BL 3 Blue Team-Week 5

[VernRDH]

Good morning Blue Team!!!

If this is a duplicate thread, I apologize. I didn't see one started yet.

So here we are another week into our challenge and I hope everyone is doing well. I had a GREAT week this week, dropping 2.4 lbs!!!! I am finally contributing to the team effort!!

I am doing well with the exercise program for the week-shaking things up really seems to make a difference. I have completed all the exercise on my plan, and will add tomorrows as well I guess. I have to double check the points to see where I will come out.

Have a great day everyone. Keep moving, stay strong, WE ARE WORTH IT!!!

BLUE TEAM ROCKS!!!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Thanks VernRDH for starting our weekly thread! You guys are WAY too early of risers for me! Thanks Heavens for our early risers!

CONGRATS on the weight loss! 2.4# is AWESOME!!!!! The exercise shake up is working some good results for you! WEIGH TO GO!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

GUESS what??? I lost 5#

I am so proud of myself right now, You may want to look at the new clippie I am sporting!

I feel very driven right now, but oddly enough I feel more driven to not fall off the wagon then I do about losing weight. I don't ever want to have to "start over" again and that is driving me more than the weight loss. Maybe that is a good thing because I see it as more of a lifestyle and emotional focus than a temporary diet. Interesting... I'll have to ponder that a while.

If anyone can send prayers for my sister and My soon to be born Godson that would be terrific... She is about to deliver her baby, her water broke and she is only at 32 weeks. If she doesn't go right away, they will try and keep the baby in for 2 more weeks, then they'll induce. I think this is going to be very tough for her to handle. I am going to go visit her in the hospital today. She was admitted over the weekend with terrible migraines, some right sided weekness. they did a CT scan and she doesn't know what the results are but she says she doesn't have some weakness now. Her water broke while she was there under observation.

**** housekeeping*****
Please remember to send in your WI to me by PM or email. It is very time consuming to have to go back through the all of the posts to see if anyone that is missing from the WI results posted here and didn't send an email or PM.

ALSO... because I will be at the hospital today, I won't probably have time to send back individual responses to your PM's. I hope you understand.

I will also post later our question for the week. I want to try and run off and get my exercise in.

Blue team rocks!

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I wanted to add something regarding our team challenge. Remember part of the challenge was to list your plan for exercise and post it here. REMEMBER it was to post a PLAN. If you did that then you can get your 5 points for that task. If you didn't follow the plan exactly it doesn't take away the points from you originally planning and posting it. Life gets in the way sometimes and the rest of the points come from what you did do. So don't worry if you didn't follow exact, that is ok... the point was to move more and I think many of us were very successful at that!

So WI results today, and team challenge points tomorrow. The challenge runs through today! Keep on moving blue team!

 

[MIdanceMom]

Congratulations VernRDH and Princess Vija. I am down an even 2 pounds this week.

Princess, your family is in my prayers. Keep us posted. I will pm my results after my workout today.

Have a great one.
Beth

 

[LaLaroo78]

Good Morning Blue Team!

I lost 2.5 lbs this week!

Vern & Vija - Congrats on the loss! That is great!

Vija - I will keep your sister and godson in my prayers. I know this is a stressful time for your sister and your family. My neice was born 11 1/2 weeks premature so I feel for what you are going through. Please keep us posted.

Good luck to everyone this week!

Michele

 

[VernRDH]

Vija-Thoughts and prayers to your sis and godson. Premature births can be very scary. Like LaLaRoo, my niece was born 11 weeks preemie -weighed only 2.5 lbs. She is now 3 1/2 and a holy terror!!! But there is nothing wrong with her physically, she is just a little peanut.

Great job on the 5# loss!!!

Congrats too to MIdancemom and LaLaRoo on your losses. We are a movin, groovin losing team, for sure!!! Here's hoping we get first place this week!!

 

[ohMom]

good morning BLUE TEAM!! WE SO TOTALLY

thank you all again for your prayers and concern with the loss of my grandmother last week, her service/memorial were beautiful. Mom did a wonderful job of setting up pictures, etc and it was perfect.

that said i didn't do a great job of journaling last week, that happening and with my big LW (that left me ravenous late in the day) and then traveling....but i'm pleased to report i lost 1.4 lbs this week! i was stunned and thrilled and inspired to get back into my food journal and move onward and downward! i have hit the 'decade' of numbers that i never want to leave ever AGAIN! i'm just barely in it...but there none the less.

CYBER HIGH FIVE for everyone that reported in with losses so far!!

PVija -- my prayers will be with you and your sister/godson..and you know my first reaction to what you shared with that maybe you are at that place that Bob Greene talks about. you know, you always have been true to your word and promises to others and this time you are giving yourself the same gift. you have made a commitment and it feels so GOOD to honor yourself just like you do everyone else. see...you are worth it! and now you know it and WATCH OUT! there is no stopping you!

ok --i gotta get dressed and out the door for my powerwalk. after today i will have completed, i think, three tasks for 15 pts for our team challenge. but Vija i'll PM you that confirmation later today

 

[AlreadyexcitedGrammy]

Wow - is it really week 5!!!!

I am happy to report down 2 lbs! - that is the 1.5, I regained last week and down .5 - I will take anything when the number is DOWN!

P V - congratulations on 5# loss - YOU GOT THE MOJO - now - no stress eating with the "life" happenings going on with your family right now. Keep focused on your comment

I feel very driven right now, but oddly enough I feel more driven to not fall off the wagon then I do about losing weight. Maybe that is a good thing because I see it as more of a lifestyle and emotional focus than a temporary diet.

I agree with you - I believe you are starting to "let go of the food" - YOU CAN DO - YOU ARE DOING IT!! and prayers for your sis and baby - keep us updated when you can.

Congrats to everyone else who has posted - Looks like the posters so far have had down numbers - for the rest who will be posting too!

I want to thank EACH and EVERY ONE of you for all the thoughts and prayers for us as we faced our "life" situation last week (memorial service yesterday) of mom/grandma's passing. Truly, it is a very comforting feeling that friends are thinking of us

I am going to work today at noon and that makes it "official" I am back into the routine - once again.

Now, I am off to tm for a bit - have a good week everyone and keep up the good work

 

[*BTMRR*]

Well, I didn't gain or lose. I deserved to gain some weight based on how badly I ate these last few days but thankfully apparently the exercise helped mitigate that. I found myself avoiding the WISH board and I knew that was bad news about my frame of mind but I did it anyway and sure enough I ate so many unhealthy foods and I am paying for it in feeling sluggish and blah.
I will re-commit this week because I don't want to feel like this anymore!
Thanks for the inspiration and motivation, everyone. I will check in 2x daily and I think that'll help me a lot this week.

Vija your sister and baby are in my prayers. We will look forward to hearing back from you when you get a chance but until then please just take care of yourself and family and we will get along fine.

MJ

 

[becka]

GO BLUE!!!

Vija - I am sorry to hear about your sister and Godson. Medicine is so advanced now days that they really can work miracles for those babies that show up just a bit too soon.

Congrats to everyone on their great results. I am happy to report that I lost 4 pounds this week! That is my biggest drop in one week in a very long time. I think my plan to switch things up a little and get back to basics was a very sound decision - plus it got me my brand new 55 pound clippie. My plan for this week is just more of the same. While another 4 pound loss would be great I know that is not realistic but I would like to lose at least 1.5 pounds this week so I can get in a new "decade".

 

[luckywife]

Good Morning Blue Team

Well, no loss or gain for me this week. I'm ok with that though because I didn't eat very well over the weekend at Cedar Point. I know things could have been a lot worse if I didn't exercise so there is something positive out of what the scale showed this week.

Super job to everyone who had a loss this week. Vija, the new clippie looks great on you! I will keep your sister and Godson in my prayers. My nephew was born about 8 weeks early and today he is a happy, healthy 5 year old.

Hope everyone has a good day

 

[luckywife]

Becka- Just read your post. AWESOME JOB this week! Look at you sporting that new clippie...absolutely beautiful. Terrific job

 

[goldcupmom]

Down 3.4 - total 7.2. Nothing on the challenge.

I do have a prayer request.

I reported my DD15 ill. She is continuing to get more fatigued & lethargic & dizzy, but the UTI seems to be beginning to get better.

My concern is that on 9/25, her pediatrician gave her the Gardasil vaccine, the Menactra (meningitis) vaccine & a flu shot. Then she started that day on Allegra, 5 days of Prednisone, and a Veramyst nasal Spray.

I'm reading that the Gardasil should NOT be given with any other vaccine or with steroids. Can cause paralysis, even death, which begins slowly as Guilain Barre Syndrome. Needless to say I'm scared spitless.

Off alone to the Dr this morning (who is also a friend - even harder) to see what we can do. She can't go to school - has missed 4 days of her 10 for the YEAR, can't go to FL, can't really do anything normal.

Thanks for the prayers!!! I'm also posting this in my journal & on the C&C board.

 

[jennz]

Julie - I'm scared along with you ...I planned on getting Gardasil for dd also. Please continue to update us about your dd...I hope and pray she turns around soon and improves quickly!!

 

[MinnieMouseMom]

Morning, Blue!!

No gain, but no loss either.

Congrats to all you losers!!!!

 

[Geekerbell]

Morning Blue Team!

I'm getting my mind straight again after my visit with my family this weekend. Thanks so much to all of you who responded with support and encouraging words. It really did help!

I'm down a total of 1 pound even since last Tuesday's weigh in. It should have been more, it was mid-week, but with the weekend, I'm just glad it didn't go up from that any more. I really didn't want to lose my clippie!

For everyone who is having struggles right now, you are in my prayers. Keep us updated!

 

[AlreadyexcitedGrammy]

waiting on the phone - forever with phone company (I am sure many of you are nodding - been there done that ) so I thought I would stop by to see the addtional posts.

Had to "laugh" that ohMom's post "beat me" I think we were typing at the same time - but did you notice we think alike of P Vija

Congrats to all who posted losses - and those who remain the same - HANG IN THERE- stick with your program - it works - "jump" right back on track and you will be fine - remember it's a journey - a one day at a time journey (so did you get yet, this message I am telling myself, too - yes, I had a loss BUT, I need to make EVERY SINGLE DAY COUNT)

Goldcupmom - PRAYERS are with you and daughter - sorry you have to go to appt alone - that is hard too.

 

[hrpufnsash]

I am down 3.4 pounds!

Thank you Blue Teamers - the community and motivation are priceless! I need to exercise more (not just for weight loss but STRESS loss) my wrist is feeling better and I will be back on the bike this week.

 

[AuntieM03]

Good morning, congratulations losers!! I lost 1/2lb this week. It was a bit of a frustrating week as I did alot of exercising, stayed within calories and still did not really lose. I joined Weight Watchers on Saturday, hoping a change will help me. I am also going to go to a water aerobics class tonight to shake up my routine a bit.

Hope everyone has a great week!!!