Black Team Week 9!!!!

Tri_Dad

Hey Black Team!


Sorry about the delay this week. busy busy. Anyhoo, 15 pounds down as a team this week and we have combined to lose over 150 lbs in 8 weeks!!!!! Well done! I've been so busy I have been neglecting my check ins so this weeks challenge is the daily check in challenge. Check in with us at least once a day. Have a great week friends!

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ksproston

Thanks Andrew!

E has strep. Took her to the E.R. early this morning with a 104.2 temperature. We live 8 blocks from our small hospital. I was too scared of the high temp to wait for the doctors office to open. So it's been disinfect, disinfect, disinfect today. Had to use 2 of my remaining 6 vacation days. Has not been a vacation as it should be. I sure hope she's doing better tomorrow and that no one else gets it.

janiebeth

Thanks Andrew - this will be a hard one for me - I have been nonexistent (as you know).

Sorry you missed my weigh in - it was attached to the friend request. I actually lost a couple this week - woot, woot me.. - is OK, I'll catch up on the table for next week.

Kati - sorry to hear about your poor spud - hope she is feeling better soon - high temps are very scary and upsetting - hang in there.

Janie

tamelab

Tag for tomorrow. Good night all:yawn:

Marla64

Hey guys-- thanks, Andrew! To give you a head's up, my weight this morning, even though I'm not sending it in, is 169.5. I'm up and down a couple here and there. Not bad. My last reported weight is 168, so it's all good.

Big day here in the Brown house. My son has come home. We worked out terms of his return, and fingers crossed that he can keep his end of the bargain, keep his nose clean, remain respectful while here and work hard to save money for college.

Biggest news..... I can tell you after all....... The sponsor that Sarah and hubs met with today is "Just Born, Inc." in Bethlehem, PA.

They are an international candy manufacturer, best known for.......get ready my friends..........



PEEEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND........


Last year, during the Lehigh Valley Amateur, a big, local golf event, Sarah was popping Mike and Ike's in her mouth like crazy. A sportscaster from Fox1470 radio, who loves her, saw it and the idea popped into his head to approach the company about a potential sponsorship when Sarah turned pro.

So, this man indeed arranged the meeting. Sarah and her dad, and the sports guy, met with the bigwigs of Just Born, and got a 2 hour personally guided tour of the candy factory. They saw the Halloween Peeps being made today on the assembly line. They had to wear white lab coats, hair nets, even beard nets for my husband.

DH said they had a huge screen TV on the wall with a PowerPoint slide show/marquee thingamajig, with photos of Sarah in competition since she was age 5. (don't ask me where they got them-- they must have done some research on the 'net) and a big welcome, to "Sarah Brown, future golfing legend, and her father-- blah, blah, blah."

It was thrilling. She came home with a HUGE bag of candy......Peeps, Mike and Ike's, Hot Tamales, Peanut Chews...oh my gosh. The kids are pigs in poop. ( FYI-- the new "chocolate covered Peeps...." TO. DIE. FOR. Just sayin''. )

Nothing discussed financially. However, she has been guaranteed Mike and Ike's for life.....ha.

Initial meeting done, we wait for word of any financial sponsorship.

Fearful of being hopeful, but could it be that the tides may be turning for my family? Two good things happened today-- that's the most that's happened to our family in 5 years....seriously. Very thankful tonight.

Later....must run....send love to all.

Girlmom282109

I did 1000+ calories at the gym today. I'm headed to the gym for spinning in the AM gotta get there at 5:50am YUCK!!

MayLan

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Girlmom282109

Hey guys-- thanks, Andrew! To give you a head's up, my weight this morning, even though I'm not sending it in, is 169.5. I'm up and down a couple here and there. Not bad. My last reported weight is 168, so it's all good.

Big day here in the Brown house. My son has come home. We worked out terms of his return, and fingers crossed that he can keep his end of the bargain, keep his nose clean, remain respectful while here and work hard to save money for college.

Biggest news..... I can tell you after all....... The sponsor that Sarah and hubs met with today is "Just Born, Inc." in Bethlehem, PA.

They are an international candy manufacturer, best known for.......get ready my friends..........



PEEEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND........


Last year, during the Lehigh Valley Amateur, a big, local golf event, Sarah was popping Mike and Ike's in her mouth like crazy. A sportscaster from Fox1470 radio, who loves her, saw it and the idea popped into his head to approach the company about a potential sponsorship when Sarah turned pro.

So, this man indeed arranged the meeting. Sarah and her dad, and the sports guy, met with the bigwigs of Just Born, and got a 2 hour personally guided tour of the candy factory. They saw the Halloween Peeps being made today on the assembly line. They had to wear white lab coats, hair nets, even beard nets for my husband.

DH said they had a huge screen TV on the wall with a PowerPoint slide show/marquee thingamajig, with photos of Sarah in competition since she was age 5. (don't ask me where they got them-- they must have done some research on the 'net) and a big welcome, to "Sarah Brown, future golfing legend, and her father-- blah, blah, blah."

It was thrilling. She came home with a HUGE bag of candy......Peeps, Mike and Ike's, Hot Tamales, Peanut Chews...oh my gosh. The kids are pigs in poop. ( FYI-- the new "chocolate covered Peeps...." TO. DIE. FOR. Just sayin''. )

Nothing discussed financially. However, she has been guaranteed Mike and Ike's for life.....ha.

Initial meeting done, we wait for word of any financial sponsorship.

Fearful of being hopeful, but could it be that the tides may be turning for my family? Two good things happened today-- that's the most that's happened to our family in 5 years....seriously. Very thankful tonight.

Later....must run....send love to all.

YAY!! SO happy for her! I bet she is LOVIN the mike and ikes for life! I think those are one of my favorite candies too. Peeps not so much. I'm also happy to hear that your son is willing to return on your terms! I hope it all works out!

loreeb18

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

Marla64

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

Lori, I couldn't wait to tell YOU personally....I remember the discussion last Easter.

And my kids now roast their Peeps because of you and Beans.

loreeb18

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

Lori, I couldn't wait to tell YOU personally....I remember the discussion last Easter.

And my kids now roast their Peeps because of you and Beans.

Before I even read your post, I saw the picture and thought "Mmm, Peeps!" :laugh:

Heating Peeps up is morbid but oh so delicious. :bigsmile:

Marla64

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

Lori, I couldn't wait to tell YOU personally....I remember the discussion last Easter.

And my kids now roast their Peeps because of you and Beans.

Before I even read your post, I saw the picture and thought "Mmm, Peeps!" :laugh:

Heating Peeps up is morbid but oh so delicious. :bigsmile:

Sarah tasted them fresh off the line today. It was wild.

janiebeth

Marla - awesome news for both your son and daughter.

BTW - if you have too many PEEPS hanging around, I'd be happy to take them off your hands.

Biggest PEEPS fan ever!!!

72lori

Marla- awesome news! I really hope it all works out well, both with daughter and son.

Tanya- your poor little son! I hope he heals fast. A broken nose can't be fun.

Andrew- check in every day? Puhlease! Easy peasy. Like I don't.

Digging done. Next step- concrete slab. I will assist on that one. Hubs hates digging, he managed to get out of all of it.

Marla64

Thank you, all, my friends for your kindness-- it's been a good day. Just had a great 3.4 mile run. Hubs bought me some new foot pads, so it helped my piggies a bit more. Beautiful night. I think I worked off my chocolate covered Peeps.

Aaron's missing, but here's the fam after the freebie bag was opened upon Sarah's return-- just before dinner. Whaddyagonnado?



Happy mommy today-- heading to type.

Nite!

richardsrm

:laugh: 159.4 this morning ...........big family weekend here. All the grandchildren.....two wonderful sons and their wives. Lots of down home cooking I will watch those portions and do the right thing! It is supposed to get up above freezing so a great weekend to play outside. :flowerforyou: Have a good one Black team Richie

zippy111

Hey guys-- thanks, Andrew! To give you a head's up, my weight this morning, even though I'm not sending it in, is 169.5. I'm up and down a couple here and there. Not bad. My last reported weight is 168, so it's all good.

Big day here in the Brown house. My son has come home. We worked out terms of his return, and fingers crossed that he can keep his end of the bargain, keep his nose clean, remain respectful while here and work hard to save money for college.

Biggest news..... I can tell you after all....... The sponsor that Sarah and hubs met with today is "Just Born, Inc." in Bethlehem, PA.

They are an international candy manufacturer, best known for.......get ready my friends..........



PEEEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND........


Last year, during the Lehigh Valley Amateur, a big, local golf event, Sarah was popping Mike and Ike's in her mouth like crazy. A sportscaster from Fox1470 radio, who loves her, saw it and the idea popped into his head to approach the company about a potential sponsorship when Sarah turned pro.

So, this man indeed arranged the meeting. Sarah and her dad, and the sports guy, met with the bigwigs of Just Born, and got a 2 hour personally guided tour of the candy factory. They saw the Halloween Peeps being made today on the assembly line. They had to wear white lab coats, hair nets, even beard nets for my husband.

DH said they had a huge screen TV on the wall with a PowerPoint slide show/marquee thingamajig, with photos of Sarah in competition since she was age 5. (don't ask me where they got them-- they must have done some research on the 'net) and a big welcome, to "Sarah Brown, future golfing legend, and her father-- blah, blah, blah."

It was thrilling. She came home with a HUGE bag of candy......Peeps, Mike and Ike's, Hot Tamales, Peanut Chews...oh my gosh. The kids are pigs in poop. ( FYI-- the new "chocolate covered Peeps...." TO. DIE. FOR. Just sayin''. )

Nothing discussed financially. However, she has been guaranteed Mike and Ike's for life.....ha.

Initial meeting done, we wait for word of any financial sponsorship.

Fearful of being hopeful, but could it be that the tides may be turning for my family? Two good things happened today-- that's the most that's happened to our family in 5 years....seriously. Very thankful tonight.

Later....must run....send love to all.

Marla - How Awesome! Congrats to Sarah. I'm sooo jealous to have unlimited supply of PEEPS!!!!! I hate I mean LOVE the season when I see those yellow peeps I buy them...leave them out to get that nice stale taste then..hhhhhmmmmmmm good! Glad to hear your son is home too.

3babybeans

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: HILARIOUS, Lori! I was thinking the same thing! The distribution center where my husband works got in trucks & trucks of peeps a couple weeks ago in prep for Easter & they all came to Doug's department. He hates Peeps even more than before. I, however, asked if he could bring some home. :laugh:

SOOOOOO exciting, Marla! What great news on both fronts. *hugs* I hope financial sponsorship comes through for her. This could be it!!!!

musicmom04

hey black team! this is a challenge i think i can actually stick to! there's been a lot of stuff going on around here lately. last week aiden had a bad ear infection so took him to the doctor's, and got prescribed antibiotics. after 4 days of taking them, he wakes up with a head to toe blotchy, super itchy rash. so that was another day of school missed, another trip to the doctor, and another antibiotic on the list that he's allergic to. ugh. so far he's only allergic to 2, but the doc says if it happens again, he'll have to see an allergist. the rash wasn't even as bad as all the scratches he gave himself. his back looked like he was attacked by a tiger! poor baby, he's feeling fine now, but we stopped the antibiotics, so hopefully the infection doesn't come back. we're finally winding down from inventory month which is an awesome thing! dh has been away lately more than he's been home. last week was the last for inventory, but this week he's had to be in all the furthest stores, so doesn't get home till the kids are ready for bed. hopefully it slows down a little next week, and today he's working in his home store, 2 miles from the house, so i can definitely deal with that. i'm super excited, too cause tonight we are going out for dinner a movie! woohoo!!! i love my kids, but mommy needs some daddy time! have a great day everyone! i'll check back in tomorrow (and of course be stalking till then )

Nonibug

Thanks Andrew!

Wow Marla...that is amazing news!! What a wonderful day, Im so thrilled for you and your family:flowerforyou: I hope all goes well with your sons' return

Tanya & Kati-- Hope the little ones are on the mend

Lori-- So glad the digging is done

Have a beautiful Friday my friends!:flowerforyou:

mumsanutter

Marla - that is amazing news, and your family looks beautiful in the picture you posted. I will have to plead ignorance - I have no idea what peeps are ( they look like cuddlely bunnies, but assume not as your all talking about eating them LOL)?

Lori - good luck with the concrete

Beth and Andrew - I hope that you have a nice time at the movies tonight

Kati - hope that your little one gets better soon. Little Chris is allergic to penecillin and I am allergic to 2 anti-biotics so it makes for fun when we get really ill!

Roni and Lori - thank you for your thoughts for little John. His little face is swollen and colouring up nicely, but it only seemsto be efecting one side of his face, so hopefully he hasn't broken it as badly as feared!

To everyone else morning (or afternoon from the UK), have managed to walk to 2 hours and enjoy a coffee and cake with a friend, and now that Chris has gone to sleep I am going to go out on the bike.

tamelab

Good morning all...Off to type some before hubby and I go to lunch. Still hanging in there, no weight lost. I am really trying to limit my tea and drink more water or Crystal Light but it is so hard for me. I will try harder. I had a wonderful day yesterday with food and exercise and then I sat down to watch CSI and The Mentalist. I ate almost a whole tin of Lays Stax by myself. I think there are 7 left. Uugghh! I was so disgusted (and a little sick). Needless to say, no weight loss today either. I kinda just spun my wheels the whole month of February so it is time to get moving. My oldest plays in a soccer tournament this weekend and youngest has bowling and then straight to the Pinewood Derby. Busy, busy, busy.

Andrew & Beth...Thanks for the chart. Hope everyone is well soon.

Marla...How exciting! Good luck!

Tanya & Kati...Hope everyone is well soon.

Lori...Lots of hard work but it is looking good. It will be worth it.

Hello to anyone I missed. Hope you all have a great weekend.

loreeb18

Marla - that is amazing news, and your family looks beautiful in the picture you posted. I will have to plead ignorance - I have no idea what peeps are ( they look like cuddlely bunnies, but assume not as your all talking about eating them LOL)?

They are marshmallow fabulous-ness with crunchy sugar-y crystal stuff on them. (That's the technical term. :laugh: ) They are the best when you leave them out unwrapped and they get stale and all kinds of crunchy.

loreeb18

P.S. Is it bad that for the past 2 days I've checked in on here but only to talk about the awesomeness of Peeps? :blushing: :laugh:

3babybeans

P.S. Is it bad that for the past 2 days I've checked in on here but only to talk about the awesomeness of Peeps? :blushing: :laugh:

Personally, I see nothing wrong with it. :laugh:

retrobaby

Happy Friday Team,

Thanks Andrew for the chart.

Beth- Hope all is well I can relate having 2 sick little ones home with me now.

Shuntae- Love the hair, too cute!

Hubby and I were supposed to go off for the weekend (my Valentine's gift) but we had to reschedule for next week, because the little ones are sick. So, I'm going to try to work hard this week to play hard next week.:bigsmile:

arewethereyet

Uh, I mean Go Sarah!

Mmm.........AMA recommends you eat a variety of colors

:bigsmile:

arewethereyet

I am maintaining my weight, but KNOW it is more about the health of exericse. Started out taking a break due to pain, then got extremely sick, then had the procedure and couldnt exercise.

So now it is like day one.......I HAVE to get back to exercise 4x week.........period-no excuses.

Any suggestions?

I have a 50th bday party on 3/19
friends in Daytona 3/26
and then my NOT 50th on 5/5 (49 lol)

So I am thinking of goals to acheive by these dates. The first has to be to get back on a exercise schedule!

jimswmn

Marla...Wow Amazing news on both the daughter and the son. God does answer our prayers, maybe not when or exactly how we want, but He does.

Lori...I am so happy for you that the digging is done. Wear gloves around the wet concrete, the lime will mess with your skin.

Mr and Mrs Batman...Enjoy !

Kati...I hope you son is feeling better soon.

Tammy...March will be better.

Tanya...All we can do is hug them and let them know we are there. Hope his poor little nose is back to normal fast. I'm sure we can send some peeps you way. PM me your address and they are yours.

Lori...Hehe on the posting only about the peeps.

Jeannie....ROFL Variety of colors and shapes !!

Well allergies are full blown right now. Watery eyes, itchy, watery nose, sneezing...I am definitely going to have to move around today or the meds will have me asleep.

Have a good one !!

72lori

Maintaining is not a bad thing Miss Jeannie. You've done Day 1 before, you can do it again. Plus, you are how many pounds lighter, so it's not really day 1. You will be shocked at how fast you bounce back. You are right, getting back to exercise is #1 priority. The number on the scale should not be part of your goal. Set a goal for miles walked or times to the gym or calories burned. You can do it girl. I will be anxiously awaiting to hear your goals.

Tanya- for real, you don't know what Peeps are? You mean they are not a world wide thing? So if I move to another country the candy will not be the same? :noway:

Just to let my team know, I have been hovering weight wise, about a pound over my ok weight range. Oddly I haven't been stressing over that fact. I've been eating decent, working like a dog, but not tracking my food, which is more than likely my problem. I'm still hanging on to a little of what I found last weekend when I did (aka: ate) what I wanted, but not all of it, so that's good.

I've been thinking for weeks that I need to re-establish my goals and exercise routines. Guess I should take my advice to Jeannie and do it for myself.

Alright, gonna do some cleaning before I head outside to do any work. It's hard to keep up with the inside of the house when I am working on other projects.

janiebeth

P.S. Is it bad that for the past 2 days I've checked in on here but only to talk about the awesomeness of Peeps? :blushing: :laugh:

Personally, I see nothing wrong with it. :laugh:

Seems perfectly normal to me too...

PEEPS *sigh*