TEAM TWO
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Hello Team 2,
I'm new to challenges, and new to my fitness pal actually.
I'm from Muskoka Ontario Canada, 50 years old, female.
I enjoy exercising outdoors when I can: cross country skiing, Norwegian kicksledding (google it, it's awesome when the snow is too icy to ski), I'm working hard at liking running, (a little more enjoyable now that I've discovered Interval running), bicycling, hiking/walking paddling canoe/kayak, I've even been known to go tobogganing if no-ones looking and I've had my first fencing lesson last week, (8 week course) just because I've never tried it before. I also have an elliptical, and a variety of work out dvd's from yoga to kick boxing to use when the weather is just too nasty.
I like doing a variety of activities both to keep from getting bored and for the additional health benefits I think a wide range of activities produces.
I'm still figuring out how to navigate the MFP website. I was almost glad to see the "please stand by" message for the spreadsheets, because I thought it was just me not knowing what I'm doing.
Big thanks to the Organizers, Team captains and co-captains for doing all the work involved to make these happen.
I'm Looking forward to my first team challenge.
regards,
CJ
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Ok, so I just found the spread sheets, and the links to our first challenges and realise I missed a bit on the greetings challenge, sooooo
Muskoka where I live is a couple hours north of Toronto It's very picturesque covering more than 4000 sq kms of towering pines, sparkling lakes and rivers and dotted with small towns and villages. I feel so lucky to live in a postcard.
Ok, so back to add those 10 points:)2 -
1.My name is Kim
2. My favorite exercise is hiking new trails with others
3. I live in Wisconsin USA
4. My city has about 2000 residents and the temperature has been mild past week 35 degreesF. I live in a house in the outskirts of the town.
5. I have a 6 year old bichon named Adrian3 -
@lbenson2006 thanks for getting me to the right place, I was lost already. I wondered where all my team members were lol.
Team 2 members , hello to you all. I am a 54 year old full time RN in long term care, married, 2 grown children living on their own. Our first grandson is 15 months old and we care for him on many of my days off like today.
I am so glad to have this race started again. I miss the daily motivation to get in exercise minutes.
I like to get the challenges done ASAP so I don't miss out on completing them in case the busyness of life gets in the way at the end of the week. The challenge points are very important for the team.
I had an orange this a.m for breakfast, and exercised to all the videos per instructions. Don't skip the optional one- my favorite of the bunch!
- no preference for the name of our team
Kim
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Hey everyone! So happy to be back in this race again and especially being back with Team 2. I was in the previous challenge but I started late (Week 5 I think).
For challenge #1:
1. NAME: Tameika
2. FAVORITE WAY TO EXERCISE: Lift weights
3. WHERE YOU ARE FROM (TOWN/STATE/PROVINCE): Westmoreland, Jamaica
4. ONE OR TWO SENTENCES DESCRIBING WHERE YOU LIVE (PICTURES ARE FUN, BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT): I live in a rural part of Jamaica but I love it. There's not much to do unless you go to Negril where you can go to the beach (7 miles of white sand beach).
5. OPTIONAL:
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURBABIES, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THEM TOO! I have a dog named Zeus who is a Rottweiler mix (not sure what he's mixed with). I call him my clown dog because he is always doing the weirdest things. And he hates the sun. He will literally run from one place to the next just so he doesn't have to stay in the sun long. Also, his running is actually flying since he likes to leap in the air, it's fascinating to watch!
6. ABOUT ME (not part of the challenge): I'm a married wife of 2. My daughter is 6 years old and my son is 3 1/2 months. I've been teaching mathematics for the past 10 years at a community college. My goal is to lose about 20 lbs in the next 18 weeks which sounds totally doable but as I'm exclusively breastfeeding, the fat has not been dropping off like I want. Anyway, I will hang in there because nursing is my absolute priority right now.
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Hello Team 2!
My name is Anna
My favorite way to exercise is water running or water aerobics.
I am from Southern Illinois, outside of St. Louis
My family is my life! I have two kids a 15 year old girl and a 12 year old son. We spend many hours with Scouting activities (because my husband is the Scoutmaster!), baseball practices/games, band activities, and when I get time, I like to scrapbook. I live in a smaller town identified as a Village. I work in a neighboring town as a fourth grade special education teacher. I am not far from the Mississippi River and the bluffs are gorgeous!
We have one furbaby that was adopted from the local shelter in September. His name is Fenris and he is a border collie.4 -
My name is Jennifer.
My favorite way to exercise is lifting weights but I throw in a little bit of cardio with walking and yoga from time to time.
I am from Kansas.
Currently I live in Kansas, just outside of Kansas City. The suburb I live in is actually a smaller city but it really doesn't feel that way since everything here gets combined and called the KC Metro area. Although it is the city, there are some nice large parks that are great to get out into and walk and enjoy some quiet nature time.3 -
So glad to have so many returning players and so excited for the new ones. You guys are going to love this!! My life is kinda hectic now so I try to get my workouts in first thing but that didn't work today. I really wanted to skip the gym because of the amount of work we have right now but because of thus challenge, I made myself go...and am happy for it. I also ate my first mandarin orange of the week. I struggle to make myself eat fruits (even though I like them). Lol. Need to go add my exercise minutes to the spreadsheet then back to work for me. Have a great afternoon.3
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1. my name is Sheri
2. My favorite way to exercise is a class called R.I.P.P.E.D. - its a clever acronym - stands for Resistance (weights and body weight exercise, Interval (HIIT), Plyometics, Power (weights again), Endurance (kickboxing) and the D for diet (its 6 section each 6-9 minutes long choregraphed to fun music) - but they just add a Bonus Core Section in classes. I Love that you get it all in!!...their thing is...Cardio, Weights, Fun And Done! - I certified to teach it in November...now when get the time maybe I can practice enough to Actually do that! - I also love to hike and swim when I get the chance. And DANCE - I do bellydance, pole fitness, Mixxedfit (basically hip hop Zumba) and hooping. And have done a few Mud Runs (FUN)
Obviously I like to mix it up so as not to get bored!
3. I've lived in Washington State the last 12 years - Across the Sound from Seattle...Very Rural and beautiful where I live but just a 40 minute drive to the big city of Seattle! Lived in some cool places though...11 years in Las Vegas and 8 years in Lake Tahoe...grew up SoCal...but seem to have settled down here. Its nice to finally live somewhere not so touristy and the people come and go Less!
4. I'm married - my husband and I work together...some days its nice...others I want to kill him! lol!! I have 1 son who just graduated college and now lives and works in Seattle...sooo not too far away!
5. And fur babies....ohhhhhh those are now my babies since my son left! I have 2 German Shephards and a Pocket Beagle...I Love my doggies...and as such...there's no room on the bed for my husband anymore! lol!!
I'm So Excited for the Challenge and I LOVE the page with all the pictures and facts of our destination! That is SO COOL!!! I can't wait to get busy!! I do have a 10 hour a day desk job (accounting) so I struggle fitting workouts in sometimes with life but once I get back on track I can be a beast! So hopefully I'll be able to get in my fair share of those miles!
And I'm on board with any team name...the challenges I put on we always had animal names! Bears, Lions, Dolphins (I know...sounds more like football teams)...And Congrats to Laura - I think it was on your Pats winning...guess they are going AGAIN to the Superbowl! Was SO Sad to see my Hawks lose...but hopefully they'll be stronger next season!3 -
Challenge #1:
1. NAME: Hi, I'm Kim
2. FAVORITE WAY TO EXERCISE: Skiing and swimming, both are not always
available. I'm trying to love running and strength training more.
3. WHERE YOU ARE FROM (TOWN/STATE/PROVINCE): I live in a suburb southwest of Denver, Colorado
4. ONE OR TWO SENTENCES DESCRIBING WHERE YOU LIVE (PICTURES ARE FUN, BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT): I attached a photo I took about two weeks ago from Keystone while skiing. Keystone is a 90 minute drive from our home in Denver, where we like to go for quick getaways and skiing. The other photo was taken from in front of my home on a hiking/biking trail.
5. OPTIONAL:
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURBABIES, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THEM TOO! I don't have any fur babies at the moment. I am an animal lover and still trying to get over the loss of my English Bulldog (it's been 2.5 years). Some day we will be dog parents again.
6. ABOUT ME (not part of the challenge): I am married, no kiddos but I love kids. Thankfully, I have 8 nieces and nephews. I work quite a bit but often have flexibility in my work schedule. I'm starting our Race is San Diego... It is rainy and icky here, my husband is in a conference so that allows me to do our challenge videos. I did a TRX class at our hotel this morning, perfect place to try something new.
Former teammates, I'm delighted to be reunited with you. New racers, welcome aboard. Leslie, thanks for stepping up as our leader!!!
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1. My name is Jen, but you can call me Jenilla. I was here for the last race and I'm happy to be returning. I'm usually super active in the warm months, but I often turn into a slug in winter, so doing things like this challenge helps keep me motivated and active!
2. I love trail running, hiking, backpacking, mountain biking and strength training.
3. I'm a Southern California native.
4. I live in a suburban area in a valley, but I'm close to mountains, deserts, and beaches, so there are tons of outdoor activities within a short distance of my home. Because of the warm climate here, I'm lucky to be able to spend a lot of time outdoors throughout most of the year. Here's a pic of where I like to run and hike. It's green this time of year because of the recent rains:
5. This is my standard poodle - golden retriever (aka Goldendoodle.) We adopted her from the shelter as a senior dog. She was abandoned in the middle of the night, all matted and messed up. But she cleaned up nicely! She's such a sweet dog, I can't imagine why she was dumped...
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^^^ awwwww She's So Cute!!! Welllll thank God she found you! I can't believe someone just abandoned her!1
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Wellll got my orange eaten today! Those are so good! I should eat them more!
Won't be able to put up the miles today - this is normally a big workout day for me but I have some blood pressure issues and my doctor stuck me on a 24 hour heart rate monitor so I have to wear this thing with all the wires attached to me and the controller...I can workout but I can't shower in the morning soooo I think I'm gonna do my co-workers a service and not workout tonight...sorry! I'll get some good miles in tomorrow!!1 -
Hope you feel better soon, @Sheri869!2
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Hello team 2!!
I joined team 2 late in the last race and now I'm back for more!
My name is Mark and I live in Southern California. One hour from the desert, beach or snow this time of year. I've lived here my entire life and still can't believe how lucky I am and how many opportunities there are for outdoor activity.
I work out of town most of the time and find it quite challenging to keep up with the diet and exercise during the week.
My favorite forms of exercise are rowing and spinning but mostly I end up walking/running.
We don't have any pets at the moment... we travel just a little too much to be leaving a pet behind at the house and it's not practical to take one with us.
Wishing you all the best of luck during the race!!!4 -
Brittany here! This is my second race and I am hoping to pull more active minutes. My fitness has progressed since the last go around so I am excited to see what I can do.
My favorite exercise is P90x/P90x3. Each trainer is different and I like Tony Horton's style. I like feeling my body get stronger. Lately I have found myself enjoying running too.
I live in Arizona, just a little over a year now. It's beautiful, although it been rainy and gray this weekend. Shocker for the desert right? There is something about being surrounded by mountains that help put things in perspective.
Let's smash these 5000 miles!4 -
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Wellll got my orange eaten today! Those are so good! I should eat them more!
Won't be able to put up the miles today - this is normally a big workout day for me but I have some blood pressure issues and my doctor stuck me on a 24 hour heart rate monitor so I have to wear this thing with all the wires attached to me and the controller...I can workout but I can't shower in the morning soooo I think I'm gonna do my co-workers a service and not workout tonight...sorry! I'll get some good miles in tomorrow!!
You've got the rest of the week to make up for lost miles. Don't stress over it. It's cool.
I should have no problem getting the nutrition challenge done. I have lemons and oranges growing in my backyard, and this is the season that the oranges go crazy. I've been having one every day all month long. They're almost all gone, though...
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I forgot to mention my wonderful dog- Hunter. He was a shelter rescue 4 years ago. He loves to watch animal planet.
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He also loves to join me on our walks. He has learned the word and apparently how to spell it as well, so now if I'm going to discuss a walk, without getting my walking shoes on right then...I refer to it as a W.K.R.P.
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I am loving getting all the descriptions of everyone's lives. It is amazing what a diverse group we have. The variety in the activities is amazing as well.
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On a side note, there is a rogue 33 minutes lost down on Soulfood77's line on Sunday. I have deleted it off since it is not hers. Please double check what you have entered. Thanks!!0
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For challenge #1:
1. NAME: Tami
2. FAVORITE WAY TO EXERCISE: Lift weights and I love to run ( not running currently as I am trying to gain muscle will start shredding next month)
3. WHERE YOU ARE FROM (TOWN/STATE/PROVINCE): Northern california
4. ONE OR TWO SENTENCES DESCRIBING WHERE YOU LIVE (PICTURES ARE FUN, BUT NOT A REQUIREMENT): I live in the beautiful Napa valley where some of the best wine in the world is made. Fall is the best time to visit as all the grape vines are changing colors and it's absolutely beautiful
5. OPTIONAL:
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURBABIES, WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THEM TOO! I have an 8 year old Brussels griffon she is the queen of the house I am the princess lol ....
6. ABOUT ME (not part of the challenge): I am 51 years old I have 3 adult children and a 14 year old son. My 3 adult children have blessed me with 6 grandchildren the oldest 17 and the youngs 8 months. I am a supervising RN running a psych unit. I have been doing this job for 30 years next month. Hoping to retire in 4 years. My 14 soon to be 15 year old son keeps us pretty busy with high school . He played football last fall for the first time. He is currently playing basketball and doing quite well if I do say so myself... carrying a 3.5 gpa we are very pleased . My husband retired 2 years ago so he get to spend lots of time with our son. I am very muck looking forward to the challenges and the race.
Please don't forget to put your minutes on the spreadsheet and if you have any question feel free to ask. I know Leslie and I try to check in daily. Happy Monday
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1. NAME: Soulfood aka Shanna
2. FAVORITE WAY TO EXERCISE: Swimming! I was a speed swimmer when I was younger and also played water polo.
3. WHERE YOU ARE FROM: Calgary, AB
4. A BRIEF (OR LONG) DESCRIPTION OF WHERE YOU LIVE: I live in a basement. It is the underside of a house....lol. But seriously - Calgary is a beautiful city in western Canada alongside the Rocky Mountains. We have a provincial park right in the middle of the city and I live about 6 blocks away so visit often. There are many day trips that can be taken. You can head into the mountainsat Banff to the west or to the badlands at Drumheller to the east.
I don't do animals in my home but I work at a zoo! Does that count for something?
I shall attempt to attach a photo...
Above is the provincial park by my house where I go walking and hiking!
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Congrats guys! We received our points for all of our introductions logged and took over 1st place. Let's keep up the momentum! Getting the challenges done every week is huge to the teams points, so please try your best to do them all. You probably won't love every one of them throughout this 8 week period but I always try to keep in mind that I am doing it for the team and everyone is in different places so if these challenges can help keep someone motivated it is totally worth it.
I did get in the first 3 videos and hope to do the remainder tomorrow if I can get my morning workout in. We will have our sick dog back tonight so not sure what tomorrow morning will hold.
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Lesley I am sorry to hear about the sick dog
. My baby has to have surgery next week for her other knee. It will be a rough week for us.
I was able to get some extra walking in this am. There is a nor'easter here and when it's bad weather I ride in with my hubby. Also was ate some cantaloupe for a late morning snack, yesterday had my orange, hopefully the cantaloupe is approved and then I need one more
Team 2 is over one quarter of the way to China all in one day. Great start team2 -
This weeks challenge video-the 15 minute one- That song- the anthem for The year of the rooster 2017. It has American lyrics. This is deriving me nuts. I've done the video twice and the American lyrics are just barely escaping me. ANYONE??1
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Survived my first Pilates class last night and got my run in this morning, and even had time to stop by the grocery store for some oranges before I had to be at work! I used to eat citrus like crazy but I can't recall the last time I had an orange.
I'm hoping to carve some time out for the videos this week. I already have a stretching routine that I do in the morning so the plan is to tack a video onto the end of my usual. 5 AM comes pretty early though so we'll see if my sleepy mind can remember!3 -
Challenge 2 complete. First two videos a little hard on the arms. Favorite video was the slimming routine and that is the one I repeated. Having my first tangerine as I type and my second and third are lined up on my desk in my workout room, ready to be eaten Wednesday and Thursday after my morning workouts. Feeling very energized and motivated right now. Hope it sticks with me throughout the 8 week challenge. 3
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Day 2 of my golden fruit challenge. I had an orange yesterday and today...think I'll change it up for a Grapefruit tomorrow!!3
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