Shrinking Assets - January 2021 Team Chat

jugar
jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
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Here is your Team chat room for January 2021. This is where you weigh in every week, 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 every day, and help each other succeed!

We have six great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:

Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Beka - @Beka3695
Teresa - @TeresaW1020
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970

Our Team Captains:
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and open
Waist Aways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Boehle and @beka3695
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970

Our Team Motivators:
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @raleighgirl09
Trimstones - @Emmajhare and @angmarie28
Weight No More - @KUMEcyclingteam
Waist Aways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @hipari
Downsizers - @Z10Rtza and @littleflutterby

HOW IT ALL WORKS:
Every challenger weighs in on their chosen day, every week without fail! 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 track those small, steady losses with the Green Week count. If you lose, however small an amount, it counts for 1 week in the green. At the end of the month we celebrate everyone who lost 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:

Username
Weigh In Day:
PW (Previous Weight):
CW (Current Weight):

If you need a week off, a break, a change of weigh-in day - just ask your Captains here on your team chat page. If you take a break, you are moved to the Support Team. You can remain on the Support Team for as long as you need to. You still participate in the discussions and weigh in if you want to, but your weigh-ins will not be counted on the weekly tally. 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 ask if you are travelling, sick, or just needing some time off.

Once you reach your goal weight, you join the Goal Zone! You need support to maintain, and you can help your teammates join you. You continue to weigh in every week, and 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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  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Happy new year y'all! This year already feels better. We know not what 2021 will bring though we know we will face it with good friends. Cheers to everyone of you!

    Targets for 2021

    Firm targets
    - Run 2021 km (1,256 miles)
    - Complete a marathon (official or solo)
    - Lose 15 kg
    - Help someone else achieve their target
    - Sign up for my Masters

    Stretch targets
    - Run/Fast Walk 2,021 miles
    - Complete a triathalon
    - Cycle 2,400 miles

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  • FatMomSlim21
    FatMomSlim21 Posts: 4 Member
    Hi all, I am Samantha. I am a 45 year old married mother of 3. We live in California. I have been overweight since high-school and every year the number slowly inches up. I am currently over 220 lbs (I'll weigh in tomorrow morning for my exact weight.) My first goal is to get under 200. I am TERRIBLE about drinking water and I need to start exercising at least 5 days a week. I tend to lose weight pretty quickly at first then get discouraged about week 4. So my goal is to get over that hump. Feel free to friend me, I have an open diary.
  • fsennett
    fsennett Posts: 32 Member
    Hi team! I’m Frances and I live in Ohio. I’m excited to get some team motivation and support. I lost my workout buddy when I relocated 2 years ago and I miss it. I mostly struggle with overeating and am working on building a better relationship with food. With winter, the pandemic and no one to work out with, I’ve really been struggling with good workouts at home.

    I’ve worked this whole year, albeit with tons of stress. However, I’m down 4lbs during this pandemic but I’ve been floating around 220 for the last 2 years and I’m ready to get in shape.

    Heights: 5’9”
    Heaviest weight: 250
    Current Weight: 216.2
    Final Goal Weight: 170
    Jan goal weight: 210

    Jan Wellness goal: Yoga or meditate 3x/ week
    Jan Fitness goal: 3 cardio workouts/week
    No snacking after dinner

    Happy New Year!! Let’s do this!
  • hipari
    hipari Posts: 1,367 Member
    Hi everyone, and welcome all new members! It’s really a great group.

    I’m 29 and live near Helsinki, Finland with my husband. We moved to our new apartment a week before Christmas, so there’s still a lot of decorating and organizing to do. We’re also settling into the new routines of our new home, and trying to take advantage of the change and upgrading those routines to healthier ones. I’m currently around 220lbs. I have two alternate goals for the year and they can’t be reached at the same time, but I hope to either lose 50ish pounds or have a baby. My more ”exact” goal weight is 176lbs (under 80kg) but I’ll reevaluate as needed.

    January goals:
    - use the stairs instead of elevator unless carrying something big (our apartment is in 4th floor)
    - lose weight every week
    - Log all food
    - Go to the gym 8 times
    - weigh in daily
  • hipari
    hipari Posts: 1,367 Member
    edited January 2021
    Hipari
    Sunday
    PW 222.2
    CW 221.6
  • hipari
    hipari Posts: 1,367 Member
    Ugh. I did so well yesterday, until in the evening when I was craving sugar and I had one box of Christmas chocolates left. Well, I no longer have a box of Christmas chocolates. I think this evening sugar snacking is a habit I need to kick so I can be more successful.

    I included in my nerd spreadsheet some quite truth-telling numbers... my average deficit for 2021 (yes, two days) is a surplus of 75 calories, and if every day in 2021 was like yesterday my weight on Dec 31st would be 315lbs. This was the most awakening number of all. I am NOT looking to gain almost 100lbs.

    It started snowing yesterday for the first time this winter, and I'm not here for it. My personal belief is that if the snow doesn't come before the holidays it doesn't need to come at all. Especially now, since my mom had shoulder surgery and can't use her right arm, so she needs someone to shovel her snow. For me personally, one of the reasons I like living in an apartment building is that we have a maintenance company that shovels the snow, but now I have to go shovel hers. Well, I'm going to make a workout out of taking a walk to her house and shoveling her yard.

    Today is my last day off before going back to work. I'm sort of looking forward to it, but also a little bit terrified. My role is changing quite a lot (for the better) but we don't yet have any decent plans on how my old job gets done, so I might have to do both jobs and I'm not very thrilled about that considering my recent history with burnout-nearing exhaustion.
  • Aetheldreda
    Aetheldreda Posts: 241 Member
    Aetheldreda
    Sunday
    PW 150.3
    CW 149

    I'll post more later.

    Wishing you all every success this week teamies 😊
  • kyungs
    kyungs Posts: 67 Member
    Username: kyungs
    Weigh In Day: Sunday
    PW (Previous Weight): 176
    CW (Current Weight): 174.6
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    Dogmom1978 wrote: »
    My mother in law fell and broke 3 bones in her back. They own 2 horses and she slipped on the back steps.

    My husband and I know nothing about horses. He’s actually slightly afraid of them. So, now I have added cleaning out horse stalls and taking care of 2 horses to my daily list. On the plus side, cleaning out their stalls is a great workout.

    Yikes!!! Taking care of horses is a wonderful thing, but yes - they can be kinda scary. It is a great workout indeed, but spending some quiet time around these lovely animals will help with the stress even if having to do it adds to your chores. I'm sure your dear husband can learn to muck out a stall, and maybe he will discover the loveliness of the horses too. I hope your MIL recovers well :heart:
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10819936/january-week-1-challenge-get-on-track/p1?new=1

    New Year Week 1 Challenge is up! If you need some more commitment and community for your tracking, go on over to get this week going!
  • Ddsb11
    Ddsb11 Posts: 607 Member
    edited January 2021
    MFP USER NAME: msalicia07
    YOUR CHOSEN WEIGH-IN DAY: Sunday
    YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT: 132.4
    (Joined challenge Dec 27: 133.8)
    JAN GOAL: 127

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    I’m still holding some water weight from the holidays so will likely have another big -ish loss. I typically don’t lose more than .5 a week as I’m rather petite. But slowly is better than nothing. Just looking forward to fitting all of my clothes again.
  • FatMomSlim21
    FatMomSlim21 Posts: 4 Member
    Username: FatMomSlim21
    Weigh In Day: Sunday
    PW (Previous Weight): 222.0
    CW (Current Weight): 220.5

    @boehle @Beka3695, I am leaving on vacation Thursday -Tuesday. Can you please put me on support for that time?

    I got my fitbit charged and working again! My goal is to drink water, get some exercise daily, and track my calories daily!
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    First weigh in of the year

    SW : 270.0
    1st Jan 2021 : 222.2
    GW : 199 (initially) now 188

    Date............Weight... loss .... Cumulative loss
    03/01/21 - 220.2 ... (2.0) ... (49.8)
  • jugar
    jugar Posts: 10,233 Member
    Wait Wait - Don't Tell Us!
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    The Results from December 2020 are in! They are, um, amazing!
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    First off: WEEK FIVE
    Every team gained weight during week 5. We all stuck together! We were AWESOME!

    So we are NOT going to announce which teams gained the least. But we ARE going to celebrate the awesome people who actually lost weight in spite of it being the last week of December!

    The TOP amazing, committed, wonderful leaders of Week 5 are:
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    Ask these people how they did it. They are our heroes. Without them, the final results for December would never have been as good as they were.
    And Now!
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    The full December F2F results - only teams with a loss for the month qualified!
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    TOP TEAMS BY PERCENTAGE
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    TOP TEAMS BY POUNDS LOST
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    TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS BY PERCENTAGE
    1st CurvyCalorie - 6.5%
    2nd Bluetail6 - 5.15%
    3rd littleflutteby - 5.10%

    TOP THREE INDIVIDUALS BY POUNDS LOST
    1st littleflutterby - 17.0 pounds
    2nd davidji82 - 15.4 pounds
    3rd happimess01 - 13.9 pounds

    HONORABLE MENTIONS
    Tazaria87 veryhotmails kandi3570
    SisuMom2019 RYcare MandiSaysHey
    machchic Dogmom1978 KristieJC

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  • leni1us
    leni1us Posts: 884 Member
    Hi everyone, I am a continuing team member but missed posting my final weigh-in for December last Friday (1/1). Since the December post is now closed, I'm adding it here to close out December and roll into January with my starting weight.

    leni1us
    Friday
    PW: 171.0
    CW: 170.8

    I'm so glad the holidays are behind us. Now I can focus on getting healthy and eating better.
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