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Thanks for posting the summary Mary :flowerforyou: I meant to do that when I came back from the party we were at but my youngest daughter got ill, and then when I realised I hadn't been back on here it was 5 to 9 pm. Had a big debate with myself about whether to check in here anyway, but that would have meant losing my…

YEAH SHARKS! :heart: :love: :drinker: :flowerforyou: SO PROUD OF YOU ALL THIS WEEK! FOUR out of five of the Top Ten were Sharks! Sheri called us a "dominating Team"- and so we were!!!! Only sad thing is that we seem to have lost Donna :sad: And I know she had internet issues, so that makes it doubly hard to see her go…

So incredibly proud of the sharks :bigsmile: But don't think that last week's success means we will go easy on you this week! Love this week's challenge Sheri! Thanks for making us all move more :flowerforyou:

Thanks for updating the weights Pam :flowerforyou: Just waiting on Samantha and Donna now. (Hope Donna manages to get online!) Seems we have ALL lost so far this week :bigsmile: WELL DONE SHARKS!!!

Kristie - I am not sure what the deadline is. To be safe, make sure you get your remaining new reps in (and noted on here) before 10am. If you get anything else done before 12, come back and post again and we will see if we can still add. My SATURDAY: WORKOUT: none (my rest day!) REPS: none STRETCHING: no - not even…

That is fabulous Mary! :bigsmile: Mine is less impressive, but still a loss (just!) : 170.6 lbs (down 0.3 lbs) WEIGHTS ENTERED TO HERE!

FRIDAY: WORKOUT: 60 minutes circuit training Calories burned: 620 REPS: 25 x 2 calf raises with hand weights. I did calf raises for the first time last week, so fairly new. Today I added hand weights, to make it totally new :happy: STRETCHING: 10 minutes done. HIIT: 15 minutes done (1 more set left to do tomorrow morning)…

I hope you Dolphins are all watching out ... the Sharks are back in the water and on the attack! We are looking good this week ><^> :bigsmile:

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My encouragement for today is a little different. It is not so much an encouragement to persevere in the challenge, as a chance to reflect and be inspired by a truly great person. One of my BIG heroes, Nelson Mandela has died. The following are 3 of my favourite quotes from the great man. May they inspire you as they do…

I agree with the above comments. I think to summarise, Sheri operates in the following way with eliminations: 1) First people to be eliminated are always those that don't complete the week's challenge, so you MUST get that done. 2) If she can't get enough people to drop (she needs a certain number each week to get down to…

And Samantha posted while I did, so have added her information too. SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE :happy:

My encouragement for today is something that I have been thinking about recently in respect of what will happen when I EVENTUALLY hit my goal :noway: How will I maintain? etc. I still have such a long way to go, but I like to think in advance :laugh: Anyway, I read this quote and it seemed to sum things up nicely: "It is…

Sorry I have been absent today! I logged my exercise this morning as soon as I had done it and then intended to come on here to post on this page later. HOWEVER, electricity has been cut most of the day meaning I couldn't get online! I have missed catching up with you! And have decided that it is worth sacrificing my "no…

And to continue quoting that great Brit :bigsmile: , here is my encouragement for today: "Never, never, never, never give up!" - Winston Churchill.

TUESDAY: WORKOUT: 60 minutes total (30 minutes circuit training, 20 minutes aerobics and 10 minutes reps work - but NOT the reps mentioned below - they were done at a separate time :happy: ) Calories burned: 581 (Still need to do 1 90 minute and 1 60 minute workout) REPS: 50 new reps - Started Ripped in 30 week 3 this week…

Hope you find a way to get on here from time to time Donna! I have posted what you have given me. Let me know your burn at some point and if you did any new reps. Also I need to know what staple you are giving up and your penance if you fail (which I hope won't happen!) Praying to get to connect again at some point!…

@ Mary - I'm glad you actually got those extra burpees in :bigsmile: Yes, I'm a "mean" friend like that! But it's all GOOD for you :laugh: @ Kristie - I would have thought that your carb limit would count as a "give up", but I guess we wait for Sheri's reply. Very brave of you to try to limit that!!! :flowerforyou: @…

I :heart: this! I have now noted it down in my list of favourite quotes. Here is one of mine (no idea who said it though!!!): "Instead of giving yourself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." We CAN do this Sharks!

So sorry to "lose" you BUT this is completely understandable! You have been fabulous to have carried on to this stage :flowerforyou: Make sure you come back and cheer us on from time to time - and also to update us on how you are doing. I also hope that once your little girl arrives we will get to see a photo! Look after…

MONDAY: WORKOUT: 90 minutes (made up of 30 minutes circuit training, 50 minutes very brisk walking and 10 minutes of cardio and lower body reps) Calories burned: 820 (Still need 2 x 60 minute workouts and 1 x 90 minutes) REPS: none today (other than those counted in my workout!) (Still need to do 100 new reps) STRETCHING:…

Mary - I agree with Pam. Your workout from Sunday can count, but the challenge actually runs Monday to Saturday and wasn't up when you ate your bread on Sunday! So if you haven't yet done those burpees, you only need to get 7 in. However, if they are already done, then GOOD FOR YOU! Think how great you will become at them…

OK - taking a BIG plunge here! I will give up bread for the week ... can't believe I am going to try to do this :sad: 25 press-ups as penance if I fail! Edited to add: The press-ups will though be done in 2 lots since I can only manage about 12 -15 (latter on a "good" day) in one go! However, the thought of doing 2 lots,…

OK - I was looking for something encouraging / challenging to post for you all today and I came across this: So I guess that all those "I really can't give up bread for a week" thoughts that I have been having since I last posted on here about 4 hours ago are LIES! I am going to try to do it :noway: Although I will have…

Here is the summary for this killer week! WORKOUT: :heart: :love: :grumble: :grumble: Part 1) 60/60/90/90 (The 90 minutes can be broken up. Must have a minimum of 20 minutes to count at all though) :noway: Part 2) HIIT. 4 sessions of 15 minutes (Best at a different time to your other workout or on a "down" day) :huh: Do…

I have no idea Samantha! I will write to ask Sheri and let you know. BUT STILL KEEP GOING WITH US - WHATEVER SHE SAYS! And to all the rest of you: :noway: :grumble: :devil: :laugh: to that week 9!!! Not a single :sad: in there though! WE CAN DO THIS SHARKS! :bigsmile: Let's show those other teams what we are made of! And I…

For any of you who might no have seen Sheri's status update, here it is: "I am SO sorry everyone...with my mom here I have had zero time to work on this weeks challenge. First off....its like 4:30 in the morning...so I am going back to sleep but I just wanted you guys to know the challenge will run Monday - Saturday this…

LOL! Know how you feel. 4th time I have been on here today too! We will just have to send each other silly faces Pam :grumble: :noway: :bigsmile:

Week weigh in: 170.9 lbs (down 0.4 lbs - but I'm not American so didn't have all your Thanksgiving temptations! ) Well done to all of you - think how much worse it could have been! And yes, next week's weigh in will be GREAT! Mary is also right that sometimes it is good to get that tape measure out. Losing inches is a BIG…

FRIDAY: WORKOUT: 45 minutes circuit training Calories burned: 465 REPS: 100 (50 sit-ups and 50 reverse crunches) STRETCHING: 8 minutes Water: 9 glasses SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE!