Mission Slimpossible Team Chat - October 2024
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Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows - contact them any time!
Our Moderators:
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Lauren- @lauren_989
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @Megan_smartiepants1970 and [open]
Mission Slimpossible - @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @ashleycarole86 and @lauren_989
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @19shmoo69
Weight No More - @rachelrjh and @BodyTalking
WaistAways - @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters - @LaurieWrobo and @Cyncia85
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The October challenge runs for five weeks, from September 29th - October 27th.
Everyone weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat. At the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win, and may everyone else get to work on next week!
We also celebrate those small, steady losses. If you lose, however small an amount, you are in the green! At the end of the month, we celebrate everyone who lost at least a bit every single week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leader board. In March we are aiming for every team to hit 50% green every week - let's do this!
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to inform your team captain if you are traveling, sick, or just need some time off. If you want a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or can be moved to the Support Team for as long as you need. You still participate in the discussions, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally. Don't worry! You can always come back even if you get dropped.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone. You continue to weigh in every week. If you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team.
In addition to your own team, there are weekly F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the Announcements section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love Introduce or re-introduce yourselves right away, and let's get October on the road!
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The October Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Sep 29th. Please join us for the Pumpkin Fall Challenge! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10924589/october-week-1-group-challenge-pumpkin-fall-challenge#latest
See you in the chat thread...hope to hear from you this week!
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Hi Team Mission Slimpossibles, you have a new team member joining. Please welcome @pashin8nz2000!1
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User name: morenin
Weigh-in day: Sunday
SW: 255
PW: 216
CW: 215.2
Welcome, @pashin8nz2000!
I already got a nice walk in going to and from church this morning. The weather is very gray and drizzly, but we need the rain and it was peaceful.1 -
Weigh in Day- Saturday
SW-284
PW-246.8
CW-245.8
Hi there everybody! I'm excited for the Fall season and hopefully cooler weather soon.2 -
WEIGH IN UPDATE
WEIGH IN DUE NOW: @megnolia82 @sleepygirl79 @txcritter69 @laurelfit57
Reminder To Weigh In Tomorrow To The Following: @vegan4lyfe20@Jactop
ersWay @Jactop
@pashin8nz2000 Welcome to Mission Slimspobbles! Please jump in and introduce yourself, we're happy you're here!
@jessicakrall8 What a fun challenge I'm in!2 -
Hi Mission Slimpossibles! I'm Kathy one of your co-captains, I'm joined with my co-captain the amazing @trooworld and our motivator is the wonderful @19shmoo69 . I joined this group at the start of 2019 and am happy to still be here, it's brought a stability to my life I really appreciate and this team has helped me cope with a lot more than just health and fitness. I have CRPS and multiple spine/nerve issues so finding ways to exercise and get through life is a struggle but I'm still hanging in there trying. I hope you come to love this team as much as I do, I look forward to an October of crushing our goals!
I'm in charge of logging everyone's weigh ins. Please try to weigh in on the weigh in day you selected. If you're unable to log while on vacation or for another reason please try to let me know in advance so I can let Lauren, our spreadsheet whiz, know and we can note it so you aren't dropped from the team. I'd appreciate it if you try hard to weigh in on your days as it takes me extra time if you're late or don't weigh in. It helps a lot if you weigh in like this at the top of your post:
Weigh In Day
Previous Weight:
Current weight:
Thank you! Let's have an amazing October, ending September tomorrow with my birthday so I'm doing the "things I need to do better on" review of the last year this weekend.
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Hello Slimpossibles!
I'm Mica, one of the maintainers of the team.
I am a semi-retired bookkeeper; I work 3 days a week at a plastics factory. I started my weight loss journey at 220 lbs in 2001. I reached my goal weight of 130 at the end of 2003. But I regained (not all of it) and had some up/down weight cycles of about 3 years each...finally succeeded in maintaining in my range successfully. I've been holding pretty steady since 2019. Determined never to regain.
Most of my exercise is walking. I do a short strength training workout early in the morning. If weather prevents me from walking, I have a stationary bike and an elliptical for cardio workouts. I sometimes do yoga in the evenings.
Currently I'm doing an intermittent fasting plan, not to lose weight, but because it helps with my energy and productivity.
I'm love the autumn 🍂 and look forward to another slim month with my teammates 💙
Username: micaroo4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 129.1
CW: 128.7
Maintenance range: 127-133, center weight 130.
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Weigh In Sunday: Sept 29
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@Katmary71 I’m going to skip this week’s weigh in. I’ve been out of town.0
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Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 145.4
CW: 148
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Katmary71 !!!
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@Katmary71 🪅🎉Have a wonderful Birthday 🎊🎂🥳3
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Congrats to the whole team for achieving 3rd place by both percentage and pounds for both the week and the month! A special shoutout goes to @lislisa123 @baodell17724 @vegan4lyfe2012 @megnolia82 and @bethanie0825 for making it onto the leaderboard and leading the way!!! And way to go, @baodell17724 and @laurelfit57 for being in the green all four weeks!
Thanks!!! I have weight-loss challenges on "MyFitnessPal", Intermittent Fasting, "10,000 steps/day" and the occasional men's OA meeting for not 'falling off the wagon' this month, to thank! Now I just need to get through October, November and December!!! Yikes!!!
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Hello, I’m Teresa! I’ve been here a long time and love how supportive this group is. I live in Georgia and am married to my wonderful husband, who is now battling dementia and other health issues. We live with my mom, sister, and little dog, Maggie Mae. I work for my church as their administrative assistant. Like the rest of us, I am working on getting fit and healthy. I love to lift weights and jump on my rebounder. I do intermittent fasting for at least 16 hours daily, with an occasional 24-hour fast tossed in. I don’t eliminate food groups, but I try to minimize sugar and add a lot of protein to my meals. My biggest challenge is changing my mentality from being a “dieter” to a woman living a healthy lifestyle. I found a program called Diligent Mind Self Care that has been invaluable in helping me change my mindset.
@micaroo4 (from Sept. post) I agree with how fast you are, and then let your blood sugar drop before eating again. I love the idea of walking within an hour of eating. I’m going to start doing that and will either walk or jump on the rebounder.
Good morning! There is not much going on today. I did a brutal triceps and back workout that felt great but will have me crying tomorrow. I completed a 24-hour fast yesterday, and that made me proud. I’m going to try to do those every Sunday since I don’t work out. Today, I have a lot of church work to do for the beginning of the month, which is always my busiest time. You all take care!
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Weigh in Sept 29th
CW: 212.4
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@trooworld you have over 8000 recipes saved?? I would be so overwhelmed with that I would never find a recipe🤣. I will definitely use you as a resource. Any word on your surgery date yet?
@TeresaW2024 I don't know why, I love a really good back workout! I am so impressed with your fasting, I can't fast for more than three hours🫣.
It was a super busy week and as you can tell from my weigh in my eating was all over the place. I got back on track today, logged everything. I can't remember the last time I have gained 2.6 pounds in a week. I was at three different places over the week where I was eating meals from concession stands, not the healthiest of diets this week… But it sure tasted good lol.
Went to a you pick farm yesterday where they also have a fall theme set up where you could make scarecrows, go through haunted houses, paint pumpkins etc. it was a ton of fun. When we left to drive out there the weather wasn't bad, but about an hour after we got there, the wind picked up and it felt like it was going to snow. We were all freezing to death but the kids didn't want to leave. My goal is to track every day this week and get back on track!
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WEIGH IN UPDATE
PLEASE WEIGH IN NOW: @vegan4lyfe2012 @AmbersWay @Jactop @bobboyardee
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Go Mission Slimpossibles in 3rd place for the week and month! @lisalisa123 @baodell17724 @vegan4lyfe2012 @bethanie0825 way to go top week winners!
Mission Slimpossibles rockin September in 3rd place again, we're ending the month strong! @baodell17724 @megnolia82 @lisalisa123
@sleepygirl79 Do you mean you're out-of-town now so you're skipping it? I reported it.
@trooworld I'm glad you're feeling better! Thank you for the birthday wishes!
@laurelfit57 @txcritter69 @micaroo4 @TeresaW2024 Thank you for the birthday wishes!
@TeresaW2024 Congrats on the long fast and awesome workout, doing great!
@laurelfit57 Aw looks like you all were having a blast at the farm, the kids are so precious and you look beautiful!
Hi team! Interesting birthday, I went to a volunteer appreciation at the food bank last night then to dinner with my parents and brother's family and back to Steve's house for cake and ice cream. My brother got us Godsmack tickets for next week in Reno, can't wait! One of the women on the charity board invited me out to lunch and another member came to a new Mediterranean restaurant so we had some time to have fun plus discuss the grant I'm working on. My neighbor (next door the flaky one) is upset with me as she wanted to get together to give me a gift and we keep missing each other so she's saying she went to bed early when I was supposed to go over tonight and I could smell by the cigarette smoke so she wasn't in bed yet. Frustrating I love her but she's crazy flaky, doesn't try to get along with my other friends, has never said yes to a same day invite, and tells me she's real jealous of my friendship with another neighbor then flakes on me to dog sit or makes plans with her daughter when we have plans and cancels. Feels like a freaking bad relationship! I've been trying to get a grant done for the charity's Valentine's for Seniors and it's due tomorrow. Aside of the neighbor I'm feeling very blessed with my Mission Slimpossibles friends, friend groups, and and awesome family. Have a great October 1 and Tuesday!4 -
Hey y'all,
I decided that I need to do a reset/kick start, so I decided to visit skinnytaste.com for the first time in a very long time. I was looking for some kind of detox vegetable soup. I came across a recipe for "Turmeric Chicken Noodle soup" Omg, it was so, so good!! It was a whirlwind of flavors, so yummy 😋
I'm going to try and eat clean for one week. I'm doing good drinking my water and I have started drinking hot tea in the evenings again.
Finished product: baby spinach on the bottom, soup on top of the spinach and rice vermicelli on top. Lol... I was skeptical but it was delicious 😋
I'm not feeling to good about this week's weigh in, but next week should be better.
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@laurelfit57 Fasting isn’t that hard once your body adjusts. I like to fast from dinner until around 11 a.m. the next day, which gives me 16 to 17 hours. And I don’t fast super clean because I always have two big mugs of coffee with a little half and half. That helps keep the hunger away.
You know that 2.6 lb gain is probably from all the sodium you had eating concession stand food. It will come off quickly. That picture is adorable!!
@Katmary71, I’m glad you had a good birthday with your family. I have no idea what Godsmack is, but I hope you have a great time. I once had a grandma who lived in Reno. When I was a kid, we got busted when she let me pull my arm on a slot machine. She cussed out the guy, telling him that she had arthritis and was just using my arm. Good times!
Your neighbor sounds like a crazy lady!
@DrewsAnna That chicken soup looks so good!
@trooworld Joe had to wear that heart monitor and hated every moment, so I feel your pain. I hope all goes well with the gallbladder scan. You are getting closer and closer to your surgery date. I know you are getting excited!
Good morning, and happy October! Does anyone else think that September was the fastest month in history?
Y’all, I am so stressed out right now! I discovered yesterday that my online church software wasn’t opening because it’s based in Tennessee, and their office has no power, and the servers are down. They have no idea when it will be up and running, and I do everything through that program! I can handwrite the checks for payroll and bills and keep track in Excel, but there is a whole lot more I need that I can’t do. I’m not even letting my brain think about what will happen if it doesn’t return. And I know this issue can’t even begin to compare to all those people who lost everything in Helene. It’s so tragic, and seeing the pictures of the destruction is heartbreaking. It’s a reminder to be prepared for a disaster and count your blessings because life can change instantly.
Question: What motivates you to stay committed to your weight loss and fitness goals, even when you face setbacks or challenges?
It can be so tough to stay motivated when setbacks and challenges happen. That is why I regained the 80 lbs I had lost when everything in my life with Joe and my niece got so crazy. But what keeps me returning with a renewed commitment is that I deserve to be fit and healthy! I want to age well and be able to go and do things. I don’t want to be on meds or unable to get up off the floor if I fall. I will NEVER give up on myself, no matter what setbacks occur.
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@baodell17724 That's awesome that you have all this support. The upcoming holidays are hard but you'll get through it! Just don't disappear on us!
Well, this year they'll be no order to Swiss Colony (since childhood I've been addicted to their dobosh tortes and petit fours)! The other thing is that I lost interest in dieting in the past after 3 months because that seems to be when I hit a weight plateau. I didn't know about intermittent fasting then, and how a 24- or 48-hour fast (just water, tea, coffee) can re-set your body clock to start losing again. I also wasn't doing "10,000 steps" back then. AND I wasn't logging my weight every day either, which pressures me to make sure I'm drinking enough water and herbal tea to flush fat out of my system. And being significantly older now (67) - since my last diets in 2013 and 2009 - there's more major health concerns in the back (front, too!) of my mind.
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I had some weird news this morning. I weighed myself on whim and I'm lower than I've been in over a decade... 212.1 lb. down from my high last year of 255 lb. But for no apparent reason! I was active and kept to my calories this week but it makes no sense. And it's actually a touch frustrating because I KNOW it will pop back up by my weigh in day. It's getting frustrating that my weigh in day is ALWAYS my heaviest day!3
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What motivates you to stay committed to your weight loss and fitness goals, even when you face setbacks or challenges?
Sometimes I just have to reorganize my mind so that my goals are front and center. 10 minutes with my journal to review the day and then plan the next day. I also need time to read and reflect. Reading an inspirational story, or telling someone else my goals. And of course, write them down. Remind myself why I chose those goals in the first place, and why they are important to me. Simply thinking about my goals increases the odds that I will make healthy positive choices.
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Tempting, but that would put me a noticeable amount below 1000 calories which seems like a bad idea for me personally. I'm going to try walking on the treadmill more, I need to strengthen my heart anyway.3
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