Follow the progress of the BLUE THUNDER team in this thread...


Team roster added by diamondwife

Our awesome captain is Doodle!

Introducing the sizzling, electrifying Blue Thunder

1. Doodle

2. staarsh

3. sftruth/Dee

4. slim

5. lynne759

6. diamondwife/Lisa

7. skippersgirl/Maggie

8. soon2bskim/Kelly

9. Morton19

10. teeyore

I'm excited...aren't you???

This will be the master reporting forum where we report on our team progress.

Reporting will be on each Monday by the Team Captain. Please report your team's beginning stats (should include the following) on Oct 1.

1) Screen Name
2) Name/Nickname
3) Starting Weight
4) Long Term Goal
5) Weight Loss Plan
6) Starting Picture (Optional)
7) City/State or Province/Country (again optional but I thought it would be neat to know where everyone is from)
8) Height (optional)
9) Age (optional)
10) Highest weight (optional)

Okay, guess I will go first. Here are my stats:

1) Name - Slim
2) Starting Weight - 167
3) Long Term Goal - 147
4) Weight Loss Plan - Atkins 1992
5) City/State - Missouri
6) Height - 5'8
7) Age - 31
8) Highest weight - 241

I am a proud mother of twin girls that are now 22 months. I am married to the love of my life and at the end of October, we will be celebrating our 8 year anniversary. He is very excited and supportive of the weight that I have lost and he will be doing Atkins along with me. Woo Hoo! He could not stand KK, but he supported me anyway. Anyways, looking forward to getting to know my fellow Blue Thunders and I just KNOW we are going to WIN!

I will be going out of town October 5-9. I won't expect losses and will possibly gain, but will be going strong when I return on the Induction phase.

Look forward to getting to know you guys better!

WE CAN WIN THIS!

1) Screen Name~~diamondwife
2) Name/Nickname~~Lisa
3) Starting Weight~~188.4
4) Long Term Goal~~135
5) Weight Loss Plan~~Trim Body System
6) Starting Picture
7) City/State or Province/Country~~Decatur, Illinois
8) Height~~5'4"
9) Age~~34
10) Highest weight~~257

I'm happily married 10 years. We have no kids. I'm a case manager for adults with developmental disabilities and a business owner. I am a music lover, karaoke addict and a poet.

Personal goals for this week~~

1) to exercise at least 3 days/week for at least 30 minutes each day (will up this next week, but I'm going out of town early am Friday thru late Sunday)
2) to follow plan cheat free and drink plenty of water
3) to relax and let my body do what it needs to do

edited 7:07am Monday to add start weight and personal goals

I'm so excited about this challenge and getting to know you all.
I am a mum of two who just married the love of my life two weeks agao today. I'm a registered nurse who loves scrapbooking & quilting (anything crafty really). My husbadn is very supportive of my goal to lose weight. he lost 40lbs himself this year following atkins. I initially lost 20lbs doing kimkins but gained it all back over the last couple of months.
1) Screen Name = teeyore
2) Name/Nickname = Terri
3) Starting Weight = 176lbs
4) Long Term Goal = 130lbs
5) Weight Loss Plan = atkins
6) Starting Picture(will need to find one to add here)
7) City/State or Province/Country = Brisbane, Australia
8) Height = 5'4"
9) Age = 36
10) Highest weight 179lbs

1) Screen Name----Lynne759

2) Name/Nickname---Lynne

3) Starting Weight--213

4) Long Term Goal--155


5) Weight Loss Plan--Atkins 1992


6) Starting Picture-- I will have to find one


7) City/State or Province/Country--Ohio

8) Height 5' 7 "

9) Age--48


10) Highest weight--281

I am really excited too. I have been successful on Atkins and lost 81 pounds. Unfortunately, I have now gained 13 pounds back and I am freaking out about it. So, today begins my journey to getting this weight off and reach goal.

I am 48 years old and married to the love of my life for 26 years now. We have two wonderful children (22 and 18). I am a Registered Nurse and work at a University.

October Exercise--

Cheatfree Days- 1

Here goes the start to a great 8 weeks!

1. Screen Name........ Doodle

2. Name....................Nancy

3. Starting Wt.............195.50

4. Long Term Goal.......150

5. Weight Loss Plan......My own low carb for now

6. Starting Picture........Will have my husband take one

7. City, State...............Valley Lee, Maryland

8. Height......................5' 6"

9. Age..........................56 years

10. Highest wt................243


My personal goals are to exercise at least 4 times a week, either on my elipitical trainer or walking outside, continue to drink my water. I will try to look in the mirror more, pat myself on the back for what I've accomplished so far, and continue on this weight loss journey. I'm ready to GO!

Nancy

Good Luck team!!!

Just wanted to say Good Luck and that we will all be winners here, loosing the weight!!!!
sandi

Another quickie post, to wish everyone good luck!

Thanks Kim, Sandi and Violet Skye!

Hey, where's the rest of my team? Come on Blue Thunder!

Good Luck Blue Thunder! Here's to a great challenge!

Good morning, team, and good luck, everyone!

Screen Name - staarsh
Name/Nickname - Stacey
Starting Weight - 188.6
Long Term Goal - 125
Weight Loss Plan - Atkins
City/State or Province/Country - Oregon
Height - 5'6"
Age - 40
Highest weight - 206

Hey everyone, checking in briefly today, I'm not feeling well but I'll be back in tomorrow.




1) Screen Name = sftruth /Dee
2) Name/Nickname = Dee Dee
3) Starting Weight = 195
4) Long Term Goal = 150-160
5) Weight Loss Plan = started with KK transitioned over to Atkins
6) Starting Picture (Optional)= in siggy
7) City/State or Province/Country (again optional but I thought it would be neat to know where everyone is from)=Brooklyn , NY
8) Height (optional)= 5'2"
9) Age (optional) middle aged = Ok, everyone else told their age, I'm 52
10) Highest weight (optional) = 248

Let's do it!!!

1. Screen Name........ Skippersgirl

2. Name....................Maggie

3. Starting Wt.............125.50

4. Long Term Goal.......105

5. Weight Loss Plan......Atkins '72

6. Starting Picture........

7. City, State...............Redondo Beach, California

8. Height......................4' 11"

9. Age..........................37 years

10. Highest wt................168


My personal goals are to drink 1 gallon of water every day, exercise at least 5 times a week, by weight training and either climbing on my ellipitical trainer, jumping rope, walking the dog, and getting out to dance at least once per week.
I lost 46 lbs on Kimkins and am now on Atkins induction. Let's go Blue Thunder...we can win this!!!

~Maggie

An Illustrated Morality Play in Six Acts

by

CHRYSALIS

The impotent smoldering of the Smoking Aces called forth a storm of Blue Thunder and lightening, that spawned a Teal Tasmanian Tornado, that ruptured the fuel line of the 14 kt Carb Crusher, that was burying Hot Pink Diamondz in a toxic waste dump, creating a towering inferno that threatened to incinerate all five of the La VidaVille Special Biggest Losers teams, and poison the WORLD with noxious fumes, and ash the amount of which had not been seen since the days of old Pompei.

Fortunately, the Creped Crusaders, ten secretly commissioned women over the age of 50, who formed the surprise Team Six, were attending a Seminar nearby: Nuances of Flying in Lycra Sans Camel Toes, Panty Lines, and Wedgies, As Viewed from Ground, or Space. Rushing to the scene, they hovered above the blaze, holding hands and forming a huge circle, using their incredibly stretchy, crepey skins like a huge blanket, to smother the fire, and save the other five teams, and Civilization, as we know it.

For their valor, King Jimmy awarded the Creped Crusaders the title of Biggest Losers, and sent the ragged remnants of the other five teams to reclaim the burned out area as a Pocket Park, dedicated to the Pioneers of Low Carb Living, and all those who live green.


The End

The Creped Crusaders Are:

1. Carole

2. Chrysalis (Default Captian)

3. Diana44

4. Di_22572

5. GraymaDebbie

6. Jazzy

7. Luvdogs

8. PatTee

9. Stilldew

10. Sunny

Margarita Cheerleader, Water Girl, and Estrogen Passer
Skitch Cheerleader, Other Liquids Girl, Team Artist
Kittycat7 Team fanner, and Sweat Wiper
Lori Enemy Taunter, Kabitzer, and General Insult Hurler
KitKat55 Agent for Book Rights, Television, Movies, and Miniseries
Dewagwel Contact for Domestic, and International Film Festival(s)

LOL That is awesome!

All in good fun...

Have a good challenge, because ours is going to be great, and great takes good, scissors takes paper...and the Crepey Crusaders take ownership of this challenge.

Let the games begin...

Chrysalis

Hi Blue Thunder,

Shari, Team 5 Captain here, stopping by to wish you all well during the challenge. I look forward to meeting those I don't know, and to those of you that know me, Good Luck as well.

Consider the guantlet dropped by Team 5. Bring it on!!!!

Don't let us still your Thunder.....


Shari

Hey all,
Here is my info. I am coming off of a carby Sunday, so my weight was definitely up. Oh well, this will make the transitioning from KK interesting.

Name- Morton19
Starting Weight- 258
Long-term goal- 165
Weight loss plan- Atkins 72?
Pacific NW
Height- 5'4
Age- 27

It looks like I have the highest starting weight. Oh the pressure I'm still confused how the weight is going to be counted in the challenge. Will it be the actual pounds lost by the team or percentage of weight lost?

Hey , I thought this was Blue thunders thread ....What the Heezy!!!!

Ok, I thought Shari was my friend but I see I was wrong..you mean to tell me Shari you had the nerve to come over here and join and then get in a challenge against me & mine? and you have the nerve to be the Captain ? I couldn't believe it when I saw you're name but I came in and sure enough it's you.

Okay, it's like that hah? IT"S ON NOW!!!! Blue Thunder let's make it rain all over these Carb Crushers...IT"S ON LIKE POPCORN!!!!

It

Only 9 of us have posted so far...where's #10???

Waiting for soon2bslim to post her stats!

Nancy

Doodle, staarsh, sftruth/Dee,slim, lynne759, diamondwife/Lisa',skippersgirl/Maggie, soon2bskim/Kelly' Morton19, teeyore ,
no hard feelings....in fact why don't you all come on over for a snack? I have a new recipe for Brownies and chocolate torte that you bake at 351.6 degrees and it bakes out all the carbs!!! Come on over and I will dish you up a nice big plate full!

Let the games begin!!!

Hi Team Members,


Looks like we will need a substitute for one of soon2bslim. I've sent two messages to her and haven't heard anything.

If any of you know someone who would like to join, let me know. The first person I hear from will be asked to join us!!!

Nancy

Doodle, nanatoot/Renee on the substitute thread is looking for a team.

http://www.lowcarbdiscussion.com/index.php...t=0&#entry24532

Looking forward to getting to know all the Blue Thunder team as the Hot Pink Diamondz lose our way to first place!

Hi BT's,

We have our substitute...her name is Renee. (nanatoot). I'm adding her to our list and will post all of our stats this AM.

Now we are READY to go! Thanks everyone for posting your stats so promptly.

Have a losing week!

Nancy

Welcome to the team nanatoot...

Welcome Nanatoot!! How are all of the Blue Thunders doing?

Lynne, your pics are great! Very inspiring and motivating! Thank you for posting them! It is always encouraging to see other's successes!

Robin

Welcome Nanatoot!

Doodle, I posted in the sign up thread that I am going to be out of town from Friday until next Tuesday. No one in MI has internet, so I won't be able to log in on Monday. Don't think I have quit because I haven't. I just won't have access to the internet.

I'M IN IT TO WIN IT!

I know lots of you have been worried about the Creped Crusaders, but fear not. We're really hitting the the physical pffftness side of weight loss. Here's a little exercise plan our wonderful STILLDEW worked up for us. Our target heartrates are beating a cha-cha-cha.

I've already asked to be the 4th from the left with the great clevage. That's so much me!

-Here are the 10 new exercises I plan to add this week:

1. Lift and carry my walker every third step. Burns 02 calories/lift.

2. Use my cane to smack dirty old men. Burns 3 calories per smack
and 5 calories laughing about it afterwards.

3. Walk to kitchen, stand there 2 minutes trying to remember what I came for, turn around and walk back to living room. Remember what I went to the kitchen for. Repeat from start. Calories burned depend on how forgetful I am that day.

4. Hoist sagging breast back into bra. Burns 10 calories. Repeat at least 50 times a day.

5. Hoist other sagging breast back into bra. Burns 11 calories since this one is larger.

6. Walk with walker to the store to buy a new bra, being sure to use the step, step, lift exercise there and back. On the way to the store, throw boobs over my shoulders a few times just for good measure. Calories burned depend on how heavy the sack is on the way back and how many times I fall down and have to get back up.

7. Spend time trying to think of other 4 exercises while eating a low carb cheesecake. May burn a few calories if I think really hard and eat really slowly.

Are you afraid yet??? Be Really afraid, the elderly are sneaky and may just fool you.




THE CREPED CRUSADERS

Chrysalis! I'm shivering in my boots! LOL I better step up my exercise regimen or you ladies are going to leave us in the dust!!

~Maggie

Dusting is a great exercise, all that lifting, stooping, raising things, moving stuff around, straightening pictures...

The Creped Crusaders think your crew should get lots of practice dusting, cause that's what ya'll are going to be covered in, as in Eat Our Dust...

Hey ladies just checking in to day to see that everyone is on board and to get some inspiration.

Lisa, is it allowed for us to post what we're eating everyday? I like that , it gives me ideas and let's me know what everyone else is eating.

I've been out all morning and my headache is coming back, I discovered it's allergies, I don't get it every year so sometimes it catches me by surprise.

So far I just had my 1 minute muffin grilled cheese sandwich 2 slices of colby and 4 slices thin bacon and Crystal light peach tea and water
later I'll have a salad with sweet butter lettuce and romaine and tequila lime wings w/ bleu cheese dressing.

I have to lay down before I go back out tonight. I hope all are doing well. Let's try to ignore the haters!!

Dee

Sorry, double post!!

Hi Thunders,

I was just reading the Creped Crusaders posts and notice they are starting a strenuous exercise routine. It made me realize that there are many good teams that are talking the talk. Whether they can walk the walk remains to be seen! The results next Monday are what counts, and I hope our team will be near the top, if not the top losers. WE CAN DO THIS? YOU BET WE CAN!

Anyway, that made me wonder what exercise routine everyone is doing? I'm doing my eliptical trainer for 25-30 minutes 5 times a week, and T-Tapp 4 times.
I plan to drag my husband out tonight for a walk around the neighboorhood since the weather has cooled off.

FYI....Your stats (weight lost and percentage of Wt. lost) must be in before 5PM PST next Monday!

Keep in mind I have to update these stats and send them in, so please get them in before that 5PM closing. Anyone not in by that time will receive a zero as far as weight loss for that week. (This was set up when the Biggest Loser Challenge was set up.)

I'll be in PA for the holiday weekend visiting my son and his family, so for this coming week, I would appreciate it if you could get those weights in as early as possible so I can finish and post our loses before the long drive home on Monday evening.

Hope everyone is having a good week so far! This challenge has definitely kept me thinking about losing weight and watching everything I put in my mouth.
This WILL be so good for all of us!

Nancy

Dee,

Feel free to post what you're eating during the day. It just might help others who are looking for some different ideas of what to make.

Dee, sometimes I'll get a slight headache when I haven't eaten in awhile. After KK, it seems my body is more insistant about eating regularly.

I was wondering if you're eating enough protein and fat during the day? Like you I'm new at adding more calories, but I've read enough here to make me realize that I was starving my body of things that it really needed! Jimmy Moore has written some great posts about this in the KK Survivors thread and in the What Next after KK thread.

Keep posting and let us know how you're doing. This is a big transition for all of us.

Nancy

Yoo-hoo...Ladies...

We found one of your cheerleaders wandering around and were kind enough--yes, we're campaigning for the Good Sportswomanship Award, as well as Most Photogenic(s)--to return her to you. We know she's yours because she's wearing your team's colors! You're Welcome! (But not at our Crib.)








The Silver StilhetHo

Chrysalis, you crack me up!

Doodle - my daily exercise involves riding the HealthRider 25 minutes a day with 5 minutes of stretches (following the video workout), standing on my Whole Body Vibration board for ten minutes, plus housework and walking the dogs a few minutes several times a day.

Dee - for breakfast, I had two slices of turkey bacon and two eggs over easy with a cup of coffee (1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream and 1 tsp. Splenda added). For lunch, I had one grilled chicken breast and an ounce of mozzarella string cheese with a garden salad dressed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar (1/2 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tbsp olive oil. You have to watch balsamic vinegar because it has 3 carbs per tbsp.) For dinner, I'll be having thin sliced grilled pork chops with a cup to a cup and a half of broccoli adorned with a tablespoon of butter. Of course, I drink at least 96 ounces of water every day as well.

Hi Thunders,

Maybe we should make that dog our mascot? What do you think? He/She is so strange looking, he's almost cute.

Doodle

Hi everyone! Hope you all have had a good day. I have had a busy one. I went to the grocery and stocked up for my menus.

Robin, thanks for your kind words. I really appreciate the encouragement.


Chrysalis, you are hilarious!

Doodle, I think that dog is adorable! Fine with me if she is our mascot. I am assuming she since she is wearing a skirt? I am going to drag my husband on a walk around the neighborhood tonight too. He doesn't know it yet, but he needs the exercise too.

Yeah, I like the dog mascot. Here's a smaller version



Exercise today was 30 minutes of an exercise DVD involving cardio and some yoga stretching. I have some cold symptoms so I could get too intense or I'd start coughing, but at least I still exercised. I also stuck to plan all day and am eating an on plan dinner right now.

TSK! TSK! TSK!!!

No good deed goes unpunished with you folks.

I deliberately sent you the big dog, (Hey? Isn't there a catalog by that name?) because her size would take up so much space, she would turn ya'll onto page 2 in your posts. Now, the Creped Crusaders are very happy ya'll have adopted Bella Blu, (isn't that name just so tres chicky--that's what we called her while we were trying to find her mistresses.) Just remember that responsible pet ownership means spay or nueter as early as possible. (And you might want to have your team vet check her innards--she could be a Trojan Pooch, you know--filled with...

THE CREPED CRUSADERS,

...come to overrun your sleepy little camp.)

The Silver StiletHo

Hi fellow bueys. For my exercise I plan to do 30mins on the exercise bike 5 days a week and also the treadmill. I'll be going back to the gym next week when the kids go back to school and will be doing pump & step classes then.

Can I just ask how do we work out our percentage of weightloss so I can post it each Monday?

1) nanatoot
2) Renee
3) 311.3
4) 150
5) Transitioning from Kimkins towards Atkins
6)
7) Commerce, GA
8) 5'6"
9) 33
10) 395 (Gosh I hate to admit that!)


Hi guys, Thanks for letting my join the Blue Thunder Team. My name is Renee. I am a kindergarten teacher and have been teaching for 10 years. I don't have children, but I do have 8 nieces and nephews. I do have 2 beautiful persian cats named Maggie and Gracie. I love to read, watch movies and watch NASCAR. I haven't ever been to a live race, but I plan to get to one soon.

As far as exercise goes I have been doing water aerobics 2 times per week. I also want to start working out on my Gazelle machine 2 to 3 times per week.

I look forward to participating in this challenge with you guys. Go Blue Thunder!!!

Just wanted to stop by to say:


Good Luck for Second Place!!

Nanatoot,

You are looking wonderful. Way to go.

A little extra for Jodi's post:

This is Jodi's Kitties... MOM


Better Lookout for her..she'll getcheee


Shari

Hey Blue Thunder, I wanted to let you in on a little secret . . . . the RED team won immunity tonight on the BIGGEST LOSER. If you follow in their footsteps and have as good a weigh in as they did (with the same about of lbs lost, % lost) you just might win this week's weigh-in.