Hey there, @annliz23 and @debster634 ! Welcome to the Mission Slimpossible team! We are really delighted you have joined us!

Hello!! I had a very productive day and went to the grocery store first thing this morning. It was so, weird that at least one out of 5 people I saw were wearing gloves and a mask. I had my hand sanitizer in the front of my purse and was very careful with what I touched. Once back home I decided to not work out and instead do some deep cleaning. It's pollen season here in Georgia and the yellow dust is being tracked in by DH and the dog. So, I swept, vacuumed and mopped all the floors. Plus did a thorough dusting of all surfaces. It won't last long but it looks really good this evening. Tomorrow morning I'm going in to work for a staff meeting. We are going to meet in one of our large rooms and try to decide what to do about church services when we can't have church. It's really bumming me out! Take care, everyone!

@raleighgirl09, it’s so nice that you are finding ways to stay connected to your family. I agree that I find myself looking forward to meals more now that I’m trying not to nibble all day long. It’s hard though!

@Shoop69, you are going to fit in with us and do amazing!! This is a very hard time for so many of us that have had our normal routines turned upside down. So, cut yourself some slack and do the best you can. We are going to get through this!

@Katmary71, ohhh dear first your microwave and now your can opener! You are having a time of it, aren’t you? But you have the best attitude and always make me smile.

@wrknonmedaily, I know it’s hard being at home and working. I’m doing it too and I know that when I step on the scale on Friday it won’t be pretty. We just gotta do the best we can. I admit to looking forward this month being over and praying for a better one in April.

@its_cleo, It’s called The Sweet Shop and is a picture of a candy store. Not very healthy but super cute. 😉 Yes, life has gotten smaller and I’m glad that you are at least getting out to walk. Take care!

@leonadixon, that isn’t much of a gain so you will get it back off. Take care of yourself!

@vegan4lyfe2012, hey we are here for you! Including the need to vent. I’m glad that you will get some time to be home and get things organized around you. I get angry too when things get cluttered. (((hugs back)))

@bethanie0825, good job on your loss this week!!! I know your under a lot of stress so you should be VERY proud of yourself.

@AustinRuadhain, thanks for doing the step winners!! Wow we did a lot of stepping!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TOP STEPPERS!! You girls rock!!!
@Katmary71 with 179,901 steps (yes, even higher than last week!)
@raleighgirl09 with 85,794 steps (even higher than last week!)
@Jactop with 84,562 steps

I am thinking of you all today, Slimpossibles!


@gunderw59 - What a great day! It sounds like you are rocking your plan!

@TeresaW1020 - Our church is having no in-person services at all, but is getting quite creative with streaming things on Facebook, YouTube, etc. So hopefully your group will find ways to commune and celebrate and also keep members safe. It's a challenge, for sure.They are lucky to have you working on it, as we know you are so SO good at being a warm, joyful virtual presence!

Oh, and your PSA about wearing jeans occasionally to make sure they still fit -- hilarious!

@bethanie0825 - Congratulations on the weigh-in! You are getting there!

@vegan4lyfe2012 - Hurray for you for checking in, regardless of your attitude in the moment! If we said things only when everything was going well, it could get super quiet on here.

@leonadixon - Hang in there! With your determination and persistence, you'll get there, for sure. Is there anything you can do in terms of logging food or paying attention to diet, if exercise is being more challenging right now? Anyway, take care of yourself, and keep on keeping on!

@its_cleo - That walk to the store DOES count. 50% of those goals is 100% more than if you weren't reaching for something! And getting outside for a walk sounds super smart -- movement, fresh air, and if you are luck, some sunshine Things are disrupted right now, and we are all having to invent new practices and routines. Keep being kind to yourself. 👐 Check in here, 'cause we care and are happy to hear how things are going, regardless.

@wrknonmedaily - Hang in there. The dust will settle. You WILL find ways to manage this new circumstance that work for you! 👐

@Katmary71 - What a great day! You are inspiring me!
😔 SO sorry about the microwave oven, and 🎉 hurray to that extra can opener!

@nnbaby - Wow, congrats for basically holding steady. Given what a challenging week it has been, I am thinking that's a happy thing. I hope so. 👐 👐 👐

@Debster634 - Welcome to the team! And PLEASE do not worry about letting the team down. Not going to happen. We all have good and bad days and weeks, and we are here to support each other. The secret is to keep showing up. So just keep checking in. Do please read and join in the conversation, if that supports you. We are all here to share and support each other.

@raleighgirl09 - I so LOVE your comment about letting go of drama. Keep practicing that thought. All we can do each day is our best.

Tonight in my journal: A thought I'm working on believing about me is - I can maintain lost weight w/o fear. I can lose to goal w/o drama.

I have been doing lots of meditation, getting up early to fit that in. For me, it's helping me to notice those anxious thoughts and fears, but not have them BE me. It feels like you are in a similar space, working on not being run by that stuff. (And if I misread, set me straight!)
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@Jactop - 🎉🎉 Super great weigh-in! Really! A pound down is excellent!

Cheers to all of us! Seriously. In the midst of all this uncertainty, you are here and in your life everyday, keeping an eye on goals, not giving up on your health even as things seem wobbly and uncertain in the big world.

Here's to all of us -- weighing food, finding time to walk outside, getting in laps around the living room, and more!

@vegan4lyfe2012 No problem having off days, we all have them. Clutter's frustrating, I either try to ignore it or get extremely detailed and anal about fixing every little thing. Kind of how I work out and eat! Seriously, focusing on one thing at a time helps a lot with tackling it, like one box or drawer at a time.

Wednesday check-in
Calories- under
Exercise- You Tube dance, cardio, weights, walking, yoga
Water- good

Habits
Weights 3xs/body part- two upper body, 1 lower
Cardio 30 minutes- done
Strength/yoga- done
Decluttering/cleaning- none
Recipe- Oooo, made a good one tonight! https://www.thugkitchen.com/recipes/roasted-chickpea-and-broccoli-burrito I used half the chickpeas and 1/3 oil with it on a low carb/low cal tortilla so I could eat two and I had to eat them as soft tacos they were so fat. The seasonings were really good plus I used my Penzey's medium-hot chili powder. If you're offended by cursing don't check out the recipe.

I posted these on my feed for those of you that are friends (you all are, you know what I mean), I came across this dancer and his videos are a lot of fun, not easy to do! I spent my workout breaks watching his videos, he's hilarious to watch and I definitely don't move anything like him! I've decided he has rubber bands for his spine/bones. If you try it try not to watch him but the back-up dancers, it's easier and they're not as animated. My favorite is this one, it starts off real corny, then he shows how to do the beginning moves nice and slow, then speeds up so fast my mouth dropped! It was so fun to try! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0XkDDLsIOM&t=212s This is the "warm up" but after three times of doing it I was as sweaty as I got doing 35 minutes cardio! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5cdskEiA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5cdskEiA4

Sunshineplace
Week 4
Thursday
PW 157.2
CW 156.8

The four moderators have been running the full group challenges since the new year. We had the photo challenge this month with a different theme for each day of the week, last month we had the 29 questions of leaping groundhogs, and in January we had 20/20 vision to work on our goals.

I think the April challenge should come from team members. I'm asking all the teams to come up with some ideas. Or revive a previous challenge we had that you liked. What would be fun, useful, and get people from all the teams participating? In the past we have had all kinds of things: points-based games (minutes of exercise, sticking to plan, etc. earning baseball runs or just points), thoughtful questions, photo challenges, daily "pile up" (check this for example), goal setting, daily fitness from darebee or other easy to use sites, recipes, etc. etc.

Bring 'em on!

@AustinRuadhain I certainly CAN do those things! But my "giveadarn" seems to be broken! I really need to focus. While I am working on not getting overly anxious, it comes out in ways like just not paying attention to these details when I need to.

raleighgirl09
Thursday weigh in week 4 (26Mar2020)
Previous weight: 181.4
Current weight: 180.4

I am amazed that I feel a lot better this week, not because anything has changed....but because I have accepted the new normal, in many ways. I'm happy I was able to, I'm sad that I had to.

I think my sanity as we ride this out is going to be in my routines. Routines that I am still establishing for sleeping, rising - bathing and dressing. Yes - some pretty basic stuff. Routines for planning the next day, assessing this one, planning food to bulk prep

@AustinRuadhain I just laughed for 5 minutes, I look like her working out making up my own stuff when getting lost! That's the most I've laughed in a long time, thank you! If you don't look like a fool doing videos you're doing something wrong! I'd heard a lot of good things about Thug's Kitchen, now that I tried that recipe I want to make more but there's not many on the website and the library is closed. I haven't tried checking out books with my Kindle yet. I currently have two Skinnytaste cookbooks I'd ordered that came in right before all this started. I'm going to make a Vegan Richa recipe with cauliflower and lentils next. Then cabbage is up! I basically plan meals around my vegetables, usually what'll go bad next. I'm doing my best to keep my vegetables up but my darned salad greens are in high demand all the sudden, grr! Penzey's is amazing, there's a store by my aunt's house and I was the big spender when 5 of us went, it weighed down my suitcase so much that I had to carry them on the plane! Here's a thread where I asked for recommendations before I went, lots of Penzey lovers! https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10750665/penzeys-spices-favorites/p1
Their other family store The Spice House started flat packs where shipping is free, so if you have your own bottles that's a great option too. I've bought stuff from there before and the quality is comparable (plus my brother BBQs and they have a lot of dry rubs and blends for it).

@sunshineplace Awesome loss!

@gunder19 Great workout! I wish I could do 50 push-ups!

@its_cleo I wonder if you could find group meditation online? I'm sure there are places live-streaming these days, so many studios and gyms are currently doing so and I'd imagine it would be similar with meditation. My therapist recommended an app called CBTi made by Stanford psychologists, it's guided meditation so that's different than what you used to do but it's an option if you're interested. Lasagna sounds pretty amazing!

@jugar I loved Feb questions, that was a lot of fun! I try to eat the rainbow every day, I did that in other group and someone from that group did it here but now's not the most reliable time to be able to get all the "colors". I'm not going to go to the store for just blueberries or cabbage for blue/purple but I'd be tempted to do so! Recipes would be fun, I'm always curious about what others are eating. Another idea would be to have people come up with a question then the next poster answers it and asks another, then the next poster answers and asks another, and so on.

@gwamajtw91 Glad IF and food is going well for you! Not having access to the gym has thrown me off too, I'm working out more because it doesn't feel like I'm getting as strong of a workout without my weights and stair treadmill every other day. The weather definitely dampens the mood, even though I usually workout inside the rain and gloom make it hard to want to do anything.

@raleighgirl09 Yay, down 1lb! I loved your post, it definitely resonates with me. If I focus just on what I can control at home each day at a time it's not too overwhelming as long as I can stay busy. I've been struggling between wanting to help out and staying safe, I'm at higher risk because of health problems but because they're mostly under control or new I "feel" like I can do stuff and be ok when it's probably not smart to go out more than I have to. One thing that helps is knowing humanity is in this together and we have to do the best we can to support each other.

27-Mar Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week:  Week 4
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 209.7
Todays Weight: 212.5 Yikes!!

Well, that just makes me mad! But what did I expect after a week of indulgences and lack of activity? New week...new focus...I got this! #notbuyingbiggerpants #notonvacation