Mission Slimpossible - November 2020 Team Chat
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Omg. All that typing and I hit done instead of post reply 😂
My goals this month are to meet or surpass the things I track each week, and to post here daily.
Today was a good day. I ‘taste tested’ a brownie but still hit my daily nutrition and step goals. 🌸8 -
This is my second month to be a part of the group. I don’t post much but I do read everyone’s post for inspiration. I did not write down my goals in the Habit Tracker for October but definitely will for November! I’m definitely interested in checking out the info @AustinRuadhain posted about Tiny Habits!
Bring on Fall and Thanksgiving! 🧡🍁 🦃6 -
Username: ChristBeforeCheesecake
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 240
Todays Weight: 239.68 -
Username: OneSmallThingToday
Weigh-in day: Monday
Previous weight: 276.4
Today's weight: 272.8
LTD: 67.1 lbs7 -
Jactop
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW: 194.1
CW: 190.5
LTD: 35 lbs7 -
So I should just clarify what I said in my intro...I've been married to a man with 2 ears for 30 years not a man of 30 ears. He doesn't hear THAT well. Darn autocorrect.
Weekend check in:
1. No sugar ✔ Yay! Survived Halloween without polishing off any candy, a first for me. 7 sugarfree days so far
2. Hydrate earlier in the day ✔
3. 30 min of activity per day ✔ Logged 37 workouts so far in the 100 day challenge with 59 days left and 63 workouts to go.
I was super happy about my weigh in this week mostly because this week wasn't perfect. I drank a bottle of wine (I think) but didn't eat any candy or sample the brownies I baked, a few of my workouts weren't my best effort but some were. I ate some high calorie foods but kept the portions small. This feels like a lifestyle I can sustain so it was nice to see some movement on the scale. Fingers crossed it keeps going.
@SammyDee2015 I think most of us have hit Done instead of Post at some point. I started coping the body of my post as I write so if I lose it I dont have to rewrite the whole thing.
@TeresaW1020 its so interesting to follow your weightloss journey with IF. Congrats on the loss and on being in the Winner's Post.
@adhmrh congrats on being second place for our team. So excited you're giving up sweets for the month. I need a no sugar buddy.4 -
Hi everyone and welcome to our new friends!
I’m Gabi, 48, and leave in Northern Virginia. I’ve been married half my life and have two daughters, one freshman in HS and the other senior in college. I have a desk job, cook about 90% of our food, and for the last 14 years I’ve been trying on and off to lose what started with the baby weight . I found this group in August and I had more success here than in some prior years combined. I am on my last 15lb and not very active besides walking, so it’s going very slow for me. This time around I decided to take the win, regardless of how small it is and focus on the trend not the quantity.
Someone posted here on September 23rd that we had 100 days left off this year and to try a reverse New Year resolution, and I loved it- will show in my posts. Actually couple of us are doing it and it’s fun.
Weird weekend here with lots of rain and insane winds from Zeta , keeping me awake at all hours. My Fitbit did not sync since Friday, and that is a small tragedy for me 😁.
Let’s all conquer this new week and new month!
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@OneSmallThingToday I also love your handle! Very powerful. Your story is very inspiring, congratulations on your weight loss thus far! I wish you luck on your November goals and welcome to the group!
@adhmrh Congrats on staying within your calories and earning those fun-size bars! Woot woot!!! One of my best friends is like that, she can't stand scary movies or scary books. Me? I love them!
I don't like slasher movies, but I like a good fright! Gets the adrenaline going lol.
@TeresaW1020 Thank you, I did indeed! That's fantastic, I can't imagine the feeling of stepping on the scale and seeing a number I hadn't seen in 30 years. That must feel incredible!
@Jactop Wow, fabulous weigh-in, way to knock it out of the park!!! It sounds like you found a nice balance, congrats.
Hi all. I had a great day yesterday. I was able to cook a meal for later in the week, the weather was beautiful so went for a walk with the husband and the dog, took a nice long nap, I didn't go over my WW points for the day even with drinking 2 wine spritzers! Yippeee!!!
Sunday:
Calories: over/under: under
Water: over/under: under
Exercise: walk
- track 90% of food intake - 100% accomplished
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night - 100% accomplished
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day - 50% accomplished
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day - not accomplished
- put my utensil down between bites - 100% accomplished
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything - 100% accomplished
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal - 50% accomplished
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Goals or Improvements for tomorrow:
- track 90% of food intake
- get at least 7 hours of sleep every night
- drink 2 (26 oz) bottles of water a day
- meditate for at least 15 minutes a day
- put my utensil down between bites
- ask myself if I'm really hungry before eating anything
- leave at least 3 bites of food on my plate at each meal4 -
AustinRuadhain
Weigh In Day: Monday
Previous Weight: 138.5
Today's Weight: 137.88 -
Username: buniphuphu
Weigh In Day: Monday
Week: 1
SW: 345.4
PW: 319.9
CW: 317.6
LTD: 27.8
It's a new month, and I reached a new milestone: yesterday, I reached 100 hours of swimming for this year! Not too shabby since I started in July with 3 days a week and have progressed from there. Swimming still is helping with toning. I lost another 7 inches this week, bringing my total inches lost to 30.5 since September 29.
@apple852hk You've got good goals for the week ahead! Good luck on turning it around! You can do it!
@TeresaW1020 I'm also thankful for this group! Everyone here is so supportive and kind!
@trooworld That sounds like a fun night! I hate having to go and back-track! lol I always feel like I'm forgetting something!
@gharvey2753 @adhmrh @TeresaW1020 Great job to our big losers for last week! You guys really inspire me!
@OneSmallThingToday Welcome aboard! Congrats on the 5k! Those are really fun...and they can be addictive in a good way!
@TwistedSassette I struggle with portion sizes at times too, but when I'm feeling extra hungry, I'm trying to choose veggies now instead of my beloved potatoes. If you ever read my food diary, you'll notice I eat a ridiculous amount of asparagus. That's because I'm a heathen, and I like to eat it with my fingers, so it satisfies that hand-to-mouth munchiness...and I can eat a bunch of eat for practically no calories. And, truth be told, I really love asparagus. Next year, I'm going to have to figure out how to grow it because I go through a bunch every two days.
@raleighgirl09 I feel you on the Halloween candy. I need to get it out of my house. It is calling my name, and I'm not going to be able to hold out for much longer.
@SammyDee2015 Great job on staying within your goals!
@judy_kay_4 Using the habit tracker is a great idea. I really got a lot out of it last month. That was my first time using it.6 -
Good morning everyone! I would like to rejoin for November with my weigh in day to be Tuesdays. I am 2 weeks post surgery on my neck and feeling extremely ready to be positive and join the world again!11
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leonadixon wrote: »Good morning everyone! I would like to rejoin for November with my weigh in day to be Tuesdays. I am 2 weeks post-surgery on my neck and feeling extremely ready to be positive and join the world again!
Yayyyyyy!!! I'm so happy to have you back on the team.
I'm glad that the surgery went well and that you are ready to join the world and us again. 6 -
@ChristBeforeCheesecake Welcome aboard. Nice first weigh in!
@Jactop You crushed it this week! Way to go! Going sugar free is working for you!
@GabiV125 I hope your fitbit syncs once the weather clears. Maybe the fitbit just can't see the satellite? I really have no idea how fitness trackers do their magic. I would be upset if mine didn't sync up.
@AustinRuadhain Great weigh in!
@leonadixon Welcome back! I'm glad the surgery went well!
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TeresaW1020 wrote: »leonadixon wrote: »Good morning everyone! I would like to rejoin for November with my weigh in day to be Tuesdays. I am 2 weeks post-surgery on my neck and feeling extremely ready to be positive and join the world again!
Yayyyyyy!!! I'm so happy to have you back on the team. I'm glad that the surgery went well and that you are ready to join the world and us again.
@TeresaW1020 thanks! Is there anything I need to do? Or just provide my weight tomorrow and going forward?1 -
Username: anido1
PW 151 lbs
CW 151 lbs
Happy November everyone🍁🍂 seems like I’ve hit this plateau for the past few weigh-ins. I really try to watch my calories during the week but I need to get back on track with my exercise. Still doing the Walk From Home series on YouTube which has worked well for me. Good luck to all of us😀4 -
Hi everyone - my name is Annie, 54, a Brit who has been living in the US since I got married in 1991. We have 2 sons, our 23 yr old lives in Asia & the 20 yr old is away at college, so we are also empty nesters.
I have been trying to get to my goal and to lose the last 5 pounds for the last 5 months, but if I'm honest it has been a bit half-hearted & I do have what I'm calling mental fatigue from the effort of logging food/counting calories etc. I do just fine when cooking at home but when we eat out we try and support a local business. Almost always there is no indication of the calorie count so I don't bother logging it.
This actually leads me to a question for everyone....if you go out to eat/get food delivered etc. and you only eat half of it because the portion is so huge and you know it is probably high calorie/high sodium, but it was fairly expensive & you get a take home box.....do you eat it the next day? Or throw it out? Or don't even get the box in the first place?
We went to a Cajun restaurant & I had Cajun seasoned chicken breast, shrimp and okra smothered in a house made Creole sauce and served over dirty rice, garnished with fresh tomatoes and green onions, which was absolutely delicious. Dilemma!!! WWYD?????
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Just popping on for a min. Been procrastinating housework all day and need to get at it! You never know when you say something on here that will inspire someone. @AustinRuadhain posted that great article about the "what the H" mentality. That's exactly where I was this morning. I was picking at some comfort food that we ate for dinner last night and it was getting out of hand. Ate a little bit.... then a little bit more....and that never turns out well. Loved the article and it was exactly the direction my day was going- throw the plan out the window for today. Then @raleigh_girl made a comment about my determination, which is what I really needed to hear right at the minute. I ate a light lunch, logged everything and I feel so much better. Thanks!
Positives:
I'm getting better at recognizing when things are about to go south and stopping it.
I promised myself I would not touch that food for the rest of the day- been better at sticking with those promises to myself.
A couple ways this group helps me: I like to read the posts and when I log on to do that, I'm more likely to track my food. If I feel things are going south, I log on to read posts and you terrific people help me get things headed back in the right direction!
Motivation on Monday. Thanks!5 -
leonadixon wrote: »Good morning everyone! I would like to rejoin for November with my weigh in day to be Tuesdays. I am 2 weeks post surgery on my neck and feeling extremely ready to be positive and join the world again!
Woohoo! Glad to see you, Leona!
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@Cornanda
This is SUCH an inspiring story! I so love this group being a place where we can come get reminded of who we are and what we are up to!... the "what the H" mentality. That's exactly where I was this morning. I was picking at some comfort food that we ate for dinner last night and it was getting out of hand. Ate a little bit.... then a little bit more....and that never turns out well. Loved the article and it was exactly the direction my day was going- throw the plan out the window for today. Then @raleigh_girl made a comment about my determination, which is what I really needed to hear right at the minute. I ate a light lunch, logged everything and I feel so much better. Thanks!
I have been off reading more about the What the Hell Effect! In case anyone else is interested:
Another article I liked:
Avoiding the What-the-Hell Health Effect
How to eat, drink and be merry during the holidays without going overboard..Those who showed themselves compassion felt less distress – and they ate less than half as much candy at a subsequent taste test as those who didn’t forgive themselves.
The moral of the story: “We may think that guilt motivates us to correct our mistakes, but it’s just one more way that feeling bad leads to giving in,” McGonigal notes. So kick your guilt to the curb and treat yourself as you would a close friend – with kindness and compassion, instead of guilt or punishment – and you’ll improve the likelihood that you’ll get back to your regular eating habits more quickly.
Here's a super quick video on the WTH effect as relates to your calendar. He talks about blocking out your calendar in hours, so that you can get yourself back on track in the next hour. I do something similar by having a food plan, I think.
This ties in with something that BJ Fogg, the author of Tiny Habits, said that really struck me:“You change best by feeling good, not by feeling bad.”Here's a short article where he talks more about the power of feeling good in making changes.2 -
@TeresaW1020 Thanks for your suggestions! I did have an app that would remind me every half hour to get up and move, but I tend to ignore it when I'm in the middle of something and next thing I know it's the end of the day and I've only gotten up like 3 times! I need to get better at that. Maybe I can find a way to schedule it on my work computer so it's harder to ignore.
@raleighgirl09 Mining is a huge industry in Australia! The mine I work at is predominantly a gold producer, but we also produce by-products like silver, copper, lead & zinc. One time, I was able to go and watch them pour the gold into bars which was really interesting! I find the whole mining & milling process fascinating and I've learned a lot since I started here 8 years ago. Mostly I am chained to the desk but I will try to get out and about more to get some more steps in!
@SammyDee2015 I hate when that happens! I do that all the time when I post from my phone. So frustrating! I have gotten into the habit of copying my text before posting, just in case something goes wrong
@Jactop Amazing weigh-in!! Well done!
@leonadixon Welcome back
@gwamajtw91 That is a dilemma! First of all, congrats on recognising that you were full and only eating half - that's something a lot of us struggle with! It sounds like you really enjoyed the meal, so if it were me I would probably eat the leftovers the next day because life's too short to make ourselves feel guilty or miserable about food. But I would also make some attempt at logging it and eat lightly the rest of the day - often there are other meals in the MFP database which might be similar so you can at least get an estimate in there. Here in Australia, the only restaurants which provide nutrition info are the big chain franchises (McDonalds, KFC, Coffee Club etc.), everywhere else doesn't bother - I assume because they can change up their recipes from day to day so it wouldn't be accurate. So pretty much any time I eat out or get takeaway, I need to estimate. I figure an estimate is better than not entering anything at all!
@Cornanda Well done on recognising things were about to get out of control - go you! That's a great step in the right direction!
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Yesterday was good. I sort of inadvertently skipped breakfast (usually eat it at work, but got busy and next thing it was time for my coffee instead so I just skipped it). I thought I would get hungry by the afternoon because of that, but surprisingly I didn't. I did some yoga in the evening - started a 30 Days of Yoga series with Adrienne. I always forget how good I feel after yoga!
Today could be a bit dangerous. It's Melbourne Cup day - the race that stops the nation (basically, the biggest horse race in Australia - it's run in Melbourne and they have a public holiday for it!) and at work we will be having an afternoon tea while we watch it. There will be so many tasty treats so I need to have an action plan! I think that I will check out what's there, and decide which three items are worth eating, and have a small serve of those. Then I won't feel like I'm missing out too much, but I won't go overboard either! Wish me luck
100 DAY CHALLENGE GOALS
Day 41: Monday 2 November
1. Log calories eaten: Yes - 26/41
2. 20 mins exercise: Yes - 21/41
3. Record a calorie deficit: Yes - 21/415
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