Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - MAY 2024
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@gemwolf110 I'm so sorry about your uncle and your poor dog!
@trooworld I like your photo much better!
Today I fell asleep after running, instead of before. I think this is an improvement.3 -
Goooooooooood moooooorrrrrrning TEAM MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!
Yesterday started off good and then an email cast a shadow on that. It does however lead toward the end of a part of my life and i need to mentally convince myself it will be ok. I feel God led me to a place of good out of a place of bad.
With that i am not a person who does well with compliments but i do appreciate them, the likes and virtual hugs.
I have noticed a few have gains. Just dont be down about it. I know it is hard to act on. Heck ive been there. I was the best at beating myself up. It took quite a while thanks to the captains and motivator to stop that.
Remember gain or loss the TEAM is here for you. YOU!!! YOU are AWESOME!!!!!!5 -
WEIGH-IN UPDATE
WEIGH-INS DUE NOW: @Divya365
Reminder for tomorrow's weigh-in to the following: @askewcr @tfelts1471 -
I forgot to answer my own question yesterday, haha. I'm grateful the town I'm in is friendly, somewhat small on the outskirt of bigger towns, and I'm close enough to stores that I can drive there. I really appreciate the food bank farm and the spirit of giving in this area and what an amazing garden community there is. My neighbors are all pretty awesome, we're in a small neighborhood of 16 houses and I count a few as “real” friends.
@gemwolf110 I'm so sorry to hear all this sad news. I hope your dog's issue was a one-and-done too. Hugs to you.
@trooworld No difference with the allergy shots, it's supposed to make a difference once in maintenance. Your meal sounds real good but bummer on those pitas. Can you feel a difference yet with the exercises? I'm glad it doesn't hurt to do them.
@Veta2018 Your location sounds perfect for you I'm glad you can see all the good around you.
@laurelfit57 You'll have to share about moss art! All I can picture is moss poles but I'm guessing that's not what you mean.
@Artemis_2024 That's definitely an improvement saving the nap until after working out!
@19shmoo69 Good morning! I hope the change is a good thing. I'm glad you no longer beat yourself up that's great. You're awesome too, thank you!
Hi team! I got up and did weight-lifting then went to the farm. There's a young man at work who was interested in going, he was in with a bad crowd and and his mental health crashed and he's crawling out from under that and trying to find himself. He's cleaning the holistic clinic in exchange for treatment and I thought the farm would be up his alley on getting in touch with the community and learning something new and he really loved it there. I did lots of mustard bunches today! Things at work are going well, I'm working on getting the stack of files entered and filed. I brought home the entry rug at work to wash as it's so grimy it will look awful on camera Friday so figured it was worth risking a wash. I also did a curbside pickup of a lot of dirt and my Amazon delivery of more grow bags just came (and a Chinese herb to bust up my kidney stone) so I'm headed outside after this. Have a great Thursday!
No Zero Day- logged, under calories, healthy, good day of work, good workouts3 -
Hey all
I am really loving these daily questions and reading your responses
I live in Southwestern Ontario. I love our seasons. Every new season has amazing sights, smells and nostalgic memories for me. I’m thrilling in the colours of spring at the moment and the fact you can literally see the growth from morning to afternoon as the trees burst into leaf. I also love how the sun is up until almost 10pm around the summer solstice.
I love our parks, conservation areas and hiking trails. I love our diversity. I love the opportunities in my town for kids and adults to get active and get involved in serving the community.
I love many of the freedoms I enjoy as a woman in Canada and I don’t take them for granted.
I love living within an hour of 3 Great Lakes and Niagara Falls. And I am super excited that I can now count bald eagles as one of my fairly common bird sightings. (I’ll never get tired of that)
I love hearing about all of your hometowns! Thanks for sharing 7 -
Thank you all!! Kiara is all good now.back to her happy energetic self! Thank goodness!5
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gemwolf110 wrote: »Thank you all!! Kiara is all good now.back to her happy energetic self! Thank goodness!
That’s good to hear! Hugs for your difficult week.3 -
WEIGH IN UPDATE
Reminder to weigh in tomorrow to the following: @Cornanda @davors19 @trooworld @ninyagwa
Hi team! On the run today and wanted to make sure I got this posted, have a great Thursday!1 -
@Katmary71 I hope the young man can turn his life around. Sometimes, all these kids need is knowing someone cares. Are you still nervous about Friday? You will be great!
@trooworld, I have heard about the Blue Zone people and their longevity. It's definitely worth looking into. Thanks for the link; I will check it out!
Good morning! I forgot to check in yesterday. I had lunch with my bestie and then went over to see my nieces and nephews. The baby is now four months old and is so stinking cute! Today is my sister’s birthday and we are going to celebrate tonight with pizza and some beers. So, this morning I will do a extra long workout to help balance what I will be consuming later. I joined a diet bet with my Beachbody group and need to lose 4% of my weight to get part of the prize money. That is just under 10 lbs, so I need to really buckle down and make it happen!
WEEKLY QUESTION: What are you grateful for having in your neighborhood, city, or country?
I live in Georgia and I’m grateful for my quiet, safe neighborhood where the people are friendly but not nosy. I’m grateful for my city/state, which is beautiful and has all four seasons represented. I’m not grateful for the yellow pollen season, but we can’t have everything.
I’m grateful for my country, where we are free to worship and believe in what we choose. And while we often see the worst behavior from people on the news, I believe that most of us are just good, decent people wanting to take care of our families, work hard, and do what we can to make a difference. At least I pray we are!
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Username: askewcr
Weigh in Day: Thursday
PW. 250.5
CW 251.5
I continue to feel better except for this cough. For that reason I did not go back to water aerobics. My sugar fluctuates and this morning is 184. Over this last week it has been as high as 223. I plan to go back to water aerobics next week when this cough is better. I know the movement will be very beneficial to my whole body. Hopefully that will get my numbers to trending back down like they were. Thanks for all the well wishes and encouragement! Let's go get it!!
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Username: Divya365
Weigh-in Day: Wednesday
PW. 142
CW 143.4
I blame it on the weekend ice cream.4 -
Username: tfelts147
Checkin day: Thursday
PW: 234.8
CW: 232.0
Lost some of the cruise gain!! Feeling good about that!6 -
Thursday Ice Breaker Question
What are your favorite songs from your teenage years that you still rock out to when nobody else is listening?
Back in the day my go to music was Twisted Sister, The Price (song).
The unique thing is I listen to music everyday. I listened to Stryper back then and I still listen to them. Thesing then was Calling in You and now it is No More Hell to Pay.
But nowadays I dig to find Christian bands I have never heard of.3 -
@vegan4lyfe2012 Toona Melts sounds delicious. I love asparagus too. I usually make Asparagus soup with lemon and parmesan. https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/asparagus-soup-with-lemon-and-parmesan.html. Your neighborhood sounds so beautiful. 6ft sturgeon is pretty scary
( had to google it.)
@Artemis_2024 Welcome to the group! Wow your neighborhood is so beautiful
@FushiaKat Congrats on your weight loss this week. Reading about your cats made me laugh. Congrats on tracking your food every day, that's an awesome commitment.
@Katmary71 Thank you. Ahh, it's sad, but I'm sure they must be happy to have a cool aunt nearby. I grew up in a similar situation with no one of my age. Most of the kids in my neighborhood were way younger than me. ( I became their gang leader, lol
) Glad you were able to help that person. I like growing my plants in grow bags too. What size grow bags did you order?
@gemwolf110 I'm so sorry you are going through such a rough week. Lots of hugs. I'm glad to hear Kiara is doing better.
@trooworld Thanks for sharing the pasta recipe with Asparagus. It looks so delicious will give it a try. Glad to hear that chiropractor-recommended exercises are working out for you. Hope it heels soon. Thanks for sharing the pic of seals sunbathing. When we visited California a few years back our host took us to the beach to see the seals. It was so much fun. Kids were making seal noises the whole way back. Live to 100 is inspiring. I can learn a thing or two from it.
@Veta2018 Your neighborhood sounds fun. Glad you are enjoying it.
@laurelfit57 Moss art workshop sounds interesting. What did you guys make?
@megnolia82 An hour's drive from Niagara Falls !! That's awesome.
@TeresaW2024 Happy Birthday to your sister. Cheering for you to reduce 4% weight of your weight. You can do it !!
@askewcr Glad to hear that your sugar numbers are getting better. Water aerobics sounds fun. Hope you can do it next week.
Hi All. I'm in red this week all thanks to the ice cream I had over the weekend. I have a hard time saying no to ice creams and popcorn. I joined a 30-day no-sugar challenge with my friend. Hopefully, I can make it to the end. Yesterday was a good day, Walked 11k steps, ate within the calorie limit, and forced myself to drink some water.
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Hi all,
I was down a couple of pounds today and decided to celebrate by munching through the afternoon. I know all about permission structures but I still fall victim to them somehow. The psychology of weight loss is so weird!
I have to run, but good luck, everyone, especially with the weekend looming. . .4 -
@Artemis_2024 – Yes, some of those specialty cheezes can really cause some cravings! Hmmm…I never thought to switch up my salt & pepper for some Everything Bagel seasoning. I’ll give it a try! What a gorgeous area where you live! Now THAT is some serious hiking!
@Katmary71 – Asparagus in pasta does sound good. I plan on giving @trooworld’s recipe a try.
@gemwolf110 – Hugs. I’m so sorry.
@trooworld – I’m totally going to make your recipe…if my scatterbrain can get all the ingredients! I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought everything I needed…except the peas! URG! Those seals are adorable. I saw them at Pier 39 (I think that’s what it was called) when I was in Sacramento for a vacation…about 26 years ago! Man, time flies!
@19shmoo69 – I’m sorry about the email. I hope and pray everything works out for the best.
@askewcr – I hope that cough gets under control!
@Divya365 – Your asparagus soup recipe is definitely one that I’m going to try! Thank you! And yes, 6 ft sturgeon ARE scary…but thankfully they don’t get too close to shore Maybe we should feed them all the excess ice cream so we aren’t tempted!
Another crazy busy day. I have discovered the best stamping time for me now is between midnight and 1am. Makes for a very sleepy Jennifer, tho. Every day right now is just lather, rinse, repeat. Thanks for all the asparagus ideas, everyone! Later, gaters!
What are your favorite songs from your teenage years that you still rock out to when nobody else is listening?
I still have quite an assortment of CDs in my car. I never know what I’m going to be in the mood for and my range is kinda funny…my all time fave band would be The Cure, with songs by Tears for Fears and Queen close behind. Sometimes I want to hear some old Eminem, but sometimes I want to hear 2 Pac. Sometimes I want some good old Petra (first band concert I ever attended), but sometimes Faith No More. And I will listen to all of them with my kids in the car and they will sing along and rock out with me. Nothing funnier than all of us shouting “No Sleep Till Brookly!” Cuz who doesn’t love The Beastie Boys, am I right?
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Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW: 177.2
CW: 178.3
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@vegan4lyfe2012 - try adding a pinch of red pepper flakes to your asparagus. (with your current seasonings) Adds a nice zip.
@19shmoo69 - you were kind of cryptic about that email you received. I hope everything is OK. I used to LOVE Stryper- I only have cassettes of their music, maybe I will have to update my collection.
Songs: Celebration by Kool and the Gang- makes me think of the first dance I went to in middle school
Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper- makes me think of going to my grandma's house where my uncle would let me jump on his bed.
Not much has been going on here, so I haven't been posting. I keep gaining and losing the same pound and I am sick of it.
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@askewcr hope you keep feeling better! I would love to do aquafit! Hopefully next year our schedule will leave me a free evening to get out and do it. Good for you!
@tfelts147 way to go!
@19shmoo69 ooh I missed the Thursday question. I still love my teenage bands! Greenday, Weezer, Our Lady Peace, Spice Girls… I’ll lose my mind when Macarena or Tubthumping or Mambo #5 or Walking on the Sun, Blur song 2 come on… oh gosh yeah I love the 90s lol!
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"@Cornanda, I love your song choices! I had a Kool and the Gang album and love "Celebration". My dad sang "Chantilly Lace" all the time. I'm with you on losing and gaining the same pound. I'm hoping to turn it around this month. We will see! 🫤
@trooworld, you and I are forever Prince fans! 💜 I'm sorry to hear about your weight gain. I know how frustrating it can be, and I hope you get the surgery you want so badly. I also hope you sell lots of art!
Good morning! I'm a little hungover, but not too bad. My sister and I discovered this new beer called Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy. It's light and lemony and so good! We also had cheesecake that her work friends gave her and chocolate cherry cupcakes that her daughter made. So, I'm going to have to watch what I eat today. We have a church potluck this Sunday with a Mexican theme, so it's one of those weeks where I'm praying I can at least not gain weight. Have a good day!
Thursday Ice Breaker Question
What are your favorite songs from your teenage years that you still rock out to when nobody else is listening?
As a true child of the '80s, it's hard to narrow down just a few. Anything and everything by Prince owns my heart, especially "Purple Rain." Another all-time favorite song is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash. And of course, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by the great Cyndi Lauper."3 -
davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 269
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Thursday Ice Breaker Question
What are your favorite songs from your teenage years that you still rock out to when nobody else is listening?
Well, I don't care who's watching or listening, and I was rockin' out since the 60s so I've got a BIG songlist and bands that spans the decades and genres.
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WEIGH IN UPDATE
WEIGH-INS DUE NOW: @ninyagwa
Reminder for tomorrow weigh-in to the following: @865jessica @Digger61 @gemwolf110 @tammymccrady6278
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Wow lots of good posts.
I love the questions.
I love my community in Istanbul. We’re around 200+ westerners just in my neighborhood. It’s a very active group. We have meets ups at the park weekly, kids activities weekly, outings, potlucks and most of all they showed how important your expat family is. They took care of my girls, helped with my husband, supported me and my son while we stayed with him in the hospital. We were never alone. It was the most comforting feeling. Plus the country is full of historical places, gorgeous scenery and amazing people (once you get out of the touristy areas).
Music from my teenage years…hmmm
Motley Crue Don't Go Away…
Alice Cooper Poison
Eurythmics Sweet Dreams
Tears for Fears Shout
So, I did a ton of spring cleaning today. 12.5k steps. So much stairs. So many squats.
My youngest finished her future doctors courses with Harvard. She really enjoyed it. She got accepted for the Nasa courses but I am not sure about that. I’d like to keep the kid on earth. 😂
Thanks for you all supporting my sappy mom posts. Starting to collect my sons things and preparing him for being on his own. He did come with the news, that he may be able to skip from officially signing up for the volunteering through the university and he can personally go to doctors and ask to shadow them. So, I’m like pick a specialty, I know many. Ive been to many! I’ll start calling them. Which means I may have him more in the summer. Yay!
His sisters will be thrilled, they have fun together.
That’s my update for today. I’m tuckered. It was a long day. I’ll be back later for more. I did read through the posts. Sending hugs, prayers and cheers.
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@megnolia82 Sounds like a wonderful place to live!
@trooworld I think I've seen that on YouTube, good information. One of my feed friends goes through the recipes and makes them, I look forward to hearing about what you make. My co-worker really liked the farm, he went back today without me.
@TeresaW2024 The whole TC thing fell through, it was moved to a cafe then that practitioner flaked and the owner stuck around instead of going to her niece's funeral so no one's happy with her now. Have fun with your sister for her birthday! It's my boss's birthday and we're going out tonight too. I hope you win that diet bet! I'm with you about most people being decent and wanting to take care of loved ones.
@askewcr Are you off the steroids now? If so your BS will keep going down until it's back to normal.
@19shmoo69 I have a billion songs I could name but loved hair metal, thrash, rap, pop, freestyle, some punk, funk, and R&B. Old Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, and Prince would be specific bands.
@Divya365 With grow bags I have 5 gallon, 10 gallon, and 15 gallon. I'm not too thrilled with the 10 gallon ones I just got as they're wider instead of deeper. I've switched around to using the 5 gallons for peppers and herbs and bigger for everything else. What all do you have in grow bags? I think 15 gallons isn't needed for tomatoes, I read somewhere to go bigger but 10 is big enough. I hope you do great with the no sugar challenge!
@Artemis_2024 I hope today is a better day for you!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Let us know which asparagus recipes you try and like!
@Cornanda I was just dancing to Kool and the Gang the other day, woohoo!
@trooworld That's very frustrating about the gain, I'm sure it's not actual fat and it will be better next week so stay strong and enjoy yourself tonight.
@TeresaW2024 Yum all that dessert sounds amazing!
Hi team! I had a board meeting last night, store and stopping by the farm this morning, then went to a ribbon cutting ceremony at a business that helps the charity a lot. I made it BACK to the farm for seedlings to bring to the garden club tomorrow morning and to borrow tools for Big Day of Service. I was invited to go out to dinner with the work gang for the boss's birthday so that's up next. I'd been planning to relax tonight as tomorrow's the garden club then Big Day of Service was moved to the afternoon. My nephew's birthday will take up most of Sunday don't even have time to do the board minutes. I stopped for a card and balloons for the boss, next up is watering and getting everything for tomorrow lined up to go in the car in the morning. The restaurant tonight is sushi, I was bedridden when it became more popular and don't really know what to get but will figure it out. Have a great Saturday!2 -
Hi everyone.
I ended the week mostly strong. I’m under calories for the day which I know is a win but it doesn’t feel good enough. I have to trust the process. Last week I dropped 6 pounds so quickly. This week I’ve eaten as well or better and even upped the activity and the scale isn’t really budging.
Weekends are definitely a challenge for me to maintain good eating habits so I’ll have to take it one hour at a time!
Heading to sleep early tonight so hopefully a great sleep will help set the tone for a great weekend!
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tammymccrady6278
Weigh in day Saturday
PW 188.3
CW 187.8
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Username: gemwolf110
Weigh in day: Sat
Previous Week's weight: 218
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Username: micaroo4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 127.2
CW: 127.6
Maintenance range is 127-133. I'm currently trying to gain a bit to get back to my center weight of 130.
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Weigh in day- Saturday
PW-253
CW-252.84
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