Yippee! This is the best team ever! I'm so excited to see some former Horny Melons, to have our very own tip-top leader Slugger in the mix, other former teammates, and the others I know or have come across--I'm thrilled that ALL of you are part of this great group!

Did you guys know that "Determination" is BT slang for a really nice butt? That's so funny ... I was on Horny Melons, Holiday Knockers, and now Determination ... do we see a trend here?

Hopefully, if I meet my goals for this challenge, I will truly have "Determination!"

I'm Yanti, I live on beautiful Venice Beach, California, and my main challenge is to get to the starting line of my "official" IMKY training program next month in enough shape to do the program. That will require a definite increase over last month's totals and it will be a real challenge!

Best of luck to everybody and let's show our determination!!! Ha, ha, ha, ha ...

Sweet! I have bet Slugger knew that and that is why we all ended up on this team!

Hi all!  My name is Erica.  I'm a 30 y/o SAHM to three kids ages 7,5,4 (Alex -girl Cole, Liam) My husband is active duty Navy and stationed on a submarine.  We live in Groton, CT.  I'm currently training for the Hyannis Half Marathon on February 22 so my goal for the month is to run, run, run!! 

I'm super excited to see some old friends and to meet some new peeps too!

Oh, I do love to chat so I hope we have some other chatty people around!

I just got some new workout clothes that really will help me show my determination. 

 I am Melissa.  I am chatty-but right now I need to get my pushups done, so the full intro will have to wait...

Hi everyone!  I'm Kelli, I live in NYC.  Last year was my first season of doing triathlons and I was pretty much instantly addicted.  My goal for the month is to get my "determination" back   The past couple months my workouts have been pathetic, so I'm looking to get back on track and on a solid training schedule.  I really need get back to the pool and increase my running & cycling mileage.  I want to *try* to start riding the trainer in the morning before work....once I get in the habit of getting up earlier it's no problem and I'm really good about it, but that first week or so I have the hardest time pulling myself out of bed.

And, I love a chatty group!!!

Hey all, I am Rudy from southern CT, most of you know me, but i see a couple of new names!!  This will be my first full season of Tri's, and a full plate i have, so getting to my goals is imperitave to succeeding at the races i have planned!! I am dissapointed with my December totals and have alot to improve on in January and i will count on you guys to stick a foot in my "determination" if you think i need it, tough love is ok with me!!! FYI Yanti and i have been on the same Team since i started doing Challenges this past September, so i guess i have been following her "determination" from challenge to challenge, lolo  ;0). 

And i got $100 bucks that says Mchally will increase her post count by 1000 by the end of the month, any takers??  lolo, ya know i lof you Mistletoe!!

Good luck and great training to all my new teammies!!!

Picks of your "determination" are always welcomed, ya know just so we know we are all determined the same amount!!! 

Hey Rudy!  We are finally on a challenge team together!  Not many of us CT peeps on the challenge board!  

I accidentally ate a croissant with Nutella for breakfast. I couldn't help it. It fell out of the sky and into my mouth.

Maybe if you're not a steak fan, you could make yours into part of a stir-fry with delicious veggies? I know that seems like an oxymoron, but it's not.

I vow to eat more healthily the rest of the day. Lunch will be breakfast cereal with milk and an apple, and dinner will be a salad with some chicken or shrimp.

HA HA HA HA HA! But you never know. I said it and planned it, so it might happen.

I can totally see how one can accidentally at a croissant with Nutella.  Things like that just happen.  

Stir fry does sound yummy.  I wonder if I have any nice fresh veggies....I'll have to check!  Thanks Yanti!

Course I might accidentally eat some pizza instead!

ETA:  and wine.  I do love my wine!

Yeah, the CT peeps seem to keep to themselves, there is a lot of "me" so i try to share with everyone!!! It is great having ya as a Teammie!!  This should be a blast!!!!

I want to come to your house for dinner tonight!  I love steak.  I've been surprisingly good on the eating front today.  Monday nights I usually meet my running group, so I try to keep dinner light since its on the later side.  Tonight I think it will be a turkey sandwich with brie and apple.

Typical New Englanders!  

Saw you're putting together a BBQ after Mossman.  I don't think I'll be in town.   We need more CT BT get togethers.  Well, one would be a start!

Come on up!  Bryan is grilling it on his charcoal grill.  He doesn't like my gas grill.  Yup, we have his and hers grills.  Sad.  So, you come and have steak and I'll have your turkey sandwich.  Yum! 

Best. trade. ever.  

I love it, you guys have two grills.  That's one of the few things I don't like about being in the city....no grills. 

Sweet!  Can't wait to see it!

That would be a deal breaker for Bryan.  He is the grilling master!  It's really nice for me so I don't have so much cooking inside!

I "heart" determination!!!!

It ain't the prettiest, but it's pretty damn funny, and the determination--well, there's a LOT of it!

DAGNABBIT DON'T COPY IT YET--all the links worked in the HTML editor and none of them work now. Will fix post-haste and re-post!