rachelleahsmom wrote: »

@Katmary71 and @AustinRuadhain The jury is still out for me on yoga. I really want to love it and know all the great benefits, but I find myself lying on the mat thinking, "did I leave the porch light on? Do I have garlic for tonight's dinner?" and stuff like that. I think it making me sore was a positive thing, because I work out almost every day and am almost never sore. So, adding something different was a good wake up call that maybe I need to shake things up a bit.

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LOL, can't stop laughing at this! My mind always wanders too! I eat dinner after my workout so I'm thinking of what time to put things in the oven or start the Instant pot to eat at a certain time and still get in my shower. It doesn't help that my cats love the yoga mat, yesterday one went under me my last 5 seconds of a plank and the cautious one curled up on the other half when I was doing the ending of the yoga routine and was in my way, but I didn't want to scare him off.

Friday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- stair treadmill, weights, core/stretches, yoga
Water- good

Got back on track with cleaning and decluttering, last week was a dud after 5 for 90 but I cleaned out my kitchen cupboard and there were some things hiding out in the back that can be donated. Two boxes out of the kitchen, I just may manage to squeeze in an air fryer!

I've fallen in love with the stair treadmill. The yoga routine I did today was for the hips, half of it was on one leg. I really wasn't meant to stand around on one leg and do forward bends! I was mean and laughed when the instructor lost his balance as I don't think I stopped wobbling the whole time! Finished my 5th day of yoga. Was a productive day overall.

Habits
Gym 3 days- done
Cardio 30 minutes a day- done
Core/stretch daily-done
Fit On yoga 5xs this week- did 6, will probably continue to do a routine after core exercises to wind down
Recipe- made two, not sure if I'll make butternut chili tomorrow as I have some food to get through and am going out Sunday
Declutter/clean- great job today!

Good morning Slimpossibles! It’s a cold gloomy day here but that is OK because I’m not going anywhere today. I will do my workout soon, put the beef stew in the crockpot, and do some housework. I have this jigsaw puzzle that I want to work on but promised myself NOT to go near it until all my chores are done.

@AustinRuadhain, I am not a fan of yoga. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t really ever done it so it’s foreign to me or what. I’ve tried a couple of times and much prefer lifting weights over yoga. There is a beginner program on Beachbody so I might give it a try one day.

@mrmcgrath, that weight will come off next week!

@Cornada, yayyyy for keeping it GREEN!!

@raleighgirl09, I also need to step up my game and give 100% every day and stop playing games with my weight loss. I find myself trying to find a “diet plan” that will work for me when the truth is that I’m not giving 100% to anything that I’m doing. I had this thought last week that I could just eat sensibly and not track my calories. What a bunch of hogwash! I’m back to tracking today. LOVE that challenge to decide if you are truly hungry or not by drinking water and trying to wait an hour. I’ve been wanting to increase my intermittent fasting time and that could be just the trick I need to do.

@vanjan14, great weight loss this week!! You will reach that goal as long as you keep your focus and do what you know to do.

@Katmary71, look at you crushing your workouts and habits!! If you do make the butternut chili let me know how you like it. I’ve seen recipes for it before and always wondered if I would like it or not. I just reorganized and decluttered my kitchen the other day. All my kitchen cabinets and drawers are so clean and organized. Now to see how long I can keep it like that!

@its_cleo, I have the same tight body/muscles which might be why I don’t like yoga. I’m trying to embrace more stretching after my workouts but rush through them most of the time so I can just be done. I do hope your day goes better and that your mood will get brighter.

raleighgirl09 wrote: »

Tip on the week and knowing which week - I always write in the day, the week# with the date (Thursday was week 3 for me, 16Jan2020). I copy from my previous week's weigh-in and change the week# and date so I can keep up with it - it took me at least to the 2nd month to figure that out so I am passing along! The only drawback is having to go back and find the previous - if anyone has any other tips, I'd love to hear them!! =>

My tip is to use an Excel spreadsheet and save it to your computer so you can copy/paste your weekly weigh-in and so that you can have a great visual as you go forward. I have every month since I joined the Slimpossibles. Here is a picture of my January so you all can see what I do.

@TeresaW1020 It's great having the kitchen organized! It's tough with the cabinets here as it's a really small kitchen and everything's is double or triple packed into cabinets and the openings are really small. I went through my pantry for the first time in years and was depressed at all the stuff that expired, I filled up two garbage cans with stuff I'd never use. Cleaning it out makes it a lot easier to find what I'm looking for and cooking is more accessible and I love seeing it clean and organized. The worst now is the freezer and spice cabinet, I have more spices than I ever have and the freezer has food I no longer eat that I feel like I'm wasting if I get rid of! BTW, I realized I hadn't read the end of the December thread and came across ways to lessen additions to coffee. I'm still at least adding stevia or sugar-free syrup and recently bought a peppermint cocoa almond creamer for Christmas as a treat, but I've cut the amount way back and love adding cinnamon to my coffee. I add a lot! I used to add a ton of sweet cream creamer and buy white mochas or frapps at Starbucks or other coffee shops, switched to cold brew with light sweet cream (dropped about 500 calories), then started making my own.

@its_cleo You're doing a great job staying on track despite not doing well! Do you feel better when you exercise? I really dragged for all of December and stopped going to the gym the second half and it was horrible to get started or even get out of bed. I think sticking to a routine helped me. It sounds like you're doing a great job of doing that with exercise. Honestly adding in dance helped because disco is so fun to listen to though I haven't done it recently. Well, I switch from heavy metal or a symphony rock band to disco and funk when I do my body weight exercises as the beat is the same when doing reps so I guess I'm still getting my mental fix of it!

On yoga, the stretching is probably the fastest I've seen improvement in my body. Weights was big but took a while. With my back problems and the fusions there's a lot of tension in my torso and I noticed yesterday I can squat lower and can take bigger steps. I'm also paying attention to my breathing, I tend to hold my breath and I'm always a little anxious so breathing is good to be aware of and will probably help me slow down a bit. I'm awful at waiting between sets when doing weights at the gym as I'm all fired up from music but yesterday I focused on my breath and waiting more than 30 seconds. Yoga and stretching isn't really my personality, I tend to get all worked up and "attack" my workouts rather than relax but I think on an ongoing basis it will make me slow down and is already having a calming effect. I honestly picked the first routine on accident and ended up liking it. The workouts are pretty short too so they're not bad to add in after my exercises and it's a good cool down. OK, this ended up really long!

Today's high was 4 below zero. So, no outside walk for me. I've been walking around the house trying to get those last few steps in. My cat either chases me or looks at me like I'm nuts. We might be above zero by Tuesday! I'm a little worried about Monday's weigh in. Any chance I can lose 5 pounds between now and then? Ha!

@raleighgirl09 I have never seen anyone approach weight loss quite in this way which is why I am intrigued. It all sounds very good to me.

Checking in...

I haven’t tracked anything yet but I’m still on track today for WW points. I don’t think my water is where it should be however. Leg is recovering. I think it was a muscle spasm actually. Now instead of pain it is more just sore and so is my calf which is what leads me to believe it was a spasm and not a pulled muscle. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Either way I hope it will be well by Monday.

Calories- under
Exercise- bike, core, yoga
Water- good

Habits
Gym 3xs a week- done
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Strength/stretch daily- done
FitOn yoga- done
Decluttering/cleaning- cleaned fridge, need to finish freezer

week 3 weigh in

its cleo
PW: 156.8
CW: 157

Well almost the same. I'm just glad it didn't go up more.

Congratulations to Mission Slimpossibles for being the #1 Green Team on the spreadsheets this week!!

#1 Mission Slimpossibles 70.4% green
#2 Weight No More 66.7%green
#3 Trimstones 65.4% green
#4 Downsizers 59.1% green
#5 Shrinking Assets 56% green
#6 WaistAways 47.05% green