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September 2025!
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Captains, please help to promote a member request topic and great for newbies:
The September Week 1 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, August 31st. This week, we're working on Meal Planning, a great opportunity to work on your Prep Methods and share tips with others on the team. Here's your link:
September Week 1 Group Challenge - Meal Planning — MyFitnessPal.com
See you in the chat thread!
Jessica 😀
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I don't know about everyone else, but I'm getting such a poor showing from my members this month, like worse than normal Week One showings. It's giving me anxiety haha
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Um yeah…I have noticed that too. Even for last month. A few people have been having a hard time finding where to join the team so I've been sending invites...but I can already see 6 still have yet to join the group...
Any thoughts on how to improve this?
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@minstrelofsarcasm and @lauren_989
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm getting such a poor showing from my members this month, like worse than normal Week One showings. It's giving me anxiety haha
Yes…having the same problem with the Weekly Group Challenges…I'm not sure…perhaps it's end of summer/start of school issues where everyone's schedules are all upside down…hoping the rest of this month and October will get better.
Not sure of how to pick things up…it's hard to get anyone to participate other than posting their weigh-ins and that's frustrating for me. You just can't make people chat/discuss/participate…painful really!
Jessica
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Captains, I have a vacation coming up October 12-18th. Is there someone who would volunteer to do the Group Challenge for me that week? I'm not traveling, but really need a mental and physical break that week. Please let me know. Thanks!
Jessica
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@jessicakrall8 - I'm on vacation that same week! Will I see you on Cape Cod? I can do a group challenge that week, something that doesn't involve spreadsheets!
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I'm on vacation that same week! Will I see you on Cape Cod? I can do a group challenge that week, something that doesn't involve spreadsheets!
Not unless Cape Cod moves to Virginia! I'm going to be home, but really need to take a mental break, so will just be spending "me" time with Betty and doing some stuff around the house and in my community. I appreciate your willingness to take on the challenge that week. Completely up to you what you choose to do, just post it on Saturday, the 11th to begin on the 12th. Thanks again…I'll pop in to say hi sometime that week. Thank you again!
Jessica
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TeresaW2024 of Mission Slimpossibles has requested to be moved out of the weight-in group and into the Team Support category for the foreseeable future.
Thank you!
-Mica
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@micaroo4 - Done! Let us know if/when she intends to return and we can move her back.
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Captains, please help to promote:
The September Week 4 Group Challenge is open and ready to begin on Sunday, Sep 21st. Please join us for Building Endurance for Fitness. Track your week and share your results! Here's your link:
September Week 4 Group Challenge - Building Endurance for Fitness — MyFitnessPal.com
See you in the chat thread!
Jessica 🏋️🚴♂️
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Registrations are open for next month! I know we have been having folks sign up and then not weigh in. Any thoughts about maybe adding the new members your team as friends when they sign up to be able to reach out to them if they don't check in? I have also tried inviting them to the group, which has helped a few, but not most.
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@lauren_989 - I noticed that a lot of my new members sign up for the challenge and then do not come back onto MFP as a site at all (often, their official MFP join date is the same as their date last seen). Adding them as friends may not help, unfortunately. Things that have helped in the past:
- Reminding them to bookmark their team's chat
- Telling them to introduce themselves in the chat the first time they open it up
- Adding their weigh-day to their calendar (if they use one)
Obviously, your mileage may vary (mine certainly does), but those things can help sometimes. The beginning of the school year is always a hard time to keep things active.
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@lauren_989 I reached out to daffygirl88 this week and received a response back. She's been slowly losing motivation and just needed some time away to get her head on straight and get refocused. Not sure when, but I have a feeling she'll come back to the SS team soon. Just wanted to let you know that she's ok.
Jessica
cc: @frankwbrown
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laurelfit57 of Mission Slimpossibles requests to change her weigh-in day to THURSDAY.
Thank you!
-Mica
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@lauren_989 Please move pupowl back to active. She wants to keep Wednesdays as her weigh day and her starting weight is updated at 195.4. Thanks!
cc: @frankwbrown
Jessica
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TeresaW2024 of Mission Slimpossibles has requested to resume posting her weekly weigh-in starting in October, with Wednesday as her weigh-in day.
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@micaroo4 do you have a starting weight for Teresa?
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@lauren_989 - TeresaW2024 Start Weight for October is 234.0. Thank you!
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