Hello everyone!! Hope your all doing well!!
Goals met today:
Sleep
Water
Calories under
Exercise

Today's W/O

350 jump ropes
45 deadlifts
45 hang squat cleans

@trooworld Hope the grocery shopping went well! I've been frustrated as I threw away all my face masks decluttering and just decided today next time I go out I'm going to use one of the nice silk scarves my Mom brought me from China that I've never worn. You'll be the stylish one in the store! The blog here had a good article about weights to use from household things like paint cans. I tried to order some heavier ones but waited too long and they're all sold out or twice as expensive. The most Leslie uses in the video I posted (Burn Body Fat both the 2 and 3 miles) is 1-3lbs, the most I use is 5lb dumbbells with hers. I only have 2lb, 5lb, 8lb, and 10lb.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Good to see you! The nice thing is you know why the scale is up. I hear you about menopause!

@AustinRuadhain Love hearing about your cat, it sounds like she was the perfect fit for you and blossomed. Maine Coons are definitely intelligent! Mine are half Maine Coon, for some reason that breed keeps showing up in my life. When I went with my brother and nephews to adopt one to give to my SIL for Christmas a Maine Coon had just been returned for meowing too much. Seemed like such a stupid thing until the first time I babysat her while they were out-of-town and she kept me up all night for a week! Mine both have the body of a Maine Coon, that more solid body-type. Either that or they're getting a little chubby! One's real talkative, when I'm drinking my coffee walking in place/dancing at the counter he likes to jump on the table behind me and meow to be pet every 15 minutes or so. On a funny note I adopted them at the end of August and thought I was so lucky that they barely shed. Sure, now that Spring is here I can't believe the amount of hair everywhere! First time I realized how bad it was when Jasper was rubbing against me while I was cooling down on the yoga mat and left hair all over my sweaty body, gross!

@Debster634 I love that you're setting up a space to work out! I have my exercise bike by a window looking out onto the deck but haven't been using it as much since I started YouTube videos now that the gym's closed. Under my family room coffee table I have weights, yoga mat, foam roller, and resistance bands, I started out putting everything away each day so it would be clean and now it looks like a mini-gym! Sounds like you'll have the perfect space for everything. NIce loss!

@Cbabie nice drop!

Weigh in
Apple852hk
Week 1 - Apr 2020
Sunday
PW 158.5 (71.9kg)
CW 157.4 (71.4kg)

Lost - but only to previous weight of last week as I ate better choices this week.
Made a declaration to family I'm eating bigger meals at lunch than dinner. That means in evenings if I've eaten well I don't then splurge on dessert and eat more than I need.

Ate less chocolate this week. Read a book that mentioned to write a note near where food is stored thanking yourself for eating right. I've put my note next to chocolate so next time I'm more mindful even if I do eat a little.

Will eat carbs but only at lunch and breakfast and trying to learn portion control again.

Ate hot cross bun every breakfast but only after drinking a mug of tea

GOALS next week
1. Thank myself every morning that I'll eat right that day
2. Drink less tea during the day - give my mouth a rest from taste between meals
3. Snack on watermelon instead of drinking endless cups of tea

Happy Sunday!

@Katmary71 Not sure on how you feel about eastern medicine but have you heard of reishi mushrooms? My father in law has started taking some herbal supplements to help boost his immune system (he has heart and lung issues) and has been sharing YouTube videos with me on reishi mushrooms and what all they do. Severe blood pressure issues is one of the health issues people claim it helps. I have never taken the extract, myself, so I don’t have a personal testimony but I wanted to share.

(Disclaimer...I am in no way a doctor and would urge anyone to do extensive research and talk to their medical provider before trying new health methods)

Good morning everyone! I have been doing YouTube videos but I discovered yesterday that our local Y is offering online access to fitness classes for free to non-members from vendors such as Les Mills (people who brought you BodyPump, BodyFlow, and BodyCombat etc), YMCA workouts, Life Fitness, Studio Sweat OnDemand, and Mossa. Once again, you do NOT have to be a member (but you do have to live near this location to access their benefits)! So, check your local Y because they may have similar benefits, or maybe a local gym.

@AustinRuadhain I, too, am losing track of days! I have to look at the date on my computer to keep track! lol

@TeresaW1020 Thank you! I did do the happy dance all over this place! Yeah, I like looking outside and seeing those. I'm hoping to put out a hummingbird feeder and attract some hummingbirds. Your frittata sounds yummy!

@Katmary71 The grocery shopping went so-so: I couldn't get the hamburger buns for my air fryer spicy chicken sandwiches or the roasted red peppers for my marinated chickpea salad but that's okay, I improvised: lettuce wrapped those spicy chicken sandwiches and put sundried tomatoes in the marinated chickpea salad and everything was delicious! I actually found someone on Nextdoor.com in my neighborhood that was making masks for the neighborhood for FREE! She didn't want any money, but if we had fabric or supplies, she would take that. So, I got three masks for my family. So generous! You might try there, or Craigslist if you don't have Nextdoor near you. Oh, I ordered some tube bands so I won't need those soup cans pretty soon but until then, I will check out that blog article, thanks! If you already have the recipe for the salmon typed up and just have to copy and paste it, I would love it please! I'm sorry your blood pressure is high, hopefully it can come down with the techniques you are working on. I love kitties!

@apple852hk I love the idea of writing a note thanking yourself for eating right, great thought!

For yesterday:
Calories: over/under? over
Water: over/under? under
Exercise: rest day
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow (today): YouTube video of some sort, 52 oz of water

I would like to participate @Beka3695 but what happens if I gain? I don't want to ruin the group's chances to succeed

Weigh in:

PW: 156.6
CW: 157.7

I'm disappointed but not surprised bc I just ate too much this week. I'm trying to start fresh today

I went out for a jog this morning even though my achilles is sore. It was really nice, a beautiful day. I'm struggling with some other physical pain- I won't get into it all, but I've been hurting off and on for 3 or 4 days, mostly my legs. Driving me a bit batty. It's probably partly stress and partly inactivity. For those of you that know me from PP (Pre-Pandemic!) When I was doing hard workouts like 8 or 9 times a week- this is why, I end up in a lot of physical pain if I'm not constantly moving substantially.

Anyway doing my best with it. I'm grateful I can still jog even though my achilles is sore. I think the stairs are out this week.

Take care all.

Saturday Check-in: So, today was another day spent inside my house. It's a good thing I like my house! I did a nice long workout, watched my pastor's message online, and gave my little dog a bath. This evening we are having a church fellowship Zoom meeting, which should be fun. I miss my church family soooo very much!! Tomorrow, I have a staff Zoom meeting in the morning to talk about how we can have a good Easter week in spite of not having church. Then I'm going grocery shopping. My plan is to get everything I need tomorrow for the entire week and not go back to any stores. I really wanted to go buy flowers for my container garden but that isn't very wise so we will wait until the quarantine has been lifted and then celebrate with lots of flowers.


Hey Team!!! I really hope you will all do your best with this challenge this week. If you end up having a gain then so be it. Just know that I will NOT allow you to beat yourself up for it!! All we are asking is that you commit to trying your best, stay in the green, and lose at least 20 lbs.

So are you in? I am!!

Beka3695 wrote: »

MODERATOR'S CHALLENGE

The challenge is simple. Lose 20 lbs as a group this week.

MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLE have 24 members - so less than one pound each.

Who would like to participate?

@apple852hk I like the idea of putting a thankful note near food, I'll have to try that!

@mlhopp93 Great idea to focus on one or two things at a time. Nice loss!

@mrmcgrath I'll look further in reishi mushrooms, I know they're supposed to be good for you and are on the expensive side but don't know much else. Thank you!

@trooworld I've done BodyCombat, man that was tough! I have a Les Mills link plus my gym has Les Mills classes. The weekend after the gym closed was supposed to be a Les Mills intro class that I'd planned to take.

@its_cleo I'm glad you were able to get outdoors to work out! I hope your leg pain improves as well as your Achilles. It's tough taking it easy when used to working out hard, you know I struggle with that too!

@TeresaW1020 Sounds like a great day! I hope grocery shopping went well and you were able to get all you need. I've been tempted to get more soil for my seedlings, I guess if I went to Walmart or Target I'd have an excuse!

Username: Trlong1308
Weigh-in week: Week 1
Weigh-in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 234.7
Todays Weight: 234.2

🤷🏿‍♀️ it's something I suppose

Good morning everyone! I hope today is a better fitness day than yesterday was. I just couldn't get motivated to do anything physical. I guess we have those days though, don't we? I did have a nice salad for dinner with grapes, apples, feta cheese, walnuts, and chicken.

@its_cleo Sorry you are still in pain.

@TeresaW1020 I hope the stores went well. Yes, better wait until after quarantine to get the flowers.

@Beka3695 I will do the 20 pound challenge!

@Katmary71 I've never done BodyCombat, but I've done BodyPump in the gym. I think at this point in my life BC would be too tough for me, my body probably can't handle it with all the aches and pains I have lol. But I may try it! That's great you have access to Les Mills through your gym. I'm sorry you had computer problems, that's super frustrating!

For yesterday:
Calories: over/under? over
Water: over/under? under
Exercise: rest day
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow (today): some form of physical activity even if it is banging my head against the wall , 52 oz of water+