Hi MS .....Another new member joining your amazing team ... Please welcome @annflaherty1

Hi Everyone!

My name is Karl. I'm a 42 (soon 43)yo man from Norway. Married for the second time (right girl this time) and we have four kids from 5 to 18 in total (4 this week, two next etc), and a lovely 8months puppy. I'm working as a controller in a state prison, and a little weekendjob with peolple strugling with dementia.

Been active and fit the first 20 years of my life, but topped at 268lbs at new year. I work a lot, and we moved house in november, so the rest of my spare time are used to get my old appartement ready for sale.
I try to do walks with my dog and to get at least three lifting workouts pr week to transform my body.
So far I'm down to 246 this monday.


Looking forward to starting this challenge and getting to know this team!

@TeresaW1020 - Yay for the sofa! I hope you like the coffee table too. New furniture is fun!

@bgame4 - sounds like a nice productive snow day!

@FUPA_B_GONE - welcome! Many of us have been half baked lately and are working to get back on track. Feel free to share any particular struggles as we are all here to help each other.

@FushiaKat - Wow, did he even bother to look at your past weight? Sometimes doctors are just the worst. You are absolutely right to be proud of yourself because you have accomplished a lot. Keep up the good work.

@Glombog - Congrats on losing 20+ pounds and welcome. Your exercise buddy is VERY cute!

I mostly met my challenge goals yesterday.

Veggies= had some for breakfast. Lunch I had a smaller serving of chili and added a side salad. Dinner was soup and I wasn't too hungry, so that was enough. All other goals met. Had a hard time staying motivated for my work out yesterday, but I powered through.

Lisa

Hi everyone!
I'm excited to join the team and meet some new friends. A little bit about me. My top weight was 220 in 2001 when I finally decided to treat my health with the same determination as I treated my job. It took me about a year to get to my goal weight of 130. Since then I've bounced up and down a bit, but never back to my top weight. I've been maintaining within my range (127-133) for almost 3 years now.
I'm a bookkeeper at a plastics factory, where I work using a stand-up desk. I walk on my lunch hour every day. My walking goal for the year is to "walk the year", 2022 miles in 2022. I try to hit about 6 miles a day, to cover for the days that I miss because of bad weather. I also ride a bicycle in the summer, and will commute to/from work on the bike which is about 12 miles round trip.
I fell on the ice on January 7th and broke my wrist. I'm out of the cast now and doing physical therapy. Hoping to be able to start using weights again and do so strength training, maybe in another week.

Username: annflaherty1
Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 217
CW (Current Weight): 179.8

Hi,
I’m looking forward to losing with all of you.

I’m also doing the American Cancer Society March 40 Mile March, walking 40 miles in the month of March to raise $ to fight colorectal cancers. As an 18 years cancer conqueror, this cause is dear to my heart. You can learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1326100241241958/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Ready to get going!
Ann

@FushiaKat Doctors annoy the heck out of me! Do you know that most doctors do eight years of medical school and then more schooling for their specialties and they usually only have one semester of nutrition? They are super quick at throwing drugs at us but never ask us about our diet. And as for exercise, there is nothing wrong with breaking up you’re walking throughout the day. You are doing great so keep it up and keep educating yourself.

@Glombog Welcome to the team! We are so happy to have you here. You will mostly find us a very chatty group of women, but I certainly hope you will feel comfortable joining in and let us get to know you. You have done great with your weight loss so far and your puppy is adorable!

@Cornanda good job on getting in your veggies and doing your workout even though you didn’t feel like it. New furniture is fun and it will be nice when my friend comes and gets the old stuff out of my house. It’s a bit crowded at the moment.

@trooworld Yayyy on your loss this week! What is up with your water consumption? You know you need more than 12 oz. *wags finger at you!* Good idea to put your workout clothes in the living room. I put mine in the bathroom and put them on under my robe in the morning so that all I have to do is take off the robe and go work out.

@micarroo4 Welcome to the team! I’m glad you are here and look forward to getting to know you. It sounds like you are doing a lot of things right. Especially with your fitness goals!

@tammymccrady6278 Glad you are in the spring challenge. How nice of your husband to forgo his birthday cake in support of you. My birthday is next week and I’m having to tell myself no to getting any cake. Fruit salad sounds like a wonderful alternative.

@annflaherty1 That is awesome that you are doing a 40-mile walk for the ACS. My husband is currently undergoing treatment for lung cancer so I’m all new to the world of cancer and have been learning a lot. Especially how awesome the people are who battle this terrible disease.

Hi Team! Today has been a good day. Hubby and I went out to run some errands, including picking me up a new desktop computer, since my old one has been giving me fits for months now. So, I’ve spent the last couple of hours setting it up. Tonight is church and I’m looking forward to seeing the kids. I’ve done well on my eating and had a good workout.

30 Day Spring Challenge, Day Six:
1)Weigh every day Weight 189.4
2)NO sugar or snacking between meals No snacks or sugar
3)30 minutes of exercise or physical activity LIIFT4, week 3, Chest and Triceps
2022 Word: INTENTIONAL

30 Day Spring Challenge, Day Five (2/23):
1. Get up right away (no Snooze or laying in bed telling myself I need to get up in two minutes) ✅
2. Drink a glass of water as soon as I get up ✅
3. Eat breakfast ✅
4. Take supplements and brush teeth ✅
5. 5 minutes of meditation ✅
6. Exercise ✖ - I thought I arrived at school early enough to walk a few laps in the gym, and then I started adjusting lesson plans because one of my aides stayed home sick, and before I knew it students were arriving.
7. Take a shower ✅

Phrase of the year: OWN IT!

My Spring Challenge commitment is:

1) Read for 30 minutes a day or use my Scroll Saw = I read All Creatures Great and Small today while waiting at the Dentist Office, they were running really late.
2) Move at least 30 minutes a day or walk 3000 steps. 3139 steps today so far.
3) Weigh everyday - 169.5 Can you believe that?? I would love to see that next Tuesday.

I find that if I'm struggling that if I focus on the smaller wins, it helps. I've been eating more taco salad's which I really love.

I got my teeth cleaned today. It's been so cold here all day, and we are going to have a hard freeze tonight, the fruit trees just got blooms on them. Then on March 1st it will be 81 degrees.

Welcome to all the new people. I love our Spring Challenge commitments. Everyone is doing so well!! I will try to catch up with everyone tomorrow, my brain is a bit dizzy today.

@amoic It's common to bounce around, I hope it goes back down!

@Cornanda Congratulations on hitting your goals! She's an Aussie, poodle, and I forgot the third thing.

@annflaherty1 Welcome to Slimpossibles! What an awesome cause to walk for. I love hearing how well your sister is doing, I'm sure it means a lot to Teresa as well, thank you for sharing. You and your sister sound like some strong women!

@FUPA_B_Gone Welcome Tracey! I'm sorry to hear about your tibia, we're all struggling to stay on track so you're definitely not alone!

@trooworld So glad you had fun at the winery! A slushy does make me shiver! One good thing about all these recitals with my nephew is after we go for ice cream but the cold makes my pain worse so the last thing I want to do is eat ice cream and normally I'd be down. Especially with Reynauld's phenomenon, I don't need my fingers white and numb just because I wanted ice cream.

@FushiaKat I know you were mad and not trying to be funny but the hair comparison made me laugh. I think you're on the right track, if anyone is an expert on your body it's you! The caramel is yummy, I think I was one of the people that said that because that was one of my favorites. Taco salad is the best!

@Glomburg Hi Karl, welcome to the team! Congratulations on your weight loss and marrying the right woman! Your dog is beautiful.

@micaroo4 Welcome to the gang! I'm glad you're on the mend now, sounds like you're a pro at maintenance! I look forward to getting to know you.

@tammymccrady6278 Very cool of your husband to choose fruit to support you, happy birthday to that awesome man!

@19shmoo69 I'm a coffee drinker too, you may not have pet cred but you definitely have coffee cred with me! Glad you're back and logging, I always look forward to seeing you!

@TeresaW1020 Have fun with the kids and enjoy your new computer! It blows my mind that doctors have so little training in nutrition.

@laurelfit57 Have a great time with your Mom tomorrow, definitely challenging to eat out often, I hope you find something decent to eat that stays within your goals.

@18922 Yay, you got in Slimpossibles, welcome Nat! Everyone Nat and I have been friends on MFP for awhile, she's awesome and I just know you all will love her. So excited to see you're in here, woot woot!

Hi everyone! My doctor flaked on an appointment that I waited a month for (she hasn't been filling my diabetes test strips and my vitamin prescriptions) so when they said the next day was off and it would be another month I called and raised a big stink and had a sub and I really liked him. He was shocked I'd gone off diabetes medicine and did everything I asked which was my prescriptions and allergy eye drops (Visine is no longer in stores), I asked for his first and last name and he gave it to me and asked if I was reporting him but I liked him better than my doctor so I want to request him next time. It's pretty chilly in CA but of course not compared to most of you, it makes my legs constrict tighter so I'm wearing leggings under my pjs and spending a lot of time in bed. Not much else is new, I finished the latest Janet Evanovich and started His and Hers so I'm off to read that now, have a wonderful Thursday everyone!

Thanks guys I’m already using happy scale and have been for a while even though I don’t usually weigh every day. My weight has come down by half a pound but I’m not back where I was last Friday 😕. Last week I was 144.4 and today I’m 146.3 😢. I haven’t been as good as I was last week and because it’s half term I’m not exercising as much 😕. Im finding it all so hard and overwhelming. Im out with friends on Saturday so and I’m dreading it because my jeans don’t fit and my ibs has been playing up so I’m bloating up. All my friends and so much prettier than me and I’m gonna feel like an ugly whale 🐳 😕. I haven’t seen some of them for a while and I was 8lbs lighter the last time I saw them which just makes matters worse 😩. Sorry for moaning AGAIN!!

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Thursday
PW: 135.3
CW: 134.5

I’m continuing the Feb-Apr plan for 6 days/week activities and it works fine. My efforts are on the very easy side, with indoor biking at turtle speeds and walking my short legs dog.
It is hard to not attach meaning to the number on the scale, but having my eyes on May 1st, took the pressure off today and it’s a relief- I wish I tried this before, it could have saved me some heartache and the need to have 4 sizes in my closet.
Hugs to all that needs them and wish you strength to keep going.

Good morning All!

Just came back from the gym. Old arthritis is acting up in this left knee. It had been doing good since January but I guess the weather "maybe" has something to do with it...as the older generation might say. It's been harder to get back into the groove since before I went out of town but I'm not giving up.

I've got to keep on pushing. I had "upped" my level of workout and that might have something to do with it. I've got to keep on moving and pushing. So when I hear those "little voices" saying it's not making a difference, I have to hit "reject" and keep on moving. I am making a difference in my health and well being. This I know!!

Let's go get it people!

Spring Challenge Day 2 for me

1. Weigh in daily 221.4
2. I missed my 6000 steps by jut 100 so will have to step it up today.
3. Got my 3L of water in
4. No snacks between my meals yesterday!

Hi all. If I had not of been so tired last night I’d have ran around the house just to hit my goal lol but just couldn’t so I plan to make up today.

@laurelfit57 Good for you for trying to stay within your calorie limits with all the eating events you have going on. Sometimes it happens when we have a lot of events and doing our best is the best course of action.

@annflaherty1 How wonderful to read that you and your sister are survivors. We are definitely clinging to keeping our positivity as much as possible.

@FushiaKat We have been having some crazy weather too. Today is flip-flop weather and this weekend will be chilly again. I think we are done with freezing weather so I’m thankful for that! I love taco salads!

@Katmary71 rude of your doctor to flake on you but yayy for meeting someone that you liked. Hopefully, you will be able to continue to see him during your appointments.

@Glombog We have a few coffee addicts in this group, so you are in good company. I just started doing protein shakes too. I buy whey protein powder with stevia and mix it with unsweetened almond milk and sometimes leftover cold coffee. So tasty!

@amioc Could it be your IBS that has your weight up? And I am sure you are not going to be the ugly whale! What would you say if one of your friends talking to themselves like that? I bet you wouldn’t stand for it. Have fun with them and don’t worry about how you look, which I’m sure is great!

@Cornanda I’m glad that you have your husband to talk to about your feelings concerning your sweet dog. How could you not be on edge and wondering if every little thing means the worse is coming. You are preparing yourself for it and it sucks! Hang in there and know we all care so much for you.

@GabiV125 You are doing great with your efforts so keep it up!

@trooworld Ohhh those veggie straws are addicting once you start eating them. Good job on drinking more water!

@askewcr It is totally making a difference that you get in the gym and do what you can. Do it as often as you can and don’t stop. I really wish my husband hadn’t stopped working out and I’m on him all the time to at least do something when he feels up to it. At our age, we have to keep our flexibility and muscle tone.


Hi Team! Dang, we are so chatty lately. I love it! It got up to almost 80 degrees today. I came home from cleaning the church and put on a short-sleeved shirt and sandals before taking Joe to the eye doctor. Tonight is ladies Bible study and we are finishing up the 7-week study we have been doing. I really wanted to dive deep into this one, but the last few weeks have been a lot and I’m mostly feeling glad that it’s over. Our next study is going to be something very lowkey and not full of so much homework. I just don’t have the brainpower to take on anything too deep and time-consuming. And I feel the good Lord understands.

30 Day Spring Challenge, Day Seven:
1) Weigh every day Weight 190.0
2) NO sugar or snacking between meals No snacks or sugar
3) 30 minutes of exercise or physical activity cleaned both church buildings
2022 Word: INTENTIONAL