Bigmid- Like in SK is great. Just finished the first week of school. I have a super small class...only 6 kids. Plus I have an assistant...and this next Monday I am getting a student teacher for the whole year on Mondays only. I got soooo lucky with this new job its amazing! Life with the bf couldn't be any better. I feel like since coming back from the states our relationship is stronger than ever and now that we are kind of living together its even more amazing. We make a great team. :)

Aclai- How is the YMCA going in Nashville?

Terapet- So proud of all the hard work you accomplish this past challenge! Hooray for you!!

Jennie- Are you excited for the fall challenge? How are you preparing yourself, if you are doing anything extra?


Well, hope everyone has a great weekend and a great start to the new week. Life is good here in SK and I hope things just keep going in the direction they are going in!

~Shan

Shan-Your new position sounds fantastic. I love little kids but sometimes they can be a handful. Sounds like you will have things well covered. How fortunate for both you and the little ones. How nice about the boyfriend also.

I am enjoying having my husband at home for the weekend. We went to a football game yesterday, out for dinner with friends last night and today our oldest and his girlfriend are coming over for low country boil. Lovin this three day weekend.

I am! I put together a little book and at the top of every page (every day is a new page), I put the number of days I have until our trip to CA, and I write in it all day. I, of course, write what I am eating, but I also write about how I am feeling, what is going on each day, etc. I am down 3 pounds this week. (I will definitely be updating my starting weight before the competition begins. I would feel like I was cheating if I didn't.) Finally, this morning I woke up feeling better than I did the morning before. I hope this means that I am on an upward swing with this virus that has kept me from exercising! I am so done with feeling like crap! I feel very accomplished though that I have stuck to my healthy eating and actually lost weight while sick. Unlike most people, I tend to gain weight when I am sick because I find eating comforting and I reach for comfort foods which, unfortunately, pack on the pounds for me!

Hello everyone, I hope your having a great day......I know I am. Today started out with a 2lb loss for the week which puts me at normal on the Wii and my scale, I finished W6D3 of C25K 25 min straight running, and I am only 0.4lbs away from 70lbs lost. All is well.

Shan - glad you are enjoying being home and that you new job is working out so well. Glad things with the BF are so great too.

TERAPRT - I'm glad you get to spend some quality time with DH for the weekend

Jennie527 - Wow you sound very prepared for this challange.....best of luck to you on your journey.

Hello to everyone else and if we have some lurkers please feel free to join into the conversation. You don't need to do any personals (commenting on other peoples posts) just let us know who you are and how you are doing.

I have not been eating well this weekend. Ugh. First and foremost, I need to ditch the alcohol. I am having Rolaids for breakfast! Ha,ha. I deserve an upset tummy. Never too late to get back in control though, so I guess that is what is on the agenda today. I also pulled something in my back at the Y yesterday so it looks like that will affect my plans for the day. Good bye ten mile run. Just kidding, the original plan was for a two mile jog and work in the yard. Maybe a short walk and keep hubby company while he works in the yard!

Thanks for all your inspiration ladies.

morning all...i'm a very soon to be grandmother (again) expecting a new baby anytime. anyways, i've been in two challenges first one was great, the second not so but i'm not giving up yet

Looking forward to the challenge starting up soon! :D

Hi everyone I'm Bridgette. I've done probably 3 or 4 challenges over the years although I didn't participate in the last one. I'm a calorie counter and avid exerciser. My goal this time around is to drop 15-20lbs.

Hi all. Hope everyone is having a good week. All is well here in SK. I've been to the gym four days this week with the personal trainer for one hour/day. She is whooping my butt. I show up in my cute gym clothes and by the time I leave, I'm completely soaked and crying...haha. She is really pushing me hard this time around. I haven't really dropped any weight but you can see changes in my body with regard to muscle build up and inches are changing. Hoping to see the scale start dropping along with all of that. How is everyone else doing?

I can't wait for the challenge to start. I did these challenges a few years ago and have put weight back on and am glad to see these are still going. I seem to push myself more when there is compition expecially on a team.

I did horrible with my eating this weekend adn am up 2 pounds. I will poast my starting weight on the 11 so it is more accurate.

Hello ladies. I want to be excited and I am to be here. But we lost our little baby yesterday to a great aunt. So we can't adopt. Will try for another newborn after Nov. Pray for us a little please if you think about it.

Hiya to Bigmid, Mercy, babygrant, Ashley, Shan, Jennie (I've been here 5.5 yrs too! Scary! But they say you should never leave so I probably won't!).

Hiya to Terapet, dayone, dream, canadian mom, me4life (Yay for new baby! :bb: Congrats!)

Well, I'm looking forward to this challenge. I need to look again to see when it starts. Will try to come back to post again soon. Miss you guys! :(

Hugs, Selina :hug:

Soon2BFitChick - I'm so sorry to hear about the baby I will pray for you to get another one in November. I hope you and your family adjust to the change in home and heart.

Well it has been quite on the boards I guess everyone is getting their life together before the next challange starts. For anyone who hasn't signed up yet you must do it soon. Only 1 day left.

Hello to everyone and I hope you all have a great day.

Hello back Bigmid! and a big hello to real life again:(

Vacation was great! Wine, food,wine.Did I say wine? Amador county in cali was awesome,my sister lives 5 min from the vineyards,so the drinking was easy:D

I only gained 2 pounds so I am happy with that,I am sure I will work it off this weekend doing the yard in the 95 degree sauna that I live in.:D

Hope everyone is doing well,I will catch up on Sunday for the personals.

Just a reminder sign up goes until September 12th before 11:59pm AST. If you need to update your starting weight please do so prior to that time if you want to. If you forget to post a starting weight, I can't place you on a team. Remember please! WOOHOO!! So excited to get this next challenge going!!!

Soon2be- I am so sorry to hear you lost the baby to the aunt. You guys are great parents and a great family and I hope you can get another child placed in your hearts and hands again soon.

Mercy- Glad to hear you enjoyed your vacation. And a 2lb gain is nothing!

Bigmid- The time is almost here! Woohoo for a new challenge!!!


I'm doing good here in SK. I weigh for the week tomorrow. Not expecting a whole lot because I went to the gym four times this week with my trainer (who has changed now to the owner of the gym) and she kicks my butt, but I'm gaining a lot of muscle and losing inches right now instead of lbs. Hope this changes soon...

Hi everyone,

Mercy - That's so good to only put on 2lbs on a vacation. I'm not sure but did you metion something about wine....lol

Shan - really pounds matter only in our heads......I would much rather be toning and losing inches as well. I love the new avatar you look great. I should really put one up myself.

Well this is it the last day until we are placed on teams.....like shan said if you need to alter your starting weight or to put one in for the first time please do it now.

I am very excited to do this again. My hope for this challange is to make it to goal. What does everyone else hope to do for this one?

Well off to Costco in an hour to get my contacts checked. I am trying bifocal ones and they are very weird to get used to. The close up is great but I can't see 2 feet in front of my face....lol I think I may need to try a bit stronger in the distance portion.

Have a great OP day everyone.