Downsizers Team Chat - August 2025

lauren_989 · August 2

Here is your Team chat room for August 2025. This is where you weigh in, 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 here any time.

Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows - contact them any time!

Our Moderators:
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Lauren- @lauren_989
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970

Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @Megan_smartiepants1970 and [open]
Mission Slimpossible - @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @ashleycarole86 and @lauren_989
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @frankwbrown

Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers: @HorsesRock9999
Mission Slimpossibles - @micaroo4
Weight No More - @BodyTalking and @daria0919
WaistAways - @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters - @LaurieWrobo and @nancyinmiami

HOW IT ALL WORKS: The August challenge runs for five weeks, from August 3rd - August 30th.

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 leader board. 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 or re-introduce yourselves right away, and let's get August on the road! 😎

gillis1118 · August 2

Good Morning Downsizers! 😎

I am super excited for the beginning of the month & my fresh start. My first weigh in was yesterday- I have about 15 pounds until I reach my goal. (I am down about 50 lbs) This week my goals are to walk at least 10k & go to the gym 5/7 days, and track every bite, lick & taste. If the walking challenge goes this week, I will need a partner, anyone?😁

@horsesrock9999

Thanks so very much for the macros info. Looks like you had a lot of success, hopefully I will too! 😁

jessicakrall8 · August 2

The August Week 1 Group Challenge is live and ready to begin on Sunday, Aug 3rd. Please join us for a 2nd week of our successful Partner Walking Challenge! Here's your link:

August Week 1 Group Challenge - Partner Walking Challenge (2nd Week) — MyFitnessPal.com

Find a partner and join us…it's great fun!! See you in the chat thread! LET'S DO THIS!!!

Jessica 😎

tallymh · August 2

Can I please update my starting weight to 175.2 pounds? I took a guess when I registered for August, since I hadn't weighed in yet. I weighed in this morning. Thank you!

HorsesRock9999 · August 2

Hello August!

I am thrilled to have joined the team! Also, I am looking forward to getting to know everyone. As the team motivator, I am excited to help motivate and encourage all! Let’s have an awesome August!

A little about me: I was really focused on my nutrition and working out, however, over the last year and a half I wasn’t as disciplined. I have let weight creep up on me and now I know I need to make a change to my diet and exercise program. I am excited to do so (45 yrs old)! Bye, twenty pounds! Let’s do it together!

I am now retired from my professional job. We recently moved from FL to TX (North of Dallas). I throughly love horseback riding and have two horses: Ravello (Dutch Warmblood) - dressage and Hollywood (Quarter Horse) - western pleasure. Since my childhood I have loved horses and use to jump, dressage, english/western pleasure and show. I love to garden as well. Next spring I will plan our new garden! I wasn’t able to have a garden this year due to our move.

Goals for August:

Nutrition - Track Macros 40/40/20 and calorie consumption. I use Fitbit.

Exercise - 10K steps per day (6 out of 7 days) - - Sept, I’ll incorporate my cardio/strength (still busy settling after move - - Ride 4 x’s per week min.

Mind/Spiritual - Read Bible daily

Weigh-In Daily Tracking Sheet - It helps me to weigh-in daily. I don’t obsess over it, however, I like to track things, haha my analytical background! Love excel! :)

Sally

HorsesRock9999 · August 2

@gillis1118 Awesome!! Do you want to partner for the August group walking challenge? 👇

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The August Week 1 Group Challenge is live and ready to begin on Sunday, Aug 3rd. Please join us for a 2nd week of our successful Partner Walking Challenge! Here's your link:

August Week 1 Group Challenge - Partner Walking Challenge (2nd Week) — MyFitnessPal.com

Find a partner and join us…it's great fun!! See you in the chat thread! LET'S DO THIS!!!

Jessica 😎

gillis1118 · August 2

@HorsesRock9999

Hey Sally,

I really wish we could be partners, Jessica told me about someone earlier & I am waiting to hear back from them… can you give me until tomorrow morning? Honestly, we have a lot in common. I live in Port Charlotte, Fl but grew up in New Orleans- I’ve always felt a kinship with Texas. Also, my goal is 10K steps & don’t know what I’d do without my Fitbit, it’s so old they don’t make it anymore 🤣🤣 I’ll let you know asap if and when I hear from @purple1butterfly

HorsesRock9999 · August 2

@gillis1118 Great! I love my Fitbit! :) Agree! 👍

Mari33a · August 2

@lauren_989

Got back for holiday last night and stepped on scale this morning and was pleasantly surprised, only up 2 lbs

PW: 144.9

CW: 149.9

myndieet · August 2

@lauren _989

@Megan _smartiepants1970

Step Challenge - Goal 6000

7/27 sun 7930
7/28 mon 10393
7/29 tue 10253
7/30 wed 10267
7/31 thur 11424
8/1 fri 10110
8/2 sat 10628

I really stepped it up this week for the partner challenge.. Haven't walked that much steps a day in ages! Can hardly move my legs right now but hey, I did it! 💪

lauren_989 · August 2

Hey Team, we have another new member joining! Please welcome @bingalls221 😊

lauren_989 · August 2

@tallymh what a pleasant surprise to be lower than you thought!

@Mari33a just double checking your weight. You said up 2, but it looks up 5 pounds

lauren_989 · August 2

Welcome to August 2025 🌞

I am Lauren, co-captain of team WaistAways, but filling in for the wonderful @Megan_smartiepants1970 She has unfortunately been sick for the past few months, but hopefully will be back here soon!

I am 39 years old and from North Carolina, USA. I have been on a weight loss journey most of my adult life. I have done a lot of the yo-yo thing, losing a lot of weight in 2012 and then gaining it back. Over the last few years, I seem to be gaining and losing the same 10-15 pounds.

June was an ok month for me. I ended up losing 1 pound, but it means I didn't gain! My goal for July is to lose 5 pounds by tracking every day, getting 7,000 steps daily, and continuing my 5k training plan.

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 (but don't sweat it if you have to use a different day sometimes)! 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, you can request a week off, or if you need a longer break, you can be moved to the "Support Team" where you 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.

Habit Tracker

If you want a simple place to track your most important habits, give this a try

August Habit Tracker

Step Challenge

Anyone is welcome to join our weekly step challenge! All you have to do is pledge a number of steps (set a goal) of how many steps you would like to get a day. Then at the end of the week, post your steps! You are challenging yourself and staying active is one way to hit your health goals! 🚶‍♀️

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. We all have information to share, things we can learn, and lean on each other as a team for a successful month!

lauren_989 · August 3

I have been really enjoying this relaxing weekend at the beach! It rained last night and this morning, but I did take 2 walks! And for all those walks, lovely blisters on the top and bottom of my feet, hence the sneakers.

HorsesRock9999 · August 3

@lauren_989

Absolutely gorgeous pictures!! How fun!! :)

HorsesRock9999 · August 3

@bingalls221 Welcome to the team!

lauren_989 · August 3

Sunday weigh-ins! Let's start August!

ShockinglyFit · August 3

Hello! My first weigh in! Just checking that PW is last week's rate?

PW: 172

CW: 170.9

I see that you do the tallying on Sunday. I'm happy to switch to another day if that makes it easier for you.

66keto · August 3

Steppers Challenge.
27th sun 5,814
28th mon 5,479
29th tue 6,277
30th wed 5,418.

31st thur 11,066

1st fri 10,683

2nd sat 10,867

Mari33a · August 3

@Mari33a just double checking your weight. You said up 2, but it looks up 5 pounds

@lauren_989 Thanks. I typed a 9 for a 6 🙈. It was definitely only 2 lbs gain. Maybe my subconscious mind was expecting a 5 lb gain 😅

Correct weigh for Saturday

PW 144.9

CW 146.9

Mari33a · August 3

	Steps
Sun	16,240
Mon	15507
Tue	16,974
Wed	24,836
Thur	14,767
Fri	8,872
Sat	13,784

Totals	110,980
	Steps

@lauren_989 Here’s my steps for the week

AnnaZimm70 · August 3

@bingalls221 Welcome!

@lauren_989 I love the beach photos! I just love the ocean ❤️

tallymh · August 3

@lauren_989 , what beach are you at? It looks sort of like Jacksonville Beach, with the pier in the background.

I just added my habits to the Habit Tracker, have updated my starting weight, and am excited to get this challenge going! I am leaving the first week of October for a trip to visit with two of my three brothers, and I would love to be either at my goal weight or as close as humanly possibly by then. I have 8 weeks to make some magic happen!🤩

lauren_989 · August 3

@ShockinglyFit yes, PW stands for Prior Weight (weight from last week). You can pick whichever day of the week you want to weigh-in! Sunday allows you to have the rest of the week to report in if you miss a few days. Sunday starts the new week, so when I tally it's from Saturday and before.

@tallymh I was at Emerald Isle, NC. It was a great long weekend. Nice and relaxing!