Mission Slimpossible - June 2021 Team Chat
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Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Wednesday
PW: 129.8lb
CW: 129.8lb
Someone said here that weight loss is not about losing (because everyone will figure out eventually what works for them), it’s about not gaining after losing.
I got the maintenance down, but am a very slow learner for the portion that everyone figured out 😂
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vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday
PW: 191.8
CW: 194.2
LTD: 7.84 -
Up a couple pounds, but TOM decided to visit last night, so now it makes sense how I was feeling last week. This FitBit I got has period tracking on it, so I'm going to utilize that so I can see how it soon it effects me each month. I'm loving the walking reminders, so that's helping, too.
Saw a funny post on one of my WW Facebook groups for weight comparisons. I've lost a human head! Too funny! Here it is:
I hope everyone is able to enjoy their day. Stay hydrated and remember to do everything (my 2021 Mantra) WITH PURPOSE.
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PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
@19shmoo69
@vegan4lyfe2012
@sandielewis2001
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
@19shmoo69
@sandielewis2001
@vegan4lyfe2012
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@Beverly2Hansen
@Beautyofdreams
@kerdil08
@bigblues11
@davidji82
@Be_theBest_Me
@Aqualang26
@IDebraK
@happimess01
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Wahoooooo for being #1 this week on the leaderboard!! The Slimpossibles are rocking it! Big shout out to @19shmoo69, @Vegan4lyfe2012, and @davidji82.
@RYcare I first got my hair cut fairly short when I hit a weight loss milestone. It was fun and the more weight I lose the shorter I seem to go. You just stay determined and you will get under 230 for sure!! Fingers crossed that it will be this week.
@davors19 Nice to have a loss while on vacation. Good for you!!
@trooworld So do you have vacation plans? Going anywhere fun?
@GabiV125 Yes, I think that quote was something I had posted, and I do agree that it’s so much more about not regaining the weight that we worked so hard to lose. You and the rest of us will figure it out.
@vegan4lyfe2012 Ugghhh TOM always has bad timing! That will be interesting to track your cycle every month. I’ve lost The World’s largest ball of tape and working towards that newborn calf.
Hi Team! Today is a busy day. I had to go buy a new pair of eyeglasses because my old ones finally broke last night. It had a bad arm, so I was waiting for it. I got a good deal at SAMS and hopefully, they will be ready in a week. I have my old pair to get me buy until then. Tonight, I have to go to the church to help with the final vacation Bible school decorating. I’m excited for it to start on Sunday.
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Another good day! My trigger dropped to79. Ate lunch when it was at 83 because it was 2 pm and I was starving!
No snacking or sugar No snacking or sugar
Workout (includes church cleaning): Phase one, week two Control Freak Total Body Tone.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
@Katmary71 I saw this graphic on Pinterest and immediately thought of you!
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@Katmary71 Thanks! He was having his picture taken for the pretend ID tag and had no idea what was going on lol people were putting things on him and putting a camera in his face and telling him to say cheese lol. I just missed getting a snap of the part where he was smiling lol.
Good luck with the yoga challenge!
@trooworld I always struggle when we have house guests as well. It's like I think I have a free licence to eat & drink whatever I want, and all my new habits just go out the window! Best of luck with your plan. A two-week vacation sounds nice!
@Cornanda To be honest, I am struggling a bit keeping up with this HIIT program, it's a lot of strength work that's pretending to be cardio. I'm not sure if I could handle adding more conditioning work on top at this point! But I'm very happy to check in on your progress to help keep you accountable, and I could use the accountability to keep up with the program too!
@Jactop Sorry to hear about the fatigue and fluid retention, I hope you find some relief soon. I looked into the 75 hard challenge recently too! But I decided that I couldn't really commit to it, especially the 2x45 minute workouts EVERY day, with one having to be outdoors. I always joke that I'm an inside pet, lol. So I made my own cut-down version to do instead and I'm picking up some good habits like finding it easier to drink more water now! Best of luck with it, I look forward to seeing your updates on how it's going!
@TeresaW1020 Yes, my muscles are definitely crying lol. But they'll be ok in the end!
Glad you got your hair done before your stylist has her bub!
@RYcare Good to hear from you!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Hahahha I put some wacky things in my goal ladder a while ago, but these are kind of cool! My next target is to have lost 10 Darth Vader masks
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Woohoo! Congrats on winning the week, Slims!! Such hard work by everyone but of course a special thanks to @19shmoo69 @vegan4lyfe2012 @davidji82
I don't have much to update. I'm working from home for the rest of the week since I have developed cold symptoms. It's not a bad cold, but still not allowed on site at work with even just a sore throat, just in case. Luckily my new laptop came in a couple of weeks ago so I am set up ready to go from home when needed! Otherwise it would have been a disaster because it's the end of financial year next week so it's a very busy time for us!
I have been keeping up with the BodyBoss HIIT program, the pretraining is quite hard enough for me at this point so once the 4 weeks of pretraining are done, I will likely repeat that before starting the actual program! Today is a cardio day so I will probably play Beat Saber or ride my bike, or maybe both.
My scale is bumping up a little bit this week, but I have been getting good calorie deficits so I'm assuming it's just water retention from starting the new HIIT program. My muscles are quite sore so I would not be at all surprised if I was retaining water for muscle repair!
I'm refocusing on the goals I think are important to me over the next 3 weeks. I am on a 3-day streak ticking all my boxes so I want to keep that up for the 21 days!
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2021 Word: PEACE
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@GabiV125 Hang in there, you'll get there!
@vegan4lyfe2012 I love the graphic.
@19shmoo69 @Vegan4lyfe2012 @davidji82 Congrats on getting on the leaderboard, well done!
@TeresaW1020 Staying around here but I have company coming: the first week, my older brother and his family are coming. The second week, my best friend is coming. It should be fun! Good luck with the decorating!
@TwistedSassette YES! I'm really worried about it. Plus, I'm worried about the money I'm going to have to spend to hang out with my company: eating out every day for lunch and dinner plus the activities. We need all of our savings for home repairs right now. I'm glad you have your new laptop so you can easily work from home. Yeah, it sounds like just water retention. It sounds like you are working really hard.
Hi all. I got the news yesterday that we are going to start working in the office 3 days a week very soon. I'm not looking forward to it because when I am there and am stressed, I tend to get into the vending machine or the cafe. I'm going to have to plan things very carefully.
My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS
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Username:@leonadixon
PW 5/25:225.3
Check in weight (6/2/2021): 226.3
Check in weight 6/9/2021): 225.5
Check in weight (6/16/2021): 224.0
Check in weight (6/23/2021):225.8
Check in weight (6/30/2021):
I have had a migraine over the last few days, so I am hoping this is just due to that. Keep on keeping on! Have a great weekend everyone! 4 -
TeresaW1020 wrote: »Wahoooooo for being #1 this week on the leaderboard!! The Slimpossibles are rocking it! Big shout out to @19shmoo69, @Vegan4lyfe2012, and @davidji82.
@RYcare I first got my hair cut fairly short when I hit a weight loss milestone. It was fun and the more weight I lose the shorter I seem to go. You just stay determined and you will get under 230 for sure!! Fingers crossed that it will be this week.
@davors19 Nice to have a loss while on vacation. Good for you!!
@trooworld So do you have vacation plans? Going anywhere fun?
@GabiV125 Yes, I think that quote was something I had posted, and I do agree that it’s so much more about not regaining the weight that we worked so hard to lose. You and the rest of us will figure it out.
@vegan4lyfe2012 Ugghhh TOM always has bad timing! That will be interesting to track your cycle every month. I’ve lost The World’s largest ball of tape and working towards that newborn calf.
Hi Team! Today is a busy day. I had to go buy a new pair of eyeglasses because my old ones finally broke last night. It had a bad arm, so I was waiting for it. I got a good deal at SAMS and hopefully, they will be ready in a week. I have my old pair to get me buy until then. Tonight, I have to go to the church to help with the final vacation Bible school decorating. I’m excited for it to start on Sunday.
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Another good day! My trigger dropped to79. Ate lunch when it was at 83 because it was 2 pm and I was starving!
No snacking or sugar No snacking or sugar
Workout (includes church cleaning): Phase one, week two Control Freak Total Body Tone.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
@Katmary71 I saw this graphic on Pinterest and immediately thought of you!
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@vegan4lyfe2012 love the chart. I passed the cheese and I'm almost to the cinder block.
@trooworld that graphic is a good reminder that a loss is a loss no matter how slow. I need to print that out and post it somewhere. Enjoy your vacation. Stay strong
@TwistedSassette I looked up the Body Boss program. It looks tough but has good reviews. I like that they have a pretraining program. Keep us posted on how it goes
@TeresaW1020 how are you liking the DDF program? I did some reading on it and although the concept sounds logical my BG is so strongly affected by sleep and stress that on some days I'd never get it low enough to eat 😯. I'm really curious to see how it works for you
This is day 4 of 75 Hard and it is hard. My 75 days goes the entire summer and ends on the Friday before Labor Day weekend. Since you follow your own diet and exercise plan I'm not sure what the results will be but I needed to get back to healthy habits and the program is helping with that. Getting in two 45 min workouts will be my biggest challenge but it can be just a walk so it's doable. For the diet portion I'm back to no sugar and cheat days aren't allowed.
To me, reading 10 pages sounds like it has nothing to do with health by ironically it's turning out to be the most beneficial habit. If I read before bed I get a better sleep which results in better food choices the next day, less cravings and more energy so I'm more active. Plus if I feel like snacking and its too early to sleep I can go to bed and read.
I'm not confident that I will make it through 75 days (any slip ups and its back to day 1) but it should get me back on track2 -
You have a returning member heading your way .. Please welcome back @renaegry 3
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@TwistedSassette I think that is a very good idea to repeat the BodyBoss HIIT program pretraining again. You will be surprised at how much better you are. The new program I’m doing repeats each week three times before moving on. Part of me wants to move quickly but I know that taking it slower will give me the best results. The scale bumping is probably from the workouts. I know mine is!
@trooworld That is a good vacation too. You don’t have to leave your home but still, get to have fun that you don’t normally have. Can you make a vow to yourself that you won’t get into the vending machines? I know it’s hard because on Thursday’s it’s hard for me not to get into the junk that lays around my church. Today there was candy all over the floor that I had to pick up and of course, a few pieces ended up in my mouth and then I was so angry that I gave in to the temptation. We need to STOP sabotaging ourselves. Any ideas???
@leonadixon You can totally have that cartoon! I hope you start feeling better soon!
@Jactop I really like the DDF program, although I wish my weight loss was happening a bit more than it is. My BG trigger that they give me keeps lowering and for the last couple of days, I haven’t been able to hit it. I have to eat low carb and high protein to make my number go down as it should. I will do the July challenge because I do love how it keeps me mindful of what I eat and how I can’t snack.
Doing the two 45-minute workouts would be the hardest part for me of your 75-day challenge but I’m sure if you stick to it you will end up feeling amazing. Just don’t overdo it!
@renaegry Welcome to the team!!
Hi Team! It’s been a busy day of church cleaning and getting things ready for VBS! Tomorrow I have to go buy a ton of food and supplies for the snacks that will be each night. Last night I climbed a ladder and hung a ton of paper vines. The good news is that it was a heck of a workout but the bad news is that I was so sore and my weight was up this morning. I’m hoping it will be down for tomorrow's weigh-in!!
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Trigger dropped to 78 and I didn’t hit for lunch or dinner. I’m getting a little frustrated but not giving up. I just need to think about what I’m doing and cut out the little things like eating candy while at the church.
No snacking or sugar Sugar was consumed today.
Workout (includes church cleaning): Soooo much vacuuming and other cleaning!
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
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@trooworld Sounds like you have some tough challenges ahead of you to test your willpower! With the vending machines/cafe, can you try not carrying any cash? Then you don't have a choice?
I like the motivational message, thanks for sharing!
@leonadixon Sending hugs, migraines are the WORST. And definitely can be a cause for a blip on the scale too.
@Jactop I'm really glad that the 75 Hard challenge is giving you some good realisations about connections. Who would think that creating a reading habit would help with better food choices?! I think that's fantastic!
Also if you don't make it to 75 days on the first go, don't stress yourself too much about it. I think the program is designed for most people to fail a few times and through that they learn grit and determination. I think there are very few people who make it to 75 days their first time!
@renaegry Welcome back!
@TeresaW1020 You're so right, we do sabotage ourselves. I think it all comes down to choices - like you know that you don't NEED to eat the candy, and you know that you will meet your BG trigger easier if you don't eat it, but you still make the choice sometimes to eat the candy. I did it last night with a block of chocolate, too. I am trying to think of some way I can pause to ask myself about the choice before I act on it, but I haven't come up with anything yet!
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I am glad that today is Friday. Working from home has been kind of nice because I can sleep in for longer, but the system works a lot slower than it does at work so I get a bit frustrated at times.
Last night I ate a whole lot of chocolate. For no real reason, I just felt like something sweet and did that stupid thing where I took the rest of the block to the lounge with me. I ate some and then hid the rest from the toddler. I should have stopped then, but once he went to bed, I ate the rest. Whyyyyyyy! If I hadn't done that, I would have come in under my calorie goal after my long Beat Saber session, but instead I was over target. Still a deficit, but I'm not proud of it.
Meanwhile, the scale is still rising from fluid retention, which is frustrating but at least I know what it is. My weight this month is a classic example of what causes people to give up. The scale shows I gained 1 kg (2.2 lbs) this week, despite recording over 3,000 calories of deficit which in theory should equate to almost 1 lbs of loss. I am absolutely certain that I have not gained 1kg of fat this week. And that's what we're aiming for, after all - fat loss. No matter what the scale is showing me today, I know that I have been working enough to release some fat from my body. When my body stops holding on to all this fluid, I will have a whoosh and the scale will catch up, I just have to stick it out until then.
I don't have many plans for the weekend, just a bunch of housework so it should be nice and relaxing.
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2021 Word: PEACE
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***WEEKLY WEIGH-IN***
TwistedSassette
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 138.5kg
PW: 124.5kg
CW: 125.5kg
LTD: 13.0kg
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Thanks all. Forgot about this group until I saw someone post in a forum that they joined. Doing alright. Started WW again and have dropped 7 pounds last few months. Somewhat stuck. Do good all week then go to the lake on the weekends. Food isn’t to bad. But drink to many beer. Then come home weight you about. Work all week to get it down by Thursday to do it all again. A vicious cycle. Lol. Need to be more active at the lake on the weekends. During the week I’m good. Alternate running and walking days. But need to buckle down and get in some strength training. Have lots I could be doing but don’t seem to get it done.2
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I’m off to pick a strength workout to do tomorrow after my walk. Will search in mfp and Fitbit Any suggestions?1
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Hi all
davidji82
Weigh In Day:Friday
PW:228.3
CW:225.07 -
Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 182.2
CW: 180.8
LTD: 83.6
Month: -2.7
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@leonadixon I hate migraines. I get them, too. In fact, I think I have one developing right now. I hope yours goes away soon!
@Jactop Yes! All losses matter, no matter how slow or how small. Thank you! I'm glad the program is helping you get back to healthy habits. That's interesting about the reading.
@renaegry Welcome back!
@TeresaW1020 Yes! I'm going to try to draw a line and say, "the vending machines are not in my plan" and bring snacks. We'll see how that works. I'm searching for the no-sabotage answer. I'll let you know if I find something! I'm sorry you ended up so sore. I hope your weight comes down.
@TwistedSassette Unfortunately they take debit and credit cards lol. I need to carry those in case of emergency. My plan is to draw a line and say, "The vending machines are not on my plan" and bring my own snacks. I'm sorry about the chocolate. I've done similar things. Hang in there!
@davidji82 @TeresaW1020 Congrats on the losses!
Hi all. I'm glad it's Friday. I've got so much to do this weekend. Had a good kale salad with grilled chicken for dinner last night. I try to have lighter foods towards the end of the week, like salads and soups, to help with my weigh-in on Saturday.
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Username:bgame4
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 138
CW: 138
I appreciate all the encouragement this group provides, and it is exciting to see Slimpossibles in the #1 spot!
The conversations about strength training remind me that that is something I would benefit from. I have been eating ok and have been faithfully walking every day, now my upper body and core could use some attention. One small habit at a time...3 -
Username:davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 266
CW: 265.5
LTD: 34.55 -
Friday
gwamajtw91
PW: 160.7
CW: 160.1
LTD: 15.9
Agonizingly close to my goal and trying not to berate myself for a few night time snacking sessions this week
@vegan4lyfe2012 love the graphic - almost at a sperm whale's brain (goal) may even try to get to an average 2 year old child
@renaegry @bgame4 the Nike Training app is free & has free workouts that you can sort by Workout Focus (Endurance, Mobility, Strength & Yoga) & then by Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced & with or without equipment & by time (5 - 60 mins).
Also there is the FitOn app which is similar & has free workouts.
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@trooworld I have chronic migraines (more than 15 days/per month). I use Botox every 12 weeks and Ajovy monthly. They have been a lifesaver for me and I am down to maybe 1 per month or less! Unfortunately, this week was the week I got my Botox (been 12 weeks) AND due for the monthly at the same time so I think it just hit me harder this week. I hope you feel better!2
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Username: Lulu_jo
Weigh in day: Friday
SW: 277 (1/15/21)
PW: 221
CW: 219
Question... Do I need to do something special to continue into next month? Or will I automatically get carried over?3 -
Friday weigh in
Cornanda
PW 177.4
CW: 177.43 -
@TeresaW1020 I love the plant meme!
@renaegry Do you have weights or resistance bands? I like HASFit or Sydney Cummings on YouTube for strength, I think they have bodyweight to weights.
Hey everyone! Been busy between the food bank farm and running around. I had to order some clothes and got a few things at Target, my cousin died so we're (parents and I) are going to Fresno next week for the funeral. We weren't close but I'm going more to support everyone else. The pain clinic approval finally went through but not to the one I wanted to go to with high ratings. It sounds like I have to jump through more hoops and frankly I'm so fed up at this point I want to sue everyone or scream for about a year. So I called the pain clinic to schedule an appointment and had to leave a message to be called back and of course no return call.2 -
@Twisted Sassette I agree that if we would only pause and think about what we are about to do we might not make the same choice. But for me, my defiant nature sometimes rises to the surface and just like a toddler, I want what I want no matter if it’s not good for me. Maybe we need someone to give us a time out. Are you taking measurements and progress pictures? I have really learned that it’s not good to just rely on the scale to gauge our progress.
@renaegry Are you saving your extra WW points for the weekend? Beer can have a lot of calories. Have you tried White Claw? I had some of those at my sisters. Very tasty!
@trooworld Is your weekend busy because of your upcoming vacation days? I love kale and always forget to use it for salads. I’m going to put that on my recipe finder right now!
@bgame4 Strength training has been a game-changer for me! Not only have I gotten so much stronger but my body is leaning out in ways that I don’t think would have happened without doing it. But yes to one small habit at a time. That is how you will stick to them.
@gwamajtw91 Ohhhh I am right there with you trying not to berate myself. I have been chasing the 170s forever and just can’t make it happen. But we are so close and I bet we will both get to our goals next week!!
@Lulu_jo Nice loss this week!! And no, you don’t need to do anything. You just keep posting as usual. We will move to a July thread this weekend.
@Katmary71 I’m sorry for the loss of your cousin and I’m sure you will be a great support to your family. So sorry that you didn’t get the approval for the pain clinic that you wanted. It’s just so frustrating and I honestly don’t know how you keep from losing your mind all together. Hang in there, friend.
Hi Team! It’s been another super busy day. I went and cleaned the rest of the church and then I took hubby with me, and we went to Sams and Walmart for all the food and supplies that we will need for VBS. It’s a good thing I have a fairly large car. I plan to rest up tomorrow and not do too much so that I’m ready for the upcoming week that will for sure be fun but also exhausting. I was happy to end the month with a 2.7 lb. loss. Wish it would have been more of course but down is down! I have one more week on the DDF challenge so maybe I can get off a bit more weight before it ends.
Goal Weight Challenge: EYE ON THE PRIZE!
Data Driven Fasting challenge Trigger dropped to 77. I was at 81 for lunch and 87 for dinner. Tomorrow I will fast until I hit my trigger or I just won’t eat!!
No snacking or sugar No sugar or snacking
Workout (includes church cleaning): Lots of cleaning and shopping today.
2021 Word: TRANSFORMATION
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Hey all! Sorry I've been pretty absent other than checking in on Fridays. Down 2lbs this week... And I'm now only 1 lb away from my halfway point 🎉 yay! (Technically 1/2 a pound... But who's counting right? ME! lol) My losses have slowed... Yes 8lbs for the month is great, but I sure miss those 15lbs a month losses. Oh well, as long as it's still going down, I'm happy. 20 more pounds til onederland, and I can't wait!!!
We are about to have a serious heatwave over the next few days... I'm in western Washington and they are predicting 109 in my area. It doesn't EVER get that hot here🥵😭. SO not looking forward to it.1 -
Firefly743
***Weigh In***
PW: 250.0
CW: 249.4
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@davors19 @gwamajtw91 @Lulu_jo Congrats on the losses, WTG! Nice way to start out the weekend!
@leonadixon Oh my dear, I'm sorry to hear about this, luckily I only get them about once a month. I'm glad you've found something that helps. I use Imitrex + naproxen and it usually works but it has the side effect of making me nauseous.
I woke up in the middle of the night with a full-blown migraine but took medicine and it helped. Thanks.
@Katmary71 I'm sorry for your loss. I hope that the pain clinic you got a referral to is better than you anticipate.
@TeresaW1020 Kind of, I have a lot of things to do to get ready for them: I have to get the car washed, clean the interior, go get groceries...but then there are other errands (have to take a shirt back to Kohls, get water in the water jugs, etc.). I love kale, too! I hope you have an enjoyable rest day today.
@Lulu_jo How exciting to be so close! Congrats! We are about to have a heatwave here in SoCal, too. I hate it.
My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS3
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