***TEAM PERSEVERANCE - AUGUST CHALLENGE*** (Closed group)

Whoop lets do this!!!

lol even though i really didn't read it i just signed up!!! time for fun!!!!

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So excited!!!!

I'm ready to go!!! Thanks for leading us, Lori!!

Hi Team - would like everyone to know my name. Please feel free to call me: Robbie

And I'm Jill!!

Thought this was fitting.

Okay I have some time to post my intro now lol.

My name is Amanda, I'm newly 23 years old. I'm expecting #4. I used MFP during pregnancy #3 and postpartum (lost all baby weight plus 22lbs in 6 months! thanks MFP!)

My DR closely monitors my calories. I'm going to be honest here, I eat HORRIBLY without MFP. That's why I use it during pregnancy, to keep myself accountable, to keep the weight gain in check, etc. I usually keep my calories on maintenance but don't usually use all of them since I find myself filling up on more fruits and veggies versus candy...(I have a serious candy addiction). Today I decided to attempt to cut out Diet Coke, which is going to be very difficult for me.

I also work out through my whole pregnancy, I found it REALLY helped my energy level last time. Can't wait to get started guys!!

Hey Team!! I'm so excited..

I'm 23 years old and am getting married on 9/17/11. I am currently 141 and hope to be down to 130 by the wedding. I joined MFP a few months ago but just started using in this week and I must say it is SUCH an inspirational site because of all the wonderful people. You guys are all so motivational and I can only hope that I can help to motivate you as well.

Can't wait to get to know you all better..

Lori, thanks for being our Captain.. you seem like you make a great one!

Now let's kick butt!!!!!

-Cat

Well I guess if we are doing intros. lol My name is Christina, I've pretty much always been overweight since grade school. But it was never by a lot (maybe between 10-20lbs)...then around sophomore year of high school till now I really packed on the pounds! Finally at my highest of 272lbs, I got on MFP thanks to a friend of mine, and am almost down 50lbs. But I still have a long...LONG...ways to go. I'm really wanting to be under 200 by Christmas, so hoping this challenge will really help me gear up and get out the rut I seem to be in.

Hello everyone!! My name is Reesa and I'm 35 years old. I've been overweight my entire life. I'm currently 345 -- down 38 pounds, with 30 of those pounds coming off within the last 5 weeks... since joining MFP!!!!! Wooohoooo!!! I'm so excited about this challenge and I can't wait to get to know you all better.

Hugs to all! Now, let's do this!!!

★Go Team Perseveranceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! ★

Ok, I guess I'll take my turn here! I'm Jill, 48 yrs old, wife and mom from Colorado! My kids are teens and older now...17, 18, 20, and 21, so it was time to take a bit better care of myself. I had alot of travelling opportunities this summer, which is why I started my journey (again)...in January. I would say I'm a textbook "yo-yo'er" and I'm dying to find the secret to take it off and keep it off!! So, instead of doing any of the fad stuff, I decided to do this again...eat what I want, but in moderation. I did MFP some time ago, but started having neck issues, couldn't keep up with the exercising...yada, yada...you've all heard (and made!) excuses too, I'm sure! At any rate, when we planned all of these trips, I gave good incentive to do something about my weight. It's been a sort of frustrating journey so far as the weight is not coming off NEARLY as quickly as I'd like...I started in January at 194. I saw that number be SO close to the 200 mark and I knew I had to do something. I lost a few pounds the first few months, but it was SO slow. Finally, in April, I decided to come back here strictly for the logging/journalling so that I would have something hard -copy for my doctor to look at. I'd forgotten how wonderful the support is...I've met some really wonderful people that actually make this whole thing much more fun than it would be otherwise! So, where I was coming for the recordkeeping (which I'm still doing and have my Doc appt on the 11th!), I've so enjoyed the people and support! Oh...I guess I better put that my ultimate goal is 150 lbs.....I would love to get down to my younger weight, but I'm just being realistic here!

Lori....I, too, am a HUGE NFL fan....so glad the lockout is over!! My favorite team is the now-lowly Broncos, but we'll spend some time rebuilding!! I love the Rockies baseball too (no matter how bad they are this year!)....you'll see me post things about stadium food quite a bit!! Also a HUGE fan of College football....Buckeyes and Volunteers!!

Let's see....my personality....I love to laugh, can be a tad (well, maybe more than a tad) sarcastic...but am 100% behind everybody!! I just like to joke and have fun doing it!! So, if you see snide remarks from me, they are NEVER serious....ALWAYS meant in a fun way!!

I'm really excited to get going on this...I know we're going to do great!! Last chapter of my book....the END.....or, maybe, the BEGINNING!!!

Hi there everyone!!

My name is Julie - my friends call me Jules - I will answer to both, or even HEY YOU! I am 37, mom of 3, married for 15 years next month. I am fairly blunt and at times offer WAY TMI. I have been too big since I was around 10. I never knew what a healthy weight was really. I saw that I was bigger than the rest of the kids - but not as big as some. Then junior high happened. Being ostracized is never fun. Especially at that age when all most girls want is to fit in with everyone else. (I never got that 'I wanna be different and I don't care what people think' attitude.) Thanks to the 'twins', I figured out what group would not ostracize me all the time... boys. But most didn't really want to be my friend. Tough lessons.

I remember being called a hippo (thanks dad), a bubble butt ('tis true - and now thanks to JLo - I can keep that part and still be considered sexy), and having people stare. I remember that as a child I had to clean my plate or else. If I made a face or said 'yuck' about something, I was given a second helping. My parents were just doing what they had learned from their parents. Well - I am going to BREAK THE CYCLE.

I am taking steps to repair my self-esteem. I have stopped caring so much about what others think (sorry, sometimes - LOL). I want to be healthy for ME! I want to be an example to my kids. I want to stop shopping in the plus sized section/stores. I want to stop the back pain, the knee pain, the IBS, etc. I want to look better than I did in high school for my 20 year reunion next summer!! Then - when I go on a cruise next December - I want to be able to wear a bathing suit and not cringe at the sight of myself in the mirror!!

I am STOKED that we are doing this!! It is just the sort of thing I need to kick me in the booty and keep me honest and motivated over the weekends. You will probably see some 'yuck' food and alcohol in my diary. I am lazy and I absolutely HATE cooking. I do try to work it all off though when I know I am going over. I welcome constructive suggestions and I look forward to cheering all of you on!

Thanks so much to Gary for starting this and to Lori for being our team lead!

"Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. It gives us hope by helping us realize that the righteous suffer no failure except in giving up and no longer trying. We must never give up, regardless of temptations, frustrations, disappointments, or discouragements." Joseph P. Wirthlin

PERSEVERANCE!!!