Mission Slimpossible - February 2021 Team Chat
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@Katmary71 Well, that sucks that you had to take matters into your hands with your medication dosage, but I’m glad that you are feeling better. Don’t worry about us here. We are just happy when you are able to pop on and let us know how you are doing.
@trooworld, so you indulged on Fat Tuesday and it’s over and done. Are you back on track today? Whatever gain you had will come off by Friday. At least that is what I’m trying to tell myself.
@Cornanda glad that your mood is improving. Keep watering those good seeds!!
Hi Team! First off let me raise my hand to announce that I am tired of the weather!! Today, it’s gorgeous and sunny but tomorrow we are back to rain. Sooooo much rain!!
Today, is my first day of practicing Lent and so far so good. I didn’t eat lunch and did my Bible study during that time. I did have a Keto coffee (grass-fed butter and MCT oil) after I had been fasting for 20 hours. I had to take my mom to a doctor’s appointment where they were going to try to get some bone marrow to test why she is so anemic, but they failed and now she has to go into the hospital and be put under. I told her she better find out if I can even go into the hospital with her. These days it’s not always clear. 
OK, I’m off to make dinner and then get ready for church tonight.
Beck Diet Solution Question of the Day
Day 19-Stop Fooling Yourself-- Beck says, "Dieters have an amazing ability to delude themselves about food...After all, a calorie is a calorie, no matter when, where, or why you eat it." I know better than to think that statement is true, yet I still fall for it repeatedly. I give myself excuses to eat all the time. Last night I ate four pieces of chocolate at Bible study because starting today I’m giving up sugar for Lent. So, of course, I had to eat that candy! Beck also says, “Every single time I eat something I’m not supposed to, I strengthen my giving-in muscle and weaken my resistance muscle.” She is right that eating something I am not supposed to might feel good at the moment but afterward, I feel bad that I ate it. Like the candy from last night! I’m glad that I am doing Lent this year and hoping that the discipline will be something I can use going forward. If, I don’t learn to stop fooling myself then sustaining my weight loss is NOT going to happen. 2 -
raleighgirl09
Wednesday (Ash, as it were) coffee talk
The sun is actually around today and yesterday - beaming like nobody's business!! It was up to 58 yesterday, quite unexpected, but today will be a lot colder. No bother - we'll bundle our happy tooshes up and get out for the walks. We looked at the future weather and it's supposed to rain tomorrow. We started bemoaning and wailing and then decided we should probably go ahead and enjoy today and beat breast and gnash teeth tomorrow when it's cold and rainy. Seems like a good plan.
@katmary71 I'm so glad you felt like coming in and visiting - so predetermined length of post required!! As your own best advocate, it seems you've had to figure a lot of things out for yourself! I had double vision for a while, sudden onset. It took a whole round of nuerologist types docs, many tests and a few thousand dollars with no answers for me to start Googling my symptoms and what led to them - turns out, chronic dry eye. My eyelids were sticking to my eyeballs in the night and that was causing the double vision (not to mention, it was painful). Some daily fish oil and vitamine E fixed the issue - isn't that something? We have to be our own best advocates. Hang in there with that BF - this is a hard winter for a lot of people which strains relationships. The cold, the rain, the COVID. We're snappish over here and it can be hard to remain civil - and even harder to remain civil when it's the other side snapping. But when it's both - Katie bar the door, it's on.
@Cornanda I think it's forward progress just to have so many feelings and thoughts about the Beck book - and keep reading it and decide to take the good from it with the introspective look inward. It's ok to come away thinking that there are things in it not for you and hey, sounds like you have quite enough of it that is to keep you busy! @TeresaW1020 @trooworld and @AustinRuadhain are all having great conversations around the material which probably helps the book to stay on the right side of the window.....
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raleighgirl09
Wednesday evening
Believe it or not (and who would make this up), the above was a post from this morning. That I forgot to push send on. And now it is some 16 hours later.......oy.
I am off to bed soon - I have no idea what my weight will be tomorrow. Looking at the habit tracker, I'm up on cals everyday, some days by a little but mostly by 150 or 200 or more. So - that's a problem. I truthfully didn't plan well this week by shopping and cooking in bulk. It's so beneficial when I do but then it also sucks up a whole day or most of one and part of another. I spent the time last weekend driving back to Raleigh and so.....poor planning and poor or quick choices (sometimes that's the same). Found myself suddenly alone for dinner and left to my own devices, pimento cheese and triscuits fit the bill. Then some eggs because I was hungry.
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Week 3 weigh in Thursday (18Feb2021)
Previous weight:177.8
Current weight: 177.6
LTD MFP #2 57.4 lbs
LTD overall 122.4
Well, it's a win/win/win! Down a little, in the green and easy math to adjust the LTD numbers! @leonadixon is really good at reminding us that slow and steady wins the race, so I am celebrating winning this leg of it!!
leonadixon wrote: »Slow and steady!
It's raining and icing right now and the forecast is for more of the same all day and into tomorrow - I'm reminding myself that it was beautiful for us, 2 days in a row. If there is only so much sunshine to go around, I'm willing to share and ride the coattails of 2 sunny days with wonderful walks and a lot of steps. I know it's possible it's crazy winter weather everywhere, because it is winter after all, but I'm looking to remain positive!
Have a wonderful day, all - whether it is sunny or rainy - ice, snow or just buckets of cold water - I hope you have a great day. I'm going to make chili for dinner and stay bundled up and inside as long as it is wet out there.2 -
@Cornanda Yes! And I did leave it behind: I had a nice healthy salad for dinner. It is hard to do. I'm glad you are in better spirits and yay for 7 hours of sleep, I know how much that can feel like a victory!
@TeresaW1020 I am. I had a chicken kale salad for dinner. Yeah, I'm hoping that gain is gone. So far, the scale is trending down but I'm afraid it's going to bump up today. I hope the rain goes away soon. Oh geez, your poor mother!
Stay strong re: Lent!
@raleighgirl09 Congrats on the loss! We had chili earlier in the week when it was colder, it was delicious. Enjoy!
Hi all. I felt snacky yesterday but I was able to distract myself with work and did not eat snacks. I also had a healthy kale salad for dinner so yay me!
My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS1 -
Yesterday was supposed to be the day I post but it was a FULL day so here it is:
Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW 130 lb
CW 131.4 lb
My work computer broke some weeks ago and I lost my extensive spreadsheet I kept for myself. I mourned it for about a week but after that I started to look for what I need to change, because I got to a point where either I was more lack, or what I was doing stopped working . I gained at New Year and stayed there for 6 weeks after.
I did some changes suggested in the book:
1- (day 3) I was convinced I don’t do drive-by-fridge eating, but when I started to pay attention, apparently I do enough to cause damage. So now for a week I’m eating at the table with no tv or phone. Game changer!
2- (day 5) I used to be a slow eater, and then I married a TRex type eater and forced myself to catch up with him so I don’t sit by myself 30 minutes in front of the plate. It worked for 10 years, but after the last pregnancy it started to catch up with me. Now I’m trying to slow down, and I look out the window, after the animals, breath in, drink water, count, whatever to just slow down. Food tastes better.
3- (day 8 and 9) make myself walk the extra loop to meet my steps, regardless if I feel it, or if the weather is tolerable. I go out with the dog anyway and if it’s that miserable for him, I let him in and go once more, by myself.
4- (day 2 and 15) I found a good food scale at Goodwill for almost $4 and started playing with it. Turns out I estimate bread to the oz and I’m way off with cheese and nuts. Some foods went back in the fridge. I will never be the person that remembers to measure everything, but I don’t have to. 50% is a fantastic rate.
5- (day 4) I started to list one good thing I did for weight battle every day, so I end my day with a smile not a frown.
I did make another spreadsheet 😁, because that’s how my brain works. Yes, this is a lot about emotions, feelings, head being in the right place, sleeping etc, and it’s all valid and super important. But there’s another side to this coin, the actual count. I mess up when I ignore the numbers (the calories, the steps, the exercise minutes). I lost my drive for a while, and now I’m back looking at the numbers from a different angle and with a brand new toolbox!
I had a gain on the scale this week and it was part of my learning and I’m good with that.
Sorry for the long ramble.
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Not much to say today, but it's kinda quiet here so.....
@raleighgirl09 - hope you enjoy being bundled up and chili. It can be nice as long as it doesn't last too long.
@GabiV125 - love your rambly post! You did good detective work in sleuthing out some things you can adjust and make better.
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***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.5kg
PW: 131.8kg
CW: 131.2kg
LTD: 7.3kg
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Hey gang, more health junk, I'm hanging in there but had to start antibiotics. It's annoying, all this preventative stuff is a waste of time with me, I keep coming up with stuff I need medical care for and I only get help through urgent care or the ER. I have another urgent care appointment tomorrow. When I was depressed I called my therapist's office as she quit a few months ago and I'm scheduled with a new one. There's 3 for chronic pain and of course it's the one I didn't really want but she was the only one available in the next month. I'm able to transfer if I don't like her, not that I'm going in not liking her, I just don't really want a new therapist but figure talking to someone every couple months will be good for me. My last therapist was awesome, she told me I didn't need to see her anymore but then I came out of remission and every 6 weeks or so I'm doubting myself so the check-in was good, plus we read similar books and have similar taste in music. Oh well, I'm keeping her in my prayers!
@raleighgirl09 Be safe, weather sounds awful!
I'm still working out, I'm more in control about the amount I'm eating but am eating a little junk. I'll have to clean up the sugar with this infection, they think I'm having problems with the steroids I keep needing for pain affecting my immune system.3 -
Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 269
CW: 269
LTD: 313 -
Hi all
username davidji82
weigh in day Friday
PW: 271.1
CW: 264.36 -
Friday weigh in
PW 166.0
CW 166.0
@broncobuddee sorry I missed last week, but it was 166.0 too!
I have been stuck at this place since the beginning of the month. My eating habits have not been too bad, but all this rain & cold has really curtailed my outdoor walking in the mornings. By the time I get home from work it's cold & rainy & getting dark!☔ Hopefully the weather improves soon 🌞
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Username: Trooworld
Weigh-in day: Friday
PW: 226
CW: 223.4
LTD: 24.68 -
@GabiV125 Wow, great reflections! It sounds like the book is really working for you. I need to catch up still. I also have a spreadsheet but I keep it as a Google Sheet so nothing will ever happen to it but I would be very disappointed if it did.
@Cornanda Happy FRIDAY!!!
@Katmary71 I hope you end up liking your new therapist. I've been seeing the same one for over 25 years!
Hi all. I'm really surprised I had a loss this week as I indulged 3 days this week. This is the lowest weight I've been at in a long time. It's helping my journey for my husband to be on WW, too. He cares a lot more now about measuring things when cooking. Before, he would eyeball the oil and cheese which made me so frustrated.
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Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 3
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 189.2
CW: 190.0
LTD: +1.8
Month: 74.4
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@GabiV125 Great insights from the book that you have discovered about yourself! I agree that it’s eye-opening when we start really paying attention to our actual behaviors. I think we all lose our drive from time to time. I know I have this month. But we redirect ourselves and we come back even stronger. You got this!!
@Katmary71 Keeping in my prayers! I hope the new therapist will surprise you and you will like her and that she will be able to be a positive light in your life. And if not, I know you will do what is best for yourself and make a switch.
@trooworld Wahoooo you did so great this week! I agree that having your husband on board is a huge benefit to you doing so well. I hope he keeps it up and you both reap the benefits of good health and lower numbers on the scale.
Hi Team! Sorry for not checking in yesterday, but I was exhausted from beginning my new church cleaning job. I spent several hours in what we call the Fellowship Building trying to get it cleaned to my standards. It’s going to take some time! Before I started cleaning, I had my staff meeting and then they all decided to go to lunch. I wasn’t going to go but they all ganged up on me and reminded me that it’s been months since we went to lunch. So, I went and ate off my low carb plan and as a result, my weight jumped up this morning. Seeing that my weight is up 1.8 lbs. this month is a wake-up call that I better get my butt back to moving in the right direction. I have one more week to get that weight off. Challenge accepted!!
I will work on catching up on the Beck book either later today or tomorrow. Right now I have a whole other church building to clean.
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@davidji82 @trooworld ---- Nice losses! Yahoo for you!
@TeresaW1020 - bummer that your weight went up. I think you are doing quite nicely following a vacation. Next week you will get it girl! The cleaning job will be extra exercise......
@gwamajtw91 - Maintaining is better than gaining. When the weather gets better, things will turn around.
Not much doing here today.... Happy Friday!
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Friday weigh in
Cornanda
2/19
PW: 179.8
CW: 180.1
+0.3
LTD: 11
Yesterday I was down half a pound and got quite excited for today. I guess this is my week for an "up-woosh". These things happen.3 -
Hello, Slimpossibles!
Is it Friday???
I am SO sorry to have been quiet. I live in Texas, and have been offline due to the lack of electrical power and internet. Rambly update follows. Feel free to skip!We had power turned off on Sunday and just got it back. So I have been hunkered down doing things like battling to keep my water pipes from freezing in an unheated house when the outdoor temp was about 9F. I unfroze a cold water tap in our kitchen one night between 3 and 7 AM, and it felt like a major life victory! (Way better to do that than deal with burst pipes and having to turn off all water to the house and wait for a plumber.) Good news is that we have electrical power again, at least for now. I am prepared for it to go again. I don't think we can count on it staying up just yet.TL;DR Austin is fine, but was offline due to infrastructure failures in her usually nice neighborhood.
So. Diet has NOT been as regularly planned, nor has exercise. I am sure my weight is up, as I have been comfort snacking on nut-and-fruit mix. Lots of it. I have not been drinking the usual amount of water and need to do better. We have to boil it right now, but I can do better, and I do need t take care of my body in the midst of this madness! Ah, well. This will be a blip. I am headed to the grocery store shortly, to see what the food options are. I am a merit badge counselor for Boy scouts, and was just telling a scout who plans to work on "Cooking at Home" this weekend, that he will have to be prepared to adjust his menu plan based on what he can actually find in the store, once he is able to go!
None of this is intended as whining, by the way. I am doing fine. It's more like, sharing stuff that seems super interesting. I AM super interested in how fragile the grid is here in Texas. I hear that the issues here have caused problems as far south as central Mexico, as we are a major supplier of natural gas. I hear other places are dealing with the winter weather, too, but without dealing with the domino of all systems going down as is happening here. We aren't out of the woods yet, and will be dealing with water issues for likely a couple of weeks.
I need to work on revised food and exercise plans for the next 2 weeks, given that my usual stuff won't be doable.
@TeresaW1020
You are up just a bit. I am sure you will be turning things around this week!
I can only guess as to how gorgeously clean that church is going to be!
@trooworld
Boom! What a great week you had! Booyah to that awesome weigh-in!
Yay, you, indeed!I felt snacky yesterday but I was able to distract myself with work and did not eat snacks. I also had a healthy kale salad for dinner so yay me!
@davidji82 @TwistedSassette
What a week! Great weigh-in! Are you on track to keep up the good work this coming week? Keep that roll going!
@gwamajtw91 @davors19
Hurray for staying level despite bad weather! That's an accomplishment!
@Katmary71
I am so sorry about the health challenges right now, and am pulling for things to bet better for you.
@Cornanda
It's always lovely when you check in for any reason. You bring such a lovely kind energy to the conversation!
@GabiV125
I so get the need to mourn a really good spreadsheet.
All of your post was super inspiring. All that work to figure out what is actually happening is awesome!2 -
mlhopp93
HW -- 355
Weigh in day Saturday
SW (130/2021): 277.6
2/6/2021: 275.0 (-2.6)
2/13/2021: 271.0 (-4.0)
2/20/2021: 268.6 (-2.4)
2/27/2021:
Lots of snow shoveling in the Midwest this week. Good exercise. Still no outside walking because of cold and snow but managed to keep up with my steps goal and hit 10k 6 out of 7 days. Eating has been focused whereas in the past during long periods at home I would snack and graze all day. Definitely not easy making good choices and always a couple of slips but finding a way to bounce back after poor choices instead of throwing away the whole day. Hope everyone is safe -- spring is getting closer...eventually.4 -
Firefly743
***Weigh In***
PW: 274.6
CW: 271.63 -
@TeresaW1020 Thanks! I hope so, too. Oh dear, I hope you were able to finish the cleaning yesterday so that you can enjoy your weekend. I know you'll get that gain off soon.
@Cornanda Thank you! You know, I weigh daily and what happened to you happens to me all the time. It's frustrating but just know you will go back down. Hugs to you!
@AustinRuadhain Oh dear! I didn't know you live in Texas. I am so sorry for what you are going through and hope you get good water soon.
@mlhopp93 Nice loss! That's super impressive you were able to hit 10K steps on 6 days this week! WTG!
Hi all. I have a super busy day today, lots of errands, and a game night over Zoom with some friends that live on the east coast. We are having cheeseburgers on the grill for dinner. I'm excited about that because we haven't had a grill in several years and just bought a little hibachi-style grill.
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raleighgirl09
Saturday check in
Mornin' gang! Had a great day at work yesterday but ended the work week not doing well eating wise. Nor water. Steps, nope. As I said, I didn't plan well this week but I was able to keep it steady the first part of the week but that weakness began showing up and was in plain sight by yesterday - like the emporer with the clothes off!!! Running around like a crazy dude, my lack of planning was hootin' and hollerin' and carryin' on - crashing around and making a BIG mess of things!! Ah, ok, enough of that business, put some clothes on and behave yourself! Have already begun planning for next week - shopping today and will have a simple dinner (TBD on content) and start some bulk cooking.
@Firefly743 wow, that's an excellent drop - a solid 3 WOOT!!
@mlhopp93 WOW look at your January so far, that's amazing!! Snow shoveling is excellent exercise....thanks fir the reminder, spring is coming but it is hard to keep that in mind when I'm so cold!
@AustinRuadhain the being without power for any period of time is quite miserable when it's freezing! Yay on the water pipe victory - anything you can do to avoid your own infratructure from collapsing will make your overall situation better. I have been without power for a week in an ice storm and when the lights finally did come on, it looked like hobos had moved in and been camping in the livingroom! I can say from eperience that at a little whining is warranted and when the blip passes, what remains are the stories about how you dealt with all of the little things you don't normally have to think about. Makes you feel victorious and nostalgic - as long as the victory party is with the lights and heat on!! I hope you are in that stage, now, and STAY there!
@Cornanda ohhhhhh.....upwoosh sucks! If we're gonna have that, let it be the day after weigh day! Next week will be better.
@TeresaW1020 the dynamics of going off plan are interesting to me - it's the very rare bird that can effectively turn it on and off like a switch, most folks have a gap period of coming back before they levelset and settle back into the routine. I don't know why that is - and everyone has varying degress of doing that, even for themselves. I've had relatively short periods of a few days or longer periods lasting a few months. For me, if it's one meal then it's not a big thing and I can fairly easily move back by the next meal - assuming I was in a good place to begin with. But even from a good place, if it's tied to an event and being away from home and routine and then being more than 1 meal, and especially if it's all meals for a few days.......there will be a recovery time.
@trooworld wow, what a fabulosu weigh in - we are watching the CHANGE HAPPEN for you as 2021 slowly plods along... => You're really doing an amazing job being in tune with yourself, eating and habits. Way to go!!
@gwamajtw91 nice - so very GREEEEEEEN of you this week!!!!!
@davidji82 great drop, holy cow that's really impressive!!!! You've kicked it into high gear and overdrive, shazam!
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Log in name: itsmegina
Log in day: Friday
PW: 146.6 lbs
CW: 145.0 lbs
For lent I’m resolving to be much more mindful about what I eat and track it all to keep accountable. This has always been my biggest struggle for some reason.5 -
Today's weigh-in graphic comes compliments of Garfield: https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/2021/02/20
End of week reminders for:
@anido1
@buniphuphu
@tslose
@adhmrh
@padjoetho
@digger61
@RYcare
Thanks!
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@Cornanda Yup those up-whooshes have terrible timing. We will get a down-whoosh next week!
@AustinRuadhain Ohhh my goodness, you have been through such an ordeal living in Texas! I hope your power has been restored. I know that so many of you have to boil water and it’s a major health concern. Stay safe!!
@mlhopp93 Good going this week with your weigh-in! Yes learning to not throw away the whole day just because you made a poor choice is so vital. Draw a line in the sand and begin again!
@Firefly743 Wow, what a great week you had!! Congratulations!
@trooworld Yum! Grilled burgers are so good. Have fun with your friends and your game night.
@raleighgirl09 Yup, I totally agree with you on the dynamics of going off-plan. It’s been tough for me to get back in the zone after coming home from Florida and of course, the moment I’m getting a handle on it, my staff goes out to Mexican for lunch. But these last two days I’ve been laser-focused and really keeping my eye on the prize of NOT having a gain next week.
@itsmegina Good job on choosing mindfulness and accountability for Lent. Those are two very important elements for success.
@broncobuddee Love the Garfield cartoon!!
Hi Team! Well, I spent another four hours at the church today. I wasn’t going to take that long but I started vacuuming the carpet and before I knew it I was vacuuming and dusting all the pews as well!
I do have to admit that the Sanctuary, while old and dated, looks very spiffy for tomorrow’s service. My lower back is in pretty rough shape right now so tomorrow I’m taking off from all cleaning and working out. My eating has been great. I fasted 23 hours today. I had a big bottle of electrolyte water and a Keto coffee when I came home. So technically not a 23-hour clean fast but I figure I can make up my own rules if I want to. Dinner was a boneless pork chop and the most delicious, loaded cauliflower casserole. I seriously have no idea how I waited over 50 years of my life to find out that cauliflower is one of the tastiest of veggies.
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Digger61
Feb week 3
Sat
PW 204
CW 2034 -
User: RYcare
Weigh day: Saturday
PW: 234.3
CW: 233.2
LTD: 21.83 -
@AustinRuadhain thanks for the encand response.
What does it mean your son's raisins. How does that help with good eating habits?
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@Apple852hk
It's so great you are feeling more energized! Is that part of what the chocolate is about dealing with low energy when hormones are doing a thing?
This is such a huge victory:
I did go to bed/nap instead of eating chocolate this week.
I love all your work to find a way to untangle the chocolate habit. Keep at it!
Oh, your cubes and your "about to eat chocolate" sign are beautiful. Truly.
I don't know if a sign in the kitchen will help you, but I DID put one in my pantry. Mine says "XX days since a velociraptor incident," but I know that velociraptor = my son's raisins. It had me talk about it to people and has me laugh.
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Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 3 - Feb 2021 Sunday
PW 141.7lbs (64.3kg)
CW 139.3lbs (63.2kg)
LTD about 37lbs (16.8 kg)
GOAL weight 121lbs (55kg)
Similar weight from 2 weeks ago.
Ate more carbs, that's why put on more weight that mamagedto lose during the week. Too much bread and chocolate.
Hardly walked this week.
Went on a fast for two days as so tired. Napping as so tired. But now feeling much better.
GOALS
1. Fold cube AFTER eating choc.
Share pictures with slimpossibiles
2. Go for walk daily for only 30mins
3. Purposefully cook and serve smaller portions.
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