ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS........

[AuShucks]

OK Ladies - We have 5 months to lose some of this chunky by Christmas !!
We are really excited at the size of the turnout for our challenge, and we look forward to getting to know you all !

The teams are as follows :

BENSON'S TEAM -

1. Benson -
2. Jsmom - 178
3. Jelycoes - 155
4. Dbethied - 166
5. Heather45 - 162
6. CentralCAgirl - 162
7. Roxystar - 168
8. Want2lovemybody - 168
9. MrsB419 - 152
10. Mapgirl - 143
11. Jenstarns - 171
12. MrsDancer - 175
13. Julietwr - 172
14. Fantasy122886 - 163





CMARIE'S TEAM -

1. Cmarie -
2. Jaded35 - 184
3. Yohkos - 192
4. Onefatbaby - 182
5. Coya1122 - 190
6. Friday - 185
7. Kellbell 19111 - 179
8. Nursy Lori - 181
9. Hotmama - 194
10. Libby - 188
11. Daiseered - 190
12. AKmomof2 - 182
13. Taltajada - 184
14. Countrtyasadirtroad - 179
15. Elastigirl - 193
16. Jbenev - 182
17. Nume - 186




RENEE'S TEAM -

1. Insearchofme - (Renee)
2. Free2be
3. Luvlex 1017 - 209
4. Ladyshazerz - 205
5. Wantingtobthin - 198
6. Onmyway2anewme - 203
7. Ahga - 218
8. Surefirre - 211
9. Liltexasmami24 - 202
10. Cast94 - 230
11. Lailbanana - 200
12. Losingweightin08 - 197
13. Alexus_mama -202
14. Loveinmyair - 196
15. Vik28 - 197
16. Thin4good - 198
17. 4mami_mia - 227



My Team - ( Carmen )

1. AuShucks (carmen)
2. Mandagrl1 - 255
3. Huskergirl210 - 252
4. Tryin - 266
5. Pixxidusted - 258
6. Sivad - 262
7. Cashmonkies - 249
8. Tummy - 270
9. Iluvya1 - 310
10. Stephanie1112 - 238
11. Seashells63 - 234
12. Linvil3152- 240
13. Crazycheylove - 251
14. Txchic - 250
15. Imabijou - 254
16. Itzbabyphat - 233




HERE'S WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU LADIES............

1. FULL LENGTH PHOTO ( FRONT & SIDE VIEW ) preferably in shorts / tank top

2. A CLOSE UP HEAD SHOT ( THIS IS WHERE WEIGHT LOSS SHOWS FIRST )

3. YOUR MEASUREMENTS ( BUST, WAIST, HIPS, THIGHS, CALVES, ARMS )

4. YOUR YAHOO ID AND PHEN ID

THIS INFORMATION WILL NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO YOUR TEAM CAPTAIN NO LATER THAN NOON ON WEDNESDAY !

No more memberships will be allowed to the Yahoo page until your information is received. ( I hate to be harsh, but this is for everyone's safety and privacy. ) If you have already been approved and we have not received the requirements from you yet, you also have til noon on Wednesday or your membership will be TEMPORARILY banned.

ALSO - Continue to CHECK YOUR TEAM !!! If we continue to have new members, we may have to "shuffle " some weights around so that one leader isn't overloaded !!!!

As stated, we will start off slow for the beginning of our challenge so that everyone can become acclimated. Some of us are experienced exercise wise, some are not.
Ya'll will have to take it easy on me cause I'm an OLD chick !! :D

So, with that being said..... The challenge for week one is............

WEEK 1

WATER - Drink at least 64 ounces daily

EXERCISE - A minimum of 15 minutes 3 - 4 times this week

WALK - A minimum of 30 minutes 3 times this week

Yeah - this may be kinda lame to some, but as I said some are just starting off, and this may be just what is needed to get our b u t t s moving !!! If you can and want to do more, GO FOR IT.

Keep track of what you accomplished for the week, and input it into your signature as
follows. ( EXAMPLE )

WEEK 1 :

WATER - 483 OZ

EXERCISE - 3 HRS

WALK - 4 MILES ( or 1.5 hrs )

WEIGHT - + 2 OR - 3 etc...

We challenge each of you to keep a daily food log and have a basket of fruit readily accessible.

[Cmarie123]

Okay, I will submit my photos and stats tomorrow.

[AuShucks]

Me too !!!!!!! ;) :p

[Raquel]

Just want to say

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL!

[AuShucks]

D A M N - I thought you were gonna say you were joining us !!! Come on girl - WE WANT YOU !!!

[Raquel]

D A M N - I thought you were gonna say you were joining us !!! Come on girl - WE WANT YOU !!!

Thank you - I'm going to be your cheerleader on the sidelines ... cheering you all to

::::::::::::::: shaking my pom poms :::::::::::::::

V I C T O R Y!

[AuShucks]

HMMMMM ....... OK, shake those pom pom's girlie !! :D

[Cmarie123]

RAQUEL!!!! If you wont join us and you want to be a cheerleader, you have to submit your photo in your uniform!!! ;)

[cashmonkies]

ok, you have all my info and all that, so I am good there. I know my team leader, so i am good there.

question about the sig.

I see what I should be placing there, but when should I be updating it? every day, or every week? Justa lil confused on how I should be updating this.

[insearchofme]

ok, you have all my info and all that, so I am good there. I know my team leader, so i am good there.

question about the sig.

I see what I should be placing there, but when should I be updating it? every day, or every week? Justa lil confused on how I should be updating this.

Update weekly preferably on Friday.:)

[cashmonkies]

Ok, sounds good. So I will just keep track on my online thing and then update every frieday. WHOOHOO! I am excited about this.

[benson012094]

I'm gonna have to update mine daily because there's no way I can keep track of it otherwise! I'll lose it somewhere!

Okay,

[insearchofme]

I'm gonna have to update mine daily because there's no way I can keep track of it otherwise! I'll lose it somewhere!

Okay,

You can start by updating you siggy...LOL. :p

[Lady Shazerz]

I will submit mine before Wednesday. I have a busy weekend ahead of me but I really want to do this. I need the boost to get my rear in gear and excersize. I probably would have lost 30 by now if I had been.

[AuShucks]

Morning Ladies - hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was busy, my niece was down for a softball tournament, they got eliminated yesterday afternoon - which kinda suc*ed, but was kinda good also. I don't know about ya'll but dang the food at the ballpark !! Anyhow today is a new day, and I am HOPING to lose 2 lbs this week before our weigh in on Friday.

There are some ladies on my team that I haven't heard back from yet, and if I get no response by Wednesday, I'm gonna start bumping names.

Just a reminder, if you haven't already done so, email your stats & pictures to your team captain by Wednesday !!

We've had a really good turn out on the yahoo page, and I'm really excited to see everyones results Friday.

[insearchofme]

Good Morning! Week 1 of the challenge is officially underway, and I hope you all are ready! I am really anxious to see how much progress we all make over the next few months. Moreover, I am pysched about this Friday's weigh in. I am kicking it into to high gear and hoping that this week will be the week that I finally break the 200lb mark. That being said, my goal this week is to lose at least 2lbs that would put me at 199.:)

This morning, my exercise routine included.

30 minute jog
10 minute Biggest Loser Women's Sculpt
100 leg spreader
50 wall push ups
50 crunches

This may not sound like a lot to some of you but for me, it was a challenging workout. I have only been walking the past few weeks and not doing that frequently since the really hot weather arrived. I am challenging myself to do this (or something similar) on a daily basis.

I'd like to hear from all of you the kind of workouts that you are doing. :)

I am still waiting on photos and measurements from a few folks so please send them to me as soon as possible. Pics and measurements can be sent via PM.

Periodically, I wll be posting article and other information that I feel would be helpful to our group. You can please feel free to share any and all information you have that may be useful as well.

I hope you all have a great, healthy day.

Renee
:)

[cashmonkies]

Good Morning! Week 1 of the challenge is officially underway, and I hope you all are ready! I am really anxious to see how much progress we all make over the next few months. Moreover, I am pysched about this Friday's weigh in. I am kicking it into to high gear and hoping that this week will be the week that I finally break the 200lb mark. That being said, my goal this week is to lose at least 2lbs that would put me at 199.:)

This morning, my exercise routine included.

30 minute jog
10 minute Biggest Loser Women's Sculpt
100 leg spreader
50 wall push ups
50 crunches

This may not sound like a lot to some of you but for me, it was a challenging workout. I have only been walking the past few weeks and not doing that frequently since the really hot weather arrived. I am challenging myself to do this (or something similar) on a daily basis.

I'd like to hear from all of you the kind of workouts that you are doing. :)

I am still waiting on photos and measurements from a few folks so please send them to me as soon as possible. Pics and measurements can be sent via PM.

Periodically, I wll be posting article and other information that I feel would be helpful to our group. You can please feel free to share any and all information you have that may be useful as well.

I hope you all have a great, healthy day.

Renee
:)


Sounds like a lot to me. LOL. I have to ask though what is a wall pushup?

[wanting2bethin]

Ok, I still want in for this. I am going to measure today(found missing tape measure) I am still working on getting pics, (don't have one in shorts though) Ok, since new here and kinda illiterate on this who am I emailing info to and again what info? Thanks don't have time to try to find the original post with all info.

[insearchofme]

Ok, I still want in for this. I am going to measure today(found missing tape measure) I am still working on getting pics, (don't have one in shorts though) Ok, since new here and kinda illiterate on this who am I emailing info to and again what info? Thanks don't have time to try to find the original post with all info.

You can send you info to me in a PM. :)

[AuShucks]

OK Renee - you're shaming me already. I will make up for it tonight doing the 10 min. Biggest Loser, riding the exercise bike for 5 miles, doing the ab lounger, and working the Leg magic machine. HMPH - NUFF SAID !
Bringing the pain on for tomorrow !!!

[insearchofme]

OK Renee - you're shaming me already. I will make up for it tonight doing the 10 min. Biggest Loser, riding the exercise bike for 5 miles, doing the ab lounger, and working the Leg magic machine. HMPH - NUFF SAID !
Bringing the pain on for tomorrow !!!

HA!! I am in it to win, lady. You better keep up. :p

[AuShucks]

GAME ON SISTAH !! Or should I say Miss Jackson if you're nasty......... :D

This is perfect - I need this push from you girl !!!

[insearchofme]

GAME ON SISTAH !! Or should I say Miss Jackson if you're nasty......... :D

This is perfect - I need this push from you girl !!!

LMAO... Yep, GAME ON!!! You are going to reach your goal if it kill the both of us. ;)

[Lady Shazerz]

OK OK OK fine!! I will get my @$$ out and excersize. You guys are going to be the death of me. (but in a good way) lol I'm having problems getting to the Yahoo page but I'm sure I'll get there eventually. Either I'm blonde or my team captains blonde, lol, or the computer su*ks. We will blame it on the computer shall we? lol

[insearchofme]

OK OK OK fine!! I will get my @$$ out and excersize. You guys are going to be the death of me. (but in a good way) lol I'm having problems getting to the Yahoo page but I'm sure I'll get there eventually. Either I'm blonde or my team captains blonde, lol, or the computer su*ks. We will blame it on the computer shall we? lol

LOL...noone else seems to be having this problem, so I guess it'seither you or the computer. I think that rules me( your team captain) out. :p

[insearchofme]

OK OK OK fine!! I will get my @$$ out and excersize. You guys are going to be the death of me. (but in a good way) lol I'm having problems getting to the Yahoo page but I'm sure I'll get there eventually. Either I'm blonde or my team captains blonde, lol, or the computer su*ks. We will blame it on the computer shall we? lol

Okay, so it was me afterall. :o

[Lady Shazerz]

LMAO...you didn't have to admit that!! It could have been our little secret...but since you did....nanny nanny boo boo!!! :)~THPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[insearchofme]

LMAO...you didn't have to admit that!! It could have been our little secret...but since you did....nanny nanny boo boo!!! :)~THPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

LMAO.... :p

[lizet123]

I want to join as well, i could have all the stuff ready by tomorrow... but how would i know what team i'm in or who my leader will be?

[insearchofme]

I want to join as well, i could have all the stuff ready by tomorrow... but how would i know what team i'm in or who my leader will be?

You are welcome to join us! Just forward you info to either me or AuShucks and we will get you started.

Consider yourself a part of the team and get your butt in motion. :)

[coya1122]

Ok now this is my first challange... Where do i send my photos and stats? I sent them to (cmarie123) that is my team leader right??? I dont know if it went thru on the pm...Someone please help me i am so ready for this challange.

[insearchofme]

Yes, Cmarie is your team leader so you sent it to the right person. It doesn't look like she is online right now, so If you want you can send it to me and I will add you to the yahoo database. Also send me your yahoo id so you can access the yahoo group area as well.


Ok now this is my first challange... Where do i send my photos and stats? I sent them to (cmarie123) that is my team leader right??? I dont know if it went thru on the pm...Someone please help me i am so ready for this challange.

[mapgirl]

Come on Benson's Team. Let's show them what this is about :p

I did my Bollywood workout today. Dang my abs are gonna be sore tomorrow.

[PixxiDusted]

I knew I was missing something! I kept checking the yahoo site for comments. I totally missed this thread. lol I was wondering what everyone was saying about meeting our goals...I didn't know we had any yet:) So...Should I just start today with the keeping track of the stats?? And I will have my pics before Wed.

[centralCAgirl]

How do I find the yahoo page? I pm'd my stats and pics to my team leader, but I don't know what to do now.

[Cmarie123]

WHERE IS MY TEAM??? So far I only have 3 members who have actually submitted everything! I am going to repost my thread in a different forum, maybe that will generate a better response. I hope so!!

[mapgirl]

WHERE IS MY TEAM??? So far I only have 3 members who have actually submitted everything! I am going to repost my thread in a different forum, maybe that will generate a better response. I hope so!!

Don't worry, they will show up. Oh and if they don't...you have to make up for them with your loss. :p

j/k

[Cmarie123]

LADIES, I need your stats and photos ASAP!!!

[cashmonkies]

I think a lot just jumped on and said ya they wanted in, and then some already backed out. Crazy. lol

[AuShucks]

BUMP............

[Lady Shazerz]

I'm gonna have to back out. I can't get the invite for some reason and Insearchofme has tried umpteen times. Good luck to you all though!!

[AuShucks]

ATTN: Benson's TEAM !!!

Benson is out of town this week, so submit your info to Insearchofme, Cmarie or me.

THANK YOU !!

[insearchofme]

I'm gonna have to back out. I can't get the invite for some reason and Insearchofme has tried umpteen times. Good luck to you all though!!

Carmen, can you please try to send an invite to Lady Shazerz and see if it works for you.

I don't want her to bail because of this.

[AuShucks]

COME OUT - COME OUT - WHEREVER YOU ARE ...........

OK Ladies its HUMP day !! 2 more days til weigh in, hope everyone is doing well with their challenge for the week. I cant wait to see who's team comes out on top..

There are still alot of gals MIA, TODAY is the deadline for our requirements, so by the Friday we will have a better idea of who is actually " IN ".

Keep track of your accomplishments for the week so we can do a tally to determine this weeks winner as a group, and who kicked
a s s leaving the other competitors in the dust ! GAME ON !!

[insearchofme]

YOU HEARD WHAT SHE SAID SO......



BRING IT!!!!:p

[AuShucks]

NASTY, NASTY BOYS......... OK, I'm sorry I think of that song everytime I see your avatar - Ms Hay..... if you're nasty ! :D

OOPS ! :p

[Esha99]

I want in is it to late?

[AuShucks]

Nope, not too late. You will be on my team for now. We had some members join, and then show no interest, so we may be revamping the teams shortly. But for now, you are mine !! BWAHAHAHA !!!! :D I tried to send you a PM, but it said that you dont accept them. You need to submit your stats and photos to me, insearchofme, or cmarie asap.

[AuShucks]

TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN DAY !!!!

ON FRIDAY - GO TO THE CALENDAR TAB ON THE YAHOO PAGE, TYPE IN YOUR FIRST NAME AND ENTER YOUR WEIGHT.

( I've already done Aug 1 for everyone so all you have to do is find your name, click edit, enter your weight, and hit UPDATE )

**** IF YOUR NAME IS NOT THERE **** I apologize, my hubby had a mini stroke yesterday and has been in the hospital. You can PM your weight to me and I'll get in on there as soon as possible, or feel free to do it yourself.

[mapgirl]

TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN DAY !!!!

ON FRIDAY - GO TO THE CALENDAR TAB ON THE YAHOO PAGE, TYPE IN YOUR FIRST NAME AND ENTER YOUR WEIGHT.

( I've already done Aug 1 for everyone so all you have to do is find your name, click edit, enter your weight, and hit UPDATE )

**** IF YOUR NAME IS NOT THERE **** I apologize, my hubby had a mini stroke yesterday and has been in the hospital. You can PM your weight to me and I'll get in on there as soon as possible, or feel free to do it yourself.

I am sorry to hear this. Are you/ is he OK now?

[AuShucks]

Yeah, alot better, but still hasn't gotten all of his feeling back on his left side. That was some scary stuff, it was his second one in 6 months. Right now, everything is ok, but we're just tired. Hospitals will wear you out.
Thanks for asking Dani, I appreciate that.

[AuShucks]

OK ladies, we’ve had some members bail on us already, and I am still getting requests to join us. Since a lot of the ladies that dropped were in the higher weight range, and the teams were very uneven, they have now been revamped for fairness.

THE NEW TEAMS ARE :

CMARIE ( Caroline )
LORI
SHARLA
COUNTRY
SHEEMY
TALONDA
TARA
ROBBIE
VAL
JENN ( CRAZY )
KENYONNA
LISA

BENSON ( Ramie )
DANIELLE
SHARON
NATISHA
NUME
LINDSEY
MARLA
SHAE
PATI
TERRI ( IMAB )
AMY

INSEARCHOFME ( Renee )
CHRISTIE
JENNIFER (JELY)
JULIET
SHANNON
TACOYA
KIM
ANULI
ROXANNE
BRITTANY
MIA
BELLE

AUSHUCKS ( Carmen )
MANDA
SABRINA
JENSTARNS
GINA
LIBBY
VICTORIA
SUEANN
BRANDI
SHAYANA
KELLY

Also since we have a pretty good idea now of who's in and who's out, we'll have a redo on the first weeks challenge.

WEEK 2

WATER - Drink at least 64 ounces daily

EXERCISE - A minimum of 15 minutes 3 - 4 times this week

WALK - A minimum of 30 minutes 3 times this week


EACH MEMBER NOW HAS ACCESS TO THE DATABASE TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN WEEKLY WEIGH IN AND STATS.

[lovinmyair]

Aushucks, sorry about not updating on the challenge. I somehow missed the post that we had teams entirely . I only saw the last post that said the teams so I just thought that I wasn't put on the team. If I would have know I had a team and such I would have replied the day I replied on my last challenge. In search of mes team I apologize to you as well. That's what I get for being such a blonde :) . Hope you guys are having success in this challenge and meeting your weight loss goals. I will see if there is another challenge. It was my own error so I really understand why I wasn't on the list. Hope you have a great time. So far I'm to 194. Haven't lost anything for a bit.

[sassypants73]

hello! I just sent in all my info....can't wait to get involved!!

[BillyTheBear]

Any late entrance room for a guy with mad will power? =) (where there's a bill there's a way. . or something like that)

[GracieMe78]

I can join the challange? It would be great to have more motivation.

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(http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wKx3yg3/)

[imabijou]

Gracie, just send me a PM with your stats and I'll send you an invite to join...I'll need your weight, and measurements...we measure arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs and calves...I'll also need your yahoo email addy...

[sassypants73]

Hey group...just stopping in to say hi!! I think I need more coffee this morning. Gonna go clean my daughters room now...I hope nothing jumps out at me!!! LOLOL!!

[4mami_mia]

hey everyone!

[davidd2324]

Can I join ?

[newoutlook]

What group am I in,newoutlook wendy,I submitted my stats and I don't see my name in a group.I am newoutlook phen in the yahoo group.

[imabijou]

Wendy, you'll need to send your photo's to me or Carmen or enter them into the albums yourself and then Carmen will assign you to a team..plus we need your measurements...upper arms, bust, waist, hips, thighs and calves...Do this ASAP and you'll get assigned...

[NikkiFox]

i was wonderin about this challengei just chatted with ladyshazer (i think thats how its spelled) n she said they might be able to squeeze me in, i just started phen today, please let me know if i can participate, thanx!

[jillpmama]

I would like to join also. Please let me know. Or I can just join the the next one.
Thanks
Jill

[imabijou]

Jill, You'll have to click on this link http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MY_CHRISTMAS_WISH/ and request to join..then send me your weight, measurements and photo's...we'll need an upclose face pic, a full length frontal body shot and a full length side shot...
Once I get this I can approve your membership...

[Lady Shazerz]

bumpity bump bump, we are getting new members and they need the info!! Come join us ya'll the more people we have the more weight we lose as a team!! PM me or any of the leaders if you have any questions. We want to encourage everyone to achieve thier goals by Christmas. But join my team because I want to win. LOLOLOL