MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES Team Chat - MAY 2020
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Thanks for your support guys. I know this weight loss is a journey and it's always hard when you see things going backwards instead of forwards. Being competitive helps but when I'm going the wrong way, it feels like I'm letting the team down. I was moving forward up until I got sick (I had the flu in mid-March); some of the last weight I lost was probably more related to me being sick than anything.
I've upped my activity levels which I know can lead to water gain. I've been tracking my food intake; I cut out my sugar free Red Bulls and upped my water intake. I feel like there's something else going on, maybe on a hormonal level. I'm hypothyroid and have PCOS; I'm 35, quickly coming up on 36. I've been breaking out like crazy and having extended PMS issues (like 10 days out from my TOM as opposed to 6 or 7. Cramps, bloating, fatigue, the works). Things have just been off since March.
I'm due for my yearly physical and my Dr does all the bloodwork and takes time to ask what's going on or answer questions. I'm curious about his thoughts and see what my bloodwork says.
@TeresaW1020 I am super intrigued by by the Fastercise concept; it makes sense to me for sure. I already IF from midnight (or bedtime on my nights off) till at least noon (later if I worked the night before). My body temp is always under 98F but my bloodwork says my TSH levels are good so no change in thyroid meds. My PCOS has caused me to be insulin resistant and I'm on meds for that too. I'm going to give it a shot and see if it helps me with my fasting as well as if it helps me push off snacking and cravings. Definitely interested to see how it works!
You guys are supportive and awesome as always. I love that; you guys keep me motivated and moving. It's nice to know I'm not alone!0 -
Deadpheonixrising
Week 2
Saturday
Previous weight: 137.5kg
New weight: 137.3kg
It's a little late and I'm sorry for that, we haven't had internet for most of this week. Something that has been very stressful. I've been sat down for a lot longer than I wanted to be too, but I managed to clean my room to an acceptable level which is something right?
At the moment I'm struggling with drinking enough water so I'd be really grateful if you could give me any tips for topping up more often.
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veryhotmails wrote: »Veryhotmails
Weigh in
Fridays
Pw 237.7
CW 237
Daily steps were not too bad, infact I was thinking of not yet able to beat my personal best of 19k and to my surprise I hit my new personal best at 21k.
I have been able to have my fruits smoothies more this week. Will be bringing on running gradually once I get my new running shoes.
I had a problem with the scale as batteries misbehaving, now sorted and reweighed myself as I knew the previous could have been better based on what I have been upto in the past week.
So...
PW 237. 7
Yesterday's 237
CW 235.74 -
Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 3 - May 2020 Sunday
PW 152.1 (69kg)
CW 154.7 (70.2kg)
Gained weight - have bad sleep and sleepy during the day so eating chocolate and biscuits for energy to wake up. Napped Friday afternoon for an hour. Thursday and Friday went to sleep at 8pm sleeping for 12hrs.
It's that I feel so tired I just want to eat food. When actually I just want to sleep.
I had lost in total 12kg but now it's back at 10kg. I'd wish I'd wish i just gone to sleep than eat.
GOALS coming week:
1. Eat less chocolate and no biscuits
2. Say grace before every meal
3. Plan meals in advance that thinking what to eat before preparing it
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Day: May 16
Weigh in : week 2
Weigh in day: Saturday
Prior Weight: 342.0
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@deadphoenixrising - Congratulations on the great weigh-in! Thanks for checking in when your internet came back! Having it gone can be so frustrating. And hurray for that work on cleaning! As someone with some living space that is *ahem* not so great, I am suitably impressed!Hey, Slimpossibles! Great discussion request here!
What do you do to help make sure you drink enough water?
For me, making sure to drink a lot of water in the morning is really helpful. If I have also played a game of checking in with myself midday to see if I need to do some catch-up (and then guzzling down a big glass of water as needed!).2 -
Current weight: 227.5
That was actually yesterday as I don’t have access to a scale today but cheers to a lose!0 -
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Wahhhooooo look at us being number one this week!!! Keep it up team!!!
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vegan4lyfe2012
Saturday
Week 2
PW 193.6
CW 195.8
I went off the rails for a couple days because I am angry with myself for re-damaging my ankle. For those that don't know, I had surgery to repair a 3 inch tear in my peroneal tendon back in Sept. I was doing yard work and stepped in a mole hole and my ankle went sideways. The tendon slipped over the ankle bone. The doctor said the only way to fix it is to open it back up and put in anchors to hold it in place. And so goes life.
I allowed myself to be angry for a bit and now I'm better. Thanks for listening.1 -
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Waistaways 0.53%
2nd Downsizers 0.40%
3rd Trimstones 0.22%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Waistaways 26.8 lbs
2nd Downsizers 21.4 lbs
3rd Trimstones 11.5 lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @unevano 3.84%
2nd @SMcFall0215 2.56%
3rd @metonymicalinsanity 2.31%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @unevano 9.0 lbs
2nd @metonymicalinsanity 7.2 lbs
3rd @SMcFall0215 4.3 lbs
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Cornanda
Friday weigh in
Week ? 5/15
PW: 187.1
CW 187.3
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Hey all- having a bad week emotionally as others have mentioned. Have now had 3 "habitless" days which we all know leads to no good. Tomorrow we are going to spend the day driving and packing up my son's dorm room. Will work on getting my head back together on the drive and then get started on a new week. I feel like this whole process is kind of like Jenga- you get things stacked up just right and then it falls over (or maybe I knock it over myself?) and you have to start anew. Some bricks stay standing and I will take them to start with my rebuild.
@its_cleo- you'll be missed!2 -
@Cornanda balancing the Jenga is exactly how I'm feeling right now, exercise and movement is greatly affected, I feel lousy, and I'm feeling resistant to weighing and staying under calories but I'm scared if one piece drops they all will. Good analogy!
I'm just peeking in to get inspiration to stay on track. As far as water goes I add stuff to it and keep a water bottle with me at all times. My fav is making ginger root cinnamon stick tea and diluting a bit in water. I love citrus in my water, been saving rinds to add lately. Now that my mint plants are growing I'm adding more to my water.2 -
@Katmary71, ginger root cinnamon stick tea sounds awesome! Where do you get it? I add those True Lemon packets to my water. I also drink a tremendous amount of plain and naturally flavored sparkling waters.
@Cornanda, you just had me go look at my habit tracker and it’s been over two days since I tracked. I said I was going to redo my tiny habits and haven’t yet. I love your Jenga analogy and the secret is that we don’t give up. We rebuild. As many times as it takes!!
@vegan4lyfe2012, I can totally understand how re-damaging your ankle would make you upset. I had a friend who had to have major bone surgery on her ankle, so I know you are not wanting to do that. But you also have to take care of yourself for the long haul. Please come vent anytime.AustinRuadhain wrote: »
What do you do to help make sure you drink enough water?
Like I wrote to Katmary71, I drink a ton of sparkling water. I use those True Lemon packets a couple of times a day too. I always down 24 oz. of water first thing in the morning before leaving the bathroom. I drink water with my meals and sip on it while watching TV. I drink three cups of coffee a day and the rest of the time its water. Well, occasionally there might be a Diet Coke, a bottle of beer, or a glass (or three) of red wine thrown in. Just NOT all at once!
Hey Team! Today was the 10th week of watching online church and we have another five weeks to go. We are planning to go back on June 28th and I can't wait!!! It will be hard not to hug my friends but at least we can see each other. Hubby and I went for a drive today and got Starbucks iced coffee. The weather is so nice that we had to get out for a while. Today was an off day from my Barre workouts so I did a 40-minute treadmill walk. My eating was on point today and the scale was down a tiny bit this morning. Maybe it will be down a bit more tomorrow.
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@TeresaW1020 I make the tea from ginger root and cinnamon sticks in the Instant Pot, then leave it on warm for a few hours so it's real concentrated. A great affordable tea if you like cinnamon is Sweet and Spicy from Good Earth, there's a black tea version and a caffeine-free.
If you like cold brew Starbucks has a really good salted honey cold brew for 40 calories right now, I bought it when depressed kind of hoping I wouldn't like it but it's now my favorite Starbucks drink!
My church keeps having streaming problems, both services were a complete bust.
Not sure what I think of the videos, I was pretty worn out when I watched but the second video with all the jiggles reminded me of those fat jiggling belts women used early 80s. I tried to shake like that this morning and definitely don't go nearly as fast!0 -
Username: gberin
Weigh-in week: Week 3
Weigh-in day: Sat
Previous Weight: 191
Todays Weight: 188
Things are going great with my new adopted dog. It's day 3 with him.
I recently have been getting bored. I am living alone and not by choice, I really need a roommate.
Also, I was looking into becoming an egg donor and found out that I am disqualified at some places because of my bmi, kind of a nasty shock. It felt like someone was telling me that my life is not worth living because of my weight! I know they don't mean that, but still! Also, for most of my life I have weighed about 30 -40 lbs less than I do now. Anyway, I'm choosing to be thick-skinned about it.2 -
AustinRuadhain wrote: »@deadphoenixrising - Congratulations on the great weigh-in! Thanks for checking in when your internet came back! Having it gone can be so frustrating. And hurray for that work on cleaning! As someone with some living space that is *ahem* not so great, I am suitably impressed!Hey, Slimpossibles! Great discussion request here!
What do you do to help make sure you drink enough water?
For me, making sure to drink a lot of water in the morning is really helpful. If I have also played a game of checking in with myself midday to see if I need to do some catch-up (and then guzzling down a big glass of water as needed!).
@AustinRuadhain I use a 32 ounce cup - I fill it after breakfast and have it done by lunch, fill again, have it done before 4ish. I fill again and try to finish by bedtime - sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I finish the 3rd and tonight I am on a 4th. But knowing I am committed to that full cup twice and having two time points for getting them in is my key to getting my minimum.1 -
raleighgirl09
Sunday check in
Hey gang! Late check in - I am visiting family this week but at least reading posts each night. => I had a less than stellar day of eating....kind of on purpose as the day wore on. I started with indulging in snacks that were laid out - not a lot but, still. Great veggie and chicken dinner but then some chocolates and cheese after dinner so, there's that. Water and sleep have been great and above average steps - I'm in the mountains of NC so lots of tough hills each day on two walks. I'm job hunting while here, seeing as how it's all online anyway, have even had an interview. I hope everyone has a great start to the week tomorrow!0 -
@gberin Congratulations on your dog! If you can, post a picture!
Sunday check-in
Calories under
Exercise 30 minutes arm cardio
Habits
30 minutes cardio- done
yoga/core- no
weights- can't do legs
Recipe- nothing new
10,000 steps- no, been resting all day not that it's doing any good
Tiny habits 2/3
I'm still disconnected to Fitrockr, keep getting emails, reconnecting, then get another email that I'm still not connected. I don't care about the competition among our group but it would be nice if exercise counted FOR our group, though I'm not able to do much right now so it doesn't really matter. Sorry gang.
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Well done us!
Trying to get on the tracker later. I've been trying to keep notes on my phone instead and most days 100% targets achieved!
Weigh in day Monday
Last week 159lbs
This week 157lbs
Our PM Boris wants us to watch our weight, so as my inspiration I will be thinking of him when it comes to the useless fat I want to shift! ;-P3 -
Are you ready to have a great week!!!
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First checkin this week: I have to selfishly comment that I see that I am not the only one struggling with weight gain this month. I am not GLAD this is happening to some of us, but I am GLAD that I am not ALONE! Thank you for your words of encouragement and honesty, everyone. I am glad I am in this group. I know the weight gain is from eating things I don't need so frequently. I will be working on my tiny habit this week of asking myself why I can't wait for a sweet treat until ONCE a week rather than almost every day and working on my "NO". I hope everyone has a lovely week!5
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@Katmary71, thanks that tea sounds good. I never would have thought to make it in the Instant Pot. I just learned that you can poach chicken in the IP. Such a great product! I have not tried the Starbucks cold brew yet but I am totally going to go get the salted honey cold brew. That sounds amazing!! Yes! It’s like those jiggling belts or the more modern vibrate machine.
@gberin, great weigh-in!! Life is totally worth living so don’t get down on yourself.
@raleighgirl09, have a great time with your family and enjoy the chocolate!!
@Wishusdonna, great weigh-in!! If listening to the PM will help then you should do that!
@trooworld, wow doing an hour of yoga is awesome. I have been thinking of trying yoga. The trainer on my workout video has a whole yoga program as well. I’m really liking how flexible I’m becoming and would like to improve.
@leonadixon, we are very glad that you are in this group with us and you are definitely not alone. What I love about this group is that we cheer loudly for those who have a great week and we support and encourage those who struggled. That is a very good tiny habit to work on. Mine is not thinking that I need an afternoon treat every afternoon.
Hey Team! Well, today was an awesome day because I met one of my dearest friends for lunch at a real restaurant! I was very impressed with all the precautions that the restaurant took, and I felt completely safe. I had the chicken salad and some much-needed conversation. Tomorrow is my DH’s birthday and we are going to Outback for dinner. It's great feeling like some of life is starting to resume. I also started week four of Barre Blend and can really tell that I’m getting stronger and more flexible. My knees, however, are hurting pretty bad this evening. But I’m not stopping!! I just might need to modify a little more and stop thinking that I can actually be a ballerina.
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Day 5/19
Weigh in : week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
Weight: 192.5
Today’s weight: unknown (sent scale off with kids)
Yesterday
Calories: over
Water: over/under : under
Macros: fat
Exercise : GYM! Cycling
7235 steps goal 5500
3.13 miles
2499 burned calories
25 active
78 sleep score
64 resting heart rate
2036 calories consumed
Today is a very difficult day for me. My college son is moving back to the city into his first place and my almost graduated from high school is moving in with him for the summer ( she will be attending college there in the fall). Momma is an emotional wreck.
Gym did open and I was there as soon as I got off work. It wasn’t crowded and everyone seemed to be wiping down equipment after use (that is good).2 -
@mrmcgrath I feel for you. My two are roughly same age as yours and both will be gone this fall if this stupid virus cooperates. It's going to be an adjustment for sure.0
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@katmary71 just popped in to say hey, I am so sorry you've been struggling with all those physical issues.
I wish you could see your doctor again sooner than a few weeks.
I hope it has eased up. Even if not, hopefully this is just a setback and not permanent and you will get back to where you were.
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Day 5/20
Weigh in : week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
Weight: 192.5
Today’s weight: unknown (sent scale off with kids)
Yesterday
Calories: under
Water: over/under : right at
Macros:
Exercise :
8329 steps goal 5500
3.63 miles
2481 burned calories
21 active
78 sleep score
64 resting heart rate
1566 calories consumed
Basic Goal
Workout: moving boxes
Complete diary : 🥙
Hydrated: 💦
Below sugar goal: 🍡
In fiber range: 👎🏼
Self care:
Breathing exercise :
Sleep : min 7 hours 👎🏼0 -
Good morning team!! Yesterday was my DH’s birthday and we spent the day together having a great time. We went to our favorite jewelry store and designed a ring for me that will use the opals from a ring his mother had left me when she died. Her ring was yellow gold and way too small for my finger. The new ring will be my style but keep the sentimental meaning of the stones. I can't wait to get it! Hubby and I also went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and dessert at Bruster’s Ice Cream. It was a great day and worth the weight gain I have this morning. I am back on plan and will go in a few minutes to complete my workout.
@mrmcgrath, I'm glad your gym opened so you could not only workout your body but maybe some emotions from having your kids move away. Hang in there!
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@TeresaW1020 Wow! That sounds like an awesome day! Post a pic when you get the ring. So exciting!2
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