Red Team Chat Thread Week 7 (7/12-7/18)
 

Good luck this week ladies. Let's push through this summer heat! We are halfway through the challenge. Unfortunately, once again we lost 3 more members this week because people forgot to weigh in on Sunday night.

Hope everyone has a good start to the week. I will try to have results posted by tomorrow evening. I'm having some problems with the spreadsheet because it does not work on my personal computer, so I'm going to have to find another computer to use to edit the spreadsheet. Look for results tomorrow though. :)

shan-Lookin Good in your new pic! Sorry to hear about the computer glitches. It sure is nice of you to run this challenge. You do a great job.

I am committing myself to healthy eating today. I have been eating way too much food lately for someone trying to lose weight. Yesterday was a birthday celebration for my daughter. She picked the menu but I did the cooking so there is no reason I could not have filled in the menu with some healthy choices for people not wanting to mess up their weight loss plan-meaning me of course! No terrible harm done. It is just the trend here. Since vacation I find myself sliding back to old habits. A little more wine here, potato chips there, just one cookie etc, etc. Unfortunately, it all quickly adds up. I think I need to restrict my totals for a few days to make up for the big meal yesterday and just get myself back on track. I am going to try for very clean eating. Fruits, vegetable and protein without the extras I always allow myself. I don't know if I can do it though but of course it is worth the try.

Good Luck everyone
Sorr to hear we lost more members but the rest of us will just have to rock it- I stayed OP all day today so hopefully I can keep following through with that....Thats the plan anyways

Hi ladies. Just got home and showered after the gym. I rocked it today! 1 hr free session with a personal trainer for strength training, 1 hr spinning class (I thought I was going to die!), and a 1 hr zumba class.

Just writing it is amazing to me. I honestly didn't think I would make it through 15 minutes in each of those classes but I totally made it all the way! I'm feeling great! Hope everyone is doing well. I'm going to try to fix up the results soon I promise!

Awright Shan! Awesome exercise session.

I got up and out the door early this morning, drove to the park and walked up Kennesaw Mtn. What a great way to start the day. The scale was up this morning I am sure due to my lack of discretion this weekend. Hopefully I can make up for it this week and get back to eating the right amount to allow for some weight loss. In the meanwhile, I am loving the time spent working out.

shan- Man your like the energizer bunny. just keeps going and going and going! Congrats


My self on the other had have been making healthy choices, and the scale is dropping which is finally nice to see! I even splurged and had a small root beer slushy... (it was freakin amazing) Im starting to get more and more exercise in which is making me feel all around better. And Everyone I have a freakin job interview!!! Finally after 2 plus months! lets hope i get it! Also the bf and i are still deciding if were are going to go to kelowna for a week (its free for us to get there and get have a place to stay(my bfs best friend has extremely well off parents) we would get to go horseback riding, sailing, hiking, his sister owns a vinyard ) Were just not sure about going... bleh.. off to clean the house:)

Shan - awesome job on the weigh loss this week!!!! WooHoo
Sorry you guys lost 3 more this week. The blue team lost 1. Here is to an incredible last half of the challange for both teams:)

Shan- You're rockin' it in AZ- way to go! Sounds like you've found a great gym. keep up the superb work.

2phat- yay for the job interview & the weight loss! Kelowna sounds like fun- especially if it's warm there. We've had rain the past few days here in Calgary and hoping the sun will come out to play soon.

Terapet- the hike up the mtn sounds like a great way to start the day. Sometimes it's hard to get going, but once started it's energizing!

Chopperchick-what parts of Canada will you be visiting before Sturgis?


Meanwhile- I'm surviving Stampede here by cooking pancakes for the kids at home- no reason to stand in line in the rain! Today we will just run some errands & I'm giving the kids downtime by letting them watch a video & play some DS. Have a great Wednesday!!

I decided not to commit to clean healthy eating! Ha-ha. Just being real here. I need my treats. I am still going to count all my calories though. I am afraid I am kind of dangerous territory right now. This is pretty much the same place I always get and then put it back on. However, things are always changing. Right now I am out of work so I have a lot of time to exercise and cook at home and no job related stresses. There is definitely an unpleasant side to being at home all the time and trying to find a job and the lack of paycheck. Man, I miss the paycheck a lot! I am trying to make the best of the situation though including taking this time to get in better shape. Hopefully this will be the time I make the real change in my life that sticks.

2phatinV-Kelona sounds lovely. Good luck with the job interview!

Mel-That was sweet of you to make the pancakes for the kids.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday! I'm still really REALLY sore from those classes on Monday. Tonight I'm going to go back to the gym though and my plan is to hit the hot tub and the pool for a few hours, then hit the bicycle for awhile, and then I'm going to take the zumba class again because I really enjoyed that one.

It's been really quiet on here so I hope everyone is doing well and staying cool in this summer heat!

Shan- come to Canada to stay cool- current temp in Calgary is 17c or 63F, not summer like at all!

Mel- I wish I could. Today in AZ its 108 F and tomorrow is supposed to be 116F. Save me! Haha!

It's ok though really. I'm going to a pool fitness class tomorrow and then to soak in the hot tub there. My muscles have been killing me all week long.

Well just wanted to stop in and say HI

The weather is hot and humid around here- but storms are suppose to be coming in which should cool us off ....

I have stayed OP all week so far but it has only been 3 days but still planning on staying OP so I should have a good weight loss on Sunday :) well I can hope anyways

Hello Everyone! Sorry I have been MIA, I have been having a pity party because I fell off my plan ,I have come to my senses:dizzy: I took a long walk tonight and thought about why I wanted/needed to do this....

My goal for starting this whole thing was not for the number on the scale, it was to think more about my health... My family has a history of heart disease......Mom,Dad and brother have all had heart attacks.(my brother was at age 39) My Mom,Dad and sister have diabetes and are on insulin... My mom is now in congestive heart failure... On a happy note my dad and brother are doing super now, they are in great shape. My mom is not a big person ( short & stout) but seems to eat OK:) for the most part. My sister... Not really sure what she's doing:?:

So my story is I want to be somewhat:dizzy: healthy! I'm dusting myself off and trying again to keep on track:):dizzy:....

Anywho I have not hit up over the 160's again so that is good.....(Being skinny will be a bonus with being healthy;))

BlueEyes-I am off my eating plan as well. Unfortunately, I am rather enjoying it so I need to have a serious talk with myself. You are right about eating right for your health. My husband and I discuss this all the time. Both his Dad and my Mom died in their early sixties of heart disease probably unnecessarily. Neither one of us want to go down that road. It is too bad all those yummy things I like to eat have the potential for major damage to the body. I need to be an adult about this and start living well again.

ChopperChick-Good for you for staying On Plan!

Shan-Wow, I cannot imagine temperatures that high. Swimming is a good idea!

BlueEyes one thing about falling off plan is admitting it and then stopping and getting right back OP of which it sounds like you are doing that
I am trying to stay healthy as well as diabetes runs in both sides of my family and I sure don't want to have to deal with that

Tarapet isn't that the truth about all the good food be soing bad for us but you will have that talk with yourself as well and be right back OP

Tomorrow is Friday so the weekend is almost here thank goodness - I have a very busy/stressful job not complaining I actually really love my job and can handle the stress but I do look forward to my weekends :) Hope everyone enjoys theirs as well

TGIF, well almost. :) :carrot:

Hope everyone has a great Friday. I went to the pool fitness class tonight. It really helped loosen up my leg muscles. On the down side, I fainted as I was leaving the gym. I'm not sure what's wrong with my body. I'm up in lbs this week even though I've been on my diet exactly, and working out well. The light headedness is starting to get old. I'm thinking about going to see the doctor while I'm here in the states. None of this happened to me until I came back to the states.

Anyways, hope everyone has a great one!

ack! tomorrow ive got a 8 hour trip to kelowna... in a car with two boys... Im trying to think of healthy stuff to bring ... THEY both love there junk food, red bull and pop... Any ideas would be hugely appreciated (stuff that can stand the heat...32 ºC or 89.6 ºF ) Oh and i got my hair cut.. I asked her not to cut my hair short.... Guess whos sporting short hair now... me:( gah

Still not down....this is getting depressing! :(

I tried something new today-group cycling. It was tough. I gave it my best effort but I don't know if this is something I can enjoy doing or not. I will probably try it again next week and see how I feel about it then. I am going out to eat tonight which I think may end up disaster for the diet. My daughter works at a tapas place but I have been avoiding it due to the high calorie menu but before I know it DD will be back at college so if I am going to stop in and see her at work I need to go now. I will try to be good.

Monte-I know how you feel. It is no fun when the weight is not coming off. Just keep trying. Never give up!

shan-Sorry to hear about the fainting. I hope you get to the bottom of it soon. It always helps to have a professional doctor's opinion.

ChopperChick-hope you are enjoying some nice down time!

Hello girls

Wow Shan you really should see a doctor that is not good and if happening more than once there defianetly something wrong

Tarapet who me have downtime no can do- my boys race cars so our weekends are very busy as well just at race tracks instead of work and home :)

2phatinvictoria is your avatar sporting your new haircut?

Again TGIF

Morning Ladies,

I missed my step class this morning because I had a hangover! (It doesn't take much for me to feel bad the next day.) We had a great time at the tapas place. One good thing about it is the serving sizes are not very big. We ate some heavy duty dishes. It actually would have been quite doable to eat low calorie dishes but we wanted some of the "favorites". Next time though I will be better. We stayed for part of the dueling piano show. It was pretty funny but around 10 I felt we should give up our table for the serious party people waiting in the bar.

Chopperchick-Well at least you must sleep well at night. Have a great time at the car racing events. Enjoy the adrenaline!

Hi ladies. Just stopping by to say I hope everyone has a great Saturday. I'm heading to the gym soon for my classes today. Going to hit the pool fitness class and the zumba class this morning. Then tonight I'm going to the casino to play bingo. Tomorrow is my birthday! Woohoo! On the downside, I have to take a freebie this week. I don't know if I gained muscle or if I gained because I started my birth control pills again but I'm up a lot this week despite staying on my diet and working out a lot. Sorry team.

Good luck with weigh ins ladies. Don't forget to weigh in by 10pm ast. Today is my birthday so results will probably be posted tomorrow instead of tonight. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Happy Birthday Shan! Have a wonderful day.
I'm gearing up for work and am contemplating riding my bike to work! Went on my first bike ride yesterday in I'm not sure how long (I'm guessing ~10 years, since my oldest is 10)- yikes. I'll let you know how it goes.
Looking forward to working the day shift the next 2 weeks as the kids have camp! Yipee.
Have a great Sunday all.

ETA-huge NSV, survived the bike ride to & from work! ~12k (7.2 miles) round trip

Happy Birthday Shan hope that you were able to enjoy it :)

well I did finally lose this week - yipeee

Racing didn't go so well DS got wrecked and rolled his car 3 times it is mangled so they are going to be pulling an all nighter to asess the damage and get ready to take to the shop to see if anything is salvagable

Well everyone have a great week