MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES - February 2019
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Wednesday check in:
Calories: way over, binged on junk food
Water: on track
Exersize: 50 mins strength training
Tomorrow: get back on track2 -
Wednesday check in
Calories- over
Water-under
Exercise-not much
I plan on camping it up as soon as I'm over whatever it is I have.
I would like to sleep tonight.
3695 steps
Have you seen a doctor yet? I was able to get cough syrup with codeine, which was a huge help with the sleeping. Might also be time for an antibiotic.
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Wednesday check in
Calories - to close to call
Water - not enough
Exercise - attempted kickboxing class - my lungs aren’t ready to exercise yet3 -
daisytripp wrote: »Username: daisytripp
Weigh in February week: 1
Weigh in day: Wednesday
Previous weight: 196.0
Current weight: 193.7
I'm not sure what kind of accident that weigh in is, but I'll take it. I have been all kinds of struggling the last few days. Keeping my fingers crossed that this is for real!
Hurray! We've all had weeks when the scale didn't move for no apparent reason, so happy you had one of the other!
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Wednesday Check in
Calories: under
Water: I think I’m on track for my goal of 80oz
Exercise: 30 min hiking program on my treadmill. It was awesome!
Steps: 10,585
Goals for Wednesday:
1. Drink at least 80ozs✅
2. If I have no errands to run after work then do a treadmill workout✅
3. Plan and log my meals in the morning✅
Goals for Thursday:
1. Drink more water
2. Plan for some fruits and veg in my meal plan. When it’s this cold I don’t feel like eating fruits and veg
3. Plan for some me time after kids are in bed!2 -
Hi everyone! My name is Jen and I am one of the tram captains. I’m 43 and a mom of two kids - 12 and almost 6. I work full time outside the house. I live in what feels like the coldest city on the planet - Calgary, Alberta.
I’ve been at this for a while now with not much movement down. I’ve pretty much stayed on average in the low 200s. Everyone in the challenge has been great with their support and motivation but I’m beginning to realize that my lifestyle at the moment is driving my discipline and ultimate lack of results. But I’m going to keep at it because if I give up the scale will just keep going higher. I’m focusing on positive habits that will serve me well long term.
Good luck this month everyone!6 -
Happy February! (I found this super-cute picture of Snoopy and had to share it partly because @broncobuddee has had me rediscover my love of Peanuts.)
Hello, all,
Austin here. I have been working at losing weight for 13 months now, since January, 2018. I think I found this really fabulous group in August, 2018.
In my quest for better health, I have made many changes, but generally in baby steps, so one of the topics I can geek out about is how to build habits. One of the first habits I took on was logging my food. It's something I had done years before, and knew to be effective, and taking it on again has been hugely useful.
In my journey, I gave up sugar and other processed foods and started eating vegan. I eat according to the plant-based guidelines in Joel Fuhrman's book Eat to Live. Sounds nutty to many, but it is working well for me. So if any vegetarians out there want to chat, I am up for that.
I also find that making sure I fast for 12-13 hours every day is helpful, so happy to talk about eating schedules/Intermittent Fasting.
For exercise, I take a martial arts class a couple of times a week. There's a spinning and yoga class I try to get to once a week. I also do plenty of walking (my idea of plenty being at least 45 minutes most days).
Slimpossibles is a super fabulous group! I am glad you are here, glad I am here, and glad we are in this together.6 -
dee_toronto wrote: »Wednesday check in:
Calories: way over, binged on junk food
Water: on track
Exersize: 50 mins strength training
Tomorrow: get back on track
Oooh, strength training! Cool!
So glad you are here and checking in, even when you had a "way over" day. Let us know if tomorrow goes better. Is there anything specific you can do/not do to help make it easier?2 -
AustinRuadhain wrote: »Happy February! (I found this super-cute picture of Snoopy and had to share it partly because @broncobuddee has had me rediscover my love of Peanuts.)
Hello, all,
Austin here. I have been working at losing weight for 13 months now, since January, 2018. I think I found this really fabulous group in August, 2018.
In my quest for better health, I have made many changes, but generally in baby steps, so one of the topics I can geek out about is how to build habits. One of the first habits I took on was logging my food. It's something I had done years before, and knew to be effective, and taking it on again has been hugely useful.
In my journey, I gave up sugar and other processed foods and started eating vegan. I eat according to the plant-based guidelines in Joel Fuhrman's book Eat to Live. Sounds nutty to many, but it is working well for me. So if any vegetarians out there want to chat, I am up for that.
I also find that making sure I fast for 12-13 hours every day is helpful, so happy to talk about eating schedules/Intermittent Fasting.
For exercise, I take a martial arts class a couple of times a week. There's a spinning and yoga class I try to get to once a week. I also do plenty of walking (my idea of plenty being at least 45 minutes most days).
Slimpossibles is a super fabulous group! I am glad you are here, glad I am here, and glad we are in this together.
This is a @broncobuddee approved post.
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TeresaW1020 wrote: »broncobuddee wrote: »
I am sorry!! Am I supposed to post them here in the group and not on a step challenge page?
This is what I've got so far
2/1- 8665
2/2-6864
2/3- 6405
2/4- 2518 (I hurt my foot and couldn't walk!
)
2/5-5285 (Foot almost better but still giving me grief
)
All is good. They disbanded the step page for the month of February. Caught me off guard, too.
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I'd like to continue with introductions. Please share your name, where you live, how long you have been on MFP, and anything you want to share about your weight loss journey so far - successes, challenges, goals for the month. Anything to help you get motivated and maybe inspire others on the team!!
Go Slimpossibles!!!!!!
Howdy team! Formal introduction time:
I'm Mark (@broncobuddee), 49, live in Michigan, work in higher education IT - pretty much a desk job. I've been a "big boy" all of my adult life (ie. 300-400 lbs) with several fits and starts with weight loss over the years. Consquently, I've been a MFP member on and off for many years. I got serious in 2017 when I got connected to a doctor I was seeing for another minor medical issue. I joined F2F at that point and worked with my doctor to lose ~160 lbs that year. Unfortunately in 2018, I floundered and she left the [corporate] practice she was part of - and I gained some back. I went back to her old practice for the first time in a several months when I blew out my knee in January and one of her former co-workers told me off-the-record where to find my former doctor. I had my first appointment with her this morning and we were both so excited to see each other. The stuff she remembered about my food OCD amazed me (or maybe my OCD is really that bad LOL). So I told her to get me back on track and slap me around if I don't fall into line. Ya'll can do the same to me.
TLDR:
successes: great 2017
challenges: sucky 2018
short-term challenge: knee recovery still in progress
goals for month: daily check-ins, daily food diary so I have something awesome to show dr on 2/27.
Welcome new and returning members. Feel free to friend me!7 -
Wednesday check in a bit late so I’ll summarise, under cals/over water/17,000 steps
I’m working hard this week to get my 15,000 steps a day - I had dropped to 13,000 or so a day but as I have a break coming up, I need to step it up - quite literally😬2 -
Wednesday check-in:
Calories - over (impromptu friend's new job after 18 months unemployed celebration. so, I need to try at yesterday's goals again because I didn't achieve yesterday).
Water: on target
Exercise: 10254 steps, but my broken toe is feeling sore again.
Goals: kindness, a proper night's sleep, and eat something green!
Need to get back some control - keep giving into a lot of "just this onces".
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Wednesday check in
Calories-on track
Water-over
Exercise-3 mile run
Goal for today-yoga with Adrienne and power class
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Wednesday Check In
Calories - likely over
Water-under
Exercise - 12,401 Steps
Thursday - Meal Plan and water2 -
Hi, I have been on this team every month since last May but skipped January—I signed up again but they put me on Warriors. Can you please add me back here?
User Name: Girlfacedolly
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Weight: 166.2
Todays Weight: 162.4
Hi! I started last May at 173 lbs and got down to 158 in Nov. Throw the holidays in, a stressful January and I found myself back up to 166 last week. Anyway, keeping track of calories and eating less carbs is what I am doing.
Good luck everyone! Glad to be back with this supportive community!3 -
Calories - under
Water: on target
Exercise: walking aquasize class
Goals- aquasize class walking and weights under 40 carbs over 100 protein
steps 112792 -
girlfacedolly wrote: »Hi, I have been on this team every month since last May but skipped January—I signed up again but they put me on Warriors. Can you please add me back here?
User Name: Girlfacedolly
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Weight: 166.2
Todays Weight: 162.4
Hi! I started last May at 173 lbs and got down to 158 in Nov. Throw the holidays in, a stressful January and I found myself back up to 166 last week. Anyway, keeping track of calories and eating less carbs is what I am doing.
Good luck everyone! Glad to be back with this supportive community!
welcome to the group3 -
Wishusdonna wrote: »Wednesday check-in:
Calories - over (impromptu friend's new job after 18 months unemployed celebration. so, I need to try at yesterday's goals again because I didn't achieve yesterday).
Water: on target
Exercise: 10254 steps, but my broken toe is feeling sore again.
Goals: kindness, a proper night's sleep, and eat something green!
Need to get back some control - keep giving into a lot of "just this onces".
you can get control back2 -
girlfacedolly wrote: »Hi, I have been on this team every month since last May but skipped January—I signed up again but they put me on Warriors. Can you please add me back here?
User Name: Girlfacedolly
Weigh in week: 1
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous Weight: 166.2
Todays Weight: 162.4
Hi! I started last May at 173 lbs and got down to 158 in Nov. Throw the holidays in, a stressful January and I found myself back up to 166 last week. Anyway, keeping track of calories and eating less carbs is what I am doing.
Good luck everyone! Glad to be back with this supportive community!
I’ll post something right away for the moderators. Thanks for letting us know!1
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