WaistAways Team Chat - APRIL 2023
jugar
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Fat2Fit has 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 @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @Slimmersixties & @JaysFan82
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28 & @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The April challenge runs for 4 weeks, from April 2 - 29. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
Everyone 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. Let's have a Green March!
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 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 begin!!
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Welcome to April 2023!
This is our home for the month, where all of our joys and challenges take place. Please (re)introduce yourselves and set some goals and daily actions for the month and the new year. Focus on the small every day choices, and you will get where you want to go!
I am Liselyn, co-captain along with @ashleycarole86 . I live in rural Québec, and I'm a retired university professor of music. It was not until I was 58 that I got really serious with both food and exercise. As of October, I hit 10 years on maintenance, always refining and making sure I don't have to do it all over again. Yes, it is possible to lose weight and get in shape during and after menopause!
I know there are people on this team who have a lot to lose, others who have lost a lot and are closing in on their goals, and some who might be working on losses that are stubbornly resisting. There is much wisdom here, and the most important lesson we learn from each other time and time again is that it is not a straight shot, there will be trials and errors, and sticking with it when it feels like you have fallen off yet again is the best thing you can do for yourself. Plateaus can be good, but going back the way you came is not!
Some helpful information/tools:
Posting your daily updates
We know from experience that posting daily (or as often as you can!) makes a huge difference to your success. Use any format you like to let everyone know how you are doing on your daily goals and habits. You can report on food, exercise, water, sleep, or whatever you are tracking and trying to stick with. While you're there, talk about how you are, ask questions, and if you can answer someone else, please do! Congratulate others, commiserate, enjoy someone's rant, or go ahead and rant yourself. It all helps make the kind of community where we are in each others' heads when the hand is reaching for that off-plan snack, or the couch is feeling way too inviting...
Weighing in
Please try to weigh in on time! When you post, put your weigh in at the TOP of a message, so it is clear and easy to find. If you cannot post your weight for whatever reason, please request a week off, or if you need a longer break, you can request to move to the "Support Team" where you can still participate but your weigh-ins will not be part of the weekly tally. This is where members who are ill, on vacation, or just needing a break can hang out for as long as needed.
The F2F Habit Tracker
If you want a simple place to track your most important habits, give this a try. You can see how your teammates are doing too
The link and how-to info are under "Announcements" on the main F2F page.
So everyone, tell us a bit about you, your goals, what steps you are going to work on. It's fun to know your name and where you live (if you're willing to share that), what brought you here, how your weight loss journey has been, and where you are headed now. Let the introductions roll!1 -
Good morning Waist Aways, and happy April!
March was a pretty good month for progress, so I'm going to be taking those lessons with me into April, along with a vacation week in the middle, where I'm going to be lots more active, but eat a little more!
Things I've learned:
- Don't foget the water bottle at the gym, it does make a difference.
- Smart meal prep = success.
- Overnight oats are amazing, both for fullness and for protein.
- I don't need to hit 100g of protein to support muscle recovery. Anything over 80 still feels good and supports sateity.
I had car trouble yesterday, so unfortunately my planned gym days today and Monday are out. For those days, I'm going to do an at-home pole conditioning workout, thanks to a webinar I took a couple weeks ago, and an at-home splits workout.
One week until the start of my spring break and vacation, time to get it.
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Hello!
My name is Lauren and I am from North Carolina. I have been struggling with weight just about my whole adult life. I have done the yo-yo thing quite a bit. The last few months I seem to be gaining and losing the same 5 pounds 🙄
This month will be good, I am putting that out there for myself and my future self. My goals for this month is to track my food everyday and increase my water intake. I have been slacking on water recently and I know that has helped in the past.
I don't have any vacations or trips this month, so I hope to buckle down and get through one day at a time!8 -
Hi there! My name is Ashley and I am your co-captain. My main responsibility here is to look after the step report, which many of you are very familiar with now.
For returning members, your step goal from March will move to April. If you have any changes (or didn't give me one to begin with), let me know. That way I can count your consistency as well. Remember, all exercise minutes are eligible as well and will be converted to steps, so please consider this when setting your goal!
For new members, it's an optional add-on in this group to have me track your exercise minutes. For some, it can be motivating to know you're reporting in. I know I personally push myself harder knowing I'm telling someone else about it. All you need to get started is to let me know you want to join, and to give me your daily step pledge (see above considerations). Then, post your weekly steps on Sunday for the Sunday to Saturday prior, and you'll be counted in. Any other questions, just let me know.
Now, more about me. I am in my mid-30's, married, no kids, one dog, two cats, and my mother and her dog living in our basement. I work a full time corporate management job and it is very stressful. I have a long commute and spend about 11 hours out of the house each day. My husband works for a different division of the same company, so we get to commute together.
I started my weight loss journey at 293 pounds in January 2021. I set a goal to hit normal BMI at 168 pounds, and I did that. 125+ pounds were lost, I settled in at maintenance between 160-165, and set my mind on that.
September of last year, my job changed quite a bit, and I really had a strong stress response to that. I was also re-adjusting to commuting in 3/5 days (versus my WFH 5 days a week during COVID), and I had a bunch of vacations and events back to back. Long story short, I crept above my maintenance range, and I've been above ever since.
I started 2023 in the 170's, and I've put on about 20 pounds. My husband and I celebrated his 50th in Costa Rica for 3 weeks, and it was indulgent. I moved a lot, but I ate and drank more. I am finding it hard to take much of a deficit now, and have lots of socialization and stuff that I'm trying to manage. Anyway, I'm figuring it out, as I want to get back down to 165, but it's going to take more serious work than I've been putting in.9 -
The April Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, April 2nd. This week we're working on Nutrition Pinpoints to help us eat healthier meals. Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10887843/april-week-1-group-challenge-nutrition-pinpoints/p1?new=1
Hope you will join us!
Jessica
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Hi team,
I'm Courtney, a former aircraft maintenance engineer turned civil servant writing policy on civil aviation. It has been a lot of career shifting over the past years from an active job crouching and crawling and walking thousands of steps a day to then working from home at a desk for two years, to now being expected to commute to an office 40-60% of the time.
I was struggling with my mental state over my job changes back in February and have just started to come out the other side. I let it affect my eating, water consumption and everything. I'm finally back on track heading towards my goals to finally get closer to 180lbs. I haven't seen that number on the scale since the 90s.... Since joining this team years ago I have been able to lose 50lbs and keep it off but I'm ready to make the final push to my end goal.
I haven't logged my food in months, but I'm going to commit to tracking increased water consumption and I've cut WAY back on alcohol, so along with my usual springtime upswing in physical activity from all my landscaping projects, I'm hopeful 180 will appear on the scale this year.8 -
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Sunday: 7,026
Monday: 6,367
Tuesday: 7,929 + 30 min jog @ 4.5mph + 20 min weights
Wednesday: 6,379
Thursday: 6,583
Friday: 3,557
Saturday: 5,812 + 30 min elliptical + 20 min weights
@ashleycarole86 here are my steps for the week. Wasn't sure if I should post here or in the March one 🤷🏼♀️
I had a mostly consistent week with steps. I overslept and missed the gym Thursday, but I did some gardening, weeding, and planting grass seed after work. Tonight my husband and I got pizza (well I had a meatball sub) and definitely went over my calories. But will be back on track tomorrow!4 -
Hi all
I'm Katie, 35, living near Nottingham in the UK with my husband and our cats. I work in IT, so pretty sedentary throughout the day, but I have an allotment, see a personal trainer once a week to lift weights and I run occasionally - should start to pick up as the weather improves.
Currently working on getting back into my routines after a week abroad and a week at home off work. We've had a lot of meals out/convenience food due to the travel and the timing of our 5 year wedding anniversary so I think both of us are looking forward to getting back to normal. Today is my final day off before I return to work tomorrow and I want to make the most of it.
I'm planning to go to the allotment and garden centre, enjoy some down time, and I've picked up an unfinished project of reupholstering our dining chairs. One is 100% done (it has been waiting for some tweaks for ~12 months) which leaves 5 to go. I'm aiming to have them all done before next weekend, when some of OH's family are visiting.6 -
Sorry it's a bit late! Here is the habit tracker for April:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GiSece86YFX-FpML825msLoGH94iuUYpbpecqz00uSE/edit?usp=sharing0 -
Happy new month! I just finished up the March tallies - and we weren't too shabby. In the top 3 for week 5, and some good representation in the headlines! Results will be posted later today.
I am stumbling through things a bit - still away from home helping my stepmother get my dad's next moves organised. He was in hospital for a few days, and is now in a rehab centre for 2 weeks. Then he'll move to a long-term memory care home - so there are a lot of changes, which are hard for a 95 year-old with dementia for sure. He's doing OK, but ups and downs are happening. I hope to get home tomorrow or Tuesday...
Let's keep the No More Zero Days going for anyone who enjoys it. If you want a refresher or are new, here is a link that talks about it. Salty language warning!!
https://meganeholstein.com/the-no-zero-days-productivity-mindset-might-change-your-life/
If you like it, report what made each day a non-zero day. What one (or more) thing did you do for your tomorrow self? How did you make your future better, move towards a goal even incrementally?
I really need one of those today - so off we go. Have a good one!5 -
Happy April/Sunday folks!
Here's my weigh-in -
PW - 186.3
CW - 186.2
And here are my exercise and step stats for the last 7 days, Ashley @ashleycarole86 -
Sunday 26th March - 1111
Monday 27th - 2573 / 42 mins HR12W3.0 Day 31 - Leg Day Metcon
Tuesday 28th - 2036
Wednesday 29th - 10637
Thursday 30th - 3108 / 42 mins HR12W3.0 Day 32 - Chest & Shoulder Supersets
Friday 31st - 2753 / 44 mins HR12W3.0 Day 33 - Cardio Tabata & Abs
Saturday 1st April - 2335 / 43 mins HR12W3.0 Day 34 - Glute Strength
I'll be back later with an updated introduction.
TTFN
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Hi there! So when I introduced myself in the March chat I mentioned my 26 year old Jeep, Jeepers. I also mentioned that I talk about her a lot. So, today it was Jeepers to the Rescue! Hubby's Subaru 's serpentine belt shredded and was in the street, a very busy street a few blocks from home. He needed a ride to the part store and then back to Subie with some tools and then a jump from Jeepers. Subie is a 2015 Outback and gave Jeepers a jump this winter when she needed a starter so my precious, frail Jeepers returned the favor!
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PW: 170.6
CW: 171.2
Ughhh... last few weeks have been rough. I haven't been tracking and some insidious bad habits creeping in... drinking soda... sneaking sweets... I have been getting back into the grove with activity. But not enough to balance out the indulgences. Going to do better with tracking for April.
Steps:
SUN 3/26 - 14293
MON 3/27 - 17049
TUES 3/28 - 14337
WEDS 3/29- 5383
THURS 3/30- 13509
FRI 3/31- 10955
SAT 4/1 - 17109
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@Natroushka
Fun to see a picture of Jeepers in action! Thanks for sharing
4/1 exercise
6692 steps
31 minutes Peloton
It felt so good to get back on the bike yesterday!
Today hasn't started so great.. my on-call work duties have been much more onerous than I expected, and it's chewed up most of my day.
Anyway, I hope to sneak out here for a walk soon.. that should help improve my mood!4 -
@Natroushka love the pic of Jeepers - she is a beauty
Hi all I"m Joann. I"m a 42 year old RN working full time in as a public health nurse. I'm married with a 8 year old daughter and 10 month old German Shepard dog. I'm also taking a masters level course about to complete a Masters Certificate by the end of June. I've always been active but have always had binge eating episodes that sabotage my progress and want to get more habits down that addresses the perfection idea of what my diet should be.
This month I want to work on my mindset with my diet and snacking in the evening8 -
cleaneater80 wrote: »Hi all I"m Joann. I"m a 42 year old RN working full time in as a public health nurse. I'm married with a 8 year old daughter and 10 month old German Shepard dog. I'm also taking a masters level course about to complete a Masters Certificate by the end of June. I've always been active but have always had binge eating episodes that sabotage my progress and want to get more habits down that addresses the perfection idea of what my diet should be.
This month I want to work on my mindset with my diet and snacking in the evening
#1 job on the mindset - "address the perfection idea of what my diet should be". You said it. There is not perfection. There is direction. Move away from trigger foods, from refined grains or other things that cause problems. That won't be perfect no matter what you do, unless you're some kind of Olympian goddess or something. Moving away is not perfection - it is reduction. You can do reduction - and it will include weight reduction! I am still working on keeping the trigger foods as low as I can, and it is good enough. Go for the good days and keep the exception days to a lower number. It will work!!!4 -
I want to send a kudo or two out to my amazing co-captain @ashleycarole86 . She is going through a rough patch - huge (and I mean HUGE) success followed by big changes, some awesome vacations, and more changes. She thought things were not going so well, and her posts felt a bit sad and negative.
You know what? She did well last month. Maybe not first place well, but steady and OK well. As far as I can tell after many years in this game, that is the best kind of well. Be like Ashley. Keep going
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Tracking is so bloody boring, but effective. As are our voices in your head. @bobagurl2017 - hear this. Soda = NO. sneaking sweets = LISTEN TO US!! Tracking = pretty good help!! You've got this! Love hearing more from youbobagurl2017 wrote: »Ughhh... last few weeks have been rough. I haven't been tracking and some insidious bad habits creeping in... drinking soda... sneaking sweets... I have been getting back into the grove with activity. But not enough to balance out the indulgences. Going to do better with tracking for April.
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Hi everyone! I'm Tess, and I'm technically a returner after ages away from this. I didn't do a great job keeping up with things on my first attempt, but since then I've done even worse, gained a lot, and want to turn things around
I was in a good rhythm around this time two years ago and ended up dropping 50-60lbs over the course of 2021, but when I decided to go back to school the stress of applications (and now the stress of *being* in school again) led to...nothing good (probably feeling very similar to @ashleycarole86).
So my little goals for the month are to drink more water and try to get back in a habit of walking in to the lab where I'm working; it's 3-3.5 miles one way. It's hard when I have so much labwork *and* homework weighing me down, but at least the weather has been nicer and it doesn't get dark so early any more, so I'm hopeful!
Stats for this week:
Previous weigh-in -- 197.6
Monday weigh-in -- 195.911 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 185.9
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Good morning WaistAways!
@jugar I need to be excused from the next two weigh-ins: I'm going to be away from my scale Friday night-the next Saturday, haha, which stinks. Hopefully I can keep my eye on the prize while still indulging in some treats while I'm away! Bumping my calories up to maintenance for my trip starting Friday.7 -
Weigh in Monday, 192.4. Bummer.5
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CupcakeCrusoe wrote: »Good morning WaistAways!
@jugar I need to be excused from the next two weigh-ins: I'm going to be away from my scale Friday night-the next Saturday, haha, which stinks. Hopefully I can keep my eye on the prize while still indulging in some treats while I'm away! Bumping my calories up to maintenance for my trip starting Friday.
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@TessieMac833 I'm so glad you have decided to get back to helping your body while you're improving your mind - all those brain cells need healthy nourishment!
@CarolAnnM2 and @Natroushka take a look at last week and see what tweaks you can put in place to ensure a super happy healthy week going forward. You are feeding next week's weigh-in - you've got this!2 -
I forgot to do the Monday reminder list
so here is the update:
Weigh-ins due:
@IDebraK
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
Thanks!1 -
Hi All, I am Vikki , 51 married, live in Baltimore, MD - I am a payroll manager for a lumber company.
I've done this in the past, but I am having a hard time committing for the past 2 years between job hopping, major surgery, and some kid issues, my heart and head have not been into it.
April is going to be the beginning of a fully committed Vikki, I am defiantly in the proper mind set now and ready to put myself, and my health 1st.
My goal for this week is as follows
Sunday = Rest day
Monday = 30 min video - I do these cheesy Walk away the pounds videos, but I like them, they are low impact aerobics.
Tuesday = 10 min video & 30 min yoga
Weds = 10 min Video & 30 min video
Thurs = 10 min video (Have plans after work with a friend)
Friday = 30 min yoga & 20 min video
Saturday = 45 min video - or walk outside , weather dependent.
I would like to join the step team this month, my goal will be 5k per day.
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