WAISTAWAYS TEAM CHAT - AUGUST 2019
Navydaddjtc
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WELCOME TO TEAM WAISTAWAYS TEAM CHAT ROOM
This chat room provides a place for the CHALLENGERS to meet and chat about the challenge, discuss any issues, post comments, share ideas, etc...
We are beginning the AUGUST Challenge - We have six (6) teams returning this month!!
Our group and team leaders for the AUGUST Challenge are as follows:
Our Moderators;
Mari- @mari_moulin ( GROUP OWNER)
Steve - @steplaj
Greg - @Navydaddjtc
Liselyn - @jugar
Our Team Captains
Team Workout Warriors - @Navydaddjtc , @shockvalue07 and @steplaj
Team Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @Kres567
Team Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cyndiesstuff
Team WaistAways - @BMcC9 and @jugar
Team Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Team Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @lindamtuck2018
Our Motivators
Team Workout Warriors - @navydaddjtc @shockvalue07 @Fitness327wk
Team Mission Slimpossibles - @tess5036 and @Kres567
Team WaistAways - OPEN
Team Weight No More - @nstephenson01 and @Mrsbell8well
Team Trimstones - @angmarie28
Team Shrinking Assets - @KelGen02
Captain’s responsibilities include:
* Entering weights for your team into the spreadsheet.
* Be active in team discussions, encouraging and supporting the challengers as they post.
* Encourage challengers to participate in challenges and in group discussions.
* Post daily / weekly challenges and topics to promote team involvement and help keep the team engaged.
* Participate in team discussions encouraging team participation.
* Help remind challengers when they are due to post (and especially when overdue to post) weights.
* Encourage participation in the moderators challenge and in the weekly team challenges.
* Remind your challengers to enter their weights on time by tagging them or messaging them when they are pending.
* Answering any questions that may come up about challenges, weigh-ins, the spreadsheets etc.
Motivator’s Responsibilities include:
* Be active in team discussions, encouraging and supporting the challengers as they post.
* Encourage challengers to participate in challenges and in group discussions.
* Participate in team discussions encouraging team participation.
* Help remind challengers when they are due to post (and especially when overdue to post) weights.
* Encourage participation in the moderators challenge and in the weekly team challenges.
* Coordinate with your awesome team captains to see if they can use any assistance or if they have any specific tasks they feel you can assist with.
F2F-WLC CHALLENGES:
- - WEEKLY GROUP CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by teams for the entire group)
- - MODERATOR'S CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by the moderators of the group)
- - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES (Challenges within teams themselves)
Team Weekly challenges will be announced in later communications
(Note:The team order for challenges follows the team order in the group standing sheet on the spreadsheets)
HOW OUR CHALLENGES WORK:
We have 4 total possible challenges and NONE are mandatory. Our challengers can do none or all it's up to them. So we have...
The F2F Weekly TEAM Challenge - posted each week on Sunday in the announcements by the team who is assigned that particular week (see above for your week). This is for the F2F Group as a whole.
F2F Moderators Challenge/Topic of the week - This challenge is provided each week in the announcements area. One of the moderators will either provide a challenge that will involve anything fitness, health, and nutrition.
Individual Team challenges - these are challenge done within your own team. You can chose daily, weekly, or monthly challenges (weekly seems to work best). You can make this whatever you wish as long as it's health and fitness related.
Note: If for some reason your team is unable to provide the weekly challenge please let me know ahead of time so another team can take your place or so I can provide the challenge.
Good Luck Teams: Please let us know if there is anything wrong or if you notice something that needs to be fixed or modified. Everything seems ready to go for AUGUST. Registrations are almost done and we have quite a few new challengers. Make sure you are going into your new team threads to welcome anyone who has started posting. Let’s make our newbies feel welcome and show them some F2F love!!
THANKS, YOUR MODS
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Greetings new and returning members of Team WaistAways!
It is always good to begin with introductions, even if you have been on the team for a while. It is enjoyable to get to know each other better before we get into the nitty gritty of goals, methods, ideas, rants, laughs, and whatever else comes up in the chat.
If you are new, weigh-ins happen HERE on the day you chose when signing up. If you want to change days, just say so here. Please put your weigh-in at the TOP of a message so I can catch it easily. Just your current weight on the day is fine, but it is also good if you can put the previous week's weight too. Then we can celebrate with you, or give you some support as needed!
I am Liselyn, co-captain of the team and one of the F2F challenge moderators. I live in rural Québec with my crazy old husband and my very handsome adult son. My daughter is in the Canadian army stationed out in Wainwright Alberta. I'm a musician and retired from many years as a university professor of music in Montreal, where I ended up doing quite a few years of hard time in the upper administration. It was fun, I miss the students, but it is great to be home more, out of the big city. I'm still playing though, so I haven't gone completely home and garden yet! I have lost about 35-40 pounds, and am hovering in a maintenance zone for the past 7 years. I am working on lowering that zone right now. I am only 5 feet tall, so that zone isn't very big, and it is not easy staying there! My biggest goal is staying strong and fit as I head into my older years. It feels SO good when I work out and keep active, however tempting it may be to slow down and take it easy. This team has really helped me stay on track, and I hope the support and energy in this group will help everyone.
Post often, let us know about you, and welcome to August!2 -
Looking forward to August with Team Waistaways. I have fallen behind in my motivation and tracking during July but I’m back and I know I can get back to where I was before I stopped tracking. Looking to Team Waistaways old and new to motivate me back to tracking and staying in a calorie deficit. Have pretty much ate what I wanted over July 🤭😣. Once you start you can’t stop. Feel terrible now but determined to get back to around 126 pounds.5
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DONE! We'll see your weigh-in tomorrow - now we have 2 early birds in the team. Sunday is always the first weigh-in of each week, so now @Andreabroadley won't feel so alone@jugar please put me down for Sunday weigh ins 🏋🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️
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Hello to new, old, and returning members. Good to have you here. I’m Michele and I live in central North Carolina. I have been with this great team of people since February. It’s such a positive, supportive group. I have lost 18.9 pounds so far. Going for the 20 next week.
I have a big goal, for me, for August. I want to get to 194.7 by August 28th. That’s the birthday of a dear friend of mine who often was my weight loss buddy. Sadly, I lost her in a car accident a few years ago. But, when going through my data, I noticed that was I weight I registered some years ago on her birthday so that’s what I’m aiming for. With her in mind, I will do my best to get to this goal. It’s already gotten me off my THREE month plateau. That’s right! Three! So don’t give up. Keep moving forward and don’t forget to set some short term goals.
Good luck and see you here on the thread to cheer you on. 💚6 -
Hello all - I'm Sue, a Brit living in Alberta.
I lost about 75lbs over the course of a couple of years and was only a few pounds from my goal weight last summer. I put on about 5lbs over the winter, which I expected and was okay with, but then life hit me hard this spring and emotional eating helped me to regain another 12 or so.
I was struggling to get back on the wagon (and stay on it!), which is why I joined this group - I still struggle, but I think I'm starting to get back into the right mindset finally. I was a healthy BMI and now I'm overweight again, so I want to get this extra weight off and be able to fit into my pretty dresses again!
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Hello to everyone! My real name is Amber but I don't really care what people call me. I'm in Alberta as well.
Been fat my whole life. Finally got fed up and started this journey at the end of March. It's been going pretty well for me. A few slips and tough times, but I can't say I'm unhappy with my progress.
Just looking forward to onederland now. Hopefully before my birthday in February.6 -
Hi all. I am a busy 37 year old mum. I've been on MFP since January and this group has been invaluable to me!
Wishing you all good luck on your journeys.4 -
THE WINNERS ARE...
TEAM % Mission Slimpossibles 0.45%
INDIVIDUAL % LovebyDraug69 3.80%
TEAM LBS LOST Workout Warriors 14.6
INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST buniphuphu 9.8
AS A WHOLE WE LOST 42.7PDS OR 0.17%
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 0.45%
2nd Shrinking Assets 0.35%
3rd Workout Warriors 0.34%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
1st Workout Warriors 14.6
2nd Mission Slimpossibles 14.4
3rd Shrinking Assets 12.8
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st LovebyDraug69 3.80%
2nd buniphuphu 3.45%
3rd Cyndiesstuff 2.52%
HONORABLE MENTIONS
SaraMakingChanges
mrshadsall
Carlsoda
Gutcutter500
Perla4686
NikMar
Luciicul
Jactop
gottagetthisdown1 -
Well the week 5 and full month of July tallies are done! We did not hit the top 3, but had some good solid success anyhow. Greg will post the full results shortly, but our top 3 for week 5 were:
@Perla4686
@Terytha
@Micki48
and for the month of July:
@Terytha
@zlauerMom
@Perla4686
WELL DONE!
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AUGUST officially begins today!! Our calendar is a bit weird on this challenge...
May your month of August be Awesome
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GRAND FINALE
THE WINNERS ARE...
TEAM % Mission Slimpossibles 1.78%
INDIVIDUAL % buniphuphu 9.15%
TEAM LBS LOST Shrinking Assets 59.9
INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST buniphuphu 27.6
As a whole we lost 262.8 pounds or 1.05% !!
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Mission Slimpossibles 1.78%
2nd Shrinking Assets 1.61%
3rd Workout Warriors 1.19%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOST
1st Shrinking Assets 59.9
2nd Mission Slimpossibles 57.6
3rd Workout Warriors 51.8
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st buniphuphu 9.15%
2nd Caydensmommy 7.76%
3rd Luciicul 5.68%
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOST
1st buniphuphu 27.6
2nd Caydensmommy 23.8
3rd Luciicul 11.4
HONORABLE MENTIONS
kilobykilo
Ahanaz
ConfidentRaven
southpalms
MrsHadshall
KMD1214
Terytha
19shmoo69
zlauerMom1 -
Hello - posting for week 1 of August.
Weigh In Day: Sunday
Previous Weight: 156.8
Current Weight: 156.6
I will take the 0.2 pound loss. Was not consistent on food, and did not get much exercise...5 -
AUGUST WEEK 1 MODERATORS DISCUSSION
HEALTHY LIVING
MEAL PREPPING GUIDE 101... COURTESY OF LA FITNESS
MANY OF US STRUGGLE WITH THE PERILS OF FOOD PREPPING....
TO HOT OUTSIDE TO TURN ON THE OVENS....
NO MOJO TO FIX A WEEKS WORTH OF MEALS....
STAGNATE ON IDEAS ON WHAT TO FIX AND NOT THE SAME OL SAME OL.
HERE IS AN ARTICLE FROM LA FITNESS WITH SOME IDEAS ON JUST THAT SUBJECT
https://blog.lafitness.com/2019/07/17/ our-meal-prepping-101-guide/PLEASE SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND RECIPES WITH THE GROUP ON MEAL PREPPING 101
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10757886/aug-week-1-mods-discussion#latest
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STEPS:
8/1 - 14331
8/2 - 14925
8/3 - 164952 -
Weigh in day - Sunday
Current weight - 132 pounds
Previous weight - I can’t remember what my last recorded weight on the spreadsheet is.
I haven’t been tracking during July so I know I have gained from my pre July weight which was near 128. I am pleased that I haven’t gained too much considering how bad my eating habits have been over last month. I’m determined to get back to 128. I’m going to go look at the Waistaways spreadsheet to see when my weight started increasing.2 -
I just checked the June spreadsheet and at one point I was 123 so I actually have gained quite a lot 😢. I am determined to get back to 128ish and take it from there. One step at a time .... 🏋🏻♀️4
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Hi, I am Andrea. 61 Years old, from Toronto. I have 2 young adult kids and am married to a great guy. We have both managed to have our share of health problems this year, but are rebounding. I have been seeing a nutritionist who has been helping me get my macros right for me during this period of weight loss. I have lost 22 pounds this year..
Thanks so much to all the organizers of this group. In particular, thank you @jugar Liselyn for your ongoing inspiration and motivation.4 -
I have been stuck in bed all day with an awful stomach bug (with frequent bathroom trips)
I'm finally feeling a little better but scared to eat now. Any suggestions on what to eat after fasting all day?2 -
Hi all. I'm Rhonda from Texas. I'm 50 and an assistant principal. I've lost 21 lbs since getting serious on MFP in October 2018. I struggle with emotional eating, but this summer, while I was off from work, I figured out the combination that was right for my body at this point. The key is consistency and that's where I struggle too. Now that I'm back to work, staying focused on my health goals has quickly become a challenge. But I am determined to win. Looking forward to continuing the journey with each of you.6
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I have been stuck in bed all day with an awful stomach bug (with frequent bathroom trips)
I'm finally feeling a little better but scared to eat now. Any suggestions on what to eat after fasting all day?
Soup. Even just broth, since it has vitamins and stuff. My go-to has always been either the classic chicken noodle out of a can, or I order in pho. That, or something mild like toast.
Hope you feel better soon!1 -
Hi everybody, Connie here. I’m from Kansas and am 63 years old. I retired the end of May and have really been enjoying it so far. My husband and I have 6 kids between us (He is my second husband) and we have 16 grandchildren. I lost around 45 lbs a few years ago and then in 2017 I had cervical back surgery, they put me on Gabapentin which made me want to eat everything in sight (and I did!) and I gained back almost 30 lbs. Started trying to lose again last August and so far have lost 35 lbs (51 all together) I have 15 more to go to get to 170 where my doctor would like me to be and then I’ll see if I’d like to go a little bit lighter.
Wishing everyone a great month and the best of luck!!2 -
I have been stuck in bed all day with an awful stomach bug (with frequent bathroom trips)
I'm finally feeling a little better but scared to eat now. Any suggestions on what to eat after fasting all day?
Soup. Even just broth, since it has vitamins and stuff. My go-to has always been either the classic chicken noodle out of a can, or I order in pho. That, or something mild like toast.
Hope you feel better soon!
That sounds very appealing right now but I don't have any in the house.
So I've had some rice cakes with cottage cheese which I thought would be ok and I might have a cup of tea before bed.
Thanks fo your good wishes @Terytha4 -
@Perla4686 If you have some soda crackers that might be a good choice. Sure hope you feel better soon and have a restful night! Take care!!1
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I have been stuck in bed all day with an awful stomach bug (with frequent bathroom trips)
I'm finally feeling a little better but scared to eat now. Any suggestions on what to eat after fasting all day?
Well, on the up side, it's a guaranteed weight loss (however temporary). An icky one, but sometimes a good "cleaning" bug can be not so bad afterwards. I always include plain yogurt after any kind of stomach bug. Try to avoid sugar and the bloating/fermentation effect...1 -
I love these stories. Experiencing an injury or other setback and then coming back to really get healthy again is really, really hard, and completely worth it. You have lost 51 pounds already! WOW. As much as the team can help you kick those last 15 to the curb, you can help the team through your example, grit, and experience. Feel free to share what works, and make suggestions whenever one occurs to you! After all, we retired people are supposed to give advice, right??Connie7355 wrote: »Hi everybody, Connie here. I’m from Kansas and am 63 years old. I retired the end of May and have really been enjoying it so far. My husband and I have 6 kids between us (He is my second husband) and we have 16 grandchildren. I lost around 45 lbs a few years ago and then in 2017 I had cervical back surgery, they put me on Gabapentin which made me want to eat everything in sight (and I did!) and I gained back almost 30 lbs. Started trying to lose again last August and so far have lost 35 lbs (51 all together) I have 15 more to go to get to 170 where my doctor would like me to be and then I’ll see if I’d like to go a little bit lighter.
Wishing everyone a great month and the best of luck!!3 -
Thanks everyone! Yes I realise it's a guaranteed weight drop but not my preferred way of losing LOL3
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Gym update: we had our appointment at the gym. The trainer dude was a nice guy who lost over 100 pounds himself and actually switched careers to help other people, so I felt pretty like, comfortable and not judged. They have a circuit of 10 machines that are numbered and he walked us through how to adjust all the seats and stuff and how to keep proper form.
The plan isn't horribly pricey and comes with one free session with a personal trainer every month, they kind of customize your program over time to make sure you're enjoying yourself. So we're gonna give it a shot. Its almost next door to my work so I have no reason not to go for the 45 minutes or so that the basic program takes.
It was 100% less awful than the last few times I tried to go to a gym so I'm feeling optimistic.3 -
I have been stuck in bed all day with an awful stomach bug (with frequent bathroom trips)
I'm finally feeling a little better but scared to eat now. Any suggestions on what to eat after fasting all day?
Hope you feel better soon @Perla4686.1 -
Gym update: we had our appointment at the gym. The trainer dude was a nice guy who lost over 100 pounds himself and actually switched careers to help other people, so I felt pretty like, comfortable and not judged. They have a circuit of 10 machines that are numbered and he walked us through how to adjust all the seats and stuff and how to keep proper form.
The plan isn't horribly pricey and comes with one free session with a personal trainer every month, they kind of customize your program over time to make sure you're enjoying yourself. So we're gonna give it a shot. Its almost next door to my work so I have no reason not to go for the 45 minutes or so that the basic program takes.
It was 100% less awful than the last few times I tried to go to a gym so I'm feeling optimistic.
THIS. You are going to really up your game. 2
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