I agree with Vix - the challenge being on, or it being summer hasn't helped as much as having accountability to a team, someone you didn't want to let down. I can easily see how Michelle would be burned out with all her responsibilities. But I sure will miss the support of the team when this is over. Sure, I know there are other threads, but this was really fun. Just my take on it.

Dora

Happy 4th of July Blue Team! Let's have fun AND stay on plan so we can kick some serious booty at the next weigh-in, yes? I'm a competitive freak and I don't like losing!

Blue Team is fantastic

This is my first challenge to join and I think it has been wonderful. Chellez, thank you for all your efforts and work on this - I am sorry I was out of the loop - dropping in to read posts I have missed keeping up to date on you and some of the pulse of the team. I just want you to know that this has been a positive experience for me.

Blue Team

Have a Healthy, Happy Fourth of JulyCOLOR]

Linda

Chelle - i would be more than happy to help in anyway with the challange to take some weight off your shoulders.

Let me know if I can help you in anyway. I am so greatful for all you do for us.

Happy Independance day everyone!

Going to breakfast, then a parade, then maybe some down time, then the best... FIREWORKS!

Happy 4th of July everyone!


Chellez--I also want to thank you for all that you put into this. I honestly don't know how you have kept it up this long. This is my first challange and I have very much enjoyed being a part of it and I certainly look forward to future challanges.

I am happy to report a 2lb loss for this week!!!!

Go Blue Team!

Hello all! I just weighed in at work and I won again!! Yay! Granted there are only three of us in the competition but it still felt good. And as I said last month it is all thanks the 3FC TBL. Keeping me motivated and accountable! No one is doing next month. Oh well. (the rest don’t have the secret weapon that I do)

Last night I couldn’t go to the gym as my boyfriend had to go to a meeting, so I did C25k. I haven’t done a 30 mins run in ages, so I decided to do one last night, and at 30 mins I didn’t stop I carried on and ran for 45 mins! I felt really good. I think I could have gone for more. One day soon I will go for an hour. It is shocking that I can run for that long when 6 months ago I thought 3 mins was hard.

Amy - I like Billy Blanks a lot, they are the videos I started with when I first started losing weight. I could notice a difference in my body very fast. There is minimal floor work in the cardio videos which suits me down to the ground!

Chellez – Thanks for everything you have done, I was shocked at how you managed to find the time to do everything.

p.s. I am going to change my goal weight. When I began losing weight in my mind I thought I should aim for 135lbs and be happy with 145lb. Now that I am close to my goal I don't feel ready to stop losing weight. I am going to do some calculations!

ok thank dubh its good to know.
I agree with everyone else chellez is the best.. and this challenge has been amazing .. this is my first challange too and i have really enjoyed the experience..

I have another busy weekend soccer today and a fairy party tommorrow .. The kids are on winter school holidays here now for 2 weeks .. so its gonna drive me bananas.. lol .. they hate being couped up inside all the time and its doing nothiong but raining here so.. i have no choice.. they gotta be inside .. tormenting each other and me..

oh yeah for all you usa gals..

Thanks Amy, we are eating some leftover pasta that I cooked last night, and then taking the little mutt to the fireworks. They have a small fair in the town with food and some kids rides. We just grab our chairs and sit out and wait for 9 pm- ish...that's when the fireworks go off. Very excited, I love fireworks, hopefully see some family and friends there as well.

Hey all, we just discovered this new show on www.abc.com called wipe out. It is so funny. You can just go to the website and watch them there.

Hey all,

I know I have not posted a lot lately, but I also wanted to chime in about the challenge how good it has been for me. I love knowing that I have to account to you all about not only my weekly weigh in's but also my exercise. There have been times where I have not wanted to go to the gym, but then I think how badly I want to get to the goal minutes for the week and it inspires me to get off my butt and get moving.
So, even though I am not here daily participating in the chats as much as I would like I think about you all often. I picture my blue team cheering me on and it really gives me motivation to keep going.
I wish I had more time to get personal with everyone here. As the summer has moved on, and my kids have been home from school and all the activities we have going on I just dont have as much on line time as I did before.
What I am trying to say is I am happy that I have been part of this challenge and I appreciate the work all the leaders have put into it. CHellez, thank you! :hugs:

Remember back in April when I got a job as a cashier and I was excited about it and I posted about it....but then I realized after just a few weeks that my body was not going to be able to handle standing for all that long? Anyway, I ended up quiting not long after I started. Well, today I had another job interview for a sit down position and I GOT THE JOB! It pays 10$ an hour to start and lots of room to grow and increase wages. My hours will be from 1-6 mon-fridays (no weekends, or nights) and I get 6 weeks off in the summer, and another 3 weeks off at christmas. I am soooooooo happy! Things do happen for a reason, and I am thrilled that I got this job. I start in another month.

Anyway, I gotta run...just heard one of my girls waking up. Hang in there blue and lets kick some butt!!

momof4girls, sounds like an AWESOME job and a good fit too. Congrats!

Hi gang!
For the 4th, dh and I went to 7 Feathers Casino in Canyonville where every year they put on a great dinner for veterans. Prime rib, chicken, sides, salad and dessert. I did well, using the green bean juice to create a salad dressing, had only a 1 inch square of scalloped potato, mixed it all on my salad greens with white chicken meat and voila! Very tasty and op. Came home, had my other every-3-hour meal of yogurt and cottage cheese, waited about 40 minutes and did my new 4 mile WATP. I crossed the 220 boundary to hit 219.2 this morning, so I can keep my record of having a loss every week.

So, am I clear that Chelle will not be tallying for us? How is this working from here on out? This is my first challenge, so I'm not up on this stuff. I am motivated and like Jo, competitive, so I'm still "challenged", but I was wondering how our numbers will go.

Thanks Amy for the 4th safe wishes. You always find the prettiest artsy graphix for us.

Vix, too, gave us some awesome graphix. Hope your firework display was great. It's your happy spirit that will make it seem even more so.

Angie, how wonderful to get an even better job. You are SO right, things do work out for a reason. Congratulations. Good to hear from you whenever you can manage.

Dubh - woo - hoo on winning the challenge at work! It really does seem like we have a secret weapon here with such an encouraging team behind us. Keep up the good work.

mj - excellent job on the 2 pound loss!!!

Kelly, maybe you'll be the new illustrious leader?

Jo reminded us there's only 5 more weigh-ins. . . guess we better get in gear and win this thing!!! You've been a great team regardless.

Love ya,

Dora

Happy (belated) 4th!!!

Morning lovelies!

I hope everyone had a great 4th!

My happy news this a.m. is that I just crossed over the -50 pounds lost mark this morning with a lovely whoosh. I down -51.4 pounds overall, which suddenly seems significant in my head. Only 16.4 pounds to my goal is a little mind-boggling, frankly, but very motivating! I worked VERY hard last night to stay completely on plan during the BBQ we threw at my house and then later as DH and I biked to watch fireworks and he was munchie and drinky and it was hard not to want to eat, eat, eat and drink, drink, drink and be a part of that kind of celebratory fun. But I got a whoosh on the scale this morning as a reward for staying true to plan, and that made me feel so great!

CONGRATS josephine you are amazing .. your determination effort and complete control is what has got you her well done 51 pounds wow ... unreal