August Team Challenge-Team Thin to Win!

carmcd

Hi there everyone! I'm going to be your captain for the next month for our team challenge! Every week Gary is going to post a new weekly challenge and all of us are to work, work, work to complete it the best we can!! Based on your performance of the weekly challenge you will assign yourself a point value, which you will post here on our thread! I'll tally the points, send them along to Gary who will keep track of who is winning!!! More info on the point system, etc to come! I'll keep you informed!!!

Soooo down to business, here is the role call of our team!

Team 8 - AKA Team THIN TO WIN!
Captain carmcd
1 WhomII
2 wildcard29
3 craft338
4 chuckieswife
5 sharmonesq
6 butters1
7 LifeAfter29
8 lingading
9 railreader
10 SUNNY613
11 tjdsmommy
12 vivianleemit
13 triciawebb78
14 morae
15 Isrn2
16 mcdebbie
17 kburks0709
18 Katemarie34
19 Rebeccasluckyduc
20 robincnrr

p.s. if you have another team name, shout it out! I just thought THIN TO WIN was catchy!! So feel free to tell us a little about yourself of just throw out a 'bump' so we know you are here and accounted for! friend your fellow teammates!! THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT lets go thin to win!!

kimlee

Hi Everyone! I'm Kim, a soon to be 29 year old wife, mother, and executive. I am looking forward to this challenge, and using it as the final push to achieve my goals.

vivianleemit

So excited for this! Definitely need the motivation, especially since I'm going home to good old TEXAS where everything is bigger, better, greasier, and more fattening if you eat too much

carmcd

Hey Kim! Nice to meet you! Challenges are always a fun way to stay motivated because your teammates will keep you accountable great to have you here!!!!

carmcd

Hey vivianleemit! Great to have you on our team!!

Eats_With_A_Fist

*An assassin from the Weapons of Mass Reduction team buys you all a box of Krispy Kreme Donuts...* Good luck! Just kidding I hope all the teams do incredibly well!

got2bfitmom

hello!!! well to start im 24 and a mother of 2 . three years ago I met the love of life and since the pounds kept coming. Since having my son I haven't been able to keep weight off. I love mfp and lost 2 pounds my first week!!! looking forward to kicking a@! GO TEAM THIN TO WIN!!!

IndependentMe

Hi everyone,
I'm Andrea, mom to a daughter who is a senior in HS, and a 5th grade daughter. I lost 30 lbs before joining, but recently hit a wall because I got a stress break (most likely due to switching from indoor soft track to hard pavement) and I redeveloped some bad habits. Cast is off and the challenge will be a great way to re-motivate me back to good habits. This challenge sounds like fun and just what I need!! Can't wait!

carmcd

Eats with a fist, don't be mad that I left WMR and started the team thats going to win this thing ))) just kidding, SERIOUS good luck to you&gary and the rest of the team....anddd GO TEAM THIN TO WIN

lingading

Hi!!
I'm Caroline, 23 from ny.. looking to bump up my exercise & push push push to lose as much as I can before I start nursing school next month!

swilliams26

Is it to late to sign up???

carmcd

OH and hi to tjdsmommy, Andrea and Caroline! My name is caroline too!!!!!

carmcd

@swilliams, we are a team from the August Team Challenge!! Unfortunetly each team can only have 20 members plus a captain but if you message Gary6030 he is heading up the challenge and will put you on a team!!!

craft338

hey guys i'm excited for this challenge! i really need some extra motivation to exercise in August cuz i don't think i'm going to have pool access after this weekend :sad:

i hate to sound shallow or anything, and i'm NOT losing weight to look good, i'm doing it to be healthy....but being heavy my whole life, i've always had this dream about going back to school in september looking awesome cuz i lost a bunch of weight over the summer. i'm done with school, but i WORK at a school now, and even though i lost about 50lbs by June, no one really noticed, probably because i had to wear the same 2XL staff shirt and way too big pants. i'm hoping that with my new clothes and the new LARGE staff shirt that will be waiting for me on the first day of school, i can surprise a few people.

how cheesy does that sound?? lol :blushing:

sharmonesq

Hi all. I am a 29 year old wife and mom. I am getting back on track after a bit of a plateau and subsequent fork in my weight loss journey. I am so excited for this challenge and am so glad to meet all of you :flowerforyou:

sharmonesq

to craft338: I don't think it sounds cheesy or shallow at all. Congrats on your progress already

Isrn2

Hi to all my teammates! I'm Carla, 47 years old, gramma to 6 beautiful children, and mom to 3 grown children. I'm down 100 lbs. from my heaviest weight about 6 years ago, but recently got energized to go for the next 100. I'm working out 3 days a week right now, but looking forward to getting an extra push to try to up my motivation. Can't wait to get started!

SUNNY613

Hey every one I'm Sunny 23 years old from tha bay...can't wait for this challenge to start...going to SD for a wedding on labor day weekend so I'm trying slim down and meet my mini goal

kburns0709

Hey guys! I'm a 22 year old student trying to lose 50 pounds to get healthy and look good! I promise I won't let you guys down!!

Eats_With_A_Fist

Eats with a fist, don't be mad that I left WMR and started the team thats going to win this thing ))) just kidding, SERIOUS good luck to you&gary and the rest of the team....anddd GO TEAM THIN TO WIN

tsk tsk tsk and I had such high hopes for you!

carmcd

Thanks for everyone who shared!! hopefully the rest of the team will join us soon!!

ANYWAY, about me I'm caroline, I turned 20 last week and I am a college student at home for the summer! Since college started I have gained and lost the same 20 ish pounds and im ready to lose it FOR GOOD! plus more to get to my goal! right now I am on MFP a fair amount because I have an internship where I am at a computer most of the day!! im SO excited to have all of you on my team..i know we got this cant wait to start the challenges!!!!!

mcdebbie

I'm Debbie and it looks like I am the oldest of the bunch at 55 <yikes> I just started my weight loss journey in May with another challenge and hope this one can be as successful. I can't run but hope to keep up with the rest of you and not let down the team.

Rebeccasluckyduck

Hey everyone! I'm Rebecca and I'm so excited to be part of this team!! I'm 39 and have two boys, 18 and 16. I've been married for 21 years (yes I started young but I've know my husband for 37 of my 39). I turn 40 over Labor Day weekend and I'm running the Disney 1/2 to celebrate. I'd love to get a few more pounds off so my finish line picture is something I'll actually be proud of and not bury in a box like the rest of them.

Yeah team!!! Here we go on a grand adventure together!

butters1

Hi all,

my name is Cindy, i am 46 and have been happily married 21 years. looking forward to this group and some extra motivation! i've been trying to improve my fitness for 6 months now and have succeeded in reducing my blood pressure and chosertol levels to normal (without meds), but need to lose some serious weight too.

love the Thin to Win name!.

divajj107

Hi all... I'm Jennifer and have the working out thing down (5-6 days per week, 60 min a time) but need help with eating the right stuff. I know what to eat, I just don't eat it... I've been losing the same 3-5 lbs for almost 3 months now!!! UGH!

After 2 miscarriages 3 years ago, I had a baby boy who is my life but depression weight plus pregnancy weight and well you get the idea. So... I lost the pregnancy weight but still need to lose pounds I gained during a weighty depression. Would love to join the challenge to motivate me to be fit, eat right and lose finally!

kburns0709

hey guys I don't know if this is the appropriate venue for this question, but I was wondering if any teammates had recipes (with calorie counts) for a "green" smoothie? I've been looking at them lately and I think if you really can't taste the greens it would be a great way for me to get nutrition in, since I don't really eat vegetables.

cardioqueen82

What kind of challenges are they going to be? I do not have a gym membership or exercise equipment, I just go walking for 60-90 minutes several times per week.

carmcd

@ monkeyhugger, so sorry but this is a closed group for right now BUT the august challenge itself is still open! Gary6030 is still accepting people for the challenge and forming teams!!!!!! hope you join!

carmcd

Hi there everyone! I'm going to be your captain for the next month for our team challenge! Every week Gary is going to post a new weekly challenge and all of us are to work, work, work to complete it the best we can!! Based on your performance of the weekly challenge you will assign yourself a point value, which you will post here on our thread! I'll tally the points, send them along to Gary who will keep track of who is winning!!! More info on the point system, etc to come! I'll keep you informed!!!

Soooo down to business, here is the role call of our team!

Team 8 - AKA Team THIN TO WIN!
Captain carmcd
1 WhomII
2 wildcard29
3 craft338
4 chuckieswife
5 sharmonesq
6 butters1
7 LifeAfter29
8 lingading
9 railreader
10 SUNNY613
11 tjdsmommy
12 vivianleemit
13 triciawebb78
14 morae
15 Isrn2
16 mcdebbie
17 kburks0709
18 Katemarie34
19 Rebeccasluckyduc
20 robincnrr

p.s. if you have another team name, shout it out! I just thought THIN TO WIN was catchy!! So feel free to tell us a little about yourself of just throw out a 'bump' so we know you are here and accounted for! friend your fellow teammates!! THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT lets go thin to win!!

SORRY BUT THIS IS A CLOSED GROUP!

Sorry should have made that clear from the beginning!! If you are not on the above list please contact Gary6030 BEFORE AUGUST 1 and he will put you on an another team!!! thanks

triciawebb78

good Morning, sorry didn't say hello yesterday! My name is Tricia and im at least 100 lbs obese. I gained 80 lbs with my pregnancy 9 yrs ago and then gained and lost some more over the years. I joined MFP in the beginning of june. The healthier eating isnt that big of a change. My husband and I love to cook and especially find new fun low cal things to make. what gets me is the exercising. As an ex Army soldier I am really disgusted with myself. So I saw this challenge and thought that hopefully this will jump start me back into it!

This is my first challenge on MFP and I hope I do you all proud. Might need reminders ever so often lol.

PS. My usual weigh in day is Monday, Carmcd. Do I need to weigh on Sundays for this for the team??

Thanks and GO Team Thin to Win!!

chuckieswife

:glasses: Good Morning, My name is Sandy, I work at the University of Louisville in the Justice Administration Department, I have been here going on 13 years. I just turned 52 years old on July 19. I will be married to my wonderful husband 29 years on August 6th. We have a beautiful daughter Jess, she is 24 and a recent graduate of UofL. I graduated with a BS in Sociology and Justice Administration in May 2009. I am in the process of completing a Master's degree in Higher Education Administration. I started January of this year, completely online. I enjoy the online courses.

Also, I am a kidney transplant patient, since February 2002 am an doing very well. I have a Pro Form Treadmill and elliptical at home so I exercise at home. I also have a pool that I exercise in. I am looking forward to a challenge. Sandy