Downsizers Team Chat - MARCH 2024
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jugar
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Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows - contact them any time!
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossible - @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @Slimmersixties & @NachDeezy
Mission Slimpossibles - open
Weight No More - @rachelrjh and @BodyTalking
WaistAways - @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters - @LaurieWrobo and @Cyncia85
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The March challenge runs for four weeks, from March 3 - 30.
Everyone weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat. 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, and may everyone else get to work on next week!
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 single week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard. In March we are aiming for every team to hit 50% green every week - let's do this!
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 can be moved to the Support Team for as long as you need. 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 March begin! 1
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Wooooo! New month yall- let's stay in attack mode and own March!2
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Hello Team Downsizers ....First I would like to welcome our new member @ejnxyz to our amazing team....I hope you enjoy it as much as I have ...I have been with this group for for awhile now 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 turned 6 years old on 10/10( and a Siberian Husky named Aspen who turned 6 years old 12/22) ... I lost my 2 grandma kitties Kylie 17 1/2 and Mocha 17 recently within 4 days apart and a parrot named Petey (not sure who talks more him or myself LOL) I am a mom of 2 ..Alyssa who turned 18 on 10/5 and graduated high school on June 9th my little girl is not little no more ..I have home schooled her from day 1 .. She has been on honor roll every year who wants to be a veterinarian once she receives her diploma ... I have a son named Austin who is 24 (had a birthday on 10/24 who is married with 2 kids and was in the Navy now he has graduated from the academy and is a cop.. 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 March are to use my home gym 5 days a week for 30 minutes.. stay with keto.... meal prepping with my daughter's help ....drinking 140 ounces of water daily and getting at least 5 hours of sleep.... I had a lot of health issues...but I am happy to say that I am off all meds ..I am no longer type 2 diabetic ... I had 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 who knows how long 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 had an infection where one of the screws is ..... I had my 2nd foot surgery on 12/15 3rd foot surgery happened on 1/31 where he put a rod in my foot (which is giving me problems)
4th surgery happened on 3/31/23 where I have 2 new rods in my leg and more screws in my foot
5th foot/leg surgery happening on 7/7/23 ...6th foot surgery happened on 8/25 where I have a plate and more screws.. 7th surgery happened on September 16th when I lost my balance and fell in my home .. and had to have the rod that I bent replaced 8th foot surgery happened on Dec 16th...9th foot surgery happened on February 7th... Crossing fingers, toes and eyes that I am done with surgeries
If there is anymore you want to know about me just ask1 -
Megan_smartiepants1970
Weigh-in Day - Fridays
PW: 252.8
CW: 249.2 (loss of 3.6lbs) 2 -
Hi! I am Linda and I am a team captain with the amazing Megan. I have been with the group since February of 2019. It’s this group and in particular this team that has helped me be successful in weight loss. I have lost almost 115 pound to date. I did move to maintenance for February but I have decided to lose another 10 pounds.
A bit about me: I live in London Ontario but I am originally from Newfoundland. I will always be a Newfie at heart. I will be turning 60 this year. I can’t believe it. I am the mother of three and grandmother to 4 granddaughters. My oldest granddaughter moved in with us very recently. It is going to take some adjustment but it is fun having her around. I can’t forget to mention my two very fat cats, Nick and Lady.
I will be having back surgery this spring. I am sure I will be recovering for a few weeks. I am hoping after that I can add walking as exercise. I do going swimming but not near enough. Right now I do short walks mostly in the apartment. Weight loss has improved my life drastically. I can’t wait to see what I accomplish once I am free of the pain.
My goals:
Exercise three times per week
Close my rings 5 out of 7 days
Get my March Apple Watch badge1 -
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Welcome to our new members.
I'm Lis, one of the team motivators
I'm British but have lived in Spain for 22 years. I spend around 8 months of the year travelling in my rv. Its my happy place where i exercise loads, eat well and lose weight! I struggle when I'm at home as i socialise too much!!
I lost 100lb since August 2021 and reached my original target in December 23 but then i had a crazy month and gained 19lb ! I then set my goal to 185lb but have reached that goal and decided to lose a bit more. Aiming for 178lb now but i might go lower after that!
I follow a low carb diet
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liketoyak
Weigh=in day Friday
PW-291.7
CW-289.4
Scale is moving in the right direction! New decade for me! Lots of wins for me this week!
Congratulations to
@Slimmersixties Those pant sizes!
@NachDeezy Big steps well done
@andreajlnhe Target achieved.
Welcome @ejnxyz4 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Step Challenge - Goal 6000
2/25 4365
2/26 5078
2/27 4172
2/28 5625
2/29 4712
3/1 4527
3/2 4043
Not the 6000 steps goal yet, but a daily half our walk, 7 days in a row.. Yay for me 🎉2 -
For anyone looking for a longer challenge - we are running a F2F version of "75 Hard" open to everyone from all the teams. It is really 75 hard-medium-or easy! 75 days of commitment and consistency from March 3 - May 17. If you'd like to give it a go, here's the thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10910763/75-hard-medium-easy-challenge-march-3-may-17#latest
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
This week's steps
2.25 7,941
2.26 2,246
2.27 6,665
2.28 10,189
2.29 11,262
3.1 10,326
3.2 10,025
Thanks2 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
My Steps:
25-Feb 18,730
26-Feb 18,732
27-Feb 19,466
28-Feb 21,600
29-Feb 17,965
1-Mar 20,387
2-Mar 19,331
Tot: 136,211
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Gooooood Morning, Team Downsizers! Hope everyone had a great week and is having a great day! We made it to March and, at least around here, there are sure signs that Spring is on its way. A little lighter in the mornings, a little warmer during the day, precipitation is coming up n the form of rain rather than snow, and so on. I know, I know, it is too early to declare and end to Winter but when my thermometer is reading 50 degrees (10 degrees for my Canadian friends) it hard to not get pumped!
Anyway, here you go @lindamtuck2018
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in Day: Sunday
PW: 271.6 lbs
CW: 269.8 lbs (down 1.8 lbs)
I hope everyone has a great week! See you all next week. Now I think me and the dog are going for a walk. 🐶🏃🏻4 -
andreajlnhe wrote: »@lindamtuck2018
Thursday Weigh-In:
PW: 125.2
CW: 123.4
So, I'm basically at goal weight now. 🎉 At this point I would like to figure out what I want my maintenance weight range to be. I would like to keep eating at a deficit, maybe a slight one, and lose a pound or two more, and then work on staying in my maintenance range, whatever that will be.
17.6 pounds lost since September 1; 36.6 pounds lost total 👍
Amazing accomplishment! Your LTD is impressive. Would you like to be moved to goal zone? You just have to give me a maintenance range. If you go over your top maintenance weight for 2 weeks we move you back to the main team until you are back in your range.
@lindamtuck2018 Thank you! After giving this some thought, yes, let's move me over to the goal zone. Do I still do weekly weigh-ins on the team chat?
My top maintenance weight will be 124.8, so anything 125.0 and above will be over.
I will get you moved. Yes you weigh in on the team chat. It’s just recorded in a separate part of the spreadsheet. I want to clarify your maintenance range. Are you saying it’s 124.8 to 125. That’s a pretty tight range. If you want your maintenance weight max to be 125. I would recommend a range of at least 121 to 125 This would give you a bit of wiggle room if you have an oops on the scale. Say your weight popped up to 127.8 for whatever reason. You then have two weeks to get back in your range before you get moved back to the main team. I looked at that as incentive to get back in range. Think about it but it’s your decision. My goal weight had three pounds either side. I am moving back to the main team with the hopes of losing 9 more. Once I go back to maintaining I am still leaving it at three pounds either sides as I have big fluctuations in my weight. Please let me know once you decide.
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Good morning! Your March Week 1 Group Challenge is active and will run through Saturday, March 9th. Please join us for the ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY and DIVIDE CHALLENGE! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10910818/march-week-1-group-challenge-add-subtract-multiply-and-divide-challenge#latest
Hope to see you in the chat thread this week! Time to start some new habits!
Jessica
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Gooooood Morning, Team Downsizers! Hope everyone had a great week and is having a great day! We made it to March and, at least around here, there are sure signs that Spring is on its way. A little lighter in the mornings, a little warmer during the day, precipitation is coming up n the form of rain rather than snow, and so on. I know, I know, it is too early to declare and end to Winter but when my thermometer is reading 50 degrees (10 degrees for my Canadian friends) it hard to not get pumped!
Anyway, here you go @lindamtuck2018
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in Day: Sunday
PW: 271.6 lbs
CW: 269.8 lbs (down 1.8 lbs)
I hope everyone has a great week! See you all next week. Now I think me and the dog are going for a walk. 🐶🏃🏻
Great loss! I love spring! This coming week it’s going to be beautiful weather here. I am looking forward to having my windows open and spending sometime outside.
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Steps: 2,864
I did terrible with my goals last week. Some of it I can blame on the headaches but the rest was all me. I hope to have a better week. I still have a headache and my sinuses are worse. It better be improved by tomorrow as I am going to Niagara Falls to see a chubby checker tribute concert. I am walking today and I am going to walk to the drugstore and the supermarket across the street. My husband will come get me if I am in too much pain to walk back. Time to push through the headaches and get some exercise. Go Linda!!
Enjoy your Sunday all!0 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Increase my steps to 5000 please. I will try to do it 5/7 days and aiming to be at 6/7 by month end.1 -
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Sunday
@abeks
@cormierannie
@28Haveitall2020
@ejnxyz
Monday
@Hotspur11
@ChickieBoom22
Tuesday
@aactuallyaash2
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