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Mission Slimpossibles Team Chat - February 2025
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@19shmoo69 I'm glad your wife and son are feeling better, my Dad's at the same place coughing a lot but doing a little better. Sounds cold there! Oh no I hope your pain goes away too, it's scary to fall as an older adult!
@trooworld Congratulations on your longest walk in years, yay! I'm so glad you're feeling good I love imagining how you felt afterward. Some serious steps right there!
@laurelfit57 Have a wonderful trip! Food IS a tough one when traveling.
Go Mission Slimpossibles in 2nd place! Great job leading the pack @AprilRaineyBattle @trooworld @bethanie0825!
@sleepygirl79 This week will be better for you let's do great this week!
Hi team! I went to my brother's house to have a storage box top lid cut and hung out and had the Armenian coffee I got him for his birthday. I stopped at the store and came home and worked out then spent two hours picking up acorns, there's baby oak trees growing EVERYWHERE and I don't want one to get away from me. My roommate's sick so she's hiding in her room, I came out to send this and now I'm headed back. I'm cat sitting but don't go over until later so going to spend some time reading. Have a great Monday!1 -
Congrats to the whole team for achieving 2nd place! A special shout-out goes to @AprilRaineyBattle and @bethanie0825 for leading the way!
@laurelfit57 I'm glad you had an amazing time! Eating while traveling is always a challenge.
@Katmary71 Thank you! Those steps were from the whole day, I hope that was clear...I didn't think to say that lol. I bet Armenian coffee is wonderful. I love trying different coffees. Picking up acorns sounds tedious. I hope you were listening to some good music or an audiobook while doing it.
Hi all. I hurt my lower back yesterday while cleaning the floors. It's going to be very uncomfortable at work. If we weren't so short-staffed, I would call off. I usually use our Bissell Crosswave Edge to mop the floors but a piece of it is missing so I had to hand-mop them and that's what caused me to hurt my back. For dinner, I made Chile Colorado using pork tenderloin. It came out really well. I had it with steamed broccoli.
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Username: jellytree
Weigh-in day: Mondays
PW: 217.2 lbs
CW: 217.2 lbs2 -
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Nice job on so many losses, everyone!
@trooworld – Can I get your falafel recipe, please? And I’m gonna guess your Sriracha recipe wasn’t very spicy because of the amount you used. I typically put more than that on just MY food LOLs! So happy to read your knee is behaving for you! Nice job on the walking – that path looks sketchy hahahaha!
@Katmary71 – Glad the tooth is history! I’m just hoping with the upgrade that we’ll be able to upload pictures from the app instead of only on the ‘puters. So whatcha readin’?
@19shmoo69 – Ouch! I’m so sorry. I hope you heal quickly!
I’m up a smidge, but I am fairly positive it’s because of too much salt. Gotta do some cutting back. I am not going to beat myself up about it. Been super busy with the grands. Still trying to keep up with cooking. Haven’t posted too many meals on my IG cuz it’s a lot of repeats. Like I made enchiladas on Thursday and it was 4 servings, so I had them for dinner for 4 consecutive days. No one wants to see that LOLs.
Tea Talk Time! I am so excited to have been selected to be on the Tea Lovers Tea Club Review Team…15 of us were selected to receive free tea in exchange for reviews. I am getting the chance to try some expensive teas that I’d otherwise not be able to purchase. Just wanted to share my excitement 😊
Have a fabulous Monday and don’t forget to eat (or drink) your veggies! (Except you, Darren!)
2025 is MY year!
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@trooworld Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that about your back shoot! Armenian coffee is basically Turkish coffee but the “PC” way of saying it. My brother ordered the little cups and saucers for it after I gifted the coffee and pot to him which was fun. Dinner sounds delicious yum!
@vegan4lyfe2012 It says we'll be able to upload pictures, that was something we should've been able to do a decade ago here! I'm reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, have mixed feelings about it but if you've read it you'd know why. Hey we aren't Instagram friends please add me! @av.Kathy How exciting on the Tea Lovers Tea Club Review Team congratulations! Very exciting definitely share the recommendations with us.
Hi team! I went to see if someone who posted 2x4s he had in his front yard for free pickup still had them this morning and they were gone, annoying drive too! I'm cat sitting and did that next then I went for x-rays and had the heck scared out of me as they said my insurance was canceled in January. I straightened that up and went back and did them then my friend from the farm came by so we could transfer our grains with mycelium into the growing medium. My house smells like alcohol from all the disinfecting we did I'm excited to see them grow! I did Blue Oyster and Pink Oyster as they had the most mycelium. My roommate is sick so I'm going to hole up in my room after I eat dinner and finish this book. Have a great Tuesday!1 -
BobBoyardee
Monday Check-In
Starting Weight: 214.7
Previous Week: 209.9
Current Weight: 209.4
OH yeah we are TAKING that .5 as a HUGE win let's GO SLIMPOSSIBLES 4 -
AprilRaineyBattle
PW: 162.2
CW: 163.2
I'm on my phone today so can't see much. I finished 21 Day Fix Extreme Sunday. Weight seems to go up and down on strength training programs but I have been really pleased with progress so far. Hope everyone has a great week!1 -
@Katmary71 - I just finished Hello Beautiful. I had mixed feelings, but they grew into "Love it" by the end. Let me know your thoughts.
I signed up for Mayo Clinic diet and I'm trying to get the lay of the land and will be starting for real on Friday. (I have to get groceries.)2 -
Username:TeresaW1020
Weigh in week: Week 4
PW: 236.2
CW: 236.0
Loss/Gain: .2
LTD: 13.6
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@trooworld Ugh, sorry you hurt your back, and I hope it heals up quickly. I just looked up Chlie Colorado, and it looks delicious! What recipe did you use?
@vegan4lyfe2012 That is exciting about getting to be on the Tea Lovers Tea Club review team. I can’t imagine a bigger tea lover than you! How is the baby doing?
@Katmary71 What a pain to have to deal with your insurance. I’m glad you got it straightened out. You will have to share pictures once the mushrooms grow. So exciting!
@AprilRaineyBattle Congrats on finishing 21-Day Fix Extreme! Are you taking measurements? I’m sure with all your workouts, you are losing inches!
@Cornanda I’ve heard of the Mayo Clinic diet. I look forward to hearing how you like it.
Good morning! So we bought the house, and my niece moved in yesterday! Joe did really well at the closing. His signature was horrendous, but the lawyer was good with it. My niece, Kayla, sent us the sweetest note last night, expressing her gratitude and excitement. I told her that she had spent so much of her life just trying to make it, and now it was time to start living life. And, of course, pay her rent because the bank of Aunt Teresa has dried up!
And now it’s time to get back to focusing on my weight loss. I would have lost more this week, but we got Chick-fil-A for dinner, and I didn’t make the best choice. Today, I have to take Maggie to the groomer and run some errands. Have a good day!
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@vegan4lyfe2012 Absolutely! Here it is: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/25309/seans-falafel-and-cucumber-sauce/ To make it in the air fryer, 375F for 15 mins, flipped halfway through. Another note: Only used 1 onion and 2 tsp onion powder instead of the extra onion. I think you are right about the Sriracha recipe! That path looks like something from a Stephen King novel, huh? LOL! I'm enjoying seeing your meals on IG. How are the babies? OH how cool to be selected to review tea! They picked the right person! You'll have to share what you review and how you like them.
@Katmary71 Thanks. Ah, I see. I don't know that I've had Turkish coffee. I've had special coffee service at an Ethiopian restaurant and I've had Greek coffee at a restaurant as well. That does sound fun. Dinner was yummy, hubby said "Restaurant quality!" That's too bad about the 2x4s. What were you going to use them for? OH gosh, that would be scary. Good idea to stay away from the roommate.
@BobBoyardee Woo hoo! Go, Bob!!!!
@Cornanda I read "Hello Beautiful". I liked it, I gave it a 4.0 out of 5 but I can't remember why lol. I look forward to hearing about your experience with the Mayo Clinic diet. Tell us about it, please.
@TeresaW2024 Thank you, me too! This is the recipe for Chile Colorado, you can use either beef or pork, I used pork tenderloin. My husband said it was restaurant quality, which is high praise around here lol: https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/chile-colorado/ Oh yay! Congrats on the house purchase, I bet your niece is over the moon! You guys are so sweet. I'm glad it worked out.
Hi all. Not much going on here, my back still hurts. Yesterday afternoon, I ate a "protein toaster pastry" (aka a protein Pop-Tart) as a snack. It was sugar-free and had 20 g of protein in it. I felt like I used to when I ate too much sugar, it was really weird. I won't be eating those again. I was trying to find more protein-forward snacks but that isn't the one I should have. I had leftover soup from the freezer for dinner.
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What’s one thing you’ve learned about your eating habits from tracking your meals?
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Unexpected emergency this morning. Rich was taking off his slipper and somehow an artery on the top of his foot opened up and suddenly blood was squirting all over the bathroom. He's pretty useless in an emergency situation. I couldn't make him understand what it means to keep pressure on the wound, and he wouldn't keep his hand on it. I couldn't keep pressure on the wound and also drive him to the hospital, so I had to call an ambulance. It's going to be expensive. They got him patched up at the hospital. He called out from work and he's snoozing in the recliner. All of which is way more drama than the situation warranted. If it had been me, I would have patched it up myself at home, and shoved my foot in the shoe and gone to work.
My biggest concern is how the heck did something like that happen? He's not on blood thinners, apart from one baby aspirin every night. He claims he didn't drop anything on it; he was just taking off his slippers. I can't wrap my head around it; how do you nick an artery with a soft fuzzy slipper?
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What’s one thing you’ve learned about your eating habits from tracking your meals?
The main thing I've learned is that tracking/logging results in making healthier choices. Just knowing that I'm going to write it down is enough to steer me in the right direction. One of the things that I noticed when I started tracking macros, is that I have a tendency to eat too much fat. I thought I had a sweet tooth, but I guess I have a fat tooth.
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PW: 193.6/Size 14
CW: 194/Size 14
GW: Size 4
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@Katmary71 – I am now following you on IG with both my original/regular account (jenniferarentstamps) and the food only one (jennifers_journey_116). Love seeing all your gardening pics! I’m having trouble with both my aerogardens. The only thing I can think of is that I previously used the plant food that came with them. It was 2 separate bottles labeled A & B. I ran out and bought a different mixture off Amazon. Now, the only thing barely growing are the basil plants. Any recommendations? I think I should buy the original plant food from before… Man, I hate it when people give something away and post that it’s FCFS. Sorry you couldn’t get the 2x4s. Can’t wait to see your mushrooms growing! I’ll pass on reading the book. I looked it up and it is definitely not a genre I care for LOLs
@Cornanda – Good luck with the Mayo Clinic diet! I’d love to hear your thoughts after you’ve given it a go for a few weeks.
@TeresaW2024 – Amelia is doing fantastic! Picture below 😊 I’m so happy you were able to bless your niece with a safe, beautiful home. That was a lot of work to go through, so no one is going to fault you for a little Chick-fil-A.
@trooworld – Thank you! Thank you for the air fryer info. I don’t care for cucumbers, so I’ll use my lemony garlicy tahini sauce. I’ve printed the recipe with your changes. Dang I love falafels! We have a schedule for when to post our tea reviews on IG, so you’ll definitely see those coming through soon, if you’re also following my original account (see my message to Kathy above). The babies are doing wonderful!
@micaroo4 - Oh that is awful! Sounds like something straight out of one of my horror movies!
Nothing new to report except to add a picture of Amelia from my visit to her on Sunday. Also adding a picture of Sophie (her sister). My youngest and oldest granddaughters 😊
What’s one thing you’ve learned about your eating habits from tracking your meals?
That I’m getting better at balancing calories throughout the day. I used to eat a piece of fruit for breakfast and a skimpy lunch, saving a majority of calories for dinner and late night snacking. Now I’m spreading out the calories more throughout the day. I think it’s helping!3 -
@vegan4lyfe2012 - lt looked like a scene from a horror movie 😱 🎬. After the ambulance took Rich, I stayed behind to shower off the blood and put the bloody towels and stuff in the washer, and clean the bathroom floor. I felt like I was cleaning up a crime scene.1
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WEIGH INS DUE NOW: @littlebabekitty
Reminder TO weigh IN Tomorrow To @DrewsAnna @lisalisa123
@micaroo4 OMG how scary my guess would be a fingernail or piece of jewelry or belt or maybe he hit it getting out of the shower. If he has foot/leg neuropathy I've cut myself and not known until later so that's a possibility. Hugs I'm glad you were there with him!
@vegan4lyfe2012 How funny I was wondering on the second IG account as I thought I'd replied to you then saw your info on another account. I'm glad you said that!
Hi team! I have class soon, been a ridiculous day but I had time to vent and chat with my roommate and that helped a lot. The insurance problem is supposedly solved with a 30 minute wait with insurance after not being able to make my mammogram appointment because I supposedly didn't have insurance. Have an awful headache but class tonight is on stimulating the vagus nerve to calm inflammation and help the body heal with demonstrations so I expect to come home feeling better! She wants me to share my experience which is anxiety-provoking without a front tooth but guess this is my chance to get over being insecure. Seeing how my roommate rocks alopecia and doesn't let it stop her is actually incredibly inspiring to me, when I had it I hid in the house so now it's my time to develop some inner strength (especially since I can't get the temporary tooth until it heals in 2 weeks). Have a great Wednesday!1 -
@Katmary71 - I just finished Hello Beautiful. I had mixed feelings, but they grew into "Love it" by the end. Let me know your thoughts.
I signed up for Mayo Clinic diet and I'm trying to get the lay of the land and will be starting for real on Friday. (I have to get groceries.)
I finished it last night, my SIL didn't like the ending but I did for the most part. I think because it's against "sister and girl code" it's uncomfortable. It was hard to like Julia after awhile and a bookworm librarian is someone I'd root for and relate to which added to being uncomfortable. Don't want to give anything away so I'll stop sharing!
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Username: FushiaKat
Weigh-In Tuesday
SW: 245
Maintenance Goal 135 - 140
Weeks in maintenance 08 of 52
PW: 136.2
CW: 137.8
Thank you for the Birthday wishes, I appreciated it.
My Trike is officially broken, I was riding it home on Thursday afternoon, when all of a sudden, the power shut off and it started smoking, I thought it was on fire. I was two streets away from home, I decided to push it home instead of riding it because the smoke was coming directly from under the seat area where the auxiliary battery is. And I didn't know if it was going to catch on fire or not. It was not easy to push home it weigh's 109lbs. We contacted the manufacture, and they said to write to their support email. My husband had agreed to drop it off at their location Friday morning, but they didn't want him to do that. They referred us to a different Bike Shop. After much back and forth and answering a million questions about how the Trike is ridden, which is only on paved roads in our neighborhood. They said they wanted my husband to do a video chat and check of bunch of stuff for them. He declined; it is not his job to work on the Trike. They are sending somebody out Sunday morning to look at it. I swapped in a new main battery, and it did not power up, then I swapped the old controller back in and it still won't power up. It's officially dead. I might need a new Trike.1 -
@FushiaKat - sorry about your Trike! I hope it gets fixed or replaced.0
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@FushiaKat - oh no! You love that trike! It's way too soon for it to die.
@micaroo4 - that is very scary and your crime scene clean up does not sound fun. I'm glad he's OK.
@TeresaW2024 - I'm glad the house purchase is done and your niece can get settled and start living life
@trooword- how is your back doing?
@vegan4lyfe2012 - thank you for sharing pix of your grandbabies, they are SO adorable
@Katmary71 - I liked how she showed the good and bad sides of the characters so you could understand them. And at the end- I liked it because it showed the beauty of their relationship. Now I am reading "The Wedding People" and it is a lot more beachy, still has substance and I'm enjoying it.
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@micaroo4 My gosh, what drama! I'm glad Rich was okay. That is weird that that happened.
@vegan4lyfe2012 That would be perfect with the falafel. Oh good, I'm glad I'll see your reviews. I'll follow your original account, too! I'm glad to hear the babies are wonderful. OMG they are little dolls! That's a good insight.
@Katmary71 I hope the class helped your headache (and your spirits). Hugs.
@FushiaKat I'm sorry about your Trike. I hope they will replace it (they should!).
@Cornanda Oh thanks for asking. It's getting better, it's just kind of stiff now. I hope you are well.
DISCUSSION QUESTION: What’s one thing you’ve learned about your eating habits from tracking your meals? I was undereating protein before my surgery. Now, I make it a priority to eat enough protein.
Hi all. Traffic was bad last night: I ended up sitting in traffic for 1 1/2 hours. It stunk. Then I came home, walked the dogs, and made myself some dinner. I made Thai Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce and served it with some broccoli. It was delicious. I am going to make a list of things I can eat as protein-forward snacks. I don't want to eat any more yogurt as I ate so much of it prior to my surgery for breakfast. But I am playing with the idea of making a snack box of little things. Oh, I found out yesterday I am getting a promotion. I won't be in charge of anyone, it's basically a level up from the title I am in now. It comes with a raise, so that's nice. I've been at the same level for 11 years. I did better with water yesterday.
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@trooworld I hope your back is better today! I have seen those protein toaster pastries. I would see what kind of fake sugar was used and try to avoid that in the future. Have you looked into making your own Chaffles? You could cook it in batches and then freeze and reheat the toaster. I like to put butter, cinnamon, and Monkfruit for a Churo feel.
@micaroo4 I’m sorry to hear about Rich and what happened. Does he have Varicose veins? My sister has terrible veins and has had many vein procedures due to her veins rupturing. I would definitely want to know how it happened and how to avoid it happening again.
@vegan4lyfe2012 I’m so glad that Amelia is doing well. I thought my family made the cutest babies, but you are in the top tier of cuties!!
@Katmary71 Good for you for facing your anxiety head-on! I’m sure no one paid any attention to your missing tooth. Did the class on how to stimulate the vagus nerve help? I’m glad you and your roommate are doing well. We had a lady who just passed away who had alopecia. I showed Joe her obituary when she had hair, and he had no idea who she was because we only knew her with her sweet bald head.
@FushaiKat What a bummer about your Trike! I know you love that thing. I hope the repair man can fix it and you won’t have to get a new one.
Good morning! Today is all about getting stuff done around the house. My floors are starting to become an embarrassment and will get mopped today. I found this new lady on TikTok who yells at us to get up and clean our house. I’m in love with her! I do have some stressful news. Maggie has started holding her leg up, and I can’t remember if it's the leg we did the surgery on or the other leg. This little dog is doing her best to compete with my niece to drain our savings! 
Question: What’s one thing you’ve learned about your eating habits from tracking your meals? I’ve learned that I don’t like tracking my meals! I know that once I start snacking, I want to keep snacking.
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@TeresaW2024 - Yes, Rich has terrible varicose veins. When he sees his GP in May, I hope he asks her to look at his feet. The blood vessel that ruptured was on the top of his foot, and there are a number of other blood vessels that look ready to pop. The veins don't give him any pain, which is why he doesn't discuss it with his doctor. But this was quite a scare, so hopefully he will bring it up at this next appointment with his primary care physician.
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Lislisa123
Wednesdays
PW: 284.6 lbs
CW: 279.2 lbs 🎉
I'm back in the 270's! It's been 14 years! 🫨😀
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@txcritter69 yes, I'm on Wegovy. I've been needing to upgrade my dose for awhile now. It works, but I would recommend working with a weight loss management clinic, if that is an option. I have been on it since Nov., and I have been "winging" it. I would also recommend joining a FB group if you do that sort of thing, there is a lot of answers to questions out there. Of course, I will help you with anything I can.
Hey y'all, It's going to be in the upper 50's today, and I'm excited to get outside and enjoy some nice weather. I think I'll open up some windows and let some fresh air in.
I've been working hard trying to get my SIL blanket done. Time is ticking away. Her birthday is March 10 and I need to get it in the mail next week.2
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