Black Team Challenge Week 3

lynniejones

Team, I am afraid I am going to be a let down this week. Work is stressing me out. Home is stressing me out. I am doing lousy at this week's challenge, I think I haven't logged for 2 days . I used to overeat when I was stressed and now I think I have gone the extreme opposite and I am not getting enough to eat!

Okay, I'm done being a whinebag, this week is nearly over!!

On the bright side, I am joining the YMCA this weekend and soon will be getting to Zumba.

Lynnie

3babybeans

My TEAM! *HUGS*

Lynnie - You will never be a let down! Did you realize I gained over THREE pounds the first week?! I'm still here! *hugs* We all have our ups & downs & that's okay. We're all here learning how to deal with them better without using food as an escape. Horray for the Y! I hope you really enjoy it!

Nicky - I understand the stress about the bills. :frown: I think we've ALL been there at some point in our lives. The clothes fitting...well...that'll get better. I didn't notice any change until I lost my first 15# or so. You're doing awesome with the weight training, too so once your clothes do start fitting better you are going to look smokin' hot! You are doing great, my dear!! *hugs* I hope you find somewhere to go ice skating!

Sam - I'm sorry you have the eating problem at work. I used to as well. I think it was a coping mechanism for me b/c I HATED my job & at that point in time, life was just crazy. Try not to worry about yesterday. It was just one day! We all have bumps in the road. Have you tried chewing gum at work? Chewing a cinnamon gum or a peppermint gum always helped me b/c nothing really tasted that good after I got done chewing it. It just tasted like...gum.:ohwell: I hope you can get off of work early today!

I got my strength training in yesterday but never got my cardio done thanks to my family...the kids, my husband & my mom & dad. Seriously! I was doing crap for everybody yesterday! Just means a double dose for me today. All things considered, I was right in the ballpark for my calories...maybe just a little over. I'm breastfeeding so that's an estimation game right there.

Have a lovely Saturday, black team!

punka274

Team, I am afraid I am going to be a let down this week. Work is stressing me out. Home is stressing me out. I am doing lousy at this week's challenge, I think I haven't logged for 2 days . I used to overeat when I was stressed and now I think I have gone the extreme opposite and I am not getting enough to eat!

Okay, I'm done being a whinebag, this week is nearly over!!

On the bright side, I am joining the YMCA this weekend and soon will be getting to Zumba.

Lynnie

Im so sorry your having such a hard time....try not to stress so much, Im sending you some hugs as well! I hope everything settles for you soon!:flowerforyou:

punka274

Today has been a day of ups and downs. Up because it's the last day of work for me. I have two days off now! Down because I felt very sick after the gym (dizzy spells, weak spells, hot and cold spells, very strange), my mind kept wandering to bills that I haven't paid yet and that I can't pay until the end of the month, my clothes aren't any smaller and honestly that bums me out a little when I'm walking around in these super unstylish, dumpy things (all I could afford that would fit boo). So anyway, I'm not sure if I should be happy for two days off or just overwhelmed by the challenges of life in general.

Oh well. If I can find a place to ice skate tomorrow I will be happy.

i hope you feel better soon....maybe a day off from everything will make you feel better:flowerforyou: Hugs to you!


Good Morning to everybody that I missed:drinker:

Afte work today i plan on doing some type of workout...have no idea yet:ohwell: I just put in my breakfast,snack,lunch and i only have 600 cals left(usually have 1000) so ive got to burn some today if i don't want to starve tonight....bbl

have a great saturday!

lynniejones

Girls thanks for the encouragement. You don't know how much your positive words mean to me.

janiebeth

Good morning Black Team!!

Hang in there Sam, Nicky, and Lynnie (and whoever else is struggling and hasn't told us yet). Stress makes everything harder, but the best defense is to take care of yourself the best you can.

Eat well, exercise when you can get it in - even if it is just a 5 minute walk away from your work space (can do wonders), and most of all don't add to the stress by worrying about what you are doing to cope with it. We all will have bad days and then bounce back - it is part of life.

I know you will be back at it in no time.. :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

Have a beautiful, peaceful, active day all. I am off to a swim meet with the DDs - I will mostly be sitting around and cheering them on, but will hit the Wii tonight.

janiebeth

Tri_Dad

Good morning my fellow black teamers.

I just wanted to pop on and wish you all a wonderful day.

For any of us that are hitting bumps in the road this week I wanted to share how I feel about it.

Time keeps moving forward, regardless of what I do I cannot stop the years from passing. Our children get older and nothing ever stays the same. But I do have a choice and I do have control over my life. Whether I lose one pound a year or one hundred I am still taking steps toward a better me. If I give up and choose to do nothing then the years will pass the same as they always have and I will be no better for its passing. But no number of setbacks can stop the impact of persistance. It will be a combination of big steps and littles steps with plenty of setbacks in between, But this will get me to where I want to go. We all have a choice. One year from today we can either be better than we are or worse. How much better isnt what matters. Just that we are better. The year is going to pass before our eyes either way. and when we look back on it lets see the victories, not the defeats. Lets see the good days that overcame the bad ones. And lets not dwell on where we fell short. It is not the first time and it definately wont be the last time. We're not perfect. I think we all admitted that when we came to MFP. But we have all decieded that we are worth more than our lives now reflect. We cannot stop the flow of time. But we can make the most of the time we have. You are ALL doing amazing things that months ago you would have believed out of your reach and I am proud to call all of you my friends. I am proud of our successes but more than that I am proud of our failures because each and every time I have seen one of you fail I have also seen you stand up and admit it. Dust yourselves off and keep moving forward and I think that it the biggest victory any of us can have.

3babybeans

I feel as though we need a group hug...

Tri_Dad

I feel as though we need a group hug...

Holy Hillarious picture Batman! lol

Thanks Beans you crack me up. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

3babybeans

Seriously, though...that was a really nice & good way to put it, spyguy. Kudos to you! :flowerforyou:

3babybeans

Holy Hillarious picture Batman! lol

Thanks Beans you crack me up. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I do what I can. :bigsmile:

AmandaJ

Spyguy and Sarah, you both just made my day!

Hang in there fellow team members, we can do this!!!! :flowerforyou:

tresa1234

Good morning my fellow black teamers.

I just wanted to pop on and wish you all a wonderful day.

For any of us that are hitting bumps in the road this week I wanted to share how I feel about it.

Time keeps moving forward, regardless of what I do I cannot stop the years from passing. Our children get older and nothing ever stays the same. But I do have a choice and I do have control over my life. Whether I lose one pound a year or one hundred I am still taking steps toward a better me. If I give up and choose to do nothing then the years will pass the same as they always have and I will be no better for its passing. But no number of setbacks can stop the impact of persistance. It will be a combination of big steps and littles steps with plenty of setbacks in between, But this will get me to where I want to go. We all have a choice. One year from today we can either be better than we are or worse. How much better isnt what matters. Just that we are better. The year is going to pass before our eyes either way. and when we look back on it lets see the victories, not the defeats. Lets see the good days that overcame the bad ones. And lets not dwell on where we fell short. It is not the first time and it definately wont be the last time. We're not perfect. I think we all admitted that when we came to MFP. But we have all decieded that we are worth more than our lives now reflect. We cannot stop the flow of time. But we can make the most of the time we have. You are ALL doing amazing things that months ago you would have believed out of your reach and I am proud to call all of you my friends. I am proud of our successes but more than that I am proud of our failures because each and every time I have seen one of you fail I have also seen you stand up and admit it. Dust yourselves off and keep moving forward and I think that it the biggest victory any of us can have.

G'day Black Team...

Wow Spyguy ... what great words!! Thank you for putting so eloquently what I was just thinking about this morning after having a day yesterday where I completely acted like I was not on any kind of plan at all! I overate (a lot!) and didn't exercise (we didn't go dancing ... sat on the couch and watched 7 episodes of Doctor Who instead! :embarassed: :happy: )

But it's all good ... I logged everything I ate yesterday today when I got up. It was bad, but not a disaster. Many a thin person has eaten just like I did yesterday. They just don't eat like that all the time! What counts is what I do TODAY! And tomorrow ... and tomorrow.... and tomorrow....

It's so funny that you posted that. After I logged all that yummy junk I ate yesterday and was sitting down to a healthy breakfast, I was thinking ... you know ... if I only lose 5 pounds for the rest of this year and then lose only 5 pounds the next year and the next ... I will definitely be going against the trend and in 10 years I will be where I want to be.... and will feel better and better with each year that passes. They are going to go by anyway and I can either be better or worse with each one.

So hang in the there Black Team ... one bad day ... one bad week ... whatever ... is not going to hurt us at all. Use those times to evaluate what made you go to food and if it helped you. Think about strategies for what you might have done instead and give them a try. The only fall that matters is the one where you give up. This isn't about fitting into a smaller size by summer. It's about being healthy for the rest of our lives!!

Okay, me stepping down from the soapbox. ... next? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I have a ton of work to finish by Monday so I'd better get after it! Have a great rest of the day, gang!

Tresa

Tri_Dad

Good morning my fellow black teamers.

I just wanted to pop on and wish you all a wonderful day.

For any of us that are hitting bumps in the road this week I wanted to share how I feel about it.

Time keeps moving forward, regardless of what I do I cannot stop the years from passing. Our children get older and nothing ever stays the same. But I do have a choice and I do have control over my life. Whether I lose one pound a year or one hundred I am still taking steps toward a better me. If I give up and choose to do nothing then the years will pass the same as they always have and I will be no better for its passing. But no number of setbacks can stop the impact of persistance. It will be a combination of big steps and littles steps with plenty of setbacks in between, But this will get me to where I want to go. We all have a choice. One year from today we can either be better than we are or worse. How much better isnt what matters. Just that we are better. The year is going to pass before our eyes either way. and when we look back on it lets see the victories, not the defeats. Lets see the good days that overcame the bad ones. And lets not dwell on where we fell short. It is not the first time and it definately wont be the last time. We're not perfect. I think we all admitted that when we came to MFP. But we have all decieded that we are worth more than our lives now reflect. We cannot stop the flow of time. But we can make the most of the time we have. You are ALL doing amazing things that months ago you would have believed out of your reach and I am proud to call all of you my friends. I am proud of our successes but more than that I am proud of our failures because each and every time I have seen one of you fail I have also seen you stand up and admit it. Dust yourselves off and keep moving forward and I think that it the biggest victory any of us can have.

G'day Black Team...

Wow Spyguy ... what great words!! Thank you for putting so eloquently what I was just thinking about this morning after having a day yesterday where I completely acted like I was not on any kind of plan at all! I overate (a lot!) and didn't exercise (we didn't go dancing ... sat on the couch and watched 7 episodes of Doctor Who instead! :embarassed: :happy: )

But it's all good ... I logged everything I ate yesterday today when I got up. It was bad, but not a disaster. Many a thin person has eaten just like I did yesterday. They just don't eat like that all the time! What counts is what I do TODAY! And tomorrow ... and tomorrow.... and tomorrow....

It's so funny that you posted that. After I logged all that yummy junk I ate yesterday and was sitting down to a healthy breakfast, I was thinking ... you know ... if I only lose 5 pounds for the rest of this year and then lose only 5 pounds the next year and the next ... I will definitely be going against the trend and in 10 years I will be where I want to be.... and will feel better and better with each year that passes. They are going to go by anyway and I can either be better or worse with each one.

So hang in the there Black Team ... one bad day ... one bad week ... whatever ... is not going to hurt us at all. Use those times to evaluate what made you go to food and if it helped you. Think about strategies for what you might have done instead and give them a try. The only fall that matters is the one where you give up. This isn't about fitting into a smaller size by summer. It's about being healthy for the rest of our lives!!

Okay, me stepping down from the soapbox. ... next? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I have a ton of work to finish by Monday so I'd better get after it! Have a great rest of the day, gang!

Tresa

Cheers to that sista girlfriend.:drinker: *Does that funky three snaps in a Z shape thing*.

lol How is everyone's day going!?

Hey Sam,

Let me know when a week is available for a challenge. I wanna throw one out there.

lol:bigsmile:

punka274

Good morning my fellow black teamers.

I just wanted to pop on and wish you all a wonderful day.

For any of us that are hitting bumps in the road this week I wanted to share how I feel about it.

Time keeps moving forward, regardless of what I do I cannot stop the years from passing. Our children get older and nothing ever stays the same. But I do have a choice and I do have control over my life. Whether I lose one pound a year or one hundred I am still taking steps toward a better me. If I give up and choose to do nothing then the years will pass the same as they always have and I will be no better for its passing. But no number of setbacks can stop the impact of persistance. It will be a combination of big steps and littles steps with plenty of setbacks in between, But this will get me to where I want to go. We all have a choice. One year from today we can either be better than we are or worse. How much better isnt what matters. Just that we are better. The year is going to pass before our eyes either way. and when we look back on it lets see the victories, not the defeats. Lets see the good days that overcame the bad ones. And lets not dwell on where we fell short. It is not the first time and it definately wont be the last time. We're not perfect. I think we all admitted that when we came to MFP. But we have all decieded that we are worth more than our lives now reflect. We cannot stop the flow of time. But we can make the most of the time we have. You are ALL doing amazing things that months ago you would have believed out of your reach and I am proud to call all of you my friends. I am proud of our successes but more than that I am proud of our failures because each and every time I have seen one of you fail I have also seen you stand up and admit it. Dust yourselves off and keep moving forward and I think that it the biggest victory any of us can have.

Thanks Spyguy:flowerforyou: Those words just made me feel better after a awful day at work! I almost stopped and got some fast food garbage but I didn't...came home and logged on and then i saw your message!

punka274

I feel as though we need a group hug...

My little girl just asked what kind of cats those are? there so pretty!

Tri_Dad

I feel as though we need a group hug...

My little girl just asked what kind of cats those are? there so pretty!

I feel silly for not noticing earlier but this pick is the result of some super skillful photoshopping lol. If you look at the kitties from left to right it is a series of two kittens in the exact same position. Wow whoever made the pic has some skills. it is super cute lol

3babybeans

Woo Woo, Tresa! More words of wisdom. You're doing awesome, my friend & spending time with you dd & dsil is time well spent no matter what. :flowerforyou:

Amelia - I'm sorry your day at work was so horrible. *hugs* Yay for your for not getting fast food, though! Small steps are what counts, my dear.

Spyguy - Don't feel silly! It took my husband pointing it out to me to realize it. LOL The collar on the on is what threw him! Silly kitties. Oh, and I nearly died laughing reading "*does that snap thing in the shape of a Z*" LOL Goofball.:laugh:

Girlmom282109

I feel silly for not noticing earlier but this pick is the result of some super skillful photoshopping lol. If you look at the kitties from left to right it is a series of two kittens in the exact same position. Wow whoever made the pic has some skills. it is super cute lol

Look at how big that guys left hand is too. Hahaha So Cute though.

You can have the week after who ever has this next week. I don't think anyone called it. If they did you can be after them. I want a week too!!!

Tri_Dad

I feel silly for not noticing earlier but this pick is the result of some super skillful photoshopping lol. If you look at the kitties from left to right it is a series of two kittens in the exact same position. Wow whoever made the pic has some skills. it is super cute lol

Look at how big that guys left hand is too. Hahaha So Cute though.

You can have the week after who ever has this next week. I don't think anyone called it. If they did you can be after them. I want a week too!!!

Ok then I officially have the week after next. yaya!

renae77

Thank you Spyguy for checking in on our purple thread!! I hope the Black Team does good too but we still want to beat you too!! Ok so maybe by that 1/2 a pound you were talking about! Lol!! Good luck to you all! Go Purple Team!!

Girlmom282109

I hate this! I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm so bored with exersicing and I always seem to want to go over my calories. I'm always hungry!! I don't know if the calories are set right but I feel like I am exersicing just so I can eat. It shouldn't be like that right? I can't stop crying. I hate it where I live it's never a normal tep. outside. yesterday and today have been to cold outside to do anything and then when it's not cold out it's miserably hot. Our treadmill is out in the garage and I can't do 30 day shred until Big M is asleep or I don't get a good workout and by then I'm ready for bed! Spyguy and everyone elae I know it's just one day or two maybe but I'm supposed to be strong! :sad: this is all I want to do! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

3babybeans

Can I come to FL to give you a hug? I'm so sorry, Sam. I know that feeling, but please know that you aren't letting ANYONE down! My rule with myself is that if I'm hungry, I'm going to EAT...otherwise, I get aggrevated & hungry & then I end up bingeing on food that I REALLY shouldn't eat (ice cream, brownies, cookies). But if I cut it off before I get to that point, maybe I'll just eat an apple with peanut butter. Sure, I might be over my calories for the day, but I'm not on edge & ready to jump, kwim? *hugs* We're here for you, girl! You don't need to be strong ALL the time. We're allowed missteps!

Where's spyguy...he's good with words. And Tresa! I just hear "blah blah blah" when I type....

lynniejones

I hate this! I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm so bored with exersicing and I always seem to want to go over my calories. I'm always hungry!! I don't know if the calories are set right but I feel like I am exersicing just so I can eat. It shouldn't be like that right? I can't stop crying. I hate it where I live it's never a normal tep. outside. yesterday and today have been to cold outside to do anything and then when it's not cold out it's miserably hot. Our treadmill is out in the garage and I can't do 30 day shred until Big M is asleep or I don't get a good workout and by then I'm ready for bed! Spyguy and everyone elae I know it's just one day or two maybe but I'm supposed to be strong! :sad: this is all I want to do! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Aw Sam, BIGGGG HUG! I know how you feel honey. But you are sad strong and brave and beautiful. It must be our teams bad day week.

Tri_Dad

I hate this! I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm so bored with exersicing and I always seem to want to go over my calories. I'm always hungry!! I don't know if the calories are set right but I feel like I am exersicing just so I can eat. It shouldn't be like that right? I can't stop crying. I hate it where I live it's never a normal tep. outside. yesterday and today have been to cold outside to do anything and then when it's not cold out it's miserably hot. Our treadmill is out in the garage and I can't do 30 day shred until Big M is asleep or I don't get a good workout and by then I'm ready for bed! Spyguy and everyone elae I know it's just one day or two maybe but I'm supposed to be strong! :sad: this is all I want to do! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Sam,

Your supposed to be human. Strong is only something we can be on occasion. You don't have to be strong all the time. That is why you have us here. We all support one another. I know the feeling on the weather thing. It was -17 here yesterday and I feel like I am getting cabin fever. Your not letting any of us down. Things can be really hard sometimes especially when your feeling so helpless. Take a good long look at your ticker and think about how you felt 25 pounds ago. Reflect on how far you've come. Once Big M is in bed see how you feel. if you don't want to shred for the night do some Wii fit and have a bit of fun. Take a little time tonight and think about something good about you that has nothing to do with losing weight. Think of what you do for your family, your friends. Anything...Just remember your weight doesnt determine your worth and you are doing GREAT! Damn the weather man and his ever changing tempatures. lol You'll get through it hang in there boss.

BTW.....I am thinking I could totally deal with Florida whenever I am shoveling 3 feet of snow outside my garage. :bigsmile:

Now go drink some water and stop being a wimp :drinker: :laugh:

3babybeans

told ya so. That was much better than what I had to say.:laugh:

Tri_Dad

told ya so. That was much better than what I had to say.:laugh:

Thought it was at least better than what 90% percent of the male population would have posted. Most guys would have just said....


TOM?

But I know better. My wife has threatened to kill me for jumping to that conclusion before.

LOL

:noway:

3babybeans

HA!:laugh: That is MUCH better. You may have seen this next:

Girlmom282109

I hate this! I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm so bored with exersicing and I always seem to want to go over my calories. I'm always hungry!! I don't know if the calories are set right but I feel like I am exersicing just so I can eat. It shouldn't be like that right? I can't stop crying. I hate it where I live it's never a normal tep. outside. yesterday and today have been to cold outside to do anything and then when it's not cold out it's miserably hot. Our treadmill is out in the garage and I can't do 30 day shred until Big M is asleep or I don't get a good workout and by then I'm ready for bed! Spyguy and everyone elae I know it's just one day or two maybe but I'm supposed to be strong! :sad: this is all I want to do! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

Sam,

Your supposed to be human. Strong is only something we can be on occasion. You don't have to be strong all the time. That is why you have us here. We all support one another. I know the feeling on the weather thing. It was -17 here yesterday and I feel like I am getting cabin fever. Your not letting any of us down. Things can be really hard sometimes especially when your feeling so helpless. Take a good long look at your ticker and think about how you felt 25 pounds ago. Reflect on how far you've come. Once Big M is in bed see how you feel. if you don't want to shred for the night do some Wii fit and have a bit of fun. Take a little time tonight and think about something good about you that has nothing to do with losing weight. Think of what you do for your family, your friends. Anything...Just remember your weight doesnt determine your worth and you are doing GREAT! Damn the weather man and his ever changing tempatures. lol You'll get through it hang in there boss.

BTW.....I am thinking I could totally deal with Florida whenever I am shoveling 3 feet of snow outside my garage. :bigsmile:

Now go drink some water and stop being a wimp :drinker: :laugh:

Thanks Spyguy! You might just be my most special online guy friend! :blushing: You always know how to make a person feel better. Your wife is one lucky lady! Yeah don't EVER mention TOM when she is angry. Bad idea!:laugh: :laugh:

Sara I'm waiting to hear when your flight comes in!!

Lynnie that's for the kind words! I knew I picked the right team when I was choosing team mates!

The black team will over come all that is wrong with us this week and move into next weeks problems! I just have to say to myself I WILL OVERCOME THIS!!! over and over again. Big M is calling for her liquid dinner

loreeb18

I hate this! I feel like I'm letting everyone down. I'm so bored with exersicing and I always seem to want to go over my calories. I'm always hungry!! I don't know if the calories are set right but I feel like I am exersicing just so I can eat. It shouldn't be like that right? I can't stop crying. I hate it where I live it's never a normal tep. outside. yesterday and today have been to cold outside to do anything and then when it's not cold out it's miserably hot. Our treadmill is out in the garage and I can't do 30 day shred until Big M is asleep or I don't get a good workout and by then I'm ready for bed! Spyguy and everyone elae I know it's just one day or two maybe but I'm supposed to be strong! :sad: this is all I want to do! :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

I know what you mean. Sometimes (okay, a lot of the time :laugh: ) I work out for food. Like a horse with a carrot being dangled in front of them.

This time of year is tough for a lot of people. Too much dark and not enough light.

We're here for you anytime you need to :sad: ! We don't expect anymore of you than we do ourselves. You're a great black team leader but you're human. If you don't feel like working out, you're not a bad person, you're normal!