So glad I don't keep certain things in the house....if I had the components right now, I would make party mix which is solely responsible for my holiday weight gain.

DIXIE...WTG on the pound! JOHN...WOOHOO ont he 9 pounds, that is awesome! to you both!

MICHELLE...Good luck with WI tomorrow.

KAREN...glad DS is okay after that fall, ouch, poor little guy.

Hello Blue Team!

Nadalie - If you can find a class, I emphatically say, dance! It is so much fun!
Our youngest troupe member is 20 and our oldest (the teacher) is 56, I think. Different ages, different body types, and we all look good when we're dancing together. I've been dancing for a little over a year now, and I plan my work schedule around it. I think I can count the number of times I've missed class on one hand. And my belly just loves it!

Kelly - I know this is from a really old post from a million pages ago, and I just don't know how you all keep up. How much does your hula hoop weigh? Do you think it's the motion or the weight that helps tone / strengthen your abs? Sounds like a good compliment to my belly dance class. Maybe it'll help me to finally master figure 8's.

Amberelise - I don't remember if I asked when we were on the Black team last challenge, where are you in Chicago? I'm from Hyde Park, near the Univ of Chgo and the Museum of Science & Industry. Are you still training for the Hancock challenge?

dixiedieter - I know you're here somewhere. Hi! And, I know there are a few other ex-Black teamers, so hello to you, too.

Losers: congrats on your losses.

Non-Losers: keep pushing on! Your body has a mind of its own and has to adjust to this new thing that you're doing to it. You didn't put it all on in one day, or one week, or one month. Be the tortoise! Not the . Slow and steady wins the race.


- Sonja

Morning Bluesers!
Been a busy week with my daughter's bday but passed on all the pizza and cake and stuck with veggies.
Showing a 4 pound loss right now but will wait till tomorrow to post weight as I have a workout planned for this aft and healthy crockpot dinner ready to go.
Thanks for the motivation and support and cheers to everyone for a great week!

I DID IT!!!! I DID IT!!!!!

I was absolutely shocked to step on the scale this AM and see it down to 131.2! That is only a lb. from last week...BUT 131 is my 10% goal and I am there! I have lost 10% of my starting weight and have earned my first reward package I'm going right now to get the Biggest Loser Cookbook out of my closet (made myself wait until the reward was earned) and when my Jillian DVDs come in I can actually do them, instead of putting them up! I can't wait to shop for a pair of jeans and see what size fits me now I never thought I would make it this far, so I am proud of myself.

Now, I am close to 230 so I have hopes of 2 lb for tomorrow, but if not that is okay. I am just happy I reached this goal. Now...onward to 20%.

It was three years ago this week that I lived at the hospital with my newborn. She seized 30 hours after birth, and I had to resuscitate her all the way to the hospital in a snow storm. I never left the NICU floor unless my DH was there, and I was spending time with our son in the lobby. It was horrible, and you are right....you NEVER get over it.

Sonja - my future sister-in-law lives in Hyde Park. I'm just up LSD on Irving Park Rd. I'm one building over from the lake.

My week has been, well not good. But somehow Im down -3.2. YAY!

Good morning, Bluesers! Actually, I just realized that it is a little after noon here. I slept in this morning until 11:00! Yikes!

First things first....Dee, John, Purple, Alana Jo…Congratulations on your losses!
Purple, Congratulations on reaching your 10% lost goal!

Karen - So glad that Aiden's birthday party went well. Sorry to hear that the little guy fell. Hope he's feeling okay today.
Kelly - Great job on resisting that Double Chocolate Donut!
Krispie - So glad your daughter's birthday went well....and, great job with sticking to the veggies!

I wish I could say that I did as well as Kelly and Krispie with my temptations last night. The day started off nicely. I ate my oatmeal and coffee then we went shopping. While shopping, we stopped at Arby's and I passed on the fries and the yummy sandwiches and had a salad with a diet soda. I was feeling extremely proud of myself. I had planned on picking up a vegetable plate for the ladies get together last night, but I saw some spinach and artichoke dip that looked really good and I figured that somebody was sure to bring a veggie tray. Wrong! Nobody brought one. Instead there were all kinds of yummy dips, little pigs-in-a-blanket, mini-fruit pizzas, and...fudge! Oh my....I do love fudge. I brought diet rootbeer with me and I planned on eating only a tiny plate of food. By the end of the evening, I had been grazing the whole time. And, I had one margarita. The evening was so much fun, but I'm feeling very very guilty this morning. I didn’t even work out yesterday. These ladies nights are going to be monthly, so I now know that I have to plan ahead much better for the next one. As of right now, the scales are showing me right at my challenge weigh-in number. I've still lost for the week...I’m down 1.6 pounds so far. However, the 1.6 is the weight I gained between the time I gave my weight to Chellez and the start of the challenge. So, as far as the challenge goes, I may have maintained. I’ll hope for the best for my official weigh-in tomorrow morning.

Today, I will stay 100% on-plan. I have a full day of housecleaning and laundry, so I’ll be getting plenty of exercise. However, I still plan on getting on the treadmill for an hour today.

Fran, it really is a small world! I live in Paulding County.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day.

Hello. I just posted my weight from my WI yesterday morning. I only lost a pound but was actually expecting a gain after the week we had here with a sick child. She's taking antibiotics for her ear infection, feeling better, and finally keeping food down again so this week I will have time to prepare healthy meals and exercise so I'm hoping for a good loss next weekend.

I'm so happy!
I lost 2 pounds!
I'm almost back into the 180's. And my goal for this month is 187. 3 more pounds to go!!
Congrats everyone, and let's keep pushin!

hey bluesers
still drugged up and healing

wish I could participate more - gimme a few days - surely it's gotta get better, right????

~HUGS~

Rhonda, you give tough assignments.

-My smile (it's HUGE, almost horsey, like Julia Roberts, but I love it)
-My boobs
-My ankles

Hey all! Glad to see some AMAZING losses this week, and to see so many people checking in! I'm (a little surprised that I'm) down a pound this week, which means 10lbs left for my challenge goal.

Hmm... 3 things I love about my body?

1. My hands! They've always been a favourite for me - they're delicate but strong.
2. My booty - it might be a little big, but I'm glad I have some junk in my trunk, and it's always been pretty... pert? Hahahaha
3. My eyes - sometimes brown, sometimes green, sometimes hazel, and always the true measure of my emotions.

Have we had a question for today? I'd like to know what you all do to show your love for yourself and/or your body - do you shop? take baths? get spa treatments?

Practice
I'd like to know what you all do to show your love for yourself and/or your body - do you shop? take baths? get spa treatments?

Without fail, every two weeks I go get a fill, (I don't have tips because my nails are long but I get acrylic overlay), pedicure, and wax. They laugh at me bc many times I fall asleep while I am there. It is so relaxing.

Also I have extremely dry skin, hair, lips. I'm just dry! So I spend a little extra to buy the products I need.