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

[Dahly]

For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack! )


For me, my afternoon snacking is usually my downfall...i try not to keep stuff in the house that can get my in trouble, but I DH and DS like chips and such, so there is typically stuff in the pantry I shouldn't eat. So anyway, the other day I wanted something around 3pm and poked around the pantry for a while and came up with a bag of fritos. Walked half way to my office, and stopped, and thought, what the heck am I doing?? back to the kitchen, fritos back in the pantry, and grabbed a peach instead. 3 months ago I would have downed half the bag of chips without a second thought.
Dinner out is usually a challenge also, but I try to stick to smaller portions when possible, or share an entree with DS. I also try to get steams veggies instead of a loaded baked potato, or a side salad instead of fries.

I am hoping with time, picking the right thing to eat becomes second nature, but I know it will be an ongoing struggle.

 

[Dahly]

I have something that I want to share!

(drum roll, please.....) tonight DS and I did week 1, day 1 of c2k5. I didn't fall over, I didn't pass out, and I didn't die! We briskly walked .4 miles to the paved trail that goes around the little bayou that runs through our neighborhood, and went for it. With the run/walks intervals, and the 5 minute cool down, we made it almost around the 1.4 mile track. We walked the rest of the way home, for a total of 2.2 miles. My legs were screaming,and my shirt was drenched, but DS was beside me the whole way, giving me the encouragement I needed. When, at the 7th interval, I said I didn't think I could do the last one, he said I needed to think that I was that little train guy..i took that to mean the little engine that could! On the walk home, we decided that Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be our run days, although we may have to adjust depending on his homework load once school starts (in a week!). I think he is looking forward to building up his own endurance as well...he is going to be playing football this year so the extra exercise should serve him well.

So I took the first step, and I feel really good about it. I know it will be challenge to move through the weeks, but, in a weird way, I am looking forward to it!

Saturday is over, and we are into Sunday morning...so I hope everyone has a great day!

 

[donac]

Good Sunday morning everyone.

Spent yesterday at ds's college. He has been down there all summer and he had to move out of his dorm even though he still has a week left of work. Luckily his new room (in a new dorm) was ready and he could move in. It was great to move in without a lot of other people. Since it is a new building there is still construction going on. I can't imagine moving him in on move in day. It is going to be crazy and we get to miss it.

His new dorm is apartment style for 4 guys. A full kitchen and living room. Each guy will have his own room with a keypad lock on it. I was surprised to find 2 bathrooms for the 4 guys. He was spending this weekend trying to figure out where to put everything. We left the handtruck with him so he can help his friends move in.


He comes home this Thursday. We thought he would be home until the 30th but he told us yesterday that he would have to go back on the 28th. He has been asked to help move the freshman Honor students in on the 29th. I am glad because he wanted to do that last year but was not picked. The program has been good for him so it is nice he is giving back to it. But it does mean a couple of days less with him being home. We have missed him this summer.

Will be back more this week since class is done. I have been driving up to my class for the last two weeks. Friday we drove all day and yesterday we drove down to see ds. I told dh that we were not going anywhere today. I am tired of being in the car.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[pjlla]

Today ended up being a good day. I ate the right amount of food at dinner today and we didn't end up having dessert (which was supposed to be fruit anyway). I had lots of veggies with dinner and drank plenty of water. I did attempt to go swimming, but it was just too cold. I actually wore a sweatshirt today. I think the key to my success at dinner was really thinking about whether I was still hungry and what would be a good choice. Stopping and taking the time to think gave me time for my food to digest a bit. The "eat slowly" trick really does help, IMO.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

Glad you had a good food day... wish I could say I did... Yup, sweatshirt weather has arrived...

Lisa - I want in on the pact! I have only made it in the top ten once during this challenge. I would love to see it one more time.

Today the whole family worked on our house. We pulled out things from the back of the closets, in drawers we haven't been in for ages and tons of boxes that were in storage. As quick as we could, we sorted and priced for the garage sale. We are going to keep working on this "overhaul" of the house until the garage sale on Thursday. It feels so good to get rid of so much stuff.

Here is a winner....I got rid of EVERY piece of clothing that is bigger then a size 10. This means I only have a few things left in my closet but honestly...I am NOT going back to that size (at least not until I am old and gray ). I kept holding clothes up and seeing how big some of them were and then felt great as I packed it all up!

Tomorrow will be a fun day because we are having our DCL party! We booked the cruise LAST August and are so excited that we will be finally at the one year point - this means the family is going to be having a Disney day!! I don't think I will be checking in real often as I have promised to enjoy a family day!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Jen

Have a SUPER day at your DCL party! I'm so envious!

I'm also envious that you actually get HELP with cleaning! When I mention things like cleaning the garage or the basement, I SWEAR DH intentionally picks a fight with me so he has an excuse not to help.... or he suddenly finds a project that he MUST finish (even if it is something that hasn't been touched for MONTHS!). He just has a HUGE aversion to cleaning of any kind. Same with the kids, but at least I can threaten them into helping! I've gotten used to doing it on my own.

Get rid of those bigger clothes! No excuses to gain the weight back now! (But you can keep one pair of "fat" pants for proof!)

Hello friends!!!!

Had a SUPER party! I'm exhausted but happy! The last guests just left a few minutes ago! 9 hours not bad!!!! I ate a decent amount but not too much. Had one good sized piece of cake and some mint choc chip ice cream with it. Had a lot to drink but it was my day! Ended it with water! Got lots of Chinese and cake left but we'll eat that tomorrow and then I'll be back on track on Monday or Tuesday at the latest!

Redwalker says HI! She says she'll be back with us more next challenge and will try to stop in soon! She misses you all too but is doing some major house stuff and preparing for her new puppy which she gets in a few weeks! She's very excited about her new addition. I've seen her photo and she is PRECIOUS!!!! I can't wait to meet her!

OK, last bad food discussion from me but if you haven't tried the Doritos Late Night Cheeseburger flavor, you definitely need to! It takes EXACTLY like a McD's cheeseburger right down to the mustard and pickle! Freaky but SOOOO GOOD! I got a free bag at the grocery store!

Hoping to sleep in and at some point go get my Build A Bear puppy! ALso we want to watch some British Premier League Soccer. I think I really need to head to bed NOW before I fall off the chair!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and thanks for all the great wishes! Love to all my friends out there!

Party sounds like so much fun...but 9 hours... you must be exhausted!

Had a fun day today. A couple days ago, DD said something to me about how she hasn't ever gotten to run with me before. So, since today was NOT a running day, DD and I went for a run. We did the 1.5 mile loop around our neighborhood. We walked and ran whenever she wanted to and I followed her pace. It was really fun - although we walked the entire second half of our distance because DD was done running at that point.

And that was the most "on plan" thing I did today. I had some crazy munchies today. And we went out to dinner with friends and the margaritas were totally calling my name. After the way I ate (and drank) today, I have no idea how I'll get thru my long run tomorrow morning, but that's how my day is gonna start - whether it hurts or not.

Even with the crazy eating, it was still really good day. Lots of fun.

Nice job getting DD included in the running! As parents so much of this healthy lifestyle is about SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE (at least, for me it is). As much as I love my "routine", I am more than willing to change things up to get my kids involved... like I mentioned yesterday about changing my run.

I'm with you on the "crazy munchies" feeling. And just another example of FAILING TO PLAN!! I didn't have a dinner plan in place for yesterday (unusual for me), I fell victim to pressure from DD for take-out pizza (I was hungry and tired.... a bad combination for me!) and, of course, I overate... But today is another day.

For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack! )


For me, my afternoon snacking is usually my downfall...i try not to keep stuff in the house that can get my in trouble, but I DH and DS like chips and such, so there is typically stuff in the pantry I shouldn't eat. So anyway, the other day I wanted something around 3pm and poked around the pantry for a while and came up with a bag of fritos. Walked half way to my office, and stopped, and thought, what the heck am I doing?? back to the kitchen, fritos back in the pantry, and grabbed a peach instead. 3 months ago I would have downed half the bag of chips without a second thought.
Dinner out is usually a challenge also, but I try to stick to smaller portions when possible, or share an entree with DS. I also try to get steams veggies instead of a loaded baked potato, or a side salad instead of fries.

I am hoping with time, picking the right thing to eat becomes second nature, but I know it will be an ongoing struggle.

NICE JOB! I love it when I can catch myself making a bad choice and have a "do-over" before things get crazy! Most of the time, good choices ARE a second nature for me now after 2 1/2 solid years on WW... but occasionally being overtired and over-hungry gets the better of me (as I mentioned above)... but I live and learn!

I have something that I want to share!

(drum roll, please.....) tonight DS and I did week 1, day 1 of c2k5. I didn't fall over, I didn't pass out, and I didn't die! We briskly walked .4 miles to the paved trail that goes around the little bayou that runs through our neighborhood, and went for it. With the run/walks intervals, and the 5 minute cool down, we made it almost around the 1.4 mile track. We walked the rest of the way home, for a total of 2.2 miles. My legs were screaming,and my shirt was drenched, but DS was beside me the whole way, giving me the encouragement I needed. When, at the 7th interval, I said I didn't think I could do the last one, he said I needed to think that I was that little train guy..i took that to mean the little engine that could! On the walk home, we decided that Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be our run days, although we may have to adjust depending on his homework load once school starts (in a week!). I think he is looking forward to building up his own endurance as well...he is going to be playing football this year so the extra exercise should serve him well.

So I took the first step, and I feel really good about it. I know it will be challenge to move through the weeks, but, in a weird way, I am looking forward to it!

Saturday is over, and we are into Sunday morning...so I hope everyone has a great day!

I think that the first step is the BIGGEST ONE! Yeah you! I am very very impressed and happy for you. Try hard to remember that feeling of accomplishment you had when you were finished. It will go a long way in getting you out the door next time! And another parent setting a GREAT example by getting their child involved in the healthy lifestyle!! WTG!

Good Sunday morning everyone.

Spent yesterday at ds's college. He has been down there all summer and he had to move out of his dorm even though he still has a week left of work. Luckily his new room (in a new dorm) was ready and he could move in. It was great to move in without a lot of other people. Since it is a new building there is still construction going on. I can't imagine moving him in on move in day. It is going to be crazy and we get to miss it.

His new dorm is apartment style for 4 guys. A full kitchen and living room. Each guy will have his own room with a keypad lock on it. I was surprised to find 2 bathrooms for the 4 guys. He was spending this weekend trying to figure out where to put everything. We left the handtruck with him so he can help his friends move in.


He comes home this Thursday. We thought he would be home until the 30th but he told us yesterday that he would have to go back on the 28th. He has been asked to help move the freshman Honor students in on the 29th. I am glad because he wanted to do that last year but was not picked. The program has been good for him so it is nice he is giving back to it. But it does mean a couple of days less with him being home. We have missed him this summer.

Will be back more this week since class is done. I have been driving up to my class for the last two weeks. Friday we drove all day and yesterday we drove down to see ds. I told dh that we were not going anywhere today. I am tired of being in the car.

Have a great day everyone.

It sounds like your DS has a nice set up for this year. I can't imagine the day that I drop off DD at her dorm for the first time (she is a sophomore this year)... I know it will be here in no time... I get so.. when I think about it. Glad to hear about your DS's good experiences.

I know what you mean about being in the car.... today was supposed to be a "NO CAR" day for us, but DD wants to try out a new church. Our church attendance has been less than stellar lately and it is bothering DD. We no longer have a "home church" and so I told DD we could try a few new places. The church we are trying today is a bit more of a drive than I would like, but it is a worthwhile cause I suppose.


Anyhow, I've got one minute left to say HAPPY SUNDAY everyone! I need to get myself moving and dressed for church, so I won't chat much more for now. Just wanted to post the QOTD....

Today's QOTD is somewhat unrelated to weight loss/healthy living... just a question that might bring some introspection.

What do you think is your WORST personality trait? What do you think is your BEST personality trait? You don't have to go into detail if you don't want to... just something to get you thinking.


For myself... my worst trait is hard to put into words... I can be a bit impatient and "blaming" at times... not about things like my weight (I know that is all my own), but I jump to conclusions and blame others (DH and kids usually) for things I shouldn't.

Best trait... generosity (both time and resources) and ORGANIZING! In my next life I'm going to be a professional organizer to the Stars!

Have a great day! TTYL...............P

 

[mikamah]

I had a great run on the TM at the Y today (I wanted to encourage DD to exercise with me today, so I skipped my outside run and hit the Y... DD came along and hit the elliptical... if I ran outside at 7 am she wouldn't have joined me). Anyhow, I did 3 mi in 30:40 yesterday and was rather pleased (although I KNEW I could have done better). DD threw out a challenge for me to attempt a 30:20.... but I knew I could do better. I did my 3 mi in 29:48 and my 5K in 30:45. I definitely increased my speed for the last mile to make those times, but I'm happy with it. Today was going to be a 5 mi run, but I was running late and ran out of time. oh well.

Congrats on your run and awesome speed!

Today ended up being a good day. I ate the right amount of food at dinner today and we didn't end up having dessert (which was supposed to be fruit anyway). I had lots of veggies with dinner and drank plenty of water. I did attempt to go swimming, but it was just too cold. I actually wore a sweatshirt today. I think the key to my success at dinner was really thinking about whether I was still hungry and what would be a good choice. Stopping and taking the time to think gave me time for my food to digest a bit. The "eat slowly" trick really does help, IMO.

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

Nice job on the dinner, CC. I don't know why it so so hard sometimes to stop and think abut our hunger, and only eat when we are hungry. I need to try and pull the emotions out of eating, and just make it about hunger, and I'd be all set.

Today the whole family worked on our house. We pulled out things from the back of the closets, in drawers we haven't been in for ages and tons of boxes that were in storage. As quick as we could, we sorted and priced for the garage sale. We are going to keep working on this "overhaul" of the house until the garage sale on Thursday. It feels so good to get rid of so much stuff.

Here is a winner....I got rid of EVERY piece of clothing that is bigger then a size 10. This means I only have a few things left in my closet but honestly...I am NOT going back to that size (at least not until I am old and gray ). I kept holding clothes up and seeing how big some of them were and then felt great as I packed it all up!

Tomorrow will be a fun day because we are having our DCL party! We booked the cruise LAST August and are so excited that we will be finally at the one year point - this means the family is going to be having a Disney day!! I don't think I will be checking in real often as I have promised to enjoy a family day!

That is awesome you're cleaning out your house, and getting rid of all the clothes above a 10. I'm going to guess when you are old and gray, you won't even be above a 10 then either.
Have a fun family cruise party. Have you cruised before? I picked up my brother and fam at the airport from a cruise and his kids are 13 and 16 and they had an absolutely amazing time. They made so many new friends and were on the go the entire time. My sil said they'd see them around the deck, and had to make them come to dinner on several nights. It sounds like so much fun, especially the disney cruises.

OK, last bad food discussion from me but if you haven't tried the Doritos Late Night Cheeseburger flavor, you definitely need to! It takes EXACTLY like a McD's cheeseburger right down to the mustard and pickle! Freaky but SOOOO GOOD! I got a free bag at the grocery store!

Glad your party was fun, Tracey and you enjoyed yourself. The doritos sound delicious but I for one don't need the snacks to remind me to do some late night snacking by their name.

Had a fun day today. A couple days ago, DD said something to me about how she hasn't ever gotten to run with me before. So, since today was NOT a running day, DD and I went for a run. We did the 1.5 mile loop around our neighborhood. We walked and ran whenever she wanted to and I followed her pace. It was really fun - although we walked the entire second half of our distance because DD was done running at that point.

And that was the most "on plan" thing I did today. I had some crazy munchies today. And we went out to dinner with friends and the margaritas were totally calling my name. After the way I ate (and drank) today, I have no idea how I'll get thru my long run tomorrow morning, but that's how my day is gonna start - whether it hurts or not.

Even with the crazy eating, it was still really good day. Lots of fun.

I love that you're running with your dd. So cute and she is going to grow up with exercise as a part of life. Glad you enjoyed the margaritas and the fun day. today is a new day.

I have something that I want to share!

(drum roll, please.....) tonight DS and I did week 1, day 1 of c2k5. I didn't fall over, I didn't pass out, and I didn't die! We briskly walked .4 miles to the paved trail that goes around the little bayou that runs through our neighborhood, and went for it. With the run/walks intervals, and the 5 minute cool down, we made it almost around the 1.4 mile track. We walked the rest of the way home, for a total of 2.2 miles. My legs were screaming,and my shirt was drenched, but DS was beside me the whole way, giving me the encouragement I needed. When, at the 7th interval, I said I didn't think I could do the last one, he said I needed to think that I was that little train guy..i took that to mean the little engine that could! On the walk home, we decided that Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be our run days, although we may have to adjust depending on his homework load once school starts (in a week!). I think he is looking forward to building up his own endurance as well...he is going to be playing football this year so the extra exercise should serve him well.

So I took the first step, and I feel really good about it. I know it will be challenge to move through the weeks, but, in a weird way, I am looking forward to it!

Congratulations!!!! It is such a great, workable program, and I also did like working my way through the weeks. I found because it was limited to 3 days a week for the 9 weeks, it never felt overwhelming, and in the early weeks, I remember looking forward the the next week, though the run time was longer, there were fewer total runs. Nice work!!

He comes home this Thursday. We thought he would be home until the 30th but he told us yesterday that he would have to go back on the 28th. He has been asked to help move the freshman Honor students in on the 29th. I am glad because he wanted to do that last year but was not picked. The program has been good for him so it is nice he is giving back to it. But it does mean a couple of days less with him being home. We have missed him this summer.

Will be back more this week since class is done. I have been driving up to my class for the last two weeks. Friday we drove all day and yesterday we drove down to see ds. I told dh that we were not going anywhere today. I am tired of being in the car.

Your son sounds like a really great kid, so nice to go back early and help the freshmen. Enjoy your time with him while he's home.

I am so excited to hopefully meet you in person. You have helped me so much along this journey so far and it would be great to meet you and maybe even start the race together.

Thanks Lindsay. It would be great to meet you, too. Lisa and I are planning on run/walking the race together, and it would be awesome if you started with us too. I'm just hoping to really enjoy the atmosphere, and hope to be comfortably ahead of the sweep van. I still can't believe I am going to do it, and am keeping my fingers crossed it all works out. I read a blog from a woman who did the race last year, and she was all out to set a PR and was talking about how the walkers were in her way, and how running through the castle was cool, but it went by so fast, and I thought, I don't wan't it just to be about just the race and speed, I can do a half nearer home for that, I want it to be about my first half marathon being in disney and enjoying all that disney has to offer. And since it will be my first, it will be a PR for me! I'm so glad your mom is just about ready to go with you.

My third, fourth post of the day? Not sure. Just taking a break from the cleaning. Upstairs is vacuumed, dusted, bathroom cleaned, got more big clothes out of the closet, glass cleaned, laundry put away, rooms straight. Kids are having a snack in the kitchen, so I'm out of there for a bit. 1 more cabinet, 6 drawers, china hutch, 3 hot spots to clean out, and then mega deep cleaning.

All right, you win, I give up. Your house ie wayyyyy cleaner than mine.

Friday morning we got up and our air conditioner had frozen. It was 100 on Friday and when we got home Friday evening the house was in the upper 80s. Luckily the ac seems to be cooperating today. We took DS to the airport yesterday and went to the outlet malls. We were going to go to a baseball game last night in Cincy, but it was too hot and Mike and I were both cranky. So we came home, got the air going and went out for a beer and food. It was not pretty, eating wise but that was ok. I am so happy for DS and he is so happy to be back at school, but yesterday was rough. Not as bad as last year, but still sad.

Today we went for a 7.1 mile run using 4/1 walk with rest breaks and I really enjoyed it. My stomach was a disaster because of the cruddy eating, but the run was great. It was fun to go fast and then walk. Still not sure what we are going to do for the upcoming 1/2s but I feel like it's a tool in the toolbox if we need it.

My DS just called me for two minutes, so that was nice. He's in an apartment with two of his friends and their fourth is from Ireland. He said he's a really nice guy.

I guess that's it for now. I am going to weigh again tomorrow and take the lowest over the last three days, since Friday and Saturday I was up at 5:30 both days. Hoping to sleep in tomorrow and have a reasonable weigh in. Thought about skipping this week, but in the big scheme of things it's only one week. Right now I'm at a gain, but hoping tomorrow to be closer to a maintain.

Have a nice afternoon.

Glad ds got back to school safely and you've heard from him. I know how tough it is for you, so be good to yourself this week. Glad you enjoyed the 4/1 running. It will be nice like you say to have that in your toolbox if you need it, especially with the whole weather factor. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and don't worry if you see a gain, you will get it off next week.

I did ok with the eatig yesterday, but not great. Used up 20 flex points, but that's what they're there for, so that's ok. Michael wants to go out and do something fun this morning, either play tennis of take a bike ride. We babysat for my sister last night so he's a little over tired since he was up til 10:30, and slept til his usual 6:30. I think it's going to be a cranky day, so I'll try my best to act like a grownup.

Have a nice sunday.

 

[flipflopmom]

Ever have the times when you just don't have it in you to quote? I'm there.

Sounds like everyone had fun and productive days yesterday.

Connie - great job running with DD. My 3 year old makes it about....5 feet then walks!

Kathy - HI! I am working on the cleaning. It's something that makes me happy, to come home to a sparkly house. It is almost as much of a stress reliever as running! If I do a deep clean, like I am working on in the kitchen, I tend to be better about keeping it that way! Good job on your run yesterday. Sometimes, I feel like I am flying, and I am slower than usual. Other times I feel slower, and I'm faster. Our brains and bodies are crazy!Hope you have a grown up sort of day!

CC - Great job yesterday lady!

Jen - Isn't is liberating, and a bit scary to get rid of the clothes? I did the same thing yesterday. Goodbye Crutches! Have a great time at your party today. I will relax, sometime. I feel like once my house is clean, I'll be able to really relax, instead of sitting down thinking about all I should be doing!

P - Hope my cleaning buzz hits you today! I wrote out what I can think of for dinners this week. I have 2 days blank, maybe I'll get inspired at some point. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are pretty standard, so no issue there. Thanks for the reminder! And dang girl, you are fast.

lisa - Thanks for the advice with cleaning! I'm trying!

Rose - Hope your tummy is happy today, and your scale!

DAHLY- WAY TO GO in getting rid of the excuses and starting C25K!!!!!!!! I think I told you, I cried when I did the last run interval for a few weeks. But strangely enough, the sense of accomplishment when it was over, and challenge, was and still is such a rush! So proud of you!

Well.... My kitchen is ALMOST clean. I swear I've spent soooo much time in there this weekend. All I've got left to do is wash the walls, outlets, light switches and baseboards, windex the appliances, and murphy's oil soap the cabinets . This will be done tonight. NO MATTER WHAT. I want that thing clean! Cleaned my oven yesterday, scrubbed the inside of my dishwasher, crazy OCD stuff!

Still have to do some stuff to a few other rooms, but I am on my way to happiness with accomplishments this weekend!

RUNNING 8 MILES DID CRAZY STUFF TO MY BODY!!! I did take a 30 minute recharge nap yesterday, but other than that, I was on my feet and moving, outside of running for an hour and a half, for 12 hours. Did okay with my eating, closer to 1500 than 1200, but that's okay. This morning, I was up 3pounds??? Did some reading, something about glycogen and water retention due to muscle tears. (Is that spelled right? Looks like crying tears instead of a tear in the muscle. Same word? My muscles are crying, too, so maybe it is...) Then, TOM CAME 4 DAYS EARLY???? Which would also add to the scale jump,. SHEEZ.. I thought exercise was supposed to result in weight loss, not gain.

Hope you all have a great day. It's rainy AGAIN here, rain in forecast all week. Anna Kat's stomach was hurting last night, woke up with diarrhea. She's back asleep on the couch. I may stay home from church with her if she stays asleep.

Church, mom's, I'll try not to give in to the Sunday snacks, then home to clean. May see if Sophie can stay with MIL and FIL so I don't have to drive her in the am.

I'll answer QOTD when I check in tonight!
Taryn

 

[carmiedog]

someone please explain to me that AFTER I've decided to take it easier and just maintain for a bit, my scale suddenly starts zooming down again! I'm glad to see it, but now I don't know what to do.

For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack! )

not a particular time, but in general, I've made it a habit of taking baggies of food with me. i.e. earlier this week I snuck sliced apples into the movie theatre. Apples are my go to snack anytime I'm going shopping or something and might get hungry. Last night we had an informal get together and I took bagges of grilled zuchinni and orange slices. Everyone else had pizza.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I have something that I want to share!

(drum roll, please.....) tonight DS and I did week 1, day 1 of c2k5. I didn't fall over, I didn't pass out, and I didn't die! We briskly walked .4 miles to the paved trail that goes around the little bayou that runs through our neighborhood, and went for it. With the run/walks intervals, and the 5 minute cool down, we made it almost around the 1.4 mile track. We walked the rest of the way home, for a total of 2.2 miles. My legs were screaming,and my shirt was drenched, but DS was beside me the whole way, giving me the encouragement I needed. When, at the 7th interval, I said I didn't think I could do the last one, he said I needed to think that I was that little train guy..i took that to mean the little engine that could! On the walk home, we decided that Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be our run days, although we may have to adjust depending on his homework load once school starts (in a week!). I think he is looking forward to building up his own endurance as well...he is going to be playing football this year so the extra exercise should serve him well.

So I took the first step, and I feel really good about it. I know it will be challenge to move through the weeks, but, in a weird way, I am looking forward to it!

Saturday is over, and we are into Sunday morning...so I hope everyone has a great day!

Great job. Once you get started it you wont be able to stop. I was surprised by myself once I started to actually look forward to running. Its a great feeling. Keep up the good work

Thanks Lindsay. It would be great to meet you, too. Lisa and I are planning on run/walking the race together, and it would be awesome if you started with us too. I'm just hoping to really enjoy the atmosphere, and hope to be comfortably ahead of the sweep van. I still can't believe I am going to do it, and am keeping my fingers crossed it all works out. I read a blog from a woman who did the race last year, and she was all out to set a PR and was talking about how the walkers were in her way, and how running through the castle was cool, but it went by so fast, and I thought, I don't wan't it just to be about just the race and speed, I can do a half nearer home for that, I want it to be about my first half marathon being in disney and enjoying all that disney has to offer. And since it will be my first, it will be a PR for me! I'm so glad your mom is just about ready to go with you.

Yes I agree lisa. I am looking at this more as an experience/accomplishment than a real race. I am looking forward to all the things I see along the way, and people or characters that I might meet. Im sure the first few miles I will want to keep up the speed with the fear of the sweepers. Once I get closer to the MK I will make some stops if I see some cool things. I would love to get a pic with my favorite princess....cinderella Im actually thinking about wearing a cindy blue running skirt and hopefully finding a cute cindy top, and a tiara of course. I think its funny that I am planning my outfit and still not 100% sure if Im going.

QOTD- I feel like Im in an interview These are two questions I always ask my candidates when interviewing them for a position.

My best- I am usually a postitive person. Always seeing the good side of something. When someone is down I try to bring them up.

My worst- I am such a planner that if the plans arent going right I can get a bit irritated. Like if we plan to leave at a certain time and the other people were going with are not ready, they hear about it. This does not mix well with others who just fly by the seat of their pants.

Great question Pam!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

Hope that everyone gets to do something fun and relaxing today as our summer winds down.

Lots of us in on the pact to be in the top ten at least one more time! Actually that is one of the rewards for sticking it out until the bitter end -- you can get on the list with a smaller loss! We can do it and finish this challenge strong!

Thanks for giving me the pep talk. The run was so much better today and the good news is that I think I have my mom 95% convinced to go to the princess with me. I will let you know once we are booked but I think its looking good. I am so excited to hopefully meet you in person. You have helped me so much along this journey so far and it would be great to meet you and maybe even start the race together.

It would be great if you could run/walk the Princess with us, Lindsay! We want to finish, not be swept, and most importantly, have a wonderful time! We may have to plan a little meet of our BL folks doing the Princess.

My third, fourth post of the day? Not sure. Just taking a break from the cleaning. Upstairs is vacuumed, dusted, bathroom cleaned, got more big clothes out of the closet, glass cleaned, laundry put away, rooms straight. Kids are having a snack in the kitchen, so I'm out of there for a bit. 1 more cabinet, 6 drawers, china hutch, 3 hot spots to clean out, and then mega deep cleaning.

Your house is going to look so nice when you are done, Taryn!

I guess that's it for now. I am going to weigh again tomorrow and take the lowest over the last three days, since Friday and Saturday I was up at 5:30 both days. Hoping to sleep in tomorrow and have a reasonable weigh in. Thought about skipping this week, but in the big scheme of things it's only one week. Right now I'm at a gain, but hoping tomorrow to be closer to a maintain.

Glad that you are having a good week-end, Rose. A maintain with all the emotional stuff and TOM would be a good thing!

Lisa - I want in on the pact! I have only made it in the top ten once during this challenge. I would love to see it one more time.

OMG! I have to laugh about the Mid-Western heritage! It is so true about the "helpful" comments. I think that might be part of it. My mom had some weight issues and was also trying to "help" my sister and I with how we looked "for our own good"!

ITA, jen. Some of those "helpful" comments could be real zingers and, of course, another midwestern trait is that you don't ever talk about things that are bothering you, so you just had to take it and say "thanks." Even DS, who has lived in Idaho all his life, will chime in at times and say "let's not talk about that now!"

Lots of room for all of us wanting to be in the top ten again before the end of the challenge!

Enjoy your DCL party. You will be on the Dream before you know it!

Hello friends!!!!

Had a SUPER party! I'm exhausted but happy! The last guests just left a few minutes ago! 9 hours not bad!!!! I ate a decent amount but not too much. Had one good sized piece of cake and some mint choc chip ice cream with it. Had a lot to drink but it was my day! Ended it with water! Got lots of Chinese and cake left but we'll eat that tomorrow and then I'll be back on track on Monday or Tuesday at the latest!

Redwalker says HI! She says she'll be back with us more next challenge and will try to stop in soon! She misses you all too but is doing some major house stuff and preparing for her new puppy which she gets in a few weeks! She's very excited about her new addition. I've seen her photo and she is PRECIOUS!!!! I can't wait to meet her!

Tracey, glad that you had a good birthday. Tell Redwalker we will be happy to see her and a picture of her new puppy anytime!

Had a fun day today. A couple days ago, DD said something to me about how she hasn't ever gotten to run with me before. So, since today was NOT a running day, DD and I went for a run. We did the 1.5 mile loop around our neighborhood. We walked and ran whenever she wanted to and I followed her pace. It was really fun - although we walked the entire second half of our distance because DD was done running at that point.

Glad it was a good day, Connie, and that you didn't have to carry your running partner home part of the way. What a wonderful gift for your daughter to teach her how to be activie and take care of herself. How did you like Toy Story 3? Wasn't Ken a scream?

I have something that I want to share!(drum roll, please.....) tonight DS and I did week 1, day 1 of c2k5. I didn't fall over, I didn't pass out, and I didn't die! We briskly walked .4 miles to the paved trail that goes around the little bayou that runs through our neighborhood, and went for it. With the run/walks intervals, and the 5 minute cool down, we made it almost around the 1.4 mile track. We walked the rest of the way home, for a total of 2.2 miles. My legs were screaming,and my shirt was drenched, but DS was beside me the whole way, giving me the encouragement I needed. When, at the 7th interval, I said I didn't think I could do the last one, he said I needed to think that I was that little train guy..i took that to mean the little engine that could! On the walk home, we decided that Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be our run days, although we may have to adjust depending on his homework load once school starts (in a week!). I think he is looking forward to building up his own endurance as well...he is going to be playing football this year so the extra exercise should serve him well.

So I took the first step, and I feel really good about it. I know it will be challenge to move through the weeks, but, in a weird way, I am looking forward to it!

Saturday is over, and we are into Sunday morning...so I hope everyone has a great day!

For starting the C25K, Dahly! And how nice to be able to do it with your DS.

Will be back more this week since class is done. I have been driving up to my class for the last two weeks. Friday we drove all day and yesterday we drove down to see ds. I told dh that we were not going anywhere today. I am tired of being in the car. Have a great day everyone.

Enjoy your car free day, dona!

Today's QOTD is somewhat unrelated to weight loss/healthy living... just a question that might bring some introspection.

What do you think is your WORST personality trait? What do you think is your BEST personality trait? You don't have to go into detail if you don't want to... just something to get you thinking.

I think my worst personality trait is procrastinating. I am really working on this one and have come to realize alot of my frustration and issues come with putting things off that should just be done. I think that my best personality trait is that I am friendly and can make people laugh and feel at ease. Interesting questions, pjlla!

I think it's going to be a cranky day, so I'll try my best to act like a grownup.

Good luck with that cranky day, thing. Put him in the fort and let him hang out there all day!

someone please explain to me that AFTER I've decided to take it easier and just maintain for a bit, my scale suddenly starts zooming down again! I'm glad to see it, but now I don't know what to do.

For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack! )

not a particular time, but in general, I've made it a habit of taking baggies of food with me. i.e. earlier this week I snuck sliced apples into the movie theatre. Apples are my go to snack anytime I'm going shopping or something and might get hungry. Last night we had an informal get together and I took bagges of grilled zuchinni and orange slices. Everyone else had pizza.

Ah, the mysteries of life but so nice when it does happen. I wonder if your body needed some extra calories to release some weight? Taking snacks when everyone else is eating pizza sounds pretty OP to me!

Have a great Sunday all! I'm so glad that you are all here!

 

[lisah0711]

We are almost up to 215 pages on our summer challenge thread. We will probably go beyond the 250 page we are allowed on a single thread before the end of the challenge and have to start another thread. Last time we had to do that I was a little surprised and we did the switch in a big hurry and without any warning. So I am wondering,

Do you want to just switch threads when we get to 250 or do you want to "pick a moving buddy" (thanks for the idea, pjlla ) and pick a moving day, regardless of how many pages we have?

I'm leaning toward switching on Friday, 8/20, regardless of how close we are to 250 pages so we have a couple of weeks on the new thread.

Please let me know what you think by commenting on the thread or sending me a PM.

 

[cclovesdis]

Morning!

Thanks Taryn, P, Kathy, and JenA!

Lisah: I think your plan to start a new thread on 8/20 is great! I'm the planning type.

QOTD: P, I'm like you. My worst trait is hard to describe. I guess the best way to describe it is that I set high expectations for myself, and sometimes they are unrealistic, but in addition to that, I expect the same from others. My best trait is that I am persistent. No, weight loss hasn't gone well, but I am still working at it.

Yesterday really did end up being a great day and today is starting off as one as well. I have no idea what is on the menu for today. I plan to make healthy choices and do my best all week. I didn't attempt to journal yesterday, although I probably should have and probably could have, but I will at least try today. I need to make journaling my food a habit. The book I'm reading about reducing sugar cravings suggests using a format that focuses more on what I actually ate and whether or not it was enough food. I sense that doing it that way is to help you consciously or possibly subconsciously see that veggies fill you up more than a chocolate chip cookie.

Breakfast today went really well. I was a little worried because the kids visiting like carbs and waffles and pancakes are not so good for me. They were great and wanted cereal. My dad made a huge fruit salad. They picked at that, but the adults loved it. I've already had 2 fruit servings for the day. Will probably have some salad later. I also had 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on one of those 1 point thin rolls. I didn't have any milk, so I will have some with lunch.

Today will probably be a no exercise day. Not sure yet though.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Congratulations Dahly on your first day of C25K!

Taryn--I am always up after a long run--ok well not today, but I skipped dinner last night. My legs always look huge for a day or so as well, I think cause they are holding water. I wonder if running intervals yesterday with walk breaks helped with all this, because I didn't feel as worn out and bloated as I usually do. Anyhow, I think a gain is pretty normal. It usually goes away in a day or so.

Last night we went to see Sister Hazel. We've seen them before at WDW. It was really fun and we ended up talking to another couple for a while. They are in their 20s, and the guy has the same heart thing I do. It was fun (in a weird way) to compare stories.

There is a Sister Hazel song that I have hear many times before that really hit home with me last night. It's called Change Your Mind. Here is the chorus:
[Pre-chorus]
Yeah yeah
I bet you haven't heard
A word I've said
Yeah yeah
If you've had enough
Of all your tryin'
Just give up
The state of mind you're in:

[Chorus]
If you want to be somebody else,
If you're tired of fighting battles with yourself
If you want to be somebody else
Change your mind...

Have a great day everyone!

And I just wanted to say that everyone wearing sweatshirts--I am so jealous! It was close to a 100 again yesterday. By the time we finished our run yesterday at 8:30 it was already 85 and 80% humidity! I don't want cold, but a few days of normal would be nice!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Yesterday really did end up being a great day and today is starting off as one as well. I have no idea what is on the menu for today. I plan to make healthy choices and do my best all week. I didn't attempt to journal yesterday, although I probably should have and probably could have, but I will at least try today. I need to make journaling my food a habit. The book I'm reading about reducing sugar cravings suggests using a format that focuses more on what I actually ate and whether or not it was enough food. I sense that doing it that way is to help you consciously or possibly subconsciously see that veggies fill you up more than a chocolate chip cookie.

Breakfast today went really well. I was a little worried because the kids visiting like carbs and waffles and pancakes are not so good for me. They were great and wanted cereal. My dad made a huge fruit salad. They picked at that, but the adults loved it. I've already had 2 fruit servings for the day. Will probably have some salad later. I also had 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on one of those 1 point thin rolls. I didn't have any milk, so I will have some with lunch.

Today will probably be a no exercise day. Not sure yet though.

Have a great day everyone!

You are doing so great CC. Keep up the good choices.

Last night we went to see Sister Hazel. We've seen them before at WDW. It was really fun and we ended up talking to another couple for a while. They are in their 20s, and the guy has the same heart thing I do. It was fun (in a weird way) to compare stories.

There is a Sister Hazel song that I have hear many times before that really hit home with me last night. It's called Change Your Mind. Here is the chorus:
[Pre-chorus]
Yeah yeah
I bet you haven't heard
A word I've said
Yeah yeah
If you've had enough
Of all your tryin'
Just give up
The state of mind you're in:

[Chorus]
If you want to be somebody else,
If you're tired of fighting battles with yourself
If you want to be somebody else
Change your mind...

Have a great day everyone!

And I just wanted to say that everyone wearing sweatshirts--I am so jealous! It was close to a 100 again yesterday. By the time we finished our run yesterday at 8:30 it was already 85 and 80% humidity! I don't want cold, but a few days of normal would be nice!

I like that song. Ive never heard of them. Glad you had a great time.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

So today's QOTD is...What STRATEGY have you come up with to use on a DAILY basis to help keep you from diving into the chips/ice cream/cookies that we all encounter?

My problems really start after work. I usually have a "destress" time when I get home. Now I include a healthy snack. Then I eat a filling dinner including a planned dessert, and go to bed at 9:30. When I follow through on all the steps, it works. Doing it every day is the challenge!

Week 10 COW Results

PART 1 WINNER = lisah0711
PART 2 WINNER = wofriedoodles

A huge boost to be a prize winner! Thanks, Jen!

Welcome to the Challenge of the Week – COW 12

PART TWO
Since we have had a drop in people participating in the COW...I am going to try to inspire you to give it a try again with at least the 2nd part! I recently came across this quote:

Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer.

For part 2 of the COW this week, share with us something that you thought would be impossible to do but is now a reality. It can be about your weight, body size, exercise, something new you do now that you never thought you could do...whatever!

Having a long run of 10 miles each week seemed like something I could never do. That was for real athletes! And now, I'm doing it! And even better, I don't feel like I have to collapse and take a nap after I do. I get cleaned up, eat brunch, and then get on with my day. Lisa called me an experienced runner last week, and it made my day! I never thought I would be considered experienced, but I guess after three years of running, I made it!

For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack! )

I try to do this all the time, sometimes are better than others. Last night we were deciding on dinner (we always do takeout on Saturday night). I said I wanted Chinese food, then ds said he wanted our local seafood place. I changed to seafood, and got a baked haddock sandwich. This was better. My ds put a dab of ketchup on his sandwich and had it with rice pilaf. That would have been best -- but I had mine with tartar sauce and onion rings. I have been eating popcorn most nights this week(followed by chocolate), last night I didn't have it and ate a half cup of M&Ms as my dessert.

I now take baby carrots and grapes to the movies. It really helps to have something to chew on and just stay out of the altogether. Now I just have to make myself stay out of it at home!

Today's QOTD is somewhat unrelated to weight loss/healthy living... just a question that might bring some introspection.

What do you think is your WORST personality trait? What do you think is your BEST personality trait? You don't have to go into detail if you don't want to... just something to get you thinking.

I think my worst trait is I like to be right, and I have a hard time not being obnoxious about it if I'm not monitoring myself. Particularly with my dh, I have to make sure I'm not sounding condescending.

My best trait is I am organized and I like to follow a system. If I set up tasks and have a checklist, I will almost always compete them because I love marking them off that list!

Yesterday I was indeed running while Pamela was posting! I ran 8M on the TM, and then I realized something was really wrong -- I kept "catching" on the tread. I realized when it was repaired he didn't get it on tight enough, and it had slipped over to the other edge and was even over the lip. I had to stop before I really hurt myself and wrecked the TM. But I really, really wanted 10M yesterday -- dh got up and we went to a local path and I ran another 2.5. It wasn't continuous, but I did get in 10.5 miles! I am really proud I persevered to make it happen. I'm taking today off from running, and I guess tomorrow, too. But Tuesday AM I'm going to get up and run at the beach, then I'll wait for the TM repair person. Hopefully this time it will be fixed to stay, I really want to get back into a normal running schedule!

We're all stocked up with a good menu and plenty of produce for the week. I'm looking forward to getting outside now to enjoy the beautiful day.

Maria

 

[50sjayne]

Originally Posted by pjlla
For today's QOTD, please share with me/us, a time or two when you made a "better" or "best" choice when faced with a high-risk eating situation. (Okay, so it really isn't a question... cut me some slack!

Well, at a union event the yesterday I ate a second bag of doritos instead of having another hamburger. I never get doritos anymore and they were my favorite for years. I also had 2 big pieces of watermelon. I really wanted another hamburger--they were pretty good. After I ate the doritos though I felt too full so good decision on my part.

Jen-- good for you, this is what I was doing last summer. It is so nice getting rid of stuff. My favorite thing out of all that though is having all the lids for my tupperware in one drawer and every container has a match. It has been so nice for food storage.

*I'm from the midwest .

 

[Rose&Mike]

COW part 2--I've been thinking about this one. I decided on lifting weights in a group strength class--and now I have muscles! I have never in my life had muscles like this. I was terrified to go to the class the first time, but except for one or two bad instructors, I have loved it. I really never felt good enough or I guess competent enough to take a class before. This fall I'm thinking about a personal trainer for a couple of hours, because I'd like to have a written plan for lifting on the days I don't go to strength and I'm thinking about swim lessons!

 

[pjlla]

Evening all!

Well, I didn't get nearly as much done today as I planned.... oh well. But I bought some new bins and stuff and got our trash/recycling area in the garage neatened up, so that feels good.

Other than that it was just basic "around the house" stuff that got done... nothing special.

Glad to see so many answers to today's qotd. I also share a few bad and good traits with some of you... I feel a huge urge to always be RIGHT and I am generally a very positive person. I rarely worry about ANYTHING, so that is a good thing.

Wish we had a fun movie to watch tonight... local video store closed and nearest Redbox is about 20 miles away. I've been thinking more and more about signing up for Netflix.

Guess I need to figure out what is for dinner... cooked a hot lunch, so I'm not too worried about it though... but they still need to eat!

TTYL..................P

 

[Dahly]

Thank you all for your kind comments regarding my first c25k day. I was afraid I would be in pain today, but other than one twinge when I first got out of bed, I am feeling fine!

It is hot as heck here today. I went out to do the grocery shopping, and came home dripping with sweat. Yuck. I am thinking a sandwich and salad for dinner, as I don't want to heat up the kitchen cooking.

I am also in favor of moving to a new thread on 8/20..thanks Lisa!

 

[my3princes]

I weighed in this morning 7 lbs lighter than I was on Sunday of last week My BL results won't show that as I got heavier after my last weigh in At least I'm on the right track.

 

[tigger813]

Hi All!

I'm still recovering from yesterday and my lack of sleep last night. I even took at least a 90 minute nap on the couch! DH and I just took the tents down and brought the chairs in as it looks like it may rain.

Girls and I went to the mall so I could make myself a Build A Bear Puppy! Never made one for myself. She's a shaggy puppy I named Muddles! Don't know why, name just came to me! Also went to Lego store to get a present for a b'day party next weekend and DD2 left the bag at Build A Bear so we have to go back tomorrow to pick it up. So much for not leaving the house all day! Had leftover Chinese food for lunch and finished one pitcher of drinks. Still need to finish the pitcher of margaritas! We had cake and ice cream for supper. DD1 actually had mac and cheese as they were giving out free packages at the mall and they gave us 6. It's a new Kraft Homestyle and it's actually pretty tasty! Probably have it this week with some hot dogs.

Watching Wall-E right now. Girls wanted to watch a movie and they've both disappeared into the bedroom so DH and I are watching.

We also need to go to the library tomorrow to return books and audiobooks.

I also will start a new routine with working out. I'll probably start the day with the BL Jump Start workout and 3 miles of WATP. Later in the day I will hop on the elliptical as well. I know I've put on at least 10 pounds since my lowest and maybe a few more but hoping to Jump Start that tomorrow. Going to keep track of my calories and drink extra water as I've had a lot of alcohol this weekend.

Back to the movie! Probably head to bed early in the morning. Need to check with my neighbor on walking in the morning too. I'm usually awake so as long as it's not too dark we will try to walk.

I'll also get back to the COW and QOTD this week. I've skipped several recently. I love my water bottle I won from the COW!