WaistAways Team Chat - JUNE 2023
jugar
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Here is your Team chat room for June 2023. This is where you weigh weekly, post your goals and progress, discuss any issues or topics of interest, share ideas, support your teammates, receive help when you need it, and dream big. Try to post often, and help each other succeed! Bookmark this thread to make it easy to land there any time.
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 & @cleaneater80
Shape Shifters - @PatriceFitnessPal
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The June challenge runs for 4 weeks, from June 4 - July 1. 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.
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 want 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. Don't worry! You can always come back even if you get dropped.
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 June 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 2022, 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 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!2 -
My name is Chelsey, I am 33 years old, and I am married to a wonderful husband and we have a dog together (Cooper, he is a beagle mix and he’s now 7 years old). We live in New England where summer is just around the corner and I love New England summers. Being by the water, lobster rolls, ice cream, beaches, etc. are some of my favorite things. It also helps that June is both mine and my husband’s birthday month, so we will be celebrating later with a little trip together, and I can’t wait. 😊
For the month of June, my goals are:
Continue to workout 5-6 days a week. I do a mix of spin classes, strength/resistance training, and hot yoga.
For exercise, just be consistent. Any amount of time spent on intentional movement is good, and it doesn’t have to be perfect.
Continue to pre-log my meals when possible. I have found it really helps me knowing what treats I can fit into my day, like a daily Yasso bar!
Post here more frequently besides just my weigh-in days of Fridays. This one may be a bit more of a challenge because of my work schedule and trip we have planned this month, but I am going to definitely try!
I do want to share that in yesterday’s workout following Sydney’s Summertime Fine Tier 1, we had to do 6 minutes of burpees with a dumbbell snatch. It was absolutely difficult, but I did it (the last minute I had to modify slightly but I still pushed myself). I also did hammer curls using 17.5 lb dumbbells for a minute interval which was a great reminder of how strong I’ve become.6 -
@wishfuljune Love your plan for June! It sounds like it's going to be a great month for you.
Hello Waistaways.. as you know I am your co-captain alongside @jugar
My name is Ashley, I am 36 years old, and I live just outside Calgary, Alberta. I work in a stressful job downtown which has me out of the house about 11 hours a day. When I'm home, we have a full house.. my husband Brad, our sweet little Maltese Morgan, my mom in our basement, her dog, and our two cats.
I started my journey here in 2021 at 293 pounds. I lost over 120 pounds, hit my desired maintenance range of 160-165.. and was feeling great. From there, the world re-opened, I got back into some old habits, stopped or reduced some new ones, and between that and vacation gain I've put on about 35 pounds.
It's a bummer. I've never handled stress well, and I use food (often binge episodes) to cope. My work got significantly more stressful in September and although it's been 9 months, I'm still adjusting.
My loves on this journey:
-Walking. I try for 10,000 steps a day. We love to take our dog after work and Brad and I also walk on our lunch break most days.
-Peloton. While I don't enjoy riding outdoors as much, indoor riding doing the classes is very motivating for me.
-Tracking. I feel so in control when it's all documented. I haven't been as consistent here and it makes it easy to let it get out of hand.
-This community. Checking in often is so crucial! I wouldn't have done it without the support of our lovely community members.
I think for June I want to work on tracking everything again even it's not ideal. I also think my weekends are bigger calorie days and I need to work out a plan that deals with that.
For those on the step challenge in May, you'll automatically be transferred over. Some of you have not stated a step pledge, so I can't include you in all of the categories, but you'll still hit most of them. If you have a daily target (step + exercise equivalent combined), please make sure you let me know!! We are also happy to have any new joiners.. it's easy to get started. Just post every Sunday your steps from the following Sunday-Saturday, and you're in. Include your other intentional exercise minutes and I'll convert those for you too.4 -
The June Habit Tracker is up and ready for you! Start tracking right away and have a fantastic month!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10891871/habit-tracker-june-2023#latest1 -
The June Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Jun 4th. We're hoping for a fun and active week, so please join us for Eat Healthy, Move More and Be Happy! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10891873/june-week-1-group-challenge-eat-healthy-move-more-and-be-happy/p1?new=1
Hope to see you there!
Jessica
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Lauren and I am from North Carolina. I have been on this weight loss journey for many years with ups and downs.
I took the month of May off, but I am coming back for June!
My goal for this month is to limit my snacks that I don't track. I either need to suck it up and track it or just not eat it to begin with! I have been doing well exercising, not so much on my steps on days that I don't exercise. I hope to go for a walk after work on the days I don't go to the gym. My work is decently sedentary, so I get maybe 2,000 steps in my 8 hours there.
I hope everyone has a great month!6 -
Hi, my name is Kristi and I'm 40 years old and live in Washington state in the US. I've been married to my husband for 15 years and we have 3 kids ages 14, 12 and 8. I work 4 days a week as an occupational therapist at a large preschool center (9 work days left before summer vacation). I am also weeks away from finishing my masters degree 😀. Hopefully I can synchronize the end of school with the end of my masters. I have 2 dogs who spend most of their free time hogging the couch and 4 very spoiled guinea pigs.
I'm coming back to weight loss after I kind of had a stress meltdown in January. I ended up doing the DUTCH hormone test and discovered my hormones were doing good but my cortisol levels were double the normal range. The naturopath I worked with said weight loss was not possible with this level of stress. Weight loss and exercise is inherently a stress and I needed to take a break. My regular doctor agreed with this as well. My DUTCH test also looked at some other health components and I was low in certain inorganic acids and most likely don't metholate certain nutrients so my body can't use them. I got on some good quality supplements and some are metholated and they have a liposomal delivery so I actually absorb them. I can't believe the difference I feel. I'm really happy with my results. I was originally going to wait until September to start weight loss again but I just feel ready.
My goals for June:
1. Calorie cycle 2 weeks in a deficit and 1 week at maintenance and repeat. I have NEVER had good results from steady Calorie deficits. It works for several weeks and then absolutely nothing. I've been reading about metabolic adaptation and am interested in trying something different to see if I can have a downward trend for more than 3 months at a time.
2. Lift weights full body 2 times a week
3. Go for short walks
4. Less dramatic calorie deficits. I worked on raising my maintenance calories from 2,000 to 2,300. I use to eat at 1500 for my deficit. Going to try a 250-400 calorie deficit.
Just trying to make the process more gentle and work with my body and not get it all stressed out.6 -
Hello Team Waistaways!
I'm Yinka. I'm 59 (for the next 4 weeks, anyway!) I live in Worcestershire, UK and I'm married with a grown son who lives in Virginia, USA with his wife.
I am a business trainer and part-time apprentice lecturer and assessor.
I have been on a weight loss journey for many years, and although I have been successful with losing weight in the past, I admit to struggling at the moment.
I have been consistent over the past few years with my workouts and I really enjoy following programmes curated by my favourite fitness influencers - Caroline Girvan, Heather Robertson and Lucy Wyndham-Read. In fact, I have just finished one of Heather's 60-day programme. I plan to deload for a couple
of weeks by alternating between walking and following some of Lucy's bodyweight exercises.
I try to workout 4 or 5 times each week.
For the month of June, I plan to try harder with my diet and log everything - the good, the bad and the ugly. And drink more water.
My son and daughter-in-law are coming over for my birthday, so I am hoping to burn some calories in preparing the house and garden for their arrival.
Welcome to all newcomers in the team and high-fives to our regulars.
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Heads up! Our first weigh-ins for June due Sunday:
@YinxFed
@TessieMac833
@strong_fit_ells
@honeygldchelly
@project_shan
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Hi I’m so sorry I couldn’t log in my weight and steps this week. I’m a bit I’ll at the moment. I’ll like an exemption please. Thank you c5
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Weigh-in
Username: Project_Shan
Weigh-in day: Sunday
HW: 188.0
PW: 163.0
CW: 161.8
Weight loss/gain to date this month: -1.2
Total weight loss/gain to date: -26.2
Goal range: 143 (+/- 3)
Steps: May 28-Jun 3
Re-introduction
Hi everyone!
I'm Shan. I'm a teacher from the UK, currently living in Senegal (this is my third year here, and I love it). I joined this group in May 2023, and I do not regret it! Although I do not post much, the accountability and support of this team is great.
I have 2 more weeks until the summer break, and I can't wait. We have been teaching online the past week due to some political unrest and protests across the country. It was a challenge keeping my steps up while being at home all day everyday, but I was participating in a stepbet so it had to be done. I won thankfully, and honestly I'm glad it's over!
For June, my goals are:
- Continue to log consistently
- Continue intermittent fasting (17:7)
- Complete C25K (one more week 8 run, then 3 week 9 runs left), then continue to run 30 mins 3x per week
- Drink 2l of water consistently
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Hello everyone! I’m Michele from the Philadelphia metro area in Pennsylvania, USA. Married 40 years this summer to my OH and will be turning 59 this week. I have two grown children and an adorable 5 year old! Granddaughter named Juliet.
I’m a long time member of this amazing group. The last few years have not been terribly successful with weight loss, however being part of this group has helped me mostly maintain with a little ups and downs. My life has felt unsettled for a while and I am looking forward to being settled more and more each day.
I have been facing weight challenges my whole life. I’ve lost and gained and lost and gained. I’m not into extreme diets or challenges and I’m not really competitive so some things don’t work for me. SUPPORT here is probably the greatest gift I can give myself. It’s helped me remain fairly steady and you all feel like family (some of us have been here a long time)
June will be a transition month. I teach PreK (next year 1st) and school is done this Friday. That means not quite the same schedule or following around those littles and getting my steps in. So I need a plan…
- I will check in often
- Walk at least 3 times a week
- Pilates 3x a week
- Breathwork 2x
- Log my food (good bad and ugly)
Disclaimer Probably won’t start this until next week as I am getting over not feeling well. Must listen to our bodies, right?
So welcome new members and hugs to those friends who have been here a while. Let’s do this and be kind to ourselves.6 -
Sunday: 9,634
Monday: 7,181 + 30 min jogging @ 4.6 mph
Tuesday: 7,936
Wednesday: 5,940 + 60 min body pump class
Thursday: 3,518
Friday: 4,393
Saturday: 16,617 + 30 min jogging @ 5 mph
It was a beautiful day outside yesterday! Finally had some sun and warm weather and my steps show that!
@project_shan I have started a couch 2 5k program too! I should say am doing it again. The last time I did it was on the treadmill and now I am doing it on an indoor track. Still no hills, but when I did my last 5k, it was amazing the difference (harder) it was jogging on the treadmill vs outside (and it was a flat course).
Here are a couple pictures from a walk at a nearby park with the hubby!
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Sunday weigh in, Friends:
PW - 185.7
CW - 185.0
Step and Exercise stats for the last 7 days-
Sunday 28th May - 4421 / 63 mins HR12W3.0 Day 55 - Power Hour
Monday 29th - 5720 / 41 mins HR12W3.0 Day 56 - Metabolic Training
Tuesday 30th - 8186
Wednesday 31st - 5360 / 42 mins HR12W3.0 Day 57 - No Repeat Cardio
Thursday 1st June - 7239 / 52 mins HR12W3.0 Day 58 - Full Body Strength
Friday 2nd - 6027 / 44 mins HR12W3.0 Day 59 - Tabata, Abs & Booty
Saturday 3rd - 4696 / 43 mins HR12W3.0 Day 60 - Full Body Metcon
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Way to go @IDebraK for the final week win, and for our top three losers in May @project_shan @graceojo999 and @CarolAnnM2
Keep inspiring us in June!
Same with our five weeks in the green folks @CarolAnnM2 @MoonlitMuse
That consistency means so much!5 -
Thanks to all that already have their week 5 steps in.. gold stars for all!
Here are mine:
May 28 - 9139 steps
May 29 - 6947 steps
May 30 - 11254 steps + 32 minutes Peloton
May 31 - 16342 steps
June 1 - 14792 steps
June 2 - 9901 steps
June 3 - 6437 steps + 10 minutes strength
We are heading back from the lake a bit earlier than normal because we're going out for a special supper with my Mom and brother... he has been staying with us for just over a week now and goes home Wednesday.
It's gonna be a hot one today!! What's everyone doing to get themselves set up for a week of success?2 -
Hello! I'm Adrianne posting from North Carolina, USA. I'm 46, married, work from home, and have a 12 year old.
My motivation to eat better, move more, and lose a few pounds are for health reasons. My father died at 64 and my mother's health is poor as well. Both have/had cardiovascular issues, diabetes, and kidney failure. Both have/had serious limitations on what they could do at first due to weight (both 100+ lbs to lose for 10-20 years) but then due to weight & health. They've missed out on so much and are/were unhappy. My sister is younger but already dealing with some things too!
I'll be at the beach for a week this month (yay!!!!! It's my happy place) but my goals are to drink 70+ Oz of water a day, take a walk each day, and follow the Metabolic Renewal eating plan 75% of the time. I'm going for progress not perfection!
Weigh-in day - Monday.7 -
Thursdays weigh in- 172.8
gah, on to June already. Sorry for being so late. Huge gardening pressure for 3 clients, not easy to get coverage for dad and my boss has had her last day - with no replacement - could be a couple months...so a lot going on. Will check in proper later - after I've caught up on everyone's end of May news and then yes...on to June!7 -
OK - it's officially our first day of June. I like the feeling of having gained a few days, however fake it may be. What's my June plan?
May has been good. I finally got back firmly into my maintenance weight zone and I'm confident I'll be able to stick there again after a wonky period. I never went too far astray, but the trend was not good! In May I stopped drinking alcohol - one exception on a meal out with a friend. I feel great, and my mood, energy, and general feels are much improved.
In June I will have a week of travel. I'll fly to pick up my mother and travel with her to my brother's memorial service. It'll be tough, but it will feel good to grieve together and to spend some time with my sister-in-law and her family. Travelling is often when I go somewhat off the rails with food, but I'm planning ahead as much as possible. So here are the main points I'll keep in mind:- Another month alcohol free
- logging, especially when travelling
- keeping away from flour most of the time
- keeping up the steps and exercise
Today I had a second ride on Jasper - he is getting more and more used to his new home, and was a really brave guy when faced with an irate grouse and then 4 bicyclists on our first little trail ride. He did not bolt or give me any troubles - even though he was pretty scared. Not bad for a youngster!
Enjoy the beginning of the week!
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Don't forget! Sunday - Monday weigh-ins:
@TessieMac833
@strong_fit_ells
@graceojo999
@CarolAnnM2
@MoonlitMuse
@cleaneater80
@adrimango
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Hi all, I'm Katie, 35, living in England with my husband and our two cats. I have been overweight since my early 20s after various lifestyle changes all hit at once, and I have an emotional relationship with food; 'there's a food for every mood'. Right now my mental health isn't great, namely stress and anxiety maybe with a bit of depression for good measure, which has meant that although I have all the tools for the things I want to achieve, I don't have the bandwidth to use them consistently. I started on some medication just over a week ago which is hopefully going to help create that bandwidth.
My plan for June is pretty much May's plan:
- 2L water a day (other drinks are 'on top')
- 5k steps a day
- meals to include protein, carbs, fibre and fat
- snacks to include two out of protein, carbs, fibre or fat
In a recent therapy session I understood a connection between food and feeling loved/quality time. If OH and I go shopping or out for a walk/on a trip, I always feel a pull to stop for a (non-alcoholic) drink/food. My husband has a smaller appetite and doesn't eat between meals, so he rarely wants to stop for drink/food, which would leave me feeling disappointed. Turns out, that quality time with my father always included stopping for food/drink - going out for meals is my family's thing. Dad worked away during the week, and now lives abroad, so that pattern never changed, and that disappointment is actually me feeling a little less loved in the moment.
I don't know what to do with that information yet, but I'm probably going to look for individual therapy before too long to explore this further.10 -
Weigh in Day: MONDAY
PW: 184.0
CW: 182.9
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Happy Monday!
@DD265 You have learned so much over the past year - thank you for sharing with us as you go. Unknotting the emotional ties we have with food is fascinating, and learning that it really only satisfies hunger and not all the other needs we have come to associate with it is hard. Getting the anxiety under control will help you look at all this with a kind of scientific mind - experimenting with what works to untangle those tight knots. Continue! You're doing great.
@eggfreak so many hugs flying to you. I don't know how you juggle it all, but you do. I hope you have a new boss soon. Bosses are useful. You can blame everything on them, even if they return the favor. And hopefully they can keep your workload reasonable
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PW - 168.6
CW - 168.2
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 an 8 year old daughter and year old German Shepard dog. I'm also taking a masters level course about to complete a Masters Certificate by the end of June. I'm so close to finishing but these last 3 weeks will be heavy. I know that by being more engaged in this group I have more success and my goals for this month are to use the monthly tracker for steps, water and snacks.
@adrimango Love the mindset of progress not perfection, something is better than nothing.
@DD265 I applaud you for digging down to the roots emotions and cheer you on with the work your are doing on yourself. Not easy but I hope theraputic for you. Thanks for sharing - we are all here for you.8 -
Happy Monday all 🤗
CW 230lbs 😊
I'm really lucky with this weigh in. It was week off school in UK so all the routine was out of the window for me 😩
This photo sums me up so much 😩😁
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