BLACK TEAM-New Year and opening to new Members

arewethereyet

OHH I forgot.........Newbies........Andrew will post a list so we will know who is who. When this list comes out I will befriend each and every one of you. At this time, please send me a friend request and I will accept.

Ok, back to the regularly scheduled programming........:laugh:

musicmom04

good morning black team! well, i got all ready to head to the Y this morning, and of course the school bus showed up late, so now i'm waiting to go to the 9:30 class. i've only been once and it kicked my butt pretty good. yikes...hopefully it won't be too crowded...maybe the icy roads will keep them away. anyway, have a good monday!!

Theresa35

Good morning everyone and thanks for the welcome :flowerforyou:

My new year is starting today and so far...all is well...water bottle in hand, healthy breakfast has been eaten, fruit for my morning snack, a small lunch before heading to the gym this afternoon for some cardio!!!

Andrew...thank you for the inspiring words...I have followed your story and read a variety of your posts. Honestly, it's why I joined this team :flowerforyou:

Hoping each of you have a magnificent Monday!!!

meljones

Hi Black team! New to FP, and would love to join your team. I have watched Biggest Loser for many seasons and think this group is a wonderful idea. I have dieted many times over the last 10 years, but never with any lasting success. I hope this time with reaching out for some support I might have some luck! What all do I need to do to join in on the fun??

AmandaJ

It is Monday so I work today and school starts back up, not looking forward to it at all. I must get busy!

Welcome, all the new faces, glad you are here! :flowerforyou:

janiebeth

Good morning everyone.

Just like Jeannie, I am waiting for the list (likely to come out on Weds as weights come in) to befriend the new folks, but I would be happy to accept any friend notices that come in for me. This is a great team, with much experience and great enthusiasm - just what I need to get my butt back in gear.

<<<<Hugs>>>> to Marla and Amanda - you ladies are awesome and your kids will be better for your efforts - - someday...

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Waters for all my friends...

Janie

janiebeth

ps, working on an actual picture of me...

I am not really a blue parakeet or a zombie cat...

Although, since this is the first day back to work/school after a long Christmas break - I feel most like the zombie cat.

Giggles27

HI.

Giggles27

Hi. My name is Anu, can I join this group as well. I started MFO in OCT but then gave up and now I am back again. This is what I need. Please help.

arewethereyet

Hi Black team! New to FP, and would love to join your team. I have watched Biggest Loser for many seasons and think this group is a wonderful idea. I have dieted many times over the last 10 years, but never with any lasting success. I hope this time with reaching out for some support I might have some luck! What all do I need to do to join in on the fun??

I know that the only thing different this time around is support. When the fam damily is tired of hearing about nutrient ratios or calories burned at the gym, I can always count on SOMEone here to give me a WOOT WOOT!

Welcome!

Jeannie

Arienna

Hi everyone! I was wondering if I could join your team? I started MFP a while ago..lost 25 lbs..then got off track and gained 10 back...I am recommitting myself starting today and would love the positive reinforcement your group seems to have! Thank you

Courtney

musicmom04

ok so i'm back from the Y. i got there at only to find out they've changed the 9:30 step class to strength training. don't get me wrong, i could really use some good strength training, but i really wanted my cardio so i could burn as many calories as possible in the 1 hour i have ds in childwatch. i decided to get on the treadmill and get back into the c25k. i think i'm on week 4 or 5. it felt good to get it done, but i burned less than 400 cals, when i usually burn over 600 in class. :grumble: oh well, i'll just have to try to make it by 8:30 from now on. ok time to get some cleaning done before lunchtime.

musicmom04

Oh, and Welcome to meljones, anu, and courtney! :flowerforyou:

Nonibug

Good morning to my Black Team! (Can I still call you guys mine?)

Yup, its me...back again (Thank you to Marla for sending a post to me to remind me that you guys are still here!)

Well, I want to be in and stay IN...I have to admit that I have fallen off track a bit. I would say its all due to the holidays, but in being honest with myself...I was just feeling in a rut, feeling burnt out. I was diligently doing 6 days a week at the gym for cardio and throwing in 3-4 days a week of strength training and although I was loving the results, I was beginning to feel like it was a dreaded "chore". So, a friend of mine that is very educated in nutrition and exercise told me to take some time off. I did that. At first I took about 5 days off from the gym, but not with eating right. I continued to eat like I have grown accustomed to in the last 15 mos and I did ok. I went back to the gym after my 5 day "vacation" and felt like I was starting all over again! I mean really, I couldnt do what I had been doing before I left. Well that just served to make me feel worse. I felt like a failure, a disappointment to myself. So what did I do? I stopped going to the gym again and used the holidays as my excuse.

Now its been about 2 weeks (maybe a little more?) since Ive went to the gym or had any type of structured exercise. I totally went back to my crappy way of eating over the holidays. Im really feeling the effects of that.

So here I am Black Team. Im down on my knees asking to PLEASE let me join back up. I seriously need to snap out of this funk that Im in and get back on track! I have come so far and done soooo many amazing things that I never thought I could do and I refuse to go down like this lol.

I havent changed my ticker yet, I will wait for the official weigh in day on Weds, but I fully expect it to be about a 5-8 lb change:ohwell: Anyway, I am back. Isnt that what counts right now?:glasses:

P.S. I am making my way back to the gym this morning...this time without the ridiculous expectations on myself of being able to just pick right up where I left off....

Thanks in advance for accepting me back! (Im hoping for the same open arms you gave Janie here...... )

Take care all...and Happy 2010 to everyone!:drinker:

~Roni

janiebeth

Roni,

Look at that picture, girl!!! You are my inspiration!!

Big hugs and totally open arms for you.. ((((( HUGS )))))

Welcome back.

ksproston

Happy 2010 Black Team - Rolled my sorry self out of bed this morning and made it to work after a much appreciated week and a half off.

Our Triathlon starts Wednesday the 6th. I was bummed because I thought it started today. Can't wait to get going! Not only did I fall off of the wagon, but it was doing spin outs on top of me. But, I'm back at work. Made a promise to DH to not spend money in the cafeteria so I can only eat what I have for b'fast, lunch and snack. No whining about it either. I'm up about 3 lbs from before Christmas. Sodium out the wazoo, TOM, sweets, sweets and more sweets. I'm not worried. I will do this.

Cheers to us!

Welcome to all of the new members. I started reading the posts, got to page 2 but need to get busy with work again! I will get caught up and see if we've had a challenge going or not.

Marla64

I don't know, Roni-- call it a gut feeling, but I just had a sense that you needed a shout-out-- praise God--

You're here-- you're back-- you're with us-- and we'll see you through.

We're all in the same boat, my peeps-- let's start rowing!!!

jessica_benson

Ok, i just weighed. my first real weight for a month now. I am planning on weighing every week now and I will weigh again on wednesday morning. Today the scales at the Y said an awful 212. I have about 70 pounds to go to get to my healthy goal weight. I know I can do this and stick with it once and for all this time. Only healthy choices from now on.

Nonibug

Roni,

Look at that picture, girl!!! You are my inspiration!!

Big hugs and totally open arms for you.. ((((( HUGS )))))

Welcome back.

Thank you!! You just made my day

Nonibug

I don't know, Roni-- call it a gut feeling, but I just had a sense that you needed a shout-out-- praise God--

You're here-- you're back-- you're with us-- and we'll see you through.

We're all in the same boat, my peeps-- let's start rowing!!!

Marla, Marla, Marla. What can I say? Your terrific, and you have no idea just how much I needed that shout out:flowerforyou: Thank you again my friend

kr65

Sounds like a great group of people here. A little about me...I began my weight loss journey (one of many) in 2001 when I went from 195 to about 138lbs on the WW program. It was the first time in my life that I FELT really good. I've since realized that 138 was actually too low for me..meaning it wasn't a weight that I could or wanted to sustain for the long haul. My happy weight is 152 and would like to see that again. I've steadily put back about 40 pounds and would like at least some of it GONE FOR GOOD! After Christmas I'm guessing I'm around 180 but I've started drinking my water again and won't OFFICIALLY step on that scale until I 'weigh in' on Wednesday morning.

I truly believe one of the reasons my initial success was knowing I had to step on that scale once a week IN FRONT OF SOMEONE! So I think participating with a group effort is just what I need.

PS-how do i 'share' my journal?

Karen

72lori

Karen- to share your food journal, go to the food tab, then settings, then toward the bottom is a place to make it public, private, friends, passwords. Just freind request us.

Roni- so happy to see you here! I'm pretty sure you were a black team founder, I don't think we ever thought you left! It's hard not to fall into a 'rut' with eating and exercise. I have to be careful myself. I tend to push too hard, set high expectations for myself and then burn out. Burn out for me usually is followed by disaster.

Case in point- December I was hell bent to burn 20,000 calories, worked my *kitten* off, only took one day break in like 20 days, was well on track to meet my goal, realized around the 20th as I was getting ready for vacation that I was totally exhausted and stressed out trying to meet my goal. Decided to 'abandon' my goal, ate everything in sight for a week and a half.

The worst part about my December debacle..... I didn't lose any weight or any body fat doing all that durned exercise. HA! What a motivation! Huh? The good thing- I did learn some things, about me, my body, being realistic.

I'm taking it back to the basics. I'm listening to MFP, I'm going to eat my exercise caloires (well, most and even that scares the heck outta me, but I will try it).

Anyway, that is why I won't set a time goal for when I will be 'x' weight. I can't make my body do it. I can work myself to death and may or may not get the results I want. At this point, my body is happy. I need to figure out how to make it lose the 'LAST 10 FROM HELL'. My body really, really likes that last 10. It's got a death grip on it.

Obviously I know what doesn't work.... now I am going to try some new stuff. If after 2 weeks, I see no progress, back to the drawing board. No more spinning my wheels for months at a time doing the same stuff over and over and not getting anywhere. Definition of insanity my friends......

jimswmn

I just had to share this pic. Not a real good one of me but look at my little helper.

jimswmn

Shuntae..Look at you Hot Mama...love the new pic.

healthworks

Phew!

I cannot let myself go that long without visiting the thread! lol. So glad to see so many new faces. And it's great to hear how all the old timers are kicking butt and taking names! I just want to review a few things for the new folks to make sure we are all on the same page.

#1: Team Challenges will officially begin this tuesday evening. For the first few weeks I will most likely throw the challenge out myself. then I might look to the team for ideas.

#2: Weekly weight ins should be reported to me on tuesday evenings of wednesdays days so I can post the team results on wednesday evening. You can just send me a PM (Private message) with your weight. I'll track weight lost and % lost each week as well as total weight lost and percentage lost.

I have learned one thing this weekend. I'm done with the snow. lol. Well tommorow is offiicially day one of the 16 week cycle of Triathlon training. Gotta hit the pool tommorow and work on some drills. Food is generally a challenge at the momment. The battery in the heart rate monitor is DEAD and I desperatly need a new one. The problem I am having is that the only thing I have gotten good at is the basic math of this whole thing. Eat what MFP says, burn what MFP says and I am golden.
That worked well when I was just trying to lose the weight. But the training I am doing now is a different animal. I have to eat enough to fuel the work and keep this evolution going.Toward the end of my training I need to be upwards of 4k calories daily to meet the needs of the training. Oy boy this is going to be interesting. This is going to be a tough thing to figure out and I am so glad I have all of you to share this journey with. Two sprint distance and one olympic distance on the plate for this year. I have alot of work to do. Last year I was 319 pounds and on my way to an early grave. Today I start my journey to the Iron Man and nothing is going to keep me from crossing that finish line. No matter how long it takes me.

For the new folks. Their is one bit of advice I want to give you all as you start your journey here. Their will be times when things will be difficult. Times when you will feel like its beyond your reach and it is just taking "Too long". Try to remember this.

"Whether you do something to improve yourself or not the time will pass either way. So even if you only lost 5 pounds in a year the that year will pass either way. You can be 5 pounds healthier or be no better then you are today."

This is a journey of small steps. It's not something that will happen overnight and for that reason it's so much more worth while. Their is an old chinese proverb that says "It is better to take many small steps foward then to attempt a giant leap and stumble backwards". The same is true about this change. Their is NO finish line here. This is a change that you must make for the rest of your life. Educate yourself and grown as part of the process. You will not only become thinner and more healthy, you will become a more confident person. A better father/mother, a better husband/wife, a better sister, brother and friend. You my friends, both new and old are capable of far more than you realize and in this journey you will learn that very little if anything is beyond your reach if you can find the strenght, dedication and will to make it happen. I have seen things on this team that have brought tears to my eyes and have changed me forever. I have had momments in my journey that will stay with me forever. I have seen so many people conquere so many mountains here that I know....I KNOW.....I KNOW, each and every one of you can reach your goals and set greater goals for tommorow. This is a journey of self discovery, a finding of your self worth and a chance for you to truley love the most important person on this earth.....Yourself. I am pleased and honored to have been a part of your journey's this past year and I am blessed to be here at the beginning of so many more. The day is ours to take black team and their is nothing that can stand in the way of a heart and mind joined for a purpose. Here's to 2010 :drinker: . God speed black team. God speed.

Hi Team.. Old-sters and Newb-sters

WoW alot of happening here... its so motivating to see and were just on the brink of beginning!! (jumping up and down excited)

~Andrew OMGoodness... your words are so inspirational!!... Thank you!!

My work out for today- 20 mins warm up on the treadmill and Chalean Extreme- Burn Circuit 1... its my 2nd week in!

Anybody else doing CE or has in the past !?!?

jimswmn

Welcome to the Newbies!! WOOT! I love fresh blood......buawahahaaaaa..........ok, not such a good evil laugh, but I tried!

I have done nothing..................NOTHING for 3 weeks. Oh I cleaned, slept, read a book.............complained my neck hurts.......a LOT.....

Then I came back home, to the Black Team. Again the do do do do do do do do do BATMAN...............signal went out to me and drew me back in where I belong!

Yesterday I just wanted out of the house. To get my blood flowing again. My son's GF called for a date at the biggest mall on SoFla on the coldest day of the year. I'm IN I yelled!!

We had a great time and walked 2 miles or more (I do not suggest the cute little heels I was wearing, ouch!)

I ate well, laughed a lot and only bought some shoes for my DH.

\day I begin the c25k again. It irks me to think I would be on wk 6 if I kept it up.....but as a wise woman once said

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Jeannie

Yay Jeannie's back. I'm going to redo the C5K but have to wait till it warm up just a little bit.

healthworks

Bobbi CUTE- CUTE picture... he looks so intense.. shaking out those sprinkles!!

jimswmn

Bobbi CUTE- CUTE picture... he looks so intense.. shaking out those sprinkles!!

Willow..thank you!

jimswmn

To all the Black Team Recruits...Welcome ! (In case I forgot or missed someone) I too will add everyone to my friend list when the full list comes out. Feel free to add me and I will accept.

AmandaJ

Bobbi, he is adorable!!!! He is 3, right?