SHRINKING ASSETS TEAM CHAT - AUGUST 2019
Navydaddjtc
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WELCOME TO TEAM SHRINKING ASSETS 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 - OPEN
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-CHALLENGES:
- - WEEKLY GROUP CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by teams for the entire group)
Week 1 - TRIMSTONES
Week 2 - WEIGHT NO MORE
Week 3 - WAISTAWAYS
Week 4 - SHRINKING ASSETS
- - MODERATOR'S CHALLENGE (Challenges hosted by the moderators of the group)
- - INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES (Challenges within teams themselves)
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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8/2 (forgot to weight in on Wednesday!!!)
SW:231
CW: 228
Goal for August: 10 lbs - 7 to go!4 -
WELCOME AUGUST!!!!!
Hi guys! I am Beka, 42, married and mom of 2 daughters and 3 fur babies. I live north of Atlanta.
I am returning to the challenge after a few months to clear my head. The final step in head clearing was to zero out my 1000+ day streak. I manually did this a week ago and I must say it was liberating!!!!
My Stats:
5'7' and 42
HW:232 - Last week...
This is a total start over for me, so I am not thinking about the weight I lost before...
August Goals:
-Log every bite that goes in my mouth
-Maintain a daily caloric deficit
-40k steps per week - I am still dealing with the back injury from May, but getting better.
-Lose something. I don't want to put a figure out there yet.
It has taken me quite some time to get my head where it needed to be to move forward in this journey. I FINALLY feel like I am in a place that I can take control again.
Thank you to all of the members that reached out while I was in my funk and especially @boehle. She believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.10 -
Whoops! I suppose I should post my new weight here!! HAHA
SW: 284lbs
CW: 280 (as of this morning)
Steps: 3000 and a bit (not sure the exact, I stopped checking after 3000)
August goals: I am hoping to lose 8lbs this month!4 -
Good morning team
Sw: 229.4
Weigh day Saturday3 -
WELCOME AUGUST!!!!!
Hi guys! I am Beka, 42, married and mom of 2 daughters and 3 fur babies. I live north of Atlanta.
I am returning to the challenge after a few months to clear my head. The final step in head clearing was to zero out my 1000+ day streak. I manually did this a week ago and I must say it was liberating!!!!
My Stats:
5'7' and 42
HW:232 - Last week...
This is a total start over for me, so I am not thinking about the weight I lost before...
August Goals:
-Log every bite that goes in my mouth
-Maintain a daily caloric deficit
-40k steps per week - I am still dealing with the back injury from May, but getting better.
-Lose something. I don't want to put a figure out there yet.
It has taken me quite some time to get my head where it needed to be to move forward in this journey. I FINALLY feel like I am in a place that I can take control again.
Thank you to all of the members that reached out while I was in my funk and especially @boehle. She believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.
@Beka3695
IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK IN THE CHALLENGE.... NOW LIL SIS LET'S KILL THIS MONTH...SQUASH IT LIKE A BUG THAT IT IS... KICK IT TO THE CURB.... SQUASH IT SO HARD IT CAN PLAY HAND BALL OFF OF THE CURB..
YOU GET MY DRIFT... WELCOME BACK !!!!!3 -
Hi all! I am Linda and I am 55, married, mother of 3 and grandmother to 2 beautiful girls. In September, I will become a grandmother again. I am originally from Newfoundland but I now live in Ontario.
I started this challenge in February of last year. I owe a lot of my success with this group. I have lost 48 pounds so far and I hope to lose another 74. I don’t follow any special diet other than count calories and log my food. The best part of losing weight so far is to be physically able to participate in my granddaughters lives. I have type 2 diabetes and my labs have come back in the non diabetic range the last 2 times.
Original SW: 262.8
CW: 214.6
UGW: 140.0
My goals for August:
1. Lose at least 4.6 pounds
2. Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes a day
3. Keep myself hydrated
4. Be mindful of the sodium in my foods
I encourage all of you to participate in any of the challenges durning the month. They can be a lot of fun and sometimes even a bit of friendly competition. Personally, I am going to set 3 goals each week of the challenge, on the Saturday, that will help me obtain a loss that week. I am going to check in daily and let everyone know how I am doing on my goals. I hope you guys will join me in doing this.
Have fun all!3 -
Week 1 goals:
1. Walk 7500 steps a day
2. Swim 3 times this week
3. Drink at least 9 glasses of H2O a day
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Hi, August is my seventh month on the challenge, I'm Australian, mum to a 14 yr old.
I eat low-carb, moderate protein, moderate healthy fats, avoid processed and refined foods, and I do intermittent fasting. I have insulin resistance and am on Metformin, and a sluggish thyroid (no meds for thyroid, only supplements, so far).
Since joining this challenge I've lost 34kgs / 75lbs, my sleep has improved (am no longer an epic snorer, for which my husband is grateful), I wake refreshed in the morning and have much better energy levels during the day. Stress can be an issue for me - my daughter has health issues and I am primary carer - however, I have stopped stress eating and am pretty good at sticking to my way of eating.
My stats:
169cm / 5'7'
40 years
Highest Weight: 263.5lbs/119.5kg (27th January 2019)
August Challenge Start Weight: 189.4 lbs /85.9 kgs (29th July)
August Challenge Goal Weight: 179 lbs /81 kgs (26th August)2 -
Tomorrow starts our new step challenge. Who would like to join?2 -
@lindamtuck2018 sorry for my absence over the past few days, have just posted my stats on the July chat.
This month I'm off counting food but would love to keep counting steps to keep me checking in and accountable!
Welcome to everyone, I look forward to cheering you on!!!
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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
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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
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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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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
Tomorrow starts our new step challenge. Who would like to join?
Please keep me in1 -
Food prep is done!!
Breakfasts x5
Turkey sausage and scrambled egg +white
Oatmeal with pineapple and blueberries
With coffee and cream about 300 calories
Lunch x3
Sautéed chicken, broccoli, cauli-rice with an orange sauce. 250 or so calories
Misc:
Baked chicken for quick meals
Sautéed onions for some flavor
Real bacon!! 45 calories a slice for lotsa flavor!!!
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kilobykilo wrote: »@lindamtuck2018 sorry for my absence over the past few days, have just posted my stats on the July chat.
This month I'm off counting food but would love to keep counting steps to keep me checking in and accountable!
Welcome to everyone, I look forward to cheering you on!!!
Absolutely!1 -
August target 300,000, More cycling so less days for steps this month.03/08 - 21,100 (10.32); Cycle 9.46
Jun '19 total 411,642 ~ average 13,721
Jul '19 total 405,320 ~ average 13,075; Cycle 31.69 miles
01/08 - 12,286 (5.43); Cycle 4.54
02/08 - 18,160 (8.89); Cycle 0.00
Aug TD total - 51,546
Aug average - 17,1821 -
My goals for August:
1. Lose 4 lbs
2. Drink 72 oz a day
3. Exercise 60 minutes a day
4. Add strength training/body weight exercises
5. Limit drinking to less than 5 a week (I have a lot of happy hours and have started doing club soda and lime). It’s not so much the calories since I’m able to add that, but don’t sleep as well and exercise suffers the next day.2 -
Luciicul
Week 1, Monday
PW: 189.4 lbs
CW: 188.3 lbs
This week has been a bit frustrating, as I keep gaining and losing the same 0.7kg /1.6lbs, and I’m crossing the threshold where my BMI goes from “obese” category to “overweight” to obese to overweight. So today I am obese, but I’ve been merely overweight about 5 times in the last 1.5 weeks. Weird my body is having such a hard time committing to this loss at the exact moment it crosses the BMI category.
Anyway, it’s only a matter of time until it gets under the line for good, might just take an extra week to get there.3 -
Meal prep tips:
When you intermittent fast, you only need to prepare half as many meals! Huge time saver!
If you cook big meals that can easily be reheated, it gives you leftovers for a second night without having to cook every time. Spaghetti Bolognaise, tacos, chicken korma, lasagna, silverside etc (I swap out the pasta, rice, starches for extra vegetables because I eat low carb).
If you share cooking with others in your household, taking turns, you don’t have to cook as often.1 -
Steps:
8/1
7,042
8/2
9,570
8/3
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Daily check in:
I am on track to meet my goals for the day. Love the meal prepping discussion from the mods. I am retired, so I don’t to any meal prep. I do plan my meals a week in advance though. I wasn’t feeling well for a few days, so Friday and Saturday I didn’t meet my step goal. Unfortunately, it did not affect my appetite.
Steps
Friday: 5279
Saturday: 6,403
@Beka3695 great job prepping! Everything looks great.
@TheMrWobbly awesome steps today!
@171lake great goals!
@Luciicul congrats on the loss. You are doing awesome.
@LaurieWrobo those steps look great!2 -
Sunday steps: 12158
I live alone so do lots of prep and batch cooking.
My top breakfast tip is overnight oats, I make three or 4 portions on a Sunday to eat in the week, just adding fruit each morning. Oats, yoghurt, milk and seeds mixed together in a Tupperware create creamy breakfast goodness!
For my other meals I label Tupperware before it goes in the freezer and plan out my week's meals on a grid.
I do eat treats at the weekend because they keep me sane, but try to only buy on the day I plan to eat them to limit temptations throughout the week.
I carry healthy snacks with me to work, fruit, veg sticks, hummus/yog dip, nuts, chickpeas etc so I can snack when peckish and not reach for a higher cal alternative.
Have a great week everyone!
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August target 300,000, More cycling so less days for steps this month.04/08 - 8,812 (4.16); Cycle 14.53 Stayed in all day waiting for the courier collecting my TV. At 3:30 he decides he is not coming today. No time for a walk, just a ride.
Jun '19 total 411,642 ~ average 13,721
Jul '19 total 405,320 ~ average 13,075; Cycle 31.69 miles
01/08 - 12,286 (5.43); Cycle 4.54
02/08 - 18,160 (8.89); Cycle 0.00
03/08 - 21,100 (10.32); Cycle 9.46
Aug TD total - 60,058
Aug average - 15,0150 -
@171lake I will steal your goals if I may and we can nudge each other along
My goals for August:
1. Lose 7.4 lbs (29/08 weigh in target 240.6 from 248 on 29/07)
2. Drink 2.5 litres a day
3. Exercise 60 minutes a day
4. Add strength training/body weight exercises
5. Limit drinking to less than 5 a week
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Sorry folks...crazy weekend. I completely forgot to weigh Saturday, then again Sunday until after I had eaten breakfast. Please bear with me. It will be a very stressful month for me with school starting back and my husband leaving for an out-of-town project that will keep him away until the end of October. My goal is to continue walking/jogging every day and eat better. I really slacked off in July but my game is back and it is strong 💪 😊
Starting weight for August: 200.3
Weigh in day: Saturday3 -
Good Morning and Happy New Month
I am Julie and a captain.. who has slacked pretty hard core lately but I WILL do better.
I signed up for my 2nd 1/2 marathon last week and training started this morning. I def wore the wrong shoes and my feet are paying for it.
I have prepped my breakfast, lunch and snacks for the week.
I got my 2 miles in this morning to start my 1/2 training.
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Steps:
8/4
9,0011 -
Hi everyone.
PW: 247.5
CW: 241
Lost 6.5 pounds this week. I have never, ever lost this much in a week, even in the beginning. I had several restaurant/processed meals the week before and have learned, over time, that I really react to the higher sodium and gain lots of water weight with these types of meals. So I am estimating about 4 pounds lost of water weight, and about 2.5 pounds of actual weight.
I really struggled in July with very little weight loss, so I really needed this kick start to to reinvigorate me for August.
My August goals are:
Reach 238 pounds. My diabetes handbook says a 5% or 10% loss in weight can have great health improvements. I started at 264.5, so reaching 238 would be a 10% loss of my weight.
30 minutes of cardio at least 5 days a week. I was shooting for 6 days but want the option of taking off a day if need be.
Monitor blood glucose once or twice daily. And stay under 140.
Still weigh every day, but only input my losses. A friend suggested this as a way to not obsess over upticks in weight, which I tend to do. As long as I follow the plan and trust the process I should see losses along the way and not worry over the gains. Will see if this mental game works for me.
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Good Afternoon Friends,
I am also back after taking a couple of months off to move across the country, it has been stressful and an adventure but I feel like I can focus on me now. A little bit about me is that I am married to an amazing person and currently starting grad school.
MFP name: efsim
PW: 210.0 lbs (this is the end of July weight)
CW 206.0 lbs
I would like my day to weigh in on Mondays (probably post in the evening)
I would also like to join the steps:
August 1st steps:7,930
August 2nd steps:7,611
August 3rd steps: 3,743
August 4th steps: 2,966
My goals for August are:
-Completely go off processed sugar
- Exercise each day (run 6 days a week, and hit the gym 4 days a week)
- Only log into MFP if I log everything I do throughout the day.
I hope everyone is having a great week!6
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