AnAbsoluteDiva Member

1. What is your MFP name? AnAbsoluteDiva 2. What is your real name, or what name would you like to be known as? Wendy 3. How did you learn about the 5% Challenges? Browsing forums 4. How many 5% Challenges have you completed? Please share some of the "Wins" that keep you coming back. None 5. What major city do you live in…

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ICE BREAKER QUESTION: What is your favorite way to spend the weekend? In the garden, weather permitting, or starting seeds, season permitting. Happy Sunday!

@vegan4lyfe2012 I love your enthusiasm and you're right… God will forgive the tea. You are the second person this week to talk about frozen berries - I didn't even know that was a thing. I always buy fresh and freeze it myself but found that my grocery store sells the frozen berries for LESS than the fresh and there are no…

Thank you, @trooworld. Finally figured it out. The problem was with my macros - switched everything around and dropped the two pounds. I also started weighing myself daily. It's the only way I can tell if what I'm doing is working and if I'm trending in the right direction.

AnAbsolute Diva Monday Weigh-in PW: 194.0/Size 14 CW: 192/Size 14 GW: Size 4

AnAbsoluteDiva PW: 193.6/Size 14 CW: 194/Size 14 GW: Size 4 The wine is gone. This is ridiculous!

AnAbsoluteDiva Monday Weigh-in PW: 189.8/Size 14 CW: 192.6/Size 14 GW: Size 4

Forgive me for posting my weight a day late. Will I get kicked out of the group? AnAbsoluteDiva PW: 190.2 (Size 14) CW: 189.8 (Size 14) GW: Size 4

Well done. You're probably in ketosis and slashing all those carbs allowed your body to get rid of all that water it was hanging onto. Don't be discouraged that you're seeing less results now. Hang in there. The water is what caused the steep drop. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll see a loss of 6 to 8 pounds per…

I suspect I will see significant weight loss over the next 18 months. I got my Invisaligns yesterday. Have to wear them 22 hours a day. Can't eat with them. Can't drink with them (except water). Pain in the butt to remove and replace. Have to brush my teeth AND the tray before I can reinsert. No way am I eating that morsel…

AnAbsoluteDiva PW: 190.6 CW: 190.2

AnAbsoluteDiva PW: 191.3 CW: 190.6 Monday Weigh-in

@TeresaW2024 I feel for what your niece and her children are going through. I used to do volunteer work for homeless kids (living in shelters and cars and couch surfing) and what I would do with them that helped them a lot was to play games. It distracted them. It engaged their bodies so that endorphins would be released.…

@trooworld You're always welcome here. Bring the books.... I'll get the coffee going!

What’s one small habit that could greatly impact your health journey? Without a doubt moving first thing in the morning, every morning, in pajamas, before coffee or doggie care or anything else: 20 squats, 20 pushups, 20 sit-ups, 20 jumping jacks. Gets the blood flowing and I have no aches and pains to speak of throughout…

@trooworld So happy with the results!!! Thank you!

What does "percentage of members in the green mean"? Percentage of members that did what?

Finally got my home gym set up. We've been doing major renovations for the past seven weeks and it's been rough. Replacing all your floors limits what rooms you can walk into as the floors set. Meal-planning has also been a mess; imagine your stove, fridge, kitchen island being moved to a living room. The work is done and…

Username: An Absolute Diva Weight-in: Mondays PW: 191.8 CW: 191.3

I watched a most interesting video from a bodybuilder/trainer I follow on YouTube. He's an exercise physiologist with a Doctorate so he isn't gimmicky and just pulling stuff out of thin air. He said that we focus to much on "exercising" when we should focus on our daily lives and moving. He said if you don't move, you get…

@AnAbsoluteDiva PW 191.1 CW 190.1 Monday Weigh-in

I agree. Apple Watch is not tracking either. I've tried it on the app and on the desktop versions and nothing. Also, on desktop, when I go to Exercise settings, it loads the Food settings. I'm still on the trial period. If this can't get worked out, I'm cancelling the Premium subscription. This is ridiculous!

@AnAbsoluteDiva PW 187.6 CW 191.1 Monday Weigh-in

AnAbsoluteDiva PW: 189.5 CW: 187.6 Monday Weigh-in

AnAbsoluteDiva Weigh-in on Mondays PW: 189.5 CW: 189.5

You're lifting so go with a protein powder you can make with almond milk (make your own.... it's easy). Don't go the low-fat, non-fat route. They strip the fat out and add sugars for texture. No one ever strips fat to replace it with protein. Marinated chicken breast kabobs, salmon, anchovies, tuna, with a hefty salad…

Soak the beans overnight in salted water in the fridge. They'll be as ready to use as canned by morning. Make sure you have enough water in the pot in which they're soaking (two inches above the beans at least) as beans will absorb all that water and plump out. Garbanzos (chickpeas) are the bomb! I grow black garbanzo…

Less volume in unsprouted oats than in sprouted oats. That husk takes up more space than you know. Don't measure by volume, measure by weight.

@Katmary71 I just checked and I am definitely on the Slimpossibles page. I'm the first one and there's another user right below me. Can you see it? And thank you for the warm welcome. Much appreciated.