BL 3 - Red Team week 13

[dare2dream]

Happy weigh in day Red losers!

I better get this party started and check back in later.

Have a healthy day!

[simpilotswife]

Got through Thanksgiving with a loss. :thumbsup2

Just wanted to add my answer to the QOTD. I did go out Black Friday but was not really looking for anything special other than the movie 300 on DVD. I scored that for $6 and The Holiday for $4. Got a few other things but nothing amazing.

I did make a nice score at Best Buy because of BestBuy.com. I had ordered 2 video games on 2 different orders both for in-store pickup. BestBuy.com has a guarantee that if you don't walk out the door in a minute when you present your paperwork for in-store pickup you get $10 off the order. Well one of my orders wasn't ready so I got $10 off of each one which was very nice indeed!!

[dare2dream]

Hey Red team Howzit goin? I hope you have had a nice holiday. Things have been pretty quite on our team thread. I hope you have enjoyed your vacation because it is now time to get back to work. I hope to hear from lots of folks today.

Red Team question of the day?

How was your Thanksgiving? What are you doing to get back to healthy eating?

Me first. Good holiday, not too bad eating wise, but every day since has not been good. I need to get back in control but with the wedding this week I am feeling slightly out of control. I really don't want this week to be another complete disaster. I feel so overwhelmed.

Remember this week there will be another weekly team challenge. Stay tuned. It was suggested that we compare average points earned per participant to declare a winner but it was decided to just look at total points earned as we have been doing. As the team with the most active members this gives us a HUGH advantage. At least I hope we still have the most active members. Last week I did not hear from a whole lot of folks and did not check up on them due to the holiday. Today I will be very diligent about that.

DS is helping me (OK forcing me) to declutter the house before all the company arrives. We are doing a fabulous job and it feels great to have such a major accomplishment. I wish I could feel the same way about this challenge. I feel like such a failure at losing weight. Sometimes I am really with the program but most times I am not. Losing weight is a big commitment and really takes a lot of work. I really need to get to work.

I hope you weight loss journey is going well. I hope you survived Thanksgiving. Stop in today and say Hi if you can.

Have a healthy day!

[bcvprincesses]

Morning all. Managed to finally lose again. I guess being sick during Thanksgiving helped.

I did go shopping on Friday. I was at Staples at 6 am then went to Bath and Body and JC Penny and was home by 7:30. I managed to get everything I wanted. :banana:

We are leaving for Disney tomorrow morning until Dec. 9. I hope to not gain too much but we have the meal plan and we are going on the cruise. I hope all the walking helps. We will see.

[agnes!]

Morning everybuddy :teeth:.

Previous QOTD - Nope, didn't do Black Friday, tried to participate in Cyber Monday but couldn't really find any faaaabulous bargains at DisneyShopping.Com.

Today's QOTD - Not having all the pies/cookies/desserts around will help, plus I love stuffing/dressing. Yummmmmm, just bring me that with no Turkey! SO, not having my fave around will also help.

Ugh. Weighed myself after we returned from Thanksgiving...not good. Haven't wieghed myself since and frankly am afraid to.

agnes!

[dare2dream]

Oh Ann Marie,

I am so jealous. A WDW trip and cruise sound like a wonderful addition to the joy of this time of year. I bet they are all decked out for the holidays. I'm sure you and the family will have a great time. I hope you have a safe and happy trip and don't forget to weigh in the Tuesday after you get home, no matter what the scale says. The focus is to eat healthy (most of the time) and enjoy everything (besides food) with DH and the girls.

[winniedapooh]

I have been so bad, eating whatever although portion control has been good. Not that it matters, I gained...sorry team. I am back on track and am going to try hard to lose what I gained this past week.

[pyrateswife]

I lost 2 lbs.. only had one piece of pie (which is a big deal for me) and took home no leftovers! Hope u all had a nice thanksgiving!

[mom2alix]

I held steady this week, which was my goal. Dh and I decided that The, Fri, Sat whilewe had company would be cheat days, so no gain after 3 days of eating whatever I wanted was pretty good. DH was super disciplined and all the leftover desserts, chips, etc. went in the trash Saturday night so we wouldn't be tempted. We're back on Phase 1 SB Diet this week and the trainer has really kicked it up a notch so hopefully we'll have a big loss this week.:woohoo:

[dizchick]

Hi Red Team,

I maintained this week. I'm pretty happy since it was over the Thanksgiving holiday. I did ok w/ my eating, but I could have done better.

I did work out every day during Thanksgiving break, so I'm sure that helped me. I still feel like I'm carrying some water weight though. I'll try to check in more often this week - last week was tough with the holiday.

pyrateswife-Congrats on the two pound loss! That's awesome!

bcvprincesses-Have fun on your trip! What a great time of year to go to Disney.

Brenda-I hope everything goes well this week with the wedding preparation!

[ohMom]

hey gang -- it's been a while so i wanted to direct your attention to Team Challenge #7 posted here (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21951670#post21951670)

have fun with it!! :wave:

[cccm]

Sorry all, I am up 1 lb. this week. It is those darn cookies from Trader Joes that is killing me.

[tinkamom]

I somehow managed to lose 1 lb this week! I know its not much but between going away for thanksgiving and DGD5's birthday I thought I would gain.

[simpilotswife]

My Thanksgiving was good. I stayed on track and lost a couple of pounds which was good especially in light of the fact that it is also TOM and I have a sinus infection.

I find that right now it seems to be pretty easy for me to stay focused on eating the right portions and eating healthy. I also have been a) trying to eat my food more slowly and b) trying to pay attention to when I am full. The full part is especially important because we all know how hard it is to stop eating something yummy even when we know we're not hungry anymore.

I think that the important thing to remember for all of us (especially with the holidays coming up) is that we shouldn't beat ourselves up when we have an unsuccessful day or even week. It happens. Just remember that today is a new day and that means a chance to start eating right again.

[dare2dream]

Good morning Red Losers! Reminder PMs have been sent and I am still waiting to hear from 11 losers. I hope things are going well for you and you are getting back on track. It's OK to celebrate a holiday and enjoy it with some special foods but it's important to get back to our healthy lifestyle now that Thanksgiving is over. There will always be special occasions in life but how we live those 'regular normal' days will determine the path our lives will take. Do we want to slowly kill yourselves or do we want to live a long and healthy life? We are the ones who can decide our fates that are influenced by our lifestyles.

This is it. Family arrives today. I feel like it is time to start the marathon, and I hate to run period. Kurt, DS25 called from CO yesterday morning. Kyler, my one and only grandson, is sick. If he does not get better they will not be coming. We haven't heard anything else from them so I think they will be here tonight.

Angela, DD27 called last night from Seattle. She hates to fly, not the flight, just the hassles. The airline has changed her return flight and she gets home late Sunday night. She wanted to get home in the afternoon and rest up for work. Now she will be beat for work Monday morning. She is not happy about this.

DSIL is driving in from OH. She has already called this morning. She has been driving through the night with the help her daughter. He son is also with them and they will try to check in early at their hotel. If they cannot they will crash at my house. They are about two hours away.

DS22, the groom Brad, has been helping (forcing) me to declutter the house. We have done a great job. He has told Kurt that he will poop his pants when he sees what we have done. We have decided that we will put Kyler in charge of doing the pooping.

Since I have been so busy working on the house I have not had a chance to get my hair done. I need a cut and color really bad. The last one was for Christmas. I hope I can get it done today. There is also no milk in the house. Yes, not a drop. DH, Ken, is freaking. He is a milk fanatic. The law here is that there must ALWAYS be milk in the house. I am in BIG trouble now.

So the drama begins. Will I survive? I already feel a meltdown coming and no one is even here yet. I am a worrier perfectionist. I hope I can do this. I just have to breath deeply and take one day at a time. Make my plans, set my goals, and just do what has to be done.

If I make it through this with my sanity I have declared that Monday December 3 will be ME day. That day will be all mine.

So that's my story. Sorry no question today, maybe someone else could share something for the next few days. I may be MIA during the next few days, so much to do here. I certainly do not feel like my usual cheerleader self. I feel so overwhelmed and the BL thing just does not even seem possible right now. I am so far off track and mentally unstable I don't know when I will return to trying to be healthy for me. I know if I would just try everything would look better to me. I just hate food and what it does to me. Well what I allow it to do to me.

Red Team just do your best. Just keep trying. I know you can do it. With hard work I know you can achieve your weight loss goals for today. Never give up. (I just wish I could apply all that great advice to my life.)

Have a healthy day!

Red Team Rocks!

[winniedapooh]

Morning Red Team...Well it has been a better day for me...even though I consider myself too young:lmao: my TOM has been pretty erratic and I am accepting that I in pre to the beg. of the change of life...what a great term that is:rotfl: The person that coined this term obviously had not seen the mood swings, forgetfulness, and hot flashes:scared1: ! They should call it the psychotic years:rotfl: .Anyhow I am happy to report that my weight gain was in part due to tom issue and is not fully due to the pie! I really did try potion control and I was busy moving like crazy so it seemed odd to me. Anyhow now that you all know more about me than my kids, lol, GO RED TEAM we CAN do it!!!:cheer2: And Brenda take a deep breath and remember to breathe...the wedding will be fine. just remember in the end it will be wonderful:goodvibes .

[mom2alix]

I'll propose a QOTD: In honor of Brenda, how would you recommend she spend her ME Day on Dec. 3rd? Let's all give her some really good ideas on how to pamper herself and relax after running her "marathon"! :hug:

I think you should take a nice long walk and then back home to a nice soak in a bubblebath with a good book (I recommend Janet Evanovich). After that, spend some time on the Dis. :coffee: :laughing: Then maybe a nice nap. Rent a good movie you've been wanting to see and get takeout for dinner (a great salad from the salad bar and a rotisserie chicken would be a tasty and diet friendly choice).

You might also check into whether there's a milkman service in your area. We used to have a guy who came once a week and brought a standing dairy order. I could also go online and add or subtract things. I quit using the service when I had to quit eating dairy while I was nursing DS, and I should really get back into it. It was SO nice to not have to get out to the store when it was cold and nasty out and still have all the basics on hand.

[simpilotswife]

Don't worry Brenda, I'm sure that you (and everyone around you) will survive. Just hang in there kid and if by some chance there is a fatality, we'll help you bury the body. :lmao:

[dare2dream]

Rebecca, thanks for the suggestions, some of them will definately happen on Monday. I have not even had a chance to watch last nights Biggest Loser, that may have to wait until Monday.

Kimberly, I just hope the body is not an immediate family member. Although mom and my sisters will be at the reception and my relationship with my sisters is very strained. Possibly my sons future inlaws or their parents. Hopefully it won't come to that.

Good day so far, I'm feeling better already. DSIL was able to crash at her hotel and not my house. Now off to the store to spend mucho bucks to supply food for all the company. Salad mix is on the list so I will be enjoying a great salad for lunch.

I can not find a place where I can rent a high chair for Kyler so I will be buying one today. Luckily we can afford it and I can use it for all the future grandkids. I can store it in the new garage that the guys are working on today.

Kurt (DS25) just called from Colorado and they have missed their flight. Kyler was fussy this morning and they left late and traffic in Denver was horrible. They rebooked everything for only $50 additional per ticket. They will fly into Philadelphia and then take the same flight as Angela (DD27) and her husband to the little old Salisbury, Md airport which is 5 minutes from my house. Hopefully everyone will arrive safe and sound at 8:13 pm.

Have a healthy day!

[dizchick]

Good morning. So, I've been working hard at making sure that I get my eating back on track after Thanksgiving. As my Weight Watcher leader says, "It's a holiDAY, not a holiWEEK!" I thought it was funny and SO TRUE! I got off track for about 4 days, but caught myself. At least I exercised all 4!

Brenda-I know this time is crazy, but fun! Try to enjoy it b/c it'll be over before you know it! I agree w/ Mom2Alix, you should relax w/ a Janet Evanovich book afterwards and a bubblebath! I love Janet Evanovich, her books are laugh-out-loud funny!

Since Brenda's tied up this week, I'll propose a question to the team - What are some challenges that you know you'll encounter w/ the upcoming Christmas/Holiday season and what are you plans to keep yourself healthy and in check?

I know I have a bunch of Christmas parties at the office, at friend's houses, etc. So, I will make sure I stick to my Weight Watcher points and fill up my plate w/ as many veggies and fruit as possible. I'll stay away from sweets (as much as I can) and alcohol, which always makes me overindulge. Also, I know I need to keep up my exercise. If I don't exercise, I don't lose weight. How nice will it be to start the New Year off already in a healthy frame of mind and body?! Anyone else??

[cherylp3]

I hate that I keeep losing the thread - just a note I am still around.

[dare2dream]

Craziness here at my house. My daughter is running around saying OMG, not the phrase just the three letters. It is so wonderful to have all three kids here to enjoy and Kyler too. We just finished our Thanksgiving dinner for 10. Some folks went to the local park to see the Christmas lights display. When they return it will be time for pumpkin pie and cheesecake. I will only have really small pieces!

I am getting a bit stressed about tomorrow is the big day. My son has been hounding me about the groom/mother dance. I am really not looking forward to that because I do not like to be the center of attention. He said after a couple of minutes other people will join us dancing. I don't think so and I will want to quit dancing after a few minutes and people will think I am running away from my son. I need to stop stressing about this.

I have not been DISing much today and I have missed BIG BIG news. The official results are in. Hold on Red Team, it's a shocker.

Attention Red Team!!

Week 12 numbers are in and tabulated. Here are our weekly stats versus the other teams:

Red Team / Blue Team / Black Team
members / 25 / ?? / ??
not reporting / 6 / ?? / ??
reporting 19 / 11 / 8
no change / 7 / 3 / 1
gains / 4 / 6 / 3
losses / 8 / 2 / 4
pounds lost / -4.6 / +?? / +.9

Week 12 WISH Biggest Loser challenge team results

#1 The Red Team 0.11 %
:cheer2: We did it Red Team. We are #1!!!:cheer2:
Yes that's right the week of Thanksgiving we worked the hardest and it paid off. Great job!!!

#2 The Blue Team -0.56 %
They had a net gain for the week.

#3 The Black Team -0.579 %
They also had a net gain for the week.

The top five Red Team Losers for Week 12

#5 bcvprincesses (Ann Marie) 0.573 %
#4 simpilotswife (Kimberly) 0.766 %
#3 pyrateswife (Lisa) 0.917 %
#2 bridgetgabbie (Robin) 1.074 %

And the Red Team Week 12 Biggest Loser is ....
#5 Soccer Princess (???) 1.139 %


Red Team what a great week!! We really did well through the holidays. Our 4 gains only totaled 5.6 pounds and our losses were 9.2. Yes we had members that lost 9.2 pounds over the Thanksgiving holiday. Those 8 people were really working hard. We had seven people maintain through the holiday and I think our four gains were very small. What a fabulous team effort. Each team member played an important part in our victory.

I always knew we would eventually win a weigh in and we did and it feels GOOD!!

Gang is back from the park so it is pie time. I will only eat really small pieces because I am a BIG FAT RED LOSER and WE ARE #1!!

[simpilotswife]

:cool1: :cool1:

Yay us!!!

Brenda my DD also says OMG that way. LOL.


In answer to the QOTD....For me I think the biggest challenge will be making sure that I don't start slipping with my eating. I know that in the past once I have lost a certain amount of weight I start to feel like I can eat a bit more or "celebrate".

What I have to so is remember that I still have a long way to go so celebrating cannot become a way of life.

[dizchick]

:cool1: :cool1:

Yay us!!!

Brenda my DD also says OMG that way. LOL.


In answer to the QOTD....For me I think the biggest challenge will be making sure that I don't start slipping with my eating. I know that in the past once I have lost a certain amount of weight I start to feel like I can eat a bit more or "celebrate".

What I have to so is remember that I still have a long way to go so celebrating cannot become a way of life.

I do the exact same thing! As soon as I have a loss, I let myself slip a little, forgetting that it was healthy eating and exercise that got me to the point I am. Next week is going to tough for me, I have a holiday cookie class, a Christmas party and a birthday party all in one week. I think I'm going to have to cut out the alcohol b/c even just one glass of wine lowers my ability to say no to unhealthy food.

Congrats Red Team on being the Biggest Losers this week!!!! This was probably the hardest week of all to do it, with Thanksgiving!!!!

[agnes!]

YAY Team!!!

agnes!

[agnes!]

Don't forget the Weekly Team Challenge! It's all about new recipes, finding them, sharing them and also posting them here in our Team thread. I've tried to re-name the post, but am having trouble. Here's the full URL (I know at least that this will work): http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=21951670#post21951670

agnes!

[winniedapooh]

Hello Red Team...we ARE doing it! I have been sick since Wednesday afternoon. Still feeling blech and on a whim got on the scale and off and on again...I lost 7 pounds since Tuesday...water weight gain and sick...not a great way to lose and I am sure it will even out a bit as I begin to eat.

Brenda...pretend you are the only two on the floor...you will only have this chance with him once and you don't get it back...go for it and be proud!!! You are an awesome person gonna make him proud...:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :hug:

[maryliz]

WOW ... I've been working so much overtime lately, I haven't been here. What a fabulous thing to come and see that we came in first! Haven't exercised in weeks because I was working my lunches, but I've been maintaining every week ... so at least that's something.

Weigh to go, TEAM! We're #1 !!! :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Brenda ... hope the wedding is wonderful and magical. :goodvibes
And yes, take a ME day on Monday ... I liked the suggestion of a long walk, hot bath, and DIS'ing. ;)

Have a great weekend folks.

Mary-Liz

[cccm]

Can't wait to hear from Brenda how everything went. I have been MIA from posting here for weeks. Life is just busy. I am heading to the gym, not really wanting to go since it is 7 AM and 19 degrees out. But I am going. Then a day full of work (I'm on call this weekend, no I don't get reimbursed in any manner) and have to get Girl Scout stuff ready for our meeting tomorrow, then I have to give out info at the Cookie Meeting after dinner (for our whole town). DD has chorus practice. UGH!!!! It is that time of the year that we are spread to thin.

So my Question of the Day: Do you feel that you are able to enjoy the season?

Do you actually get to enjoy caroling, sitting by a fire with hot chocolate and enjoying your family, decompressing, watching your favorite shows or movies, crafts?

[simpilotswife]

Yeah. For the most part I do. I like sending out Christmas cards. I like wrapping gifts to the Christmas Carols on the radio. Since we're mostly done shopping this year will be even better. Every year we have a New Year's party and enjoy having everyone over for that.

This year will be an especially joyful holiday for us because the whole family will be together. :love:

I hope the wedding went well Brenda and that you are able to kick back a bit today to relax.

[winniedapooh]

QOD: I think this year for the first time in a while I have enjoyed the holiday season more...

We got a fake tree last year and the only way I would agree is if we could set it up earlier. The weekend after Thanksgiving we spent it decorating the tree and house in a slow calm manner a bit at a time. No franzy of boxes and decorations and kids yelling to put this up and do that. It was so calm and nice. We had the kids youth group over on Friday evening and I was still not feeling great but was able to sit back and chat with other adults and just enjoy it. We have been doing shopping on and off, again no frenzied rush. Tomorrow we will begin wrapping while the kids are in school---hopefully they will have school:rotfl: !

[dizchick]

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Question of the Day: Do you feel that you are able to enjoy the season?
Yes, for the most part. I try not to stress myself out too much. I limit the number of people I buy gifts for, I don't send Christmas cards, I turn down some party invitations that would not be enjoyable and I try to relax and enjoy as much as possible. I've never had a problem telling people "no", so I find that it's easy for me to give myself enough time to relax and enjoy doing the things that I like most with the people I really want to be with. Saying no to things you don't enjoy doing is one of the best stress reducing tactics out there. Not enough people do it. You just have to learn to do it w/o feeling guilty. The most stressful part of Christmas this year will be keeping my eating on track for weight loss and keeping up with my exercise. :santa:

Brenda-hope the wedding was wonderful! Relax and enjoy yourself now!

[dare2dream]

It has been a glorious couple of days filled with fun and FOOD!! I am having a hard time getting back on track. I have oodles of leftovers here. I have to start putting lots of stuff into the freezer soon.

Friday, the day of the wedding, was packed full of adventure. It was a really long day and things went well. The banquet hall seats 275 and they had RSVPs for about 290. I was worried about not enough seats but I think we were OK. DS and I danced to "You lift me up" by Josh Groban. I told him I wanted the short version. Other people joined us on the dance floor. It wasn't as traumatic as I feared it would be. DS made me cry as we danced and that's when the photographer took our picture. She has some of the pics posted at her website.

Photographs sure don't lie and they tell it like it really is. And those photos scream 'Brenda, you are really fat'. I am the only one that can change that. How long can I keep whining about it and not take any action? This weight is not going to go away overnight and it is not going to go away without some really really hard work. I need to get to work.

Today has not been as productive as I would have liked, but it has been relaxing. I read some newspapers and caught up on some TV. When DH got home from work we enjoyed some bedroom activity and left the bedroom door open. He just loves leaving the bedroom door open. It's just him and me now. The house is really quiet again.

I don't know when I will ever be with the three kids together again. In June when DDs baby is born I will travel to see them all, but they won't be all together. It would be nice to lose some weight before the trip next summer. Flying as a morbidly obese person is a nightmare. I usually sit by DH and encroach on his comfort. This trip he will probably not be joining me so I will have to sit next to a stranger. That will be a nightmare. Another nightmare is that DD has 39 steps up to her condo. I do not do steps very well.

I deserve to be happy and I am not happy with me right now. I know I have the ability to control my food choices. I know I need to exercise every day. I know I can make the needed changes to make my life what I want it to be.

Red Team thanks for keeping the thread going the past few days. I would like to hear about your healthy cooking though. Remember the weekly team challenge runs through midnight Wednesday. Every point counts and we really need your help.

Have a healthy day!

[agnes!]

I'm doing what I can, but I already am fairly adventurous in cooking, etc. so I am finding this latest Challenge to be kind of hard. I won't have anywhere near the possible limit. I'll have to go hunt down the particulars and see how many points I will have.

QOTD - I don't know, Christmas-time seems melancholy to me. I miss people and pets who are no longer here. I miss lots of things. I guess I enjoy it, but...love decorating, hate putting away decorations. Love cooking, hate cleaning up. Love eating, HATE trying to lose weight. Etc., etc.

agnes!

[ohMom]

week 14 here (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1653432)