Posts by souljahg305

This is some good information!!! Thanks for sharing!!

Ally ... I just finished lurking (lol) around on your profile, and you look like a total hottie! WOW!!! ... you are so freakin' small!

ooookkkkaaayyyy so since I'm like super bored, and there is nothing to do right now I think this is the perfect time to catch up with everything thats been going on in here ... I dont think I'll go too far back ... maybe to like page 200 or so.

Yay watchme ... you are doing soooo good! Check out x17star17x page .... she started out at about 295 and now shes in the 120s.  She looks awesome ... I go to her page often for a little motivation.

Okay this is seriously my last post for the night, because I'm super tired, and I have to be to work at 9am.  So I just wanna say congrats to the Black Team for being the Biggest Losers this week .... yay Black Team! I'll post the numbers, and the individual biggest loser tomorrow.  Goodnight, and I hope you all have a great day tomorrow!

I dont know how many of you watch B. Scott on YouTube but "Double Kisses" ..  .. LOL!

ETA: Great blog Dalma .. I know you'll make a great writer, because everything you write always has me either sitting on edge or wanting more.  In the case of your blog you've left me wanting more.  I cant wait to read your next entry.

So first things first …… I’m clearly not gonna make my exercise goal for this month.  What I have done so far is 21.17 of 34.  The main reason I didn’t / couldn’t make goal this month is because my shins started hurting soooooo bad to the point that I wasn’t able to even walk.  So I gave myself a few days off.  I started back today with a strong hour on the track, and everything went well.  I’m going to continue working out for the rest of the week, but I’m just gonna take it a little easy. 

Ally – Thanks for always being so encouraging! You rock!!! … I know I’m super late, but why doesn’t your BF visit you sometimes? At least if he goes to your house it’ll be a little better for you, because he can actually head to your house while you’re at the gym.  When he finally makes it to your house you’ll probably already be out the shower and the two of you will be able to spend a ton of time together and you’ll be able to get your workouts in.  If he likes working out too then he could go to your house a little earlier (before your workouts), he could do a workout with you, and then go to your house, and shower, and the two of you could still end up spending a bunch of time together.  As far as the friends thing goes idk what to say about that, because I myself still have a hard time (after being in a relationship for 4 ½ years) balancing hanging with my friends, and hanging with my BF.  How is the no smoking thing going?

Ana – I cant wait until my breast start shrinking … after I gained this extra weight they got too big (for me) … my breast aren’t super huge, but they are just something I’m not used to.  I guess you can say I’m not really a breast person.

Dalma – LOL … I thought I was the only person that did that.  Whenever I hear someone say their weight OR I read a weight in a magazine (or even in this forum) .. I’m always like .. I cant wait until I get to that weight.  LOL.  That’s funny! … Congrats on your loss!

Hey Watchme … yay for 254.8 … I’m so happy for you.  Keep up the awesome work!

Mladdy you’re a cutie pie! Great pics! …. I haven’t really thought about looking fat or people being able to tell I was ever fat when I get to my goal weight.  I haven’t even thought about sagging skin or anything like that.  For some reason I just don’t think I’ll have any sagging skin nor do I think I’ll look like a small fat person (lol).

Alice great job with the C25K Program, I’m thinking about starting it in August, but I’m still undecided

Welcome to all you new ladies … I hope you enjoy the forum!

Ally – you took the words right out of my mouth regarding the Labor Day Challenge.  I was gonna suggest that we start a Labor Day Challenge on August 1.  From the thought I was having I was thinking that everyone who participates in the challenge should do 2 journal entries (if they want).  One before the challenge just discussing their start weight, start inches, and the goals they want to accomplish during the Labor Day Challenge (ex. Lose ___ amt. of lbs, lose ____ amt. of inches, workout ___ # of hours, drink ___ cups of water daily, etc.).  For the challenge I was also thinking that everyone could post a start photo on their page and then an end of challenge photo on or around Labor Day on their page (this of course is something that would be optional).  Basically the challenge won’t be a competition against anyone, but yourself, because you’ll basically be challenging yourself to achieve all the goals that you’ve set for the challenge.

Hello everyone, I hope you have a great day today!

(((Booster))) .... I hope you're feeling better today.

Dalma: I've taken you out of the challenge.  Good luck with getting past your plateau.

Before I discuss the Biggest Loser results let me explain what I have been doing.  If someone doesnt weigh-in, in time then I'll use their weight from last weigh-in for the current weigh-in.  Also if there is anyone who decides to leave the challenge I'll just take your weight from the last week you participated in the challenge, and use it for the remainder of the challenge (I hope that makes sense).

Congrats to the Red Team for being the Biggest Losers this week.  Congrats to Red Team's unlimitedana for being the individual Biggest Loser this week.  Keep up the good work everyone!

Red Team - 0.53% / Blue Team - 0.43% / Black Team - 0.13%

Individual Biggest Losers: Red Team: unlimitedana - 1.68% / Blue Team: liza413 - 1.33% / Black Team: danibelle414 - 1.24%

This week's challenge for the BLC participants: 64 oz. of water per day (from Monday June 21 - Saturday June 28), and 2 hrs of exercise (20 mins per day).

July Workout Challenge: 15.5 of 34

I e-mailed the BLC spreadsheet to everyone who showed interest in receiving it.  If you would like me to send you a weekly e-mail just send me a msg with your e-mail address in it.  I'll make sure to mention Calorie Count Plus somewhere in the subject line so you can know that its not spam.

BLC Week 3: For week 3, I'd like all the Biggest Loser participants to drink 320 oz. of water (thats 64 oz. of water a day for Tues - Sat.), and workout for 2.5 hrs for the week.  The team that has all its team members post their weight for the week, the amount of water they drink, and how much they workout by Saturday will have 2 lbs added to their weightloss for the week. Here's an example of how I would like you to post your results for the week:

Weight: ??? / Water: 320 oz. / Workout: 2.5

July Workout Challenge: 12 of 34

Okay here's the deal.  Additional people have been showing interest in the Biggest Loser Challenge so I actually wanted to start the challenge completely over.  The reason I want to start the challenge over is because I dont want to turn anyone away from joining the challenge, but I also dont want to have people joining the challenge late, or in the middle, etc. because if more and more people keep joining the challenge late its going to make it hard for me to determine whose the overall biggest loser.  I dont know if everyone will agree with starting over, but I'm open for suggestions.  I’m going to keep the teams the same, etc. I just want to start week one from yesterday, and continue forward from there.  This is what I have right now:

Red Team

bootser1 – 216.2

unlimitedana – 233.9

yessicazctcs – 182.5

jldrager – 179

ennazus520 – 261

Sonini – ???

thenewtiff – 269.5

Blue Team

allydan – 176.5

dalmalama – 244.6

safantasia – 227.4

souljahg305 – 253

michellerc – 233

reddy2go – 244

liza413 – 330.6

Black Team

mladdy – 185

donnam82 – 225

danibelle414 – 242.8

miabel – 258.5

bzb90031 – ???

Fingcross – 210

watchmeshine82 – 257

If anyone has a problem with starting over just let me know, and I’ll try to figure something else out.  Thanks

July Workout Challenge: 11 of 34

P.S. – Sorry for not being actively involved in the forum (especially to answer questions about the BLC, but there has been A LOT going on).  I’m going to try to stay up to date from this point on, and be available to answer questions.

Congrats to the Black Team for being the BLC Winners for Week 1!

Red Team: 0.72%

Blue Team: 0.47%

Black Team: 0.97%

July Workout Challenge: 7 of 34

Dalma: I absolutely loved that story.  It ALMOST makes me want to go to a few stores, and try on some clothes, but I’m not even going to do that to myself right now especially since I told myself that I wasn’t going to buy anything new until I can fit back into some of my old clothes.  I think when I lose about 13 more lbs (bringing me down to 240 lbs) I’ll be able to fit a few of my old clothes.

watchme: shake the haters off.  You are doing great, and as long as you feel good about yourself, and you know what you’re accomplishing, you don’t need confirmation from anyone else.  It’s just like me ever since I started this weightloss journey / lifestyle change (on March 31, 2008) I’ve lost 37 lbs.  I’m happy with that lose although I KNOW it could be more.  No one has really told me oh you look like you’re losing weight or anything like that, but I know that the scale is going down, my body is starting to look better, and I feel a hell of a lot better so whether people notice or not I could careless as long as I see improvements in myself.

Michelle: you didn’t seem whiny … at least that’s not how I took it.  I took it as you just asking a question.

Boots: Wow you’re on week 7?!!! That’s awesome!  

So I don’t consider myself a loner, but when it comes to working out I REALLY don’t like having workout partners.  What I’ve noticed from the workout partners I’ve had in the past is that they either talk too much, try to push me too hard, or they want me to slow down my pace so they can keep up with me.  This is why I try to at all cost avoid having workout buddies.  So at first my neighbor wanted to start working out with me, but I know she talks too much so I use to just go to the park during times that I know she wont be able to go so that she doesn’t ask to go with me.  Yesterday she saw me going to the park, but I guess she’s lost interest in working out (or she has realized that I don’t want her going with me) whatever the reason she didn’t ask to go with me and I was happy about that.

So I’m thinking YEAH I’ve got her off my back now I can listen to my music and workout in peace.  Well oh boy was I wrong. ... there is a lady that’s usually on the track when I go out there,  I see her almost every night, but I don’t speak to her.  I just do my workout (while listening to my music), and then I go about my business.  So a few nights ago she asked me “how many miles do I walk/jog when I workout”.  I told her I don’t really know, because I don’t workout for miles, but I workout for time.  She was like oh okay.   So I thought that was the end of that …. Guess again!

Last night she saw me working out on the park (WITH MY HEADSET ON!), and she kept waving at me to get my attention so I would turn off the music.  When I turned off the music she talked to me for like 30 minutes straight.  She was asking me questions about my workout, mainly because she sees me jogging, and sprinting a lot and she wants to know how am I able to do that.  The only way I was able to prevent her from talking to me for an extra long time was for me to start jogging …. I was like okay well I’m going to start jogging now so I’ll see you another time.  This REALLY sucks! When I workout I just want it to be me and Lil Wayne, Marvin Sapp, Trina, Kanye West, Usher or whoever else I’m listening to at the time.  I don’t want it to be me, and someone whose gonna talk me to death. 

Oh and she asked me to guess her weight and I was like oh you look like you weigh about 170 lbs, and she was like “no I weigh 200 lbs”.  I said you don’t look like you weigh that much at all.  Do you know what that slut said to me …. oh the reason you look your weight, and I don’t look my weight is because you’re short …. Lawd have mercy …. I was thinking first of all why are you talking to me to begin with, and second of all you don’t even know how much I weigh so how can you tell me I look my weight … dumb slut.

Okay I’m done venting about that, but I REALLY hate having workout buddies (well at least the ones that talk to much or feel like they have to workout with you).  If I had a workout buddy who goes to the park with me, and they do their own thing then that’s cool, but I hate the ones that … you know what I’m really done with that.

Dalma: I hope you get well soon …… yeah you just basically have to weigh in by Saturday.  There will be a few additional challenges along the way, but this week I just want to get the teams together, get my nerdy excel spread sheet together, and get everyone thru the first weigh in successfully. 

Watchme: Congrats on getting down to 257 lbs. (yay you!) ... Right now I’m a 37 in the waist and a 51 in the hips, and I can fit a size 20 pants comfortably.  As a matter of fact they are big at the waist and a little baggy at the hips … unless this company (Ashley Stewart) makes their clothes bigger than what they are suppose to be.  The other day I wore my size 18 Old Navy pants, but they were tight in the thigh area so I know I have to lose a few more inches before I can wear those comfortably.   

Miabel: Congrats on your loss.

Biggest Loser “at home” Challengers

Michellerc – starting weight 243

Ennazus520 – starting weight 261 

Fingcross – starting weight 214

***Come on there is still room for more!!***

Where's Fallon?

Red Team

bootser1 – starting weight 222.4

unlimitedana – starting weight 239

yessicazctcs – starting weight 187

jldrager – starting weight 181.4

thenewtiff – starting weight 269.5

Blue Team

allydan – starting weight 179

dalmalama – starting weight 244.8

safantasia – starting weight 229.2

souljahg305 – starting weight 253

liza413 – starting weight 334.2

Black Team

mladdy – starting weight 191.4

donnam82 – starting weight 225

danibelle414 – starting weight 244.4

miabel – starting weight 268

watchmeshine82 – starting weight 258

Biggest Loser “at home” Challengers

Michellerc – starting weight 243

Ennazus520 – starting weight 261 

Red Team – starting weight 1099.3

Blue Team – starting weight 1240.2

Black Team – starting weight 1186.8

Bootser1 – LOL @ voting ppl off.  I don’t think we should do this (at least not this time around).  If there is someone who is losing a lot of weight, and their team isn’t losing as much weight they still can end up being the biggest loser if they are the overall biggest loser consistently. 

miabel – I think we are doing the Biggest Loser Challenge in addition to the July workout challenge (not instead of it).  At least I hope we’re having a July workout challenge, because last month was great.  I set a goal for 1800 mins (30 hours), and I made goal so that was cool.  That challenge was some serious motivation, and all 30 of my hours are actual hours that I spend doing cardio on the track.  So that made me feel awesome.

boots – I like your idea about a cheat meal instead of a cheat day.

Congrats on your loss sweepie!

allydan -  LOL @ “Also, I'm convinced that anyone who judges me is a totally a-hole and will undoubtedly die a painful death”. 

feddiechick – what is your sparkpeople user name? I have a sparkpeople page.  I’ll add you if you want me to. 

Its okay miabel, I’ve got you now :).  WTG watchme … I’m happy you decided to join the challenge.  I know you’ll do great!

unlimitedana: Thanks for posting your starting weight :). 

Red Team

bootser1 – starting weight 222.4

unlimitedana – starting weight 239

yessicazctcs – starting weight 187

jldrager – starting weight 181.4

thenewtiff – starting weight 269.5

Blue Team

allydan – starting weight 179

dalmalama – starting weight 244.8

safantasia**

souljahg305 – starting weight 253

liza413 – starting weight 334.2

Black Team

mladdy – starting weight 191.4

donnam82 – starting weight 225

danibelle414 – starting weight 244.4

miabel – starting weight 268

watchmeshine82 – starting weight 258

** = starting weight needed.

Red Team – starting weight 1099.3

Blue Team – starting weight ????

Black Team – starting weight 1186.8

Ok so far the ladies who have shown interest in The Biggest Loser Challenge are:

dalmalama – starting weight 244.8

allydan – starting weight 179

mladdy – starting weight 191.4

donnam82 – starting weight 225

thenewtiff – starting weight 269.5

bootser1 – starting weight 222.4

danibelle414 – starting weight 244.4

liza413 – starting weight 334.2

souljahg305 – starting weight 253  

unlimitedana**

safantasia**

yessicazctcs**

miabel**

** = starting weight needed.

Anyone else interested in joining the challenge pls let me know by 10:00pm tonight.  I also need your start weight posted by 10:00pm tonight.  Thanks.

Biggest Loser Challenge Details

Since there are quite a few of us who will be participating in the Biggest Loser Challenge I’ve decided to add an additional team to this challenge (the Black Team).  Everyone who indicated that they would like to participate in the Biggest Loser Challenge will be divided into three teams (Red Team, Blue Team & Black Team).  Everyone will know what team they are on after 10:01pm on Saturday, June 28.  In order to make sure the teams are selected as fairly as possible I will put everyone’s name in a cup (including my own) and the first group of names I pull out will be on one team, the second group of names will be on the second team, and the third group of names will be on the last team. 

The members of each team will have until Saturday (at 5:00pm) of each week to post their weight.  At the end of the week I will calculate the weight of the three teams, and let everyone know which team had the biggest weight loss.  I will also let everyone know who the biggest loser of the week is.  If a member of any team fails to weigh in before the cut off time I will just use their weight from the previous week to calculate the team’s total.  There may be a few challenges thrown in to each week, just to add a little variety to the overall challenge (for example, during one of the challenges I might post that the team who has all its members complete 2 hours of exercise (the fastest) wins a free lb to add to their overall weightloss percentage (for the week)).