Hi gals! I'm excited about being on the black team. After several years of watching TBL and lamenting about my changing (over 40) body and feeling defeated, I finally have accepted what I have to do. In February, DH and I did a consultation for lapbands. Our insurance turned us both down. Which is okay because it really wasn't the route I wanted to go; but would have if that is what it took to get the weight off. But, shortly after the consultation, I joined the local fitness center and fell in love with working out again. Since that consultation, I've lost about 12 pounds and feel successful again. I am partcipating in the Fitness Center's Biggest Loser challenge that started about 3 weeks ago.
Heres my mini bio...
Accent: Redneck country/midwest
Best Friend: DH and the animals
Chore I hate: ironing
Essential make-up product: mascara
Favorite perfume: Navy
Gold or silver? Gold
Hometown: Holt, Missouri
Job title: AVP, Finance and planning my next career as a vet tech!
Kids: animals
Living arrangements: 5 acres with DH, 3 horses and six dogs
Number of apples eaten in the last week: None OMG!
Overnight hospital stays: Once for wrecking my motorcycle at 14
Phobia: succeeding
Question you ask yourself a lot: What the heck was I thinking by choosing a career in Accounting?
Religious affiliation: Christian
Siblings: 1 sister and 2 brothers
Time I wake up: 5:30 am
Unnatural hair color: medium brown with blonde and lighter brown highlights
Vegetable I refuse to eat: brussel sprouts
Worst habit: convincing myself I'm tired and deserve to rest
Yummy food I make: I don't get to cook much; that's DH's job
X-tra info: I like working with animals and observing their behavior. My ultimate dream would be to have lots of acres with a pristine horse barn/arena and lots of time to train them. My other ultimate dream would be to have the skills to train them really well on my own. That includes the dogs because they rule the roost. My horror is that since we've moved to the country, I find myself turning into my mother!!!!!
Secret fantasy about self: To be muscled and in kick *** shape for my rapidly approaching 50's.
Zodiac sign: Cancer and all the moodiness that goes with it!
Purplefly- I am from columbus- OSU grad here!! I am now in Harrisburg, PA.
Justforus: I am a nursing student too!! When do you graduate- I have three more semesters!
Accent: I really don't think I have one.
Best Friend: Chris (DH), Michelle
Chore I hate: everything, floors, bathrooms, laundry
Dad's name: Paul
Essential make-up product: my perscriptives foundation.
Favorite perfume: ? Chanel Chance
Gold or silver? silver!
Interesting fact: i ride horses professionaly not so my anymore.
Job title: nursing student/mommy/wife (to be)/business manager/server at Chillis
Kids: Abby, turned 2 today!!!!!
Living arrangements: Live with my mom, dad, brother (13 yo), chris (DH), abby (DD), gia (dog), yoda (dog), dipset (dog), gallager (dog), dexter (cat)- we went house hunting today.
Mom's birthplace: Albany, NY
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 3ish
Overnight hospital stays: for abbys birth, couldn't pee- i was in the hosptial for almost a week for that one.
Phobia: snakes.
Question you ask yourself a lot: How am I going to get all this done today?
Religious affiliation: Christian
Siblings: 2 brothers
Time I wake up: 5am
Unnatural hair color: used to be red, i won't dye it again though, i just highlight it now
Vegetable I refuse to eat: cauliflower when it is cooked
Hi everyone! This is my first TBL challenge, and I'm so excited to be on the black team!
OK, a little about me, hmm. I'm 21, a college student, graduating in June with a double major in chemistry and biology. I'm from Massachusetts but go to school in Illinois. Oh, I don't know, I'll try to think of something more interesting to say later...
Hey all Wow a few fellow canadians on the team YAY!!! well I have been on and off dieting for a few years..well actually since I was like 12 but I officially started this time Jan 2 I have lost 45lbs and need to lose another 43 until goal.
Accent:Canadian
Best Friend: my hubby
Chore I hate: dishes/laundry
Dad's name: James
Essential make-up product: eye liner
Favorite perfume: Baby phat goddess and fire and ice
Gold or silver? White Gold, gold and silver...
Hometown: wasaga beach ont but I live in Barrie Ontario
Interesting fact: I tried out for canadian idol this year
Job title: Stay at home mom, aspiring singer and amateur photographer
Kids: Landon (15 months)
Living arrangements:Apartment with my husband and son
Mom's birthplace: Toronto
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 0
Overnight hospital stays: 3 days after giving birth
Phobia: ..spiders!! which leads to a fear of dark because I can't see them in the dark
Question you ask yourself a lot: why did I let myself be this big for so long
Religious affiliation: Christian but I also believe standing in a church doesn't make you a chrisitian just like standing in a garage doesn't make you a car
Siblings: 3 sisters, 3 brothers all half
Time I wake up: 7:00-8:00 am
Unnatural hair color: right now bleach blond last week black and pink originally dirty blonde...I think
Vegetable I refuse to eat: brussel sprouts, snow peas
Worst habit: computer
X-tra info? I am only 5'2, I am a mix between irish, scottish, french, syrian and british
Yummy food I make: I am good a baking...this is not good lol
Location: A beautiful and peaceful place in the woods
Posts: 8,905
S/C/G: Stuck/Working on it/Good 2 Go
Height: Fun Size
Hi everyone,
I'm so glad the team lists are finally up. I'm excited to be on the Black Team and am looking forward to getting to know you.
Today is my birthday and it's the perfect time in my mind to get serious about making some positive changes in my life. I'm looking forward to seeing less of me at the end of the challenge as well as the support you get from a group environment like this one.
I really like the idea of individual get to know you, share some info questions. With that...
Accent: I think Chicago, but everyone tells me I sound like Wisconsin
Best Friend: I have different best friends for different reasons in my life
Chore I hate: Dusting
Dad's name: Rocky
Essential make-up product: mascara
Favorite perfume: Odyssey
Gold or silver? Gold
Hometown: Chicago
Interesting fact: I started volunteering at the Humane Society recently and I love it.
Job title: Metrics Analyst
Kids: just fuzzy ones who never come when you call them
Living arrangements: me and DH with plenty of room for guests
Mom's birthplace: Chicago, IL
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 1
Overnight hospital stays: none - 2 surgeries and I begged them to let me out rather than spend the night in one of those horrid beds
Phobia: stuck by myself in an elevator or anything claustrophobic
Question you ask yourself a lot: Where did the time go?
Religious affiliation: Christian
Siblings: younger sister, older brother (deceased)
Time I wake up: very reluctantly between 6 and 6:30am
Unnatural hair color: I have tried many different colors, the most unusual was a rather vibrant auburn red that definitely came from a paint pot. Right now I'm doing highlights on light brown hair.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: okra
Worst habit: Was smoking but I gave that up, now I'm working on pack rat
X-tra info? I have a really difficult time sticking with something for a long time, particularly when it comes to self improvement. Always start out with a bang and end with a fizzle. Working hard on overcoming that.
Yummy food I make: I love to cook and am always experimenting with recipes. I make a Strawberry Spinach Salad that everyone seems to love.
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Purlplefirefly - My hubby is a trucker too. He is home every other night now. Drives 500 mi radius. He's on his way to Chicago today!
Mine is long haul, he is home every weekend and sometimes a day during the week. It works well for us, we both like having our space while he is gone.
caitbeans--I grew up in Grove City and went to OSU as well, though I dropped out to have my daughter and then moved to NC and decided to stay home with them, but I would love to go back to school one day. Small world, huh
I have a really difficult time sticking with something for a long time, particularly when it comes to self improvement. Always start out with a bang and end with a fizzle. Working hard on overcoming that.
This is exactly what I did the last challenge. Lost around 3 lb every week at first and then basically kicked around the same few until the end. I think the most important thing is to stay in the challenge to the end even if you are struggling...stick it out and don't drop out and you have at least accomplished something. I lost 15 lb. last time, aiming for more this time around. We can do this, just have to stay focused somehow.
Well, this is my first time doing TBL, too. I just joined 3FC last month, so I'm still "new" around here, too. Well, here goes my bio..
Accent: Korean. (lol)
Best Friend: hmmm... don't have one I keep in touch with. One in Korea but she decided to become a monk about 5 years ago and haven't been able to talk to her since then..
Chore I hate: laundry
Dad's name: Uk-soo
Essential make-up product: eyebrow pencil? lol
Favorite perfume: Too many to name... I "collect" perfume
Gold or silver? Gold
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Interesting fact: Army brat (kinda)
Job title: Bilangual Senior Support Technician
Kids: 1 DD
Living arrangements: Living with my DD
Mom's birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 2
Overnight hospital stays: 5 nights when having my DD. My water broke on Tuesday morning...and I had to be induced on Thursday and had her on Friday
Phobia: Height
Question you ask yourself a lot: What if.....???
Religious affiliation: non-denomination Christian
Siblings: 1 brother
Time I wake up: 11:15-11:45 AM (I go to sleep at 530ish in the morning bc I work from 8:00 PM to 04:30 AM
Unnatural hair color: reddish brownish blondish... just all mix...?
Vegetable I refuse to eat: None
Worst habit: clearing my throat. (I know it sounds weird but when I get nervous, I tend to clear my throat... lol)
X-tra info: lived in Montreal for 6 months, Italy for 2 years, Korea for about 20 years (lol), then Colorado for 1 year and the rest in Michigan.
Hi Black Teammates!!! I am looking forward to getting to know all of you. I've been yo-yo'ing with my weight for the last 30+ years and I finally have figured out what I've been doing wrong, so I plan to get it right THIS time! Besides losing weight, I'm working on getting my % body fat down and building up my muscle mass.
Accent: Okie
Chore I hate: vacuuming
Essential make-up product: mascara
Gold or silver? gold
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Interesting fact: background in music (primarily 'cello and piano)
Job title: Unemployed paralegal (looking for a position in the SF Bay area)
Kids: 2 sons, ages 27 and 25
Living arrangements: with DH and our dog, Puppy Wuppy (11 years old)
Mom's birthplace: Oklahoma
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 2
Question you ask yourself a lot: what do I want to be when I grow up?
Religious affiliation: agnostic
Siblings: 1 sister and 1 brother (lost in space)
Time I wake up: approximately 8:00 a.m.
Unnatural hair color: natural salt & pepper
Vegetable I refuse to eat: kale (well, I'm warming up to it)
Worst habit: procrastination at times
X-tra info? working on becoming a vegetarian (lacto-ovo for now)
And were off.....
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