SARGE'S COOTIE FREE HAPPY PLACE INTERACTIVE PLAYROOM!!!!!!



I joined 3FC seriously on 1/1/11, have lost 68 lbs./30%, and have assembled a platoon, a group who gives 110% every day to achieving their weight loss goal. Some of the ladies nicknamed me Sarge, so Sarge it is!

--Please join if you're serious about dropping pounds and melting your "BUTT-er" (that's a salute to Private MadamGooey).

--Please join if you want daily motivation to achieve your goal. Sarge has plenty of time to keep an eye on you!

--Please join if you want Sarge and the platoon to scream in your face like Jillian Michaels on Biggest Loser because that's what you're gonna get if you don't meet your goal each week!

--Please join if you understand the definition of challenge, "...a call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition," THIS IS YOUR LIFE YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR!


--DON'T join if you're gonna bring excuses!

--DON'T join if you're a daily scale watcher or only looking for company to share details about your daily life, pets, cra*py job, and other pity-party themes.

--DON'T join if your head isn't in it yet. We'll be here to embrace you with well-toned arms when you're ready.

--DON'T join if you're overly sensitive to comments like "step away from the buffet!"

--DON'T join if you want to discuss anything other than get this freaking weight off of me! Sarge is type A personality. Excuses and reading touchy-feely stuff makes Sarge's eyes bleed! There are many other threads on 3FC that offer loads of "soft" support and make you feel it's ok to slack on your weight loss efforts. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THREADS!

RULES: IT'S EASY! Simply make Sarge a promise each Sunday by posting a pledge to lose a certain number of pounds the following week then DO IT! New Privates encouraged to join any Sunday!

Newbie posts should look like this: Hi Sarge, I'm new! I promise to lose ___ pounds next week!

ALL ARE WELCOME (including men)...any age, any amount of weight to lose. Say "Yes, Count Me In Sarge!" Do it, you know you want to, then drop and give me 20 minutes of exercise!


Sarge
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PLAY ALONG WITH THE PLATOON

VIRTUAL TREKKING (Started 5/15/11)

--ACROSS AMERICA: 5068 MILES COMPLETE OF 5,048! MISSION COMPLETED!!!!

--GLOBAL TREK COUNT: 9,988.63 MILES COMPLETED OF 24,625 MILES

--EARTH TO MOON COUNT: MILES COMPLETE OF 238,857 MILES

SPREADSHEET LINK: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...CIOe6aQF#gid=0

Play Fitocracy against others in the platoon at: http://www.fitocracy.com/group/674/
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PLATOON NUTRITION:

PEANUTT'S FREQUENTLY REQUESTED FOOD IN YOUR FURNACE ANALOGY: http://pamisaloser.wordpress.com/

RIES GUIDE TO WORKOUT NUTRITION:http://fitbodyhype.com/nutrition/ult...n-infographic/

MadamB's NUTRITION LINK: http://nutritiondata.self.com/

Disclaimer: Sarge is not a doctor, a nutritionist, or personal trainer with any sort of real medical knowledge. Additionally, it is not my intention to poke fun at our armed forces. I salute the men & women protecting our country.

ACHIEVED 119% of GOAL LAST WEEK! DO IT AGAIN!!!

Pledges week of 10/2-10/9

Tate = 1 /// +3.2
Rated = 1 /// (-.4)
Rainbow = 2 /// (-4.7) WOW!!!
Ennay = .4 /// (-.4)
Fit Girl = 1 /// (-1.8)
Envelope = .4 /// +3
Hopeless = 1 /// -0-
Sumner = 1.5 /// ?
KKEarl = 1 /// -0-
Sarati = .5 /// (-2)
Josey = 1 /// +2
Chesh = .5 /// (-.9)
Jeanettey = 1 /// (-3) ANOTHER AMAZING WEEK!
Munchey = 2 /// (-1)
Budget = 1 /// (-3.6) VICTORY!
Thinsole = 1.5 /// (-1.6)
Ksquared = 2 /// (-4)
Solar = 1 /// (-.6)
Sindaena = 2 /// (-1)
Kris = 1 /// (-.1)
Joyful = .5 /// (-.5)
Celrae = 1 /// +.5
Anon = 1 /// (-.4)
K3 = 1 /// (-1.1)

NEWBIES:
Kittenmancer = 2 /// (-2.6)
Relativelysilent = 2 /// (-3.4)

Badee


Maintainers/Coffee Break Room
Chick /// (-2)
Joyful
Kuri /// (-4)
Ruby
Sarge /// (-.2)
Gooeyghost
Pokey /// (-1)

TOTAL PLATOON GOAL = 30.3 - 1.5 from AWOL troops = 28.8 /// Total Net Loss so far = 31.5 /// 109%

Pledges week of 10/9 - 10/16

Relatively = 3
K3 = 1
Chesh = .5
Rainbow = 2
Ennay = .4
Budget = 1
Joyful = .5
Kittmancer = 1
Fitgirl = 1
Envelope = 1.5
Josey = 2
KK-Earl = .5
Jeanettey = 2
Hopeless = 1
Munchey = 2
Rated = .5
Solar = 1
Sindaena = 1
Kuri = 1
Ksqrd = 2
Tate = 2
Anon = 1
Thinsole = 1
Sarati = 1
Kris =

Newbies:
Sable = 2
WannaBe = 1


Maintainers / Break Room
Sarge
Pokey
Celrae
Gooeyghost

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Long / Short term goals &
SIDE CHALLENGES:

100 lb. goal buddies / First to lose 100lbs wins!: Jeanettey (-46), Diyana (-16.5)

JUST DOING IT! TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS MADE GOAL/PLEDGE Envelope (x9) vs. Josey (x7)

First to 155 (started 8/15/11): Anon (181.8) , Josey (174.7)

Platoon's Fitocracy.com leader board: http://www.fitocracy.com/group/674/

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Envelope-- 10miler (10/22)
Pokey - Urbanathon (11/5)
Riestrella -- 5K (9/24), 10K (10/16), 1/2 Marathon (11/6)
Joyful -- MARATHON THIS SUNDAY! GOOD LUCK!!!!

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For those new to our Platoon Trek, we left base camp on 5/15/2011...

Leg 1: Trek Across America via American Discovery Trail: 5,048 miles Mission Complete
(Here's the link so you can think about how far each of you has trekked individually: http://walking.about.com/cs/beginner...walkingadt.htm
This leg completed on 8/1/2011 by 32 members contributing miles.

Leg 2: On 8/7/2011 22 platoon members left the Golden Gate Bridge headed to Osaka, Japan.

Here's the current course:
Golden Gate Bridge across Pacific Ocean to Osaka, Japan (5372.218 miles) -- 5388.72 complete (8/7-10/9)
Oasaka to Great Wall of China (1565.896)
Great Wall to Great Pyramids in Egypt (4298.751)
Pyramids to The Coloseum in Italy (1323.483)
Italy to Barcelona, Spain (1323.483)
Barcelona across the Atlantic back to Delaware, our starting point in Trek America (3966.18) for a grand total = 24,625 miles.

BLACK OPS STRONG!!!!

BLACK OPS TEAM LOSS: .808 (Total Team Loss = 38.4)

Top Performers: Anon (2.36%), Rated (1.84%), Josey (1.48%), Pokey (1.47%) FitGirl (1.38%)... BUT YOU ALL ARE AWESOME!!!!
Players Eliminated for failure to report: Diyana, Dzak & SewWhat


BL RED TEAM = .65 loss
Honourable Mentions:
Anonymously Yours; -4.4 lbs (2.36%)
Rated; -2.8 lbs (1.84%)

BL BLUE TEAM = .50 loss

WOW TROOPS!!!! Sarge is spent... just caught up on all the posts and number crunching...please let me know if I've missed anything in the posts above.

Some really impressive hard work going on...HUGE NUMBERS IN THE WEIGHT LOSS BATTLE!!!!

Chick--sorry you're struggling...like Pokey, chill for awhile on the stress over it but stay engaged. I know that you will, you've already overcome so much!

WELCOME newbie privates Kittmancer & Relativelysilent! Let's see if you got what it takes to hang around this platoon!

Sarge off to the gym and he's not gonna lie...he's got a lot of making up to do for the weekend!

Let's all get out there and GET SWEATY!!!!!!!

Morning troops!

Black ops cheerleader here! GO BLACK OPS! Congratson all the losses!

Excited to see the Dr tonight and see if he has any advice. Upping my water and getting at it! Going running in between classes today! Have a good one!

Good Morning Platoon!

Wow, Congratulations to Jeanettey for being the first to 20lbs lost! Nice job! Not to mention going the longest on your cheat free challenge.

Chickadee- Congrats on your treadmill achievement going 2.6mi straight is awesome and I'm glad you didn't have any pain afterwards.

Anon- Just wanted to say thanks again for all the time you put into the spreadsheets for us. I can just imagine how glitched the system can get with so many people editing the same document.

Pokey- Nice job this week, Almost to Onderland! We'll have to throw an internet party

K^2 - I hope you like the kickboxing class. I absolutely love it myself!

Joyful- Good luck on the last leg of your marathon training. Let us know how it goes at take a finish-line picture

Rated- Loved your dancing post at 5am. Sounds like you had a lot of fun and it is definitely good exercise.

josey- Congrats on your size 8's. It's a nice confirmation of all your hard work.

It's Monday and a new week. I'm trying to kick up my running miles and work my way up to that 15k. Hope you are all having a happy Monday!

119%!!! Wow nice job everybody!!!

@Jeanetty - congrats on winning the 20 lbs challenge

@BlackOps - we totally won that week. Woooo!

@K3 - very close to 60 lbs lost. Nice job! Maybe we can really party hard next week

@Chick - WTG on running that treadmill into the ground and posting the updates.

@Anon - Nice loss!!! You are catching up :-)

@Pokey - So close! We need to party (virtually) when you get to onederland

@Joyful - Good luck with the marathon!!! I will be cheering for you!

@Iamerican - You are the best cheerleader! :-)

@Sarge - Nice surprise eh? You leave us alone and we still try to please :-))

All the newbies: WELCOME to the madness!!

Nice job Chickadee. I have no doubt that you will crush this plateau into smithereens.

Great job everyone!

Thanks, Josey and K3. It's SOOOOO close. I'm definitely making it this week!

I hope everyone has a great day!

I did not make it to the gym this morning. It was one of those days I really needed my workout partners as motivation to show up and get started...but they texted cancelling before I had enough momentum to carry me through. Now I have to try to make it up later in the day, which throws off having today as one of my three planned double dip days for the week.

So, I am here to pledge that I will get there this evening and at least get in weights and at least one of the two cardio sessions I had planned for today (swim or run).

Congrats to all the big losers last week!

SARGE SIR...thanks for all the number crunching!!! yeah, i made it another week!! WOOT WOOT!! BLACK OPS STRONG BABY!!!

sindaena....thats the way to make a plan!! now make it happen!! YOU CAN DO IT!!

pokey....onederland is CALLING YOUR NAME!!! come on now, dig deep and make it happen....YES YOU CAN!

jeanettey....you continue to inspire so many!! 77 cheat free days, the leader in 1st to 100 and the winner of 1st to 20 woohoooo YOU ROCK!!

K3....way to knock those 70's outta-da-park!!! and swing into those lovin' 60's baby!! OH YEAH!!!

iamerican you are such a good cheerleader!!!

josey...how u be doin' there gf??

ennay...having a good week so far???

LETS ALL STAY BLACK OPS STRONG AND MAKE IT A GOOD WEEK AND WIN THAT TITLE AGAIN!! WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!

Sindaena--REACHING THRU VIRTUAL WORLD TO SLAP YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD!!! You know you can did deep to find the motivation to get those workouts in on your own. There is no depending on others to make it happen for you!!!!! Get those double dip days in...and btw, Sarge loves that phrase... "double dipping" workouts!

Sarge done with first workout, but will punish self more later.

THANK YOU BLACK OPS for allowing Sarge to pass on eating crow and pigeon this week! Mad props to getting done on your own...or at least with your inner-Sarge's screaming in your ears. Beyond the weekly losses I'm convinced it will be all Black Ops players talking to one another on the BL threads by the end of the game because WE GOT STAYING POWER!

Rainbow--So happy you've found your groove again. I'm sure you've already got your black ops shirt laid out for tomorrow nite!

Pokey Party this week!!!! Make sure to RSVP!

Josey, K3, Rainbow and others who continue to dole out the accolades. Thank you for keeping the applause meter cranked up. Sarge is all about the getting it done because that is what your supposed to do for yourself but also realizes everyone loves to be acknowledged for a job well done!

Anon--Beyond spreadsheet goddess...OUTSTANDING LOSS THIS WEEK!

@Rainbow - Doing great, thanks!!! So pumped after the hugh loss yesterday :-)

@Sarge - We learn from the best! :-)

Checking in for the night.
I have to say I've been slumping these last two weeks. Work is quite stressful...but blah blah blah to all that.

I still managed to keep some kind of weight loss going. A little at a time.

Did get in about a 4 mile run tonight. Yay. Ate my fruits/veggies and working on some water right now.

Just have to keep at it. I know the Platoon will be there to get some good motivation from.

tRSVPing to Pokey's ONE-DER-LAND PARTY!!!
Oh I can't wait . . . jumping up and down, putting rings on my fingers and bells on my shoes, so I jingle while I'm dancing so excited

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS . . . OR IS IT LOSERS

Oh my I never know which one to use <sigh>



SARGE, I know I've been quiet, focusing on MELTIN' MY BUTT-ER

BUT . . .

Maintainers/Coffee Break Room
Chick
Joyful
Kuri
Ruby
Sarge
MadamB <------ THE GHOST OF MADAMB