Black Team- A Team of Champions!

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  • 72lori
    72lori Posts: 6,790 Member
    I think I just take things too seriously folks, so sorry if I don't always get the jokes etc. I don't often get tyhem in the UK either, I know I can change my weight and self image views but can I change my sense of humour??? :laugh:

    Woman are you apologizingn again?!? :laugh: :laugh: We love ya Tanya and you've been such a nice addition to our group. Sometimes the funniest part is when somebody doesn't get the joke!
  • 72lori
    72lori Posts: 6,790 Member
    Andrew- very happy to see you back. I figured you'd been busy, you know, that work stuff, family stuff, new baby on the way stuff. From now on we are gonna come for you sooner! No excuses buddy, but I'm glad you came back before 25 turned into 50 into...... We've all been there. We all know this is a for life thing. There will be times we are 100%, there will be times we are less. The important part is that we keep doing it- at least most of the time.

    Can't wait to see your goals!
  • jimswmn
    jimswmn Posts: 1,350 Member
    Hello Black Team ! :heart:

    I did an amazing 30 minute run this afternoon with Jim. Stayed with him the whole run until last 2 minutes where he put his finger in the air and circles it to tell me to pick it up. I said pfffttttt, he said he heard me in his head when he did it.:laugh: 2.2 miles..I can and will go further faster by August 3, first 5K I'm going to do. Got real lazy when my girls came home and it will take a little while to get back but I CAN do it !

    Marla, Love the pictures. Glad you were able to have the entire family together.:flowerforyou:

    Tanya, Keep up the hard work. Did I ever tell you when I read your posts they have a bit of English accent to them.:flowerforyou:

    Lori, 90+ that early in the morning? I would have done the walk too...with the water.:flowerforyou:

    Kati, WTG girl on the run !:flowerforyou:

    Batman, Welcome back !:drinker:

    Tamara, With all the calories you burn sometimes I worry that you don't eat enough. :flowerforyou:

    Jeannie, Dig it ! LOL :heart:

    Sara, :heart: If there is anything that you need, just ask I will get it to you.

    :heart: To all I missed, have a great Sunday evening !
  • familygirl37167
    familygirl37167 Posts: 2,088 Member
    Just a real quick stop in..

    Just ate dinner turkey burger and green beans.,..Now my house is a wreck from trying to get these tv's where they need to go/..

    Will repost on everyone later..Love to you all!!!
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    Hee--

    seriously-- had a nice dinner with hubs since he's leaving in the morrow-- feel very full, so obviously ate too much-- logged everything and seem 261 over for the day or so-- doubt I'll get a run in tonight -- total, TOTAL chaos 'round here tonight and tomorrow morning until they leave.

    I have been spending tons of time thinking and will lay out my goals for the month sometime tomorrow-- however, first thing will be to totally revamp my personal schedule without the mister-- rise and shine early and get the run in. Totally detest the late to bed, late to rise crap-- rather powerless to stop it-- marital dynamics and all that jazz--

    But, for the next four weeks, I'm on my own--

    Wahoooooooooooo--

    Need to scoot and type-- more tomorrow.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    nevermind. :indifferent:

    cantwaitcantwaitcantwait!!!!!!!!
  • mumsanutter
    mumsanutter Posts: 3,123 Member
    Morning all,

    I have done 16 mins on the elliptical, 17 mins on the bike and also walked for 70 mins this am with the buggy. Have managed to put the shopping away, and make breakfast for Thomas - he has a doctors appointment at 10.30 as had come out in a rash, and I want it checked out as he is suposed to be going to france tomorrow for a school trip :ohwell: , have also put the clothes out on the airer (like a clothes line but folds up to be stored easily), and am about to have a coffee :smile:

    Marla - I completely agree about the early up and exercise, thats what I'd started to do when hubby was away, but now he's back it seems to have been messed up :grumble: will need to get a grip again. Hope that hubs and Sarah get away ok.

    Everyone else, happy monday folks and will recheck-in later. Need coffee before the doctors :laugh:
  • familygirl37167
    familygirl37167 Posts: 2,088 Member
    Good morning everyone!!

    Earlier to rise this morning...I normally get up at 330 am, but since I have to be at work at 515 am this morning, I had to get up at 3 am..Good thing I went to bed at 730... Just ate my french toast oh how fabulous that was, since I have not had it in about 5 days..Made my lunch have done my make up an now drinking my coffee, fixin to go get my workout clothes together and then get dressed and head on in to work..

    I get off at 1:30 then the gym until 315, then home to eat then ball game at 730..I hate late ballgames, at least the kids dont have school tomorrow so they can sleep in so thats good..My son wants to go to one of the boys house after the game..I dnt care its up to dear ole daddy!!

    Well have a awesome day...I am gonna try and make good money..Hopefully we are as busy today as we were friday..That was amazing!!!
  • richardsrm
    richardsrm Posts: 1,144 Member
    :flowerforyou: Morning folks, less humid today:smile: Got to school at 6:30 to help a young man pass the end of the year tests :yawn: I'm here where is he?????:sad: Oh well , horse to water thing! Have a great day today. Richie
  • zippy111
    zippy111 Posts: 2,241 Member
    Quick good Morning Everyone!

    From trying to catch up on posts..... Marla - Happy Belated Birthday! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Loved the family photo. Everyone looked pretty darn happy in that picture. From reading on are you a "free woman today"....hubby and Sara took off? Now get back to training.

    Becca- Welcome - I also just joined this excellent team in January. Nothing but positive reinforcement here!

    Richie - What do you teach? DH hates it when he agrees to help someone that early and they don't show up.

    Andrew- Great to see you back! Now get your butt in gear!

    Jeannie - Love JT! Glad you enjoyed the concert!

    Tanya - Glad you had some good alone time with hubby. It feels good to re-kindle relationships.

    Attended 6 graduation parties this weekend! I am exhausted. Tried to make good food choices but the wine kept flowing:laugh: don't know how that happened.:wink: Of course dd now says "Ya know Mom, I kinda wish we had a party" AAAHHHH I knew she was going to do that. So I said why don't we have a "send off to college" party in August. Everyone will be ready for another party by then... so the planning has started.

    Hey to everyone else! I have managed to keep the weight steady through all the festivities. Now time to kick in gear again!

    love to all!:heart::heart: :heart:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    :flowerforyou: Morning folks, less humid today:smile: Got to school at 6:30 to help a young man pass the end of the year tests :yawn: I'm here where is he?????:sad: Oh well , horse to water thing! Have a great day today. Richie

    that could of been my son:frown: I could drive him to school, walk him to the door, and get a call from the tutor 1/2 later that I had to pay even if I didn't bother to bring him!!
  • ksproston
    ksproston Posts: 6,967 Member
    Happy Monday!

    Sara - (((HUGS)))

    Marla - Glad you had a nice birthday. Was the launch successful? :laugh:

    I am proud to say that my alarm went off at 5. The sun was rising. Birds were chirping. I, my champion friends, got dressed for a run. I did a slow mile. I have a sharp, sharp pain in my left knee. Black team members don't give up. I chanted that through the whole mile. Not sure what the dealio is. After the 5K on Saturday it was hurting big time but felt okay afterwards and yesterday all day. Will schedule an appt for an adjustment. But, I did it. I really, really did. :bigsmile:
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    getting there, Kati--

    T minus 64 minutes and counting.

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  • ksproston
    ksproston Posts: 6,967 Member
    Forgot to mention that our new food for the week (new to us) was introduced yesterday: cantaloupe. I've never been a fan. But, I tried it again. It wasn't as bad as I remembered. Emerson enjoyed it. Tenley and Dylan not so much. Dean likes it. Yay us for being brave.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off-- woo-hooooooooo!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oU9_hy3mA

    Par-tayyyyyy in Jersey!!!!!!!!!!

    Heading out to lunch with a classmate-- woo-hooooooo!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off-- woo-hooooooooo!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oU9_hy3mA

    Par-tayyyyyy in Jersey!!!!!!!!!!

    Heading out to lunch with a classmate-- woo-hooooooo!

    I hope your driving, looks like your classmate ate way too many beans last night :laugh:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Forgot to mention that our new food for the week (new to us) was introduced yesterday: cantaloupe. I've never been a fan. But, I tried it again. It wasn't as bad as I remembered. Emerson enjoyed it. Tenley and Dylan not so much. Dean likes it. Yay us for being brave.

    mmmmm love nice fresh cantelope (can tell low pay as they say it here in Miami! )

    you may have had some that was not ripe. Buy it and leave on the table for a few days. When the button on the end can be depressed a bit................ding-all done!
  • jimswmn
    jimswmn Posts: 1,350 Member
    Okay daily goals:

    Better food choices and log them
    Continue exercise no matter how freakin hot and humid it is
    Abs and arms

    Short term:

    2 months :2 5K's first goal of 45 min or under

    Ultimate goal: 6-9 months

    Reach my goal weight

    Ultimate goal:

    See what everyone else sees. No matter how many times someone tell me I look great, skinny, thinner...I don't see it. I think like I did 25 pounds ago.

    I reread this and thought, hmmmm not to clear on what I AM going to do. So let me try this again:

    Food

    I AM going to eat my fruit and vegetables every day.
    I AM going to log all my food.

    Exercise

    I AM going to do at least 2 pavement miles every day. This will be either running or walking.
    I AM going to do at least 1 water mile 4 times a week.

    I WILL do ab work every day whether I feel like it or not.
    I WILL do arm work 3 times a week.

    Short term by September

    I WILL run in 2 5K races. The first one WILL be under 45 minutes.

    Long term goal by June 2011

    I WILL reach my goal weight. I lost 25 pounds another 20 to go.

    Ultimate Goal

    I WILL see what eveyone else sees. I WILL appreciate the changes I have made, the inches I have lost and the healthy lifestyle that I have started.

    :heart: Black Team !
  • jimswmn
    jimswmn Posts: 1,350 Member
    liftoff.jpg

    Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off-- woo-hooooooooo!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oU9_hy3mA

    Par-tayyyyyy in Jersey!!!!!!!!!!

    Heading out to lunch with a classmate-- woo-hooooooo!

    I hope your driving, looks like your classmate ate way too many beans last night :laugh:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • ksproston
    ksproston Posts: 6,967 Member
    liftoff.jpg

    Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off-- woo-hooooooooo!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oU9_hy3mA

    Par-tayyyyyy in Jersey!!!!!!!!!!

    Heading out to lunch with a classmate-- woo-hooooooo!

    I hope your driving, looks like your classmate ate way too many beans last night :laugh:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    The drive there should be cheap enough. Looks like she's got plenty of gas.....
  • 72lori
    72lori Posts: 6,790 Member
    Love the redo on the goals Bobbi. I believe ya!

    Marla- imagine you are partying about now

    I got up, did a 2 mile run this AM, saw a number on the scale when I finished that I havne't seen for a LONG time. Granted, I sweated out A LOT of water...but, still I SAW it! Normally I don't weight myself because I head straight to the gym, but today I had to take DS to his doctor appointment and I needed a quick shower.

    Ran him to the doctor and back to school and then hit the gym. I took a sculpting class that I have never taken before. The class was fine, but honestly, I'm a little more 'hard core' when it comes to weights and I could have done a lot more on my own in those 45 minutes... but now I know.

    For weights, I'm better left to do my own thing. I want to say I have advanced past those classes but it sounds like I'm full of myself and it's not that. I remember a time when I was very 'at the level' of those classes and I lifted little itty bitty weights and thought I might die. Now, I listen to these women moan and groan and complain about doing a bicep curl with an 8 pound dumbbell.... when I am doing 15 or 20 pounds and not complaining. Or when we were doing the back exercises and they were using their 10 pound weights for the lawnmower pull move .... and I picked up both my 15 pound weights in one hand and did it.

    I'm sure they are looking at me thinking their own thoughts..... :bigsmile: It's hard to listen to those who have been taking the same class for months and months and months moan and groan about it and never challenge themselves to the next level. That is all. I really don't care how much people lift, it bothers me that they never progress. Some of those ladies have been doing it for years. After years of doing it they can't go up a pound or two?

    Ahhhh, I digress......Cardio classes for me at the gym=good. Sculpting=no thanks.

    The point in all of that my friends..... NEVER EVER stop trying! Always strive to do better, be faster, lift more, go further! Got it?
  • jimswmn
    jimswmn Posts: 1,350 Member
    Love the redo on the goals Bobbi. I believe ya!

    Thank you Lori !
    Ahhhh, I digress......Cardio classes for me at the gym=good. Sculpting=no thanks.

    The point in all of that my friends..... NEVER EVER stop trying! Always strive to do better, be faster, lift more, go further! Got it?

    Got it !!!!!!!:tongue:
  • mumsanutter
    mumsanutter Posts: 3,123 Member
    Ahhhh, I digress......Cardio classes for me at the gym=good. Sculpting=no thanks.

    The point in all of that my friends..... NEVER EVER stop trying! Always strive to do better, be faster, lift more, go further! Got it?

    Got it !!!!!!!:tongue:
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    I agree with Bobbi - got it :bigsmile: . I have just completed 20 minutes on the bike with the weights on my ankles. I am feeling the work out in my legs, and once I don't feel it or I can peddle like I was before, then I will add more weight (is now sitting here wondering what to do when I progress past the 3kg ankle weight - add another?? Now have a picture of me wearing ankle weight leggins :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ).

    Ok, time for me to go. Hubby home from first day back at work and he is dealing with the babies, so better go and help :wink:
  • ksproston
    ksproston Posts: 6,967 Member
    http://www.aledotimesrecord.com/featured/x1332184858/Rhubarb-runners-brave-rain-for-race

    From this weekend's run.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    Just got back from lunch-- oh my gosh. Haven't seen Allison my classmate since graduation day 28 years or so ago-- like old times. Gotta love facebook and the connections you can make. We yapped, we laughed, we cried, we laughed some more-- so much fun.

    Had a lovely Asian Crunch Salad at Applebees-- under 550 calories. Some kinda white peach sangria thing-- not sure of the calories, but it was just lovely. I just got back around 5:15 from a 1:15 lunch. Good times.

    Have to make dinner, blah, blah, blah-- be in touch later with some goals.
  • familygirl37167
    familygirl37167 Posts: 2,088 Member
    hey everyone, I burned 750 calories today and I even ate almost 1500 that unheard for me, so I am really trying, I am super tired!!

    Hit the gym after work, been up since 3 am now heading to ball, it wont get over until like 10 pm...

    Hope everyone is doing great...I am gonna get up at 330and hit the gym from 5 to 630 then back at gym from 8 to 830 for an abs class then 830 to 930 for a spin class..I hope I have a good time..who am I kidding I know I will have a good time!!

    Goodnight ya'll!!
  • Tri_Dad
    Tri_Dad Posts: 1,465
    Marla- Glad you had a good time with your old classmate. I have a similar event coming this summer. Good friend look is having a BBQ for his birthday and there will be a TON of old friends I havnt seen since highschool, Now there is some motivation for me to get my butt in gear. lol

    Run not so good today. Sore and tired but I managed intervals for a couple of miles. Even so, I am happy with it because I got out there. Burned some calories and got one step further in the right direction.

    Eating has been spot on today. Trying to figure out what to do with my last 200 cals today. All Kati's talk about Canteloupe made me buy one at the store today. Maybe I will have that.

    Just feels good to be with you guys again. Shame made me hide. Feels good to be proud enough to show my face. =)
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
    Sweet Andrew-- there is no shame among friends, ol' buddy. You let life get to you for a bit-- it happens. We love you enough to remind you there are no excuses. Health HAS to be a priority. You DO NOT want to be that 300+ pound dude ever, ever again. As much as it depend on me to assist, I vow to never let you rest on your haunches. Complacency equals what, Jeannie? That's right. FAT.
  • HealthyChanges2010
    HealthyChanges2010 Posts: 5,831 Member
    Thank you all for making me feel so welcome:flowerforyou:
    Becca
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Sweet Andrew-- there is no shame among friends, ol' buddy. You let life get to you for a bit-- it happens. We love you enough to remind you there are no excuses. Health HAS to be a priority. You DO NOT want to be that 300+ pound dude ever, ever again. As much as it depend on me to assist, I vow to never let you rest on your haunches. Complacency equals what, Jeannie? That's right. FAT.


    FAT
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