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I clicked on this thread to cast a vote for Valentina, if nobody had mentioned it. It's my go-to!

FRIDAY CHECK-IN: 🟢 Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked Water: 🟢 Exercise 🟢 SATURDAY GOALS @Tracey0088 - I added you to the FitRockr group! I am not doing a weekly status report on FitRockr since it was not working for some people, so we set up a spreadsheet. That said, it now…

Happy Saturday, y'all! Shred, I love the sound of your biking adventure! As it happens, we are about bikes at our house this week. All of our bikes needed repair, and we had someone come do that (he does house calls & works in your driveway, super safe!). Now I just need a new pair of biking shoes, as my bike has special…

@MommaGemz - Woohoo! Awesome weigh-in! 🥳 Love that LTD and your graph! Keep up the excellent work! @Bettyboag - Hurray to meeting you no alcohol goal! And great work on dinnertime! Even if you missed your actual goal, having it had you pay attention and get that much closer to where you want to be! And double hurray to…

THURSDAY CHECK-IN: 🟢 I am loving our August Habit Tracker! You can start this anytime, so come and give it a try if it might support you! No special start date required! Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked Water: 🟢 Exercise 🟢 FRIDAY GOALS

Happy Thursday, friends! Mihani - my warm broccoli-based dressing is my new favorite. I made it again tonight. That said, I have eaten my previous favorites many tens of times. So, I am very much with you on loving the tried and true. This one was a happy result born of having run out of what I needed for my regular…

Happy Thursday! Wow, this week is flying by! WEDNESDAY CHECK-IN: 🟢 Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked Water: 🟢 I let myself run short yesterday Exercise 🟢 THURSDAY GOALS @GretchenReine - Wow! I am so sorry abotu your rough day yesterday. Your plan for today sounds great! Hope…

Happy Wednesday, peeps! I thought I wrote a quick check-in Monday, but I don't see it here. ARG. Yesterday, I was super, duper tired. Food okay, but too zonked to check in. It was just a super busy day. Tomorrow is grocery shopping. I may try to get up early and get that out of the way. Best thing I can say for my week is…

Hello there! I have been having a crazy few days, and so am introducing myself late, but here goes! I'll hit the reset button and get going! I'm Austin, one of your three Team Motivators! I work to support the awesome @Katmary71, @raleighgirl09 , @broncobuddee and of course our wonderful @TeresaW1020 as needed to help keep…

Happy Monday again, peeps! And yes, I could be all for watermelon every day! It's harder at my house, as the teenager inhales it. He ate all of our last watermelon in a day, minus 3 measuring cups worth that I had! Shred - I got motivated by looking really, really hard at where my health was headed. I had a number of…

Hey there! For what it's worth, I think was a great call. I can so get the luxury of someone else doing the cleaning, but right now, there's a definite risk factor there. And wow, I am so far behind! Will catch up on your posts now!

Hi Shred! Yes, 130 is the number. So, yes, I halved my body weight. Phew! I think the effort may be the same. It's just a matter of time. And a big yes to this way of eating making it easier. And since I think you are another science geek, I'll share a link to a lecture/podcast that my husband has gotten me started on.…

Happy Tuesday, plant friends! Mihani - the part of my life that are biting challenging are not the health and fitness parts, but there's definitely Stuff To Work On. Projects. On the plus side, I did well on one of my 2 projects today. Tomorrow I just need to keep that one rolling along and do some big work on the other…

Happy Monday, plant friends! Shred, I am so glad you are feeling more on track today! And I am super impressed at all you have gotten done to make your home such a sanctuary. Magic - I have no experience with soy curls. They just have not called to me yet. And hurray to your house being so clean! I need to catch up on the…

Saturday Check-In Food: all on plan, measured & logged Water: on target Exercise: walks (a 51 minute walk, plus a bonus 22 minute walk with my husband), plus a short (8 min) run (I love to run but am not sure my knees will like it, so this was a toe in the water) Steps: exact number not known (the platform for my fitness…

Happy Sunday, Step Challengers! Remember to sync up your steps and check FitRockr to make sure you are getting credit for your all your motion this week! If needed, use FitRockr's manual sync option to make sure you step data gets to FitRockr. (Sorry for the extra step, but this still seems easier than posting steps in the…

Happy Saturday, all! Shred, I am also a big science geek, so I am happy to trade articles, book titles, reading lists, podcasts, etc. And since you mentioned working on habits, I will tell you that the best thing I have found is a book called Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. Fogg is a Stanford researcher, and his work gets…

Mihani - Hey there! I hope you are having a restful evening, and that you have a nice, restful weekend. Enjoy that watermelon! Shred - Your salad plan sounds great! Especially with those packaged salads. You'll have to see what works for you, but I certainly am full after my big salad meals. In case you want another answer…

Hi there! Belated Wednesday Check-In Food: all on plan, measured & logged! Water: on target Exercise: indoor platform stepping, 45 min Steps: met goal Arm: weights done Today is going well food-wise and water-wise, but I still need to squeeze in some more steps. Off to do that! I'll be back to catch up on notes later!…

Good morning, Slimpossibles! Yesterday was on track foodwise, and I got some project work done. Looking to keep up the momentum today. @MommaGemz and @Katmary71 - The conversation about yoga inspired me to squeeze in some Yoga with Adriene this morning! And @MommaGemz - it is so interesting to hear you talk about things…

Good evening, Mihani - I could write a small book about me and the food journey, but yes, I have been vegetarian before, years ago. Never vegan, and that, for me, has made a huge difference. My favorite thing is the change in my skin. Two years ago, my rosacea was so bad that I could not go outside much, and I love the…

@trooworld - Don't feel a need to try The Fireman again on my behalf! I just wondered. It was a so-so for me, but I thought maybe I was not enough of a horror reader. Joe Lansdale may have been kind of a too-far-out suggestion. He is so much his own thing that he wins horror awards, he wins mystery awards, scifi/fantasy…

:star:Congratulations to all our Slimpossibles Step Challengers! :star: MARK YOUR CALENDARS, STEPPERS! Mondays are SYNC YOUR DEVICE/FITROCKR DAY! I will try to get a reminder out early next Monday instead of late in the day. It looks like all is ok for this week, though? See league standings and your step count anytime:…

This is so awesome! I love your attitude and love how not stopped you are by The Number. Thanks for sharing this moment for me to be inspired by the next time I weigh in and Do Not Like The Number! :lol:

@Jactop - Hurray for staying in Onederland! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 @MommaGemz - I am right there with you on being surprised that Laurell K. Hamilton is still going. I can only guess that some readers love the erotica and are happy she leaned in to that element. At some point, I put a book of hers down without finishing it. When the next…

Happy Tuesday! Mihani - Your story is so interesting. I came at veganism from the other direction. I had health issues I felt like I could not ignore, and took on Dr. Fuhrmann's Eat to Live diet to see if that worked. (It really has!) Now that I have been vegan a while (1 1/2 years?), I find myself realizing I that not…

Okay, phew. I checked, and all the active Step Challengers (including @bethanie0825 ! and @MommaGemz ! ) appear to have gotten their data synced today. (The only outlier is one person who has also not weighed in. (Not naming & shaming but will see if I can send them a "ping - we miss you!") I do have a mystery as relates…

Shred - From me, a yes to feeling more vulnerable. It came up for me when I gave up sugar. It got better eventually. And yes, I ca only guess the global pandemic at the same time would increase the effect! I am delighted to hear McD is working so well for you! And I do think having hard and fast rules makes things easier.…

@2020shih - WW is a great plan for many people! Congratulations and all best wishes as you shift into your new food plan! As @TeresaW1020 says - please know that you are welcome in this group regardless of whether you use the MFP tracking. We are here for accountability and community, to support and learn from each other.…

Howdy! Sorry to be so quiet the last couple of days! It has been a bit crazy between project works, taxes, and some technical difficulties with internet and MFP. Phew! Quick Friday Check-in Food - on plan, calories on target Water - ok Exercise/Cardio - done - 45 min platform stepping while watching a baking show…