Shape Shifters Team Chat - MAY 2022
jugar
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We have five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows:
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @lindamtuck2018 and @Megan_smartiepants1970
Mission Slimpossibles - @broncobuddee and @TeresaW1020
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and open
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @peng123 & @MeowScout
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71 & @trooworld
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The May challenge runs from May 1 - 28. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
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:
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 can be excused for a week or two, or are moved to the Support Team for longer. 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 and year begin!!
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FAQ for New Shape Shifters Members
How do I post my weigh in?
Userid
(Day of Week) Weigh-in
PW: 204 lbs (previous weight)
CW: 202 lbs (current weight)
LTD: 12 lbs (optional loss to date)
Where is the Weigh in stats spreadsheet?
Start at the Fat2Fit Main Page and under the header information, you’ll see a section at the bottom that says “TO ACCESS THE SPREADSHEETS FOR JANUARY CLICK HERE” followed by the link in blue. Once you click on that link, it will take you to the Summary page. Find Shape Shifters on the tabs at the bottom and click on that and that brings you to the stats page. Also on this page (scrolling down), you’ll find the Step Challenge chart as well. This is where we record your daily steps if you sign up to be part of the monthly step challenge. More info on how to sign up is below! Join us!
How often should I post in the chatroom?
Whenever you have a question, suggestion, story, news announcement or just want to brighten someone's day!! There's never too much...and please share recipes, tips, laughs, challenges, cartoons, pictures of your pets, pictures from walks you've taken, etc...we love it all!!
What if I have to be out of town during my weigh in?
Send a message to one of the Captains (JessicaKrall8 or TheMrWobbly) in the chatroom or in a private message on MFP's mail and let her know your circumstance...if it's just for a week or two, you can be excused from the weigh-in. If you must leave for longer than a month, you may be moved to our support team until you return. When you're ready to come back, send another message and the MODS will move you back to active status.
What happens if I miss a weigh in?
If you're late, you'll be marked as LWI (late weigh in). If you fail to report in at all, you'll be labeled as NWI (no weigh in). After two NWIs, you're put on the drop list if you explanation has been provided. It's always best to let your Captain know what's going on and she'll make sure you're covered.
How do I sign up for the Step Challenge?
Send the Captains a message that you'd like to join, provide your daily step goal and tell her your favorite place to walk. It's that simple!
Do I have to re-register each month to remain part of Team Shape Shifters?
No, your membership will carry over month to month. The only place where this is NOT true is for the Step Challenge. You have to sign up each month to participate in it and this gives you the opportunity to adjust your daily step goal.
If I've missed anything or questions arise, just post them! We'll find the information you need as much as possible! Hope this helps!
Welcome!
Jessica
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A hearty welcome to our new members:
@JenHul
@Jax_Grim (welcome back!)
@paulerdmann1
@Afura
Everyone has already introduced themselves in the April chatroom, but just so we can have another opportunity to get to know you, would you mind each sharing your biggest struggle with your journey AND your most recent triumph?
I'm excited about May and can't wait to see what we can accomplish together as a team! I'm getting some great ideas for upcoming Group Challenges, so make sure you don't miss out on those. A new one starts every Sunday and I will be posting the one starting tomorrow in a link in this chatroom later this afternoon. Hope to see you join us!
Enjoy your weekend!
Jessica
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Good Morning,
My name is Jen. I'm new to this group.My team is "Shape Shifters" I just wanted to say Hi! I'm interested in joining the step challenge for the month of May. My step goal is 9000 steps/ 7km a day. I enjoy evening walks at night with my daughter. On weekends I enjoy going to different locations to walk around there! Living in Southern Alberta, Canada we dress in layers or pack extra to be ready for all 4 seasons in one day
Mother Nature is very fickle lol 1 -
The May Week 1 Group Challenge "Pass It On" is posted and ready to begin on Sunday, May 1st and will run through Saturday, May 7th. Please join us in the Group's Chatroom for a challenging and fun event all week long! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10863372/may-week-1-group-challenge-pass-it-on/p1?new=1
Special thanks to @PatriceFitnessPal for the wonderful idea! Hope to see you there!
Jessica
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So, I'm halfway through evening walk and thought I would check in. I just got back from day tubing down a local spring. This was my first time. There were turtles and there qere also, unfortunately, snakes and an alligator. One of my kids sort of broke down emotionally halfway through. I guess he inherited that from me.
I have been trying to stay very active the past week. I suffer from severe depression at times, amd.the past couple weeks have been challenging to say the least. That is what has contributed to my past and current weight struggles. I had gained over 20 pounds of the 100+ I had lost back, so I'm working to get back on track now.3 -
Jax_Grimm
Sunday Weigh-in
PW: 241.6 lbs
CW: 241.4 lbs
LTD: 73.6 lbs
Not much of a loss, but a till a loss. My weight trended down 2lbs less compared to last week, but of course it spiked up a bit today.1 -
Steps 30 April: 13.875
Cleaned my bedroom, washed the bedsheet, my pillow and stuffed animal. Didn't have the energy to go for a walk.
While I was out in the garden with Tinus, he was sniffing some bushes. He then put his nose in the air, looked crosseyed and just had an all over expression of 'wtf is that'. So I went over to pet his head, got a wet hand, realized his head was covered in foul smelling cat or dog pee. So we went into the backyard, cleaned up myself and then Tinus with one of those pet wet wipes. They are unscented which normally is great, but now meant his head was still stinky. So I added a drop of peppermint oil to another wipe, cleaned him again. And then a 3rd time with a wet washcloth. Probably the cleanest his head has been in his life. But ugh, I hate it when pets are left to roam free and do stuff like that. It was in my front yard. I have been wanting a low fence around my garden for a while, because it's not the first time I find 'surprises' and it's just so gross. So hopefully I can set that up with my dad soon.
Happy Sunday everyone
Poor Tinus!! Bless his heart...rude roaming animal!! Your Tinus sounds like a gentle soul, just like my Hazel. She loves to play chase the shoestring and her favorite thing is for me to wrap them around her and then she can go spin and get out of them...I'm always telling her "Hazel, it's on your butt" and she takes off to go resolve that! LOL You'll have to give Tinus a few head rubs from me today!!! How large is the area you'd have to fence? My neighbor just had to replace their fence and I know it can be expensive, but if you're doing a lower fence (2-3 ft), it might not be too much. What do you plant in your garden area? Vegetables or mainly flowers?
I'm just piddling around today...tried baking a new dessert for an upcoming dinner party I'm planning with a friend. Washed a load of clothes. Walked, of course...today is the new month and I'm starting on my goal for May. Thank goodness my feet are cooperating! Hope you have a lovely Sunday as well, @Pupowl !
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Daily Step goal: 6,000
Thu 4/28: 12,307
Fri 4/29: 12,126
Sat 4/30: 14,012
For May, I'll go back to Daily Step goal: 10,000
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@Jax_Grim - I’m sorry you (& other fellow Shape Shifters) have to deal with chronic depression, which can be so draining. It sounds as though you’ve learned some good coping skills that are helping you manage the depression and I’m glad you are reducing stigma by talking about it.
Whether your children face depression or not, you are contributing to their ability to feel compassion and become more resilient by your positive example.
The tubing sounds like it turned from a peaceful experience to a scary ‘adventure’ — Yikes! Some people might be more used to alligators and snakes than me, but that sounds frightening to this city dweller. I love nature, and spend most vacations outdoors, but I try to avoid alligators (& lions, tigers, and bears — oh my!)
Your walk sounds like a good way to decompress. Did you see anything interesting along the way? Today’s challenge encourages us to describe our walk so I hope you’ll share about it, here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10863372/may-week-1-group-challenge-pass-it-on/p1?new=1
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Steps:
4/29 5,607
4/30 9,017
Please put me down for May Step Challenge- keep it at 6,000
It does not look like it will crawl out of the high 40s anytime soon in WI & no sun until possibly Wednesday
This weather really plays a number in me - no Spring ☹ in sight - it's too cold for me to walk outside - today its cloudy & very windy1 -
SeeLess25
Sunday Weigh-in
PW: Missed Checked In Last Week
CW: 211.2 Lbs
LTD: 12.8 Lbs
Just two more weeks of Softball then evenings are my own again!!!1 -
SeeLess25
Sunday Weigh-in
PW: Missed Checked In Last Week
CW: 211.2 Lbs
LTD: 12.8 Lbs
Just two more weeks of Softball then evenings are my own again!!!
@seeless25 Wish you could join us in the weekly group challenges...helps you get to know everyone and they're SO MUCH FUN! This week's is a brand new one that someone suggested and so far, it's a blast...just started today. Link is above!
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Kicked off my personal walking challenge for May with 1.68 miles today. My goal is 44 miles this month. I'm hopeful! Feet are getting back to normal after I discovered my error. Really wish I had a walking buddy nearby, but I don't...gotta work on that. Hope everyone enjoyed their Sunday. I am off to read before bed. Gonna be a busy week. I'm not ready for Monday!
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I guess me and one other person are doing the Habit Tracker - it's a good tool to use
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LaurieWrobo wrote: »I guess me and one other person are doing the Habit Tracker - it's a good tool to use
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@LaurieWrobo - I agree that the habit tracker is a useful tool. I see that the Mission Slimpossible team has the most people participating and they are on the leaderboard this month so maybe there’s a connection.2
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@jessicakrall8 - Hi Jessica, I returned from vacation a few days ago. I missed posting on the April chat before it closed so here's my info.
AC204
Missed 4/15 & 4/22 weigh-ins due to vacation.
Friday (4/27) weigh-in
PW: 193.4
CW: 193.8
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PatriceFitnessPal wrote: »@LaurieWrobo - I agree that the habit tracker is a useful tool. I see that the Mission Slimpossible team has the most people participating and they are on the leaderboard this month so maybe there’s a connection.
I also really like the habit tracker, though I have only started using it the past couple of months. It's really nice to see what you still need to work on and areas you already do well in. While the goal is to get everything checked off of course, that's not realistic if you are working on new habits. If I tick the box every day for a month, then it's not something I need to be tracking anymore. So it's nice to see how the month goes and trying to refine what to focus on for the next one.
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jessicakrall8 wrote: »Steps 30 April: 13.875
Cleaned my bedroom, washed the bedsheet, my pillow and stuffed animal. Didn't have the energy to go for a walk.
While I was out in the garden with Tinus, he was sniffing some bushes. He then put his nose in the air, looked crosseyed and just had an all over expression of 'wtf is that'. So I went over to pet his head, got a wet hand, realized his head was covered in foul smelling cat or dog pee. So we went into the backyard, cleaned up myself and then Tinus with one of those pet wet wipes. They are unscented which normally is great, but now meant his head was still stinky. So I added a drop of peppermint oil to another wipe, cleaned him again. And then a 3rd time with a wet washcloth. Probably the cleanest his head has been in his life. But ugh, I hate it when pets are left to roam free and do stuff like that. It was in my front yard. I have been wanting a low fence around my garden for a while, because it's not the first time I find 'surprises' and it's just so gross. So hopefully I can set that up with my dad soon.
Happy Sunday everyone
Poor Tinus!! Bless his heart...rude roaming animal!! Your Tinus sounds like a gentle soul, just like my Hazel. She loves to play chase the shoestring and her favorite thing is for me to wrap them around her and then she can go spin and get out of them...I'm always telling her "Hazel, it's on your butt" and she takes off to go resolve that! LOL You'll have to give Tinus a few head rubs from me today!!! How large is the area you'd have to fence? My neighbor just had to replace their fence and I know it can be expensive, but if you're doing a lower fence (2-3 ft), it might not be too much. What do you plant in your garden area? Vegetables or mainly flowers?
I'm just piddling around today...tried baking a new dessert for an upcoming dinner party I'm planning with a friend. Washed a load of clothes. Walked, of course...today is the new month and I'm starting on my goal for May. Thank goodness my feet are cooperating! Hope you have a lovely Sunday as well, @Pupowl !
Jessica
Yeah, he is a very sweet cat, I still feel super lucky I found him at the shelter. He has a lot of toys, but he also likes really simple things, like a paper ball. I think for my front yard I would need around 25 meters total, but I am not entirely sure, never measured it. Plus two gates; one for the front door and one for the driveway. I don't have a car, but I do need to be able to get out with my bike. I mostly have plants that are useful for bees, butterflies or birds. I have some chives, but I don't use that for myself. Same with Moroccan mint (though I love touching the plants and smelling them). Otherwise no fruit of veg. I am considering getting strawberries since I love those and they are pretty easy to keep.
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May 1 ~ Sunday
Steps: 15.896
I had a pretty good sleep, finally managed to go to bed on time for a change. Started my morning with a 50 minute walk. It was very quiet at 7:30 on a Sunday which was great. Saw some flowers, a stork and 2 bird of prey making love. They were really far away, so I didn't see exactly what they were. I did some more laundry and tidying up of my shed. Getting somewhere with that now. Still a few things to throw out and boxes to flatten. My food went well until I effed up in the afternoon. There wasn't a reason for it either since I had a pretty good day so that was dumb.
I don't have great pictures of my walk, just a few boring ones so I will put them under the spoiler.
Happy Monday everyone
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4/1 steps - 15233
I went on two 2.5 mule walks yesterday. I did one early and one late evening. In between, I started filling up holes in the yard my dogs have made for me. You may be surprised at how big a hole a 150 lb mastiff can dig.
I've also started working on a making an area outside to relax. It's a section of the yard that is mostly unused, so I'm converting it. I'm enclosing the area in privacy fencing. I've planted some fragrant bushes like gardenias, and I have some comfortable chairs on order. I'm hoping it will be a nice little hideaway.4 -
@jessicakrall8 - Hi Jessica, I returned from vacation a few days ago. I missed posting on the April chat before it closed so here's my info.
AC204
Missed 4/15 & 4/22 weigh-ins due to vacation.
Friday (4/27) weigh-in
PW: 193.4
CW: 193.8
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@ac204 Yes, I had the MODS excuse you for Weeks 2 & 3 because of your vacation. Just requested they switch the NWI from week 4 to an LWI and I reported the weigh in. Thanks for letting me know. How was your trip? Hope you had a blast!
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JessicaKrall8
Monday Weigh-in
PW: 293.2
CW: 292.5
LTD: 87.5 lbs4 -
OK I've been slack on using the Fitness Tracker, but I'm signed up now...I'll see if it helps me stay on track better and be a little more disciplined.
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JenHul
Monday Weigh-ins
PW: 181
CW: 179.9
LTD: -1.1
Sundays total steps= 10191
Had an evening walk with my daughter and caught up over the weekend and talked about ours plans for this week. It was a very pleasant walk!4 -
Hello team.. hope you all had good weekend. My family decided to go on an inpromptu camping trip out to a remote canyon and i did some biking with my daughter. (pic below).
It closed out the last day of April with a decent step count:
Yukie_OP
4/28 - 4,950
4/29 - 7,808
4/30 - 13,109
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Calling All Shape Shifters —
For this week’s F2F Challenge, we’re testing out a crowdsourcing way of sharing leadership - and a commitment to generating one idea from group participants each day Sunday through Saturday - so I’m hoping a few of you will support the effort.
@jessicakrall8 started us off on Sunday, challenging the F2F community to take a walk and share what we saw along the way. It’s so interesting to learn about the members (Shape Shifters and members of other teams) and some of the photos they posted are wonderful!
I posted today’s challenge about setting up our environment to succeed in building the positive habits we want to establish for self improvement.
Is there anyone else from our team who is willing to post an idea this week?
This is an easy way to give back to the community of supporters with a one-time action. Research shows that giving brings more happiness to our lives so this is clearly a win-win! 🤩
I’m including some ideas we can use below, and I’m sure you all have better ones to keep the challenge lively, purposeful, and fun — that’s the best part of crowdsourcing!
Brainstorming Challenge Ideas:
-Take a break from your desk and do 10 push-ups, either on the floor or against the wall.
-Say or do something nice to/for someone today. Tell us about the experience.
-Share an inspirational quote that keeps you going on a bad day.
-Recruit someone else from your F2F group to join this week’s challenge.
-What is something you’d like to celebrate today? Tell us what you’re proud of and we’ll celebrate together!
I hope you don’t mind that I nominated you to lead tomorrow (Tuesday) @izzyred9400 based on your offer to help when Jessica put out the request. If you don’t want to do it, no worries. I sent a friend request/direct message so we can plan as needed.
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Yukie_OP -- May is a month where I will be on the support team.
My focus this month is to log study hours* not a student, work related
Not sure about you all, but I can't seem to (successfully) focus on more than 1-2 main goals at a time: If I try maintain too many habits/goals, i tend to make minimal progress across the board.
@jessicakrall8 - still want to remain on the step challenge, I'll lower my goal to 6,000 steps.
Steps for 5/1- 11,087
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