SARGE'S COOTIE FREE HAPPY PLACE INTERACTIVE PLAYROOM!!!!!!



I joined 3FC seriously on 1/1/11, have lost 68 lbs./30%, and have assembled a platoon, a group who gives 110% every day to achieving their weight loss goal. Some of the ladies nicknamed me Sarge, so Sarge it is!

--Please join if you're serious about dropping pounds and melting your "BUTT-er" (that's a salute to Private MadamGooey).

--Please join if you want daily motivation to achieve your goal. Sarge has plenty of time to keep an eye on you!

--Please join if you want Sarge and the platoon to scream in your face like Jillian Michaels on Biggest Loser because that's what you're gonna get if you don't meet your goal each week!

--Please join if you understand the definition of challenge, "...a call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition," THIS IS YOUR LIFE YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR!


--DON'T join if you're gonna bring excuses!

--DON'T join if you're a daily scale watcher or only looking for company to share details about your daily life, pets, cra*py job, and other pity-party themes.

--DON'T join if your head isn't in it yet. We'll be here to embrace you with well-toned arms when you're ready.

--DON'T join if you're overly sensitive to comments like "step away from the buffet!"

--DON'T join if you want to discuss anything other than get this freaking weight off of me! Sarge is type A personality. Excuses and reading touchy-feely stuff makes Sarge's eyes bleed! There are many other threads on 3FC that offer loads of "soft" support and make you feel it's ok to slack on your weight loss efforts. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THREADS!

RULES: IT'S EASY! Simply make Sarge a promise each Sunday by posting a pledge to lose a certain number of pounds the following week then DO IT! New Privates encouraged to join any Sunday!

Newbie posts should look like this: Hi Sarge, I'm new! I promise to lose ___ pounds next week!

ALL ARE WELCOME (including men)...any age, any amount of weight to lose. Say "Yes, Count Me In Sarge!" Do it, you know you want to, then drop and give me 20 minutes of exercise!


Sarge
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PLAY ALONG WITH THE PLATOON

VIRTUAL TREK ACROSS AMERICA: 5068 MILES COMPLETE OF 5,048! MISSION COMPLETED!!!!

GLOBAL TREK COUNT: 8,629.15 MILES COMPLETED OF 24,625 MILES

EARTH TO MOON COUNT: MILES COMPLETE OF 238,857 MILES

SPREADSHEET LINK: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...CIOe6aQF#gid=0

Play Fitocracy against others in the platoon at: http://www.fitocracy.com/group/674/
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PLATOON NUTRITION:

PEANUTT'S FREQUENTLY REQUESTED FOOD IN YOUR FURNACE ANALOGY: http://pamisaloser.wordpress.com/

RIES GUIDE TO WORKOUT NUTRITION:http://fitbodyhype.com/nutrition/ult...n-infographic/

MadamB's NUTRITION LINK: http://nutritiondata.self.com/

Disclaimer: Sarge is not a doctor, a nutritionist, or personal trainer with any sort of real medical knowledge. Additionally, it is not my intention to poke fun at our armed forces. I salute the men & women protecting our country.

PLEDGES WEEK 9/4-9/11

Anon = 1 /// (-1)
Dzak = 1.5 /// (-1.6)
Brown = 1
Mya = 1.5 /// (-1.4)
Ennay = 1 /// -0-
Josey = 1 /// (-2) YAY!!
Skinny = 1
Sarati = 1 /// +1
MindyMoo = 1
Shake = 1
Kuri = 1 /// (-.6)
Rated = 1.2 /// (-1.4)
Peanutt = .5 //// (-.6)
Ksquared = 2 /// (-2)
Chesh = .5 //// -0-
Rmc = 1 //// (.9)
Munchey = 2 /// (-2)
Reso = 1 /// (-1)
Joyful = .5 /// (-.5)
Kneed = 1.5
Chick = 1 //// (-4) FANTABULOUS!
Ries = 1
K3 = 1
Diyana = 1
Kitty = 1 /// (-3)
Jeanettey = 3 /// (-3) SWEET!

Newbies:
SewWhat = .5
Tate = 2 /// (-3) NICE!
KittKatt/ "Earl" = 1 //// (-1)
Darel = 2 /// (-3.2) WOOT! WOOT!
Proatthis = 2.5 /// (-2)

Maintainers/Coffee Break/Vacations
Sarge
Pokey
MadamB
Iamerican (-5.4)
Chick
Rainbow
Celrae
PacSun
Envelope / Hospital (-4.2)
Budget

TOTAL PLATOON GOAL FOR WEEK: 38.2 LBS. /// Net Loss so far = 42.8 / 112%

Pledges 9/11-9/17:

Chick = 1
Peanutt = 1.6
KitKat-Earl = 1
Josey = 1
Proathis = 2?
Budget = 2
Sarati = .5
Rmc = .5
Mya = 1
ennay = .4
Jeanettey = 4 Impressive pledge!
Anon = .5
Iamerican = 1
Ksquared = 2
Rated = .8
Kitty = 2
Chesh = .5
Tate = 3
Joyful = .5
Dzak = 1.5
Kuri = 1
Munchey = 2
DarelRex= 2
Envelope = 1

Returner/Newbies:
Kris2008 = 2
FitGirl = 1
Ruby = 1

Maintainers/Coffee Break/Vacations
Sarge
Pokey
MadamB
Rainbow
Celrae
PacSun
Reso

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Long / Short term goals &
SIDE CHALLENGES:

100 lb. goal buddies / First to lose 100lbs wins!: Jeanettey (-35), Me1st (-4), Diyana (-16.5), KittyKat (-20)

JUST DOING IT! TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS MADE GOAL/PLEDGE Envelope (x8) vs. Josey (x6)

FIRST TO 100 CHEAT FREE DAYS: Dreamer (56) vs. Jeanettey (63)


Race to 20! (started 8/15/11): KittyKat ( 5 ), K3 ( 5.9 ), Envelope (4.2), Kneed (4 ), PacSun (1.2 ), Ksqared ( -6 ), Jeanettey ( 13 ), Dreamer (-6.8)

First to 155 (started 8/15/11): Anon (189.6) , Josey (178)

Platoon's Fitocracy.com leader board: http://www.fitocracy.com/group/674/

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BLACK OPS TEAM IN TRAINING FOR FALL BL CHALLENGE/FALL SHOW STARTS 9/20: Rated, Ries, Josey, Rainbow, Anon, PacSun, Ksquared, Pokey, Joyful, Dzak, Jeanettey, Chick, Ennay, Peanutt, Sarati, Dreamer, Rmc, Diyana, KittKatt, Tate, Envelope


Peanutt -- 10K in September
Envelope-- 1/2 Marathon (9/10), 10K (9/25), 10miler (10/22)
Pokey - Urbanathon (11/5)
Riestrella -- 10K (8/14), 5K (9/24), 10K (10/16), 1/2 Marathon (11/6)
Joyful -- 10k (9/11), 5k (9/18), MARATHON (10/9)
RMC -- 5K (9/18)


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For those new to our Platoon Trek, we left base camp on 5/15/2011...

Leg 1: Trek Across America via American Discovery Trail: 5,048 miles Mission Complete
(Here's the link so you can think about how far each of you has trekked individually: http://walking.about.com/cs/beginner...walkingadt.htm
This leg completed on 8/1/2011 by 32 members contributing miles.

Leg 2: On 8/7/2011 22 platoon members left the Golden Gate Bridge headed to Osaka, Japan.

Here's the current course:
Golden Gate Bridge across Pacific Ocean to Osaka, Japan (5372.218 miles) -- 3,561.15 complete
Oasaka to Great Wall of China (1565.896)
Great Wall to Great Pyramids in Egypt (4298.751)
Pyramids to The Coloseum in Italy (1323.483)
Italy to Barcelona, Spain (1323.483)
Barcelona across the Atlantic back to Delaware, our starting point in Trek America (3966.18) for a grand total = 24,625 miles.

WE'VE STILL GOT 1,811.06 LEFT TO GO IN OPEN WATER

Wow 15th thread. Rock on, platoon, rock on.

Sarge done w/ BOOM SHACKA-LACKA... cut & paste from Fitocracy:

(100) Push-Up:

25 reps (+65 pts)
25 reps (+65 pts)
25 reps (+65 pts)
25 reps (+65 pts)
Jeanettey Day!

(500) Crunches:
Regular crunch:
100 reps (+65 pts)
100 reps (+65 pts)
50 reps (+32 pts)
Jeanettey Day!
Bicycle Abs:
50 reps (+26 pts)
50 reps (+26 pts)
50 reps (+26 pts)
50 reps (+26 pts)
50 reps (+26 pts)
Jeanettey Day!

(100) Butter Burners: Body Weight Glute Hamstring Raise:

40 reps (+119 pts)
40 reps (+119 pts)
20 reps (+59 pts)
Jeanettey Day!

(100) Barbell Lunges:

22 lb x 15 reps (+7 pts)
22 lb x 15 reps (+7 pts)
22 lb x 15 reps (+7 pts)
22 lb x 15 reps (+7 pts)
22 lb x 10 reps (+6 pts)
22 lb x 10 reps (+6 pts)
Jeanettey Day!

(200) Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise:

50 lb x 50 reps (+34 pts)
50 lb x 50 reps (+34 pts)
50 lb x 50 reps (+34 pts)
50 lb x 50 reps (+34 pts)
Jeanettey Day!


BOOOOYAH!

Over & out....

Boom Shaka Laka Challenge complete! Or at least a modified version of it that replaced the crunches with squats (same reason as peanutt). 50 x pushups; 50 x calf raises; 50 x lunges; 50 x butter burners; 50 x squats. And I threw in 100 x arm circles (50 x small and 50 x large) for good measure.

So how do you log the butter burners into fitocracy?

Chickadee - I'm impressed with the voluntary arm circles! They burnnnnnn!!!

Those large ones totally do, kitkatt! I'd never done them before today, but after feeling that burn and realizing they're tougher than I thought, I'll definitely be doing them again.

Edit: Because it's totally appropriate to mention here, I just got a surprise delivery! My old boss was telling me about a book while we were at the conference last week, and he sent me a copy - it's called "You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises". Can't wait to read it!!!

ABC National News just featured this bit.... of 700 obese adults monitored in a new study, those under the care of a doctor's watch lost an average of 5 lbs., and those who followed weight watchers lost on average of 11 lbs. The study suggested that "support" was the most important factor in all the "successful" programs monitored. Sarge's platoon wasn't covered, but I'm certain we've lost on average FAR MORE WEIGHT than the "norm!"

Sarge is gone from crack o-dawn 5am until Sunday weigh-ins. Let's show ABC how it's done!!!

Hi Sarg,I'm new. I promise to lose 2.5 pounds this week! I'm weighing in at 148.5.

Bodyweight glute hamstring raise

Welcome Proatthis! Another Canadian. Great!

made a weak attempt to break an 8 minute mile today. Didnt last long - maybe 1/4 mile. It's too dang hot to even try. Another day. I will not dwell on how that used to be easy.

RE-POSTING CHALLENGE SINCE WE'RE ON A NEW THREAD

Jeanettey's Mid-week challenge

BOOM SHACK A LACKA LACKA



50 LUNGES
50 PUSH UPS
50 CRUNCHES
50 BUTTER BURNERS
50 CALVE LIFTS

You can do it once or three times, if you dare, but you have till Friday to get it in.

Calve lifts - Standing with something in front of you for balance, lift up onto your toes and then back down again.

Butter-burners -

Thanks ennay! Today was my first day on Fitocracy and I'm hooked!

Welcome Proatthis!!!