Downsizers Team Chat - November 2024
Megan_smartiepants1970
Posts: 43,226 Member
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:
Mission Slimpossibles - @19shmoo69
Weight No More - @rachelrjh and @BodyTalking
WaistAways - @MaddawgMadsen
Shape Shifters - @LaurieWrobo and @Cyncia85
HOW IT ALL WORKS: The November challenge runs for five weeks, from October 27th - November 24th.
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 leader board. 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 November on the road! 1
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The November Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin tomorrow, Sunday, November 3rd. Please join us for the Just Too Much Challenge! Here's your link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10926723/november-week-1-group-challenge-just-too-much-challenge#latest
See you in the chat thread!
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Hello Team Downsizers ....I am the captain of this wonderful team ...First I would like to welcome @smila1202, @andreajlnhe, @dillyg08, and @teoinspire to our wonderful 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 November.. Since I am injured I am not on Keto at this time I am just eating regular food.... 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....I somehow have a fracture on the top of my foot and near my ankle...I am in a soft cast with 2 rods on each side...I want this darn foot to heal already so that I can start PT and get
back to walking (boy do I miss it )
As many of you know I just had my 11th surgery this past Wednesday the 26th ... Where I have 2 plates on each side with 4 screws and two rods on both side of my leg. Dr said I might need a 12th surgery crossing fingers that I do not need a 12th one
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Thank you for the welcome, I’m really looking forward to the challenges.
My steps since my last post
28/10 10330
29/10 10195
30/10 10232
31/10 10094
01/11 10467
02/11 10159
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Step Challenge - Goal 6000
10/27 sun 9091
10/28 mon 8450
10/29 tue 8441
10/30 wed 8194
10/31 thur 8710
11/1 fri 8217
11/2 sat 8634
The weather's still lovely and the fall colors beautiful so it's a pleasure to do my walks ☺ Never thought I would say this 🤭3 -
Describe yourself in 3 words
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Steps!
Oct 27 8308
Oct 28 8179
Oct 29 8025
Oct 30 8544
Oct 31 8329
Nov 1 8371
Nov 2 8078
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Good Morning @Megan_smartiepants1970. Here are numbers for the first week of November"
Member: rwillems
Weigh-In Day: Sunday
PW.263.4 lbs
CW: 261.6 Lbs (Down 1.8 lbs. -- Now if I can just stay down!)
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cormierannie
weigh in day Sunday
pw: 132 pounds
cw: 132 pounds2 -
I’m starting this month with a possibly fractured pinky toe 🥲. I hope I can still get enough exercise to reach my goals.
My weigh ins will be on Saturdays this month. Current weight is 197.43 -
Team Results
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Percentage of Members in the Green!
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Team Results
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
I honestly don't know where I posted my 10/31 stats!! Yikes, as it's not looking like my schedule will slow down for a while...
Weigh-In Day: Thursday
PW: 160
CW: 159.4
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Why did you choose your profession?
I chose to be an ER nurse because I love helping people1 -
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »
Describe yourself in 3 words
Funny, honest and loyal
Outgoing, trustworthy, fun
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I am about to do the step challenge for November... If you would like to be added, removed, excused etc. please let me know ...If you want to be added please give me a step number that you plan to hit weekly thank you 1
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OCTOBER WEEK 4 RESULTS
TOP 5 STEPPERS ARE:
1st @ashleyhudson2100 109,449 steps
2nd @Curvestina 83,753 steps
3rd @smilia1202 79,085 steps
4th @debralynn04 74,097 steps
5th @myndieet 60,244 steps
As A Group We walked 596,978 steps
GREAT JOB EVERYONE
RECOGNIZING EVERYONE WHO PLEDGED THEIR STEPS:
@lindamtuck2018 4/7
@aactuallyaash 0/7
@RoblinB 6/7
@FindingSamMon 1/7
@myndieet 7/7
@lovethyneighbor 5/7
@ashleyhudson2100 7/7
@Curvestina 5/7
@lindamartin27 0/7
@debralynn04 5/7
@smilia1202 7/74 -
Hi!
I've had a rough couple of weeks mentally and have not been doing the things I should. This was reflected in my weight and steps this past week. I'm feeling a lot better and pledge to meet my goals this week (steps 6/7 days and exercise 3x minimum).
That being said, here are my steps for this past week
Step Goal: 7,000
10/27 - 11,155
10/28 - 7,002
10/29 - 5,868
10/30 - 3,509
10/31 - 7,122
11/1 - 3,405
11/2 - 3,1005 -
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I can’t believe November is her already. Three weeks from today I fly to Florida to go on my cruise. Hopefully, I can shed some of the bloat from the last while. Not off to a good start as my back is really bad today and I am attached to a heating pad. It was a busy few days with a birthday party for my youngest granddaughter on Saturday and I ended up travelling back o their house (1.5 hours away) for a sleepover. I slept on the couch with my 5 year old granddaughter who thought it was a talk session. Sunday my husband picked me up and we got home just in time to play cards with friends. I did walk on Saturday and Sunday went to the park before going home. Tomorrow, hopefully my back will cooperate and I can get moving tomorrow. My steps will be low today.
11/2: 9,944
11/3: 4,974
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Can swimming still be converted to steps?
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Thank you for the welcome, @Megan_smartiepants1970
I hope it's not too late for the steps challenge, My realistic goal is 9000.
11/3 - 9227
11/4 - 11275
11/5
11/6
11/7
11/8
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Nov 1 11,775
nov 2 12,646
nov 3 14,373
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lindamtuck2018 wrote: »I can’t believe November is her already. Three weeks from today I fly to Florida to go on my cruise. Hopefully, I can shed some of the bloat from the last while. Not off to a good start as my back is really bad today and I am attached to a heating pad. It was a busy few days with a birthday party for my youngest granddaughter on Saturday and I ended up travelling back o their house (1.5 hours away) for a sleepover. I slept on the couch with my 5 year old granddaughter who thought it was a talk session. Sunday my husband picked me up and we got home just in time to play cards with friends. I did walk on Saturday and Sunday went to the park before going home. Tomorrow, hopefully my back will cooperate and I can get moving tomorrow. My steps will be low today.
11/2: 9,944
11/3: 4,974
@Megan_smartiepants1970
Can swimming still be converted to steps?
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teoinspire wrote: »Thank you for the welcome, @Megan_smartiepants1970
I hope it's not too late for the steps challenge, My realistic goal is 9000.
11/3 - 9227
11/4 - 11275
11/5
11/6
11/7
11/8
11/9
You're welcome...nope its not to late ... I got you added 0 -
If everyone in your family was a zoo animal, which animal would they all be?
everyone in my family would be panda bears0 -
OVERDUE WEIGH-IN (3rd)
@lindamartin27
WEDNESDAY WEIGH-INS (6th)
@myndieet
@lovethyneighbor
@ashleyhudson2100
@debralynn04
THURSDAY WEIGH-INS (7th)
@Bluetail6
@Curvestina
FRIDAY WEIGH-INS (8th)
@FindingSamMon
@lindamtuck2018
@Smilia1202
@andreajlnhe
@dillyg08
@teoinspire
SATURDAY WEIGH-INS (9th)
@liketoyak
@inshapeCK
@RoblinB
@lujainhoban
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@Ashleyhudson2100 and @lindamartin27 please post your steps for October Week 5 so that I can post the results... If I do not have them in by the end of the day I will have no choice but to zero them out ...thanks for understanding 0
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@Megan_smartiepants1970
Weigh in day: wednesday
PW 184.3 (83,6 kg)
CW 184.3 (83,6 kg)
Have a great day 😘1
