I wanted to give you a map of the group, and what I envision. I am always open for change, and improvement.
Across the screen, you will notice categories. I did these specific ones to make things easier to find, but agsin, as members join, and the group is used, these are open to change, received, more added, or some combined and deleted.
The categories and what I picture under each:
All-
Skool sets this one up for us. If you want at the end of the day to scroll through, and see all that happened today on the group, this is the place for you.
Then the categories are broken down more specific.
General Discussion -
This is for anything about our journey. I would keep the discussions group specific to health amd weight loss. I noticed in Facebook groups, one little topic can divide a group so quickly. Sometimes, the author of the post or question is asking an honest question, but it can divide a group so quickly if it catches fire.
Introductions -
This is for new members to come into the group, tell us who they are, tell us their hopes and dreams health wise. I picture this as a new person entering a party. They walk in, introduce themselves, we introduce ourselves, then the party starts with a new member added. I want them to feel the love and support the minute they walk in.
Challenges -
This would be the area to discuss the current challenge we are working on. Any details about that specific challenge, prizes if we decide to add that. I want a place where we can meet in there to all come together, and all move together.
Wins- I
I added this category first. I thought if someone wanted to add they had lost weight, or their a1c is down or they drank all 8 glasses of water for the day, this would be the place for it. Now that I have the challenge category, maybe the wins need to be posted in there. I am open for discussion.
Tips and tricks -
This is where we could post just general ways to help others. I included a lot of mental things that I used to change my way of thinking. They are not specific to a challenge or win. They just help you think differently, and make progress.
Recipes / Cooking/ Weights / Cardio / Moving
I think I will love this category. I would love to combine them over time into a cookbook. This would be the place to post healthy recipes. If you take a recipe and update it with more healthy ingredients, this would be the place for that. Anything food wise would go here, so that the members can scroll through one place, and look for new foods to try. I envision this being the place to discuss new exercises. I want to be welcoming and remember some members may have never exercised. I know we will be on all levels of exercise, and knowledge about exercise. When I was 390, walking into Target leaning on a shopping cart to take pressure off my back was a huge win.