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Warriors - Challenge (10/12-10/15)

writemusic4him
writemusic4him Posts: 312 Member
edited October 2014 in Social Groups
Online Motivation & Inspiration

Social media is a great place to find & share ideas, motivation & inspiration for your personal journey and weightloss journey.

If you feel comfortable sharing on social media to connect with your team members, then go ahead & then get connected with the others that share.

For example, my Pinterest where I pin a ton of healthy recipes & weightloss motivation is at: http://www.pinterest.com/mysunnychica/

Are there any blogs you follow, facebook pages, instagram pages, etc. that you have found helpful, then please share them here.

For example, I follow:

http://instagram.com/cleansimpleeats
https://www.facebook.com/Peak313

Bonus Points: Tweet or connect on something like Facebook or Instagram with a Biggest Loser trainer, former contestant, the Biggest Loser facebook page, or something similar. Bonus point if you receive a response back to your post :)
Just include a link or pic of it for the bonus points.

You could post/tweet and brag about your team's weight loss as of 9/11-10/8.

Warriors - 50 pounds
Calorie Killers - 64.5 pounds
Sole Trainers - 61 pounds
Western Allstars - 15.5 pounds (we were missing a ton of weigh-ins this week, so can't say for sure)

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  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    I love theses quotes!
    http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20706008,00.html

    My Cuz, who inspired me to start this Journey, has lost her weight thru Weight Watchers and Exercise. She always posts scrumptious recipes on FaceBook.

    Here are a few, from her FB page, that I like to follow:
    https://www.facebook.com/LowCarbingAmongFriends
    https://www.facebook.com/CookingLight
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Weight-Watchers-Recipes/166285256812153


    INSANITY Challenge - See Below:

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  • Shell_7609
    Shell_7609 Posts: 786 Member
    My Pinterest is http://www.pinterest.com/shell7609
    Twitter: shell7609

    One facebook I follow is: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=247375011961296

    Bonus - I still have to do this, but does it count if it happened in the past? I've talked to Gina from last season before & she followed me back
  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    edited October 2014
    I doubt if I will receive a response to my post since Jessie doesn't appear to comment on anything folks have posted to his FaceBook page. Time will tell I guess!

    Here is my post:
    https://www.facebook.com/JessiePavelka/posts/779124858810404

    This is what my post said:
    "Hi Jessie,
    If you comment on my post, I receive an EXTRA Point for our WARRIORS Team.

    I know that you know the value of an EXTRA ADVANTAGE when it comes to the weigh-in and that's what you would be giving our WARRIORS Team.

    I am on My Fitness Pal and we are in a challenge group for weight loss which follows the Biggest Loser: Glory Days TV Program.

    The name we picked for our team is WARRIORS. From Sept 11th until Oct 8th the WARRIORS have lost 50 pounds!

    We have 15 dedicated folks on our Team! Last week 100% of the WARRIORS weighed-in. To date, no other team has had 100% weigh-in. The WARRIORS were the first!

    This challenge is done over the internet and we have not physically met our teammates. Our WARRIORS Team is from all over the world. We have folks on our team from Australia, Canada, New Brunswick, UK and the USA to name a few countries.

    You are doing such wonderful work with the Blue Team. I just LOVE it! You did such a fantastic job with the ladies (even though you were down one team member when Damien Woody was sidelined)! Fantastic Job!!!

    The WARRIORS Team and I would greatly appreciate it if you commented on my post so that I win an EXTRA Point for our WARRIORS Team!

    Thank you so much!"


    INSANITY CHALLENGE - SEE BELOW:

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  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    Weigh-in link: - - -

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P4X8asu6gC0gxezy-TIvs2ZRhHDBOP29uz9y6TFXriI/edit?pli=1#gid=974706898
  • radiocricket
    radiocricket Posts: 127 Member
    edited October 2014
    You guys, this challenge just got me down. I've only just started watching BL and finished up Season 2 about 2 weeks ago. I loved Matt's transformation the most, both emotional and physical. I just googled him and looked him up for this challenge. First, I discovered that he married co-contestant Suzy, but looking at their FB page, they have both put the weight back on! Not very inspirational :\ I did like their FB page but am not going to comment as all they seem to be doing is selling a spot for some current weight lose challenge Suzy is trying :|

    1461818_654583514573622_957943581_n.jpg?oh=883ef1ece2a1157e1927cd3dad2ab9ec&oe=54B1362F
    Matt & Suzy Hoover's FB page

    What I have found to be the most helpful for me is my Fitbit!
    Janice's Fitbit

    and then participating in step challenges:
    Slimmer Through Summer Step Challenge
    Scare the Pounds Away Step Challenge

    -Janice

  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    edited October 2014
    BONUS POINT FOR THE WARRIORS

    Note: I also sent Jessie an email (to the address listed on his FB page) that said the identical thing that my post said and I also provided the direct link to the post so he wouldn't have to search for it. I know he's a busy guy-trying to make it easy for him. I don't know if that helped or not.

    BUT, WHOOT!! WHOOT!! I GOT AN ANSWER BACK - - HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!

    OMG! OMG! OMG! This is soooo cool!

    Jessie commented on my post!!!!! I am beyond excited!!!!!

    https://www.facebook.com/JessiePavelka/posts/779124858810404?comment_id=779144138808476&offset=0&total_comments=1&ref=notif&notif_t=feed_comment

    Here is what he said:
    Jessie Pavelka "Good Luck to the World Wide Warriors! Great work! I Like it. JP."
    Unlike · Reply · 2 · 11 hrs

    Ann'e Lucas "Thank you so very much for helping our Warriors Team!!!"
    Like · 5 mins
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
    http://www.dietbetter.com/

    http://ca.bodybuilding.com/store/campaign/campaign.jsp?cId=canada-top-bodybuilding-supplements&mcid=GGL_CA_Bodybuilding_Brand-Bodybuilding_Brand_Semi_Branded_Bodybuilding&bbkwid=12617211&_requestid=5418393

    http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/calculate-weight-loss-percentage.html
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
    https://www.facebook.com/TaraCosta.BiggestLoser
  • findingmyfabulous
    findingmyfabulous Posts: 21
    Ang Armstrong
    Today at 21:20
    Hi Ali I live in Australia and watched your journey with eagerness and pride. I have caught up online with your current success and your brave and honest sharing. I'm fighting the battle using My Fitness Pal and have connected with a wonderful group of people watching the Glory Days Biggest Loser show and using the contestants journeys to spur us on our own. This week, we have been challenged to connect on social media with someone who inspires us. I feel really inspired by you. We are similar height and I am approximately where you were at the start so I know what is possible for me with hard work and dedication. My Warriors team on MFP is made up of 15 wonderful people from all over the world, not just in the US. Our prize is a new, healthy body, a healthy mind and a fabulous life. I have earned my team a point by connecting with you. If you reply to my post, I will be awarded a bonus point! Thank you for sharing your life so publicly. Please know your light shines the world over. :)
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    Okay team...I posted this on Facebook. Hopefully this will earn me a point. I'm not expecting a response as she has so many posts on her page but none seem to have replies. I will let you know if/when I get something back to get a bonus. I don't really use social media other than Facebook for connecting with friends but I have made friends with one MFP buddy on Facebook. I love the social aspect of MFP. It's my new Facebook...just with friends I haven't met yet! :)
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
    Rachel!! I loved watching you on the biggest loser and knew you would win!!! Was rooting for you the whole time

    I am a part of a Biggest Loser challenge currently and my team is down 50 LBS; our challenge this week is to message someone from the biggest loser and see if we get a response; we get bonus points if we do!!! Our team is called the warriors and were from all over the world we would love to hear back from you
    about an hour ago

    Hey Megan!

    Thanks for all the support!

    I am glad I can get you bonus points for the team! Do you all meet as a team to workout? If so, let me know when and what time and a good number to call on and I might be able to say "hi".

    Congrats on your team's wonderful progress! Keep up the awesome work and continue to motivate and support each other.

    Best,
    ~Rachel

    Rachel from last season BL messaged me!!! Gals and guys if we lived closer we could have gotten a call :)
  • StevieB13
    StevieB13 Posts: 16 Member
    So excited !!!! :D

    Online Motivation & Inspiration

    1. I am a member of a UK fb page called HOOP (Help Overcome Obesity Problems) who's patron is the one and only Jessie !!!

    2. I follow a fb page called HASfit who post inspirational posters https://www.facebook.com/HASFitness?fref=ts
    and offer numerous free workouts on their website http://hasfit.com/

    3. I was a member of the UK BL website until I joined here a few weeks ago. The forums were dead apart from a few of us. We now have our own weight loss support group on fb and the start of a website !!

    BONUS

    I thought of two people from BL who I admire, so I sent them both tweets, unfortunately this limited what I could say

    1. Fiona Falkiner (Australia BL)
    @fionafalkiner Love your body confidence, showing 1000's of girls that health & beauty comes in all sizes. Curvalicious girls rock !! xxx

    2. Jodie Prenger (UK BL)
    @Musicalmissy loved you since your personality made me smile on the UK BL, keep on doing what you do best, which is being true to yourself x

    and......... I got a response "whoop-whoop"
    @StevieBP13 thanks hun. Means a lot. Hugs at cha. have a beaut of a day x



  • Shell_7609
    Shell_7609 Posts: 786 Member
    I just sent a tweet to Dolvett. I'll report back if he answers
  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    meganfoster12 wrote: »
    I am glad I can get you bonus points for the team! Do you all meet as a team to workout? If so, let me know when and what time and a good number to call on and I might be able to say "hi".

    Best,
    ~Rachel

    Rachel from last season BL messaged me!!! Gals and guys if we lived closer we could have gotten a call :)

    That is so cool that she would be willing to do that!
  • DonnaDTW
    DonnaDTW Posts: 75 Member
    edited October 2014
    Not a twitter person but am on FB & Pinterest. Have a Healthy Tidbits board with tips, recipes, etc that is public but also have a New Me private board with lots weight loss & motivation...keep it private because of relatives that follow me. If you are on Pinterest, I am donna136.

    Also, I do follow several blogs and FB pages for motivation and ideas. One is the one Melanie mentioned Peak313 - she's a fellow Ohioian, the others are Gina's Road to Health, Home with a Purpose also an Ohioian who does THM. Oh yeah and Runs for Cookies - she lost her weight on Sparkpeople...think its a bit like MFP. And of course Success Stories on MFP....we have lots to learn from those who have walked our path and BL!

    Think its way cool that some BL people answered Ann'e, Stevie & Megan! Keep up the Great Work!!!!
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
    https://www.facebook.com/messages/456476757805436
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
    edited October 2014
    http://s44.photobucket.com/user/megan_foster1/library/?view=recent
  • meganfoster12
    meganfoster12 Posts: 411 Member
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  • Amber__E
    Amber__E Posts: 8 Member
    Sorry all..... I don't like social media. I don't have Facebook, Twitter anything like that. I'm a pretty private person. I do my best to interact with people on MFP and help people any way I can there.
  • watersm04
    watersm04 Posts: 190 Member
    Congratulations to all of you that received responses, that's very exciting! I don't have twitter or do much in social media....

    Online motivation and inspiration:
    I am connected to an online group called Wellness. There are recipes, tips etc. Right now we are doing a 'learn to run 5km program.


    Bonus points:

    StevieB13 - I looked up the facebook page HASfit that you posted and am now following that.
    Cycletrak1: I am also now following your inspirational quote page you posted
    thanks for sharing!!

    I updated the spreadsheet with my weight. Unfortunately, I am up almost 2lbs. Sorry about that team. I'll work extra hard this week to get rid of that and hopefully even more.
    I think I did everything I can for points, let me know if I missed anything :D

  • StephanieL14
    StephanieL14 Posts: 124 Member
    I try to keep my online presence somewhat anonymous, so I won't share my personal FB page, but I do follow a few great blogs! skinnytaste.com and organizeyourselfskinny.com are great ones. Organizeyourselfskinny is also on Instagram and has a lot of useful info and tips!
  • Shell_7609
    Shell_7609 Posts: 786 Member
    I didn't get a response from Dolvett or Francelina
  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    Congrats everyone on a job well done!
  • findingmyfabulous
    findingmyfabulous Posts: 21
    No reply for me, unfortunately. I just want to say thanks for sharing the blogs. I just checked out OYS and love it!
  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    edited October 2014
    It's too bad we didn't have more time with this challenge. It would have been interesting to see the responses. Less than 3 days to receive a response (if you did it immediately after posted) from busy folks was challenging. :\

    I just checked, it's almost 2pm and still no challenge posted for this week. :(
  • findingmyfabulous
    findingmyfabulous Posts: 21
    cycletrak1 wrote: »
    It's too bad we didn't have more time with this challenge. It would have been interesting to see the responses. Less than 3 days to receive a response (if you did it immediately after posted) from busy folks was challenging. :\

    I just checked, it's almost 2pm and still no challenge posted for this week. :(

    Hi...I'm also checking to see that I haven't missed anything for this week. Please let me know if I have! :)
  • cycletrak1
    cycletrak1 Posts: 607 Member
    For 10/16- 10/22 There aren't Extra Challenges. Only Weigh-In and Show Chat/Speedy Challenge. Since many have asked, thought I would post it here. :)
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