WELCOME TO YOUR TEAM
@notsolazylisa
PLEASE HELP HER GET ADJUSTED TO THE TEAM WHILIE GETTING READY FOR THE AUGUST CHALLENGE
THANKS GREG2 -
@Kres567 or @broncobuddee please put me back in the challenge for next month. If you need this week’s weight it is 156.2.
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nlalamin04 wrote: »I noticed many of you are also doing low carb, as am I. How many carb grams are aiming for in a day? I’m trying to stay under 100
So I break the carbs into two - sugar and non-sugar (fiber and sugar alcohols). I try to keep sugar carbs around 45 and leave the balance (of 100 carbs) for fiber and other non-sugar carbs. Not sure if that is legit how it works but I did well on it for a year.2 -
I am wondering if I could put a request/challenge to those members currently following this kind of plan to put together their top 5 Must Do’s to find success with this plan.
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Kates’ Top 5:
1. Determine your calorie limit and your net carb limit and stick to it!
2. Rearrange your MFP logging settings to display fiber content immediately after total carb content in all foods—- makes subtracting to learn NETcarbs a breeze.
3. Splurge on special low carb food items that can help satisfy personal cravings ( for me it’s good Scottish cheddar cheese; smoked cheddar almonds; Real Good Supreme or personal pizzas)
4. Learn to LOVE blackberries and avoid high carb fruits.
5. Hold personal accountability by logging and weighing ever day—- and don’t exceed your limits even if you exercise.
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Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight:206.2
Todays Weight: 205.2
Three weeks in a row that I've lost 1.2 lbs.
At this rate, I will be at goal in about 38 weeks! 
Teresa's Top 5:
1. Decide if you are going to track total carbs or net carbs. I track net carbs and try to keep it between 20 and 50 grams. I track on Carb Manager but whatever tracker you like will work.
2. Tracking your entire day first thing in the morning will help stay on track and avoid mindless eating. I always track as much as I can in the morning and then go back and adjust in the evening after I have dinner
3. Don't be afraid of fat!!! Having said that you need to find out what fats work for you. Some people can't eat a lot of dairies like cheese, heavy cream, and butter. I thankfully am NOT one of those people and the more cheese I eat the better I lose!!
4. Pinterest is your friend for finding low carb/Keto recipes. I would also recommend sites like Diet Doctor for recipes and great articles/videos on the low carb lifestyle.
5. Consider combining low carb with intermittent fasting. There are so many benefits to fasting and even if you just do 12 to 16 hours a day you will reap many of those benefits. I fast for at least 18 to 22 hours on most days.
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Tuesday Jul 23 - Check-in
Food: all logged, all good choices/on plan, kept to my fasting window, calories on target
Water: over
Exercise: platform stepping (60 min); martial arts practice
NSV: Made dessert bars for Boy Scouts event and did not eat them. Phew!
Wednesday Jul 24 - Goals or Improvements
Food: log, all good choices, calories on target, keep to my fasting window
Water: on target/over
Exercise: martial arts class, outdoor walk or platform stepping; martial arts practice (10 min)1 -
TeresaW1020 wrote: »Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous Weight:206.2
Todays Weight: 205.2
Three weeks in a row that I've lost 1.2 lbs.At this rate, I will be at goal in about 38 weeks!
Teresa's Top 5:
1. Decide if you are going to track total carbs or net carbs. I track net carbs and try to keep it between 20 and 50 grams. I track on Carb Manager but whatever tracker you like will work.
2. Tracking your entire day first thing in the morning will help stay on track and avoid mindless eating. I always track as much as I can in the morning and then go back and adjust in the evening after I have dinner
3. Don't be afraid of fat!!! Having said that you need to find out what fats work for you. Some people can't eat a lot of dairies like cheese, heavy cream, and butter. I thankfully am NOT one of those people and the more cheese I eat the better I lose!!
4. Pinterest is your friend for finding low carb/Keto recipes. I would also recommend sites like Diet Doctor for recipes and great articles/videos on the low carb lifestyle.
5. Consider combining low carb with intermittent fasting. There are so many benefits to fasting and even if you just do 12 to 16 hours a day you will reap many of those benefits. I fast for at least 18 to 22 hours on most days.
Hey, Teresa, great news about the steady weight loss!
I love what you said about paying attention to what works for you. We all have different bodies, and different choices work differently for different people. It's a great reason to log food, as it gives you the data you need to look for those patterns!2 -
Navydaddjtc wrote: »TEAM MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES
PLEASE WELCOME TO YOUR TEAM
@notsolazylisa
PLEASE HELP HER GET ADJUSTED TO THE TEAM WHILIE GETTING READY FOR THE AUGUST CHALLENGE
THANKS GREG
Hi @notsolazylisa ! Welcome to Team Slimpossibles! We are delighted you are joining us! Feel free to jump into the conversation now!
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Thank you! I'm glad to be here. I'm just recently getting back into the swing of exercising and trying to eat better after falling off the wagon for quite a while. I was in a slump and didn't really care, but I knew that wasn't really me and I would come out of it when I was ready. That time is now! I've been doing pretty good the last couple days, tracking all my calories and staying under my calorie goal, as well as getting some exercise in. I love to go for walks outside, as well as swimming. I also do some strength training and workout videos at home. Since I'm just getting started I'm taking things slow and focusing on one day at a time. I set a personal goal for the week to avoid eating chips since they are my biggest junk food weakness and I've done good so far! I'm excited to be part of this group!3
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Tuesday Jul 23 - Check-in
Food: all logged
Water: over
Exercise walking cleaning3 -
Hi - July was my first month with this team and it has been great. How does it work when you move onto the next month. I weigh in on Wednesdays and next Wed is on July 31st. Does that count as first week in August for reporting?0
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bethanie0825 wrote: »Weekly Weigh-In
Day- Tuesday
Username - bethanie0825
Previous - 232.8
Current - 234
Same 2-3 lbs week after week. I'm just gonna keep going, it's gotta budge sometime lol
Great attitude, I always go up before dropping.3 -
notsolazylisa wrote: »Thank you! I'm glad to be here. I'm just recently getting back into the swing of exercising and trying to eat better after falling off the wagon for quite a while. I was in a slump and didn't really care, but I knew that wasn't really me and I would come out of it when I was ready. That time is now! I've been doing pretty good the last couple days, tracking all my calories and staying under my calorie goal, as well as getting some exercise in. I love to go for walks outside, as well as swimming. I also do some strength training and workout videos at home. Since I'm just getting started I'm taking things slow and focusing on one day at a time. I set a personal goal for the week to avoid eating chips since they are my biggest junk food weakness and I've done good so far! I'm excited to be part of this group!
Sounds like you're starting out with a strong plan! Way to go at avoiding those chips!2 -
Wednesday check-in
Calories under
Exercise yesterday bike though I did less than usual
Water- good2 -
Struggling and fighting to just keep going.....haven’t been logging food, but weighing everything and have been very mindful about keeping with the usual foods.
Tuesday
Calories - should be under, nothing out of the ordinary
Exercise - lifting + workout group
Wednesday - should be under, nothing out of the ordinary (yet)
Exercise - 3 mile run in the heat because I could get myself up early enough this morning, kickboxing tonight
Tomorrow - 3 mile run + workout group on the calendar - try harder to get up early to run before work2 -
fleetwood1 wrote: »Hi - July was my first month with this team and it has been great. How does it work when you move onto the next month. I weigh in on Wednesdays and next Wed is on July 31st. Does that count as first week in August for reporting?
Hi, Fleetwood... it’s my first month, and I had the same question. I checked our F2F home page and noticed that there is now Week 5 for July, ending Aug 3rd.1 -
Okay, looks like ice cream is going to be the thing I have to watch for this week. I'm afraid I went over my calories by about 96 because of a second, yes second ice cream. Man, it's so hot, though!
15257 steps though!1 -
Weekly Weigh-In
Username: KMD1214
Weigh in week: Week 4 of July
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Weight: 153.6
Today's Weight: 152.5
Slow goin’.... but it’s goin’!!!!!1 -
fleetwood1 wrote: »Hi - July was my first month with this team and it has been great. How does it work when you move onto the next month. I weigh in on Wednesdays and next Wed is on July 31st. Does that count as first week in August for reporting?
Hi, Fleetwood... it’s my first month, and I had the same question. I checked our F2F home page and noticed that there is now Week 5 for July, ending Aug 3rd.
Yes, continue weighing in the same day and reporting as you have. On the last Friday or Saturday watch for a post from myself or @broncobuddee with a link to the new discussion thread for August. We will kick off the month of August on the 4th.0 -
fleetwood1 wrote: »Hi - July was my first month with this team and it has been great. How does it work when you move onto the next month. I weigh in on Wednesdays and next Wed is on July 31st. Does that count as first week in August for reporting?
Hi, Fleetwood... it’s my first month, and I had the same question. I checked our F2F home page and noticed that there is now Week 5 for July, ending Aug 3rd.
Yes, continue weighing in the same day and reporting as you have. On the last Friday or Saturday watch for a post from myself or @broncobuddee with a link to the new discussion thread for August. We will kick off the month of August on the 4th.
Kres, will we automatically be included in the Slimpossibles for August? Assuming our last July weigh in will be our new starting weight for August?0 -
fleetwood1 wrote: »Hi - July was my first month with this team and it has been great. How does it work when you move onto the next month. I weigh in on Wednesdays and next Wed is on July 31st. Does that count as first week in August for reporting?
Hi, Fleetwood... it’s my first month, and I had the same question. I checked our F2F home page and noticed that there is now Week 5 for July, ending Aug 3rd.
Yes, continue weighing in the same day and reporting as you have. On the last Friday or Saturday watch for a post from myself or @broncobuddee with a link to the new discussion thread for August. We will kick off the month of August on the 4th.
Kres, will we automatically be included in the Slimpossibles for August? Assuming our last July weigh in will be our new starting weight for August?
Yes - all current members will automatically continue and transfer to August unless the team member requests to be removed from the challenge.2 -
Thursday Check in
Calories are under
water is over
Exercise is me trying to get my house ready to move!!
Found out that we will close a week earlier than expected. Soooooo much to do!!!! I'm sticking to my eating plan and will NOT gain weight during this ordeal.1 -
Daily Post: July 24, Wednesday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Yes1 -
Username: davors19
Weigh in week:Week 4
Weigh in day: Fri
Previous Weight: 276
Todays Weight: 2763 -
Username: kres567
Weigh in week: 4
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous weight: 206
Current weight: 207.23 -
Daily Post: July 25th
Track: Yes
Calories under
Exercise yes finished cleaning garage finally
Goals today cut grass0 -
@notsolazylisa - Welcome! I love your goal for this week of avoiding chips. It sounds like you picked out something clear and that can make a difference for you! (My goal, when I started, was not eating Reese's!)
@Wishusdonna - Awesome steps!
@KMD1214 - Brilliant weigh-in! Congratulations!
@TeresaW1020 - Any exercise works! Good luck with all the house prep!
@ka97 - How are you doing today? Shifting your sleep schedule to get workouts in in the morning is challenging!
@davors19 - Congratulations on holding steady. That takes work!
@digger61 - Yet another great day! You are so consistent and committed!2
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