Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[N&B'smom]

I have the 30 day shred, and haven't done it in a while, but it's a fabulous workout. I couldn't do all the exercises completely, like pushups, but I did the best I could, and I was covered in sweat after. Good luck today at the Oncologists.

Thanks for your well wishes and the info on 30 Day Shred. I actually googled something last night and was able to watch the whole DVD online. Kind of weird but, I wanted an idea of what to expect. I won't be able to do pushups either....I had surgery on both wrists due to tears so I can't risk that happening again. But the variation that's lower impact works fine too! I can't WAIT to get the DVD, it will be arriving on Thursday with a set of hand weights. SOOOOOOOO excited!!!

 

[my3princes]

Everyone has great responses to the QOTD. We also found it so hard to narrow down our favorites. I don't think there has ever been a Disney movie or show that we didn't like It's fun reading about everyone's favorites

Another hot day here. I'm sure we'll stay in the air conditioning most of the day and hopefully we'll get most of our packing done.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

I feel like I am so far behind, I'm basically going to just answer the QOTD and start fresh!

Friday's QOTD: How do you plan to stay on track over this holiday weekend. Now is the time to think about it and for all of us to come up with a plan today that we can stick to this weekend.

Well, I didn't make one, per se. I knew I wanted to bring my own food to the family cookout Saturday (which I did), and Sunday I just let everything go. Yesterday I was mostly back on track, but did have a stray cookie or Babybel here and there. In retrospect, a more concrete plan would have been better. And I could have made one just for me. When I kept trying to get dh and my dad to commit to a menu, it was fruitless. No one had any idea what they wanted to eat. I should have planned to stick to my weekday food and just be done with it, because "on the fly" does not work well for me and weight loss.

Welcome to our Challenge of the Week (COW)!

PART TWO
Drinking water is back on our list this week because it is such an important habit to develop to help with healthy living and weight loss. As a special prize for our COW this week, I have some GREAT Nike water bottles to add to our regular prizes (donated by RENThead09 - Thanks!). Some times it takes an extra bit of motivation to get us going again.

Part 2 of the COW this week is to share at least one thing that motivates you to keep going or to get going again. It can be a quote/saying, something you do, a photo you keep posted, etc. Hopefully all these ideas will help people come up with new ways to motivate themselves when they need it!

Right now, it's my end of summer vacation. I really want to be smaller getting on the plane, seeing my SIL, and getting into the ride seats! My quote is from Stargate Atlantis, "There's still time to solve this thing. But you have to stop talking and start doing." I can plan anything within an inch of it's life -- it's the follow through that get's me.

QOTD Saturday: What place do you dream of visiting someday. This can be anywhere in the World.

I dream of visiting Alexandria, the Greek Isles, Italy, and Spain. Sounds like I should start hinting to dh that a Mediterranean cruise would be a good way to celebrate something big, maybe 20 years of marriage?!

QOTD for Sunday: What is your favorite summer activity to do with your family?

We love to just be outside in our backyard. We set up an awning over our deck, and it really functions like having a room outdoors. We spend the weekends out there, grilling, talking, in the pool, playing games in the yard, we even bring the laptop out since our WiFi works there. We also like to walk on the beach, we don't do that nearly as often as we should.

Haven't lost weight in a month so I can't get out of the 190s which is really frustrating!! I'm changing up my excersize this week, going from just running to alternating running and weights/circuit. Hope this helps!!

Does anyone have any good running music? I recently downloaded "It's your life" by Francesca Battestelli (the song they play on the BL all the time) its funny when it comes on because I pretend i'm on the show lol

I have been where you are -- it took me forever to leave the 190s! I think sometimes it just takes awhile for your head and body to make the move. It will come. The songs motivating me right now (subject to change daily!) are:

The Middle -- Jimmy Eat World
I'm Still Standing -- Elton John
Keep the Fire Burnin' -- REO Speedwagon
That's All -- Phil Collins
Gotta Be Somebody -- Nickelback
Let's Get it Started -- B'eyed Peas

QOTD Tuesday: Since there has been much discussion about Toy Story 3 (which we have yet to see )...What is your favorite Disney Movie of all time? Part 2: What is your favorite Disney television program?

Favorite Movie: Beauty and the Beast
Favorite TV program: This is harder, I tend to prefer Nickleodeon for kids shows...I guess I'll say "That's So Raven"

I hope everyone is off to a good start this week. Recovering from holidays can be hard. You just have to say "the past is the past", and work on the present with an eye to the future!

I did laps around my office for about an hour this morning. Yoga was just cancelled for the whole month, so there goes my Tuesday workouts. I'll have to improvise some more...

I was going to eat really well today, but my colleague just convinced me to go to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch...I'll keep it to a dull roar. I'm definitely having trouble focusing enough to eat well lately. I can't wait until Thursday when I can run again. My eyes are better -- I don't think they're fully healed which has me a bit nervous, but I'm going to hope everything is well when it should be. I really don't want to have to go back and see an opthamologist...

Maria

 

[keenercam]

QOTD Saturday: What place do you dream of visiting someday. This can be anywhere in the World.

There are so many places I want to see and right now we are having a hard time coming up with a plan for the kids’ graduation trip next summer. I’d love to see Greece and Ireland and Scotland. And someday I’d really love to go to Australia. I also want to see Tuscany and Paris.

QOTD for Sunday: What is your favorite summer activity to do with your family?

None of us particularly enjoys being out in the heat, but we also don’t love being housebound, so we’ll often do a mid-afternoon movie and then go home and have food on the grill. Our schedule has been so “off” this summer because of DD’s full-time job and 2 graduate-level classes and DS’s commitments, too.

QOTD Tuesday:.What is your favorite Disney Movie of all time?

EEK!! It’s a toss-up between Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Toy Story.

Part 2: What is your favorite Disney television program?
I don’t usually watch TV, so I’m not sure I’ve seen any Disney TV shows.

Great job on the new size, DaniB!! It is wonderful that you were able to find so many nice new clothing pieces. How fun!

Connie – Congratulations on your race and the awesome finish time!! How did your Mom do? Was she pleased with doing it at her own pace?

Nicole - -I think in the stickies at the top of the WISH forum, there is a sticky that has a link to a thread with lots of great running music. Lately, whenever I hear “I’ve Got a Feeling” it really makes me miss running. Others that are on my running mix include:
The Champion in Me by 3 Doors Down
Ever, Ever After from Enchanted
Gotta Be Somebody by Nickelback
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
Stay With You by GooGoo Dolls
Living In Fast Forward by Kenny Chesney
Feel that Fire by Dierks Bentley.

Shelby – Your DD is a hero! What a sweetie to do that.

Lovedvc - -Congratulations on making your goal!! That is just absolutely awesome and inspiring!!

50sjayne – You look fabulous!! How exciting it must be to see the results of all your hard work!

OMG! ROSE!!! You look absolutely wonderful!! I can’t believe you think you have more to lose. Do you have fat toes? Congratulations!! And what an awesome finish time for your race.

Tricia – Congratulations on your huge loss last week! Keep up the great effort!

I am so sorry for everyone I missed. I really WISH I’d gotten on this thread over the weekend instead of constantly eating. I didn’t even step on the scale this morning because I knew it would be demoralizing. Getting back on track and hoping to recoup some of my lost progress this week.

My motivator to be good this week is that Howard and I are going to the Tim McGraw/Lady Antebellum concert Friday night and I want to look my best in case Tim looks my way.

 

[DisneyTaylors]

I am determined to try and get healthy again as I am now at the heaviest I have ever been in my life. Is it too late to join this challenge?

- Bill

 

[maiziezoe]

He used to be in a Dodge commercial. I can hear him now saying Hickry! When we went by a sign for Hickory off 77 on our way to WDW, with both said "Hickry" Too funny!

That's so funny... last time we drove to Florida, we stopped to visit family in NC and drove through Hickory... we started saying "HICKRY" too!

QOTD Saturday: What place do you dream of visiting someday. This can be anywhere in the World.

I lived in Germany when I was younger... I would love to go back there as an adult. I also want to go to the Netherlands and visit the town that is named after my family. And Maine. I want to go to Maine in the fall.

QOTD for Sunday: What is your favorite summer activity to do with your family?

Shop? We do not really have a favorite activity.

QOTD Tuesday:.What is your favorite Disney Movie of all time?

Mary Poppins and Pete's Dragon

Part 2: What is your favorite Disney television program?

I like the kids shows... Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, etc. There is a new show called "Good Luck, Charlie" that is really cute. I won't allow my kids to watch Hannah Montana. Yuck.

 

[lisah0711]

I am determined to try and get healthy again as I am now at the heaviest I have ever been in my life. Is it too late to join this challenge?

- Bill

Bill! Nope, it's never too late to join a BL challenge! In the first few posts of this thread is the information about how our challenge works and feel free to let us know if you have any questions. All you need to do is PM your starting weight to LuvBaloo. You might also want to check out the COW (challenge of the week) in progress.

Good luck!

 

[tigger813]

Shelby- Best wishes!

Happy to say that it cost less than $300 to fix both the oven and the dryer! What a relief! I was terrified it would cost a lot!

Our thermometer is going back and forth between 100 and 103 degrees! It's just awful out there! I'm home from work. Kids are reading. Dad is sleeping. Mom is reading. I'm catching up on stuff. I could really use a nap! Neighbor and I walked this morning. We are talking about possibly doing a 5 and/or 10K this fall. I need to read the info she sent me!

Doing nothing else today! It's just too hot and humid! I need to grill our chicken to have with the pasta salad later!

Favorite Disney movie: Princess Diaries 1 and 2!

Favorite Disney show: Wonderful World of Disney (DH and I watched it every night when we were first married when we got in bed! I so wish they would bring it back or show it! We have bought some of the Disney Treasures DVDs that contains some of the things from the show!

 

[Connie96]

Connie – Congratulations on your race and the awesome finish time!! How did your Mom do? Was she pleased with doing it at her own pace?

Well, aren't you sweet to ask! She did great. She walked the 5K in 51:37. And, yes, she did mention that, although she loves when DD walks with her, she really did enjoy walking on her own this time. I was really glad that she enjoyed herself.

I've mentioned before that my mom can't run anymore due to health issues. She has spondolysis, a degeneration of the disc spaces between the vertebrae. Several years ago, she had surgery to fuse cadaver bone into a couple of spaces to keep them open, so that the nerves in between aren't crushed. At the time, there was an early experimental procedure that can correct the problem more permanently, but it wasn't available to her. We were reading during our trip about another woman who is running again after having had some kind of implant procedure. We are both really excited about doing further research to find out if Mom might now be a candidate for this procedure and if, once again, she may have running in her future.

 

[brinalyn530]

As in, I don't like stepstools. I did fine there as long as I stayed about five feet from the canyon wall. I think you can do it!

Thanks CC. I have trouble changing light bulbs, so I know exactly what you mean ! It’s on my bucket list, so I’m sure I’ll see it someday, but I think I’ll wait until DS is older so I don’t completely freak out every time he tries to look over !

QOTD Tuesday: What is your favorite Disney Movie of all time? Part 2: What is your favorite Disney television program?
Movie is hard… probably Snow White, but there are many others in a close tie for second place!
Show… definitely Phineas and Ferb – so funny!

COW Part 2 – I may be seeing a bunch of people I went to high school with either around Christmas or next spring. That has been my motivation for the past few days! But I really want to dig out some old pics of me and post them so I can see what I *should* look like, I think that will be pretty motivating too.

Shelby – I love Shred, I hope you like it too. Good luck at your appointment (today?) and hugs to your daughter for being so kind!

Today has been the day from hell from the minute I opened my eyes this morning - I cannot wait to get in bed tonight so this day will be done. Oddly enough, I've been really good with eating so far - that's the single highlight. Hopefully I can keep it up when I get home. Tomorrow won't be much fun either since I have to go to the bank and get a money issue straightened out, then go to another bank to open new accounts, then back to the first bank to promptly close my accounts there . I hate banks with a passion .

Well, I have two things to finish up, then I'm going to try to get out of here. I need an adult beverage!

Have a great rest of the day everyone!

Bree

 

[keenercam]

Connie -- Congrats to your Mom!! That is wonderful. I hope you find that there is an option for further repair for her so that she can run again if she wants to.

 

[JOANNEL]

Happy Tuesday all!!!

I was so bad this week end. If it was there I ate it or drank it. I am so mad at myself. But today is another day and back on track I need to be!!

I went to the gym this am. It has been raining for two days so we didin;t get any walking on the beach in. Hopefully the weather will get better soon.

 

[lisah0711]

Good afternoon all!

Seems like I am getting a late start on the DISboards today. The dog was sick when I got up this morning and taking care of that took up all my DIS time. She seems to be doing fine now that she got things out of her system. Poor doggy!

I was up until 1:30 am babysitting the aquarium. Literally. I happened to get up for a few minutes around 11:30 and checked on our very pregnant fish who'd been freaking out before I went to bed.

She was in labor, and with babies already in the breeder box, it was nearly impossible to get her in.

Enter Tricia with her amazing rescue net.

Our OTHER pregnant fish ate a lot of the babies but I managed to save 11 of the new babies.

Anyone need some Tropical Fish? We have lots now! (I shouldn't have checked on the stupid tank and then most of the fish would be gone through natural selection. However I am a bleeding heart and as soon as I saw babies, I had to save them)

Today, I am sure, it will be hard to keep motivated. When I am tired, I treat food like fuel and I like sugary fuel!!

Do most people have off today? My husband had to go into work (He manages a lube center in town), but will be coming home early if it's slow.

Good job on the fish rescue, Tricia! We've always had an aquarium. We are down to one very large sucker fish. I am hardening my heart and making him live alone for the duration of his fish life. I always feel sorry for the lone fish and get a couple more but not this time. When this fish goes it will be the first time in 17 years that we haven't had an aquarium.

Today was suppose to be the first day for the kids to use the pool. Only he phoned this morning (from work) and said NO! Two of the supporting posts "sunk" into the dirt enough that the level went down further on one side. He and my dad will fix it this evening. Lovely... I had to break that news this morning. They're kids - they don't "really" understand why they can't use it.

Too bad about your pool -- hope it gets fixed soon!

Good work to those of you staying on track - I've been trying!

I've found that even though I am eating some things that I probably shouldn't, I am able to eat smaller portions without a twinge of regret or wanting to go back for more. I can even say no to many things that just aren't "calorie worthy" which is a huge step for me

Good job on the good choices! That's when you know that you are making that all important lifestyle change!

OMG things have been crazy and I have been missing my Disboards fix. Some family stuff came up and I was out of town until just yesterday! I have missed the weigh in the past 2 weeks but will be participating again this week, though I am not looking forward to stepping on the scale.

I have been eating horribly, stress eating due to all of the family drama, which is NOT an excuse and I am NOT happy with myself right now. I feel bloated but I can't seem to stop eating junk!

I hope to get back on track soon, wish me luck and I will check in later today or tomorrow!

Hope everyone had a good 4th!

Sorry about the family drama. Hope things get better soon!

Bought some material so my mom can make me some tube tops. Also got some material so mom can make DD2 some dresses for the fall!

You are brave for wearing a tube top, Tracey, I was always afraid something is going to end up where it shouldn't!

Oh well. Took a curvy backroad home so DD would fall asleep and nap, came home, and promptly got sick - curves, butter, and soda do NOT mix! Thinking about taking a nap while she does!

Hope that your DD feels better now!

Then today I bagged up stuff for good will that has been accumulating in our spare BR and found a ton of stuff that DS had put in there. More waterworks! The good news is Mike took a pickup truck full of stuff to good will. We are slowly getting organized. We had a very emotional discussion last night, but I think we are definitely going to buy a new house. We stayed here for DS, we wanted him to have some consistency growing up, but we have outgrown the neighborhood. Mike pointed out we didn't even put out a flag yesterday, which is so unlike us. We just don't want to be here anymore. So, time to get serious about getting the house ready to sell, and finding a new one. I feel like I am in a good place with food right now, so hopefully the stress of moving won't be too much.

It will be a big job to move but it sounds like you and Mike are both ready!

So, here it is, 6:30 in the evening and nothing remotely productive has occurred during my 4-day weekend. Oh well. It's been a ton of fun! Back to real life. First thing in the morning...

That's what holiday week-ends are for! (Oh, BTW, I think running a 5K was very productive!)

I am enjoying my new air conditioner right now. I only had one in the bedroom and it broke 2 summers ago, so we went without last year, pretty cool summer here, but so far this year it's been so hot so today we went to home depot and bought a new one, and I am so excited to sleep tonight. I was a bit cranky yesterday with the heat, and I know I wouldn't make the rest of the week with temps in the 90s without killing someone. Luckily, my computer is in the bedroom, so I'll be checking in here more often..

Sounds like you got your a/c in the nick of time!

Hey gang. I have to confess, with my follow up at the Oncologist (I have to go every 6 months) looming tomorrow, my head has not been in the game. Not to mention I feel SUPER bloated and have no idea why. Anyway...I'm ready though...my appt is tomorrow and we always go to PF Changs afterward. We go to the Dr, go shopping and go there for an early dinner. I already know that is happening tomorrow.

Best wishes for a good report from the oncologist, Shelby!

QOTD Tuesday: Since there has been much discussion about Toy Story 3 (which we have yet to see)...What is your favorite Disney Movie of all time? Part 2: What is your favorite Disney television program?

Okay, you do know, Deb, that we find it hard to pick one favorite of anything!

Favorite Disney movie is a tough one. I would have to go with Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl but there are really so many.

Favorite Disney television program would be the old Wonderful World of Color that I watched every Sunday night growing up.

I have a few minutes so I thought I'd pop in this morning. I am happy to report that I am down a bit more. Drinking water is definitely helping. I've already had 5.5 8 oz. glasses this morning. I needed 3 just during my workout. I am so proud of myself. I did 2 10 min. "Free Runs" on the Wii Fit+ this morning, plus other exercises so in 45 minutes I burned 200+ calories. It was a great morning!

Hooray for a good start to your day!

I hope everyone is off to a good start this week. Recovering from holidays can be hard. You just have to say "the past is the past", and work on the present with an eye to the future!

So true! Glad that your eyes are getting better.

My motivator to be good this week is that Howard and I are going to the Tim McGraw/Lady Antebellum concert Friday night and I want to look my best in case Tim looks my way.

Doing nothing else today! It's just too hot and humid! I need to grill our chicken to have with the pasta salad later!

Try to stay cool, Tracey!

Today has been the day from hell from the minute I opened my eyes this morning - I cannot wait to get in bed tonight so this day will be done. Oddly enough, I've been really good with eating so far - that's the single highlight. Hopefully I can keep it up when I get home.

Sorry for your bad day, Bree.

I was so bad this week end. If it was there I ate it or drank it. I am so mad at myself. But today is another day and back on track I need to be!!

Today is another day and time for a new start!

I've had a good OP day so far today. Going to work hard to turn that into an OP week although that will be a little more challenging with guests and two birthdays this week.

Have a great day all!

 

[pinkle]

Hey guys! I still can't figure how to 'multi-quote'....I'm a little slow catching on.
Shelby....You've been on my mind today...hoping for some good news

 

[Connie96]

Connie -- Congrats to your Mom!! That is wonderful. I hope you find that there is an option for further repair for her so that she can run again if she wants to.

Girl! You are too sweet!

That's what holiday week-ends are for! (Oh, BTW, I think running a 5K was very productive!)

Well, if the race was productive, it was in the just-for-me category. You should have seen me when I finally got home that evening - sacked out on the couch right in the middle of DD and 2 nieces watching movies and having a grand ole time. And, there are actually a few things still in my bag laying on the chest at the foot of my bed. I simply HATE unpacking. It's on my list of things to do when I get home today...

 

[N&B'smom]

Hey guys! I still can't figure how to 'multi-quote'....I'm a little slow catching on.
Shelby....You've been on my mind today...hoping for some good news

Thanks for thinking of me. My appt went well, I will still need to call in 2 weeks to get the results of my PAP. I'm used to it by now though, I'm ALMOST at the 4 year mark. I'm just glad the appt is over and I won't tell you all what I had at PF Changs.

 

[DisneyTaylors]

Bill! Nope, it's never too late to join a BL challenge! In the first few posts of this thread is the information about how our challenge works and feel free to let us know if you have any questions. All you need to do is PM your starting weight to LuvBaloo. You might also want to check out the COW (challenge of the week) in progress.

Good luck!

Thank you! I am officially joined!

- Bill

 

[tigger813]

DH and I just got back from the transfer station! Man, I feel sorry for anyone who lives down wind of that place! Man, worst smell!

Enjoyed my supper. Probably a bit too fattening with the dressing but it was cool and that's all that mattered today!

Did a mile on Walk It Out and then did 5-6 dances on Just Dance with the girls!

Walking at 5:30 and again at 7 tomorrow morning! Gotta do it then as it will be 95 again tomorrow. Meeting DD2s friend at the lake at 1:15 tomorrow. Going to be stifling and we will be walking there as I don't have a parking pass and there probably won't be any place to park anyways by that time! Going to bake some coffee cake after my walks before it gets too hot!

Time for more water! Hope everyone is keeping hydrated!

 

[my3princes]

It has been sweltering hot here today. The air conditioning can barely keep the house cool. I spent the day packing the kids bags for the trip. I also pulled out a bunch of misc stuff to throw in a bag. I even took my middle son shopping as he had to have summer pjs. He is the only kid that has to wear pjs everynight I feel like I'm accomplishing something positive in this heat.

 

[cclovesdis]

Good Evening!

I had another great day today! I can't wait to see if three's a charm tomorrow. It is supposed to be another hot day tomorrow so I will probably get in some more pool time. I "only" swam for 25 minutes today. Of course, I'm typing this outside and beginning to feel the heat and am debating whether or not to hit the water again. With tonight's swim, I got 70 minutes of exercise in for the day! I am hoping to do another 45 minutes on the Wii/balance board tomorrow morning as well. Thanks for thinking of me mikamah!

I have to remember my pedometer tomorrow. I know I walked a lot today, but it would have been so much better if I knew how much "a lot" was. Tomorrow will be a busy day at work and I'm likely to really rack up the steps.

I am hoping for a good weigh-in this week. I am on track so I'm optimistic. I decided to ask to be excused in light of my new diet. With Taryn's inspiration, I am going to share that I gained 5.5 pounds in about 2 days. I have lost some of it, but not all of it. I will be happy with being back to my starting weight for this challenge.

Have a great day tomorrow!

CC