Shrinking Assets - June 2021 Team Chat
jugar
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Here is your Team chat room for June 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:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @mulecanter and @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @micki48
Shrinking Assets - @Beka3695 and @imgwendolyn2015
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @TheresaM787
Mission Slimpossibles - @AustinRuadhain @katmary71 and @trooworld
Trimstones - @angmarie28 and @JoDavo66
Weight No More - open
WaistAways - @Terytha and @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - @hipari and @junedave3
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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Thank you for the warm welcome, encouragement, and all your guidance on the process @Beka3695 and @imgwendolyn2015 ... and for the added motivation and support you bring to the Shrinking Assets team @hipari and @junedave3!
I’ve bookmarked the new page for June and I’m looking forward to achieving our individual and team goals together!2 -
What a gloomy rainy day. I'm tempted to eat too much hot food. Maybe a cup of tea will do.1
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Hey everyone! New month, new introductions, and lots of new members, welcome! I’m kicking things off with a small introduction, and hope to hear everyone else’s story as well.
I’m 29, live in Finland with my husband, and currently expecting our first child. Just over a week to go until our pregnancy halfway point! I’m not losing weight or weighing in due to pregnancy, but I like this group and plan to hang around in the support team until it’s safe to start losing again postpartum.
My June goals are simply to stay healthy, gain weight at a sensible rate and enjoy summer activities. So far so good, as I only gained half a pound in 3.5 weeks of May, and I’ve been able to be a lot more active and eat a more balanced diet during my second trimester. My family sails, and I’m currently on the first sailing trip of the year with my mom and some friends. We have two more sailing weekends planned for June and early July, but my bump will probably grow too big to continue after that. It’s already fairly uncomfortable and my sailing activities are limited, but next year we can start raising a 4th generation sailor
my grandpa sailed and my mom has been sailing since she was a kid, and my first sailing trip was when I was 6 months old. 5 -
Anniesquats100 wrote: »What a gloomy rainy day. I'm tempted to eat too much hot food. Maybe a cup of tea will do.
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Hi everyone!
My name is Wendy. I live in Wisconsin with my husband and two dogs. I've been on the rollercoaster of weight loss for about 20 years. Something clicked in my head when we were sent home to work because of COVID. I decided I would go back to work smaller than when I left. Being at home has made it much easier to get my eating under control and start exercising again. I am physically going back to work 5 days a week starting June 1st so I am a little excited but nervous about losing my good habits. I've just got to plan better now. A new challenge and I am going to rock it!
I have lost 60 pounds from my heaviest weight of 214. I use intermittent fasting, 16:8, and watch my calories during the week. Weekends are much more laid back and I usually don't track at all.
I had knee surgery on May 3rd but am almost fully healed. Exercise will start again soon. I am promising myself that!
I am one of your team captains. Feel free to add me as a friend! Let's kick butt in June!!!2 -
Hi Everyone my name is Shell. I am from canada and I am looking forward to this group and some motivation!!!2
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I’m Patrice, a new member of the group from the United States, living in Alexandria, Virginia, which is just a short drive across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. I’m a 54 years old, married woman, with two sons who are both now university students (ages 19 & 20) ... and a dog that my husband loves more than any of us 😂. I work full time in the health and education fields, to improve child development and learning (in partnership with families) at the state and local levels.
I joined MFP in December 2019 and got serious about tracking my nutrition and exercise in March 2020. Since then, I’ve lost about 30 pounds, moving from my highest weight at 168 pounds and an overweight BMI, into a healthy BMI range. Now, my goal is to lose about 10-12 pounds while also building some muscle. I hope to stay between 125 and 130 pounds for maintenance, but I’m flexible depending on how the ‘recomposition’ phase goes. I don’t really know what to expect but I’m eager to learn. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all a bit better and appreciate the opportunity to join the ShrinkingAssets group!!2 -
Hi everyone I'm June. I live in the UK with my husband and our two dogs. and so happy to be a motivator for the Shrinking Assets.
I have been losing and gaining the same pounds for months so I'm hoping that being a motivator will also help me. a sort of practice what you preach.
One tip I would recommend is take your measurements on the first of the month its surprising to see that although the scales might not be showing the number that you want to see the tape measure will . especially if you are doing daily exercises.
Hope you all have a great month and looking forward to getting to know you
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Username: askewcr
Weigh in day: Saturday
SW: 274
PW: 253.5
CW: 252.5
LTD: 13.5
I'm happy to start another month. The miracle is I stuck with this challenge for the whole month! Yay!! It's going to be another amazing, successful month for us all! Let's go get it!!3 -
So is this the place we put our weekly weights on!!!1
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This week's challenge is up! Give something up for the week and feel amazing.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10834212/june-week-1-challenge-zero-for-a-week#latest
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Another new person will be right with you! Please welcome @angelic843 as your latest asset
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Hello All!
My name is Angela, I am 40 years old and I live in Pennsylvania with my husband and 12 year old step-son. I am an elementary music teacher. Summer break has just started so I am hoping this challenge will help me stay focused on my goals during these less structured months.
My goal for June is to keep focused on my daily habits, which are:
- Get 7+ hours of sleep each day.
- Drink at least 72oz of water each day.
- Stay within my caloric limit each day. (MFP on regular days & TDEE maintenance limit on special occasions)
- 6 minutes of continuous walking (I know six sounds low, but I am building up stamina after a knee injury)
- 8000 steps before bed daily
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Although I am trying to focus more on tracking my habits than the number on the scale, I hope to lose 5 pounds in June (who doesn’t want to see that number go down…LOL)
This month I need to focus on navigating…
- An inconsistent schedule - I am a teacher on summer break. I will be working some because I help with a summer program, but I have quite a few days off to navigate.
- We are taking a trip to the beach (Ocean City, MD) June 10th-13th
Thanks for letting me join last minute! I just saw the post this morning.
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UserName: SisuMom2019
Weight in week: May Week 4
Weigh In Day: Friday
CW (Current Weight): 214.0
PW (Previous Weight): 214.4
This week’s loss: .4
LTD (Loss to Date): 44.32 -
Username: francesca_grey
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): NA
CW (Current Weight): 152.4
My main motivations are:
— Shed the extra fat I gained during the panini
— Build muscle to help manage my chronic illness
— Stick to my IF 18:6 plan to curb binge eating and regulate hormones
I was in the best physical and mental shape of my life a little over a year ago and I want to get back there ASAP. I am going to follow the EPIC plan by Caroline Girvan which is dumbbell circuit training and HIIT 5 days a week with an active rest day. I might gain a little water weight to start and I tend to put on muscle relatively fast, so we’ll see how the scale responds.2 -
You have another member heading your way ... Please welcome @Nature003Life
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Hi everyone. I am Joy. A mother of three teenagers and married to my high school sweetheart. I will be 36 in August.
After having children, my highest weight was 300. The lowest was 215 and that was in 2014.
It has been a struggle for me weight-wise since 2014. Was doing well until my uncle passed away. Life happened from there.
Last year my mental health started to go downhill. My husband helped me a great deal. One thing I would do is journal but was not staying consistent. Told him about my concerns in late October and he told me to start journaling. It may be repetitive but do it anyway. Every night when we got home from work, as we are winding down, he would ask me what I journaled that day. Boy did I think of myself very negatively!!! It was ugly!!!! We started working on reversing those negative thoughts together.
Fast forward to March, do not remember what happened but something inside of me snapped. I joined the gym for the umpteenth time. Going to the gym is my me time. Finally had a 2-year leg injury looked at. Going to PT for it. No more pain. I have not been this happy and pain-free in a long time.
So, what makes this time different than all the other times? I know my triggers, what to look for and how to handle them. I am committed to making and having my me time. I have been neglecting myself. It is time to start taking better care of myself.
I enjoy nature, baking, reading, the beach, hiking, strength training, penguins are cute, hockey, and laughing. Love spending time with my family.
My current weight is 282 lbs. I would like to lose 5 lbs. in June. My end goal is 150 lbs.
Goals for June: Go to the gym 3-4 times a week. Drink 100 oz or more of water. Walk during lunch if weather permits.
Sorry for the long intro. Have a good day/night.
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Username: Socajam - 05/29/2021
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW: 185.8
CW 185.82 -
Username: junedave3
Weigh In Day: Monday
PW: 153
CW 150
I tried something different this week 8/16. seems to have worked.
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Welcome to the team @dew112520
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Welcome to team @angelic8430
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Welcome to the team @Nature003Life0
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Monday motivation!!!
I wanted to use today as a test run for my new schedule. I am physically going back to work every day starting tomorrow but I want to exercise in the morning before I go. Today was my first workout since knee surgery and it went okay. I can't do all of the moves yet so instead of stopping I just changed the moves into something else. That for me is growth because in the past I would have just stopped because I couldn't do it exactly.
So, for this week I will stay consistent with my water intake, stick to the IF 16:8, log every calorie I consume and exercise at least three days.
I hope everyone has an awesome day and I can't wait to see how our team does this week!! Think green!!!1 -
PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »I’m Patrice, a new member of the group from the United States, living in Alexandria, Virginia, which is just a short drive across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. I’m a 54 years old, married woman, with two sons who are both now university students (ages 19 & 20) ... and a dog that my husband loves more than any of us 😂. I work full time in the health and education fields, to improve child development and learning (in partnership with families) at the state and local levels.
I joined MFP in December 2019 and got serious about tracking my nutrition and exercise in March 2020. Since then, I’ve lost about 30 pounds, moving from my highest weight at 168 pounds and an overweight BMI, into a healthy BMI range. Now, my goal is to lose about 10-12 pounds while also building some muscle. I hope to stay between 125 and 130 pounds for maintenance, but I’m flexible depending on how the ‘recomposition’ phase goes. I don’t really know what to expect but I’m eager to learn. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all a bit better and appreciate the opportunity to join the ShrinkingAssets group!!
It sounds like you have a great plan for yourself. Congrats on how far you've come so far!0 -
Hi everyone I'm June. I live in the UK with my husband and our two dogs. and so happy to be a motivator for the Shrinking Assets.
I have been losing and gaining the same pounds for months so I'm hoping that being a motivator will also help me. a sort of practice what you preach.
One tip I would recommend is take your measurements on the first of the month its surprising to see that although the scales might not be showing the number that you want to see the tape measure will . especially if you are doing daily exercises.
Hope you all have a great month and looking forward to getting to know you
Great tip! I take measurements monthly.0 -
wtbarunner wrote: »So is this the place we put our weekly weights on!!!
Yes! Use the below template to report your weigh in and try to do it on your weigh day because if it is reported late it won't count towards the team tally.
Username:
Weigh In Day:
PW(previous weight):
CW(current weight):
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angelic843 wrote: »Hello All!
My name is Angela, I am 40 years old and I live in Pennsylvania with my husband and 12 year old step-son. I am an elementary music teacher. Summer break has just started so I am hoping this challenge will help me stay focused on my goals during these less structured months.
My goal for June is to keep focused on my daily habits, which are:
- Get 7+ hours of sleep each day.
- Drink at least 72oz of water each day.
- Stay within my caloric limit each day. (MFP on regular days & TDEE maintenance limit on special occasions)
- 6 minutes of continuous walking (I know six sounds low, but I am building up stamina after a knee injury)
- 8000 steps before bed daily
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Although I am trying to focus more on tracking my habits than the number on the scale, I hope to lose 5 pounds in June (who doesn’t want to see that number go down…LOL)
This month I need to focus on navigating…
- An inconsistent schedule - I am a teacher on summer break. I will be working some because I help with a summer program, but I have quite a few days off to navigate.
- We are taking a trip to the beach (Ocean City, MD) June 10th-13th
Thanks for letting me join last minute! I just saw the post this morning.
You have a great plan in place. I am working on some of the same things. We are going to rock June!!0 -
francesca_grey wrote: »Username: francesca_grey
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): NA
CW (Current Weight): 152.4
My main motivations are:
— Shed the extra fat I gained during the panini
— Build muscle to help manage my chronic illness
— Stick to my IF 18:6 plan to curb binge eating and regulate hormones
I was in the best physical and mental shape of my life a little over a year ago and I want to get back there ASAP. I am going to follow the EPIC plan by Caroline Girvan which is dumbbell circuit training and HIIT 5 days a week with an active rest day. I might gain a little water weight to start and I tend to put on muscle relatively fast, so we’ll see how the scale responds.
Is the dumbbell circuit training available on demand somewhere or is it something you purchased? I am curious because weight training is something I'm interested in but I'm a little nervous to do anything at the gym. Newbee nerves...0 -
Nature003Life wrote: »Hi everyone. I am Joy. A mother of three teenagers and married to my high school sweetheart. I will be 36 in August.
After having children, my highest weight was 300. The lowest was 215 and that was in 2014.
It has been a struggle for me weight-wise since 2014. Was doing well until my uncle passed away. Life happened from there.
Last year my mental health started to go downhill. My husband helped me a great deal. One thing I would do is journal but was not staying consistent. Told him about my concerns in late October and he told me to start journaling. It may be repetitive but do it anyway. Every night when we got home from work, as we are winding down, he would ask me what I journaled that day. Boy did I think of myself very negatively!!! It was ugly!!!! We started working on reversing those negative thoughts together.
Fast forward to March, do not remember what happened but something inside of me snapped. I joined the gym for the umpteenth time. Going to the gym is my me time. Finally had a 2-year leg injury looked at. Going to PT for it. No more pain. I have not been this happy and pain-free in a long time.
So, what makes this time different than all the other times? I know my triggers, what to look for and how to handle them. I am committed to making and having my me time. I have been neglecting myself. It is time to start taking better care of myself.
I enjoy nature, baking, reading, the beach, hiking, strength training, penguins are cute, hockey, and laughing. Love spending time with my family.
My current weight is 282 lbs. I would like to lose 5 lbs. in June. My end goal is 150 lbs.
Goals for June: Go to the gym 3-4 times a week. Drink 100 oz or more of water. Walk during lunch if weather permits.
Sorry for the long intro. Have a good day/night.
Three teenagers....wowsers!! Mental health is so important. Even though we just met, I'm so proud of you for taking those steps. I hope that you just continue to get stronger and can stick to plan of taking care of yourself. I am happy your are part of our team!0
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