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Hey Team! Today is my birthday and I celebrated by having a killer workout! (and then eating everything in sight :'( ) Oh well, I will try to make up for it tomorrow...or not :D

@annenonomus Your comment had me literally laughing out loud! I've had that same problem with seasoning my food with the peppers and then putting in my contact lens! But yea, three things we Jamaicans like about our food: well seasoned, well done (rare or even medium rare foods are a no no) and super hot/spicy. When my…

Forgot to add my minutes yesterday. Just added them and we are now in 3rd overall! Let's keep it going team! We are doing great!! We only have 1 week left after this one so let's aim to finish on a high! [Sorry for the shouting LOL, I'm just so excited] I still haven't figured out what to make with the nutmeg yet. Most…

@Cindyk4919 I'm embarassed to say I've never been :'( .

@jenilla1 @lbenson2006 Yay! You guys are visiting me! I LOVE it! I will make room for everyone! On a side note, I also run a little amazing race challenge with some friends (it's just 6 of us) that is mostly focused on losing weight though. So anyway, since this week is our last of 10 we are headed home and flying in to…

CHALLENGE #3 I left behind sugar free gum for 5 days. This was just practice for my self-control since it's not really a vice, just something I have everyday out of habit. I think I will continue to do without it.

CHALLENGE #1 I chose the 2.5K FROSTBITE FOOTRACE. I walked 5.02 miles with hubby and kids yesterday because I dislike cardio A LOT but they were at home for the day so I used the opportunity to have company on the walk. This made it much more tolerable.

What was I thinking deciding to do the 10.49 mile indoors on a treadmill? On Tuesday I planned to do an hour and see how many miles I got to. Ha! After 20 minutes I really couldn't do anymore. I had totally forgotten how much I hate cardio! I got off quickly and didn't even remember to check the distance. Anyway, yesterday…

We did it team! I'm so proud of our 3rd place finish! Let's keep it going! Like I mentioned before, I had a good week and it showed on the scale. Lost 2 lbs! Yay! Just 13 to go :) Ok so as you know, I like to get started on the challenges early. I'm only sorry I didn't log in last night. I could have gotten started on…

Ok Team 2 Beat, we are doing great! 3rd place at the moment, let's hang on to it! I've maxed out on my minutes and challenges so that means I get to rest tomorrow without feeling guilty. YAY! I did pretty well this week with my eating and exercise. Except for my cheat day where I ALWAYS go overboard for some reason…

I'm so proud of us! Except for a handful of people, we've been taking the time out to fill in the spreadsheet daily. Love it!

My advice would be to not cut calories drastically. Aim for a loss of about 1 lb per week. Might be slow but won't affect your supply. I exercise which allows me to eat 1800-2000 cals daily and still lose weight. I eat a moderate carb, protein and fat diet. I don't believe in cutting out entire food groups! PS. I'm 5'1 and…

Challenge 1 completed and so far so good with challenge #3. So glad I'm done with the exercise challenges, now I don't have to think about them for the rest of the week. We are currently in 3rd place, let's try to maintain this position! I have a good feeling about this week :) @Annampea It's funny you mention kidney…

Sad to see @Mark_ go, but welcome @tinacuso! Challenge 2 completed. I like to get the challenges completed early because I usually lose a bit of motivation by the end of the week. I think it's a good strategy.

Hey Team. Congrats! We were able to pull up our socks and get out of last place in the gist of time. Back to our regular 4th position LOL. Looking at the table I noticed that we did our best work during week 1 racking up 1200 points. Let's try to get that number again this week. I know we can! So last week as I mentioned…

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been MIA, not having a good week at all. Valentine's day and then my mother's birthday totally derailed my plans. I've eaten way too much and exercised too little. Woke up yesterday morning and contemplated just writing off the week, but decided it's better to do some damage control. So I doubled…

@Cindyk4919 I LOVE fried plantain! Especially when the plantain is not fully ripe. Definitely in my top 5 favourite things to eat. Yummy! Did the first massage video twice. I've racked up tons of minutes today, will enter into spreadsheet soon. Ate 1 spoon of the cottage cheese. Yuck! It was all I could do not to spit it…

@Sheri869 I'm sorry u were feeling so demotivated last week, we've all been there, trust me. But glad you're over it and ready to bring your "A" game! I like the challenges this week! I already completed challenge #1. I did the first video. Only burned 167 cals according to my fitbit, but then I didn't really do much of…

I'm happy to report that I reached my goal for this week. Completed all the challenges and reached my 700 exercise minutes. Plus lost weight 4 weeks in a row now. I'm feeling good about that. Just 11 lbs to go to get to goal # 1. Looking forward to meeting the same goals this upcoming week.

@lbenson2006 Thank you! And I am, just needed a day to unwind. I did end up getting an exercise video done so it wasn't a total waste. Oh and in regards to you starving all the time, maybe you're not eating enough nutrient dense foods? I don't believe foods are "dirty", but I do believe stuff like chocolate, pastries, etc.…

No gym for me yesterday (planned) and none today (unplanned). Just feel like I need a day to relax, kick my feet up, work on some self-care, do some planning, etc. A day to slow down if you will. I feel like I've just been going and going and... like the Energizer bunny. I WILL get an exercise video done later though.…

I agree with @jenilla1.

Thank you!! So I've finished both the stairs challenge and the Fitness Blender challenge. I loved them both. Did 62 floors yesterday on the Stairmaster + 69 today for a total of 131 floors = 1572 steps/stairs. I did the balance video yesterday and again today and I must say, today was definitely easier. I still can't quite…

Oh sorry! I saw the Feb. 5 date on the sheet and thought it had been recently updated. And thanks!

@MissionEnforcer @hawkins410 Just letting you know that the Weight Leaders sheet is not reflecting our current weights.

@llmg970 Hey I hope you feel better soon! <hugs>

Oh btw @lbenson2006 , can you let MissionEnforcer know that the "Percentage of goal to date" is missing from Team 2's spreadsheet.

Hey Team 2 Beat! I'm SO happy we ended up tieing for 3rd place, I was so worried we were going to finish last. Thanks to all our members who stepped up and got those challenges done plus filled in their exercise minutes! Aiming for 700 minutes this week. Didn't get there last week so I'll have to step up my game. I love…

Just checked the spreadsheet. I don't mean to alarm anyone but we are currently in last place! :'( :'( :'( We are the only team to not yet reach our destination. I think this is the first that has ever happened. Come on Team 2 Beat, let's step up those exercise minutes and finish the challenges! (I'm one to talk since I…

Hey team! Still here even though I haven't been saying much. Baby doesn't sleep during the days anymore so I can hardly get anything done. But at least he sleeps at night so I'm ok with that. Although there are times in the day I wish I could take a nap (like now) but can't. Oh well. That's motherhood for you. I've been…