Downsizers Team Chat - MAY 2024
jugar
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Fat2Fit has five great teams. The group and team leaders are as follows - contact them any time!
Our Moderators:
Liselyn - @jugar
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @Megan_smartiepants1970 and open
Mission Slimpossible - @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @jugar and @ashleycarole86 and soon to be @lauren_989
Shape Shifters - @jessicakrall8 and @Pupowl
Our Team Motivators:
Downsizers - @Slimmersixties & @NachDeezy
Mission Slimpossibles - @19shmoo69
Weight No More - @rachelrjh and @BodyTalking
WaistAways - @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters - @LaurieWrobo and @Cyncia85
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The May challenge runs for five weeks, from April 28 - June 1.
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, and may everyone else get to work on next week!
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 single week. You are heading steadily towards your goal even if you aren't at the top of the weight loss leaderboard. In March we are aiming for every team to hit 50% green every week - let's do this!
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 can be moved to the Support Team for as long as you need. 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 or re-introduce yourselves right away, and let's get May underway! 1
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Hello Team Downsizers ....First I would like to welcome our new members @JamieS74 , @MommieJeannie and @hasabu2020 to our amazing team....I hope you enjoy it as much as I have ...I have been with this group for for awhile now and absolutely love it ... I have been on and off of MFP since 2009 (I had a bad habit of giving up on myself and deleting my accounts..I promised myself that I would not give up on myself ever again(been on this screen name since 2018) Second let me introduce myself ... I am Megan and I am the captain of this marvelous team.. I am also one of the moderator's so if a problem arises please let me know so that I and the other moderator's can solve the problem ... Most of you newcomers have already met me since I am in charge of recruiting ...Now a little about me ... I was born in Alberta Canada..I was adopted as a baby...I have lived in California most of my life ... I would love to move to Colorado.. I am an animal lover... I have 2 dogs a German Shepherd named Dakota who turned 6 years old on 10/10 (and a Siberian Husky named Aspen who turned 6 years old 12/22) ... I lost my 2 grandma kitties Kylie 17 1/2 and Mocha 17 recently within 4 days apart and a parrot named Petey (not sure who talks more him or myself LOL) I am a mom of 2 ..Alyssa who turned 18 on 10/5 and graduated high school on June 9th my little girl is not little no more ..I have home schooled her from day 1 .. She has been on honor roll every year who wants to be a veterinarian once she receives her diploma ... I have a son named Austin who is 24 (had a birthday on 10/24 who is married with 2 kids and was in the Navy now he has graduated from the academy and is a cop.. I am a very proud mama
Now lets talk about the step challenge that I am in-charge of for our team ...If you want to be added please give me your name and a step pledge that you plan to hit daily and post your steps either daily or weekly (whatever is easiest for you) in here .... If you want to be removed , change your step goal , excused etc. please let me know ... I do have a converter chart where I can convert most exercise into steps ...On Sunday mornings I will put up a reminder of the people's steps I need ...
My goals for April .. stay with keto.... meal prepping with my daughter's help ....drinking 140 ounces of water daily and getting at least 5 hours of sleep.... I had a lot of health issues...but I am happy to say that I am off all meds ..I am no longer type 2 diabetic ... I had kidney stones ... 3 hernia surgeries ... a screw in my right foot due to stress fractures ... Left foot has arthritis in the ankle and I have quite a few bone spurs in the foot .. ... I also have tendonitis in my knees and I was born with hip dysplasia..As many of you know I am out of commission for who knows how long due to playing ball with the pups in the backyard and falling in one of the craters my dogs dug up...I broke my ankle in 2 places and tore tendons and ligaments ...I had surgery on 10/19 where I have a plate and 4 screws and I had an infection where one of the screws is ..... I had my 2nd foot surgery on 12/15 3rd foot surgery happened on 1/31 where he put a rod in my foot (which is giving me problems)
4th surgery happened on 3/31/23 where I have 2 new rods in my leg and more screws in my foot
5th foot/leg surgery happening on 7/7/23 ...6th foot surgery happened on 8/25 where I have a plate and more screws.. 7th surgery happened on September 16th when I lost my balance and fell in my home .. and had to have the rod that I bent replaced 8th foot surgery happened on Dec 16th...9th foot surgery happened on February 7th...I just had my 10th foot surgery on 3/28/2024 where he put 2 plates and 8 screws in my ankle..... Crossing fingers, toes and eyes that I am done with surgeries
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Hi Team, I'm Lis 61 from the uk but I've been living in Spain for 22 years. I live in the Sierra nevada mountains but spend around 8 months of the year travelling Spain in my rv. Its my happy place where i exercise loads and lose weight!
I've lost 91 lb (currently) over the last 3 years. I'm now in the 4th cycle of gaining 14lb when i go home and losing it again when i get back in the rv! This is going to be the last time! I'm identifying all the reasons i eat when I'm back at the house and devising a plan!!!
I'm hoping to lose this recent gain and another few pounds
A warm welcome to all our new members and welcome to a new month to those who are carrying on from last month. This is a really supportive group, so anything you need, just ask2 -
@Megan_smartiepants1970
I'm travelling tomorrow so getting a head start on the steps for this week!
Sun 21 4,841
Mon 22 12,143
Tues 23 15,063
Wed 24 13,459
Thur 25 12,565
Fri 26 12,533
Not sure what my target is but can you make it 10,000 for May. Many thanks1 -
Good morning! @Megan_smartiepants1970
NAME Jen
CHOSEN WEIGH-IN DAY Saturday
CURRENT WEIGHT 255
ORIGINAL STARTING WEIGHT 285
ULTIMATE GOAL 185
STEP GOALS: 10K per day2 -
Hi all. I'm Jen, 40 from Florida. Married with 3 kids and 4 dogs, and chickens. I have struggled with weight literally all of my life. I started at 285 in January and would like to get to my first goal weight of 185 by the end of the summer. Then the final 30-50 pounds shouldn’t be a problem after that because living healthy will be a way of life by then.
During covid, I gained at least 50 pounds, but never took it off because I stayed working remotely and my habits never really improved/changed, like my peers who were going back into the office. We did do some RVing during and after covid, and would like to keep that up, because it's great family time!
Well, I recently just got laid off, so now I’m NOT in front of a computer 10 hours+ per day and feel like I’m free to enjoy life more. I don’t know if I want to find another job or not yet, but I’m just focusing on myself, and continuing to homeschool my kids (2 are graduating high school 1 & 3 years early and starting college this fall - very proud mama!), and I’m finishing up preschool with the youngest.
With all of this free time now, I’m looking forward to some me time of working out/yoga, landscaping/garden, taking walks during the day with kids & the dogs, playing and laughing with them more, getting into a happy/healthy lifestyle and good routines to lose this weight for good, and just focus on what truly matters for me…. Ensuring that the oldest 2 become fun/well adjusted adults, and enjoying the little one because they grow up way too fast!
So happy to be here, and get started on my new journey.
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Good morning! My name is Linda, I am 59 (soon to be 60), married with three children and 4 grandchildren. I live in London, Ontario and will have lived here 25 years in a few days. Two of my children live here in London and my youngest lives in Scotland. I have yet to get to Scotland and hope to after my back surgery.
I have been on my weight loss journey for about 5 years. I have lost close to 115 pounds. I am trying to find my ideal goal weight. I would like to lose another 5 to 10 pounds but we will see. Exercise has been a big issue due to my back. I have been working hard on improving my mobility and have gone from short 3 minute mini walks in the apartment to up to 15 minute walks outside. I usually will walk some and rest (Tim Hortons for coffee). Then I walk home. I haven’t used a walking aid in a while which is huge. I can’t wait to see what I can do after surgery. I will be joining a gym after surgery and start weight lifting. I am a type 2 diabetic and I have been on ozempic for about a year. Wait helped with the last 40 pounds but it is still hard work to lose. While I am seeing the benefits with my A1C (5.1), I am not seeing as much of a decrease in my appetite or cravings like I did in the beginning. Like I said, hard work.
My goal for May is to continue working on my walking. I would like to get back swimming but I just don’t have the interest lately. I think walking is my first love and it’s exciting to see the improvements. I will reach goal and learn to navigate maintaining my weight.
Welcome to all the newbies. I hope you find this group as helpful as I have. I have been with the group since the start of my journey. If I had any advice, I would say don’t but an end date for reaching your goal. I have been dieting since I was 26 and this is the first time I have been successful. Not only has the group helped me lose, it also helped me navigate the ups and downs of weight loss. I think losing slowly was the best thing I did. Good luck on your weight loss journey.3 -
MommieJeannie wrote: »Hi all. I'm Jen, 40 from Florida. Married with 3 kids and 4 dogs, and chickens. I have struggled with weight literally all of my life. I started at 285 in January and would like to get to my first goal weight of 185 by the end of the summer. Then the final 30-50 pounds shouldn’t be a problem after that because living healthy will be a way of life by then.
During covid, I gained at least 50 pounds, but never took it off because I stayed working remotely and my habits never really improved/changed, like my peers who were going back into the office. We did do some RVing during and after covid, and would like to keep that up, because it's great family time!
Well, I recently just got laid off, so now I’m NOT in front of a computer 10 hours+ per day and feel like I’m free to enjoy life more. I don’t know if I want to find another job or not yet, but I’m just focusing on myself, and continuing to homeschool my kids (2 are graduating high school 1 & 3 years early and starting college this fall - very proud mama!), and I’m finishing up preschool with the youngest.
With all of this free time now, I’m looking forward to some me time of working out/yoga, landscaping/garden, taking walks during the day with kids & the dogs, playing and laughing with them more, getting into a happy/healthy lifestyle and good routines to lose this weight for good, and just focus on what truly matters for me…. Ensuring that the oldest 2 become fun/well adjusted adults, and enjoying the little one because they grow up way too fast!
So happy to be here, and get started on my new journey.
I also home schooled my daughter ... we were with K12aka Cava ...I loved and I miss it ...She is now 181 -
Hi I'm Darlene (iLive2Walk) and am back in May after a break in April. Happy to be returing. I started this weight loss journey in January 2023 - and have lost about 75 pounds so far; have about 10-15 pounds to go. These last few pounds have been struggling to come off - been in the 150 decade range for 4 months now - it is time! Boing Boing Boing - I feel like Tigger!
My goals this month:
👣 Average 17k Steps Daily
📝 Log Daily
🥗 Stay under my calorie range
💪 Strength Train 3 days per week
🧘♀️ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
🫀 Aerobics 3 days per week
💦 6+ glasses of water
📖 🎮 or Me Read, play a game or 20 min "me" time daily
🧂 Stay Under 2300 mg of sodium daily
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The May Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Apr 28th. Please join us for Challenge Bingo and challenge yourself in many different ways this week (nutrition, fitness, self-care, water intake, etc.) Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10914437/may-week-1-group-challenge-challenge-bingo#latest
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Which do you prefer pancakes or waffles?
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lovethyneighbor wrote: »Steps:
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2nd reminder of the people's steps I need for April week 4 ... Please have them in no later April 30th so that I can post the results
@lindamtuck2018 4/27
@aactuallyaash 4/21 - 4/27
@itladyee 4/27
@Hotspur11 4/21 - 4/27
@myhands4God 4/24 - 4/27
@Trillium54 4/21 - 4/27
@Stacimfit 4/21 - 4/27
@lovethyneighbor 4/22
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Which do you prefer pancakes or waffles?
Waffles over pancakes. Like them crispy on the outside.
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
4/21: 4120
4/22: 1787
4/23: 10.011
4/24: 4396
4/25: 2345
4/26: 1108
4/27: 9342
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
Good morning team mates! A little rain here but it is warm. Rain will just bring out the beautiful flowers! Heading out to Holland, Mi tomorrow for their annual tulip festival. We heard they had an early spring so we decided to go a little early. I always find traveling to be a little tricky to keep monitoring my caloric input. We love to travel so I’ll just need to keep my logging discipline going. 💪🙂👌
This weeks numbers:
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in day: Sunday
PW: 260.0 lbs
CW: 261.4 lbs (up 1.4 lbs)
Oh, I will be traveling home next Sunday so my input may be a little late. I’ll get a scale reading before we leave and send it along as soon as I can. Sorry.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
Good morning team mates! A little rain here but it is warm. Rain will just bring out the beautiful flowers! Heading out to Holland, Mi tomorrow for their annual tulip festival. We heard they had an early spring so we decided to go a little early. I always find traveling to be a little tricky to keep monitoring my caloric input. We love to travel so I’ll just need to keep my logging discipline going. 💪🙂👌
This weeks numbers:
Member: rwillems
Weigh-in day: Sunday
PW: 260.0 lbs
CW: 261.4 lbs (up 1.4 lbs)
Oh, I will be traveling home next Sunday so my input may be a little late. I’ll get a scale reading before we leave and send it along as soon as I can. Sorry.
No problem ....enjoy your tulip festival
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
Which do you prefer pancakes or waffles?
I prefer waffles over pancakes
Pancakes 🥞 🥞 🥞1 -
*Congrats Downsizers for being April 2024 winners
*Congrats to @liketoyak, @Trillium54, @RoblinB, @NachDeezy and @NouveaRee for being 4 weeks in the green
*Congrats @Trillium54 and @MyhandsforGod for coming in 2nd and 3rd
*Congrats @NachDeezy for coming in 2nd in pounds
*Congrats @Trillium54 for coming in 1st @myhands4God for coming in second and @lovethyneighbor for coming in 3rd
SO PROUD OF OUR TEAM.....WAY TO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!4 -
Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »MommieJeannie wrote: »Hi all. I'm Jen, 40 from Florida. Married with 3 kids and 4 dogs, and chickens. I have struggled with weight literally all of my life. I started at 285 in January and would like to get to my first goal weight of 185 by the end of the summer. Then the final 30-50 pounds shouldn’t be a problem after that because living healthy will be a way of life by then.
During covid, I gained at least 50 pounds, but never took it off because I stayed working remotely and my habits never really improved/changed, like my peers who were going back into the office. We did do some RVing during and after covid, and would like to keep that up, because it's great family time!
Well, I recently just got laid off, so now I’m NOT in front of a computer 10 hours+ per day and feel like I’m free to enjoy life more. I don’t know if I want to find another job or not yet, but I’m just focusing on myself, and continuing to homeschool my kids (2 are graduating high school 1 & 3 years early and starting college this fall - very proud mama!), and I’m finishing up preschool with the youngest.
With all of this free time now, I’m looking forward to some me time of working out/yoga, landscaping/garden, taking walks during the day with kids & the dogs, playing and laughing with them more, getting into a happy/healthy lifestyle and good routines to lose this weight for good, and just focus on what truly matters for me…. Ensuring that the oldest 2 become fun/well adjusted adults, and enjoying the little one because they grow up way too fast!
So happy to be here, and get started on my new journey.
I also home schooled my daughter ... we were with K12aka Cava ...I loved and I miss it ...She is now 18
That's awesome! In Florida they have a good virtual school system.. FLVS that we use. I start on K with the youngest, and we're going to do dual enrollment with the local college starting in 6th grade, so when the kids in this program graduate from high school, they already have their associate's degree. Crazy.. huh?2 -
We have another new member joining our amazing team ...Please welcome @Neds1980 2
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MommieJeannie wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »MommieJeannie wrote: »Hi all. I'm Jen, 40 from Florida. Married with 3 kids and 4 dogs, and chickens. I have struggled with weight literally all of my life. I started at 285 in January and would like to get to my first goal weight of 185 by the end of the summer. Then the final 30-50 pounds shouldn’t be a problem after that because living healthy will be a way of life by then.
During covid, I gained at least 50 pounds, but never took it off because I stayed working remotely and my habits never really improved/changed, like my peers who were going back into the office. We did do some RVing during and after covid, and would like to keep that up, because it's great family time!
Well, I recently just got laid off, so now I’m NOT in front of a computer 10 hours+ per day and feel like I’m free to enjoy life more. I don’t know if I want to find another job or not yet, but I’m just focusing on myself, and continuing to homeschool my kids (2 are graduating high school 1 & 3 years early and starting college this fall - very proud mama!), and I’m finishing up preschool with the youngest.
With all of this free time now, I’m looking forward to some me time of working out/yoga, landscaping/garden, taking walks during the day with kids & the dogs, playing and laughing with them more, getting into a happy/healthy lifestyle and good routines to lose this weight for good, and just focus on what truly matters for me…. Ensuring that the oldest 2 become fun/well adjusted adults, and enjoying the little one because they grow up way too fast!
So happy to be here, and get started on my new journey.
I also home schooled my daughter ... we were with K12aka Cava ...I loved and I miss it ...She is now 18
That's awesome! In Florida they have a good virtual school system.. FLVS that we use. I start on K with the youngest, and we're going to do dual enrollment with the local college starting in 6th grade, so when the kids in this program graduate from high school, they already have their associate's degree. Crazy.. huh?
That's awesome🙂1 -
@Hotspur11
PW: 86.3
CW: 85.3
@Hotspur11 4/21 - 4/27
21/4 - 13,707
22/4 - 13,103
23/4 - 14,261
24/4 - 14,736
25/4 - 20,776
26/4 - 11,339
27/4 - 18,3264 -
cormierannie
Weigh in day Sunday
PW: 132 pounds
CW; 132 pounds
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