Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - MARCH 2024
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Weigh in day:Friday
PW: 331.9
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@trooworld Yes , please share the recipe! And I do have farro. I love it!1
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@19shmoo69 I must be honest I am kicking my husband out of his current cave to make a bigger pantry. It’s prime real estate and he’s gotta go. So he’s moving upstairs. 😂
@trooworld glad you’re feeling better. That’s a long commute. I spend a couple hours in the car daily doing school pick up and it’s the only thing I look forward to her graduation in few years. Otherwise, I’d like to keep her little. 😉
@Katmary71 how are you feeling now? I hope the clinic helped you recover from being overstimulated.
Congratulations to everyone who had a loss this week and those still hanging in here. 🎉
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Thanks for all the birthday greetings. It was a chill day of just putting about, which is just where I’d like to be.
I’m still struggling to ditch the carbs. I start my day good and when I get busy, here comes a sandwich. So I have a bowl of veggies cut up now to fill in those snacky moments. I also got some apples for the sweet tooth moments. These would help my no zeros. Ive been getting 7-10k of steps daily. Yesterday was low due to being invited to a friends. Otherwise, things are just about the daily grind.
Gave a great day!
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WEIGH IN UPDATES
Still needed: @DebJB30
Tomorrow :weigh in reminder for the following @19shmoo69 @megnolia82 @sleepygirl79 @txcritter69 @littlebabekitty @vegan4lyfe2012 @Veta2018 @DebJB30 @laurelfit57
@trooworld I'm curious for your recipe too!
@AmbersWay Those are great no zereos planning with the healthy snacks.
Just got home from my Mom's birthday and am headed to bed, probably going to spend most of tomorrow in bed resting as I'm feeling pretty bad. We got a lot of donations this morning and Mom had a good birthday so I'm glad for those things. I cancelled dinner with my neighbor tomorrow to rest, I'm still hoping I can go out-of-town next weekend for my uncle's birthday but realistically know I probably won't be able to handle the drive unless I get steroids in the next couple days.5 -
@Katmary71 - sorry you are feeling so poorly.2
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Good morning Slim peeps,
We got back Friday from our camping trip and I have been busy getting everything done around the house. We went to our sons yesterday for our youngest grandsons birthday, he turned 12. I finish reading all the posts but really don't have time to answer so I will catch up with everyone thought out the week.
@AmbersWay 🥳Happy Birthday!🎉 I hope it was a great day
@Katmary71 🥳Happy Birthday🎉 to your Mom!
I have to make this short, I have a lot on my plate today. here are a few pics from our camping trip.
I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday and has a blessed day!
"Today, I Choose To Be HAPPY!"😃
Go Out And Be Amazing!😎5 -
vegan4lyfe2012
Sunday 3/10
PW: 201.8
CW: 199.4
WOOT WOOT 🎉9 -
Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 149
CW: 147.2
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Username: Veta2018
Weigh In Day: Sunday
SW (Starting weight): 180 lbs
PW (Previous Weight): 140 lbs.
CW (Current Weight): 137 lbs.
@buniphuphu - Well done on the weight loss!
@AmbersWay - Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you had a great day.
@Katmary71 - I hope you are feeling better, so you can enjoy yourself at your mom's birthday party!
@txcritter69 - Those are some nice camping photos. I'm glad you had a good time. I'm ready for a camping trip.
@vegan4lyfe2012 - Nice loss! Welcome to Onederland!
@laurelfit57 - Congrats on a great loss!
Hi! I feel like I screwed up last night. Thursday, I pulled some perch out of the freezer to have for dinner on Friday. I didn't get to make it Friday because we ended up eating out. So Saturday, I made the sides and then took the perch out to cook up and it smelled very fishy. I was concerned it went bad and didn't eat it. We only ate the sides. I was going to be under calories, so, I splurged on some Girl Scout cookies, with my husband, to reach my goal. Later, my husband was still hungry and bought some KFC. So I ate a couple chicken strips and 1/2 his fries. This brought me over. It wasn't that bad because I only ate the calories I burned back. It just felt like I had loss control a little. Then, this morning, I mixed up our cups and made his with my zero sugar creamer, protein powder and his, sweet n low. Mine had his creamer. So, He got double cups and I made a fresh cup for me with my protein powder and zero sugar hazelnut creamer. I only recently starting using the creamer when I noticed it was zero sugar. I had a late start because of the time change, so I didn't get my workout in yet. We'll be going down to our other property today, so I'll be busy working and walking, maybe I'll just burn some calories unintentionally today.💪 Mission Slimpossible Strong!💪7 -
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Most of you are down on your weigh-ins this week too, almost time to rock those summer clothes so keep it up!
Go Mission Slimpossibles in 3rd Place this last week! Incredible job @Jactop @littlebabekitty @askewcr our pack leaders!
@txcritter69 Thank you! Happy birthday to your youngest grandson! I love your camping photos, thanks for sharing them! It looks like a great place to hike. Diesel looks super happy!
@vegan4lyfe2012 I don’t usually comment on weights but congratulations on Onederland!
@Veta2018 It doesn’t sound like you did that bad to me, just keep moving forward you got this!
@micaroo4 Haha we must’ve been abnormally quiet until we were bookmarked again.
@trooworld I’m curious on your soup too, I wonder if the Trader Joe’s 10 minute farro would work in it? I made farro when my neighbor came over the other week and forgot how good it is. I love the chewiness of it and barley. My aunt makes this great Persian salad with quartered snap peas I want to try making but she didn't have a recipe.
@TeresaW2024 Fingers crossed the lighter weights work without setting your wrist back. I’m not sure on my nervous system, I’m resting today and if I’m not doing better by my pain clinic appointment later this week I’ll ask for steroids. I’m upset at this flare as it’s how I was feeling to say yes to surgery. Not sure if it’s spinal or CRPS but probably both. The increase in pain from the unit mistake didn't kick in for a few hours so I've been on my own. What all do you do in Barre Blend?
@AustinRuadhain Have a great time with your son!
All caught up! I try to come on often on the weekends to get all the weigh-ins in the spreadsheet so it’s ready to go for results. Not planning on a workout today just going to take it easy. I need one of @Teresa2024 puzzles! I should get homework done but maybe later, I’m going to make a carafe of tea and lay in bed reading for awhile. Have a great Sunday night! I’ll probably come on later to say hi. We went out for Chinese food last night and had pie and ice cream so I’m going to eat lighter today.
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Our wonderful Micaroo4 is our next member spotlight, hope you all enjoy this!
I asked her to include a photo that meant something to her or represented reaching her goals and she sent me this one:
What made you decide to improve your health and join MFP?
My big “Why” was that I didn’t want to die of something that was my own fault.
My health was still good, but I was obese. I didn’t start out on MFP; I’m not sure
when MFP became available. I started out on eDiets in 2001. It was like finding my
tribe. People who were walking the same path as me, trying to lose weight and get
or stay healthy. My starting weight was 220. After 25 months of hard work, I
reached my goal weight of 130. I have gained and lost quite a few times, usually
because I got overconfident and left the tribe. eDiets made changes to their
website and pricing in 2007, so I left eDiets (with my core group) and joined
SparkPeople. I joined MFP in 2021, because SparkPeople was ending. A lot of my
SparkPeople friends are here as well.
What makes improving your health worth doing?
I feel better. Free. It was like taking off a fat overcoat and stepping out into the
sunshine. I have to monitor myself closely and stay On Plan, but I always
remember that I feel best in my right sized body.
What have you tried in the past that hasn't worked?
Fasting. That actually works great but it’s not sustainable. Weight Watchers. That
felt very restrictive, and I would leave the meetings ravenously hungry rather than
motivated! I also tried exercising it off - doing hours of cardio. That also works, but
it’s not sustainable.
What have you tried that has worked? I eat a balanced diet, with healthy carbs,
lots of fruits and vegetables, relatively low fat, and lean protein. I exercise every
day: walking, bicycling, and strength training. I log my food every day. I can’t
stress the importance of that enough. Write it before you bite it. Even if I’m not
100% accurate with my food log, at least I’ve got data. With information, I can
identify bad habits and make changes.
What form of exercise do you enjoy? Bicycling outdoors. When I was 220, I
didn’t ride the bike at all. As I started losing weight, I realized that I could ride
again. It was amazing, to feel fit and free again. There’s nothing quite like
bicycling. I commute to/from work on the bicycle in good weather. But, alas, I
can’t bicycle every day of the year, not here in New Hampshire. So my other
favorite exercise is walking.
What goals did you achieve this past year? My goal for 2023 was to “walk the
year” in miles. That works out to a little over 5.5 miles a day average. I actually
made my goal in the first week of December. And I also maintained my weight all
year within my goal range of 127-133. That is a really big achievement, even if it
feels like there’s no progress.
Are there things you didn't do before that you're able to do now? Riding the
bicycle; that was the big one.
What is something non-weight related you have done or learned that you may
not have if you hadn't started improving your health? I started birding. I think it
was because I was doing so much walking outdoors, I just started noticing birds. I
got books so that I could identify them. I got binoculars to see them more clearly.
Then I started looking for local preserves and sanctuaries where I might see even
more birds. It’s been fun.
What are your favorite health and fitness blogs, books, or magazines that you
have read/do read? I pick up tips and tricks here and there, but I don’t really have
favorites.
What is your favorite healthy food? Blueberries!
How do you manage to alter your eating pattern? The most important thing
that I learned was that I had to make peace with fruits and vegetables. I always
think add, not subtract. How can I add more vegetables to each meal. If I can’t
add vegetables, can I add fruit. Use raw vegetables as a snack. If I’m still hungry
after I’ve finished a meal, I can add another serving of a cooked vegetable. If I
want dessert, have fruit.
Is your family understanding about your health goals? My family right now is
just Rich. He’s got some blood sugar issues, so he really should be following my
lead for food choices. When we are eating together, I can usually steer him in the
right direction. But occasionally, I let him choose the food - knowing that I’ll do
what I need to do to make up for a splurge.
What is your goal for this next year? My 2024 goal is to get out of my comfort
zone and put more adventure in my life. I don’t work on Tuesdays, so I try to plan
an adventure for every Tuesday. I wrote a bunch of indoor and outdoor adventures
on bits of paper, and I put them in jars. I also wrote a bunch of chores. I draw one
from each jar every week. If the weather is appropriate, I do the outdoor
adventure, otherwise it’s the indoor adventure. If I’m not willing to do the
adventure, then I have to do the chore.
What is your best piece of advice for those just starting their journey? After
years of failing at weight loss, my personal key to success was because I decided
to treat weight loss like it was my job. I had success in every other area of my life,
so why not weight loss? I realized that my successes were because I would always
find a way; do whatever it takes to get the job done. I took that work ethic and
applied it to my weight loss journey, and that is what turned things around for me.
Also, it was finding people who were going through the same challenges. Having
friends to share the struggle and cheer the successes. Finding the online
community is what keeps me focused and accountable.
What is your best piece of advice for maintenance you would offer those
currently losing? If you think it’s going to be different once you get to
maintenance, it’s not. It’s more of the same. Every step of the way, make sure
that every change you make is sustainable. You’re in it for life.
Thank you for doing this @Micaroo4 you're very inspiring!
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Hi slims, thanks for the recognition for last week. Was super sick with stomach virus last week despite this I didnt lose any weight. 🤦♀️ still recovering.
littlebabekitty
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 192
CW: 192
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19shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 267
C. W. 2727 -
Sleepygirl79
Sunday
SW 232.2
PW:220.8
CW: 222.2
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Weigh In Sunday: March 10
SW 175
PW 171.4
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TeresaW2024 I know I have sure struggled with getting back on track for a long time! It can just be such a challenge to get your head wrapped around it. It can be so frustrating when you want to do a workout and you're not quite there yet. Hopefully Dig Deeper will go well for you this week.
Katmary71 Definitely have more energy and I'm getting more focussed :-). How is your back doing? Hopefully your flareup has calmed down. Is there a new season of love is blind out? That show is crazy! Doing a long road trip is definitely hard on the body! Sounds like you had a wonderful Sunday planned!
@txcritter69 your camping trip looks like it was amazing! What a beautiful dog you have! At first I thought he was a black German Shepherd, looks like he has some dappling on him though
@AmbersWay carbs are always my downfall when I am either tired or stressed, I feel your pain. Wow good for you for getting those steps in!!
@Veta2018 all last week I was using calories that I earned as well, my main goal was just to figure out how to be tracking again. I think it's OK to do that once in a while :-).
@jactop @littlebabekity and @askew yeah you for making it onto the leaderboard!
Hi all, as usual I had intentions of getting on here and posting on the weekend, it just seemed to get away on me… But I guess this is technically still the weekend :-).
The weather is just gorgeous here, spent a lot of time outside with the dogs. I am finally getting back on track with my tracking, I am not using the extra exercise calories anymore this week. I have never had a challenge like this tracking but I think I'm good now :-). It doesn't mean I'm always right on track L O L, just that I'm writing it down😊. Hope everyone had a great weekend5 -
WEIGH IN UPDATE
Still Need the following for today: @Megnolia82 @DebJB30
Tomorrow Weigh-In Reminder for the following: @AmbersWay @AustinRuadhain @Jactop
@littlebabekitty Oh no hope you’re feeling better very soon.
@laurelfit57 That’s great news on having more energy and focus! I’m still flared up, I’ve been resting all day and it seems to be helping thank goodness. I’ve only seen one episode of Love is Blind, that’s @TeresaW2024 ‘s comment and I only watched the one because of her excitement about it! I’ll have to give it another try. I’m glad you had the chance to enjoy the weather and start tracking again, watch out here you come!
Hi team. I was going to go to bed early then I spilled cranberry juice In bed on my white flannel snowflake sheets so I had to get laundry started and try to get the red out of the mattress. The mattress is drying right now and sheets are in the washing machine. I got no homework done today, think I’m giving up on my uncle’s birthday party at this point though it would be nice to see everyone. I guess my “no zero” is getting in resting time, food wasn’t bad but had more than I planned. I have PT in the morning or I’d take another rest day, it’s with the assistant I don’t really care for (she’s nice just not very motivated to answer questions or push me at all). Have a great day tomorrow.
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Oops @Micaroo4 Sent me another email with photos I just discovered and it's too late to add it to the profile, I still want to share as they're great photos of her.
"A couple of photos that represent my health journey. The picture in the yellow jacket with me squinting into the bright sunlight was taken on a fantastic bike ride at Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park. The picture of me in the red jersey is also at Acadia, on a hike. I'm not the most fashionable person; none of my clothes are figure-flattering. I wear cargo pants every day."
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Sunday weigh in megnolia82
SW: 228
PW: 211
CW: 211
Had a good week with a 4km hike on Sunday, then about 8km on both Monday and Wednesday on an indoor track. Then another 4km today at another conservation area. It was frigid today!
Just have to get my food on track and I hope to see a woosh next week! I feel good getting more exercise and finally getting my body moving!4
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