Weight No More Team Chat - AUGUST 2023
jugar
Posts: 10,262 Member
Fat2Fit has 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 Slimpossible - @broncobuddee and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @Slimmersixties & @JaysFan82
Mission Slimpossibles - @katmary71
Weight No More - @rachelrjh
WaistAways - @conleywoods & @cleaneater80
Shape Shifters - @Sbus12 and @Cyncia85
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The August challenge runs for 5 weeks, from July 30 - September 2. F2F months always start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday, so adjust your calendars!
Everyone weighs in weekly on their chosen day right here in the team chat. 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 want a break, you can be excused for a week or two, or are moved to 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. Don't worry! You can always come back even if you get dropped.
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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Hello, I’m @alexhomeandcoffee
My weigh-in days will be Fridays
PW: 207.6
CW: 205.6
Goal by end of August: 198
I’m improving from the last challenge and I’ve lowered my calories and am consuming more protein.
Working out 5 days
Getting at least 80 oz of water
I’m just now tracking my steps, I’m at a 4k step average and definitely need to improve on that
Welcome to everyone in this month challenge2 -
The August Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Jul 30th. Join us this week as we go "Back In The Day"! It's going to be a fun, memorable and active week! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10896052/august-week-1-group-challenge-back-in-the-day-challenge#latest
Hope to see you in the chat room!
Jessica2 -
Hello! I'm Emery and back after a long break. Honestly, I'm back because I miss both the community and the challenge. I like holding myself accountable to a group and I like winning!
My biggest habits to work on this month are tracking my food and drinking water.
Weigh In Day: Saturday
PW (Previous Weight): -
CW (Current Weight): 186.6
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melaniedscott
Saturday weighin (July, late)
PW: 235
CW: 235
Sun: 1000
Mon: 3236
Tues: 3043
Wed: 2624
Thurs: 3630
Fri: 5577
Sat: 1000
Sorry had car issues yesterday that threw me off (oil change turned into the dealership doing serious damage to my car, then they didn't want to tell me, which now they have to fix it). Anyway. Not great stepping but not bad.
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Hey WeightNoMores! Welcome to July August. I'm Ashley, I'll be one of your two co-captains here to guide you through the month (and even longer, if you'll stick around with us). It's been a bit since I've put adequate effort into the team, and I'd like to apologize for doing the bare minimum - all of you deserve better than that.
And admittedly, this is copied and pasted from last month, but not much of this has shifted in the past month.~ THE BASICS ~Name: Ashley
Age: 27 (28 at the end of August)
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Ohio, USA
Occupation: Chemical Engineer
Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 234lbs
Current Weight: 179lbs
Lowest Weight: 6lb 10oz
Medical Diagnosis: Multiple Sclerosis~ MY HEALTH STORY ~I grew up in a Clean Plates Club™ household, with the idea that food could stuff down any emotion and mask any discomfort. This led to being bullied as a child, expecting people to be mean to me in middle and high school (and then being mean to people first so they didn't have the chance), having an identity crisis in college, and being scared (ahem) poopless after a doctor told me I was on the edge of being pre-diabetic.
I used this fear to catapult me into fitness, starting with indoor cycling classes. I expanded into trying out OrangeTheory, Barry's Bootcamp, F45, and numerous smaller boutique fitness studios. Eventually, I landed on a nice gym that offers group fitness but also allows you to use their equipment for your own personal use. That, combined with having a personal training session once a week, and dropping into group fitness studios from time to time, has led me to have a balanced fitness routine.
In the middle of me getting my (ahem) stuff together, November 2019, I had my first major Multiple Sclerosis relapse and could not feel half of my body. At the time, I had no diagnosis and did not know what was going on outside of the sensation of pins and needles on my left side. After playing a rousing game of Musical Neurologists, I found a doctor who did not believe my condition to be severe anxiety. He ordered an MRI and a spinal tap, and I was on my way. 14 vials of blood, 2 MRIs, and one spinal tap later, I had a diagnosis. My symptoms are mostly manageable, and my active lifestyle along with reasonably healthy eating has allowed me to continue on with my life without much interruption. My next MRI is in a week, and I hope it shows no further deterioration, as there is currently no cure for MS.
And now? Now I'm focused on building muscle, maintaining my cardiovascular health, and holding back the icky side effects of the autoimmune disorder. Losing weight would be fantastic, but it's not my focus anymore. I'm also studying to become a certified personal trainer, with the intent to make fitness more accessible for those with chronic illness.~ FUN NUMBERS ~Number of Spin Classes Attended: 1160
Deadlift Personal Best: 180 lbs
Fastest Mile Run: 6m 11s
Percent Body Fat: 25.7%
Times "Started Over": Too High to Count~ THINGS TO KNOW ~- I am also a moderator for F2F, so if something doesn't look right, you can let me know and I'll take care of it.
- As a chemical engineer, I am VERY familiar with a lot of the chemicals we put into our bodies, and numbers are my friends. I also do research for a living. You want facts? I'm your girl. I am always (ALWAYS) happy to explain the science behind something.
- I used to have a blog on MFP before they removed the blog feature. I didn't save everything I ever wrote, but you can find some of it here: LINK
- I am an open book. You want to know about life with MS? Just ask. You want to know when my last bowel movement was? Just ask. You want my maple donut cookie recipe? Just ask. There is not a single topic I am unwilling to chat about - all it takes is asking the right questions.
~ RECENT DRAMA ~One of my childhood friends is getting married in September. Her bachelorette party was a month ago. She planned it herself, because she wanted it to be perfect. And when she sent out the agenda/packing list, she also sent out a dress code.
The dress code body shamed a good half of her friends.
Don't believe me? She sent out a second message, to just a select group of us, which started with "And to my curvier friends..."
Her rules included gems such as:- No lace
- No mesh
- No cutouts
- No dresses shorter than just above the knee
- No heels higher than 2.5 inches
- No strapless outfits
- No one-shoulder outfits
- No distracting cleavage
I intentionally broke several of her rules, but not in a way that would ruin any of her photos. She elaborated at one point, claiming that her rules were for aesthetic purposes - this didn't help her case.
And now the plan is to get a spite body. It's similar to a revenge body after a break-up, but this time, it's driven by spite. Maybe it's not the healthiest motivator, but it's certainly a fun one.
UDPATE: I've ordered a bunch of potential dresses for her wedding, and there's one I'm excited about. It's slightly smaller than I am right now, but I'm hoping I can fit into it in time. I've got a little less than two months. Send me all the fat-burning vibes you've got.5 -
Emm_165
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 263.2
CW (Current Weight): 258.5
Hi All! August already? Skipped weigh in last week, but glad to be back for another month. Summer vacay is over in 10 days and back to reality. Its been a good summer of travel, learning things about my body and about foods that keep me healthy (and not healthy). One day at a time!4 -
Hi all! Last month I didn’t really introduce myself, I’m terrible at personal intros. My name is Marcy, I’m 33 and a mom of one boy and 2 dogs. My weight has always been all over the place, just before the pandemic I found orange theory and fell in love with hiit classes, I was able to lose 45lbs but slowly it all came back when everything shut down.
I’m getting married in September and a huge wake up call was when I tried on my dress (that was originally too big) wouldn’t zip up, so I’ve been working on getting back on track and making better habits and try and stay consistent rather than my usual all or nothing mindset.
Can’t wait to see everyone’s successes this month and so glad to be part of the group 😊4 -
July 30th
Weigh In Day: Sunday
Previous Weight: July 23rd - 205.9
Current Weight: July 30th - 206.0
Steps
Sunday - 6552
Monday - 5708
Tuesday - 6485
Wednesday - 5291
Thursday - 5811
Friday - 5877
Saturday - 5440
Total - 41,164 steps
7000 k daily goal2 -
A huge congrats to our winners:@podperson1 @ksludwig and @Marcy2890 for July Week Four!
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@Marcy2890 @GarysGirl78 and @akstamps for the Grand Finale!
I'm also so incredibly proud of us for winning the Team Awards for the entire month! I know for a fact that I did not contribute a single thing to that winning (I actually gained over the course of last month - whoops!), so I appreciate that all of you lovely folks carried the team.7 -
Hey all,
I'm Shelli, in my 40s and live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I've been yo-yo dieting for more years than I would like to admit, but am determined this time it is going to stick. Been back in this group for the past 2 months and the scales are going down, even with a few blips and a holiday in the middle
This month I need to focus more on meal planning and adding more exercise.
Woot - go us for topping the month Big grats to all the top losers!
My day off today so been a quiet one. Have leftover tomato and lentil soup with crusty bread for dinner and need to make a dent in some of my housework.5 -
Hi WNM.... You have one more new member joining your team ... Please welcome @FitBee9 3
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Hi all,
My name is Barb and I most recently hail from western North Carolina, by way of Ohio. We moved to NC about 4 years ago, but I'm still a midwestern gal at heart. I'm 61 and married, retired from the Air Force. Currently work a couple days a week for a non-profit animal sanctuary (think lots of mucking stalls). Welp, like my bio says, "It's summer and my clothes don't fit." I'm a stress-eater and lately everything's been setting me off, lol. I'm looking forward to the challenge because I feel it'll be a positive "stress" for me.
Thanks for the invite and good luck to everyone!3 -
Welcome aboard, @FitBee9 ! Glad to have you here with us!
Let me know if there's any questions or concerns you may have - I am here to help.
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Hello,
Weigh In Day: Mondays
PW (Previous Weight): 190.4lbs
CW (Current Weight): 188.1lbs2 -
Username: 2bfitgranny
Weigh-In Day: Monday (July 31)
PW: 212.1
CW: 210.12 -
Welcome to all the new and returning members 👋😀
I'm from Glasgow, Scotland, but now live in Prague, Czech Republic. I teach English and, although shelved at the moment, also do art, design and craftwork (graphic, stained glass, jewellery, illustration).
I'm getting myself into a better frame of mind and body shape after the lockdowns and the overindulgence that ensued. No more excuses, no more laziness, no more weakness! I told myself I wouldn't become this version of me but, here I am, overweight, still using excuses and still not making the necessary changes. July was better, I recorded everything I consumed, I stayed in caloric deficit most days and I increased my activity levels. I intend to improve all of that and get stronger in August.4 -
Thank you @minstrelofsarcasm
That's an unexpected and very nice surprise to start August with, especially in this stressful time at work 
Again welcome new and returning members, hope August will be as good as July Allow me to (re)introduce myself first:
I’m 44 years old, ~ 5'6" (1.67m), work full time, in a LDR so living alone with my dog in the Netherlands. I used to be a competitive (not pro) mountain biker until my mid to late 30s. Over the last 2-3 years I gained about 15 kg (~33 lbs), which is why I joined MFP late February and started tracking my food and first joined this awesome team in May.
I've since then lost those 15kg but would like to go all the way back to my ideal weight of 58.5-59 kg. I aimed slightly lower, as in my athlete days I'd go all the way down to 54-55 kg.
In addition to aiming to live a healthier life, be more active and eat healthy I also have a 1/4 marathon (run) planned on 8-Oct-2023, so it would be great to lose that last bit over the summer and get into shape for that race
@podperson1 Here you go... His favourite thing to do when I'm working from home (or working later in the evening when I've been in the office
)... Dropping a toy next to me and "patiently" staring at me clearly not expecting me to play with him lol
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GarysGirl78
Weigh-in day: Monday (Late post, I did actually weigh in yesterday)
SW/HW: 78.83 kg / 173.8 lbs
PW: 60.1 kg / 132.5 lbs
CW: 60.3 / 132.9 lbs
Apologies for the late post! Been a crazy day yesterday...
Not a great start of the month, but not surprised with the slight gain either considering the stress that I'm under and the (bad) food choices I made (not an excuse but lack of time definitely didn't help). Also haven't been able to do my runs due to a hamstring strain and definitely didn't have the time to get any bike rides in. So yeah.. Not a good week.
With all the running around at work I did manage to get my steps in...
Sunday - 10780
Monday - 10381
Tuesday - 10061
Wednesday - 10935
Thursday - 9757
Friday - 10691
Saturday - 11931
Total steps - 74536
Daily step goal - 9000
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@GarysGirl78 : Wow, what a gorgeous pup! Love the heart-shaped nose. Awesome job on the steps, too. 1
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Hey, an intro! Two months in a row! I'm stealing Ashley's spoilers idea again, 'cuz I like it and my intro is also a bit long...
Welcome to all the new ladies & gents! And welcome back to a couple of our returners.
I'm Melanie and I'm from Kansas. I’m the other team Co-captain. Truly, Ashley does most of the heavy lifting. I generally do the steps post.
My (short version) storyWhen I was young, I was always was skinny. I got away from my nutty family, met my husband, learned to be happy. Then I got fat. I found myself weighing in about 230 and my size sixteens were too small. I bought a couple pairs of 18 pants from the thrift store and joined MFP.My special snowflake challenges
I lost ~70 pounds in about a year and was pretty pleased. But I wanted another 20 off...and it didn't move. And things got a bit crazy with my husband's family...so I decided to maintain for a bit. Instead of maintaining, I gained a lot of the weight back. Then my MIL died and I've spent more time trying to keep my husband okay than taking care of me. And now I'm actually a bit over my prior highest weight. So...now I'm working on the weight all over.I'm fairly significantly asthmatic (on meds all the time).What I do about it
I have terrible allergies, mostly mold. Which is literally everywhere. And cats. Anything that doesn't have square pupils (but not things with square pupils!?!).
I have migraines.
And I have connective tissue issues (not enough collagen, too stretchy, lots of joint slippage).
August 2020, I acquired some vertigo problems and persistent deafness on one side. Yay.Several years ago, my doctor recommended glucosamine for the connective tissue disorder. I didn't think it helped until I stopped taking it. It helps. But a couple years ago, it wasn't helping as much. So I added collagen supplements. And that helps a lot. When I have bad days, I also drink collagen peptides (but I really dislike them). That helps, too. And I've been supplementing with Vitamin C for decades, not really knowing why. In the past few years, I learned Vit C helps the body produce and process collagen. Suddenly, my obsession with the C makes sense.What is the point behind all this?
My neurologist recommended I take 500 mg of ginger and 400 mg of Vitamin B2 every day to reduce migraines, it has helped a lot. The migraines are so much better (almost non-existent) and manageable when they happen. The ginger also helps some with the vertigo. I have no excuses for not doing exercise when the vertigo is managed, except for being lazy.
After adding some nasal sprays and sinus irrigation, adjusting my diet a bit, and stopping coffee (EXTREMELY, TERRIBLY sad), I’ve got the vertigo mostly under control. Or I thought I did. Things were iffy June and early July. Don't know why. A round of Prednisone and antibiotics seemed to help BUT this week has been...weird. Good thing I see the ENT on Thurs.The special snowflake stuff is not woe-is-me drama llama. It is that everyone has to do what works for them now. The stuff a lot of people go on about are not good, for me, and are sometimes dangerous, for me. Sometimes people get down on themselves because they don't do the stuff everyone talks about HIIT, Insanity, stair steppers, etc. I not only don't do those things, I shouldn't. But I should exercise.My GoalsMy daily goal to get about 30 minutes of walking a day at least during the week. I try to get a walk in otherwise but frequently fail.
A while back I did some PT for some shoulder issues and that got me into doing some resistance/mild strength training. I did well for a while and ... then I got tired and stopped. And I haven't done well at walking consistently for, well a year. I need to get back to doing that consistently. When I do light strength training/resistance, it helps the connective tissue issues.
Even when I do well during the week, weekends are a mixed bag, so that's my goal, do better on all days and especially on the weekends...
I also need to consistently drink at least two liters of water daily.
Anyway, I've been with WNM for a while now and this month, I am re-committing to getting back to work on losing and more than losing, improving my exercise. July was good and bad. Montana was excellent. But Kansas is sweltering. Not as bad as Phoenix but bad. Makes me less inclined to walk. I could drive to the rec center and walk on their treadmill but that requires me to go outside. Twice. You can't see my lip curl but it's there. Anyway, lets make August awesome!2 -
Ugh! I feel so tired. I started yesterday off well but felt drained later on and went for an extended rest, sleeping for a couple of hours in the early evening. It was needed but I lacked the energy to push further to get my basic step goal of 6k. I also didn't do a whole load of other things that I should have. I'm getting ready to go to work but just want to curl up under my duvet and sleep all day. The sun is shining, so hopefully that will perk me up.
Have a good day everyone ☀️2 -
Welcome new members and hello to all returning. I'm Tracy, 51, I live in New Hampshire. I have 2 boys and 3 grandkids and I have been married a long, long time. My weight just goes back and forth by a couple pounds every month. I need to try to work on that. My weight was doing great when the Dr out me on ozempic but I decided I didn't want to live in the bathroom so I stopped taking it. Right now I'm on vacation and my stomach is killing me, I have been trying to eat healthy because my aunt makes salads and veggies every day. I'm not drinking like I normally would on vacation and I am carring around water with me so that's a plus. I am going to go for a walk in a few minutes, I usually would do one every day while I'm here but I've been slacking. I did see that my aunt has a scale so I am going to hope it works for my weigh in tomorrow.1
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Weigh In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 191.8 lbs
CW (Current Weight): 192.2 lbs
Welcome new team members! I traveled for work this week, so I am really glad my working out and good food choices were able to keep my weight relatively consistent. Hoping some of this is water weight from the saltier than homemade food you get at restaurants. On to next week! Good luck to everyone this week!2 -
Hey all,
Weigh in:
username - podperson1
PW: 219.2
CW: 216.8
The scale is being suspiciously nice to me, fill like I'm due for a big water weight hike or something lol.
@GarysGirl78 - oh my goodness, what a cutie I love his marking and his eyes! One of my exs had the most adorable collie, I used to dog-sit her a lot from when she was only 8 weeks old. I'm so well-shot of him but damn, I miss that doggie *sighs* Great steps for the week!
@BodyTalking - ugh, I had a day like that Monday and although I know it's my body telling me I need the rest it's annoying when there's so much to do! Hopefully we both have a bit more energy.
@ksludwig - being away from home always mucks up my weight loss, so fab job keeping it pretty much steady
Finally got my new mattress this afternoon, was supposed to come on Monday but the delivery people are useless. Yesterday they claimed a missed delivery when no one bothered to show. I felt bad for the poor delivery driver as the bloody thing weighs a ton, it's currently propped by my door as I need my flatmate to help me move it
Treated myself to some gorgeous new boots in a 70% off sale, which came today as well. One of them though has side zips, which wasn't clear on the photos, and I always struggle with those. I think because I'm a small shoe size they seem to think you have skinny ankles/calves as well? These aren't too bad but still don't zip all the way to the top, not sure whether to send back or keep and hope when I lose a few more pounds they will fit then? They are very cute lol.
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Weigh In Day: Wednesday(Should have been Tuesday, but I wasn't able to)
PW (Previous Weight): 118.8lbs
CW (Current Weight): 117.6lbs
Super happy to be continuing to make slow, but consistent progress. Wishing everyone a wonderful rest of their week.2 -
Laurabb99
Weigh in day: Monday
PW: 208.4
CW: 208.4
Potty training is going great. Finishing up prepping for my second year of homeschooling. I'm a 42 years old, lives in North Texas out in the country, married almost 19 years and have 5 children ranging from 2.5 yrs to 14. Life is wonderful, but crazy. Glad that we can support each other in our journey.3 -
~Step Challenge FINAL Results ~Team Statistics -
JULY WEEK FOUR
Steppers: 6 (No change from last week!)
Total Steps: 372,532 (-9.02% from last week)
Average Steps Per Stepper: 62,089 (up from last week!)
Total Steps for the month: 1,895, 144
The Leaderboard -
@JacquelineRochelle 94,938 total | 13,563 average - Most Steps in One Day!!!
@GarysGirl78 - 74,536 total | 11,392 average
@JessicaVRosati - 75,816 total | 10,831 average
@BodyTalking - 65,968 total | 9,424 average
@9Harvey - 41,164 total | 5,881 average - Most Consistent!!!
@melaniedscott - 20,110 total | 2,873 average
All of our bolded steppers set a goal and met it, based on their average steps per day!
Way to go! We not only broke 1.5 million, we broke 1.75 million, with two of the four weeks with only 6 steppers!
I'm going do do a little plug for the step challenge in August for all our new and returning peeps. If you would like to join our step challenge, post the previous week's steps before...6 pm CST (11 pm UTC). We track Sun-Sat. So this is July's final post and August's first week (July 30-Aug 5) will get posted August 9ish. Some people post by the day, some do weekly total. What ever is most comfortable for you.
As you can see above, we do a shoutout for most steps in a day and most consistent. If you post weekly only, you won't be in the running there. Sometimes, I make other "awards" up.
Can we break 2 million this month? My steps WILL be better!2 -
@melaniedscott --I'd like to do the step challenge. I sort of keep an accounting already. If I was to do a weekly post of steps, do I just make sure to post it Saturday sometime?
Wowza, you guys are all great steppers!1
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