Shape Shifters Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2022
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Pw 215.4
Cw 216.8
Yep, you know Thanksgiving was a thing this year. Ugh. This was regular stuffing...not low sodium stuffing. I admit I love stuffing at the holidays but damnit the sodium and I could taste the sodium in it. I was able to flush out a lot of the sodium yall but it's still there obviously. But...it is what it is and this too shall pass.2 -
JenHul
Monday weigh in
PW: 175.6
CW: 175.5
LTD: -6.7
Nov 21 steps= 9859
Nov 22 steps= 10,021
Nov 23 steps= 10,714
Nov 24 steps= 11,995
Nov 25 steps= 10,556
Nov 26 steps= 8762
Nov 27 steps= 6156
Have a great week everybody!2 -
Hi SS....You have a new member joining your wonderful team........Please welcome @TexanMom81522
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Susanna527
Weigh-In: Mondays
PW: 201.2
CW: 2003 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS....You have a new member joining your wonderful team........Please welcome @TexanMom8152
Welcome!!! 🙂2 -
Welcome @TexanMom8152 and so glad you found us. Take a few minutes and introduce yourself and tell us a little about what you hope to accomplish with the team in December and beyond! I'm Jessica, your Captain. I also manage our Step Challenge, so if you're fitbit walking/running junkie as many of us are, let me know if you'd like to participate in our step challenge. Just let me know your first name for the chart, your daily step goal you hope to achieve and tell me your favorite place to walk this time of year and you're in! You can find our step chart on the main fat2fit page where you probably registered...scroll down and find the spreadsheet for November, then click on that link. Find the tab for Shape Shifters (our team) and once you see the weigh in chart with all of our names listed, scroll directly beneath that chart and you'll find the Step Challenge chart.
Take time to go back to page one of this chat thread for Nov and read our FAQ which should answer many of your questions. If you have other questions after reading that, just post here in the chat thread and we'll do our best to find answers for you.
On behalf of the whole team and our two wonderful Motivatores, @PatriceFitnessPal and @angiemarie28 WELCOME!
Good luck in December and Happy Holidays!
Jessica
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Welcome @TexanMom81522
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@TexanMom8152 Welcome to the group!2
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Hi SS .... You have another new member joining your awesome team ... Please welcome @krissmisskross
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My steps
11/26 10,178
11/27 11,195
11/28 9,898
I'm having to use Google Fit as my Garmin activity tracker has been sent for repair.It only records from my mobile phone so unless I have it on me it doesn't record,which is why my steps are lower.So I've found a money belt this morning to clip round my waist.I can now track all my walking & dancing etc 🙂
A warm welcome to Shape Shifters @TexanMom8152 & @krissmisskross
Hope you get all the support you need to reach your fitness goals.3 -
@TexanMom8152 & @krissmisskross — We’ll be introducing ourselves in more detail once the December Chat space opens for our Shape Shifters team but feel free to let us know how we can best support you in achieving your nutrition and fitness goals.
What motivated you to sign up for the F2F group challenge? Have you set some goals for the coming month?
I reached my goal weight in September 2021 and stayed within my maintenance range until last week. On Thursday, I weighed in at 131 so I’ve decided to stay in the
So, I am concentrating on better tracking of my meals and adding more protein to improve my macronutrient balance. I’m also hoping to increase my strength and flexibility.
Today, I signed up for a winter conditioning class that my rowing crew group hosts during the off season, when we can’t row on the river. I’m going to set some phone alarm reminders to build the habit of joining yoga sessions at the local YMCA near my house, too. Let’s get those goals, Shape Shifters!!2 -
Daily step goal: 7,000
Sun 11/27: 10,313
Mon 11/28: 12,8901 -
Morning all and thank you for the warm welcomes.
My name is Julie and I live in Keller, just a little north of Fort Worth. I'm 54, soon to be 55, have been married for 33 years and have an 18 year old son (Jason) at Texas Tech. I'm looking to lose weight to be more healthy and more mobile. During Covid, my position was converted to a remote work from home. On the plus side, the commute is very easy. On the minus side, access to the refrigerator and pantry didn't do me any favors.
Tuesday is my weigh in day, and I know that I am not part of the game yet, but wanted to share as I am a bit higher that the number I gave yesterday when signing up.
CW 244.2
As part of our weight loss journey, we purchased a new scale that does the whole body statics. I don't know how accurate they are but it is cool to see the changes.
Thanksgiving was a rough time for us, we had gone to our house close to Lubbock for the week. Jason's dorm roommate was going to spend the holiday with us. His dad called on Tuesday to see if he could come out as well and we said the more the merrier. His dad was killed in a car accident on Wednesday morning. We spent the rest of the day Wednesday, trying to get Jason's roommate home. Jason is going to be driving in next weekend for the funeral on Saturday. My goal for the next few weeks is to not stress eat.
I am looking forward to getting to know all of you.
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JessicaKrall8
Monday weigh-in
PW: 303.7
CW: 306.0
Not sure what happened…was posting ladt night and my hitting SEND didn’t work…oh well here it is…lots of work to do 😳🙄1 -
Steps:
11/27 5,880
11/28 3,635
Steps low yesterday - I had a 10hr meeting and was exhausted by the end of the day2 -
@TexanMom8152 - How tragic! I’m so sorry to hear the devastating news your son’s roommate received the day before he was going to see his Dad and celebrate the holiday together with your family. I’m sure he found comfort in being welcomed by your family and appreciated the support you provided during such a difficult time. I’m sure it was not easy to make emergency travel plans/changes during the Thanksgiving holiday period. I’m sure this experience will feel heavy for your son and add to your stress, too.
Feel free to bring your stress and emotions here instead of eating. It sounds as though you could really benefit from the week’s challenge to add self-care to your routine.
You can bookmark the Self Care Bingo game by selecting the ribbon (top right corner) once you link to the page here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10878493/november-week-5-group-challenge-self-care-for-holiday-stress#latest0 -
Another very busy day...only 2 of us on my team were there...boss and me. One colleague out sick after returning from vacation and other colleague on vacation this week. I'm just trying to make it until Friday and then I'm on vacation! WOOHOO!
Hit my step goal of 35 intentional miles for November! WHOOOOHOOOOO!!! Go Jessi, Go Jessi, Go Jessi, Go Jessi!
Hope ya'll had a great day!
Jessica2 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Hi SS .... You have another new member joining your awesome team ... Please welcome @krissmisskross
Hi @krissmisskross and welcome to our team! Please take time and introduce yourself and go back and read from pg 1 of this thread our FAQ file. It's the second posting. Let me know if you have any questions and we will try to find you answers. I'm Jessica, your Captain and I've been here for over five years. This group is very helpful, kind, accepting and motivating. I hope you'll find that to be the case as well.
On behalf of the whole team and our two wonderful Motivators, @angmarie28 and @PatriceFitnessPal , make yourself at home!
Good luck in December!
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@jessicakrall8 congratulations on getting your walking done this month
Crazy busy for work again, wow. You are going to need that vacation.2 -
Current Maintenance Weigh In
159.0
This is down from where I was over the weekend after Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and Thanksgiving lunch on Sunday
Drinking my water being mindful of my food choices and Beachbody Fire & Flow- today was Day 4 Functional Flow with mini bands along with the journal activity2 -
Hey ya'll...another incredibly busy day...sick colleague was back but by 11am had to go home...fever...other colleague still on vacation so it was just me and the boss and lots of trouble tickets! I'm exhausted. Feet are hurting today...going to bed now. Got another full two days to get through.
Hope ya'll had a great day!
Jessica1 -
I hope you were able to get some rest and feel refreshed today @jessicakrall8. Here’s today’s weigh in:
Name: PatriceFitnessPal
Weigh-in Day: Thursday
PW: 130.5
CW: 130.3
SW: 168
LTD: 37.7
I’m looking forward to a fresh start with the new month. Best wishes, Shape Shifters!
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Welcome to this amazing group, @TexanMom8152 and @krissmisskross !2
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pedal__power
Fridays
PW: 197.4
CW: 196.6
Checking in a day early as we have friends visiting tomorrow and through the weekend. I'm finally fully recovered from being sick and had a good week of exercise. Did lots of walking, went for a couple jogs and enjoyed several ice times coaching my youngest's team and playing with my with my women's team. However, my diet was not stellar this week and I snacked on junk food every day and got back in old habits of unnecessary snacking late at night
I suspect the lower weight today is because I was dehydrated this morning after playing hockey last night.
Patrice, I'm appreciating your encouragement about setting goals. I'm feeling like I need to set some for December and will have a think about those for my intro post. But, wow, I can't believe it's December 1st today!3 -
Started the new month by a half mile walk this morning and two mini walks this evening...total of 1.28 miles. I'm going to keep my goal at 35 miles of intentional walking this month because my feet are really giving me grief lately, so I don't want to push and be in too much pain.
Busy day at the office today, so hoping for a lighter one tomorrow...cross your fingers for me!
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Angmarie28
Wednesdays
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Hey everyone, its been an incredibly long week. Half my residents are super sick and now its hitting staff. We had 3 people out sick Tuesday, so i worked 9 hours short staffed, then we had someone quit suddenly that day, so they were desperate for someone to cover her over night shift, no one responded, so they asked me to, which i did, but im exhausted still, but cant sleep, and now i thing i might be comong down with the crud, ugh. Hopefully its just from being over worked, and not the sickness going around.2
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Steps (sorry for the long list)
26 Nov: 15.089
27 Nov: 15.061
28 Nov: 14.824
29 Nov: 14.652
30 Nov: 14.424
1 Dec: 14.3101 -
@angmarie28 - It’s always amazing to me when medical supervisors push health practitioners to work such long hours! They know more than the average person how harmful it is to work on limited sleep. We’re in a real crisis in the health and education fields due to burnout, overwork, and ignoring what we know about good practice. At least young people seem to be insisting that we change the system to create more life balance. I don’t think quitting on the spot (like your co-worker did) is the answer but we need to work together to find better solutions following everything we are learning from our experiences with COVID and research on productivity, etc.
@jessicakrall8 & @Pupowl — Great job on the steps/ walking. I’m thinking about getting a watch that tracks my activity in the new year — because you all motivate me so much with your consistent movement! I don’t usually like things on my wrist but I’m not so averse that I can’t stand it. I know I’ll get used to it once I wear it awhile. My husband gets irritated that the one he bought requires frequent charging so I’ll also have to build the habit of charging it while I’m sitting at the computer. I’m interested in monitoring my sleep more accurately so I prefer not to charge it at night. We’ll see —
@pedal__power - I’m glad you’re feeling better and back in the ice. I love hearing about your hockey team. I would love to play — so inspiring!
I’ll look forward to seeing what goals you decide to set. Yesterday, I didn’t do too well with my new goals for the month, which I’ll cover in my next post —
Best wishes, Shape Shifters!
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For the month of December, I am concentrating on (1) better tracking of my meals, (2) adding more protein, and (3) increasing my strength and flexibility.
(1) I tracked well through lunch so I’ll just need to keep that momentum while improving my tracking later in the day. Right now, I’m not worrying about whether I exceed my calorie target or not; I just want to face it and keep tracking, so I can reflect on what’s happening.
(2) This mirrored my tracking. I had a decent balance of protein in the morning and decided to add peanut butter to my banana when selecting a snack, but I didn’t meet my protein goal as I moved through the day. My target is 20 percent protein so it wasn’t too bad at 17, so I’ll continue to work on this area.
(3) Although I signed up for a winter conditioning with my rowing group, I’m injured right now. So, I showed up on Tuesday (first day) to pay the fee but scheduled a massage and acupuncture instead of joining the workout sessions this week. I’m glad the treatment is covered by my insurance - except for the co-pay - because I already hate missing exercise classes that are already paid. Staying healthy can feel expensive but it’s still a lot cheaper than being unhealthy! I think it’s interesting that I injured my back/hip after I gained weight beyond my target range 🤔🧐🤔 …
I also said I was going to set some phone alarm reminders to build the habit of joining yoga sessions at my gym, but I haven’t done that yet. Yoga will be a good way to improve my sciatica and get some exercise while I recover. So, I’ll set those alarms right now! Let’s get those goals!!1
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