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Crystal and Brittany: The Wicked Duo

"Everyone Deserves The Chance To Fly." ~Wicked

Crystal & Brittany

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We're Crystal and Brittany. Friends from Connecticut and Ohio. And we're determined to rid our bodies of excess fat, one pound at a time. Join us on our journey!
The Lowdown On Brittany

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Name: Brittany

Age: 25

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Starting Weight (as of July 30th, 2007): 361.2

Starting Weight (as of January 1st, 2008): 313.0

Goal For 2008: To get to 213 pounds

How She's Going To Get To Her Goal:

By using Weight Watchers to track what she's eating

By attending weekly meetings and weighing in weekly

By relying on Crystal for support

By running on the treadmill at least once a week

By doing some weight training and resistance training at least once a week

By doing an exercise video at least once a week
The Lowdown on Crystal

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Name: Crystal

Age: 25

Hometown: Middletown, Connecticut

Starting Weight (as of July 17, 2006 ): 216.6

Starting Weight (as of January 1st, 2008): 173.4

Goal for 2008: To get to 150 lbs

How She's Going To Get To Her Goal:

By using Brittany as a great source of support, checking in with her regularly

Following Jenny Craig's program better than I had been

Not eating out as much as I had been, and making better choices when going out

Going to the gym 4-5 days a week

Taking 1 cycling class a week

Believing in myself that I can do this.

The Scales Don't Lie

Total Team Start Weight: 486.4 pounds

Total Team Weight Loss Goal For 2008: 130 pounds



Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week One:-0 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Two: -5.8 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Three:-2.4 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Four:-0.6 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Five:-4.2 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Six-2.8 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Seven:-0 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Eight:+0.6pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Nine:-8.6 pounds

Combined Team Weight Loss Total Week Ten:-1.2 pounds

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April 25

Allergies... it wasn't? - crystal

Thanks for the get wells in my last post.  Apparently though it wasn't necissarily my allergies.  hmmmm.  well a part of me says it was kicked off by my allergies.  Turns out my asthma was NOT under control.  I ended up going to the doc yesterday thanks to the chest aches being a pain & me losing my voice.  After some very unnecessary tests the doctor concluded that my asthma was not controlled.  So I'm now on another inhaler on top of my normal inhaler before the gym.  I'm feeling better this afternoon & decided no gym til Sunday to try to keep the asthma on a better level.  Asthma control is more important at this point.  But really they did tests to make sure it wasnt the rarest of rare (really was an EKG or Ct Spiral Scan really needed??)... when i went in saying i think it may be my asthma.  Oh well.  At least I know whats bothering me and i'm taking the steps to help me out. 
 
Hope everyone is feeling great & having a great day.  :)
April 23

allergies = hell! - crystal

Anyone else having this huge issue?  This huge issue of ALLERGIES???  I dunno what it's like in other states at the moment, but good lord here in CT  the allergy thing is a killer, with only maybe an hour of rain tonight to subdue it a little.  My chest has been killing for a couple of days, today i just... i couldnt force myself into that spin room.  My chest is all congested & nasty even with inhaler & allergy meds being taken.  It pisses me off that its keeping me from working out... but its hard to choose spinning over a possible asthma problem & no sleep tonight.  My chest was a killer yesterday while with my trainer and lord knows how i pulled it off... i thought i'd pass out at times... but i did it i made it through.  I have another session tomorrow, which was another reasoning as to why i stayed home instead of spun.  Rather get myself better and do great with her.  Now i'll just work out on my "day off" from the gym on friday.  Stupid.
 
Okay so yeah just wondering if anyone else is having these stupid issues... what the heck man i just want to breathe. 
April 22

I am alive! - crystal

So i'm here... alive and kicking.  Have yet to hit 50 pounds though... BOOO!!!!  I'm working on it i swear... but why is it when you want something that badly it's even that much harder to hit?  Let's just say eatting properly has not been my strong point the past couple of weeks. 
... it all started when i went away for a wedding.  That saturday night i did okay with eatting, and looking back it could have been worse... but the sunday of the wedding not too hot.  Bagel sandwhiches from Dunkin Donuts not too healthy, but that was my breakfast, had a few munchkins after that, then went to the wedding of the century.  I kid you not, not even Biggest Loser contestants would have made it out alive.  The "cocktail hour"  was about 3 rooms big with every type of food imaginable on tables, but on top of that they were walking around with more apps.  While all this food is going around I had at least a glass of wine.  after the hour of insane food, we head to the actual reception... with food... food.. and more food.  But more than that... wine, wine, wine, wine, wine.  And becuase i was nervous (first time meeting my boy's friends) i drank, but lord if i know how much since they just kept on refilling and refilling when you werent looking.  So you'd think that be it for temptations right?  oh nooooooo.... we did not have a desert tray... there was a DESERT ROOM!!!  I kid you not, full with cotton candy machine, ice cream bars, belgin waffle maker, sundae bar, chocolate fountains, etc... yeah um HEAVEN!  and well insanity... but great.  So the next morning i headed back to DD for some breakfast (it was next to the hotel, and much cheaper than hotel food)... but breakfast was hangover breakfast so yet another breakfast sandwhich. Oy.
 
Food wise things didnt get much better last week... but I made my butt get to the gym at least 4 days.  And well the stress kinda piled on.  On top of my worring the effect of the wedding on my waistline, I bought my first car last week also.  I've never had money, so to write out that bank check down payment, it was exciting yet painful at the same time.  So there went any extra money I had, and now I'll have a car payment... After that and siging saying yeah its my car once it comes in (unless they f it up)... i get up the next morning computer is makin some funky noises, turn it off go to turn it on when it get home... poof computer wont turn on.  My hard drive said buh-bye.  what the!  go figure.  so i'm either gonna save & pay apple $300 to fix it... or do i take the other option, wait a bit (okay a long while) and save just to buy a new up to date computer.  I have yet to figure that out, but am going to start saving anyways... insert some eatting there to cover my nerves.  It was a pain!  really all stress one week... on top of the fact that my womanly problems still have yet to go away I dreaded weigh in yesterday.
 
However... It didnt go to bad... I went down 0.2... so I'm still at 168.8 so maybe by mid May I'll actually hit my 50 pound mark... I have 2.2 left til I hit it, but with my period coming up I probably need an extra week for it. 
 
One day at a time right?
 
oh but YAY FOR ALI WINNING!!  okay i'm done... bed time.  Sleeping half-moon
April 21

I did it!!!!!!!!!! (Brittany)

I hit the 75 pound mark!!! 77.6 actually, but who's counting? Oh wait...I am! Haha! :) I was starting to feel like there is no way I'll reach 100 pounds by July 30th. But now I feel that there's a little bit of hope. What, I have like, 23 pounds to go? I can do that. I have one more weigh-in in April. All of May. All of June. And then most of July. I can do this! 100 pounds here I come! Open-mouthed

**Dancing around the room**
April 14

AGHHHHHHHHH (Brittany)

Yes. I am frustrated. I was just commenting on another blogger friend of mine's blog about how whenever you're about to hit a major mile stone like 25 pounds lost or 30 or 40 or 50, etc. you always are 0.something away. So you may know that I am almost at my 75 pound mark. I had a nice gain last week, and was hoping to hit it this week. I weighed in this morning. Down 74.8. 0.2 away from 75. Are you kidding me?!!!! Next week though. Next week. Heather (my fabulous leader) is going to help keep me in line this week and the 75 pound mark shall officially be hit next week. And in the meantime, I am taking these nasty cookies that are my office at work and throwing them out the window. You know it's a good sign when Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cookies are making you feel sick. 75 pounds here I come!!! :)
 

Workout Tunes

 

Why We Should Win

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Why should we win? It feels weird having to answer this question. The smart ass in me wants to respond “Well, why shouldn’t we?” and have a laugh. However, that attitude really isn’t me or Brittany. We both are very humble women who have worked very hard to be where we are today. This show has become another link in our friendship and a huge inspiration in our day-to-day life. We both are students who have had a life long battle with our weight. Our goals are both small and large, and we’ll do everything to reach them and motivate each other to get there. We’ve been there for each other through good times and bad when it comes to weight loss and this will just bring us that much closer as friends. In order to succeed, we will use each other for motivation and support. We will stick to our respective weight loss plans, and never, ever give up. Even if the scale isn’t going in the direction we want it to. All the contestants on the Biggest Loser as well as Bob and Jillian have been such inspirations to us that it would mean the world to not only meet each other, but to meet both Bob & Jillian. I know how much Jillian has affected Brittany’s life and helped her change her life for the better. We would give anything to be there. To have just one chance to give both Bob and Jillian a hug and to say thank you for changing our lives. To say thank you for giving us our lives back. That would mean the world to both of us. And, we will incorporate what we’ve learned on the show to find the Biggest Loser within ourselves.

Our Million Mile Challenge Progress



"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Well, we thought, one million pounds, why not one million miles? So we're inviting all of you to join us in getting to one million mile. The ticker down below shows our current progress. Please join us in getting to one million miles in 2008! We can do it America!



GOALS

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Brittany

-Hit the 50 pounds lost mark: Hit this goal as of 01/07/2008

-Say good-bye to the 300s: Adios 300s! It was NOT nice to know! Hit this goal 02/11/2008

-To hit the 75 pounds lost mark

-To complete a 5k walk/fitness run

-To hit the 100 pounds lost mark

-To hit the 150 pounds lost mark

-To meet Bob and Jillian and thank them for changing my attitude and my life forever

-To shop in "regular" clothing stores

-To be in a normal blood pressure cuff at the doctor's office


Crystal

-To hit 170 by the first Monday in February

-To be a Size 12

-To keep up with taking at least one cycling class a week, no matter what my work schedule

-To be at the gym at least 4-5 days a week (but trying my hardest to be there 6 days)

-To hit my ultimate weight goal of 150 by the end of 2008

-To not have to look on the bottom of piles for the large size shirts (though i am a medium now at Ann Taylor Loft) and for the size 14s

-To feel healthier than I do now

Brittany's Goal Outfit

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This is my goal outfit. The typical "Little Black Dress." And I do have my reasons for this being my goal outfit. In 2005, the hubby and I went down to the Aronoff Center to see Rent. Two friends of mine from Florida were friends with two of the guys in the musical, Dan and Andy. So my friends told me to track them down before the show to say hello. If you look to the left in my pictures, there is a picture of me and Andy and a picture of me and Dan. The one of me and Andy was taken in 2005, and the one of me and Dan was taken in 2006. Deep inside my head, I have a goal. A goal to be able to fit in the above little black dress. To be able to go and see Andy in Atlanta, and to see Dan in whatever musical he's in at the time, and to go up to them and say "Hey! It's Brittany from Ohio! Remember me?" And just see the look on their faces. How priceless would that be?! And another part of that goal is to take pictures of me with them at my goal weight. And of course, watching their jaws drop when they see me after shedding 200 pounds would be priceless! Anyway, the above outfit is my goal outfit. To be able to fit in that little black dress, and to see my friends again and to see their faces when they see me, would totally be worth all the ups and the downs I've been having (and I'm sure I'll continue to have) during this journey.

Crystal's Goal Outfit

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Okay so it's not an "outfit" per say, but it's something I want to wear. Now last year was the first year i could wear a tankini and get away with it... but as I look forward I've always wanted to be able to wear a bathing suit that showed some sort of stomach area. Not a lot (just because I know thats probably impossible on me), but a little. I was looking around for fun and found this suit. I love it, but know I'm still not ready for this suit. My dream is to be able to wear a somewhat revealing tankini that isn't patterned or one color to hide different flaws, or somewhere on it it claims "make your stomach look smaller with this suit". Hopefully once I hit my goal I will be able to wear something like this. One day it will come true... One day...
Thanks for visiting our Biggest Loser Million Pound Match-Up Website. We have met such wonderful and supportive people throughout our journey. Each and every one of you are doing amazing work! Keep up the great work! And thanks for stopping by our page!
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hey guys !!! just checking in !!! hows it going ?
Apr. 16
Rachelwrote:
Thanks for your comment about motivation!  I appreciate that!  I don't have kids yet either, and that's a concern for me, as well.  My brother John, my partner in this, has a son, but has a hard time doing things with him because of the stress the weight puts on his body.  So, what you said really resonated with both of us - thanks for the message!!
Mar. 30
Carla Dianewrote:
Amen Brittany! you said it best! look how far we've come, we can even say it now! woo hoo! i'm so happy for you, there are not enough words. It's hard losing for someone who is in the 200 range, but when someone has to lose at least 200, man, it can be daunting, but it's not as difficult or impossible as people think, people who do have over 200 to lose, and that's what I want to get out there, to give people hope. I'm sure you know too how it affects your life so profoundly, and having walked through that myself, knowing how painful it was, I truly do feel it's part of my life's mission to help others in need in that predicament in life. You too are living proof Open-mouthedOpen-mouthedOpen-mouthedOpen-mouthed as woman, living proof. men seem to have an easier time losing it, women not so much, so I wish you all the best, and continued success! let's keep in close touch, ok?

take care,

carla
Mar. 25
So - are you guys going to do the Flying Pig with us?
~C
Mar. 24
Keep up the great work.  I LOVE spin class.  There's not one convenient to me, but I try and go to my friend's class whenever I can (she teaches).  Let's keep on keeping on!  Have fun in Florida.
Mar. 12