Downsizers Team Chat - SEPTEMBER 2022
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We have five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and open
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - open! let your Captains know if you are interested
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28 & @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The September challenge runs from September 4th - October 1st. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
Every challenger weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat thread. 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!
We also celebrate those small, steady losses. If you lose, however small an amount, you are in the green! At the end of the month, we celebrate everyone who lost at least a bit every week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard.
To make your weigh-in easy to find for your team Captains, please put it right at the top of a message, and use this format:
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
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 inform your team captain if you are traveling, sick, or just need some time off. If you take a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or are moved to the Support Team for longer. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally.
Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! You continue to weigh in every week. If you have 2 weeks above your self-defined goal zone, you go back to the regular team to lose that amount before it builds up. You will have a chance to hone those maintenance skills and stick with your team!
In addition to your own team, there are weekly 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 and year begin!!
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Hello Team Downsizers ....First I would like to welcome our new member @Marie2159 to our awesome team...I hope you enjoy it as much as I have ...I have been with this group for 2 years and absolutely love it ... I have been on and off of MFP since 2009 (I had a bad habit of giving up on myself and deleting my accounts..I promised myself that I would not give up on myself ever again(been on this screen name since 2018) Second let me introduce myself ... I am Megan and I am the co-captain of this marvelous team along with our amazing captain Linda..I am also one of the moderator's so if a problem arises please let me know so that I and the other moderator's can solve the problem ... Most of you newcomers have already met me since I am in charge of recruiting ...Now a little about me ... I was born in Alberta Canada..I was adopted as a baby...I have lived in California most of my life ... I would love to move to Colorado.. I am an animal lover... I have 2 dogs a German Shepherd named Dakota and a Siberian Husky named Aspen(both are 4 years old) ... I also have 2 grandma kitties Kylie 16 1/2 and Mocha 16 and a parrot named Petey (not sure who talks more him or myself LOL) I am a mom of 2 ..Alyssa who is 16 and will be graduating from High School next year ..I have home schooled her from day 1 .. She has been on honor roll every year ... I have a son named Austin who is 22 and in the Navy .. I am a very proud mama
Now lets talk about the step challenge that I am in-charge of for our team ...If you want to be added please give me your name and a step pledge that you plan to hit daily and post your steps either daily or weekly (whatever is easiest for you) in here .... If you want to be removed , change your step goal , excused etc. please let me know ... I do have a converter chart where I can convert most exercise into steps ...On Sunday mornings I will put up a reminder of the people's steps I need ...
My Goals for September are ............Stay with low carb and incorporate keto recipes ...drink 140 ounces of water daily .... walking 3 days a week with my daughter and Aspen the husky (M W F).... Use my home gym 2 days a week (Tu and Thurs) and use my resistance bands 5 days a week ( M - F) get 12,000 steps a day ...meal prep once a week on Sunday's ..As for weight loss goals .. I would like to lose 10 lbs this month.. I have a lot of health issues so I will do my best to keep these goals for September ..I am a type 2 diabetic ... kidney stones ... 3 hernia surgeries ... a screw in my right foot due to stress fractures ... Left foot has arthritis in the ankle and I have quite a few bone spurs in the foot .. ... I also have tendonitis in my knees and I was born with hip dysplasia..yup I am mess LOL but I won't let it stop me from being successful.... I am an open book so if you want to know more about me then just ask Let's have an awesome month and let's show the month of September who is boss 
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Housekeeping
Weigh In
I will post a weigh in reminder every day. Please use the following format for reporting your weight as it makes it much easier to find. Let me know if you need to change your weigh in day or have to miss a week.
Username
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):
Daily Check In
You can do this in any format you want. Things you may want to report could include calories, exercise, water intake, goals or anything you want to share. Share your successes with the team, any struggles or questions you may have.
Step Challenge
Megan takes care of the step challenge. Let her know if you want to join
Weekly Group Challenge
Each week there is a group challenge that runs from Sunday to Saturday. Jessica, one of the moderators, will post a link each week. Take time to check them out.
Introductions
Take time to introduce yourself. It’s fun to get to know each other. If you have been on this journey for awhile tell us about your successes.We are looking for two motivators. If interested let us know and we can give you more information.
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My name is Linda and I am your team captain along with the amazing @Megan_smartiepants1970. I can’t copy my previous introduction so here are the basics. I am live in London, Ontario with my husband Garry. I have 3 adult children and 4 beautiful granddaughters. I also have two very fat cats, Nick and Lady.
I started my journey in February of 2019 and have been with the group since then. It hasn’t been an easy journey as I have binge eating disorder, back issues and neuropathy. I have Sjogrens and rheumatoid arthritis which sometimes will have flare up. My weight loss has basically stalled the last year and half. The binge eating disorder rears it’s ugly head especially if I am stressed causing weight gain which I then have to lose again. It’s a cycle I need to break. I will not give up!
My biggest NSV to date is no longer having to use insulin for my diabetes. My A1Cs are now in the non diabetic range.
For exercise, I mostly use the pool. Once it cools down I will start going for walks using my walker. I also want to add in some strength training using my dumbbells and bands.
My stats:
Age: 58
Height: 5’4”
SW: 262.8
CW: 199.6
GW: 150 for now
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@Lindamtuck2018..... I bought Athletic Medium resistance tube at Walmart for 9.98 which comes with a little booklet for different exercises ... bands break on me for some reason ( I have had several ones)3
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@lindamtuck2018
Weigh-In Day: Thursday
SW: 194
PW: 156.2
CW: 155
Linda, if it's ok, I would like to change my weigh-in day to Friday. I'm trying to change things up and its sort of working... I'm exercising a lot, but also eating at nearly maintenance. I'll post this on the September thread as well.3 -
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For the people excused from the step challenge... Please let me know if you want to continue being excused or if you plan to join us for September ...Thanks 2
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Hello!
My name is Greg and I live down the 401 from Linda in Windsor Ontario. I started my journey Feb.24, 2022 weighing 388.6 pounds. I'm now currently 1.6 pounds away from being down 100 pounds.
My goal for September is to get down to 275.4 -
Hi I'm Lis, 59 British but have lived in Spain for 20 years. Yoyo dieted all my life but this is the last time! Started this journey in August 2021 at 276lb ... currently 207lb 69lb down. Aiming to be 189lb by Xmas!5
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@ Megan_smartiepants1970
Hi, first month in the step challenge. Can you let me know the first date for steps in September? Is it the 4th? Thank you2 -
fatfifties wrote: »@ Megan_smartiepants1970
Hi, first month in the step challenge. Can you let me know the first date for steps in September? Is it the 4th? Thank you
September week 1 is 9/4 to 9/102 -
The Sept Week 1 Group Challenge is posted and ready to begin on Sunday, Sept 4th. Please join us for Jump Into Fall as we try a choice of mini-challenges designed to motivate us as we transition into the Fall Season. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10873067/september-week-1-group-challenge-jump-into-fall#latest
Hope to see you there!
Jessica
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
8/28: 1457
8/29: 2908
8/30: 2842
8/31: 2128
9/1: 2748
9/2: 2792
9/3: 1636
For September, I would like to increase my step goal to 32503 -
Here is my Sunday friendly reminder of the people's steps I need ... Please have them in no later than Tuesday evening 9/6 so that I can post the results for week 5 and the grand finale ...Thank you
@red1185 8/29 - 9/3
@Bluetail6 9/2 & 9/3
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Steps-
9/1: 16,550
9/3: 19,0993 -
Weigh in
PW - 186.2
CW - 1854 -
Team Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Individual Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Team Winners
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Steps: 4,811
Exercise: 2/5
Steps are a lot more than posted as we walked around the casino quite a bit.3 -
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Team Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Individual Results
By Percentage
By Pounds
Team Winners
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Please welcome @fatfifties as our team motivator. She has been motivating us since she joined the team.
Lis has a lose 21 pounds by Christmas challenge started. Ask her if you have questions or would like to join.
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Hi everyone,
Wow, I can't believe we're already in September.
My name is Irene, 45 years old. I'm originally from the Netherlands, but I've lived in Denmark since 2012.
I've lost a great deal of weight before using weightwatchers, via a dietitian, and this group (back in 2018). Then life happened. Stress from a bad work situation and then starting a new job, which I love, but which was also stressful in the beginning with a lot of new things.
At the end of June, I decided it was time to prioritize myself again, so I joined this group again
My main triggers are stress and boredom and I'm still working on getting that under control.
I enjoy walking outside, but I do have a treadmill for those cold rainy days and a weight lifting machine at home. I look forward to some colder weather, as it's been way too hot to use the treadmill at home.
In November my sister and I are going to Malta to surprise our mom for her 70th birthday, so I've set a goal for myself to lose 21 pounds by November 24th. I realize it's an optimistic goal, but we'll see what happens.
My goal for September is to lose at least 7 pounds.
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
My steps for last week
28/8 8069
29/8 3631
30/8 4917
31/8 6126
1/9 2313
2/9 4027
3/9 5404
Not a very good week in terms of steps, but I was too tired to go for a walk after work this week (is been a crazy week at work) and it was way too hot in the house to use the treadmill. Hopefully it cools down soon.4 -
CONGRATS DOWNSIZERS FOR BEING ABSOLUTELY ON FIRE WITH OUR WEIGH INS .... Congrats to everyone who came in 1st 2nd and 3rd with percentages and pounds ... Congrats to JaysFan82 and myself for being in green all 5 weeks 3
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@fatfifties.... Thanks for stepping up and being a motivator for our marvelous group ...Greatly appreciate it 3
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »
Hello all.
Happy Sunday.
28HAVEITALL
Weigh in day: Sunday
CW: 242.4
Thank you.2 -
cormierannie
Weigh in day Sunday
PW: 142 pounds
CW: 141 pounds2 -
Congratulations Downsizers for killing it in August!
A big round of applause for our top weight losers for week 5 and the month:
@red1185
@rwillems
@888Angie888
@NanElisaP
@Megan_smartiepants1970
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
8/28 - 4,009
8/29 - 5,192
8/30 - 8,908
8/31 - 7,003
9/1 - 6,718
9/2- 4,132
9/3 - 5,6522 -
lindamtuck2018 wrote: »Congratulations Downsizers for killing it in August!
A big round of applause for our top weight losers for week 5 and the month:
@red1185
@rwillems
@888Angie888
@NanElisaP
@Megan_smartiepants1970
@JaysFan82
Thanks Linda 1
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