Bl 7.1 purple team!!!!!

[Eeyores Butterfly]

This is the official thread for the Biggest Loser 7.1 Purple Team. I will be your captain for the duration of the challenge. This thread will run during the entire challenge. This is where we will laugh, cry, and everything in between on our weight loss journey. I will try to reply to each individual. I am also serving as Weight Keeper for this challenge, so every Friday please remember to PM me your weight.

The challenge will run for six weeks, every week I will announce the those who lost the highest percentage of weight on each team and who the biggest loser is overall. Good luck.

The Members:
corinnak
dare2dream
Debbie
EeyoresButterfly
FaithTrustnPixieDust
JennzJ
leleluvsdis
LuvBaloo
mrsklamc
mvlimmex
Nicole786
njmom23grls
philbenjc
pjilla
PrincessVija
SheWelch
SpaceMtnFan
wdwmouse
worfiedoodles

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

To start off, I would like us to introduce ourselves to eachother. Tell whatever you want.

My name is Jessi, and I am your team captain. I am 24 and a graduate student in special and elementary education. I graduate in May. I am a former Cast Member of Disney through their college program. I worked Fantasyland attractions and later was a parade and show performer. I would like to lose about 50 lbs.

I will let you all know that I have a job interview tomorrow and an autism conference all weekend, so I may be hit or miss the first few days.

 

[pjlla]

Wohoo... here we go! Go Team Purple!

My name is Pamela, I am quickly approaching 45 years of age. I have lost 50-ish pounds in the past 15 months and lost and maintained 20 pounds for a few years before that. I am, as of this morning 16 pounds away from my goal weight, which I hope to reach by my birthday in June.

I am a mostly a married, stay-at-home-Mom, but I also substitute teach at our local elementary school. My DS is 11 and my DD is 13 1/2. My only real hobby is scrapbooking. My kids are active and very involved, so I spend lots of time driving "Mom's taxi". I also coach my DS's FLL robotics team and was formerly a stroke and turn judge for USA swimming, as DD is a swimmer.

I will be an unemployed substitute teacher if I don't get moving right now. I am looking forward to meeting every one on my team! I'll be back later to chat...........................P

 

[mvlimmex]

GOOD MORNING PURPLE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Vicki and here is a little bit about myself. I am 38 years old and live in southwest Wisconsin. I am married and a stay-at-home mom to 4 kids--a DD who is 10, DS who is 6, DD who is 5 and DS who is 20 months. I have lost about 20 lbs since Oct and hope to lose some more for this challenge.

I enjoy traveling, the outdoors, and spending time with my family. My family and I love Disney Cruises and have one planned for Oct., as well as 2 more in 2010. We also have a trip to Disneyland planned as soon as the kids get out of school this year.

I look forward to getting to know everyone on the PURPLE team. Good luck everyone on losing and GO PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!

Vicki

 

[LuvBaloo]

My name is Shannon. I'm married with 2 daughters (7 and 4). I work full time and am taking one correspondence course at a time. I enjoy crafts (sewing, knitting, cross-stitch) but really only find time for it when I have a set goal in mind. I gained weight slowly over the last 10 years, and want to get down out of the obese category on the WiiFit, and have more energy.
I enjoy Disney, and got back 3 days ago from trip to DL. I was both happy and not happy that I was up 5lbs when I weighed in this morning. Happy because its only a 5lb gain after a 10 days away. Unhappy because that put me back over 200.
My long term goal is to lose 50-60lbs, but I am happy to just lose slow and steady. The BL7 challenge was my first one, and I had lost 10lbs before leaving on vacation. I know that thread helped me stay motivated, and so I'm very excited that Jessi is starting up this new one! Thanks.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hi everyone! GO PURPLE!!!


My name is Vija (rhymes with Mia). My heritage is Latvian. I am happily married to my HS sweetheart, I am 40 and work as an OR nurse. I have 2 great kids!! I am also a blue belt in TaeKwonDo and hope to test for black belt next June. As of this morning I have lost 40 # total!!! I am so happy, I have ALOT still to loose, but I am working it slowly. My next goal is 30 more pounds by the middle of June. I know that is pushing it, but I would love to be at that weight for my next testing for TaeKwonDo.

I too love everything Disney. Been to WDW several times, DCL x2, and hoping and praying to go to Disneyland this summer for the first time.

I love to scrapbook special events, hiking, camping, traveling, and 80's music!


How long is the 7.1 biggest loser challenge? I would like to set some goals, but not sure how long this goes.

GOOD MORNING PURPLE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!

My name is Vicki and here is a little bit about myself. I am 38 years old and live in southwest Wisconsin.

Sending out a HI to another Wisconsinite!

 

[donac]

Good morning Purple Team

I am a member of the Green Team but I will be in charge of COW's (Challenges of the week)

I will be starting the COW's for both teams next week. So be on the look out for them. I will post them in the threads and not on a separate one.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Let's welcome our newest member Jennz!

Vija, the challenge is six weeks. I just got back from my job interview, I think it went well. I should hear back by this time next week.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Jessi, was this a follow up interview to the one you had a few weeks ago? I recall you said they were considering you for 2 positions.

 

[Debbie]

Hello everyone. My name is Debbie and I am more than twice Jessi's age. Heck I wish I were twice her age!

I am at a stage in my life where the pounds never seem to be pushed off my back. I know exactly what to do and how to eat. But when I don't get those results. . .

I am hopeful that this thread will not go quite as fast as the mega thread. I couldn't keep up, lost my will, and ended up not losing much at all. I left for school early this morning, so I will weigh in and send my 'starting' weight tomorrow. I have subscribed to this thread, so it won't be too hard to catch up....I hope!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Jessi, was this a follow up interview to the one you had a few weeks ago? I recall you said they were considering you for 2 positions.

That earlier one was with a school district in Nashville. They turned me down. I'm kind of surprise they considered me at all because they require two years of experience and I am still in my student teaching.

This past interview was with a school district in the KC Metro area. They interviewed my boyfriend last week (though they don't know that!). I actually had to drive out there to do it, and barely missed the horrid weather coming back!

 

[LuvBaloo]

That's cool that you made it to the interview stage in the last one and again on this one. Good luck!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Hello everyone. My name is Debbie and I am more than twice Jessi's age. Heck I wish I were twice her age!

I am at a stage in my life where the pounds never seem to be pushed off my back. I know exactly what to do and how to eat. But when I don't get those results. . .

I am hopeful that this thread will not go quite as fast as the mega thread. I couldn't keep up, lost my will, and ended up not losing much at all. I left for school early this morning, so I will weigh in and send my 'starting' weight tomorrow. I have subscribed to this thread, so it won't be too hard to catch up....I hope!

Hi Debbie! Its nice to see a fellow Canadian! I'm in central BC.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Let's give a big purple team welcome to Shewelch!

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Hi Purple Team! I want to WISH you all a successful second half of BL 7. I'll be trying to read and see how everthing goes. I know you can do it!

 

[pjlla]

Shewelch.... WELCOME! Are you hopping aboard the Purple Train? Lots of room for more! Come on in and introduce yourself.

Glad to meet everyone here. Looks like Debbie and I are the "more mature" ladies of the group. (Hope that doesn't offend you Debbie )

I haven't done a BL challenge before but I have lurked around some of them. I look forward to the weekly challenges and the fun stuff like getting to know everyone here.

It might appear that my "female" issues gained me an early lead here. I SHOULD have been down on the scales yesterday because I had a great week as far as exercise and food goes, but sadly I was up .6. But it would appear that the weight is due to some mid-cycle female issues and will be gone by next weigh-in (as well as the weight that should have been gone!), so hopefully my first weigh-in for Team Purple will be great. (Sorry if that is TMI for anyone!)

Anyhow, have a great weekend everyone!..................P

 

[Debbie]

Glad to meet everyone here. Looks like Debbie and I are the "more mature" ladies of the group. (Hope that doesn't offend you Debbie

Nope, not offended. With my five kids, I have earned every gray hair on my head, and every stress pound on my body. I am pleased to announce that people are resilient and we DO bounce back. Now, it's time to get the ball rolling and make the ball smaller.

 

[donac]

Good Saturday Morning Purple Team

COW WEEK 1

THis week's COW starts on Sunday 3/29/09 and will run until midnight Thursday 4/2/09. It will be short this week since we just started. It will be an easy COW since we are all just getting restarted.

YOu get 1 point for each day you follow the COW

THis week will start easy

Drink 8 glasses of water (1 point for each day)
Eat 2 servings of veggies (1 point for each day)
East 2 pieces of fruit (1 point for each day)

On Friday send me

XX days drinking water
XX days eating 2 serving of veggies
XX days eating 2 pieces of fruit.

Thanks and enjoy the COW

 

[pjlla]

Good Saturday Morning Purple Team

COW WEEK 1

THis week's COW starts on Sunday 3/29/09 and will run until midnight Thursday 4/2/09. It will be short this week since we just started. It will be an easy COW since we are all just getting restarted.

YOu get 1 point for each day you follow the COW

THis week will start easy

Drink 8 glasses of water (1 point for each day)
Eat 2 servings of veggies (1 point for each day)
East 2 pieces of fruit (1 point for each day)

On Friday send me

XX days drinking water
XX days eating 2 serving of veggies
XX days eating 2 pieces of fruit.

Thanks and enjoy the COW

Does no calorie seltzer count for the water?...............P

 

[donac]

Yes