SHRINKING ASSETS DECEMBER CHAT
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Dinner tonight is a big Southwest salad. Tomorrow I was thinking about lentil chili with cornbread top?2
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »What’s everyone having for supper tonight? I need new ideas. My husband is so boring when it comes to eating. Same things over and over again.
We had zoodles the other night with Italian dressing marinated chicken.2 -
Corporatelawmom
Thursday
CW - 183.3
PW - (I completely forgot to weigh on Thanksgiving so we'll use the prior week's weight which was 179ish).
Clearly Thanksgiving was more fun than it should have been. It's time to get back on top of things before the next round of holiday festivities really starts.6 -
I have been nursing my sick pup this week. Most of you know that I love my dog, Tucker, more than most people. He is doing much better and should be back to 100% in another day or two.
Below is my yesterday. I thought it was pretty funny, but did the spoiler as it is totally skippable.My routine has been a bit hectic lately with the extra dog duties. I left for work yesterday feeling good with what I had accomplished within the 30 minutes of waking up and running out the door. I had a dinner plans in my head and plans for putting dinner in the crock for tonight.
I really felt like I had my stuff together!!!
Got home and started green beans for dinner. I was prepping my crock meal as they cooked before I grilled the pork chops that were to accompany the beans. After getting my crock meal prepared (btw - it is cooking in my office and smells delicious!) I opened the pork chops that I had bought (marked down) on Monday. UUUUGGGGHH - they were spoiled! SERIOUSLY? In just 2 days??? Now what? The chicken I had is now in the crock covered in seasonings for today and all I have is green beans. <Insert your favorite 4 letter word here>
Now what? Cheese sandwich and green beans? GROSS! I open my fridge- nothing appealing, cabinet... same. Freezer - everything is frozen. FISH STICKS!!!! I called an audible and made all 6 fish sticks for K and me. Not the big ones, but the little skinny ones
Dinner was not exactly what I had planned but it turned out okay. We feasted on 3 fish sticks and green beans 
The best compliment was K's response. He said "I know you love me... because if you didn't you would have made the stinky chops and said 'you know, I think i will just have beans for dinner - you take the second for lunch tomorrow' and sent me on my way with the rancid pork and laughed at my food poisoning."
On the weight loss front - I still have not weighted from thanksgiving. I have not been logging properly, but I have been doing well. My snacking has reduced significantly and I feel my choices have been better. Retraining the brain can be so difficult, but it will happen!!!
Does anyone have an awesome weekend instore that they would like to share?4 -
ugh
Weigh Day Thursday
PW: 379.8
CW: 380.2
Of all the things about weight loss that makes me crazy is sticking to plan and having these weird water weight fictionalizations. Intellectually I get it but argh!
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@lindamtuck2018 dinner tonight was a lentil marinara sauce over zoodles from the Cookie and Kate website, adding Parmesan. I used a jar of Rao’s tomato sauce to make the sauce rather than making the tomato sauce from scratch to save time. It is basically a meatless Bolognese.2
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@CharlesScott78 could not agree with you more! It takes all my strength on those days even though I intellectually know it is just the water weight.2
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lindamtuck2018
PW 207.6
CW 210.6
Binge eating got me this week. I have been slipping into taking my meds earlier in the evenings. This makes me super dopey and drowsy so I am more likely to binge. So I think between the binge eating disorder and the hunger from the meds I am creating the perfect storm.
My daughter comes on Monday from Scotland. I know there is eating out on the menu twice next week. That is usually good for a few pounds of salt weight for me. It will be all worth it to see little Stella.5 -
Boehle
Friday
PW: 173.2
CW: 173.2
I am not sure how I didn't gain anything with the amount of junk I ate this week but I will take it.
overdue:
@LovebyDraug69
due today:
@LovebyDraug69
@mustb60
@Smart_Beautiful_and_Strong
@KelGen02
@ells_runs
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Cre804
PW 197.5
CW 199.5
😱😱😱
Reflecting back on the week, lots going on. Holiday stress, hubby out of town, and most importantly, I’ve been staying up too late. Mindless snacking, holiday excuse, I deserve this, etc. Part of this is water, because we ate out last night and I’m up two pounds over yesterday. My goal is to journal everything and to come up with simple healthy meals for the next week. I’ve got to nip this in the bud!7 -
Hallo all! It has been busy week but I'm loving my weightloss
PW 220lbs
CW 215lbs
It is my first 10 days back to being good, so I'm sure that weight loss is mostly water, but hey! I'll take it!
I hope everyone is well
Steps
December 5th 13,556
December 6th 14,8367 -
SW : 270
GW : 199 (initially anyway)19/05 - 27030/11 - 212.6 ...+0.3 .. 57.4
26/05 - 267.0 ... 3.0 ... 03.0
01/06 - 263.0 ... 4.0 ... 07.0
08/06 - 259.0 ... 4.0 ... 11.0
15/06 - 257.4 ... 1.6 ... 12.6
22/06 - 255.8 ... 1.6 ... 14.2
29/06 - 254.8 ... 1.0 ... 15.2
06/07 - 252.8 ... 2.0 ... 17.2
13/07 - 250.8 ... 2.0 ... 19.2
17/07 - 249.2 ... 1.6 ... 20.8 weigh in early this week as I am away for a four day weekend
27/07 - 247.6 ... 1.6 ... 22.4
03/08 - 246.5 ... 1.1 ... 23.5
10/08 - 243.3 ... 3.2 ... 26.7
17/08 - 241.0 ... 2.3 ... 29.0
24/08 - 238.9 ... 2.1 ... 31.1
31/08 - 236.4 ... 2.5 ... 33.6
07/09 - 233.6 ... 2.8 ... 36.4
14/09 - 230.8 ... 2.8 ... 39.2
21/09 - 228.5 ... 2.3 ... 41.5
28/09 - 226.9 ... 1.6 ... 43.1
05/10 - 227.5 .. +0.6 .. 42.5 First blip in 4 months, acceptable for a holiday
12/10 - 223.7 ... 3.8 ... 46.3
19/10 - 220.3 ... 3.4 ... 49.7
26/10 - 219.2 ... 1.1 ... 50.8
02/11 - 216.8 ... 2.4 ... 53.2
09/11 - 215.0 ... 1.8 ... 55.0
16/11 - 212.9 ,,, 2.1 ... 57.1
23/11 - 212.3 ... 0.6 ... 57.7
07/12 - 209.5 ... 3.1 ... 60.5
Weight loss so far 60.5 lbs, 10.5 lbs to go. Under 15 stone. Whoop! Whoop!6 -
NOVEMBER STEPS
1st @ngk2000 Steps 401,379
2nd @kilobykilo Steps 363,741
3rd @lindamtuck2018 Steps 297,093
Team total steps 2,216,735
December is going to be a big month to end the year on - can we reach 3 million? We need as many people as possible to record their steps here if you can.
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PW 164.2lbs
CW 164.1lbs
Not bad for a week vacationing. I am pretty happy, goal is 159 before New Years.6 -
PW 348
CW 346.28 -
I weighed in today
I weighed in at 232.0
I’m placing myself on the support team for the month. I have a lot going on - only home for less than half of the month.
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Positive move
Just renewed my membership in Atlanta stack club. Looks like my brother in law might be running with me this user.
We are planning a hm by the end of 2020.
I said I would another..... looks like I lied!4 -
So how are we all doing so far this month? Thanksgiving food hangovers should well and truly past us and we have a short spell to get back in the game before Christmas 1
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »So how are we all doing so far this month? Thanksgiving food hangovers should well and truly past us and we have a short spell to get back in the game before Christmas
I had a stressful few days...my kitty who is 9 mos old became anemic and almost died; $2300 later w/transfusion and bone marrow sample for testing to see what caused her to become that way; she's home now and seems fine; however, for lunch yesterday, we were at vet for 4 hours and I had a cappuccino, flaming hot cheetos and swedish fish, no restaurants around and didn't think it would take 4 hours before going home....😞4 -
Steps
12/4
8,095
12/5
9,475
12/6
4,514
Steps were low yesterday spending over an hour at my regular vet and then 4 hours at emergency vet clinic....see my post above...2 -
Sorry, been sick most of the week so MIA.
Pw: 179.8?
CW 179.4
Will try get back on and post properly and update steps later on3 -
Group Challenge is up for Week 2...go and check it out...there will be a new posting each day this week, so jump in, get active, build your candy cane AND keep humming the tune!
Jessica
Capt., Team TrimStones1 -
TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL TALLIES FOR DECEMBER WEEK 1 ARE IN
THIS IS HOW IT ALL PANNED OUT
THE WINNERS ARE...
TEAM % Mission Slimpossibles 0.24%
INDIVIDUAL % apple852hk 2.44%
TEAM LBS LOST Fitness Warriors 11.8
INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST ells_runs 5.0
AS A WHOLE WE LOST 32.4 POUND OR 0.13%!!
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.24%
2nd Fitness Warriors 0.22%
3rd Shrinking Assets 0.15%
3rd Weight No More 0.15%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
1st Fitness Warriors 11.8
2nd Mission Slimpossibles 9.0
3rd Shrinking Assets 7.0
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @apple852hk 2.44%
2nd @ells_runs 2.27%
3rd @amytriesww 2.13%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
1st @ells_runs 5.0
2nd @amytriesww 4.4
3rd @apple852hk 4.0
3rd @ConfidentRaven 4.0
HONORABLE MENTIONS
renaegry
megnolia82
sarawilliams5889
holmesp603
eyezbydiana
hope002
Gadgetgirl259
jedaschultz
TheMrWobbly
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »So how are we all doing so far this month? Thanksgiving food hangovers should well and truly past us and we have a short spell to get back in the game before Christmas
I would say I am struggling a bit. November I put my blinders on and worked pretty hard. This month is going to be tough. Sodium is going to be my enemy. Even if I stay within my calories, the water weight will be awful.
With that said I have changed my goal to maintaining my December start weight. I am going to do that by
1. Trying to stay under 2300 mg of sodium
2. Walk, walk, walk
3. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
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@ells_runs on finishing in the top three in weight loss and percentage of weight loss
@TheMrWobbly congrats on making the honourable mentions
@kilobykilo sorry you haven’t been feeling well
@LaurieWrobo I hope your kitty stays on the mend3 -
Breakfast and lunch for the main work week is ready.
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Luciicul
Monday, Week 2
PW: 156.3
CW: 153.7
I weigh every day but only 'count' the Monday weigh-in, which is always higher than the Sunday weigh-in (I basically lose most my weight during the week, and then have a minor bounce back on weekends - because of my intermittent fasting schedule), so while I can't quite 'count' it yet... yesterday my weight was right on 50kg lost. This is the original goal I set for myself at the beginning of the year, to lose this amount, and I gave myself until Feb 2020 to get there.
So hitting this milestone yesterday prompted my partner and I to get out the New Year's Resolutions we made at the beginning of the year, as well as the more refined goals we decided at the end of January when I bought us all goal themed diaries (and I started working on losing weight), and reflected on the progress we've made over the year so far. While I haven't hit all my goals for this year, I have hit several of them, and they have been really life-changing. While this year hasn't been easy, it has been a really good "it's getting better" after many years of a lot of struggle and stress. My partner felt a bit worse because he hasn't hit any of his goals, but we were able to discuss what he had achieved - the things he didn't think to set as his "goals" but had done anyway, and how much they had improved our lives. For once we feel 'ahead of schedule' reflecting on how we will continue to improve on things next year, and have a couple weeks to reflect some more before setting our 2020 New Year's Resolutions.
It is really hard for my partner to make changes in his life because he has quite low levels of self-motivation, and is more likely to make excuses about obstacles than try to find a way to overcome those obstacles. He is always quite a few steps behind me, which can be frustrating for both of us. But I feel like I've had quite a lot of 'uhuh' moments this year, and he has seen the results of these, we have talked about what I am learning, and what a difference it makes, and it is slowly sinking into him. I think next year he might have a real go at hitting some of his goals.
I hope you all have had a similarly good journey this year (despite the ups and downs that are inevitable in life).5 -
Fantastic @Luciicul0
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Boehle
Friday
PW: 173.2
CW: 173.2
I am not sure how I didn't gain anything with the amount of junk I ate this week but I will take it.
overdue:
@LovebyDraug69
due today:
@LovebyDraug69
@mustb60
@Smart_Beautiful_and_Strong
@KelGen02
@ells_runs
Sorry for MIA. Getting back on track after a hiatus of 14 days break, no tracking of food and no access to scale, of which includes 10 days visit to home city for brother in law's wedding, 4 days of falling sick due to weather change. Cough and cold is still there but managing my calories intake from today. Not feeling well enough to exercise but hope to start soon.
Got on scale on Saturday my weight was up 5 lbs!!
Mustb60
Pre weight: 170 lbs
Current weight: 175 lbs
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Fantastic @Luciicul
I think many of us have the 'SO Struggle'. For me it was the realisation that this way my excuse to fail. Just because my SO, or anyone else I started a journey with, dropped out or waivered it was not my reason to do the same. I would love Sharon to join me though only if she really wants to. She makes the same rumblings regularly and then doesn't follow through. I want her to be happy and if this is what does it for then she should stick with it. For me I want something different and I will achieve it.
It does look a tough time for many and I hope everyone comes out on the other side quickly and in good health. Comfort food is a real thing in the mind, I am guilty of it as well especially when tired or under pressure. The question I would ask is how did this help in the past? When I couldn't run for that bus, when I couldn't wear the suit I wanted to, when I finished that bowl of chips and still wanted more... did any of that actually help me? Does any of it help you? Food can be a crutch to support you, who wants to be on crutches their whole life?
There seems to be a lot of 'not' talking - sound off here, we are all experiencing difficulties and we can learn from each other.3 -
Oh, must I post?
CW: 233.5
I finally got batteries for my scale and I have gained 9 pounds over the last 3 or 4 weeks. Usually I struggle with either meals, or snacks, but I have been struggling with both. But I am here posting and not going to run away. We shall see what this week brings. Well, this is me being accountable, so I shall now slither away into my hole. Not giving up though!9
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