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For those wondering what September will be like, Gary has posted the first week's challenges on his forum for the captains. With any luck, the link below will work. Cheers, Sarah /3Trees http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/324248-tribal-captains-forum-closed?page=2#posts-4422524

BTW, Gary posted earlier today that he still has spots left for September. If you want to continue, and haven't contacted him yet, it's not too late.

I hope Jill is OK. Maybe she's sorry she couldn't keep up as captain? Whatever. I hope things get better for her and she is back on mfp. It's such a helpful site - I'd hate for this experience to derail her. So, it was a rough month. My weight has also bounced back up. I'd like to think I'm building muscle back up - which…

Nice work, Bubbles! I like these mini-workouts. I'm on a break from P90X and these kind of keep me in the spirit. Here's today's post from Gary: August Challenge Week 4! Day 5: 2 sets of 20 Burpees, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MGljX4bbps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKKKNR5USXc WOO HOO!…

Here's another post from Gary. I'm just lagging a day behind, as I don't see these until I scan through posts at the end of the day. Did you do your tabata today? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DfuU3TSsFM&playnext=1&list=PLA2E34CD9004F5FD9 If not get on it! I'm loving these. You will surprise yourself in two ways. Harder…

You're welcome, Shiloh! So, if anyone else is in it for September, let Gary3060 know. If you want to stay together, you can request to be with me. :-) I think we need more communication for stronger team building - I'm willing to help with that. Gary posted another mini-challenge. I only saw it now, after I'm in bed - so…

In case you missed it, here's a link Gary posted for today's challenge. August only has 1 week and 1 day left - keep at it! Day 2: 2 sets of 20 Tuck Jumps, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps Squat Kicks and Globe Jumps are repeats. Tuck jumps can be found below. Let's Bring it folks! If you need demonstrations on the exercise…

Well, I'm guessing our fearless leader is overwhelmed with life right now. It can happen to any of us. No worries, Jill. I hope things get better for you soon. Please let me know if I can somehow help. If any here want to keep going in September, Gary6030 is putting together smaller teams of 10 each for September. I'd…

Great job, dk. You can post here to stay accountable and motivate others. I probably should as well. Critical is to email Jill (bigeffinmess) at the end of each week with that weeks starting weight, ending weight, whether you did the challenges each day, and your contribution to any extra weekly team challenge (walking,…

From Gary: Some people have missed the week 4 daily challenges somehow so here they are again. Day 1: 2 sets of 20 Windshield Wipers, 3 sets of 21’s, 2 sets of Swimmer’s Press Day 2: 2 sets of 20 Tuck Jumps, 50 Squat Kicks, 20 Globe Jumps Day 3: 20 Split Squat Jumps, 3 sets of 20 Wood Chops Day 4: 40 ZigZag Hops, 3 sets of…

Hi Catniss - Gary posted them. I'll see if I can copy and paste them here. Sarah / 3Trees

You're awesome, Gary. Thanks for organizing. I'm not sure what's going on with my team though - will there be a reshuffling of team members, if necessary?

When I feel frustrated with my rate of progress (I generally lose a pound a month!) I remind myself that I did not gain the weight fast (I would have noticed - lol). So, if it comes off slowly too, that's OK. I'm headed in the right direction. It is happening and it will happen if I stay focused. Also, the weight I've lost…

There's an itunes album and an ipod app that I find very helpful. It's a guided meditation to defocus the mind and relax the body. Really works well for me. The creater is andrew johnson. The two apps I have are 'relax' and 'lose weight'. The itunes album is "Deep Relaxation" by Andrew Johnson. Hope it helps you.

Great work, Jill. You should be very proud! (I'm guessing the second pic was 2011, not 2010).

Jill, One of my mfp friends just posted an article this week on why the scale lies: http://www.healthdiscovery.net/articles/scale_lies.htm You've already got the right understanding, but the article might be a nice reinforcement. I actually like to weigh myself every day - that way if my weigh-in day has a spike I know…

Katniss, I really like the august challenge. It helps me stay in focus. My eating has definitely been good this week. It's been good to have an extra motivator to drink lots of water, too. I've been doing p90x for about 5 weeks which includes an ab routine 3 or more times a week with over 300 moves. So, for today's…

Wow! Nice job getting it done in the heat. I guess I shouldn't complain about 90's and high humidity in Ohio!

I give in to chocolate, but try to keep it in moderation. I also do pre-emptive eating. I'll have a slightly higher cal (good cals) breakfast and lunch with high protein content and that helps me feel sated at the time of day when the cravings would come (for me, it's worst in later afternoon/night). That really helps me.…

Starting weight (still) 175.0 100 jumping jacks done. 64 oz water done. Do we have to log the jumping jacks special to make sure it counts? Do we need to post here daily that we did the challenges? (this is my first mfp challenge - not sure how it works). Could we log in at the end of the week with a daily report (might…

lhurtubise, I was wondering the same thing. Figured they are like stepping up on a step and down, repeat. Jill, I love the new image. Thanks for doing that!

Hi Jill, Thanks for organizing us! I'm 45 years old. Starting weight last spring was 193. Starting weight at MFP was 184. I'm currently at 175. I'm currently working through P90X (week 5) and training for a couple distance runs this fall. My track record since last fall has been to lose about 1/3 pound a week. That's…

Gary, Thank you! You've bitten off a lot to organize. I really appreciate your efforts. Sarah

Gary, Thanks for organizing this. Please add me to any team that needs another member. A little extra motivation is always good. Sarah

Congratulations!

Hi Gary, I just started P90X this week, so I'm just one week ahead of you. Are you doing P90 or P90X? I did P90 last fall - it was a great workout for me and helped prepare me for the X. Sarah

A cautionary tale. My husband and I married 20 years ago. We were both young and fit. Four years later he broke his leg. It's never been the same and he can't exercise much without pain in his knee. With each of my pregnancies, he had a 'sympathetic pregnancy' but his weight didn't come off with delivery (not that all of…

Hi, My daughter is also 13. She was overweight until about 2 years ago. She lost the weight on her own over the summer. First, she had a burning desire to lose weight - she was self-motivated. I think that's critical. Second, she started counting calories. It was a difficult summer - eating less calories made her grumpy -…

I use a HR monitor that works with my Garmin 305 GPS running watch - not practical as just a HRM. Not recommended for that, although I have slept with it on to find my resting heart rate. I generally use it to make sure I'm not overdoing it during a run. It does NOT calculate calories burned. I'm also a body bugg user. I…

I've heard good reviews on the F80. I almost bought one, but went with another brand during a Black Friday sale. The treadmill I bought can do incline or decline, which is a plus for me since I tend to get injured gonig downhill on roads if I don't have it as part of my indoor training.