WAISTAWAYS TEAM CHAT - March 2020
Beka3695
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Welcome Fat2Fit Challengers
Here is your Team chat room! This is where you weigh in every week, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Cheer each other on to success!
We are beginning the March 2020 Challenge - We have six great teams this month. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @beka3695
Lisa - @cafelelia
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossible - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cafelelia
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and (open)
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossible - @AustinRuadhain
Trimstones - @Angmarie28
Weight No More - @nstephenson01
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @evangsimmons170
Shrinking Assets - @TheMrWobbly (Fitness Captain)
Downsizers - @UTMom81 and @Kres567
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @beka3695
Lisa - @cafelelia
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossible - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @sleepymom5 and @cafelelia
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and (open)
Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossible - @AustinRuadhain
Trimstones - @Angmarie28
Weight No More - @nstephenson01
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @evangsimmons170
Shrinking Assets - @TheMrWobbly (Fitness Captain)
Downsizers - @UTMom81 and @Kres567
HOW IT ALL WORKS:
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, and at the end of each week, the tallies are done to determine the team and individuals with the most weight lost. The best losers are announced with full fanfare every Sunday. The team competition is all in good spirits - may the most losing win!
If you need a week off, a break, a change of weigh-in day - just ask your Captain here on your team chat page. If you miss two weigh-ins in a row without asking for a break, you will be dropped from the team, so be sure to ask if you are travelling, sick, or just needing some time off.
In addition to your own team, there are F2F Full Group CHALLENGES. You can do all or none - it's up to you. Participating adds a lot to your success, so we hope to see you there often! These can involve anything fitness, health, or nutrition - and they’ll get you moving, thinking, and learning about this journey. Check the “Announcements” section for full group challenges.
Let’s show our fellow challengers some F2F love!! Introduce yourselves right away, and let the new month begin.
THANKS!
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Welcome to a new month! March will be a good time to make sure that the goals we set in the new year are still good, to make sure we keep up with the good habits every day, and to lose some more weight. If you had a gain in February, this is the time to revise what you are doing and to get in here every day to help yourself stick to it. If you had a loss, this is the time to keep going and not slip into complacency. Support each other and let's go!
Let's start with introductions - even if you are returning. It is always good to remember who everyone is, where, what your current status and goals are, etc.
I'm Liselyn, living in rural Québec, about 145 km (85 miles) east of Montreal. I am a musician and retired university music prof. I have a 27 year-old daughter in the Canadian Army, and a 23 year-old son who works locally. They are both so in shape they hold my feet to the fire!!
I finally got serious about losing weight and getting in shape about 8 years ago. I was the heaviest I had ever been, was having aches and pains, and just generally felt horrible. I had tried for many years to get at it, but kept slipping back. In 2012, my husband was having knee replacement surgeries, I was on leave to help him, and I decided this was IT. By the time I went back to work in September I had lost about 25 pounds, and made it to my goal by November. It was hard but felt so great! I thank my trainers (at the university gym), my son (relentless pest and great gym buddy), and MFP.
Maintenance did not always go well. I found this group when I had started putting weight back on, and it has really worked. Since retiring, I don’t have the community at the gym and at work any more, so building a home exercise space and routine has been key. That and remembering to eat like a really short person. I have lost what I regained, and now will chip away at the last few pounds my doc would love me to lose, or just maintain at least.
I hope I can support all of you in your journey to join me here in maintenance land. It is not much different here! I still track, keep vigilant, and refuse to ever go back. I'm only 5 feet and a bit tall, so every pound shows. Don't worry if it is SLOW, don't worry if you have ups and downs, learn to love your plateaus (where your body takes a minute to get used to a new normal and stops fighting change), and most of all, stick with it. I’m now 66, feeling stronger and better than 10 years ago, so if I can do it, you can too!4 -
Hello and hello again to our new and returning members. March! Spring! Fresh starts!
I'm Amber, living in the wild wild west of Canada, and I'm one of your motivators. I have one husband, one cat and no kids. This community and the people around me have encouraged and pulled and pushed me to this point: nearly one year and over 75 pounds lost from last March's starting point of 272.
So now I'm determined to push and pull as many others on this road as I can. Weight loss is a personal, individual effort but it doesn't have to be a lonely one. I have 50 more pounds to lose and a lifetime to maintain. Let's go together.5 -
Hi, I'm Kristi and I live near Mt Spokane in Washington state. I'm 37 and married. My husband and I have 3 kids: daughter 10 and sons 8 & 5. I work 4 days a week at a preschool center. I love anything outdoors and my family is really active. I started my weight loss journey in February 2019 at 255lbs. I am currently down to 217lbs. I would love to say goodbye to the 200's by summer! I have been working on exercising in the morning, not eating all my exercise calories and being active in some way every day.5
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The March moderators challenge is up!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787221/march-spring-it-forward-photo-challenge#latest
This is all about sharing and documenting your healthy journey! Each week, we will post a theme by day and you get to post a photo related to that theme. You can post just a photo, or a photo with words, or just post words if you don't want to post a photo. It is time for the F2F family get creative for spring!!
Each day of the week is related to a healthy theme:
Motivation Mondays
Transformation Tuesdays
Workout Wednesdays
Thirsty Thursday
Food for Though Friday
We have weekends off (and you can start taking photos for the next week)!
Week 1 themes are posted in the challenge thread and we start on Monday, March 2nd! See you there!
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Hi, I'm Sylvia, 51, and live just south of Boston. Have always battled weight but was in good shape and felt good 10 years ago at about 150, then the weight crept up to finally my top weight of 193 (hence my 'it is time' clock photo' and even though I'd done MFP before, turned to it again and have been doing well planning and tracking and have dropped 14 lbs. What I'd never done before was to reach out to the community - this group is my first and I think it will be an encouragement. My goal in January was a pound a week for a year but the weight has dropped faster so I'll go with it. Finally realized that I had to do it by food intake alone as I just haven't been able to manage any regular exercise - full time secretarial job and a caregiver at home to my 90 yr old dad. I get a walk in when I can and love to garden so that will be just a bonus to any weight loss, I can't rely on it. Throwing an additional challenge on myself this year...no more dyeing the hair, going grey. Feeling fit and in shape will help balance that look, ha ha. Being obsessive with MFP planning my next day's food before I go to sleep has been helpful as well as Martha Stewarts vegetable-bean soup : )3
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Hi! I'm Michele from North Carolina, previously New Jersey. I am the mother of two grown children, a daughter - 32 and a son - 28. I’m also the proud Mom Mom of one adorable granddaughter who is almost 2. I watch her every day and she keeps me moving. Before that, I was an elementary teacher for over 20 years.
I have been part of this group for over a year now. I am also co-captain with @jugar Liselyn. I have lost about 26 pounds this past year. I have had two long plateaus and I can tell you, there is something to learn from losing and plateauing. Being part of this group has given me the motivation and support to keep going.
This past year, with the Waistaways, I was able to keep my commitment to fitness and health. This year my goals are to continue to lose and also make exercise a habit every day, even if only 10 minutes a day.
Our teammates, @AmyRobF and @robertefortier536 are my youngest niece and her husband. And we are all going on a trip in May, so we want to rock those bathing suits. 👙🕶 🌴 🌊
So, glad you are all here with us. Let's go Waistaways. Let’s make March as green as can be. ☘️
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@eggfreak Welcome Sylvia. I think you are going to love this group of people on our team. They are amazing and motivating and inspiring. And if you are losing fast, I can tell we'll be looking to you for your secrets too. Glad to have you here. Step in and chat regularly.
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Thanks Michelle. I've experienced the plateaus in previous efforts and know it can be so disheartening but I can see how group support with others who have experienced it will help.3
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Hi, Tuesday was my surgery. Everything went well. 4 day in to recovery and feeling really good. Only issue are the 2 drainage ports. They make me really uncomfortable. Can't wait till they are removed.4
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matthewsfive wrote: »Hi, Tuesday was my surgery. Everything went well. 4 day in to recovery and feeling really good. Only issue are the 2 drainage ports. They make me really uncomfortable. Can't wait till they are removed.
@matthewsfive So glad to hear you are doing well. I've heard others speak of the drainage ports. Here's hoping they are out really soon. Sending good healing vibes your way. Take it easy and let yourself heal. Good to see you popping in and giving us an update. Hugs!1 -
Hi, I'm Sylvia, 51, and live just south of Boston. Have always battled weight but was in good shape and felt good 10 years ago at about 150, then the weight crept up to finally my top weight of 193 (hence my 'it is time' clock photo' and even though I'd done MFP before, turned to it again and have been doing well planning and tracking and have dropped 14 lbs. What I'd never done before was to reach out to the community - this group is my first and I think it will be an encouragement. My goal in January was a pound a week for a year but the weight has dropped faster so I'll go with it. Finally realized that I had to do it by food intake alone as I just haven't been able to manage any regular exercise - full time secretarial job and a caregiver at home to my 90 yr old dad. I get a walk in when I can and love to garden so that will be just a bonus to any weight loss, I can't rely on it. Throwing an additional challenge on myself this year...no more dyeing the hair, going grey. Feeling fit and in shape will help balance that look, ha ha. Being obsessive with MFP planning my next day's food before I go to sleep has been helpful as well as Martha Stewarts vegetable-bean soup : )
Welcome Sylvia! I grew up in Massachusetts, and my grandparents were in Milton. I spent a LOT of time there - but then I left the US in 1977, and finally ended up in Canada in 1979. I still go to Massachusetts often to visit my dad (turning 92 next week!!) and my niece - maybe someday we can meet up. In any case, it is great to have you on the team. You are right that you can lose without exercise, but not the other way around. I hope that as spring and summer come along you can get in some good walks, though. And good for you on the hair! I stopped using any dye at 50 - chopped it off super short, and have been grey ever since. You'll love it!3 -
Welcome everyone::
I'm Linda, living close to Los Angeles, with my sweet dog Tater, 2 shrieking chickens, and dh. Kids are grown and spread out. I'm either at the gym or swimming before work. A year ago, I had a hip replaced and two years ago, breast cancer, oh and throw in other health conditions which would all be helped by losing weight. I eat healthy, just like to eat and am working on portion control. Also cutting out sugar. Also not using food to destress. So Sunday, March 1, a friend and I are going to La Quinta (close to palm springs) for a triathlon. I love open water swimming and the hills there are beautiful.
Spring into March!!5 -
Andreabroadley
Weigh in day Sunday
Pw 154.2
Cw 154.5
Sorry!!
I’ll post more about me later today..4 -
PW - 178
CW - 176.2
Yay me - starting the new month in the green. So happy to be able to grab back a bit of the previous week's gains.
And here are my steps for the past week:
23/02 - 3527
24/02 - 6506
25/02 - 4384
26/02 - 4133
27/02 - 4979
28/02 - 5531
29/02 - 5092
Not such great news with the steps last week. I only got to my target 6000 steps on Monday. I will really try harder this week.
More to follow...4 -
Happy March.
I am Andrea, 61 From Toronto. Retired luckily.. I have two adult kids, one a computer engineer and the other a Theatre major in university. And a fantastic husband of 40 years.
We have been spending a lot of time getting healthier in the last few years and have a bit more to do, but are seeing a lot of progress. I have about 14 more pounds I would like to take off but it is slow going as I just don't generate as much TDEE as I used to.
I saw the cardiologist last week last week and asked him what more I could do to improve my health and he said I was doing well and that about all I could do was"become a vegan chipmunk" or just be patient with my current regime. lol.
I am hoping for some warmer weather here in March. February was definitely the January we did not have. Still lots of snow for Toronto!4 -
@jugar I will be away from the scales next week and the week after. Can I go on stop time or would you like me to sit March out?0
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Happy March Team!
Just back from a lovely pub lunch with hubby. We planned to walk, but a hailstorm started before we set out, so we drove instead! We both had a gorgeous roast lamb dinner (with yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, steamed veg and homemade gravy - delish! But no starter and no pudding!)
Anyway, looking forward to this new month and welcome to all new team members
My name is Yinka, and I re-joined the challenge in January. I've been on MFP for 6 years, but only very recently started taking it seriously! I workout 4-6 times a week, but have only recently started logging again. This month I have decided to seriously look into my diet. Just eating better, cleaner, more sensibly. And really cut down on my snacking habit. This past week, I made sure that we ate earlier (by 7pm instead of by 9pm), and that I got to bed earlier (by 11pm - with no blue lights from devices once I got into bed!)
More about me - I live in Bewdley, a gorgeous little market town in Worcestershire (UK) and we've recently been through some severe flooding. We live a little higher up in the town so have stayed dry, but my heart has been broken for friends who live at the bottom of hill and have suffered after the River Severn burs its banks - twice - in spite of some very expensive flood defences
I am married with a grown up son who lives across the other side of the world (Virginia, US) with his lovely wife. But thankfully, he also works with me (he's my project manager - for my online English language business), so we spend a lot of time online.
Monday nights are zumba night - I LOVE zumba, it's the only class that I pay for! The rest of my workouts are normally programs that I join from YouTube fitness people. I'm currently going through an 8-week Fitness Blender program - I'm starting Week 3 next week. And I have a fairly comprehensive dumbbell collection for my strength workouts
The most effective things for me are getting a good night's sleep, not snacking after dinner, having dinner at a decent time (7-7.30pm), eating well and logging. If I could get all of those things down pat, I would be successful. And this is why I'm here. Plus I have four weddings and one big birthday celebration this year. And if I can manage it, I will try to get to see my son at Christmas, so there's lots to prepare for.
This group is one effective way that helps me to stay focused.
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Andreabroadley wrote: »@jugar I will be away from the scales next week and the week after. Can I go on stop time or would you like me to sit March out?
Toss a coin! Either I can just give you EXC (excused) and keep you in the tallies, or put you on support for the month. Since you'll be there for 2 weeks and off for 2 weeks, it's fine either way. You can still keep posting and if you find a scale somewhere (hahaha) you can still send in a weight!0 -
WEEK 4 WINNERS
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Shrinking Assets 0.46%
2nd Waist Aways 0.36%
3rd Mission Slimpossibles 0.13%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Shrinking Assets 17.6 Lbs
2nd Waist Aways 15.8 Lbs
3rd Mission Slimpossibles 6.5 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @TheMrWobbly 3.73 %
2nd @19shmoo69 2.42%
3rd @cory17 2.22 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @TheMrWobbly 7.6 Lbs
2nd @19shmoo69 6.0 Lbs
3rd @cory17 4.8 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@jennt817
@zuzu_smartypants
@mrs_chivonne
@Jen_967
@Emmajhare
@apple852hk
@its_cleo
@Terytha
@iamworthy14
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FEBRUARY OVER ALL WINNERS
PLACE TEAM PERCENTAGE
1st Downsizers 0.83%
2nd Shrinking Assets 0.82%
3rd Mission Slimpossibles 0.75%
PLACE TEAM LBS LOSS
1st Mission Slimpossibles 38.6 Lbs
2nd Downsizers 32.3 Lbs
3rd WaistAways 31.4 Lbs
PLACE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE
1st @TheMrWobbly 5.53 %
2nd @Emmajhare 5.19%
3rd @achagpar 4.39 %
PLACE INDIVIDUAL LBS LOSS
1st @TheMrWobbly 11.5 Lbs
2nd @Jen_967 10.4 Lbs
3rd @timibotkin 8.8 Lbs
HONORABLE MENTIONS
@raleighgirl09
@SheilaCali
@TeraBbreakingFree
@mylifeasoliveoil
@kayla7303
@Terytha
@KUMEcyclingteam
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Hi I’m sherry. I was from South Dakota and am recently a newbie in Tennessee.
I have 2 kids ages 22 and 21. Neither live with me. I have a hubby if 26 years.
And a puppy noodles (profile pic).
I look forward to reporting steps and having an on track month.4 -
Sat Steps -14,020
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Happy Sunday to everyone! I wanted to share my 1 year progress picture with you all. I started at 255lbs and am currently down to 217lbs. I have lost about 5 inches off my hips. I have been able to change a ton of habits and it has taken time and patience. Some of my favorite changes have been for my whole family. I have lost the weight without making separate meals for myself or making any one crazy at my house. Our family no longer drinks pop or juice. We all do a lot of active things together. We eat a more balanced diet as well with better portions and occasional treats. Exercise has been my biggest hurdle. It took me 10 months to build a regular habit. It can be hard to workout when you are big. It's finally easier and actually feels good now.
I'm going to keep at it and hope the rest of you do to. It's a new month and spring is definitely here at my house!
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That's great Kristi! ! I'm excited for the new year too and keeping up good habits...and seeing and FEELING the results. Spring in Washington already?? only a few brave crocuses here in Massachusetts, cold today but got out in the woods for a brisk walk.
Liselyn, I'm a little further south in Hingham, more and more congested and expensive here every year. Fun to go for a walk together if you're visiting down in Milton sometime.
I'm new to the message board format for MFP and finding it slow going, but I'll get there.
One thing I really like is the recipe builder because I like to cook and on Sundays it's cook a meal, find out how much a cup is (braised beef ragu today) and be able to track it for me, everyone else can have what they like.
Hello to all the Waistaways team!! How many are we?4 -
PW: 148.5
CW: 1465 -
@conleywoods I love your photos - and you look amazing! What a change already - and just think how amazing you'll be looking by summer
@deniners2 great job! That is an excellent loss this week. You lost 3.5 pounds in February, and if you keep on going, you'll beat that in March for sure. Wear the crown!
@eggfreak Sylvia! thanks for the questions. It takes some getting used to all the sites and messaging, etc. in here. If you want to be sure that somone is given a notification or knows that you just talked to or about them, use their MFP user name (type the @ before it ). I agree with you about the recipe builder. It is a bit of an effort to put in a recipe, but if you make it often, there it is, ready to go. I love that - since I do almost 100% of my own cooking, it beats always putting in the individual ingredients day after day. Although I do that a lot too!
We are 27 members at the moment. Generally we are somewhere between 22 and 30. There are always a small number of new people each month, and some discover that this approach is not for them, or they are just not committed enough to stick with it at the moment. Many of us are here for a long time, and we hope you'll be in for the long haul too! Losing or maintaining - it is a good group, and we work hard to support each other through all the ups and downs.
For anyone struggling with the Quote function - if you want to answer someone directly by quoting their post, click on Quote at the bottom of their message, and it will be there in your reply. Write your reply below theirs by starting right after the bracket /quote. You can edit the quote if it is long and you only want to answer one part, but be sure to leave the bracket quote and bracket /quote bits there at the beginning and end.2 -
NOTICES!
I goofed! So sorry -- for Third Place February Pounds Lost - it should have been @Emmajhare with 9.5 pounds tossed to the curb. @timibotkin was also amazing, but I somehow overlooked the quiet little 9.5 sitting there on the spreadsheet. Sorry!
WEIGH INS DUE TODAY! I know it feels like we just started, but the people who weigh in on Sundays had their last weigh-in on February 23rd. New people who only just signed up might feel like this is too soon! You can change to a different weigh-in day if you want, or just give me today's weight and from now on it will be full weeks.
@ejdp254
@graceojo999
DUE MONDAY:
@KellyBgetsFit
@reflectionofme
@Juliemargaretkim
On Monday also, the full F2F group challenge will begin. Everyone is invited to join in - this is a great way to get to know people from other teams, and share some ideas together. This month is listed as a Photo Challenge, but the photos are optional - words work just as well, even if it takes 1,000 of them!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787221/march-spring-it-forward-photo-challenge#latest
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Steps 3/1:123092
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One more thing -
Anyone interested in using our very own F2F Habit Tracker is welcome to get right into it starting today. You can put in any 5 habits (or fewer if you prefer) and simply check them off every day. It is a good study at the end of each week and month to see which habits you struggle with, and which ones are easy.
The full instructions and link are at:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787094/f2f-habit-tracker-march-2020#latest0 -
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