Downsizers Team Chat - DECEMBER 2022
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jugar
Posts: 10,083 Member
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 Slimpossible - @broncobuddee and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and open
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @fatfifties
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28 & @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The December challenge runs from December 3 - 31. 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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The December Week 1 Challenge is ready to roll first thing Sunday. Let's start December with a strong week.
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Megan_smartiepants1970
Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 28,589 Member
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Hello Team Downsizers ....First I would like to welcome our new members @lartishs, @SkipperScott50, @JarheadSFMF, @Maesneuadd, @Bigjuicy2point0 and welcome back @MSWarrior7088 to our amazing 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 who is 5 years old and a Siberian Husky named Aspen who will be 5 years old in December) ... 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 17 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 who wants to be a veterinarian once she graduates high school ... I have a son named Austin who is 23 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 December are to incorporate keto recipes ...drink 140 ounces of water daily .... ...meal prep once a week on Sunday's . I have a lot of health issues I am on new meds that make me not want to eat much ..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..As many of you know I am out of commission for 4 to 6 months due to playing ball with the pups in the backyard and falling in one of the craters my dogs dug up...I broke my ankle in 2 places and tore tendons and ligaments ...I had surgery on 10/19 where I have a plate and 4 screws and I now have an infection where one of the screws is .....I am still in pain with my foot I am thinking I will have to have a 2nd foot surgery (will know on 12/8 yup I am mess LOL This is my birthday month ... I will be 52 on 12/29 where does time go ????
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 December who is boss 
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Hello, hello!
My name is Greg. I've been on MFP since Feb.22, 2022. I'm currently down 131.8 pounds and have about 20 more to go till I hit my goal range. I'm currently 256.8. My goal for the month is to get to 247 by the end of December
I work out 3 days on, 1 day off. 30 minutes of running followed by 30 minutes of strength training.
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Welcome to the December challenge!
My name is Linda and I am your team captain along with the amazing @Megan_smartiepants1970. We also have a great motivator @fatfifties. I live in London, Ontario with my husband Garry. I have 3 adult children and 4 beautiful granddaughters. Two of my granddaughters live in Scotland and I will get over there eventually. 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. The pain has limited my exercise to the pool. I am working with a pain management specialist so I have hope. The binge eating disorder rears it’s ugly head especially if I am stressed or having sleep issues 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.
December goals
Exercise 3 to 4 days a week
Sleep 6.5 minimum
Log food daily
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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. Let us know what you want to be called, where you are from and why you are on this journey. If you have been on this journey for awhile tell us about your successes.We are looking a motivator. If interested let us know and we can give you more information.1 -
Welcome to all our new members @lartishs, @SkipperScott50, @JarheadSFMF, @Maesneuadd, @Bigjuicy2point0 and @MSWarrior7088
I'm Lis, 59, from the UK but been living in Spain for 20 years. Retired, I spend most of the year travelling in my rv, its my happy place and where weight loss is the easiest!
Since August 2021, I've lost 90lb. Reached my initial goal of 196 in October, then my second goal of 189 in November. Now aiming for 182 by the end of January .... heading home and out of my rv to face the challenges of socialising with friends and Christmas so not being too optimistic with the weight loss for the next 2 months!
This group is a great source of support! Anything you need or want to know just ask x3 -
Here is my Sunday reminder of the people's steps I need for November week 5 ...Please have your steps in no later than the evening of 12/6 so that I can post the results and the Grand Finale ...Thanks for your cooperation
@Morethanjustanumber 11/27- 12/3
@Jpedno 11/30 - 12/3
@red1185 11/29- 12/3
@Bluetail6 11/27 - 12/3
@Chrissyinbloom 11/28 - 12/3
@MissGYST 11/27 - 12/3
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Steps: 3,065
Sleep: ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
Log food: ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️
Exercise: ✔️✔️✔️
Going to do my best to reach my step goal today. I am going stir crazy getting ready to go away. I got to get my Christmas shopping done before I leave. I usually start in October so I am really behind. Decorated the tree and apartment this morning so one thing off my list.
My goals this week are:
Log food at least 5 days
Sleep 6.5 hours minimum
Exercise 3 days
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Let’s get to know each other!
1. Tell us a little about yourself? Where are you from? What are some of your hobbies? Etc.
2. Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start?
3. What are your triggers and how can you avoid them?
4. Do you have a favourite diet you go by? ie keto, low carb
5. What is your favourite way to workout?
6. What are some of your goals this month? Year?
7. What do you expect to gain from the team? Do you have any suggestions?
8. Share some words of wisdom with your teammates.
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Good morning everyone. One day closer to a visit from the jolly fat man. I hope you all have been nice(ish) this year.
Check in for 12/3:
Steps - 17194
Calories - 2754
Exercise - walk 1 hr 47 min. Then my back popped. I still limped around stores and craft booths.
I have went 3 nights without bringing food to bed. Really working on breaking that habit.3 -
Team Results
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By Pounds
Individual Results
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Team Winners
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Great job Downsizers for coming in 2nd this week ....Congrats to @aneedlecraft , @cormierannie and @JaysFan82 for being our top 3 weight loss losers this week 1
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Team Results
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Individual Results
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Team Winners
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A little about myself:
I'm Roger, 58, in San Diego. I'm married with an adult daughter who still lives with us. I just kill time day to day, since i haven't worked since 2008 due to health. I am now looking for work but the stores don't want to hire someone who hasn't worked in 14 years and doesn't have a resume.
I started my journey on March 20, 2019. I had hit rock bottom with my weight. My doctor called and said he couldn't refill my prescriptions since i didn't see him in 2 years. I had to tell him i was housebound for 1 1/2 years. I couldn't stand for more than 2 minutes, couldn't walk 150 feet, couldn't fit into a car. He referred me to Home Based Primary Care thru the V.A. and they started sending people out to help me. On March 20 i weighed 566 pounds. It took me 6 months to lose the first 30 pounds since i was trying to break all of my bad habits and get my head screwed on straight. starting in October 2019 thru October 2021 i lost 10-12 pounds a month. I logged everything i ate/drank and walked, since the gyms were closed. I bottomed out my weight May 6, 2022 at 222 pounds. I had my first skin removal surgery. They removed a huge area of skin from each leg. The surgeon said each was the size of a 9x13 baking pan. Unfortunately i have regained weight since then, since i had to drastically up my calorie intake during recovery. I was eating 1700-1800 cal daily and the drs yelled and said 2500-2700 with 100+ grams protein. That caused me to start snacking more and spiraled out of control from there. I'm now trying to regroup and stop all of this snacking.
I don't use "diets". I have just counted calories in. Anything i burned i counted as bonus loss but i don't like to eat those burned calories back. I want to stay about 2400 but it is a struggle with my snacking.
For workouts, i walk 1-2 times a week, gym once a week, and i play pickleball 3-5 times a week. I am trying to get back into walking more.
My goal for the month is not to take food to bed. So far i haven't.
My words of wisdom, which i am learning from currently, is "Don't think it's over when you lose the weight. You still have to learn how to maintain it properly."
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cormierannie
Weigh in day Sunday
PW: 139 pounds
CW: 138 pounds4 -
Ack! No! My win streak is over!1
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MFP monthly intoduction
1. Tell us a little about yourself? Where are you from? What are some of your hobbies? Etc.... Hi my name is Dee, im a wound care specialist nurse from South East England. Im married with 2 daughters 21 and 17.
2. Why are you on this journey? What pushed you to start? - health issues, high cholesterol and joint pain because of weight, and clothes not fitting well.
4. What are your triggers and how can you avoid them? - im easily led, sometimes let others poor food choices influence mine, or accept food bought for me by others that i didnt ask for, but i have a really good excuse now though to say no to eating rubbish because of the high cholesterol.
5. Do you have a favourite diet you go by? I should have a low cholesterol diet but ive let it slip a bit recently, found it very restrictive. Im having everything in moderation and counting the calories
5. What is your favourite way to workout? - I like walking with my headphones on listening to upbeat music, i do pilates to help with ongoing back pain (slipped a disc 2 years back)
6. What are some of your goals this month? Year?- to maintain my current weight. MFP helped me loose 17-18 pounds so im just trying to keep the weight off but its an ongoing battle
7. What do you expect to gain from the team? Do you have any suggestions? Being in the team keeps me motivated and focused.
8. Share some words of wisdom with your teammates.- Good luck to you all, hang in there, keep logging your food diary every day it really does help you keep track. Weigh your food so its accurate. Do an exersise you enjoy because it will be easier for you to stick to it.
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for the people who are Excused from the step challenge...please let me know if you want to remain excused or plan to return to the step challenge..Thanks🙂1
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