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The mission we have chosen to accept is to get healthy, and we know that it is most definitely possible. We are BOFFs – best ONLINE friends forever. We met on an online aquarium fish forum in 2005 and have become great friends. We don’t let the measly 1700 miles between us keep us from motivating each other and challenging each other in just about every aspect of life. We joined this challenge because we both think that with the aid of a personal trainer, we could really do this once and for all. Our busy schedules have complicated our progress in the health and weight loss area, but it hasn't dampened our resolve. We are also both huge fans of the show (no pun intended!) and would love a chance to be at the finale for season 5! We won't be able to work out together physically since we live on opposite sides of the country, however we are both very competitive and love to challenge each other so we are looking forward to coming up with fun ways to motivate and keep each other accountable to lose a combined weight of 195 pounds. Check out our blog for updates!

Heather

Age: 26

Home: Morrison, CO

Height: 5'3"

Start Weight: 255

Goal Weight: 150

Current Weight: 254.5 (Feb 26)

Goals: My true goals are more process based because I dont know how realistic or unrealistic my goal weight is and I know that the pounds will not come off if I do not put in some serious effort on my lifestyle changes. I would mostly just like that scale to be below about 190 as soon as possible, and be able to fit into clothes I want to wear and do things I want to do like ride my horse or play with the dogs without getting winded so easily. I am going to be focusing on: getting plenty of sleep, drinking plenty of water, cooking more and eating out less, eating healthier, going to the gym more regularly and focusing on both strength training and cardio. I have a great gym to go to but generally I don't do a very good job of utilizing it and blaming that on my busy schedule. I work full time, go to school full time as well as have a horse to take care of, a dog and a cat and several fishtanks at home to take care of as well as all of the boring things that have to be taken care of (laundry, cleaning etc) so I tend to stay overly busy.

Journals

March 04

Stacie - Technicalities and a Big Event

Wooo hooooo! I finally got my technical issues sussed... it was a cacheing/registry problem or something like that. I finally had to get help from our IT department because there were some work websites I couldn't log into either. Anyway, I'm back with a vengence baby!

So, in all this time I didn't lose any weight. In fact, I gained another couple of pounds and am right back at my starting weight of 240. So, I've decided that drastic measures are in order. I've joined the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training for Hike for Discovery. We will be training for 14 weeks and then hiking aprox 10 miles in the Rockies on June 8. While I'm training, I will also be raising money for the LLS society. My goal is only $4000 but I'm hoping to surpass that. Yeah I know, crazy eh?! But this cause is one that's very personal to me and my family. So not only am I hiking for my own health but I'm also hiking in HONOR of my grandmother Rosalie, my step-father Ken, my grandfather Butch and my friend Ruben - all are survivors of Lymphoma.

I'm going to need a lot of prayers and moral support from everyone to get through this one. It's the most demanding event I've ever attempted! If you'd like me to hike in honor or in memory of a loved one, please send me an email at hfd2008@boostac.com and I will be honored to add them to my list. I will be displaying all the names either on a t-shirt or bandana during the trainings and the event itself. Please check out my progress each week at http://www.active.com/donate/hfdnca04/hfdSDavis I will post pictures of all the training hikes and of course the big event. If you're interested in particpating yourself then just click on the 'Become a Participant' link from my page.

February 20

Heather - The good and the bad...

Ok which would you like first? The BAD news is that I was up 6 lbs yesterday when I weighed in, putting me above my starting weight. However, I am guessing that due to stress (lots of drama I dont want to get into) and bad food choices (high sodium) that is going to be mostly water weight since I know I can fluxuate that much in just one day.

The GOOD news is actually more significant. I have succeeded in getting to the gym Monday/Wednesday/Friday last week...Monday this week and today is Wednesday and I'll be going tonight. (I went on Saturday too, but we only went to sit in the steam room and didn't actually work out so I can't really count that.) I set up a private session with a trainer for next Tuesday and my friend Kate who joined my gym set up her trainer session for next Wednesday, so we'll have a bit more direction when we're there and maybe be able to gauge our progress a little better. Somehow I seem to be managing to spend 90 minutes there and not be getting in as much cardio as I want to...so I think I'm going to need to get into a more structured schedule with her. I think she more wants to do strength training and I more need to do cardio...but we'll see what our trainers say. Thats probably the best angle. I'm excited to be getting into a routine though, I really need that with all of the craziness I have going on in my life.

btw Stacie is going to try and email me a blog entry for her...she didn't get to it this weekend.

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February 12

Heather - Finally feeling better!

So I am FINALLY feeling better! I have a little sniffle and a cough once in awhile but overall really feeling a lot better. For the first time in what two weeks?? I got to the gym last night even! I didn't push too hard. I was on the elliptical for 5 minutes to warm up, then stretched and walked around the gym a bit. Then worked my upper body for awhile, was on the core machine for a bit, and then 5 more minutes on the elliptical and called it good. I know barely worth calling a real workout but I thought it was good for my first time back. Plus, my friend Kate signed up for my gym and she is going to be prodding me to work out with her more regularly. We already scheduled our next session for tomorrow evening yay :)

I haven't lost anymore weight...but I haven't gained anymore. I think my body is responding to stress and the fact that I haven't been sleeping as regularly recently, or taking my medication. SO I am going to do better at that in the coming week and see if I can't get that scale to continue its downward trend even if it was oh so terribly slow. The extra working out should definitely not only lend a hand burning some more calories, but also helping me sleep better at least on the nights that I go.

Oh and I talked to Stacie, I might have to have her email me a blog entry and her latest weigh in's because she's having some technical difficulties getting to the site from her computer for some reason. It keeps locking up on her. So I'll see if I can get that from her soon!

February 05

Heather - Still Sick

OK I am just about sick and tired of being sick and tired now!!! UGH. The only good thing if I must find something good is that I was down to 250 this morning when I weighed in. I haven't been getting to the gym, walking up a flight of stairs or anything even minimal like that sends me into coughing fits. I did manage to get 15 minutes of shoveling snow in this morning but I'm sure that doesn't count for much. I AM feeling better than I was this time last week...even though I still don't feel GOOD persay. I am just hoping I'll be able to get back to the gym this week at some point. I feel lost without my partner! Stacie and I have barely even talked in the past couple of weeks. Miss you Stac!

Finished watching today's episode of Biggest Loser awhile ago and I have three things that I just have to say. First. I am glad that that gal got voted off. I mean I sort of started to like her more the last couple weeks, but I'm sorry just because of the orange team's attitude I am still glad that she's gone and maybe that'll take junior down a notch. Secondly...what was up with them only taking 7 of the 10 lbs lost and adding them to the loss for the Black team for the three pounds that were gained last week?! Am I crazy or didn't they take those three pounds off of the weight loss last week??? The only thing I can think of is that I must be crazy and they didn't...but I would have bet you that they did and of course it is not right for them to take three pounds off for the three pounds gained last week AND not count them coming back off this week! I sure wish I hadn't deleted last week's episode though so I could go back and look at that spot in the weigh in. And last but not least....Did you see the previews for next week?? What could possibly happen during a weigh in that would make Bob say that something was ridiculous and then walk out of the weigh in?? Guess we have to wait till next week to find out.

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January 28

Heather - Sickies not fun!

UGH I hate being sick. I don't usually get sick real bad but my roommate seems to be sick all the time and I keep getting stuff from her and what is being passed around at work. This weekend was just miserable. I slept about twice as much as I usually do and felt about 1/2 as rested. Spent most of the weekend curled up on my loveseat trying not to move because every time I moved I started to try and hack up a lung. Amazingly I woke up this morning and felt a lot better. I was having a lot of trouble breathing yesterday and today so far I feel much better...so maybe its on its way out. I hope so...I hate being sick. (just in case you didnt get that the first time I said it hahah)

I was just talking to Stacie and it turns out that she was sick all weekend too :(

Fortunately with all of the water I've been drinking in lieu of eating I guess I'll be down a few pounds at tomorrow's weigh in lol

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Stacie

Age: 39

Home: Washington, DC

Height: 5'6"

Start Weight: 230

Goal Weight: 140

Current Weight: 240 (March 4, 2008)

Goals: I *AM* going to regain my healthy, athletic 140 pound self so I can go skydiving again. I don't know if they make jump suits for fat girls but I've never seen a fat skydiver so I'm thinking they probably don't! Plus it wouldn't be much fun for anyone if I had a heart attack midway back to earth. :o( I want to a lot of things I used to...I want to play softball, I want to go rock climbing, I want to be able to walk up the Dark Hallow Falls trail without the bluehaired, 80 year old women blazing past me while I sputter and wheeze like rusty old Edsel. And of course I'd love to be able to turn the heads of cute boy's at least 10 years my junior. ;o)