Hello Blue Team,

I hope everyone had a great Sunday and got to do something fun. It was another nice day here today and I went to Rainbow Falls.....it turned out if was nice there but only .50 miles so we wnet to North Glenmore Park and walked alone the river and took some fall picutres. So in the end did about 4 miles so not to bad as far as exercise goes. Not as fast as I would normally do but at least it was outside, in the sun and enjoying the fall colors.

Hope WI went well for everyone and that we all have a great week 5

Blue Team Total Lost: 16.3 lbs. as a team or 0.44%

Blue Team Biggest Loser: LeslieB (-4 lbs., -1.56%)

Honorable Mentions:

EofAZ (-3.4 lbs., -1.48%)
amany (-2 lbs., -0.88%)
angie7896 (-1.5 lbs., -0.86%)

Congratulations to all the losers ! Here's to a great week 5 !!

CONGRATULATIONS Leslie, EofAZ, amany, and Angie for being our biggest losers this week. Great job ladies!!!

Congrats Leslie!
I hope everyone's Monday is going OK.
I had a not so good weekend as far as calories are concerned... I am SO close to my normal BMI I could scream! I have 3 lbs to go so hopefully this weekend or next week. When I reach it, I am eating PIZZA to celebrate and it will be awesome!

Morning everyone,
It's been quiet on here the last couple weeks. Hope all is well and that your just busy enjoying the weather and family. Make sure to stop on for a quick hello though.
We're getting to be a small group after the first four weeks. Make sure to post your weights and do a chat so you can be eligible for the BL title.
Well not much new with me, still doing my routine and eating good and exercising but unfortunatly maintaining not losing. Gain some in the week and then down a bit so I need to shake thing up a bit somehow.
Well off to work and then I have a hula hooping class after that. No idea how much you burn when leading but it's kind of fun so that's the main thing.

Angie you'll be at normal BMI in no time....awesome job

Happy Wednesday everybody!
No gym for me tonight. I am going to a birthday dinner for my father-in-law. Its good timing anyway because I am still sore from Monday's core class!
Bigmid- hula hooping for a workout sounds so fun! There is a jumproping class at my gym I've been interested in trying...maybe soon.
Have a good week blue team!

GO BLUE!

Hey everyone, just popping in to see how the week is going for you guys. Belated congrats to all the biggest losers of the week! I kind of feel like I'm at a standstill, but I'm trying my best to overcome it. I really feel like I've hit a wall and I just have to figure out why. It started when I injured my knee, but that's all healed up so now I know it's not a physical barrier, but mental. I'm working on it! Been real quiet around here, but if any of you are reading this & just not participating, keep at it! You'll regret dropping out.

congrats leslie and all other losers

Sorry ive been MIA, ive been reading your posts but not posting . My back is not so sore, but the xrays were not the best. Turns out after a fall i had many, many years ago i damaged my spine without me knowing (i was very sore, but figured it was normal as i fell from a height). A couple of my vertebrae have begun to fuse together and im very out of alignment. Looks like i will get to know the chiro very well

As of today im down 3.1, man i hope this number stays low for the weigh in after my slight gain last week.

Angie, pizza and birthday cake... Yummy!!! Best of luck for reaching your BMI
Bigmid, what a lovely walk through the autumn trees. Hula hooping class, what fun!!!
Missjean, the mental barriers are so hard to overcome. Keep at it, you can do it

I've been MIA but I have some really good excuses lined up. I have a brand new grandson to play with and that took me to AZ last week. Of course I picked up a cold complements of the plane (I always get sick when I fly) and this week has been all about catching up and feeling better. I did really good while I was visiting in AZ but haven't been doing so well since I got back. I haven't gained anything YET but I haven't lost either. Sure hope I show at least a small drop before the weigh in but if not so be it. I'm happy not to gain as unstructured as I have been this week.

Oh yah, and we had someone drop a couple of puppies in our neighborhood and one of them attached himself to my house. Anyone want a dog? He is really a sweet thing but I already have two pugs and a boxer. There is a limit on how many one household can handle, poor little guy. I've said that so much to him that my granddaughter has started calling him Guy Dog and he has started responding to it. This does NOT look good, he is just to happy to see us when we come home.

Tania, good luck with your back. That sounds really pretty serious.

Miss Jean, controlling your weight is mostly a head game. Don't be beating yourself up over it. Just take one thing that you can change, just one. For instance, can you put yourself on a schedule where you don't allow yourself to eat any more frequently than 2 hours? Or can you plan on always weighing your meat/protein and keeping it at exactly 4 oz each meal. Just one thing that you can control for a week will make you feel like you have accomplished something and that will really help to get your head into the game. My first target I set for myself was to eat no more than 2 carbs at a meal and 1 carb at a snack. That was 63 pounds ago so far. Set just ONE very obtainable goal, don't worry about the weight focus on the habit. If you establish a good habit the weight will take care of itself.

Congratulation Leslie, great job last week. Do it again! Do it again!

Hi to Bigmid and Angie.

Hang in there everyone.

Hi I'm just checking in quickly before bed. Well I'm in bed already but need to sleep. I worked late and have to work early tomorrow so I will post personals later tomorrow.
Just wanted to check in and say hello.
Have a good sleep everybody.

Well, I was hoping to get down to my normal BMI (170) before my TOM began but I missed it by a pound! Oh well, next week. It's a little like splitting hairs because I am between 5'9" and 5'10" in height and all of the BMI tables are different.

Last night I went to "A Night of Hope"! Joel Osteen, a pastor if you did not know, keep talking about how just have faith in God and he will deliver. It won't be in your time or your way, but he has a plan. He said sometimes God doesn't keep us from danger (pain) but makes us fireproof and protects and guides us through the tough times. He has a plan and it will come for you in His time.
Last night really touched me. Talk of forgiving others so that you can move forward and receive better as God will give you beauty for ashes but you have to let go of the ashes. Talk about changing internal voice to positive as we have enough enemies in life no need to be our own enemy, Be thankful to God for all he has given and trust he will guide you the right way while taking care of your battles and keeping you safe. No matter who injured (in pain) you are keep playing in the game as He will see that and reward you. Plus when you help others even though you have worries, God will use that as seeds to sow something amazing in your life.
Definitely made me think of lots of aspects of my life, like weight loss lol. I am going to have to let go of all the hurt and failures so I can focus on the good and the successes.
(Obviously I am Christian, but I can see how you the simplest aspects of what he said can apply even if you are not religious)

On another note, I found out I am for sure graduating Dec 14th from undergrad and I got a 97% on my review at work (so raise time!)! Yesterday was definitely a good day! And then this morning I am 180.8!!!! Good Luck Everyone on your weigh-ins.
(Sorry did not mean to be so long lol, just wanted to share inspiration!)

missjean hang in ther and know your not alone....I'm standing still right beside you. It will move again we just need to remember that it will happen and not give in or up.

Tkkoz Congrats on the loss that's awesome. I hope you can get some help with the back that does not sound good at all. My mom has degenerative osteo in her back so I know what the back pain can do to a person. Feel better.

EofAZ congrats on the new grandson that is the perfect excuse to not be on here. Enjoy the new puppy addition to your family too

Angie - so close you'll be there in no time. I hope you FIL had a great birthday. The hooping is fun but I get so discouraged with myself as I can't seem to do some of the little tricks yet everyone else in class seems to be good at it. Oh well practice practice practice. The rope class sounds fun....and hard.

PageLynn congrats on graduating that's awesome. What you wrote is so true for me .....I really and truly am my own worst enemy. Even now I sit here thinking I'm useless as I didn't lose anymore weight before my conference and that I'm not good enough. So stupid in reality as I don't ever think of anyone else that way just myself. Words to think about.

Well I'm off to shop for a new top or two to wear next week while I'm away.....guaranteed to gain as we have no food choices and they always have snacks that you grab even though your not hungry....just bored. Hope to get some workout in so that could help. Sill you don't drink enough water or you'd leave the semi ars every 20 mins......thats frowned upon...LOL

Well I hope everyone has a great day

Thanks for the support, everyone. You have no idea how very much it helped! I sat down and wrote out a workout schedule today and got in about 45 minutes, then after that I busied myself with cleaning and things I had been putting off. I'm not expecting much of a move on the scale tomorrow, but I'm feeling much better about sliding back on track. I also wrote down a few small, very attainable goals for the week (thanks for the tip, Evangeline!) and I think that's contributing this little upswing in morale, so I'm excited. Hope you all have a wonderful weigh in!

Edit: Wow! I actually lost! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that 291... so close to the 280's! I haven't been exercising (except for yesterday) so I think it was just because I was still drinking tons of water and not going overboard with the food, but wow! I am in shock and so happy, I only pray it's not temporary like last time where it shot right back up the next week! I couldn't ask for a better emotional jumpstart, I'm so ready to get back to it

Missjean congrats on the loss and the small goals are the best ones as they are achievable. WTG

Don't forget to WI everyone you only have a couple hours left to do it. I'm going right now to put mine in.

Well I went shopping for a to
Op yesterday to take to conference and came home with 10 + another dress.....that's 4 new dresses in a month yet I don't wear dresses. Each dress was only 20-26 dollars each though so can't complain I guess...now if only I ever went out so that I could dress up. Otherwise that's $90 down the drain.

Well not sure what I'm up to today so I guess I'll jump on the treadmill until I figure it out.

Have a great day and happy WI