TEAM PURPLE! *Lose 10lbs in August*

SweetcheeksRN
SweetcheeksRN Posts: 15 Member
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/300914-lose-10lbs-in-august-challenge <<<Original Thread

Hey everyone! Didn't see a forum for us so I decided to whip one up real quick. =)

Our team is huge, heres who we have so far:

1RareJewel
189.4
3ricaAnn
162
3under2
174.8
alwayzalady30
221
Beggs093
:glasses:
Betheroo
169.4
Bradfordfan9679
:glasses:
butterfly_plumeria
:glasses:
chelelee96
:glasses:
curlywurly88
:glasses:
CydneyS
:glasses:
daniran
226
ddoolittle
134
hottiemush
:glasses:
jea1668
:glasses:
Jeffnjo
175
jennyod2
:glasses:
jennyy867
172.5
joaniezme
277.6
kdm97
:glasses:
Laquaya
:glasses:
Maclaren
157.25
pandabear_
:glasses:
QikSilverMojo19
:glasses:
qmr1965
157
qwertyuiop
131
Rabbittrax
234
RachelSRoach1
257.8
rblopez13
197.5
Rebelliousroses
:glasses:
reddchef
195.5
Reneda
290
Resolute716
:glasses:
rfrey88
211.2
Rhea81
158.5
Rhodenizer
174.8
riamac
147.5
ricenbeeens
173
rickera
169
Rivergrrrl
160.8
RobinHelms
205
rockyla
174
RoosterB
244.2
rschuurman
156
rubberinc
133
ruralnurse02
:glasses:
rure13
176
ruthkennedy
156
RyahNicole0214
215.4
sahalcomb
182.8
sakwari
258
salmat77
243.9
samanthasigmon
218
samsmom1975
:glasses:
samvanz
158.29
sandralauriat
:glasses:
sangelic
230.2
SaraJane1515
142
sassyag1999
174.6
savmoss
:glasses:
saxyk2008
202
sazeylou
206
scullywag
186
Sdthai
220.5
SeattleGrl
:glasses:
seechrisrun1918
199
selin4
:glasses:
Shalimarmandy
233
shanienicole83
163
ShariK67
:heart:
sharishar
295
sharmonesq
161
shayshay10
222
sheBB
193
Shells77
137
ShellyLee
182
sher711
178.4
sherylswanson
:glasses:
shonniegrl
186
simonecole
:glasses:
slb106
182
sleepygiraffes
134
slmcd
:glasses:
Sloron
238.5
snewsome7
240
sosborne73
208.6
Spaingirl2011
162
sparetirebegone
195
Sparrowcares
156
specialtg
:glasses:
Ssbischoff
:glasses:
sshields1975
:glasses:
StaceKaiman
273
stangma
164
starpi22
:glasses:
start_on_Monday
202
stormyros
:glasses:
stylelush646
:glasses:
sullivan1011
210
summernichole
124
sunshine_169691
154.7
sunshine77081
158
supdup1
267.3
susan9700
:glasses:
svgarcia
164
sw33tp3a11
200.8
SWEET31
261
SweetcheeksRN
240
SwtKittN
:glasses:
Tdavy814
275
tererob
213.6
Terri_39
189
terriann89
:glasses:
TexasAustinite
196
theaterfan23
217.4
thebuxompilgrim
269.2
thekresos
:glasses:
thepinas
238
theprettyone1010
203.5
TheresaRichardson
189.8
tiabirdie56
214.6
tiffypooh2u
150.6
tlzidon
:glasses:
tonismith15
:heart:
toofat2toofit
232
traceyisom
181.6
tracyttru
:glasses:
Tridrill
:glasses:
trixie0476
209.9
trtlpower
179
tsanders03
133
twiniemily
57k
tishaloses
209
unbrokenspell
172
usmcwifeb15
148.4
veggiegirl1
171
velisha
222
vicky_wright
174.3
vicky1506
205.5
voguegirl01
137
weinkes
193.7
whatshesaid
172.8
Whitey2502
159.5
Wildinutah8009
181
willbthin88
124
Wrgawife
:glasses:
xEmux
145
YamRector
238.5
yoursuchatease
254
yukisakamoto
:glasses:
Zealy
168
zukekitty
144

Im sure there are extras that have recently joined. Our team captain is SommerJo (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/sommerjo ) who you can message to join and send starting weight.

This weeks challenge is to burn 500 calories each day for a total of 3500 calories, which will equal 1lb gone!

I look forward to chatting with you all and gaining support while we lose the weight.... I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!! =)

GO PURPLE!
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  • tishaloses
    tishaloses Posts: 234 Member
    I am not a newbie but you forgot me!!
  • rure13
    rure13 Posts: 86
    thanks for making one (:
  • thepinas
    thepinas Posts: 38
    bump
  • jackswall
    jackswall Posts: 7 Member
    Bump
  • Sparrowcares
    Sparrowcares Posts: 9
    Thanks a bunch for doing this! Your're great! :smile:
  • SweetcheeksRN
    SweetcheeksRN Posts: 15 Member
    Aww... thanks Sparrow. Added you to the list tishaloses. =) Now we can have somewhere for our team to chat.. Feel free to add me ppls. Im off to do my daily exercise...gonna have to fit in something extra to get that extra 100 cals to make 500. The quick walk to work MIGHT do the trick...but not sure...well see..

    Whats everyone doing to get the 500 burned?
  • rwetzel319
    rwetzel319 Posts: 19
    go team purple!
  • rickera
    rickera Posts: 5
    Go Puple! I've got my bike ride in for the day, but still have to do something to burn about an extra 150 calories for the day!
  • zukekitty
    zukekitty Posts: 185
    I'm going to add an additional 15 minutes to the elliptical (from 30 to 45) to get to the 500 mark. If that doesn't work I guess I will have to get on the recumbent at home sometime today. Maybe watch the news at the same time and get some agression out. :)
  • ShellyLee
    ShellyLee Posts: 293 Member
    I've got about 90ish calories to go for today. Went horseback riding this morning and then did my 30DS dvd (level 3 day 21). Guess I'll take the dogs on a bit of a longer walk tonight after work... maybe a mile walk for them instead of their normal 1/2 mile.

    Tomorrow I will have the 30DS and I'll have my first pole class tomorrow night (hour long). Need to try and figure out how much that burns lol... or what to list it under.
  • tcrosley7
    tcrosley7 Posts: 5
    I'd like to be a part of your group :)
  • usmcwifeb15
    usmcwifeb15 Posts: 470 Member
    Thanks for the thread! Go Team Purple!!! I burned 854 calories this morning only 2646 left to go for this weeks challenge. Good luck everyone!
  • scs143
    scs143 Posts: 2,190 Member
    I would like to join too. I sent the captain my info!
  • road2peachtree
    road2peachtree Posts: 294 Member
    Whew! Thats better lol sifting through a17+ page thread was crazy. That list is like stupid long lol thats amazing.
  • YamRector
    YamRector Posts: 74 Member
    So ...how is your day going, ladies & Gentlemen???
  • SommerJo
    SommerJo Posts: 258 Member
    Awesome thread already -- I love reading that we are pushing extra hard to burn the 500 calories. those extra few minutes are gonna pay off come friday!!!

    Right now I'm a bundle of nerves -- my stepdaughter is in labor, right this very minute. Normally -- I eat. Today I'm going to walk. About 30 seconds after I hit "post reply" i"m setting up the laptop on the treadmill and I'm going to walk thru the worry and excitement.

    It's been so long since I made the time to get my sweat on -- today may be slow -- and it may take forever to get to the 500 cal burned -- but I have approx 50messages and 30 friend requests to add to the list.

    I'm pickled tink that we have so many amazing -- inspiring -- and motivated members in our group. I wasted the opportunity in July to lose the weight -- I'm not letting August slip by me!!!

    199 by 9/9
  • whatshesaid
    whatshesaid Posts: 53 Member
    Burned 415 today so not bad I suppose!! And surely whippersnipping the lawn burned a few also ;)
  • JWoodyard07
    JWoodyard07 Posts: 55 Member
    HI. I mailed SummerJo earlier, but forgot to friend request her so I just did that. I want to join this please:) Thanks. My CW is 197.9!
  • tlzidon
    tlzidon Posts: 79 Member
    Mowing the lawn tonight may be my calories burned for today. Gonna have to give myself a treat for it though since I have balanced my day out so far without any exercise planned. May have to do a bit more though, especially if my boy steals the mower. I can still get him to cut the grass since he is only 6 :)

    Thanks for the motivational group.

    My CW is 161 and hoping to see 150 or less by the end of the month.
  • jennyy867
    jennyy867 Posts: 2 Member
    Looks like I am going to the gym today on top of my commute/work out to bust out that extra 100 calories! Thanks for the motivation, folks! :flowerforyou:
  • SommerJo
    SommerJo Posts: 258 Member
    Just wondering -- has anyone else ever been walking on the treadmill -- when a really good song comes on and you decide that dancing seems like a good option??

    I'm totally counting the calories between losing my stride/balance and throwing myself off the treadmill (to escape from falling off , of course) and convincing myself that it'll be ok if I get back on.

    43 min so far -- walking 2mph -- 278 calories burnt

    I replied to a dozen emails -- added a few new friends -- multitasking is fun!!!
  • samvanz
    samvanz Posts: 122 Member
    Thanks for the thread!

    Haha, sorry to hear about your treadmill mishap, Sommer. 500 cals is a LOT of exercise. I'm feeling determined today!
  • zjustine
    zjustine Posts: 4 Member
    That's fantastic, such a high calorie burn. I'm trying to increase my calorie burn. Could you please share how long and what you did to burn so many calories. Thx
  • zjustine
    zjustine Posts: 4 Member
    OOPS that post was for usmcwife15 who burned 856 calories.
  • SommerJo
    SommerJo Posts: 258 Member
    I just hit 500 calories -- per my hrm -- 1hr 16 min 52 seconds -- but since I'm not done responding to emails n such I'm gonna keep goin :)

    My treadmill of course says 284 calories burned. so -- if I hedge my bets and walk til the treadmill says 500 calories -- I should be golden right? lol
  • theaterfan23
    theaterfan23 Posts: 256 Member
    Wow!! What a great team!! Team Purple Rocks!!
  • stangma
    stangma Posts: 211 Member
    purple
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    ~Thanks SweetcheeksRN for starting a thread for us!
    Tonight I will be doing circuit training for my exercise.

    GO PURPLE!
  • Shells77
    Shells77 Posts: 22
    Knowing that this was starting tonight, I was prepared rain or shine. And it did rain.

    So, kickboxing it was.

    *Whew*

    Hope you all found the time to kick some of your own tail tonight, for burning calories' sake!!
  • usmcwifeb15
    usmcwifeb15 Posts: 470 Member
    That's fantastic, such a high calorie burn. I'm trying to increase my calorie burn. Could you please share how long and what you did to burn so many calories. Thx

    I would be more than happy to share! This morning I did 65 minutes of Turbo Jam a 45 and 20 minute workout. Then I did squats because my legs drive me crazy and I do them everyday. That's where my weight seems to almost always land. Takes me 9 minutes. Then on to Ab Jam which is a 20 minute workout and I only do it on M-W-F. Last I was on the treadmill for 25 minutes at a 7.0 incline and 3.7 speed. I have short legs so I can't do much faster unless I run but I burn a lot of calories because of the incline. I hope this helps. I would love to go to the gym but I have two kids and I can't make it and deal with child care.
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