Weigh-in day: Monday
PW: 198
CW: 197.6

Hey everyone, I’m Hanna 28/F and I’m a healthcare provider. I have work and career goals to focus on, but this year I reached my heaviest weight. So I consulted back with my nutritionist after 10 years and I’m glad I found a group to share this journey. 🤗

My ultimate goals include:
- To have a healthier relationship with food (aka less binging),
- To pick more quality foods to spend my daily calories on, and
- To lead a more active lifestyle

My weekly goals include:
- To log 99% of my daily food intake
- To be on daily caloric deficit at least 6x/wk
- To binge only a maximum of 1x/wk (will work on lessening the frequency)
- To workout at least 3x/wk

Hope we all stay positive and motivated together! 🤗🤗

@shaunarlr83 Congrats on the loss! Happy early birthday to your daughter, 21 is that iconic birthday! I'm sorry your friend had to cancel. I'm thinking good thoughts for you for the job. I'm glad you are going to see a counselor, that's good. Have a good day!

@DrewsAnna OMG!!! I love love love your Christmas decorations! I love your village, it is so cute and perfect! All of it must bring you so much joy as it does me! Thank you for sharing. I'm glad you couldn't delete that post!!! I tried to watch your video but got a playback error.

@Katmary71 Hahaha! I hope you find the answers in your blood work. Feel better. I love your mantle, it is so cheery! And your little tree is so cute!

@megnolia82 Great NSV!

@bethanie0825 That's a great article. Yes, totally customizable.

@soaness Congrats on the loss! Those are great goals!

Hi all. I had a great day yesterday, I listened to my body when eating and ended up not finishing my plate at lunch and dinner. I drank enough water too.

My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"

Step Correction - I def DID NOT walk over 40K steps on Nov 28th. More like 4049 steps lmao

User: FushiaKat
Weigh In Day: Tuesday
PW: 142.8
CW: 141.4

A little bit closer again. It's like the one step forward two steps back dance. After I get to 140, I'm sure it will take me a month or more to stay there. I'm too sore to move, I've been doing some yard work. It's a mess and needs a good cleaning.

I'm keeping up with my goals, of water intake and steps so far so good for the month and I'm decluttering at least one item a day if not more.

This is a busy week for me I had a Telehealth Visit with my new Sleep Doctor, I like him. I'm seeing my Rheumatologist in the morning and my old Sleep doctor for the last time on Thursday.

I got our Christmas Tree put up, but I noticed a few lights are burnt out and need changed before I can add the ornaments.

My husband gave me my Anniversary present early it's a Swarovski Advent Calander, every day is a new Crystal. I love it, I love that there is no candy involved to feel guilty over. This month will be difficult, but just give yourself some grace. Every day is a new day to start over. Tracking really helps even if you eat over your goals, at least you are aware of how many calories you are eating.

Lol, how do you cope with the hunger after exercising? I'm finding that I'm super hungry after doing yard work and I'm even dreaming about food which wakes me up in the night. But I was good and didn't go to the kitchen.

Happy holiday's I hope you enjoy time with your friends and families.

@megnolia82 Adding in those extra steps is awesome, every little bit counts! How did no snacking go? You need to get some yummy teas to have a night so you're still having a treat! There's real fun seasonal ones out now if you like tea, I just picked up a cranberry vanilla but in the last month or two I got pumpkin spice, gingerbread, Candy Cane Lane green tea, Harvest tea (last two and next are Trader Joe's), Maple Espresso, then Salted Caramel. All the money that would go to munchies or ice cream goes to tea now.

@bethanie0825 I need to reread No Zero Days, I will after I post! LOL at the steps mistake, I didn't see that but wouldn't be surprised, I used to always come in 2nd place to you in the step challenge!

@DrewsAnna Loved the pictures, don't worry about it! Your village is so beautiful, that Santa on the motorcycle is too cool, my friend just got back from a Toys for Tots ride and she sends me all these great pics of huge guys with stuffed unicorns on the back of the bike, it reminds me of that.

@soaness We're glad you're here too Hanna! I like your goals, I think you're giving yourself wonderful ones to start with.

@trooworld Way to go on listening to your true hunger signals! It's hard to stop and leave food, I think most of us were raised to clean our plates and not waste food, it's not easy to do after many years. And aced your water, you're on fire!

@laurelfit57 I love you catching up here while waiting for gym classes to start, that would help with inspiration. Glad you're back doing classes! How's Instructor Vannie doing? Have a wonderful time at your brunch, that sounds fun. I feel like you do about working out and mental health.

@bookgurldia7 Welcome to Mission Slimpossibles! Do we have another bookworm in our group from your name?

@FushiaKat Good luck with your appointments, it's fun at this age to have an appointment for every body part and system right?! Being sarcastic of course! I'd love to see your tree especially with your kitties in front of it! Wow what an awesome gift from your husband, it sounds beautiful. Good question about hunger after exercise, do you eat any exercise calories back? I usually tough it out until my meal unless I'm crazy hungry or that my bood sugar is low. I had started out not eating exercise calories back when I was going to the gym and eating some back helped with feeling starving and low blood sugar. Also if you eat something that will keep your blood sugar balanced ahead of time like protein (ex yogurt and fruit is what I used to do prior to workouts to keep blood sugar up) it can help. I know the two can be separate but I found when I was starving my blood sugar was usually low.

@shuanarlr83 Hope you and your daughter have a great workout! I love you two doing it together. Hope you find a good mechanic! I know neighbors around here post on Next Door asking or Facebook neighbor groups, that may be a way to go.

Love seeing everyone doing so good this week, woohoo! I was up most the night not feeling well so I decided to take a rest day and just do light stretching and it seems to be helping some thank goodness. I have the concert next week and Friday and Saturday next week the charity I'm with is helping with Let It Snow at the food bank which is where qualified children will come through and select gifts people have donated and I want to feel well enough to help out a bit. Picked up prescriptions, did some work, and read so mellow day but I have a ton of energy pent up from not working out. Have a great Wednesday everyone, getting my hair touched up tomorrow but I'll try to work out first. Good news, while I love Christmas I'm not a big cold weather fan and the seed catologs are showing up in the mailbox, there's an end in sight! It won't happen for awhile but I'm excited to daydream about next year's garden and warm weather.

@Katmary71 It just dawned on me that the 2 teas I was debating over are very summery.
Help me decide between:
1. Fireside Spice (mulled wine tisane)
2. Pumpkin Pie (black)
3. Cocoa Mint Chill (chocolate peppermint rooibos).

Let me know your votes, everyone!

@laurelfit57 Thanks! Great job, getting to the gym. I'm glad you made that connection that working out is part of your physical and mental health. I think it's smart to have a goal to maintain for December with all of those celebrations!

@FushiaKat Congrats on the loss! You are doing awesome. What a cool gift from your husband for your anniversary, very thoughtful.

@shaunarlr83 Yes!!! Wow, that's awesome that you went to the gym after midnight. I don't even stay up until midnight let alone get in physical activity lol. That's great she wants to work out with you. Oh gosh, I hope you can solve your transportation problems soon. It sounds like you really need it.

@Katmary71 Thank you! Yes, it is and I was raised to clean my plate. It's such a habit. I'm sorry you had a bad night, I hope you are feeling better now. What great work you are doing with the food bank and charity!

@vegan4lyfe2012 You must have needed that rest. Sounds like you are having fun with your teas. Ooh the Black Thai Tropical sounds interesting! Actually, they both do lol. Okay, I see you need a vote. I vote for #3, Cocoa Mint Chill! That sounds awesome!

@hlnnan Yes, we are pretty active lol! Glad you are here!

Hi all. This week, I've been getting some exercise in at work by moving magazine boxes which can get really heavy. Yesterday, I burned 598 calories moving boxes. I plan to do more next week, today I am too busy. I had a great day with eating: I only ate 3/4 of my lunch and I didn't go to the cafe at work for breakfast or snacks, so that's a win. I actually haven't been to the cafe in about a week or so, which is really good for me. I usually go a couple of times a week. I had my favorite salad for dinner: it's a beet salad over mixed greens with toasted walnuts and goat cheese and chicken breast. The dressing is a homemade orange-balsamic vinaigrette. It's amazing!

My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"

@shaunarlr83 Good morning! No one’s ever online when I am, so just wanted to say a big HELLO from the bottom of the world 😂

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@FushiaKat Good luck with your appointments, it's fun at this age to have an appointment for every body part and system, right?! Being sarcastic of course! I'd love to see your tree especially with your kitties in front of it! Wow what an awesome gift from your husband, it sounds beautiful. Good question about hunger after exercise, do you eat any exercise calories back? I usually tough it out until my meal unless I'm crazy hungry or that my blood sugar is low. I had started out not eating exercise calories back when I was going to the gym and eating some back helped with feeling starving and low blood sugar. Also, if you eat something that will keep your blood sugar balanced ahead of time like protein (ex-yogurt and fruit is what I used to do prior to workouts to keep blood sugar up) it can help. I know the two can be separate, but I found when I was starving my blood sugar was usually low.

Thank you for the suggestion of eating yogurt before doing yard work. I typically fast until 1:30 pm then we eat lunch, then we have dessert at 8:00 pm oh I forgot my fruit bowl at 5:30 I know that if I'm dragging my but around in the morning to eat an egg and then I feel better. I added 50 more calories a day to my meal plan. I'm struggling with my husband and salads, he say's I should not eat that much even if I have planned my calories around it. Lol, the only lettuce the store had is Red Leaf and that is very fluffy lettuce, so it looks like I'm eating more when I'm not. I don't see why he cares if I'm losing weight and staying on track. He needs to trust me now; I think I know what I'm doing.

@vegan4lyfe2012 Wow you must've needed your rest! Hope you're hanging in there with the weird sleeping hours, I tend to just stay up too but pay for it later. Haha you're a bigger tea nut that me, I love it! Oh both teas sound good, have one of each. The fall/winter teas are the most fun if you ask me, good time to buy them plus there's all the Black Friday sales. Oh out of those three I'd personally choose Peppermiint Roobios since I have one like that in my cupboard but the other two sound good too, which is the most different from what you already have so you can have more variety?

@hlnnan We have an amazing team! I've never checked out the other teams aside of in the combined challenges and everyone's very nice and I'm sure they're great too but Mission Slimpossibles rock!

@trooworld Yikes I bet those boxes are heavy and a great workout. Your salad sounds incredible, you're such a great cook, your meals always sound amazing! Great job on avoiding the cafe! I go through periods where I'm worse about going for coffee drinks and crave them when I have them more often.

@shaunarlr83 What kind of tea do you like the most? Oh I hope you get into using the greenhouse, that sounds wonderful! I don't personally have one but helped start the food bank farm seeds at the local high school last year, it's a lot of fun and I can't wait. Like you I wish it ended after Christmas too! Have fun decorating! Last year at this time I'd given my ex-boyfriend an eviction notice and thought about not decorating since the house was so tense and stressful but decided I wasn't letting him ruin it and did it anyhow. I was so exhausted once he left from being tense all the time I wouldn't have had the energy to do it the week before Christmas. I really hope this Christmas is amazing for you.

@FushiaKat You've definitely proved you know what you're doing! I think we're the same with fruit and salad, you can eat a lot more of them than a piece of candy and it's a lot of vitamins so you do you! Even 50 calories can make a big difference.

@happysquidmuffin You don't have to leave or worry about responding to posts right now, you're still a part of this group whether you post often or not, do what works best for you and we'll always be happy to hear from you.

Things are HOPPIN in here, yay! My day off yesterday helped some thank goodness, feeling a bit better today. I did my workout then headed to get my hair done which is about 20 miles away. Between sitting and the drive I'm always worn out when I get home, I pick up coffee drinks and got a mocha so that was my lunch, I didn't eat a healthy dinner but am around my goal so I'm not too worried, it throws me having half my day being a drink but being around the house tomorrow will be better. A friend texted me a picture of sundaes 2-for-1 at an ice cream store, I may have to block her, she's a bad influence! I went to Trader Joe's with a few of the women after our charity meeting and they were teasing me about getting all healthy stuff and I told the one I only eat junk with her and she pointed out the last sundae we got I texted her a picture so I guess we're even. Have a great Thursday everyone!

@shaunarlr83 Thanks! Oh gosh, that story about your aunt is a cautionary tale for sure! I try to be careful but I think there is an inherant risk in doing that work. That's good you are mindful with form. A slipped disk sounds really painful. I hope she can get some relief. Enjoy decorating, I love how I've decorated our condo for Christmas, it makes me happy!

@happysquidmuffin There are no posting requirements besides your weekly weigh-in. We love when you chime in, but understand if you are busy. I think you should stay in the group and chime in when you can!

@Katmary71 They are! Thanks, yeah the salad is so good! You pee red for days and it makes you think something is wrong with you but it's worth it lol. I love coffee lol. I'm glad you are feeling a bit better.

@DrewsAnna Yeah prices are ridiculous. I got eggs from Walmart the other day, it was $6.45 for an 18 pack of generic eggs! Just a few months ago, that would have cost me around $3.50. Great job, putting that 2nd serving of dinner in the fridge! I'm sorry about that incident with your mom, I'm glad you got it figured out and she'll be okay, that must have been scary.

Hi all. I am doing okay. I was really busy yesterday and didn't have time to eat lunch but I did have time to eat 3 cookies at work that someone had brought in go figure. I will share the beet salad recipe in case you want to try it, I add chicken breast to it:
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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese
4 medium beets trimmed and cut in half
1⁄3 cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons maple syrup
10 ounces mixed baby salad greens
1⁄2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
1⁄2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 ounces goat cheese

Place beets into a saucepan, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cook for 20 to 30 minutes, until tender. Drain and cool, then cut in to cubes.

While the beets are cooking, place the walnuts in a skillet over medium-low heat. Heat until warm and starting to toast, then stir in the maple syrup. Cook and stir until evenly coated, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, whisk together the orange juice concentrate, balsamic vinegar and olive oil to make the dressing.

Place a large helping of baby greens onto each of four salad plates, divide candied walnuts equally and sprinkle over the greens. Place equal amounts of beets over the greens, and top with dabs of goat cheese. Drizzle each plate with some of the dressing.
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My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"

Username: GabiV125
Check in day: Thursday
PW: 138.2
CW: 137.6

It’s been weird lately- stress, sleep , eating, all over the place. Majority of wins, unfortunately did not go to the great days/nights 😁. Oh well, tomorrow I’ll try again.

DrewsAnna
Weigh in Thursday
PW: 156.8
CW: 156.3

Hey y'all! I almost forgot to do my check in. I stayed very busy today and, I'm so very sleepy tonight. I'm happy I actually contributed a loss to the team 😀 Y'all have a great day!! or evening, Lol... I know we all have different time zones.

@19shmoo69 I'm glad you have a good boss to chat with when you get stressed. That definitely helps. Do you ever take a break at work and go for a quick walk? I find that helps me sometimes. Today is a new day, you can do this. Hugs.

@GabiV125 Congrats on the loss! Sorry you are struggling lately.

@Katmary71 HAHAHA! Yes! I understand that, the smell is so strong lol. Beets...yeah, maybe they are an acquired taste. I love them now but used to not like them. I'm so sorry you've got the beginnings of a migraine, you know I know what that's like. Do you have any medication for it? I need to watch A Christmas Story, I haven't watched it yet this year and I love it!

@DrewsAnna Congrats on the loss! Have a great day/night too!

@davidji82 Congrats on the loss, you keep going down down down!

@megnolia82 That tea sounds interesting.

Hi all. I'm doing okay, I had a loss of 1 lb this week which is good, the scale is going down. I'm looking forward to the weekend even though I don't have any real plans.

My phrase for the year: "Something needs to change…so I will take no crap and eat no crap!"