MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLE January 2020 Chat
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Had a great start today. Got my exercise on the elliptical and stayed under my calories and drank 64 ounces of water. Doing an insanity workout with my friend in the morning. Hope I survive!!!4
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wrknonmedaily wrote: »I have a question. My best friend knows my goals and what I want to accomplish as far as weight but he keeps offering me food not on my meal plan. Chocolate, which is my weakness and Curry or Thai noodles. Love both. I chose health carbs and cut out a lot of sugar. I take the food and throw it out. Am I wrong?😞
You are not wrong! There will always be saboteurs trying to get in your way. @jactop had good advice.2 -
Hello! I'm Jennifer - known around here as Rachelleahsmom. I've been trying to change my user name to something with my real name (Rachel and Leah are my kids) but I haven't figured out how to do it. I also had a terrible time finding this thread! I'm not a technical idiot, but it HAS been a long day (week, month, year).
Today is my weigh in day.
User name - rachelleahsmom
week #1 January 6
previous weight 145 pounds
today's weight 145 pounds
Thanks for helping me stay accountable!
Much love and success to all of you!2 -
Monday check in
Stayed within my WW points
Water 100 oz
Exercise 15,279 including a half hour workout.
Habits I want to work on
1. Track all food ✅
2. Stay within my WW points✅
3. Minimum of 64 oz of water✅
4. Exercise 4 times a week✅
5. MFP check in daily✅
Day one of being back on track for me and it was an awesome one. Going back to the basics that worked so well for me the first time. Preplanning being one of those things, lots of water, making time to connect to this group each day, tracking my food, staying within my WW points and putting my headphones on to dance it out. Can’t wait to see how it pays off Thursday!1 -
Hello again. I'm a newbie to this group, so thought I would share a little. I'm 55 years old and have two wonderful children and a husband that is okay most of the time. I also have a rescue cat named Patrick. I currently live in the frozen tundra of North Dakota but am originally from the (slightly less) frozen tundra of Michigan.
I've been terrible at water intake for the past several months, so that is my first goal. I have others, but this is the one that needs the most attention.
Also, my record for getting my 10,000 steps is 12 consecutive days, so I'm working on that, too. Part of my job is quite sedentary, so sometimes this can be a real challenge.
Nice to meet all of you!
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@Jactop - Great check-in! I love your Daily Habits! And, wow you so torched it on Steps! 👣
I am so glads you like the links! Thanks for the compliment. The admiration is mutual, for sure! 🤩
@raleighgirl09
Woohoo! Congratulations on all that food prep work done!
Thank you so SO very much for all that you share. I am convinced that the value goes both ways. I hope so. I know you inspire me and make me smile so often! 💡🔥❤️One last thing - will go in and log food for tomorrow before bed! Got some time in for reading others' journey stories and encouraging them....it's such an amazing thing, this holding one another up. I wonder who end benefits more...? But don't care as long as it continues a foundation of good =>
@Cafelelia and @TeresaW1020 -Wow! Thank you SO much for taking on being Moderators! We are so lucky to have you as leaders of this wonderful group! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@Jactop - Jackie, wow! ✨ What a great weigh-in! ✨
@wrknonmedaily - Love that check-in! Congrats on having a great day! 🏆
@nbabby - I can totally see wanting a break for a couple of days. Let us know if we can support you in some way, if things get challenging.
@TeresaW1020 - Thank you! You are so kind. I am so grateful and happy to be working with you on this. 🙌🏽
Oh, and I am TOTALLY excited you are trying out Tiny Habits. Let me know how it goes! 😃
So, of the 5 things I am tracking in our Habit Tracker, 3 are tiny habits that I am making part of my morning routine -- after I get up and put my feet on the floor, I do the first of my 3 things.
If anyone else is interested, Stanford professor B.J. Fogg has a free short course on creating tiny habits that I found useful. If you want to know more, his Tiny Habits book is a helpful and easy read.2 -
Monday Check-in
Calories: under by a little and all good, on-plan choices
Water: on target
Exercise: resistance training (30 min at the gym!); martial arts class (96 min)
5 Habits: Checks for all of them! ✔️
Other victories: Got lots of food prep done. Feeling ready for the week, food-wise. (Will need to get up early tomorrow to get other things going!)
Oh, and in another small life victory -- I did not run into class at the last possible moment. I do that often and am out to get myself out the door earlier.
Goals and Improvements for Tuesday
- Work my 5 Habits- - Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min)
- Meditation (daily 2+ min)
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min)
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min)
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily)
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@TeresaW1020 Are we going to be doing the step challenge for January?
I was finally able to get back to gym today. I've had a nasty chest cold and with asthma, breathing hasn't been the easiest. I managed to get 50 mins into my walk before the cough started so I'll take it as a win! I'm walking in place here at work tonight. My weight looks like it'll be close to a gain but not by much at all. I had to take prednisone...stupid cold
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Motiv8tedMom wrote: »Had a great start today. Got my exercise on the elliptical and stayed under my calories and drank 64 ounces of water. Doing an insanity workout with my friend in the morning. Hope I survive!!!
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sunshineplace wrote: »wrknonmedaily wrote: »I have a question. My best friend knows my goals and what I want to accomplish as far as weight but he keeps offering me food not on my meal plan. Chocolate, which is my weakness and Curry or Thai noodles. Love both. I chose health carbs and cut out a lot of sugar. I take the food and throw it out. Am I wrong?😞
You are not wrong! There will always be saboteurs trying to get in your way. @jactop had good advice.
Honestly, I don't think there's one right answer. Sometimes saying no is harder than taking it and throwing it away. If you think it would sink in saying no then do that, maybe he would realize you don't really want it if he went to hand it to you and discovered it wasn't wanted. I could easily see myself taking it home, only qualm would be throwing it away when it's something I love!2 -
Monday check-in
Exercise- bike, strength, core and stretch, dance
Calories- under
Water- slightly over
Had a good day. I finally made black-eyed peas and collard greens and broke in my second Instant Pot, I feel a week behind having a NY dinner last night and Christmas celebration Saturday!
Great weigh-ins, everyone is down this week!
Habits to continue
1. Get back to gym
2. Try more FitOn workouts
3. Bike 30 minutes a day or equivalent
4. Do stretches and core daily
5. Make a new recipe once a week2 -
sunshineplace wrote: »wrknonmedaily wrote: »I have a question. My best friend knows my goals and what I want to accomplish as far as weight but he keeps offering me food not on my meal plan. Chocolate, which is my weakness and Curry or Thai noodles. Love both. I chose health carbs and cut out a lot of sugar. I take the food and throw it out. Am I wrong?😞
You are not wrong! There will always be saboteurs trying to get in your way. @jactop had good advice.
Honestly, I don't think there's one right answer. Sometimes saying no is harder than taking it and throwing it away. If you think it would sink in saying no then do that, maybe he would realize you don't really want it if he went to hand it to you and discovered it wasn't wanted. I could easily see myself taking it home, only qualm would be throwing it away when it's something I love!
Yes to what @sunshineplace and @Jactop said!
I so agree with @Katmary71 -- there's no one right answer!
( @Katmary71 - I also feel a little better about this because we compost. So nothing goes completely to waste.)
With some people, I have had success in having a conversation where I explained why I was eating in a new way, explaining what foods I needed to not have around, and asking for their help. The big one for me was asking my husband and son to forgo having ice cream in our house -- I explained what I needed and why. I specifically asked them to help by eating ice cream out (like get a serving at DQ) rather than store it in the house. They did this for a year, until I told them it was no longer a problem.
Your call on whether having a conversation will help. You may not want to, which is fine. For some people, asking does not work.
Hang in there! You do you!
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bethanie0825 wrote: »@TeresaW1020 Are we going to be doing the step challenge for January?
I was finally able to get back to gym today. I've had a nasty chest cold and with asthma, breathing hasn't been the easiest. I managed to get 50 mins into my walk before the cough started so I'll take it as a win! I'm walking in place here at work tonight. My weight looks like it'll be close to a gain but not by much at all. I had to take prednisone...stupid cold
I am so sorry you have been so sick!
I've been fighting a cold and sinus infection since Christmas and I'm sick of it! I am not going to do a step challenge until February for the simple reason that so much has been going on this month with extra people joining the teams and with me helping as a moderator for the whole group. Plus, I really want to push for us all to get going on the new habit tracker. Have you seen it? Habit Tracker 
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@Katmary71 -- 🎈 What a great day you had Monday!
And as you say -- what a great start to the week for the entire Slimpossibles team!
Hurray for that pot of collards and black-eyed peas! 🥣
And hey, the 12 days of Christmas just ended on Sunday, so you are not way behind by some ways of counting!
@Motiv8tedMom - How did your insanity workout go? What a fabulous workout! 🔥 Take good care of yourself if you are sore today!
@bethanie0825 - I am so sorry that you have been sick. Your dedication to getting your walk in is impressive! 👍🏽1 -
Good morning!
@nbbaby, I’m doing the same thing. Hoping that by eating healthy and tracking my food and calories, I won’t have to do the extreme of Keto.
@wrknonmedaily, I agree with what @Jactop advised you to do. You need to be completely honest and upfront with your friend that you don’t want the food and he needs to respect and love you enough to understand that. He is probably showing love by giving you food and you both need to find another way that works for you both.
@raleighgirl09, I’m so happy you love the tracker and are already seeing the benefits of using it! And yes, we do much better when we share with each other our journeys. You are great at it!
@Motiv8tedMom, you are doing great!! You need to sign up on the Habit Tracker! Habit Tracker
@rachelleashsmom, I don’t know how to change your username but if you look at the top of our page you will see a little star on the right-hand side. Click it and make it yellow and then you will be able to find the page easier by clicking the small bell at the top of the page on the right. Did that make sense? 😊
@sunshineplace, great job on staying on track! I agree with going back to the basics. That is what I have done as well.2 -
Good morning everyone! A new fitness tracker thread is up for the entire F2F group! If you are looking for more friends on your Fitbit, Apple Watch or other trackers, you can visit the link below to share your information. Please remember to state what kind of device you are using.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10778697/fitbit-apple-watch-fitness-tracker-users-share#latest2 -
January has brought on a new set of challenges. PAPERWORK and DEADLINES! Month End, Year End, Tax preparation.... I feel like I am chained to my desk and for extended hours too. On a positive note, my desk is hydraulic and can be raised or lowered so I can sit when I want but stand the majority of the day.
01/07
Check In
Username: mrmcgrath
Weigh in week: Week 1
Weigh in day: Friday
Weight: 198.2
Todays Weight 196.2💥
Yesterday
Calories: under
Water: over/under? Under
Macros: changed from % to grams. 2 out of 3
Exercise:
Yesterday’s Fitbit/mfp stats:
3419 steps. 5500 goal steps
1.49miles
2132 burned calories
0 active
75 sleep score
63 resting sleep
1767 calories consumed
Macros by grams. carb 229g, goal >150g, fat 64g, goal 44-77g, protein 81g, goal 70g
Basic Goals
30 active (heart rate driven) minutes: 0👎
Complete food diary: 🎉
Stay hydrated(more than 64 oz): 👎
Stay below sugar goal: 👎
Meet fiber in range: lettuce 🥬
Daily self care: meditating, crafting, reading, etc. 👎
Sleep: minimum 7 hours 👎
My vision for 2020:
To find out who I am outside of “mom” since I will be an empty nester in the 5 months.
To love me no matter where I am at in my journey.
To pursue habits and hobbies that I will enjoy and that will enrich my soul.
To focus on total health (mind, body, and soul)
Don’t let any one weigh-in dictate what I do.
Choose to do the work.
Choose to show up & do the actions.
Don’t give up when you get your first bit of resistance.
Stick to your habits no matter what. Ignore your ego and avoid complacency.
Keep a connection with others who understand what this journey. Isolation is not helpful
Don’t hide when weight gain happens. Assume it will. Share your truth, and don’t let your mind tell you no one will understand.
Make up your mind that you are and will be successful.
Accept that this is your struggle, and you will not be fixed. I will need to continuously manage my condition.2 -
TeresaW1020 wrote: »bethanie0825 wrote: »@TeresaW1020 Are we going to be doing the step challenge for January?
I was finally able to get back to gym today. I've had a nasty chest cold and with asthma, breathing hasn't been the easiest. I managed to get 50 mins into my walk before the cough started so I'll take it as a win! I'm walking in place here at work tonight. My weight looks like it'll be close to a gain but not by much at all. I had to take prednisone...stupid cold
I am so sorry you have been so sick! I've been fighting a cold and sinus infection since Christmas and I'm sick of it! I am not going to do a step challenge until February for the simple reason that so much has been going on this month with extra people joining the teams and with me helping as a moderator for the whole group. Plus, I really want to push for us all to get going on the new habit tracker. Have you seen it? Habit Tracker
@bethanie0825 - Maybe you use the Habit Tracker, and have as your habit (or one of them), walking some number of steps, either daily or a certain number of days each week?0 -
TeresaW1020 wrote: »Good morning!
@rachelleashsmom, I don’t know how to change your username but if you look at the top of our page you will see a little star on the right-hand side. Click it and make it yellow and then you will be able to find the page easier by clicking the small bell at the top of the page on the right. Did that make sense? 😊
@rachelleahsmom - I just love your one-thing-at-a-time focus on water intake!
Did you figure out how to change your username? It sounded like you wanted to do that?
In the PC interface (likely similar in the mobile version), the path is My Home > Settings > Account Settings > Change Username
Try this link:
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/settings
MFP will allow you to change your username just one time.
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Tuesday Check-in:
Calories: under
Water: over
Exercise: Beachbody program LIIFT 4, triceps and chest day. This trainer is trying to kill me!!
Y'all I cannot do a push-up!! I can sort of do one if I haven't been lifting weights first but this trainer wanted me to do three sets of wide push-ups and tricep push-ups after he had me do three sets of 8 different weight-lifts. Uhhhh not happening!! My body simply doesn't work that way. I don't know if it's because I'm still too overweight, too weak, or if I just don't know how to do them. I did wall push-ups instead.
Today was my first day to check off all the things on my habit tracker. Very satisfying!!
Here is what I'm working on being better at:
Track Every Bite
Workout Program or 7500 steps
Drink 96 oz. water
Intermittent Fasting (17+ hrs.)
Personal Development Reading
Have you signed up for the Habit Tracker yet? Click the link and sign up today!!
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Tuesday check-in
Calories under
Excrise none. Still time. I can always jump on the bike for 30.
Water under: Really need to work on.1 -
Thank everyone for the feed back I have to figure out how to do the gray comment thing from other people's post.0
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raleighgirl09
Tuesday checkin
Whew - what a day. First day back in the office after a lot of time off. I'm headed to bed shortly. Over on calories - hunger was out of hand with a delayed dinner. Didn't exercise today - tomorrow is supposed to be sunny andnot raining so I think I can. I'll be getting up super early next week to exercise before work - couldn't bring myself to the 5am rise this week. Sometimes, I have only so much oomph and extra push in me.
Planned and Prelog 3 meals? all three meals planned and pre-logged
Times? B 9a, L 1p, D 745p
Non-planned eating and thoughts? yes, in between lunch and dinner - i was trying to get done with something and getting to dinner ran late. The spanakopita was available so I had a half one. Also chose more meat at dinner than planned - cals were over. I didn't want to be over but I was hungry and didn't want that, either
Hunger? between meals was fine, was hungry for meals - dinner ran late and hunger got out of hand
Things that went right? finished the planned food prep after work, am finding getting at least 64 oz of water fairly easy now, seems a habit is forming - am not retaining water from increased intake so that is awesome
Things that could be better? I didn't exercise - rainy day, first day back at the office and didn't want to get up at 5a. Did not spend any time on PnP
Exercise? none [steps logged the next day] )steps 06Jan2020 8,532)
Sleep? 1030p-530a [log the morning after]1 -
Hi, Just wanted to say I got in 30 on the stationary bike. I was looking for something for work tomorrow and came across some pants I got from old navy in Nov. They were a tight fit but I refused to get a bigger size and they were a great price. They fit perfect tonight. Kind of loose. It motivated me to get on the bike. 2
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Tuesday check in....
WW points over
Water fantastic. (96 oz)
9,018 steps and managed some squats but does not count as a workout.
Day two didn’t go as well. Not feeling good so I knew I wouldn’t get a good workout in but I could have been better with my eating. No excuses. Tomorrow is a new day.
@TeresaW1020 I too have issues with push ups. I hate them which is why I need to do more of them. Lol. I’m so weak that I have lousy form. I did improve a lot last year but I am starting over again. You can do it! Just keep working at it. So will I! I do agree it would be impossible after lifting weights!!2 -
@wrknonmedaily Congratulations on the pants fitting, what a great feeling! I try to do minimum 30 minutes on the bike too. I always feel better after doing it whether the 30 minutes drag on or if I get extra energy and go longer.
@raleighgirl09 Between rain and waking up early I'd want to go back to sleep instead of working out! I think some days we just need more calories than others.
@TeresaW1020 you're going to work up to regular pushups! Nothing wrong with wall pushups! I started doing planks a few weeks ago and am already up 1 and 1/2 minutes, maybe that would help you build some strength? I know it's a lot of core but you're also holding your body up with your arms.3 -
Tuesday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- bike, core/stretch, dance
Water- over thanks to herbal tea
Boy do I feel like munching! I know it's not because I'm actually hungry. I brushed my teeth, closed my diary, and am drinking herbal tea (my nightly wind down routine) so I'll ride it out. I have enough calories to eat something but am trying to eat under a few hundred to lose some of the calories I ate over the weekend.
5 habits
1. Cardio 30 minutes- done
2. Core/stretching- done
3. Weights 3xs a week- modified yesterday
4. FitOn 2xs this week- couldn't muster it up to do today!
5. Try a new recipe- did black-eyed peas and collard greens yesterday.3 -
Weekly Weigh-In
Day - Tuesday
Username - bethanie0825
Previous - 234.8
Current - 231.8
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wrknonmedaily wrote: »Thank everyone for the feed back I have to figure out how to do the gray comment thing from other people's post.
If you mean this, just click 'Quote' on the post you want to comment on and it'll add it to a new post and you can add comments below
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Yesterday was good. A little weight lifting and then a balance class. Got all my steps in, although I did have to march in place while I was brushing my teeth for those last few steps! Still didn't get enough water in. Have a great Wednesday, all!1
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