Black Team - Part 19ish
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Dear Samantha,
I want you to know that you have come every far in about 6 months time. Remember that you weighed more then you do now when you got married and when your husband tells you that he loves your naked body say thank you instead of yuck!
You can run farther and faster then you ever have and who would have thought that you would head out to the treadmill last night with a runny nose and a sinus infection and run 2 miles? The last time you were sick you laid in bed and whined. (you did wake up with a fever this morning but you did get out there and do it)
Ever since you married into this family you always said that you didn't want to be the big girl in the family but never did anything about it until now. I'm proud of you! Just remember you will NEVER be the thinnest one but you can be the healthiest one.
By April 2010 I would love to see you run a half marathon. I bet by then you could be in great shape and ready to do one of those.
The last thing I have to say to you is the most important one! No matter what you are doing this for YOU and your children not to be like the other women you see that are skinnier then you! You ARE ready to be healthy!
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Thank you sarah for lining up this inspiration buffet.
Amazing....simply amazing.
I am so glad to be part of this team and for one of the rare momments in my life....I am just about speechless.
Sam, don't take this the wrong way but...congratulations on getting fired. I just know everything will work out fine and just knowing you'll be happier is great.
Marla's oozing goop hole closed up! :drinker: Cheers to one less oozing goop hole in the world. :drinker:
Bobbi-Run lady Run. Your strength is incredible.
Nikki-Dont worry about the excersice. the sleep is just as important. It sounds to me like you have a VERY busy lifestyle and I think that eating right should do the trick. Rest lady, Rest.
Everyone looks sooooo good in there pictures.
I need to put a bit of thought into reflection the last three days at work have been a few of the most difficult I have ever dealt with and I need to sit back and process that before I take the time for this. I am looking forward to giving some time to this challenge. It's just been a tough few days and a run will do me good right now.0 -
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talk about looking younger! You look great and you are doing a fantastic job!0 -
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talk about looking younger! You look great and you are doing a fantastic job!
Thanks Sam...I can't believe I was ever that big...my face looked like a balloon about to burst! Some days I still feel so huge and hopeless but looking at that before picture makes me realize how far I've come...I swear I've lost all 75 pounds from my cheeks!0 -
75 pounds is so amazing! You look beautiful.
And Sam, dear... I am so glad you go severed. You are going to be so much happier now!0 -
Sam, don't take this the wrong way but...congratulations on getting fired. I just know everything will work out fine and just knowing you'll be happier is great.
good thing about what happened was I thought I was getting fired but they laid me off so I get to collect unemployment, get all my vacation time paid and they gave me a severance albit small it's money I didn't have.
I already am so happt that I never have to go back to work there.:flowerforyou:0 -
*sigh* I need a break.
This place kind of completely discourages me.
I don't even want to get in everything. I just spent a few hours reading the boards and came away from it so sad that I honestly feel I shouldn't be here. I can't be spending my few off moments being discouraged and saddened and frustrated! I made a few comments and you know people have been PMing me to air their frustrations (I knew I was frustrated but I had no idea there were others feeling the same way!). People who are too shied by the crowd to speak up for themselves and that just made me all the more sad. What kind of place has this become?
I love you guys so I'll be around on Weds. for weigh in, to check the challenge and to say hi but that's it. I COULD just hang out on our Black Team thread but I'm too much of a compulsive person to avoid the other threads if I do that. I've been gone so much because of the move that it won't make much difference anyway.
I'm still part of the team! Just a silent member from now on. If you need me just send me a PM! I'll still be logging food/calories so I'll kind of, sort of, be around.
And now I'm off to bed. With a sad heart. Thankfully tomorrow is a new day and I'll be brushing my feet.
I guess you can't teach the world to sing in harmony. :bigsmile:0 -
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LAURA!!!!!!!!!! You look FABulous!! Or is that flabulous?? SEVETY FIVE POUND!
I am so proud of you.0 -
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LAURA!!!!!!!!!! You look FABulous!! Or is that flabulous?? SEVETY FIVE POUND!
I am so proud of you.
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Look at your face, your jaw line, your chin. You are absolutely glowing. I am so proud of you I cant even voice my feelings. {{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}} to you my dear friend. Keep up the good work and bikinis in south beach it shall be!!0 -
Sam, don't take this the wrong way but...congratulations on getting fired. I just know everything will work out fine and just knowing you'll be happier is great.
good thing about what happened was I thought I was getting fired but they laid me off so I get to collect unemployment, get all my vacation time paid and they gave me a severance albit small it's money I didn't have.
I already am so happt that I never have to go back to work there.:flowerforyou:
Sam I am so happy for you. I just know there is a job for you where you can use your talents and be happy and healthy.
:flowerforyou: Jeannie0 -
I want to thank you for the challenge this week Sara I think its just what we all needed! I actually have cried reading from your start post here with this weeks challenge, to reading every single post in between to now. I am just so proud of everyone, including MYSELF. Thank you for forcing us to take a long, hard look at how far we've come. I know for myself, and Im sure alot of us do it...I get so wrapped up in lose, lose, lose those pounds, and so wrapped up in what that darn scale says each week, that I forget to stop and REFLECT on how far Ive come, and the ups and downs thus far in that journey. I forget to stop and BE PROUD of myself and LOOK at those before pictures and even moreso I forget how I used to FEEL mentally and physically before starting this journey. The pictures, the being able to RUN, being able to take stairs, playing tennis, playing with the kids, being outdoors AT ALL, well...all of that truly speaks volumes. We ARE awesome! We DO rock! And thank you for making us see it:flowerforyou:
Everyone looks fabulous, I enjoyed reading all the stories so far and seeing all the before and "so far" pics. I am going to take some more time to REFLECT before I post mine, and Im going to try and get some really "telling" before and so far pics posted on here. Ive never been able to figure out how to post pics in the threads..but Im gonna give it the old college try soon...I promise:blushing: SO if you guys hear me screaming for help in the next few days....you'll know why:laugh:
Have a fantastic weekend everyone...
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LAURA!!!!!!!!!! You look FABulous!! Or is that flabulous?? SEVETY FIVE POUND!
I am so proud of you.
Laura, You look AMAZING:flowerforyou:0 -
Hello...Hello...Hello...Man its echoing in here. Where the heck is everybody? Looks like I am going out to run Week 9 Day 3. Maybe someone will be here when I get back.0
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nutty day-- no time to play-- more later!!!!!!
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Drum roll please.....I have officially finished C5K. Just got back from doing week 9 day 3. I feel amazing and so proud of myself.
Drinks are on me...water, of course.:laugh:
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Drum roll please.....I have officially finished C5K. Just got back from doing week 9 day 3. I feel amazing and so proud of myself.
Drinks are on me...water, of course.:laugh:
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Bobbi that is so awesome!! I am so proud of you!!
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Drum roll please.....I have officially finished C5K. Just got back from doing week 9 day 3. I feel amazing and so proud of myself.
Drinks are on me...water, of course.:laugh:
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
Bobbi that is so awesome!! I am so proud of you!!
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Awesome, Bobbi-- must feel so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
Yayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
our totals are up!0
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Jeannie! Your letter was beautiful & so are you! You just look a million times happier & healthier than the "before" pics! You must be sooo proud of yourself! *hugs* 0 -
Awesome, Bobbi-- must feel so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
Yayyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marla, It really does.0 -
hey-- 9 days post-op and I got my first run in-- wowwww-- felt so good. Ran 1.5 miles then walked one-- legs are tired, but it felt wonderful.
Sara-- glad you arrived in TN- safely !!!!!!!0 -
Ok the challenge....
I've been reflecting and it's probably best that I just let the thoughts flow out of me lol. We often refer to this process as a journey and there is a reason for that. A journey from one point to another requires effort. So does this. A journey takes you places you may never thought you would find. This has been no different. A journey is filled with wrong turns and right turns. ups and downs and most good journeys have a cast of characters that can make you laugh, cry or fill you with joy. This has been no different. It's no wonder so many refer to this as a journey. Mine is around six months in the making and I already feel light years from where I started. I spent 28 years of my life taking better care of my car than I did my own body. What machine could ever be more important than our bodies, yet for so long I did nothing but neglect the most important gift that god gave me. I spent so much time walking through halls of hopelessness. I had given up. I was meant to be overweight. I was born to have health problems and I had accepted the fact that I would die younger than I wanted too. I had every excuse in the book. Then my dad started getting sick. And it really sunk in...That was going to be me. My dad's not perfect but he is my dad and I love him. I started to think about losing him and how he is way to young to be as unhealthy as he is. Then I thought of my boys. They really love their pupa...and then I realized it. They love me more.....My wife loves me....Being selfish wasnt an option for me. It couldnt be hopeless and no excuse could explain away how much I love them. So I finally took this seriously. Looking back I realize that it took very little time for me to realize that when I thought I had to do it for them I wasnt seeing that I had to do it for me. Looking back I see myself on my first day doing a tai bo video and really feeling like I was going to die. I see myself a month later thinking that I needed something more challenging. The elliptical my first day at the gym was a beast and I hated it. 30 mins with no resistance made me feel like joining the gym was a mistake. Today I went 45 mins at 20 resistance and that was considered a day "off" I didnt run because when I tried to I couldnt keep my pants up because they are just too damn big. When I started I could barely squeeze into a size 48" waist. Today I got a pair of 36" buttoned. King of the muffin top in those...but I have confidence that wont last long. The cycle is broken here. I will live a healthy life and teach my children what I know. Every minuete of every day is better. I feel like a different person today than I did in november. And I am happy...honestly happy. I look forward to the effort and taking every step on the journey that will last a lifetime. Better faster and stronger. No place to go but up and I will see the rest of you at the top.
Me last may:
this past summer
Me this may: month 7 of my journey:
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Andrew-- you're just a livin' doll-- I love how in touch with YOU you are. I'm inspired. It's taken me all of my 44 years, and I'm still learning who I am, and what makes me tick. And that's only through the aid of my hubs-- so, hats off to you, my friend.
And you're right-- doing it for everybody else and for all the reasons you stated is all well and good-- they're super reasons. But, bottom line, we've got to do this for U-S. Everybody else in our lives benefits, and that's icing on the cake-- but my motivation is to conquer this demon, this defect and own it.
I was just telling my husband tonight that I wish I could contact the woman who inspired me last June. I was sitting in the waiting room of the doctor's office for my son, and the Joy Fit Club on the Today show featured Cathy somebody from Ohio who had lost 150 pounds.
I watched her story and thought, "Enough-- if she can lose 150, I can take off 50." I went home and bought Slim-Fast-- this was on my birthday last June. I set my goal of 50 by my next birthday.
I found this site on my daughter's birthday on July 22, looking for an online calorie counter for my watermelon. I was tiring of SlimFast, too, and wanted to "eat." I was led here-- and I've not looked back.
Andrew and all-- you're right-- we're not who we were. I never want to be her again. We're so much better. We're so much stronger-- physically, emotionally-- spiritually.
okay-- gabbing again-- it's been a good day-- heading to bed.
I, too, am loving this journey-- love how it led me to all of you-- you're the best. 0 -
our totals are up!
Thanks Sam, we adore you:flowerforyou:0 -
Drum roll please.....I have officially finished C5K. Just got back from doing week 9 day 3. I feel amazing and so proud of myself.
Drinks are on me...water, of course.:laugh:
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
What an awesome feeling that must be Bobbi!! Congratulations, I am so proud of you:drinker: You look great by the way:happy:0 -
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LAURA!!!!!!!!!! You look FABulous!! Or is that flabulous?? SEVETY FIVE POUND!
I am so proud of you.
Laura, You look AMAZING:flowerforyou:
I 2nd that!:flowerforyou:0 -
Ok the challenge....
I've been reflecting and it's probably best that I just let the thoughts flow out of me lol. We often refer to this process as a journey and there is a reason for that. A journey from one point to another requires effort. So does this. A journey takes you places you may never thought you would find. This has been no different. A journey is filled with wrong turns and right turns. ups and downs and most good journeys have a cast of characters that can make you laugh, cry or fill you with joy. This has been no different. It's no wonder so many refer to this as a journey. Mine is around six months in the making and I already feel light years from where I started. I spent 28 years of my life taking better care of my car than I did my own body. What machine could ever be more important than our bodies, yet for so long I did nothing but neglect the most important gift that god gave me. I spent so much time walking through halls of hopelessness. I had given up. I was meant to be overweight. I was born to have health problems and I had accepted the fact that I would die younger than I wanted too. I had every excuse in the book. Then my dad started getting sick. And it really sunk in...That was going to be me. My dad's not perfect but he is my dad and I love him. I started to think about losing him and how he is way to young to be as unhealthy as he is. Then I thought of my boys. They really love their pupa...and then I realized it. They love me more.....My wife loves me....Being selfish wasnt an option for me. It couldnt be hopeless and no excuse could explain away how much I love them. So I finally took this seriously. Looking back I realize that it took very little time for me to realize that when I thought I had to do it for them I wasnt seeing that I had to do it for me. Looking back I see myself on my first day doing a tai bo video and really feeling like I was going to die. I see myself a month later thinking that I needed something more challenging. The elliptical my first day at the gym was a beast and I hated it. 30 mins with no resistance made me feel like joining the gym was a mistake. Today I went 45 mins at 20 resistance and that was considered a day "off" I didnt run because when I tried to I couldnt keep my pants up because they are just too damn big. When I started I could barely squeeze into a size 48" waist. Today I got a pair of 36" buttoned. King of the muffin top in those...but I have confidence that wont last long. The cycle is broken here. I will live a healthy life and teach my children what I know. Every minuete of every day is better. I feel like a different person today than I did in november. And I am happy...honestly happy. I look forward to the effort and taking every step on the journey that will last a lifetime. Better faster and stronger. No place to go but up and I will see the rest of you at the top.
Me last may:
this past summer
Me this may: month 7 of my journey:
Andrew, I enjoyed reading about your journey. And your photos...wow! What an amazing transformation!!:drinker: You truly rock, and you are my hero and my inspiration:flowerforyou: And did anyone else notice how much younger Andrew looks in that last pic of him flexing his guns?
And ohhh so happy....cheers to you my friend and I plan to see you at the top!:happy: 0 -
hey-- 9 days post-op and I got my first run in-- wowwww-- felt so good. Ran 1.5 miles then walked one-- legs are tired, but it felt wonderful.
Sara-- glad you arrived in TN- safely !!!!!!!
Girl, I totally envy you:blushing: The most I can run right now without dropping to a walk again is 60 seconds:noway: And trust me, they are 60 LONG seconds:laugh: Way to go, Im so glad that you are feeling better:flowerforyou:0
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