TEAM: The Slimsons (May)
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Gadgetgirl259 wrote: »Hello Everyone! My name is Amy, 54 yo. This will be my third month in a row with Team Slimsons. So far I have lost 20 pounds. I am so happy with my success and plan to continue with my 1-2 pounds a week.
Last week was a very stressful time for me. My brother who is only two years older than me had a heart attack. The family rushed to his bed side out of state because the doctors were thinking he was not going to be with us long. Well, they don't know my brother. For him to be in this situation in the first place was unbelievable. My brother is known as Mr. Fitness.
When we got to his bedside he was on full life support and unconscious. The doctors stated if he made it the next 12 hours he would have a good chance of survival. The next 3 days were a roller coaster but by day 4 he was off of all life support and talking. His recovery was so fast the doctors were baffled. He went in the hospital on a Friday and was walking out by the next Friday!
My brother is in the medical field and a pilot. His body was trying to tell him to go to the doctor which he put for 3 weeks, he didn't listen to his body. His heart was in Afib. He knew better. He was lucky he was in the ER when he had is heart attack. My brother will make a full recovery and I am very grateful.
So please we need to listen to our bodies they know when something is wrong. Take the time to tune in and be aware. If your body aches give it time to heal, if a pain is constant have if checked out.
Take Care Everyone! Go Team Slimsons!
Blessings
Amy, welcome back to Team Slimsons and I am so happy your brother is doing so much better.0 -
Daily check in: April 29
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Yes. Went for a walk tonight. My watch died about halfway. Think it was about 1.5 mile walk including a long steep hill. Taekwondo tomorrow!2 -
Daily Post : Monday 4-29
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: No 😩. Work was too busy to go for a walk at lunch.
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Gadgetgirl259 wrote: »Hello Everyone! My name is Amy, 54 yo. This will be my third month in a row with Team Slimsons. So far I have lost 20 pounds. I am so happy with my success and plan to continue with my 1-2 pounds a week.
Last week was a very stressful time for me. My brother who is only two years older than me had a heart attack. The family rushed to his bed side out of state because the doctors were thinking he was not going to be with us long. Well, they don't know my brother. For him to be in this situation in the first place was unbelievable. My brother is known as Mr. Fitness.
When we got to his bedside he was on full life support and unconscious. The doctors stated if he made it the next 12 hours he would have a good chance of survival. The next 3 days were a roller coaster but by day 4 he was off of all life support and talking. His recovery was so fast the doctors were baffled. He went in the hospital on a Friday and was walking out by the next Friday!
My brother is in the medical field and a pilot. His body was trying to tell him to go to the doctor which he put for 3 weeks, he didn't listen to his body. His heart was in Afib. He knew better. He was lucky he was in the ER when he had is heart attack. My brother will make a full recovery and I am very grateful.
So please we need to listen to our bodies they know when something is wrong. Take the time to tune in and be aware. If your body aches give it time to heal, if a pain is constant have if checked out.
Take Care Everyone! Go Team Slimsons!
Blessings
How scary for you and your family to see your brother like that! Thank you for sharing this with us...and I am so happy to know that he made a recovery.
AFIB is scary, in the past (about 10 years ago) I had a few cases of AFIB and needed to be cardioverted with drugs in the ER (my resting heart rate was 190). After a battery of cardio testing, nothing was found wrong with my heart to cause it. After a couple of years with no answers I found an AFIBBERS database of people who wrote in with their experiences.... and one young guy (23 years old, had the same issue as me) said he stopped drinking diet soda and all artificial sweeteners and his AFIB went away. I was a Diet Coke junky--(as well as diet teas and loads of Splenda packets each day). As soon as I stopped my symptoms went away. Crazy huh?! Since then I tell everyone to avoid artificial sweeteners (hidden in a lot of packaged foods you wouldn't even suspect). It's poison!!
Absolutely, I had my own experience wih sweeteners when zi drop my first 200lbs in 2006 ot was bwcsuse all the sweeteners little did I know the damage I was doing to my body. Now I know abd I tell everyone knowledge is power, if you're going to use sweeteners get the most natural form (swerve, erythritol, stevia or xylitol (only if not pets) and do your research before using any. As if I would have I wouldn't be in my current condition with early on set of arthritis from the tumors that attack my body for years. Mow I am very careful of the foods I eat as well cause since the FDA approved for "aspartame " to be a replacement of sugar in most of our foods it's dangerous.4 -
Daily Post Monday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes 55 min of physical therapy
Water 100oz very low
Goals/comments
Just waking up, I got home at 4pm ate dinner and took my pain meds and was out. Today my Physical therapist, Connie, boy I tell she WORKED me today sooooo much I was screaming a couple times because of the pain in my right knee. She did not believe how sensitive it was well she found out today 😂😂😂But didn't give up, even after that she had more calisthenics for me and then had me do 12 minutes on the elliptical bike after all that. I told her my goal was 8 as I completed 7 last time but after I completed 8 I told her I'll give her 4 more after a 2 minute break. She didn't realize just to do the 8 I had to break after 4 minutes so I had to breaks but at the end I gave the 12 minutes she asked for. Very proud of myself. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👌🏾💃🏾💃🏾 Also I did let her know my body was not ready for 30 minutes of at home walking so she said just do 15 minutes to start and work my way up cause she wants me to be consistent. So although she works me hard I love her for looking out for plus she approved water aerobics for me.
NSV: (t.m.i) let's talk about hygiene when you're as big as I am. Well I use to need a lot of assistance and I had to buy a bidet and get a specialize shower chair 8 months ago cause things got really bad. Well as of this morning I no longer need the bidet (although I might keep using it at times cause it's so much cleaner than toilet paper) and I was able to stand and shower by myself today still needed my cane to get out but small changes equal to big changes. SMALL VICTORIES = BIG VICTORIES! SO TODAY WAS VERY GOOD DAY. Now I need to get up and finish my assignments for today got to meet the deadline 11:59pm
HAVE A GOODNIGHT🌃🌃 STAY POSITIVE AND TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY!❤❤
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@gjaholy33 YEAH!!! GO GLORIA GOOOO!!!! Incredible progress--- exciting changes are happening for youuuu!!!🙌🎶🙌🎶🙌💫👊😉💫0
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Daily Post (Monday, 4/29)
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: None
Comments: Welp... alarm went off at 5am, but I did not. Next thing I knew, it was 6:30am... Started to get a headache around 3pm. Made it through the rest of work, got home, took some ibuprofen. Didn't help. Got worse. Migraine quality headache. And, the lymph node behind the ears (both) feel a little swollen and very tingly. No clue what's causing it, but I wanted to make sure to post and see how everyone was doing. Off to bed to try to get over this, and pray it's not the same in the AM.
Prayers to everyone going thru a difficult time right now.3 -
Gadgetgirl259 wrote: »Hello Everyone! My name is Amy, 54 yo. This will be my third month in a row with Team Slimsons. So far I have lost 20 pounds. I am so happy with my success and plan to continue with my 1-2 pounds a week.
Last week was a very stressful time for me. My brother who is only two years older than me had a heart attack. The family rushed to his bed side out of state because the doctors were thinking he was not going to be with us long. Well, they don't know my brother. For him to be in this situation in the first place was unbelievable. My brother is known as Mr. Fitness.
When we got to his bedside he was on full life support and unconscious. The doctors stated if he made it the next 12 hours he would have a good chance of survival. The next 3 days were a roller coaster but by day 4 he was off of all life support and talking. His recovery was so fast the doctors were baffled. He went in the hospital on a Friday and was walking out by the next Friday!
My brother is in the medical field and a pilot. His body was trying to tell him to go to the doctor which he put for 3 weeks, he didn't listen to his body. His heart was in Afib. He knew better. He was lucky he was in the ER when he had is heart attack. My brother will make a full recovery and I am very grateful.
So please we need to listen to our bodies they know when something is wrong. Take the time to tune in and be aware. If your body aches give it time to heal, if a pain is constant have if checked out.
Take Care Everyone! Go Team Slimsons!
Blessings
Glad your Brother is making a full recovery!!1 -
Daily Post: Monday 4/29
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Kickboxing 30 mins., 2 hours Yard work.
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Good job, Gloria! The hardest time to keep going is when we’re in pain, so you’re incredible for pushing through. You should be super proud of yourself.
Daily check in - Monday April 29th
Tracked: Yes
Under calories: No (but today was my once a fortnight designated cheat meal, so I knew I wouldn’t be)
Exercise: Does doing a massive shop and then batch cooking for 6 hours count?
Not too bad of a start! I was over, but only by 350 calories, which is less than I used to be when “treat” day came around.1 -
⭐️Daily Post: Monday 29 April
✅Track: Yes
✅Calories: Under
✅Exercise: Lots of walking2 -
Daily Post Monday 4/29
Track: Yes!
Calories: Under
Exercise: Two walks, one in the morning, one in the evening
Water: Good
I'm starting IF again and yesterday was the first day. I think it's more mentally difficult than anything. I found I wasn't that hungry, but the urge to eat was strong. I had to remind myself that I was ok multiple times throughout the day. But I'm really proud of myself for sticking with it.
I'm giving blood this afternoon so I'm getting my exercises in early.2 -
Daily check in
April 29th
Tracked yes
Calories just over
Exercise yes2 -
Happy Tuesday Team!!
Let's take it one day at at time!!
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Daily Check-in: Monday 4/29
Tracked: Yes
Calories: Over (not by much, but not sure since I don't count exercise calories unless it's extreme)
Exercise: Yes! Finally!!
So happy that I am finally able to get back to working out. I haven't been able to do any type of consistent exercise for a few months due to my kids in sports. That has finally calmed down. I'm starting back slow because of my back and knee issues, but it felt so good. I did a low impact HIIT workout. I love HIIT. My joints and back do not. I get such great results with it though.1 -
OkieGina & DeshotelK, I’m from the UK. The snowballs I’m talking about are mallow covered with chocolate and coconut shavings. Here’s a pic 😋
Ah, okay. To us, a snowball is shaved ice topped with flavoring. Mainly only available during the summer, but where I live some places sell them year round.
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Daily check in: 29/04
Tracked - Yes
Calories - Over, went out for a birthday meal
Exercise - 30 mins on exercise bike at home.
Weigh day tomorrow, I'm nervous 🙈
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Daily Post: Mon, 4/29
Track: Yes
Calories: Over
Exercise: No
Goals/Day/Comments: Still thinking about my carbs...0 -
Daily Post (Monday)
Track: nope
Calories: hopelessly over
Exercise: too tired.
Not starting off my Tuesday too great either. Only got in 10 minutes of exercise and had cake for breakfast.
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Daily Post: Monday, 4/29
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: No (but then again, Mondays are generally one of my rest days!)1 -
OkieGina & DeshotelK, I’m from the UK. The snowballs I’m talking about are mallow covered with chocolate and coconut shavings. Here’s a pic 😋
Ah, okay. To us, a snowball is shaved ice topped with flavoring. Mainly only available during the summer, but where I live some places sell them year round.
And now I want a snowball - the 2nd one, not the first - flaked coconut isn't my favorite thing. It seems like I remember something similar to the coconut one from when I was a kid - Hostess or Little Debbie or someone made one, but I think it was pink.0 -
Sunday 4/28 check inI'm having trouble finding motivation and being consistent. I feel like I know *how* to do everything and *what* I should do, I just don't, won't, or can't. I make plans for good changes, then when it comes to implementing them, my brain is like "nah, you're good." I'm really aiming to be accountable this month with you guys. If anyone wants to ping me if you don't hear from me, that would be wonderful, and I'm happy to do the same back. I may not have dedication to myself (yet), but I'm good at helping others.
Sunday 4/28 check in
Calories - didn't track but probably over
Water - good
Exercise - went for a walk with my boyfriend
Today I went for a walk in the morning before work and am hoping to go for a walk again later today, as well as get some strength and/or yoga in. I'm trying IF again (it worked well for me in the past, it's just HARD). I'm donating blood tomorrow so I don't think I'll be able to be as active tomorrow afternoon.
Calories: under
Water: over
Exercise: walking
Geart start to the week0 -
Weekly weigh-in
Username: o0kody0o
Week/ May week 1
PW: 160 lbs
CW: 160 lbs
No loss this week. I weigh myself daily so I can log it in the Happy Scale app to better understand my fluctuations and during last week I saw 158 on the scale. However, Monday is my “official” weigh-in day and this morning I was 160, so no change from last Monday which is fine. That’s what I get for eating the snowballs and FOUR packed fajitas (with lots of salsa and sour cream) the other night lol. But they were sooo good 😋 Anyway, here’s to a fresh start this week...we’ve got this 💪💟
Ok, so I'm still trying to get caught up in this thread, but your post caught my eye for 2 reasons:
1) I had a trainer once who suggested I log my weight everyday, but really only concern myself with week-to-week comparisons, i.e., Monday to Monday, Tuesday to Tuesday, etc. That way you could see patterns in your eating (i.e., weight is down every Friday, but up every Monday - are you splurging too much), catch any upward trends before you are 2 weeks (or more) into them, and not get discouraged my a temporary weight gain. I felt like that gave me pretty good insight into my eating habits without being discouraging.
2) "snowballs" ... are you in Louisiana or from Louisiana?
Or does someone else use that term? (I'm not from there, but did live there for a while.)2) "snowballs" ... are you in Louisiana or from Louisiana? Or does someone else use that term? (I'm not from there, but did live there for a while.)
I had the same question! I'm from Louisiana and don't know of any other state that calls them "snowballs". Got excited that there may be someone else from my area in this group.
Hi OkieGina
Yeah that’s exactly what I do. I weigh everyday and log my weights into an app called Happy Scale that shows your average loss/trends etc. However, my official weigh-in day is a Monday so it’s just the Monday-Monday weight that matters to me if you know what I mean. It’s just interesting to see the daily fluctuations and keeps me on track for the day.
OkieGina & DeshotelK, I’m from the UK. The snowballs I’m talking about are mallow covered with chocolate and coconut shavings. Here’s a pic 😋
If Alberta we call them snowballs1 -
Daily Post Monday
Track yes
Calories yes under
Exercise yes 55 min of physical therapy
Water 100oz very low
Goals/comments
Just waking up, I got home at 4pm ate dinner and took my pain meds and was out. Today my Physical therapist, Connie, boy I tell she WORKED me today sooooo much I was screaming a couple times because of the pain in my right knee. She did not believe how sensitive it was well she found out today 😂😂😂But didn't give up, even after that she had more calisthenics for me and then had me do 12 minutes on the elliptical bike after all that. I told her my goal was 8 as I completed 7 last time but after I completed 8 I told her I'll give her 4 more after a 2 minute break. She didn't realize just to do the 8 I had to break after 4 minutes so I had to breaks but at the end I gave the 12 minutes she asked for. Very proud of myself. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👌🏾💃🏾💃🏾 Also I did let her know my body was not ready for 30 minutes of at home walking so she said just do 15 minutes to start and work my way up cause she wants me to be consistent. So although she works me hard I love her for looking out for plus she approved water aerobics for me.
NSV: (t.m.i) let's talk about hygiene when you're as big as I am. Well I use to need a lot of assistance and I had to buy a bidet and get a specialize shower chair 8 months ago cause things got really bad. Well as of this morning I no longer need the bidet (although I might keep using it at times cause it's so much cleaner than toilet paper) and I was able to stand and shower by myself today still needed my cane to get out but small changes equal to big changes. SMALL VICTORIES = BIG VICTORIES! SO TODAY WAS VERY GOOD DAY. Now I need to get up and finish my assignments for today got to meet the deadline 11:59pm
HAVE A GOODNIGHT🌃🌃 STAY POSITIVE AND TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY!❤❤
WOW GREAT WORKOUTS. Keep up the great work0 -
Monday check in
Calories: under
Water: over
Exercise: walking
One week after surgery and all my extra weight is gone ai am feeling strongier and off all pain med. Time to start doing more if my wife lets me. It is great to have someone looking out for me and stopping me from doing dumb things2 -
This is my first time doing this challenge. I didn't realize we were suppose to do daily posts, my bad. I will go back and read all the posts, but if anyone can help me and summarize expectations...that would be lovely and I will greatly appreciate you. I want to do my best for our group!
Daily Post: Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Walked 15,000 steps2 -
Daily Post: Monday April 29th
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes (over)
Exercise: Yes (Walked for 20 min)
Goals/Day/Comments: I started off strong in April but by the end of the month I kind of lost my focus. My goals for May:- Walk 20 min daily
- Step daily goal of 10,000
- Drink 64 oz of water daily
- Stay within my daily calorie count
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melodyis4reals wrote: »This is my first time doing this challenge. I didn't realize we were suppose to do daily posts, my bad. I will go back and read all the posts, but if anyone can help me and summarize expectations...that would be lovely and I will greatly appreciate you. I want to do my best for our group!
Daily Post: Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Walked 15,000 steps
The daily post is optional. Just a fun way to get everyone interacting with each other. The only mandatory post is the weekly weigh in. This group likes to talk, share stories, bounce ideas off each other. I don't get to respond to every post, but I like reading about everyone's day!1 -
grizziegriz wrote: »Daily Post: Monday April 29th
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes (over)
Exercise: Yes (Walked for 20 min)
Goals/Day/Comments: I started off strong in April but by the end of the month I kind of lost my focus. My goals for May:- Walk 20 min daily
- Step daily goal of 10,000
- Drink 64 oz of water daily
- Stay within my daily calorie count
Sometimes it happens. But its good to recognize it and refocus! You got this!1 -
Its mandatory for everyone!!!
Or I just like hearing about everyone's day. 😆
Life is a struggle, weight loss adds to that struggle... its good to have people in your corner cheering you on!1
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