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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…

Hi there! :heart: Quick check-in! Sorry to be quiet. It has been a bit of a crazy week -- both busy (tax week!) and some technical issues getting with both MFP and my internet. All seems calm now, so I am in here catching up. On the plus side, I have stuck to my WFPB/Eat to Live food plan. Mihani - I hope you enjoyed your…

@GretchenReine SO sorry about FitRockr misbehaving at your end! I hope it helps to know that your data went through, at least? @TeresaW1020 - A big WOW to your fasting stint! Your determination is so inspiring! I am so glad the scale number is headed in the direction you want! @trooworld - Meal planning is such a smart…

Magic - A big woohoo! And FYI, I wrote a hurray-to-your-project message earlier today and did not finish it and get it posted, then lost it entirely. So I will be shorter anjd sweeter now and just hit that POST button! Anyway, congratulations on getting all that cleaning done! I am impressed and inspired! Off to eat an…

You show up (logged on to a PC as admin of the challenge) as last having synced up about 5 minutes ago, so maybe whatever was going on was resolved?

:star:Congratulations to all our Slimpossibles Step Challengers! :star: Tuesday is the day when we finalize our Slimpossibles Step Challenge for the previous week. Mondays are a grace period each week, so that anyone who has not synced up with whatever app they use to track steps, has time to do so, to get credit for all…

Happy Monday, friends! I have been eating more fruit and winter squash the last couple of weeks, and saw my weight tick up a bit on my weekly weigh-in today, second week in a row, so looking to buckle down on that a bit. I want t build muscle, but know I am not adding a pound a week of it. *sigh* Mihani - Your spaghetti…

Happy weekend! Shred, it sounds like things are going great! Congratulations on finding a pasta thing your husband likes! Mihani - thanks for the reminder about great soup recipes. I have had a good ETL day today:. B-green smoothie (broccoli, spinach, blueberries), goji berries & almond butter, peach L-spinach & garbanzo…

Congratulations! Keep up the great work!

Hi there! @MommaGemz - Phew! So glad that you found the manual sync option! I did get got a reply from FitRockr: @MommaGemz , @GretchenReine and @bethanie0825 - If automatic syncing is not working right now, you might try disconnecting and reconnecting? We have 3 other people that were affected by the Fitbit glitch on July…

@Katmary71 - Steps with your arms counts, since your legs are not so cooperative! I can go back to putting a note on there. COVID/quarantine positives for me: - More time with my family, including more time supporting my teenager and his studies this summer - So many date walks with my husband that we are getting to watch…

I sent a note to support@fitrockr.com to let them know. It looks like a glitch with the data coming from FitBit, as everyone with a suspiciously low step count is a Fitbit user (currently 6 through 18 on our team rankings). Bethanie P and Michelle M are FitBit users, but their step counts are not so obviously problematic…

Hello, plant-based friends! Shred - I think you are so smart to start with basic menus. I still do that. Produce boxes - I have tried those and enjoyed them, but not recently. It can be nice to get a box of produce, and can also be like getting a puzzle handed to me once a week -- what will be in the box? how will I…

:star:Congratulations to all our Slimpossibles Step Challengers! :star: Tuesday is the day when we finalize our Slimpossibles Step Challenge for the previous week. (I meant to get this posted this morning!) Mondays are a grace period each week, so that anyone who has not synced up with whatever app they use to track steps,…

Happy Tuesday, all! @ShredWeek1 - So glad McDougall is agreeing with you! There are a couple of McDougall recipes that are go-to's for me when cooking for the family -- healthy, satisfying and sneakily vegan! @Mihani - I thought about you this morning. I, too, have hair that is grayer than I remember. I am going to dye…

@melissa2013m - Hurray! Excellent weigh-in! @bethanie0825 - Great weigh-in and huge congratulations on reaching the 25 pound mark! That's so great!

MONDAY CHECK-IN 🟢/🟡 Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked Water: 🟢 Exercise 🟢 Monday Goals TUESDAY Goals Feeling inspired about my Tuesday. Thanks, you guys, for being so inspiring!

@raleighgirl09 - Sending you best wishes for happy hips and back! And yay for getting outside and getting some fresh air. @TeresaW1020 - Thank you for Inspiration Monday! I love these words of yours. And these words -- I just sympathize with! For me, I have to work on keeping things off the plate if I can, because I have…

Happy Monday, all, Mihani - So glad you had such a productive day! I am envious. I got housework done today, but not much project work. I am about to go to bed early, with the aim of a morning workout and then lots of project work. Great info about Chipotle. Not surprising that they use oil, actually! People like the…

Happy Friday, friends! @ShredWeek1 - You are so right about fruit in a salad. Finely diced bits of apple do it for me. I sprinkle those on salads sometimes and love it. Beets are great for me, too, but not everybody likes those. Yay to working on your health before your physical. That will make it so much more fun!…

THURSDAY: 🟢/🟡 Calories: 🟢 all good, on-plan choices; everything weighed/measured and tracked Water: 🟢 Exercise 🟢 FRIDAY Goals @DesertColibri and @trooworld - I don't actually eat much out of Thug Kitchen, but they are more fun to read than just about any other foodies I can think of! For the curious -- their website will…

@MommaGemz - Great weigh-in! Huge hurray to being in the 180s! @trooworld - You are making me giggle with this: So glad your sleep was so good! That makes such a huge difference!

@bethanie0825 - What a great weigh-in this week! You are kicking booty! @DesertColibri - The martial arts school I study at is unusual. Our curriculum includes training in Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Hapkido, Kung Fu, and Jiu Jitsu. Your running sounds like such fun! I love running and do it almost not at all because of knee…

A quick Wednesday check-in: food good, exercise good. Projects not good. Goals for tomorrow: keep food on track, weighed and logged; workout in the morning; clean one shelf in my home office; take ground on projects! Hey, @MommaGemz - Wow! What a great weight loss in June! Congratulations! 🥳 And sending big hugs for your…

Hello, peeps! @Magic71755 - Oooh! Those are indeed some gorgeous mangos! Your gift is so, so sweet! @Mihani - Journeying in July? Jumping into July? Jogging into July? Jamming in July? Juicily July? Jamming in July? Good ETL menu today! The only out-of-the-ordinary thing on my menu was fresh pineapple. It was a small one,…

Hey, there! SO glad the bumping the challenge was helpful! Oh, and reading your intro, I am so inspired at your being down 60 pounds, with just 15 or so to go! WOW! And look at you -- #1 on the leaderboard! Down over 5%! Wow! @Katmary71 - I think you would kick many people's patootie, if they tried to keep up with your…

Stopping by to say Good Morning and to catch up on posts! Mihani, your moving around makes great sense to me! The alarm every hour is brilliant! Hurray to all that batch cooking! I hope that you slept better and have a reasonably good day in the office today! The two key things I do, when my back goes out, are to keep…

Magic, since you sometimes like videos, I will point you at one I am listening to today and really enjoying! It's an interview with Dr. Michael Greger, and he has so much energy and enthusiasm, and so much good info. Tactics For Sustained Weight Loss: Michael Greger, MD | Rich Roll Podcast

Check-In SUNDAY: 🟢/🟡 MONDAY Goals So far, so good! 🟢/🟡 @Jactop - Hurray for holding steady on Onederland! @leonadixon -- Woohoo! Welcome back to being in the game! And know that you are always welcome, even when quiet! @vegan4lyfe2012 -- You are being so patient as you do all the work of healing from your surgery. I am so…

Howdy, Slimpossibles! Welcome to all our new members! Hurray to all our returning members! I'm Austin, one of your three Team Motivators! Along with the super-fabulous @Katmary71 and @raleighgirl09 , I support our fearless Team Captains @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020 and try to help keep the awesome conversation here…