Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - JANUARY 2023
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Hi and welcome to all the new members.
Drews Anna, I hope your hubby is feeling better. I didn’t find anything depressive in your post. I appreciate the honesty in it, most of us will find something that fits us too.
Shmoo, I like this idea of pepper palace. I hesitate in buying new hot sauces, because I don’t want stuck with something that has no flavor only heat. Taste tests would be helpful.
Meg, you and I both will be posting. I promise to not to get sick of it 😊
Congrats Shmoo on your loss posted above2 -
Hi, I'm Lisa, live in Florida, married 31 years, 2 adult children- 1 lives here- looking for that first job. The other is in college. I've been in this group for a couple of years now and really enjoy the camaraderie and support it provides. I've struggled with my weight since college and have taken weight off successfully several times over the years. Now that I'm at a more "mature" age, it's become harder.
2022 wound up being a no loss year for me. I have a bunch of excuses about it. I'm just going to push those aside and get started again. Determined to have some results this year!
@Katmary71 - hug received! Thank you! Here's one for you {{HUG}}
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Morning everyone!
Ugh. I’m on day 13 of a horrible virus. Can’t wait for this to be over. BUT I did my two squats, 2 push-ups and 2 crunches this morning. Little win!
Today I walked from my bed to my recliner in the living room and that may be just about enough.
Fingers crossed for some relief today! I Hope you all have a great one!
@DrewsAnna excellent goals! I wish you and your hubby a year of peace and good health.
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I wanted to jump on here sooner to share this! It was actually sent to me by my Beachbody Coach but I thought it would be more suitable for our No Zero Days Challenge!!! If you look closely, zoom in, or print it out…there are numbers in each letter and all 365 days of this coming year are there!! What a fun way to keep track.
I think I’m going to categorize my activity by color, for example yesterday I hiked so #1 will be green, gym days will be another color, and so on and so forth. By the end of the year I can look and see just how much I did each month!!!
Also I didn’t get to sit and put all of my goals to text but I did hit them all yesterday. Tonight I will have a full catch up session!!! As always sending so much love to you all. Y’all helped me come out of 2022 in such a better place than I went into it!!!5 -
Happy New Year! My name is missy and I live with my bichon and 3 huskies. I work full time going back to school at the end of the month. I started gaining weight when I started my current job about 10 years ago. Went from a very physical job to a sedentary job that consumed my life for years. Getting back to a healthier me this year.3
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Jen_967
Monday
PW: 255
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A very quick check in tonight. As is evidenced, by my way, in this week, I had too much food enjoyment over the near year. I am back on track, eating wise. I went to my spin class this morning, and the instructor nearly killed me, she had been gone for two weeks and had a lot of energy.🤣. I then went over to my daughter and son-in-law‘s house, we went tobogganing with the grand kiddos, then they wanted to go play in the playground. We walked across the field, which is about three blocks long, and sank about a foot deep into the snow, the whole way, my legs are killing me, and I can hardly keep my eyes open. Playing in a playground in 1 to 2 feet of snow is a very different experience, I am just ready to drop.
I will catch up more tomorrow, I hope everybody had a very happy new year.2 -
@vegan4lyfe2012 I love your cards, thank YOU! I love your salsa collection!
@happysquidmuffin Let us know how Avatar is!
@AmbersWay It sounds like you're making take-out work, way to go! Hope your anniversary was wonderful! I love you're both removing yourself from stressful situations and decluttering, no more space for crap right?!
@broncobuddee You're hardcore on the hot sauce! I didn't know you could order above the highest either but I'm a moderate heat person.
@19shmoo69 I've never even heard of a pepper palace but I don't go real hot. I just saw your explanation, was it in malls? I vaguely remember a place but don't recall if it was just peppers.
@megnolia82 You should print up your intro post for a reminder if you aren't feeling strong, it's written very powerfully! I like your goals as well, adding one of each exercise a day is perfect, I did one once that started at 100 and went up 5 a day and was sore and mad by day 3! That's a long time being sick, hope you get over this soon!
@trooworld My family does pork and sauerkraut as well, I was at my brother's last night. And mashed potatoes and Boston cream pie, I felt so lousy I'm happy to be back to healthy food today but took some pork and kraut. I love the No More Zero Years meme and post about it!
@91shmoo69 @gemwolf110 @hlnnan Way to go team!
@FushiaKat @19shmoo69 @shaunarlr83 Way to go on the whole month, such a tough month to do it too!
@Jen_967 Hi Jen, we look forward to getting to know you as well!
@DrewsAnna Yikes I don't blame you about leaving the prime rib in the freezer! I hope your huband is feeling better soon. I agree about taking it slow and maybe make smaller goals so you can look back and see how many things you've achieved. It feels good to know you followed through especially when you're feeling that is your weak area. I used to procrastinate like crazy but respond well to hitting goals that aren't impossible so I've played with that a lot the last years.
@Cornanda So if we turn around “2022 wound up being a no loss year for me” you just said you maintained and didn't gain for the year, right? I agree with your thinking, just get started again and don't sweat it, you got this!
@shaunarlr83 I love the idea of the different colors in that, great idea!
@laurelfit57 Haha your instructor is probably fueled by Christmas cookies too and that's why she has so much energy! I'm just kidding though sometimes my workouts after overeating are the best ones. Nice reminder to get back on track struggling to keep up, I'm feeling it right now too!
Hi team! Boy on the 31st we had a huge storm and the power was off from that evening until the next morning. Bill and I had a movie date planned but his power went down an hour before mine so total bust! Then the guy across the street set off major fireworks (streets are flooding and professional fireworks are going off across the street) so the cats were terrified. I have a big oak tree over my bedroom and the heavier branches are cabled so they won't fall on the house but there was a lot coming down still so I went to sleep in the spare bedroom. I went to bed once he stopped then the fire alarms started chirping at 4AM, dealing with them in the dark when I'm not supposed to climb ladders (I can't reach a few of them) wasn't fun and no matter what I did another would go off. I thought I solved it but went to my brother's for our good luck dinner and came home to no kitties and alarm chirping! Gah! Where's a machine gun when you need it?! So my brother came by and we changed all the batteries in all of them and took the one that wouldn't shut up even with new batteries down and replaced it. I finally had a quiet night's sleep! Back on track today, I felt so lousy last night I was grateful to be alone today to get back on track.
No Zero Days- did a full workout earlier, had a good night's sleep, and made a healthy chicken and zucchini stir fry for dinner.5 -
Hello everyone! I'm Bethanie; I'm 38 years old and live in Central NC. I'm a full time 911 telecommunicator and work PT at a grocery store. I'm married (8.5 years) and have a bonus son who is 18 and a freshman at UNC-Charlotte.
Currently I work night shift (6p-6a) and have been on night shift for close to 4 years. I'll most likely be back to day shift in a couple weeks as one has taken a position in a different department. I'm hoping the switch back to a more normal schedule will help me improve my health. I'm also hoping to quit the PT gig; I've paid off a lot of debt which has helped my anxiety tremendously.
My weight was normal until my first marriage began to decline. Then a divorce, a PCOS diagnosis (with no guidance on how to handle it), starting medicine for my depression/anxiety, and Hypothyroidism, totaled a 100lbs weight gain over about 8 years.
I've been super slack but love the 'No Zero Days' mentality that I found here, in our little corner of the interwebs. I managed to keep up with my supplements this holiday season and only gained a couple pounds.
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@shaunarlr83 Thank you for sharing that. I will print it.
@Meg I hope you feel better soon. Good job on getting in some exercise.
Welcome Lisa & Missy 😊
Congratulations @FushiaKat and all those who made the leader board. How exciting!!
@trooworld I applaud your water drinking goals. Im struggling with it. I always forget to add it too my diary too.
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No Zero Days
Jan 1 - finally cleaned up my kitchen
Jan 2 - drank water on purpose (18oz) and beat my 10K step goal
Step Update
Jan 1 - 6358 (2.77 miles)
Jan 2 - 10746 (4.57 miles)2 -
@laurelfit57 I’m exhausted just reading that. It must be fun though.
Welcome to the group Bethany.
@Katmary71 that was some craziness, no lights and fire alarms going off. I would have just beat it with a broom. 😂
Today’s update
No zero day(s):
I made brownies and didn’t touch any! If thats not an achievement!
I have a plate of almond (my fave), pistachio, cheese and thyme, untouched by me! Miracles do happen! I just keep saying, it’s not worth it.
I started a once a week course with a friend which also makes me be accountable. The instructor is nice and patient, so will be working on sticking with it.
Rambling ahead:
I haven’t touched bread or pasta for over a week. Since last Tuesday, I am down 6.6 lbs. I’m not doing any particular exercise besides housework and steps (still under 10k, all rain here, so staying indoors). I have been working on my meals. My zucchini lasagna, yesterday was beef stew with no potatoes. I use cups instead of bowls, so I eat less and tell myself if I am still hungry I can get more.
My breakfast is the same everyday for a week to make it easier to log. My snacks have been greek yogurt or oatmeal, which I never thought I’d enjoy.
No bread and sticking to 1200ish calories is working for me. It’s the bread! As soon as I reintroduced it, weight loss slowed to almost a stop. So far I am not crying from leaving it behind 🫣 slightly grouchy though. Everyone knows I’m off the bread 😂
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Hey everyone!
Just a quick check in. Had a productive day, I helped my son clean his room - he’s 7 - and it was an all day job. It was also the first day I’ve stayed vertical for so many hours so I think that’s a great sign. Having some trouble resting tonight, hence the 1am post. 😛
I’m very happy with my eating today. I didn’t track calories but I just ate like a regular person with a healthy food relationship. You know, there have been a lot of days I wouldn’t want anyone to see what I eat out of embarrassment. Like I could easily eat 12 mini chocolate bars in a day around Halloween because I would have one or two every time I walked past the box, spread over 18 hours) But I would never dream of letting anyone see me eat like that. Today I could have live-streamed my full day and everything I put in my mouth and had nothing to be embarrassed about. So that’s a win! Haha.3 -
⚖️WEIGH IN⚖️
Weigh day Monday
Previous weight - 181.6
Current weight - 183.8
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Quick check in this morning. Yesterday was my inventory day at work, so I started work at 4:00am and worked until 3:00pm. Long day. It's also end of quarter and end of year for my payroll tasks, which I will start working on today. I'm going in early again. For right now, fitness has taken a back seat. I'm walking every day, but have not yet implemented my morning workout.
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Good morning. Happy Tuesday!
Username: lrjogger1
Weigh-in day: Tuesday
Previous weight - 177.2
Current weight - 172.2
Thank you to everyone for your transparency. As I read your posts I find many things that I can relate to and inspire me to become the best healthy version of me.
@megnolia82 - I understand the whole “ate like a regular person”. My relationship with food is frequently poor and would cause embarrassment if others knew. I’m proud of you. Kudos for your win of healthy eating.
@AmbersWay - nice work resisting the snacks, bread and pasta!! I love the idea of using cups instead of bowls for portion control. thank you for sharing that.
@bethanie0825 - working 12 hour shifts as a 911 tele-communicator is no easy job. Thank you for what you do! I just learned about “no-zero” days and am incorporating them into my healthy lifestyle.
@laurelfit57 - I love spin class, especially when the instructors can motivate me to workout hard! I’m not at a gym right now because of my work/school schedule, but I will again when school is out for summer. For now I’m exercising at home.
My goals this year include eating more vegetables, tracking food, drinking more water, exercise 4 x week, & journaling. I set these goals for myself because I want 2023 to be the year that I get to my goal weight (142) and MAINTAIN it. I have been successful in the past with losing weight when I put in the effort, but I struggle to maintain it. I’m hoping that these goals will help me create habits to maintain my loss for years to come and have a healthier relationship with food. I seem to have an all or nothing mentality, I’m either in weight loss mode or pig-out mode. 😳
My no-zero wins for Sunday and Monday:
Jan 1:
-ate butternut squash
-2 mile walk with my dog Prescott
-drank 8 glasses of water
-tracked my food
Jan 2:
-ate my vegetables
-drank 3 glasses water
-journaled
-tracked my food
-Laurie
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Meg, you did great! I know how those candy bars can get you. I had my moments when something I liked was around, I’d keep snacking. I think the group and accountability is helpful.
Troo, I don’t know why getting water in is such a challenge besides cold weather doesn’t make it as appealing. I see I am not alone on the cleaning. I’m doing my closets today and marie kondo would be proud. No joy no joy goodbye 😂
I’m so happy that my eating plan is working. It’s extremely encouraging to see the lbs go. I’m on a medication that first list rapid weight gain and it’s true! It flew on but here I am determined to get it under some type of control. Now to get more steps and water and I’ll be a happy camper.
@lrjogger1 congrats on the loss! I think I was matched with the perfect group, I find so many common points. I’m struggling not to type me too on every post. It’s nice to see.3 -
@19shmoo69 – The hot sauces my son got me were all from a Pepper Palace in Virginia. I’ve only been to the one in Chicago. Good for you for not letting them see you sweat with that Flatliners! That’s crazy you had to sign a waiver! I’m so jealous!
@megnolia82 – Hugs, lady! I’m feeling the same way. And I’m an all-or-nothing person, too. We can work on it and we CAN do this!
@AmbersWay – Anxiety is a you-know-what. Just know we are all in the same boat, rowing in the same direction. Nice job on your No Zero Days and staying off the bread!
@trooworld – Nice job on only one dinner serving! Eating multiple servings is definitely something I’m working on stopping.
@shaunarlr83 – Thanks for the graphic and I love how you’re going to color code it! Stealing your idea!
@Katmary71 & @trooworld – Be glad you don’t live where I do…it’s not fireworks, but shotguns getting fired off!
Like @Cornanda I ended 2022 the same as I started. I have been trying to think long and hard about my 2023 goals, but I have been sidetracked by debilitating anxiety about having to fly to Virginia on Thursday. I have not flown in over 25 years. It’s not the airports or finding my way around. It’s the actual LEAVING THE GROUND that I have an unnatural terror of. I looked at my FitBit this morning. Shows I fell asleep around 3:30am and woke up around 7:30…but I had ZERO deep sleep. I don’t even remember actually getting any dream time, either. All I could think about was flying and trying to keep myself from crying. Ok. Enough about my phobia. Back to 2023 goals. I’m going to ruminate on them today and post them later this evening along with a new mantra for this year.
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vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday
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happysquidmuffin
Weigh in: Tuesday
PW: 139.5
CW: 135.5!
That is a crazy difference in one week for me! I’ll take it! 🏃♀️
Still working out like a boss. Finally had my 2nd free personal trainer session today. Turns out my BF% is down to 23% - a lot better than I thought! We took lots of measurements. I have already put on some muscle in just 2 months of consistent effort. Avatar 2 was definitely cool in 3D. And it’s just such a good movie! I loved it. 🐬
Shauna I am stealing your idea too because it’s a great one. I printed out that page and I’ll use it to keep track of days I closed my exercise ring, and gym days. Maybe outdoor exercise days when it’s warm.
When one door closes, another door opens. 🚪 When some of the plans I had for work failed, I ended up getting an offer to work for my old “boss” again the very next day. Got my application & resume sent in Friday. It’s an internal move so I kinda just have to go through all the motions to get officially re-hired to that position. And eventually I’ll be full time again in the same office.
TLDR: I’m a gym 🐀 and I ❤️ it, and life is 👍🏻😎
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@bethanie0825 Great job on keeping up with your supplements! I love the No Zero Days too! You had a great last two days as well!
@AmbersWay Great job on not eating the brownies, that would be really hard! Sounds like you're doing great at avoiding food that is setting you back, glad it's helping!
@megnolia82 Sounds like a perfect day, way to go! I'd be embarrassed if people saw me at times too.
@micaroo4 Walking every day is still awesome, keep it up! That is a very long shift!
@trooworld Wow that's some serious decluttering, can you come here next?! Now you got me thinking about the last time I cleaned my blinds and I don't remember doing it in years, thanks a lot! I'll check out YouTube if I decide to rectify that!
@lrjogger1 All your goals sound like things you can do, I hope this is the year you get there AND master maintaining!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about your flying phobia, huge hug to you! Twenty five years is a long time, were you nervous the last time or is your fear new? How long is the flight? I hope you master this and it goes well but I get struggling with sleeping because of it.
@happysquidmuffin Wow that is a big difference, way to go!Those are great results!
Hi Slimpossibles! I just got home from decorating banker boxes to go in stores to collect Valentine's for Seniors in our town, I have a few in the trunk to drop off the next few days. I'm super happy as I've been trying to get my neighbor to go to the charity stuff with me as I knew she'd like it and she cancelled all last year at the last minute because of anxiety (hasn't been out much between COVID and her husband dying) and she finally came and met me there as I was picking up another member, she had a great time and even cried at some of the cool things we do and signed up and is dropping off boxes too so I'm real happy for her. I know how hard that first step is when you haven't been around strangers in a long time. Aside of that worked out and bought supplies for tonight, totally on track with everything.
No Zero Days- did full workout, ate under calories. Didn't go for taco Tuesday and didn't touch the cookies for volunteers and they smelled amazing and were white chocolate chip macadamian which I love!3 -
Jan 3 check in
Another good eating day. And I did my 3 squats, 3 push-ups, 3 crunches.
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@vegan4lyfe2012 I hope you have a beautiful, easy and safe flight.
@happysquidmuffin Congrats on that loss and the new position at work.
@Katmary71 I love your charity work and how sweet that your neighbor joined in. I’m sure it will be a huge benefit for her and the charity ❤️. Your post made my heart happy and a smile that almost hurts. I haven’t been out on the town doing any projects since my health issues, so hearing about yours makes me so happy. Keep up the amazing work! Also, way to go on your no zero days!!!!
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Tuesday update
No zero day: I finished 4 drawers and folding/hanging a pile of clothes.
Disorganization and clutter gives me anxiety. So I’m pushing myself to get things in order. I feel like I lost and got behind the last 5 years (health issues). Although things were cleaned, things weren’t managed.
Another goal I should add: to find my way to recover from the trauma of a horribly botched (myomectomy) surgery scandal that was an avalanche of continuous disasters. It was a twilight zone episode, as was the court case. So, if I post too much about my health, that’s why.
On the bright side, my son entered Med school and is doing well due to his experience with me. The poor kid spent his teens taking care of me. Proud mom moment ❤️5 -
Just popping in to say yesterday was a very good day. I ate decent. I'm going back to tracking my food, but I entered half the day on the app and then it all disappeared, so I quit and will try again today. I bought myself a new aerobic step that's much larger and I used it yesterday, plus took two walks.
@trooworld - your clothing forest made me laugh.
@vegan4lyfe2012 - sending you a hug that the plane ride goes well for you.
That's all I've got time for. Thanks for the inspiration I'm getting from everyone's posts!
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I've been working 11 hour days this week, trying to get everything done at work. I'm supposed to be working a 3 day week, so today is my Friday. That's only if I get enough work done today. I'm considering coming in on Saturday when no one is here, to get the payroll tax forms done. It's better to do those things when no one is here. I get interrupted a LOT on a regular work day.
I'm still trying to workout a workout schedule and because I've been coming to work early there hasn't been time for a morning workout anyway. I walked at lunch on Monday, but it rained on Tuesday and I didn't have the right clothes. Today I will walk, but I made the mistake of wearing a down parka, and now the temp has shot up to 45.
I've got an appointment with a cable tech for tomorrow morning to connect my 2nd TV set. It's been very frustrating. The cable company keeps contacting me, telling me that it's working, and trying to get me to cancel the on-site appointment. I've spent HOURS on the phone with techs that are trying to fix it remotely. Three different techs have called; one guy called twice. Each time they try, it doesn't work. But it takes 45 minutes to and hour of me unplugging and replugging, unscrewing and reconnecting cables, and them sending a signal down the line to start the cable box. The other TV is working, so either the cable line is no good, or the box is no good. I hope it gets resolved tomorrow morning. If not, I may just return the cable box to the store and tell Rich that we will use that TV for DVDs only, and use the other TV for live broadcasts and streaming.
I hope everyone is having a good new year so far.
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@AmbersWay - I hope you had a great Anniversay, what a fun day to celebrate! I still feel so young myself 😂 hope this doesn’t change for a good long while! Your welcome for that chart and I’m glad people liked it, and bread is my arch enemy too! I love it! All kinds and it hates me so much! I noticed a few years ago it also gives me joint pain. But I still love it! If I don’t have bread then I want sweets so now you have me craving brownies, so awesome you walked away from them.
@vegan4lyfe2012 - A very very late and heartfelt “Thank you” for my card!!! I only received 2 cards this year and both were from my Jennifer friends 😂 I’m gonna send you something special one day!
@happysquidmuffin - I’m wanting to go see it so bad, was waiting until I could rewatch the first one and my brother just told me he has the DVD. I’m so glad you’re loving the gym! Amazing loss!!! You are doing so great and are absolutely right about doors opening!!! I’m happy for you!
@trooworld - love the new phrase!! Thank you for all you do for this group!
@Jen_967 - it’s lovely to meet you!!!
@megnolia82 - never gonna get sick of you and I hope all your sickness leaves and stays away! Great win with the food and I loved how you worded that!! I feel ya!
@DrewsAnna - I love how much thought you put into your goals! Hope hubby is getting better and y’all get a makeup dinner soon!
@Cornanda - this is our year!!!
@gemwolf110 - I’m finding work, of any kind can get in the way. I’m trying my best to prioritize myself before all other things in my day.
@laurelfit57 - I’ve been having too much fun with the food too! 😂 my gain a surprise for sure. What a fun and exhausting workout!!
@Katmary71 - sorry your evening was a busy! Is it normal to have so many heavy storms there!?
@bethanie0825 - my daughter has been work nights and it’s really messing up my gym time 😂😂😂 I was wanting and overnight shift but now I’m wondering if I would have much of a life.
@micaroo4 - you sound as super busy as me, I’m going going going but still feel I’m not making time for the things I want to do first!
@lrjogger1 - great goals! I too have been successful several times before but have never maintained!!! We got this!
And last but definitely not least @19shmoo69 - I think I speak for everyone when I say! You’re sense of humor is not that awkward, you’re actually pretty much like most people I know, we love when you chime in and your coffee, now spicy, talk! You make us laugh and I think we all need that!!! All meat sounds rough!!! I love my meats but I have to have add ins. Are you craving other things!?
Okay I’m all caught up…whew!!! Last night was first time in over a week that I got more than 5 or 6 hours of sleep! I have been going and doing and my schedule has been crammed but I feel great and I’m getting all sorts of things done.
Our schedules aren’t aligning right now so my daughter has been going to the gym without me, I’m so proud of her for finding her confidence! Hopefully I get to go with her today as I have a slow day of obligations but it will be her 3rd 13 hour overnight shift in a row so she may be pooped.
My son has now moved back in here with my mom and I, he’s never here so not much has changed other than I actually get to see him almost everyday! My brother was trying to spend more time with his girlfriend and needed his space more to himself, totally understandable.
Mom and I finally packed up Christmas decorations last night. Im trying to help her stay on top of cleaning here at home but I’ve also been thoroughly deep cleaning my aunts house. She has a horrible hip and can’t ever have a replacement so she’s pretty much confined to a wheel chair. I’m loving the time I get to spend with her, I’m grateful for the work and extra money, but I’m so over house cleaning 😂 It was kinda the only work I was allowed to do when I was married and I’m grateful for the connections it has given me to special people in my life but it’s just not something I want to do unless it’s my own house!
I haven’t had a zero day yet!!! 🥳🥳🥳 just haven’t had time to nite them. My goals are all the same as usual and I’m hitting them aside from logging my food because my mom has been making dinner before I get home and my aunt has been feeding me lunch. Luckily both are pretty health conscience so I’m not stressing over food options right now. I was so busy Monday night I didn’t eat anything until 10:30 and my aunt had an early lunch ready so I missed my IF window by about 2 hours….not horrible!
My new approach to keeping up here will be to first prioritize it, I like catching up in the evenings, so during the day I will make notes of all I do and hopefully that will keep my personal postings from becoming novels and I’ll stay more closely connected to y’all!!!3 -
@Katmary71 – I have had an unnatural fear of heights for as long as I can remember. It was rough flying 25 years ago. And before that, I had only flown 2 other times. I much prefer road-tripping. I have 2 short flights to deal with – Indiana to North Carolina is 2 hours, then North Carolina to Virginia is about 90 minutes. That was so thoughtful of you to take your neighbor with you. I’m glad she finally agreed.
@AmbersWay – I am so sorry about your botched surgery. Hopefully you have or are seeing a therapist for that trauma. Hugs. And super congrats on your son going into Med school!
@Cornanda – Woot Woot on the decent eating yesterday! How tall is your new step?
@trooworld – The baby isn’t due until April 20th. My son got new orders to be a recruiter in Indiana, so I am flying down to drive the U-Haul back up because his wife doesn’t have a driver’s license. It’s going to be a whirlwind trip. But at least when it’s all said and done, they will be 2 ½ hours from me instead of 12. And I am so proud of you for drinking more water!
@micaroo4 – How extremely frustrating! Situations like that make me cuss. I hope they get it figured out for you!
@shaunarlr83 – You are welcome
I am out of breath just reading about all your activities! Whew! And it’s nice to read your aunt and mom are health conscious. I’m sure it helps a lot!
So I ended up dozing on and off on the couch last night and figured I should just take my butt to bed. Got about 9 hours of sleep! I really needed it. I have been listening to my Healthi podcasts and thinking about what goals I want to set for myself. My goals are starting off small, but I know myself and if I have grandiose goals, I will quit. One of the main things I want to get back into the habit of is making my bean-of-the-week and grain-of-the-week. I don’t like meal prepping actual meals, but having ingredients at the ready really helps me. This was a habit I was in when I initially lost 60 pounds. For instance, yesterday for dinner I had brown rice, pinto beans, potato “cheeze” sauce, tofu sour cream and guacamole salsa. My other goals are pretty basic, but they are crucial building blocks for me. So here they are in all their plain-jane glory:
1. Cook a bean and grain for the week
2. Weigh all food
3. Log all food
4. 30 minutes of daily activity
5. Restaurants only twice per week
6. Stop eating when pleasantly full
Oh – forgot to mention my No Zero Days successes:
Sunday – Went to Hacienda for dinner and got the black beans, cilantro rice and salsa with guacamole. Only ate half (stopped when I was full) and took the rest home for Monday’s lunch. (I’m from the Clean Plate Generation, so I usually eat it all…even if it makes me want to urp.)
Monday – Almost stopped at BK for an Impossible Whopper. BUT I DIDN’T! Ate the leftover Hacienda instead.
Tuesday – Didn’t pick up pizza like I REALLY wanted. Instead, went home and ate the beans/rice/cheeze meal.
As you can guess, picking up restaurant food is one thing that I have gotten into a really bad habit of. I’m not going to eliminate it altogether, but I am going to limit it to twice per week. We usually go out for dinner on Sundays after church, so I’m going to continue that. Don’t want to take it all away
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Hi guys,
I went shopping today, it was almost 2 hours and it was so draining. This just makes me so grateful that I don’t struggle with a true chronic illness. My heart goes out to anyone who has to deal with that. My 7 year old has Arthritis and hyper mobility. It’s humbling to think how a virus knocked me out so hard for just a couple weeks and he lives with pain every day and just gets on with it, no complaints.
Today my eating was not superb, broke into some stocking chocolates. But I’m pleased that I did my 4 squats, push-ups and crunches. They may not be the most beautiful form at the moment but I think even that will improve with practice and repetition.
I hope you all had a really good day and I wish you a restful, peaceful and rejuvenating night!5 -
@vegan4lyfe2012 - so proud of you for eating healthy and avoiding too much take out!! Eating at restaurants also gets me in trouble because I overeat.
@shaunarlr83 - yes! We got this. 2023 is going to be the year to finally break the cycle!! That’s so cool that you and your daughter work out together. Hope the “stars align” for you two to get there together soon.
@micaroo4 - ugh! I despise dealing with cable problems. I hope they figure it out once and for all tomorrow. And I hope your able to get your morning workouts in the rest of the week.
@trooworld - daily weighing keeps me focused too! Thanks for the encouragement.
@Cornanda - curious, with your aerobic step do you follow along with a video or make up your own routines? I’ve been to a step class before and had a great workout/ calorie burn, just never thought of doing it at home.
@happysquidmuffin - nice loss this week. And body fat down to 23% too - those are amazing results. Congrats!! I used to be a gym rat in the early 2000’s but then I let myself go. Your mention of being a gym rat and working out like a boss is inspiring me to want to get back to that level of fitness. I remember how awesome I felt and the great group of friends I had at the gym.
@Katmary71 - nice job on your no zero days win. cookies are a weakness for me. Kudos to you for resisting and staying under your calories!!
@megnolia82 - great win in continuing with the squats, push ups and crunches! Way to go! Your story of your son is an inspiration to me - to keep going when things are tough.
My no-zero days wins:
Jan 3:
-ate my vegetables
-30 min @ home strength workout (body weight and some kettlebell)
-drank 7 glasses of water
-tracked my food and stayed under my calories
Jan 4:
-ate my vegetables
-drank 6 glasses water
-journaled
-tracked my food and stayed under calories
-2.2 mile walk with my dog
Related to the vegetables I’ve never been much of a vegetable eater and haven’t made many vegetable dishes. This new goal is forcing me to try some new things but would love to hear about vegetable dishes that y’all like that are tasty but not too high in calories.
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