Hi!!! I am Rhonda (SEANDA) one of your captains this round. Joining me are Sara Ann (COFFEEGAL1) and Jane (BLH508). We are so excited to be on this journey with you! And we will be here to help you every step of the way.*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*~.~*
THE LEGEND OF THE PHOENIX
Struggling weakly, a scraggly solitary bird slowly builds a nest of myrrh and frankincense. Exhausted by its labors, the bird collapses into the nest where eventually an egg appears, the promise of new life.
Slowly flames rise out of the nest. The old phoenix is consumed to ashes as the heat grows. The egg is slowly purified until the heat of the flames causes the egg to suddenly hatch.
A young, vibrant phoenix launches out of the flames and into the sky where it will soar for the next 500 years before returning to the nest to begin the cycle again.
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The Legend of the Phoenix appears across the ages and around the globe and is now the focus of this team. The Phoenix is the symbol of our team, and the promise of our NEW LIFE.
No matter where you have come from, how battle weary, how overwhelming your challenges, your journey is not over.
By choosing this team and by signing up, you have crawled your way into the nest. By participating in the challenges, by exercising, and by counting the calories, the fire grows hotter. The old burns away. The new you is forming. The transformation has begun!
And together here in the nest we will share in this journey together. TOGETHER WE WILL SOAR!!
Whenever you see a row of emoticons by one of your captains know that you must STOP and read.. even if you can’t read every post since your last visit, make sure to scroll through and look for important announcements, denoted by a variety of emoticons depending on the type of post.
And now for the ground rules, ‘cause what would a competition be without rules!!
1. First and foremost, you must log your weight EVERY week. This is done EVERY WEDNESDAY, by MIDNIGHT (your time zone) on the GOLDEN PHOENIX TRACKING THREAD found in the Challenges and Team Tracking Forum. (Note: this is NOT the Biggest Loser show.. we do not have personal trainers with whom we work out 5 hours a day.. so do not expect to lose 5,10, or 15 pounds a week. A healthy rate loss is generally 1-2 pounds per week!) www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_messageboard_thread.asp?board=18820x49596x40145329
2. POST a MINIMUM of 3 days a week on this thread. ( This is the BARE MINIMUM.. TRY for DAILY!!! The more you put into this challenge the greater the rewards, and the more you get to know your teammates the more FUN you will have and hopefully we can all feed off of each others' energy and keep us all really motivated!!!)
NOTE: When you post in the nest or in other BLC threads NEVER EVER EVER Create New Topic.. CLICK REPLY instead. (Except in Tracking Thread where you just EDIT your post each week.)3. Treat each other with RESPECT at all times. If we encourage and uplift each other we will all burn brighter and soar HIGHER.
You MUST fulfill these THREE requirements each and every week.
If you do NOT you could be moved to FLOATER status. As floater, you will be removed from the competitive portion of the challenge, but are welcome and encouraged to continue to post with us and have fun. At that point you are free to converse with the team and participate in challenges but your weight loss will no longer be counted with the active members for the team or individual counts. Once you have been moved to Floater status you will remain that status until the next round begins.How do you become FLOATER?
**IF you miss two, consecutive weigh-ins you go floater.
**ANY 3 Missed Weigh-Ins (excused or unexcused) will automatically move you to floater status.
**IF you do not meet the posting requirement 2 weeks in a row without being excused, this is also grounds for being moved to floater. Invest in the team and invest in YOU. YOU ARE WORTH THE EFFORT!
NOTE: IF for any reason you will be gone and will miss ONE weigh in, such as for vacation, please send Sara Ann (COFFEEGAL1) a spark mail and we will keep your status on ACTIVE-EXCUSED
For the FULL list of Rules for the BLC, please visit the following link: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_messageboard_thread.asp?board=-1x49596x40125186
