SHRINKING ASSETS JANUARY CHAT
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It's time for the Green January Week 1 Report!
Every team was over 60% green - and here's the breakdown (insert fabulous drumroll here):Downsizers - 81.8% Green
WaistAways - 79.4% Green
Trimstones - 70.4% Green
Mission Slimpossibles - 65.4% Green
Shrinking Assets - 60.7% Green
Fantastic job, everyone! Let's see if Week 2 can be even greener
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Luciicul
Week 2, Monday
PW: 143.3 lbs
CW: 144.8 lbs
Sorry everyone - I have gone red this week!
Silver lining for me is that I don't think this is a 'real' weight gain. I have been good with my eating, exercise, etc, and in fact, increased my exercise and started doing HIIT twice a week which is pushing my muscles to be stronger (and sorer!). From past experience, starting a new strength training practice often coincided with a weight plateau or gain - I think it's something to do with muscles healing, inflammation, water retention, etc. And, while I know home bioelectrical impedence scales are not very accurate, mine is saying I have less fat, more water, more muscle, and more bone since last week (and my 'metabolic age' has dropped by 3 years).
So I'm going to take the scale weight with a grain of salt, because I'm pretty sure I'm actually kicking *kitten*!7 -
HAPPY MONDAY TEAM
Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.
We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.
I'll start:
1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.
OK - Now your turn!!!!
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5th - 9,224
6th - 6,630
7th - 5,867
8th - 7,250
9th - 7,803
10th - 9,400
11th - 4,651
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HAPPY MONDAY TEAM
Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.
We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.
I'll start:
1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.
OK - Now your turn!!!!
1. The first car I drove was a 1962 Chevy Bel Aire
2. I was born in Colorado, but only lived there 4 weeks.
3. I like to needlepoint to relax.
4. My kids and I like to vacation in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
5. I like to read. I'm currently reading Demi Moore's memoir.3 -
corporatelawmom wrote: »HAPPY MONDAY TEAM
Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.
We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.
I'll start:
1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.
OK - Now your turn!!!!
1. The first car I drove was a 1962 Chevy Bel Aire
2. I was born in Colorado, but only lived there 4 weeks.
3. I like to needlepoint to relax.
4. My kids and I like to vacation in the Charleston, South Carolina area.
5. I like to read. I'm currently reading Demi Moore's memoir.
I heard Demi Moore's interview on Howard Stern and thought that would be great book to read!0 -
@Beka3695 - It has been a very interesting book so far! I recommend it.0
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Pamela_Sue
Monday
PW: 231
CW: 229
I was looking at my weight report and realized that I first reached 228.5 pounds waaaay back in late September 2019. It has been in incredibly difficult season of life for me these past months, the worst in about 20 years, and I have struggled to stay on my program. Sometimes the fear creeps in that I am not capable of getting below the 220's, but I know that isn't true. Math doesn't lie. Insecurities are what lie to us. I love the following quote:"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending" C. S. Lewis8 -
HAPPY MONDAY TEAM
Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.
We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.
I'll start:
1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.
OK - Now your turn!!!!
Hmmm, these are surprisingly hard to come up with (mostly because I try to come up with something that would be suprising to everyone instead of just random to a bunch of relative strangers).
1. I don’t own a car and have never owned one
2. I have done some sort of volunteering non-stop since 2005, excluding only my exchange year 08-09
3. My first word ever, after ”mom” and ”dad” was ”jump!”. During my exchange year, I competd in long jump and high jump.
4. I love playing puzzle games on my iPad, specifically while I watch tv
5. I hate potato chips4 -
Iamworthy14
Monday’s
P W 161.4
CW 160.83 -
WEIGH IN REMINDERS
@mommyscott6
@SheilaCali
Tomorrow:
@clemsonhrd - good luck tonight!
For those wondering - Clemson is playing LSU for the College Football National Championship0 -
Last weeks Step count;
5th Jan -14,299
6th Jan -13,483
7th Jan -11,492
8th Jan -11,093
9th Jan -14,023
10th Jan -14,724
11th Jan -11,7653 -
SheilaCali
Mondays
PW:154
CW:152.5
Random items about myself....
1. Snorkeling is my favorite hobby, but haven't partaken since 2009. Time for a new fave!
2. I broke my collarbone when going down the front stoop when I was 1 1/2.
3. I broke my other collarbone when (almost) jumping over dining room chairs when I was 7.
4. I'm married to a man who'd never kissed a girl (or dated obviously) before me. I broke his streak.
5. I make the best tiramisu I've ever tasted- and I've tasted many (even in Italy)!4 -
@sheilacali. Will you share your recipe????1
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This is the recipe for tiramisu: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tiramisu-351138
I use freshly brewed espresso instead of powdered. I don't use coffee liqueur- no need. I've used this recipe for 10 years without fail. This has contributed to bigger hips and a love for most things Italian. (I will not eat tripe). We are looking forward to more trips to Italy after retirement. We've been there near 10 times already, and have visited many "Little Italy" neighborhoods across the US. I've got a weak spot for cannolis and sfogliatelle as well, but perhaps I digress. We're trying to lose weight here!2 -
Mommyscott6
Mondays
PW:202
CW:201.83 -
I like this mini game!!!
Five random facts about me are:
1. I love boots, hence my name... you can never have enough!
2. I can't swim. Never learned, tried on my own, can't do it...
3. I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan!
4. I love animals like a little kid, if I see cows on the side of the highway I can't stop admiring them... anything animal I can't get enough of!
5. I've never drank alcohol in my life, ever.3 -
1. I changed my name when I was 18, and never looked back!
2. I've never had a full time job in the uk, my home country, but worked in 5 others.
3. I'm another reader and my new year's resolution was to turn the tv off earlier to allow for reading every single day.
4. I love watching sports of many shapes and sizes but really dislike partaking in those of a team nature!
5. I have a pact with myself to always have visited more or equal countries to my age, which is getting more and more difficult to keep up with!5 -
Hi all!
I'm sorry but I was sure I posted my last weigh in 😟
PW 222lbs
CW 220lbs
My father's funeral is on Friday so I'll be back properly to loging and chatting.
Sorry for my absence
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due today: @clemsonhrd0
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This year isn't exactly how I want it to go so far.
I was dating a friend and that ended a few days after Christmas. Our friendship has not recovered yet but I do hope it does in time.
I saw an ex from about 1.5 years ago. I don't really know if that is going to try to build into more but it was nice that we could have an actual meal and talk, without fighting.
I am behind on my miles. We need to average 5.5 miles a day to go to the 2020. That means I would need to finish today with 77 miles. I am at 56.56. Eek. I am gonna have to start picking up the pace if I want to make this goal.
I didn't meal prep this weekend. I bought smart ones breakfast as they were on sale for $1. I didn't work yesterday and still didn't meal prep lol
Maybe I will tonight but then again I work until 8 or 9 but I have the ingredients to make a deconstructed egg roll. We will see how I feel tonight.
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Five random facts about me:
1. I have had five last names and only been married twice (and I did not go back to my maiden name when I got divorced)
2. I plan a weekend camping trip every year taking only 5 supplies or less
3. I can't bake by timer. I bake by smell (meh cookies smell like they are done grab them out of the oven).
4. I am a Training Coordinator at my job and do not have a college degree
5. My spine was severed when I was 8 and I actually spend my day standing and walking 8+ hours at work5 -
LovebyDraug69 wrote: »Five random facts about me:
1. I have had five last names and only been married twice (and I did not go back to my maiden name when I got divorced)
2. I plan a weekend camping trip every year taking only 5 supplies or less
3. I can't bake by timer. I bake by smell (meh cookies smell like they are done grab them out of the oven).
4. I am a Training Coordinator at my job and do not have a college degree
5. My spine was severed when I was 8 and I actually spend my day standing and walking 8+ hours at work
@LovebyDraug69 I’m intrigued, what’s the story with your last names and how did it change so much?
The beginning of this week has been tough. I did hit the gym as planned, but I’ve been eating more than planned both days and I can feel the old ”too busy to focus” *kitten* starting to bubble again. My average intake for the past two days is about 2170, when last week’s average was 1800. I did my workouts so I hit my deficit goals assuming accurate logging, but I need to learn to cut back a little. I’m aiming for my average intake to stay consciously between 1800-2000 until further notice (I hit maintenance and that level is something else, I start doing body recomposition or I have some other proper reason to change the goal instead of just giving up).
Today was very rough, I did five recruitment interviews this afternoon, and interviews are just as taxing for both recruiters and applicants... then I accidentally stayed at the office until 7PM because it was the first moment this week I had time to actually organize my work and get some random tasks done. After-work gym was good, except I went way too late considering I didn’t have any dinner beforehand. I hit a personal record in squats but completely ran out of energy towards the end of my workout, and had to change the dinner plan because it was so late and the original plan would have required a longer cooking time.3 -
HAPPY MONDAY TEAM
Let's all play a simple little game this week to get to know each other a little better.
We played this about a year ago... So I will likely reuse some of my facts.
I'll start:
1. My degree has NOTHING to do with my career.
2. I learned to drive a stick on a '46 Ford tractor
3. I was once ejected from a vehicle and survived (obviously)
4. At night, I look at house plans on Pinterest and 'fix' them in my head
5. I do not have a favorite color.
OK - Now your turn!!!!
1. Never been engaged or married, but almost 20 years in defacto marriage.
2. I don’t like coffee or anything coffee flavoured, and can even sense the coffee in recipes that have used only a tiny bit of coffee as a flavour enhancer.
3. My father died when I was about 12 years old. I say car accident, but his car was parked by the side of the road when a truck skid off the road to hit his stationary vehicle.
4. I used to make short films.
5. I come from a large family (am one of six siblings, 2 parents), but have created a small family (only one child, plus 2 parents).2 -
I feel like I am stealing some from Kate
1. I was 7 on the 7th of the 7th, '77.
2. At 19 I was chuffed to be given an official IQ of 147 and disappointed to find it meant s*d all in the real world aged 20
3. I have visited 42 countries, worked in 10, never working for the same company for more than five years (other than my own)
4. Whilst working full time I have had my own, not very successful, business since 1999.
5. My SO and I invented a language at college so our friends couldn't listen in and disrupt our plans (a couple of my mates fancied her), we still use parts of it now.
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@themrwobbly - my husband says all the cool kids were born in 1970.1
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I NEED SUGGESTIONS
I work in a small, but productive office. My office is currently absorbing an underproducing one. Not the staff- just the book of clients. It is increasing our size by about 15%. Needless to say - it has increased my current workload by about 50%. This will taper off in a few week, but we are making a major push at the moment. I am tied to my desk more than normal and working extended hours.
I usually have breakfast around 10AM then lunch around 1PM. At 7- I was STARVING! Same yesterday. I have brought grapes to snack on, but forgot my carrots. I did cave to the sweet potato chips hiding in my desk a little while ago
Any suggestions how to bridge the gap without blowing my calorie count?
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Weigh in Wednesday:
PW: 159.6
CW: 157.0
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Steps:
1/11
5,127
1/12
6,612
1/13
4,339
1/14
8,338
Monday's step count was low b/c I went to the dentist to get a cap put back on my tooth that came off and was shot up 5x w/novocaine in my mouth, it made me nauseous and whole mouth was numb. Needless to say, I wasn't very active and went home instead of returning to work
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CW 132.6
PW 132.7
I’m going on a work trip through the 25th, but once I’m back really plan on getting back in the swing of things. It’s been hard to get back after the holidays, but really want this to be the year I hit my target of 120.2
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