raleighgirl09 wrote: »

raleighgirl09
Wednesday check in

Sooooo - three days into my social distancing and I'm already tired of it! Show of hands...? Yeah, I think it's all of us and we have a few more weeks to go (I hope not extended beyond a few weeks!). Trying to settle into this new norm - working from home everyday (note to self - at least shower), sometimes somewhat distracted by the trepidation of the unknown. Hands all chaffed and chapped and unhappy, despite lotions and Aquaphore. Trying to not scratch my mouth/nose/eyes all the time so why in heavens name do they all itch at once IN PUBLIC??? ....

Benefits I Didn't Realize I'd Have From Weight Loss for 1,000.00, please Alex!

@raleighgirl09 -
Yes, do shower daily! Bonus points if you then put on something besides pj's!
Also
-- Clean that phone! Regularly!
-- Consider a decontamination protocol when you do go shopping. For me, at least, that's the most likely means of sharing/exposure.

At my house, we have been in self quarantine for a while because my husband got potentially exposed early on (at a conference, a space that was used by conference attendees was later found to be a space that was likely used during that same period by someone who went to the hospital and was then confirmed to have COVID-19 (was on that now-infamous Nile River cruise). We were already being cautious, and DH had gone armed with hand sanitizer and avoided shaking hands, but it was all too easy to think of ways that he could have been infected anyway. We are assuming that like other similar viruses, this one survives on hard surfaces for 12+ hours (tenfold drop after 10-12 hours, but that's not zero). There was no way to know he was clean, every reason to think we should be careful -- the whole family, since if he had it, we all likely did or would. Given what's at stake and given that we have friends and family that are high risk, we've been hunkering down (partying at home?) for a couple of weeks.

And now everyone we know is joining us in not getting together. And people have stopped with the "you're a little odd" reaction to our declining in-person social events (even with the explanation). One person reached out to invite me to a birthday party and seemed a little offput when I said no, explained why, and asked if I could call to say happy birthday. I was then delighted to have them come back and say that they wee going to do the entire thing virtually, and would I come. It was a great mini-party online, with lots of laughter.

On the plus side of all this, my husband is very willing to go out for walks with me in the evening, so we are getting in about an hour brisk-ish walk each evening, and the delighted greetings every time we meet someone are indeed so precious and delightful.

I, too, wonder about Slimpossibles folks that are quiet right now. I too am hoping people check back in when the dust settles for them. As you say, we'll be here when they are able to stop by and catch up.

Those of you that are checking in today --

Oh, and @raleighgirl09 - Your Jeopardy reference made me smile so hard!

Hi everyone! Sorry to have gone sinker but I have just returned from London & am now self-quarantined! Working from home & trying to catch up with everything...thankful for lovely neighbours who helped out by buying us a few essentials to come back to
Weigh In:
Thursday
gwamajtw91
PW: 168.0
CW: 166.7

@AustinRuadhain I'm glad your husband seems to be okay, it's frightening to think of getting it even though for most of us we'd be fine. Glad the walks are going well and you're having bonding time with your family. LOL, I know I looked like a bumbling idiot doing that video but I still had fun, I'm like you, as long as I'm moving all's good! I did focus on arm and feet motions separately after awhile to get some of it down. I love that I'm not the only one who likes watching cooking shows even though it's usually stuff I'd never eat! I watch all the Food Network holiday competitions then wonder why I'm craving cake and cookies!

@gwamajw91 Wow, back from a trip and lost weight, that's impressive! How wonderful that your neighbors bought you items, I'd imagine that took a lot of pressure off.

@its_cleo I'm glad you were able to get out for a jog. I tried to send you a friend request and it didn't go through for some reason. I've been posting the workouts I'm doing on my feed, I've found some good routines from short dance ones to weights and cardio. I've had fun exploring but part of me misses my time reading on the bike too. I think doing the videos is helping me from getting depressed from all of this. Oh, with recipes, I look online and just checked out two skinnytaste cookbooks, I've bookmarked a LOT of recipes and wrote some down, it will depend on what I can get ingredient-wise and what I have at home. I have a Moosewood low fat cookbook that I love and just discovered Vegan Richa, a lot of her recipes look good and I loved her red lentil chili. The Persian split pea soup with barley was from the Moosewood cookbook, I didn't have potatoes but used sweet potatoes and it was still really good. When decluttering I went through a bunch of Cooking Light, Eating Well, Vegetarian Times, and Clean Eating magazines and ripped out pages of ones that sounded the best, I have a small stack now of ones I have the ingredients for on my table.

Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 3
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 210.0
Todays Weight: 209.7

@Katmary71, I have to go out to the store today too and I agree that it’s unsettling. We just need to be extra careful and try not to overly freak out. Easier said than done, huh?

@its_cleo, what did you decide to do about meeting your trainer? Getting outside sounds like a good idea.

@gwamajtw91, glad you are home and being safe! Yayyy for great neighbors!

@AustinRuadhain, you know I love me some Great British Baking Show!! Other “comfort” shows are any kind of veterinary/animal zoo shows. I don’t know why DH and I love them so much, but we do! I love that you went to a virtual birthday party! Keep safe, my friend!!

@Raleighgirl09, your words on giving grace to those around you and to yourself is so profound. If we ever needed to show grace and kindness, it’s now. [i]Raises hand [/i]that I am tired of being so aware of staying safe. The other day when I was in the produce section of the store I licked my fingertips to open the plastic bag to put my green peppers in. I froze in horror!! For a moment, I seriously considered squirting hand sanitizer onto my tongue.

Good morning team!! Sorry that I didn’t check in yesterday. I was in a staff meeting at the church for most of the day and then came home to make dinner and veg out in front of the TV. The staff decided to utilize our FB page more as a way to stay connected to our people. We had Pastor make a video that took wayyyyy longer than it needed to because he seriously can’t do videos!! My town is on a 24/7 lock-down for the rest of the month and we are told to not go anywhere. My 77-year old mother has a hair appointment today that she insists on going to. Both of my seniors (DH and mom) are giving me more grey hair! We had an Amazon order come in last night and I all but screamed at DH not to touch the box! It’s a good thing that I am working from home because keeping these two safe is a full-time job.

Sunshineplace
Week 3
PW 156.4
CW 157.2

Sorry for the late post

Hey guys! I'm feeling way better today and working on getting my 10K steps. I gotta pause on being outside bc I live in the mid Atlantic and tree pollen just started. It's EVERYWHERE

Between my allergies and asthma, I'll just in, thanks. And helps with just staying home in general bc social distancing. There's no staying home from work however; I'm a 911 dispatcher. Luckily there's only 2 of us and we're far enough apart; although my officers aren't allowed in to see us unless it's business related which makes our 12 hours shifts drag more than usual.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy!

Friday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- You Tube videos, yoga, planks (been beating my record pretty fast at planks, it's awesome!), walking
Water- over, finishing my last cup of tea right now

Habits
Weights 3xs legs/arms (stomach daily)- arms done, one more leg day
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Strength/yoga- done
Decluttering/cleaning- hm, not really, just lots of dishes. Planted some more heirloom tomato seeds, there's about 100 total from yesterday and today of everything, hopefully I get four tomato plants out of all this, they're 10 year old seeds.
Recipe- I tried two different ones tonight, neither that complicated. The brussel sprouts were horrible, I smothered them in mustard so I could eat them and will have to figure out how to make them edible for tomorrow. I made Sweet N' Spicy SIracha-Glazed Salmon by skinnytaste's first cookbook and it was SO good, I knew I should've made more than one fillet! Again the sweetener burned the first minute of five minutes of cooking and set off the fire alarms. My honey is from my cousin's beehives and is super thick so it was tough to marinate. Anyhow, there goes another pan that's damaged from cutting back on oils.

I barely slept because I was nervous to go shopping and it wasn't a big deal at all. The stores were a bit more crowded than usual. The expected stuff was gone, what I didn't think would be a problem was the bins of spring greens/baby lettuce mix I buy! I found a couple of power greens at one store so I grabbed two. No bags of spinach, Swiss Chard, or kale for a soup I was going to make and I don't buy them but all the packaged bags of lettuce were gone. Sprouts didn't have any yogurt under $8, Raley's was better but I had to go with a different brand. I bought more than normal getting what I could of extra pantry stuff and hit a bulk bin clearance sale so I'm trying some new stuff. I noticed an Indian store on the way home I decided to peek in, talk about a TON of rice and grains, and a whole aisle of beans/legumes. I can't pass up new beans (stupid) so I bought some, there was a lot of interesting stuff but I don't know much about Indian food except a lot of coconut milk and cilantro is used and I can't stand the first and the other tastes like soap to me. I've made exactly one Indian recipe so far but am excited to check out more black chickpea recipes! Obviously I'm going stir-crazy in the house by myself (and kitties)!

Username: mlhopp93
Week: 3
Weigh-in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 338.2
Todays Weight: 336.4

Digger61
Sat
March week 3
PW 209
CW 208

Friday (Yesterday) Check-in
Calories: under; all good, on-plan choices
Exercise: lots of housecleaning, but no formal workout; declared it my rest day for the week
Water: on track
Habit Tracking
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- Meditation (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min) ✔️
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min) (no but will get in my 6 for the week)
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily) ✔️
Goals
- Grocery shopping ✔️
- Project work ✔️

Goals and Improvements for Today (Saturday)
Habit Tracking
- Meditation (daily 2+ min)** ✔️
- Breathing Exercises (daily 2+ min)
- M.A. Forms Practice (daily 2+ min)
- Exercise (6 x week/45+ min) - want to do an outdoor walk today!
- Food weighed/measured/on plan (daily)
Goals
- Project work (virtual, but like a fulltime job today) ✔️

The themes are up for week 4 of the March challenge. The link is below and we start tomorrow!
Most of us are at home a lot more these days. Understandably, we are all feeling increased levels of stress and anxiety. A lot of our usual coping mechanisms have been shut down, like gyms, places of worship, cafes and favorite shops. This week is about self care, our mental health and staying motivated thorough this difficult time.

Motivation Monday
Now more than ever, practicing kindness and gratitude can help us and others through this time. Post a photo or describe what you are thankful for or an act of kindness in your life (whether you gave or received that kindness).

Transformation Tuesday
A lot of the places that we go to for self care are closed. It could be your place of worship, support group, salon, spa, gym, local pool, or neighbourhood cafe. All kinds of diy ideas and videos have popped up on how to do things for ourselves at home. Show or tell us about one way that you have transformed your self care while staying at home.

Workout Wednesday
Whether we feel like it or not, we need to keep moving during this difficult time. Post a selfie from or tell us about one aspect your home workout routine.

Thirsty Thursday
Seems like I am making way more soup lately. Post your recipe or a photo of for your favorite soup. I know that soup is a food, but it is liquid too!

Food for Thought Friday
Post a your favorite motivational quote. It can be a photo or text, but please share anything that is helping you right now.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787221/march-spring-it-forward-photo-challenge#latest

Hello Slimpossibles!

You will be joined soon by the first two new members for the April challenge. They are @Shoop69 and @gunderw59

If you don't see them show up here in the next couple of days, let me know! Enjoy getting to know them

@its_cleo sounds like it was a good day overall for you, I'm glad! Way to go on hitting the stairs and taking time to yourself at the park.

@Shoop69 and @gunderw59 Welcome to the group!

Saturday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- You Tube videos, walking, cleaning
Water- over

Habits
Weights 3xs a week- body parts done!
Cardio 30 minutes- done
yoga/strength- done aside of side planks, can't do today
Decluttering- Oh man did I kill it today! I took all my bags of beans, legumes, and grains and got all the glass jars I saved and labeled and filled them. I spent a crazy amount of time organizing by type and size and have one-and-a-half shelves, no wonder there was such a big stack of bulk bin bags! I ended up reorganizing an already organized pantry and made myself a full shelf of tea and coffee, it's sad how proud I am of my pantry! Now I want to empty all the jars and scrub the labels all the way off, it's the only thing ruining how it looks.
10,000 steps- done, hit 25,000
Recipe- made Dijon-Maple Chicken with Brussels and Sweet Potatoes. It's another Skinnytaste recipe, it originally had butternut squash instead of sweet potatoes but I want to save my butternut squash for something else. Luckily it came out really good since I'll be eating it for three more nights! It's from the One and Done cookbook. I'm on a Dijon mustard kick, it's another one of those things I didn't appreciate before and love now.

I'm so mad at myself right now, I'm normally careful about high impact stuff but was determined to get in as good of a leg workout as possible so I don't lose my gym progress and did some high impact stuff and now all around my back fusions are inflamed. You'd think after 30 years of back problems I'd know better! I was talking to my brother the other day about how much better I can move now compared to when I was over-medicated and bedridden only going out to see a doctor once a month. It's still hard to believe I'm able to move around now after so many years going by. I guess if I needed a reminder of how it used to be I'm getting it with this flare-up. I'm hoping a good night's rest will help and workout tomorrow depends on how I'm feeling. If I do anything it'll likely be the bike since I'm supported but that may be a bust too. Planks are a total bust, that's when I realized I pushed too hard when I couldn't hold it. Meanwhile the bulk box of cat litter finally came and I barely got it in the house, I'll have to keep it by the front door and take scoops to the bathrooms, I ordered a 40lb box. I'm trying to stay positive here!

Good morning! I slept in until almost 8 am. When life resumes out of my house it’s going to be hard to get back into my normal schedule. There just isn’t any rush to do anything right now. Yesterday, other than my morning workout, which killed my biceps, I have been a total slug! Today, I’m vowing that I am going to do something more productive than playing with a jigsaw puzzle and watching the news on my phone. Yes!! I will do those things but AFTER I at least clean out my pantry (thank you @Katmary71 ) and do other household chores. I did go out and play in the yard with my little Maggie Mae a couple of times yesterday. It was so warm and sunny!

@raleighgirl09, great attitude on that little bump on the scale. I agree that it's just one of the many tools that we need to use to gauge our progress. This morning my scale is up a bit too, but my arms are killing me from two days of workouts that focused on my arms, chest, and back muscles. It’s great that you are staying connected to your family.

@its_cleo, good job on sticking to your goals and yes, you need to make sure to do lots of self-care. Feels much longer than a week since we have been dealing with being locked down in our homes and who knows how much longer before we get the all-clear. Ugghhhh we all need to work on staying peaceful and busy!

@Katmary71, wow good job on your decluttering! You make me want to get into my pantry today and reorganize it. I have been buying lots of extra stuff and just putting it wherever. I’ve made the Dijon-Maple Chicken before and it is good. And I LOVE Brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes roasted together. Bitter and sweet yumminess! Ohhh my goodness what is wrong with you…and me for that matter, that we keep hurting ourselves working out! Don’t do anything but rest until your back is better. (((hugs)))

Yes, I buy the foil at Walmart! Here is a pic showing what to look for.




@apple852hk, yayyy for a great weigh-in!! You made good choices and it showed. Keep it up!

@Shoop69 and @gunderw59, we are so glad to have you on Team Mission Slimpossibles. It’s a little quieter here right now, so please feel free to jump in to help us get to know you better.