I am a 47 year old mother of an 18 year old young man. I work at Lincoln Financial Group. I love spending time with my family and am looking forward to attending Bluffton University football games to watch my son play next fall. I am looking forward to this program as I want to be healthy and be able to take long walks with the love of my life.
Jill-
You are doing great in the gym and on the scale. Way to put it all together and get fantastic results. Go Brown!!
Diana
You go girl! Keep up the good work!…..”GO, BROWNIES”
Thanks for the invite into your group. It was fun being brown for the day.
You are doing great. Keep pushing yourself.
Go Brown/Purple!
Jill,
WAY TO GO!! You are on track!! You had a great weigh in and we are so proud of you!!
I love seeing your smiling face in the morning. You are always in such a good mood and it makes everyone want to do more!
Way to increase your work out level. We see you are really picking it up. Look how far you have come!!! You are doing great! Oh yeah, think of those shoulders every time you lift that heavy bar!!! LOL oh yeah, please always love me and not hate me for that!! LOL
Tina and Rick
Our work outs are getting harder, but at the same time you are getting better. Way to go!
Naomi
Jill
You are doing awesome. You always seem to be moving forward.
We can do this.
Rhonda
Jill,
I appreciate your quiet way of encouraging me as we pass each other during warm-up laps (usually you’re passing me!). You always say “Good Job”, or “Keep it up, Leslie”, and it really helps me. Thanks!
Leslie
Jill,
You are doing so well! Keep it up! Isn’t it nice to have more energy and feel so much better about how we look?
Kristi
Jill-
Next week is another chance to be better than we were this week. And you will be, because you are working hard. Stay focused, and stay positive. You can do this!
Diana
jill
you had a great week this week…don’t let some stupid numbers on a stupid scale get you down…you look amazing and i can REALLY tell that you are losing weight…but not losing your determination…lets do the damn thing! go brownies!
mello d
Hello Everyone!
Just checking in to say I miss u guys. I’m in Baltimore for a conference, and I’ll be back in the gym Friday am. Have a good class with Amber on Thursday.
Leslie
Jilly not from Philly,
Sorry I missed working out with you this morning, but it was great to see that you got in and got it done! You rock, and are looking fantastic!
Buck
Missed you on the courts tuesday. But I got to borrow one of your teammates. Get some rest because after todays workout i think they’ll bump up fridays even more.
All I can say is bring it on!
Jill,
Way to work hard this morning! You are really picking it up in Amber’s class! Look how far you have come in 9 weeks! We know next weeks weigh in will reflect how hard you are working! Keep positive and know you are doing this!
Look at the changes you have made and the heavy bar you are now able to do!
Thanks for giving this your all!
We will be thinking of you tomorrow as you take this new journey with your Son. Make sure you take time to enjoy!!
Rick and Tina
Jill, your doing a great job keep it up!
Nicole
I knew you were going to be out today, but I still want to let you know you were missed. See you in the morning
Delores
Hey lovely, you are looking great. I have been so encouraged by you. Seeing you step it up in workouts. Keep it up and all of your son’s friends are going to want you.
Jill what can i say, you look awesome and you work so hard! I don’t think that i could do this without your support and always being there for me when i am having a rough time!!!
Jill, You are looking amazing. All your hard work is really paying off.
Jill
Jill-
Thanks so much for your ideas for the presentation and your hard work. Plus, you were working so hard on the track this morning. The changes in you over this last 10 weeks are so great. I hope that you feel as good as you look. Way to go BROWNIES!!! Thanks for being a great teammate.
Diana
Jill,
Great job on the track today. Congrats to the Brown Team on the weight loss challenge.
Leslie
Jill,
Look at you with the 4.8 lb weight loss this week! Way to go!! You only need 2.6 to be at a 30 lb loss since the beginning of the contest! You will do this next week! Thank you for staying positive when you had a bad week last weigh in. Look it paid off!!
We appreciate your very kind words on our blog! You are too kind!!
Great job on the Brown Teams group presentation. You all took the project very serious and it showed! We loved the prop and loved how you all told how many of those you lost! VERY REAL!!
Keep up the great work and positive attitude. Your son must be VERY proud of his MOM, b/c we sure are!
Rick and Tina
Jillie Jill, Thanks for your support we can do this girl!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work I saw you running on Tuesday u got it girl.
Sassy Steph
Nice job on the track this morning. You were really picking it up.
I was trying to draft behind you but I couldn’t catch up.
Wow! You are doing such an amazing job at work outs. It’s great to see the success of your hard work, cause you are doing it-maybe slowly (at times it might feel) but definately surely!
Naomi
Thanks for the run today. I couldn’t have done that without you.
We are going to blow them away on July 4th. Keep it up.
The other Jill
Jill,
WOW, you were moving this morning! You are doing awesome! Just think, maybe the Bluffton Football Team will let you work out with them when you visit your son!
Keep it up!
Kristi
Jill
The Jill and Jill team looked great today. Sorry I didn’t exactly keep up. I will try harder next time. You looked awesome.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Rhonda
Holey toledo girl. Awesome job on the bike this morning. I couldn’t even get my legs to go that fast. I think you lapped me twice. Keep up the pace. See you on the track!
Definitely eat your wheaties cause were going to be flying around that track. Well mostly out of control. But definitely flying. I mean after all we have to to keep up with Tamika. Who I believe was the reason we started sprinting anyways.
Jilly,
Every day you are ever closer to your goal… Remember? I do. I think you’re alrady there!
See you at gym,
Buck
Jill,
I had a blast with you today in Hydro Burn class! You helped make it fun. You are doing a GREAT job! Thanks for being an inspiration to me.
Leslie
jill – wasnt hydro burn so fun? you have to love an excersize that if you get 2 hot…u just dip underwater! i especially liked the jets in the warm water pool….lol
good luck tonight @ weigh in!
peace,
mello d
Jill keep up the hard work. I know u want it just as bad as me. Were going get it too. Don’t worry!!!!! C u in da morning.
Sassy Steph
Push? what push? I was drafting off you. Why else would I ask you to run?
Jill-
You have changed so much in just 12 weeks. And we have a couple more to go. Who knows where you will be then. And that is just the beginning. You look great, and I hope you feel the same way. Your drive on the track is so great. I enjoy being a Brownie with you!
Diana
Hey I hope all is ok. Don’t forget what they say. Ice Ice Baby. And you’ll be back in the swing of things before you know it. I need you saturday so rest up.
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
Jill: Can you believe we did it, thank you for the encouragement today. Be proud of what you did, I am.
Keep strong this next week
Steve
Jill-
You continue to do great things in this competition, and yesterday’s run was no different. I knew you could do a great job, and you did! I am so proud of you, and happy I got this chance to share such a wonderful experience with you. Stay focused this week, and beyond.
Diana
Love it! You did a wonderful job movin around that track 75 times. You pushed through those stubborn pains, and had such a positive attitude the whole way through. Thank you for your support throughout this journey.
Naomi
Way to go yesterday! you did an awesome job! Thanks for being there for me you are truly an amazing person. Keep up the great work!
Nicole
Jill,
DO YOU BELIEVE NOW????? You did so GREAT with completing that 13.1 miles!! Did you read that——13.1 miles!!! You DID IT!! Do you now know ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE???? You have accomplished so much and you pushed thru all that pain and finished strong!!
We are so proud of you!!I know your son is proud of his mom, as are we!!
BELIEVE!!!
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
Wow chickie. What an awesome job on saturday. I can’t imagine the pain you were going through. But you pushed passed it and moved on.
Nice job. I’m glad I was there to see it.
The other Jill
Jilly,
Thanks for being there on Saturday! You were always somewhere close and that made me feel comfortable during that massive task. You’re the best, Jilly!
Buck
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!!!!
Jill,
You are a sweet, wonderful person, and I’m so glad we’re in this program together. I just don’t want it to end. So let’s stay in touch. I’ll be calling you to work out. Your spirit and determination drives me to do more! See ya.
Leslie
You are great.
Keep up the good 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