Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - SEPTEMBER 2023

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  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,675 Member
    @Cornanda I was just thinking of you this morning. I forgot you went on vacation. I'm glad the visit went well. 1 lb isn't a bad gain considering you were eating out the whole time.

    @tammymccrady6278 Thank you! Oh man, you make me wish I were a canner! Congrats on starting the pilates workout!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 I just finished a viral Tik Tok trend: take a thrift store painting and make it spooky. Most people just add ghosts but I did extra because I'm extra. :D I'll share a few pics. Yeah my husband hates his picture taken lol. He'd probably kill me if he knew I put that online. :D Yes! I bought Daisy a leash with daisies on them but I don't like that leash as much as the one she has. I wish you luck with WW Turnaround system. I hope it helps you. Oh what a pretty picture!

    @19shmoo69 :D I do love your sense of humor, Darren!

    @Neon_Ninja Thanks! I do love the weather except right now, we've been having HOT weather for weeks. September is actually our hottest month, it can get up to 100F during September. :( Thank you! I love those little stinkers! Wow, great pictures! A bear in the neighborhood??? WHOA! That would be scary!

    @steffibabiie Thanks, believe it or not, I never know if they are seals or sea lions. I think they are seals, though. It is an awful smell lol. Thank you, yes they do! :D

    @DrewsAnna Congrats on the loss, sounds like you are doing awesome on GOLO.

    Hi all. I woke up with a migraine. I think it's from the heat. I took some migraine medication, hopefully it starts working soon. I wanted to share the craft that I just finished. It's a thrift store flip of a painting to a spooky painting for Halloween. I painted the frame black. Here's the before and after and a little closeup of the detailed border.

    My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

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  • davors19
    davors19 Posts: 313 Member
    davors19
    Weigh in day: Friday
    PW: 244
    CW: 244
  • Neon_Ninja
    Neon_Ninja Posts: 53 Member
    @micaroo4 : Omigosh, I love Ryder! He has the same sweet face as Nell. I wonder if he's as vocal as ours--whenever she gets excited, like seeing someone come home, she barks, lol. They are some super smart dogs, that's for sure. What a cutie! Thanks for posting him!
  • 865jessica
    865jessica Posts: 128 Member
    I love seeing everyone's photos.

    Been a busy day for me, I've got a nasty cold and had an ultrasound and MRI already scheduled for today. So I did that all morning and had not had anything to eat or drink since yesterday so I was super moody and ready to eat when done. But I didn't stop and get fast food although I thought about it. Small victory there because before I would of justified getting the fast food as a reward.

    The day is not done, I'm taking my kids to a birthday party and know there will be cake and sweets. Hoping to stay strong and only get a small piece of cake.

    Hope everyone is having a great day.
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,056 Member
    @Megnolia82 Oh no I hope your power is back on soon, what a hassle! Funny how thrown we get when we can't start the day the way we're used to, it's hard.

    @trooworld I LOVE that photo, my brother went to San Diego State and I visited a few times, it's so pretty there. Your pups are the cutest!

    @Cornanda Welcome back from vacation! Good luck with your weigh-in, that one after vacation is rarely fun, that actually came out without much damage!.

    @tammymccrady6278 Yum I wish I lived by you to learn from you AND mooch a piece of apple pie! Good luck with the 28 days, you got this!

    @vegan4lyfe2012 Two months is a great trial to see how it goes, you can do this! Such a pretty photo.

    @Neon_Ninja Wow that hiking photo is amazing, it must feel wonderful to be up there after hiking the day away. So green in your area!

    @DrewsAnna You're doing so well, wtg! We'd love to have you posting more even if it's just a quick “I'm doing fine”, do what works best for you.

    @micaroo4 Ryder's beautiful!

    @trooworld No not the migraine return, grr. I love the painting, the little skulls on the outside are real cool too!

    @865Jessica Good luck with all the test results! Great job not stopping for fast food, the more times you drive past them the easier it gets (first time is super hard though!).

    Hi friends, on a little early to catch up for yesterday. I'm on steroids and still waiting for my medication that ran out to be filled, I'm hoping I'll get it today so I can get some sleep. Did an hour in the greenhouse, had my charity meeting last night, and pain clinic appointment in the morning so the last two days have been too busy. Enjoy the rest of Friday and have a great Saturday! I'm off the wagon on the challenge at the moment but will get it back, I needed a break while feeling bad. I'm on steroids for 15 days so it's going to be a challenge not to eat too much!
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,747 Member
    Username: micaroo4
    Weigh-In Day: Saturday
    PW: 128.0
    CW: 128.0

  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,747 Member
    How is everyone doing with the No Junk Food Challenge? For me, it's going great. I don't normally eat a lot of ultra processed junk food anyway, so I took this challenge as an opportunity to reduce added sugars. So I nixed all the obvious treats where sugar would be found, and then started checking labels for sugars in the not so obvious places. I notice a difference in cravings now that I'm not eating added sugar.
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,310 Member
    @micaroo4 I'm doing terrible with the junk food. I had kind of gave up on everything and started eating everything.
  • steffibabiie
    steffibabiie Posts: 149 Member
    edited September 2023
    Such a crazy day! I wanted to make an exercise area in my office, so I was going to take down my mirror and move it - that's where it started. I took down the mirror, patched up and painted, but we painted like 5 years ago so it wasn't matching and ended up moving everything to paint the whole wall. With everything moved, I decided to reconfigure my layout and get even MORE workout space! (And better natural lighting for my zoom calls 😉)

    All this to say - I didn't get to tabbouleh today so I'll have the recipe tomorrow.

    Here's some before and afters!
    The workout area isn't finished, waiting on a purchase (last photo) to arrive so I know how high to hang the mirror that the bench/step/thing can tuck under neatly.

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    @micaroo4 I've been doing the same watching added sugars as well as things sweetened with sugar substitutes, and it has made such a difference. Glad to see its doing the same for you! Good work cutting down, I think its one of the harder (food related) addictions to quit.
  • tammymccrady6278
    tammymccrady6278 Posts: 219 Member
    tammymccrady6278
    Weigh in day Saturday
    PW 208.4
    CW 205.9

    @askewcr happy birthday to you! Hope you had a great day. Even though the Dr said u had Covid.
  • trooworld
    trooworld Posts: 6,675 Member
    @865jessica I hope you feel better soon. Congrats on the great choice to not get fast food as a reward!

    @Katmary71 Thank you! I also went to SDSU. It is pretty here. I love it! Yeah, migraines are the bain of my existence. :/ It's gone now though. Thanks re: my painting. I hope the steroids help and they get your medication issue straightened out soon.

    @micaroo4 I'm doing so-so with the challenge. It's definitely helping me work towards no junk but I've had challenging days. You are doing awesome.

    @steffibabiie Wow, how spontaneous! That's a cool fitness gadget you are getting.

    @askewcr Happy belated birthday! I'm sorry about the COVID.

    @tammymccrady6278 Congrats on the loss!

    Hi all. My migraine is gone today. I was wiped out yesterday, I slept most of the day. No junk food in a few days now. Yay! I joined the YMCA and am going to the stretch class this morning. I wanted a pick-me-up so I scheduled time with a personal shopper at Macy's. It's a free service with no obligation to buy anything so I thought I'd see what she picks.

    My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,310 Member
    edited September 2023
    Since several of you are showing pictures of vacation spots. Here's a pic of a dream vacation spot.770crai7dast.jpg
  • steffibabiie
    steffibabiie Posts: 149 Member
    @19shmoo69 not vacation spots, where we live! (generally)
    Not that they're not great places for a vacation as well 😊
  • megnolia82
    megnolia82 Posts: 859 Member
    @vegan4lyfe2012 ah, my tea choices! That’s a rabbit hole :) I have a slight obsession and usually have 40-70 varieties in the tea cupboard.

    At the moment I’m going for one that’s easy on the gut with high caffeine. It’s called Gyokuro Yamashiro and is a Japanese green. Super delicate, and my favourite green.

    @askewcr happy birthday! I hope you feel
    Better soon!

    I had a good week at work, meds seem to have kicked in and I’m doing pretty well but being extremely careful with diet.

    I have 25 pounds of tomatoes to process today. Made a lot of sauce last weekend so maybe going to try salsa, pick de gallo and soup today.

    Have a good one folks!
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,310 Member
    @steffibabiie my bad
  • Cornanda
    Cornanda Posts: 1,149 Member
    I'm not doing well on the no junk food. Plan on working towards getting my act together over the weekend and be fully back on track Monday.

    @trooworld - I love your painting so much!

    @19shmoo69 - Thanks for the smiles I got from your posts today.

    Lisa
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,310 Member
    @Cornanda what exactly brought the smile? I may want to post it again.
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,437 Member
    The new group challenge for Sep Week 2 is posted and ready to begin on Sunday, 9/10/23. Hope you'll join us for Back to Basics! Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10899123/sep-week-2-group-challenge-back-to-basics/p1?new=1

    Hope to see you in the chat thread! Have a great week!
    Jessica
  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 7,056 Member
    @micaroo4 I'm so glad the challenge is going great for you! I can tell a big difference in cravings too when I abstain from sugar and simple carbs. I'm off the wagon until Monday as Sunday's my Dad's birthday and we're going to the Old Spaghetti Factory followed by cake and ice cream but I feel lousy from all the carbs so I'm going to eat a healthy dinner tonight. Keep up the great work!

    @19shmoo69 Get it out of your system and recommit with me Monday, what do you say?

    @steffibabiie I love your space, that bench/stepper looks awesome!

    @askewcr Happy belated birthday! Oh no take good care of yourself, I hope you're feeling better soon. Can you do a late celebration?

    @trooworld Thank you! Have a great time at the Y! I'm real curious to hear how your Macy's experience goes!

    @865jessica Congratulations on the new low, that's exciting!

    @megnolia82 Yum that tea sounds amazing! Wow that's a lot of tomato processing but you'll definitely be happy you have it all done on the other side of it.

    @Cornanda I'm in the same boat, Monday we're both back on track, right? We got this!

    Hi friends, this place has been hoppin! I got one prescription straightened out, I'm not getting much sleep and am hoping that will change real soon. I don't feel too hot after eating bread and ice cream so I'm eating a healthy dinner and lunch tomorrow then will enjoy my Dad's birthday. I'm making my marijuana tea (it simmers for 45 minutes) and am having mad flashbacks to living in the UC Santa Cruz dorms right now, lol. Going to try a little stretching tonight, I'm super stiff and need to move a little without hurting myself. Have a great Saturday night and Sunday!
  • 19shmoo69
    19shmoo69 Posts: 1,310 Member
    @Katmary71 Monday reset it is. Tomorrow's weigh in is not going to be pretty.
  • DrewsAnna
    DrewsAnna Posts: 458 Member
    edited September 2023
    Hey y'all,

    It's been a busy last couple of days. So tonight, I decided to go out for mexican (my favorite) I tried to stay on my plan, but it didn't work out that well. I didn't bomb it as bad as I could have though. Tomorrow, I'll be right back on track.

    I never got to make my bagels yesterday, so that is one of the things I'm planning on doing tomorrow. I cleaned out my spice cabinet and I now have some of my oils and vinegars still laying out. Tomorrow, my main goal is to clean out the pantry and get all my vinegars and oils in one spot so I don't have to be looking for them all over the place anymore, lol.... I'm really trying to be organized.

    Well, I really have nothing else going on. Y'all have a great evening!!

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