Mission Slimpossible - June 2021 Team Chat
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@TeresaW1020 I'm glad you like Recipe Keeper! It's so handy. We even added in things like ham sandwiches, or cereal so that we can put them in the meal planner. I need to get back to using it more often.
I'm glad the DDF challenge is working out so far. I was interested to read about how much your BSL dropped when you jumped on the treadmill for a few minutes. I mentioned this to my Dad, who is T2 diabetic - in order to get his truck licence renewed, he had to have an appointment with an endocrinologist to sign off that he is low risk for hypo/hyper and therefore still allowed to operate heavy machinery. Part of that appointment is them testing whether you can recognise the signs of a hypo/hyper and what you need to do if either one happens. He know about the hypo, and has jelly beans in his vehicles just in case, but this time he could also tell the endocrinologist that if he has a hyper, he would stop the vehicle and go for a quick walk to bring his levels down. He passed the exam, so thank you!
@askewcr I love the positivity! You got this! Like @TeresaW1020 says, saying no is good. Make sure you celebrate the times that you DO say no, even if there are still times that you say yes. Progress, not perfection
@vegan4lyfe2012 Yay! Great NSV!
@leonadixon Great weigh in!! I am curious about the HealthyWage competition - that sounds like a great motivator!
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Short update from me, I'm back to work now and back in routine. Birthdays are over for a little while. So hopefully I can get myself back on track. Wait - hope is not a management method! I WILL get myself back on track!
Last night I enjoyed some homemade pizza and a couple of beers with my family as we watched a State of Origin game (rugby league, it's a state-level representative game, the toughest contest in the sport). Our team won by a huge margin, so we were very happy! It's a three-game series, so there's a ways to go yet, but it was a great start!
Yesterday we also found out that a stupid, selfish person breached the lockdown laws and travelled through our state while covid-infected, into another state, visiting cinemas and cafes etc. along the way, because they wanted their holiday. We don't have a lot of cases in Australia, so it's quite tightly controlled. In the state of Victoria, they had a small outbreak which is the Indian Delta strain, and it spreads so quickly. So they locked down the whole state, but this person decided to ignore the lockdown orders and travelled anyway. Days later, they tested positive in another state and now the contact-tracers are working to try and contain the potential outbreak. I don't know why people are so selfish. The day they travelled through our state, hubby happened to be in the same town. We don't think he went to any of the places they did, but possibly when he was getting fuel in the car he might have. So now we are on high alert, and hubby will need to get tested if he has any symptoms (he has had his first vaccine but the second one isn't due till next week). And of course it happened close to a week ago, so who knows how far it could have spread by now - I guess we'll find out in the coming days. It makes me so mad, I hope the person is charged.
Sorry for the rant! Today I am making intentional food choices and drinking all my water. I will also do some exercise tonight as I haven't done anything really all week because we had house guests. Back on track!
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2021 Word: PEACE
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I walked with my 84 year old friend today. She told me I was walking much faster today. You see, I have arthritis in both knees and suffer with pain each time we walk. Today was much easier because I have been intentional about getting my walks in. What a wonderful feeling!
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@TwistedSassette I don't know a lot about the HW challenge as I am just joining with a team from work, but here is their website if you want to take a look!
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Ooooh! We're almost to the weekend! I'm catching up a couple days here, so I'll be general. Glad to see @raleighgirl09 and I LOVE the statements from her and @gwamajtw91. It's a mindset- I do so much better when I appreciate the things I did for myself instead of beating myself up for what I did not do yet. Since I've been in this group, I've learned that losing weight is ALOT more about the mind than I ever realized. Very interesting.
I also find it sort of amazing that when I feel good, it's much easier to think "I can" and "I will". This week, I've improved my focus on my goals and it's made a tremendous difference.
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@TwistedSassette I am so sorry someone was such an idiot. I hope they face some kind of sanction for it.
@askewcr So glad you're able to actually walk with the arthritis. Even though I had 2 ankle surgeries, it can still hurt to walk if I try to go too far. I can go about 1 1/2 miles, then I'm done.
@Cornanda It's great when we are feeling and thinking positive! I've had a good week so far, too! Yay!
Hey, everyone! I am so happy to say that I've been focused and have had a blue dot (WW) every day since last Saturday! I'm filling my body with mainly whole foods (can't give up my little fajita tortillas cause I love me some chickpea tacos!) and lots of water - been hitting about 130oz daily. Today is Thursday, which means "Mani & Mani with Mother". I pick up food from a restaurant and head over to my mom's. I do her nails and then we watch Manifest. I thought it was hilarious that manicure and Manifest both start with "mani", so this is our newest tradition. Any Manifest fans? Tonight is the the double episode season finale, so we'll have to figure out something else to watch next week. It's adorable how much she loves my visits. She makes sure all her friends in her apartment complex see her nails the next day (she's 78 years old).
If any of you are prayer warriors, please keep my daughter, Hunter, in them. She's torn her ACL twice. It's been 3 years since her second surgery and she's been having a LOT of pain the past two weeks. Waiting for her to get a doctor's appt with her surgeon. Lord, please let it be something pulled and not torn!
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@TwistedSassette That is great that your dad passed his test! Do tell him that it’s not a quick walk but a slow and steady walk that he needs to do if he is ever feeling hyper. That is awful that your area was exposed to Covid by someone not following the rules. The good news is that your hubby is much more protected now that he has had the first shot and hopefully nothing will happen to him. Are lots of people in your area getting the vaccine? I love that I don’t need to worry anymore and can go wherever I want with confidence. I mean, of course, something new can happen but I’m not going to worry about that until I need to.
@askewcr That is great that your friend noticed how much faster you are walking. My knees improved so much with weight loss and exercise.
@Cornanda How we feel and what our attitude really does matter when we are trying to lose weight. I’m hoping you get the results you want this week!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Congrats on getting all your blue dots! I remember trying to challenge myself to get them when I was doing WW. I was watching Manifest and really liked it. Not sure why we stopped watching it. That is so sweet that you and your mom have a special time planned for each other. I will be praying for Hunter and that the doctor’s report is the one you are all praying for!
Hi Team! Sorry that I didn’t post yesterday, but the day got away from me and then I was at the church last evening working on the vacation Bible school decorations. Today, was my normal Thursday staff meeting and church cleaning. I had to take hubby to the eye doctor because they dilated his eyes. Now, I’m waiting for my blood sugar to drop enough so I can go make some dinner!
Tomorrow, I’m starting a new Beachbody workout called Control Freak, Off the Wall. It’s with my favorite trainer Autumn, so I'm super excited! There will be lots of weights and Tabata Cardio for 9 weeks. I’m hoping the new program helps me continue to build muscle while torching those calories. 
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Day 6 and doing great! I need to work on eating farther below my trigger so it will drop.
No snacking or sugar Uggghhhh I caved and had three little Snicker bite-size bars that were left in the church…where I could see them!!
Workout (includes church cleaning): Cleaned both buildings today
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I'm glad you loved The Conjuring, I want to see it! A friend sent me a list of all the Conjuring movies total and I've seen about half. Prayers for your daughter!
@TwistedSassette That's horrible that this person was so selfish, what the heck is wrong with people?
@Cornanda I agree with you, feeling better makes a world of difference. For me it's mostly about getting enough sleep and rest.
@TeresaW1020 Sounds like an exciting workout program!
I also wanted to comment how I love how everyone respects each other's choices here, different things work for different people. I've tried just about every diet in my life and have been all over the place with weight, especially after being injured. I could never moderate before and I can now (yet I gained a lot!). Anyhow, kudos on what a supportive, respectful group this is!
I'm struggling with pain right now but I should be better in a few days (hormone-related, my body is laughing about continuous bcps). My boyfriend and I broke up and I told him he has until the end of the month to leave. I'd prefer if he'd just go but I don't hate him, I just don't forgive the way he talks to me when he's mad and don't want him in my life anymore. I wish I could keep his cats, I adore them!
On a better note the valve at the food bank farm is fixed so one less trip on my watering days. I'm headed to the farmer's market, a woman I bought Tumeric tea from last week wanted to make something special for me for pain so now I feel like I have to go and buy it. I'm going to visit the plant stand to get a squash too.
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@askewcr It's so great when we notice our bodies becoming stronger, fitter, more able. Well done!
@leonadixon Thank you for the link, I will check it out!
@Cornanda You're so right, it's very much about the mindset. Reminds me of a saying: "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right"!
@vegan4lyfe2012 I love your "Mani & Mani with Mother" date! It's so lovely that you make the time to spend with her doing something you both enjoy. Manifest is a great show
Thinking of your daughter and hoping for a good outcome for her!
@TeresaW1020 I will make sure to let him know about the walking speed, thank you.
There has been a fair bit of vaccine hesitancy here, I think mostly because we have been so isolated from the problems that other countries have faced. We're really very lucky, with only 30,000 cases since the beginning and less than 1000 deaths overall (and only 54 deaths in my state). Most of our cases are from returned travellers from overseas, who were in quarantine so the spread has been limited. Occasionally there are incidents where the virus has been able to spread to workers in the hotels where quarantine is happening, which then causes it to spread to the community, and that's what's happened in the latest outbreak. The vaccine uptake has been rising since this outbreak, so I think people are realising that there is still a threat there after all.
Your new Beachbody program sounds great
@Katmary71 Sending you big hugs, it must be tough having broken up with your boyfriend but still having him around for a while. I am proud of you for not accepting his behaviour. You deserve better than that!
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Yesterday I was reviewing my data as I'm starting to get frustrated with the scale. Of course I know the scale is not to blame, my portions have been creeping up and I am snacking too much in the afternoons.
I realised that I probably didn't set myself a low enough target for my daily calorie intake, so the days that I'm over are mitigating all the days that I'm under. It's not a good result! So I did some calculations and decided to set a calorie deficit that targets a loss of 0.75 kg (about 1.6 lbs) per week (I think I was targeting about a pound a week before). I feel like 2 lbs a week is too aggressive for me and I will have trouble sticking to the lower calories allowed, but clearly aiming for 1 lb a week is not working for me, so somewhere in the middle feels like a good solution. I decided on this about halfway through the day, which meant I had to work hard to burn enough calories to hit the target for the day, but I managed it!
I spent some good quality time with hubby and the toddler before my Mum got home from work. I hope her temp job finishes soon, she has been staying with us a long time now. Not that she's any issue, we get along really well, it's just not the same as having our house to ourselves. I think she started the job in March so it's been a long time, but they keep finding more work for her to do (she's doing scanning & archiving for a government department, the other day she thought she was almost done as she was down to the last couple of boxes, then they opened a shed and found another 50 boxes!). We love having her visit, but it is wearing us down a bit!
After the toddler went to bed, I rode my bike for half an hour, played some Beat Saber, and relaxed for a while on my acupressure mat as I had a headache that wouldn't go away. It felt a bit better afterwards.
Today, I have prelogged my foods so I have a good plan to stick to for the day. I've been doing a few minutes of strength exercises throughout the day, so my legs are feeling a bit jelly today, but I will keep doing them. I'm glad it's Friday (even though I only worked two days this week), and this weekend is a long weekend here.
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2021 Word: PEACE
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***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.5kg
PW: 125.7kg
CW: 126.4kg
LTD: 12.1kg
LTW: +0.7 kg4 -
Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 267
CW: 266.5
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Username:davidji82
Weigh In Day:Friday
PW: 233.4
CW: 232.3
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Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 182.4
CW: 181.7
LTD: 82.7
Month: 1.8
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@Katmary71 Yes, they are very dangerous. There are *some* good choices in the machines, for instance there are hardboiled eggs, but I am far more likely to get peanut butter pretzels or some other nonsense when I go there hungry! I don't know how our @Jactop does it. She's a saint! I couldn't work around chocolate like that lol. I hope your pain goes away soon. I'm sorry about how your boyfriend talked to you, I'm glad you aren't taking it. I hope whatever the woman at the farmer's market makes you helps.
@vegan4lyfe2012 Well I'm glad I could share it with you then. If you have a food processor, I highly recommend chopping the veggies in it, it cuts down the work a lot! Wow, what a great NSV, you should be super proud! Congrats on getting a blue dot every day! I hope you had fun with Mom time. That is really cute, how your mom shows off her nails. Your poor daughter, I hope all goes well.
@TeresaW1020 That's great that you are liking the DDF. And no snacking, wow, that's great! Control Freak sounds indeed Off the Wall! LOL
@raleighgirl09 What works for one person might not work for another. The great thing about this group is we learn about new methods to try to find "our own way". I agree with you, nobody in this group pushes their own agenda! That's fantastic.
@GabiV125 Way to hold strong!
@leonadixon @davors19 @davidji82 @TeresaW1020 Nice losses! Congrats!
@TwistedSassette I like what you said, "Hope is not a management method". Indeed, it is not! Your plan to get back on track sounds good. I'm a bit off too. By the way, I got a free 6-month trial of Calm from Samsung and I'm really enjoying it so far! Congrats on your team winning the rugby match! That's terrible that the infected person did that. That IS selfish. I love how you re-evaluate things and adjust as needed. That would wear me down, having company that long, too. Enjoy your long weekend!
Hi all. Sorry I've been MIA, I've been busy around here. I've been a bit off track as well. I'm not sure what started the off-track, but I'm back on track now.
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New day! New determination! Let's go get it Pals!! 3
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Username: Lulu_jo
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 277 (1/15/21)
PW: 223
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HOOYAH! Had to jump on and excitedly say that I got a 4:15am phone call from my sailor! He chatted with me for 40 minutes I can't wait until he gets back from deployment! VERY happy Navy Mom right here! 4
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Friday weigh in
gwamajtw91
PW: 162.0
CW: 160.7
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Name: xrj22
PW: 150.4
CW: 149.2
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Weigh in day Thursday (this was my weight from Thurs, but I didn't get on the computer yesterday)
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@Katmary71 I so agree with you on how great our team is with respecting each other’s choices. We are all at different places in our weight loss journey and have different plans and different ways of eating, yet I’ve never seen anyone send out a bad vibe to anyone else for their choices. As many times as I switch up what I’m doing, I’m especially grateful. I’m so sorry that you are dealing with pain and that you and your boyfriend broke up. I got the sense that you liked his cats more than you liked him. I hope he leaves on good terms and doesn’t cause you any drama.
@TwistedSassette You know I think we will see an uptake of the vaccine if cases start rising here too. I have friends and family who refuse to even consider getting the shot and hopefully they won’t catch it…or spread it. It’s good that you reviewed your calories and adjusted to where you think you will start seeing more progress. I did something like that myself today. I get how you feel about your mom is with you. My mom isn’t a problem either, but she is still a presence in the house. So, I’m enjoying my time with hubby as she is down in Florida for the next couple of months.
@trooworld I think when we get busy it makes it so much easier to get off track. We just have to stay really diligent and not let ourselves stray. Right? Glad you are back on track.
@vegan4lyfe2012 I’m so happy for you that your son was able to call you! I can feel your joy through the computer.
Hi Team! Well, I wasn’t too happy with my weight loss this week but at least it was a loss, so I will NOT complain. I did however look at what I’ve been doing and it’s become clear that since March, I’ve only been maintaining my weight by sticking to the same 3 or 4 pounds. I know that I’ve only been doing this new Data Driven Fasting for less than a week, so I need to keep at it to know if it's right for me or not. In other news, I think I will love my new workout program! Along with weights, I will do something called Tabata cardio, which is a form of high-intensity interval training that forces you to work at a very high intensity for short periods of time. It’s supposed to really torch the calories.
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Day 7. I got frustrated today because I got so hungry and my trigger wouldn’t drop to 85 or below. I finally ate a Greek yogurt with walnuts and a Premier Protein at 1:30 pm when it was at a 89. And hour later it went down to 88.
No snacking or sugar No snacking or sugar
Workout (includes church cleaning): 9 Week Control Freak-Off The Wall-Day One, back and biceps. Also 15 minute HIIT treadmill walk.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
What are your weekend plans? Here is mine!
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Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW: 179.6
CW: 178.3
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Username:bgame4
Weigh In Day:Friday
PW: 139
CW: 1394 -
@davors19 @davidji82 @lulu_jo @gwamajtw91 @xrj22 @Cornanda Nice losses!
@TeresaW1020 Woohoo great loss! Sounds like your DDF and new workout routine might be a good combo.
@trooworld I'm glad you're back on track now too. We got this!
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Ugh, the maltesers got me last night. MIL gave us late (very late) Easter gifts and mine was a huge box of maltesers. I'd been doing ok only having a few at a time. But I got snackish after dinner - d'oh! I still ended up with a deficit for the day thanks to a long cardio session but I'm not happy about it.
The toddler has come down with ANOTHER cold. I'm trying my hardest not to get it!
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2021 Word: PEACE
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Username:RYcare
Weigh In Day:Saturday
PW: 231.2
CW: 234.4 😣😖
I knew I won’t lose any weight but wasn’t expecting this much gain so I am hoping it is just water retention. I had a very busy week after a restless weekend. Busy with all great swimming competition events and dance recital.
My daughter got her 2nd vaccine shot yesterday and has not been feeling well which is expected. The high fever is what makes me nervous, with Tylenol it goes down to 100f, without it skies up to 103.2 - so far a it has been 24 hours so I am hoping to see her get better during the day
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***Weigh In***
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@Lulu_jo @gwamajtw91 @xrj22 @Cornanda @Firefly743 Congrats on the losses!
@vegan4lyfe2012 That's awesome. When does he get back?
@TeresaW1020 It definitely does and I've been busy and preoccupied with the art exhibit. Thanks! I'm sorry you were disappointed by your loss. Hopefully, next week will be better. Enjoy the new workout!
@TwistedSassette We do! I had to look up what maltesers are. They look yummy. That's great you still ended up with a decifit. Oh the poor little guy! I hope he's better soon.
HI all. I am doing pretty well. I had a loss this week, a small one, despite not tracking for most of the week. I'm excited because tonight is my art opening. I am getting semi-dressed up for it. I don't think there will be food but I bet there will be wine. I will have a glass or two.
My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS
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Username: Trooworld
Weigh-in day: Saturday
PW: 217.2
CW: 216.6
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Username: askewcr
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): 251
CW (Current Weight): 248
Yay me! I lost 3 pounds this week. Woooo Hooooo!! I am so happy!
Hubby and I celebrated 21 years of Marriage this week and ate out two nights. I intentionally made better choices this time. It paid off. I am so grateful to be married to my best friend. He is the GREATEST!!
Have a great day everyone. Let's go get it!!! We're going to pick blackberries today and taking my nieces. They're going to love it!!
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mlhopp93
HW -- 355 (9/1/2020)
Weigh in day Saturday
SW (5/29/2021): 259.2
6/5/2021: 261.0 (+1.8) (missed weigh in)
6/12/2021: 259.2 (-1.8)
6/19/2021:
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Username:TheGlwUp
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 233.5
CW: 231.5
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@TwistedSassette I had to go Google Maltesers and they are almost like our Whoppers, so I can totally see why you would have a problem with them. Whoppers are one of my favorite candies! Ugghh on the little guy getting cold. I hope you and hubby don’t come down with this one!
@RYcare I’m sure some of the weight gain is water weight and will come back off this week. What can you do differently this week to avoid the gain? Sorry that your daughter isn’t feeling well. The second shot kicked our butts for a day too.
@trooworld Yayyy on the weight loss!! I can’t wait to hear how the art opening goes tonight! Have a blast and enjoy that wine. Is your hubby going with you?
@askewcr Woot on your 3 lb. loss! That is awesome considering that you ate out two times. Just shows that making better choices and getting in your walks will pay off. I used to do a lot of blackberry picking when I was a kid living in Oregon. My mom made the best cobbler!
Hey Team! Today was a good day just hanging out at the house. I did a little housework, finished next week’s dinner menu, and played with my puzzle. The scale dropped a little more this morning so that made me happy. I have a Zoom meeting at 7:30 pm with my Data Driven Fasting group. I started this adventure one week ago. Not sure if it's working or not but I’m giving it my best effort for the entire month.
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge One week down! Today was good, but I’m still testing higher on my BG before lunch than I want to. Because of IF, I can totally push off eating if I need to but that isn’t the point of Data Driven Fasting so I hope it will all sort itself out.
No snacking or sugar No snacking or sugar
Workout (includes church cleaning): 9 Week Control Freak-Off The Wall-Day Two, chest and triceps. Also 20 minute cardio treadmill walk.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
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