Shape Shifters Team Chat - DECEMBER 2022
jugar
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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 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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Good morning yall. I've caught some sort of flu bug. I attempted to go into work yesterday only to have to leave early. Body chills, tired, coughing and a slight sire throat and earache. I'm still at it despite being sick. I'm doing what I can as often as I can. And this to shall pass...hopefully to someone more deserving than I 😄3
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The December Week 1 Challenge is ready to roll first thing Sunday. Let's start December with a strong week.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10878958/december-week-1-challenge-magic-numbers/p1?new=10 -
FAQ for New Shape Shifters Members
How do I post my weigh in?
Userid
(Day of Week) Weigh-in
PW: 204 lbs (previous weight)
CW: 202 lbs (current weight)
LTD: 12 lbs (optional loss to date)
Where is the Weigh in stats spreadsheet?
Start at the Fat2Fit Main Page and under the header information, you’ll see a section at the bottom that says “TO ACCESS THE SPREADSHEETS FOR JANUARY CLICK HERE” followed by the link in blue. Once you click on that link, it will take you to the Summary page. Find Shape Shifters on the tabs at the bottom and click on that and that brings you to the stats page. Also on this page (scrolling down), you’ll find the Step Challenge chart as well. This is where we record your daily steps if you sign up to be part of the monthly step challenge. More info on how to sign up is below! Join us!
How often should I post in the chatroom?
Whenever you have a question, suggestion, story, news announcement or just want to brighten someone's day!! There's never too much...and please share recipes, tips, laughs, challenges, cartoons, pictures of your pets, pictures from walks you've taken, etc...we love it all!!
What if I have to be out of town during my weigh in?
Send a message to one of the Captains (JessicaKrall8) in the chatroom or in a private message on MFP's mail and let her know your circumstance...if it's just for a week or two, you can be excused from the weigh-in. If you must leave for longer than a month, you may be moved to our support team until you return. When you're ready to come back, send another message and the MODS will move you back to active status.
What happens if I miss a weigh in?
If you're late, you'll be marked as LWI (late weigh in). If you fail to report in at all, you'll be labeled as NWI (no weigh in). After two NWIs, you're put on the drop list if you explanation has been provided. It's always best to let your Captain know what's going on and she'll make sure you're covered.
How do I sign up for the Step Challenge?
Send the Captains a message that you'd like to join, provide your daily step goal and tell her your favorite place to walk. It's that simple!
Do I have to re-register each month to remain part of Team Shape Shifters?
No, your membership will carry over month to month. The only place where this is NOT true is for the Step Challenge. You have to sign up each month to participate in it and this gives you the opportunity to adjust your daily step goal.
If I've missed anything or questions arise, just post them! We'll find the information you need as much as possible! Hope this helps!
Welcome!
Jessica
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Register with us for the December Step Challenge!! Just post in this chat thread your first name (for the chart), your daily step goal and where you like to walk this time of year and that's it! It's a great way to keep your activity up and challenge yourself on a daily basis! Hope you'll consider it...bonus points if you walk with jingle bells on in December!!
Jessica
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Steppers, please take a look at the last two weeks of November on the chart and make a posting listing your daily steps for each day currently unfilled in the chart. Thanks!
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Hello everyone,
Just posting my intro on this cold Sunday morning. It actually started snowing when I was out with Tinus! Very tiny tiny flakes though, so it's not going to show. I really hope we get a good amount of it this winter, but not counting on it.
Anyway, my name is Laura and I live with my cat Tinus in a small village in the Netherlands. I like photography, singing, reading fantasy books, jigsaw puzzles, feeding the garden birds, gaming and I recently picked up postcrossing again (sending and receiving postcards from all over the world).
I fell of the weight loss wagon for quite a while this years, but I am back on track and excited to see if I can reach my first goal (195 lb) in March. My aim for Dec 3rd was to reach 223.3 lb. This morning I was 224.6 so I came pretty close! I want to keep aiming for a 2.2 lb loss a week so my goal for this month is to make it down to 215.8 on Dec 31.
I am very happy to not be celebrating any holidays, so December will not throw a wrench in my plans. I wish everyone good luck navigating all the social stuff while trying to make healthy choices. That sounds pretty hard to me!
Happy Sunday everyone
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@jessicakrall8
Hi, I tried to add my steps from yesterday but did not let me do it myself.
12/3 11,419
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Steps:
11/29 9,427
11/30 4,569
12/1 10,984
12/2 7,595
12/3 7,944
Please add me to December challenge - I usually ride my recumbent bike and not walk since weather has turned colder and icy1 -
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Nataliewr0403 wrote: »@jessicakrall8
Hi, I tried to add my steps from yesterday but did not let me do it myself.
12/3 11,419
Didn’t mean to confuse you @Nataliewr0403 but I just wanted you to check the chart and then post your days in the chat based on what wasn’t filled in. You did exactly what was needed and I thank you!!
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »Steps:
11/29 9,427
11/30 4,569
12/1 10,984
12/2 7,595
12/3 7,944
Please add me to December challenge - I usually ride my recumbent bike and not walk since weather has turned colder and icy
@LaurieWrobo Same daily goal?
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Yukie_OP weigh-in *sorry for the delay @jessicakrall8
Going to request a break from the team for Dec. I have a lot to do still study-wise plus a busy workload.
To close out Nov weigh-in and steps, my stats are below:
PW:138
CW:136
11/22 3304
11/23 1561
11/24 4605
11/25 1634
11/26 2709
11/27 7738
11/28 4324
11/29 2876
11/30 4586
12/1 2874
12/2 6002
12/3 8960
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »LaurieWrobo wrote: »Steps:
11/29 9,427
11/30 4,569
12/1 10,984
12/2 7,595
12/3 7,944
Please add me to December challenge - I usually ride my recumbent bike and not walk since weather has turned colder and icy
@LaurieWrobo Same daily goal?
Jessica
Oh yes, 6k b/c of weather/holiday stuff going on2 -
Yukie_OP weigh-in *sorry for the delay @jessicakrall8
Going to request a break from the team for Dec. I have a lot to do still study-wise plus a busy workload.
I've updated all the information. Will ask the MODS to move you to the support team for December. Please let me know when you're ready to return and I'll get you moved back to active status. Happy Holidays!
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My steps for 12/3 6,329
Better get a move on to hit my target & catch up to @Pupowl @jessicakrall8 😄2 -
jessicakrall8 wrote: »Steppers, please take a look at the last two weeks of November on the chart and make a posting listing your daily steps for each day currently unfilled in the chart. Thanks!
Jessica
I was looking at the chart and it wasn't adding up. I noticed two things:
1. the equation for the grand total is SUM(K54,S54,AA54,AQ54). This is omitting the column AI for week 4. It looks like your equation (for @JessicaKrall8) is correct though, so you should be able to just copy that to everybody else's row/cell.
2. there's one day where my total is incorrect: on Monday 11/21, my steps were 13,391, not 1,391.
So, my step total for Oct 29 through Dec 3rd is 412,555, not 400,555.
I'd like to do the step challenge for December, with a daily step goal of 10,000 steps.
Thank you for all you do. 😆
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weigh in for alleykat69
Sunday
PW 193.3
CW190.9
SW 255.0
TWL 64.1
Lost 2.4 lbs this week! 3 -
Realised I've missed one day of my steps for November 12/2 9,4832
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Well done @alleykat69 Woo hoo,great loss !!
I've got quite a challenging week as I've got a couple of Christmas meals & outings.Today I'm out for lunch with my Dance Fit class.It should be fun,if I can't resist the pudding & wine I will just have to reduce my calories other days or exercise more.Thats my plan,whether it will work we will see 😏
Hope everyone has a great week !2 -
Gm yall. Upward climb on feeling better, def getting there.
Wi day is Mondays
Pw216.8
Cw 217.8
Rainy day here in my corner so swelling and arthritic stiffness. But this too shall pass. I will beat it...always.4 -
JenHul
Monday weigh in day
PW: 175.5
CW: 175.3
LTD: -6.9
Mon 28 steps= 8510
Tue 29 steps= 9188
Wed 30 steps= 9854
Thur 1 steps= 9667
Fri 2 steps= 7882
Sat 3 steps= 3127
Sun 4 steps= 7632
Hello, my first name is Jen, I would like to join December's step Challange. I will keep my step goal at 10,000 please. This time of year, I can really only walk on treadmill of drive 30 mins to a gym to walk around their indoor track (not ideal) So I was thinking of maybe getting "Audible" to listen to great books while I walk on the treadmill. I enjoy listening to music, I 'm just trying to think of something that will keep me motivated. If I get caught up in a good book and only listen while I'm on treadmill, I hoping to start a healthy new habit!2 -
JessicaKrall8
Monday weigh-in
PW: 306.0
CW: 303.9
Spent the last 24 hours force feeding/watering Hazel Joy...took her to the vet hospital today and she's in bad shape. Hypothermic...really low temperature...nearly comatose they said. She was aware and still purring so really strange. Also, her blood pressure was high. She'll likely be in the hospital for a few days...they're running blood work, checking her thyroid, checking her liver...and then we'll discuss treatment. Would appreciate your prayers and positive thoughts! I'm exhausted...she didn't even fight me getting into the carrier...she's so sweet...I miss my baby already...it's gonna be a long few days.
Jessica
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AC204
Sunday
PW: 190
CW: 189.9
@jessicakrall8 please add me to Dec step challenge for 7K/day.
GM Shape Shifters! My name is Anne and I live in Los Angeles area of So California in the U.S. I am a single mom with two boys and my fur baby, Zoey (a Pomchi - Pomeranian/Chihuahua). Between working full-time, starting my coaching career, my boys and all their activities we keep quite busy. If not at my activities for my boys, we're typically with my siblings and/or their families. I have 6 brothers 2 sisters with many, many nieces and nephews and now great nieces and nephews. I'm incredibly blessed to have almost all of them still in So California and quite a few in my neighborhood. So if I'm not with my boys, I'm usually with other family members.
I have been struggling with my weight since I finished college (long, long time ago ). I was active then and it was easy to keep my weight in check. Once I started an office job and got pregnant so much weight crept on. Then the loss of my dad hit me really hard and next thing I knew my regular weight was 214. I've been trying to lose weight for years now and had several successes only to gain the weight back again. This time around I'm focused on being healthy and learning how to eat the right foods and being more active in general - not just the scale. My goal for this month's challenge is to average 7k steps daily and to continue working on logging my food daily.
Good wishes to all of you with your goals this month!3 -
@jessicakrall8 I'm so sorry to hear about Hazel Joy! My prayers are with you and her! It's so hard when our babies are sick and away from us. I hope they get a handle on it quickly and she's back home with you soon. xoxo2
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@jessicakrall8 I'm so sorry I'm missing steps and my Friday weigh in. We had a family emergency with my mom (she's 90). She fell and broke her hip and had to have surgery. She is recovering in the hospital now but will need to go to a Skilled nursing facility for rehab. I haven't really thought of much else.
I know it's late but here is my weigh in and steps.
leni1us
Friday
PW: 160.0
CW: 161.2
Steps:
11/25 8,537
11/26 7,581
11/27 7,380
11/28 9,035
11/29 9,888
11/30 14,042
12/1 10,632
12/2 9,306
12/3 16,333
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AC204
Sunday
PW: 190
CW: 189.9
@jessicakrall8 please add me to Dec step challenge for 7K/day.
GM Shape Shifters! My name is Anne and I live in Los Angeles area of So California in the U.S. I am a single mom with two boys and my fur baby, Zoey (a Pomchi - Pomeranian/Chihuahua). Between working full-time, starting my coaching career, my boys and all their activities we keep quite busy. If not at my activities for my boys, we're typically with my siblings and/or their families. I have 6 brothers 2 sisters with many, many nieces and nephews and now great nieces and nephews. I'm incredibly blessed to have almost all of them still in So California and quite a few in my neighborhood. So if I'm not with my boys, I'm usually with other family members.
I have been struggling with my weight since I finished college (long, long time ago ). I was active then and it was easy to keep my weight in check. Once I started an office job and got pregnant so much weight crept on. Then the loss of my dad hit me really hard and next thing I knew my regular weight was 214. I've been trying to lose weight for years now and had several successes only to gain the weight back again. This time around I'm focused on being healthy and learning how to eat the right foods and being more active in general - not just the scale. My goal for this month's challenge is to average 7k steps daily and to continue working on logging my food daily.
Good wishes to all of you with your goals this month!
Welcome @AC204. I too live in the Southern California area. Working in an office environment along with all the celebration parties (retirements, birthdays, showers,) and holiday munching (homemade cookies, candies, donuts) it's hard not to gain weight and being only 5'2", there's nowhere for me to hide it.
I've gained a lot of inspiration from this site. I think you will too.3 -
My Hazel Joy passed away a little after noon today. Her blood work showed significant kidney failure and she had cancer. She was having trouble breathing and rather than place her on a ventilator, I asked them to end her pain and let her pass over the rainbow bridge. I'm walking around the house just seeing her favorite spots and can't stop crying. I only had her for two years, but I rescued her from the shelter where she'd been for five years. I gave her the BEST two years I could have given her and she came out of her shell so much. I will always remember her gentle nature and how she was so sweet. When I would be walking through the house to get the last of my steps in during the day, she'd walk and lead me through the house...I will miss her greatly.
Jessica
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@jessicakrall8 I'm so sorry I'm missing steps and my Friday weigh in. We had a family emergency with my mom (she's 90). She fell and broke her hip and had to have surgery. She is recovering in the hospital now but will need to go to a Skilled nursing facility for rehab. I haven't really thought of much else.
I know it's late but here is my weigh in and steps.
@leni1us Sorry to hear about your mom. Hope her recovery goes quickly...glad you could be there to support her! No worries, I updated your NWI to LWI and caught up your steps. Got you down for December's challenge...are you keeping the same daily goal or want to update it?
Jessica
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@jessicakrall8 I'm so sorry for your loss.. I saw this post after I posted on your main wall. It's such a terrible pain to lose a pet, I'm sitting here crying with you. I hope you find comfort knowing you gave her the best life!2
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