Mission Slimpossibles Team Chat - July 2025
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Askewcr
Weigh in day: Thursday
Previous weight: 248.4
Current weight: 248.4
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alimalli86 - WD Saturday
PW - 222
CW - 225Meh, feel like I’m going round in circles at the moment!
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Username: micaroo4
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 131.4
CW: 131.43 -
Weigh-In: SATURDAY
Starting Weight: 286.2 lbs (6 / 1 / 2024)
Past Weight: 205.4 lbs
Current Weight: 204.2 lbs
Down 1.2 lbs
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Exercise💦: 7 hours this week
[Firstly, my exercise went down, because I upped the resistance to "8" (the last setting = most resistance) and it's hard work and wears me out faster! Eventually I'll get used to this setting and do more time on the bike. I'm pleased that I lost at least a pound this past week. While I've been eating healthy foods, my portion control hasn't been good. As we all know every little bit more we add to our plate or snack on DOES add up by week's end! <sigh> (But I can't get into using measuring devices… except for my "eyes" and the older I get the blurrier my vision on food amounts… well, that's the excuse I use, anyways!!!😉)
Apologies, for not commenting on your posts directed to me, personally. My BAD. I really appreciated hearing all your comments and past experiences regarding Weight Watchers and TOPS. My conclusion to yours and my experiences is "simple": ACCOUNTABILITY TO YOURSELF (let alone, others!) is hard work. It's a helluva lot easier to deal with a growling stomach, than the sugar, fat, and salt demons that perch on our shoulders all of a sudden and tempting us (😈😈😈)!!! It's hard to keep our heads in the game when we have "a lot" of weight to still lose, and I know that my subconscious 😈 works to subtly sabotage my eating or not finishing my exercising.
Hope you are all well physically, mentally, emotionally!!! Huggz, Brian]
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@trooworld - Congrats on your nice loss! Wow! Your plans sounded fun. Hope they were. Bye bye car tire, do not return!
@TeresaW2024 - Ditto what @trooworld said- you were worried and frightened. I'm glad Joe perked up a bit. Hope Maggie did OK
@AustinRuadhain - I've been reading about the TX flood and the summer camp. I'm glad you are OK. My thoughts are with those parents. Those onions sound yummy! Loved seeing your name all over the leader board last weekend- congrats!
@gemwolf110 - your pack is cute. Life does happen. Here's to getting back on track now that birthday month is over!
@baodell17724 - your previous comments about PhyEd class in school resonated with me. I didn't suffer as you did, but my lack of athleticism was reinforced and I definitely did not develop any love for exercise. One story- an assignment we were graded on was how many times you could bounce a soccer ball on your head. 10 times in a row was an A. I laughed out loud when I heard this and I did not get an A. I got an F. Anyway- you are doing great with exercise and everything else. It's OK that you don't always comment back to everyone- really, it is. And you are also right that motivation and holding yourself accountable are not easy things. Congrats on your loss!
Happy Saturday that feels like a Sunday. Will be extra awesome when tomorrow feels like Sunday again!
Originally, I set my Mayo goal weight at 150, so I am close to goal. Now I believe I will reset it to 135. Not sure if that is achievable for me, but I'm going to give it my best shot. I have put some pants that are too big aside. I should get rid of them. Why am I hesitating? Because I have enjoyed having smaller pants on hand to fit back into. However, why would I ever want to need these big pants again? If my pants get snug, that is a signal to buckle down and take care of it asap. In fact, I had a friend long ago who said the secret to not gaining weight was "Don't Buy New Pants"!
WW- I did it in the 90s and it worked great for me. I did it again about 8 years ago and I lost 7 pounds in 6 months. It was demoralizing.
Had a quiet 4th- spent the day alternating between reading and doing deep cleaning. I do not enjoy cleaning, but I enjoy the results. A lot of people in our neighborhood shoot off fireworks, so it was a tough evening for Gus. He was medicated, thunder-shirted and we bought him an ear cover this year- he did pretty well.
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@baodell17724 - Brian, congratulations on your loss. Every ounce is a step in the right direction. And as you get smaller, each pound lost has a greater visible change to your body. It's like peeling an onion. Remove the outer layer, and the onion isn't that much smaller. As you remove each layer, the changes get more and more dramatic. You're closing in on 200, you're doing awesome 👌 👏
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Digger61
Saturday
PW: 213
CW: 212
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The July Week 2 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, July 6th. Please join us for a 7-Day Video Walking Challenge and burn some calories, while having some fun AND raising that heart rate! Here's your link:
July Week 2 Group Challenge - 7 Day Video Walking Challenge — MyFitnessPal.com
See you in the chat thread! Remember to post daily and share your experiences!
Jessica 🤗
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Hi 👋
I hope everyone had a good Independence day. Lol… I'm glad it's over… Chipper was afraid to go out and go potty this morning. My poor baby.
I guess there was a small brush fire 1 street over from me. All I really could see was the bright lights of the fire truck. I'm going to walk over and see how bad it is after awhile.
My food choices were good yesterday, I measured and weighed everything. So, my portions were spot on.
Y'all have a great day 😀
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Rich is considering buying a vibration plate. He's hoping to help his circulation, especially in his feet and legs. Does anyone own one? And use it regularly? I tried one once, and I thought I'd get a concussion from my brain banging around inside my skull!
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Username: gemwolf110
Weigh in day: Sat
Previous Week's weight: 220.8
Today’s Weight: 220.0
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@micaroo4 i don’t but one of the other WW members does and loves it. I think a few other members either added it to their Amazon cart or bought it. Guess it’s like getting a 30 minute workout in 10 minutes or something like that.
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WEIGH INS DUE TODAY FROM @littlebabekitty @vegan4lyfe2012
Reminder To Weigh in Tomorrow To @19shmoo69 @laurelfit57 @sleepygirl79 @txcritter690 -
Well I keep thinking life will slow down, I guess this is summer, busy doing fun stuff:). Once again I am absolutely pooped, so this is a super quick check-in. My eating has been pretty good until today. It was camping food all day.
I took Ty out to the lake this afternoon, hoping to get her used to the water. She loved it!!
I tried to post a picture, apparently I can't anymore. Too tired tonight to figure it out
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vegan4lyfe2012
Friday 7/4
PW: 217
CW: 214
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@micarro4 I bought a vibration plate a few months ago . It helps a lot with circulation, and Rich can find all kinds of YouTube videos on different exercises he could do. I use mine mainly for a warm-up to loosen my muscles before rebounding or doing a lower-body dumbbell workout. It also really helps if I have a lot of muscle soreness from weight-lifting.
Good morning! We had a quiet and mostly uneventful day yesterday, which was nice. Joe had fallen asleep on the couch, watching the sad story about the Texas flood, and woke up confused, thinking we were in Texas, and he was very worried about the rain. I had to show him the weather app on my phone, which showed that we were in Georgia and would have no rain. Poor guy! ☹️ I’ve been doing a lot of reading on palliative and hospice care, so I know what to expect once we get there. For all I know, we are there now! 🤨My bestie and I were talking yesterday, and she told me again that I can call her any time for help, and I laughed and told her that I’m Gen X and we don’t ask for help, and she said, “Well, I’m a Boomer and I NEED to help!” I love her so much! 😀2 -
@trooworld I'm relieved your knee is doing better! Your fourth sounds amazing what a fun day. Oh I think you need to find a good muhamarra recipe for us!
@TeresaW2024 I'm so sorry to hear about Joe's fall, the bed alarm is a great idea going forward. Huge hug I don't think there IS a way to never lose your temper especially when you get scared that badly, I'm glad you were both able to apologize to each other. Your bestie is definitely a keeper very sweet of her to want to help you. I'm glad you were able to assure Joe you weren't at risk for a flooding, smart thinking with the weather app!
@vegan4lyfe2012 Hope you have a wonderful time with your bestie!
@Cornanda Congratulations on 20lbs down! I agree with you I love the cleaning results just not doing it. I'm so glad Gus did well last night. Asher usually is under the bed shaking, last night he stayed in the center of my room, at one point I picked him up to put him on my bed but he was too panicky and ran away (don't normally pick them up). He calms down a lot with my micro current machine but think he was thinking he was going to the vet and freaked on me. The kittens did great, Jasper and my brother's cat Cali were nervous but fine. Gus looks like he didn't mind the shirt and ear cover from that photo,.
@AUstinRuadhain I'm glad to hear you're safe where you are, sending prayers to your neighbors! Oh those lemon onions sound delicious I'll have to try that!
@gemwolf110 I love the pup pics I forgot about all those beauties! Even with 8 cats in the house right now I'm sure you have more hair there than me!
@baodell17724 I've really enjoyed reading all the Tops and WW experiences as well, I tried WW a couple times as a teen but felt out of place.
@DrewsAnna I'm glad the fourth is over too I like the patriotic part but the late fireworks and bozo across the street setting off M80s I could do without. I hope the brush fire wasn't too bad. I'm always nervous about fires with the dried out greenbelt. Great job staying on track yesterday!
@micaroo4 The vibration plate should help with circulation, I always had a bit more feeling when I got off of it at the functional clinic. That feeling of being on the plate is what having CRPS in my spine feels like (I feel like I'm vibrating like that all the time at different degrees), I had to work on not having panic attacks on the plate as the stronger vibrating is associated in my mind with awful burning and crushing feelings everywhere. Anyhow I wrote up a page on it for the clinic self-care circuit, it's definitely better for lymph flow and I believe circulation, one of the questionable areas was if I should be doing it with new hardware and my back fusing in two locations so I chose to err on the side of caution and not risk it. It's one of the only things that I felt better using there as I'm sensitive to EMFs. I'd think if you had a bulge or herniation it could worsen too (the most studied area of possible issues was with osteoporosis in my research). The one at the clinic claimed it equaled to a full workout doing it in different positions but I can't confirm that and it was hard enough to tolerate standing normal no way was I going to plank on it a few months after back fusions, haha!
Hi gang! Wow 28 messages you all have been busy! Sorry for not posting yesterday, I'm having a heck of a time with the kittens getting out of the room so a woman from the rescue came and put in her pet door and damn if one of the kittens squeezed through the bars! I tried putting those plate storage racks in and this morning they'd broken a zip tie and I had to open it out and had 5 kittens to catch at 5:45 AM when I hadn't had coffee and can barely move. Later I was on the couch resting and two kittens go running through the kitchen, I have no clue how they got out! I cut those racks off and decided just to leave the door closed and leave the pet gate on though all the cats and kittens liked seeing each other through it. They're coming tomorrow to see if there's anything else we can try. They're all getting fixed Tuesday.
Have a great Sunday gang!
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@trooworld - your book marks are gorgeous! The charms are cute, but I would buy one even if it didn't have the charm
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Hi 👋
Yesterday turned in to quite the busy day. I got some plants repotted, I'm hoping hubby will help me get my Monstera planted, it doesn't like being outside in a bucket of water. It's so big, it's hard to do it by myself. Besides my plants, I don't really have much of anything going on.
One of my neighbors didn't realize that the 4th is over, so Chipper had a rough time. My poor puppy, if I would have known they were going to do fireworks, I would have given him some calming chews.
It's going to be a nice day, I'm hoping to have a good day.
Y'all have a great day 😀
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Sleepygirl79 Sunday
SW 232.2
PW:224.4
CW: 226.8
Not surprised with this. Has been a few salty snacks lately. Just got the new elliptical up last night and excited to try it. Also have had some nice evenings and foot is on the mend which means slightly longer walks.
Just got to get my butt back to tracking and I’ll be golden. Yay for summer!4 -
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WEIGH INS DUE TODAY FROM @19shmoo69 @laurelfit57 @txcritter69
Reminder To Weigh In Monday to @AustinRuadhain @bobboyardeeHi friends! I completely forgot to post my stuff from last night sorry about that! @trooworld I DO get up early but usually come on at night, I opened my laptop so I could find videos from the Ozzy farewell tour and saw all my responses not posted, oops!
@sleepygirl79 Woohoo I love your post and the excitement of new equipment and feeling on track, it inspired me reading it!
@DrewsAnna I want to see your huge monstera! Haha sounds like a pickup line doesn't it? Poor you and Chipper I hate seeing Asher terrified by fireworks I know it's upsetting. Hope this person is quieter tonight.
@trooworld How exciting about selling your bookmarks, I love them they're beautiful. That would be wonderful to have them in stores!
Hi gang! Wanted to drop in early as the cats are getting vaxxed in a bit then my dad is stopping by to help me with my computer and I'm making him dinner. I finally took some time to get the rest of my winter squash in, totally forgot to check on them when I woke up so headed out there now! Have a great Sunday/Monday!
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19Shmoo69
Sunday
P. W. 224
C. W. 224
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I know I didn’t announce it but my daughter and I are back from Camp. She went for advanced songwriting and I was a chaperone over 9 teen boys. They were are great bunch so on fire to learn more about music and the possibilities of using it in ministry.
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Good day y'all
Congrats to @trooworld @vegan4lyfe2012 and @AustinRuadhain for making the Leaderboard.It has been raining here now 4 days. We usually don't get this kind of rain this time of year. So yes our 4th of July was not so good here in Central Texas. The devastation is heartbreaking. We will hopefully see the end of it later this evening.
Because of all the rain this week did not go as planned and it is showing, still hanging in.
Weigh In Sunday: July 6th
SW 175
PW 155
CW 155
I am carrying the scale this time to make sure i stay in check.
We have canceled our camping trip to Mckinney Falls State Park and are going to head north to the panhandle to Caprock Canyons State Park (Tues thru Sun). Hopefully I will get in some really good hiking. We are still leaving tomorrow afternoon and driving for a few hours then staying overnight at a rest stop or Love's because it is a 6 hour drive (not pulling an RV). We are just going to do some sightseeing along the way.Have a great week and I will try to check in during the week.
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@Katmary71 - Thank you for the info!
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Username: laurelfit57
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW: 152.1
CW: 152
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Hi all,
I got overheated on my bike ride yesterday. Temps were in the 90s, but I was on a rail trail and there was shade and I thought I would be OK. I drank a bottle of water before I started, and I had 2 bottles with me for the ride. But 6 miles out, and I realized I was getting way over heated. The ride back to the car was difficult; I was exhausted, and out of water, when I finally got back. I'm very glad I'd had the A/C on my car fixed so I was able to cool off. I was feeling kind of "off" for the rest of the day, and I still feel that way this morning. Today is a workday. I've decided not to take the bicycle. It's going to be another hot one. I think I will forgo the lunchtime walk if it's in the 90s again.
-Mica
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@Katmary71 I can’t help but laugh as I picture you running around your house trying to scoop up those clever little escape artists! 😂 I hope you can come up with an idea on how to contain them. How long after they are fixed can they find their forever home?
@trooworld It's hard to read about end-of-life care, but it needs to be done. I think about Joe’s death all the time. I wish I didn’t, but it’s hard not to worry about what comes next in his care and then what will happen when he is no longer here. I hold onto my faith tightly, which brings me a great deal of peace. And on the days where I feel no peace, I cling to my faith anyway because for me, there is no other alternative. 😕 I LOVE your bookmarks!! And what a great idea to try to get bookstores to sell them. I hope it works out for you! 😀
@txcritter69, my heart is breaking for your state and all those people and precious children! I’m watching it right now on the news, and it’s so incredibly tragic. I’m glad you are OK, and I hope you will have a good trip and enjoy your hikes. 🙂
@micaroo4 Oh my, overheating sounds scary! I once got heat stroke, so I know how sick it can make you feel. You are wise not to take the Trike out in this heat. Take care of yourself! ❣️
Good morning! It’s going to be 95 degrees today, so I will NOT be leaving my house. 🥵 I will do a leg workout and some housework. I need to put together a menu for this week, which is such a pain. What do we want to eat is a constant question, and Joe, who doesn’t want to eat at all, is no help these days. I’m in a rut and need to figure out how to get out of it, so we're eating nutritious food that requires minimal effort. I could live on sandwiches, but that probably isn't the best idea. 😕 OK, Maggie is sitting at my feet, thinking it’s time for us all to get up and see what there is to bark about today. 🙄
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AustinRuadhain Checkin
Monday Weigh-In
SW 265.2
PW 214.8
CW 211.2@Katmary71 - Here you go. Thank you for keeping track of the spreadsheet!
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