Morning All!

So glad to get this challenge underway!

The weekend put a lot of temptation in my way. My dad and his wife came up from England to visit and we went out for a meal. I did indulge and have some ice-cream for dessert but I reckon a wee treat is okay when you have been eating healthily all week (well, that's my excuse anyway and I'm sticking to it!) On Saturday, Scotland had the rare treat of gloriously warm weather and I was invited through to Stirling to my friend's for lunch. Well, she had prepared quite the feast! I am pleased to say I did not go mad with the food which is a big thing for me as I usually come undone when faced with a buffet!

I'm all excited as I have my Body Combat class tonight and I haven't been able to go it fo 3 months because of my knee. I have really missed it and can't wait to get back into it.

Hope you are all doing well. Cat and Shannon - feel better soon! Cat - I remember how excited you were when you got your treadmill - glad it's still being put to good use. We will get those extra pounds off us soon, my love and you are right, no point beating ourselves up about it. It has happened and all we can do now is deal with it!!

MonteCristo - I had totally forgotten you had a trip planned to Scotland!!! How did it go? Thanks for the reminder that taking your measurements at the start of the challenge is a good way of measuring progress. I'm off to do that now!

Mindy - hope the 5K went well, let us know how you got on.

BetteK - how did the basket weaving go?

Bradley's Mom - it is nice to see you back on the Red Team!

Shari - good to see you again. Don't worry about the TOM weight, happens to us all and it will go again.

Everyone else - have a really good day and I will catch up with personals for you all later

xxx

Hi Red Team!

Im so excited about our challenge. I work alot but I am devoted to this. Well off to working out now.

MissVitality - The trip was great. It rained on and off everyday, but they were nice gentle showers, and we were prepared, so it wasn't a big deal. It is so beautiful, and everyone was so friendly. We were pretty worn out by the last day, so instead of hiking the last 19 miles we explored Urquhart castle, then took a bus to Inverness and spent the rest of the day walking around the city. I really enjoyed the trip, though I think my next vacation will be a bit less strenuous!

ETA: I forgot to mention that I lost 1.6lbs last week!

MonteCristo- I measure my waist, hips, bust, thighs and upper arms. I do it once a month and record it in a book I have for my weight loss info. It has been helpful to have an extra set of #s reinforcing the fact that what we're doing is working!

I went out of town this past weekend and made some bad choices, so I'm not pleased with that, but I'm back on track today and ready to make this week count. I'm at the point where I needed to refocus again (I've been losing since last November) and I know this challenge will help me do that.

Good Monday Morning to you all. I reported a one pound loss wish it was more, but have had some trouble staying on plan lately. We have been so busy with the kids and football I seem to be gabbing quick things and eating them and I had been staying away from processed foods and my body is panicking. I am quite bloated today and feel yuckie, but that is the way I need to feel to get back on plan. I did get in some great exercise on Saturday I walked/jogged while pushing my one year old in a stoller and I made my best time yet, then I went on a walk with my DH and he kept saying slow down this is not a race. I was just going my normal speed not even attempting to be quick. Anyway, I packed a healthy lunch and will get in my fruits,veggies and water this week. I started calorie counting last week and realized I can not eat what I want even if it is under a certain amount of calories I still have to limit carbs and sugars to loose.

Shan84- great job on starting to exercise your endurance will increase in no time.

Monte- I have my measurments at home, I will try to remember to post them tonight. Thanks for the reminder...

Hope everyone has a great day and a great weigh in!!! GO RED TEAM!!!!

Good morning! I have a pretty hectic week planned. We are having a big party this weekend and DH is in the process of finishing up some big projects, so my house is a disaster. I try to clean throughout the day but my boys always try to make that difficult. I know that it will all get done but for now it stresses me out. It is also TOM, so I am hoping and praying that between the stress and TOM, I will be able to resist all of my comfort foods.

Lucky - Good luck with your plan! You need to do what you think is best for yourself.

Shan - Good job on the exercise videos. Keep up the great work.

JasonsLea - UGH on the water weight gain. You will do great next week!

MissVitality - It is fine to indulge everyone in a while. Great job staying on plan throughout the meal!

to everone else!

Have a great week!

GO TEAM RED!!!!

Good Morning Red Team. Just a quick flyby since it's my first day back at work after 10 days off. Yuck!!!

The work dinner went OK I think. I had an orange and a couple of carrots before I left home. When I got there I only drank water, ate 1/3 of the chicken breast (grilled and huge!!), 1/2 of the baked potato and maybe 1/2C green beans. They had salad but no LF/RF salad dressing so I put a little ranch on it. They also had chocolate cake and I had a small piece (maybe 1.5 inches by 2 inches). So all in all I think I did pretty well. And I got right back on plan yesterday. So maybe no gain. Although I'm up 1.5 lbs. today. Hopefully it's water weight from the dinner. We'll see.

I'll be back later. They're calling my name.

Hey fellow Red Team members, it looks like you are all off to a great start. I didn't have a great weekend, but I pretty much knew with the parties involved it would be tough. I'm planning on doing a pilates video tonight, and trying to fit a walk in tomorrow morning. For this week I'll be sticking to those two activites every other day, but next week I'm going to try something a little more adventurous. Have a great Monday, everyone.

Hi Red Team!
KimL1214~ I've started walking with a friend 2X a week after we drop our kids off at school. I need to build up more exercise time!! Congrats on your gym membership. That's great. I too had a mild drinking episode this weekend. Darn that Sunday night football!

shea5~ Do you like your pilates video? Is it difficult?

Cape Breton Chick~ Wow, you have a busy day today. Good luck!

chiquita623~ Great job at your work dinner! Those can be so difficult.

Wishing everyone a great, on plan, Monday! We can do this, Red Team!

Good Morning Red Team,

I had a very quiet and boring weekend, I just exercised and watched old movies. I am very excited about our first weigh in. This week I am going to try to bring my calories down to 1600 a day, I am hovering at about 1800 to 1900 a day. I am also going to be calorie cycling.


MonteCristo - My goal measurements are as follows:
Bust: under 36
Waist:24
Hips: 37

I try not to measure myself but every other month so I can really see the change. BTW congrats on your weight loss!

Shea5 - Pilates, that sounds like a fun workout.

Cape Breton Chick - I too love that psalms, what's your favorite?

JasonsLea - Hello, I hope you had a great weekend.

chiquita623 - Don't worry the 1.5 LBS gain is most likely water.

mythreesons - With three sons I bet yours days are hectic, and you have TOM this week to boot. I find if I have 1 ounce of chocolate a day during TOM everything is so much better.

KimL1214 - Thanks, hang in there I hope you can get a repair person fast to fix your frig.

Mommyofsix - A pound is fantastic, you should be very proud. And don't stress on the carbs and sugar you'll work that out. I have lost over 95 lbs and I did 1 to 2 pounds at a time and I still crave sugar it's a battle. I am not sure if it will every go away.

jayjay4444 - I am so excited as well! I can't wait for our first weigh in.

bradleys mom - Cool veggie tray score!

MissVitality- Wow Scotland I have always wanted to visit there, looks so beautiful in the movies and in photo's. Good job on the buffet.

ellgee - The weekends are hard on me too, but it's a new day.

shan84- I am glad you found an exercise video you like.

Ms Perception - That's right today is a new day, get right back on that horse.

Hello to the entire RED Team!

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I'll sure I'll get to know you all throughout this challenge but I can say one thing right now.
I'm 100% committed to support everyone on the red team no matter what.

Nicki