I am a 29 year old mother of 3. I have a 6 and 3 year old and an 8 month old. I work for Lincoln Financial Group. I love spending time with my family, knitting and being outside. The reason I want to be in this competition is to be healthy and be able to do things with my children that I am unable to or limited in doing.
Erica,
WOW and WOW! What a weight loss this week! Look at you 33 lbs down in 9 weeks!! Your hard work is paying off!
I love watching how far you have come! You are really working those stairs and pushing super hard in Amber’s class. We are very proud of how far you have come. You have endured the pain in your ankle and keep pushing forward!
You almost made me cry when you lost those 6 lbs this week, because I knew how hard you worked for it!
Keep it up!
Rick and Tina
Erica,
Thanks for being my partner all the time on tues and fri! Its been great working with you. You are doing an amazing job keep up the great work!
Nicole
Erika,
What are you doing? Trying to dislocate my shoulder and take me out this morning…thanks for pushing me to work harder today! It is great having you on the INDIGO BLUE team! Keep it up!
Kristi
Keep up the good work!
Delores
Erika-
Your presentation was cute last night. Amazing how you knew right away that Steve was low on carbs! Way to go on the track this morning, too!
Diana
You are doing great and I am SO proud of you. Look how far you have come and are right on track to do even more! I am so glad we are in this together and the support you give me is something I am so grateful for! Thanks for helping me through some of my hard times and remember I’m always here for you whenever you need me
Erica,
GREAT job on your weight loss this week with a 2.6 loss for a total of 35.6 in 10 weeks!! Just think only 4.4 lbs and you will be at 40 lbs!! You can do it!! We are so proud of you.
We thank you for your comment on our blog. You did the work, we just gave you the tools and ALL the wonderful people who donate their time and talent. How lucky are we! We are so glad to hear those stories and know your family is proud of all you have done thus far. This is just the BEGINNING!!
Great job on the Team presentation. We appreciate your whole team taking the project serious. VERY entertaining! CSI was GREAT!!
Way to push yourself this morning. We see how hard you are working! Look at the results! I can’t believe the pictures! How different you look! WATCH OUT!!!
Rick and Tina
Erica I would have to agree with Rick and Tina look at your picture 10 weeks ago and look at you now Girl!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of you. Watch out I’m on your tail. Lol…..
Sassy Steph
Yes! You are doing it! You are almost at that min 40 pound mark, what an accomplishment. I hope you are proud because that is wonderful. keep up the powerful job.
Naomi
You are doing so great Erika and I’m so proud of you! I don’t think you realize just how much you have accomplished and what you are truly able to do. You are so focused on your workouts and your diet – keep up the great work
Jill
P.S. We’ll get through the half-marathon together (even if we are crawling at the end)!!
Erika,
You are doing amazing! Keep it up! I forgot to ask you how kick boxing was on Saturday…
Kristi
Erika
Thanks for helping me on that last sprint. I knew we could do it. You are doing awesome.
Rhonda
Way to step it up today in… step class. You know what I mean!
Erika,
When I look at you now, I see a whole new person. It’s not just the weight loss – I see confidence, inner and outer beauty, and peace. I am so proud of you.
Leslie
give me an E….E! give me a R….R! give me an I…I! give me a K….K! give me a A…A….what’s that spell? total fun in the pool….dude you had me rollin’ with the cheerleader stuff in hydro burn sat! i’ve really enjoyed getting to know you and hope that we stay in tough after our adventure is over!
peace,
mello d
Erika-
Your sense of humor is so nice at 6am. I don’t always feel like running up and down stairs that early, so it helps get through the pain. You have done such a great job these last 12 weeks. Keep pushing, and the results will keep turning you into a new woman.
Diana
Um next time I say “do you want to run a little” I don’t mean lets sprint around the gym a couple of laps. Geez Girly you about blew me away. Thanks for pushing me beyond what I thought I could have. Can’t wait to see what we’ll do saturday.
Way to go all out your final stretch at last workout!
DanE
alrighty dighty its on and poppin’! just checking in to remind you to eat something substantial tonight, eat tomorrow around 4 am, drink plenty of water, goto bed early tonight and remember that we are the healthiest we’ve ever been…we can do this…
also wanted to mention that it’s not only going to be a challenge physically tomorrow…it’s also going to be a big mental challenge as well. dont let your mind hold you back…its going to try to trick you…its going to tell you that you can’t go on…take yourself somewhere else…push yourself…push through the physical pain…think about how far you’ve come…not how far you have to go…
good luck to you tomorrow friend…
mello d
WE DID IT! Congratulations on your strong finish today! 13.1 miles? been there done that! holla! way to go!
have a great 4th!
mello d
Erika: Can you believe we did it, thank you for you for the encouragement today. Be proud of what you did, I am.
Go Blue!!!! Keep strong this next week
Steve what you have accomplished today injury
My girl….I am SO proud of you! Fantastic job yesterday and you finished so strong. Can you believe we made it to the end and completed 13.1 miles? Wow! Think of what we can do now – this is the beginning for us my friend!! Take it easy today
Erika-
I was so proud of you yesterday. I know that you wanted to run at the end, but it didn’t matter. You finished so strong, and did a great job throughout the 13.1 miles. I can’t wait to see your pretty dress on Saturday. You are going to look beautiful!
Diana
13.1 miles and will still give a little boogie on the track. Your lighthearted attitude has been fun and helpful. You did a fabulous job yesterday, I hope you are proud of yourself; you are deserving.
Naomi
Erika,
Can you say 13.1 miles??? Oh yeah, feels good!! YOU DID IT!! You now know you can set any goal and accomplish!! I loved running a lap with you and hearing how you feel about this. You have done so much in 14 weeks and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!
I know you had a great support team and they are proud of you, as our we!
WAY TO GO!! YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF!
Tina and Rick
Just wanted to let everyone know, what an awesome group I think you are, I would never have believed we could do and I’m not sure that without each other we would have, but look at us today, proud and strong,
WE DID IT!
Thank You, Rhonda
hello everyone,
i know that i havent blogged very much throughout these 14 weeks, but i wanted to take the time and tell you all how important you are to me. all of you have inspired me in some way. being the youngest, i look up to all of you. i know that if you can do it, so can i! i have had some tough times throughout this competition, times where i didnt feel like getting up and coming to workout, but after thinking about it long and hard, i knew that i needed you all and i didnt want to let you down. i would have a bad day, but just thinking of all your smiling faces pushed me through. i want to thank you for all of your encouraging words and thoughtful prayers. i couldnt have done this without all of you. if any of you ever need anything, all you have to do is call. call me to workout with you or just to talk. im here for all of you like you were for me. you are like my second family!!!! so thanks again for everything. good luck to all of you in the future. remember, we can do anything! we have proved that by what we all have accomplished in these last 14 weeks!!! my thoughts and prayers are with you all!!!
love you all,
Whitney
(414-3335)
p.s.- PAIN IS JUST WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY!!!!
Hey girl. I am so proud to know you be friends and continue to get to know you. On Saturday as you came across grabbed Tina and shook so hard from crying I was holding myself crying as well. I know that sounds funny but it’s true. I was so proud of you. I was so proud of everyone. I love you so much and hope that we can stay in contact.
710-4427
Go Erika, go Erika, go Erika…
Thanks for balloon pic. Love that Kodak moment..
You are great, keep up the great work…
Lao Tzu said about 2600 years ago that:
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
And another thing that he said was:
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
So we have done them both took a first few steps and changed directions to avoid ending up in a not so good place for our health, let’s keep this up… and make it a life time change…
Remember..
Pain comes an goes, yet memories and friendships made in struggling times last for a life time.
First of al than you for all the encouragement and all the great support on my low days.
This has been a blast, almost as painful as boot camp, but only better; got to sleep in my own bed.
You girls and guys rock.
As an older song named: Down Deep Into The Pain says…
You gotta go down deep down into the pain
Let it purge your soul like flesh to a razor blade
Dig down deep into the pain
Surrender, surrender, dig in, dig in
Put yourself down deep into the pain
Embrace the bliss of pure sensation
You can’t escape from the ultimate pain
So let your senses drift into Euphoria
Thank you again to Rick, Tina, and all the trainers and other people who made this possible.
I hope to see you around, I feel like I live at Spiece anymore, but what a place to call a second home.
My very best regards,
Love, lots of it…
Dorin