BLACK TEAM CHALLENGE WEEK 8

janiebeth

OK guys - I'll take this week (besides, we need to start a new thread before we get shut down).

As we are already:

1. logging our meals
2. drinking at least 8 glasses of water
3. some type of ab work daily
4. heart rate up 5 days a week
5. giving up one bad (didn't see typo until late!:laugh: ) habit
6. staying away from the scales until weigh in
7. (which one did I forget??)

I think we need some type of community challenge..

So, my challenge for this week is for each of us to post on this thread at least once a day, just to check in, or even better, to provide some emotional and mental support to a fellow team member who may be struggling - extra credit for identifying fellow team members by name (and for identifying the challenge I forgot above)..

Let's go guys - let's connect..

talk to you often.. janie

janiebeth

OK guys - I'll take this week (besides, we need to start a new thread before we get shut down).

As we are already:

1. logging our meals
2. drinking at least 8 glasses of water
3. some type of ab work daily
4. heart rate up 5 days a week
5. giving up one bad (didn't see typo until late!:laugh: ) habit
6. staying away from the scales until weigh in
7. (which one did I forget??)

I think we need some type of community challenge..

So, my challenge for this week is for each of us to post on this thread at least once a day, just to check in, or even better, to provide some emotional and mental support to a fellow team member who may be struggling - extra credit for identifying fellow team members by name (and for identifying the challenge I forgot above)..

Let's go guys - let's connect..

talk to you often.. janie

loreeb18

Yes! I am addicted to MFP. I can so do this challenge!

3babybeans

Fantastic idea, Janie! (+1point). I'm looking forward to seeing what Lori (+1) has to say.

I'm a bit competative...can we keep score? :bigsmile:

I'm afraid I've hit a plateau, but more on that tomorrow.

Great challenge, Janie! (psst...is that another point?)

:laugh:

loreeb18

Don't be a kiss-up Beans. (another point for me)

arewethereyet

Janie you are doing great!
The other challenge was 3 fruit/veggies a day
which LAURA , who is a wonderful person, challenged us to do

arewethereyet

AND
I can see
janiebeth
denise
loree
sara shuntae
tresa
roni
marla
nicky
amanda
(jimswoman?) name
samantha
Laura
Vanessa
Lynnie(where are you tonight?)

Are all doing a great job of encouraging each other in the BL challenge

and being Jeannie is not conributing any poundage:blushing: to the negative she better keep her butt here encouraging those who are!!:bigsmile:

janiebeth

Fantastic idea, Janie! (+1point). I'm looking forward to seeing what Lori (+1) has to say.

I'm a bit competative...can we keep score? :bigsmile:

I'm afraid I've hit a plateau, but more on that tomorrow.

Great challenge, Janie! (psst...is that another point?)

:laugh:

Excellent!! Sara will be our score keeper!!

OK, so all the posters get one - lori gets an extra for extra post.. sara gets an extra for kissing up, and jeannie gets an extra 2 (1 for kissing up and 1 for the missing challenge)!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

thanks all.. janie

Girlmom282109

Janie (+1) this is a great challenge!!
Sara (+1) Loree(+1) is right don't be a suck up!!:laugh:
and Jeannie(+1) is right with the fruits and veggies!!:drinker: She also is going to be mush tomorrow night!!
Marla(+1) is doing fantastic and needs to stay away from the water!!!!
Amanda(+1) is no longer obese just overweight and that is fantastic!!!:flowerforyou:
Nicky(+1) Has a date on saturday!!! Yay her!!!
Juliebean (+1) lost despite it being that TOM!! Yay Her!!!
Tomorrow there will be more!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :blushing: :smooched:

arewethereyet

Yes Sam i will be mush tomorrow night! I think I may take up drinking, if Sara and janie will come with me!

Tonight my legs are very sore from weight training. I decided instead of sitting here oohing and ahhing the night away, that I would go for a 30 min walk. Burned 200 cals and my legs feel better? go figure!

3babybeans

jmswmn is Bobbi!

Noni is Roni

Bohlon is Sam

AWTY is Jeannie

Loree is Lori (am NOT a kiss up *sticks tongue out)

Laura is ... Laura

Spyguy is Andrew

Dave is Lori's husband. :laugh:

SatelliteCrush is Shuntae

Julie, Janie, Lynnie (where are you, girl?), Marla, amanda, Nicky...all those are pretty self explanatory. :laugh:

janiebeth

(+1) Oh geez all...

I think Sam (+1) is going to kick our butts..

janie

3babybeans

Yes Sam i will be mush tomorrow night! I think I may take up drinking, if Sara and janie will come with me!

Tonight my legs are very sore from weight training. I decided instead of sitting here oohing and ahhing the night away, that I would go for a 30 min walk. Burned 200 cals and my legs feel better? go figure!

I'm there, girl!

Off to get my cattle prod out & get Doug off the couch & into the 20 min workout....my fourth of the day. :yawn: I'm tired!

Have a good night, all!

arewethereyet

1. logging our meals
2. drinking at least 8 glasses of water
3. some type of ab work daily
4. heart rate up 5 days a week
5. giving up one back habit
6. staying away from the scales until weigh in
7. eating 3 fruits and veggies a day
8. encourage a friend....by name!
9. lose 1 freakin pound........oh that is MY challenge!!:laugh: :laugh:

3babybeans

I just realized that Amelia (punka)hasn't been on much lately. Hhhmmm....

arewethereyet

Yes Sam i will be mush tomorrow night! I think I may take up drinking, if Sara and janie will come with me!

Tonight my legs are very sore from weight training. I decided instead of sitting here oohing and ahhing the night away, that I would go for a 30 min walk. Burned 200 cals and my legs feel better? go figure!

I'm there, girl!

Off to get my cattle prod out & get Doug off the couch & into the 20 min workout....my fourth of the day. :yawn: I'm tired!

Have a good night, all!

Go Sara!! Work those last 5 pounds off!!!! woo hooooooo

Girlmom282109

I just realized that Amelia (punka)hasn't been on much lately. Hhhmmm....

She dropped out because she wasn't losing pounds just inches! She said she couldn't let us down like that. I told her that this challenge for us was to encourage each other anyway we could. I could care less if none of us lost weight but we were losing inches and we were supporting each other!!

janiebeth

Yes Sam i will be mush tomorrow night! I think I may take up drinking, if Sara and janie will come with me!

Tonight my legs are very sore from weight training. I decided instead of sitting here oohing and ahhing the night away, that I would go for a 30 min walk. Burned 200 cals and my legs feel better? go figure!

I'm there!! Absolutely...:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Jeannie - I have found that it is better to work off the sore. I'm not sure if it is technically stretching out sore muscles, keeping the burn going so it doesn't get a chance to tighten up, or just a mental thing,, but definitely helps.

great job working with the trainer Jeannie.. you'll get that one pound and more I'd bet..

jb

loreeb18

Loree is Lori (am NOT a kiss up *sticks tongue out)

3babybeans is too a kiss up. Oh I mean her name is Sara. :flowerforyou:

arewethereyet

Yes Sam i will be mush tomorrow night! I think I may take up drinking, if Sara and janie will come with me!

Tonight my legs are very sore from weight training. I decided instead of sitting here oohing and ahhing the night away, that I would go for a 30 min walk. Burned 200 cals and my legs feel better? go figure!

I'm there!! Absolutely...:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Jeannie - I have found that it is better to work off the sore. I'm not sure if it is technically stretching out sore muscles, keeping the burn going so it doesn't get a chance to tighten up, or just a mental thing,, but definitely helps.

great job working with the trainer Jeannie.. you'll get that one pound and more I'd bet..

jb

we shall see. thanks JB for the challenge. i have been into my :brokenheart: a bit this week....with work stress and not losing weight. I understand why amelia didnt want to check in. I am thankful I have y'all or I may have quit. Knowing I am accountable....and that my words are ' i am going to get healthier, if I lose some weight-great!' reminds me what this is all about.
Friends, getting healthy, having a laugh and encouraging each other!!

:flowerforyou: Jeannie

arewethereyet

Loree is Lori (am NOT a kiss up *sticks tongue out)

3babybeans is too a kiss up. Oh I mean her name is Sara. :flowerforyou:

GIRLS>......that is eeeNUF!!

:laugh:

loreeb18

Loree is Lori (am NOT a kiss up *sticks tongue out)

3babybeans is too a kiss up. Oh I mean her name is Sara. :flowerforyou:

GIRLS>......that is eeeNUF!!

:laugh:

(in unison with Sara) Sorry, Miss Jeannie.

arewethereyet

Loree is Lori (am NOT a kiss up *sticks tongue out)

3babybeans is too a kiss up. Oh I mean her name is Sara. :flowerforyou:

GIRLS>......that is eeeNUF!!

:laugh:

(in unison with Sara) Sorry, Miss Jeannie.

:laugh: :laugh:

arewethereyet

Here is the good thing about this BL challenge, I am NOW in a good mood! Why you say........because I realize I HAVE lost 4 pounds since starting this challenge.

SO it is not bad, not bad at all!:happy:

loreeb18

Do we do this challenge as long as the show is on? How many weeks is that?

loreeb18

Here is the good thing about this BL challenge, I am NOW in a good mood! Why you say........because I realize I HAVE lost 4 pounds since starting this challenge.

SO it is not bad, not bad at all!:happy:

Go Miss Jeannie!

janiebeth

Do we do this challenge as long as the show is on? How many weeks is that?

I saw someone on another thread say it was a 10 week challenge, but I don't think I will want to give it up so soon.. I love the motivation!!

jimswmn

Great challenge! I 'm addicted also so I think I'll pass this one with flying colors.

GO BLACK TEAM!

tresa1234

Tresa here ...checking in!

Still can't exercise ... feeling like the bronchitis is making a comeback. :noway:

I've been keeping pretty well within my calories ... over yesterday but otherwise good. I think, just maybe, possibly, TOM is trying to arrive, which would explain much about why I've been feeling so yucky in addition to the coughing & stuff. Oh well....

Nice challenge! Sorry guys, I am weighing every day and am going to keep on weighing every day. I'm just a rebel like that. :laugh: It doesn't bother me or make me obsessed ... I just need to do it to keep from being nervous about weighing in and to stay on track better.

Keep up the good work everybody!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

YAY BLACK TEAM!!

Girlmom282109

Do we do this challenge as long as the show is on? How many weeks is that?

I saw someone on another thread say it was a 10 week challenge, but I don't think I will want to give it up so soon.. I love the motivation!!

I am going until the show ends!!! I don't know about the other teams but there is no way that the show is over in 3 more weeks!! I know the pound for pound thing on BL is over may 5th I think so I think we should go until then.

lynniejones

Okay okay! I'm here! Thanks Sara and Jeannie for calling me out. (2 points).

My life has been... hmmm .. chaotic lately. I am trying so hard not to lose motivation. I just needed a break. I didn't gain any last week, but I didn't lose any either.

I'm trying so very hard to get this promotion at work and jumping through a lot of hoops for it. (3 interviews, background check, a personality test) *sigh* I just can't concentrate right now!

Okay, to contribute to this challenge, I'll see if Laura (1 point) is out there and ask how she is feeling (as she underwent surgery recently). And plus I like her and talk to her even without the challenge, lol.

Lynnie
(who should have made a cool nickname when she signed up so you'd have had to work harder to know her name mwhahahaha)

P.S. what am I going to do after this challenge is over? where oh where will I belong?
what oh what will I do without ya'll?