LTL Challenge (Turquoise) *Closed Group*

KnottyJen
KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
Hi Girls,
So glad to be on a team with you ladies!!! So, let's get down to business, shall we????

I'm happy to step up and be our team captain, but I'm equally happy to let one of you do it, since I'll be trying to organize all of the groups. Is there anyone else that might like to do it?

Also - does anyone have any suggestions for a team name?? I'm real good at voting, not so good at creative ideas. :smile:
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  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    I would love to Jen, but i just realized i am in 3 challenges so i dont know if i can juggle all that. So if someone else would rather than thatd be great! Also im not good with coming up with names either. I like to vote lol, but ill think of some anyways, who knows something might strike me!
  • sammy084
    sammy084 Posts: 27 Member
    If you would like to be Team Captain, I fully support it! I'm so excited to be apart of this!! Lets do this girls!!

    As for a team name.... Hmm.. I am going to have to brain storm on something catchy. :)
  • asiavenetia
    asiavenetia Posts: 31 Member
    Hi everyone =)
    I think you make a wonderful team captain but if its to much for you- I will give it a shot. As far as names---what about:

    Healthy Steps
    Pounds Down
    Healthy Bound
    Losing Lots (stinking with the challenge theme)
    Destined to Lose
    Divas Losing BIG



    Im not real good with names either...just throwing it out there!

    Asia =)
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Hello my totally awesome teammates!!! Jen if you got to much going on I don't mind being Captain as I'm not doing any other challenges as such. So filling is no biggie for me, but you are pretty stinkin awesome if I do say so myself. ;) hee hee

    As for a team name I borrowed a bit some Asia ;)

    I only got one name that came to mind. How about

    Diva's Size Off

    I will keep thinking of some names do we have a theme of sorts or one we want to stick with?
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Well, it looks like a lot of the teams are trying to incorporate the color that I gave in their team name. I will admit that I gave US my favorite color, but it's REALLLY hard to incorporate TURQUOISE in a team name....lol Maybe aqua? But it's totally not required. I'll see if I have some time to put on my thinking cap tomorrow and come up with some good ones.
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Oh! And if everyone is okay with Kinda keeping track of our numbers for us, I think that would be great!! Between Knotty Girls and managing this challenge, I think that should be plenty!!!

    Some name ideas (I take no credit for these.....I am a pretty good googler, though! :laugh: )

    The Meltaways
    Weight Strippers
    Power Puff Girls
    All Spices
    Curvettes
  • asiavenetia
    asiavenetia Posts: 31 Member
    Ooh Jen~ I my vote is on Weight Strippers!
  • sammy084
    sammy084 Posts: 27 Member
    I also vote for Weight Strippers!!! Love it!
  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    I like that Diva was mentioned a few times.... How about Diva Meltaways?
  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    NVM... Didnt see we already have a team with a "diva" name.
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Hey Peanuts (it's a term of endearment...Just go with it....),
    The official Week 1 post is up:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/302833-lots-to-lose-challenge-week-1
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Sorry for being absent had an emergency family issue I've been dealing with today. Okay so we need a name asap!

    So I'm not a big fan of the Weight Strippers name but we really need to come up with something quick.

    I'm partial to the Curvettes but I really liked the Diva Meltaways but alas we already have some Diva's soooooo what do we think here?

    Here's some name ideas off the net with a twist or two.

    Aqua Gals
    Calorie Killers
    Amazing Meltaways

    Okay I didn't find to much sorry to say but lets come up with something.
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    I like Curvettes, too.

    BTW, Ladies - I got my 50 crunches in this morning after yelling at Jillian. *giggles* Will definitely be under cals today, too.

    Kinda, what is the easiest way for this to work for you? Would you like us to PM you or post in here? Do you prefer something saying 'I walked 2 miles and completed the exercise & nutrition challenges for the day' & let you figure out the points? Or would it be easier for each of us to figure out our own points and let you know the total?

    In the end, all I need from you is the total number of points for the whole team at the end of the day.
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    I like Curvettes, too.

    BTW, Ladies - I got my 50 crunches in this morning after yelling at Jillian. *giggles* Will definitely be under cals today, too.

    Kinda, what is the easiest way for this to work for you? Would you like us to PM you or post in here? Do you prefer something saying 'I walked 2 miles and completed the exercise & nutrition challenges for the day' & let you figure out the points? Or would it be easier for each of us to figure out our own points and let you know the total?

    In the end, all I need from you is the total number of points for the whole team at the end of the day.

    I'm down with the PM thing as I find that easier and just tell me how far you walked for the day and if you completed the challenges. I can figure it out from there and send it to you. Great job on the getting your 50 crunches in I'm heading off to do mine here soon. It's just now 9 am for me so our time differences might be a pain once in a while I'm thinking. lol
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    I think I'm going to update the challenge spreadsheet in the morning. That way, any time zone differences shouldn't affect anything. And I'll always post the weekly challenge threads the night before for the same reason.
  • asiavenetia
    asiavenetia Posts: 31 Member
    Hi ladies =)

    I was in a meeting all morning which prevented me from responding. Have we decided on a name yet? I also like Curvettes!
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Awesome!! So that's 3 for Curvettes where's my other 2 hottie's and what's your opinions? Does Curvette's work for everyone?

    I just slammed out some awesome cals on my Elliptical just need to figure out how much I walked as my machine is a old one my distance was 2246 but I have no idea how many miles that is so off to search the net for some info. Keep up the awesome work ladies you are all super amazing!!

    Curvy and proud baby! :)
  • sammy084
    sammy084 Posts: 27 Member
    Sorry ladies I am home sick today, so it took me awhile to get online :( But I am also voting for curvettes. :)
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    I will poke Nikki about the name Curvettes.

    Sammy - I'm sorry you're not feeling well! Hope you're feeling better soon!

    Kinda - I also need to figure out how long the pool is that I go to! I doubt that it's "regulation" or anything like that....But the pool (at least for now) is where I get most of my distance in...Hmmmmmm....
  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    Curvettes is good for me :) Sorry i dont get on the threads very often... Unless Jen reminds me :) i just dont know why i tend to forget about them.
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Okay Curvettes it is!! :)

    No worries ladies we have busy lives amongst this life changing journey and challenges. We are all here for each other no matter what! :)

    Sammy - I hope you get to feeling better soon girl! Being sick is no fun. We will be thinking about ya and sending you lots of get better soon wishes.

    When everyone gets their time done please just send me a PM instead of the posting on the thread as I'm better at dealing with the messages then thru the board. After I get everyone's miles I will send it off to Jen.

    Keep up the awesome work ladies!

    Curvy and Proud! :)
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Well girls we had a successful Monday!! Together we all earned 205 points yesterday! Awesome!! I'm so proud of you all!!

    For today lets focus on our water intake we have to hit 10 cups each ladies and knock out some windshield wipers! Let's go my Curvettes we can knock this one outta the ball park!!

    Curvy and Proud!! :)
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Well girls we had a successful Monday!!

    Kinda - Why in the heck are you taking me back to Monday....? :laugh:
  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    Im sad to say that due to a back injury 5 yrs ago, my back and hips dont like when i did Windshield wipers. I managed to get 10 of them out, but my back/hips were yelling at me, tho my abs liked it :(
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Ah Jen it's fun to confuse you! lmao Although I think I posted that on Saturday and well I've been all sorts of lost these last two weeks I'm not sure why. I've been forgetting stuff and having my days all mixed up and before you all ask NO I'm not pregnant which seems to be the recent question every is asking as to why my brain has flown the coup! Ugh!

    Sorry about that I meant a successful Friday not Monday! lol

    Nikki - Don't hurt yourself my dear there are plenty of us to do the windshield wipers for us you could just build up on mileage for us. ;) You awesome woman you!
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Hellllooooo pretty Ladies!!!

    I just wanted to give everyone a WTG!

    I also thought the other day that it might be nice to do some introductions. I know a couple of the girls on the team already (Kinda & Nikki), but it's always nice to get to know everyone....

    Soooooo.....

    My name is Jen. I'm a few months shy of turning 30. I'm married and currently have no children (yet), other than two furbabies (kitties named Bubba & Woofie). I started on my weight loss life change in April, when my doctor told me that my diabetes had gotten so out of control that I was going to have to go on insulin shots once a day. That was enough of a wake up for me to decide that it was time to do something different. I'm from a suburb of Chicago; I work for a software development company as a lead software tester/customer support. I LOVE makeup & buying clothes & all things sparkly....lol

    So, WHO ARE YOU???? :-)
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    So I saw Jen's post and it's mine turn now.

    My name is Kinda, I'm 32 years old and a mother of 4 beautiful monsters and 1 giant furry monsters named Eli who at 2 still thinks he's a puppy. Gesh! Anyway, my husband and I are coming up on our 1 year anniversary on September 4 and we've been together 2 1/2 years. This wonderful man of mine has taken on myself and 4 monsters, or wonderful children depending on the day, like a trooper and we all love him for it! We live in Eastern Oregon in a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains so getting outdoors for some excitement is fairly easy around here. I'm currently not working as I'm going to school full time working on earning my Bachelors in Graphic Design. So far I'm 3 years down with 2 more to go! I would have been done sooner but just changed my major from Web Graphic Design to Visual Communications as that is more what I want to do, me and coding don't seem to be getting along very well! lol

    What prompted me to make a change was watching the scale push higher and higher due to sitting constantly in my office chair doing nothing but tinker on the computer with school work or whatever else and not setting a good example for my kids. My son was playing baseball and I was getting wore out trying to help him, he's 11 almost 12 come October by the way, and was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma, while my 10 year old daughter does have asthma, eczema, and allergies, and eats like a starving person! My 6 year old daughter is a mover as well and I see lots of sports in her future as much as she enjoyed baseball this year and my 4 year old son is right behind her. So 3 of my 4 kids love sports and in my head I'm thinking here is their fat overweight mother trying to help them and can't! I had, had enough and I decided along with my very supportive husband that is was time to change. I was always an active kid in school, did lots of sports but after my kids I became lazy, had a bout of depression after my divorce from a very not nice husband and things just seemed to pile up higher and higher. Anyway, I made a life decision to change all the way around, myself, my kids and my husband! We eat more veggie's, we get out and exercise and we generally eat better food! I'm setting a good example for my kids and they know it and are very proud of their mom for making this decision!

    In my book I'm the luckiest gal around to have such as awesome supportive family! :)
  • Nikki_is_Knotty
    Nikki_is_Knotty Posts: 248 Member
    Im Nikki. Im am 24, have an amazing boyfriend. Work midnights at walmart :P Live in northwest MN 20 mins from the tip of Lake Superior!! I love to walk along the lake (you will see many pics i post from there!!) I have been overweight all of my adult life and most of my childhood as well, what can i say, i learned from my parents. I have always tried (unsuccessful and very short lived attempts) to lose weight but i just never had a good enough drive to do it!

    Then one month i swear i was pregnant. All the classic signs were there. So i went to the dr (after 2 negative tests) mainly to see wth was going on. Sure enough no baby... my dr said i was "to fat to be pregnant" And my weight was creeping up to 300 (on my 5' 3" frame :( My mom was 325 when she has gastric bypass and that is NOT going to be me.... so i stumbled upon MFP where i met some very amazing and wonderfully supportive people and that really help kick my *kitten* in gear!!

    This time i know its going to work!! I enjoy going to the gym now, eating right is not like pulling teeth, and i can consciously make decisions that i wouldnt have made before!!

    50 days in, 15 lbs lost, 8 inches gone!! I can see myself in the future, a skinny me!! I am able to set goals that pertain to the future now that i wouldnt even ever thought about cuz i knew (thought) i wouldnt even achieve. Now i WILL!!
  • Kinda79
    Kinda79 Posts: 239 Member
    Okay my Curvette's I've made us a logo to post up for our team! Here is the img link to use under your signature just remember to change the IMG to lower case img for the image to work. :)

    curvettes_logo2-2-1.jpg


    Curvy and Proud!! :)
  • KnottyJen
    KnottyJen Posts: 1,070 Member
    Kinda!!! Thanks so much for doing the sig tag! AWESOME!!!
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