Black Team Challenge week 4!

think think think!!!

Evening all...I am going to give up snacking after dinner. I will have my dinner and that will be it for me for the night. I am adding about 200+ cals snacking in the evenings while watching TV or just on a quick break from typing. Maybe that will make a difference in the scale. Thanks for the challenge, Batman. G'night.

Popping in to say hi!!

Morning,

I will leave the sugar off of my cereal in the mornings, and we will take it from there.

Can anyone think of a good method to stop bickering children in the morning - they are doing my head in!!! On a plus side I have lost a pound since I last weighed. Not feeling to great here today, have a head cold and feel really yucky, so didn't exercise yesterday (and feel guilty about that), but did do over an hours walking.

Good morning everyone!

Great challenge Andrew, Im going to have to think about it today and decide what I will giving up for the week. There isnt much with my eating habits I can give up because I really do eat the way I should unless its a special occasion. However, I have come to hate the elliptical, so maybe I will do that this week? I dont know if it would be a good trade-off though, because I do burn just as many calories when I do a good workout on the treadmill with inclines. We'll see and I will let you know.

Thank you everyone for your hugs and kind words and encouragment about the problems with my BFF. I really appreciate it and it does make me feel better and give me hope. I still havent spoken to her, and honestly dont believe we will? It's a little to personal to get into on here about what happened, but it was big. Someone asked (sorry I forgot who) if she lived close to me before she moved to Kansas. Yes, she did. She lived with me for 6 mos before she moved in Nov. She has been a part of my family and my kids grew up with her in their life. She had lived in Kentucky by my family for about 3 1/2 years before coming here in Nov., and before that she was my roommate for around 5 yrs. Shes been a huge part of mine and my boys' life.

Amanda! Its so good to see you stop in and say hi. I hope your doing ok and that things with precious Emmy are well.:flowerforyou:

Tanya-- Im sorry I dont have any real good advice for you with the bickering kids. Mine are older now, but I do remember that what I used to do when they got that way as tots was I would tell them thats it. They are not to speak to each other at all. Nothing. Not one word, not one look in the others direction. That usually worked because after a few hours they missed playing together so much they were begging me to let them play together!:laugh: Good luck:flowerforyou:

Beth & Andrew-- That is wonderful news! You guys are going to be our resident celebrities!! We are so proud of you (Try not to be nervous Beth, you have done an amazing thing...BE PROUD!!:flowerforyou: )

Jeannie-- Hope your feeling better sweet lady:flowerforyou:

Jennplus2-- Welcome! You are going to love being a part of this group. I promise.:flowerforyou:

I know I've forgotten some things and I apologize. I usually keep notes on who I need to reply to but I didnt this morning:blushing: So hello to everyone else...and big hugs to all for a great weigh in this morning!

Great Challenge Andrew! I'm giving up Squats!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I'll have to think about that one....I like Tammy's idea of no snacking after dinner..

Nice to hear from you Amanda.

Jeannie- hope you are felling well.
Have a great day everyone:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Roni - I'm so sorry you're having problems with you BFF. Those we love the most can hurt us the deepest. *hugs*

Andrew - Be safe in NY! Thanks for the challenge!

Marla - My grocery store sells cheap whole wheat bread right next to the cheap white bread. It still has the HFCS in it, but it works in a pinch! I hope you can find some cheap wheat.

Howdy do to everyone else! :flowerforyou:

My weigh-in today was fantabulous! :smooched: I need to keep it going!

I used this past week to get my eating under control without any exercise calories & it worked wonderfully. Now, I'll have to get my butt back into exercising gear! Woot!

Hmmmm...think think think....what to give up. I will give up putting sugar/honey/molasses in my tea. I can't promise every cup will be sugar free, but at least half. Yeah....half.

Good morning everyone!!! :flowerforyou:

I am giving up eating out for lunch for the next week...even though I make healthy choices...it still costs me a lot in sodium and in cash...:sad:

Also...over the next seven days...I WILL do cardio at least 4 of those!!! :drinker:

Good luck to everyone!!!

thanks for all the well wishes

and the truck that ran over my body :laugh: I have lost 2 pounds.... I am not changing the ticker because I know it is due to the bug...........but it did make me:ohwell: this morning.

I will catch up on everyone when I feel better.

Oh and I am challenging myself to eat 1st thing in the morning. I had forgotten this..........and was pushing back to 10-11 am for first food. Being sick and taking meds I HAD to eat something before taking the pills......choked it down but had to.

So, I will eat 200 calories within 1 hour of waking up.:flowerforyou:

Edit to add: I will cut my computer use down to 1 hour per day. Start with BT thread, Proud thread then FB. Set timer on computer and off after one hour. Period. Then go for a walk if I need to.
I have been really stuck to this screen and although the encouragement is awesome............the time typing and reading is killing my neck and taking time from working out.

:flowerforyou:

hey everyone I am gonna send my weights to Andrew as I said I wasnt going to, I think its for the best and yes I am up like 6 pounds but let me give myself a break I just lost my dad for goodness sakes.

I am going back to work tomorrow...I need to...I know I will cry or everyone else will cry and I will just talk...I think I am cried out.. But all in all I am doing pretty welll...I think...

I told my husband I had to give up something this week and he said MY SCALE is he crazy or lost his ever loving mind....

ok here we go, gonna change my ticker and get back on it. I have been on it, but ready to be held accountable..

I think I am gonna ride to work with my hubby or ride around with my hubby...

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Hi Black team,

Mine would be eating healthy during the weekends and keeping to my calories, and running.

Great day everyone!

Good Morning! I love the new challenge...I am giving up chocolate for a whole week! That is going to be very hard for me because I always seem to be sneaking a few M & M's or something like that. No more (at least for a week...maybe it will carry longer). So, I'm on board with that.

I also wanted to tell everyone about a little thing that has happened in my life. I have been managing the Front Desk of a hotel in Milwaukee for 4 years. Great job, I have a staff of 25ish. I was promoted two weeks ago to Rooms Division Manager which means I am now responsible for the Housekeeping Department as well.

This is a huge challenge for me because I am now responsible for a huge staff and every room in the hotel. I've learned alot about making beds! Also, this job requires me to be on my feet for 8 hours straight. I have to inspect every room. I also help the girls strip the beds, fold laundry, carry linen....etc. My favorite part is folding the huge king sheets over and over and over...my arms are going to be so strong! I am sweating every day at work! It is really great for my body and my weight loss struggle. I feel like I eat alot sometime but I am still loosing weight and it is because of my job. I'm excited about the change and I am happy to welcome the natural calorie burning. I'm going to buy a pedometer to see how far I actually walk in a day.

Well, enough about that! I hope everyone has a healthy week!

Sara

good morning all-- very stiff hands this morning-- ran out of Tylenol-- so must be brief. Ouch.

I'm stagnant this week-- TOM arrived this morning (right on schedule-- I love it) so I'm happy with no gain.

Lori-- neener neener-- I got mine and you didn't. (hums Rock-a-bye-baby)

Roni-- I had a falling out with my oldest, dearest friend recently-- couple years ago. It happens. If your conscience is clear, move on and let the chips fall where they may. If you need to apologize, do it to save the friendship and your conscience stays clear-- there's my nickel's worth of advice.

Everyone else-- so sorry to post and run-- my fingers are killing me today.

Later--

Just an FYI - if you take chocolate graham crackers and put fat free cool whip on them and freeze - they taste pretty close to an ice cream sandwich - it may help!

mmm...thanks, i've done it with the regular graham crackers, but not chocolate. dh would probably eat them all before i could try it :laugh: love you honey!!

Howdy team. Screening went okay. Very quick. Only results I got today were my b/p and that is normal, which I'm thankful for. Just can't wait to get the rest.

Had to fast before my appt, which was at 9:30. Came back and was eating oatmeal by 10, but didn't have time before heading to the gym for another snack or something. Came back from the gym feeling weak, exhausted and shakey. I know it'll pass, as I just finished my sandwich, but I'm resisting the urge to get a pop to get my blood sugar back up more quickly.

Anywho...my challenge this week is going to be doing some toning exercises at night, after I get kiddos to bed. I'm thinking push ups, sit ups, leg lifts, squats (blech), etc. Probably not all of them each night, but just a bit to tone this body back up.