Week 4 Survey:

1.What is your trigger food?(the one you really struggle to say no to like Bob and his cupcakes last night on the show?) sweets and fries

2. What is your favorite healthy snack? Yogurt, fruits (mango, pineapples, and grapes)

3. Which would you rather have...a new pair of shoes or a new piece of jewelery? Shoes, i don't wear much jewlry

4. What kind of purse do you carry...small but efficient or large and prepared? Usually a small but efficient one. I'm not much of a big purse gal.

5. Do you collect anything? I like to collect DVDs, esp. television series dvds.

6. Do you plan on treating yourself to something besides a new wardrobe when you reach your goal? What is it? As of right now, I can't really think of much. My reward will be getting into these designer jeans I got, that don't quite fit right now.

7. What was the last goal that you went for and acheived? I can't really think of a particular goal, but I have been maintaining and stayed under 150 for over a month. This has been an achievment for me because I was always 150 and now I'm getting close to getting under 140.

8. Would you rather be outdoors or indoors? Both are good, but overall I like the outdoors. I like to go snowboarding, jogging, etc. The only time I don't like being outside is when there is a heat wave or massive humidity.

9. Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? Nope.

10. What about yourself are you most proud of? Currently I am proud to be training for my first half-marathon (which is next week!).

TGIF! I'm soooo tired this week. I've been having trouble getting up to exercise. I'm surprised my dh hasn't kicked me out of bed with as many times that I've pushed snooze this week. I did get out of bed after only pushing the button three times this morning :carrot:. I got a good workout with Gilad this morning and am hoping to get a run in tonight, and maybe some pilates. I love the nights my dh works late (i know it sounds bad) cuz my daughter is over at grandmas and grandpas so I can get some extra exercising done. Anyways, todays gonna be a busy day, which is good it'll make the day go by faster so I can enjoy the weekend. Normally we are rushing around on the weekend, hopefully this weekend will be different.

Shygrly-WOW! a half marathon thats what 13 miles? I'd love to be able to run 13 miles. I'm working my up maybe some day I'll make it there.

justgetitdone: Shopping, my favorite form of exercise. :D Great job on your eating. It seems like that has been my major problem as of late. I can either eat good or exercise but I can't do both together.

Lawmom-great job on avoiding the sweets. Way to go on the NSV, it shows signs of a healthier you.

AmberD-Good job on the running and cutting out the sweets.

Melissa- oh the dreaded grocery store. I have to go there this weekend. I wish I could just hire someone to take my list and go buy the stuff.. I think I'd save lots of money that way.

Michelle-Great to see you posting again. I've been wondering how you've been.

Kelli-I have a collection of girls clothes as well. I always say a girl can never have too many clothes, no matter what age.

I better go, I was planning on being out of the shower by now!
Everyone have a great day.

Bridgette.

Down 2 lbs this morning!!! Yay!! Its not as low as I was on monday but with AF being here all week I'll take it!!!

Well, I had a big huge long post written out and then my computer went wonky and *poof* it disappeared! :mad::mad:

Mel, congrat's on those 2 pounds lady!!! :dancer: :flow2:

Ladies, have a brilliant day. Gotta boogie, my tub guy is finally here.:rolleyes: I'll try and get back to do personals again if my 'puter will cooperate!

Be good!~

AmberD--Arlington
justgetitdone--Thanks
Melissa--Congrats on the loss! Everyone's body is different but I never in my life have been able to post a loss during TOM. AF is the same as TOM right?

I'm noticing there are other runners on our team so I may be hitting you up for advice. I purchased my sportsbra last night. I have about 10 other sportsbras that are perfect for everything else but I wanted a special sportsbra for running. I bought Moving Comfort's "Fiona Bra". It just looks more comfortable than the Enell. I only ordered one and if I like it I will order probaby two more. I got it in black. I want a pink and a white one too.

I went to a baby shower yesterday and I did well. There were healthy options there so I was good to go. I am looking forward to this holiday weekend.

Hey Ladies! Down another pound this week, I'll take that! No time to say anything else, I gotta go get my *** kicked around my living room by Jillian. Hope everyone is having a good friday!

Originally Posted by likenoother:
AmberD--Arlington

YAY NOVA and Yay NOVA traffic. Wait.. no... NOVA traffic sucks.

I am down a pound for the first in this entire challenge. That's for a grand total loss of 0. But I'll take a loss of 0 over a gain any day, in any case I'm back on track

WOW Ladies!! Excellent job on those losses!! Its so encouraging to see the successes going on here!

I was a NAUGHTY girl yesterday. Dont even ask me why cuz I dunno. I just threw caution to the wind and ate whatever. I didnt eat alot , by no means did I overeat but dark chocolate covered raisins and breads are NOT in my plan! Back on track today though! I've got a whole week to work off the damages.

My goal for today...get my house clean for the first time in weeks! then a lil homework!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

~melissa

Good morning Red Team!

I am so happy it is the weekend and I have good :coffee2: this morning! And everyone else is still asleep. Well, except for the dogs. What a busy week we had here, but today I only have to do some errands in the morning and take my older daughter to art class this afternoon. I'm going to go grocery shopping while she's there and get that over with. Tomorrow is a housework/laundry marathon for us.

I just read through the recent posts -- congratulations to everyone who's posted a loss :goodscale: this week! Yay :woohoo:to everyone who's sticking with their eating plans and working out and seeing the results of our hard work, including those NSV results. I think the scale's staying the same this week for me, but I'll see tomorrow morning. I'll be happy with that, as I feel like I'm shrinking a bit and just seem to have more stamina. I had a date with Leslie this morning and noticed that I can lift my knees up in front (btw, I absolutely hate :tantrum: those knee lifts) a lot higher than I used to be able to.

Have a great day everyone and wish me luck finding some good oranges at the store today. I'm really craving them lately and they've looked pretty icky.

Week 4 Survey:

1.What is your trigger food?(the one you really struggle to say no to like Bob and his cupcakes last night on the show?) Carbs. I used to think it was just things like french bread, cookies and candies, but now I'm realizing that sometimes other things will set me off too, it just depends on how I'm feeling. Like dry cold cereal or crackers, even the healthy kinds.

2. What is your favorite healthy snack? crispbread and laughing cow wedges with bell peppers on top.

3. Which would you rather have...a new pair of shoes or a new piece of jewelery? Jewelry.

4. What kind of purse do you carry...small but efficient or large and prepared? Small.

5. Do you collect anything? Nope.

6. Do you plan on treating yourself to something besides a new wardrobe when you reach your goal? What is it? Nothing right now.

7. What was the last goal that you went for and acheived? Persistently calling this one guy about part of my internship, even though it felt really uncomfortable because he didn't call back. He finally called back and was really happy to have me start on it last week!

8. Would you rather be outdoors or indoors? Outdoors so long as it is not humid.

9. Have you started decorating for Halloween yet? Er, no. My kids do those things for me nowadays. Thank goodness.

10. What about yourself are you most proud of? Being creative and adaptable when things go wrong.

Good Sunday Morning Red team!!!! I hope all is well with our team! Been terribly quiet!

Ann....how'd the orange hunt go? I havent bought any in forever because they seem to be so dry and mealy lately. I find that the clementines are better but man are they pricey! Way to go on that internship!!

Amber...I'm so excited to see success coming from you!!! I knew you could do it! And its all gonna start paying off now!! Excellent job on that loss!! Keep it up!!

Veronica....Way to go on another loss!!! I hope Jillian was too too hard on you! LOL!! Gotta love to hate that woman right? LOL!!

likenoother...I'm with you on those sports bras. I hear really good things about the Enell...but man do those suckers look like straight jackets or what! Let us know how the one you got works out!! Great job at the shower!!!

Danielle...hows it goin woman? Been too quiet lately!

Bridgette...how's everything going? Find some of that energy yet? Sounds like you are still kicking butt on the exercise though!! Way to go!

shygrl...I cannot wait to hear how your half marathon went!! What an amazing accomplishment!! that is definetly something to be extremely proud of!

Well it sunday and you know what that means.....weights are due tomorrow!!!
Dont forget to post your weight by Monday 11:59 pm EST!!

I'm so glad I did my weigh in before my off day on friday LOL...I'm still showing up a little bit so I really have to kick some butt this week to get a loss next friday. Got right back on the wagon yesterday and i'm all stocked up with the right foods for today so all I gotta do is find the time to get some exercise and I'll be rockin!

What happened to Tera and muse? Miss you girls..hope everything is okay!! Diva is MIA too!

Alright, I need to go start some homework before the game starts!! Have a wonderful Sunday Red team!!

~melissa

Hello all

What a great week. I have had wonderful energy and a good outlook. Congratulations to all on all the losses. I did end up going out to dinner last night and splurging, not necessarly huge portions, but the food was rich in flavor. Well after all the vegetables and whole foods I have been eating,my boday did not take well to the dinner. I guess it was a blessing in disguise I do not want any more pasta in the near future. I guess there is the occasionally an upside to splurging. Everyone have a great week.

Hi everyone. I decided to take time off of cleaning. I've been doing pretty bad with my diet the past few days. That proves that when I'm not on this forum reading and getting support, I tend to fall off the wagon. I'm glad I did a freebie week because I gained a bit of weight. Not a lot, but enough to get me a little upset.

Anyway, congrats on everyone's losses for the week. You ladies are kicking butt.

Happy Sunday everyone! I done excellent on exercising this weekend. I've had a lot of things on my mind this weekend, and I've used exercise as an escape from that. Let me tell ya, I'm sore all over. People were probably wondering what was wrong with me at church this morning, I was having a bit of trouble with all the stand up sit down business. After church I went and spent a little me time. I tanned and then I went shopping... I'm in need of some new jeans. My old ones are loose but comfortable, the only thing I hate about them is having a saggy butt. I bought 2 pair of low rise levi's, they are slim fit so they are a little tight in the thighs, but hopefully they'll be perfect soon (my butt looked so good in them I couldn't pass them up.) I did try a bigger size,but the butt didn't look as good. I also purchased this knee length denim skirt, something I don't wear very often. Oh, how I love shopping :D.


I hope everyone is having a great weekend

Bridgette.