MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES Team Chat - July 2020
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I hope you like Heart Shaped Box. Please let me know!!! I haven't read Tommyknockers, now you make me want to get it from the library, I'm going to see if it is available so I, too, can have nightmares about my teeth falling out lol! Congrats on the new son-in-law, that's great happy news! One more day, eh? But who's counting.
@AustinRuadhain Woo hoo to you as well for having a great day!!! And thanks again for that website link for Joe Lansdale. It was very helpful. I haven't decided yet which book I'm going to start with but I think it's going to be The Bottoms or the first book with Hap and Leonard (Savage Season) because they sound like interesting characters!
@Katmary71 The Entity scared the hell out of me, too! What a dream you had!!!
@GretchenReine I think that's doable too, good luck! You can do it!
Hello everyone! I have to get a lot done before 10:00 a.m., which is when my Comic-Con International programming starts. I have attended the convention in-person in year's past but due to COVID, it went virtual this year. It's free to "attend" and has something for everyone, if anyone is interested: https://www.comic-con.org/cciathome/2020/thursday I definitely want to do a YouTube video before 10 and I have to run some errands. Have a good day, everyone!
Wednesday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: over
Exercise: walk
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: YouTube video, eat what is on the menu for dinner, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water2 -
Weekly Weigh-In
Username - MommaGemz
Weigh-in Day - Thursday
SW - 196.2
PW - 187.1
CW - 187.2
LTD - 9.0
Unfortunately, I can actually FEEL that I've been hit by the water retention demon. The last two days my fingers have been bloated and puffy. My rings are tight. So I guess I just have to have a positive attitude and wait this out, right?5 -
@Katmary71 – I’ve read Tommyknockers twice. Love it! I have never seen The Entity…but now I’ll have to find a copy to watch. I love horror – my physical media collection is about 1,450 DVDs & BluRays. I’m always on the lookout to add to it. P.S. I love Candy Cane Lane tea, too! It’s like we’re twinsies!
@trooworld – I am looking forward to reading it. You definitely need to read Tommyknockers…and then let us know if you have any nightmares!
22 ½ hours to go!
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I finally caught up on reading all the posts while riding my stationary bike so it took me a while to catch up. We have such a great group. Lots of inspiration here. All of you who push through pain, injuries and other obstacles inspire me to suck it up and get moving.
@GretchenReine thanks for the reminder about making smaller goals to achieve a bigger one. I always have an all or nothing attitude but get better results when I work on taking baby steps
Thanks for all the book recommends so I know what NOT to read lol. I'm the biggest chicken. I used to see ghosts when I was a kid and was a teenager before I was brave enough to venture down our dark hallway without dragging one of my sisters along3 -
Thursday
PW: 167.1
CW: 166.9
LTD: 9.1
Wow there is so much good info to digest when you don't log in for 4 days!!
It's always motivating to read about your successes, big or small & comforting to know that we are not all perfect either, and that is OK too.
I was hoping for a bigger number this week as I thought I had been pretty on target, but I guess the scale had other ideas!
Keep up the good work everyone
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Hello- Today is vegetable Thurs. I'm grocery shopping tomorrow, so I'm trying to eat all the veggies snippets up that are left. Also hoping this helps my weigh in tomorrow.
@raleigh_girl - thinking of you......
@vegan4lyfe2012- congrats on the engagement!
@Katmary71- I'm with you- so grateful for this group!3 -
@vegan4lyfe2012 and @trooworld I absolutely loved Tommy Knockers! My nightmares came from Pet Semetary! OMG I loved that book so much!!! I couldn't put it down...and then...I couldn't sleep!
@Jactop I'm the exact same way. My bestie does weekly ones and suggested it. I think it's worth a shot. I tend to get down on myself when I can't hit every goal every time. This month I'm doing better than I have in the past.1 -
@GretchenReine Good for you for getting in a great walk and not letting the rain slow you down! I love a good spreadsheet.
@trooworld I hope you enjoy Comic-Con. Years ago we had some friends who talked us into going to Dragon-Con in Atlanta. I didn’t know anything about it at the time but let me tell you that I saw some VERY interesting people!!
@MommaGemz Water retention is annoying but you know that it will all wash out. Drink a few more glasses of water and stay the course.
@vegan4lyfe2012 I can’t do horror anymore. When I was a teenager, I loved it but now it makes me very anxious. I have hard enough time with a really violent show. I hope all goes well with you getting the cast off.
@Jactop I’m a big chicken too! It wasn’t until I was a grown up that I would sleep with my hand or foot of the edge of the bed. I knew there weren’t monsters, but I also knew I wasn’t taking any chances.
@gwamajtw91 The scale is a fickle device. The other day I did amazing and was sure I would be down the next morning, but I was up almost a pound. Last night I drank two glass of wine and ate more than usual and was down a half pound. This is why I did a weekly average now. You will lose big next week!
@Cornanda I grocery shop on Mondays and often will make a sheet pan dinner on Sunday so I can roast up all the leftover veggies. Maybe we should start the Happy, Sappy Book Club for all us horror wimps.
Hi everyone! Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I honestly can’t even remember why. Today, I went into work for a while and cleaned the offices. I realized that I hadn’t cleaned it since last March when we shut down for Covid. Our poor bookkeeper made a comment that the place was really looking bad. Ooops! Fasting is going well although I have been slacking a little on the duration of my fast and need to step up my game. I was going to fast longer today but I had two glasses of wine last evening and I’m always so hungry the next day. Guess I might need to lay off the wine for a few weeks. 
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TeresaW1020 wrote: »
@Jactop I’m a big chicken too! It wasn’t until I was a grown up that I would sleep with my hand or foot of the edge of the bed. I knew there weren’t monsters, but I also knew I wasn’t taking any chances
I thought I was the only one lol. I'm still not comfortable letting body parts hang over the side of the bed and if I haven't outgrown that fear yet I'm guessing it's not going to happen.
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Hi there!
Belated Wednesday Check-In
Food: all on plan, measured & logged!
Water: on target
Exercise: indoor platform stepping, 45 min
Steps: met goal
Arm: weights done
Today is going well food-wise and water-wise, but I still need to squeeze in some more steps. Off to do that! I'll be back to catch up on notes later!
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Hi gang!
Calories- over. I got ice cream, a dessert bar, and ate bean tortillas and yogurt-based salad dressings and poppyseed salad dressing to say goodbye
Exercise- Fitness Marshall, Yoga for splits, Kundalini for Immune System, Hip Hop, arm cardio, abs, foam rolling, Sacral chakra balancing, earth energy healing, and this cool video- beginning belly dancing! Give it a go, it's fun and harder than it looks, my fused back is sore! I pulled out a long necklace with coins and wrapped it around my waist to make the jiggle along with the rest of me:
https://youtu.be/-34ZqBT55q0
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Arm weights/abs- done
Yoga- done
Steps- 12,000
I'm hitting Trader Joe's and Sprouts tomorrow to stock up, tomorrow's day 1 of my new diet. My stomach's pretty upset from sugar, dairy, and beans so hopefully I respond relatively fast. Still feeling better, went to the farmer's market and got some great produce and some "last day" goodies like a Blizzard (farmer's market is at Dairy Queen) and a peanut butter smores bar. The baker who makes them said she has a vegan gluten free bar but it has maple syrup, I'll have to try it as a treat on day but not for awhile.5 -
Week 4 weigh in
Katyjcrafts
Friday
Last week 254.2
This week 253.65 -
24-Jul TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Friday
Todays Weight: 209.2
Previous Weight: 207.0
Loss To Date: 57.5
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@MommaGemz A positive attitude is all you can do sometimes. That and drink a lot of water...you might try adding lemon and cucumber slices. Sorry you feel bloated, that feels awful!
@vegan4lyfe2012 I put the audiobook on hold through the library. I can't wait!!!
@Jactop One of my best friends is like you, she can't watch horror movies or read scary books. I'm the opposite, it takes a lot to scare me. I'm desensitized to it.
@GretchenReine I haven't read Pet Semetary but I've seen the movie and loved it. Usually when I've seen a movie, I won't read the book. Has anyone read The Shining? That is a scary book! Much different than the movie (which was also scary)!
@TeresaW1020 I am enjoying it so far. It's not the same as being there in person, but it's a lot less tiring attending from the couch. LOL --> Interesting people at Dragon-Con, I can only imagine!
@TeresaW1020 @Jactop I still don't let body parts hang over the side of the bed either! LOL I do get scared by things but it takes a lot.
@AustinRuadhain Congrats on a great day!
Hello everyone! I made a good dinner last night: Tomato and Herb Crostata (which is kind of like a tomato pie) and Polenta. It was delicious and easy. I put the recipe for the crostata on the recipe discussion board if you are interested. I drank so much liquids yesterday that I was up every hour for the first 5 hours of sleep!
But at least I was well-hydrated.
Thursday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: over
Exercise: walk
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: YouTube video, eat what is on the menu for dinner, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water1 -
Friday check in
All week has been the same.
Exercise is good. Either weights or cardio. Steps most days have been at least 16k (trying to stay ahead of Mystery Mike)
Water is good
Food is where I'm having the problem. I start out great then blow it at the end of the day. Today I'm going to try eating more calories earlier and see if that helps.2 -
Username: davors19
Weigh-in week: Week 3
Weigh-in day: Fri
Previous Weight: 258
Todays Weight: 2581 -
@trooworld So glad you reserved the audio book! I just stopped this morning and picked up The Heart Shaped Box. I read the Shining, too. Oh man, was it wicked! I really wish, instead of a 2 hour movie, they had made a series out of Needful Things. Have you read that one? There were so many intersecting characters in the book and there just wasn't enough time for a regular movie.
So Hello, everyone! It's a super happy day! I got my cast off (little disappointed that the scar is only 4 1/4" long cause I thought it was longer, but it's still pretty wicked)...got on the scale and I'm down 5.4 pounds from my surgery day (Yay!)...AND I GOT A CALL FROM MY SON! I KNOW WHEN HIS SHIP IS RETURNING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM!!! HOOYAH!4 -
**correction - I'm down 6.4 pounds from May 28
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@vegan4lyfe2012 Whoooo!!!! Congratulations on all fronts - this is a great day for you!
And for the team....
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@katyjcrafts nice loss!
@TeresaW1020 Nice total loss, that's amazing!
@Jactop I don't know if it would help you but I've started drinking tea again after dinner. It worked for a long time but it's hot now so I'm waiting for it to cool off before drinking it.
@vegan4lyfe2012 Someone upstairs doesn't want me to answer you, I keep accidentally deleting everything! First, congratulations on the great loss! Second, congratulations on your son! Third, congratulations on losing the cast! Woot woot! I agree about Needful Things, each episode could be a different person's story. Sell the idea, I'd watch!
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Friday check-in
Exercise- belly dancing, yoga, arm cardio, dance, foam rolling, earth energy healing, arm weights
Calories- under (yes!)
Water- excelllent
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Arm/ab strengthening- done
Yoga- done
Journaling- done
Steps- 12,000
Well, back on track on my new diet and spent half the day reading labels at Sprouts and Trader Joe's, it's frustrating how much sugar, potato starch, dairy, and gluten is in EVERYTHING. Every fruit salsa has sugar which is stupid, why does pineapple habanero need sweetener? I put off my lunch salad because I couldn't decide what I wanted for dressing when I have 15 open dressings I can no longer eat. I ended up with apple cider vinegar and lemon juice with Penzey's Fox Point for dressing. I REALLY miss beans, that's what I miss the most so far. It seems so backwards to have organic sausage for dinner but beans aren't ok? I bought tahini and don't remember why I wanted it. I have absolutely NO idea where to find Nutritional Yeast at Sprouts, I went down every aisle without luck! I was irritated there anyway because a woman left her Husky in a closed car so I had her timed or I was calling the police or screaming at her in 10 minutes so between making sure her dog didn't die and dealing with labels I was on edge. Been a weird day, I'm worn out from doing a lot but have been doing a lot of thinking lately about what I really want out of life. I guess that's not uncommon during COVID, seems to bring a lot of reflection up for people.2 -
Friday
PW 227.3
CW 226.56 -
Cherrymajoni
Friday
PW: 216.3
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I did read Needful Things but it's been so long ago. I remember I liked the book but I don't remember anything about it. Maybe they will make a series yet? Sometimes they do that later. Congrats on getting your cast off yay!!! And yay for knowing when your son comes back!!! Woo hoo!!! And down 6.4 lbs another woo hoo!!! All good things.
@Katmary71 You can find nutritional yeast in the bulk section of Sprouts, for the next time you go, at least that is where it is in my town. I HATE when I see dogs in cars in this weather! I never know what to do when it is on the cusp of being too hot.
Hello all. Got some good news last night: the insurance approved the claim for our bathroom incident so the work can resume on it and hopefully we will have a bathroom again soon. I hope it's done by the time I go back to work.
Friday
Calories: over/under: over
Water: over/under: over
Exercise: walk
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: eat what is on the menu for dinner, 2 bottles (26 oz) of water2 -
Username: Trooworld
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Saturday
Todays Weight: 228.2
Previous Weight: 228.8
Loss To Date: 19.82 -
Friday weigh in
Cornanda
Week 3? 7/24
Today's weight: 186.7
Previous weight: 188.2
LTD: 4.4
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@jactop @TeresaW1020 ---- I am also in for the happy sappy book club!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Congrats! and Congrats!
@raleigh_girl ---- been thinking about you.....2 -
Username: Digger61
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Saturday
Todays Weight: 200.5
Previous Weight: 2004 -
raleighgirl09
Week 4 weigh in Thursday (23Jul2020) - two days late, apologies @broncobuddee!!
Previous weight:173.0
Current weight: 171.9
LTD MFP #2 63.1 lbs
LTD overall 128.1 lbs
Hi gang, I'm hanging in....thanks @Cornanda for keeping me in your thoughts! I haven't ready any posts, really, just a few ahead of what I'm adding for my weigh in.
Been busy - had an outdoor small gathering today for one of the kiddos who got a job in one of the small museums in downtown Raleigh, different kiddo and museum from the one referenced below. Very proud of him and was glad we could gather a few folks outdoors for a socially distanced summer grilling fest complete with a fire in the pit when it got dark.
My mom is in rehab, not sure when she's going home. I haven't seen her but I call her daily - I'll be going to her house and prepping for her and my step-dad to return, I just am not sure when. I had a long dang interview yesterday (7 people, 45 min each, 11a-630p with 2 breaks) that went well but not perfect. We'll see how that goes. Babysat the sweet granddaughter last week 1 day and this week 2 days and then my son and his wife dropped a bomb shell that they thought it would be months or a year or a vaccine before I saw her again....needless to say this didn't go over very well. I'm worn out with the emotion of it, I finally realized that when I am feeling is grief. Literal - grief. They have backed off from that some, not a lot, and I'll get to see them tomorrow. Monday starts daycare and parents working in a museum and hospital - not gonna lie, I am struggling with their decision that seems completely irrational to me.
My food life is ok, have had more calories than I'd like the past few days and have logged them. I'll be backing them back down over the next few days - I don't feel any particular way about it, it just is or has been and I feel ok but being able to be back on track. Water is way down and I need to work on it. Sleep is down and I don't know how to fix it, exactly. One might say - go to bed earlier....one might be right. => Exercise has been good and partly to blame for sleep as I have been getting up earlier before my contract work or babysitting or insanely long interviews and taking an early walk. The walk is very helpful for not only starting the day but for thinking. Or listening to podcasts and purposefully not thinking. Both are helpful, in turn.
Looking forward to having some time tomorrow to read some posts... =>4
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