BL Challenge *RED* team week 8

[ohMom]

good morning team :surfweb:

welcome :welcome: to week 8 --

i maintained again this week...not surprising and i intend to kick it up a notch this week to see a whoosh of poundage melt away!

how was your WI today?

[luckywife]

Good Morning Red Team :)

I'm down 1.6 pounds this week, which I was THRILLED with! My eating last weekend was less than stellar, but somehow I was able to have a loss. I was really pleased after I weighed myself when I realized that I haven't been at this weight in probably 15 YEARS! I have about 27 more pounds to go, but feel like I'm finally going to do this and reach my goal!

WISHing everyone a very safe and Happy Halloween!

[Disneynut71]

Happy Halloween

Well, after having a gain last week (from water) I have finally been able to turn it around. Down 6 LBS this week. I hope I can keep it up.

Have a great weekend...Step away from the candy!!!

[IlliniMouse]

i maintained again this week...not surprising and i intend to kick it up a notch this week to see a whoosh of poundage melt away!


Maintaining is awesome! WTG!

Good Morning Red Team :)

I'm down 1.6 pounds this week, which I was THRILLED with! My eating last weekend was less than stellar, but somehow I was able to have a loss. I was really pleased after I weighed myself when I realized that I haven't been at this weight in probably 15 YEARS! I have about 27 more pounds to go, but feel like I'm finally going to do this and reach my goal!


Great job! Your goal is in sight!!

Happy Halloween

Well, after having a gain last week (from water) I have finally been able to turn it around. Down 6 LBS this week. I hope I can keep it up.


Dang! 6 pounds! :banana: You'll have to go buy new clothes this weekend!!!

As for me, -1. :thumbsup2 Hopefully I'm done yo-yoing for awhile. I've watched the first 3 pounds I lost go up and down. This pound I've lost this week is a whole new territory for me....I haven't lost it before on the BL challenge! LOL

[lisaviolet]

intend to kick it up a notch this week to see a whoosh of poundage melt away!

how was your WI today?

You go Molli!!!!

Good Morning Red Team :)

I realized that I haven't been at this weight in probably 15 YEARS! I have about 27 more pounds to go, but feel like I'm finally going to do this and reach my goal.

WISHing everyone a very safe and Happy Halloween!

Well, first of all - that's wonderful.:thumbsup2

But my goodness, selfishly, your thread was nice for me to read. It is me too. I remembered that that's that for me too. I haven't been at this weight for years either. Fabulous. And I'm about 20-30 from goal too. I have no idea because I'm a big girl - bones and height. So my goal is probably someone else's high weight so we shall see.

Once again - celebrate that luckywife. Celebrate. Sorry for hijacking!:laughing: But that's wonderful to read.

Happy Halloween

Well, after having a gain last week (from water) I have finally been able to turn it around. Down 6 LBS this week. I hope I can keep it up.

Have a great weekend...Step away from the candy!!!

:banana: Outstanding. :banana: You must be thrilled.

Maintaining is awesome!

As for me, -1. :thumbsup2 Hopefully I'm done yo-yoing for awhile. I've watched the first 3 pounds I lost go up and down. This pound I've lost this week is a whole new territory for me....I haven't lost it before on the BL challenge! LOL

1) You're so right. Maintaining is awesome. And I truly believe that we often overlook that fact all through life

and....


Congrats to you. Onward and downward for you. Have a wonderful weekend.

And me. I'm down two pounds. And I'm at new territory weight wise. So wonderful. Unfortunately, I have some mental issues surrounding weight and body. As in I'm uncomfortable as I become smaller and closer to goal. I know - strange. So hopefuly I can overcome. I'll be working on it for sure.

Happy Halloween to you all!!!

Lisa

[Melisa1]

I am down 2 pounds this week!!!!!!!!!:cool1:

Good luck to everyone! Hope everyone has a safe Halloween!

[sahbushka]

I am down 3 lbs this week! I am soooooo thrilled! Happy Halloween everyone!

[kcashner]

I didn't reweigh today--was 3 down as of yesterday. However....just had to share comments from DD

"Candle for Lady MacBeth costume 88 cents. Extra credit to assure my A in English, Priceless." Contemporary Lady MacBeth for school. Tifa for Cosplay tonight. And she shrunk into her formal for tomorrow night!

[ohMom]

I forgot to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!!

i'm making choc. dipped pretzels right now (wilton mold) to take to the neighbor's gathering tonight -- none for me -- that is NOT a decision that supports my goal and honestly nothing special about them. just have to be accountable

i did get a workout in, it's been a hectic week for me, i worked 23 hours to help out for flu shot clinics this week. so being at work at some point mon - thurs really cut into my week! and my workouts!

i'm sure we have some CSI watchers here....that recent episode with the hypnotist...i have adopted the new mantra "The choices I make control my weight":thumbsup2

:cheer2: :cheer2: and a serious cyber HIGH FIVE to our losers!! WOWSER!!!:cheer2:

f:worship: or those entering new territory or new 'decades' of numbers on the scale, thank you for sharing b/c that totally truly inspires me! :worship:

[MickeyMagic]

Well, good news and bad news... I am down 1.2 pounds this week, but that still puts me up 3.6 from a few weeks back. At least I am on the downward trend again!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN RED TEAM

[mikamah]

Happy Halloween to all you awesome Red team losers!!

Disneynut- 6 pounds!!!:banana: :banana: :banana: That's awesome!!

Luckywife and Lisa--:dance3: :dance3: What an awesome feeling to hit a low that you haven't seen in a long time. Congratulations.

ohMom- What a great saying. I just wrote it on a post-it and am going to keep it on my fridge. It is so true, but we can make such bad choices sometimes. I don't think I would be able to make chocolate dipped anything without sampling. Good for you.

I went to weight watchers this morning, expecting a loss, because I was up last week, and really stayed on program this week, and I was up one pound. I know it's not much, but I was so frustrated that i just wanted to cry, which isn't me. Once I thought about it realistically, I should have been up more than I was last week and it didn't show, but it aggravated me. I hate to let that scale do that to me. I got over it, I am still on track today. It is only a number, and I feel so much better eating healthy and exercising, and I can't let the scale have so much power over my attitude.

I didn't buy any halloween candy until this morning because I usually buy it early on a good sale, and then eat half of it and need to buy more. I will definitely have a couple pieces tonight, but am not going to eat any while out trick or treating with my son. I figure I'll sit down and enjoy it rather than mindlessly munch the night away.

Good luck everyone with the halloween candy.

[IlliniMouse]

And me. I'm down two pounds. And I'm at new territory weight wise. So wonderful. Unfortunately, I have some mental issues surrounding weight and body. As in I'm uncomfortable as I become smaller and closer to goal. I know - strange. So hopefuly I can overcome. I'll be working on it for sure.


Lisa


Even though I'm not anywhere close to where I'm noticing myself being smaller, let alone anyone else...I have issues with that, too. I do NOT like being singled out or being the center of attention, so I think I will have a really hard time having people mention that I look different. It's really kind of silly isn't it? We're working hard at becoming healthy, yet we (or at least I) don't want to be recognized for it. I guess that's why it's so much easier for me to be on a message board vs going to weight watchers of anything like that.

Anyone else dealing with this? How did you overcome it?

[IlliniMouse]

Good morning everyone! How did everyone do over Halloween? I have to confess...I was a very bad girl. Ok, I could have done WAY worse, but I caved. I arrived at work...and discovered there was a potluck. :scared1: I'm off on Thursdays and no one called to alert me to this fact, so I was totally unprepared. (They don't care if you bring anything or not, and we always have way too much food, so probably just as well that I didn't take anything.) I had a few crackers, then I saw someone made creme de menthe brownies, and I had a small corner of a scotcharoo. Later on someone brought in a bunch of M&M's with candy corn, nuts and a few other things. I had a few of those. Ugh.

So, then it was on to my Mom's for dinner and passing out candy. Did fine with dinner, had one Snickers fun size, a cookie, and part of a brownie.

Thank goodness it's Saturday and I have the whole week to make up for my naughtiness.

[dare2dream]

Hear Ye Hear Ye, the Weightkeeper FINALLY speaks

Sorry ladies. I went on vacation and had a hard time returning to reality. I have not been in a number crunching mood. Here is week 6 that is really late. It is quite a nail biter of a week so hold on here we go.

-------------------Black Team-----Blue Team-----Red Team-----Total
started week---------35-------------33-------------35-----------103
removed---------------7--------------5--------------8------------20
new members-------------------------2-----------------------------
current-members------28-------------30-------------27-----------85
not reporting 1 wk------4--------------3--------------7-----------14
not reporting 2 wk------8--------------7--------------3-----------18
weigh ins for week-----16-------------20-------------17-----------53

Red Team Week 6

17 weigh ins
4 gains totaling 8.2 lbs
2 maintains
11 losses totaling 15.8 lbs
8 removed from challenge losses totaled 21.6 lbs

Weekly net loss 7.6 lbs
Cumulative net loss 97.1 lbs

Now the real fun begins. Let's look at our Red Team Superstars.

Again keep in mind that if you skip a weigh in your percentage lost for the next weigh in is divided in half. That only seems fair doesn't it?

We also had a weird week with big losses following gains from last week. To be fair I also divided those percentages in half. There is probably a better mathematical way to calculate this but my brain is fried right now. Sorry.

And as usual keep in mind I am human. I do make mistakes. This was a rushed calculation and I now have week 7 numbers to tackle. If you have a concern please PM or email me.

OK I have said enough. Now pay attention. With only 11 losers this week everyone who lost is a superstar.







The Red Team Week 6 Superstars

#11-0.241%-kcashner-Kathryn
#10-0.243%-luckywife-Donna
#9-0.346%-Geekerbell-Laura
#8-0.36-lisaviolet-Lisa
#7-0.385-lynnielou-Lynn
#6-0.463-the2princessesmom-Lillian
#5-0.515%-adnil530-Linda
#4-0.571%-disneychrista-Christa
#3-0.816%-sahbushka-Sarah
#2-0.901%-Melisa1-Melisa

and now







The Red Team Week 6 Biggest Loser

#1-1.333%-ohMom-Molli

Congratulations Molli! You are really working hard! Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaught it until next week 8s official announcement that will be made Tuesday November 11. Since I am late we will have two biggest losers on each team this week. 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

Now this is all exciting news but the best is yet to come. You will not believe the race for #1 Biggest Loser team for week 6. It was SOOOOOOO close. Pay attention now.









The week 6 WISH BL 6 Challenge Biggest Loser Team


#3-The Blue Team-0.212%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 1 pounds

#2-The Black Team-0.233%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 0.1 pounds





and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Red Team-0.234%


Congratulations Red. You did it. What a week. It was so close and you came out victorious. This just shows that every pound counts.

Tomorrow I will start week 7 numbers. The official announcement will be made on Tuesday. I'm sorry week 6 was late but it was great news for you Red Team.

I encourage you to stick with this challenge. Your team needs you to do your best every day. Those redoubled efforts will only help you on your weight loss journey. Get to work. You can do it. You can be a superstar!!

Have a healthy day!

[pickles521]

The Red Team Week 6 Superstars

#11-0.241%-kcashner-Kathryn
#10-0.243%-luckywife-Donna
#9-0.346%-Geekerbell-Laura
#8-0.36-lisaviolet-Lisa
#7-0.385-lynnielou-Lynn
#6-0.463-the2princessesmom-Lillian
#5-0.515%-adnil530-Linda
#4-0.571%-disneychrista-Christa
#3-0.816%-sahbushka-Sarah
#2-0.901%-Melisa1-Melisa

and now

The Red Team Week 6 Biggest Loser

#1-1.333%-ohMom-Molli

Congratulations Molli! You are really working hard!


and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Red Team-0.234%


Congratulations Red. You did it. What a week. It was so close and you came out victorious. This just shows that every pound counts.



WooHoo!!! We finally came out on top! I knew we could do it! An Congrats to all our losers - especially Molli. Haven't we seen you at the top before? Good for you!

I didn't do so well this weekend, but today is another day! I'll do better this week. I'm anxious to get exercising again. I took last week off to recover from a week at Disney topped off by the 13K Tower of Terror run. My feet were aching! Soooooo... I'm off to get to work and then go walk a couple miles.

Hope everyone has a great week!

[CharityLynn]

Congrats all you losers! I finally got back to the gym today after 2 weeks away, I was pretty sick. I did gain 2lbs in those 2 weeks but I keep telling myself it could have been worse. I'm actually 4lbs more now then I was when I started this. I am making myself accountable and have recommited myself to this and I'm excited about it.

[MickeyMagic]

Way to go RED TEAM! Now, let's stay on top! I've been doing fine with my exercise, but the food! Oh boy, the food! I think it started with some bad choices with that Halloween candy and then snowballed! I've been struggling lately, but vow to get back on track!

[lisaviolet]

Hear Ye Hear Ye, the Weightkeeper FINALLY speaks

The Red Team Week 6 Superstars

#11-0.241%-kcashner-Kathryn
#10-0.243%-luckywife-Donna
#9-0.346%-Geekerbell-Laura
#8-0.36-lisaviolet-Lisa
#7-0.385-lynnielou-Lynn
#6-0.463-the2princessesmom-Lillian
#5-0.515%-adnil530-Linda
#4-0.571%-disneychrista-Christa
#3-0.816%-sahbushka-Sarah
#2-0.901%-Melisa1-Melisa

and now
The Red Team Week 6 Biggest Loser

#1-1.333%-ohMom-Molli

Congratulations Molli! You are really working hard! Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaught it until next week 8s official announcement that will be made Tuesday November 11. Since I am late we will have two biggest losers on each team this week. 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

Now this is all exciting news but the best is yet to come. You will not believe the race for #1 Biggest Loser team for week 6. It was SOOOOOOO close. Pay attention now.

and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Red Team-0.234%





Have a healthy day!

Congrats biggest losers!!! A :dance3: for us.

and a very special :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: for Molli. Wow Molli - twice, eh? Way to go!!!

And red - and I said I didn't care. :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl: Fantastic.

We did well this week too!!! So we shall see.

I might not be weighing in. I'm off to a funeral in Quebec on Wednesday and don't know when I'll return. The first day after I found out all I wanted to do was eat - and I did without regret. But it's getting better.

Hope everyone is having a good week,

Lisa

[lisaviolet]

Congrats all you losers! I finally got back to the gym today after 2 weeks away, I was pretty sick. I did gain 2lbs in those 2 weeks but I keep telling myself it could have been worse. I'm actually 4lbs more now then I was when I started this. I am making myself accountable and have recommited myself to this and I'm excited about it.

That's all that matters Charity. Just hop back on. :lovestruc

Have a wonderful week,

Lisa

[lisaviolet]

Way to go RED TEAM! Now, let's stay on top! I've been doing fine with my exercise, but the food! Oh boy, the food! I think it started with some bad choices with that Halloween candy and then snowballed! I've been struggling lately, but vow to get back on track!


:surfweb: :lovestruc

Lisa

[mikamah]

I might not be weighing in. I'm off to a funeral in Quebec on Wednesday and don't know when I'll return. The first day after I found out all I wanted to do was eat - and I did without regret. But it's getting better.

:grouphug: So sorry, Lisa. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[mikamah]

Congratulations RED TEAM Champions!! It's awesome to see our team as number ONE!!

Congrats Molli our biggest loser!!:cheer2:

I did ok with the halloween candy. I did have some, definitely more than I should, but I wrote it all down and kept myself accountable, which is so much better than totally going off program. I'm out of flex points for the next 3 days, but cooked a bunch of chicken and veggies on the grill last night, so I have lots of healthy foods to eat the next 3 days.

Keep up the good work everyone!!!

[CharityLynn]

My kid's won't let me touch the candy...lol So I'm doing ok as far as that lol.

yesterday's stuff:
Breakfast- Multi Grain CHeerios w/banana and skim milk
Lunch- TOrtilla chips and salsa
Dinner- A small piece of lasagna

Exercised at the gym-- around 10-15 Cardio, 15 strength training (slowly working my way up to 1 hour.

[dare2dream]

Hear Ye Hear Ye, the Weightkeeper speaks

Before we begin tonights festivities here is another official announcement. The grand finale of the NBC Biggest Loser show will be Tuesday, December 16.
Our final weigh in will be Friday, December 12.
That day each team will start a finale thread and I will post the final results on each thread on Tuesday, December 16. That will make our challenge 13 weeks long. That means we are now at the halfway point. How are you doing loser?

We do not have BL on TV tonight, but we DO have WISH BL numbers to enjoy. It was another close week. Pay close attention.

-------------------Black Team-----Blue Team-----Red Team-----Total
started week---------28-------------30-------------27------------85
removed---------------8--------------6--------------2------------16
new members-----------------------------------------1------------1
current-members------20-------------24-------------26-----------70
not reporting 1 wk------4--------------7--------------1-----------11
not reporting 2 wk------4--------------2--------------6-----------12
weigh ins for week-----12-------------15-------------19-----------46

Red Team Week 7

19 weigh ins
1 newbie initial weigh in
3 gains totaling 3.3 lbs
1 maintain
14 losses totaling 27.6 lbs
2 removed from challenge with a net gain totaling 3.4 lbs

Weekly net loss 24.3 lbs
Cumulative net loss 124.8 lbs

Now the real fun begins. Let's look at our Red Team Superstars.

In some respects my job is getting easier with fewer participants in our challenge. I am having a dilemma with trying to calculate weekly percentages in a fair manner. This week was a struggle. Those that skipped weeks had their percentages adjusted. Not too hard.

Now this week again I had nice losses from some of last weeks gainers. I decided to subtract their gains from this weeks loss and use that to calculate percentages. Some losers are still working on last weeks gain and even though they lost this week they are not named as superstars. I know this may not be the best way to handle this but I just want to be fair to our consistent losers.

And as usual keep in mind I am human. I am just a lowly volunteer here. I do not get paid for the hours I spend doing this. I do make mistakes. If you have a concern please PM or email me.

OK I have said enough. Now pay attention. Let's get this party started.







The Red Team Week 7 Superstars

#10-0.405%-pickles521-Bobbi
#9-0.417%-Geekerbell-Laura
#8-0.444-IlliniMouse-Kelly
#7-0.906-adnil530-Linda
#6-0.949-lisaviolet-Lisa
#5-0.973%-luckywife-Donna
#4-1.212%-Melisa1-Melisa
#3-1.245%-sahbushka-Sarah
#2-1.456%-kcashner-Kathryn

and now







The Red Team Week 7 Biggest Loser

#1-2.198%-Disneynut71-Michelle

Congratulations Michelle! You are on the right track now! I hope your losses continue. Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaunt it until the Week 8 Official Announcement 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

Week 6 was a close call and low and behold so was Week 7. Get ready gang. You will want to pay attention for this one.









The week 7 WISH BL 6 Challenge Biggest Loser Team


#3-The Black Team-0.254%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 10.2 pounds

#2-The Blue Team-0.669%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 0.7 pounds





and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Red Team-0.689%


Congratulations Red. You are on fire!! Two great weeks in a row. Can you keep it up? Once again we see that every pound counts.

We are losing members left and right but I know you can stick this out. We are changing our lives. We are developing healthy habits. We are helping each other on our weight loss journeys. Get to work. You can do it. You can be a superstar!!

Have a healthy day!

[lisaviolet]

:thumbsup2 Hear Ye Hear Ye, the Weightkeeper speaks

The Red Team Week 7 Superstars

#10-0.405%-pickles521-Bobbi
#9-0.417%-Geekerbell-Laura
#8-0.444-IlliniMouse-Kelly
#7-0.906-adnil530-Linda
#6-0.949-lisaviolet-Lisa
#5-0.973%-luckywife-Donna
#4-1.212%-Melisa1-Melisa
#3-1.245%-sahbushka-Sarah
#2-1.456%-kcashner-Kathryn

and now







The Red Team Week 7 Biggest Loser

#1-2.198%-Disneynut71-Michelle

Congratulations Michelle! You are on the right track now! I hope your losses continue. Here is a special clippie for you to add to your signature if you would like. You are welcome to flaunt it until the Week 8 Official Announcement 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

Week 6 was a close call and low and behold so was Week 7. Get ready gang. You will want to pay attention for this one.









The week 7 WISH BL 6 Challenge Biggest Loser Team


#3-The Black Team-0.254%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 10.2 pounds

#2-The Blue Team-0.669%
To be #1 they would have had to lose an additional 0.7 pounds





and now announcing our weekly Biggest Loser Team Champions

#1-The Red Team-0.689%


Have a healthy day!

:thumbsup2 Fanflippintastic!!!!!!:thumbsup2

Here's a :dance3: and a :yay: to all the biggest losers this week. Yeah to all of us.

And a most special :cheer2: and a special :flower3: and a :worship: to Michelle!
Way to go missy!!! Yeah!

And a whipping hoopha to RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah to us all.

So hang in there everyone. Hang in there.

I'm off now, tomorrow morning, and will be back on the thread next week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone,

Lisa

mikamah - ooops spelling looks off - thanks for your words. :lovestruc Appreciate it. Thanks Kathy.

[Disneynut71]

I am so excited. I have been sticking to my diet and shot up and had to work hard to get back down.

WTG to the entire red team, we are #1 again.

dare2dream: Thank you for all you do. I am sure it takes quite a bit of time to put this together each week.

Have a great week all and keep on losing!!

[pickles521]

Good morning, everyone.

Congratulations to all our losers - and again to us as a whole! We were first again this week! YAY!! Keep up the good work!

I exercised yesterday - just a walk. It's going to take some getting used to with the time change, though. It gets dark much earlier, of course, so I'll have to carry a flashlight.

I'm having trouble getting back into the exercise groove and its such a shame. I ENJOY the exercise - honest! - there just seems to be so much going on in my life right now. All the more reason to exercise, I know....

I hope everyone is having a great day!

[CharityLynn]

I was just curious, have we had any questions of the day this week? I'm not seeing any, I'll find them and I'll post the ones for the last 3 days.

[CharityLynn]

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Monday - How does the cooler weather affect your eating habits?

Tuesday - Do you eat different foods when it is colder out?

Wednesday- Is it easier or harder to eat healthy when it's colder out


and since I'm getting a wisdom tooth pulled tomorrow I'll throw on Thursday's too.:cool2:

Thursday - Do you have to change your exercise routine when the weather is colder?

[pickles521]

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Monday - How does the cooler weather affect your eating habits?
I love to cook in cooler weather, so it definately makes me eat more. I'm a chili, stew, pot roast kind of cook. I also try to stay in season, so a lot of the salad vegies are out for me. I'm going to try to change that this year.

Tuesday - Do you eat different foods when it is colder out?
I do - see above. I love me some stew, with biscuts or "homemade" bread. ( I confess, homemade bread for me is from frozen dough. I just can't make a decent loaf from scratch to save my life. Making a good loaf of bread is actually on my list of things to do before I die.

Wednesday- Is it easier or harder to eat healthy when it's colder out
Harder. Much much harder.

Thursday - Do you have to change your exercise routine when the weather is colder?
Yeah, I do, but it's more because of light than temperature. I'm in TN where it can get cold, but nothing like up north. I just dress warmer.

Wonder why it's so quiet around here recently. I hope everyone is out doing fun stuff!

[IlliniMouse]

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Monday - How does the cooler weather affect your eating habits?

Cooler weather means comfort foods, which in general are heavier and not so good for dieting. Mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, the holidays come in the cooler weather. Cooler weather also means less time spent outside.

Tuesday - Do you eat different foods when it is colder out?

Absolutely! In the Midwest you'll see the menus change quite a bit as the temps get cooler.

Wednesday- Is it easier or harder to eat healthy when it's colder out

Harder. Less fresh fruits and veggies are available, and heavier foods are coked.


and since I'm getting a wisdom tooth pulled tomorrow I'll throw on Thursday's too.:cool2:

Thursday - Do you have to change your exercise routine when the weather is colder?

Not really. I walk on the treadmill, do Wii Fit, and have a few other exercise tapes I can do. So far I have not ventured outside to exercise.

[mikamah]

Congratulations to our top ten and all of the Red team losers!!! Whoo hoo-- we are number one again!! I actually gained the past 2 weeks, so didn't contribute to the loss, but this week I'm in better shape. I lost 1.6 at weighin today. Good luck to everyone weighing in tomorrow.
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Monday - How does the cooler weather affect your eating habits?It can make me want to curl up on the couch under a blanket and have a nice hot cup of tea. I eat more soups and chili in the colder weather, but all the holidays and days leading up to them can be a challenge. I like to bake when it's cold outside too. I've been good and haven't done any baking this fall yet.

Tuesday - Do you eat different foods when it is colder out?I don't eat many salads when it's cold. I'd prefer hot foods, and if I go out, soup to start with dinner.

Wednesday- Is it easier or harder to eat healthy when it's colder outI think it's harder because all the fresh fruits and vegies aren't in season, not to mention the holidays.


and since I'm getting a wisdom tooth pulled tomorrow I'll throw on Thursday's too.:cool2: :hug: Hope all goes well.

Thursday - Do you have to change your exercise routine when the weather is colder? Now I have been doing exercise dvds in the morning, so I do not. I used to mainly walk, and then I would walk if it was above freezing, but not in the snow or rain.
Have a great friday everyone!!

[pickles521]

mikamah - I'm not sure why, but I never enough thought about soup! I've always stuck with the thicker chili and stew, but soup is a great idea! It's supposed to be good for the waist line too. So, thanks to you, I'm now in the market for some yummy homemade soup recipes. Anyone have personal favorites you can share?

[mikamah]

I'll try to find the mexican taco soup recipe I used to make. We love to go to panera for soup. My son loves the chicken noodle, and I usually get the black bean which is awesome. You get the french bread to dip in which really makes it a meal. I think most soups if they are broth based and not cream based are pretty healthy. I've also read recently that people who start a meal with a broth based soup eat fewer calories for that meal.

[Disneynut71]

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

Monday - How does the cooler weather affect your eating habits?

During the winter, I tend to eat more because I am home more.

Tuesday - Do you eat different foods when it is colder out?

No just more of it

Wednesday- Is it easier or harder to eat healthy when it's colder out

Lots of cold weather questions....I would say harder, I have kids that like junk food. I try to keep most of it out of the house but it's here sometimes (chips or cookies) When I am home more I will be tempted.


Thursday - Do you have to change your exercise routine when the weather is colder?

Yes, I do not go out on walks when it is cold out. I try at least once a week but I do not like snow. In the summer we are out almost every night.



Good luck everyone with weigh in today. Hope for big losses.

[ohMom]

week 9 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28589851#post28589851)