BL Challenge~ BLUE TEAM~ Week 6

[Eeyores Butterfly]

This is your co-captain speaking. Welcome to Biggest Loser Blue Team airlines. As we enter cruising altitude (week 6) expect to experience a bit of turbulence. It is at this point in the game that we tend to lose members. Just fasten your seatbelts, secure all loose articles, and we will be smooth sailing (or flying) in no time!

Your captain Vija will be gone this week, so I will be posting the daily questions and keeping up replies to the thread. Let's keep happy thoughts for Vija wherever she is.

Blue Team had a rough week last week, but we can work our way through this. The important thing is to not loose sight of how far we have already come! Don't forget to check out the COW, I will post it as soon as I see the new link. You can do it BIG BLUE! I have faith in you! Now let's get going and rock this thing out! :cheer2:

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Welcome to week 6 blue team! As I mentioned in the opening post, I am going to be running the thread this week while Vija is away. Be afraid, be very afraid! LOL.

So- how did everybody do this week. I do hope that we had a better week than last week. I know that I did! I managed to lose 2.6 this week!

I wish the rest of my week was that good. I have to go see my family physician on the 31. Although I was diagnosed by the doctor I see at school as prediabetic, I have had several readings in the diabetic range. Time for a second opinion. I was also sick yesterday, I can't believe how much I slept! At least it seems to be a 24 hour thing.

Today is my last day with my seventh graders and then I switch to fourth grade. I'm bringing them mini cupcakes, and I will eat just one! Anyway, I'm rambling, so time to go to bed once I post the question of the day!

QOTD FRIDAY: If you could have Bob or Jillian as your trainer, who would it be and why?

[Sparky47]

Congrats Eeyores Butterfly on your loss. And a belated congratulations to Lisa and all the Superstars from last week.

I had a GREAT week after a frustrating date with the scale last Friday. This week I lost 5 pounds and it's exactly what I needed!!! Remember, last week on Friday I gained 3.5 lb but by Saturday it was gone--so it was quite frustrating (good it was gone fast but frustrating to have to deal with it on report day--it sure messed with me a bit!!!) So I plugged away through the week...I wasn't great but I tried. This loss is what I needed because starting today I am REALLY on!!!

I also needed this because I had started questioning why I joined this little club. I wasn't really putting forth the effort needed. I read the posts and get so inspired; I watch The Biggest Loser and I'm amazed at what they are able to do. I SAY I want/need to lose weight but I'm not "really" working hard. So with the loss, it says to me: YOU CAN DO IT. I just need to remember that and believe it all the time!!!!

QOTD: If I could have one of the trainers from The Biggest Loser I would pick Jillian. Some of my friends don't like watching the show because they think she is mean and rude. I say I NEED MEAN! I need someone to push my butt because I sure am not doing it myself!! And she does have a soft side as evidenced by the one-on-one chats she has with people. I could use that side of her too. She really does make you work--not just work out...but work on the mental side too!

To all my "loser friends" WE CAN ALL DO IT !!!!!!!! Here's to us :cheer2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

QOTD: I would choose Jillian, she is tough on her "charges" and doesn't take excuses. She is mean and forceful when she needs to be but she is also supportive and understanding as well. She would be just the kick in the butt I need.

[Sabrina_Mouse]

Good Morning.

I have a .8 loss this week. Yeah!!! I think I am finally back on track.

QOTD: I'm not sure who I would pick as my trainer. I like Bob better but somedays I would definately need Jillian to kick my butt.

Talk to you all soon!

Sabrina

[PRINCESS VIJA]

Hi everyone!!! I am soooo excited!!! We leave for Chicago tonight and then fly out to WDW tomorrow!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: This is my 40th birthday present and I hope it is a magical trip.

One of the things on my list is to get a pic with Sully... out team mascot!:sulley:

I am happy to report that I lost a pound! I hope the food and wine festival does not do too much damage!;) But I bet all the walking around will help offset any extra fun...:laughing:

I leave you in the capable hands of Eeyores Butterfly, she started the post for this week and will start next weeks post too, because....

I'll be at WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!! (Can you tell I'm happy?):goodvibes
:mickeyjum :tink: :maleficen :goofy: ::MinnieMo pluto: pooh: :sulley: :tigger: :smickey: :eeyore: :donald: :ccat:

[TammyNC]

I think I reported on the other thread but can't remember so will again (sorry if it's a duplicate)...I had a better week with a 3 lb loss. I know we can do it blue team. Keep up the great work and remember that we can make the right choices for ourselves, we just have to do it!!

QOTD FRIDAY: If you could have Bob or Jillian as your trainer, who would it be and why? - I would pick Jillian...I think I need her toughness to see it all the way through. I know she seems so harsh but she does have a caring side about her.

Vija - Have a great trip...I'm sure it will be as magical as you are wishing.

Have a great day everyone!!!

[Jaime]

Congratulations:cheer2: :cheer2:

Everyone is doing wonderful for so far into the challenge...I lost 1 pound not to bad after thanksgiving.

I got 50 points on my cow for this week.

Have a great week BLUE TEAM:cheer2: :cheer2:

I would pick Bob as a trainer...he movitates me more then Jillian.


Hi everyone!!! I am soooo excited!!! We leave for Chicago tonight and then fly out to WDW tomorrow!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: This is my 40th birthday present and I hope it is a magical trip.

One of the things on my list is to get a pic with Sully... out team mascot!:sulley:

I am happy to report that I lost a pound! I hope the food and wine festival does not do too much damage!;) But I bet all the walking around will help offset any extra fun...:laughing:

I leave you in the capable hands of Eeyores Butterfly, she started the post for this week and will start next weeks post too, because....

I'll be at WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!! (Can you tell I'm happy?):goodvibes
:mickeyjum :tink: :maleficen :goofy: ::MinnieMo pluto: pooh: :sulley: :tigger: :smickey: :eeyore: :donald: :ccat:

Have a wonderful trip:hug:

[Hypermommy]

Thanks, Brenda! Boy, I felt great last week when I saw my name. You'd think I'd have done a better job this week but alas, not. In fact, I gained 3lbs. Maybe I shouldn't have a high % becuase I just got kind of lazy this week. I find my motivation slipping. Maybe I'll go back and write that letter from last week's challenge even if it doesn't get us any points. But thanks for making sure I saw this. Yeah, I understand it now and feel much better about it.

And I need to do much better about the COWs. That would help a lot. Only 10 COW points this week. I have really good reasons why I couldn't do some of them (no stairs anywhere that I am during the day) but I could have done something to overcome that, I'm sure.

QOTD: Haven't watched enough of the show to know much about their personalities but I think it'd be Jillian becuase she can be such a b with an itch and would understand when I got itchy. And it'd be easy to take her attitude because I know she's doing it because she cares (and gets paid well ;-) ).

Wooo hooo... Vija's going to WDW!!!! Take lots of pictures 'cause we can't wait to see them!!!

[njmom23grls]

I'm down .6 this week and feeling happy that I lost - but surprised and frustrated at how little movement (down) the scale has shown lately. I have exercised everyday for 2 weeks. This is a major deal for me - who HATES to exercise. I actually look forward to my nightly walks. I know I need to add some strength and cardio into it - but 5 weeks of walking 20-40 minutes a day has made a big difference to me. It doesn't feel like a chore any more. It doesn't hurt my knees any more. I don't feel tired after anymore.

After an episode with cookies a few weeks ago - I have stayed completely OP not using any (or very few) of my WW flex points. I have had my water everyday - which is an achivement given how little water I used to drink - so for all that I feel better - which is a good thing - so I'm trying to stay positive and facing forward and keep getting stronger and healthier.

This week I earned 50 cow points.


I'm off to California tomorrow so have a wonderful week everyone - my DH is taking me for a few days to do a Sonoma tour (We've never been). I have fears of totally blowing all my progress on drinking too much wine which leads to poor eating choices. I've told DH that I can't go and just focus on drinking wine and eating -that I need to be active and still enjoy our trip - of course being a typical man his response is lots of activity is :love: :rotfl:

Anyway have a great week everyone!

Lisa

[Julylady]

Hi Everybody:

Once again, I was exactly the same this morning as last Friday morning. The scale just doesn't budge, but at least I am not gaining!

I hope our fearless leader has a wonderful vacation. I am leaving two weeks from today/ :cool1:

Butterfly, I was diagnosed as Diabetic in my late 30's. Learning how to manage everthing is difficult, but it does get easier over time. Hang in there!

In picking a trainer....
It would be Bob, hands down. The first time Jillian would yell at me, I would be out of there. No one is permitted to treat me without respect.

Have a great week everyone!

Donna

[shewelch]

I'm popping on real quick to send in my weight- I had a great turn around week! 6 pounds!!!

Work is still very stressful and getting moreso by the day, but the healthy eating and exercise is actually helping my overall tolerance- rather than the stress causing me to eat excessively as has been my pattern.... :cool1:


It looks like the Blue Team is going to rally this week based on the previous posts- way to go blue team :woohoo:

[hobbester]

Hi everyone. Looks like everyone had a good week. I lost 2 pounds. Looks like everyone had a great week.

I went to our State Fair today and got a Polish Sausage and green beans. I ate the sausage and not the bread. My dad asked me why I got the green beans and I told him I was trying to eat healthier. I checked on my fudge - no ribbon, but it was still fun to enter.

Have a good weekend - the weekends are always my hardest time. - Lisa.

[ReAnSt]

My Weight stayed the same as last week. Which is fine with me as it is that Time of Month.

Hopefully I will be all clear when I go back to the doctor on Tuesday. So I can start doing more exercise.

I would want Jillian as my trainer. I think tough love is what I need. Although I would like Bob as well.

[jamesnnick]

Hi Blues!

Looks like everyone had a great week this week. I knew we'd have a big bounce back after last week. The Red and Black had better watch out! I had a 2 pound loss this week, which I was happy about. I'm also fitting back into some of that clothes that I had crammed into a bottom drawer because I'd convinced myself that one day I would again be able to zip them without the assistance of another person.

Vija--have an awesome time on your trip. I hope all of you that have trips coming up soon enjoy every minute of your time with the mouse. We aren't looking at another trip until the fall of 2010 (we tend to go every 4-5 years), so I'll have to live vicariously through some of you until then.

Hope everyone has a fantastic losing weekend.
Jen

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Sparky: Congratulations on your 5 lb loss! Kudos to you for not letting a frustrating week get the better of you. As you know, this is a journey. There will always be bumps along the road, times when the battle is up hill, but if we give up we will never reach our destination! I'm glad you were able to find your motivation. YOU CAN do it! :cheer2:

Sabrina: Great job on your weight loss. I'm glad that you feel that you are back on track! :banana:

Vija: Happy 40th birthday! Have fun at Disney, did I mention I'm soooo jealous of you! Good luck finding Sully, he is a harder one to fine. The last time I worked there the only place you could see him was at the Monsters Inc. garage at DHS. Ask a cast member to call the character hotline, they can tell you where specific characters meet and greet. princess:

Tammy[b]: We need to change your top tag, lol. ;) ! Seriously, congratulations on the 3lb loss. You rock girlfriend! :woohoo:

[b]Jaime: Thanksgiving, eh? I don't know much about Canadian Thanksgivings, but if they're anything like American Thanksgiving, it's a miracle not to gain! So be proud of yourself for losing a pound over a holiday. You msut be doing something right! And Congrats on the COW too! I keep forgetting about those! :yay:

Hypermommy: I'm sorry about your gain. :grouphug: It happens to all of us. The important thing is to not let it get you down and keep on trucking. You will lose next week!

nj: You had a loss! I'll take it! If you're frustrated by your seeming lack of movement, try going to the WW message boards. Those wonderful ladies (and men) are very knowledgeable. Contrary to what you may think, most people find they lose more when they eat most if not all of their Flex Points. If you're exercising, make sure to use some of your activity points too. I really encourage you to up your FP/AP this week to see if it gives you a bit of a jumpstart. Keep on trucking! :hippie:

July: I'll take a maintgain over a gain anyday! I know it's frustrating, but hang in there. You'll see it budge eventually. :hug:

Shewelch: 6 pounds?! That's awesome! Give yourself a giant pat on the back! :dance3:

Hobbester: Great job on your loss and on your healthy eating choices. State fairs are the worst! Keep up the good work! :cool1:

Becky: Doesn't being a girl suck sometimes? It's hard not to gain when it's that TOM, so congratulations on the maintain. Next week will be better! :wizard:

Jen: Contratulations on the 2 lb loss! :cheer2: It's awesome that you are fitting back into old clothes, isn't that a great feeling?

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Now that all the replies are done... :surfweb:

It sounds like we definitely rallied this week. Last week was a blip on the radar, and we aren't letting it get us down! Great job!

I will admit, the last couple of days have not been that good for me. Yesterday was my birthday, and today was my last day with my kids. It didn't help that yesterday was also pot luck at the school. Between my birthday dinner, potluck, and cupcakes for the kids, its' definitely been a bad eating day.

I've also been feeling really under the weather. It probably doesn't help that my blood sugar has been all over the place. Between bad stomach cramps (I know, I shouldn't eat like that when I already don't feel well, but I didn't have the energy to care) and the nasty rainy cold weather, I haven't gotten my dog walks in.

Oh well, tomorrow I go on a tornado cleaning spree of my apartment which will definitely be activity points. Maybe I'll also be able to get my flea ridden monsters on a walk (anybody know how to get rid of fleas? I'm at my wits end!)

Here's hoping for another good week!

ETA: I'm so excited! I finally have a tag. The Tag Fairy was busy last night!

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Blue Team! Just checking in before we head out for the day. We have a busy weekend ahead of us. DH went back to his normal work schedule this week so he will only be with us every other weekend again. This is his weekend off so we have a million things to do. The only upside to the situation is that on his work weekends I will probably be OP more than usual.

Congratulations to all the losers this week!

I lost .5 lbs this week so I'm moving in the right direction again. I only earned 30 COW points this week but I hope to do better with this challenge. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Lea

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Ugh, I'm sick of being sick. I was supposed to clean today, but ended up sleeping in and spending most of my time in bed reading. I forced myself to get up and run some errands, and started feeling better, so I went bowling with my service fraternity. Once I got back home I started feeling crappy again. I'm just so dang tired but can't sleep because my stomach and back hurt so bad. Stupid kids and their stupid viruses, remind me again why I wanted to be a teacher?

Sorry I'm so whiny tonight. I have to be at work at 7 tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. Tomorrow will be abetter day, maybe if I tell myself that enough times it will be true. :)

[ReAnSt]

Ugh, I'm sick of being sick. I was supposed to clean today, but ended up sleeping in and spending most of my time in bed reading. I forced myself to get up and run some errands, and started feeling better, so I went bowling with my service fraternity. Once I got back home I started feeling crappy again. I'm just so dang tired but can't sleep because my stomach and back hurt so bad. Stupid kids and their stupid viruses, remind me again why I wanted to be a teacher?

Sorry I'm so whiny tonight. I have to be at work at 7 tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. Tomorrow will be abetter day, maybe if I tell myself that enough times it will be true. :)

I hope you feel better soon. Please try and get some rest and relax. I know that is easier said then done.

What service fraternity are you in?

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Work was slow today so they sent me home early! I have so much cleaning to do before my boyfriend comes up on Wednesday and I have to get ready to teach tomorrow. I'm switching from 7th grade to 4th grade for my second placement and it starts tomorrow. At this point though, I'm just going to take a nap. I really wish this stupid virus or whatever it is would hurry up and go away.

[Eeyores Butterfly]

I hope the slowness so far is because this is a weekend? Where are all my Blue Warriors? We had a great week last week by the sounds of it, let's see if we can rock this week out too! QOTD Monday: What diet/exercise sites do you visit?

[TammyNC]

[b]Tammy[b]: We need to change your top tag, lol. ;) ! Seriously, congratulations on the 3lb loss. You rock girlfriend! :woohoo:

I know...it looks funny doesn't it?? I mentioned it sometime early on, it was one from several years back. Maybe the tag fairy will visit soon:worship: .

QOTD Monday: What diet/exercise sites do you visit? - I have just started getting to know sparkpeople so I'm still learning about the site. I also consider the WISH boards a great place for motivation and inspiration.

It was a busy weekend around here but did well all in all. Went for a nice walk at the parks track yesterday morning (it was crisp but felt good). Eating went pretty well, not as many veggies as I would have liked but will be working on it. Did get my water in this weekend, planned out meals for the week and went grocery shopping so I have what I need on hand.

Keep up the great work Blue Team...we can do it!!!

[Sparky47]

Busy weekend here too, didn't get on the boards too much -- except to book excursions and Palo brunch/dinner for January cruise !! Yahoo!

QOTD: I haven't been visiting too many diet/exercise sites except The Biggest Loser site. Nothing's been jumping out at me lately--probably the problem with everything too.

Hoping to stay on track starting again today...didn't have a horrible weekend but wasn't perfect either.

[baby1disney]

Hi ladies!!! I've had a very looooong weekend with work and I'm a little pooped!! I went into work on Friday at 4:30 and didn't leave until Saturday at 6pm!!!:scared1: Minus about 2 hrs worth of sleep!!! Then the scale I was using broke!! So I had to go over to my inlaws on and use theirs.

I think I was at 315 last week and now this week I'm at 312!! Slowly, I'm losing it. So far to date, I've lost 13-14 lbs. I'm not sure if I lost 3-4 lbs last week. Sorry, but I'm still trying to get over this weekend!!!

I'm going to try and start working out this week. I have one of biggest loser dvd at home and let me tell you it works!! When I was doing it before, I lost about 7lbs in the first week, maybe even ten!!! I did it twice a day in the morning while everyone else was sleeping and then again at night right before dinner. I felt better doing it that way. I noticed after about two weeks how much my pants felt different.

As far as for the QOTD, I don't go to any sites. I either do it or don't.

I still think that some of us should get together and plan a women's vacation celebration for this!!! I think that would be a nice way to not only meet each other, but celebrate each other as women and friends. I'd be even willing to get it together. I was thinking either next year for the food and wine festival or the last week of November/begining of Dec for their Christmas party!!! Even if I had one friend to go!! LOL!!!! Or does this sound crazy?!?!?

[jimmduck]

I did the 10k race yesterday in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - in Eastern Canada.

The race report is a bit long, but here it is (skip over if bored) - will probably post on WISH events list also:

A GOAL ACCOMPLISHED, ANOTHER UNCERTAIN

I did the BMO Nesbitt Burns 10k walk in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island yesterday.
It has been awhile since I completed that distance - certainly not since I got sick in September (twice - two nasty bouts of stomach flu, one near dehabilitating). I lost several weeks of training and it took a while to regain strength.
But Bonnie (my sister in law) and I really wanted another event in before Spacecoast, I had my registration carried over from last year when I could not go, and so it seemed right.
Neither Bonnie nor Norm, my husband, could get today off, so Norm agreed to do the driving and take care of us. We just stayed in PEI one night.
I cannot sleep the night before any race, and Saturday was no exception.
The hotel was comfortable and DH and I did not have to fight over the pillows (there were plenty), but between their snoring and my nervousness, I only cat napped and, by the morning, felt like I would just throw up (and I did not have the stomach flu again). I was unbelievably nervous.
We got a great parking spot and I even warmed up before the race - my overall fitness has really improved since my last race fiasco in May.
Norm was there to see us off - a first, though he is almost always there at the end.
My sister, Nancy, came up from New Brunswick to see me, and my friend, Daphne, followed me several times over the course of the race, offering support.
The weather was sunny and cool, perfect for walking.
They almost did not let me start without a doctor's note - what's up with that? They told me that they informed me of this when they removed me from the course last year for medical reasons, especially when I had been in the medical tent the year before.
Uh, guys, I did not even do this race last year and I have never been in a medical tent - what the heck are ya talking about?
I realized they were talking about my friend, Sue, who has environmental illness. They apologized and wished me a good race.
Sue and I are both big girls, but she is at least a foot taller than me and we hardly look like twins - sheesh!
My WISH shirt draws some comments, and one guy takes a picture of it at the start line. It says DLF (dead last finish) is better than DNF (did not finish) which greatly trumps DNS (did not start).
I started off well - really did not begin to suffer until after the 7th kilometer. There is a section of the course where you have to walk around the university. That is long to me (over a kilometer) and very boring. At least there was a horse outside the horse barn to talk to for a minute. Better than the darn dogs barking at me in the neighbourhood.
I was all by myself there and tentative about the route, but do manage to navigate it. A lovely lady brought me a fresh bottle of water.
By 7.5 kilos, I do not feel I can continue, by the 8th kilometer, I am sure of it.
But my sister did not come all this way to see me quit! There is no way that I am going to do that. I find a way to get to the next kilometer - surprisingly, though I am taking lots of breaks, the pace does not drop all that much. I just want it done.
Norm joins me with just about 3/4 kilometer left to go. He tells me (and this is the hilight of the day) that he can tell by the way I am walking that my pace is really getting there - even that late in the race.
He asks what is wrong with me, I feel like my legs will not hold me up, yet they do. His favourite line in getting me to finish lines when I am hurting - “Its just a walk to the mailbox”.
Bonnie joins us, my sister is behind us snapping pictures (she went to her car to get her coat and missed me coming) - my friend Daphne makes it to the finish line to watch, Norm walks me over the line - done!
Major pain in the legs yesterday but just some minor stiffness today. A bit tired, but recovering well.
I am pleased to get this done and will likely have to be content with the fact this medal, it will likely be my last this year.

Sooo - the good, the bad and the ugly again...
The good
1) My pace is improving and the actual walk time was less than before.
2) I am in far better shape than I was in May, when I struggled to do half of this distance.
3) After being so sick in September, for so long, I was happy I was able to do it at all.
The bad
1) Deplorable time - the rest time especially was excessive.
The ugly
1) This body is not ready for a half marathon yet, I have to face that, so what do we do about Spacecoast?
Three choices really:
a) Don't do it at all;
b) Decide only to do a certain distance (I want to do more than I did yesterday and am thinking maybe 7 miles?) - walk 3.5 miles, then turn around, perhaps, but how does that work?
c) Go as far as I can go, and not think about quitting until after 7 miles.
I am just not sure what to do, I don't want to be a big bother to folks. I know at Disney, the sag wagon is omnipresent - but what about smaller races? Is there anyone to help if I decide to go with option (c)? If I cannot continue, is it an option in these smaller races?
This is what I am trying to decide.
My “e coach” sort of (and a dear friend) does not believe that I should attempt a half at this point, she is too afraid I will get hurt. I am not going to do anything stupid - she is right..
I am not sure what to do.
It is frustrating, I wish I were farther down the road than I am right now, but such is life.
Facing another “public failure” is also tough to face again.

The fact is, however, that if I did not “reach for the stars” - I would likely not reach at all.

Someday, I will do that darned half. Someday, I will have my own Donald.

Linda
P.S. My sister in law did great and is hoping for a PR at Spacecoast - we are doing this one again as part of Joints in Motion.

:tinker: :donald: :dumbo: :mickeyjum

[dare2dream]

You did it!! I'm so proud of you. I love the encouragement of DH Norm “Its just a walk to the mailbox”. Keep reaching for the stars Linda. You CAN do it. Thanks for the inspiration. There are stars out there for me too.

[Joanna71985]

I hope the slowness so far is because this is a weekend? Where are all my Blue Warriors? We had a great week last week by the sounds of it, let's see if we can rock this week out too! QOTD Monday: What diet/exercise sites do you visit?

Eeek! Sorry I've been MIA! :blush: I've been so busy with school and marching band. I had a game and a competition over the weekend. Hopefully that will help some.

For the QOTD, I would say the only site I really visit is the Weight Watchers one. I need to find more. :(

[leamom2princesses]

Hi everyone! I had a bad food weekend. Too much candy, pie, and cookies sitting around from Halloweenfest and Fall Festival. :eek:

jimmduck: WAY TO GO LINDA! :cheer2: Thanks for posting. I needed the inspiration tonight.

baby1disney: Great job on your weight loss! Keep it up girl! :banana:

QOTD: I get email from WW from when I was on their program. Other than that I really haven't looked at any other sites.

Hope everyone is well!

Leanne

[Eeyores Butterfly]

QOTD TUESDAY: What are you non-weight goals for getting healthy?

[TammyNC]

WTG Linda, thank for sharing your story. You should be very proud of yourself!!!

[Hypermommy]

Hi everyone!

Not doing too well for the past several days. Just having a hard time telling myself no. Heck, I can't even seem to tell myself "not so much" right now. But every day is a new day and I'll get back on track.

QOTD: Nonweight goals for getting healthy? I don't really have any. I know I should quit smoking but I don't want to. As for the rest of it, most of my health problems are due to my weight so I figure I'll tackle that one first and then go from there.

[Joanna71985]

QOTD TUESDAY: What are you non-weight goals for getting healthy?

I've been trying to give up drinking sodas and drink more water (although, my water has sugar-free lemonade mix mixed in :blush:).

[MelanieC]

Ok - I'm here to confess I fell off the wagon. But it's ok, I've perservered many times and this time will be no different. I faced the scale this morning and it wasn't pretty, but I know if I get back on track I can lose most of it rather quickly.

I have no idea why I do these things to myself. First it's just that I do it, and second that I run and hide as if I'm fooling anyone (The scale never lies). Why do I hide when it's what I need most. Who am I hurting besides myself. I guess it's shame? Not sure why. I really do want to be at goal by my birthday next summer. I really do want to be healthy and fit by 40. What is causing me to sabotage myself. I just can't figure out why I can't fight these demons. I prefer to eat healthy, in fact I won't buy most stuff unless it's organic. So what causes me to eat the very junk and food I won't buy (guess hubby is somewhat to blame for buying it, but ultimately I control my life and what goes into my body).

I am sorry to all my blue team mates. Sorry I went awol. Off to send a PM about my weight- I sure wish I would have gotten back on track last week.

[MelanieC]

QOTD TUESDAY: What are you non-weight goals for getting healthy?


I'm going to get back to nature - Stopping the sugar, and unhealthy processed foods. I am going to get back into buying mostly organics and all natural and eating foods that only have mother's and came from the ground (as much as possible). If it is processed it will be organic and / or all natural as much as possible.



OK - I just posted my gain and it was 5lbs - :scared1:

MOVING ON!

[baby1disney]

Hypermommy--I'm in the same boat as you are!! I splurged last night at McD's. Ate stuff that I shouldn't of and had healthy soup and stuff at home!!

Joanna--I drink water everyday too--with those packets!! They're sugar free and either zero calories or no more than five. I just looked at one of my packets and there's no fat, carbs, sugar!! It's the Wal-Mart brand and it's good!!!! Cherry-Limeade is the flavor.

As far as for my non-healthy thing, I'm in the same boat again as Hypermommy--we should become BFF's!! LOL!!! I smoke and there are times that I would want to give that up and times where I really and actually enjoy it. Also, being lazy!! I'm a very bad procrastonator when it comes to myself and things. If it involves others, I'm on it!! But, not for me!!

If I'm down 50-60 lbs by the time we go on our next trip, I think I'm going to do a weekend or a week in Disney by myself or maybe a gf, if they want to come!! We'll see!!!

[TammyNC]

QOTD TUESDAY: What are you non-weight goals for getting healthy? - Getting back to taking my vitamins and eating breakfast (I know how important it is...just have to make myself and have to be prepared so I don't end up eating some high sugar content breakfast).

Fixed some applesauce/oatmeal muffins this morning and everyone enjoyed them...will be looking for more of those types of things to help out on the breakfast front.

Remember everyone...when you have a rough hour/day/week...you can get back on track. Don't feel like you have to apologize to us, we have all been there at one time or another. We are the Blue team and we rock!!! Keep up the great work everyone, stay focused and in control...we have the power, we just have to use it.

[jimmduck]

[QUOTE]Fixed some applesauce/oatmeal muffins this morning and everyone enjoyed them...will be looking for more of those types of things to help out on the breakfast front.

[QUOTE]

Recipe please?

Linda

:tinker: :donald: :dumbo: :mickeyjum

[dare2dream]

Hear Ye Hear Ye, the Weightkeeper speaks

If our challenge runs for 15 weeks we have completed 1/3 of it so far. We still do not have an ending date yet. You will be notified when an ending date is determined. After 5 weeks I like to take a look at things and see what the numbers say. That will be a separate post later. For now lets look at week 5.

We started the week with 111 participants. This week 10 folks have been removed for not reporting for three weeks and we have two newcomers. So we are now at 103 participants. 45 folks of our 103 did not report for the week. That's 43%. I'm not happy with that number. But what can a loving weightkeeper do? We are adults here and know how the challenge works. Please report in EVERY week.

-------------------Black Team-----Blue Team-----Red Team-----Total
started week---------36-------------37-------------38-----------111
removed---------------3--------------4--------------3------------10
new members----------2--------------------------------------------
current-members------35-------------33-------------35----------103
not reporting 1 wk-----11--------------9--------------5-----------25
not reporting 2 wk------6--------------5--------------9-----------20
weigh ins for week-----17-------------19-------------21-----------57

Blue Team Week 5

19 weigh ins
2 gains totaling 7.4 lbs
4 maintains
13 losses totaling 27.3 lbs

Weekly net loss 19.9 lbs
4 removed from challenge with losses totaling 17.2 lbs
Cumulative net loss 158.8 lbs

Now for this weeks PSA (public service announcement). I am going out of town. I will have the laptop with me and will have secure internet access the entire time I am gone. I am planning on having some fun beside DIS fun so next weeks announcement may be late. There you have been warned.

Now let's get down to business. Let's look at our Blue Team Superstars.





The Blue Team Week 5 Superstars

#10-0.327%-PRINCESS VIJA-Vija
#9-0.336%-njmom23girls-Lisa
#8-0.578-Jaime-Jaime
#7-0.637-baby1disney-Terrie
#6-1.19-hobbester-Lisa
#5-1.303%-jamesnnick-??
#4-1.579%-TammyNC-Tammy
#3-1.74%-Eeyores Butterfly-Jessi
#2-2.146%-sparky47-Linda

and now







The Blue Team Week 5 Biggest Loser

#1-2.632%-shewelch-Shelley

Congratulations Shelley. You have had a great week! You are doing really well with this challenge. Keep it up. Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaught it until the next official announcement that will be made next Tuesday. Enjoy your reign!

http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyWIfinal-thumb.jpg

or use http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/500/31040weeklyWIfinal-thumb.jpg
followed by

It is wonderful to celebrate out superstars but how did our team do? Let's see how we did this week.









The week 5 WISH BL 6 Challenge Biggest Loser Team


#3-The Red Team-0.192%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 12 pounds

#2-The Blue Team-0.477%
To be #1 we would have had to lose an additional 0.4 pounds (Yes only 0.4!!)



and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Black Team-0.485%


Well Blue this clearly shows that EVERY pounds counts. I know we can be #1 if we all work together. What can you do to help us claim a victory?

You the faithful losers are sticking with our challenge. It is getting harder isn't it? How is your motivation? Look deep inside yourself and reclaim that fire you had at the beginning of our challenge. Get committed. Work hard. You can do it. You can change your life for the better. You can get healthy. That's why we are here together. Encourage each other. Get active on your team thread. Have a COW. Get to work.

Have a healthy day!

[MelanieC]

Ok - So why couldn't I have gained 4.6 pounds and not 5- UGGH!!! - LOL!! At least I can laugh at myself. Course my number may not have been reflected because of my lateness.

Wow - everyone did such an awesome job!!! Way to go!

[shewelch]

What I love about this board is that it is a good place to go in good weeks and bad- I am thrilled with my results last week and very proud of my overall effort. That being said- I can smell the Halloween candy from a mile away and candy corn is my favorite. My only choice to continue success with this challenge is to set a really hard goal for the week: NO CANDY :scared1:

Hypermommy and Melanie-thank you for having the guts to share your struggles with this challenge. I am thrilled to be a part of such a supportive and honest team that realizes that we are all trying to learn skills for the long term greater good/health.

My non-weight goal is to prepare my outfit for the following work day with comfort in mind (wear the fat panties during that time of the month instead of wearing the creepers that end up making me uncomfortable and irritable). I find that trying to wear skinny clothes on fat days makes me twice as miserable.

[shewelch]

Biggest Loser was okay tonight, but the final clip with Amy and her Autistic son was beautiful. She has learned to have new dreams for her son and herself- that is awesome!:yay:

[MelanieC]

Ok- I did good today (on the high end of my calories) - but it's a success. The bad thing is - I'm starving right now, but I know that just means I've been eating way too much lately and my stomach is like what the heck - you've been feeding me more than this. I just have to get used to the lower calories AGAIN, lol.

I can do this.........WE CAN DO THIS!

[TammyNC]

Here is the recipe for the muffins...found it on spark people. These turned out good, were filling and everyone liked them.

Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins
Submitted by JOJOMKE

Ingredients

1 cup old fashion rolled oats (not instant)
1 cup non-fat milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. sugar
raisins or nuts (optional)

Directions

Soak the oats in milk for about one hour.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.
Combine the oat mixture with the applesauce and egg whites, and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl measure and whisk the dry ingredients together.
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined. Add nuts or raisins if desired.
Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough. Spoon muffin mixture into muffin pan.
Combine the cinnamon and sugar and top each muffin with some of the mixture.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.
Remove from pan, cool and enjoy.
These can be frozen and reheated in the microwave for a quick breakfast.

Number of Servings: 12

Nutritional Info
• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 93.5
• Total Fat: 0.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
• Sodium: 196.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Protein: 2.9 g

[TammyNC]

Congrats and WTG on your hard work Shelley :cool1: :cool1: . Blue team had a great week and boy we were so close to 1st place, we can do it next week!! Good going everyone.

[jenjolt]

Just wanted to drop in and say Hi!! I'm Jen and the newest member of the blue team YAY :banana: (I'm a huge fan of the dancing banana man)!! Anyways I'm going to head over to the COW board and take a look at what I can do.

A little about myself I'm a school teacher so I'm going to try the taking a walk around the track during my lunch hour this week (I always bring my lunch). I also really really need to drink more water!!

I hope to lose a total of 64 pounds but would like to lose 20 before my trip to Disney and be in better shape for all the walking I will have to do. I'm going by myself and my hubby has given me an added incentive that if I can get to my goal weight we can take the Disney Cruise that I have been dying to go on. So he's definitely a big supporter for me!!

[minniewitch]

Hi everyone,
My screen name is minnie witch, but don't worry I'm a good witch he he.:rotfl2: My actual name is Jen. I'm a huge fan of Biggest Loser Fan and new to the disboards. I know I'm starting late but to be fair I started my journey the season opener of Biggest loser about a month ago or so. I've lost seven pounds but it's so hard to do it alone. I'm so happy I found you guys, not only do we have the same goal but I found people who share my same passion for all things disney. I'm working for a 2010 Disney cruise. I know its a long ways away but I'm looking for a new lifestyle/healthly living. I want to lose it and keeping it off is the challange. Right now I'm on the eliptical its a first for me. I figured as much time as I spend on the computer I might as well try burning some cal at the same time. I think I'm on to something I'm actually sweating and typing. :banana: Unfortunaly there is some con's my fingers are sweating and once in a while my fingers slip and I lose everything I typed Whatever can't have it all. Anyways as far as my favorite trainer I LOVE BOB. One he's hot, two he's motovational to the point I want to make him proud. THree he's spirital with all his yoga stuff and piece of mind stuff and Last did I foget to mention he's HOTTTTT. I was in the military in the late 90's so I think I've been just brain washed to enjoy working hard and being pushed to my limits. Maybe thats why I have a hard time working out alone. Wow I really gave you alot of info well either one you luv me or two you think I'm nuts either way you know who minnie witch is. Can't wait to get to know all of u.

Your workout buddy Minnie Witch

[TammyNC]

Good morning Blue buddies...how is everyone doing? Week here has been pretty crazy but hanging in there being selective of what I'm eating and getting my water in. Went to the park and walked 2 1/4 miles yesterday at a pretty good clip, it felt good. Hoping to get back there today too.

Got on the scale this morning and was down 2 lbs...was hoping for more but will take it...I keep reminding myself as I hear lots of times, slow and steady.

We have a Halloween party to go to Saturday night that is going to be pickup food. I'm already thinking ahead and planning on taking some healthier options that I can have to fill up on. I will have a bite of this or that if it really calls out to me but will not be filling up on all unhealthy options. It feels good to be back in control of what I'm putting in my mouth.

Have a great day everyone!!!

[jamesnnick]

Shelley--congrats on being the Blue Team's Biggest Loser this week! That is a fantastic percentage of weight loss. Good luck on the no candy challenge. I do okay with Halloween, but watch out when Christmas comes around. I'm already wishing I could find some of the chocolate mint M&Ms in the stores (but secretly glad that I can't so I can't eat them!)

Tammy--thanks for the recipe--that looks super good, and it may be something that my special ed cooking group can make. We're always looking for healthier options that the kids will still eat!

Jen and minniewitch--welcome!! We're so glad that you're here. You will find lots of help and support among this group.

To those of you who struggled last week--it's awesome that you've stuck around and didn't just pitch the whole deal because of one bad week. There will always be setbacks in life, but getting up, dusting off, and going on shows what you're made of.

I'm hopeful for a loss this week, but I'm not sure how confident I am. We went out to eat twice this week (it's usually about once every other month that we go out), and we also had a potluck at work. I know I ate more than I needed, but I'm back on track now.
Happy weigh-in tomorrow.
Jen

[ohMom]

week 7 here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1991111)