Mission Slimpossible - December 2020 Team Chat
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Check-in for Tuesday
🟢Food on plan, weighed, logged
🟢Calories in the green
🟢Workout (50+ min) (morning, evening AND yoga!)
🟢Breathing exercises
🟢Martial arts forms
🟡FitRockr Up-a-Level Challenge - great day Tuesday, but still a little behind from Monday
Wednesday Goals
⚪Food on plan, weighed, logged
⚪Calories in the green
⚪Workout (50+ min) (not yet)
⚪Breathing exercises
🟢Martial arts forms
⚪FitRockr Up-a-Level Challenge
@adhmrh - Hurray to your pickleball session! I had never heard of Chicken Salad Chick, but it sounds fun!
OhMyGosh yes to being behind this holiday season. My son wants spritz cookies, and I MUST make them today!
@trooworld - I am SO happy to hear your dog is doing better. Phew. Hugs to you and your puppy! 🙏
@Jactop and @leonadixon - Woohoo! Great weigh-ins! Congratulations on being DOWN this week! You guys are so inspiring! 🎉🥳
@TwistedSassette - Oh, my, that picture of your son with Santa is SO adorable!
It is so great that things in Australia are gong so well. Not so great in my corner of the world. *sigh*
@Cornanda - Hurray to getting holiday stuff done. I am behind.
All trips outside the house are now super exciting here. We needed to go get a few things for my son's camping trip this weekend, and he was a bit nonplussed that his dad and I were ]both excited to need to go shopping at the sporting goods store. We took him and both grabbed new things we needed and it was, yeah, way more exciting than it would have been a year ago. Also less crowded, which was kinda nice. Even masked and making sure to get in and out fast, it was a treat.
@buniphuphu - Swimming extra sounds like a great plan. Have fun on that trip!
@TeresaW1020 - I so sympathize with the distraction of setting up a new computer. That always is so disruptive. Hopefully the dust will settle soon! I hope your hair appointment goes well.
@Katmary71 - How are you doing this morning? 🤗
@Sammydee2015 - So glad you are staying as a cheerleader while you need time off!
Oh, and maybe it is the week for scales dying. My food scale died this week and I had to get a new one. Erg.4 -
GretchenReine
Wednesday Weigh-in
December 1: 307.2
December 2: 308.8
December 9: 310.8
December 16: 306.6
December 23:
December 30:9 -
@leonadixon & @Jactop Congrats on your losses this week!
@trooworld I'm glad your doggo is ok! And yes, my boy definitely made friends with Santa, he was telling him all about the bell and everything - it was so cute!
@adhmrh How fun! It would be great to be able to get some fun fitness in on your lunch break! I know just what you mean about the time running out before Christmas, I still have so much to do!!
@GretchenReine Wow!! What a great weigh in this week! You will have to let us know what you have done differently as I know you were getting very frustrated at home.
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We have a morning tea for our Secret Santa gift exchange at work this morning. There will be lots of delicious foods that I will have to try to ignore! I will allow myself to taste some, but I don't want to go overboard.
I need to try to get more exercise in too, I've been slacking off a bit and making excuses. I'm feeling really tired lately and I'm not getting enough sleep, so it just snowballs from there. On the bright side, I only have today and tomorrow left at work, then I don't come back until the 31st! I'm so looking forward to that break.
100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 85: Wednesday 16 December
1. Log calories eaten: Yes - 55/85
2. 20 mins exercise: No - 47/85
3. Record a calorie deficit: No - 42/854 -
Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW: 127.0 lb
CW: 129.0 lb
Not a great week on many levels.4 -
Weekly Weigh-In
Day - Tuesday
Username - bethanie0825
PW - 224.4
CW - 2244 -
Now c’mon folks:
I KNOW you have been working on your fantabulousness - so lemme know what you rocked so far this week!
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I am so angry with myself right now. I had been doing so good keeping my calories in the green for the past 2 weeks. I know being over by 131 calories isn't a big deal for most, but it is for me.
Thank you for letting me rant. I hope everyone is doing good this evening.6 -
Correction- I went over by 331.3
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@buniphuphu I noticed you haven't been swimming, hope you're not too sore. Get back in there, Dory!
@TwistedSassette I'm glad yoga is still happening! Birthday cake is definitely a challenge, I haven't quite gotten back in the wagon since my birthday. Your son is totally relaxed with Santa!
@trooworld So glad your dog is home and doing better.
@adhmrh Great point about Christmas and remembering the true reason behind it. I know the religious reason but I think the point is driven home this year how lucky I am to have a close family and friends.
@jugar I totally forgot to do the survey, thank you for the great Information! If I can help with anything let me know, I've been modifying things for ages because of my back and nerve issues.2 -
@AustinRuadhain Thank you for asking and happy Wed! My boyfriend and I just went and looked at Christmas lights. Can't say it was very exciting but it was nice to get out of the house!
@GabiV125 huge hug!
@Sammydee2015 I love that! I started doing arm resistance bands again!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Just keep trying to do a little better each day, you got this!
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Wed check-in
Exercise- arm cardio, stretching, resistance bands
Calories- under
Hey gang! I've been really tired, have a couple more Christmas gifts to get when I go to Trader Joe's and then I'm done.
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@TwistedSassette Thank you! Honestly, all I did differently was try to eat a little less and make sure I was getting all of my water in. I hope you had a great time at your Secret Santa!
Happy Thursday everyone! Every other week I work remote (this week is one of those weeks) and I find that I'm much more sedentary when I'm not in the office. I'm trying to be careful with my food and not doing any snacking.
I'm counting down til my daughter comes back to me on Saturday afternoon. I miss my little bug so much. She's excited because she just turned 12 and she can workout with me at the gym now, no more mandatory kids' camp...so I ordered her some workout clothes for while she's here. That will get me back to the gym for sure!!! I refuse to disappoint my daughter!
I hope everyone has a great day and crushes their goals!4 -
Week 2 weigh in Thursday (10Dec2020) @broncobuddee
Previous weight:175.3
Current weight: 182.6
LTD MFP #2 52.4 lbs
LTD overall 117.4 lbs
GACK! I knew I was going to hate posting this! I've been a road warrior the past couple days, a lot of driving - and couple that with not great choices and it's a big swing. I'm not at home with my scale and can't weigh today but this was yesterday's weight and will have to suffice. My below daily habits have suffered, I have several days of no to them all - looking forward to checking in later tonight with some YESES!! =>
Check in:
Water:
Food logged (pre-logged?):
Basic calorie goal:
10,000 steps:
@GabiV125 I understand the levels....... Just got to dust ourselves off and get back to it today, even if it isn't not perfect
@bethanie0825 and @GretchenReine great weigh ins, guys! WOOT - so happy for your progress! Especially nice after having some tough ones.... =>
@Katmary71 we went out and cruised around looking at lights several days ago and it's nice - and was cheerful which was what I was seeking! I don't know about you, but I love TJ's all the time but especially at Christmas. There's something about the atmosphere there, kinda hippie nifty - when can follow TJ's with Starbucks, I've got a happy afternoon! Have not done that in a very long time, since way before COVID, even.
@vegan4lyfe2012 Thinking of you having a better day today - I think a lot of the team is having some up days and down days....here's to our brand new UP DAY!!
@SammyDee2015 love the kangaroo!! Today I am rockin' today and that's my goal! Going to make some chicken soup for dinner which always helps keep calories lower
@TwistedSassette Yay for upcoming time away!! I bet your son is getting excited with all of the commotion and energy swirling around with the holidays! I was in a Zoom yesterday with my new coworkers and they were all doing Secret Santa! I had not even considered that as a remote type of thing but they pulled it off!
@AustinRuadhain I've never been a big shopper but it totally can be a highlight these days! An outdoor store is fun, hope your son enjoys his camping trip - we have had such cold weather here, I bet Texas is warmer but still has a chill in the air!5 -
Good morning Team Slimpossibles!! I want us to talk about going into the New Year and how we can make our team even more awesome! The survey that we moderators just sent out to the whole group was very helpful and gave us much to talk about. However, what I want to talk about is THIS team! My favorite team!
I would love all your input on ways we can make the Slimpossibles even better. I really like how supportive we are with each other and in my opinion that is our greatest strength. But do you want something more? Do you want something less?
Challenges: Do you participate in the whole group challenges? Would you want to see a challenge every month in our group? If so what kind of challenges would help and be the most fun?
Conversation: We do great with our daily check-ins and responding to each other, so that shouldn’t change. But would you want me to post more questions to stimulate conversation? Would you like to have conversations that are more topical such as diet, fitness, mindset, etc?
I hope you all read the post that our group owner Liselyn posted yesterday. As she pointed out there are lots of options for you, including choosing a new group if this one doesn’t suit your style. I would hate to see you go but even more, I would hate to see you leave Fat2Fit because you weren’t getting what you need.
I hope you will respond to me either here and let’s get some conversation going and the ideas flowing. You can also send me a private message with anything that is on your heart. One of my New Year goals is to make this group thrive!
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@adhmrh Thanks, me too! I can't believe Christmas is almost here, either. Have a great day!
@AustinRuadhain Thanks, me as well. He's back to his old self like he never stayed at the Ritz Carlton (that's what I'm calling his stay at the vet's because it was so expensive!).
@TwistedSassette Thanks. Aww, that's cute! I hope you enjoy the morning tea and Secret Santa. Wow, that's great you will be off for so long. Enjoy!
@SammyDee2015 I have rocked tracking! How about you?
@Katmary71 Thank you. You've been tired, but how has your pain level been?
@TeresaW1020 I'm very happy with how the group is run. I honestly can't think of anything to change. I get a lot out of being in this group. I sometimes participate in the whole group challenges, which I enjoy when I do. I am ambivalent about a challenge every month in our group. I like the idea of sometimes having topical conversations: maybe once a week? We seem to have a lot to talk about without any questions lol!
Good morning all. This week has been a trainwreck and I just can't wait to start over on Saturday. I've tracked (most of the time) and I ate a nice salad for dinner last night, but that is about the extent of my healthy habits.4 -
@SammyDee2015 - this week I rocked being inconsistent in eating and exercise, being cranky and moody. Hopefully there’s a finite quantity of those and I exhausted mine. You know how people buy stuff from pharmacy on December 30 to use up the remaining funds on their HSA? Like that.2
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@GabiV125 Sending you hugs. It's a tough time of year for consistency. You will bounce back!
@bethanie0825 Congrats on your loss this week - little losses all add up!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Don't be too hard on yourself. You haven't undone all your hard work by having one day over target. And even though you were over target, you might have still been in a deficit (albeit a smaller one than planned) since your target (I assume) is below maintenance. Get back on the horse today - you got this!
@GretchenReine Sounds like that has worked, so good job! Sometimes I forget how important water is.
I'm glad you'll have your daughter back soon and how motivating she can go with you to the gym! Wonderful!
@raleighgirl09 Sending hugs your way. Driving always makes me retain water. Always. I don't know why! Doesn't seem to matter how much water I drink or even if I stay away from the salty fast foods. Must be something to do with cab pressure or something else scientific that I don't understand! Glad to see you're jumping right back in to your daily habits though.
Regarding Secret Santa, it can definitely be done remotely! I follow a blog called Fat Mum Slim, and she organises a worldwide gift exchange every Christmas - literally hundreds of people join and you just post your gift to your recipient. This year she had to drop the worldwide one and just run one for Australia, Europe and America separately, since the postage might be an issue (like, I know that for a while you could not post from Ireland to Australia, they just had no logistic route to get it there). It's really fun to be part of, we all join in a Facebook group where we answer questions about our likes & dislikes so you can "stalk" your recipient and figure out what to buy for them. My sister got me onto it about 4 or 5 years ago, we have a little tradition now where we open our gifts from this exchange at midnight on Christmas Eve.
@TeresaW1020 Like you, I love how supportive this group is and the daily checkins that some of us do help to stimulate conversation as we work through our struggles. I like the idea of having topical conversations too, sometimes you don't know what might trigger a response for someone if they haven't thought about that aspect before. I don't really participate in the whole group challenges anymore, but that's partly because I'm in a few other challenge groups on MFP and so I don't really need the extra challenges. I probably wouldn't participate in a group challenge for the same reason, but would depend what the challenge is. I like the 100 day countdown one that some of us are still doing because I could set my own challenge for that time.
I agree with Michael there, this is the best team ever!!
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Well, I survived the morning tea. I did eat a few morsels, but then skipped the lunch I brought (which was only a cheese sandwich anyway) so ended up under calories for the day. I feel good that I didn't overdo anything!
Here's a group photo of us all about to enjoy our morning tea and gifts!
It's finally Friday so it's my last day of work before my break. So excited! But much to do and I woke up with a headache this morning that just won't budge so it's going to be a long day.
100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 86: Thursday 17 December
1. Log calories eaten: Yes - 56/86
2. 20 mins exercise: No - 47/86
3. Record a calorie deficit: Yes - 43/865 -
***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.3kg
PW: 132.8kg
CW: 132.9kg
LTD: 5.4kg
LTW: -0.1kg3 -
Hey gang!
@raleighgirl09 I'm going to try to get to Trader Joe's tomorrow, I'm on Facebook groups and all the Christmas goodness is selling out! I need to get their Candy Cane Lane tea, it's seasonal and I drink it year-round.
@trooworld I'm having a bad pain day today, thanks for asking. I was injured when I had surgery for endometriosis, I've been worse than normal because my female problems are worse these days but my ob/gyn is too far for me to drive to so I'm just drinking a lot of cannabis tea and praying for menopause. On top of the pain I'm under a lot of stress, I'm hoping once I get some sleep I'll wake up and tomorrow will be a better day.
Th check-in
Exercise- arm cardio, sit ups, stretching
Calories- over4 -
Hi all
davidji82
Weigh In Day: Friday
PW : 298.9
CW : 296.76
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