From ZERO to HERO - The October 2015 W.I.S.H. Challenge

[LindseyJo22]

QOTD - October 28

Woohoo! It's Wednesday!!!! What is your woohoo?

Well, my woohoo is that the scale was down another .2 lb this morning, bringing me in at 145.6!!

I'm doing pretty well with my calorie app - just have to get used to putting my own recipes in so that tracking is easier

I've also gotten 10,000 steps every day so far this week! Hoping I have some time for the gym today as I've got my knitting group and a very sedentary day of work ahead of me - which means a lot more sitting and a lot less walking

 

[Lady Marie]

I hate wasting food..... but I also hate "WAISTING" food that I don't really want!

LOVE THIS!!! I'm going to have to remember this saying!

 

[ThistleMae]

Woohoo-- I came in under 190 this morning! This is the first time I've seen an 8 on that scale since I quit WW back in April! I love the app I am using - Fooducate. It will do point or calories and I'm finding I am doing well with the calorie thing -- it even takes what food you put in and will show you better alternatives to your choices. That definitely helped me get my woohoo this morning!



I do, I do! I think it's a nasty combination of the "starving kids around the world" rhetoric and the "you can't have dessert until you finish your plate" mantra that has been instilled in me since birth... Funny you should bring that up, because that's a biggie for me! Especially if I've paid for it, I feel like I should finish it. OR I feel like I don't deserve a sweet unless I'm stuffed full of non-dessert food first. It's taken a while, but I'm learning that yes, I can have the strawberries and cool whip even if I'm not stuffed!

Exactly! It still "kills" me to throw food away. Another behavior to modify!

 

[courtneybeth]

My woohoo is that this month is almost over. Hurray!!!! October hasn't been been my favorite month of the year and I'm ready go head on over to @courtneybeth's No One Loses Weight Like Gaston November challenge.

I think there's something in the water because I feel like October hasn't been the best month either. I've been in the midst of a few breakdowns over the last two days and I'm just emotionally spent. My MBA team decided to get senioritis 48 days before we're done and now I get to assume the responsibility for two huge projects. Not cool yo.

the "social media" filter on the school computers blocks it.... THANK HEAVENS it doesn't block the DIS!!!

Sorry to hear that you can't browse Pinterest or Facebook, but this is a much better place to hang!

I am so happy that someone else thinks like that, too!! Give me a chocolate covered marshmallow wand however....

@Flossbolna and @pjlla - you both crack me up. Just means more Croque Glaces for me!

'm working on decorating my Magic Band..

What are you thinking of doing? Did you hear about the custom bands that you can purchase in Tomorrowland? You can pick a color (including PURPLE) and then pick from 40 designs. I think we're going to do that this time.

Feeling pretty good about this week so far Hopefully the scale will be kind enough to reward the hard work

Crossing fingers for a big loss for you this week.

 

[ThistleMae]

Magic Bands. Yes, I have seen the new ones you can get while in Disney. Not sure I want to spend the $ to get something where the chip only lasts two years. Unless you plan to wear it as a bracelet, just because it's cute....or are an annual pass holder. So....IDK? And I'm apprehensive about ruining the one I have, if I don't like how it comes out. So...still thinking.

 

[pjlla]

Done teaching computers for the day. I am going to go help in a classroom for the last 45 minutes (or the office, depending on who needs me most) and then head to job #2 for a few hours before heading home and jumping head-long into costume painting!! I will get this done and it will be WONDERFUL, even if it means an all-nighter on Thursday. I promised DS and I will NOT let him down!! TTY tomorrow!...................P

 

[ThistleMae]

Done teaching computers for the day. I am going to go help in a classroom for the last 45 minutes (or the office, depending on who needs me most) and then head to job #2 for a few hours before heading home and jumping head-long into costume painting!! I will get this done and it will be WONDERFUL, even if it means an all-nighter on Thursday. I promised DS and I will NOT let him down!! TTY tomorrow!...................P

OMG...you are wonder woman! Your family is so lucky to have you!

 

[DisPup75]

I got to work this morning, ran in to use the bathroom, turned around as the toilet was flushing, and watched my Fitbit swirl around the bowl and disappear. Sort of a metaphor for the day! Hopefully Amazon will be quick with its replacement.

 

[DisPup75]

@courtneybeth LOL I didn't even see your comments here about the croque glacé before I posted on Instagram yesterday!! How funny!!! Here is the croque glacé for anyone who was wondering and it is AMAAAZINGGGG. So glad calories and carbs don't count in Disney LOL.

Also here are a couple of fun pictures just to share the WDW magic with all of my friends here! already had 2 yummy Disney treats AND this morning we conquered Everest!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you're all having magical days!

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It looks like you are having such a fine time!!!

Favorite thing this month - celebrating our 30th anniversary all month with weekends at the shore. Every weekend, we biked, walked, and danced to great bands. Such a blast! What I'd like to leave behind? Slow weight loss and night work! Unfortunately, I won't be leaving the night shift anytime in the foreseeable future. And I've come to accept that the weight loss will be slow.

That's great that you were able to be so active and how much fun! The loss may be slow but that probably makes the transition to maintenance that much easier.

The pictures are WONDERFUL! You are so cute!! I'll be honest that croquet glace doesn't interest me at all.... but the Mickey bars.... MMMMMM!!



Well..... this is a tough one for me today...... I've been BARELY staying OP so I can't woohoo about that.... and I am working doubles nearly every day.... so no woohoo there.... and DS's costume is not nearly finished.... so no woohoo there. Hmmmm........so how about this.......

I'm awake, alive and healthy..... I live in a free country (thank you VETS!!), I have a good solid roof over my heads, three square meals a day, a healthy family that I love and adore (including my parents who just turned 74 and 79!! Happy Birthday Dad!), an in-law family that I truly love and enjoy spending time with, money in the bank (not much, but still) and a Lord and Savior that died for my sins..............I AM BLESSED!!!! So WOOHOO!

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Morning my friends! Wowza...October is ZOOMING to a close! Where did it go??? And I SO EXCITED to see that the November challenge is ready and waiting!! That is definitely a WOOHOO!!

I'm subbing for the computer teacher today and I have a few big gaps in my schedule, so no excuses not to stay caught up here today!! Too bad I didn't bring DS's costume to work on here.... I still have some stuff to cut and I could have easily brought it along to use up my free time. Oh well.... fingers crossed that I have my book in my bag! I would LOVE to spend time browsing Pinterest when I am free today, but unfortunately the "social media" filter on the school computers blocks it.... THANK HEAVENS it doesn't block the DIS!!!

Off to double check my schedule before the kiddos get here!...............P

We all do have a lot to woohoo about! Good luck finishing up that costume!

Hi everyone, still funky here. But I am ploughing through it!

Not sure what to woohoo about today... I guess I will use the fact that I managed to try to get close to my flu shot yesterday... It is really ridiculous here. Because I have private insurance and am not part of the state health system, I need to get a prescription for the flu shot (did that two weeks ago), then pick up the shot in a pharmacy and then take it to my doctor to get the flu shot shot into me. If I were in the state system, I could just get it from my doctor as the state system provides the flu shots directly to the doctor. But the doctor is not allowed to sell it to me as he is not a pharmacist... And the irony of it all: I actually work for the state, but the state employees are actually not part of the state health system!! (That's what you get when your country pioneered the idea of a state health system in the late 1800s...). Anyway, my woohoo is that I went to the pharmacy to buy the shot. BUt you know what: It is sold out!!! Well, the pharmacy is going to call me when they can get it and then I just need to go and pick it up and take it upstairs two flights from the pharmacy to my doctor's office. So, I feel like I am already very close to it!

That's just craziness! I think you'll have run a marathon by the time you track down that shot. Which reminds me, I've still got to go get mine.

Okay WhooHoo Wednesday....hmmmm.....well I'm marinating my chicken wings for Halloween. I'm working on decorating my Magic Band...oh...whoohoo....it came in the mail....how can I forget that Whoohoo! I'll post a pic when I'm done. The ideas are still baking (food analogy, LOL)! I'm working on where to have lunch at Disney. I have a daily schedule with FP+ and dinning reservations and what treats I want to try at each park. So now....I'm on to lunches. I swear I live vicariously through the dinning menus online. If I can't eat it...I can anticipate eating it. The obsession never ends does it? I had an unexpected dinner invite last night. So, first thought, what is going to be served, what can I eat without insulting my hostess. She served chicken stew over biscuits with salad. So...I chose not to eat the biscuit. I took the salad, dressing was a struggle, because I usually have really low cal. dressing, which she did not have. So I used blue cheese but only put on a little. I ate a small serving of the chicken stew with a side of fresh squash. So I did really good, I thought. I'm getting better at selecting and still having enjoyment. One of my friends did try to push a bite size snicker bar on me. I had to refuse several times. He said...you should eat want you want...we are on the downward slope now. Meaning....your getting older....don't worry about it, you will die soon anyway! Geesh! But....good choices...I politely declined the snickers! Happy Whoohoo Wednesday to everyone!

I fully intend to stop slathering myself in a four-inch thick layer of sunblock once I hit 90, but your friend needs to learn that part of eating what you want involves the right to not eat things when you don't want them. Food pushers make me crazy! Great job at figuring out how to make the meal work for you!

I too sometimes think I live to peruse Disney menus. I've got meals planned at just about every restaurant on property including those I know I don't like. Some weird part of my brain is convinced that someday I'm going to just travel from Disney day to Disney day and blog about every single Disney food, ride, show, etc., until I've done ALL of it.

Woohoo for today (even though it happened yesterday)! Yesterday I came in under points because I had choir rehearsal until 9p so by the time I got home it was 10p and I was more interested in sleeping than eating LOL. I'm going to the gym today. I got new wireless bluetooth headphones for my birthday but forgot to pack them! So I guess I'll have to suffer through another workout with those dang wires . Feeling pretty good about this week so far Hopefully the scale will be kind enough to reward the hard work

Great job! Let us know how the wireless headphones work out!

Woohoo-- I came in under 190 this morning! This is the first time I've seen an 8 on that scale since I quit WW back in April! I love the app I am using - Fooducate. It will do point or calories and I'm finding I am doing well with the calorie thing -- it even takes what food you put in and will show you better alternatives to your choices. That definitely helped me get my woohoo this morning!



I do, I do! I think it's a nasty combination of the "starving kids around the world" rhetoric and the "you can't have dessert until you finish your plate" mantra that has been instilled in me since birth... Funny you should bring that up, because that's a biggie for me! Especially if I've paid for it, I feel like I should finish it. OR I feel like I don't deserve a sweet unless I'm stuffed full of non-dessert food first. It's taken a while, but I'm learning that yes, I can have the strawberries and cool whip even if I'm not stuffed!

Woohoo on the new decade!!!!!

Well, my woohoo is that the scale was down another .2 lb this morning, bringing me in at 145.6!!

I'm doing pretty well with my calorie app - just have to get used to putting my own recipes in so that tracking is easier

I've also gotten 10,000 steps every day so far this week! Hoping I have some time for the gym today as I've got my knitting group and a very sedentary day of work ahead of me - which means a lot more sitting and a lot less walking

Congratulations! You are finishing the month with a bang!

I think there's something in the water because I feel like October hasn't been the best month either. I've been in the midst of a few breakdowns over the last two days and I'm just emotionally spent. My MBA team decided to get senioritis 48 days before we're done and now I get to assume the responsibility for two huge projects. Not cool yo.

Ugggghhhh. Don't you just hate group work sometimes? He good news is only SIX MORE WEEKS and you are done!!! I'm sorry you have to slog through it in the interim.

What can you do for a bit of relaxation and recharging of the emotional energy battery right now? Do you still have your regular Disneyland Thursday scheduled? Or time for a cup of tea, bubble bath, or pedicure?

Done teaching computers for the day. I am going to go help in a classroom for the last 45 minutes (or the office, depending on who needs me most) and then head to job #2 for a few hours before heading home and jumping head-long into costume painting!! I will get this done and it will be WONDERFUL, even if it means an all-nighter on Thursday. I promised DS and I will NOT let him down!! TTY tomorrow!...................P

What a day! Wishing you the fastest, most nimble costume painting fingers in the world!

 

[DisPup75]

@courtneybeth - I'm sure Gaston would happily accept a challenge to juggle your group mates until they remembered that they too should participate.

 

[courtneybeth]

I got to work this morning, ran in to use the bathroom, turned around as the toilet was flushing, and watched my Fitbit swirl around the bowl and disappear. Sort of a metaphor for the day! Hopefully Amazon will be quick with its replacement.

That is a perfect metaphor for the month! I am so sorry

What can you do for a bit of relaxation and recharging of the emotional energy battery right now? Do you still have your regular Disneyland Thursday scheduled? Or time for a cup of tea, bubble bath, or pedicure?

No Disneyland trip planned for this Thursday because we're doing Sunday instead for our anniversary. Going to head to the park around 2 and just walk and enjoy the sights (and shop!), then head to Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen for dinner. We've never been there before - which is strange because we've been passholders forever.

Hubs feels really terrible about what's been going on, so he took us out to dinner tonight (sushi!) and we just relaxed. I'm sitting on the couch and catching up on my DVR. No homework or work tonight. Just relaxing with my kitty.

@courtneybeth - I'm sure Gaston would happily accept a challenge to juggle your group mates until they remembered that they too should participate.

That .gif is amazing. I could watch this loop forever --- I have a good post planned for this .gif next month.

 

[Flossbolna]

Good morning everyone!! Sorry for the brief visits here lately... Hopefully I will find some more energy soon to be a little more active.

I am up a pound since my fabulous weekend weigh in. But I am not too concerned about it. I can feel that I am rather bloated at the moment. The best indicator is my watch. When it feels slightly uncomfortable, it is a sign of water retention. I also feel it in my fingers when making a fist. So, once the water is away, the pound will be gone, too. Especially since otherwise I feel and see the weight loss! I am wearing an outfit today that I could not really wear last winter at all. It is a beautiful green skirt with black sweater. And it fits quite good. It is a tiny bit snug, but really not bad at all. And it is not uncomfortable! I am wearing my winter boots with it and they were easy to close over my calf!! Yeah!! And I managed to get my flu shot this morning.

 

[pjlla]

Morning all! Well.... came on here with a long post with lots of nice replies and a big GRRRRR complaint about how things are going with the costume, but the POOF FAIRY visited and it is gone and I am out of time. Suffice to say..... costume disaster is ensuing.... paint didn't dry properly on the vinyl. Now I need to recut about 20 intricate pieces and THEN assemble the entire thing, create "boots", sew the cape AND figure out how to attach it to the chest plate.... I see a LOOOONG night ahead. Working 10-3 at school today, but plan to beg off to working my second job tonight. Not worth the stress for the little bit of $$ I'd make.

TTY soon!................P

 

[DisPup75]

QOTD - October 29​

Confession time - I still haven't seen Hercules so I have no idea if my photo clip of the day is remotely on point. Still, it seems accurate, and so like a true Disney hero, I'll forge ahead without worrying about whether I've got the facts right!

Just a few more days until we roll over into Gaston's arm (was that an accidental double entendre? Oops). How have you been a healthy living hero and weight demon slayer this month?

P.S. Please forgive typos and editing out of weird words. I'm trying to post on my phone and that never goes well.

 

[Flossbolna]

How have you been a healthy living hero and weight demon slayer this month?

I am pretty happy with my month. I have been able to consistently keep a nice calorie deficit. A few hickups, but nothing major. I think my diet is overall not too bad, I seem to hit my five a day on a near daily basis, I even managed to eat fish twice a week. And I have seen success in the weight and size department. Tjere were a few challenges along the way and I managed to deal with them. If November proves to be as successful as October, I will be very happy!

 

[courtneybeth]

QOTD - October 29​

Just a few more days until we roll over into Gaston's arm (was that an accidental double entendre? Oops). How have you been a healthy living hero and weight demon slayer this month?

(I'd love to roll into Gaston's arms... just saying).

Staying within my WW points and meeting my daily step goal is really all that I have done. My attempts at going above and beyond have been thwarted it seems - between school projects and just general exhaustion. Hoping that i can continue the momentum and see a nice number on Saturday's weigh-in.

 

[ThistleMae]

Good morning everyone!! Sorry for the brief visits here lately... Hopefully I will find some more energy soon to be a little more active.

I am up a pound since my fabulous weekend weigh in. But I am not too concerned about it. I can feel that I am rather bloated at the moment. The best indicator is my watch. When it feels slightly uncomfortable, it is a sign of water retention. I also feel it in my fingers when making a fist. So, once the water is away, the pound will be gone, too. Especially since otherwise I feel and see the weight loss! I am wearing an outfit today that I could not really wear last winter at all. It is a beautiful green skirt with black sweater. And it fits quite good. It is a tiny bit snug, but really not bad at all. And it is not uncomfortable! I am wearing my winter boots with it and they were easy to close over my calf!! Yeah!! And I managed to get my flu shot this morning.

Well...so many accomplishments. I get the zipping of the boots over the calves....that feels good doesn't it? And OMG....you are flu protected too. Your outfit sounds so lovely!

 

[ThistleMae]

Morning all! Well.... came on here with a long post with lots of nice replies and a big GRRRRR complaint about how things are going with the costume, but the POOF FAIRY visited and it is gone and I am out of time. Suffice to say..... costume disaster is ensuing.... paint didn't dry properly on the vinyl. Now I need to recut about 20 intricate pieces and THEN assemble the entire thing, create "boots", sew the cape AND figure out how to attach it to the chest plate.... I see a LOOOONG night ahead. Working 10-3 at school today, but plan to beg off to working my second job tonight. Not worth the stress for the little bit of $$ I'd make.

TTY soon!................P

But what you are doing is just priceless. Please post us pic of the final costume!

 

[ThistleMae]

Okay....here goes....had a bad night! Yup it happens. I was super hungry, I did not put into place any of my safeguards and I felt like "crap" this morning. No excuses. I fell off the wagon in spite of all my hard work and advice on making good choices. So....I had to pick myself up, start a new day...and forgive myself for being such a failure. Oh....and of course I experienced the "poor me syndrome"....why can't I be like those "normal" people who don't even think about what they eat and don't gain a pound! I think a major key point to long term success in keeping the weight off is to forgive yourself, when you slip up....but get right back on track. In the old days, one night of binging would lead to a second and a third and so on and so forth until all the weight I lost came back and then some. So....I'm up in the saddle today, just taking it easy....walking the girl back into her nice, steady pace. Happy Pre-Halloween to you all!

 

[courtneybeth]

I think a major key point to long term success in keeping the weight off is to forgive yourself, when you slip up....but get right back on track.

We're going to have struggles but the way you handled it is aces, @ThistleMae. Such a positive approach and recognition of habits.

I'm sorry that you had a "bad night" - hopefully tonight is better for you!