Captains Lounge - March 2020
Beka3695
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Welcome to the Captains Lounge!
I am only including a list of Captains/Motivators/Mods as I feel we have all been around a while and know the program.
WHO IS READY FOR SOME MARCH MADNESS?!?!?!?!?!
I am only including a list of Captains/Motivators/Mods as I feel we have all been around a while and know the program.
WHO IS READY FOR SOME MARCH MADNESS?!?!?!?!?!
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, @katmary71, @raleighgirl09
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, @katmary71, @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Angmarie28
Weight No More - @nstephenson01
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @evangsimmons170
Shrinking Assets - @TheMrWobbly (Fitness Captain)
Downsizers - @UTMom81 and @Kres567
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Some time tomorrow wherever you are, please make sure that the March spreadsheets are ready to go. I'll be removing any last-minute double NWIs from this month, and then clean everything up in the March lists tomorrow morning. If anyone who has been on support is coming back to the regular team, please let me know - thanks!1
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The March moderators challenge is up! Please have a look and help promote on your teams. The challenge starts Monday, March 2nd and it is a fun one! Week 1 daily themes are posted in the challenge thread.
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 weekend off (and you can start taking photos for the next week)!
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Hi all!
I have removed a few people based on 2 NWI in a row and no posting for the past 2 weeks. If any of them reappear, just let me know and we'll re-instate, but we will also need a fresh starting weight from them.
Now that this has happened, we need a few more members for March! Please post the link to the regstration thread on a couple of message boards if you can - thanks!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10786420/fat-2-fit-registration-for-march-2020#latest0 -
@jugar gharvey2753 signed up again on the registration page. She is on the Downsizers team but you assigned her to the mission slimpossibles.0
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »@jugar gharvey2753 signed up again on the registration page. She is on the Downsizers team but you assigned her to the mission slimpossibles.
OOOOPS! I did not notice she was already on a team. I don't always recognize all the user names... I'll take her off Slimpossibles - could you be sure to get the message to her? Thanks!1 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
I'll check - sorry if I missed one! The pounds lost is always the one I get messed up on. I keep thinking I have them all straight, and then this happens. I highlight the highest on each team, but sometimes forget to compare the #2 people. We'll fix it!
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Hi all! I have exciting news. @mari_moulin has agreed to take on the Co captain position of the Downsizers!4
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Please mark gwamajtw91 as EXC for next week (week 2).0
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broncobuddee wrote: »Please mark gwamajtw91 as EXC for next week (week 2).
Done!lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Hi all! I have exciting news. @mari_moulin has agreed to take on the Co captain position of the Downsizers!
Wonderful! I'm glad for you to be able to share the work, and no one knows the whole system better than Mari!2 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »
I'll check - sorry if I missed one! The pounds lost is always the one I get messed up on. I keep thinking I have them all straight, and then this happens. I highlight the highest on each team, but sometimes forget to compare the #2 people. We'll fix it!
What did you find, @jugar ?
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »jessicakrall8 wrote: »
I'll check - sorry if I missed one! The pounds lost is always the one I get messed up on. I keep thinking I have them all straight, and then this happens. I highlight the highest on each team, but sometimes forget to compare the #2 people. We'll fix it!
What did you find, @jugar ?
Jessica
This was about Emmajhare's 3rd place loss for last week. She was on the same team as the #1, so it wasn't highlighted when I went back through for the 3 top places overall. It is rare there are 2 on the same team, but I'll look out for that from now on!1 -
A reminder to all captains - you already know this, but please be on time with weigh-in updates by the end of the day Saturday! Last week was among the worst for non-reported weigh-ins. I am always diligent in searching out every blank cell, so I will find them if they are there, but it is quite time-consuming to have to search for so many. Many of the blank cells in the spreadsheet were for weights that HAD been reported on the team threads, but not yet posted in the spreadsheet.
If there is a NWI, then simply leave it blank. That is fine. If you are really busy and just can't post all your team's weigh-ins, give me a heads up so I can help you and catch up during the day Saturday instead of having a large number of searches to execute on Sunday morning.
Thanks! Usually, this is not a problem, but last week was pretty bad. As I said, I'm happy to help out if you know during the week you aren't able to keep up. Just give me some notice - thanks!
It is also helpful to remind your team to post their weigh-ins at the TOP of the message, with NO extra information (like the past 6 weeks of weigh-ins or something), and preferably as a separate message. They are so easy to find that way.0 -
Good morning! The Week 2 themes are up for the March Spring It Forward Photo Challenge! We start on Monday and here is the link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787221/march-spring-it-forward-photo-challenge#latest1 -
Hi @jugar - @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx needs her weigh in day changed to Sunday, thanks. We have all weights, just one not responding.0
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Hi @jugar - @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx needs her weigh in day changed to Sunday, thanks. We have all weights, just one not responding.
wonderful, thanks! She already has a weigh-in for tomorrow? Is she in Australia or New Zealand?0 -
Hi! I just got a message from Starcrystal3. She requested to be on the support team for March. She said she will be back as a participant in April. Thank you
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sleepymom5 wrote: »Hi! I just got a message from Starcrystal3. She requested to be on the support team for March. She said she will be back as a participant in April. Thank you
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Thanks everyone for being up to date this week - it was much quicker than last week
There are a few moved down to the drop list - again, if they reappear just let me know.0 -
@jugar Please move me from the cheer section back to the main section. I'm starting over with my head hung low. Without the accountability, I'm not staying on track. Starting weight is 337.6 (it even hurts to type that number). My weigh day will be Wednesdays so day after tomorrow I'll post my first weigh in. Thanks for letting me take this break. BACK TO WORK!
Jessica
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »@jugar Please move me from the cheer section back to the main section. I'm starting over with my head hung low. Without the accountability, I'm not staying on track. Starting weight is 337.6 (it even hurts to type that number). My weigh day will be Wednesdays so day after tomorrow I'll post my first weigh in. Thanks for letting me take this break. BACK TO WORK!
Jessica
TrimStones
You are welcome! Pick that head up, and onward ho! You won't regret it - and if you ever need more support, sing out!
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@jugar Please move nwoutdoorgrl (Team TrimStones) to the cheer squad please...she has a lot going on right now and needs to focus on those things. Thanks!
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DO NOT PANIC! I have started putting in NWIs on the spreadsheet. I would like to try this for a couple of weeks where I do the searches on any blanks two days after their weigh-in day, instead of waiting until Sundays when I'm doing tallies. This gives captains a chance to get in touch with people - find out if they are leaving, etc. Anyone who has not posted at all for the month is pretty obvious, but some people might be ill or struggling and this is a good heads up to send them a message and find out what's going on.
Obviously, if someone weighs in late, just let me know and I'll delete the NWI and all will be well. If someone wants to move to cheer squad, ditto.
If you want a super easy way to search your entire thread here it is:- click the little magnifying glass at the bottom or top of the page (next to the page numbers)
- click the Go button
- click the grey down arrow in the search window (do NOT type directly in that window yet)
- in the "Author" field, put in the person's user name.
- Hit Enter and all their posts in your thread will appear.
- If you want to limit it to the current month, you can put that in the "Date within" field
- If you want to see what other posts OUTSIDE of your team they have done, uncheck the "Discussion" box and it will list every post the person has put anywhere.
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@jugar dabblers18 weighed in late so the NWI can be removed. I have messages out to all my people that are late so hopefully we will get the others to weigh in.1
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@jugar Please switch jenready on team TrimStones from NWI to LWI please. She just reported this morning. Thanks! Jessica0
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »@jugar Please switch jenready on team TrimStones from NWI to LWI please. She just reported this morning. Thanks! Jessica
Will do! I had one just come in as well - and it was a nice 2.2 lb loss! Curse him!0 -
Something new in your spreadsheets!
You may notice that there is a new section on the spreadsheets - "Weeks in the Green".
This section will automatically track how many weeks a team member is "in the green" or loses weight - any amount. We are going to give this a try to help recognize the people who might be losing small amounts and never hit the winners list. They might lose small amounts, but they do it week after week - or at least more weeks than not.
Have a look - every week with a loss gets 1 point. At the end of March, we'll publish a list of those with a 3 or a 4 points along with all the other winners. Let's start to recognize the slow but steady people! I hope this will encourage fewer instances of someone losing a huge amount one week, and then bouncing back over the next week or two and becoming discouraged.
Please let me know if you see an problems, inaccuracies, or if you have ideas on other ways we might do this. Thanks!!3
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