Red Team Chat Thread Week 5 (6/28-7/4)
 

Good luck to everyone this week! I will be without internet on Tuesday/Wednesday this week because I will be flying home to the states. Then I will be on vacation July 1st-7th. I will find some kind of internet wifi so I can keep posting and I will be able to calculate the weigh in for next week.

Good luck ladies! Let's make this a good week!

Good Morning

Shan, Have a safe flight and fantastic time in the states:hug:

Congrats to aclai for being the biggest loser!!! :cheer2:

Wow, i can't believe i made it through the weekend without any cheats/slips. I plan on eating a little something on Wednesday for dinner, dh is taking me to see the new twilight movie(so excited) so if i can just make it to then...hopefully with a loss for the week.

Hello to everyone! Have a nice day!!:)

Way to Go aclai! :dancer:

Tonight I am going to see Sting at Chastain Amphitheater and hubby and I are invited for an Italian dinner with friends before the concert. This is going to be tough. Of course I want to lose weight but homemade Italian food, I don't think I want to let that opportunity pass me by either. I've got an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other.

misspriss-Have a fun night out at the Twilight movie with your husband. Très romantique!

Thanks ladies. It was really nice to have a good loss this week since I didn't do too well between challenges and at the start of this one. I had a job interview today. It seemed to go pretty well and I get good vibes from the company, so I hope I get it!

Terapet- Have fun at the concert! Chastain is such an awesome summer venue. I say use portion control and enjoy a nice dinner with your friends.

Shan- Enjoy your trip home!

Good job Aclai!

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Tweaked- I agree with Aclai, portion control is key, don't deny yourself!

Shan-safe travels & have FUN!

Gotta run & pack for camping

How do I sign up for the challenge is it too late?

Finishline- It is too late to be an official member of this challenge as we are already 5 weeks in. Look for the next challenge sign up to be posted towards the end of our current challenge (sometime in August).

Thanks ladies. I will travel safely. The bf and I are leaving in 6hours to head to the capital before I fly out tomorrow. Take care ladies!

Sting was awesome! The Italian dinner was great and turned out to be relatively low calorie. My friend should open a restaurant. I consumed more alcohol calories than I planned so I will really have to work on that.

I need to get packed for the trip today. Tomorrow this time I will be somewhere on the interstate in Tennessee. I hope to get to the Y tonight and then probably will not have anymore formal exercise for a week. My only plan for the week is to journal the calories and keep my eye on the prize. I really don't want to gain weight while on vacation. It is so difficult to take off.

Im off to the lake again today! Im hoping for a job sometime this week... and tonight at midnight im going to see the new twilight movie YAY!!

Hi Red Team,
I just wanted to come over and say hello while Shan is away from the internet. It sounds like you have been busy and doing so very fun activities. Good job on staying motivated while out and about.
Keep up the great work you guys have had a couple of really good weeks.

Shan84 - I hope you have a safe trip home

Hi red team.:hug:

Shan-I hope your flight went okay, WELCOME back to the USA!

Aclai--Congrats on being our biggest loser last week.:carrot:

Monte- :wave:

Terapet-Glad you had a good time at the concert. I LOVE Italian food too:T
Have a good time on vacation, they are always hard for keeping on track but you have come this far you can do it!:)

2phatinvictoria-good luck on your job and have fun at the movie tonight.
The lake again?:p LOL I live in the land of 10,000 lakes so you would think I would be on one also:(. Do you live on the lake?

CanadaMel- Have a good time camping.

MissPriss- Way to go on no cheating through the weekend:carrot: and have a good time at the movie.


And for me- yesterday, I was on track for food but not exercise, I was up at 3:00 AM helping my husband get gone for his 2&1/2 hour ride back to work for the week... I wouldn't have to get up but he has told me that he likes that I do ,
and well you know....I love him so I do...:love:;)
I was so wore out after working all day yesterday I didn't get any exercise in...

Today I'm on plan, it was a short day for work. The weather is good for walking so me and the dog are going for a good hike around the town. ROFLAO- I just mentioned a walk to the dog and he's going CRAZY! He is good for me:running: Gotta go . Talk at you all later.

Keep on giong! GO RED!!!!

Hi all,

It sounds like everyone is staying busy. I hope you have a great time back in the US Shan! I am going to the midnight showing of Eclipse tonight too, can't wait! I've been doing good exercise and eating wise. Hope to see a loss on the scale again this week! Have a great rest of the week everyone!

JenniLeeAnn

BlueEyes65- Nope i sure dont, I live like 20 mins away.. I wish i lived on the lake.. And if i dont go to the lake to swim and float.. ill just spend my days having a pity party at home LOL

Hi everyone,
Just checking in again I had a weird day at work but only one more left then it is Canada Day here on Thrusday so long weekend coming up. I was off for 5 days but have to work Saturday now......oh well 2 off 1 on 2 off.....not to bad.

BlueEyes65 - Thanks for the congratulations that was really nice.

Have a great night everyone I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Good morning everyone, the sun is shining here and headed into the long weekend.....woohoo!!!!

I hope everyone has a fantastic day!!!

Shan84 you should be home soon hope you have a great homecoming:)

hi everybody hope this week is also going good for everybody my daughter wasnt well so couldnt come in earler n say hi...........the heat is killing now so lots of water rest im trying to stay on track wishing good luck to everybody

I'm almost employed! They have to push the background check through, but it won't have anything I haven't already told them about. So I should start Tuesday

I was down a pound yesterday! Guess I need to go to the gym more often!! :D

HELLO! Not many around today. I know many are on vacations and what not. Hope everyone is doing well and having fun.

rosetta- Hope your daughter is feeling better. We're finally getting some warmer weather here , which is okay , but the winds are going to blow 25-35 mph for the next couple of days still. It gets old... 1st part of June was to wet and now we're watering our lawn to keep a touch of green to them...

Aclai - Way to go on the job! Good for you!

Monte - 1 pound closer- Way to go!!


For me- I'm up 4 lbs:eek:... TOM is here... I'm crabby and unhappy because of it. :( Sorry to whine...


I'll be back before I head away for the holiday.


GO RED TEAM!!!!!!!:hug:

Hey All!

I fell off the wagon, was rolled around, and then ran over by the back wheels on the fore mentioned wagon (nice metaphor huh?) I have been out of town, without a scale, and with my mom at the hospital for the past week and 2 days. She had surgery, and is doing great, but her horrible eating habits engulfed me. I know all just excuses, but I am back the damage isn't undoable. I was absolutely terrified when I stepped on the scale today. I am back on the wagon with ya'll tomorrow!

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Hi guys just thought I would pop in to see how you are all doing before I head off to bed. I am off for the next two days so I am pretty excited about that.

I think it has been a bit quite on both teams but I guess that is to be expected during the summer months. If I had somewhere to go I'd be gone too....lol

Shan should be back tomorrow I just hope she doesn't have jet leg and can actually enjoy her first few days back home.

Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians on the Red Team I hope you all have something fun to do tomorrow. I really want to go to a parade but not sure which one.....Drumheller, Airdrie, or perhaps I will be to lazy to do any of it and just sit in the sun

Have a great night ladies.

happy Canada day!! my fellow Canadians!!

RED TEAM LADIES!!! I'm here!

Ok where to begin, my biggest NSV in a long time. I fly three different flights to make it to Florida and on every flight I actually fit into my seat comfortably! No overspilling my thighs into the next seat. Not only that, but I didn't need a seat belt extender. I actually was able to tighten the seat belt by about 4 inches. WOW! Then, I also was able to comfortably use the restroom on the international flight, 4 times! That's right 4 times. I was shocked I could use it the first two times, so I went back two more times. Haha!

Second, I arrived after 25 hours of flights including a 5 hour delay in Dallas. It was 1am in Florida when I arrived. I was so nervous to see my family. I swear I felt like I was dreaming. I walked out of the security area, and my mom, dad, and youngest sister were standing there. They were smiling and my mom and sister started to cry. They hugged me (including my dad, which was very unexpected). Then, I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye and there holding a camera taking pictures was my other sister. I'm closest to her. She had told me she wouldn't make it to the airport so I was totally shocked. She ran to me and hugged me. I totally cried. I felt so special and they are all so shocked of the progress I have made in my journey so far. This is going to be a great 7 weeks vacation. I'm going shopping later today to get some groceries so I can eat on plan while I'm here in Florida for the week.

End of novel :) :carrot: :carrot:

Morning!

Not sure what workout im doing today..yesterday we took the kids out to a local nature trail and hiked for 3miles, so fun. We then went to a buffet(not exactly diet freindly) and i didn't do too bad, i had only had 600 calories up to that point.

Anyone got any plans this weekend? We're grilling out Sunday but thats about it!

Im doing something different this week team! I normally weigh in just about every morning, well...not anymore. If the scale doesn't go in my favor i get sad and moody for most of the day. I haven't weighed in in over three days and i feel great. So Sunday mornings will be my only weigh in day from now on!:)

Shan-What a wonderful welcome from your family, sounds so nice! Have a lovely time shopping later!

Hello to everyone, I'm out of time or i would reply to everyone. Have a wonderful day!!!:hug:

Shan-What a wonderful reunion! I am so happy for you. Congrats on the airplane victories. Ah life's little rewards. You earned em! I cannot imagine 25 hours of airplane travel. You are one accomplished world citizen.

I am in Kansas City today after traversing the interstates of Tennesse, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. Yesterday was a picture perfect day for a long car ride. The farm fields are especially lovely this year from all the recent rain. Getting ready to take off for the final leg of the trip today. I am going to try to do my best to keep the calories within reason today but it will be difficult without doing my own grocery shopping. I am already hankering for fresh fruit and veggies!

misspriss-good luck with the new weigh in schedule. I am a daily weigh-in type of gal but this week I have to go without the scale. I figure I will just have to go by how my clothes feel. I actually packed two sizes of shorts for the trip because I am afraid I will eat too much and the smaller size will be too tight!

Bigmid and 2phat inV-Happy Canada Days Girls. I shared that fact with my husband that and now he won't stop whistling your anthem. He learned it from the Olympics!

Shan! So glad you had such a wonderful homecoming and those awesome NSV's on the planes!!

I'm sure your family is super proud of you! Have a great time and have fun shopping for smaller clothes too!

Sizes when I left the USA to go to Korea- 32 bottom, 26/28 top
Sizes when I returned to the USA (1 1/2 year later, and 1 year into my lifestyle change- 22 bottom, 14/16 top

WOOHOOOOOO!!!

Hi ladies. I'm doing well here in Florida. Tomorrow is the Daytona Coke Zero 400 and this is the race that I have been planning for 4 months to attend with my dad to celebrate his 50th birthday this past May. I bought VIP tickets for us to be down on pit road the whole race. I'm super excited! Should be a great time! Food wise I am doing great here in the states so far. No slip ups. Getting in my calories, and sometimes a little low on calories. I've been able to get in a lot of fruits and veggies. I'm feeling great. I haven't worked out in the past two days but I have been doing lots of walking. TOM finished today so I'm hoping when I weigh on Sunday morning that I have some kind of loss.

What is everyone else up to for 4th of July? We will be celebrating here in Daytona. We are doing a cook out at my sister's with a bunch of baked and grilled veggies, big salad, and some meat. Then we are going to main street on Daytona Beach for a big celebration.

Good luck to everyone, and hope everyone is doing well!

Shan- welcome home! Sounds like a great start to your holidays! Enjoy every minute of it.

Bigmid- thanks for checking in on team red. Hope you had a grate Canada Day. We just got back from 4 days of camping in Waterton Natl Park. We had a great time, despite the rain & gale force winds.

It was tough to stay OP while camping, but I hope I made up for it with our hikes and just constant movement.

Happy 4th of July Weekend!

Welcome home Shan! Reading about your homecoming . your mom and sister crying brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderfull homecoming! I'm glad you had a good trip.

Your dad is 50? You are a young pup:D.LOL
I will be turning 45 in 2 weeks :o.

Have fun at the race. Most weeks I would be watching.( we'll be camping this week)
We have a little race get together here in our town every week and have race picks. Root for Jeff Burton.... if he wins I'm up $140.00 WOOHOO!!
Or root Kurt Busch, if he wins I'm up $40.00! WooHoo! I have'nt won yet the whole season . Maybe , knowing your there will bring me luck. LOL:)

Anyway--think of me!:D

Have fun!

of course he knew it... we won so many golds... LOL

BlueEyes- My step dad is 50. My mom is 48, and my real dad is 45.

Monte- Congrats on the lbs down!

It's 5am here in Daytona. My sleeping has been a little strange since being here. I can't get a full 8 hours of sleep at the right time at night. I hope its not drastically effecting my weight loss. I came home to the hotel at 4pm yesterday and my family let me sleep til 10pm. Then I was up until 12:30am. Slept on and off til 5am. Now I'm up and on here!

Being back here is very strange. In some ways I feel like I'm experiencing a little bit of culture shock. In other ways, its easy to fall back and be natural with my family. I will be posting a few new pictures soon so ya'll can see me with me new clothes that actually fit! Woohoo! Have a good Saturday everyone! Coke Zero 400 in Daytona here I come.

Were off for the weekend so I'm weighing now.
:sunny::swim::flow2: Have a good weekend everyone!

Hey guys. Weigh in isn't so good for me this week, but I've been doing a lot of heavy drinking this week (job starts Tuesday, guess I felt the need to party down). Today is my last event though, and it's a cookout so it shouldn't be too hard to eat healthy.

My scale has been giving me some pretty weird numbers this week (like 5 to 15 lbs less than what I know I weigh), so I think I'm going to buy a new battery and see if that fixes it.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend ladies. Have a good weigh in!

Hi ladies. Don't forget to weigh in by 10pm AST tonight!

I weighed in at 4lbs down this week. Not bad for my first week back in the states!

I had a blast going VIP with my dad at the racetrack yesterday for his 50th birthday present. We had an awesome experience.

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July.

happy 4th of july everyone:)