WeightNoMore Team Chat - JULY 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:
Ashley - @minstrelofsarcasm
Jessica - @jessicakrall8
Lauren- @lauren_989
Megan - @Megan_smartiepants1970
Our Team Captains:
Downsizers - @Megan_smartiepants1970 and [open]
Mission Slimpossible - @Katmary71 and @trooworld
Weight No More - @minstrelofsarcasm and @melaniedscott
WaistAways - @ashleycarole86 and @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 July challenge runs for five weeks, from June 30 - August 3.
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 July on the road! 3
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The July Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, Jun 30th. Join us for the Drink More Water Challenge! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10919061/july-week-1-group-challenge-drink-more-water-challenge/p1?new=1
Hope to see you in the chat thread!
Jessica
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Mizzmagenta
Weigh in day: Sunday
Previous weight: 141 lbs
Current weight: 139 lbs3 -
BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Sunday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 81 kg/179.23 lb
Current weight: 80 kg/176.37 lb
Hopefully, I'm heading in the right direction again. I know that health problems have affected this, a horrible cough at the beginning of the year and my doc stopping meds at the end of March but, although the weather is very hot, I feel that I'll soon be walking pain free and will increase my activity again. Plus, my appetite is low in this heat, so that's visibly making a difference in weight loss, along with maintaining 7,000 steps a day, drinking lots of water and eating very few sugary treats.
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Hello to all the new members and long-termers 👋😁
Mairi here, I'm Scottish but now live in Czechia where I teach English as a second language. I've been learning to manage my mind and body to become a better version of myself. Over the past few years I've put on weight and, being 53 with all the changes middle age brings, I've found that it's not just a case of 'eat less and exercise more'. Mentally, you have to be in the right place and be aware of what your body needs - it goes deeper than the visual image.
Good luck on your personal journey!
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Just realized that while I posted yesterday twice and weighed, I didn't post my weight.
Melaniedscott
Sat weigh day (late)
PW: 230.4
CW: 230.42 -
Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 232.2
CW (Current Weight): 227.2
I'm VERY skeptical of this loss...🤔 My scale HAS to be playing jokes on me! The way I know if it's even true is to go another week, then weigh in again and see if I'm around the same number or if I lose anymore.
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Hello July! For those of you who haven't met me: Hi, I'm Ashley. I'm one of the co-captains here at Team Weight No More, and one of the moderators for the Fat2Fit Challenge Group. If you fancy a bit of reading, here's my extremely long introduction post:Hey WeightNoMores! Welcome to July! I'm excited to see where the month will take us!
Anyway, 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).
While most of this information has been copied and pasted, I have updated some of my information to be more current and accurate. And if there are any questions, any at all, please do not hesitate to ask. I'm more than willing to talk about my struggles, my digestive tract, my sleep schedule, how there are very few healthy date foods and I don't want to look like that person around my boyfriend, how lifting heavy saves me from potentially beating up my coworkers, stress baking, stress eating... you get the idea.
There's a lot of content here, and it's spoilered, so it doesn't make a long post even longer. You get to pick and choose what you read.~ THE BASICS ~Name: Ashley
Age: 28
Pronouns: she/her
Location: Ohio, USA
Occupation: Chemical Engineer and Certified Personal Trainer (since November 2023!)
Height: 5'7"
Highest Weight: 234lbs
Current Weight: 185lbs
Lowest Weight: 6lb 10oz (August 28th, 1995)
Lowest Non-Infant Weight: 155lbs (although there were some heavy ED vibes, so I wouldn't romanticize that time of my life too much)
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've also become a certified personal trainer, with the intent to make fitness more accessible for those with chronic illness. Oh boy, do I have some new fun facts bouncing around in my brain.
APRIL - The plan for this month is to find somewhere to take my personal training certification. My original lead did not pan out, for a myriad of reasons, so I am back to the drawing board.
MAY - I reached out to a local group fitness studio and threw my hat into the ring for becoming an instructor. Formal training won't start until the end of May, so I have the rest of the month to take classes and observe where I can to learn the basics.
JUNE - I edited this intro while going through instructor training, stay tuned for updates!
JULY - My instructor audition is July 6th! Wish me luck!~ FUN NUMBERS ~Number of Spin Classes Attended: 1185
Deadlift Personal Best: 185 lbs
Squat Personal Best: 160 lbs
Fastest Mile Run: 6m 11s
Percent Body Fat: 28%
Times "Started Over": Too High to Count~ THINGS TO KNOW ~- I am 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 and certified personal trainer, 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.
~ CURRENT STRUGGLES ~My weight has been slowly increasing over the past year. And even though I know there's been quite a bit of muscle growth, and plenty of sources of water retention, it's getting to me.
In an attempt to quell my anxieties, I ordered a new scale.
I know what you're thinking. Obsessing over my weight even more will not help.
But that's not why I ordered a new scale. This new scale has a couple built in features I'm excited to try out, tracking a dozen more metrics than a standard scale, including BMI, body fat percentages, muscle mass, etc. I am hoping (HOPING) that these new numbers will help me re-center myself and trust that this slow process is working for me, that my plan to build muscle to increase my basal metabolic rate (BMR) while losing fat from a slight caloric deficit has been benefitting me.
Because sure, my BMI claims I'm overweight. It's been decades since I haven't been overweight. But I know I'm more muscular than I've ever been at 180lbs, and I've been here several times before. And I know I can do far more than I ever could previously.
So, it's going to be okay. But my brain needs a few more numbers, just a little more data, before it believes that.
UPDATE - OCTOBER: The new scale was incredibly helpful. Here's what I posted soon after testing it out:minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »~ New NSV!!! ~
I mentioned in my long rambling post about myself that I ordered a new scale to better track the numbers in a way that matters, and oh boy was that a smart idea. I have the results of the InBody scan I did way back in May last year, when I was actively participating in a challenge at my gym at the time, F45. And while there are some things to be wary of when comparing two different methods of obtaining these numbers, I am still ridiculously proud of how far I've come.Let's take a look...
May 9th, 2022
Weight - 177.1 lbs
BMI - 27.7 kg/m2
Skeletal Muscle Mass - 74.3 lbs
September 8th, 2023
Weight - 179.4 lbs
BMI - 28.2 kg/m2
Skeletal Muscle Mass - 88.2 lbsBut what does this mean?
So here's the thing. My weight went up. For a lot of people, this is a huge no-no. And because my weight went up, so did my BMI, because BMI is based solely on weight and height, not levels of health. I wrote a blog post back in the days when MFP still had the blog feature (I was smart and made a copy of this blog, so if you want to read it, you can click here).
But let me draw your attention to what I'm actually proud of: Skeletal Muscle Mass. According to what my special scale told me this morning, I've gained almost 14 whole pounds of muscle over the past 16 months. And if I gained 14 pounds of muscle, but only 2 pounds of weight, that also means I've lost approximately 12 pounds of fat, give or take a pound or two to account for hydration levels and how much heavier my hair may have gotten.
All of this is to say that the number on the scale isn't the whole picture. I can already see a couple issues I have with the measurements my new scale has taken, because there's way too many variables that could affect the values they're giving me, but it's a lovely way to compare my values one day to my values on another, and that's a better picture than a standard weight-only scale could ever provide.
UPDATE - November: I still have a couple issues with the numbers I've been seeing, but the slight shifts from day to day have aligned reasonably well with my eating/exercise habits, so I can't complain too much.
UPDATE - December: I've been out of control with my eating recently, but I think I've discovered several of my triggers to overeat, and I have a plan to regain control. It's just a matter of doing the damn thing.
UPDATE - February: My weight has mostly stabilized, so now I'm focusing on the little details and paying attention to their impact on my weight, essentially treating my body like a science experiment. Stay tuned.2 -
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WAY TO GO, TEAM!!! @beabenitez1978 @Jensmakingprogress @mizzmagenta
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Weigh in day Saturday.
PW:144.5
CW: 146
Annoying as I had a sneaky peak in the week and was delighted to see 142 😡.
I feel like i’m not destined to lose weight! 😣2 -
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PW 115
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Hey all! Sorry @minstrelofsarcasm & @melaniedscott I completely forgot to ask for an excused week for this past Friday, and I’ll need to ask for an excused week for this coming week too. I’m on vacation in Croatia so I don’t have access to a scale! I hope all have been doing well and look forward to catching back up with you guys soon!2
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@melaniedscott I went to my nieces bachelorette the 21-23 and left for Croatia on the 24th. I have a screenshot of my steps for the 3rd week of June like I was going to post it but it slipped my mind and never did. A shame too because it was a big steps week 😂 Sorry you waited for my steps entry that week😬 I’m remembering now for the 4th week though lol1 -
@melaniedscott I went to my nieces bachelorette the 21-23 and left for Croatia on the 24th. I have a screenshot of my steps for the 3rd week of June like I was going to post it but it slipped my mind and never did. A shame too because it was a big steps week 😂 Sorry you waited for my steps entry that week😬 I’m remembering now for the 4th week though lol
No worries. I've added your steps for the monthly final but won't alter the weekly numbers. If @minstrelofsarcasm wants to include your numbers in the frenemies post, they're available.2 -
mnsmov15
Weigh-In Day: Wednesday
PW (Previous Weight): 150
CW (Current Weight): 149.83 -
@minstrelofsarcasm - Yes! I’d love to go to the maintainers group. I’ll likely stay there until the end of September (fiscal year end). I’ll be ready to hit it hard again in October.
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minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »
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WAY TO GO, TEAM!!! @beabenitez1978 @Jensmakingprogress @mizzmagenta
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Way to go team!!!
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Step count for Week Ending 6/29
Sun 14,698
Mon 11,314
Tues 11,460
Wed 11,543
Thurs 13,637
Fri 11,669
Sat 19,217
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Good morning! It is Wednesday. If all our walkers could get steps up by tomorrow, I'm hoping to post by then.
What's up with the quiet? Is everyone doing okay? Do our American folks have big plans for the Fourth?1
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