Good morning Black team!

Some of the numbers on the weigh in are incredible. I am proud of all of us.

I am going to the Y today to workout. I am still so glad that we decided to join. Today is my dd birthday so we are taking her to Chuck E Cheese tonight to celebrate. I either have to eat here before we leave or eat only a salad there. I will let Mikella decide what we are going to do for dinner.

I can't wait to see the results of this weeks weigh in. I am sure that all of the teams did great! It is amazing all the weight that is being lost through this challenge.

I am off to eat breakfast and get started on school for the day. Have a great OP day everyone. I will try to check in again tonight.

Hi everyone. I have been purposely staying away from the boards because I have been trying to wrap my head around getting started again. It's funny, it's almost like going through a loss of a friend; a sort of mourning period, if you will. I know that in order for my body to be the healthy body that God designed it to be, I need to move more and eat less. It's a fact. I can't lose weight by doing nothing about it and just hoping to get smaller. I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to get to the point where I realize that this part of my life is not going to resolve itself without some effort on my part.

So, at the risk of sounding like a cliche, here I go again! I am trying to keep it as simple as possible to avoid the mental head games that I play with myself. My plan is to follow YOAD, while also keeping track of calories so as not to go over my target. I am still not at the point with my knee (injured it on New Year's Day) where I can do anything on my elliptical, but I can do some upper body weights and walk slowly around my house. No treadmill and 5 degree, snowy weather keeps me from walking outside.

The thing that matters most for me, though, is keeping my head straight. The whole thing for me is like 98% mental. So I think it would also be beneficial for me to journal as I am going along. Last but not least, finding the time to get on this board and post more often.

Thanks for being here.
One minute, one hour, one meal, one day at a time!

Oops, I'm a rounder....

Also, you ladies are doing AWESOME on getting those weigh-in's in.... we already have 74% of the Week 1 weights recorded! WOOHOO! Great job!!!!! Also, we had 2 more ladies post their initial weigh-in post on there....which means that we only have 2 more left to have a 100% turn out from our initial team list!!!!

Here's a fun one for weigh-in day....

What would your TBL Goal Shirt Say??

My goal shirt(s) would say:

....to look on the outside how I feel on the inside

....to finish what I started for once (stolen from Julie on TBL)

WOW I think my shirt would say the same thing as my signature


I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I know that I can not lose weight without Papa God. I have tried so many times on my own that I have finally learned that I can not do this without relying on him.

I am currently learning patience
I lost 2 pounds this week - I know that this is a good number but my old self wants to get depressed and go eat but God is in control and I am not going to do that. So instead I will spend my day doing homework lol

Hi guys, I can't believe the weekend has come and gone...

wow we are doing great with out first weight in, I am looking forward to seeing the percentages tomorrow!

My workout is done for the day, I went up another level on my treadmill program, and it nearly killed me, lol I haven't jogged/ran that much since I don't know when, I wanted to stop so many times, but I pushed myself and finished the 30 minutes.

My goal shirt would say
"To be a happier and healthier mommy"

1. What is something you accomplished last week that you are proud of? I stayed on track everyday except friday and lost some lbs!

2. What is your exercise goal for the week? 30 to 60 minute's of exercise Mon - Fri

3. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Disney World! hehe or Australia

4. If you could vacation anywhere in the world where would it be? Hawaii, Italy, Ireland, England, Australia, Disney world!

5. Who is your inspiration? 3 Fat Chicks and The Biggest Loser is really what keeps me going. I totally couldn't do this with out this site and all you people.

Hi All,
I don't know how well I did eating this weekend, but I don't seem to have gained any weight. Saturday was my son's last wrestling meet, he's a senior this year and except for a few dual meets he is done for the season, just has to keep workingout and supporting the other wrestlers. I ended up eating lunch at the meet, and they didn't have anything healthy so i made due with a walking taco and tried not to eat all the chips.
What would my goal sheet say? I'm not sure, but maybe something like:
I'm not hiding anymore!

I just saw this and I'm adding it.
1. What is something you accomplished last week that you are proud of?
Read to my Daughter
2. What is your exercise goal for the week?
walk or other exercise for 2 hours this week
3. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Right where I live now, rural Iowa
4. If you could vacation anywhere in the world where would it be?
hard choice between Europe, Mountains and Ocean.
5. Who is your inspiration?
I'm not sure, there are so many inspiring people in the world, it varies depending on what I need at the time

Good morning all! I can't BELIEVE some of the fabulous numbers I have been seeing on the weigh in thread. Congratulations to everyone! It was really inspiring to me to see 5-8lbs for some people, and made me rethink what I could accomplish in a week. Maybe I'm limiting myself by just thinking that I could only do 2-3 lbs per week. I'll try for more next week and see.

1. What is something you accomplished last week that you are proud of? I went for a really nice long walk with a friend. We covered a lot of distance in a fairly short time.

2. What is your exercise goal for the week?
105 minutes of exercise to start...works out to 15 min per day, but I may do more on some days and less on others.

3. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Right here! I love where I live. If I could afford it thought, I'd have vacation homes in NYC, The Bahamas and Europe.

4. If you could vacation anywhere in the world where would it be?
Oops, see above...I'd like to see too many places to name though.

5. Who is your inspiration?
For weight loss? It's my aunt Cathy. I went around for years thinking people from our family don't lose weight easily. Then she dropped 80lbs with careful eating and exercise! I find the success stories on here very motivating as well.