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  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    The May Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, May 25th. Please join us for the Walk, Run, MOVE challenge! Set your pace and pick your place, but let's all get moving! Here's your link:

    May Week 4 Group Challenge - Walk, Run, MOVE! — MyFitnessPal.com

    See you in the chat thread this week…

    Jessica 😎

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    Hey @lauren_989 Please move izzyred9400 / SS to the Support team as she's headed to Greece for the next month. I will alert you once she returns to be moved back to active. Thanks!

    Jessica

    cc: @frankwbrown

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
    edited May 24

    Love, LOVE the idea of a book club, @nancyinmiami !!! I know your first book is related to our weight loss journey, but don't be afraid to choose other books…and for your next selection, I'll join ya!!! GREAT IDEA!!! Tell me how this will work…will it be one certain day a week for discussions or will you set up something else for the weekly meeting?? Break it down for me…this will be fun! Will the members vote on the next book, or will you pick them to get things started?

    Jessica

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 222 Member

    @jessicakrall8 Yay! Glad you want to join in!

    So I’m really open to ideas, but I was thinking that once I know everyone who is interested, I’d set up a WhatsApp group (or even better, a sub-group in our MFP group), and get out a survey: would people prefer to leave comments in a thread or meet monthly on Zoom (or both), what genres people are interested in, etc. I am in a few book clubs but have never run one (but the retired teacher in me is drooling at the idea lol). We are starting with Atomic Habits, and after that, I love the idea of having participants vote. But if people want me to choose, I’ve got a HUGE stack in my “to be read” pile just waiting! Any ideas/suggestions you have (and anyone else for that matter) are ALWAYS appreciated 💜

    And maybe the other Teams might be interested?

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 222 Member

    I hope your weekend is as relaxed and chilled as this dude’s 🥰

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  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
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    Missing 1 weigh-in from the week:

    @pedal__power

    Please respond ASAP…thanks!

    Jessica

  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,473 Member

    Good morning!

    Cold, rainy Saturday steps: 9465

    @jessicakrall8 and @nancyinmiamithe book club possibilities are endless! 😂.

    I'm currently reading "Forever Strong; A New Science -Based Strategy for Aging Well" by Gabrielle Lyon. So far no earth shattering information but I have found that even the same information presented in a different way by a different author sometimes makes more sense. This book focuses more on why older adults (such as myself 😁) need more protein to combat general age related muscle loss, and especially if you are trying to lose weight.

    Next on my list is one of a series of books about a quilters guild in PA by Jennifer Chiaverinni. I bounce around a lot 😂 Both books are part of my haul from the local library sale.

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    @DaffyGirl88

    Next on my list is one of a series of books about a quilters guild in PA by Jennifer Chiaverinni. I bounce around a lot 😂 Both books are part of my haul from the local library sale.

    I've read several of the Elm Creek Quilt series by her…REALLY want to read Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by her though…she's a good visual writer…meaning you can see what you read due to her writing style. Nothing like a good book! I love cozy mysteries, suspense, legal or medical mysteries, romance…just nothing too violent or dark. Even a paranormal mystery is ok with me…as long as it doesn't get too dark…will not read anything on the occult or horror books…just too dark for me.

    If anyone else is on Goodreads.com, feel free to add me as a friend…I'm the only Jessica Krall in Chesapeake, Virginia.

    Looking forward to chatting with @nancyinmiami later today on her great ideas!! I think it will be a great addition to our team's activities…

    Jessica

  • pedal__power
    pedal__power Posts: 309 Member

    Pedal__power

    Pw 220.4

    Cw 220.6

  • Krysless2
    Krysless2 Posts: 2,216 Member
    edited May 25

    👟Step Goal:10,000🏃🏻‍♀️(Thu-Sat)
    •     Thu 5/22: 9859
    • Fri 5/23: 5732
    • Sat 5/24: 4331

    May; Wk4:📉Lost -1.1lbs
    CW(5/25): 152.3   
    •     Pw(May-Wk3): 153.4lbs
                   

    May Results: 152.3; Lost -2.9lbs
     ➖May SW(155.2);
    🔖Notes~ I was on the slow and steady struggle-bus throughout a lot of this month. It’s nice to see I pushed through it!! Now, this upcoming week should be a different story… TOM is coming and I’m starting out the week with a family gathering(will be alcohol and food temptations all day)

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
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    Reminder to all…if you seem to be missing or having repeated late weigh-ins and your chosen weigh-in date isn't working with your schedule, simply post a request to switch your weigh day and your Captains will get it changed for you. It will only take a day to get it moved and we certainly want the process to be easier for all of you.

    Let us know what we can do to help you…we currently send out 1-2 reminders per week for missed weigh-ins…if there's anything you can think of that would be helpful, let us know. We're open to new ideas, ALWAYS.

    Step Challenge Participants…

    1. Please post your steps every 2-3 days, as recording these takes time. We strive to keep our stats up-to-date and have started adding additional averages and other stats to be additional encouragement, but we cannot do so, if the step counts aren't provided in a timely manner.
    2. If you cannot commit to #1, please do not register for the step challenge.

    Some of the other teams have started skipping months of the step challenge…would this be better, perhaps doing only every other month of it? Let us know please…it seems like it's full every month, but it's hard to get the reporting accomplished. Thanks to those of you who report in faithfully. It really does make things easier for us…and it IS appreciated greatly.

    Jessica

  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,964 Member
    edited May 25

    5/23-10,564

    5/24-9,105- trying to get my steps up to 10,000 again, but I came down with something yesterday, and just couldn't finish.

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
    edited May 25

    @angmarie28

    5/23-10,564

    5/24-9,105- trying to get my steps up to 10,000 again, but I came down with something yesterday, and just couldn't finish.

    Hi @angmarie28:

    I'm working on the same thing…but am trying to take my walking in smaller pieces…10, 15, 20 minutes at a time and that seems to be working…still having a few swelling issues, but nowhere near what it was months ago…your steps are amazing!! Congrats on getting them up again! With your busy schedule that's a REAL accomplishment!! WTG!

    FYI, make sure to watch for @frankwbrown 's analysis every week giving us averages…it really helped me wrap my head around the progress I've been making. I think you'll see the same!

    Jessica

  • LaurieWrobo
    LaurieWrobo Posts: 1,596 Member

    Steps

    5/22 8,438

    5/23 8,061

    5/24 8,040 yesterday was my boss' funeral and with standing and walking around I still managed to go over 7k

  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,473 Member

    @jessicakrall8 I will search for you on Goodreads when I get home, my phone will only let me search for people in my contacts. 🙃 I am Suezq from Lexington Park, MD

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    @jessicakrall8 I will search for you on Goodreads when I get home, my phone will only let me search for people in my contacts. 🙃 I am Suezq from Lexington Park, MD

    Goodreads is only searchable by email… jakrall@cox.net

  • nancyinmiami
    nancyinmiami Posts: 222 Member

    @DaffyGirl88 and @jessicakrall8 Goodreads? Count me in please!! I’m nancyinmiami@yahoo.com 😎

  • minstrelofsarcasm
    minstrelofsarcasm Posts: 2,893 Member
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  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,051 Member

    Daily step goal: 10,000
    🔹Fri 5/23: 10,139
    🔹Sat 5/24: 10,008

  • p8m6bwghh9
    p8m6bwghh9 Posts: 769 Member

    Daily step goal 10000

    5-21: 11995

    5-22: 11260

    5-23: 13762

    5-24: 10564


    Wednesday: Strong Seniors

    Thursday, Friday, Saturday : camping

    Sorry, spotty coverage.

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,051 Member

    Missing steps for week 3 (Sunday 5/18 - Saturday 5/24):

    @FWSWCindy — 5/24

    @izzyred9400 — 5/22, 5/23, 5/24

    @morenin — 5/22, 5/23, 5/24

    @sunshinezombiegirl1 — 5/19, 5/20, 5/21, 5/22, 5/23, 5/24

    @Zaxa2021 — 5/23, 5/24

  • DaffyGirl88
    DaffyGirl88 Posts: 5,473 Member

    Hello all

    Saturday steps: 5742

    One more day of travel/low steps and I should be back to normal. Looking forward to eating normal again also.

  • Zaxa2021
    Zaxa2021 Posts: 1,146 Member

    Steps

    5/23: 8,978
    5/24: 23,965
    5/25: 5,902

  • lauren_989
    lauren_989 Posts: 2,724 Member

    Hi Team Shape Shifters, you have a new member joining! Please welcome @Grandma16grandkids 😄

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    Please join us and your Motivator, @nancyinmiami for our new Book Club! Here's your link:

    Page Turners & Portion Burners Book Club — MyFitnessPal.com

    More information and great discussions to follow. Invite your friends…open to all Fat2Fit members on all five teams!

    Jessica

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member

    Hello all

    Saturday steps: 5742

    @DaffyGirl88 I see your Saturday steps as 9465…did you mean Sunday with the above posting?

    Jessica

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
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    Welcome to the group @Grandma16grandkids! Glad you found us. Please take a moment and introduce yourself to the team. I am one of your Captains, JessicaKrall8 and the other is @frankwbrown. On behalf of us and your Motivators, @LaurieWrobo and @nancyinmiami, we all look forward to marking many successes with you!

    Please go back to page 1 of this chat thread and read our FAQ file, which should answer many of your questions. Anything else, just post here and I'm sure several will pop up to answer.

    Again, welcome and good luck in the month of Jun and beyond!

    Jessica

  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,681 Member
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    CONGRATS to all of the winners in the above announcement…WTG! Shape Shifters…wooohoooo!

    Jessica

  • izzyred9400
    izzyred9400 Posts: 1,166 Member

    My steps @frankwbrown I noticed that some of my steps were missing from the chart.I posted them with my weigh in last Saturday.I usually do a separate post so maybe you missed them ? I will try again no worries 🙂

    • 5/22 21,843
    • 5/23 14,733
    • 5/24 13,213
    • 5/25 12,413
  • FWSWCindy
    FWSWCindy Posts: 88 Member

    FWSWCindy

    Step Goal: 10K X day

    Sun. 5/18 = 14,193

    Mon. 5/19 = 14,572

    Tues. 5/20 = 12,359

    Wed. 5/21 = 11,208

    Thurs. 5/22 = 18,561

    Fri. 5/23 = 11,643

    Sat. 5/24 = 15,261

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