Shrinking Assets Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2021
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jugar
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Here is your Team chat room for November 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 often, and help each other succeed!
We have six great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Trimstones - @jessicakrall8
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shrinking Assets - @Beka3695 and @TheMrWobbly
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - open
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71 and @trooworld
Trimstones - @angmarie28
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shrinking Assets - open
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 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:
Username
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 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, you can weigh in if you want to, but it will not count in the weekly tally.
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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Here is the link for the Habit Tracker for November
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10847596/november-habit-tracker#latest0 -
Hi SA's you have a returning member joining you ...Please welcome back @gelatinouscube
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Hey Assets! I can’t believe November is here already. Introduction time:
I’m 29 and live in Finland with my husband. This month is a huge one for me: I’m turning 30 on the 16th, and our first child was born last week. So, November is our first full month with our baby, and I’m leaving my 20s behind while getting used to being a mother and finding a balance for my new life. I’m easing myself back into a healthier lifestyle with little things like taking our daughter on daily walks on her stroller and re-introducing fruits, veggies and berries into my diet (I puked literally every single produce-based thing for most of the first trimester and struggled with a lot of veggies throughout. For a month all I could eat was meat, dairy and bread/grains, even ketchup was too veggie-ish for my stomach.)
I’m still hanging out in the support squad for November and not checking the scale, I’ll rejoin the team after I’m cleared in my postpartum medical check-up that I expect to happen 6-ish weeks from birth.
My November goals:
- Find a maintainable rhythm to living with a baby
- Go on a daily walk
- Return to pre-pregnancy breakfast habits5 -
Hello Assets!
I'm just checking if @socajam is back for November - if so, please confirm if Sunday will be your weigh-in day and post a starting weight for the month from LAST Sunday (or a good guess) and a week 1 weight for today. Thanks!
Other Sunday weights due:
@TheMrWobbly (please be SURE not to miss this week!)
@DyanasLBSGoingDown
@DeanBurrows
If you are new, I know the week 1 Sunday seems really early! Just put in today's weight anyhow, and then after your first month, it won't seem so weird. Or if you prefer a different weigh-in day, just ask here and it shall be done.2 -
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Hard to believe October is essentially over! You can find all of the results at the links below:
October Week Four Results
October Grand Finale Results
Here's a sneak peak of how your team did...
Last Week
October
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Welcome to all the new Shrinking Assets members! And, Congratulations to @Beka3695 on the new job. I’m gearing up for a job search soon so I was motivated by your news and updates!
@frankwbrown - Your fitness routine sounds really challenging. I’m also trying to figure out how to balance my daily nutrition and activity level to maintain my current weight. So, I’ll be interested in learning more about your experience in the coming months.3 -
Hello Team!
My name is Patrice and I live in Northern Virginia, close to Washington, DC, with my husband and 10 year old Boston Terrier dog. We have two young adult children who are both attending college and living on campus. Our soon-to-be 20 year old is in South Carolina and our 21 year old son is in Boston, where my husband and I both grew up. We visit our extended family in Boston regularly because my mother and father-in-law need more support as they get older.
I’m 55 years old and about 5’3” tall. I joined MFP in December 2019 and lost about 45 pounds from my highest (non-pregnancy) weight of 168. I became more active in the community forums in April 2020 and joined this group around May 2021 with about 10 pounds to lose in order to reach my goal of 125 pounds. I achieved my goal in August and I’m now focusing on maintaining my weight between 120 and 130 pounds.
I’m going to schedule a DEXA scan before the end of the year so I can gather baseline information about my bone density, water, body fat and muscle mass percentages. I’m finishing up an active outdoor rowing season on November 6, when our 8-person ‘sweep’ group competes in an end-of-year competition. I’ll have to build completely new fitness habits so my goal this month is to begin attending yoga sessions 2-3 times per week to increase my strength, balance, and flexibility. I’ll still have the opportunity to go ‘sculling’ on another river; but, it takes longer to drive there, so I’ll probably only row the one-person boat (with two oars) once a week through the end of the month.
In December, I plan to add additional cardio exercises and weights to build muscle. So, I’ll try to incorporate more movement and weightlifting into this month, but I’ll consider those a ‘bonus’ for now. I also play soccer once a week in a ‘masters’ league and my husband and I workout together twice a week for 30 minutes with a personal trainer. I find I need to burn at least 200-300 calories extra (and ‘eat back’ those calories) to enjoy a snack each day, without going over my daily calorie target. I reflect on my macro-nutrient balance at least weekly but hope to pay more careful attention to my protein intake once I start weight training in the new year.
Best wishes in making progress toward your goals, Shrinking Assets. I’ll look forward to sharing what we are each learning about our experience so we can all benefit from the lessons and wisdom of the group!8 -
leni1us
Friday
Previous Weight: 151.4
Current Weight: 150.6
This is for October 10/29. Sorry I'm late.7 -
Toriirving
Monday
PW: 144.7
CW: 143.6
1st Weigh-in!! Excited to get back on track! 🙌8 -
GelatinousCube
Monday
PW: n/a
CW: 193.4
Hi all! Hoping to have some accountability and reverse the last year's worth of gains.
I'd also really like to build some habits around being more active9 -
I'm super happy... I already started watching my sugar intake and gonna drink 3 litres of water daily.... can't wait to weigh in on Saturday5
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Username
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 185.8
CW (Current Weight): 185.86 -
BlueSkyNomad
Monday
SW: 216 (BMI 34.9)
PW: 208
CW: 208 (BMI 33.8)7 -
We had our first healthcare appointment with the baby today! Lots of information and things happening, and my postpartum checkup was scheduled. My checkup is mid-December and then we have the baby’s christening party, Christmas and my husband will be on vacation/paternity leave for last two weeks of December. All this means I’ll be busy with family and Christmas, so it seems I won’t join the weight loss team until January, with all the New Year starters
I just realized now, I forgot to weigh myself at the clinic after all… we’re going back next week because the baby needs a weigh-in, maybe I’ll remember then.7 -
Hi my usual weigh in would be this Saturday but I’d like to skip this week if possible. I’ll be at a work conference this week and won’t be eating my usual foods. Thanks!4
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chublet25
Tuesday, Nov 2
PW: 139.8
CW: 137.8. . . .I was at my post-cancer check up yesterday and I asked the doctor about my remarkably steady weight loss. I am still losing 2 pounds per week even though I am exercising less and weighing less! She didn't seem concerned and thought I was doing great, but if I have a pig out week and STILL lose 2 pounds, I'm to book a CT scan. So I'm just going to keep on doing what I'm doing and hope the magic doesn't stop until I reach my goal weight! And it's true that while I'm not doing a lot of formal exercise right now, I am doing a lot of hard work around the place getting ready for winter. (11.8 - 17.8 pounds from goal; sheesh, you'd think I'd look better than I do....)9 -
Wtbarunner
Wednesday
PW 237.5
CW 239.2
I was expecting a gain this week as I had lost so much last week after starting a diuretic!!2 -
coblujay
Wednesday
PW: 217.4
CW: 214.0
I refocused this week and made sure I was tracking accurately and not snacking. I'm officially 50 pounds down! Special thanks to all of you in these challenges that help keep me moving forward. 8 -
Wednesday weigh in Maintenance
No WEIGH IN ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM VEGAS4
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