Mission Slimpossible - March 2021 Team Chat
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Wahooooo Slimpossibles for being Week’s three top winners and the winner of the Green Challenge! We lost 19.5 lbs!! Congrats to @bmotisko, @Vegan4lyfe2012, and @davidji82 for making it to the top three of the Slimpossibles this week. Who will be the winners next week!!
@laurafthul Welcome to the group! We are happy you are here and encourage you to jump right in and make yourself at home.
@Jactop I totally agree that getting rid of the sugar and refined carbs helps with fasting. I’m sure your weigh-in will be great this week!
@raleighgirl09 OK, it’s time for you to refocus and remember all the reasons you wanted to lose over 100 lbs. and get that determination and commitment to yourself back in action. Now that it’s spring can you start getting out more and walking? And no more food heist with your partner in crime!
@eahrenee Great weigh-in this week!! That is great that you are liking your new workout. We want our workouts to challenge us but not kill us.
@Katmary71 Yes, you should ask your boyfriend for help. Especially if you are hauling dirt! You take it easy so you can continue being the growing queen.
@Cornanda Yup, hunger is not an emergency! Fasting has taught me that lesson. You will know it’s a craving if eating a big bowl of broccoli (insert veggie of your choice here) sounds pretty good to you.
@TwistedSassette, Fun parties happen, and you are meant to enjoy them. But you are back on track and that is great! That is good that you will be able to get your shots.
Hi Team! Today was grocery shopping day, so I did that. I also did a good workout and worked on things that are my to-do-list. Don’t you just love when you can cross things off your list? I had so many things crossed off that I had to make a new list! I also took dinner to a friend who just had her fourth eye surgery to try to keep her retina attached. Poor thing has been through such an ordeal! 
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Username: Jactop
Weigh in day: Monday
Previous Weight: 189.9
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WTH??? I'm probably the first person in history to gain weight from fasting. I weighed myself at least 8 times to be sure and yup I'm up a whole 2.5 lbs from the morning before. I think my body knows I'm up to something and is doing what it can to retaliate. I wish there was a way to measure cortisol as I'm sure mine was over the top this week.
I worked out 7 days this week; 2 weight workouts, 2 HIIT workouts and 3 longer steady state cardio workouts.
I fasted every other day; 3 days for 15-17 hrs and 19 hrs yesterday. I was going to push it to 24 hrs but I started feeling a little loopy around 3 so I had a low carb protein bar then a 600 cal dinner 3 hrs later. And nothing but water until morning.
This is day 34 of no sugar. I eat refined carbs occasionally but keep the portions small so i dont get a blood sugar spike. My blood sugar has been great and in the lower end of the normal range
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AustinRuadhain
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW (Previous Weight): 143.1
CW (Current Weight): 142.4
Quick check-in here. I am going to catch up reading in the morning. But yay to getting to be on the green team this week!4 -
@TwistedSassette You're right of course, a relationship is a partnership! I was single for 20 years and my last relationship broke up over my health so I'm not used to having or needing to lean on someone. Your omelet sounds awesome, I never thought of putting tuna in an omelet!
@TeresaW1020 I love crossing things off my list!
@Jactop I had to laugh at that gaining from fasting, what the heck? It could be inflammation from all the workouts maybe?
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@TeresaW1020 That is my plan this week! Yay for the scale being down!!!
@TwistedSassette That sounds like a fun party. Wow, it sounds like you are getting a lot of rain!
@Jactop Oh no, that stinks! I hate when I work really hard and then whomp whomp, a gain.
Hang in there and next week will be better.
Hi all. I had to work onsite yesterday and all things considered, I think I did pretty well.
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WTH??? I'm probably the first person in history to gain weight from fasting. I weighed myself at least 8 times to be sure and yup I'm up a whole 2.5 lbs from the morning before. I think my body knows I'm up to something and is doing what it can to retaliate. I wish there was a way to measure cortisol as I'm sure mine was over the top this week.
I worked out 7 days this week; 2 weight workouts, 2 HIIT workouts and 3 longer steady state cardio workouts.
I fasted every other day; 3 days for 15-17 hrs and 19 hrs yesterday. I was going to push it to 24 hrs but I started feeling a little loopy around 3 so I had a low carb protein bar then a 600 cal dinner 3 hrs later. And nothing but water until morning.
This is day 34 of no sugar. I eat refined carbs occasionally but keep the portions small so i dont get a blood sugar spike. My blood sugar has been great and in the lower end of the normal range
I don't think I want to tweak anything yet. I'm hoping if I persist it will pay off.
@Jactop You ARE NOT the only person in history to gain with IF. Especially in the beginning! My first couple of months on IF, I didn’t see any loss on the scale and even had a 2.5 lb gain the first month that I started. IF is about health and before it will help you lose weight it will start working on you from the inside out. Please read this article from Gin Stephens, https://www.ginstephens.com/all-blog-posts/category/intermittent-fasting
You know that cortisol has a huge impact on our weight and starting something new like IF is going to put your body under stress. Doing the amount and type of exercise that you are doing is going have your muscles retaining water, which is why I don’t work out the day before my weigh-in and I drink extra water on that day to flush it out.
I am convinced after reading everything you posted that you are doing everything right and I so encourage you to keep at it! And wayyyy to go on 34 days of no sugar!! I feel that is one of the best health benefits you are doing for yourself. The weight loss will come!!
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@laurafthul welcome to the team@Jactop - that is so disappointing! You worked hard this week. Sounds like you already know that, but I wanted to say it to you myself.
Thank you for the reminder. I did work hard and I should focus on that and what I can accomplish if I keep repeating those behaviors.
And I didn't do all of the steps in the Beck book either. It felt overwhelming so I read the whole book then went back and picked 1 thing to work on and that was recognizing hunger and why I was eating. Hunger is not an emergency resinated with me as well
@eahrenee your 5x5 program sounds interesting. I hope you keep posting your progress.
@Katmary71 your comment about independence makes me think of my mother. She's 83 and can't do a lot for herself but asking for help is what keeps her independent.
@TeresaW1020 Thanks for the encouragement. You're right about fixing things from the inside out. My goal is to get my A1C into the normal range so I need to stay focused on that and not get sidetracked or discouraged by what the scale says.
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You have a new member joining you ...Please welcome @Jypsy1 1
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@TwistedSassette - woke up to news that your rain/flooding has caused swarms of spiders to run to higher ground (saw a video- awful!) and that the trees are full of snakes for the same reason! Hope you are dry and without vermin!
@Jactop - I felt the same way about Beck. It just wasn't flowing for me. The steps were very specific and I found them confusing. I am a big believer in CBT and I think her ideas approach weight loss from an angle that is new to me. I'm doing much better working on 1 topic at a time.2 -
WTH??? I'm probably the first person in history to gain weight from fasting.
@Jactop Not at all, it never ceases to amaze me how the body can react, especially when it’s getting used to something new. I’ve been IFing for several years now and down to a 3 to 4 hour window for almost a year. One of the folks I listen to quite a bit on the subject of IF is Thomas DeLauer. He practices what he preaches and provides a ton a real data/science to back up what he’s talking about. He can sometimes come across a little too teacher-y but the good outweighs the bad. He just posted up a quick video earlier today about gaining while on IF. You can check it out here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMxAyLohG1w/?igshid=mhswexw37xjx.
His YouTube channel is a great resource too:
https://youtube.com/c/ThomasDeLauerOfficial
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Another new member joining your team ....Please welcome @fierce1alicia 3
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@TeresaW1020 I feel you - I am such a list person! I get it from my Mum, she loves a good list too. It's a great feeling when you cross things off!
@Jactop Sending hugs your way. Bodies are weird, they never seem to respond the way we think! The good news is, you know you didn't eat enough to gain 2.5 lbs OVERNIGHT! So you're right, keep at it and your persistence will pay off.
@AustinRuadhain Congrats on the loss this week!
@Katmary71 I have put tuna in an omelette before with corn as well, it was nice. This time I added lemon juice and it was amazing!
Welcome @Jypsy1 and @fierce1alicia !!
@Cornanda Hahahha yeah I saw those videos as well! Luckily we aren't anywhere near the coast or rivers where the flooding is happening badly, I could not deal with those spiders! We are just enduring a mouse plague here, which is bad enough. We have managed to block them from getting into our house, luckily, but my parents are in a house that is about 100 years old on their farm and it's impossible to seal it properly from them. They have caught over 55 mice in the last few days, inside the house! Pretty sure the hay stockpile would be destroyed by now as well. They're awful critters.
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Yesterday was good! I ate on plan, did some walking and rode 10 miles on my stationary bike in the evening, before meditating and getting off to bed at an ok time - still have some work to do there I think, as the mornings are very difficult to convince myself to get out of bed. I won't be meeting my goal re exercising in the mornings before work!
Today I have been active at work so far, climbed a flight of stairs and wasn't completely winded when I got to the top so that was a win! I plan to do some more walking and either a bike ride or some yoga tonight. Or both if I get the time. Hubby made some cheese and bacon bread rolls last night, so I have shuffled around my foods to make room for one for my lunch! He makes the nicest bread, but not very often.
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You have another new member heading your way ... Please welcome @frankfindshomes 1
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Hi all. I did not one but two workouts yesterday trying to negate the damage from Saturday's birthday gathering. I am going to try to work out at least once today but I have a migraine and it's hard to exercise with your head pounding. Those that do YouTube video workouts: have you noticed that they have started putting commercials in the middle of workout videos now, too? It used to be that there weren't commercials during workout videos (at least it seemed that way to me) and it is so annoying.
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@TeresaW1020 I wanted to send you a big THANK YOU for the great job you're doing as one of our team captains. As I was writing my post for your weekly challenge I realized how many of my latest healthy habits and motivation can be attributed to you. All the work you do for our team is very much appreciated. We're so lucky to have you.
@TeresaW1020 and @dignow96 thanks for the IF links and encouragement. Lots of good info I can't wait to dive into.2 -
PW 2/23:218.0
Check in weight (3/2/2021): 219.0
Check in weight (3/9/2021): ?
Check in weight (3/16/2021):217.4
Check in weight (3/23):216.3
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Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW: 129.6 lb
CW: 129.4 lb
0.2 per week for 3 weeks in a row is the slowest I can go, but it’s in the right direction therefore good.
I’m getting my caboose kicked everyday by my 14yo daughter at Let’s Dance and I’m having so much fun.
Also, my walking improved greatly with the weather change, so I’m hoping in a month to get to my pre-Christmas weight.3 -
Hi Everyone!!! I'm new. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Alicia, I live in New Jersey. I'm a wife, mom, now homeschool teacher too (hopefully not forever), part time secretary/photographer for my husbands business. I am turning 40 this year and don't want to spend the next decade fat. So this is the year. Actually, the best year because in NJ you still don't get to see many people, I will re-emerge from under the 2020 rock as a fantastic weight lose story for all times! Or at least lose 50lbs. BUT I am going for epic proportions.
Anyway, I can't wait to start the April challenge with you all. I am new to actually being consistent with logging my meals on mfp and I have been on the keto diet for 2 weeks now. I finally found something where I actually lose weight. Cause hey, who doesn't want to eat bacon everyday and be thin. Hello, your waistline is calling and it smells fantastic. lol. I think fat2fit is great because not only am I sure that I will need a support system, but I am super competitive and as a housewife I don't have an outlet for that usually. So that makes this challenge all the more alluring.
My goals:
I am on a strict keto diet of only 20g of carb a day. On top of that I track all my macros to a percentage rate for every meal and snack I eat for consistency. Everything that I consume is measured & tracked.
I need to step it up a notch and actually exercise. Getting into ketosis was rough, but I put my bag of excuses in the back of the closet. Now its time to work. I want a minimum of 3 days of hard core work a week. If I don't sweat then I didn't exercise.
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@Jactop Great point about asking for help being independent, it's frustrating not to be able to do things myself but you're right that asking for help is part of it.
@Jypsy1 @fierce1alicia Welcome to Slimpossibles!
@TwistedSassette You're doing amazing, you're getting a lot of activity! It makes me particularly happy to hear of people who are around children doing this as they're (you) such a good role model for kids. Your son is learning great habits from you.
@trooworld I didn't do exercise videos until COVID but listened to music, once people started using YouTube more with COVID my warm up song that's 10 minutes has a commercial in the middle of it. It depends on the video, my workout videos are short but the longer ones have commercials now. I think they upped advertising this last year. The commercials are longer too, sometimes I put music on while I'm reading in bed and end up listening to 5 minute commercials!
@GabiV125 I love that you're doing it with your daughter, that's so cool! I did some dance parties with my nephew when he was younger, it's fun just to dance around and have fun together.
I'm sitting in my recliner watching two little birds peck in my seed trays on the deck. Little buggers, I looked up how to use up straw in the garden and it suggested as mulch and turns out the birds are LOVING it for their nests! I finally got my paws on 20lb dumbbells, the stupid things are heavy. My only goal today is some cleaning, I'll work out in a little bit. Have a great day everyone!
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@Katmary71 Hi. I read your last post about all the commercials now on youtube. Quick trick. If you have powerpoint, you can download a video link to your presentation and save it on your laptop. This will eliminate commercials when working out.3
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You have another member heading your way...Please welcome @kellyisonamission 1
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WELCOME to the team @frankfindhomes, & @kellyisonamission! Please just jump right in and make yourself at home.
@dignow96 I really like Thomas DeLauer too and watch a lot of his stuff. He has good advice for working out that I’m sure you appreciate.
@TwistedSassette Yikes, that is a serious mouse issue you all are dealing with!
Sounds like you had a very good yesterday. How long does it take you to go 10 miles on your bike? That cheese and bacon bread sounds incredible!
@trooworld sorry about your headache. If you can’t work out then maybe just cut your points and drink more water.
@Jactop Wow, you made me tear up!! Thank you so very much for saying such a sweet thing to me. I love this group and as I wrote this morning on the challenge thread, I get my motivation from helping to motivate you all.
@leonadixon I’m pleased with you!! Keep it up.
@GabiV125 You are doing great!! Just keep up doing what you know works.
@fierce1alicia Hi and welcome to the team!! I’m also living the Keto lifestyle and eating bacon all the time is definitely one of my favorite perks!!
You will find tons of support and encouragement for us there on the Slimpossibles. Also, check out the challenges that we do each week on the main home page.
Hi Team! So, you ever have one of those days where you were just going to do a little light dusting and ended up spending two hours rearranging most of your accessories in your house? Well, I just did that! I’ve had to come to the decision that just because I like something doesn’t mean it needs to live in my house. Hubby and I have a big box started for Good Will. Let the purging begin!! This morning for my workout I tried a sample workout called 100 Morning Meltdown. I think I will do that one when I finish 80 Day Obsession. I also did a treadmill walk and got my speed up to 3.7. I want to work towards being able to jog on it but I also don’t want to damage my knees. So, I better research that a bit first.
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@TeresaW1020 @Katmary71 @trooworld Yes, I did go in person to Mall of America 😊. It was not planned as I knew it will be packed because it was spring break week, but the weather was so cold we had to change plans last minute. I made everyone wear 2 face masks, of course my dad refused. I forgot how excited one can be to go to the mall until I read your comments, then I remembered 8 years ago when we moved here and the first visit and ohh the look on the girls faces seeing the indoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park was just priceless. We did fly over Hawaii this time only because everything else was booked. It is a must go to if you are in MN. Lots of stores closed though because of COVID, American girl famous 3 stories store is gone. Tim Hortons the Canadian coffee is also gone…. It is a huge mall that I never finished a whole floor, and not sure if I need to, I mean yes I love the idea that you find any store and brand you wish for, but it is the same stores there at 2 or 3 different locations within. And no, I don’t mean like big department stores where is it the same section and you go into different stories like Nordstrom or Macy’s. I mean like Victoria’s secret for example there is one on the north side on the first floor, then again on the West side on the second floor….but, I would love to go there and shop any time I get that opportunity, it is enough it is tax free YOHOOO.1
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@frankfindshomes and @kellyisonamission Welcome!
@trooworld Yes, I have noticed the ads in the middle of some exercise videos. Very annoying! I hope your migraine goes away quickly, rest up until then.
@leonadixon Yay!!
@GabiV125 Slow & steady wins the race! One day soon, you'll probably get a whoosh on the scale that you have no idea where it came from, lol. Bodies are weird. I love that you're involving your daughter (and that she's letting you!).
@fierce1alicia Sounds like you've made some great progress already! I love that phrase: "I put my bag of excuses in the back of the closet" - how great! My one piece of advice to you, is to make sure that what you're doing with exercise and diet is what you intend to do for the rest of your life - if not, you're likely to burn out and nobody wants that!! Welcome to the team, we have a wonderful group here!
Also, thanks for the PowerPoint trick!
@Katmary71 Thank you for the kind words!
@TeresaW1020 It takes me about 40 mins to do 10 miles. I'm slow lol. But it's also an attack bike with a fan so the harder I pedal, the more resistance there is and the quicker I fatigue. I have worked up my "normal" speed over the last few months so I hope to keep working on that as my muscles develop.
Good on you for working towards jogging! I am in the same boat re wanting to jog but not wanting to damage my knees. That's been a "thing" in my family lately - my mother in law tore her tendons and will be going for her second knee replacement soon (the first was the result of an accident), my dad recently tore his meniscus and is scheduled for surgery next week, my mum has arthritis which often flares up in her knees, and my brother (who isn't 30 yet) has damaged his knee somehow as well (a couple of months ago but he's refusing to see a doctor ). So I want to take care of my knees!!
@RYcare I find the same thing with a lot of malls here in Australia too - I'm sure that none are anywhere near the size of the mall you're describing but they have some of the same stores just on different levels. Makes no sense to me!
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I had a good day yesterday. Ate a bit too much but within a deficit still, and I walked and did yoga, and meditated as well.
Our new bed is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow, so I'm so excited about that! We had planned to take the old bed out, have the carpet replaced, and then have the new bed put straight into the room on the new carpet. But we live in a small town where there are no carpet layers. There is one guy who works in the mines here but used to work in carpet laying so he does it on his days off. We'd been trying to contact him for a while to set it up with him, but he wasn't replying to messages. Eventually got an answer from him yesterday, but he can't come until Tuesday. So now we need to work out what to do with the new bed over the weekend - normally we'd just shove it in the guest room but my mum is staying with us so that room is occupied! I thought about delaying the bed delivery but they only deliver to my town on Fridays, and next Friday being Good Friday, they won't be running, so it would be another two weeks' wait (we ordered the bed in November so it's been quite a wait already!). A minor dilemma, I'm certain we will figure something out.
I am going for my covid vaccine in just a couple of hours. I'm a little nervous, though I'm not really sure why! I have heard some people have a lot of side effects like fatigue and body aches, but I'm hoping it's not too bad. I don't have work tomorrow so at least I can rest for a nice long weekend if that happens to me.
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My social media goal is not looking great! Nor the calorie deficit goal, but it is at least a deficit...3 -
Just wanted to pop in and say hi to all the newcomers - we've got a GREAT team here and are looking forward to even more success with all the new folks! Amazing work last week - coming out on top two weeks in a row was awesome! If you've not checked out this week's challenge - telling your weight loss story - you might pop over there. Each day has a different question/topic and it's been a really fun discussion so far.
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@fierce1alicia Welcome! I think you will find the support you want here, it's a very supportive environment. I also eat bacon pretty much whenever I like in moderation (I wouldn't be on a plan that I couldn't! I love it! LOL), but I'm on WW. Thank you for the tip about PowerPoint.
@Katmary71 Yeah, it's super annoying! I bet your cat loves to look out at the birds?
@TeresaW1020 Thanks. I need to drink more water, I did cut my points though. @Jactop is right: you and all the other motivators do a fabulous job on this board and thank you!!! I've got 3 boxes to go to Goodwill, I just need to make it happen lol.
@RYcare Wow, that sounds like so much fun! I love to shop. And...it's so big that you get exercise walking around! Thanks for sharing your experience.
@TwistedSassette Thanks! It does sound like you had a good day, even a great day, yesterday. Well done! I hope you figure out the bed thing. A new bed is exciting!
Hi all and welcome to the newbies. My migraine yesterday went away at about 1:00 p.m. so that was good. I was under my WW points for the day, chipping away at that negative number from Saturday. My weight is down, too, so hopefully it will be down for tomorrow's weigh-in.
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@fierce1alicia I have to look into that, it would be great for music, thank you!
@frankfindhome @kellyisonamission Welcome to Slimpossibles!
@TwistedSassette Good luck with your vaccine!
@trooworld I'm glad your migraine calmed down, I hate those! There's an oak tree on the side of the house with a huge squirrel nest, they like to sit on the fence and eat acorns and stare in at the cats, it drives them crazy! There's a lot of lizards this year too so they're watching for those as well, I always know when they've spotted one as their bodies quiver with excitement and their tails swish everywhere.
I don't have anything big planned today, I want to go by the Take a Plant stand as she put out Evening Primrose, I used to take it for endometriosis and think it would be fun to grow but there's pots all over the place with everything I have going on. I'm trying to be extra careful as my body is worsening again and I want to put off steroids as long as I can. A friend from MFP is about to call so I'm keeping this short, have a great day gang!1 -
Hello all thank you for the add I'm excited about this challenge! I'm Katie but my friends call me Jypsy, which is also the name if my small in home business. I have an awesome little boy in second grade that I get to homeschool so things can be very hectic!
My husband is one of those lucky people that can eat whatever he wants and not Gain an ounce! He tries to be supportive but he just doesn't understand sometimes lol.
We have two spoiled rotten inside cats (they get totravel with us when we go anywhere) and a Husky he's the reason I walk most every days and my knee is why I don't run even though I love it.
We live in a beautiful small town in Nebraska
I started on MFP ages ago, three years back I was 5lbs away from my goal weight, then I developed Sjogren's syndrome that went undiagnosed for two years. Not long after I finally got diagnosed
We had a miscarriage and it was possible because of my Sjogren's I took it really hard and many other things just keep adding up not all bad but I got derailed big time.
My starting weight was 150(my heaviest
ever) I started back on MFP January 1st and I've been working out regularly almost that long and I've only lost 6lbs so it's been kinda disappointing.
I'm pretty good at eating healthy meals my problem is snack time I always seem to munch on a little of everything and not log most of it because either 1. I forgot to weigh it or 2 it was just a bite it wasn't even enough to bother logging. At least that what I convince myself. So my goal is to log EVERYTHING before I eat it and not eat to many exercise calories.
NSVs my clothes are fitting again and I feel stronger and more energetic.
I can't wait to see how far we all can get. Let's lose it all!4
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