A bit of a request - I don't think this is a challenge, per se, but I'd love to hear about and see some of where our SlimFellows are, for anyone interested in sharing! It was fun for me to think about the group while I was kayaking and take pictures and think about what to share about my little slice of heaven here in my home state.

Where in the World Are YOU???

Weekly Weigh-In

Day - Tuesday
Username - bethanie0825
Previous - 237
Current - 235.8

Check-In
MONDAY: 🟢 TUESDAY Goals
So far, so good! 🟡/🟢
I am going to really push to get everything else done, but Scary-Behind-Project #1 is caught up!🥳
@Katmary71 - And I wondered why you were quiet! 😹 I'll go read that update on the Rant Thread.
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@raleighgirl09 - I am glad you are recovering from wine-oh-puloosa.
I am so glad the bubbles image spoke to you! It did to me, when I heard it from someone else, years ago! And I adore how you said it, being happy to let the bubbles do their thing and move on to other thoughts!

HEY!! These are just negative thoughts that I don’t have to believe. I can let them float on past and not give them any more power than I am willing to give the scale….just let it go and the bubbles in my fizzy drink just kept on going to wherever they go - peacefully. And I was happy to just move on to other thoughts. I love the bubbles analogy! =>

@bethanie0825 - Woohoo! What a great weigh-in! 🥳👍🏾
@Jactop - Woohoo! Way to go, staying in Onederland!

Am not really one for great rants but here goes, so yesterday I had planned to start my week 2 coach to 5k run. Intention was to do it at 7am and be ready for work at 8am but at 4am my toddler came to our room. 😩 I took him back to bed and told him to sleep then I closed and locked our door. He came about 10mins later and found the door locked and went back to his room. But at 6am he came back again and this time he lingured around our door so my husband went and opened the door and let him in our bed.


😠😠 My husband and I have a deal unless he's crying and in clear distress we don't open the door and he needs to learn to stay in him room. So I was pissed coz I have been woken twice now and now he's in our bed. Of which he spent about 30 mins moving around untill he slept. So it was now closer to 7am time for my run but I was just to drained to go.


I keep telling my husband we need to stick to schedule!!! Does he listen no and get this he is the one who will spend the rest of the day complaining he didn't sleep well while I'll just get on with things..


Action plan

In the event we have night time disturbance I need to ensure I have a evening run instead. But I have been sticking to my goal of 10k steps a day.

Also be more insistent that the baby doesn't come in our bed.

Today am not doing any fast and I don't think I will rest of the week but definitely still taking calories

I love @raleighgirl09 request...I loved watching the flyover, so that got me on a quest to find drone footage of St. Joseph, Michigan. That is where I work and I live 20 minutes south in the small town of Baroda. There are lots of YouTube videos of the lighthouse, as it's pretty popular. I wanted to try to find something that would also show a little of the town. Found this one that's just under 2 minutes and shows both the North & South piers along with the Compass Fountain and a bit of the city. Fun Fact: Silver Beach was named one of the top 25 beaches in America by Trip Advisor. I'm a walking advertisement, aren't I? Hahaha! Hope I add this video correctly...

https://youtu.be/WNWSJGUh9aQhttps://youtu.be/WNWSJGUh9aQ

Here's a bit of my world. It is nice to think of @trooworld walking at her lake and @raleigh_girl kayaking in the marsh. I get no creds for these photos. Hubs is the gardener.

raleighgirl09
Wednesday check in

Here we are - midweek has been just about put into the books! Today has been good on stats: water over and cals under, sleep good, on track for steps and had a good walk for exercise this morning. Sketchy Scale - has me up by 2 pounds over the past few days. I did better two days ago with the first uptick but the new pound today made me really not happy about it and I did get on multiple times....I know. I shouldn't have but I did. Sigh. Well, I entered the higher weight and as the day has progressed, I've been pleased to note that I have not been bugged by it - it just is. I don't know why there would be a gain, it's not as if I have had actions leading to wieght gain so it's a fluctuation of some sort that I don't have an explanation for - that simple. And despite my initial behavior of weighing multiple times when I know it is not helpful, moving past that to marking it into my Fitbit dashboard just laid it to rest. Counting this as a one step backward, two steps forward, which still shows progress in my habit, even if it isn't perfect. We'll see what tomorrow brings from SS and I'll log it in FitBit and report here for my weigh in. And move on with my day.

@mrmcgrath in Texas and @katmary71 in California - and Cap'n' @TeresaW1020 in Georgia! I thought I read another Cali girl in San Diego and just now in a scroll fest, I couldn't find it again for a shoutout! => Thanks for the checkin - a Marco Polo by state, sorta!
@cherrymajoni wow, does this ever sound familiar! My eldest had a very similar habit, and that was after months of going to bed just fine. My thoughts are with you - it's hard to feel sleep deprivation! The god news is - one day they are suddenly grown and sleeping like a champ!
@vegan4lyfe2012 what fantastic footage - it's *gorgeous* there!! Thanks so much for finding and sharing this drone footage! =>
@Cornanda wow, your hubs has an eye for the flowers and for the pics of them....very nice!! Hey - I can't even recall hw many times I've wandered in, did a little reading but not replying, did that a few times and maybe for a few days and the next thing I know - whamo, many days and pages have ziiiiipped by!

Ah yes.... I forgot @vegan4lyfe2012 - Michigan is lovely! I grew up near Milwaukee, so I have seen Lake Michigan too.

@cherrymajoni- I remember those days well. It's challenging to fit in taking care of yourself. Good for you for continuing to work your plan, even when the going is tough! My daughter used to tiptoe in silently and stare at me until I would wake up with a start and practically have a heart attack that someone was standing right next to my bed.

@trooworld- thanks, but Hubs took the photos too! I, too dislike spending time at the car dealer. Hope it was OK.

@TeresaW1020- a Facebook friend has a group who is mailing their puzzles to each other since they can't find any. Maybe you could get an exchange going at your church? So glad your bed got fixed!

@raleighgirl09- I know you are going to mind over matter the sketchy scale. I have faith in you! BTW, I am in Jacksonville, FL, so it looks like Teresa, you and me represent the Southeast. Party in the house!

raleighgirl09
Week 2 weigh in Thursday (11Jun2020) {mid-June??? How did that happen so fast?!?}
Previous weight:179.5
Current weight: 179.2

TAKIN' IT!! The SS decided to not hold me hostage for both pounds it says I have gained, leaving me with only the one! => I was prepared to get on and see it up or at the very least, the same 2 gained. I had dropped a bit after last week's weigh in, so I'm officially in the green this week!! WooooHOOOOO!! It's been a while since that has happened two weeks in a row! I really do get why @mrmcgrath does an average - I've had weeks where I was hosed on weigh day when the one before had been better! Anyhoo....

Having a great day doing....kinda doin' nuthin'. Hubs has the car so I did one of my walks to the store for a few things so I can make one of my neighbors some coffee cake. I love to make it (ain't gonna lie, also love to lick the batter) but it's not good for me to have coffee cake lying around so I have to give those things away - and I have a very willing recipient! 78 degrees, breezy and partly cloudy, humidity down...very nice! Stopped at the Salvation Army store and found some cute tops and a cute dress - 2.99 each!! Wow, a great massage to my cheapness bone! I have been missing going to Goodwill, not sure if the one I go to in Raleigh is open yet, I'll have to check. Years ago while losing weight, I started buying my smaller clothers at GW because the price can't be beat and I'd end up pretty much just trading them in and out - if you count me paying when it was out as a trade... Anyway - I just never stopped buying clothes there, that's where I get 90% of my outter wear. I can even dress for the office from there - just dry clean the blouses, etc., and it's perfect. When I get this cake out of the oven, I'm going on another walk!a

Tonight we're going out for dinner to celebrate our anniversary, which was 11May, a month ago! No restaurants open at the time. We were also hoping to celebrate a job offer, as well, but I have not heard from the interview on Monday. Guess I need to be patient because no news means I'm still in the game. At any rate, it will be fun - it's a restaurant I have been wanting to try and with such nice weather and getting a reservation for outside, I think it will be lovely no matter what. I've reviewed the menu and logged what I think is going to happen (crab cakes!). I'm saving calories so eating very light today but also logged some wine to have with dinner. I'm getting out of wine jail tonight but thinking I'm still on parole so only wine at the restaurant, not when I get home.

@trooworld GOOD LUCK at the dealership! => I flew into San Diego for a meeting some years back and it just so happened to be at sunset. Hands down, best landing view I ever had! The sun was glinting gold on all of the office building windows, the sky was amazingly gorgeous and I was in awe. I bet if I tried to purposefully find a flight to get that just right again, I wouldn't get so lucky - breathtaking!
@AustinRuadhain wow, you have lived in a great many states! And I did not know all of that about Alabama! Continued success on these scary projects - is getting them chipped away at making them any less scary...?
@gwamajtw91 I have been in that rocking boat of back and forth! Working now to get to 170 by 11Aug for my birthday - always a great motivating goal type of day! We are both reasonably in range to make our BDay goals!
Virginia Beach is also a beautiful place! Are you here permantly or has the UK merely loaned you to us for a while? I have never been to that part of the world!
@Cornanda my hubby grew up in Jacksonville (and subsequently has been fried out on Lynard Skynard!!) and we travel through once or twice a year. I love it and we have tons of family and friends there - and apparently friends I have not met! =>

@mrmcgrath, great weigh-in this week!! I imagine seeing that number was very exciting.

@cherrymajoni, wahooo looks at that awesome weigh-in you had this week! Keep it up!

@raleighgirl09, down is down so good job this week! I agree that thrift stores are a great place to look for clothes. I also shop at a resale store called Clothing Mentor. Last year I got a perfect condition London Fog coat $20. Now, I just want to hit the thrift stores for jigsaw puzzles. I need to feed my obsession without paying full price. How was your anniversary dinner and did you hear from the job yet? Fingers are crossed for you!

@gwamajtw91, I know it’s frustrating to be in an up/down cycle with your weight. Story of my life!! But we don’t give up, do we? Yes, I hope your rec center reopens soon, and in the meantime what are some things you can do to get that scale moving in the right direction?

@Cornanda, I have seen some FB groups that buy and sell their puzzles. I do have one lady at the church that we have exchanged our puzzles. Maybe I should reach out and see who else has a puzzle addiction. How are you doing this week with your goals? Do you have a plan for the weekend? I'm going to make mine as soon as I'm done posting here.

@trooworld, I’m an iced coffee drinker too. At Starbucks, I get it with 2 pumps Toffee Nut and light cream. Soooo good!! I’m sorry that you have to be stuck at the dealership. Did you bring a book? I would probably watch TV on one of my phones and play on social media with the other one. Yeah, I have my phone and the church cell with me all the time. It’s VERY handy when I want to multi-task!

Good morning! Well, I already mentioned above that I was bummed that the scale didn’t move this week. But at least it didn’t go up, right? I’ve got to dig deeper this week and make some changes. I am still eating too big of dinners. So, the goal this week is to scale back on my portions and try to find lighter substitutes for certain foods. I just don’t want to compromise on taste. Today, I have to take my mom to the doctor, workout, do some housework, and bag up cookies for 75 people who are coming to the church tomorrow morning. We are doing a drive-up for our kids to give them their end of the year Awana awards. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone! Ohhhh and I only bought enough cookies for what I need so I won’t be consuming any.


Let's make this a great weekend!! I believe in this team and all our amazing abilities!

Friday
PW 232.6
CW 232.4
The scale doesn't seems to be moving for over a week or so and I still wonder why I have different numbers on the scale within few minutes intervals of checking. This is not encouraging at all but I know there is a room for improvement.

Username: justkris_gettingfit
Weigh in week: Week 2
Weigh in day: Friday
Previous Weight: 178.6
Todays Weight: 177.8