Games & Challenges

Ok all here for motivation!!!!  

Cardio minutes

KT-195

chris-160

sheila-45

val-180

Good Morning All!

Lol Don, I get similar reactions from dh. 

Kt, it's almost like a modern version of Donkey Kong.  In this case, Granny has to "save" her cats and she has to thwart off boxing pirates, dogs, and monkeys.  Lol   It is cute though.  The whole time Granny makes comments like "Oh Dear" or "C'mon sonny, you'll get what's coming to you".  Too funny!

Chris, I'll send you my updated measurements.  You're right, it's nice to see the small differences there too!  I personally don't mind if they're at the top.  It's a great idea about having a consesus though.

hahah val that sounds so funny!

oooo I'm sore and tired today. I slept horribly last night. I just couldn't get to sleep and then I was sad b/c I was missing my b/f. He said he bought me some jewelry though so I'm excited to see what it is :) hehe

I'm absolutely starving this morning! I think it's goign to be a long day for me lol

ok chris my waist is 42". I have no idea what it should be or what a good waistline is which I guess is good b/c then I don't feel bad about it! haha ignorance is bliss!

I just dot want to thow someones measurement uptop, without their permission!! ha ha

u did alot yesterday KT, no wonder u are so sore!!  Your BF bought u jewlery awwwwwww how sweet!!  Everyones body is so different, so util uget to the size u wanna b, then u ill know what YOUR waist should be!!  Mine should be around 27"   i cant find my tape......dylen was playing witit, and i cant find it, may have to run to wal-mart for a new one!!

VK that game sounds cool, i may have to get it!!!

Hey H4L'rs !!

The scale was nice to me this morning .... 229 !!!  I haven't seen that number in OVER 5 years !!!!   OMG .... I CAN do this !!!!   And I'm sure I can help the team with crunches .... just DO IT Jude !!!!  
Don - sounds like you and I need to motivate each other on the crunches.  Come on let's GO !!

Our team is AWESOME !!  All of you are such GREAT motivators !! 

Chris - looks like we're getting your rain (MUCH needed) .... .but may be here for the holiday .... :-( 
I've been WATERING my lawn .... just to mow it ??  silly me !!

Happy Canada Day, Tess !!   And I'm right there with the January birthday !!!   was BORN on Friday the 13th .... NO, I'm not superstitious!!

Katie - if you're craving ice cream ... Breyers No Sugar Added (Vanilla) is only 90 calories 1/2 cup.  And the Skinny Cows are MY FRIEND !!!  :-)

Val - too funny with that game!  I'll bet you two were giggling a lot while playing !!  I would have been !!

Ok, now with the waist thing .... I don't mind if it's posted ... we're all friends/family now .... if I'm measuring correctly (right above my hips), I'm at 42".  Really wish I had taken my measurements before I started this.  I haven't gotten out any smaller clothes yet, but the ones I'm wearing are DEFINITELY baggy !!  I LOVE IT !!

I'm not going to be on much this week, but I'll try and keep up and post my crunches. 

Have a Great and SAFE Holiday/Week All !!

{{SMIlES & HUGS}}

way to go judi! that's so awesome to see numbers you haven't seen in years!

omg 27" chris? haha that seems so far from where i am! o well lol

i think we should all set personal goals for how many crunches we want to do per day and stick to it! that way we can't let it slide at all!

Setting a daily personal goal for ourselves sounds like a plan.  You are right, it'll keep us more accountable to me, myself and I.  :)  I'll have to ponder my quantity and I'll check to see what Chris posted in my journal way back when as a starting point idea.

do u think we should post our goals here? 

yes 27 is far from where i am as well, 2 weeks ago i was a 39, prolly still there now, esp. since i am bloated!!  But i was there before i know i can be again, but that isnt my goal, my goal is to be happy with myself when i loof in the mirror, or when i put something on, not to feel like a fat cow!!  when i started this journey in april the 17th i believe my waist was 45 inches.....

WTG judi, 3 pounds u did good this weekend!!  Yes u can do there crunches!!  I say the reverse crunches are good too, if anyone has problems with the traditional crunch!!

probably shouldn't post them here ;) 

but we can put them in our journals or something. I havent' done crunches in so long I don't know what a good number to start at is. Is nycolea still doing averages?

my guess is she will be doing averages!!  keeps everyone even!!  with the number of people on their teams, ok i will post mine there...

dang where is everyone??

Got a little over half my goal done today for crunches, taking a break to clean, and type lol

I am getting a head old, i feel miserable, sure has helped the cig count only 2 today!!

Almost the 4th weeeeeeeeeee my favorite holiday!!  I like to watch Derrick blow stuff up, howver as much as he spends, might as well light the money on fire!!  Owell h saves the wwhole year for this ONE day, so it can be his....

I am so sleepy today, i dont wanna clean, i have been doing everything i can NOT to clean!!  Ok gonna grab some grapes and REALLY begin cleaning....

Hey Val u should post new pics, since u hit the 50 pound mark!!

Sorry, I went out at lunch to get my car washed.  I had a sappy car.  Lol  I just like saying that.  :) 

I don't want to post another picture until I hit my 225 goal.  That is my goal weight for this challenge and it's only 10-12 pounds away (depending on which weigh day I use; Saturday or Monday...Lol).  That matches the lowest weight I've ever been in my adult life w/o the aid of pills.  I'm very excited to be this close to that number.  I can't even imagine how excited I will be when I break the 200 threshold. 

*sticks microphone towards Chris and feigns announcer voice*  So tell us Chris, what is it like to be under 200?  Where were you when you found out?  What type of announcements did you make?

ooo i need to get my car washed too val. it's been months and months.

chris- hope yoiu don't get the cold!

o wow what a day. at what point do you decide it's time to find a new job? I'm not miserable where I am, but I am having a hard time believing that things will change. Just had a chat w/ my boss about worker dynamics. I'm the youngest person in my department, but I am the most mature. How ridiculous is that? I need to get my mba so i can be in charge of places liek this and freakin fix things!

Hmm, either Chris fell asleep or she went on a cleaning spree.  Lol

So what's up in the worker dynamics subject?  I take it your boss' stand on things is not sensible? 

For me, I know it's time to switch things up when I just can't stand being there anymore.  I should probably be out before I get that feeling but definitely when I have it. 

Hi All

vk you have got to tell me where you got your game. It sounds perfect. My mom is a cat lady loves cats and games. (has 3 cats)

Judi congrats on your new number! Nice to have another Jan baby on the crew. I am the 16 so only a few days apart

Chris quit smoking was one of the hardest things i did. Keep onn trying you will do it!

kt you are like me i can't sleep when my hubby is away. It is a good thing he doesn't leave often. it is so sweet that he is thinking of you while he is away. Surprise are the best

Today was a good day my hubby brought me breakfast in bed. Only draw back it was a bacon egg sandwich. oh well it was the thought that counts.

Hey Tess, we picked up the game from Sam's club so I'm sure Walmart has it too.  It is really cute.  It's not that difficult at first but it does get harder like most games.  The picture on the box shows a granny sporting a jogging outfit looking all athletic with her bad self!  Lol 

Yum, bacon and egg sandwich...*drool*

Hey are those waist inches they want, lol under my breath, I don't think we'll see any real results in a week.  This should be a month side challenge.  Mine is 41.5.

well, we could see an 1/8th of an inch its all worth a shot, the challenge is crunchs i thooought i would make it FUN!!

ugh...vk the problem at work is due to people in my department who have very stubborn personalities and won't see the wrong in anything they do but they are quick to point out the faults in one particular person, who I feel bad for so i back up. one stubborn personality dropped her classes suddenly so switched immediately off a weekend schedule (which she only did 1 day) adn now refuses to participate in a rotating weekend coverage schedule. somehow my manager didn't catch teh fact that the person who a week ago was going to be working 10 hours sat/sun is now completely unable to work a single day on the weekends for the next two months. doesn't make sense to me  but now two of us who just got off weekend schedules are being asked to work weekends again once a month. it pisses me off. but i made clear what i thought to my manager and she is aware that i'm getting frustrated with roadblocks at the job and that i'm contemplating looking for another job. ooooook i wasn't planning on typin all that out!

i think one of the cats may have peed somewhere and i'm pissed b/c if they did it was probably inside the couch which i can't get to! grrrrrrr freakin frustrated!

Memo: THe weigh in time has been switched to 3:00 p.m eastern time on SUnday, I really hope that will relieve the late weigh in problem. And ALL floor crunches count, but please, if you don't think its a crunch, its probably not a crunch, so don't count it!

Captains the commentary thread has been updated so you cna copy and paste it into your threads, and as you can see we have received two new members on the flab-to-fab team! Please welcome them.\

And... don't jump out of your seats, I am allowing cross chat between teams now. But PLEASE don't FLOOD another team's thread, and please try not to offend or annoy others from another team, because if I get too many complaints about it, I'm just going to switch it back. But I really hope this will boost the moral of those on teams whose members are not very active. Well, anyway,  have a nice day.

TTYL