BL Challange - Red Team - Week 2

[lisaviolet]

Hi everyone, just something quick before I head off to work. Hopefully only the normal 9 hours not 13 like the last few days.

Don't forget to send your week 1 results to Brenda (Dare2Dream).

Good Luck!

Thanks Christa for all your work!!! I remember that you weighed in earlier and had a great week. So congrats.

I lost 2 lbs this week! Hopefully everyone has a great day! Good luck and here's to the start of another week! Lets start it off right! Drink that water!

Sarah

Yeah, yeah, yeah Sarah.

Hello everyone, Sorry to let everyone down this week, I gained .6 lbs. But spent 3 days in Atlantic City eating poorly. Will do better this week!!!! Good luck with your weighins today red team.

Whoops - missed you the first time around Micmac!!!! You did not let us down. We are a team working together. Yeah RED. Have a wonderful weekend Micmac.

2 pound loss for me too!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!

Yeah again!

I'm down two pounds too. Off to drink my water.

Umm triple yeah!!

No change for me. Which is good I guess since I have been sick all week. Hoping to kick it up a notch for next week.

Congrats to those who lost!!! WAY TO GO!!!

Hey Veronica! On to next week. We will all maintain at some point.

I lost 1.7lbs this week! I know I haven't been exercising as much as I should, so I'm so happy to see a loss for the week!

Starseeker!!!!!

I lost 2.6 pounds this week and met all my workout goals!!! Woo Hoo congrats to everyone!

~Ingrid

Yeah Ingrid!!!

I'm down 2 pounds this week. I'm excited, because I feel like it's a legitimate loss, rather than fluctuation due to time of day or time of month or whatever...I feel like it's because I really did a good job cutting back on snacking on junk food this week.
The next thing is increasing the water!
I'm off to Maine for the weekend with a group of people. We're going to run the Maine Coast Half. I will TRY not to use the fact that I'm there to exercise turn into my excuse for eating like a pig all weekend....

Have a great, healthy weekend everyone!!!

Congrats. Wow!!! A race. Have fun Tracy. Must be beautiful.

I lost 1.8 pounds this week!

Congrats to EVERYONE, losers, maintainers and even if you had a small gain. Just being here and trying hard each and every day is a big accomplishment. Each of us has so much to be proud of no matter what the scale shows.

Hope you're feeling better Vern

Yeah luckywife. You're so right.

I was a gainer as well, so no worries! We aren't letting anyone down. As lisaviolet always reminds, no matter what the scale says, up down or maintain, it's just a stop on the road of life and we just keep moving forward.

(Hey look at that Lisa, I do listen sometimes! )

I had a gain of 1.4. Stinks, but I knew it would be something like that. It's okay, I'm determined to be moving downward this next week.

I have three cakes to make this this weekend. Ack!
But the good part about it is that when I am baking this much, I actually do NOT want to eat cake.

Hope everyone has a great Friday and a super weekend!

At least someone listens to me!!! Onward and downward Laura. To all of us.

No change for me this week. But since I was not feeling well and did not exercise one little bit I am ok with that.

I will be traveling with my daughter for her first gymnastics competition this weekend so I will be gone for the weekend. I will do my best to stay on track eating wise and work on the exercise next week. I typically do weekends off so that won't be out of the norm.

Have fun yanni. Have a wonderful weekend. Just like Katy said - maintain - I know I'm going to love that word one week!!!!!

I have no idea how but I am down 7 pounds! I was going to get my “friend when it was time to weigh in to I weighed myself a week before I was due and was at 198. during I was 205 and now am 191 ( 4 days after). So this still would put me at a 7 pound loss. I have been trying really hard this week so I hoe it tis correct.

I’m not sure if I trust my scale so I will weigh myself again at the pediatrician today.

First of all this makes so much sense. This is way I hate the scale at times. There can such a fluctuation. TMI from me. But I swear some food doesn't agree with me and I can be up four pounds. Congratulations.

My SECOND mulit-quote ever
I am down 2lbs! Pretty happy with that!

Good for you Katy.

Hey there, I'm a proud new member of the flaming hot red team!

I just "weighed" in last night for the first time, so my weight hasn't changed yet!

I've already walked 1.5 miles this morning, and hope to do a little bit more later on. Thanks for letting me be a part of your team!

Hi gudwrench. Good to meet you. Welcome.

 

[lisaviolet]

Hi Red Team members. Great job everyone!! I only lost .4 pounds this week but I'm going to do better this next week! I plan on starting to use the Walk Away The Pounds DVD's begining today. I'm also going to seriously attempt to drink my water every day.

Have a great day!

Stop with the "only"!!!!!!! It's a loss. Congrats.

Hi RED TEAM ,

I hope everyone is doing well. I only lost .6 lbs, but have been exercising 45 min - 1 hr every day after I drop the kids off to school. I just need to watch more of what I eat and of course drink more water, which I keep forgetting to do.

My husband and I are going out for his birthday tonite and I am hoping that I do well on my eating. Not always easy to do though. Oh well...I just have to keep exercising.

Keep it up RED TEAM and I hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Vicki

Oh no,

Another "only"!!!!!! Stop it!!!! Congrats.

Another loss of just .4 lbs. A loss is a loss though that is the way I'm looking at it. I know I didn't workout like I should so I am going to change that this week.

Way to go Rosemary on your 7lbs!!! You are probably going to be our teams biggest loser of the week.

"Just" and "only" are ugly cousins!!! Congrats.

Hi everyone!

I lost almost 4 pounds this week! That's totally awesome, but I'm even happier about my exercise. I did three miles yesterday, mostly walking with a bit of running, and I beat my previous time by 5 and a half minutes!! I'm under the time required for the Everest Expedition!! YAY! I'm so excitied!

Sounds like everyone else had a good week too! If you maintained, or even gained, remember that this is a journey. It's never going to go exactly the way you want. Learn what you can and move on! Tomorrow is another day!

Well said pickles. Well said. Yeah for you on your week.

 

[lisaviolet]

Whoops. I forgot me!!

I'm down two pounds. But I'll tell you what - I came on the BL this time to learn a lesson. Actually an all around lesson - not only about weight. To not try to be, hmmm perfect. I'm an all or nothing girl. And that doesn't work well. In that, I want to be okay posting gains and maintains. That's an issue with me. It used to make me want to quit. Not anymore. And just to know that it's okay. Sometimes the scale simply doesn't show what one has done. And sometimes life takes over. And emotions take over.

Either way it's all good. We're here. Onward.

A new day.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

 

[lisaviolet]

Weigh-in Day clippie!!

Love these Charity. Thank you.

 

[Melisa1]

Hey there, I'm a proud new member of the flaming hot red team!

I just "weighed" in last night for the first time, so my weight hasn't changed yet!

I've already walked 1.5 miles this morning, and hope to do a little bit more later on. Thanks for letting me be a part of your team!

Hi Angie!

My in-laws live in Midland, I visit quite often!!!!!!!!!

 

[CharityLynn]

Thanks Lisa! I'm just trying to figure out what I'll do when I run out of these lol

 

[CharityLynn]

gudrench3 Welcome to the Red Team!!! Why don't you tell us abit about yourself and your goals for this thing or uh something

And yes we are the Flaming Hot Red team and by the end we will the Super Flaming Red Hot Hotties...

 

[RhondaL]

I lost .5 this week. I was pretty good this week but had a bad eating day on Tuesday night so I guess that weight is hanging around. Now I have to eat good this weekend to weigh for our BL contest at work. Tomorrow we are taking 10 year DD and her friend and our 2 other children to the zoo to celebrate DD's birthday. So I am hoping that I can be good eating out that day. Surely, all the walking for the zoo will count for something??

 

[PatsGirl]

I' ve lost an even 2.0# and very happy about it. Fell off twice, once for pizza and chardonnay and another night for bruschetti and chardonnay. I'm heading out again tonight for dinner but I think I've already decided on seafood stirfry and I promise I'll only eat half the rice I haven't exercised at all this week because I am working 10 hour days and there just isn't enough time (or energy for that matter) ~~ it's a new part-time job 16hours/week as a prepcook on top of my regular full time job and I'm exhausted when I get home so I know it's a real workout all in itself. Good luck everyone! Brenda

 

[Alphabetsoup]

I'm down 2lbs too......

Have stayed within my food points limits and exercised an average of 30 minutes cardio every day (in fat burning zone), but weights 2x this week. Tomorrow is my distance training day...shooting for 3.14 miles in 60 minutes. I made my exercise goal this week by doing 2 miles minimum every day. WHOHOO!!

 

[sandiedvc]

Howdy all!

I am a new member as of today! Forgot to join last week.

I joined the local gym last year at this time and lost about 20 lbs over the next 6 months. We then went on the DCL May repo and I haven't been back to the gym on a consistent basis since! ( I did find that weight I thought I lost tho!)

I need some rear end kicking!

Hope to get to know you all!

-- Kathy

 

[bcvprincesses]

I will be traveling with my daughter for her first gymnastics competition this weekend so I will be gone for the weekend. I will do my best to stay on track eating wise and work on the exercise next week. I typically do weekends off so that won't be out of the norm.

Have a great time at the competition. They really are fun. My girls don't start until next month.

 

[IlliniMouse]

WTG everyone on a great first week! Lose, maintain, or gain, we're all in this together and some days are good, some ok, and others not so good. The great thing is we get to get up tomorrow and start all over again with a clean slate!

I was shocked when I saw a 3 pounds loss this week. I had a really tough week keeping my the Food Troll under the bridge where it belongs and it reared it's ugly head more than a couple of times. I have no idea if the loss could be a weight fluctuation....I'll get that all figured out as I weigh myself more regularly. The scale and I are long lost relatives...we usually only see one another once a year and it's strictly a formality. So this weighing in thing is going to take some getting used to.

I do know that seeing the scale move down has inspired me enough to turn down cookies and chips at work, pie at my Mom's, and Halloween candy while out shopping. Now I'm off to put some time in on the treadmill.

RED TEAM RULES!!!!

 

[lynnielou]

Hello red team members:


Well 2 must be the magic number ~~ I am down 2 pounds this first week as well. Kind of a surprise for me but I will certainly take it.

Havea great weekkend everyone and well, keep on moving.

Lynn

 

[MickeyMagic]

Down one pound for me. I did fairly well on my exercise this week - Curves during the week and a couple walks, but I need to get the eating in check. Birthday party to go to tomorrow, so that will be a challenge!

 

[adnil530]

Congrats to everybody on their loses and to those maintaining.

If you gained some, don't give up! You will find your niche and where you are comfortable.

Keep up the good work!

I am down 3.0 lbs this week which surprised me. I promised to do the WII excercises 3 times this week and only did it once But I have been busy at work which is pretty physical so I know I've burning calories that way. My main thing has been changing my eating habits, drinking lots of water, not nibbling while cooking, although I did eat a few things this week that probably weren't best for me, but they were so good! That's the hardest for me and I guess everybody else, missing some of our favorite foods. The things I love most are not the best for me and I know what my goal is.

The above is working for me. 9 lbs lost in 3 weeks.

I will be holding steady for the next week (the power of positive thinking).

Go Red Team!

Linda

 

[MickeyMagic]

Hey fellow losers (and I mean that in the nicest way)! I joined late and finally caught up reading the week 1 thread. I am 55 and may be the oldest one on the red team, but I sure don't think of myself as old!!!

I am a single mother of DD16. About 10 years ago, my DD hounded me to quit smoking until I finally did. I was not overweight at the time, but decided to allow myself to eat whatever if it meant getting past the cigarettes. Long story short, I think I replaced one addiction with another. For many years, I felt I was still better off having given up the cigarettes, but now there are so many study on how obesity is a killer, too.

Over the last few years, I have been a yo-yo, especially with the same 20 pounds. My initial goal is to lose those 20 pounds (yet again) and get under 200 and stay under 200 as I work toward my ultimate goal of 150.

I admit I am a bit intimidated reading some of the posts where people talk about running for miles. I doubt if I could run a block! Funny thing, one of my life goals is to participate in a WDW Marathon. One of these days!!! On the plus side, if I really get moving, I should have a good chance of taking off some weight.

I do belong to Curves and was going 3 or 4 times a week for the past few months and I was doing well on my eating. Then I went on a 3 week vacation to DL and on the Eastbound Panama Cruise. I only gained 2 pounds which I thought was a major victory, but then I failed to get back on track once I got home and have gained another few pounds.

So the BL Red team has come to my rescue just in time! I look forward to our time together on this journey toward better health!

 

[luckywife]

Hey fellow losers (and I mean that in the nicest way)! I joined late and finally caught up reading the week 1 thread. I am 55 and may be the oldest one on the red team, but I sure don't think of myself as old!!!

I am a single mother of DD16. About 10 years ago, my DD hounded me to quit smoking until I finally did. I was not overweight at the time, but decided to allow myself to eat whatever if it meant getting past the cigarettes. Long story short, I think I replaced one addiction with another. For many years, I felt I was still better off having given up the cigarettes, but now there are so many study on how obesity is a killer, too.

Over the last few years, I have been a yo-yo, especially with the same 20 pounds. My initial goal is to lose those 20 pounds (yet again) and get under 200 and stay under 200 as I work toward my ultimate goal of 150.

I admit I am a bit intimidated reading some of the posts where people talk about running for miles. I doubt if I could run a block! Funny thing, one of my life goals is to participate in a WDW Marathon. One of these days!!! On the plus side, if I really get moving, I should have a good chance of taking off some weight.

I do belong to Curves and was going 3 or 4 times a week for the past few months and I was doing well on my eating. Then I went on a 3 week vacation to DL and on the Eastbound Panama Cruise. I only gained 2 pounds which I thought was a major victory, but then I failed to get back on track once I got home and have gained another few pounds.

So the BL Red team has come to my rescue just in time! I look forward to our time together on this journey toward better health!

I also gained weight after I stopped smoking almost 4 years ago. It's amazing how quickly one bad habit turns into another but I did the same thing, found myself reaching for food instead of cigarettes.

Good luck with your weight loss...you can do it! You've definitely come to the right place for support and motivation. I look forward to checking in here every day, even if I don't always post. It's a great place to talk to others who are going through the same thing.

 

[IlliniMouse]

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I am a single mother of DD16. About 10 years ago, my DD hounded me to quit smoking until I finally did. I was not overweight at the time, but decided to allow myself to eat whatever if it meant getting past the cigarettes. Long story short, I think I replaced one addiction with another. For many years, I felt I was still better off having given up the cigarettes, but now there are so many study on how obesity is a killer, too.

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I admit I am a bit intimidated reading some of the posts where people talk about running for miles. I doubt if I could run a block! Funny thing, one of my life goals is to participate in a WDW Marathon. One of these days!!! On the plus side, if I really get moving, I should have a good chance of taking off some weight.

I also gained after I quit smoking and feel I replaced one habit with another. At work when I would have been having a cigarette, I sat inside at the table where all the SNACKS were. Now I have a whole new habit to break. (But it's not like I didn't have weight to lose before I quit, because I had quite a few and just added more.)

And yep! I am in awe of the folks that run and run and run. I also have hopes of being able to participate in a WDW race event. Right now I'm just a walker...and haven't made a 15 minute mile, but I'll get there! I'm .7mpg faster than I was when I started, and it's good to see that number going up. I faithfully journal what I'm doing each day so I can see my progress. Slow, but steady, but I'm getting faster! So, dont' worry about running anywhere yet...just start out where you're comfortable and it'll all come together!

 

[Twingle]

Hello fellow team mates! Everyone did such an awesome job this week - and you know what? Whethere you lost, maintained, or gained - I bet you were way more aware of what you were eating and doing with your body this week, right?

I lost .5 - which I'm so excited about, because I started my monthly today, and usually I have a big ole' gain, so I'll take my .5 with happiness!

I didn't know if anyone here uses a Wii Fit for exercise? Jillian Michales is coming out with a game to use with the Wii Fit balance board - see it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Micha..._1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1221915671&sr=8-1

If the link doesn't work, it's called "Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009", comes out in October.

Looks interesting - I wonder if she'll yell at you?