NON WW & WW NEWBIES, OUR NEW LIFE, THE START OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL

See the foot doctor today to make sure my foot is healing properly. Crossing fingers 🤞🏻

@gemwolf110 good luck, all the best

@trooworld definitely. I was 0.2lbs down and no gain so I'm happy with that 😊

@theslightedgeforever thank you. it surely helps.

So it was my birthday 2 weeks ago and I just received some late birthday presents from my sister. A beautiful bracelet with my name on and birthstone, a photo frame and a chocolate shaped dick 😂 no idea on the calories but it was good 😂

@cbabie I getting to switch out my clothes too. This weekend I am going to reorganize my closet so that the fall/winter stuff is front and center. Now the weather around here just needs to cooperate!

@theslightedgeforever It sounds like you have a good plan while staying with your son. And hey, even if you do come home with a gain, you have had a great time traveling and you know how to get it off. Cute outfits are a good idea! I’ve been working out in the same shorts and tank tops and they are way too big on me now, so maybe it’s time to shop for that as well.

@gemwolf110 I just want to come over and snuggle on your sofa with those babies!!!

@trooworld I am so excited for you and your new Tonal. I can’t wait to hear all about it!

@roz0810 Happy birthday and it sounds like we have sisters with the same kind of sense of humor!!


Hello! Today was a good day. My staff meeting this morning was very productive and we are starting to work on ideas on renovations for our sanctuary, which it’s needed badly!! I really hope our people get on board with their agreement…and their money! Workout today was church cleaning and my eating was good. I finished this month’s no sugar challenge really happy with my progress. Here is my little graphic that I made to keep track. Tomorrow, I’m starting a month-long Stop Eating CRAP (carbonated drinks, refined sugar, artificial foods, and processed foods). I don’t expect to be 100% next month but I do hope that having a challenge will keep me mindful on most days.

And good news foot is healing like it’s supposed to and doc said I can give Zumba a try whoohoo. If foot starts hurting wait 2 weeks and try again :-) and I so love the floof. Plenty of snuggles to go around. They are sending virtual snuggles. Lol yeah they sometimes save me a spot or just lay in my lap.

@roz0810 Happy belated birthday!!! HAHAHA about the chocolate! The other presents sound very thoughtful.

@cbabie That's still exercising! I am excited for today. I just hope everything goes okay.

@TeresaW1020 I am excited, too! Fingers crossed you can get the money for your renovation. I'm looking forward to doing the CRAP but for me, it will be more like RP because you know I have to have my spritzer at night and it has diet soda in it. Also, I love to drink carbonated water. And I do put Splenda in my coffee. So hence the RP! You did great on the No Sugar challenge.

@gemwolf110 Yay! That's great news. Your pups are too cute!

Hello all. Today is the day! They are coming between 1-5 and my anxiety is really high because they are going to call me 30 minutes prior to coming and my husband wants me to ask them if they will wait for 5 minutes once arriving because I'll be picking him up. I really want him to just take a Lyft home so I will be here when they arrive but he's being stubborn.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

😂 everyone's been laughing their heads off at it. I thought it was hilarious too hehe.

ok so the last week I've been weighing in daily. I'll go back to weekly, Thursdays, from tomorrow because I want to focus on my eating and water intake still. also my first few weeks I normally see a big loss when I weigh weekly even though I do like to keep an eye on things sometimes. I think it'll be better for me

@cbabie I would think that a baby chasing you would be pretty good exercise lol! LOL about the rapper. Thank you so much, it all worked out: they called 10 minutes before arriving so no time to pick up hubby, he had to take a Lyft!

@theslightedgeforever I'm so glad it's the weekend. Yep, the Tonal is installed now! That sounds fun, to go to NASA.

@roz0810 My MIND tends to do better when I weigh in weekly. If I weigh in daily, it sometimes plays tricks on me. However, I've been weighing in weekly for a while now and all I am doing is gaining so I may switch back, I don't know. Congrats on the NSV, that's awesome!

Hi all. First, the Tonal was installed but I have to get rid of some stuff for it to function properly, there is stuff in the way. I am going to do that today. Now about my weigh-in today. I gained nearly 3 lbs. I almost cried. I've gained 6 WEEKS in a row now, I haven't lost any weight since August. I am beyond upset, I'm embarrassed because I am supposed to be a "Motivator" for the Fat2Fit team, Mission Slimpossibles, but all I am doing is gaining so I feel like a total fraud. I know what the problem is, it's two-fold:
1) I'm going over my calories every day and have been since before I quit WW.
2) I'm not tracking 100% honestly and even if I were, I'd be going over the calories.
I need to bring healthier snacks into the house. And I need to stick with my food plan. I'm sorry to be so negative on a Saturday, but there it is.

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

Happy Saturday all,

Finally was able to mow the front yard. It’s on a hill so I have been nervous about doing it until my doctor cleared that. Mowing and raking 6 weeks worth of grass is a workout. Will have to do back yard now that is 4 times the size of the front and riddled with husky holes. I’ll be going slow and very careful. Got a lot of errands done today as well. HelloFresh came in so planning on cooking that all up tomorrow.

HW 225.6
CW 225.6
GW 110-120

@cbabie Yes, you can do anything for 90 days so do it!! Be the rapper you know you can be! Good job on getting in those 10,000 steps!

@theslightedgeforever how fun that you got to go to NASA! I was supposed to go one day when I was living in Florida but a stupid hurricane changed our plans and I never did go. I would love to know what it feels like to be weightless.

@roz0810 Nice loss!! And losing inches and getting noticed for your weight loss are such great feelings too. Keep it up!

@gemwolf110 I’m glad that the doctor gave you the go-ahead to get back to normal activities like mowing your yard. You just be careful with those holes!!


@trooworld I hear you about the CRAP challenge. I have no intentions of giving up my sparkling waters or the occasional Coke Zero. Plus, I LOVE my G Hughes sauces and those have artificial sugars. So, I’m with you and will focus on the RP portion of the challenge.

I am sorry that you are having such a struggle right now with your weight. I want you to know that you are NOT letting us on the Slimpossibles down and you have nothing to be embarrassed about! I’ve been keeping a detailed spreadsheet of my weight since January 2017, and I’ve gone 6 months or more at times with more gains than losses. Losing weight is hard and it takes so much of our energy to make progress. You have a great new incentive with the Tonal and I think you can use that as a real jumping-off point. And while you are upping your exercise you can work on your nutrition at the same time.

As for tracking and staying under your calorie goal, you have to start thinking of it as a job. If tracking was a part of your day job and your boss expected you to do it, I bet you would do it and do it VERY well. Right? So, become your own boss! And yeah, you have to get strict with what you allow in your home to eat. I honestly have no junk food in my house because if I did, I would eat it. I also think if you could make your meals fully satiating you could give up the snacking. Or at least most of the snacking. Giving your body time between meals to let your insulin drop will tap into your fat stores and that is what you want. Snacks are almost never about hunger, but always about an emotional response. If you are truly hungry for a snack then having something like an apple or broccoli would sound and taste good. I believe in you!


Hello! Well, the movie on the lawn was a huge success last night. Except our new popcorn machine decided to freeze up so they ran to the store and bought a bunch of microwave popcorn. So, that needs to be dealt with. I really didn’t enjoy sitting outside in the dark watching little boys chase and catch bugs, but I made it to the end, and then I was out of there. I went back up this morning to make sure the bathrooms were clean for tomorrow. Today was all about housework while DH has been glued to his football games. I think I’m going to go plant myself right now in front of the TV and watch some General Hospital.

@roz0810 I used to like to weigh daily but now twice a week works for me but I've been away from my scale since September 18th so who knows. Hooray on your NSV. Those are the best.

@trooworld Awareness is the first step, so they say. So you are aware of why you are gaining weight so now you can make a plan to fix it. So 1) bring healthy snacks into the house 2) track everything no matter if going over 3) go back and analyze your meals from the past 6 weeks and see how you could reduce your calories? Are you going back for seconds? Taking too big of a portion? Are there trigger foods you are eating? See if you can spot any patterns.

@cbabie Yaaaay for finding a solution that allowed you to walk. I have measurements back from 83. My thighs are almost as big as my as my waist. I do remember NASA as a child. Mom loved space stuff. I was telling the family that as I went through NASA. Hubby was a kid. I would have just as well sat and read my kindle. I did that actually while they were in the gift shop. Some guy came over and said, You've got the right idea and sat down next to me.

@teresaw1020 Yes, you could be my sister from another mister. You're just like cbabie in some regards.

@gemwolf110 Mowing the grass is quite a workout. Sounds like you have your food plan in place for the week.

@retiredandlovingit I guess just shoot for one lb loss. When you do that, focus on the next one. Getting your mind in place is the most important part. I did enjoy your state fair. I double masked just to be safe around the crowds. We were there on the last day. I kept thinking of you when I was in Vermont and New Hampshire and would see all the pumpkins. Sorry about your bil. I need to get my 2nd shingles shot in the next couple of weeks and finally get that out of the way.

211/164 Yellow
22 min walk
25% water

@cbabie Baby girl sounds so independent. I don't blame you for not letting her walk by herself. That's great you got over 10K steps. Thank you re: my post. I definitely have to turn it around. You are right, it's about tracking HONESTLY and MAKING CHOICES (I'm emphasizing that to myself!!!). I need to make better choices. Let's do this!

@gemwolf110 Oh that doesn't sound fun. But I'm sure you are glad you got it done. Yeah that Halloween candy is everywhere. Ironically, it's not the candy I get into, it's savory snacks, and also since it is fall, I feel like baking. The Tonal...yes, I plan on trying it this morning. I'm very excited!

@TeresaW1020 Thank you so much! That's encouraging to know that you have had periods like this and you came out on the other side and are almost at goal. Yes, if tracking were part of my job, I would do it to a "T". You are right about the snacks. Thank you! Well, that stinks that the popcorn machine didn't work. I'm glad you found a way to get popcorn to the masses anyway and it was a success!

@RetiredAndLovingIt Yeah, I think I will start weighing daily again. I am excited about the Tonal, too! I just need to buckle down and log everything. I did yesterday, I did well tracking. There is no deadline to lose weight, just keep plugging along and you'll lose that 15 lbs! I'm sorry to hear about your BIL. I am anxiously awaiting my booster shot too. I'm not taking any chances, no way!

@theslightedgeforever I did not buy a bunch of snacks yesterday so that was progress. I am not going back for seconds or taking too big of a portion, I looked back over last week and part of the problem is that darned apple cake that my husband made for my birthday. I had a piece of that most every day. It was also the Cajun Seafood Pasta Alfredo made for my birthday dinner and lunch the next day. But there are holes in the log, like the peanuts I had and didn't track. So that's a problem, too. And the fact that I'm not drinking enough water.

Thank you all for your encouraging and helpful responses! I really appreciate them. I'm going to work on honest tracking for the DATA it gives me. I didn't buy a bunch of snacks but I did buy 2 small bags of our favorite Trader Joe's corn chips. I'm going to just have to make a decision to stay out of them. I might need to go to the store and get some healthy snacks. I do have like 3 apples and maybe a cheese stick or two. I am going to try the Tonal this morning. I can't wait. I love that it is at my home and I don't have to drive somewhere and deal with parking. I don't even have to get dressed if I really wanted to just workout in my pjs!

My phrase for the year: CHANGE HAPPENS

Afternoon all, ex WW member, from way back when the blogs existed on the website, not app...never really got back into it after the switch of platforms.

Is there a group option on this site, or just chat threads xx

@trooworld I am glad that you enjoyed the Tonal and I love the scoring they use. That should really help you stay motivated to improve your scores. What a shame you had that terrible migraine! I sure hope you feel better today. My scale is up to this morning and I know it’s from eating too much. Dang, my tasty cooking!!

@theslightedgeforever I woke up thinking about boundaries too and how I need to work on them if I ever plan to actually get to a goal weight. We can never get too complacent, can we?


Good morning! I’m up and posting because I have a busy day and didn’t want to forget later on or be too tired. After my workout and grocery shopping, I plan to spend the day in my closet sorting and reorganizing. I need to try on a bunch of stuff and see if it’s a keeper or not. Yesterday, I cleaned out my drawers and jewelry box. I do love it when everything is super organized. I just need to learn to keep it up. I woke up with the scale up a pound and I know it’s simply because I keep eating too big a portion. I way overate dinner and I wasn’t even that hungry when I sat down to eat. So, I’m going to flip the switch and become hyper-focused on accurate tracking and cut the calories, which will obviously cut my portion sizes down. I want to get below 175 lbs. this week!!