Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - OCTOBER 2022
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davors19
Weigh in day: Friday
PW: 247
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Hi everyone. During my workout this morning I was thinking I need to set some formal goals again. I didn’t set new ones for my post-holiday portion of the month and I know it’s near the end now but I feel like I’m drifting a bit and resting in my comfort zone. Definitely need to bring water back into focus and maybe some strength again. Went for one jog this week which was pretty good but I was super distracted and had to stop after 15mins. Need to find a better location with reliable footing. At least it’s an opportunity to explore tracks and parks 😊.1
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@trooworld I hope the review goes well, good luck! I'm sorry to hear about the gain, that's really frustrating but I know you'll get it off.
@Tamevv We're still doing the Halloween end-of-month challenge if you want to come up with a 10 day goal.
Hi team! Went to Trader Joe's earlier and got some work done, I have basil drying in the dehydrator and the house is musty-smelling. My workout went well this morning, I always dread leg days because it's really painful to do but I managed to not flare myself up more doing it. Just got out of the tub and have my tea ready, time to get the charity minutes done from the meeting last night. Not sure if I'll be on tomorrow, have the food bank farm then an HOA board meeting, later in the day we're going to my parents for dinner if my nephew is feeling better. Have a wonderful Saturday!
Halloween challenge
- Meditate- been listening to hang drums in the tub
- Up weights- upping reps with arms
- Hold stretches longer1 -
@katmary71 do you have an actual garden at your place or do you do container gardening? Either way I am a little jealous :-).
I don’t know how you were able to get work done at Trader Joe’s, I would be so distracted with everything going on there🤪. Sounds like you have a super busy day planned for tomorrow, I hope your nephew is feeling better.
&davidji82 & @Cornanda congratulations on the losses this week!
@trooworld i’m afraid I cannot handle really spicy food, that soup would have probably been too much for me LOL. Sorry about your review today, those are tough when the person doing it doesn’t really know you.
@Tamevv I’m glad you were at least able to get outside and enjoy the outdoors!
Grandkids didn’t come over tonight for the first Friday in a very long time, so it was a very quiet Friday for me. The wind is still pretty chilly so we didn’t get any really long walks in, but I did get some organizing done etc. I was able to stay on track as far as food went, got in my 10,000 steps but didn’t do anything too strenuous at all today.2 -
Jactop
weigh in day Monday
PW: 196.6
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@Tamevv congrats on making your goal. I'm glad you got through the break down.
@laurelfit57 I live in Bremerton, Wa, just a ferry ride to Seattle. Or as we like to say, a jump across the pond.
Oh boy y'all, We finally got some rain and it has washed the smoke away. I sat outside for a bit and just listened to it. I was so darn happy. Lol, it's the little things 🤣 😅 when we get some sun I'll be taking my best buddy out.
My antibiotics are gone and I'm starting to feel better. Now, I think my stomach will handle me working on my goals.
Tomorrow is one of my grand beauties birthday party and afterwards is my oldest grand cuties football game. It's also "Senior" night. It's going to be a fun busy day!!
Sunday was going to be a relaxation day but my daughter invited me to go to a miracle farm with her and her two youngest kids. So, I'm going on ahay ride and play in the hay maze and pet animals and stuff. I can't wait. I'll take some pictures for y'all.
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@Ftofit @davors19 Congrats on the losses!
@Tamevv Goals are always a good idea, they give you something to strive for. As @Katmary71 said, we have the Halloween challenge going on until 10/31. Exploring tracks and parks is fun!
@Katmary71 Thank you! Yeah, it is frustrating. I'm glad you didn't flare up from leg day. Enjoy dinner with your family, if you have it.
@laurelfit57 Yeah it was too much for ME and I can handle spicy foods lol. Yes, you are right about reviews (more on that later). It must have been nice to have a Friday night to yourself. I need to do some organization ugh. It feels good when it's done but when you are doing it, not so much lol.
@DrewsAnna Oh that's great! Sounds like you have a fun but busy Saturday coming up. Enjoy! Oh man, that Sunday also sounds fun and very fall-like. I'm jealous!
Hi all. My review went well but I still don't think he knows the minutia of what I do and that stuff is important, too. Today will be fun: my city has a pug rescue organization and today is their "Pug-O-Ween" party. We are volunteering to help set it up and after set up, we will go get Daisy and put her in her costume and bring her back to the party.
My Halloween Challenge goals report for yesterday:
1) track 90% of what I eat every day - ✔
2) drink 50 oz of water each day - ✔
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"1 -
Weigh In
Name - bethanie0825
Day - Friday
PW - 240.6
CW - 237.63 -
The October Week 4 Group Challenge is active and will begin on Sunday, Oct 23rd. Please join us as we discuss Emotional Eating and ways to combat it's clutches. Hope to see you there!
Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10876383/october-week-4-group-challenge-emotional-eating#latest
Jessica
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October Week four
Weigh in Day: Saturday
P. W. 258
C. W. 256.53 -
Weigh in!
PW: 165.2
CW: 165.22 -
@laurelfit57 I have a garden but it's mostly in containers. I didn't work AT Trader Joe's (I'd go ham on the dark chocolate peanut butter cups if I did it there because I'd be stressed out in the crowd!) but went to Tjs then came home and worked, sorry for the confusion. If the grandkids didn't come did you spend the morning with Vannie's human soul sister?
@DrewsAnna So glad the smoke is gone there! I was going to ask where you are too, it reminded me of the smoke here but it's currently clear, I didn't realize Washington was so smoky right now. I have family around the Seattle area but haven't been there this year. Glad the antibiotics are over, those things can do a number on us. The miracle farm sounds like a blast as done your Saturday fun, have a wonderful time!
@trooworld Oh my gosh, a Pug-O-Ween would be awesome, I hope you share pictures! What's Daisy going as?
Hi team! I'm currently on a “date”, Bill and I are watching the same stuff on Netflix but I've seen the movie before so I'm sneaking and coming on here. Tomorrow's our “official” weekend date but since my family plans fell through (nephew's sick) we decided to finish a show we've been watching, Archive 81. Went to the farm this morning and worked on basil then came home and went to the HOA meeting which was just under 3-and-a-half hours, geez! I came home and got basil seeds for one of my neighbors and gave away a few bags of basil to them since I brought some home and didn't really need it. Have a cool Japanese pumpkin from the farm to try soon called a Futsu, not sure what I'll do with it yet though. Tomorrow I hope to get a lot done in the yard then Bill and I are making the same recipe but at separate homes (skinnytaste enchilada meatloaf): https://www.skinnytaste.com/enchilada-turkey-meatloaf/ . Gotta keep this long-distance thing interesting, right? I have a friend on here who does weekend challenges and I had to do something new, a friend sent me a country dance video which was entertaining and checked the box. Nothing else going on. Have a great Sunday everyone!
Halloween goals
Meditate- done
Stretch slower- done
Weights- back to arms 4 sets but legs I stay around 31 -
Digger61
October Week four
Weigh in Day: Saturday
P. W. 206
C. W. 2063 -
@trooworld - Definitely need pictures of Pug O'Ween!0
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@Katmary71 I love that you and Bill are being so creative with your long-distance dating! Joe and I met online and it is important to do fun things that will keep that spark going. How often are you able to see him in the flesh?
@trooworld I think we need to see a pic of Daisy in her costume!
Good morning! I’m back from my anniversary trip with my Joe and happy to report that we had a great time. The mountains were gorgeous and everywhere we went we just marveled at all the beauty we saw. Unfortunately, it was much colder than we had expected so that forced us to switch things up a bit but we managed. Joe did much better than we had expected he would, so that was wonderful! He even went across the Sky Bridge, which is a VERY long suspension bridge, with me. We did a lot of shopping and so much eating! I won’t even go into out much weight I came home with but I’m back on track today I’m getting back to my fasting and will start working out tomorrow.
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@bethanie0825 Woo hoo, Bethanie! Way to go!!!
@askewcr Congrats on the loss!
@leti126 @digger61 Way to stay steady!
@Katmary71 It was so fun! I forgot to take pictures darnit but we will probably go to the Christmas party so I'll make sure to take pictures there, there will be a pug ugly sweater contest! Daisy went as a bee! She was the cutest and only bee there! My friend and I do watch parties on Amazon where we watch the same movie and chat via the Amazon interface. It's fun! Oh my gosh, 3 1/2 hrs noooooo! I am on our HOA board and I would not be if the meetings were that long. That's ridiculous! How far away does Bill live from you? I hope your meatloaf comes out well. Sounds yummy.
@Cornanda I'm afraid I failed you, I forgot to take pictures!
@TeresaW1020 I will post a pic of her in her costume, I may have posted it already, I'm not sure! I'm so glad you had a great time on your trip. I've been thinking of you and Joe.
Hi all. Pug-O-Ween was a lot of fun. It was my idea of heaven, all the pugs running around chasing each other with their tongues hanging out! I got to pet a lot of pugs. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures. Sorry about that, I will take some at the Christmas pug party. I helped with set up and that was very physical and I helped some with takedown but mostly, I had to hold onto Daisy because she didn't like being in the pug pen.
My Halloween Challenge goals report for yesterday:
1) track 90% of what I eat every day - ✔
2) drink 50 oz of water each day - ❌
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"
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Ugh… sorry I didn’t hit post on this 😫
@katmary71 do you have an actual garden at your place or do you do container gardening? Either way I am a little jealous :-).
I don’t know how you were able to get work done at Trader Joe’s, I would be so distracted with everything going on there🤪. Sounds like you have a super busy day planned for tomorrow, I hope your nephew is feeling better.
&davidji82 & @Cornanda congratulations on the losses this week!
@trooworld i’m afraid I cannot handle really spicy food, that soup would have probably been too much for me LOL. Sorry about your review today, those are tough when the person doing it doesn’t really know you.
@Tamevv I’m glad you were at least able to get outside and enjoy the outdoors!
Grandkids didn’t come over tonight for the first Friday in a very long time, so it was a very quiet Friday for me. The wind is still pretty chilly so we didn’t get any really long walks in, but I did get some organizing done etc. I was able to stay on track as far as food went, got in my 10,000 steps but didn’t do anything too strenuous at all today.1 -
Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 147.2
CW: 143
Goal Wieght 135-1402 -
19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 279
C. W. 290
I'm not sure what happened. I tried being more active. I watched what I ate. Counted calories and bam gain 11pounds in a week. 279-290. I'm at a loss. I really need to rethink things yet again.2 -
Busy weekend and forgot to post smh
PW 225.8
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@TeresaW1020 I'm so glad you two had a great trip, it sounds like a lot of fun and I'm glad Joe did so well! That's too bad about the cold but gave you two lovebirds a reason to cuddle, right? You both needed some fun together! I didn't realize you and Joe met online, how did you meet? Bill lives two-and-a-half hours away, he's currently selling his car for something more reliable that can handle the mountains to come more often. He's been borrowing or renting cars when he comes which is usually about every three weeks. Our next visit may be longer in between with him being on call on weekends but we're going to a concert with my brother mid-November. My brother got us tickets to Greta Van Fleet and included my SIL but she doesn't want to go so she offered it to him.
@trooworld I'm so glad you had a blast! I felt like that at Bow Wow Days, can't imagine all adorable pugs everywhere! I'd love to see the Christmas pug party pictures. Daisy is definitely the cutest bee ever! How do you chat through Amazon with your friend? I'm not familiar with that, when Bill and I watch shows and movies we just use Messenger which I imagine is similar? Bill's 2.5 hours away in Reno and is in the process of getting a more reliable car to handle the mountains so he doesn't have to borrow or rent a car. The car he borrows from his co-worker is a riot, his co-worker and daughter are into anime and it has characters and a cherry blossom tree on it with purple lights and rims, we hide it in my garage when he drives it here but it's kind of fun. It's cute but doesn't fit Bill so it's funny to see him in it. Hey if you like pumpkin ale Trader Joe's Howling Gourds is pretty good, I had one with dinner.
GO MISSION SLIMPOSSIBLES, we're on top this week! Way to go top losers (in weight only) @happysquidmuffin @19shmoo69 @bethanie0825 !!!
@Laurelfit57 I think it did post but sometimes it's still in the box when you come in the next day, it gets confusing! Most of my garden is containers, things didn't do too well in the grow bags this year so I may have to do some digging but the dirt here and oak trees everywhere will make that a challenge.
@19shmoo69 If you want help figuring it out you can tell us more, are you currently logging things and weighing? Did you have a lot of sodium last night or different food or did you eat food someone else cooked? Could it be drinks? Did you weigh at a time of day? Start a tough new workout program? Were you sick or do you have increased pain (inflammation of any sort)? I know you must be real frustrated, that's a pretty big jump so I'd think it's not all fat if you've been careful this week. Even when I logged and weighed everything my math didn't come up perfectly but the things I mentioned are things to look at to narrow down possible reasons. Hugs my friend.
Hi everyone, hope you had a great weekend! Survived another leg day then Asher and I hung out in bed reading. I'll be responsible tomorrow and catch up on work and get the minutes done. Did all my Halloween goals (stretching longer and workout) but didn't meditate, I will tomorrow for sure! Have a great Monday.1 -
Sunday weigh in October 23
SW: 228
PW: 216.4
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@trooworld - that's OK. You were having too much fun to think about pix and that's a good thing.
@TeresaW1020 - welcome back- glad your trip went well!
@katmary71- that borrowed car sounds funny!
@19shmoo69 - you do seem to drop and gain in big amounts. I'm with @Katmary71 - tell us more. And keep your chin up. The things you did this week were good for your health, even if you didn't lose.
I may have eaten myself into a bit of a hole this weekend. Hubs and I had a nice day celebrating our anniversary on Sat and besides that it seems like I let the weekend expand a bit, if you know what I mean. I'll be extra good now and we'll see how it shakes out.
We went to a plant sale and bought some cool stuff. We got some new gingers and a bromeliad and a candy corn cuphea- doesn't that sound Halloweenie?! Also some aloes. Then we walked around St Augustine and had a yummy BBQ lunch- outside- watching the people go by. It was a gorgeous day.
Yesterday we gardened like crazy and that was a lot of fun.
Have a great week everyone!
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@Katmary71 @Cornanda and everyone else
My diet has been low carb
As much as I love coffee I drink mostly water. I do add a hydration pack once or twice a day.
My exercise is low due to being all the time and I think it contributes to the lack of motivation.
I've never been much of an athlete.
Friday I did eat with a friend while I did have a cup of rice but I focused mostly on choosing meat.
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CONGRATS TO THE WHOLE TEAM! Way to go, Slimpossibles! And special shoutout to @19shmoo69, @happysquidmuffin, and @bethanie0825 for leading the way! Way to go, teammates!
@laurelfit57 You did! I remember reading and anwering you.
@19shmoo69 That happened to me this week, too. I did things right but was surprised by a gain. I'm sorry that happened to you. @Katmary71 asked a lot of good questions. I just also want to ask if you've been eating ENOUGH calories? You just don't know what could have influenced that gain. Hugs.
@gemwolf110 Congrats on the loss!
@Katmary71 Yeah the party was super adorable!
The Amazon thing is called "Amazon Watch Party". You both have to be Prime members to use it. Here is more info, I watch on my TV and then chat through the interface on my phone (the chats show up in a column on the right side of the TV screen): https://www.amazon.com/adlp/watchparty It's really fun! That's funny about the coworker's car. That's really nice of the coworker to lend it to Bill. I actually have had the Howling Gourds, it is pretty good! 
I'm glad you had some reading time, I haven't read a book in a while but have been listening to them, I am kind of in a reading slump.
@Cornanda Yes! Happy Anniversary! I'm glad you had a good celebration. That does sound Halloweenie, I had to look that up, it's beautiful! Sounds like a really fun day.
Hi all. I met a friend for coffee and laughs yesterday morning, it was nice. Afterward, I ran around doing errands. I made chicken enchiladas for dinner but I didn't eat, I wasn't hungry and didn't want to force it. Unfortunately, I only ended the day with 888 calories, so I probably should have eaten something for dinner.
My Halloween Challenge goals report for yesterday:
1) track 90% of what I eat every day - ✔
2) drink 50 oz of water each day - ✔
My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"2 -
⚖️WEIGH IN⚖️
Weigh day Monday
Previous weight - 186.8
Current weight - 191.2
Not at all surprised as I’ve been eating whatever, whenever, and too much! I’m retaining water horribly and it’s making me feels so sluggish!
@laurelfit57 - My son is 18! I don’t ever have back issues I was glad it was a n isolated incident. Sitting in the truck has started to cause me knee issues tho. I hope you are staying in control.
@trooworld - I thought I packed her costumes but I only had one piece of one, I’m not sure where the others went. She’s been hanging out in her hoodie bc it’s chilly here in northern Arizona. I was actually asleep when he drove into San Diego and unloaded. I got up when he was ready to drive out. We were there for a very brief moment lol. After we found out the total price of renting the RV he kept saying we should have just stayed in S D and went to the truck show. 😂 I too used to wake up feeling starved and got bored with breakfast foods. When I switched to fasting 15 hours between eating one day to the next I was mostly skipping breakfast and it surprised me how I didn’t crave it and I never really felt hungry waking up anymore. I’m also making a big pot of soup. I love soups!!
@katmary71 - It looks like you’re back in normal routine. I’m so glad you’re feeling better and those shortened workouts are benefiting you! My back issue was gone after one day. Thank God. My mom has been being a bit nosy but not excessive, my kids both wished me a happy anniversary and told me to have fun so no guilt there. That’s hilarious your cats are gifting Bill toys!! Yalls dating in your own homes sounds fun!! There is a country line dance workout on my program I use and I do it quite frequently when I need a change. It’s a bit corny but I can’t 100% keep up, have to modify a bit. I get a lot of steps in when I do that workout! Going out dancing used to be my favorite thing, we haven’t been in years though.
@happysquidmuffin - Whoohoo for that new low weight!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@FushiaKat - I hate that you have to make so many trips to the pharmacy. One great thing I’m blessed with is being Native American and we have hospitals and clinics with their own pharmacies. If I was ever put on regular meds they actually mail them to you. Hoping those days are still years away. I’m impressed you get such a jump start on celebrating milestones. One year I made my kids and husband a long lost of quite a few small/cheap things that I had been wanting and never buy for myself. They got together and bought me everything I had listed! That was probably my best Christmas in a whole lot of years. Usually my husband spends too much on things I don’t really want or never use so that list really helped!
@Tamevv - Congrats on meeting your first major goal!
@DrewsAnna - that sounds like a perfect weekend to me!!! I miss high school football games. Lucky you get to cheer your grand on through college!!!
@TeresaW1020 - I’m so glad y’all had a great time!!! I want to go back just for that skybridge!! We are still on our trip, so far it’s just really quiet.
@19shmoo69 - do you retain water!??? I noticed when I was low carb that I never had water retention, but some of my low carb friend had to really arch what they ate bc it effected them opposite. That is my issue with my gain this week. Of course I’m paying no mind to what I eat so it’s all expected. I think it will fall off just as quickly though so I’m not too stressed!
I was holding off on posting until I charged up and updated my laptop. I really wanted to post pictures of my most recent hike and our land adventures. Figuring out the quirks of RV camping was a huge relearning curve, we lived in a camper for 9 months several years ago but have forgotten all the adjustment that is needed.
I did drag out the laptop last night but the generator has to be going to work it and just about the time I remembered how to use it my husband reminded me I might be able to trick the system and just log on here through the browser on my phone and not the app. I’m going to give it a try in a minute and see if it works! We’ve been doing everything from our iphones for so long I feel like I need to take a computer class to re learn my way around on one.
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Last Wednesday I hiked Picacho Peak for the second time!? It’s located in Picacho Peak State Park between Tucson and Eloy, Arizona! Anyone else ever been here!?
The “Peak” is the highest point on the left side. It’s actually the furthest back from this point of view so doesn’t look too impressive!1 -
Yay it worked!!! For those who can’t post pics from their phones just log in through the browser instead of the app!!! Why didn’t I ever think of that!??? 🤦🏽♀️
In December 2020 I actually Ubered out to this state park in Arizona to see if I could hike this peak. I had heard about it from another hiker the summer before. That was about the time I was slowly letting go of all my progress and was getting out of shape. The hike gains almost 2,500 feet of elevation in quite a short distance so it’s pretty strenuous. There are several steep rock climbs so they have placed quite a few cable guides to help you. I honestly couldn’t have done this without the help of the cables. That trip my husband had to bobtail out to pick me up bc getting that Uber from 14 miles away was a fluke and there weren’t any other drivers in the area. A few months ago we realized there is actually truck parking just across the road from the park. So this time I hiked over, hit all of the short trails, and then mimicked the same hike as two years ago to see if I could still do it with added weight. It was much warmer this time and I struggled catching my breath at times but still conquered it! 10.4 miles in total that took me almost 7 hours but I was still so proud and felt so strong!!!2 -
@Cornanda Oh the plant sale sounds fun! It sounds like a fun, perfect day. Happy anniversary!
@19shmoo69 Low carb is good. Hm not sure what's going on, I hope you get to the bottom of it. A cup of rice shouldn't do it unless you're sensitive to rice. Keep trying, you'll get it off soon I'm sure.
@trooworld I'm going to finish this post then check out the watch party, sounds very cool! I'm kind of in a book slump too, not sure why. Glad you were able to get together with a friend for coffee, sounds fun!
@shaunarlr83 Picacho Peak looks just beautiful, glad you were able to check it out! I've never been to Arizona. Your drive at working out on the road is very impressive, love seeing you post your workout photos on the road! So glad you were able to conquer the peak, that's a seriously long time to be hiking, you're awesome!
Hi everyone, into a new week! I had a few nights where I was having serious munchies after closing my diary but this is two days in a row staying on track. I think some of it is the flare up being so bad I was freaking out about not being able to walk and some is steroids plus I bought some things from Trader Joe's I shouldn't have brought in the house. In general I do better with no temptations in the house. Still on track with my Halloween goals, stretched for a decent amount of time, did arms and abs, and meditated in the tub tonight. Have a great Tuesday!1
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