Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - APRIL 2024
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Quick check in with my Slims!
Still trying to figure out my medication's for ADHD, who would ever have thought that stimulants would help you to sleep better than you ever have in your adult life and at the same time you have no energy during the day. Apparently, for 40% of people it can be quite a trick to get the right medication going, lucky me :-).
I am just sticking with the basics and the rest of the time I am not keeping up with life. I do track my food 70%of the time. I am doing very short training sessions throughout the day with Ty, I am afraid she is not getting the best version of me. She is such an independent social little girl, she does really well within my walls, but the moment my front door opens she has got the attention span of a nat, constantly pulling on her leash. The trainer suggested that I use a Halti with her, just to get her started. She is not impressed 🤣
I'm sorry I'm not keeping up with everybody, but it is helpful to know that I am accountable here with my tracking and weekly weighs. I will get back to keeping up, I really do miss everyone's news :-)
I hope everybody has a great week and they are happier than my Ty learning how to work with a Halti (she has such a tiny little face, this is the smallest size they make and it is made the smallest that it will go🤣)
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I hope everything gets sorted out. Glad you can be there for support. BTW, way to go on your weight loss. I've noticed a steady loss for you! Keep it up.
Like @19shmoo69 I have also been absent. Things are so hectic right now and my work has decreased by lunch by 15 mins, and that's the time I usually took to pop on here.
Trying to keep up with children's activities, my own things and work and hubby is working late all month plus weekends. We end up having a lot of 'quick' meals which end up not being the healthiest. Come May, I hope things will settle down some. I haven't been tracking and I'm sure that's a good reason why I'm so yo-yo with my weight recently. On a plus, we are getting some nicer weather now, so dog walks are getting a bit longer when time permits.
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Glucose reading today of 261 due to meds taken for pneumonia today. I have increased water intake and still up. Taking it easy today. Ready for this sickness to be over. Still have a rough cough.and tiredness. Pray for your pal.3
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WEIGH-IN INFO
WEIGH-INS STILL NEEDED: @Jactop @Divya365
Reminder for tomorrow to weigh in to the following: @askewcr @tfelts147
@trooworld That's a good plan with the chart. LOL I'm excited for you to smell the mint, I'm happy it sprouted the one time I tried growing mint from seed it didn't grow and was very frustrating. Thank you. There IS never enough money I get that feeling. I'm glad you were under calories even though the Cheetos interfered. I hope your back feels better.
Question answer- I'm ok, feeling stagnant and stuck. Worried I'll never get my body to heal at all at this point which is scary as my feet are worse every day.
@laurelfit57 Oh no I'm sorry you're one experiencing trouble finding the right medication dose and hope you get to a better place. That's interesting about Ty, my brother's dog is like that too and the Halti helps a lot. Ty's face looks a little sad with it on! I'm glad you're still checking in you're doing better than you think I'm sure plus we love hearing from you and seeing your pups!
@sleepygirl79 Hang in there May is right around the corner! That stinks about your lunch being shortened, I'm sorry. Yay for long walks!
@askewcr Yikes at least you know it will go back down once you're off them, I know it's still scary to see those high numbers. Sending prayers your way you're feeling better soon.
Hi team! Just got back from going to negotiate a deal at Lowe's for our project next month, we got half off the mulch we're using if we get it tomorrow so we're going to need a big caravan as we're getting 150 bags. Luckily the backyard we're doing has a side yard we can store it all in for the next two weeks as I'd offered to store it in my garage and still have moths in the house from last year's military care package postal boxes. I talked to the homeowner earlier and she's real excited which makes all the hassles worth it. I have a meeting tonight about the day of the event then am getting dirt from Lowe's curbside so I'd better go empty my car, water the garden, and eat. Doing good with food and logging today. Have a great Thursday!3 -
GRRRRRRRR!!!!! It is just not fair. I made a long post earlier. A little ranting, a little venting, a little encouragement and some catching up. I came back on, and it is gone. This app is against me. Maybe it will like me tomorrow. Hopefully this will post.1
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Good morning Slims!
It's good to be home. Back to real life. Rich and I both still have colds, but it feels like mine is breaking up. We got a good night's sleep in our own bed, and we're going out to breakfast since we have no food in the house.
My cat sitter is an idiot. I won't use her again. I have a lock box for the house keys. My instructions for the last day were for her to put the keys in the box, spin the numbers so the box is locked, and then lock the box onto the door knob with the u-bolt. I left the box open and apart (the u-bolt just clicks into the top of the box, around the door knob). Well, I guess she played around with the box and put the u-bolt on it, and then couldn't figure out how to get it off again. So she couldn't put it on the doorknob. I was a the airport, and she was texting me (after I'd told her the night before that she would not be able to reach me) and she was asking what to do with the keys since she couldn't use the lockbox. I told her there is a lever inside the lock box that releases the u-bolt. She wasn't texting me back. Then, I got another text telling me that she couldn't get the bolt to release so she put the keys in the lock box and put it under the driver's side seat of my car. I said OK. I get home, and she had LOCKED the car. Apparently it didn't occur to her that I didn't have the car keys with me, and those house keys to get in. Fortunately, I had given my boss a spare key to my house (she was my back-up plan in case something happened to the cat sitter while I was away). And since it was my boss who brought us home, we were able to get in.
I attempted to go to the store when we got home last night, but my car battery was dead. I got a jump start and let it run for 45 minutes. I'm hoping it will start this morning without a jump. I will take it back to Honda to get the battery replaced. It was a 100-month warranty on the battery and I bought it 4 years ago, so I ought to be getting a new battery for about 1/2 price.
I came home to find that my cat Earl is suffering from his skin allergies again, so I'll also have to phone the vet today. I really don't want to have to bring him in for them to examine him; it's the same thing as always. But they usually give him steroids and I really want them to suggest something else.
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@Veta2018 Almond Joys are my favorite candy bar! I need those Atkins bars!!
It does sound like you have a lot going on and it sounds like you and your husband have a great relationship. Not every couple works well together.
@vegan4lyfe2012 I pray that Michael stops with the drama and lets Hunter have Byron. Why do these idiots try to hurt their kids by hurting the mom? My sister and I are trying to figure out how to get my niece into a new house over by where I live. We found one that could be perfect. Please pray we can get it and get her free from her toxic jerk. 😕And I do remember how Hunter likes to snack. You have to be strong. Have her keep her snacks away from you, and remember that it only leaves you upset when you cave. You can do it!
@Katmary71 I don’t think I agree with your nutritionist on all oils. Buy a good quality avocado oil and stay away from junk oils like corn and vegetable oil. Ghee is great! I use it all the time, too. And I did use lard back in the day but haven’t in years. It makes great fried potatoes!!
@trooworld Cheeto popcorn! Girl, that is a temptation and a half. Good job staying under your calorie goal.
@laurelfit57 I hope you can get your medication right so you can get your rest. Ty is giving you the stinkeye!
@aksewcr Prayers that you heal and recover. I had pneumonia several years ago, and I remember that cough. ☹️
Good morning! I'm sorry I didn’t write yesterday, but the pastor called me with a list of things he wanted, and I had to spend much of yesterday working on the list. The worst is that he doesn’t think our church Google calendar is enough and wants me to get one of those large desk calendars and write everything on it so we can see it at our staff meetings. My idea of us pulling up our calendars on our phones didn’t seem like a good idea to him. 🙄 I haven’t had the brain width to watch the second Mel Robbin video, but I plan to do that today. I just have to control my current season 10 Hell’s Kitchen addiction. I have never watched a season with that many nasty people. It’s great!!
DISCUSSION QUESTION OF THE WEEK (sorry it's late!): How are you, really? What are you worrying about that you can let go of?
I’m stressed but trying to turn it over to God and trust that he will get us through. My niece has to get rid of her good-for-nothing baby daddy once and for all. There is a house near us that we want to move her to and get her to. right now, she is 20 minutes away, and it's such a pain for my sister to drive back and forth every day. Plus, this guy won't leave, which I knew would happen. It will cost me a lot of money, but it has to be done to protect those babies! Sometimes, I really miss my old life when Joe took care of me, and I had no family to be responsible for.
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askewcr
Weigh in day: Thursday
PW: 249.5
CW:249.5
I feel a little better today. My sugar is 191 so it's on it's way down. Whew! Thanks for all the well wishes. Have a wonderful day Pals!
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Username: Divya365
Weigh-in day: Wednesday
PW: 142.8
CW:143
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DISCUSSION QUESTION OF THE WEEK (sorry it's late!): How are you, really? What are you worrying about that you can let go of?
I have been very stressed out, feeling like I have to take care of everything, and fix everything that goes wrong for everyone in my life. I really need to let that go. If it's not my problem, then it's not my problem...I don't need to take it on, just because someone tells me their problem. I need to let others figure out their own solutions.
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@trooworld A photo appt is the appt for listing pictures. We had to use a different photographer as my team has signed on to some trial program to boost our listings and we have to use THEIR photographer.
@TeresaW2024 The new photographer wasn’t a bad human, just not great at the job, he missed some key features of the home and had to go back and take more photos. I used to really trust the place that worked on my car before, and all of the guys that work there are super friendly, it’s just that they haven’t been great at making good repairs so I stopped going there after the oil filter incident. Congrats on the loss!
@txcritter69 I do hope you share before and after photos of the cabinets! I am fascinated by rehab before and after shots!
@Veta2018 I appreciated the photo too! Sounds like you have a lot of projects going on, I hope you’re able to tackle them all!
@vegan4lyfe2012 You’re doing a great job of being a support person! I hope you are able to settle into living together in a way that brings you both peace of mind.
@Katmary71 ewww….maybe you can find a nutritionist who does vegetarian options, I’m not vegan but eating animal fat just to add fat sounds gross. That’s great that you were able to negotiate that great discount!
@laurelfit57 She looks like she is not about that Halti life! Lol
@sleepygirl79 I hope things slow down to a more manageable pace for you soon. I know what it’s like too!
@askewcr Take care, hope you feel better soon.
@19shmoo69 The app was having a tough day yesterday, the site didn’t exist for a while!
@micaroo4 Welcome back to New Hampshire…where it’s er….sunnyish? It’s always nice to be home after a holiday, makes you appreciate your routine more I think.
How are you, really? What are you worrying about that you can let go of?
I’m overwhelmed, and as much as I love my husband, when I have to remind him 3 times to pay the electric bill, and the third time is because we get a shut off notice it makes me nuts! We have the money, he just doesn’t make the payment! I’m not sure I’m able to let go of stuff…
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@ninyagwa - I've got one at home just like yours! He's got the money, but he doesn't like to sit down and write a check to pay the bill. Aaargh! I feel the frustration! As for my guy, his excuse now is that he's run out of checks. Well buddy, go to the bank and order more. Has he done it yet? Of course not! And THAT is why we have separate accounts. The household bills are paid. It's only his personal shiitake that isn't.
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Username: tfelts147
PW: 227.6
CW: 228.2
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Good morning Slims!!!!
I'm thinking the question was about worries we cannot let go of.
My worries are my wife's health, the bills and several things need fixed. I'm not a fixer and I'm broke. It would be different if prices in general were lower.
Ice breaker question
Who would be the first celebrity guest in your very own talk show?
I think mine would be John Cooper from the band Skillet.4 -
Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW:177
CW: 178.3
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ninyagwa
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 319
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@trooworld my wife has good days and bad. It seems her migraines are back quite often. I don't know if she's making changes. I know it sounds odd. I cannot really get into it. With that said our oldest son bought her a better exercise bike that she uses.
When I became a Christian my wife bought me a Skillet CD. It's a bit sentimental. I've been a Skillet fan ever since. I've seen them in concert several times. It's like he's been there through my whole walks of ups and downs. I'd like to hang out with him.3 -
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WEIGH-INS DUE NOW: @Jactop @davors19
Reminder for Tomorrow for the Following: @865jessica @Digger61 @gemwolf110 @tammymccrady62780 -
DISCUSSION QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How are you, really? What are you worrying about that you can let go of?
I feel fustraited with myself because I can't help but have some resentment towards my step son. I don't want to feel this way. Whenever my husband shares something about him, I feel irritable. I think he needs to stop helping him and let him struggle. My step son has no consequences for his actions, he's unappreciative of all we do for him, and it's never enough. He's about to have a baby and makes some really bad decisions. He bought a motorcycle and then replaced it with another and another. He does stunts and keeps wrecking and repairing them. He already broke his ankle once and I'm afraid one of these times he's going to really hurt himself. I can go on and on with complaints so I'll just stop there.
Ice breaker question:
Who would be the first celebrity guest in your very own talk show?
I would choose beautiful, talented pop singer/song writer Katy Perry. She is unique, silly, and not afraid to just be herself. I seen her in 2008, when I took my oldest son to Van's Warp Tour. This was her very first tour, before she became famous. I enjoy listening to her songs "Hot&Cold", "Teenage Dream," "Fireworks," "Dark Horse," "Roar," "The one that got away" and many others.
Well, my husband had another job offer, so he decided to not focus on his tree business and instead go back to work at the steel mill. My FIL forgot to tell us he needed a ride to a procedure to have the battery charged in his pacemaker. Yesterday, I took him. It was a long day. His appointment was at 6:30 in the morning and an hour away. I took all day because the doctor started another procedure before discharging my FIL. I was so tired when I finally got home. I made myself eat dinner before bed, because I was worried about being under 1000 calories. We haven't been working on the new house like we planned. I'm hoping we will get something done this weekend. I really need to go grocery shopping because there is nothing to eat in this house.💪Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪2 -
@micaroo4 I'm glad you're feeling better! I'm glad your boss was able to help you get in the house. Poor Earl hopefully you'll be able to get his steroids without going in. I get that about getting too wrapped up in other's problems, it's hard not to do that.
@trooworld Hungarian goulash sounds awesome, I've had “American” which is good too but different. How was the potluck? Just saw it went well, sounds fun! Henry Rollins is pretty fascinating, I've watched his interviews and enjoyed them. I'm so sorry to hear about your neighbor.
@TeresaW2024 I haven't bought Ghee yet, I've been getting better butter so the switch shouldn't be too hard. I hope your niece gets rid of him too, it would be awesome if your niece could move close.
@askewcr So glad your sugar is down that's great news!
@ninyagwa I think I won't follow everything the nutritionist says though a new change will make that interesting (will tell in a minute below). Hugs that would be frustrating dealing with bills being forgotten.
@19shmoo69 Understandable worries with the economy and your wife, is she doing any better? I'm sorry to hear about the migraines. I like Skillet too.
Talk show guest: I'd pick Prince (bet @trooworld beat me to this) or Sully Erna from Godsmack (does great stuff for music, kids, and mental health with the SCARS foundation).
Hi gang! Things went well yesterday with getting the bark to the project house thanks to a last-minute Uhaul, we're ready to go in two weeks for sure now. I posted on my feed yesterday the craziness of getting 150 bags there, I'm going to share the photo of all of us afterward with the house owner, she's loving all the excitement (she's in pink). When I asked if she'd get in the pic with us she jokingly said she'd be the poor old disabled woman who needs help. I loved her right away which is why I've been pushing this to happen, she said she's more excited than a kid at Christmas. I went to see the nutritionist/micro current specialist and talked with the boss for awhile, we've made an arrangement where I'll be helping in the office and with social media. I'm going to have to rearrange my schedule a lot but I'm excited. I also just got tickets to see Geoff Tate from Queensryche and his new band next Wednesday at a small venue with my brother, my sending him recent live performances swayed him into saying yes despite it being in the middle of the week for both of us. Have a great Saturday everyone! I'm continuing to do great with logging, glad to see many of you are doing well too!
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Username: micaroo4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 127.8
CW: 128.2
Still within my goal range. Center weight 130.4 -
tammymccrady6278
Weigh in day Saturday
PW 190
CW 191.1
I don’t get it …I’m now doing over 11000 steps a day and drinking close to 3L daily. Maybe it is the new job and the activity is starting to add toning and muscle. I don’t know but I’m discouraged this morning4 -
SW-284
CW-251
PW- 247.8
I'm still working on staying within my calorie goals. I had my reassessment at PT and I'm going down to two times a week instead of three. I'm getting stronger and have a lot less pain. Slowly very slowly my left side is getting better.3 -
@trooworld I’m sorry about your neighbor dying. It’s a wake-up call for us all to take better care of our health while we have the chance. I always overdo the potluck dessert table, too. 🫤
@Veta2018 Ugh, what a long day for you, but I’m sure your FIL appreciated you taking him. I like Katy Perry, too! When my daughter was 14, she and her best friend did a whole dance routine to Hot&Cold that they performed for us one evening. It was hilarious.
@Katmary71 I would so pick Prince, too, if he was still alive! I loved him soooo much!! 💜What a great picture. The homeowner looks so happy. Will your new job working in the office and doing the social media pay, or will you take it out in services? I hope you love it!
Good morning! Today is Joe and my 19th anniversary of the day we met. If you don’t know, we met on an online forum and almost immediately fell for each other. It took ten months to get our lives in order so that he could come pick me up and bring me to live in Georgia. We are going to celebrate by going to see a movie called the, “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” It’s based on a true story and is supposed to be funny, witty, and action-packed. We at least hope it is! Afterward, we are going to dinner at a new BBQ place called Jim ‘N Nicks. It should be a fun day.
Ice breaker question:
Who would be the first celebrity guest in your very own talk show?
Rob Lowe because he is my boyfriend! We would talk about all his fantastic movie and TV roles, the Akins diet, and literally have a wonderful time together.:D
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Username: gemwolf110
Weigh in day: Sat
Previous Week's weight: 216.9
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Digger61
Weigh in day Saturday
PW 221
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https://youtu.be/wzwDbYDdRrE?feature=shared
@trooworld my wife bought the CD for me. I was doubtful at the time. Lol. I started to play it and immediately she hit stop. I asked her why she did that. She said listen to it. It's broke. Something is wrong with it. I had to convince her to let it play and if it didn't change or if we didn't hear singing then she could take it back. Lol. It wasn't broke.2 -
Hi,
Just popping in to say that we had a nice visit with my parents. The change of scenery did not throw Mom off any more than her usual. She didn't know who any of us were, but she enjoyed our company. The weather was perfect and she enjoyed sitting out in the yard with us and looking at the trees and birds. She loved Gus and he loved sitting on her lap. Now they have been home a few days and she doesn't remember any of it. Dad needs perk-me-ups so he can keep on as her caregiver, and I think this fit the bill.
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Next week's Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Apr 21st. Please join us for the Dance Party Challenge and get ready to throw down to your favorite songs all week! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10914022/april-week-4-group-challenge-dance-party-challenge#latest
Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Jessica2
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