Laboring Towards Labor Day (CLOSED GRP)

I think 4 would be good. At least if anyone does drop, we would have other team members. 2 people while challenging may not work well if someone's team mate does drop off, for whatever reason.

I think bigger teams would be great, and I think just the random teams would probably be easiest. Looking forward to this group!

I agree with the other ladies on 4 teammates. Random grouping is good, or maybe group people by how much they want to lose during the challenge. For example, the people trying to lose the most group together, and so forth (hope this makes sense).

Anything works for me, individuals or teams.
I am in!! I will be on vacation a week during
this challenge but I am going to try and log
in as much as the laptop allows with good
connection. LOL

Good Luck everyone!

I like the idea of 4 teams also .

I cant wait to get started!

I'm clueless on what's best, but we could just try the teams and find out whether we like teams or not. One thing I do know for sure is that I sure appreciate all the work you do for us! Thanks!

I absolutely want in. I'm not in on the other one, so do you want me to just come here and post my weight July 4th? I appreciate everything you do bluiz...I said it before your my h2o hero! Thanks for allowing me to join.

:::Waving::: Hi everyone! I'm going to introduce myself... I'm Crystal, (my daughters name is Abby thus where I got AbbyGrl) I'm 39 years old, I live in Ohio and like just about everyone here I'm tired of my weight. Motivation/challenges push me to succeed. I do way better when I am competing with others...not sure if its the competitive side in me, but I push myself harder when I have someone on my heels or breathing down my back....I like to walk, actually I LOVE to walk, I noticed when I walked 5 times a week I was dropping the weight. I'm still working on my water intake, but its coming along. Anyhow, I lost 17 lbs this past month alone, so I know I can kick it into gear when I want to...I just like the challenge, a friendly challenge. I'm not a sore loser, I just do better when I have people pushing just as hard as I am for the same goal. Thanks for allowing me to participate with you all and I wish you ALL the best of luck in this challenge!

Abby i like the idea of introducing ourselves also
My name is Kristen and i am 37 from near Charleston West Virginia . I have a great job that i have worked for quite a while and i love it ! My screen name is kris1085 because of 3 of my 4 neices and nephew my oldest neice will be 11 and the middle neice is going to be 9 my nephew and the only boy is turning 6 and my newest neice will be a year on my nephews birthday ! I have been doing Zumba for a while and i love it and i also do some Leslie Sanson walking tapes also ! My mission is to get healthier so that i can always be there for my neices and nephew and i also am looking forward to buying all new clothes too !

Good day everyone.

My name is Kimberly. I live in NEPA. I have been on MFP for 334 days. My internal med doc told me I needed to exercise and lose weight. I have 4 boys. My oldes is a skateboarder on the cartoon network circuit, one at VillaNova and another starting his own business. My youngest is a BS working as a Counselor in training at BS camp. I have always been active until I had a severe Asthma attack and started Prednisone. I gained 75 pounds and have been trying to lose it ever since. I was 100 pounds after my last child; i knew nothing about weight until it affected my heart. I have lost 35 pounds over all. My doc wants me around 135. My last 10 pounds have not come off in over a year. My cardiologist thinks I am the right weight, I just need to exercise daily and drink water. My allergist wants the weight off due my my severe allergies. I am allergic to everything especially foods. So Bloating and water retention are defense mecanisms to my illness'. I workout with my husband almost daily. He has created me into the Commander in Water! I send water shout out daily to remind us to stay hydrated!

I have found a beautiful supportive community on MFP. Together we can achieve everything!!

Bluiz...You are an awesome leader!!


Now enough of me.....Lets get our drink on

Since we're all getting to know each other, I'll share too! I'm happily married 20 years this September, mother of two teenagers (so far it's good), and like my profile said, I somehow morphed into this middle aged person that could stand to lose some weight. Actually, who needs to lose some weight! lol

I never weighed over 100 pounds until my senior year in high school. I was 103 when I met my dh, then I started gaining. At age 23 I married, weighing about 120. Still a healthy weight, but the heaviest I've been. So, exercise is foreign to me, I don't enjoy it and I've never had to worry about my weight or what I ate in the past. Fast forward two children later, and my 40's and here I am!

My highest non-pregnancy weight is 180. I was able to lose my baby weight and got down to 117, but it wasn't in a healthy way (stress & starvation, it's no wonder I gained it back). I joined MFP in January weighing 178 and am finally down to 161. This whole 160's thing has been a challenge, as I fluctuate from 161 to 163 constantly. UGH!

So, I'm looking forward to getting back on track and losing even more. My goal right now is 140, to be re-evaluated once I get there. I just started a hip hop class this week and I actually enjoyed it (don't call it aerobics or you'll ruin it for me)! I bought exercise clothes today (yea me!) so I can look cute while DANCING (again, not aerobics or exercise).

So let's do this girls!

My turn, my name is Jennifer, I am 38 years oldI was born and raised in Covington, Kentucky, moved to Dry Ridge, KY 8 years ago in September when I married my DH. We have 2 beautiful little girls, Arielle just turned 5 and Brigitte is 2 1/2. I have 2 jobs, the first was full time, but just over a year ago they cut myself and another clerk to part time (hate it), I work for a small city office. After that I searched for a new job, found nothing - love the economy. Even now, the pay would about equal in 40 hours, what I'm making in 20... Then my aunt told me her boss was fed up with their cleaning people and asked if I would be interested. After some bumps the first couple of weeks, It has been great and great income for just 1 night (4 or 5 hours) per week. By January we finally got our finances back in order and stress lessened. Then my DH was asked to join a fitness and boot camp program by a co-worker. We both wanted to, but could only afford for 1 of us to go. Someone there told him about MFP. He and I started logging, he brought home info from his program and we worked together on healthier eating, but separately on workouts... By the end of his program in May we had both hit the 50 pounds lost mark.
When we started this journey, we both realized we needed to be in better shape for our girls - we reflected on last summer and how we were bench warmers while they ran and played with one another. Now we get out and play with them, I outlasted them both about 2 weeks ago playing soccer (kicking ball around, they call it soccer...) a year ago I would not have lasted 5 minutes! I feel great, but want more - so still on my journey to lose at least 50 more. My goal is 160-170.

Oh, my pusher and motivator is not my DH - it's my 5 year old who nags me with, "is that in your calories for today?" or "did you exercise today?", "do we need to workout tonight?", "have you lost any more pounds?" - love her and love that at 5 years old she is so bright and caring. Only problem I have - she thinks she needs to lose weight... 5 years old, almost 4 feet tall and only 47 pounds (after eating). Whenever she asks if she needs to lose I laugh and tell her no, she needs to gain. I love my girls and love that they love me getting skinny and want to help!

Well my turn, My name is Robyn I am 32 years old and have no children. My husband and I have decided to not to have children. We love our nieces and nephews, oh and don't forget the great dane. I work 3rd shift 7 days on 7 days off, 10 hour shifts. I work at the local hospital in the lab. We are small enough that I am the only one in the lab for 8 hours. I also work close enough to work that when it is nice out I will bike back and forth. My schedual is horrible for my diet. I do so well when I am at work than on my 7 days off, its like a free for all.
I love Zumba, I have been going 2 x per week for about 9 months now. Right now we don't have classes because of the holiday, so I think that is part of the reason my weight is up right now.
I also love to ride my bike around the back roads.
I have to get back to work I will finish later.