MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES Team Chat - MAY 2020
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@TeresaW1020 In the past, I've done a lot of different types, mostly abstract expressionism, but right now, I'm focusing on brightly colored flowers done in watercolor with ink. Some will have colored pencils as well. I will attach a sample. The walk should be good, it's going to be in a very pretty spot. Way to push away the sugar! WTG! Great weigh-in, girl!
@raleighgirl09 I'm out of work, too, and I'm trying to keep in mind that I might have to interview for a job and I don't want to have to interview at a higher weight than I am because I feel really insecure and think that people will discriminate against me for being fat. So, that is an incentive to work to get this weight off during this time. I'm trying to make good use of this time by working on projects around the house and now I'm starting to make art again after a very long time. I don't know what is going to come from the art but who knows? I'm also working on my Photoshop skills via Lynda.com tutorials just another thing to add to my resume. I'm looking forward to the walk. It WILL be good to get out!
Thursday
Calories: over/under: under
Water: over/under over
Exercise: ----
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: Walk at the lagoon, 52+ oz of water
Picture is artwork I did yesterday:
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Username: justkris_gettingfit
Weigh in week: -
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 181.4
Todays Weight: 178.6
Newbie here !
I was told I could update my weight so it's more current once June challenge starts. I just have to say I'm really happy with how active and interactive the group is, so I'm really excited to be a part of it!
A little about myself, I seriously started tracking and losing weight back in 2018 and lost close to 50 pounds that year, but since then I've been yo-yo-ing between the same 5-10 pounds once I reached the 170's due to stress eating.
I've just about lost the 10 I gained during quarantine (yay!) and am ready to finally get to goal weight this year.4 -
Username: lcloopy
Weigh in week: -
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 219
Today's Weight: 219
Hi everyone...I'm a Newbie here too, getting ready and excited for the June challenge! Not quite sure how it all works, but I'm hoping it does and I'm ready for the challenge! I've done MFP several times over the years, but have lost interest several times, so I know I need this accountability. I tend to get super motivated when I'm in a weight loss group, like WW or at a gym. I have friends who have been really successful with MFP and I'm a true believer in daily tracking of food and exercise. I'm ready to meet you all and get started!
And I'm putting this here to remind myself...
1st Goal: Stick with this June Challenge
Next Goal: Lose 20lbs by my birthday in September3 -
Hey, everyone! The ankle surgery went well yesterday. Doctor said he'd never seen anything like it before and said he didn't know how I managed to do it. My daughter said the doctor was impressed. Ha! He repaired the tendon and ligament and put in 2 anchors to keep it in place.
I prepared large batches of healthy foods ahead of time - "beefy" mac, brown rice, tri-color quinoa, roasted chickpeas, red pepper sauce, and tahini sauce. My daughter has prepared me yummy, good food and I was actually just under calories yesterday. Gonna keep the momentum going since it's too difficult for me to roll into the kitchen on the knee scooter
I hope everyone is good today. Don't forget to drink you water!!!5 -
Check-In
THURSDAY: 🟢
Overall, it was a good day! 😀Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked
Water: 🟢
Exercise 🟢
Thursday Goals 🟢
- 45 minutes walking or platform or YouTube workout - Ended up doing 56 minute walk with husband. Yay!
- Bonus: Did 22 minutes platform stepping during an online meeting. Finally had to stop because they were requiring hands on keyboard. Happy to have gotten in extra moves!
- Tiny Habit - Gardening (pull at least one weed!) 🟢
- Work my 5 Tiny Habits (tracking in May Habit Tracker) ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
- Scary-Behind-Project #1 - Scouts ❌
- Scary-Behind-Project #2 - Conference - Got lots done on this! ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
- Declutter something in the office and then CELEBRATE ✔️ moving at a snail's pace, but did do a little, so YAY! I will quit invalidating myself with "should be more!"
- Reach out to friends ✔️
FRIDAY Goals
So far, so good! 🟡😀- Platform stepping or YouTube or Walking - 45+ min ⚪
- Bonus workout - 15+ min ⚪
- Weights ⚪
- Tiny Gardening Habit (pull at least one weed!) ⚪
- Work my 5 Tiny Habits (tracking in May Habit Tracker) ✔️✔️⚪⚪⚪
- Scary-Behind-Project #1 - Scouts - Get at least ONE item from my task list links, and then CELEBRATE ✔️ Just 6 items left on the list!
- Scary-Behind-Project #2 - Conference - Not doing this today. Will concentrate on project #1 and get back to this tomorrow!
- Declutter something in the office and then CELEBRATE ✔️
- Housecleaning ✔️
- Reach out to friends ✔️
Here's to more Happy Friday!
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Weekly Weigh In
So I took a last minute trip to Ohio over the weekend. Gyms are still closed so I did not get a weigh-in while I was there. Can we just use my last weeks weight?
I'll catch up as my shift goes on tonight!1 -
@lcloopy , @justkris_gettingfit - Welcome! We are so glad you are here! And glad you have jumped in on the conversation! This has been a super helpful, supportive group for me, and I hope it is that for you as well!
@shilpiucoe - Welcome to Slimpossibles! Jump in on the conversation when you are ready and comfortable! We are delighted you are here!
It's going to be a great June!
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There are two more lovely new people heading your way - you are going to be full up and having a great time!
@2020shih and @cherrymajoni will be here or on the new June thread for an intro. If you want to get a jump on introductions, you can head over to the June thread too! Just stay here for weigh-ins until Sunday morning, OK?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10798300/weight-no-more-team-chat-june-2020#latest
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raleighgirl09
Friday check in
Well - we've all been here. I had a long post I was nearly done with and I disappeared it. Siiiiiiiighhhhhh...
Ok, been a good day. Water on target, calories over by 66 - GRACE - 2 walks in the hood but both rained out so the steps are less than expected but over 10,000.
I hope everyone is having a great Friday night and I'll catch up tomorrow! And....I'll be more protective of my words. =>0 -
@mrmcgrath, WOW I thought my spreadsheet was good. Yours is very impressive! Congrats on your loss this week.
@trooworld, your art is soooo pretty and cheerful! I imagine that it’s very soothing to be creative. I have no creativity, which is why I do impossibly hard puzzles.
@justkris_gettingfit, Welcome!! We love it when we have new members become an active part of our team so please just jump right in. I also lost 50 lbs in 2018 and have been struggling to get the rest off for the last two years. My motto is to NEVER give up so I am sure if you continue to do the work you will reach your goal this year!
@lcloopy, welcome to the group! I totally understand what you are saying about being super motivated when you are a part of something and then losing interest. Story of my life, which is why staying active in a group like this will help keep you focused on your goals. I hope that you will find this group supportive as you work on your goals.
@vegan4lyfe2012, ohhhh yay that your surgery went so well. That is praise for sure!! Good for you for prepping food ahead of time so that you can stay on track. I’m doing a water challenge so thanks for the reminder!
@bethanie0825, I hope you have a great weekend in Ohio. I’m sure that @broncobuddee can give you a pass for this week’s weigh-in.
@raleighgirl09, ugghhhh losing a long post is the worst!
What do you use to post to us? I use my computer and always type to you all on a Word.doc. It works great because I can minimize the doc. on the bottom of the screen and keep the post of the person, I’m talking to above it.
Good morning! The sun is shining here and there is so much light in my house right now that it has become more than evident that I need to sweep and mop my hardwood floors.
I’m also going to give my dog a bath, which won’t make her happy but will make my nose much happier. I started my hybrid calendar yesterday and did weights for chest and triceps, core exercises, and some HIIT. This morning it’s Barre booty day. Food has been tracked. We are having grilled burgers and corn on the cob. Yum!
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@TeresaW1020 Thank you! It is relaxing to do artwork. How's that puzzle coming along? Grilled hamburgers and corn sounds delicious! I think we are having Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas yum.
Friday
Calories: over/under: under
Water: over/under over
Exercise: walk at the lagoon
Goals or Improvements for tomorrow: rest day, 52+ oz of water0 -
WEIGH-IN DAY
Username: Trooworld
Weigh in week: 4
Weigh in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 233.2
Todays Weight: 231.03 -
🎈 Happy Saturday morning, Slimpossibles! 😎 I hope it is a GREAT rest of the weekend for you and your health goals! 😊💦🏃🍎🥗
Oh, man! It has been a crazy week in Austin-land! So glad to be taking the time to catch up on posts here. 💖
@raleighgirl09 - So SO sympathize with losing a post! So frustrating, in the moment! 👐
(That has happened to me several times of late. Me? MFP? Who knows, but I think it has been both! Will persist! FYI, I have been catching this morning up by writing my responses in a separate doc so that I could not lose them if MFP/I goofed. )
Hey @bethanie0825 - Welcome back! Hurray for that trip! And I hope work went smoothly last night! 👐
@vegan4lyfe2012 - A big HURRAY to surgery going well! 😊
And this -- all this -- is so impressive!
Food prep ahead of time! Super helpful support! Under calories for the day!I prepared large batches of healthy foods ahead of time - "beefy" mac, brown rice, tri-color quinoa, roasted chickpeas, red pepper sauce, and tahini sauce. My daughter has prepared me yummy, good food and I was actually just under calories yesterday. Gonna keep the momentum going since it's too difficult for me to roll into the kitchen on the knee scooter
And the "too hard to roll into the kitchen" comment just made me laugh out loud! Way to go, finding that silver lining! You are the poster girl for awesome attitude! 👍🏽
@lcloopy - Wlelcome!This is a super great group for staying engaged. I have lost over 100 pounds on MFP and reached my goal, and I still participate in Slimpossibles because the support and accountability are just so fabulous. And it is so SO great that you already understand the value of tracking food and exercise.
@justkris_gettingfit - Woohoo! So glad you found the group! Hopefully we can be a great resource for you to lose the weight and keep it off! (The group has definitely been that for me, for what it's worth!)
@trooworld - 😮 Wow! Your art is just gorgeous! 🤩 The flowers and colors just make me so happy! 🌻
Do report back on the walk at the lagoon. That sounded like it was going to be so lovely!
In case it inspires you, I'll point you at https://creativemornings.com/ . They have been doing all kinds of live Zoom events for creative people of all kinds. Check it out? Maybe something will help feed that artistic soul?
@mrmcgrath - I thought I was a data junkie, but your spreadsheet suggests new levels for me. WOW! So cool! 😮
@TeresaW1020 - Hurray, Captain Teresa! Great weigh-in! Woohoo! 🥳
ANd YAY YOU for pushing away that bowl of candy! That is so SO great! 👍🏽💪🏾
@davors19 - Hurray for holding steady this week! 👍🏽
@raleighgirl09 - Hey, Maria! Two posts from you in a day -- what a treat! 💖
Ooooh, big yes to those walks with sultry warm breezes! My husband and I have been enjoying those most evenings. 🍃
So SO awesome that you had such a great on-plan day! 👍🏽
And I am SUPER flattered that you thought of me while delcuttering! 😃
I am reminded that about 10 years ago, my husband and I both tended to resist emptying the dishwasher. One day, brilliant guy that he is, he TIMED how long it took. It was about 3 minutes. He was SO excited! Like, he could get this thing done almost before he knew it. We both laughed so hard that we had been resisting this tiny task. Our dishwasher has been emptied promptly ever since!
THIS! I so get this! What an inspiring way to think about this time!do I seriously need to be out of a job AAAAAnd fatter? Good Grief...NOPE!! => Now is the time to take this uninvited time and make good use of it!!
@gwamajtw91 - Hurray for your WIN! You have had some attention to your goals if you have kept from gaining, I suspect. And SUPER DOUBLE YAY for noticing when you were teetering and needed to pay attention and change direction! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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Deadpheonixrising
week 4
Saturday
Previous Weight: 138.5kg
Today's weight: 136.9
I want to thank everyone in the group for your kind words along the way. I know I haven't been a particularly vocal member I'm autistic and this whole quarantine thing has really messed up a lot of my routines and coping skills. Still know that if you lost, gained or maintained I read all your posts along the way.5 -
Username:Digger61
Weigh in day: Saturday
Previous Weight: 205
Todays Weight: 2054 -
Check-In
FRIDAY: 🟢
Overall, it was a good day! 😀Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked
Water: 🟢
Exercise 🟢
Friday Goals 🟢
- Platform stepping or YouTube or Walking - 45+ min ✔️ More marching/walking than stepping as I had tired legs. Jenny Ford Las Vega, Tetons and Milwaukee marching/walking videos, plus some stepping while watching America's Test Kitchen.
- Bonus workout - 15+ min 🟡 Did extra over the 45 minutes, bu not a full 15 more.
- Weights 🟢 Sydney Cummings arms.
- Tiny Gardening Habit (pull at least one weed!) ❌
- Work my 5 Tiny Habits (tracking in May Habit Tracker) ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
- Scary-Behind-Project #1 - Scouts - Get at least ONE item from my task list links, and then CELEBRATE ✔️ Just 6 items left on the list!
- Scary-Behind-Project #2 - Conference - Not doing this today. Will concentrate on project #1 and get back to this tomorrow!
- Declutter something in the office and then CELEBRATE ✔️ Super glad I did this! It was, oddly, a high point of my day. I almost gave up, almost gave in to, "I won't do enough" and then did just a TINY bit and genuinely celebrated. It was a victory over inertia and clutter!
- Housecleaning ✔️
- Reach out to friends ✔️
SATURDAY Goals
So far, so good! 🟡😀Saturday Goals
- Platform stepping or YouTube or Walking - 45+ min ✔️ Did Jenny Ford May 23 Step Aerobics Basic w/3 Combos and had a lot of fun.
- Bonus cardio and/or stretching and/or yoga ⚪
- Weights ⚪
- Tiny Gardening Habit (pull at least one weed!) ⚪
- Work my 5 Tiny Habits (tracking in May Habit Tracker) ✔️✔️⚪⚪⚪
- Scary-Behind-Project #1 - Scouts - Get at least ONE item from my task list links, and then CELEBRATE ⚪
- Scary-Behind-Project #2 - Conference - N/A Not doing this today unless I finish #1 and still have time. Will work on this tomorrow.
- Declutter something in the office and then CELEBRATE ⚪
- Housecleaning ⚪
- Reach out to friends ✔️
- Do something off the Ideas for a Happy Healthy Weekend list above
@digger61 -- Hurray for holding steady! How are you doing? Feeling well? I hope so!
@Deadpheonixrising - Wow! Great weigh-in this week! Woohoo!
So, please know there is no requirement for you to chat a lot on this group. Quiet people, for whatever reason they are quiet, are also a contribution. ❤️2 -
Last minute plea to fill some spreadsheet holes...
@Wishusdonna
@raleighgirl09
@mrmcgrath
@veryhotmails
@mlhopp93
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@mrmcgrath OMG, is THAT a spreadsheet, wow! I'm seriously impressed!
@raleighgirl09 wonderful to see you back twice in one day and feeling stronger than ever!
@justkris_gettingfit welcome to the gang, great drop in weight!
@vegan4lyfe2012 glad your surgery went well, I was wondering how it went. How long is the recovery? HEY, if you need some chair workouts you know who to ask! My favorite chair instructor had surgery on her ACL so hers would probably be ok though they aren't easy, I made someone do one recently though he hadn't worked out in a long time and he was out-of-breath, I honestly was worried I'd killed him between that and yoga! I have other good instructors too, just like the one the best all-around, most are a little annoying so I listen to music while doing them. I have arm-only cardio too, though there's only a couple good ones on YouTube.
@lcloopy Welcome to the gang! Great goals, I'm a September baby too!
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@deadpheonixrising Great weigh-in! I'm glad you said a little bit about yourself. It's been extra-hard right now to stay in routine, I've been fighting to keep things as normal as possible but sometimes it feels like I'm grasping at straws as they're being yanked away from me. Keep doing the best you can, you're obviously doing something right.1
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Weigh in Apple852hk
Week 5 - May 2020 Sunday
PW 151.2 (68.6kg)
CW 150.8 (68.4kg)
Lost - a little but put on during the week so back to last week's weight.
Eating less food but still eating cake just small slices. Will try eating less treats this coming week.
Ate more fried food left overs but 3 lunches just salad and hummus so ate less calorific foods.
No napping at all this week. I notice I'm hungry and then eat slowly.
Have been going for morning walks 45mins before breakfast.
Thankfully I haven't eaten a bag of chocolate for 2 weeks.
GOALS
1. Write a postcard before wanting to snack on chocolate
2. Say one thing I'm thankful for before eating a meal
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@AustinRuadhain Thank you. I'm really proud of myself for sticking with this despite everything that's happened this month.
@Katmary71 Keeping a routine is very hard at the moment, especially if you are living with other people who are requiring more from you socially. I hope that you know not getting everything you want to do done doesn't make you a failure and asking for a reasonable amount of time to yourself that other people can't encroach on is perfectly acceptable.0 -
Sorry for being late.
Weigh in
Fridays
Pw 233.7
CW 232.63 -
THIS CHAT THREAD IS NOW CLOSED. Please go to June!
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