~~~Team Athena Week 1 Chat~~~

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  •   #16  
    KimL1214's AvatarKimL1214 , 08-27-2010 11:55 AM
    ☀☀☀Sunny in VT☀☀☀
    freedomreins~ WoW, crazy stress I'm glad to see you here, this is an amazing place to vent! I would try D1W1 of C25K and see how you feel, you might surprise yourself and be able to jump a few weeks ahead!

    dayoneagain~ 2lbs./week is totally do-able! Making small goals is an awesome thing to do as it helps you feel more successful along the way. I have over 30 goals from my starting weight to my ultimate goal and I love giving myself a little reward/mini celebration every time I reach one of the goals.

    oOPeanutOo    ~ WELCOME! I love your username! Pen & Paper are great tools when it comes to losing weigh as tracking is very key, there is a food journal thread in the challenge as well if you are interested...

    BassAckwards~ From checking out your ticker I would say you have done AMAZING so far. I bet you already look incredible and will really love what you see when you hit 165! Snacking can be dangerous, but it is necessary, sounds like you have wonderful restraint!

    So this is my second time posting this as the school computer crashed on me earlier... oops... I have tons of work I should be doing right now, but I've been sitting in meetings all morning and am soooo bored, that I'm taking a little break. I brought the same thing for lunch today, which is good on one hand because it tasted good and is healthy, but bad on the other, because I really don't want to end up getting bored with my lunches. Weather is super nice today, so I am looking forward to a nice LONG walk after school.

    TOM is killing me right now. I thought it was getting close to being over, but the cramps are hitting again and TOM is back FULL FORCE! Ugh.

    Anyone interested in creating a banner for us???
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    KimL1214's AvatarKimL1214 , 08-27-2010 02:45 PM
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    JessicaRT's AvatarJessicaRT , 08-27-2010 05:04 PM
    Hey kim can't see the picture? it takes me to a log in page.. I'm pretty good with banners ill mess around a bit and let you know if I come up with anything cool
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    JessicaRT's AvatarJessicaRT , 08-27-2010 05:21 PM
    My Introdcution

    I'm 22 years old. I go to college and work. I've been a 3FC member for a while, but recently got back into the losing weight thing.

    I don't really follow a program, I just try to eat healthy (whole wheat, veggies etc.) I try to go to the gym everyday! Sometimes it doesn't happen I just started weight training. I keep an excel spread sheet of my weight/ calories burned, and my waist inches....

    I just got below 200lbs yesterday!! and today I weighed in at 199.8. Im supper happy about that..

    Since we have 7 weeks I'm hoping to lose 15lbs but I'd be happy with 10. My birthday is 10/9 and If I could be in the 180s I would be so excited! My original goal was to be in the 170s for Halloween, so we'll see

    ellie I'm using the Lose It app on my iPhone and I love it!! I count calories when I can just for reference, but I love putting in my goal weight and letting the app do the math and tell me when I can achieve my goal..
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    JessicaRT's AvatarJessicaRT , 08-27-2010 07:31 PM
    banner?
    the original is a bit big, but i see the other teams have big banners too. I just wasn't sure if this was to big since i know there is a limit for signatures..
    big one


    wow didn't realize how big it was until i saw it in the forum..I made this one smaller than the original. here's the link and the pic. Let me know what you think.

    smaller one
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    KimL1214's AvatarKimL1214 , 08-27-2010 09:37 PM
    JessicaRT~ Weird that you can't see it... it shows up on both the computers at school and my mom's computer at home. No biggie, we'll use yours, I didn't really like the skinny b*tch on mine anyways. ONEDERLAND!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

    Nothing super exciting here... went for an hour walk tonight and feeling pretty tired so I'm thinking about crashing early. Everyone have a great weekend and let us know how you're doing!!!
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    southernbelle102's Avatarsouthernbelle102 , 08-27-2010 10:22 PM
    Hi everyone! I am so excited about this challenge!! It is fun to have other people excited about your weight loss ad other people o be excited for as well!!

    About me: Well, I am 27 years old and have been wrestling with weight and bad eating habits/ eating disorders for as long as I can remember. I dealt with severe anorexia in high school which then turned into bulimia in college and then just binge eating (when I finally stopped the purging). I am done with all of that now!

    I have been on this current weight loss journey since June 30th, 2010 and am down 44 lbs today. I am really dedicated right now and can't wait to reach my goal! For this challenge, I want to stick to my goal of at least 3 lbs a week (hopefully more though). I am also taking part in the jingle away the jiggle challenge and have a goal of 100lbs by christmas (56 more to go to get there ). I am hoping this BL challenge will give added motivation to kick my exercising into gear!

    As far as my diet plan goes, I am just counting calories. I am staying between 1200 and 1600 cals a day most days and wont go under 1000 cals or over 2000 cals. It is working for me so far

    I can't wait to see how much weight we are all able to lose with this!! Go Team Athena!
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    dcapulet's Avatardcapulet , 08-28-2010 08:42 AM
    Hi all!

    I'm a 31 year old mom of two (11 and 6) going to graduate school full time, working two jobs, and taking care of home. I've been struggling with weight since puberty. 3 months ago, I was in California on an internship and something finally clicked. I began eating healthy, exercising, and losing weight. Now that I am home, I am learning to navigate the pit falls, and am trying to keep the momentum going!

    I am on the south beach plan, along with Jillian Michaels for exercise. My goal for this challenge is keep losing at a steady pace until I reach goal!
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    bbg200's Avatarbbg200 , 08-28-2010 03:50 PM
    really looking farward to this challenge!.. had a wonderful day today (anniversary!) partner took me out and is now planning to put a film on and cuddle up .. all the best to everyone taking part. this is gonna be fun x p.s if anyone wants to buddy up with me let me know
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    KimL1214's AvatarKimL1214 , 08-28-2010 09:23 PM
    bbg200~ How was cuddle time? Glad to hear your anniversary has been pretty good!

    dcapulet    ~ WOW! You are super busy! I love Jillian Michaels, I wish I could box her up and bring her home to yell at me!

    southernbelle102    ~ 44lbs. in 2 months is AMAZING! This challenge is always great and I'm sure it will help you along!

    I decided to try a new walking route tonight and definitely miss-calculated. I was aiming for one hour, but ended up with one hour 23 minutes. Wouldn't have been a big deal if it wasn't for the fact that it was pitch black for the last 15 minutes...

    I have to work a double at the restaurant tomorrow, so I'm planning on getting up a lil early tomorrow so I can make a lunch to bring with me. I won't get a chance to eat it until around 3, so I was going to make it a lil bigger then a normal lunch so that it is fulfilling enough to at least get me home where I can have some fruit for "dessert."

    Don't forget to weigh in!!!
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    ellie6388's Avatarellie6388 , 08-29-2010 03:37 PM
    Happy Sunday!

    I just got back into town, and I was feeling lazy but I went ahead and did my 30day shred for today! I let myself have a free meal yesterday since I was out of town, and I stayed below my calories all week and didn't dip into my "exercise calories" I did pretty good, besides the alcohol!

    I need to go post my weight.

    BBG- happy anniversary!

    Jessica- I love Lose it, I like to look things up before I even eat them now.

    Kim- WTG on the long walk!! but scary on it being dark!
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    bbg200's Avatarbbg200 , 08-29-2010 07:17 PM
    kim it was lovely!.. my partner has gone out to night so tonight is cuddles with my daughter with lots of disney films! and well done with your walking!

    thank you ellie

    jessica and ellie, i love looking things up that i eat now sometimes i get so shocked with what calories and fats somethings have in them! when before i wouldnt of looked twice at the contents
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    KimL1214's AvatarKimL1214 , 08-29-2010 10:58 PM
    bbg200~ I love Disney!!! What movies did you end up watching?

    ellie6388~ Awesome job getting your 30DS in! Good to hear you had a good weekend!

    I worked just under 10 hours at the restaurant tonight and I am TIRED! So this is just a fly by! My feet are killing me, but I took some Aleve to help, although I haven't started feeling any relief yet.
    Hope everyone had a great weekend!
    Time's running out to get your initial weights in, so please do so ASAP if you haven't already!
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    JessicaRT's AvatarJessicaRT , 08-29-2010 11:59 PM
    uh im "cheating" tonight.. I need NEED a glass of wine.. the new girl I work with doesn't know how to divide by 2.. SERIOUSLY! no joke.. I work in a deli and we slice meat and cheese... this lady wanted 1 pound of ham... the new girls sliced some and put it on the scale.. it read .33 so she told the customer "its not quite a pound is that alright" not quite! it was hardly a quarter.. needless to say the customer got upset and I had to take over... this new girl is killing me.. I mean "what's half of $1.50" she seriously answered "NEGATIVE!".... um no.. try again.. 1.20.. nooo... she's dumb.. I told her .75 remember that.. one day later she still couldn't remember and had to use a calculator.. i need my wine!
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    SarahD140's AvatarSarahD140 , 08-29-2010 11:59 PM
    BAH!!! I did not see my name on the list here, but got a private message stating I was part of it.
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