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LOL! Pam had exactly the same idea as me! It seems harsh to smack talk ANYONE who has got this far in this challenge. (And Sheri has gone beyond her usual standards in the past couple of weeks!) So well done Kelly and Artemis726 (Sorry, don't know your real name). :flowerforyou: for you both. Have a fabulous week, both of…

And I almost forgot this: C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S S H A R K S :love: :heart: We won those extra points for the team! AND top two places for weight loss - way to go Kristie and Pam (and Kristie, that was with your higher weight loss in! Keep off ALL the weight and you're already looking good for next week :happy: ) So…

I came on here to post big congratulations to our fabulous Sharks team! (And will do that in a bit :happy: ) However, this post of Kristie's just stopped me in my tracks (and, I admit, made me cry). I slept really badly last night, with all sorts of things going round in my head. Yes the weigh-in was not helpful for my…

Great work Sharks. Overall - as a team - we lost :bigsmile: So thank you Pam and Kristie for helping Samantha and I feel better :laugh: @ Samantha - I am with you on the being disappointed in myself! NEXT week we have to both make that extra effort ... deal? All weights in ... but hoping Donna will also enter hers since…

Great effort Samantha! REALLY hoping you stay with us! You have worked SO hard this week. SPREADSHEET UPDATED TO HERE!

Thanks Melissa! Any EM points on Friday?

That is fabulous Kristie! Even at the "higher" weight! WELL DONE :bigsmile: :heart: :love: UPDATED WEIGHTS TO HERE!

Thanks for the support Kristie! I felt afterwards that maybe I was over-reacting, but it just goes against my idea of "fairness" somehow! Anyway, we will see what Sheri says, and at the end of the day we have now all discovered areas in which we can move more, and that is what matters in the long run anyway :bigsmile: And…

In an effort to cheer myself up, I went to read some "inspiring" quotes. This one hit me so I am sharing it in the hope it helps someone else too: "Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgment." – William Penn This confirms my usual positive "Don't give up! Keep…

I am SO cross and upset today - scale was NOT nice! (OK - I know it's all my own fault, but I am VERY annoyed :explode: :mad: :sad: :brokenheart: ) Lesson learnt: you can NOT out-exercise a bad diet :sad: :sad: :sad: That being said, here is my FRIDAY: WORKOUT: 60 minutes circuits Calories burned: 619 REPS: Just 25 sit-ups…

:sad: :cry: :brokenheart: :sad: 171.9 lbs (that is a GAIN of 1.3 lbs :sad: :sad: :sad: ) OK - so if THAT doesn't teach me good exercise can't outdo mindless snacking, nothing will! DETERMINED to get some self-control this week :explode:

Melissa - I forgot to ask before ... the 150 reps - are any of them new core ones for you? I haven't put any of them in on the chart, but can go back and change that if some were new to you. Just let me know!

Corrected the Thursday reps! Thanks for letting us know Kristie! Interesting re the workouts before a weigh-in.... I didn't know that!

:heart: :love: :heart: EVERY shark truly is!

Donna - Kristie is right, God has you exactly where he wants you at this time. Will be praying for you and Dan throughout next week. When you can get online, let us know how it is going and how you are bearing up. We are here for you :flowerforyou: I love that you are still working alongside us even though you have all…

It seems a few of us are struggling this week. HANG IN THERE SHARKS! If you need to be encouraged, go and look on the chart and see how AMAZING the sharks are!!! We are storming through this week's challenge! Every one of us has exceeded the minimum number of EM points (even our eliminated shark - :flowerforyou: Donna!)…

Well yesterday started well, with getting my 90 minute workout in, but went downhill rapidly from there :sad: Was bad on all sorts of levels. HOWEVER, today is a new day, so here is my encouragement for you all (and for me!): Let's make today a good one :flowerforyou: And, just to update you - my little girl is now doing…

Just quickly posting my Wednesday stats and updating the chart. Will be back to comment on all your GREAT work and to encourage later :bigsmile: WEDNESDAY: WORKOUT: 90 minutes :bigsmile: :bigsmile: (50 minutes 4 Fast Miles with Leslie Sansone; 20 minutes aerobics and 20 minutes circuit training) Calories burned: 780 (Done…

Just to let you know that the Sharks liked being dominant and intend to continue :bigsmile: Have a good week Wolverines ... don't move too much :wink: :drinker:

Sorry to hear you are struggling Pam :flowerforyou: Hang in there girl ... it will pass and tomorrow can only be better :love: I have been struggling this week with my inability to STOP snacking :sad: So when I read the following quote a friend had sent me, it made me smile. Another one from Winston Churchill (well, I'm…

Great work everyone! Here is my TUESDAY: WORKOUT: 60 minutes (40 minutes circuits and 20 minutes aerobics) Calories burned: 736 (90 minutes still to go.) REPS: 50 full sit-ups; no new core reps today. (All sit-ups done. Still need 75 new core reps.) STRETCHING: 8 minutes done (I got carried away :noway: :laugh: ) HIIT:…

Thanks! I'll enter that.

Great EMs Samantha! And yes you make sense even before you finish your coffee :laugh: One question though - how long did it take you to do it. 5 minutes? 10? We need to note on the chart how many minutes - you get 5 points for every 5 consecutive minutes of EMs (and everyone NEEDS to get AT LEAST 15 minutes in this week).…

My encouragement for today: You are ALL people who wake up and work hard! KEEP GOING!

@ Melissa - 85 minutes of bike :noway: No wonder your butt was numb :laugh: Hope you're not in too much pain today :flowerforyou: WELL DONE though - VERY impressive :bigsmile: I don't think there is any maximum for the EM points - I'll send a message to Sheri to check, but just keep going and get as many in as you can in…

I so agree with Pam here! I work from home most of the time and spend my day sitting in front of my computer working on translations, so for me it is "easy" to rearrange my schedule to accommodate the workouts. (I actually find it harder at weekends when the kids are home all day!) Also I have more time to come on here and…

I am in this week! But I only just saw this and it is already 5 pm here, so I might not be able to give up a favourite food today. Already eaten both bread and crisps today :sad: And at this point in the day, anything else is easy. I might add this part on to tomorrow's challenge! Did 50 crunches earlier, so will go and…

To help us all keep on pressing on this week:

I forgot to add my week 9 points: Water: 5 points x 7 days = 35 Sodium: 5 points x 7 days = 35 Workout minutes: 60 minutes on 6 days = 60 pts Positive posts: Every day = 7 pts Smack talk: (to Dolphins) = 5 pts Bad Habit +25 (5/7 days) Good Habit +25 (5/7 days) TOTAL: 192 points :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: