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Weight No More Team Chat - NOVEMBER 2022

jugar
jugar Posts: 10,262 Member
edited December 2022 in Social Groups
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Here is your Team chat room for November 2022. This is where you weigh weekly, 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 there any time.

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 @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and open

Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @fatfifties
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods
Shape Shifters - @angmarie28 & @PatriceFitnessPal

HOW IT ALL WORKS: The November challenge runs from October 30th - December 3rd. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!

Every challenger weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat thread. 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 begin!!
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  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,440 Member
    The November Week 1 Group Challenge is posted and will begin tomorrow, Sunday, Oct 30th. Join us this week as we begin the Curb the Candy Challenge! Here's your link:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10876810/november-week-1-group-challenge-curb-the-candy-challenge#latest

    Hope to see you there!
    Jessica :blush:
  • ljdanny
    ljdanny Posts: 2,136 Member
    Steps

    Sun-15,300
    Mon-17,107
    Tues-13,849
    Wed-16,601
    Thurs-7,589
    Fri-15,350
    Sat-15,071
  • ljdanny
    ljdanny Posts: 2,136 Member
    I have never had this many steps in a week before. I should go on vacation without a car more often. We had to walk all over the resort and then we would always walk into town for shopping and drinks to change up things from the resort. I have also been exercising since I got home, im hoping to make a change. Today I went to zumba and then I plan on just getting all my laundry done and maybe do some things around the house or maybe get mentally prepared to go back to work. We took the grandkids trunk or treating Friday night and will go out trick or treating tomorrow. I love watching them run around all excited.
  • JessicaVRosati
    JessicaVRosati Posts: 61 Member
    Hi All!

    Thanks for taking me in. I'm glad to be part of the Weight No More Team.

    I'll be just turned 50 on 10/29. I'm a mother of 3 and grandmother of 3 (so far). I'm also a semi-retired registered nurse, currently living and volunteering in Rwanda, but my home base is western New York State. I have certifications in medical coding, grief counseling, yoga, zumba and most recently health coaching. I was obese as a child and have struggled with weight most of my life. Now that I have my health coach certification I know that I really have to walk the talk. I know what to do and how to do it, but accountability has always been my weakness. That's why I really appreciate a support group like this.

    Peace, Jessica
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
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  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
    edited October 2022
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  • GinLee61
    GinLee61 Posts: 1,223 Member
    Congrats to all our October losers! Onward to November!!
  • colemanmelissa
    colemanmelissa Posts: 46 Member
    edited October 2022
    Melissacoleman430
    Sun 3361
    Mon 9424
    Tues 2305
    Wed 9688
    Thur 10112
    Fri 4381
    Sat 4197

    Total 43,468
    Was leaf peeping in North Carolina, hopefully will get back into routine.
  • colemanmelissa
    colemanmelissa Posts: 46 Member
    Melissacoleman430@icloud.com
    Hi I’m Melissa and here for the November challenge. Retired Nurse, love my chickens and duck, hunting, vacations, and losing weight, getting more tone and in shape to get rid of diabetes and high triglycerides and those meds. Also have Hashimotos. Looking to get back up to 7,000 steps a day then increase eventually to 10,000.
    CW 236.1
    OSW 259
  • colemanmelissa
    colemanmelissa Posts: 46 Member
    Any tips for traveling while keeping your calories where they need to be? I’m usually fine at home but if I go anywhere for even 2 days I gain a pound 🙁
  • JessicaVRosati
    JessicaVRosati Posts: 61 Member
    colemanmelissa wrote: »
    Any tips for traveling while keeping your calories where they need to be? I’m usually fine at home but if I go anywhere for even 2 days I gain a pound 🙁

    Although it's a pain to do while traveling, keeping your food journal helps to keep calories in control. I like to try everything, especially new and special foods, but take small amounts. Also stay hydrated and drinking plenty of water. Try not to let the calorie counting ruin your fun. Good luck and enjoy your trip.
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
    colemanmelissa wrote: »
    Any tips for traveling while keeping your calories where they need to be? I’m usually fine at home but if I go anywhere for even 2 days I gain a pound 🙁

    @colemanmelissa

    Drinking a TON of water is always my tactic, so I am going to have to agree with @JessicaVRosati on this one. It's also important to remember that we tend to retain water when we consume salty/sugary foods, so the pound you believe you gain may just be water. You would have to eat about 3500 extra calories just to gain a pound, so it's much more likely that you're retaining water if you're seeing a jump in weight after just a couple days away.
  • cedarfoxy
    cedarfoxy Posts: 72 Member
    Steps
    10/23 - 10/29

    10/23 Sun: 10,106
    10/24 Mon: 10,363
    10/25 Tue: 11,565
    10/26 Wed: 11,332
    10/27 Thurs: 10,056
    10/28 Fri: 10,757
    10/29 Sat: 12,847

    Total for the week: 33,660
  • GinLee61
    GinLee61 Posts: 1,223 Member
    @minstrelofsarcasm Ashley, I don't know if you saw the announcement but MFP will be retiring the personal blogging feature in a few weeks. According to the announcement, you have until 11/17 to download copies of your blogs if you want to save them, then the personal blog feature will go away completely on 11/21. Here's the link to the announcement:
    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032271072-Retiring-My-Blog-Personal-Blogging-Feature-on-11-21-22
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
    GinLee61 wrote: »
    @minstrelofsarcasm Ashley, I don't know if you saw the announcement but MFP will be retiring the personal blogging feature in a few weeks. According to the announcement, you have until 11/17 to download copies of your blogs if you want to save them, then the personal blog feature will go away completely on 11/21. Here's the link to the announcement:
    https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032271072-Retiring-My-Blog-Personal-Blogging-Feature-on-11-21-22

    I did not! I've been working on copying everything to Google Docs, but have been slacking for a while. I'll have to get back on that - thanks for letting me know!
  • colemanmelissa
    colemanmelissa Posts: 46 Member
    edited November 2022
    Melissacoleman430
    Weigh in day Monday
    Pw 236.1
    Cw 235.2
    Thank you Jessicavrosati and minstrelofsarcsm, ya next time I’m going to drink water and try to track my calories. I didn’t drink hardly any water. My mini vacations weren’t as detrimental to my weight loss as I thought. When I got back home I immediately got back into my routine and out of the 2 lbs had really only gained 1 lb. thank you for the tips I’ll be able to use them next time then not be sad when I get back home :)
  • melaniedscott
    melaniedscott Posts: 1,452 Member
    colemanmelissa wrote: »
    Any tips for traveling while keeping your calories where they need to be? I’m usually fine at home but if I go anywhere for even 2 days I gain a pound 🙁

    Depends on if you travel for fun, with someone or alone. When I travel alone in the car for shorter trips, I pack healthy snacks (fruit, nuts, veggies) and sometimes whole meals in a cooler. For longer, there are some aseptically packaged stew-like foods that I like (indian, usually and brown rice) that, when eaten in actually listed portion size, are not bad nutritionally. Or sandwich stuff. Or I stop at a grocery for better options ehen I get where I'm going.

    When traveling with hubs, we pack breakfast and lunch stuff (oatmeal, english muffins or bagels or boiled eggs, cream cheese and/or PBJ, and sandwich fixins (or prepped sandwiches with veg on the side), fruit, sliced fresh veg) and then only eat out for dinners. And snacks, trail mix, single serve chips, etc.

    That can help. BUT (and it is a big one) it is pretty common for your weight to increase when traveling --it isn't always indicative of actual gains... sometimes it is just your body dealing with stress. Cortisol is a killer.
  • MotylekOkruchy
    MotylekOkruchy Posts: 196 Member
    edited November 2022
    MotylekOkruchy
    steps:
    Sunday: 21221
    Monday: 13804
    Tuesday: 11379
    Wednesday: 14222
    Thursday: 13742
    Friday: 16888
    Saturday: 12923
    TOTAL: 104,179

    October total: 404,083
  • healthygirlintransit
    healthygirlintransit Posts: 220 Member
    I need to move my weigh-in day to Sunday
  • gem_t_86
    gem_t_86 Posts: 40 Member
    Nooo, I completely forgot to weigh in and contribute to the October stats! And I lost 3lb this week as well!

    I still like having Monday morning as my weigh-in day - what's best for me to do please someone? Should I just record Monday's stats now or skip a week and start recording in Nov for November's stats?

    I'm also not sure if I need to do anything to join the group for the November one or if I'm automatically rolled over as an October member?
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
    edited November 2022
    healthygirlintransit wrote: »
    I need to move my weigh-in day to Sunday

    @healthygirlintransit - You got it! I will need your weight from this past Sunday for your weigh-in this week, unless you'd prefer we just copy over your weight from this past Saturday.

    gem_t_86 wrote: »
    Nooo, I completely forgot to weigh in and contribute to the October stats! And I lost 3lb this week as well!

    I still like having Monday morning as my weigh-in day - what's best for me to do please someone? Should I just record Monday's stats now or skip a week and start recording in Nov for November's stats?

    I'm also not sure if I need to do anything to join the group for the November one or if I'm automatically rolled over as an October member?

    @gem_t_86 -

    Whoa whoa whoa, deep breath.

    You haven't missed a weigh-in, according to the spreadsheet. October's stats only went through the 29th, with the November stats starting on October 30th (a little confusing sometimes, but as long as you weigh in once a week, the team captains can keep everything on track).

    Just record your Monday weigh-in now, and I'll enter it as your first weight for the month of November. The three pound loss will go into record for the results posted on Sunday.

    As for your membership, it rolls over automatically - you are all set!
  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,569 Member
    edited November 2022
    I am missing weigh-ins for this week from:

    @healthygirlintransit - see previous message
    @shnkrnrynn
    @gem_t_86 - see previous message
    @irritionalsammy

    Weighing in Today:

    @worldtrav89
    @ssssseika

    Upcoming:

    @ljdanny
    @bumpbreakcar
    @pacsnc6
    @sandielewis2001
    @rachelrjh
    @MotylekOkruchy
    @GinLee61
    @abp1025
    @minstrelofsarcasm (oh hey, it's me!)
    @JessicaVRosati
    @melaniedscott
    @gigglemachine
    @Zumba_Luvah
    @OllieAndEd2021
    @cedarfoxy
  • shnkrnrynn
    shnkrnrynn Posts: 85 Member
    minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »
    I am missing weigh-ins for this week from:
    @shnkrnrynn

    I did post at around the same time I post weekly.

    Here is the quoted message for your reference.
    shnkrnrynn wrote: »
    Weigh In Day: Monday
    PW (Previous Weight): 210
    CW (Current Weight): 207

    Steps October 24 - October 30
    October 24- 11616
    October 25- 10181
    October 26 - 3812
    October 27- 6173
    October 28 - 3708
    October 29 - 4811
    October 30 - 2372

    My steps might go down a bit going forward, doing a lot of push pull workouts on some days.

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