I know some of you were looking for heart rate monitors. I saw this one on Amazon. It is one sale now till black friday.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._rd_i=10805321

It wouldn't let me paste the image but go to this link. It is selling for 39.99 with a regular price of 149.00

Thanks Mary!!!!!

I'll be adding that to my ever growing cart on Amazon, lol

Hello Everyone. What a trying time the last days have been trying to post. I keep hitting the refresh button and sometimes I get in but it's touch and go.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Friends. Have a great day, give thanks and enjoy family and friends.

Hi everyone. It's me again. It's so quiet on the threads today with all the problems and Thanksgiving. But I was wondering what you did (now that it's over or almost) to control over-eating at the big meal? Or if you did over-eat what did you learn to help next time? I know special times we all tend to eat more and we want to eat what everyone else is eating so how did you do?

I just got off the scales and have lost 2.5 pounds this week. I didn't lose anything last week so I'm so happy this morning. This is my free day so I hope I don't blow it by really over eating. This is the day I have my dessert for the week so I don't want to eat so much to push the scales back up.

I guess you'll all come back after the weekend. It's been dead boring on this thread since Wednesday night.

Have a good weekend, everyone.

Originally Posted by MonteCristo:
I have been wondering about this as well. I love having the challenges, I don't know if I would have gotten this far as quickly without them (and I may not have made it at all. I am willing to continue leading the Red Team, but Blue Team seems to have lost dixied for now, so maybe you guys should get together and discuss who you want (or is willing ;) ) to lead your team in the next challenge. Then we can work out the details for the Spring challenge. I'm also going to try and find out about becoming a moderator for this board, as it would make things a bit smoother if the team leaders were moderators.

I totally agree Monte!! i dont think i would have lost 9.3 lbs so far - without knowing every week i was going to be held accountable! i hope we can have another biggest loser challenge after this? hehehe

ooh a spring challenge, awesome, when does that start? I think Mary said Jan? cool :)

Originally Posted by Nella:

Echo - Yay for TOM being gone!.

Yeh indeed! :broc: :broc: lol

Originally Posted by maryshady:
Got on the scale and was back down to 175 today. Thanks Echo for the idea of clean eating to get back on track. Two days down. I went to the mall last night and really wanted to share a Cinnabon with my sis but we both decided together we don't need that crap anymore! lol!!!

You're welcome! and thats totally awesome resisting cinnabon!!!

My update on my binge eating problem. i have realised that i'm a food addict. but i've had 7 days of binge free (1300-1700 calories), and 2 day which were not mindless binge eating, but high calorie days (2134, 2420)

i saw the biggest loser special STOP READING if you dont want spoilers!

"where are they now" and so could relate to Erik i think it was, that said he is a food addict. i really liked his story about how he thought it would have to be blood sweat and tears to lose the weight again and bob was like, no it doesnt have to be, its balance.


and it made me realise, how every single day DOES make a difference, whether its going up or down the scale. everyday we have to make a decision to do that workout, to eat within our calories, to eat healthy.

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congrats to the Red team for winning last weeks weigh in!

and to our fellow team mates happeningf for being the biggest loser of the week! and LeslieB, Nixmom and Bigmid !
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Originally Posted by Bigmid:
and have been inspiried by all of you....so Thank you to all.

Aww thats so sweet! i totally agree!

Originally Posted by Bigmid:
I finally lost that dreaded 1lb

congrats! :broc:

Originally Posted by dream710:
I think we should pick a team captain for the remainder of the time and, regroup. We have a lot of strong team members still around that we can still have fun and lose weight while doing it!

Does anyone have any suggestions on a new team leader for the remainder of the season?

i totally agree!! maybe we can have a team leader to take over temporarily whilst Dixie is away.

Do we have any takers??

Originally Posted by maryshady:
I saw 174.6 this morning on the scale and it has really motivated me seeing the number go a little lower each day.

Thats awesome on the scale going down, love when that happens!

Originally Posted by :
I agree we need a team leader. In Dix's defense, at the end of the last challenge she shared that there is a lot going on in her life (ie: major changes) That would send most of us for a loop. She has been a strong encouraging leader for the other two challenges I was a part of. My prayers are with her thru her difficult time.

I hope she's okay. yeh that's totally understanable. we've been doing okay. we're a strong blue team! i like to think Dixie would be proud of us for continuing on ...powering on through and supporting each other in her absence :cheer3: :cheer3: we're like the underdogs in this challenge and i always root for the underdogs hehehe.

Originally Posted by :
We usually do just combined a chat thread for both teams until the next challenge starts to coincide with the next BL season (sometime in Jan). Or we could just continue this one until then we have added weeks in the past. Either way is fine with me. Monte was right though the leader needs to have moderator privileges or it won't work.

oooh adding extra weeks sounds good to me! :) :broc: :broc: i'd like to continue with the challenge through xmas break.

that poem was cute ;)
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Originally Posted by retiredone:
I just got off the scales and have lost 2.5 pounds this week. I didn't lose anything last week so I'm so happy this morning. This is my free day so I hope I don't blow it by really over eating. This is the day I have my dessert for the week so I don't want to eat so much to push the scales back up.

I guess you'll all come back after the weekend. It's been dead boring on this thread since Wednesday night.

Have a good weekend, everyone.

aww sorry Isabella! for not posting, you were right, the server went down, and it got really frustrating.

congrats on losing 2.5lbs ! thats totally awesome!!!

my update this week:

stayed within 1300- 1700 calories this week, with only 1 high calorie day of 2420 calories.

i've only done 1 day of proper workout exercise, and the rest of the days, been doing major house cleaning stuff, had window glazers on monday, then was cindrella scrubbing floors the other day for 2 and half hours, whichleft me very sore for a couple of days! and another day ran errands which involved alot of walking. and then past 2 days had complete rest. so my body has recovered and rested and am ready to hit the workoouts HARD today!

yesterday i had planned to workout but felt lazy - but watching the biggest loser Erik's story made me realise, that if i'm not ontop of things, i can easily see the scale creep up again. so everyday i really do have to make a conscious decision to plan and do my workout and eat within my calories. its easy for me to say, oh i cant be bothered to workout today, oh it will be fine, but no it wont. i have to workout 5 days a week, for 1 hour minimum.

i'm using my digital scale to monitor my weight daily which corresponds to my ticker. my digital scale weighs me slightly less than the official manual scale that i use for the biggest loser challenge, but i like the digital scale as its been helping me to stay on course. i wont change scales because i started with the manual scale for the challenge. but i think when we start a brand new challenge, i will switch to my digital scale. its less forgiving though! as you do clearly see gains, as opposed to on the manual scale where you cant physically see little gains or losses.

I'm going to do my last chance workout today! have a great day blue team. good luck with the weigh in tommorow!

this is my LAST CHANCE WORKOUT plan: will change to blue on completion.

workout 1: bike ride - 40 minutes - burn 400 calories.

workout 2: p90x kenpo X - 45 minutes - burn 430 calories.

workout 3: wind sprints - 22 minutes (maintain heart rate 80-90%) - burn 220 calories.

Total calorie burn AIM = 1050calories - equivalent to 1/3 of a 1lb. (0.3lbs) (30% of 1lb)

Total calories burned so far through workout = 0 calories. ~ 0lbs (0% of 1lb)

Originally Posted by Cape Breton Chick:
Hey Blue Team!! Just wanted to pop in and say hello... and to add that I had seen on tv that the Winter Season of TBL will be starting on January 5th. yay!! Also I would like to say that I am very interested in stepping up to be a team leader for one of our teams in the new year for the new challenge in January... that is if no one objects...I have sent off a note to inquire about changing Moderators so that we could properly move forward with these threads and supporting one another. I can see how the lack of organization this challenge has discouraged alot of people.. I think these challenges are a huge motivator, support and over all tool to our very own success! To this I want to add that Monte deserves a huge shout out and Supporter of the year award for being so on the ball for ALL of us and taking up that ball and running with it!!! MUAH!
I hope everyone had a great weekend and to all of those in the US Happy Thanksgiving!!

thanks Angela!! thats awesome that its starting in January 5th, woohoo i cannot wait!!!

and i totally agree about Monte! she has been a total superstar!!!!

hehehe i just ordered the latest 2 biggest loser dvds from america , i cant wait to get them! will take a month though. should get them around 24th december. ooh im so excited!

last chance workout with jillian michaels . and 30 day jump start with bob harper

:broc: :cb:

Morning bluesies!

Sorry I have not been posting, although I have been reading up on the thread when I can.

CONGRATS to all the losers the last few weeks! What an accomplishment to get through these holiday nightmares unscathed! I, on the other hand, am taking my 2nd freebie this week. Wedding, birthdays, left overs, and general stress have totally sabotaged my downward movement. But I am back on track as of today. Start 2nd round of bootcamp tomorrow so gotta regroup!

I, too, am totally pumped to have TBL show and challenge start again in January. You can count me in. I am determined to finish this challenge, since the last 3 I was in I fell out of! We are almost there!

Would love to catch up. Gotta go take advantage of my last day off before back to work tomorrow though. So have a great Sunday, and I'll check back soon! Be good to yourselves!

Originally Posted by Cape Breton Chick:
Hey ladies!... I found this link and thought I would share.. it is not a big read but confirmed that there will be a showw starting in January..lol

http://www.examiner.com/x-660-Weight...ntestants-ever

AWESOME!!!! thanks so much Angela!! we should definately have a biggest loser challenge to coincide with the show on jan 5th then!! :) yipeeeee :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Originally Posted by Cape Breton Chick:
Well.. ladies it is now official.. We will be starting a new Biggest lLoser Challenge right after the holidays.. January 5th! Just in time to help with sticking to those dratted resolutions!! lol
Monte Cristo will remain with the Red Team and I will be leading the Blue Team!!
I will be posting a thread for the Winter 2010 Biggest Loser Sign Ups shortly.. before the end of today and will have all of the info there.. if you have any questions please feel free to private messege me. Monte and I have both written to the administrators to ask for moderator privilages to these threads to be able to properly "do our jobs" in leading our teams!
I know as with previous challenges, no one could gaurantee that everyone who was a returning challenger could remain on the team they are on now, but I will do my very best to place you on the same team if you so wish.. just make a side note when you sign up that if at all possible you would like to stay with whatever color you are now. I will do my best to get it done with making the teams even. :hug:

OMG thats so freaking AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! THANKS so much Angela for being our new team leader!!! YEH!!!!! omg i'm so gonna sign up!! Yeh! as i know i will need all the help post holiday. i'm soooooooooooooo excited! i'm gonna use my digital scale for the new challenge in jan :) which is less forgiving, but will help me motivated to stay on course.

yah you guys should definately have MOD privileges.

i would love to stay on the blue team :cheer3: awesome will definately put in the request. thanks again Angela, you're a total star!

i thought it would be fun to revisit the pop challenge from week 2.

i've already set it up ready for week 12!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/bigg...week-12-a.html

join in! :)

Originally Posted by Cape Breton Chick:
Well.. ladies it is now official.. We will be starting a new Biggest lLoser Challenge right after the holidays.. January 5th! Just in time to help with sticking to those dratted resolutions!! lol
Monte Cristo will remain with the Red Team and I will be leading the Blue Team!!
I will be posting a thread for the Winter 2010 Biggest Loser Sign Ups shortly.. before the end of today and will have all of the info there.. if you have any questions please feel free to private messege me. Monte and I have both written to the administrators to ask for moderator privilages to these threads to be able to properly "do our jobs" in leading our teams!
I know as with previous challenges, no one could gaurantee that everyone who was a returning challenger could remain on the team they are on now, but I will do my very best to place you on the same team if you so wish.. just make a side note when you sign up that if at all possible you would like to stay with whatever color you are now. I will do my best to get it done with making the teams even. :hug:

:carrot: