Black Team - Part 19ish

3babybeans

Sam - just went & checked out your hubby in your pics! He looks awesome, too! I agree with Lori. The weight loss has made you both look much younger!

lynniejones

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

3babybeans

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

:laugh: I read that as "bubblelicious". I was like, "Ummm...thanks?" :laugh:

Thank you, Lynnie! i did highlights, but haven't had it "done" since I did the highlights 2 days ago so I've refrained from taking a pic. Maybe today...

lynniejones

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

:laugh: I read that as "bubblelicious". I was like, "Ummm...thanks?" :laugh:

Thank you, Lynnie! i did highlights, but haven't had it "done" since I did the highlights 2 days ago so I've refrained from taking a pic. Maybe today...

Oh oh oh! Pics please?! What color highlights? Blonde? Red? do share...

3babybeans

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

:laugh: I read that as "bubblelicious". I was like, "Ummm...thanks?" :laugh:

Thank you, Lynnie! i did highlights, but haven't had it "done" since I did the highlights 2 days ago so I've refrained from taking a pic. Maybe today...

Oh oh oh! Pics please?! What color highlights? Blonde? Red? do share...

Blonde in the front a little. Leap of faith on my part. I think I was inspired to go dark in the fall, though.

lynniejones

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

:laugh: I read that as "bubblelicious". I was like, "Ummm...thanks?" :laugh:

Thank you, Lynnie! i did highlights, but haven't had it "done" since I did the highlights 2 days ago so I've refrained from taking a pic. Maybe today...

Oh oh oh! Pics please?! What color highlights? Blonde? Red? do share...

Blonde in the front a little. Leap of faith on my part. I think I was inspired to go dark in the fall, though.

Yay I can't wait to see.

arewethereyet

Great challenge Sara. I have come a long way from who I was 10 months ago. Losing 30 pounds is the least of it.

When I started on MFP I was 168 pounds, which was a problem, but not THE problem. My cholesterol was sky high, I literally had to roll off the bed in the morning because my neck hurt so bad and my muscles were all too weak to compensate.

I was winded walking 1 block. A flight of stairs were like a Freddy Krugar movie to me.

Worst of all, I did not believe in ME any longer. The injury defined who I was as a person.

Someone who couldnt lift a sack, sweep a floor or walk a flight of steps without oxygen.

The first week I ate 'normal' and wrote everything down. Then on Saturday, I logged it. Then cried for 2 hours. :frown: I mean really, what was I thinking putting 5000 g of sodium in my boddy in a DAY!

So I started slowly, eliminating the drive by junk food. Then incorporated fruits and veggies, fish and chicken, olive oil and almonds. Set up 6 meals a day, made sure I had protien and complex carbs in each one.

I may be 30 pound lighter, but it feels like a MILLION!!

Now I jump out of bed without thinking. I take the stairs and go 5 flights and on the 5th flight start to get winded and muscles grown (I actually got a chance to go up 6 flights of steps in the end of June, then the same stairs in March....I was like Rocky at the top!!) I burn out the elliptical for 45 minutes and have a hard time getting to 200 calories. This shows me my body is in MUCH better shape than before.

I am in a size 8 at this point, and would love to lose another 10-15 pounds to complete this leg of my journey at a size 6. My biggest goal is to have enough fat gone so I can SEE the muscles I have formed by my hard work, without doing a mini 'lift' in the area!!! (see bat wings!!)

To anyone starting your journey: Take it slow, you can do this!!

Jeannie
I am going to eat well, and exercise more. If I happen to lose some weight along the way..BONUS!!

Girlmom282109

3BB, I still love your haircut it makes you babelicious.

:laugh: I read that as "bubblelicious". I was like, "Ummm...thanks?" :laugh:

Thank you, Lynnie! i did highlights, but haven't had it "done" since I did the highlights 2 days ago so I've refrained from taking a pic. Maybe today...

Oh oh oh! Pics please?! What color highlights? Blonde? Red? do share...

Blonde in the front a little. Leap of faith on my part. I think I was inspired to go dark in the fall, though.

Yay I can't wait to see.

Nice to see you back lynnie oh how I have missed you! And you and your sister look fabulous!!!

arewethereyet

arewethereyet

Everyone looks so good. I love the stories and the goals.

Kisses and hugs to all my Black Team buds!!


Jeannie

lynniejones

Sam, thanks I am so glad you mailed me the other day. You are a great team leader and a beautiful woman. You look so wonderful!

Jeannie, you know you are my inspiration and my hero. I love the happiness I always see in your face.
Always have, always will.

loreeb18

Shuntae, Lynnie, and Jeannie - You girls arll look fabulous!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I saw on the motivation thread that the other BL teams seem to be disappearing. I just want to say that I the black team. We don't all post all the time but we still post a lot and we're really here for each other as a team. Go black team!

janiebeth

Great challenge Sara.

You all look so fantastic - I'm getting so much inspiration by seeing the before/after photos - thanks for posting.

I will be on later folks - need to think hard about this one (big surprise, huh Lynnie)..

Yak at ya later friends..

Janie

nickybr38

:frown:
Why did I have to read the forums? ARGH. They always make me so angry.

Just popping in to say that you guys all look fantastical. Keep on, keeping on and soon we'll see our goals.

janiebeth

:frown:
Why did I have to read the forums? ARGH. They always make me so angry.

Just popping in to say that you guys all look fantastical. Keep on, keeping on and soon we'll see our goals.

oh, which one???... I'm up for a good fight...

Janie

lynniejones

Great challenge Sara.

You all look so fantastic - I'm getting so much inspiration by seeing the before/after photos - thanks for posting.

I will be on later folks - need to think hard about this one (big surprise, huh Lynnie)..

Yak at ya later friends..

Janie

Yes indeed girlfriend. You and I are hard on us. I know your beauty tho dear and it's going to be okay.

nickybr38

:frown:
Why did I have to read the forums? ARGH. They always make me so angry.

Just popping in to say that you guys all look fantastical. Keep on, keeping on and soon we'll see our goals.

oh, which one???... I'm up for a good fight...

Janie

Haha. I feel like I'm always fighting because it just makes me angry when people are so rude to each other. ): I need to stop reading so I stop fighting.

But I'm not saying which one! Haha. Because it's not worth a bit kafluffle.

janiebeth

Great challenge Sara.

You all look so fantastic - I'm getting so much inspiration by seeing the before/after photos - thanks for posting.

I will be on later folks - need to think hard about this one (big surprise, huh Lynnie)..

Yak at ya later friends..

Janie

Yes indeed girlfriend. You and I are hard on us. I know your beauty tho dear and it's going to be okay.

Yup, just need to get my head in the right place. Perhaps a nice walk by the beach or some good music.

thanks for the encouragement - it means a lot to me.

and you look fantastic in that dress - WAY TO GO GIRL!!

janiebeth

:frown:
Why did I have to read the forums? ARGH. They always make me so angry.

Just popping in to say that you guys all look fantastical. Keep on, keeping on and soon we'll see our goals.

oh, which one???... I'm up for a good fight...

Janie

Haha. I feel like I'm always fighting because it just makes me angry when people are so rude to each other. ): I need to stop reading so I stop fighting.

But I'm not saying which one! Haha. Because it's not worth a bit kafluffle.

I don't really get it either. When I have a serious disagreement with a post, I usually just don't respond. Perhaps this is "snobbish" of me, but I don't think some of the strong opinions out there really want me to disagree with them.

jimswmn

Wow Shuntae...You look great, what a change. Keep up the great work:flowerforyou:

lynniejones

:frown:
Why did I have to read the forums? ARGH. They always make me so angry.

Just popping in to say that you guys all look fantastical. Keep on, keeping on and soon we'll see our goals.

oh, which one???... I'm up for a good fight...

Janie

Haha. I feel like I'm always fighting because it just makes me angry when people are so rude to each other. ): I need to stop reading so I stop fighting.

But I'm not saying which one! Haha. Because it's not worth a bit kafluffle.

I don't really get it either. When I have a serious disagreement with a post, I usually just don't respond. Perhaps this is "snobbish" of me, but I don't think some of the strong opinions out there really want me to disagree with them.

I try not to, but sometimes I can't help myself.
I don't try to fight and I never think I am always right or I know it all. I just get angry at stupid crap.

lynniejones

Great challenge Sara.

You all look so fantastic - I'm getting so much inspiration by seeing the before/after photos - thanks for posting.

I will be on later folks - need to think hard about this one (big surprise, huh Lynnie)..

Yak at ya later friends..

Janie

Yes indeed girlfriend. You and I are hard on us. I know your beauty tho dear and it's going to be okay.

Yup, just need to get my head in the right place. Perhaps a nice walk by the beach or some good music.

thanks for the encouragement - it means a lot to me.

and you look fantastic in that dress - WAY TO GO GIRL!!

Thank you Janie. You are such a doll.
You make me smile.

Girlmom282109

So seems like I have been starting a lot of my posts with so.
This morning I woke up and felt like crap, fever, chills, sinus pain, runny nose and I go into work still. when I get there I tell the boss at the pool that I don't feel good and that when the other girl gets here I'm gonna go home. She tells me that I have a meeting with HR at 10:30 would have been nice if they told me that anyways I put 2 and 2 together and realized that they were firing me. so I get into the meeting and sure enough they fired me. Gave me e severance pay and have to pay me all my vacation pay and I can get unemplyment because they told me that my position was no longer needed just like they did to my husband.I'm happy with this and now maybe my weightloss will start up again.

I have some house cleaning to do so I will talk to you all later!

nickybr38

You know... I have been sitting back and reflecting and really while I've managed to get my eating habits under control for the most part (I don't sit down and eat EVERY spare moment I have!, and I don't rely on food for emotional support) I've REALLY slacked off on the exercise.

I just found myself getting EXTREMELY run down and completely exhausted. Today, for example, I had to physically struggle to wake up. It took a half hour to pull myself out of bed and normally I'm just not like that. So I've cut back on the exercise again.

They say exercise is supposed to give you more energy but in six months it hasn't. I eat my exercise calories, I do everything you're supposed to but the bottom line is I have to sacrifice sleep to get in the exercise and it just doesn't work.

So I'm trying to figure out an alternative way to work in some exercise time without sacrificing sleep. I've been thinking of exercising on my off day (Sunday) and then on the evenings I don't work twelve hour shifts (Mon-Tues). That will be three days a week exercise as opposed to the five days I was doing but at least it will be something.

I hear again and again don't make excuses. This isn't an excuse. The reality is I work a LOT and when I'm not working I'm doing casual work (choir, etc). And I can't cut back any of these activities because I need the money. Desperately. I mean if I cut back choir I literally won't have money for food. Bottom line is I can't do my job properly if I'm so tired I'm falling asleep just because I woke up early to make time for exercise, or stayed up late to make time for exercise, and I have been getting in some trouble at work for being so tired. :frown: I can't afford to get fired over this!

The good news is I only have to keep this up for another two years (all my debts will be paid then!). The bad news is I have to figure out alternatives in the meantime.

It'll be hard because usually on my off day (Sunday) I crash... and I crash HARD. I've been known to sleep the entire day. :frown: But I'm just soo tired all the time. Despite that I will figure out a way to get my run in on that day. Somehow.

PHEW! LONG POST!

Bottom line is I know I can keep losing weight without exercise so I've just come to a point where exercise has taken a back burner. It's not on my list of priorities because it makes me too sick.

SERIOUSLY GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT ME NOW.

Bohlon - ): You seemed really unhappy with your job so it's good that you're out. Hopefully everything will work out okay for you. Have fun with the house cleaning!

Lynnie - Have I mentioned before how much I love your hair? It makes me smile everytime I see it.

SatelliteCrush80

Nicky- I'm glad you have figured out what works for you. Take care of yourself and things will fall into place. You look AMAZING, by the way!

Sam- I'm glad you were able to get out of that work situation. No job is worth your health and sanity.

Lynnie- Glad to see you...and you look HAWT in that dress! Congrats to you and your sister!

******

I am so not feeling this today. Glad tomorrow is Friday!

Marla64

Okay-- assignment-- stop what you're doing-- good.

Go outside. Stop. Breathe deeply-- smell it? That fresh, spring, beautiful aroma-- ???

That's me-- !!!!!!!!!!

I did my part this day towards eliminating noxous fumes pouring into our environment--

My drainage incision FINALLY closed up and I was able to take my first shower since I got home. I've taken my last sponge bath !!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Clean at last. Clean at last. Thank God, almighty, I'm clean at last.

Girlmom282109

Sam- I'm glad you were able to get out of that work situation. No job is worth your health and sanity.

Thanks and maybe just maybe I will be a little bit nicer to my kids and husband!:happy:

Girlmom282109

Okay-- assignment-- stop what you're doing-- good.

Go outside. Stop. Breathe deeply-- smell it? That fresh, spring, beautiful aroma-- ???

That's me-- !!!!!!!!!!

I did my part this day towards eliminating noxous fumes pouring into our environment--

My drainage incision FINALLY closed up and I was able to take my first shower since I got home. I've taken my last sponge bath !!!!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Clean at last. Clean at last. Thank God, almighty, I'm clean at last.

I was starting to smell some funk down here!:laugh:

Glad that your incision closed up finally. With both kids they never told me not to shower. I was up and in the shower the next day. I did have stiches but still that is weird to me.

jimswmn

Okay Sara...here ya go

Dearest Bobbi,

Its time to take a trip down Memory Lane. When your journey on MFP began 6 1/2 months ago, you wanted to be healthier and thinner. You wanted to make sure you were able to run around with Alex, get down on the floor and play and not worry about getting up. You didn't ever want to hear, be careful not to hurt Nana. At this time, you have achieved a thinner body and lost an amazing 18 lbs. You are well on your way to that healthy life style.


Remember starting C5K, afraid you'd never survive Week 1 and here you are one day short of finishing Week 9. You can run for 30 minutes and are actually planning to run in not 1 but 2 5K's this summer. Pretty damn impressive for someone who was never a runner.

Remember getting Jillian's 30 Day Shred and thinking what are you thinking. Not only have you done the shred but you have actually done all 3 levels on one day.

Remember starting to walk and it took you 10 minutes to walk a third of a mile. Having to stop because you couldn't breathe, your back hurt, your legs hurt. Finding out that you had asthma. Two meds and an inhaler. Now you can do that same lap 4.38 and when you walk you don't even have your inhaler with you. You have managed to cut back on your dependency on that darn thing. I know you still use it when running but not all the time.

Remember how you felt when Melissa brought that dress for you to wear to the wedding and it didn't fit. Remember how proud and psyched you were when you wore to Easter Mass. The way Jim looked at you, you saw it all in his eyes. When she saw the pictures and said" Mama what did you do with the rest of you?"

Remember how when Amanda would talk about all that exercise crap as you used to call it and you could feel your eyes glazing over. Now you call her and ask about all that "crap". What should you do now, then what. How excited she is when you reach those new goals. How cool she thinks it would be if she can be home to run the July 5K with you.

Now to look forward. You see I will turn 50 in 2010. In 2010, I want to be in the best shape of my life. You see, life doesn't end at 50, the ride is just beginning.

Really loving you!

jimswmn

First photo is at my heaviest, April 30, 2006. Beautiful girl with me is my daughter, Melissa



Today April 30, 2009...18 lbs lighter. And much happier.