When I was in Korea, black is ALL I used to wear, literally. Black shirt to black shoes and purse...because I thouhgt it made me look thinner and in Korea, I'm supposed to weigh about 120lbs according to many people..so my closet was filled with BLACK to make me look "thinner".. lol
I still enjoy wearing black, although not as much as back then... Well. Anyways! Yay for BLACK!!!!
You must have been HOT! The other day when I was walking to school in dark jeans and a black t-shirt, I was DYING!!! Yeah, I like black a lot because I feel like I "blend in" a little more...like it gives me some sort of invisibility cloak or something.
Hello new friends!
Laurie - I'm going to copy your goal of exercising 4 times per week for this whole challenge. That means going to the gym 60 times in the next 15 weeks, totally reasonable.
I do have a "scale" goal for the challenge, as well. I really want to get to 150. My starting weight is 183 so that may be a bit of a stretch, but over the course of the challenge hopefully I'll make substantial progress toward that number.
I can't wait until we all get to know each other. It's a bit overwhelming having this new thread full of strangers, but I'm looking forward to this.
Can't stay long enough to answer the questions but just wanted to say hello and I look forward to this challenge. I've been off track since the last one.
My goal is to stay on plan (allowing for a cheat meal every week) and to workout 6 days a week. Good luck everybody!
Hi Mary, I think you've got the right idea about sharing about ourselves. It would be nice to get to know everyone. Mary, I love fajitas and guacamole! Here's stuff about me:
I'm 39 years old, married.
I live in Southern California where it's "beachy".
I have no kids, just a 14 year old black pug and an 8 year old tuxedo cat who are like my kids.
I am not a fan of exercising, but since my weigh in, I've forced myself to do it.
Before the weigh in, the exercise I got was walking to and from school.
Since then, I've made sure and ridden the stationary bike for atleast 30 minutes a day (except for today, I'm taking it off!). Starting on Tuesday, I am going to add some weights to my routine, although due to time constraints that might make me cut my cardio down to 3x a week.
I am a student, English major, I graduate in a few weeks, then I am going to grad school for Library and Information Science to be a university librarian.
I am a calorie counter, and I also pay attention to fats, fiber and calcium.
My hobbies are movies, books, art, photography, museums, plays, playing on the Internet, computer games and writing.
My goal for this challenge is to be consistent and make it through!!! And also lose 20 lbs.
Okay more about me...I live in North Carolina and stay home with my two kids, ages 4 and 6. Most of my time is spent doing the normal mommy duties, but the rest is spent gardening, taking tons of pictures, playing with our 3 dogs, and exercising. I do Jillian's workouts religiously plus a mix of other cardio DVDs, workouts from FitTV and Exercise On Demand. I am a crazy Jillian fan, pretending is in my living room screaming at me even
I can't wait to get to know everyone else.
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I've heard that once you go Black, you'll never go back
Accent: Boston
Best Friend: Matt
Chore I hate: Cleaning the toilet
Dad's name: Alan
Essential make-up product: Chapstick
Favorite perfume: Pleasures for Men
Gold or silver? Silver
Hometown: Quincy, MA
Interesting fact: I own a house rabbit (Warren - he's almost 5!)
Job title: Concierge for a major investing firm
Kids: Just my bunny
Living arrangements: I live with 2 roommates, who have been dating each other for 5 years.
Mom's birthplace: Malden, MA
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 0
Overnight hospital stays: Zero - I refused to stay after my gallbladder surgery
Phobia: That someone's going to pull out my eyeballs. (Seriously!)
Question you ask yourself a lot: Can I sleep 10 more minutes?
Religious affiliation: Jewish
Siblings: 2 sisters
Time I wake up: 5:45AM
Unnatural hair color: Red
Vegetable I refuse to eat: corn
Worst habit: eating unhealthily
X-tra info? I am a Food Network junkie
Yummy food I make: I've been told that I make the world's best gingersnaps
Zodiac sign: Virgo
All that being said, I'm really excited to be a part of this challenge. I haven't really made any concrete weight goals yet, but I'm going to try to increase my exercise by 15 minutes a day (right now, I do 30). I know Black Team's gonna be the Biggest Losers, ever!
Accent:kind of southern mixed with Ohio/Yankee, since I grew up in Ohio but have been in NC for almost seven years
Best Friend: Pam
Chore I hate: Ditto to Julia on the neverending dishes
Essential make-up product: I don't wear much make up anymore
Favorite perfume: i only use lotions and bath & body works sprtizes sometimes
Gold or silver? either, not really into jewelry either...I know, am I really a woman?
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Job title: housewife
Kids: Tyler is 4, Allie is 6
Living arrangements: we have three dogs (a lab, unknown mix from pound, and a husky), a cat named Smoky and my hubby is a truck driver, so I will be around less on weekends when he is home.
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 0, I hate apples
Overnight hospital stays: only when I had my kids
Phobia: too many to list, i am a worry wart paranoid kinda gal
Question you ask yourself a lot: hmmmm have to think about that one
Religious affiliation: I'm exploring right now, to put it simple
Siblings: 1 big sis, 1 big brother, younger half sister
Time I wake up: 6:30AM while school is in, however late the kids will sleep in summer
Unnatural hair color: dirty blonde
Vegetable I refuse to eat: I love all veggies!
Worst habit: SUGAR!!! I am an addict.
Yummy food I make: I am not a good cook, but make awesome salads
I'm new here and looking forward to the challenge.
A little bit about me:
I'm single, 3 cats but no kids. I started WW Core program 2.5 weeks ago. I spend WAY too much time on the computer.
My goals for the challenge: lose 20 pounds, exercise at the gym at least twice a week, and get in 3 hours per week of exercise outside of the gym (walking and yardwork, mostly.)
welcome aboard ladies!!! My name is Julie and I am the Black Team Leader. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please direct them towards me via PM.
I will have to do the getting to know you thingee when I get home. I'm out of town at the moment. My cousin is having a baby in July and we had a surprise baby shower for her. It's fun....but limited internet access. At the moment I'm trying to get my accounting homework turned in. At any rate, let's kick some fanny!!!!
