Mission Slimpossible - February 2021 Team Chat
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Good morning from sunny Dubai y'all! Thank you for the very warm welcome and for your patience with me finally getting a moment to say hello. It's been a busy week over here but I am making good progress for my first week back to the group. I walk daily (averaging just under 7mi/day last week) and lift every other day. My tracking has been spot on for the last couple of weeks and I'm staying under my calorie goals but I think that I may be too low - not showing the weight/fat loss that I'd like despite workout intensity going up - so I may reevaluate that soon. Also, I've been looking at signing up at whoop.com to get one of their trackers and see if I get any additional insight/benefit from it. Anyone on the team use their tracker/app?5
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Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 190.0
CW: 187.2
LTD: 77.2
Month: 1.0
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Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 269
CW: 269
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Hi Mission Slimpossibles...You have a new member heading your way ... Please welcome @eahrenee
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gwamajtw91
Friday weigh in
PW: 166.0
CW: 165.0
Happy with this - if only it was a pound a week, every week!
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@dignow96 Welcome to the Slimpossibles!! We are happy to have you join us. Living in Dubai must be interesting. Great job on getting in so much walking every day. I haven’t heard of Whoop but trackers sure can be motivating.
@davidji82 Nice loss this week!
@trooworld Well if it counts for anything, I am very impressed by you!
You are a fabulous cook, work a groovy job, a loving wife, and an awesome dog mom. Plus, you have a great style, which you are not afraid to improve on when needed. Ohhh speaking of style, have you checked out Dominique Sachse YouTube channel. I LOVE her style and make-up.
@gwamajtw91 Yup, I think we would all be happy if we could consistently lose a pound a week. Congrats on your loss!!
Hi Team! So, I wrote about my eating off plan yesterday and how mad I was at myself. Y’all I almost did it again today!
I left for work this morning and since today was weigh-in, I decided I would go to Starbucks drive-thru and get a latte and splurge on some breakfast. What!! I was just about to pull in when I started thinking about the Beck book and all that I have learned. I started reciting the reasons why I want to lose weight and I told myself to knock it off and I drove past and went to work where I stayed fasted for the five hours I was there and then came home and had a yogurt and a Keto coffee. It’s so easy to allow the temptation to take control but it really doesn’t have to be that way. Then I read Day 25 in the Beck book. Talk about timing! 
Beck Diet Solution Question of the Day
Day 25 Sabotaging Thoughts—Your thoughts are very powerful. Your thinking can lead you to stray from your diet. Left unaddressed, at some point sabotaging thoughts could lead you to abandon your diet altogether. Start identifying and tracking those sabotaging thoughts—and keep up this practice indefinitely.
Here’s how you’ll know if you’re having a sabotaging thought:
•You feel tempted to eat something you shouldn’t.
•You do eat something you shouldn’t.
•You feel tempted to skip doing some part of the Beck Diet Solution program.
•You feel unhappy about some element of dieting. At these times, ask yourself, What was just going through my mind?
Well, isn’t this a timely topic after the last two days where I first totally give in to my sabotaging thoughts, and then this morning I actually thought about my behavior before giving in to the temptation to eat off-plan. I have a feeling that I will be re-reading portions of this book over and over again.
2021 Focus Word: TRANSFORMATION
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Glad to be part of the team!
My weigh in day is Monday, it helps keeps me in check over the weekend2 -
Hello awesome team...
Another busy week both at work and home, but I am happy health wise I am not doing that bad. Unhealthy wrong choices some days but I try to do better the next day and get back on track. So no surprise I am not losing as many pounds a week as I used to when I started in Nov. and Dec.
Weather is warming up here in the Midwest, I am looking forward to get back to walking and biking outside... fresh air and nature are amazingly relaxing. Also looking forward for a new month and fresh start to losing more pounds.2 -
Week 3 weigh in Thursday (18Feb2021)
Previous weight:177.6
Current weight: 179.6 so late @broncobuddee
LTD MFP #2 55.4 lbs
LTD overall 120.4
I feel like Rip Van Winkle waking from a long slumber. So - still here and work has exploded. Remember when I wondered (when I had no full-time job) how all these mo-fos managed working full weeks...? Wow, it has slapped me in the face! Super busy getting a lot accomplished but making for a weary me at the end of the day. I get up at 7 to work by 8 (short commute to my home office) and still getting in the two walks a day - unless the skies open up on us which has been a LOT. I usually get enough sleep but sometimes I am so COMPLETELY wired that I cannotfall asleep and am then awake for hours, waking up weary. Well - enough complaining. It's a full-time gig that I really love and they adore me and think I am magical because I make things happen. That was one comment this week - 'The magic of Maria' Made my day.
Ok, so gaining 2 pounds is not on my list of preferred things to do! And it just *ruins* my monthly weight loss. No one to blame but me - I have not logged (much to speak of), have not had all the water, have not eaten well, have not, have not, have not.
Need to have. To do. The things. ALL THE THINGS.
Will work on tomorrow - all the things. Water. Checking in. Logging. Staying under 1400 calories. 11,000 steps.1 -
@eahrenee @dignow96 Welcome!
@vegan4lyfe2012 do you have anyone you can text with to talk you out of it at night? Congratulations on not going in the store!
I'm still about the same, I'm doing a little better with the new drug but I ran into a snag, at night I drink a cannabis tea that helps my pain but doesn't affect me mentally. Turns out I have to pass a drug test to get a referral to pain management which will take a month of roughing it out. My liver is bad so I shouldn't drink but I can't take opioids with the medication I'm on and my neurologist won't get back to me. I just want to talk to a doctor who actively knows something, it's almost been a year. I don't know if I'll just forget it or what but I'm frustrated.0 -
@dignow96 Hi, out of curiosity how many kcals do you eat a day?
Hi, it depends on the day (walking & lifting vs just walking vs rest day) but the range is 2700 to 2200 depending on activity. I’m usually 300-600 under even that. I’m 47, 6’7”, and 290lbs (as of this AM) so most TDEE calculators will put me between 3000/day on the low end to ridiculous numbers like 4800/day on the high side. I GENERALLY eat 900-1200g of veggies (with an apple, orange, or berries thrown in as well) and 400-700g of meat a day. I’m sugar free for the last five weeks, no crap (chips, fries, packaged whatever) over that period too. I’ve been eating keto-ish for the last 4 years working in an occasional rice/pasta dish, homemade bread, ice cream because, you know, what’s the point without an occasional goodie. My carbs are now floating around 70-100g a day (way over a strict keto level), I’m usually over my daily protein allotment by 10-25g, and almost always under my fats by 50-100g (not by choice but that much meat eats up a lot of calories). I’ve seen accelerated weight loss in the past by upping my daily calorie limits so I’m seriously considering it - it’s just that two heads of romaine and half a head of cabbage a day is a LOT of veggies for me. Always open to suggestions/thoughts/advice for streamlining this process. My daughter graduates from high school in May so I’m really looking to drop 25lbs by the time I fly home (12 weeks). Seems very doable to me.
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@TeresaW1020 I’ve been based in the Middle East for almost two decades now - Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, KSA, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and a couple more - Dubai has been my favorite place to live, so far, and is far and away the most civilized place I’ve lived in the region. Plus, if you like it hot, this place is awesome. We’re just pulling through the dead of winter and it was 60F as a LOW last night! All sun, all the time otherwise. This was from an evening walk a couple of days ago...
And a local fox stopped by to say hi later too!
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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: 265.4 (-3.2)
Almost made it to 90 pounds lost since my heaviest -- missed by 0.4.
Able to stay focused on eating choices each day and getting in all my fluids.
I can definitely tell days I don't get adequate fluids.
Was able to get back to a neighborhood walk instead of just treadmill time with our temps in the 40s and 50s this week. Spring is coming.....hope everyone has a great weekend.
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Firefly743
***Weigh In***
PW: 271.6
CW: 271.03 -
Digger61
Sat
Feb week 4
PW 203
CW 2033 -
RYcare
PW: 233.2
CW: 233.4
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Friday weigh in
Cornanda
2/26
PW: 180.1
CW: 180.1
No change
LTD: 11
Loss for Feb: Zero
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Feeling a bit frustrated. Weight was down a half pound all week and then another upwoosh for weigh in day. (I got on the darn scale three times to try to get that loss back lol) I had a good eating week in spite of some extra hunger, I added 10-15 extra walking min per day, and I added a riser to my step platform which kicked my butt on the work outs this week. Thinking about some ways I'm going to shake up my routine. This is not going to send me off the rails.
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The March Team Chat thread is open! Please continue all February weigh-ins and stats here, and then go to March for introductions and getting the new month rolling -
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10825975/mission-slimpossible-march-2021-team-chat/p1?new=10 -
@dignow96 What a lovely place to walk, but what is that animal? A coyote! I’m jealous of your warm winters. However, I’m not sure about those Middle East summers. Although I live in the steamy humid south so it’s not like my summer will be anything but hot and sticky.
@mlhopp93 You have had an incredible month!! Whatever you are doing, keep it up!!
@trooworld I will totally check out those YouTube channels! Oh and look up Wayne Goss the make-up artist channel. He is really great and it’s fun to watch a dude with a beard put on make-up and end up looking so stinky good! Good job on losing that spare tire!!
@Cornanda yeah, I know that it can be super frustrating trying to figure out what will work the best for your body. I do know that if you up your exercise you will retain water at first. So, maybe that could be it. Go easy on yourself and keep doing things that are good for your health. The weight will follow.
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Hi Mission Slimpossibles ....You have a new one member coming your way .... Please welcome @bmotisko 1
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@bmotisko posted this in the March Chat ...so I thought I would post it here
Hi all, new to this I Was assigned here! Not sure if I post this stuff yet. I'll try and learn quick.
Username: BMotisko
Weigh In Day: Saturdays
SW: 315.5
PW: 280.4
CW: 280.4
GW:199.9
My name is Brian and I'm 44, I live in Colorado, and I'm here to lose a bunch of weight. This actually lines up well. I'm also doing a 6 week challenge with some people in my work industry. My diet goal every day is low calorie, Low Sodium and try and get at least 2.5 hours of exercise per week. I've been doing well on all of that so far. Lot's to go though!3 -
Username: itsmegina
Log in day: Friday
PW: 146 lbs
CW: 146 lbs2 -
@GabiV125 thanks for your support🙆🏻♀️
Tiredness and trying to stay awake make me reaxh to consume food. I'm trying to just lie down than snack.
Boredom is also a factor like you. I find when I'm busy I don't snack at all.
I write up all meals I eat and plan ahead. So that when it's time to cook I follow what I wrote to eat. Every night I write down any snacks I've eaten. The idea being, I should have this empty than planned snacks.
I'm trying to make it that I make no food decisions and have it already planned before I eat.
Ps. Thanks for liking my cubes. But bow Ive nearly finished the paoer supplies😆@apple852hk - I’m very impressed with your dedication to fight .
A simplistic way of looking at this is that the craving is the effect, and to solve the puzzle we need to also find the cause. Have you tried a food journal? When we compare times, quantities, personal feelings from one day to another, a different story may come out. We make 1000 decisions a day related to food.
My usual causes are boredom and my chronic conflict avoidance . Working to chip away on their power.
One more thing, your cubes are so very pretty!
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Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 4 - Feb 2021 Sunday
PW 139.3lbs (63.2kg)
CW 139.5lbs (63.3kg)
LTD about 37lbs (16.8 kg)
GOAL weight 121lbs (55kg)
Maintained and returned to same weight as of end of January, a month ago.
Eating smaller portions. Friday ate too many carbs and like a whole packet of shortbread biscuits. I wanted the crunch feeling. Ate 4 squares of 70% chocolate all week, so no cubes folded.
One long walk on Saturday but not daily walks. Need to improve that.
No fasting this week as not sleepy. More energy.
GOALS
1. Go for walk daily for only 30mins
3. Purposefully cook and serve smaller portions.
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https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10825975/mission-slimpossible-march-2021-team-chat/p1?new=10
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